patent 257584

[bruce moulds]

a 10 lb rifle with 100+ gns of powder and a 550 gn bullet would take the edge off a lot of shooters' precision capability.
while no rest was allowed, the back position was prominent, and this is very steady when mastered. it also has a long sight radius.
re comparing scores then and now. on today's target, you can drop 1 point per shot and still score a possible on the old target.
we should be aware that long range muzzle loaders also used wrapped patches.
the long range game was only 40 to 50 years, so the learning curve would have been pretty steep.
most of these machine rely on some form of glue to stick the patch on the bullet. this would have hindered accuracy. would the top shots have patched their own using the hyde base for an advantage?
keep safe,
bruce.