perry modern observations

[bruce moulds]

the more you read perry, the more interesting it gets.
some sample plot sheets suggest that some muzzle loading was still happening.
the writing also suggests that this was also happening. however the plot thickens.
it would appear that while conventional muzzle loaders were still used, guys were muzzle loading breech loaders.
he talks of problems with muzzle loading, one being to forget to chamber a case prior to pouring the powder down the barrel, and all the action cleaning etc that goes with.
I have read that creedmoor was the great demonstration of superiority of breech over muzzle loaders, but that they failed to mention that some of the americans were in fact muzzle loading their sharps and remingtons.
of course we know that scheutzen shooters like pope went on to do this, as well as breech seat, as did later creedmoor shooters.
I have a picture of a gibbs metford match rifle with a false muzzle which suggests that the brits were also muzzle loading breech loaders.
oh for a time machine.
keep safe,
bruce.

[Kurt]

Bruce.
I can see an advantage in that.
You eliminate the variances of the inside case inconsistency. But you also have to keep the conditions the same so you don't vary the powder stack in the muzzle loader.
I see a lot of difference using cases that have the same inside volume and especially case neck thickness. This is something you don't need to fight with the M/L. Pope also reloaded the same brass case along with breach seating the bullets.

Kurt

[Don McDowell]

Perry's book does in fact contain about 10 times more information, than it's size would indicate.
But can you imagine in today's nanny state mentality (it is illegal to blow down the muzzle of a muzzleloader at a match now days) what sort of hizzy fit would hit if some one jumped up after the shot put a primed case in the chamber closed the breech to hold it there and started loading

[Kurt]

I usually get my ears bent during our local M/L matches for blowing down my barrel after I get a shot off before reloading.

[Don McDowell]

I could not believe it, in the shooters packet with out score cards etc at Raton there was a CD about muzzle loading,(not sure if there was some sort of subliminal message handing that to all us Cartridge shooters or not), but that film specifically said to "Never" blow down the muzzle of a rifle or shotgun after firing
What would Perry and the boys think about the way things are today?

[Kurt]

I know what I say. This is why I can shoot the entire M/L match with out taking time to clean the bore so I can reload.