I've got no idea whether RevWar ought to have Long Land or Short Land pattern!
Why do Pedersolis have to be so expensive?! They're good, but really, to have to spend that much on one is ridiculous. Still, you get what you pay for.
I've known of accidents with ramrods, but nobody's ever come down and said we can't use them. (Possibly because those accidents happened while in Spain...) And really, if you're trained properly and know what you're doing, you're not going to fire your ramrod off. It's always pretty easy to see who'd fired their ramrod afterwards - just check for the musket that's missing one, and go and thrash the owner!
The difference in sound between a tap-loaded round and one that's rammed with wadding on top is... pretty big. And I think that ramming is safer all round than tap-loading, which doesn't get all the powder to the bottom of the barrel - especially after firing a few shots.
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Date: 2010-09-21 07:57 am (UTC)Why do Pedersolis have to be so expensive?! They're good, but really, to have to spend that much on one is ridiculous. Still, you get what you pay for.
I've known of accidents with ramrods, but nobody's ever come down and said we can't use them. (Possibly because those accidents happened while in Spain...) And really, if you're trained properly and know what you're doing, you're not going to fire your ramrod off. It's always pretty easy to see who'd fired their ramrod afterwards - just check for the musket that's missing one, and go and thrash the owner!
The difference in sound between a tap-loaded round and one that's rammed with wadding on top is... pretty big. And I think that ramming is safer all round than tap-loading, which doesn't get all the powder to the bottom of the barrel - especially after firing a few shots.