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[bluelake]

Youch!

The only thing I can say is, be glad he didn't mix up his can of FFg and FFFFg (Ahem, notice the voice of "experience" in that statement? ). It really gets your attention

Originally Posted by celtan

BTW, speaking of danger and muzzleloaders. Early this year at a reenactment, I lent my loaded musket to one of our fusiliers, since his was acting up. I loudly warned him that it was loaded, and went back to lead our men.

Apparently he was half deaf from the sound of the firing and did not understood me. He loaded a second charge, but left the frizzen half open and the igniter load spilled. Since he though there was only one charge in the barrel, he intentionally loaded a second charge so as not to waste the BP after priming the pan again. (We use two loads for demonstrations when we have few reenactors). So, in fact he had loaded three charges (375 mgs of FF BP..!) .

When he fired he was right beside me.

Suffice it to say we all stopped firing for a few seconds, just looking at each other.



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M

[celtan]

Yep, youch...!

The sideways flash, even with the side-shield, almost seared my cheek, and I was three feet away....



Hmmm....Imagine a three pounder firing a Napoleonic 8 oz load of 4F.



Now, you are giving me dangerous ideas.

See? Knowledge is power...even if to blow ourselves up!

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M

Beware of things that go booom! in the night

Originally Posted by bluelake

Youch!

The only thing I can say is, be glad he didn't mix up his can of FFg and FFFFg (Ahem, notice the voice of "experience" in that statement? ). It really gets your attention