On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:40:33 -0500, 1mO4f?? ? ?????? ??????? ? ??G5Q9
Post by 1mO4fââ ⬠ð´ððððð ð¾ðððððð ⬠ââG5Q9I followed this show and guns are strange but so are the people. I
quit watching it. At one time Chip was only shooting a muzzle loader
because of a problem he had where he was not allowed modern gun.
Think it was before he went to jail for a time.
"The right to bear arms" in the Second Amendment means muskets, not AR-15s.
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Of course, semiautomatic firearms technology didn't exist in any
meaningful sense in the era of the founding fathers. They had something
much different in mind when they drafted the Second Amendment. The
typical firearms of the day were muskets and flintlock pistols. They
could hold a single round at a time, and a skilled shooter could hope to
get off three or possibly four rounds in a minute of firing. By all
accounts they were not particularly accurate either
<https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/07/the-inaccuracy-of-muskets/>.
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-hand-grenade-1991668
A grenade is a small explosive, chemical, or gas bomb. It is used at
short range, thrown by hand or launched with a grenade launcher. The
resulting powerful explosion causes shockwaves and disperses
high-speed fragments of the metal, which provoke shrapnel wounds. The
word grenade comes from the French word for pomegranate, early
grenades looked like pomegranates.
Grenades first came into use around the 15th century and the first
inventor cannot be named.
The first grenades were hollow iron balls filled with gunpowder and
ignited by a slow burning wick. During the 17th century, armies began
to form specialized divisions of soldiers trained to throw grenades.
These specialists were called grenadiers, and for a time were regarded
as elite fighters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rockets
The first rockets may have appeared as early as the 10th century Song
dynasty China, however more solid documentary evidence does not appear
until the 13th century. The technology probably spread across Eurasia
in the wake of the Mongol invasions of the mid-13th century. Usage of
rockets as weapons prior to modern rocketry is attested in China,
Korea, India, and Europe. One of the first recorded rocket launchers
is the "wasp nest" fire arrow launcher produced by the Ming dynasty in
1380. In Europe rockets were also used in the same year at the Battle
of Chioggia. The Joseon kingdom of Korea made use of a type of mobile
multiple rocket launcher known as the "Munjong Hwacha" by 1451. Iron
cased rockets, known as Mysorean rockets, were developed in Kingdom of
Mysore by the late 15th century and were later copied by the British.
The later models and improvements were known as the Congreve rocket
and used in the Napoleonic Wars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_gun
Early rapid-firing weapons
Detail of an 8-chambered matchlock revolver (Germany c. 1580)
The first known ancestors of multi-shot weapons were medieval organ
guns, while the first to have the ability to fire multiple shots from
a single barrel without a full manual reload were revolvers made in
Europe in the late 1500s. One is a shoulder-gun-length weapon made in
Nuremberg, Germany, circa 1580. Another is a revolving arquebus,
produced by Hans Stopler of Nuremberg in 1597.[5]
True repeating long arms were difficult to manufacture prior to the
development of the unitary firearm cartridge; nevertheless,
lever-action repeating rifles such as the Kalthoff repeater and
Cookson repeater were made in small quantities in the 17th century.
Replica Puckle Gun from Bucklers Hard Maritime Museum.
Another early revolving gun was created by James Puckle, a London
lawyer, who patented what he called "The Puckle Gun" on May 15, 1718.
It was a design for a manually operated 1.25 in. (32 mm) caliber,
flintlock cannon with a revolver cylinder able to fire 6-11 rounds
before reloading by swapping out the cylinder, intended for use on
ships.[6] It was one of the earliest weapons to be referred to as a
machine gun, being called such in 1722,[7] though its operation does
not match the modern usage of the term. According to Puckle, it was
able to fire round bullets at Christians and square bullets at
Turks.[6] However, it was a commercial failure and was not adopted or
produced in any meaningful quantity.
In 1777, Philadelphia gunsmith Joseph Belton offered the Continental
Congress a "new improved gun", which was capable of firing up to
twenty shots in five seconds; unlike older repeaters using complex
lever-action mechanisms, it used a simpler system of superposed loads,
and was loaded with a single large paper cartridge. Congress requested
that Belton modify 100 flintlock muskets to fire eight shots in this
manner, but rescinded the order when Belton's price proved too
high.[8][9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_thermal_weapons
Flaming arrows, bolts, spears and rockets
Lit torches (burning sticks) were likely the earliest form of
incendiary device. They were followed by incendiary arrows, which were
used throughout the ancient and medieval periods. The simplest flaming
arrows had oil- or resin-soaked tows tied just below the arrowhead and
were effective against wooden structures.[13] Both the Assyrians and
the Judeans used fire arrows at the siege of Lachish in 701 BC.[54]
More sophisticated devices were developed by the Romans which had iron
boxes and tubes which were filled with incendiary substances and
attached to arrows or spears. These arrows needed to be shot from
loose bows, since swift flight extinguished the flame; spears could be
launched by hand or throwing machine.[55]
Flaming arrows required the shooter to get quite close to their
desired target and most will have extinguished themselves before
reaching the target. In response, another form of fire arrow was
developed which consisted of curved metal bars connecting a tip and
hollow end for the shaft. The resulting cage was filled with hot coals
or other solid object which could be fired from a much stronger bow or
ballista without fear of extinguishing and would be used to ignite
straw or thatch roofs from a safer distance.
Flaming arrows and crossbow bolts were used throughout the period.
Fifteenth-century writer Gutierre Diaz de Gamez witnessed a Spanish
attack on the Moorish town of Oran in 1404 and later described how
"During the most part of the night, the galleys did not cease from
firing bolts and quarrells dipped in tar into the town, which is near
the sea. The noise and the cries which came from the town were very
great by reason of the havoc that was wrought."[56]
Anna Komnene records that at the 1091 Battle of Levounion, lighted
torches were fixed to spears.[57]
The Chinese Song Dynasty created fire arrows - rockets attached to
arrows and launched in mass through platforms, and later created
rockets such as the huo long chu shui, a multistage rocket used in
naval combat. Primitive rockets made from bamboo and leather were used
by the Mongols, under Genghis Khan, but were inaccurate.[58] However,
the Fatamids used "Chinese arrows" from the 11th Century, which
probably included saltpetre.[14] The Mamluks experimented with a
rocket-powered weapon described as "an egg which moves itself and
burns."[59]
A 2-metre-long (2.2 yd) iron crossbow-bolt probably designed to carry
a fire cartridge was found in a 13th-14th-century castle in Vladimir,
Eastern Russia.[60] Such large machine-thrown bolts were ideal for
incendiary weapons. The Mongols used an "ox-bow" machine to throw
bolts which had been dipped in burning pitch, with a range of 2500
paces.[61]
During the British Civil Wars (mid-17th century in Great Britain),
both the Parliamentarian and Royalist armies used various incendiary
devices to attack enemies and destroy property that might be used for
military purposes, according to historian Stephen Porter in
Destruction in the English Civil Wars. The flaming arrow attack was
used to set fire to buildings at a distance.[62] An arrow with a
flammable substance attached to the shaft, close to the tip, was shot
from a bow or short-muzzled musket. Such arrows shot from a musket had
their feathers removed, to fit inside the muzzle, and were called
fire-darts. These devices were cheap to make and easy to prepare.
Although used infrequently during the wars, the flaming arrows and
darts proved to be destructive. The Royalists shot flaming arrows into
the thatched homes in the suburbs of Chester causing extensive damage.
Lyme Regis was partly razed using flaming arrows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon
he earliest known depiction of cannon appeared in Song dynasty China
as early as the 12th century, however solid archaeological and
documentary evidence of cannon do not appear until the 13th
century.[2] In 1288 Yuan dynasty troops are recorded to have used hand
cannons in combat, and the earliest extant cannon bearing a date of
production comes from the same period.[3][4][5] Evidence of cannon
next appeared in Europe. By 1326 depictions of cannon had also
appeared in Europe and almost immediately recorded usage of cannon
began appearing.[6][7] By the end of the 14th century cannon were
widespread throughout Eurasia.[8][9][10][11][12][12] Cannon were used
primarily as anti-infantry weapons until around 1374 when cannon were
recorded to have breached walls for the first time in Europe.[13]
Cannon featured prominently as siege weapons and ever larger pieces
appeared. In 1464 a 16,000 kg cannon known as the Great Turkish
Bombard was created in the Ottoman Empire.[14] Cannon as field
artillery became more important after 1453 with the introduction of
limber, which greatly improved cannon maneuverability and
mobility.[15][16] European cannon reached their longer, lighter, more
accurate, and more efficient "classic form" around 1480. This classic
European cannon design stayed relatively consistent in form with minor
changes until the 1750s.[17]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartridge_%28firearms%29
Paper cartridges have been in use for nearly as long as hand-held
firearms, with a number of sources dating their use back to the late
14th century. Historians note their use by soldiers of Christian I in
1586,[not in citation given] while the Dresden Museum[which?] has
evidence dating their use to 1591, and Capo Bianco wrote in 1597 that
paper cartridges had long been in use by Neapolitan soldiers. Their
use became widespread by the 17th century.[3] The 1586 cartridge
consisted of a charge of powder and a bullet in a paper tube. Thick
paper is still known as "cartridge paper" from its use in these
cartridges.[4] Another source states the cartridge appeared in
1590.[5] King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden had his troops use
cartridges in the 1600s.[6] The paper was formed a cylinder with
twisted ends; the ball was at one end, and the measured powder filled
the rest.[7]
https://truewestmagazine.com/breech-loading-rifles/
Among the first breech-loading rifles was one invented by Major
Patrick Ferguson, an officer in Washingtons Revolutionary Army. It
was one of the first to be loaded at the breech and could be loaded
and fired six times in a minute. Ferguson, a Scotsman, demonstrated
the rifle that bore his name in June, 1776. Four years later he was
killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain in North Carolina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breech-loading_weapon
Although breech-loading firearms were developed as far back as the
late 14th century in Burgundy,[citation needed] breech-loading became
more successful with improvements in precision engineering and
machining in the 19th century (see Dreyse needle gun).
The main challenge for developers of breech-loading firearms was
sealing the breech. This was eventually solved for smaller firearms by
the development of the self-contained metallic cartridge. For firearms
too large to use cartridges, the problem was solved by the development
of the interrupted screw.
Swivel guns
Main article: Breech-loading swivel gun
Breech-loading swivel guns were invented in the 14th century. They
were a particular type of swivel gun, and consisted in a small
breech-loading cannon equipped with a swivel for easy rotation, and
which could be loaded by inserting a mug-shaped chamber already filled
with powder and projectiles. The breech-loading swivel gun had a high
rate of fire, and was especially effective in anti-personnel roles.
Firearms
Henry VIII breech loading hunting gun, 16th century. The breech block
rotates on the left on hinges, and is loaded with a reloadable iron
cartridge. Thought to have been used as a hunting gun to shoot birds.
The original wheellock mechanism is missing.
Breech-loading firearm that belonged to Philip V of Spain, made by A.
Tienza, Madrid circa 1715. It came with a ready-to-load reusable
cartridge. This is a miquelet system.
Mechanism of Philip V's breech-loading firearm (detail).
The breech mechanism of the Ferguson Rifle.
Breech-loading firearms are known from the 16th century. Henry VIII
possessed one, which he apparently used as a hunting gun to shoot
birds.[1]
More breech-loading firearms were made in the early 18th century. One
such gun known to have belonged to Philip V of Spain, and was
manufactured circa 1715, probably in Madrid. It came with a ready-to
load reusable cartridge.[2]
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Or are you simply going to ignore the data and continue to spew
bullshit?
"Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that
we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no
power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible
implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American.... [T]he
unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal
or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain,
in the hands of the people." (Tench Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette,
Feb. 20, 1788.
" Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are
the birthright of an American"
Gunner
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