What kind of gun is a blunderbuss?
To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer. An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later. Blunderbuss be a muzzle-loading firearm with a short, large caliber barrel, which flared at the muzzle and was typically loaded with a number of lead balls smaller than the bore diameter.
What kind of barrel is a Pedersoli Brown Bess?
The brass barrel is a 4 gage Ed Rayle modified by the builder to add the silver brazed and machined decorative muzzle rings. The stock wood was recovered from a locally felled walnut tree and the barrel was hand inlet. The butt plate and trigger guard are commercial Brown Bess castings and the lock was a spare from an early Pedersoli Brown Bess.
Are there any myths about the black powder blunderbuss?
Thar be two common myths about the blunderbuss. One be that you can put anything metal, like spoons, down the barrel, but that is not true. Anything hard and not round can get jammed in the barrel n’ cause it to explode.
What kind of barrel does a blunderbuss rifle have?
The Blunderbuss features a flared steel barrel and features a single trigger percussion ignition. The rifle’s hardwood stock is accented by beautiful brass trigger-guard and butt plate furniture. The 16 3/4″ trumpet-style barrel is designed to shoot .54 caliber round balls.
What kind of round does the traditions blunderbuss shoot?
The rifle’s hardwood stock is accented by beautiful brass trigger-guard and butt plate furniture. The 16 3/4″ trumpet-style barrel is designed to shoot .54 caliber round balls. Once finished the Traditions Blunderbuss Rifle is great to enjoy out to the range or simply display on your wall. The Blunderbuss was considered a poor man’s shotgun.
Why did the blunderbuss have a flared muzzle?
The barrel flaring served a two-fold purpose by increasing the spread of the shot, and serving as a funnel, making it easier to reload on horseback or on top of a moving carriage. The flared muzzle is the defining feature of the Blunderbuss, differentiating it from other large caliber carbines of it’s day.
What kind of trigger ignition does traditions blunderbuss have?
The Traditions™ Blunderbuss Rifle Kit comes in .54 caliber percussion ignition. The Blunderbuss features a flared steel barrel and features a single trigger percussion ignition.
