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Thread: Brown Bess
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20-05-2021, 01:34 #11
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Re: Brown Bess
My standard load with BP is between 70 - 90 grains of FFg.
With Obatex FFFg I would recommend a load of between 50 -60 grains of BP. You should rather use the 1.5Fg Obatex for the Bess. I would then use about 70 - 80 grains.
To give a bit of perspective, a load of 90 grains WANO FFG will give a velocity of about 1088 ft/sec using a .715" round ball (550 grains)
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20-05-2021, 03:17 #12
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Re: Brown Bess
Would be awesome if you could upload a video of when you shoot this. Would be very interested to see it.
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20-05-2021, 10:54 #13
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Re: Brown Bess
Your wish is my command.
The video below is actually of a 1740 Potzdam Magaz prussian flintlock musket, but the load / ammo is the same as the Brown Bess.
Here is my FIL firing my Bess.
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20-05-2021, 11:23 #14
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Re: Brown Bess
Thanks dude. Awesome.
Can you imagine thousands of guys volley firing those from the British squares at Waterloo. Epic.
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