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Brown Bess

#1 Post by Swallowtail »

Anyone got a Brown Bess as I'm seriously thinking of getting one. Just looking for the pros and cons of ownership, it will be just for fun. As long as I can hit a barn door that will be fine. Got the A&K so the BP is just a shop away.
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#2 Post by dromia »

I used to have a modest collection of originals which I used to shoot.

They are gone now as I started selling of my collection of old firearms ten years ago and have only got few dozen left now and they are slowly going.

I think we only hold these things in trust for future generations so I stopped shooting original firearms at the same time.

As the regards the Bess I now shoot a Pedersoli which seems a mix of models but looks the part and can shoot it with gay abandon without worrying about damaging an original.
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I don't want an original, repro is fine. As I say, it's more for fun and noise n smoke rather than a serious approach. I've seen the originals and way out of my league, although I fully appreciate the history and value.
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Bought a Pedersoli 54 cal Mortimer off Dromia and it really is the most fun I have ever had when it comes to fun shooting.
Don't think you can't get some real accuracy from a flintlock, because after a few trials with bullet ( .530 ), patch thickness (10 thou ) and powder quantity ( 80grns ), I was able to get 5 inch groups at 50yds. If my eyes were a bit younger 'I'm sure I could improve on that.
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#5 Post by dromia »

The search function is your friend, use it.

See here: https://www.full-bore.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=33722
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dromia wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:26 pm with gay abandon without worrying about damaging an original.

The visions of Dromia frolicking in a rainbow Tam O’Shanter…
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?

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What sort of velocity does a Brown Bess generate?
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#8 Post by dromia »

1,150 fps.
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