giz,

I'm also a reenactor and a member of the North-South Skirmish Association.

From what I've read on the Authentic Campaigner site and the N-SSA site, the primary concern with the Indian made guns is the SAFETY of the pieces. It has been reported that the weapons are imported without being drilled for touch holes or in the percussion channel. It also appears that some have blown up.

Of course, any firearm can be damaged if the rules aren't followed.

I haven't examined one myself, so I don't have a dawg in this fight.

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