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Old 10-23-2010, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gizamo View Post
13 Rounds in 5 minutes ~ Sustained fire. Not going for speed, as the ramrod would not be reseated each shot. Prolly save 5-6 seconds on that with each shot.

YouTube - Sustained fire - Baker flintlock rifle
I don't wish to nitpick, but there are significant differences between the (19th--not 18th century) Baker rifle and the rifles our colonial predecessors were using a few decades prior. The Baker could be loaded quite a bit faster.
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