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1. Very interesting. 1860: Civil War period. The guys using those guns must have been a good shot. And they spent far more time loading than shooting.
   I’ve been considering buying a gun, likely a handgun. For killing the odd nuisance animal, and for self-defense. Have been reading a lot about guns many women shooters use, what to expect, various recommendations. Would of course learn to handle and shoot it properly. My state just ditched its registration requirements. You can carry, concealed or not, without a permit.

   1. Canada is in the process of ditching registration for handguns, too. If the Prince of Trudeaupia gets his way only owners without permits will have them, whether they carry them concealed or not.

   2. Buy a shotgun. Pump. You can get rid of a lot of nuisances with a 12 gauge. A pistol is a pain in the ass to get and you need to train a lot to be good with one. But if you elect to carry where it’s legal, get a 9mm. A Glock, a Sig or a Cz, they are all good. Pick something that feels nice in your hands and that your fingers can easily reach the controls. Then buy lots of ammo and practice. Get training if you never handled pistols.

2. Looks to be a rather error prone process — an inadvertent double charge would be a real pain. Perhaps literally.

   I do like the idea of the reloading press being built in, though. Much more convenient in the field than a Lee Loader!

   1. Lick
      I like rack or clip loading

   2. You can’t overload them, not enough room in the chamber for a dangerous load.

3. OT and probably linked already but here’s why electricians tape must be regulated.
   https://www.businessinsider.com/photo-gun-used-kill-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-home-made-2022-7

4. Entirely uninformed question, but… By the time you’ve loaded this pistol, wouldn’t you have about 87 arrows sticking out of your chest?

   1. You have to shoot first.

   2. Have you ever seen how long it takes to make an arrow? 😛

      (also, this is why the cavalry often carried two pistols. If you couldn’t deal with a problem with 12 shots then… maybe it was time to leave…?)

      (also also, pre-dating the era of this pistol, but one of the discussions I find interesting is the advantage in combat of the bow vs muzzle loading muskets. The paper theory study is that bows are better due to the superior rate of fire, yet the practice is that the non-European cultures in the Americas seemed to switch to muskets the moment they could get their hands on them. This isn’t just the Americas. Look at nearly all cultures. Bows and crossbows were the missile weapons of choice until gun powder was – to use a term – available on the market. Then armies switched to guns in a very short period of time DESPITE the numerous ‘technical’ advantages of the more traditional weapons. The cultures that maintained the bow tended to be those with a ‘warrior/noble’ class that looked down on smelly dirty firearms.)

      1. That’s because arrows have low penetrating power and range compared to firearms. Also, rifles (muskets, etc) are easy to learn. It doesn’t take years of zen and looking at your navel to be a competent rifleman (or musketeer).

         1. As a former combat medic. We had to learn about battle damage/ body done by these old guns.
            Lets just say them big rounds could really tear up the body

         2. Yep – arrows don’t quickly kill. A rifle shot is much more likely to kill or incapacitate, often by breaking bones.. With arrows one is more likely to bleed to death or die slowly of an infection after being gut shot.

5. I don’t have any hands-on personal experience with the process but it’s my understanding that a competent soldier could load a and fire a muzzle-loader in excess of 4-5 times a minute. That revolver loading process was painful to watch.
   With all the people using them, you have to wonder why it took so long for someone to figure out a way to pre-packge the cap, powder, wad, and ball/bullet into ready to go units. Paper cylinders would have been the obvious choice.

6. I have never loaded one of these, but I would be more tempted to fully load each chamber – powder, wad, ball, press. Then move onto the next. Much less chance of overcharging or not adding powder to one (or more) chambers.

   Also, if you were depending on this for self defense, I would rather have three fully loaded and ready to go in an emergency chambers than six useless ones.