It covers the pre-20th century stuff in more detail than I'd seen elsewhere. I'd heard of the needle-gun but not much about it. It's 30 minutes into the documentary prior to getting to 'centerfire cartridges'...!
https://youtu.be/zpkhCVeA-V4
Kind of a neat documentary on 'ammunition'
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Kind of a neat documentary on 'ammunition'
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Re: Kind of a neat documentary on 'ammunition'
Thanks for posting Doc, some interesting information, with all that BP smoke it's a pity we don't have Smellavision.
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Re: Kind of a neat documentary on 'ammunition'
Very cool, but as far as smell, I like the paper hull shotgun shells the best. I guess that is due to what I was around as a kid.
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Re: Kind of a neat documentary on 'ammunition'
I have to agree, there was something special about those old paper hull cartridges....
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