GDG- Re:rifles versus smooth bores

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/27/07 4:16:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Batrinque at aol.com writes:

> The arching trajectory of a bullet fired from a rifle-musket (the initial 
> muzzle velocity was less than 1000 feet per second) was so pronounced that 
> even 
> an error of  only 10 yards in estimating the range of the target at 300 
> yards 
> (or in setting the rear sight) would send the round over the heads of the 
> enemy 
> or into the ground at their feet; this situation is almost inconceivable to 
> those of us who trained on modern military firearms with their high muzzle 
> velocities and flat trajectories.  I remember switching between targets at 
> 50 
> yards and 300 yards on the firing range with my M16 with no adjustment to 
> the 
> sights.
> 

That "only 10 yards" should be "only 50 yards" (and of course at longer 
ranges, range estimation accuracy became even more crucial).  I really shouldn't 
type emails without a morning cup of coffee.

Bruce Trinque
Amston, CT


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