GDG- weapons trajectory

[Biggsk at aol.com]

Hello,


>>>>>Yet didn't the Sharpshooters at times use two  or three charges of 
powder in order to get the distance, without sacrificing  accuracy?>>>>
 
Take a look at rolled Whitworth rifle rounds - they are much bigger than  
typical Springfield/Enfield rounds and the bullet is also bigger - which may  
well explain the extra powder needed.
 
I have read that the only thing louder on a Civil War battlefield than a  
Whitworth rifle going off is a cannon.
 
Greg Biggs 

 



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