my friend sayed they are faster than most modern guns. (civil war muskets)
2007-12-31 05:17:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
in terms of muzzel velocity
2007-12-31 05:26:34 · update #1
The standard military service load for a M-1863 Springfield Rifle-Musket was 69 grains of FFg powder with a 510 grain Minie Ball. Velocity was 963 fps.
That is a little faster than most standard velocity .38 SPL's and .44 SPL's, but way under the standard velocities for .357 Mag, .44 RemMag, 9 mmP, or .40 S&W loads.
When it comes to rifles, there simply is no logical comparison. Even with the relatively modest velocities of pistol caliber carbines, the velocities are nearly twice as fast as velocities produced by the M-1863 Springfield. And some newer varmint cartridges churn out 4,000 fps or there abouts.
Doc
2007-12-31 05:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
just look it up, Allmost everyone here is wrong !
According to data for various muzzeloading weapons. Black powder muzzeloading rifles were quite capable of shooting in the 1500 fps area. I would imagine the sharpshooters loading to around 1800fps. Thats about max for black powder. That being said with a very very few exceptions no modern standard handgun loads reach 1500 fps. Just go to remington or winchesters websights click on ammo balistics and look at the velocity.
Oh and Civil war era weapons were very acurate and quite capable of hitting targets out to 500-800 yards.
2007-12-31 23:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by sfcjoe4d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Civil war rifled muskets had muzzle velocities in
the 1500 FPS. range.
Faster than most modern pistols by a bit.
They threw a very heavy bullet, but much
slower than the average rifle.
Muzzle energies were comparable to the average
big game rifle.
2007-12-31 16:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
slow and smoky dem muskets are and a short range and not very accurate
2007-12-31 16:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by 2A 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Max. velocity of a projectile out of one of those things probably is no more than 800 fps tops. I would predict is somewhere closer in the vicinity of 650 fps.
2007-12-31 15:37:15 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Projectiles from black powder firearms have a slower velocity than most modern smokless powder weapons, particularly magnum calibers.
2007-12-31 15:14:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, black powder can't match the pressures of modern gun powder.
2007-12-31 14:21:04 · answer #7 · answered by Steel Rain 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Regardless of how you mean "faster", black powder arms are slower in every way. BUT they are a LOT of fun to shoot!
2007-12-31 14:00:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your friend has been smoking too much crack. Modern firearms will produce velocitys unheard of in muzzleloaders.
2007-12-31 13:54:36 · answer #9 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Not by a long shot. Those muskets relied on big chunks of lead hurled at low velocity. Modern rifle rounds are much much faster, using modern smokeless powder and a smaller, more aerodynamic projectile. As are most modern handgun rounds.
2007-12-31 13:46:36 · answer #10 · answered by whotoblame 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋