Re: MtMan-List: Cabelas Flintlock -- Historically Accurate?

[NaugaMok@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-11-11 12:58:22 EST, you write:

<< Ok, question.   whats an inline BP burner?   I get that it is a rifle, but
what is the inline refering to?
  >>

It's one of the modern B/P rifles that are being built by Ruger, CVA, Knight,
Remington, & others that look like a modern bolt action rifle.  The percussion
cap is directly in line with the bore.  A lot of us don't like 'em 'cuz they
don't "look right".  They're also designed to use bullets/slugs & sabots
instead of our prefered round ball.  They're touted to have better accuracy,
range & stopping power for hunting purposes, but a lot of this is advertising
hype.  They may be more accurate with slugs than our round ball rifles, but
just load one up with a round ball & the shoe's on the other foot.  The
biggest problem with them is when someone shows up at a historical reenactment
carrying one & expects us to welcome them with open arms 'cuz they shoot a B/P
muzzleloader -- "Sorry, Charlie -- it ain't period correct!"  We've kinda
turned a blind eye to the T/C's & traditionaly locked imports, but the in-
lines are so glaringly out of our time period in appearance, they're just not
acceptable.  Not that inline ignition systems are NOT period correct -- I've
seen pictures of a inline flint lock from back in the 1700's, but the modern
inline is so like a modern Remington 700 BDL or Ruger 77 or Winchester 70,
they just don't fit into a historicaly correct picture at all.

NM