Shooting an original M1841 Mississippi rifle with its original cartridges
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16m
This is the first part of a series about an iconic rifle of US firearms history. The M1841 Mississippi rifle was the first percussion muzzleloading rifle of the US army and this was the first muzzle loading arm of the army that was manufactured with full interchangeability. The first chapter covers the cartridges while doing the mad minute stuff.
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