Swiss 1851 Federal Carbine - Part 2 - The ammo!
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In part 1 we focused on the history of the 1851 carbine, this time we focus on the ammo since the Swiss made some "interesting" choices when it came to what sort of projectiles to use, seemingly following the whims of fashion in the ever changing world of mid 19th century ballistics, oh and we do some shooting!
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