Malice
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I was smoking a cigarette on my porch today after reading a book about the civil war and my thoughts were wandering...
The thing about the Civil War that strikes me is the whole deal about it being so deadly because of the combination of new world ordinance and old world line up and take it like men combat.
And my thoughts wandered...
And I started thinking about buck & ball...
For anyone who doesnt know, this was a load they used in muzzle loaders that was a combination of a small-ish slug and a bit of buckshot, sort of the best of both worlds.
And I wonder, why is this not used in modern shotguns? I think it would be a great self defense load. Like a half ounce slug and a half ounce of #1 or so buckshot.
Any comments? Do any of the small specialty loaders load this that I do not know about?
The thing about the Civil War that strikes me is the whole deal about it being so deadly because of the combination of new world ordinance and old world line up and take it like men combat.
And my thoughts wandered...
And I started thinking about buck & ball...
For anyone who doesnt know, this was a load they used in muzzle loaders that was a combination of a small-ish slug and a bit of buckshot, sort of the best of both worlds.
And I wonder, why is this not used in modern shotguns? I think it would be a great self defense load. Like a half ounce slug and a half ounce of #1 or so buckshot.
Any comments? Do any of the small specialty loaders load this that I do not know about?