Ken Jones
Re: Buck 'n Ball
Fri Sep 15 11:20:37 2000


Are you asking how many rounds were packed together, or how many buckshot were in a single round? If the former, I believe there were 10 rounds to a package.

"Buck and Ball" was a load designed for a .69 caliber musket, apparently an otherwise inaccurate weapon. Especially designed for close-range work, this load featured 3 large buckshot packed behind a regular musket ball, all fixed together in a paper cartridge.






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