Slow-motion video of Brown Bess lock firing

    This video of the firing of a flintlock Brown Bess musket gives a good impression of the sequence of events and the time that they take to complete. Note especially how fast the powder in the pan burns and how delayed the effects of recoil are.

 

Slow-motion video of Brown Bess lock firing

 

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