Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 10
th, 2021 at 7:48am:
I've heard that matchlocks are harder to hunt with than you would imagine, as if the breeze is not favourable the animals will be alerted by the smell of the match cord.
Good point. I will add that to "Other".
Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 10
th, 2021 at 7:48am:
They are quite versatile however, and you can shoot anything from bullets and lead shot to flint shrapnel (yes they did this).
A higher rating on "Ammunition specialization" and "Ammunition manufacturing" is needed. Maybe 6 and 7?
Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 10
th, 2021 at 7:48am:
Maintenance is very easy
I disagree. The preparation process is so tedious and the fuse literally vanishes into thin air.
But maybe the don't break very easily?
Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 10
th, 2021 at 7:48am:
making them isn't hugely difficult if you have the metals and the know-how.
Well.... that could be said about all of these. I think the simplicity rating is fair because most people don't have skills in metal working, also when comparing to the number of people who know at least a little of wood working. Metal doesn't sprout from the ground in the same way too.
AncientCraftwork wrote on Jan 11
th, 2021 at 4:46am:
I've never liked firearms' loudness. I already suffer from tinnitus, whether that's due to electromagnetic interference or due to noise induced hearing loss, I don't know. I do try to take care of my ears since I was 16, wearing protection wherever required. My tinnitus is not too bad, in nature I don't hear it due to the background noise, but inside a room I do hear it. I do not want it to get worse. I don't get how people shot guns in the past without hearing protection, or with minimal protection. Hearing protection for guns is a relatively new thing. It always baffled me how people could use guns without it.
I always cringe when I see people shoot guns without hearing protection.
I heard blackpowder guns are not as loud as modern firearms. I don't know about that. If I could own 1 firearm it would be a .22, integrally suppressed.
I have never been near an actual firearm but I was once in the vicinity of an old-time canon being fired during a historic re-enactment. At 10 meters distance it was like being punched in the chest. Back then it was simply part of the job. Both men and women faced dangerous situations every day and lost some teeth, fingers and health along the way. There was simply nothing else to do.
I have only been at it a little with an air riffle. Which reminds me that I gotta rate that one too.
Any starting thoughts?
TOMBELAINE wrote on Jan 12
th, 2021 at 10:14am:
Voili voilou (in french)
Some comments on youtube told me that it is supposed to fly straight at its target. Is that true?
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