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.64 caliber breechloading Ferguson flintlock rifle. As you can see in the photo, there is just enough pause between the flash and the bang to cause photographers to miss the main event.

It is, improbably enough, very accurate. It can also be reliably fired 6 times a minute without breaking a sweat and it can be loaded and fired 40 times in a row without the fouling interfering with the breech screw.

Imagine how different our Revolution would have been if the Brits had adopted the thing!

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Cool! Building a breech loader is on my bucket list.

Sharps Rifle A breech loading rifle famous for its long range accuracy. Most frequently chambered in .45-70 Government, though also found in .45-90, .50-90, .50-100, .45-110, .50-110, and very rarely, .50-130 or .577/450 Martini-Henry

Used by Clint Eastwood at the end of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Featured as the "Buffalo Rifle" in Red Dead Redemption Featured in GUN