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To: Flintlock

“Blackpowder, flint and lead ball—NOW THAT’S REAL SHOOTING!!”

Amen....Preach it Brother!


20 posted on 07/29/2012 5:52:32 AM PDT by JoeDetweiler
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To: JoeDetweiler
Grandpa owned an old Damascus barrel shotgun. He knew you couldn't use modern powder in it, but it was tempting him ~ so finally he got some supposedly old fashioned 'black powder' and loaded it up to shoot a wad of cotton.

That barrel unwrapped like a Calzone at an italian wedding.

Turned out it was even older than he'd thought ~ and that particular design was elementally flawed.

Lucky for him he didn't get hurt but it took weeks for his eybrows and eyelashes to grow back in nice and bushy.

22 posted on 07/29/2012 5:58:12 AM PDT by muawiyah
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