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    The "Six Inch Rule"

    The argument of "which rifle or rifle-musket is better," a "two bander" or a "three bander?"

    For Skirmishing, the "Six Inch Rule" gives the edge to the rifles with the 33" barrels. WHY? Because with a "two bander" with a 33" barrel there is 6 inches LESS of barrel you have to shove a ramrod and bullet down during the loading cycle and 6 inches LESS of barrel you have to withdraw the ramrod from after the ball is pushed down on top of the powder charge.

    Hence. loading "two banders" is faster in the Musket Team Matches...and your team wins or loses depending on time.

    Nuff said.

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    40-33= 7 inch rule??
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    Actually the firearm used has very little to do with it. Matches are won with hits on the target. The shooter is the most important thing in the equation. Which is better, the guy who shoots twice a minute and seldom misses or the guy who shoots 5 times a minute and misses most of the time? If all 8 shooters on a musket team each had 2 hits /minute you would win every skirmish. Accuracy wins matches, always has/always will. It doesn't matter if the barrel is 40" or 33". If we all concentrate on making ourselves better shots rather than which gun we shoot we would all be better off.

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    What John said. Period

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    I keep looking for the gun that will compensate for my poor marksmanship.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal View Post
    I keep looking for the gun that will compensate for my poor marksmanship.
    That's funny right there.
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    My dear friend, John Bly, makes it sound SO easy....all you have to do is have two hits a minute! You start with a loaded musket, etc......you break your first shot, which is followed by a full minute to reload and break the second target.......How hard can that be? HA!

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    I struggle to ge one hit per minute
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Ogdan 110th OVI View Post
    What John said. Period

    Greg
    Yeah there are lots of ways to miss in this sport. The 110th has managed to master - all - aspects ---- well wait a minute, they were 0 for 35 on blue juicer bottles at Eva (five man teams). Maybe "long and skinny" practice needs some work.

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    Barrel length matters not. Most important hits are.

    Ya can't miss fast enough to hit anything.
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