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Muzzleloading Experiments and Data

There are a number of interesting questions asked about muzzleloaders. Some of these can be methodically studied, and some are solely a matter of "Art".

This web page is devoted to black-powder and muzzleloading experiments and topics related to the physics of black powder shooting. A number of people, both past and present, have looked at these, but I couldn't resist some tinkering of my own. I will include both data of my own and links to other experimeter's sites.

If anyone has material they want to add to this collection, please email me Stephen Wardlaw, M.D.


Safety Issues


Loading, Loads and Lubes
Black Powder and Other Propellants
Locks, Ballistics and the Physics of Firing
Construction and Experimental Arms



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