History of Firearms Covered in Online Video Series
Sturm, Ruger & Co. has created a series of 11 short videos that trace the history of firearms, from matchlocks to modern semi-autos. Ruger’s “History of the Gun” video series provides a fascinating look at firearms technology throughout the years. The host is Garry James, Senior Editor of Guns & Ammo magazine. Featured here is Segment 7 on Rifling. Other installments in the series are linked below.
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Tags: Flintlock, Lever Gun, Matchlock, Muzzle Loader, Percussion, Revolver
How can I acquire this series of videos that Ruger has sponsored?
Maybe it’s mere pedantry, but the diagram of the parts of a flintlock doesn’t seem correct to me. I take the word “hammer” to refer to the part on a percussion gun equivalent to the “cock” of a flintlock. The cock of a flintlock doesn’t “hammer” anything -the flint, which after all is merely clamped between the jaws of the dog and is therefore not of a piece with the cock, strikes the steel obliquely-, whereas the hammer of a percussion has a flat face that descends squarely on the cap and is therefore justly named.
Needs a bit of editing to remove repetitions, and possibly a few corrections…
oh did I mention repetitions?