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The firearms of the American Colonial militia, pre-1776

In the age of weaponized drones, it may be hard to imagine that close to 250 years ago a country was born using the primitive weapons of the oppressor.

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Buck and ball: An age old military tactic meets modern self-defense loads

In the days when smoothbore, flintlock muskets were all the rage, crafty soldiers would slip in a few pellets of buckshot to increase the hit potential when firing less than accurate weapons.

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