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  • Kentucky Trade Rifle

    Does anyone know the stats for the KTR I can't find it in ed.4

  • #2
    I don't remember a Kentucky Trade Rifle in the 4th edition either, but in Bullets and Blue Grass there is the .40 cal Trade Rifle which I believe is from the KFS, so I guess this could be it.

    In The Starnaman Incident there is an .80 cal musket, .80 cal horse pistol and .50 cal percussion rifle and these are from along the Mississippi River areas by various blacksmiths.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by nuke11 View Post
      I don't remember a Kentucky Trade Rifle in the 4th edition either, but in Bullets and Blue Grass there is the .40 cal Trade Rifle which I believe is from the KFS, so I guess this could be it.

      In The Starnaman Incident there is an .80 cal musket, .80 cal horse pistol and .50 cal percussion rifle and these are from along the Mississippi River areas by various blacksmiths.
      Thanks!

      I haven't played any of the scenarios yet, we're just starting a Dischord game

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      • #4
        I suspect that the Trade Rifle was a scaled-down replica of the Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket (complete with spike bayonet)

        Calibre is .40 and according to "Bullets and Bluegrass" the e-factor is 11 with solid shot and 14 with a Minie ball. It has an alleged effective range of 300m. But these things are made of soft steel and deliberately intended to wear out within 10 years, so that range is probably for newer examples.

        Weight is 6kg

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        • #5
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          Name .50 Hawken rifle
          Type Early 19th century percussion cap rifle
          Date 1840
          Caliber .54
          Length 36in, 91.44cm
          E- Factor 17
          Muzzle Velocity 1575 fps
          Weight Empty 10.5lbs, 4.8kg
          Weight Loaded 10.55lbs, 4.8kg
          Effective Range 400m
          Maximum Range 700m
          Type of Fire single shot muzzle loader
          Rate of Fire 6 rpm
          Feed Device 1 round ball (230 grain), wad, and powder.
          Feed Device Weight 0.52oz 0.014kg (14.9 g ball, 90 grain/ 5.8 g powder)
          Basic Load 50 rounds 0.96 kg ball, 0.36kg powder,
          Basic Load Weight 0.132kg

          Mid 1800s American Plains rifle muzzle loaded, open blade sights, percussion cap ignition. Used into the 1880s westward expansion. Named for the Hawken brothers of St. Louis, MO. Prior to 1840 these would be flintlock ignitions. Characterized by being short (33-36 in, 84-91.5cm) and a larger caliber. .36 and .45 calibers being preferred for hunting rifles at that period to conserve lead. This is the rifle of the Mountain man and Plains hunters.

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            Name .45 Kentucky Rifle
            Type Early 18th century flintlock rifle
            Date 1700s
            Caliber .45
            Length 44in, 112cm
            E- Factor 11 ball
            Muzzle Velocity 1200 fps (366 mps),
            Weight Empty 8lbs, 3.6kg
            Weight Loaded 10.55lbs, 4.8kg
            Effective Range 100m
            Maximum Range 500m
            Type of Fire single shot muzzle loader
            Rate of Fire 2 rpm
            Feed Device 1 round ball (128 grain), wad, and powder (90 grain).
            Feed Device Weight 0.5oz 0.0141kg (0.29oz/8.3g ball, 0.21oz/5.8 g powder)
            Basic Load 50 rounds 25oz/0.70 kg ball, 10.5oz/0.3kg powder,
            Basic Load Weight 35.5oz /1kg

            The rifled musket used primarily as a hunting arm in Colonial America. Calibers varied from .25 (6.4mm) up to .69 (17.5mm) and lengths for a rifle varied from 38 (91.4cm) to 46 inches . Used typically with round ball and sometime buck and ball (a round ball with 4-6 smaller buckshot pellets atop.
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              Name 1777 French Light Infantry Musket
              Type Late 18th century flintlock rifle
              Date 1770s
              Caliber .69 (17.5mm) 490 grain round ball
              Length 59in, 151cm
              E- Factor 17 round ball
              Muzzle Velocity 1200 fps (366 mps),
              Weight Empty 8lbs, 3.6kg
              Weight Loaded 9.9lbs, 4.5kg
              Effective Range 100m
              Maximum Range 500m
              Type of Fire single shot muzzle loader
              Rate of Fire 3 rpm
              Feed Device 1 round ball (490 grain), wad, and powder (110 grain).
              Feed Device Weight 1.37oz/0.04kg (1.12oz/31.8g ball, 0.25oz/7.1 g powder)
              Basic Load 50 rounds 68.5oz/1.94 kg ball, 10.5oz/0.3kg powder,
              Basic Load Weight 68.5oz /1.9kg

              Standard French Light Infantry smooth bore musket issued to the French forces during the American Revolutionary War. A 18in (46cm) socket (off bore) bayonet may be affixed to the barrel for hand to hand combat giving an Infantryman the equivalent of a spear or pike.
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