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  2. Springfield Model 1868 - Wikipedia

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    The Model 1868 was also the first trapdoor conversion to use the cartridge extractor covered by U.S. Patent No. 68,009, issued August 27, 1867 to W.H. & G.W. Miller. The Model 1868 had an overall length of 51 7 ⁄ 8 inches. [1] Over 50,000 Model 1868 rifles were manufactured, chambered for the .50-70 450 cartridge.

  3. Rifling - Wikipedia

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    = where is the muzzle velocity and is the twist rate. [15] For example, an M4 Carbine with a twist rate of 1 in 7 inches (177.8 mm) and a muzzle velocity of 3,050 feet per second (930 m/s) will give the bullet a spin of 930 m/s / 0.1778 m = 5.2 kHz (314,000 rpm).

  4. Springfield Model 1866 - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Model 1866 breech. The Springfield Model 1866 was the second iteration of the Allin-designed trapdoor breech-loading mechanism. Originally developed as a means of converting rifle muskets to breechloaders, the Allin modification ultimately became the basis for the definitive Springfield Model 1873, the first breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States War Department for ...

  5. Model 1822 Musket - Wikipedia

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    However, the increase in breech pressure created by the new expanding bullet was too much for the conversion process and older musket barrels to contain and rifled Model 1822 muskets were issued instead with standard .69 caliber round balls. [2] The Model 1822 was used in both the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. During the ...

  6. Springfield Model 1812 Musket - Wikipedia

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    Rate of fire: User dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds every 1 minute: Muzzle velocity: 1,000 to 1,200 ft/s (300 to 370 m/s) Effective firing range: 100 to 200 yards, in reality 50 to 75 yards: Maximum firing range: 300 yd (275 m) [1] Feed system: Muzzle-loaded: Sights: A front sight cast into the barrel band

  7. Rifled musket - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Model 1861 rifle musket Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle musket. A rifled musket, rifle musket, or rifle-musket is a type of firearm made in the mid-19th century. . Originally the term referred only to muskets that had been produced as a smoothbore weapon and later had their barrels replaced with rifl

  8. Miller twist rule - Wikipedia

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    Miller twist rule is a mathematical formula derived by American physical chemist and historian of science Donald G. Miller (1927-2012) to determine the rate of twist to apply to a given bullet to provide optimum stability using a rifled barrel. [1]

  9. Robinson Armament M96 Expeditionary - Wikipedia

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    The Robinson M96 is a 5.56 x 45mm NATO, semi-automatic rifle based on the Stoner 63 Modular Weapon System.Made by the Robinson Armament Co., the M96 can be arranged in a variety configurations from a standard rifle with a 20' barrel, to a carbine with a 16" barrel or even a top-fed carbine with a 17.5" barrel.