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HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — The .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket, reminiscent of those used during the American Revolution, can propel a lead ball at approximately 1,000 feet (305 meters) per second ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Brown Bess flintlock musket can tear through a body at 1,000 feet per second — yet many such antique or replica ...

HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around ...