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Old 03-19-2012, 11:44 AM
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I could not agree more. They had a show on TV where they were shooting at man size cut outs, and the load was 60 grains and a Minnie. They targets were not all that far away either (of memory serves me it was like 50 yards), and the reenactors were told to fire as many rounds as possible in one minutes time. They averaged three rounds each. And while their accuracy could of been better, the Minnie was going through the plywood cut outs, and then breaking cinder blocks behind that. So being second in line was not all that great a deal either. Without any argument, the Minnie was responsible for countless deaths and wounds on the battle field.]

Of course they they fired grape shot out of a cannon at the group of cutouts and really messed things up.
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