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Old 07-17-2013 | 10:11 AM
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Civil war had rifled barrels. Was the first war that made pre-load ammunition. Had powder maxi ball in a paper wad. Made reloading a lot faster. Also metalic cart rounds were used. Single shot rifles like the sharps and repeating rifles like the henry were introduced in limited amounts.
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