Originally Posted by
OldBob47
Pete,
The U.S. Army abandoned the roundball over 200 years ago. The fact that they spec'ed the 1803 Harper's Ferry with a 1-49 twist points to the fact that they were thinking "conical". I think the account of Sgt. Murphy's encounter with British General Fraser was part of the decision.
OldBob
Hunting is not war. Why not use a bazooka for your hunting? It's what the military uses.