fiction - http://home.mchsi.com/~rltsr/9000d.gif something I threw together about 5 years ago as a joke and semi-serious prediction.


non-fiction - http://missouriwhitetails.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=32788

listed at gZanders.com and severaldealers - not yet in stock, but listed.

I'll take one in .591 cal. if they'll throw in an extra set of batteries.

What is this barrel thing? I thought they were all from Spain?

a Bergara Barrel

Ya I would watch for static electric when loading too.

Al

That second link - to the posted article - is not a joke guys.

Bergara barrels are apparently made to a higher standard than the barrels CVA has used in the past. They can be/are centerfire rated http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/brandlisting?brandid=2363

Dang, I cleaned out my inbox. Anyway, dmurphy317 sent me a link to a website which had an article on igniting black powder with static electricity. They showed an experiment the author conducted where he was not able to igniteblackpowder using an electrostatic generator producing 50,000 volts potential. The photographs showed it plainly. Whatever system they employ, its going to have to do better than that. Seems to me that a resistive filament may be better for ignition.

not 50,000 volts, 10,000 and 40,000. here is the link:

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/ctml_experiments/sparks/sparks.html

Weather and batteries w/ a 20 sec delay! I think a few deer will live longer..
SHills

Sounds similar to an experiment a friend of mine told me about. They adapted a glow plug to fit in place of the nipple and powered it with a battery and fired it with a switch. As I understand it it gave near instant ignition.

Seems it would simplify the hardware and moving parts of the action. It's definately a leap forward (or backward depending on your bent) in muzzleloading technology. I wonder if it will go over in a similar way as the Remington electric fired gun. Time will tell.

There . . . thats the word I was looking for!