Making buck and ball Civil War cartridge
Ammunition / Cartridges
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Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball The 1841 U.S. Ordnance manual describes the construction method of single ball, buck and ball, buckshot and blank cartridges. Here is the way I made my reproduction buck and ball cartridges for later range testings. Music: "Lark in the Morning. The Atholl Highlanders" by Sláinte (http://www.irishband.com/slainte/index.htm)
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