A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:

Yet another reason to own muzzle loaders.

You can engage in celebratory gunfire without killing some guy two miles away.

>>34419002
The sad part is there's no such thing as a tracer musket ball.

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>>34419002
I do own a muzzleloader. I keep it in my safe right next to my Maverick 88, my Mini-14, and my AR.

>>34420705
Lace the lead with Radium.

>>34420705
Drill a hole in your lead round ball, fill hole with putty made from match head scrapings, magnesium filings, and 97% isopropol.

Don't worry about orientation, blowby will light it regardless.

>>34419002
What would you use for a blank in a c&b revolver? I planned on using wet newspaper over a felt wad

>>34421123
Some wax over a regular charge should work. Like the sealing wax to prevent chainfires

>>34421145
Would making wax bullets using a .45lc case and an old candle work?

>>34418976
But anon it's only the 2nd.

>>34418976
>>34419002
just use a damn shotgun, they don't shoot nearly as far.

>>34421567
t. biden

>>34419002
Or just shoot shot into the air like a non-idiot. I have a chest full of celebratory shotshells in every caliber I own.

>>34421567
Individual shot cannot impart lethal energy after falling back to the earth. I've been hit by shot at range at least twice and it never even broke the skin.

>>34420705
Just coat the ball in napalm

>>34421123
You just use the powder and a wad, I can't believe you guys don't know this. If bait 4/10, got me to reply.