Cap & Ball, Black Powder Freeze Frame

Here is the moment of cap ignition, all by itself.  Note the little puff of smoke coming from the back of the cylinder– its from a supersonic explosion.  View the whole sequence here.

 

We had some fun that day.  We also discovered that 12 gauge slugs REALLY pick up and throw bowling pins off the table, but for speed shooting nothing beats heavy buckshot.

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