For the metrically inclined:

40 inches = 1.016 meters

25 yards = 22.85 meters

40 yards = 36.576 meters

1 inches = 0.0254 meters or 2.54 centimeters

1 yard = 0.9144 meters

  • itwasawednesday@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Sorry I don’t know anything about guns, but is this the barrel getting smaller right at the end? What would happen if you were to fire a solid slug?

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      5 months ago

      Nothing good. It would damage the choke and possibly banana peel the barrel.

      Chokes are removable, and it would be advised to remove them for shooting a slug.

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    5 months ago

    Would the spread with the cylinder choke also be indicative of the accuracy of a muzzle loading smooth bore musket?

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      5 months ago

      To a degree yes, for that you’d ideally want a uniform barrel. But then again you don’t have rifling, so you’re already not on a great foot.