Take That You Damn Yankees

[Designer]

Forgive me as I am ignorant of how a gun blast looks in real life, but there's something about the one in #2 that looks kind of fake. Edges seem way too clean. That might just be how they look, I don't know. All I have to go on is what I see in the picture.

So, do re-enacters ever play "what if?" and re-write history or do they stay faithful to historical facts?

EDIT: Damn, I didn't notice until just now that I meant to write #3, not #2.

The ball of flame and smoke in #3 is coming out from around the primer. In this type of rifle, (muzzleloader) the rifleman places a small primer cup over the nipple which is connected to the main charge in the barrel. When the hammer falls, it ignites the primer charge, which sends flame into the barrel, igniting the main charge. (yes, there is a noticeable delay as all this occurs)

The charge in those rifles is black powder which produces a lot of smoke. Modern smokeless powders were developed in part to minimize the smoke produced.

 

[ronlane]

Florida is like any other state; it has its good points and its bad points. Truth be known, they should give most of this country back to its rightful owners in hopes they wouldn't screw it up so badly. If I was to pick a state that needs to go back it would be Texas and all its wacky governors in the last 28 years, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri go next, leveled so the tornadoes can't do much harm, and lastly, North Dakota...just because.

**Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT POLITICAL**

An argument could be made that Oklahoma has been "given back" to the Indian tribe. Just take a look at all the casino's that have popped up here in the last 10-15 years.

 

[runnah]

Florida is like any other state; it has its good points and its bad points. Truth be known, they should give most of this country back to its rightful owners in hopes they wouldn't screw it up so badly. If I was to pick a state that needs to go back it would be Texas and all its wacky governors in the last 28 years, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri go next, leveled so the tornadoes can't do much harm, and lastly, North Dakota...just because.

**Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT POLITICAL**

An argument could be made that Oklahoma has been "given back" to the Indian tribe. Just take a look at all the casino's that have popped up here in the last 10-15 years.

I think we should just wall off any states south of the mason-dixon line and turn them into prison complexes.

 

[limr33 3]

Forgive me as I am ignorant of how a gun blast looks in real life, but there's something about the one in #2 that looks kind of fake. Edges seem way too clean. That might just be how they look, I don't know. All I have to go on is what I see in the picture.

So, do re-enacters ever play "what if?" and re-write history or do they stay faithful to historical facts?

EDIT: Damn, I didn't notice until just now that I meant to write #3, not #2.

The ball of flame and smoke in #3 is coming out from around the primer. In this type of rifle, (muzzleloader) the rifleman places a small primer cup over the nipple which is connected to the main charge in the barrel. When the hammer falls, it ignites the primer charge, which sends flame into the barrel, igniting the main charge. (yes, there is a noticeable delay as all this occurs)

The charge in those rifles is black powder which produces a lot of smoke. Modern smokeless powders were developed in part to minimize the smoke produced.

I know that those old rifles let out a lot of smoke (didn't know the mechanics of it, though, so I enjoyed the explanation) - I just thought that in the picture, the edges of that smoke looked oddly clean and smooth.

 

[runnah]

Forgive me as I am ignorant of how a gun blast looks in real life, but there's something about the one in #2 that looks kind of fake. Edges seem way too clean. That might just be how they look, I don't know. All I have to go on is what I see in the picture.

So, do re-enacters ever play "what if?" and re-write history or do they stay faithful to historical facts?

EDIT: Damn, I didn't notice until just now that I meant to write #3, not #2.

The ball of flame and smoke in #3 is coming out from around the primer. In this type of rifle, (muzzleloader) the rifleman places a small primer cup over the nipple which is connected to the main charge in the barrel. When the hammer falls, it ignites the primer charge, which sends flame into the barrel, igniting the main charge. (yes, there is a noticeable delay as all this occurs)

The charge in those rifles is black powder which produces a lot of smoke. Modern smokeless powders were developed in part to minimize the smoke produced.

I know that those old rifles let out a lot of smoke (didn't know the mechanics of it, though, so I enjoyed the explanation) - I just thought that in the picture, the edges of that smoke looked oddly clean and smooth.

So you are a conspiracy theorist who thinks the civil war was faked?

 

[Designer]

So you are a conspiracy theorist who thinks the civil war was faked?

Heh, heh. I'm actually a conspiracy realist.

No, not "faked", but certainly "caused".

Most of my study of conspiracy is more current.

 

[runnah]

So you are a conspiracy theorist who thinks the civil war was faked?

Heh, heh. I'm actually a conspiracy realist.

No, not "faked", but certainly "caused".

Most of my study of conspiracy is more current.

Well everyone knows the illuminati used time travel to kill Lincoln.

 

[Designer]

So, do re-enacters ever play "what if?" and re-write history or do they stay faithful to historical facts?

I've no personal experience with reenacting, but from what I've observed they follow historical accounts fairly accurately. For them, it's mainly the fun of playing "dress up" and playing with firearms.

 

[limr33 3]

So you are a conspiracy theorist who thinks the civil war was faked?

Heh, heh. I'm actually a conspiracy realist.

No, not "faked", but certainly "caused".

Most of my study of conspiracy is more current.

Well everyone knows the illuminati used time travel to kill Lincoln.

Lincoln was a vampire slayer. And then he became one so he could be immortal and keep killing vampires. Well, according to the exposé written a few years ago.

 

[annamaria]

Nice timed shots!