Tag: Musket

Posted on August 26, 2013August 28, 2016

How far is “musket-shot”? Farther than you think.

I first heard the term “musket-shot” many years ago in a video about the Battle of Valcour Island. Having participated in Revolutionary War living history for years, I knew well the modern talk of the inaccuracies and poor range of the musket so I assumed the term meant something like 50 to 100 yards. The […]

by Michael Barbieri

Posted on July 15, 2013August 28, 2016

The Inaccuracy of Muskets

A musket is not an accurate weapon. That’s a well known fact. But, why is it inaccurate and what can we learn from its shortcoming we can apply to studies of the Revolutionary War battlefield. There are innumerable variables concerning the musket. To keep this analysis simple most of the variables will be ignored (things […]

by Hugh T. Harrington