I was watching a video the other day entitled "How Accurate is this Vintage Rifle?" from Thompson/Center Arms using a percussion cap muzzle loader to which they had attached a scope mount and telescopic sight. Civil War snipers using similar rifles were able to hit targets hundreds of yards away with some recorded hits at 1,000 yards or longer. So I was disappointed when the guy shooting the rifle in the video was excited that he was able to hit a silhouette target at 300 yards.
Monday, February 2, 2026
How Accurate Are "Vintage Rifles" Video Left Me Disappointed
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"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance," last words of Major General John Sedgwick, May 9, 1864.
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