Pros And Cons Of The Flintlock Rifle

For hunters and duelists, the Flintlock rifle stands out as the eighteenth century’s greatest technology but for the military it was a soldier’s best tool. Out of all of the military technological advances in the eighteenth century, such as the cannon, sword, and the crossbow, none surpassed the power of the Flintlock rifle that became imperative in the Seven Years’ War. The rifle’s contributions to the war consists of replacing heavier guns, used proper accuracy, and can reload quicker. There are also negatives to the Flintlock rifle such as misfires, accidental fire, and igniting sparks. Even with malfunctions, the Flintlock rifle helped the French and British armies in the Seven Years’ War. To the military, the Flintlock rifle became the

Thompson states that Flintlock musket is a “very simple weapon,” used only by the military, for not hunting and no accuracy. Hunters have literally used the musket for hunting instead of a rifle and died from starvation for it. That goes to show eighteenth century gunmen thought all guns looked the same. For the military, especially the British army muskets had to fire “four times a minute,” in order to advance their enemies for hand to hand combat with attached bayonets to their muskets also they were heavy and fragile. With the Flintlock rifle, it’s the hunter’s best gun. Thompson tell us in the eighteenth century, in order to use a Flintlock rifle, you’d had to have the knowledge and skill to operate it. He also mentions that during battles like the American Revolution, farmers would bring their hunting rifles to war, angering the British and having them establish a law that decrees if “Any man caught with a rifle would be hung.” Thompson mentions the best part reload time between the Flintlock musket and rifle. For the Flintlock rifle, “It takes two or three minutes to