Summary: Thoughts on Perspective and Guns of Early American Pilgrims Welcome to Episode 095 of Gun Guy Radio,----this is the podcast that shines a positive light on the firearms lifestyle. I’m Your host Jake Challand and this is your weekly dose of positive firearms talk, without the politics. Brownells helps make this episode of Gun Guy Radio Possible. Selection Service Satisfaction Find it all at Brownells Go to www.gunguyradio.com/Satisfaction Announcements: Firearms Insider Devin has been promoted to Senior Producer. Changing the format to more of a discussion panel. Seeking hosts for this new format. Experience with Handguns, Rifles, Shotguns, Competition, Reloading & Gunsmithing Email Jake@firearmsradio.tv DULUTH GIVEAWAY $100 Gift Cards! Merry Christmas! Leave an iTunes Review or email me the receipt if you bought the Firearms Radio Network Android App. Gun and Gear Review Hosts Needed Devin Promoted to Senior Producer and we’ll changing the show format I’m looking for an assistant producer and co-host for Gun Guy Radio. Email me at Jake@firearmsradio.tv of interested. Must have experience with audio editing, have knowledge of wordpress and of course be a Gun Guy. Thankfulness: Thoughts for the week of Thanksgiving…. Main Topic: Guns of early America MayFlower Gun John Alden’s - Italian Wheel Lock Carbine : 20 year old cooper maker of barrels and casts. Provided for common defense of the Plymouth Colony. Currently Resides in the National Firearms Museum Type of rifle actions: “Descriptions from Wikipedia” matchlocks: “The classic European matchlock gun held a burning slow match in a clamp at the end of a small curved lever known as the serpentine. Upon the pulling of a lever (or in later models a trigger) protruding from the bottom of the gun and connected to the serpentine, the clamp dropped down, lowering the smoldering match into the flash pan and igniting the priming powder. The flash from the primer travelled through the touch hole igniting the main charge of propellant in the gun barrel. On release of the lever or trigger, the spring-loaded serpentine would move in reverse to clear the pan. For obvious safety reasons the match would be removed before reloading of the gun. Both ends of the match were usually kept alight in case one end should be accidentally extinguished.” The matchlock appeared in Europe in the mid-15th century, (The matchlock was obsolete around 1700 in Europe) wheel locks: (Like a modern cigarette lighter)“The wheellock works by spinning a spring-loaded steel wheel against a piece of pyrite to generate intense sparks which ignited gunpowder in a pan, which flashes through a small touchhole to ignite the main charge in the firearm's barrel. The pyrite is clamped in vise jaws on a spring-loaded arm (or 'dog') which rests on the pan cover. When the trigger is pulled, the pan cover automatically opens, and the wheel spins as the pyrite is pressed into contact.” Snaphance: “ the snaphance drives a flint onto a steel to create a shower of sparks to ignite the main charge (propellant).” flintlocks: A cock tightly holding a sharp piece of flint is rotated to half-cock, where the sear falls into a safety notch on the tumbler, preventing an accidental discharge. The operator loads the gun, usually from the muzzle end, with black powder from a powder flask, followed by lead shot, a round lead ball, usually wrapped in a piece of paper or a cloth patch, all rammed down with a ramrod that is usually stored on the underside of the barrel. Wadding between the charge and the ball was often used in earlier guns. The flash pan is primed with a small amount of very finely ground gunpowder, and the flashpan lid or frizzen is closed. The gun is now in a "primed and loaded" state, and this is how it would typically be carried while hunting or if going into battle To fire: The cock is further rotated from half-cock to full-cock,
