That thing is NOT a 'civil war' gun; It is a percussion sporting rifle, common from the 1850s through the late 1870s and popular in replacing flintlocks until fixed ammunition became readily available. It would have little use in war due to its small caliber--definitely less than .58 or .577, the standard CW bores.
Yes, Dave, it DOES make a difference. If you confuse one fact, what ensures me that you didn't confuse another? To a 'gun person,' you might as well claim that this was an 'Evil Black (Powder) Assault Rifle with a 30-Calibre-Bullet Magazine Clip Capable of Firing its Entire Load of Bullets in 1/250th Second.' Mr. Heston, however, DID hold up an American Pennsylvania rifle with a percussion lock.
It does look like a percussion cap Kentucky/Pennsylvania long rifle. Which makes sense since he is supposedly the senator from Kentucky. Yes, I know he really represents the bankers and Chamber of Commerce.
Jack Shore wrote: "Mr. Heston, however, DID hold up an American Pennsylvania rifle with a percussion lock."
Yes, Jack, Charlatan Heston did, and called it a "mussel loader".
Point is, Jack - if the real point makes any difference - if they were really pro-gun they would've brought M-16s.
In missing the point, Jack, your diversionary challenge and display of obtuseness enables you to segue into a colorful alpha-metro display of ancient trivia.
Well done, Jack. But such pompous, prissy blog nagging is as useless as a boar's tits for getting to the true big picture, and for real action to defend our rights.
Everyone: I saw the photo in the linked article and just went with my instant reaction to make a Heston comment with no further thought. I admit it wasn't technically accurate, and yes, I've made a point in the past to go after "Authorized Journalists" who call semi-autos "machine guns."
That admitted, the point of this post was pretty accurately understood by Mack, above.
But fine, I've put calls in to both Coburn's and McConnell's media offices asking them to tell me exactly what the gun is.
So per that story: "As an aside, the gun presented was a Pennsylvania Scout percussion carbine, the smaller and more easily handled variant of the 18th/19th-century Pennsylvania rifle, once a staple of the American frontier."
As another aside, neither media office responded to my inquiry.
It was not a "Flintlock" It was a percussion cap long gun. The type used during the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteOK then, that makes all the difference in the world.
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for you to post this.
ReplyDeleteThe Estab-GOP thinks that holding a rifle is enough. Which shows how little they think of us.
That thing is NOT a 'civil war' gun; It is a percussion sporting rifle, common from the 1850s through the late 1870s and popular in replacing flintlocks until fixed ammunition became readily available. It would have little use in war due to its small caliber--definitely less than .58 or .577, the standard CW bores.
ReplyDeleteYes, Dave, it DOES make a difference. If you confuse one fact, what ensures me that you didn't confuse another? To a 'gun person,' you might as well claim that this was an 'Evil Black (Powder) Assault Rifle with a 30-Calibre-Bullet Magazine Clip Capable of Firing its Entire Load of Bullets in 1/250th Second.' Mr. Heston, however, DID hold up an American Pennsylvania rifle with a percussion lock.
ReplyDeleteIt does look like a percussion cap Kentucky/Pennsylvania long rifle. Which makes sense since he is supposedly the senator from Kentucky. Yes, I know he really represents the bankers and Chamber of Commerce.
ReplyDeleteJack Shore wrote: "Mr. Heston, however, DID hold up an American Pennsylvania rifle with a percussion lock."
ReplyDeleteYes, Jack, Charlatan Heston did, and called it a "mussel loader".
Point is, Jack - if the real point makes any difference - if they were really pro-gun they would've brought M-16s.
In missing the point, Jack, your diversionary challenge and display of obtuseness enables you to segue into a colorful alpha-metro display of ancient trivia.
Well done, Jack. But such pompous, prissy blog nagging is as useless as a boar's tits for getting to the true big picture, and for real action to defend our rights.
Everyone: I saw the photo in the linked article and just went with my instant reaction to make a Heston comment with no further thought. I admit it wasn't technically accurate, and yes, I've made a point in the past to go after "Authorized Journalists" who call semi-autos "machine guns."
ReplyDeleteThat admitted, the point of this post was pretty accurately understood by Mack, above.
But fine, I've put calls in to both Coburn's and McConnell's media offices asking them to tell me exactly what the gun is.
"I've put calls in to both Coburn's and McConnell's media offices asking them to tell me exactly what the gun is."
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant - I love it.
Please update us -- and that includes NOT hearing back.
David,
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this, I wonder if this is worse to see:
The Story of Mitch McConnell’s Gun
Thanks a lot, CPAC.
So per that story:
ReplyDelete"As an aside, the gun presented was a Pennsylvania Scout percussion carbine, the smaller and more easily handled variant of the 18th/19th-century Pennsylvania rifle, once a staple of the American frontier."
As another aside, neither media office responded to my inquiry.