Mr King
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2008
Discussion/Questions on 2 Enfield rifles and 1841 Mississippi rifle
I would like to start a discussion along with some questions on these four rifles:
1. 1853 British Enfield rifle musket (3 band long rifle)
2. 1858 British Enfield rifle (2 band short rifle)
3. 1841 Mississippi rifle (2 band short rifle)
It has to do with their firing range and accuracy. I have assumed that both the 1858 and the 1841 model shares similar results because:
1. they both have heavy barrels
2. they both are two band rifles
3. they both fires the same caliber; .58 (.54 for the original Mississippi)
But from what I've read and searched online I do not know. Please help me out.
In the online sutler stores especially these two; Blockade Runner Sutler and Fall Creek Sutler both states this:
1. The 1853 British Enfield rifle (3 band long rifle) have sights graduated to 900 yards.
2. The 1858 British Enfield rifle (2 band short rifle) have sights graduated to 1,100 yards.
From my 3 bookset 'Echoes of Glory' states this:
3. The Mississippi rifle is known for its heavy barrel and long range deadly accuracy but doesn't state the accuracy and range distance.
I was reading this book, 'A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia' by Thomas Cockrell and Michael Ballard. It's about a confederate private David Holt.
David Holt and his men were armed with the 1841 Mississippi rifles at the beginning of the war.
They came to realize that their 1841 rifles were no match to the Yankees' British Enfields. General Robert E. Lee stated that the Mississippi rifles were inferior to the Enfields and told them to replace their Mississippi rifles for the Enfields.
So my questions are:
1. If the Mississippi rifles are inferior to the British Enfields then how come the 1858 model have sights graduated with a longer range than the 1853 model?
2. What is the accuracy and range comparison between the:
1. 1841(.54) and the 1841(.58)?
2. 1841(.58) and the 1858 model?
I would like to start a discussion along with some questions on these four rifles:
1. 1853 British Enfield rifle musket (3 band long rifle)
2. 1858 British Enfield rifle (2 band short rifle)
3. 1841 Mississippi rifle (2 band short rifle)
It has to do with their firing range and accuracy. I have assumed that both the 1858 and the 1841 model shares similar results because:
1. they both have heavy barrels
2. they both are two band rifles
3. they both fires the same caliber; .58 (.54 for the original Mississippi)
But from what I've read and searched online I do not know. Please help me out.
In the online sutler stores especially these two; Blockade Runner Sutler and Fall Creek Sutler both states this:
1. The 1853 British Enfield rifle (3 band long rifle) have sights graduated to 900 yards.
2. The 1858 British Enfield rifle (2 band short rifle) have sights graduated to 1,100 yards.
From my 3 bookset 'Echoes of Glory' states this:
3. The Mississippi rifle is known for its heavy barrel and long range deadly accuracy but doesn't state the accuracy and range distance.
I was reading this book, 'A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia' by Thomas Cockrell and Michael Ballard. It's about a confederate private David Holt.
David Holt and his men were armed with the 1841 Mississippi rifles at the beginning of the war.
They came to realize that their 1841 rifles were no match to the Yankees' British Enfields. General Robert E. Lee stated that the Mississippi rifles were inferior to the Enfields and told them to replace their Mississippi rifles for the Enfields.
So my questions are:
1. If the Mississippi rifles are inferior to the British Enfields then how come the 1858 model have sights graduated with a longer range than the 1853 model?
2. What is the accuracy and range comparison between the:
1. 1841(.54) and the 1841(.58)?
2. 1841(.58) and the 1858 model?