Brown+Bess Ben,+Robert,+Pat

=A Brief Description on the Brown Bess=

The Brown was the standard all purpose muzzle loader of the 1700's. This firearm could be used for a variety of tasks such as hunting, protection, and battle. This weapon was capable of firing about 3 to 4 shots a minute based on the handler's experience. Another thing the Brown Bess was short on was accuracy. It was only accurate up to about sixty yards, and and even then the weapon could barely hit anything. The Brown Bess wasn't an ideal weapon, but it's all we had at the time.

=**Loading the Gun**=

1-Put hammer at half cock(safety) 2-Pour black powder into gun pan from powder horn 3-Pour black powder into barrel from packet 4-Put the rest of packet(paper and ball) into barrel of gun 5-Ram it all home with ram rod 6-Pull hammer all the way back 7-Fire weapon 8-Clean barrel out with patch attached to ram rod 9-Repeat steps