Maynard Rifle

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Hi,

Just guessing, but this seems to be the best place ...

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/civil-war/Maynard-gun.pdf





Please feel free to move this if I have put it in the wrong spot but I feel this is a missing link very few know about .....

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Hi,

As the article states, this was issued to the Southern States as a sniper/'Special Ops" rifle (and issued to alot of Cavalry).

Not using primers, it was the perfect rifle for the South to use, as they were unable to make them. Brass cartridges were in short supply, but as long as one kept the brass, they could be reloaded at any time .... no precision instruments needed.

The cartridge had an inner 'ring' (my word) that stopped the cartridge at the right spot ... in a worst case scenario, one just filled it to the ring and loaded a bullet...

In a less hectic moment, 60 grains of black powder would fill it up to the "ring"...

Me and my Maynard: