Same rate of fire

And british light infantry had rifles

Just not the main line infantry

It's not the same

Light infantry did not have rifles..
They had buck and ball muskets

A ball drops straight down with a musket, while with rifles its tight

So ramming the round takes a bit longer

It's tight in both tard

Alot tighter with the rifle

I've shot muskets

I own a muzzleloader

A rifleman can load and fire 3 shots a minute

Same

Learn your shit

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You've probably never shot a flintlock

Brown bess muskets were 3 RPM

IF you were a highly experienced rifleman

Rifling has existed since the 1500s btw

But did the british infantry adopt it? 🤔

I'm a muzzloading range instructor and pre 1840s living history reenactor. @Duke of Mecklenburg

In the 1770s at least

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Muh person who isnt talking out his poop slot

The minie ball was what made rifling worthwhile

And was when rifled muzzleloaders became common infantry guns, and not just for skirmishers/light infantry

I've always found it easier loading in a smooth bore vs. Rifled muzzleloaders...btw

Also rifling was expensive until machining got good enough

The reason the brits did not have rifles, is because they were more difficult to manufacture in bulk, and had to be issued uniformly.

Americans prided their guns like they do trucks these days. They were a status symbol that were heavily invested in and custom made to order

In the early mid 1800s

Well...we both basically said the same thing

Industry and minie balls made rifles finally practical

Btw...Armies in the world in 1775 in order
1.Prussia
2. France
3. Russia
4. Austria
5. Britian
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According to whom? 😡

I dont see the russian empire conquering 73% of the earth's surface

What would "The sun never sets on the russian empire" be?

Think it could fit on a seal? I dont

That has nothing to do with army strength

That was mostly about naval supremacy

Against the other europeans

The colonization part was never done by a large army