Rifles guns excist since the 16th century.
Riflled guns were populair as a hunting weapon but due to the long loading time and the precise fit of the bullet in the barrel it was not used as a combat weapon. The manufacturing cost of a rifled barrel compaired to a smooth bore were not extreem higher.
Minié ball, (or minnie ball) was first introduced in 1847 by Claude Étienne,making rapid loading of rifles possible and increasing the range up to 1200 meters
But what would happen if some musketeer, huntsman or gunmaker invent a bullet simmilair as the minnie bullet, around, say, 1680?
What would the effect of it be on warfare in europe around the time of the war of the Spanish sucsession and later on?
Riflled guns were populair as a hunting weapon but due to the long loading time and the precise fit of the bullet in the barrel it was not used as a combat weapon. The manufacturing cost of a rifled barrel compaired to a smooth bore were not extreem higher.
Minié ball, (or minnie ball) was first introduced in 1847 by Claude Étienne,making rapid loading of rifles possible and increasing the range up to 1200 meters
But what would happen if some musketeer, huntsman or gunmaker invent a bullet simmilair as the minnie bullet, around, say, 1680?
What would the effect of it be on warfare in europe around the time of the war of the Spanish sucsession and later on?