George Hill
Staff Alumnus
That was Silver’s words to the young Jim Hawkins in the pirate adventure Treasure Island.
Makes sense. Kind of like a .45 you know? Well anyways, my point is not the load - but the pistol.
A simple little flintlock given to the lad for personal defense. And we read that he does indeed put that to good use - saving his life.
Black powder pistols and kits to make them can be purchased from most arms retailers and even on line. You can have them shipped to you directly with out the need of an FFL. Everyone can have one and I am not sure about the law on this, but I think they fall under the Curio status and there are not even age restrictions on the carry of these.
The US Army’s Military Police use crossed pistols of the flintlock variety as the symbol of office. While the Infantry of course uses rifles from the same era. No point in mentioning that actually, so let me move on.
In the time the 2nd was penned, these are the arms they had. Single shot. Muzzle loaded. Black powder. Made of metal and wood. Often decorated. Often carried simple tucked in the belt.
If Rosie and other Antis say that the second only applies to these muzzle loaders, then I say we should all get one. Even if you don’t have a lot of money - you can get a kit for about 50 bucks. If you cant afford a kit - go in with others on the purchases with the offer that when the kits arrive - you’ll put them all together. How ever you do it - get one. Once you got your flintlock pistol tuck it into your belt and carry it with you everywhere. If anyone asks (and hopefully they do because those kinds of guns will certainly be noticed) you can then take the moment to talk with them and use words such as liberty and infringed and then try to throw in a lot of smaller words so they understand.
If we can get every TFL member, NRA member, JFPO member and other gun owners to wear a flintlock for just one day - everyone across the nation… We will make a statement as loud as the shot that was heard around the world. (Of course that shot wasn’t actually heard until later - news traveled slower in those days)
We can call it the MILLION MUSKET MARCH!
How cool would that be? Sweet pictures come to my mind. Get some media coverage on it - let everyone know. Heck, it could become a FAD. A musket pistol could become a status symbol like a Rolex or a Laptop. The more decorated the better. CEOs would drive Mercs and have a solid gold flintlock tucked into his belt at the front of his Armani suit… Polished oil finished walnut stocks looking like phallic symbols of manhood all over the place… The Age of the Wimp would be nailed in its coffin.
After some years of flintlocks we could move to ornate Colt Single Action Army revolver clones and then eventually to the 1911 and to the wonder-nine and then back to the 1911 again.
Okay - I better calm down - getting way ahead of my self. Lets step back a sec and look at the Million Musket March vision for a second. This is doable. We could all do it on the 4th of July THIS year.
Any thoughts?
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To understand the true nature of a Politician - you have to look at the root words in Politics. Poli = meaning Many, and Tics = meaning blood sucking insects.
Makes sense. Kind of like a .45 you know? Well anyways, my point is not the load - but the pistol.
A simple little flintlock given to the lad for personal defense. And we read that he does indeed put that to good use - saving his life.
Black powder pistols and kits to make them can be purchased from most arms retailers and even on line. You can have them shipped to you directly with out the need of an FFL. Everyone can have one and I am not sure about the law on this, but I think they fall under the Curio status and there are not even age restrictions on the carry of these.
The US Army’s Military Police use crossed pistols of the flintlock variety as the symbol of office. While the Infantry of course uses rifles from the same era. No point in mentioning that actually, so let me move on.
In the time the 2nd was penned, these are the arms they had. Single shot. Muzzle loaded. Black powder. Made of metal and wood. Often decorated. Often carried simple tucked in the belt.
If Rosie and other Antis say that the second only applies to these muzzle loaders, then I say we should all get one. Even if you don’t have a lot of money - you can get a kit for about 50 bucks. If you cant afford a kit - go in with others on the purchases with the offer that when the kits arrive - you’ll put them all together. How ever you do it - get one. Once you got your flintlock pistol tuck it into your belt and carry it with you everywhere. If anyone asks (and hopefully they do because those kinds of guns will certainly be noticed) you can then take the moment to talk with them and use words such as liberty and infringed and then try to throw in a lot of smaller words so they understand.
If we can get every TFL member, NRA member, JFPO member and other gun owners to wear a flintlock for just one day - everyone across the nation… We will make a statement as loud as the shot that was heard around the world. (Of course that shot wasn’t actually heard until later - news traveled slower in those days)
We can call it the MILLION MUSKET MARCH!
How cool would that be? Sweet pictures come to my mind. Get some media coverage on it - let everyone know. Heck, it could become a FAD. A musket pistol could become a status symbol like a Rolex or a Laptop. The more decorated the better. CEOs would drive Mercs and have a solid gold flintlock tucked into his belt at the front of his Armani suit… Polished oil finished walnut stocks looking like phallic symbols of manhood all over the place… The Age of the Wimp would be nailed in its coffin.
After some years of flintlocks we could move to ornate Colt Single Action Army revolver clones and then eventually to the 1911 and to the wonder-nine and then back to the 1911 again.
Okay - I better calm down - getting way ahead of my self. Lets step back a sec and look at the Million Musket March vision for a second. This is doable. We could all do it on the 4th of July THIS year.
Any thoughts?
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To understand the true nature of a Politician - you have to look at the root words in Politics. Poli = meaning Many, and Tics = meaning blood sucking insects.
at itty bitty targets at 50 feet. I would not want to have to face him mano-a-mano at 50 yards with my Kimber. The man is sooooo smoooth with that thing. Black powder still rocks and rolls, it's justa bit messy, stinky and hard to store. The stuff has the nasty habit of going off when you don't want it to, but not when you want it to.