Kentucky Trade Rifle

[ChalkLine]

Does anyone know the stats for the KTR? I can't find it in ed.4

[nuke11]

I don't remember a Kentucky Trade Rifle in the 4th edition either, but in Bullets and Blue Grass there is the .40 cal Trade Rifle which I believe is from the KFS, so I guess this could be it.

In The Starnaman Incident there is an .80 cal musket, .80 cal horse pistol and .50 cal percussion rifle and these are from along the Mississippi River areas by various blacksmiths.

[ChalkLine]

Originally Posted by nuke11

I don't remember a Kentucky Trade Rifle in the 4th edition either, but in Bullets and Blue Grass there is the .40 cal Trade Rifle which I believe is from the KFS, so I guess this could be it.

In The Starnaman Incident there is an .80 cal musket, .80 cal horse pistol and .50 cal percussion rifle and these are from along the Mississippi River areas by various blacksmiths.

Thanks!

I haven't played any of the scenarios yet, we're just starting a Dischord game

[Matt W]

I suspect that the Trade Rifle was a scaled-down replica of the Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket (complete with spike bayonet)

Calibre is .40 and according to "Bullets and Bluegrass" the e-factor is 11 with solid shot and 14 with a Minie ball. It has an alleged effective range of 300m. But these things are made of soft steel and deliberately intended to wear out within 10 years, so that range is probably for newer examples.

Weight is 6kg

[ArmySGT.]

Name .50 Hawken rifle
Type Early 19th century percussion cap rifle
Date 1840
Caliber .54
Length 36in, 91.44cm
E- Factor 17
Muzzle Velocity 1575 fps
Weight Empty 10.5lbs, 4.8kg
Weight Loaded 10.55lbs, 4.8kg
Effective Range 400m
Maximum Range 700m
Type of Fire single shot muzzle loader
Rate of Fire 6 rpm
Feed Device 1 round ball (230 grain), wad, and powder.
Feed Device Weight 0.52oz 0.014kg (14.9 g ball, 90 grain/ 5.8 g powder)
Basic Load 50 rounds 0.96 kg ball, 0.36kg powder,
Basic Load Weight 0.132kg

Mid 1800s American Plains rifle muzzle loaded, open blade sights, percussion cap ignition. Used into the 1880s westward expansion. Named for the Hawken brothers of St. Louis, MO. Prior to 1840 these would be flintlock ignitions. Characterized by being short (33-36 in, 84-91.5cm) and a larger caliber. .36 and .45 calibers being preferred for hunting rifles at that period to conserve lead. This is the rifle of the Mountain man and Plains hunters.

[ArmySGT.]

Name .45 Kentucky Rifle
Type Early 18th century flintlock rifle
Date 1700s
Caliber .45
Length 44in, 112cm
E- Factor 11 ball
Muzzle Velocity 1200 fps (366 mps),
Weight Empty 8lbs, 3.6kg
Weight Loaded 10.55lbs, 4.8kg
Effective Range 100m
Maximum Range 500m
Type of Fire single shot muzzle loader
Rate of Fire 2 rpm
Feed Device 1 round ball (128 grain), wad, and powder (90 grain).
Feed Device Weight 0.5oz 0.0141kg (0.29oz/8.3g ball, 0.21oz/5.8 g powder)
Basic Load 50 rounds 25oz/0.70 kg ball, 10.5oz/0.3kg powder,
Basic Load Weight 35.5oz /1kg

The rifled musket used primarily as a hunting arm in Colonial America. Calibers varied from .25 (6.4mm) up to .69 (17.5mm) and lengths for a rifle varied from 38 (91.4cm) to 46 inches . Used typically with round ball and sometime buck and ball (a round ball with 4-6 smaller buckshot pellets atop.