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No Lowballers - Ammunition Misfires: Flops and Oddities
Host Logan Metesh of High Caliber History and Allen Forkner from GunBroker delve into the history of ammunition, focusing on less-known and commercially unsuccessful rounds. They dig into some of the good ideas on paper that flopped in the field, and other ideas that worked but were torpedoed by bad marketing.
Rocketball Ammunition:
Discussion of Walter Hunt's invention of Rocketball ammo in 1848, a caseless ammunition concept ahead of its time.
Overview of its mechanics and reasons for commercial failure.
The Volcanic Lever Action Pistol:
Connection between Rocketball ammo and its use in the…
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