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muz·zleload·er
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muzzleloadernoun
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).
Etymology: from muzzle + load + -er
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Muzzleloader
A muzzleloader is any firearm into which the projectile and usually the propellant charge is loaded from the muzzle of the gun. This is distinct from the more popular modern designs of breech-loading firearms. The term "muzzleloader" may also apply to the marksman who specializes in the shooting of ML Firearms. The term of art is not meant to connote anything about whether the weapon's barrel had received the further machining step of rifling the barrel, so there are two broad classifications: rifled muzzleloaders and smooth bore muzzleloaders. The firing methods, paraphernalia and mechanism further divide both categories as do caliber. Modern muzzleloading firearms range from reproductions of sidelock, flintlock and percussion long guns, to in-line rifles that use modern inventions such as a closed breech, sealed primer and fast rifling to allow for considerable accuracy at long ranges. Modern Mortars use a shell with the propelling charge and primer attached at the base. Unlike older muzzleloading mortars which were loaded the same way as muzzleloading cannon, the modern mortar is fired by dropping the shell down the barrel where a pin fires the primer which ignites the main propelling charge. Both the modern mortar and the older mortar were used for high angle fire. However, the fact that the mortar is not loaded in separate steps may make its definition as a muzzleloader a matter of opinion.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of muzzleloader in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of muzzleloader in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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