I came across this interesting quote on pg. 92 in, Trench Warfare Under Grant & Lee, by Earl J. Hess: William C. Jordan of the 15th Ala. commented how the troops learned to reload faster.
"Jordan noted that his fellow Alabamians learned to secure their ramrods under the headlog in such a way that they stuck straight out. This way, they could reload more quickly by shoving the barrel forward onto the metal rod, jerk the gun back, put on a cap and fire."
How would that be accomplished if there's not much ramrod left to brace it in the headlog??? Obviously, I know of removing the ramrod from the channel so that you don't have to replace it every time but this has me stumped!!! Anyone else know how this is accomplished??? I can't see a a visual of this and have it make sense.
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"Jordan noted that his fellow Alabamians learned to secure their ramrods under the headlog in such a way that they stuck straight out. This way, they could reload more quickly by shoving the barrel forward onto the metal rod, jerk the gun back, put on a cap and fire."
How would that be accomplished if there's not much ramrod left to brace it in the headlog??? Obviously, I know of removing the ramrod from the channel so that you don't have to replace it every time but this has me stumped!!! Anyone else know how this is accomplished??? I can't see a a visual of this and have it make sense.
Anyway, just wanted to share this comment....
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