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Essay / Difference Between Guns from 1770s to Today - 595
My essay is about how guns from 1770s to 1835 are different from how they are today. The oldest weapons I used in my essay are the Brown Bess Musket, Charleville Musket, and Flintlock Pistols. The most recent guns I have used are the Remington R51 Subcompact and the Cordoba. Weapons have many differences in many aspects of their operation. They have also evolved in different ways, especially in terms of design. The first gun I used was called the Brown Bess Musket. Back then, they had to reload the gun by placing the bullet in the gun and pushing it down with a metal rod. Because of this, it took longer and there was a greater chance of getting shot. They were also very difficult to handle compared to the weapons we currently have. For example, guns are now easy to reload. They were also more difficult to shoot because you had to be fast, and when you go fast you might miss your shot or not have reloaded correctly. Now if you miss your shot, you no longer need to take a minute or so to shoot again. This shows that guns have changed since the 1770s. The next gun is...