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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8294263" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>Also worth noting: A wheellock pistol within arm's reach of a person with a sword and lethal intent would be useless.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]-YKrmnRFZJQ[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Because pulling the trigger causes the spring-loaded wheel to spin in order to strike a spark that essentially ignites two separate flames a moment apart, there's that lovely moment of hesitation between pulling the trigger and the shot actually firing. Not a full comedic beat (For those of you who do a bunch of acting or enjoy watching comedy films) but more time than most people in that proximity would be comfortable with.</p><p></p><p>Add to that the large size of the weapon, and you have something that can be turned aside by a hand or a weapon before it can be fired.</p><p></p><p>A sword, on the other hand, can not be turned aside before it is fired, because there is no delay and it does not fire!</p><p></p><p>Thus the person who selects the wheellock pistol in close quarters combat will be left with a VERY expensive club, while the person with the sword will have a sword.</p><p></p><p>And someone who has a sword -and- the use of two perfectly functioning hands can use one hand to wield the sword, while the other deflects the pistol away from their body, rendering the shot wasted. In the event the person with the wheellock pistol attempts to do the same with the sword at the same time, they will have one perfectly functioning hand to use that -very- expensive club with.</p><p></p><p>Here's a different video with appropriate timings provided. Shot at 400 frames per second and slowed to 50% speed.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]Hw8YVkr8D-8[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>By the 1 second mark the wheel has stopped rotating. So there is a 1/2 second delay in firing, there. After the wheel has stopped, the initial flare of sparks begins right at the 2 second mark. This provides us with a further 1/2 second delay in firing. We're up to 1 second, now!</p><p></p><p>Just before the 3 second mark, the primer catches, and the pistol fires with the brief muzzle flash vanishing right at the 4 second mark.</p><p></p><p>For those of you playing the home game. This gives your attacker over 1 full second of recognizing you have the wheellock, recognizing it is aimed at them, and attempting to both push the gun away and move their body out of your firing line. That is, of course, not including any time spent raising the weapon in order to aim it at your target.</p><p></p><p>That may not -seem- like much time. But the average -conscious- human reaction occurs within 0.25 seconds of seeing danger. That's going from seeing danger, recognizing what it is, and beginning the initial reaction to it. The remaining 8 tenths of a second is more than enough time to quickly slap the danger aside.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8294263, member: 6796468"] Also worth noting: A wheellock pistol within arm's reach of a person with a sword and lethal intent would be useless. [MEDIA=youtube]-YKrmnRFZJQ[/MEDIA] Because pulling the trigger causes the spring-loaded wheel to spin in order to strike a spark that essentially ignites two separate flames a moment apart, there's that lovely moment of hesitation between pulling the trigger and the shot actually firing. Not a full comedic beat (For those of you who do a bunch of acting or enjoy watching comedy films) but more time than most people in that proximity would be comfortable with. Add to that the large size of the weapon, and you have something that can be turned aside by a hand or a weapon before it can be fired. A sword, on the other hand, can not be turned aside before it is fired, because there is no delay and it does not fire! Thus the person who selects the wheellock pistol in close quarters combat will be left with a VERY expensive club, while the person with the sword will have a sword. And someone who has a sword -and- the use of two perfectly functioning hands can use one hand to wield the sword, while the other deflects the pistol away from their body, rendering the shot wasted. In the event the person with the wheellock pistol attempts to do the same with the sword at the same time, they will have one perfectly functioning hand to use that -very- expensive club with. Here's a different video with appropriate timings provided. Shot at 400 frames per second and slowed to 50% speed. [MEDIA=youtube]Hw8YVkr8D-8[/MEDIA] By the 1 second mark the wheel has stopped rotating. So there is a 1/2 second delay in firing, there. After the wheel has stopped, the initial flare of sparks begins right at the 2 second mark. This provides us with a further 1/2 second delay in firing. We're up to 1 second, now! Just before the 3 second mark, the primer catches, and the pistol fires with the brief muzzle flash vanishing right at the 4 second mark. For those of you playing the home game. This gives your attacker over 1 full second of recognizing you have the wheellock, recognizing it is aimed at them, and attempting to both push the gun away and move their body out of your firing line. That is, of course, not including any time spent raising the weapon in order to aim it at your target. That may not -seem- like much time. But the average -conscious- human reaction occurs within 0.25 seconds of seeing danger. That's going from seeing danger, recognizing what it is, and beginning the initial reaction to it. The remaining 8 tenths of a second is more than enough time to quickly slap the danger aside. [/QUOTE]
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