I fired a matchlock once. Kinda fun. I have a custom built replica of an 1790s flintlock with a four foot barrel and with the stock, it comes out to over five feet in length.
Nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhNTB_4DjDg
Deer taken on the first day of muzzleloading season Oct. 13 in Georgia with my .75 caliber matchlock musket. Shot taken at about 40 yards, ball went straight through it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ynEquVaAA4
Don’t know why he chucks his ram on this one.