
50 caliber / 50 grain Hodgdon brand Triple Seven propellant pellets, a package of Winchester brand W209 Primers and a CVA brand. The man has lost his right hand as a result of the explosion.Īnother attorney's report details how a man purchased a new CVA. The attorney believes he was using the gun as directed by the manufacturer on the date of the accident. The accident occurred three days after he received the rifle as a gift from his daughter.
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There are no muzzleloading standards and there is no governing body on the American muzzleloading scene to effect any semblance of quality control or reasonable safety testing.Īccording to one attorney, his client is an ex-marine who has been trained for about 13 years on how to clean, load and fire a muzzle loading rifle. 1 Alabama Alabama was the 22nd state in the USA it became a state on December 14, 1819.In my opinion, far too many people have had their lives destroyed by reportedly using cheap imported muzzleloaders as directed by manufacturer's printed instructions. State Abbreviation - AL State Capital - Montgomery Largest City - Birmingham Area - 52,423 square miles Population - 4,447,100 (as of 2000) Name for Residents - Alabamans Major Industries - agriculture (cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, poultry, and livestock), hydroelectric power, mining (coal, limestone, iron ore), steel-making Major Rivers - Tombigbee River, Alabama River, Tennessee River, Chattahoochee River Major Lakes -Guntersville Lake, Wilson Lake, Martin Lake, West Point Lake, Lewis Smith Lake Highest Point - Cheaha Mountain - 2407 feet, (734 m) above sea level Number of Counties - 67 Bordering States - Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico Origin of the Name Alabama - Alabama means "tribal town" in the language of the local Creek Indians State Nickname - Heart of Dixie, "Yellowhammer State" State Motto - "Audemus jura nostra defendere" - We Dare Defend Our Rights State Song - Alabama Dinosaur Fossils Found in Alabama - Lophorhothon, Nodosaurus Alabama State Symbols and Emblems:State Flag The official state flag of Alabama is called the "crimson cross of St. Andrew's," a red cross on a white background.

This flag was adopted in 1895, and was patterned from the Confederate Battle Flag. This flag can be any type of rectangle (even a square) but the crimson bars must be six inches wide. Alaska was the 49th state in the USA it became a state on January 3, 1959.Ģ Alaska State Abbreviation - AK State Capital - Juneau Largest City - Anchorage Area - 656,425 square miles Population - 626,932 (as of 2000) Name for Residents - Alaskans Major Industry - oil (petroleum) Major Rivers - Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Colville River, Copper River Major Lakes - Iliamna Lake, Aleknagik Lake, Becharof Lake, Clark Lake, Minchumina Lake Highest Point - Mt. McKinley - 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level - this is the highest point in the USA.

Number of Boroughs (Counties) - 27 Bordering US States - none Bordering Country - Canada Bordering Body of Water - Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska Origin of the Name Alaska - The word Alaska is from the Aleut Indian word "alaxsxaq" or "agunalaksh" that mean the mainland or shore.


State Nickname - The Last Frontier State Motto - "North To The Future" State Song - Alaska's Flag Dinosaur Fossils Found in Alaska - Albertosaurus, Ankylosaur (unknown genus), Edmontosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Saurornitholestes, Thescelosaurus, Troödon Alaska State Symbols and Emblems:State Flag The official state flag of Alaska was officially adopted in 1959. The golden stars represent the Big Dipper (an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear) and the North Star, also called Polaris (representing Alaska's northern location). This beautiful flag was chosen from a flag-designing contest. It was designed in 1926 by a 13-year-old Native American boy named Bennie Benson. Bennie was from the village of Chignik he won a 1,000-dollar scholarship and a watch for winning the contest.ģ Arizona Arizona was the 48th state in the USA it became a state on February 14, 1912.
