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Originally Posted by Agemegos
In those circumstances, what sights and accessories might you have fitted to your Springfield Model 1861 (or equivalent) or your double-barrelled rifled caplock pistols with hair triggers? Is there something nifty that was invented recently but that could be made with TL5 tools and methods? Would you attach an imported optical sight, night-vision, or laser sight?
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A lot of this depends on the planned use.
A dueling pistol probably benefits from a laser sight.
A sniper's rifle with a (possibly nightvision) scope is pretty nasty as long as it has some acc.
With modern tech, it might be possible to design a cardboard cartridge you could fill with corned powder and a minnie ball that would significantly reduce reloading times on a muzzle loading caplock. This would be my goal if I was outfitting TL 4-5 troops.
If you can import machined pipes you can make a pretty good breech loader out of them if that is not rejecting the premise. Combine with cardboard cartridges for a major gun tech upgrade.
Chemical feed stocks for smokeless powder become interesting if you have that, as fire rate has increased enough that black powder fouling is a major issue. This is getting pretty close to outright bootstrapping to late TL5 though.
For sideways thinking, you can import remote surveillance camera with servo mounts you can probably re-purpose one of the servo outputs to fire your firearm or (set off an explosive) remotely.