New England

Halchek Pond, northeast Connecticut ...

Also known as Pennsylvania long rifle. Used by American marksmen in the Revolutionary War; very accurate for its time, up to 200 yards; usually about 45 caliber. Trade-off for accuracy was slow rate-of-fire, 2 shots per minute or less. Both British and American line companies used "Brown Bess" smoothbore muskets, or variants thereof: 75 caliber, accuracy less than 90 yards, rate-of-fire up to 5 shots per minute. All infantry weapons of this era were muzzleloading. (Rate-of-fire data is from internet sources -- I am very skeptical: I think it was markedly slower.)