The one thing I am proud of down here is that we have a total ban on using original muskets at events...pistols etc are another story but muskets njet. Too many issues in the 1980's etc besides the fact that in most cases they 'belong in a museum'. Pedersoli all the way
It's silly, and orig in good condition is actually more safe than most of the replicas people are running around with on events, like those from India/Pakistan.
Also Pedersoli is not some Holy company, I have personally seen Pedersoli guns break.
Also the Pedersoli replica's are having quite some inaccuracies, they are much too thick and too heavy compared to the orig guns.
The orig metal is much much stronger than the modern poured metal. You will be surprised.
The general idea in any case is that if people take care about their guns properly, use proper drill so they don't try to shoot 8 loads or their ramrod, things should be safe.
The story about those guns belonging in the museum also makes no sense, they were made to shoot, and that's what we do with them.
There are plenty of old guns laying around in peoples private ownership, and museums are filled with musket, a museum local to Olaf for instance has 40 muskets in the archive and only display the two best looking ones, it's senseless to claim they should all be in museums.