This type of gun was easier to use because it didn't use a match cord to light the powder, but by using the flintlock system, the accuracy of gunfire was lower than match cord guns; using the percussion lock system, the accuracy of fire and the shooting distance were almost equal to match cord guns, but guns could be used even in the rain.
火縄を用いないため運用が楽になったが、フリントロック式では命中精度は火縄銃並以下、パーカッション式は、命中精度、射程距離共に火縄銃と変わらないが、雨中でも使用できた。