(1) A volley of musket fire

(2) I tried to sleep, but the echo of the musket fire woke me from my light slumber and pierced my heart with panic.

(3) She held a musket and fired several shots, each hitting their marks.

(4) What nerve it must have taken to run into the face of massed musket fire.

(5) The soldiers were hurriedly leaving the scene, their muskets over their shoulders, not even sparing a look back at the panicked crowd.

(6) Instead, he saw the men walking calmly, saw them carefully scanning the terrain ahead of them, muskets ready to fire.