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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات You're welcome. I have an 1860 Army percussion revolver and a Remington. I'll eventually do a video with those, too. 16
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@hickok45منذ 14 سنوات Good points! It's difficult to enjoy shooting at 50 to 80 yards, as the sights are designed for longer distances. One of these days I'm going to have the front sight built up about a quarter of an inch. 1
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات Thanks. If you are a subscriber, you should get an email letting you know I've been at it again, playing around on the range! :-) 4
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات Actually, with a standard powder charge, I think they are easier on the ears. It's a "big" sound, but because many of them are large caliber id="hidden2" class="buttons"> with slower moving bullets, I don't think they are as loud, or as ear-piercing. ....وسعت 1
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات IF the steel targets are perfectly flat with no edges, it's rare to get anything back. You still want to always wear glasses, though, and not shoot id="hidden3" class="buttons"> from too close. Most of the steel is hardened steel, too, which is even better. ....وسعت 1
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@hickok45منذ 12 سنوات @pclfire320, Actually, I always make a POINT to do that. I want lots of air circulating through there to make sure anything left IS burned out before I id="hidden4" class="buttons"> start loading again. I don't want a smoldering ember down in there for five minutes. :-) I've done it this way for almost 40 years and it's worked for me. ....وسعت 1
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@hickok45منذ 14 سنوات Not sure, but it would be tough to hit anybody with a smoothbore flintlock at more than 50 or 60 yards. The Enfield, with rifled barrel, might be accurate way out there for hundreds of yards.
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات No, that's something I don't have. Interesting gun, though. Do you have one? I think it's interesting the way they load. 1
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@hickok45منذ 14 سنوات Not too bad. It depends on your powder load, but it's not that bad to shoot. 1
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@hickok45منذ 14 سنوات @danzig387 , Yes, it was made in England. I think I paid that much for it at the time. 1
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات I don't get my chronograph very often, as knowing the exact bullet velocity is not something I care much about. Nothing that slow about these big muzzle id="hidden6" class="buttons"> loaders; they sling big heavy slugs of lead that you can crank up if you like. ....وسعت 1
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات Probably so, but I don't trust the hammer even at half cock. I just make sure my fingers off the trigger and I'm pointed into the woods. Thanks for the suggestion.
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@hickok45منذ 11 سنوات People with even a passing interest in being educated; that's who. 8
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@SJMadCatمنذ 13 سنوات This is the first Hickok45 video i saw, hooked ever since! Love your videos! 5
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@hickok45منذ 14 سنوات @Killermuffin1 , Don't 'think I've ever seen any of those anywhere. 1
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@Dank_Burritoمنذ 4 سنوات Love how he checked over his shoulder for "soldiers" at one point. 3
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@TheZamboonمنذ 11 سنوات We all need a hickok in our lives. This man has taught me more about firearms than anybody else and has fuelled my passion for them just as much as my dad. Keep these videos coming Hickok45. 2
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@hickok45منذ 14 سنوات I"ll send you a link to a muzzle loading forum that might help. There are people in there who know much more about this stuff than I do. I just dabble in it; some of them do nothing BUT this stuff.
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات Oh, if I were a hunter, I'd probably use this gun for deer. I doubt you'd have to follow a blood trail after a solid hit with a .58 caliber Enfield. 1
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@plunkadelicdaydreamمنذ 10 سنوات This video helps explain an important and historical detail about the importance of aiming low when firing this weapon. Thanks for posting! 1
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@hickok45منذ 11 سنوات I take them off immediately for that reason. I want any embers that might be left in there to get plenty of oxygen and burn before I get back to reloading. id="hidden11" class="buttons"> I sometimes even blow in the barrel. I'm not interested in relying on burning embers down there staying calm just because the cap is still on the nipple. :-) ....وسعت
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات Thanks, but I'm planning on bright lights and Hooters girls in future videos! :-)
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@thecomposer582منذ 8 سنوات "We haven't seen any soldiers trying to invade in the last hour or two." Haha! You're the best! I really want a musket. This one is amazing. 2
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@hickok45منذ 14 سنوات @dko9873 , Because you really wouldn't fire that many rounds in about two hours of having fun, it's not very expensive. You definitely don't want to try it if you hate dirt. :-)
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@Del350K4منذ 13 سنوات I watched this and the flintlock video because I was reading about the war in a Bernard Cornwell novel. Watching them made me realise how You Tube makes id="hidden14" class="buttons"> it possible to access high-quality user-generated material. It really is a case of "thanks for posting"! ....وسعت
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@Blake10190منذ 12 سنوات at 1:51 you can hear that you are still able to hit the steel even when throwing a spent cap blindly behind you shoulder, what a shot!!!!! HickOK45 for PRESIDENT!
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@hickok45منذ 15 سنوات Yes, you notice I'm wearing ear plugs. 1
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@miragexl007منذ 10 سنوات nice to see this older video. After quite a bit a shooting.more modern firearms this past year or two, I'm looking forward to shooting the old id="hidden16" class="buttons">muzzle loader this next weekend when I visit my brother in TN. A group of guys/old timers get together for a 1/2 day shooting back in the woods. Have done this twice before.good times. Nice to slow down and have some fun with interesting shots that are set up. ....وسعت 1
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@njtech2005منذ 13 سنوات Fascinating introduction. Thanks for the history lesson and safety tips. 1
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@topcityresمنذ 11 سنوات I've been watching civil war videos on YouTube all night. Course Hickok was in the suggested list. Hickok, you make a damn good video. I learn more from you then the dang history channel. Keep em comin'.
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@JabutiTVمنذ 13 سنوات 1:24 "he slips right on.. the nipple." hahahah! I'm immature. but you're awesome! 15
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@BonesTheCatمنذ 12 سنوات I've had one shot of a muzzle loader and that shot stuck with me. I'll look at this sort of shooting when I get a bit older. Great vid Mr. Hickok, once again. 1
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@NCLUSAمنذ 12 سنوات After watching hickok45's videos I have no great desire to make any shooting videos again, there's no way I could make a video good as his. Great videos.
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@Tsagiaمنذ 12 سنوات Fantastic presentation and narration.Very good video,well done sir. 1
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@HighlandFoxxمنذ 10 سنوات Lovely example of a fine British rifle. The American Springfield is just as nice too :) 7
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@unopepito06منذ 15 سنوات It's amazing to think soldiers could do all this in the heat of battle. Like you said, I'm sure they had tricks to make things go more quickly, but still those caps. very easy to drop, lol. 1
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@roshangupta1403منذ 8 سنوات Man in just 60 or so years look how much better tech had gotten since the days of the Revolutionary War! 36
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@Ralastarمنذ 15 سنوات It was very informative and interesting. Your videos are so much better than T.V. shows about guns. No commercials or B.S. glitter and flashing lights.
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@JW56JWمنذ 15 سنوات Smell of blackpowder in the morning. Seems like somebody likes war movies. Apocalypse now. Great videos Hickok44!
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@MrMat4570منذ 14 سنوات Great video the hickok great to see you with the front stuffers and very imformative , I have a 1961 smooth bore Enfield that was my great grandfathers made by Tower very nice rifle for something that is 149 years old.
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@pedrorltrooper3964منذ 2 سنوات I love how in 12 years Hickok didn’t change at all
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@jroberts7387منذ 15 سنوات No I don't have one, but I would love to find one. Like you, I love the older military rifles because of the history that's behind them. The Krag-Jorgenson was a very unique gun at the time it was made.
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@bonehead292yblock5منذ 7 سنوات I gotta get one of them my ancestors used this rifle 24
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@MegaSeabeesمنذ 12 سنوات Awesome maaann. I was just about now reading Bernard Cornwell's Starbuck Chronicles and finally i catched on to how the whole thing works.And good aim too you have. Keep on with this videos
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@63DW89Aمنذ 11 سنوات Proper loading technique is to seat the Minie bullet on the powder charge with two light raps of the heavy steel ramrod. The "rap" is roughly id="hidden25" class="buttons"> equivalent to dropping the ramrod 18 inches twice onto the bullet to seat it. This expands the Minie to so snugly to fit the bore that the bullet won't budge. I've actually banged the inverted muzzle on a wooden bench with rifle butt vertical, and then used the ramrod to show people that the seated Minie Bullet did not move up the bore! ....وسعت 1
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@cromag7766منذ 12 سنوات Just recieved a genuine 1860 Enfield from my father in law, who asked me to sell it if i have a mind to. After seeing this video i can tell you that is not happening. Great video, thank you!
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@TurpDotNetمنذ 10 سنوات Such a great weapon. Used in the Crimean War too (1853-56). We have them for our Crimean Impression and you very rarely missfire with them. We ram the id="hidden27" class="buttons"> power and paper down which makes all the difference. Great video! Subbed! ....وسعت
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@rossaustمنذ 12 سنوات Just purchased an Enfield 58 Cal, and this was a helpful intro to using it. I plan a few sessions with our Black Powder Club though. No substitute for id="hidden28" class="buttons"> training. The demo's I had attended I noted a mop was used between shots to eliminate any sparks. Any comment? A big change from shooting my family of .303 Enfields, but still fits in with the Military Discipline. I discovered the BP Discipline has a Military Competition for the BP Rifle. May yet convert some of my colleagues to the Dark Side. ....وسعت
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@henerymagمنذ 11 سنوات I have a 3 band Pedersoli and it's my favorite to shoot. Smoke and flash and black greasy hands. Deadly accurate too. Would not want to face one in id="hidden29" class="buttons"> combat with that big 500gr soft lead minie. 900 fps but what damage it could do. Great videos I've learned a lot about different guns. ....وسعت 1
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@LizardWizardHTXمنذ 7 سنوات ive seen alot of hickock45 videos. and that gong shot was the loudest I have ever heard. holy crap
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@cherokidمنذ 12 سنوات It's great you have that information. I had ancestors in the Confederate Army. One was severly wounded in the battle of Peach Tree Creek in front of id="hidden30" class="buttons"> Atlanta. He survived and although lived quite a few years after the war never fully recovered. I believe he fought in the Confederate Army of the Tennessee. ....وسعت
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@resozvمنذ 12 سنوات Muzzle loading is a labor of love, but fun. T/C with powerbelts & pyrodex here. Late "musket" season for whitetails is a real challenge. id="hidden31" class="buttons"> On the quest to watch all 620. Got this far & still haven't heard the signature Life Is Good. :( Thanks again hickok. ....وسعت
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@89tonstarمنذ 10 سنوات Interestingly there was a smooth bore version of this rifle imported from England. It was about as short as a musketoon and it was issued primarily to id="hidden32" class="buttons"> kitchen crews to use to hunt small game to supplement government issued food. ....وسعت 1
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@gunnarconleyمنذ 9 سنوات Used to teach the boy scouts how to shoot this rifle. I really love this style of rifle it's very traditional
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@71cgtمنذ 11 سنوات I have a repro Parker Hale Whitworth that is the first firearm to have a hexagonal bore. Glock, HK and others are using a design that was perfected in id="hidden33" class="buttons"> the 1850's (roughly 1857). The Whitworth with tang sights will hit a basket ball at 600 yard, Scoped will hit basket ball at 1000 yards. It takes a slide rule and understanding of Geometry to with scoped rifle since mounted on side. The Enfield was a major design improvement over previous designs the projo at 500gr was DEADLY, easy load n shoot ....وسعت
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@almeraversus3930منذ 8 سنوات Americans are lucky they are open to so many firearms 28
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@Martinberginمنذ 12 سنوات Love the vids hickok45 I just bought myself an origional 2 band enfield from 1872 beautifulrifle with origional bayonet and scabbard
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@MrBigden37منذ 13 سنوات I have much interest in the civil war era and the weapons used during that time period. Very nice. BTW. The devil himself trounced around your area also id="hidden34" class="buttons"> known as "Nathan Bedford Forrest". Without a doubt one of the most feared and respected calvary officers during the civil war. One bad ass dude! ....وسعت
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@grumpyson2510منذ 14 سنوات @freshy789 - this particular musket is a sergeants musket known as a 2 bander. The 3 banders were carried by the regular soldiers. the 2 bander has a more id="hidden35" class="buttons"> elaborate sword style bayonet, where the 3 bander used the more common straight pointed tip bayonet. So in short they were both used within the infantry. ....وسعت
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@captainrob9044منذ 2 سنوات I learned in a random Civil War reenactment at the Kennesaw Battlefield that you must load your rifle correctly. Also, if too much paper gets in the barrel your gun will malfunction and cease operation.
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@gamesbokمنذ 11 سنوات After the Charge of the Light Bregade the Scotts Guards took the counter charge of the Russian Heavy Cavelry. They opened fire at 800yards with Enfields id="hidden37" class="buttons"> and stopped the charge. On being challenged why he hadn't formed square the commander said, 'I saw no need'. ....وسعت 1
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@blackpowderfirearmenthusia3194منذ 4 سنوات I'm going to get one. Thank you for sharing this video.
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@Point221bمنذ 11 سنوات 01.50, that spent cap landed in the spent cap collecting tin on the loading bench, damn, he's good!
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@FAA-DPEمنذ 6 سنوات I'm a card-carrying member of Sons of Confederate Veterans and this is my rifle of choice for reenactments and exhibitions.
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@MrPatriot1911منذ 14 سنوات Hey hickok, love your videos, the best on youtube. I was wondering where I could get either an Enfield (preferably a Birmingham made like yours, not an id="hidden39" class="buttons"> Italian made) or a '61 Springfield for shooting and re-enacting. For a modest price, of course. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Thanks, keep the videos comin! ....وسعت 1
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@GunOwnerDanمنذ 15 سنوات Great video. There's a video of a guy here on youtube(mag30th I think) shooting a target 450 yards away with his 1853 enfield. I think he said he has to aim about 75 feet above the target!
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@boydgrandy5769منذ 10 سنوات The percussion cap was brought into common use in the 1820s. Prior to that, a rather peculiar fulminate of mercury cap patent was held from 1807 by a Scots Parson who proposed it as a method for ignition for flintlock fowling pieces that did not scare the birds when the pan powder lit off. He actually won a successful patent infringement suit in 1819 against a British gun maker, so percussion firearms were being produced as early as the Napoleonic war (Waterloo was in 1815), though not in great numbers until his patent expired.
Caplocks were in common use in the eastern US by the late 1820s, and the US Army bought percussion carbines in the 1830s, and of course thousands of flintlock firearms were converted between the 1820s and well into the Civil War.
70% of the firearms that are held as exhibits at the Alamo museaum are of caplock ignition, many converted. That fight dates from 1836, as you know. ....وسعت
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@grumpyson2510منذ 14 سنوات back in the time the standard rifleman could put 3 mini balls down range per minute. So if you had enough rounds, that could take you to 360 rounds in id="hidden42" class="buttons"> a time of 2 hours. Firing these muskets are all kinds of fun. I've owned a pattern 1853 replica 3 bander for about a year and it is my favorite firearm that I own. Everyone should get a chance to hold and fire one of these beautiful pieces of artwork, to appreciate its weight and power when the cap ignites the powder. ....وسعت
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@oldreb1343منذ 13 سنوات hey hickock was wondering did you made your stock shine like that urself or did it come like that beautiful parkerhale by the way love the video very accurate id="hidden43" class="buttons"> you should make more videos on this gun or make a video of several of you blackpowder weapons would be very interesting ....وسعت
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@155jwatsonمنذ 13 سنوات well me again i had the choice of a brown bess or a caplock enfield witch would you recomend to buy and use because i do reinactments and i have to use a friends
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@Bronywithguns870منذ 12 سنوات One interesting thing that i learned from the civil war is that when loading their guns both sides would have little premeasured packets of powder in little id="hidden45" class="buttons"> paper or cotton packets and they would just rip it open with their teeth and pour the powder down the barrel but this is a very good video and i love muzzleloading guns ....وسعت
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@xlrv1منذ 12 سنوات The last two vowels in the name Minié are both pronounced - the accent on é ensures that it is sounded and is not a silent e. Transcribed in ordinary English the name would be Mee-nee-ay, except that "ee" and "ay" are prounounced more crisply and quickly than in English. So the name has three vowel sounds, not two. Love your explanations - great video. ....وسعت
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@masterco93منذ 14 سنوات Hickok, Thanks for this great video, but I have a question please. What was the average range for the flintlock musket and the caplock ones ? The range id="hidden47" class="buttons"> I mean means at what distance the soldier will still be able to aim and kill a man. thanks once again :) ....وسعت
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@danjewell2612منذ 2 سنوات Mr. 45
Could you please do a comparison with a Canik TP 9 elite sc Glock 26 1
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@fishblade2منذ 12 سنوات I was wondering how you are capable of shooting so many shots without some type of cleaning for the gun. I know you said that the mine ball helps with id="hidden48" class="buttons"> the loading but I have a modern muzzleloader and I'm firing cleaner modern black powder substituents and I still have to clean the gun after 4 or 5 shots to be able to load the bullet again without struggling with all my might to get it down the barrel.. Lastly what would you do to keep the mine ball in best form for shooting long distance? ....وسعت
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@MarkoSRBaمنذ 13 سنوات @hickok45 You have awesone videos,i really respect your speach about guns,very good.Thank you for videos(sorry for bad eng im from Serbia)
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@Killermuffin1منذ 14 سنوات @hickok45 I've dug them up out of the ground around Franklin, Tennessee (in which I had ancestors fighting on both sides in the same battle). I've id="hidden49" class="buttons"> never seen a Minié ball for sale like them before in my life, so I'd imagine that ammunition quite like the original Enfield ball would be quite difficult to find in modern times. ....وسعت
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@usaalwaysمنذ 13 سنوات Nice video. I am interested in purchasing a firing musket, but google-searching keeps runing into non-firing muskets. I live in eastern PA. Where can I get one? Thanx
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@tempo529منذ 11 سنوات My favorite gun to shoot! Messy yes,but fun,oh heck yes!
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@Panzerzimmerpflanzeمنذ 13 سنوات So other than the poor sights, how do you like the parker hale? I'm considering buying a PH 1861 musketoon for hunting, since I hunt in dense bush id="hidden51" class="buttons"> and am currently carrying a heavy as heck 50 cal hawken that's also too long. I like the weight and length of the PH musketoon, but am not sure that it's capable of the groupings I'd like. I know I'd probably need a different rear sight, but that would be pointless if the gun just won't group, hence the question :p ....وسعت
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@LizzyTexBordenمنذ 15 سنوات I learned a lot watching this. Thanks.
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@stewman65منذ 8 سنوات Since Hickok45 was shooting high, he had to hold a foot low, could you correct this with less powder.?? Or would this be a wrong way to adjust.??
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@yoho951منذ 14 سنوات how much recoil do those things have? like compared to an 8mm mauser. and how expensive is the rifle, the bullets, and the powder/tools?
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@yoho951منذ 14 سنوات @Killermuffin1 haha i live in cali and my moms best friend lives in franklin and i went there to the carnton and the carter house a few years back. it was awesome. where did u go to dig the bullets up?
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@jkeys251منذ 15 سنوات Thanks for these unique shooting sessions and history lessons. I haven't seen any of the other youtube gun reviewers doing this kind of stuff. We tend id="hidden53" class="buttons"> to think if these older technology guns as quaint and somehow less deadly but man, look at the size of that ball! What is the average muzzle velocity on that big old caliber? From the sound of the report on the steel targets it doesn't sound as slow as I would imagine. ....وسعت
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@puZAEdrمنذ 10 سنوات Are the 2 band Enfileds from Dixie Gun Works good quality?
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@taco1030منذ 13 سنوات does using patches in round lead balls prevent less fouling build up after each shot?
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@ganimed1976منذ 13 سنوات Those old rifles are very powerful. When you get a hit into your left shoulder with that, you lose your left leg also ;)
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@EvMundمنذ 12 سنوات @1966Daywalker WELL THE THING IS I DROPPED MY LAPTOP A WHILE BACK AND NOW I HAVE TO HOLD SHIFT TO TYPE IN LOWER-CASE. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
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@ParticularBaptist1689منذ 13 سنوات Your videos are awesome. I love guns. Where did you get your flintlock?
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@MissyMarieNمنذ 13 سنوات @1966Daywalker It depends where you are. MA requires you to have a permit to buy powder. Although you are allowed to buy muzzle loaders without any sort of permit because its considered a "primative" weapon.
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@ScarletAvatarمنذ 12 سنوات Is there any difference between this and a sidelock, or are they the one and same?
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@RenaissanceMan929منذ 15 سنوات Dadgum it, I want one!! That looks like a lot of fun.
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@rocketfiremanمنذ 12 سنوات I have one of these from the civil war era. how do I find out if I can shoot it. Also the ram rod is bent can this be fixed. I would like to shoot this some day it been in the family and now i have it.
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@sector150منذ 7 سنوات With the Traditions cva 45 cal percussion muzzleloader, can you use pyrodex?