@Tjita1 I will have to correct myself. The weapon has to be made before 1890 and unable to chamber a gastight cartridge i.e. muzzleloaders. So replicas does not count.
Interesting thing is that muzzleloaderes are license free in Sweden. To put that in perspective, a .177 pellet gun requires licence if its muzzle velocity is above 199 m/s.
nice vid.... only think that i see wrong with this is after you fire the musket you take your cap off the nipple. just be careful when doing this because you are letting air into the chamber where imbers could ignite the powder when you load another round. you should always replace the cap after you have poured powder and rammed your bullet home. great vid. though happy shooting "nothing like the smell of powder in the air"
@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 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.
The reason that Civil War soldiers didn't have to line up in a bunched up little formationg is because the Capslock Rifles were much more accurate considering they had rifled barrels (Is that the right Barrel?). Also I believe that these Capslocks had greater distance than the Flintlocks too. In the Revolutionary War and the war of 1812, Which is where the USA National Antheme (Don't know how to spell, I'm only 13) Came from by the way, even from 50 paces you could only hope to hit your target.
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 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?
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 you should make more videos on this gun or make a video of several of you blackpowder weapons would be very interesting
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
@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.
@1966Daywalker You're so lucky.Here in the UK i had to get an explosives licence to keep blackpowder as its still classed as an explosive and not a propellant.
@vegas2004 Thats the one thing that is a pain in the ass about the English related countries among others is that they are so restrictive on firearms. It really makes no sense at all.
@coltar1234 You can find black powder at sporting goods stores, costs about twenty five dollars a pound and you dont need a license. A pound gets roughly one hundred rounds. Triple seven can be used too but it has a bit more power.
@preppie882000 A good rifle men could fire 2-3 rounds a minute which may sound slow but remember that one regiment usually had 1,000 men so there was tons of lead flying arround but many soldiers would not be able load that quickly because it was so chaotic that many soldiers would panick and load several bullets not realizing.
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 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
a lot of misfires that occured in the civil war was due to soldiers not putting the percussion cap on the nipple they would load the rifle shoot then load it again real quick, it was said they recovered 100's of guns from the battlefields unlucky soldiers that were loaded powder-ball-powder-ball
@BlltPrffAsssn Yeah, After Gettysburg they found 37,000 rifles and of those rifles 24,000 were loaded and 13,000 of those had multiple bullets in them, in one case they found one loaded 24 times I think it was. It was often so loud they couldn't tell wether they shot the rifle or not so while they were panicking under fire they would load their guns several times without a percussian cap.
i have an origonal mini ball from gettysburg, a antique store owner gave it to me for free since my great + uncle was in that battle, it has little white stuff on it most of the lead is visable and it has blood on it
I own a parker hale enfield model 1853. it is set up for a socket bayonet, yours must be a model 1858 as it supports a sword bayonet. My ladder site is graduated to 900yds. Did the 1858 model lose 300yds? great video
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 it possible to access high-quality user-generated material. It really is a case of "thanks for posting"!
i have a basic idea of flint locks and the cap lock ive never fired one i know how to i just dont have one but i have a question.......could you use smokeless powder they use now in cartriges to fire them. ive just always wondered
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 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!
@155jwatson if like me you live in the uk the gun laws are so tight we are reduced to buying original muzzle loaders off ticket as they are classed as obsolete calibres ,,,but then again if we want the hassle of applying for a class 1 firearms we can buy the repro,s on ticket ,,yes this sounds crazy,,but thats the way it is here,,i prefer to buy the golden oldies at antiuqe militaria fairs ,this way we are off the radar ....
@TheSyndicateGreece, the rifling of the barrel combined with the shape of the round create this effect. The Brown bess and other flintlocks muskets were referred to as "Smoothbore" which mean that inner barrel is smooth and the ball was round causing loss in accuracy and the ball could roll out. With minie' balls and rifling, this created better accuracy and grip for the bullet. Hope that helps.
Hickok, i pretty much understand the operation of a minie ball, but there is one thing that i cant understand.... what holds the bullet down the barrel and it doesnt come out, if i turn the barrel towards the earth?
@joec123able i KNOW that everything is packed down the barrel... my point is, since the Minie ball is UNDERSIZED, how does it stick inside and doesnt fall out if you aim at the ground?
@TheSyndicateGreece because when the powder is packed in there the bullet is packed in with it and it kindof sticks there like dirt when u pack it down nd put like a stick in it idk if i explined it right but close enough.......
@joec123able kind of, i got it.... although i have to try it myself to understand it fully.... thing is, in my country is illegal even having a bb-gun, so i have no idea how am i supposed to try that out.....
@joec123able still though... i could build my own handmade muzzle loading rifle, wont cost more than 100-150 euro.... but i do have some modifications in mind.... modifications such as, the ability to load from the muzzle... a self-contained cartridge
@TheSyndicateGreece building ur own musket sounds like a real good idea but i dont have any skills for that or any idea how to make one so.. good luck!
@s14sr Absolutely not!....You can use synthetic black like Triple 7, but any amount of smokeless will blow the gun up in your face. For more on muzzleloaders check out my channel! hope this helps.
@murpheysmuskets Actually I subbed your channel a day or two ago. Your very intelligent on these topics. I've already watched most of your videos which are all done very well. A musket is one of my next firearms, so you might hear from me with some questions in the future. Don't know if I want to go flint or cap. Probably will just buy both to add to my collection. Thanks for the reply.
@s14sr No problem. I am always available for questions. Flintlocks are in my opinion a lot more rewarding to own and shoot. However, there is a learning curve with them as compared to a Caplock. But yeah, as I said feel free to contact me anytime and we can chat about it.
@s14sr NO NO NO NO!!!! They still require black powder, or a black powder substitute such as triple 777. The pressures that smokeless powder produces is much greater than black powder. Smokeless powder essentially turns a black powder rifle into a pipe bomb!
The Average Civil War Soldier was able to fire 4 to 6 rounds a minuet... you get pretty quick with loading one of those things when you are being shot at I can imagine...
Great video as always! Alexander Forsyth has invented the Percussion system in 1807. The Percussion Cap was patented in France in 1818 and the USA in 1822. Before that there were other percussion types like the Tube Lock, Pellet Lock, and the Scent Bottle Lock (invented by Rev. Forsyth). I also own a P-H P53 Enfield. Fun guns to shoot!
@Teleoceras the main types of lock where matchlock, wheellock,flintlock,caplock the types you are talking about never made it into mass production maybe only a few
that bottle lock ive seen a repro one and thay shot it and the bottle blew up
@camerl2009 The Tubelock system was widely used by the Austrian Military in the their rifles and muskets from 1835 to the 1850's. They were known as the Console system and the Augustine system. Also a serious attempt to use the Maynard tape primer in all of it's Percussion guns by the USA was made from 1855 to just before the Civil War.
Thanks hickok45! I enjoyed your video. I just bought a 1853 3 band musket from Dixie Gun Works and had a few questions about firing it. You answered them all.
Hi there - I have an Enfield 'forgery' (?) of this pattern - it's nearly identical, but it is in the bright and in .69 caliber. It was made at the Birmingham armory and sold without authorization, apparently, to the French army during the Franco-Prussian war. Anyhow, I've fired exactly 1 round through it using a .690 cal lead ball, and I'm wondering if I shouldn't do that since there is rifling in the barrell. Should I use a minie ball instead, and should it be slightly smaller than .690 cal?
Hey hickok need your help my friend just bought a replica enfield 1858. I think and its 58 cal but what minie balls will it use cause there are like 577 and 575 its marked 3.5 drams if that helps
If anyone is interested in buying a great quality functioning rifled muzzle loading musket, GOOGLE Loyalist Arms. Thats where I got mine and it is perfect and a exact replica. Stay away from the Indian made muskets if you every plan to fire them. They are scary, by buddy purchased one and there is no comparison to mine. the tolerances are all out of whack and because it was hand made by some guy in his hut, getting replacement parts that will function would be very hard.
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 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.
@freshy789 - this particular musket is a sergeants musket known as a 2 bander. The 3 banders were carried by the the regular soldiers. the 2 bander has a more 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.
@grumpyson2510 Actually if you look at pictures and all the photos and some info searching some history websites who know alot about the civil war you will see that the the Springfield 3 Band Musket was issued to the Union Army. I am a Civil War Reenactor who gets pretty into it and makes my image look as authentic as possible. So doing that has expanded of what I know about the Civil War, out of the events that I have been to I have only seen INFANTRY carrying 3 band rifles.
how can you tell if theres anything in the breech? ive got a caplock musket and the hammer is stucck back and the trigger wont do anything. the musket is like nothing ive ever seen ive looked all over but cant find it. is it possible that its fake? it says made in india and to the bottom left of the hammer thers a crown. any help is appreciated
i have a tompson center 50.cal caplock its fun hhaah for a 25 yRD shot u only need about 25 grainns for a 50 yard shot about 35 and 100 yard shot about 50 or 60 when i deer hunt i use 80 haha
I enjoyed both the Flint lock and Cap lock videos. I shoot an 1853 Enfield replica with Minie ball and a couple of other front stuffers with round ball. A LOT OF FUN.
You may be already be aware of this, but I'd just like to point out that the Enfield Minié ball used in the Civil War didn't have the three rings like the one he just showed us. I believe it had none at all.
@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 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.
@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?
@yoho951 In a field over near the memorial site where the Confederate attack would begin to the right of the road and in the park near the Carter House. All with the permission of the owner of the lot and the City of Franklin.
@Killermuffin1 You're right, British cast bullets had the hollow base like any other minie, but were smooth on the outside. The paper cartridges were also put together differently, with the powder charge on top of the bullet. No joke.
@Tjita1 I will have to correct myself. The weapon has to be made before 1890 and unable to chamber a gastight cartridge i.e. muzzleloaders. So replicas does not count.
Tjita1 4 days ago
Interesting thing is that muzzleloaderes are license free in Sweden. To put that in perspective, a .177 pellet gun requires licence if its muzzle velocity is above 199 m/s.
Tjita1 5 days ago
Those Minie Balls are scary.
ScumOfCaligula 6 days ago
wau...you'll take out a grizzly bear with that rifle...peace of cake! Powerful!
MrBoris7910 1 week ago
i wish you were my grandpa
starwarsclone45 1 week ago
it's just not the same without the orange ear protection.
mobieus7 1 week ago
Make more ''musket'' video's
xxweaponsxx123 2 weeks ago
I wonder if you've ever taken any 230yd shots with this?
MrZgti 2 weeks ago in playlist Muzzle Loaders
can i use a cap more than once? (they are pretty expensive)
LTrakinat 3 weeks ago
@LTrakinat i dont know much but il still answer your question...no you can not use the cap twice...:-)
21creed 2 weeks ago
Is there any difference between this and a sidelock, or are they the one and same?
ScarletAvatar 1 month ago
nice vid.... only think that i see wrong with this is after you fire the musket you take your cap off the nipple. just be careful when doing this because you are letting air into the chamber where imbers could ignite the powder when you load another round. you should always replace the cap after you have poured powder and rammed your bullet home. great vid. though happy shooting "nothing like the smell of powder in the air"
pclfire320 1 month ago
@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 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.
hickok45 1 month ago 7
sound like they got real knock down power :O
jabames 1 month ago
The reason that Civil War soldiers didn't have to line up in a bunched up little formationg is because the Capslock Rifles were much more accurate considering they had rifled barrels (Is that the right Barrel?). Also I believe that these Capslocks had greater distance than the Flintlocks too. In the Revolutionary War and the war of 1812, Which is where the USA National Antheme (Don't know how to spell, I'm only 13) Came from by the way, even from 50 paces you could only hope to hit your target.
ReachODST118 1 month ago
@ReachODST118 They still did anyway though. Most of the civil war was fought with napoleonic tactics.
Theclaidheamhmor 2 weeks ago
That is one beautyfull gun. Such elegance from a killing machine. : D
MsDjessa 1 month ago
Danm, muzzle-loading rifles are so cool! So much cooler then today´s guns. They have feeling in them.
MsDjessa 1 month ago
DAMN I CAME HERE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO FIX MY BROKEN CAPSLOCK
EvMund 1 month ago
@EvMund Whats wrong with your caplock? I dont if I can help, but I've rebuilt pistols and done other work and I can always try.
1966Daywalker 1 month ago
@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?
EvMund 1 month ago
Thanks. Very informative.
Does this have a half-cock trigger-lock safety position?
Epc100 1 month ago
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 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?
fishblade2 1 month ago
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 you should make more videos on this gun or make a video of several of you blackpowder weapons would be very interesting
oldreb1343 1 month ago
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
usaalways 2 months ago
@usaalways You might try Dixie Gun Works, Track of the Wolf, or even Cabela's.
freebirdfb 1 month ago
@usaalways tack of the wolf is where i buy all my stuff for muskets
pclfire320 1 month ago
You dont need a license for the black powder, you can get it at sporting goods stores like bass pro.
1966Daywalker 2 months ago
@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.
MissyMarieN 2 months ago
@1966Daywalker You're so lucky.Here in the UK i had to get an explosives licence to keep blackpowder as its still classed as an explosive and not a propellant.
vegas2004 1 month ago
@vegas2004 Thats the one thing that is a pain in the ass about the English related countries among others is that they are so restrictive on firearms. It really makes no sense at all.
1966Daywalker 1 month ago
An old timer taught me to clean using peroxide and carb cleaner. The peroxide totally wipes the bp residue out and leaves it glistening clean.
1966Daywalker 2 months ago
Can anyone buy black rifle powder or do you need a license or something
coltar1234 2 months ago
@coltar1234 You can find black powder at sporting goods stores, costs about twenty five dollars a pound and you dont need a license. A pound gets roughly one hundred rounds. Triple seven can be used too but it has a bit more power.
1966Daywalker 2 months ago
Thanks for making these videos. You usually don't go all crazy with the weapon like FPSRussia does...
SpliNterCellFan697 2 months ago
This is the first Hickok45 video i saw, hooked ever since! Love your videos!
SJMadCat 2 months ago
Proper pronounciation of the Minie ball was min-yay. Damn frenchmen.
MonkeyMasher1 2 months ago
Has the cap ever fallen off? I'm curious since there seems to be no way to keep it on.
SemiAuto777 3 months ago
lol you are awesome
henrydcrash 3 months ago
was wondering about the rate of fire an infantryman was suppose to be able to fire per min.
preppie882000 3 months ago
@preppie882000 A good rifle men could fire 2-3 rounds a minute which may sound slow but remember that one regiment usually had 1,000 men so there was tons of lead flying arround but many soldiers would not be able load that quickly because it was so chaotic that many soldiers would panick and load several bullets not realizing.
AUG351 2 months ago
@preppie882000 Infantry shooting standards during the Civil War were 3 shots loaded, aimed & fired in 60 seconds.
dbrinkm1 2 weeks ago
At about 1:50 u can hear him hit a metal plate with the cap after he throws it
buzzbot991 3 months ago
Nice man
Willmerguaman 3 months ago
This is very good sir. Nice demo.
tatiebogle 3 months ago
The teacher played this video for our military history class
BlaineKaiser426 4 months ago 24
Haha he said nipple XD
xXMatte112Xx 4 months ago
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 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
Panzerzimmerpflanze 4 months ago
a lot of misfires that occured in the civil war was due to soldiers not putting the percussion cap on the nipple they would load the rifle shoot then load it again real quick, it was said they recovered 100's of guns from the battlefields unlucky soldiers that were loaded powder-ball-powder-ball
BlltPrffAsssn 4 months ago
@BlltPrffAsssn Yeah, After Gettysburg they found 37,000 rifles and of those rifles 24,000 were loaded and 13,000 of those had multiple bullets in them, in one case they found one loaded 24 times I think it was. It was often so loud they couldn't tell wether they shot the rifle or not so while they were panicking under fire they would load their guns several times without a percussian cap.
AUG351 4 months ago 2
i have an origonal mini ball from gettysburg, a antique store owner gave it to me for free since my great + uncle was in that battle, it has little white stuff on it most of the lead is visable and it has blood on it
1orca2swallow1seal 5 months ago
Fascinating introduction. Thanks for the history lesson and safety tips.
njtech2005 5 months ago in playlist More videos from hickok45
I own a parker hale enfield model 1853. it is set up for a socket bayonet, yours must be a model 1858 as it supports a sword bayonet. My ladder site is graduated to 900yds. Did the 1858 model lose 300yds? great video
mschamberlin11 5 months ago
You should shoot that Enfield long range at your block wall :)
Gungeek 5 months ago
Please, when will you make us a Sharps 1850 video? That would be great.
beckerqueiroz 5 months ago
hickok45 is truley american
xXxcollectorxXx 6 months ago 12
call of duty 2 shit huh?
PHARANORMALACTIVITY 6 months ago
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 it possible to access high-quality user-generated material. It really is a case of "thanks for posting"!
Del350K4 6 months ago
i have a basic idea of flint locks and the cap lock ive never fired one i know how to i just dont have one but i have a question.......could you use smokeless powder they use now in cartriges to fire them. ive just always wondered
xmike8259x 6 months ago
I KNEW this would be a Rifled musket after watching your previous smooth bore episode. It just makes sense.
That's a fine rifle you've got there.
ntrudr800 6 months ago
nice video, I just wanted to know how they operate ! nobody has a full video on the internet
thanks man
Psccon 6 months ago
@crzyrpr are you serious?
ChromeGhost0219 7 months ago
Your videos are awesome. I love guns. Where did you get your flintlock?
thecrazebros 7 months ago
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Hickok is so badass that he hits a target facing the other way :DD
1:48
UrbanMoviemaker5 7 months ago
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UrbanMoviemaker5 7 months ago
Is this weapon smooth bore or rifled?
GT35R 7 months ago
@GT35R he told you...
TheKodiak72 7 months ago
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
155jwatson 8 months ago
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 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!
MrBigden37 8 months ago
where can you buy this just a regular old gunshop
155jwatson 8 months ago
@155jwatson if like me you live in the uk the gun laws are so tight we are reduced to buying original muzzle loaders off ticket as they are classed as obsolete calibres ,,,but then again if we want the hassle of applying for a class 1 firearms we can buy the repro,s on ticket ,,yes this sounds crazy,,but thats the way it is here,,i prefer to buy the golden oldies at antiuqe militaria fairs ,this way we are off the radar ....
yogyog69 8 months ago
Civil war rifles still used black powder?
Ptdtch 8 months ago
@Ptdtch Smokeless powder didn't come out until the late 1800's.
shotgunsteve93 8 months ago
can you use these "miniballs" also in a flintlock rifle?
777Semper 9 months ago
Those old rifles are very powerful. When you get a hit into your left shoulder with that, you lose your left leg also ;)
ganimed1976 9 months ago
bloddy yankeys
rdmorrismaster 9 months ago
@dko9873 Word.
FunVanDriver 9 months ago
@TheSyndicateGreece, the rifling of the barrel combined with the shape of the round create this effect. The Brown bess and other flintlocks muskets were referred to as "Smoothbore" which mean that inner barrel is smooth and the ball was round causing loss in accuracy and the ball could roll out. With minie' balls and rifling, this created better accuracy and grip for the bullet. Hope that helps.
sgtjmb1982 9 months ago
Hickok, i pretty much understand the operation of a minie ball, but there is one thing that i cant understand.... what holds the bullet down the barrel and it doesnt come out, if i turn the barrel towards the earth?
TheSyndicateGreece 9 months ago
@TheSyndicateGreece its because every things packed down in the barrel
joec123able 9 months ago
@joec123able i KNOW that everything is packed down the barrel... my point is, since the Minie ball is UNDERSIZED, how does it stick inside and doesnt fall out if you aim at the ground?
TheSyndicateGreece 9 months ago
@TheSyndicateGreece because when the powder is packed in there the bullet is packed in with it and it kindof sticks there like dirt when u pack it down nd put like a stick in it idk if i explined it right but close enough.......
joec123able 9 months ago
@joec123able kind of, i got it.... although i have to try it myself to understand it fully.... thing is, in my country is illegal even having a bb-gun, so i have no idea how am i supposed to try that out.....
TheSyndicateGreece 9 months ago
@TheSyndicateGreece its illegal to have a bb gun ....damn thats bbullshit
joec123able 9 months ago
@joec123able bullshit or not, its the law, cant really do anything about it.....
TheSyndicateGreece 9 months ago
@TheSyndicateGreece true...
joec123able 9 months ago
@joec123able still though... i could build my own handmade muzzle loading rifle, wont cost more than 100-150 euro.... but i do have some modifications in mind.... modifications such as, the ability to load from the muzzle... a self-contained cartridge
TheSyndicateGreece 9 months ago
@TheSyndicateGreece building ur own musket sounds like a real good idea but i dont have any skills for that or any idea how to make one so.. good luck!
joec123able 9 months ago
@joec123able yeah thanks.... i am gonna need it....
TheSyndicateGreece 9 months ago
I take that it's possible to use smokeless in these reproduction rifles?
s14sr 9 months ago 22
@s14sr Absolutely not!....You can use synthetic black like Triple 7, but any amount of smokeless will blow the gun up in your face. For more on muzzleloaders check out my channel! hope this helps.
murpheysmuskets 9 months ago
@murpheysmuskets Actually I subbed your channel a day or two ago. Your very intelligent on these topics. I've already watched most of your videos which are all done very well. A musket is one of my next firearms, so you might hear from me with some questions in the future. Don't know if I want to go flint or cap. Probably will just buy both to add to my collection. Thanks for the reply.
s14sr 9 months ago 16
@s14sr No problem. I am always available for questions. Flintlocks are in my opinion a lot more rewarding to own and shoot. However, there is a learning curve with them as compared to a Caplock. But yeah, as I said feel free to contact me anytime and we can chat about it.
murpheysmuskets 4 months ago
@s14sr nope just black powder or black powder substitutes
theswordsman09 9 months ago
@s14sr if it's made for blackpowder then not because smokeless powder is stronger and might damage the gun. or so I've heard
777Semper 9 months ago
@s14sr That wouldn't be funny? :D
Badasdodder 6 months ago
@s14sr Absolutely NOT!!! Smokeless powder in a musket barrel will cause it to burst possibly killing/severely injuring the shooter or anyone nearby.
murpheysmuskets 4 months ago
@s14sr - Definitely NOT. The service load for this piece is 2.5 drams - about 68gr -o f FFg] black powder. The service Minié bullet weighed 535gr.
tac
tacfoley 3 months ago
@s14sr NO NO NO NO!!!! They still require black powder, or a black powder substitute such as triple 777. The pressures that smokeless powder produces is much greater than black powder. Smokeless powder essentially turns a black powder rifle into a pipe bomb!
Happy shooting, and be safe!
usaknifenut 3 months ago
@s14sr nooo black powder or pyradex only. unless you want to meet whoever sent us here
deepwoodskentuckian 2 months ago
lol a nipple w/ a hole
gurnoorkookoo 9 months ago
I think that's the loudest report from the gong yet.
mindeloman 9 months ago
The Average Civil War Soldier was able to fire 4 to 6 rounds a minuet... you get pretty quick with loading one of those things when you are being shot at I can imagine...
EuropeYear1917 9 months ago
How the hell did you get that thing,man?! That's so awesome.
TheYutzen 10 months ago
The original rounds had a box wood plug in the base which expanded the base of the round when fired.
wellhill99 10 months ago
The original Pritchett round of1853 was a smooth round with no canelures.
wellhill99 10 months ago
How loud in db would you say the percussion cap is? thanks
spenf001 10 months ago
@dko9873 you wouldn't be able to handle the civil war then. all those guys having to do this while getting shot at. just saying
aThugNCAREbear 11 months ago
Is the recoil of the caplock comparable to a slug shotgun?
greatwartycoon 11 months ago
do u own a .50 cal muzzle loader if so i make my own and would be glad to send u some to use in a video
solider1986 1 year ago
i got a replica of a caplock pistol and the caps from a cap gun fit on it but it is much more loud than with a cap gun
agentkapser 1 year ago
so if you fired a enfield you can put the paper of a already measured cartridge int hith the ball and powder?
videoww2soldier98 1 year ago
Great video as always! Alexander Forsyth has invented the Percussion system in 1807. The Percussion Cap was patented in France in 1818 and the USA in 1822. Before that there were other percussion types like the Tube Lock, Pellet Lock, and the Scent Bottle Lock (invented by Rev. Forsyth). I also own a P-H P53 Enfield. Fun guns to shoot!
Teleoceras 1 year ago
@Teleoceras the main types of lock where matchlock, wheellock,flintlock,caplock the types you are talking about never made it into mass production maybe only a few
that bottle lock ive seen a repro one and thay shot it and the bottle blew up
camerl2009 11 months ago
@camerl2009 The Tubelock system was widely used by the Austrian Military in the their rifles and muskets from 1835 to the 1850's. They were known as the Console system and the Augustine system. Also a serious attempt to use the Maynard tape primer in all of it's Percussion guns by the USA was made from 1855 to just before the Civil War.
Teleoceras 11 months ago
i like nipples. i hate it when they slip :P
158057 1 year ago
Does this one have rifling or a smooth bore?
Anonymous1226 1 year ago
@Anonymous1226 yes its rifled
camerl2009 11 months ago
Thank you, this video helped me A LOT in school with a project for the civil war.
mrglow3 1 year ago
Thanks hickok45! I enjoyed your video. I just bought a 1853 3 band musket from Dixie Gun Works and had a few questions about firing it. You answered them all.
jlbutler50 1 year ago
Hi there - I have an Enfield 'forgery' (?) of this pattern - it's nearly identical, but it is in the bright and in .69 caliber. It was made at the Birmingham armory and sold without authorization, apparently, to the French army during the Franco-Prussian war. Anyhow, I've fired exactly 1 round through it using a .690 cal lead ball, and I'm wondering if I shouldn't do that since there is rifling in the barrell. Should I use a minie ball instead, and should it be slightly smaller than .690 cal?
McLaren082 1 year ago
im from Norway, and i got an Caplock from 1823, så it was befoure the 1830`s i would say. ;-)
EnBoksBrus 1 year ago
Hey hickok need your help my friend just bought a replica enfield 1858. I think and its 58 cal but what minie balls will it use cause there are like 577 and 575 its marked 3.5 drams if that helps
ibanezkid07 1 year ago
is it true you are supposed to coat the minie ball with grease or is it ok to put the bare bullet in the barrel?
surrealpillow 1 year ago
The grooves are to hold the lubrication, or it would lead up very quickly
btdave100 1 year ago
@dko9873 i hope youre only talking about NYC!!!
McCarthy331 1 year ago
does using patches in round lead balls prevent less fouling build up after each shot?
taco1030 1 year ago
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Could you do a video about flintlocks as well?
Thanks!
thingsthatgoboom77 1 year ago
Could you do a video about flintlock as well?
Thanks!
thingsthatgoboom77 1 year ago
1:24 "he slips right on.. the nipple." hahahah! I'm immature.
but you're awesome!
JabutiTV 1 year ago
loose going in, tight coming out......that sounded dirty. lol
jsnyara 1 year ago
i have the same thing and with 120 grains it kicks like a mule. mine is 25 years old but i doubt this is civil war
whatuwantmom 1 year ago
hole in the nipple.....hehehehee
yutasaur 1 year ago
he looks old enough to have served with that rifle! xD
death5089 1 year ago
If anyone is interested in buying a great quality functioning rifled muzzle loading musket, GOOGLE Loyalist Arms. Thats where I got mine and it is perfect and a exact replica. Stay away from the Indian made muskets if you every plan to fire them. They are scary, by buddy purchased one and there is no comparison to mine. the tolerances are all out of whack and because it was hand made by some guy in his hut, getting replacement parts that will function would be very hard.
grumpyson2510 1 year ago
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 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.
grumpyson2510 1 year ago
great vid! what type of musket caps are you using?
M16AR15dude 1 year ago
great vid. but are you trying to show a video about a dismounted cav or the infantry is the infantry you need a three ring musket
freshy789 1 year ago
@freshy789 - this particular musket is a sergeants musket known as a 2 bander. The 3 banders were carried by the the regular soldiers. the 2 bander has a more 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.
grumpyson2510 1 year ago
@grumpyson2510 Actually if you look at pictures and all the photos and some info searching some history websites who know alot about the civil war you will see that the the Springfield 3 Band Musket was issued to the Union Army. I am a Civil War Reenactor who gets pretty into it and makes my image look as authentic as possible. So doing that has expanded of what I know about the Civil War, out of the events that I have been to I have only seen INFANTRY carrying 3 band rifles.
freshy789 1 year ago
wow, this vid makes me really want to get into muzzle loading and black powder! looks like a load of fun....and i bet it smells good to :-)
ChromeArty 1 year ago
no one brings up the schofield revolver ;(
DarkAssassinTy 1 year ago
how can you tell if theres anything in the breech? ive got a caplock musket and the hammer is stucck back and the trigger wont do anything. the musket is like nothing ive ever seen ive looked all over but cant find it. is it possible that its fake? it says made in india and to the bottom left of the hammer thers a crown. any help is appreciated
artard1456 1 year ago
@artard1456 you can try using a rod down the barrel
ichhabegedroppen 1 year ago
do you know were i can get caps for toy cap guns
sirbreadsalot 1 year ago
@sirbreadsalot Im sure you can get some online, ebay for example.
TheEnglishRedneck45 1 year ago
@sirbreadsalot ebay
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MMSMikey 1 year ago
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MMSMikey 1 year ago
i have a tompson center 50.cal caplock its fun hhaah for a 25 yRD shot u only need about 25 grainns for a 50 yard shot about 35 and 100 yard shot about 50 or 60 when i deer hunt i use 80 haha
jackattack1022 1 year ago
What would happen if the minie ball was put in backwards?
Nitoryuu 1 year ago
@Nitoryuu it wou\ld go out backwards nd woudnt be ASnearly as accutare
jackattack1022 1 year ago
I enjoyed both the Flint lock and Cap lock videos. I shoot an 1853 Enfield replica with Minie ball and a couple of other front stuffers with round ball. A LOT OF FUN.
Keep up the great work with your videos.
MongoSafari 1 year ago
is that a replica? or an original? what does one of those go for?
icanttailwhip 1 year ago
for the minnie ball they did have the rings im a reenactor and i have to many originals minnie's balls that have the rings on them.
snowjacob 1 year ago
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?
yoho951 1 year ago
Good pronunciation of Minié, good to know that some yanks can get it right.
Thank the Gun-gods for the French, they gave us alot of the great firearms advances.
norwegianwiking 1 year ago 2
i like history but i don't think i could kill anything with that, i would rather have a bolt action
BALJIT147 1 year ago
Can you do a video of this gun at 230 yards Hickok45?
TheFirearmEnthusiast 1 year ago
Would be real fun hunting with one of those old guns.
TheFirearmEnthusiast 1 year ago
"the nipple" lol
maxayuda2 1 year ago
You may be already be aware of this, but I'd just like to point out that the Enfield Minié ball used in the Civil War didn't have the three rings like the one he just showed us. I believe it had none at all.
Killermuffin1 1 year ago
@Killermuffin1 , Don't 'think I've ever seen any of those anywhere.
hickok45 1 year ago 12
@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 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.
Killermuffin1 1 year ago
@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?
yoho951 1 year ago
@yoho951 In a field over near the memorial site where the Confederate attack would begin to the right of the road and in the park near the Carter House. All with the permission of the owner of the lot and the City of Franklin.
Killermuffin1 1 year ago
@hickok45 The original .577 Enfield ball had no rings. I worked in Gettysburg for a year and a half and saw my fair share ;-)
shiptrumpetguy11 1 year ago
@Killermuffin1 Yeah the British bullet was smooth.
Gungeek 1 year ago
@Killermuffin1 Yes they did have 3 rings it created greater gass seal
MCGCRifleman 1 year ago
@Killermuffin1 Yes they did have 3 rings it created greater gas seal
MCGCRifleman 1 year ago
@Killermuffin1 You're right, British cast bullets had the hollow base like any other minie, but were smooth on the outside. The paper cartridges were also put together differently, with the powder charge on top of the bullet. No joke.
unklesam81 1 year ago
@Killermuffin1 the minie ball did have the 3 rings on it and some had none at all
wolfcomer69 1 year ago