MUSKET

[Haloskulls117]

what the fuck is with the audio?

[90abcde6]

matthew broderick sed in 'glory' that it takes a good man to fire 3 shots in a minute.

[fedeargento83]

SE ESCUCHA PARA EL ORTO CULIADO!!!!!! SOUND FUCK FUCK!!!!! BITCH

[ryanbinrichard]

@fedeargento83 i'm sorry you spic cunt, what was that?

[MajBlood]

I want this.

[EzKrispy]

THE SOUND

IT BURRRRRNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSS

[marko03033]

400 m/s

[SuperR3volver]

nice audio?

[beckyglfc]

UHHH!!

[laksemann]

The sound is fucked up! 

[LitlleDinho]

WTF SOUND/

[ILOVETHE1700s]

What is up with tha sound! I watched this film before and it was fine but what happened?

[lewisgunner1]

whats wrong with the sound

[maine1600]

im hearing BLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAH *pause* BLAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH *pause* BLAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH o.o

[XxSeanOfDeathxX]

@maine1600 I'MMA FIRIN' MAH LASER! BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PokerChingling]

You can't say that civilization don't advance, for in every war they kill you in a new way

[slickjsh]

wow now and days u would be dead 1000 times before u fire ur first shot with that thing lol

[xHEATERCATx]

nice musk

[shortuf0]

i get to shoot one of em for HighSchool!!! (rifle shotting is one of the sports) and only 12 ppl can get into it, so its awesome. adn we get to shoot a pistol or handgun version of them (flintlock pistol/handgun)

[ErikCartman]

@shortuf0 for school?

[couchfort]

Oh, that's a lot easier than I thought it would be. I'm considering getting a musket for shits and giggles cuz I like them a lot and was curious how they're actually loaded

[starwarsraul13]

where's the musket ball

[yboben]

can u use pyrodex for a flint lock? or do u have to have the real blackpowder?

[Tegulicious]

@yboben Thompson Center makes a flint lock called "firestorm", which can use both pyrodex and black powder. You can also use conicals or round balls in it, but it is only available in 50cal. It is also made of more modern materials such as stainless steel and a synthetic stock. Its a really good gun for the money, so if you're looking to get yourself a flinter I suggest giving this one a try!

[runescape44411]

I never heard of "relording" a gun

[jakedaredneck]

@ Vontavast and potnude, there are plenty of people who can get off 3 shots in around a minute for so.

[VonTavast]

Why didn't people just use bows instead of muskets? I mean it took like 1 minute to get to shoot 1 bullet, even though the bullet maybe travelled in a higher speed, it took much faster to ''reload'' a bow.

[jamesfish05]

1.Guns obselete armour.

2.They have much further firing ranges.

3. Depending on the type of gun much more power.

4. Much faster.

5. Can be fired when crouching or lying down.

6. Can attach a bayonet or you can hit dem Frenchies with the but of the gun.

Can a bow do any of the above?

[VonTavast]

Look at it this way, place a guy with a bow, and a guy wit a musket, both weapons unloaded, the guys need to kill each other, the guy with the musket would be dead before he has even loaded his gun. The musket on the battlefield took a long time to reload, and that's really bad.

[nerdsconfederacy]

@VonTavast well wat if the musketeer wore armor? the plate armor took alot more to peirce than an arrow and if the archer wore armor it would be peirced

[Zardoz215]

All I can say is if the bow were the superior weapon then that is what would have been used in combat. The object was to kill the enemy and live to tell about it. The long bow was and is a great weapon but it had no chance against massed musket fire. A musket never was intended to be a one on one weapon.

[GabrielStefan]

@Zardoz215 The reason why the Longbow wasn't used and people instead went for crossbow and musket was really down to usability. The a good long-bowman was someone that had been training with it since damn near birth, the shoulder and back muscles need to be effective mean that training longbow archers was time consuming and costly. Whereas with a musket you could pick any idiot off the street hand him a musket and send him off into battle.

[GabrielStefan]

@Zardoz215 you have to remember national armies were getting to be quite large. Numbering well into the thousands and in Europe the hundreds of thousands. There was no way you could train that many people to use a longbow effectively. You needed a weapon that was easy to use, and didn't require a lifetime of skills to be used effectively. During those times the musket was a good alternative.

[potnude]

XD It takes a Lifetime to load and fire a frickin MUSKET

[Alexdark73]

Whats with the Chinnese comments? (no offence, but you might be on the wrong video)

[loveryoda]

my appology. my orginal intention was not raising another race issue. i was trying to tell sepreioth " soldier's morale is key to victory. the big gun is merely a tool."

[MrLarsErik1]

Just a quick last note:

There is however a lot more to be said on the subject, if nothing else, one could write a book on what ever has been tried over the last 700 and some years. I believe the ancient Chinese "gunpowder" weapons to be extremely inventive and probably quite effective in their day. I don't suppose they would have bothered otherwise, the Chinese being far too practical a people (s) to mess around with stuff that won't work.

[loveryoda]

i am back to poke your brain, again. what is effective range of BP? what is maximum range of BP? thank you.

ps. did you recieved my e-mail along with the website?

[MrLarsErik1]

#4

their bamboo-barreled weapons were in fact, lauching arrow tipped rockets. They did use "muskets" made of simular design, but these had the barrels reinforced with iron wire and were quite simular to European matchlock weapons. The Chinese also used brass, bronze and iron/steel barrels but their firearms design never held up to what Europeans had. I guess they never needed them as much as we "needed" these weapons.

still, shooting BP is loads of fun :)

keep it safe and fun though, K?

[loveryoda]

thank you. your knowledge is really helpful on my study.

about my previous statement of ming chinese, i was replying to seprieo's post. in late 15th, ming chinese invaded vietnam with the matchlock musket (introduced by spainish). in this period, around 50% of chinese soldier arm with matchlock (japanese is more than 60%). after Manchurian take over, the weapon is baned because manchurian think the bow is more effective.

[MrLarsErik1]

@loveryoda

you're welcome,

And thank you! I've learned something here today, I wasn't aware the Chinese had ever fought on "foreign" soil prior to the 1950-1953 Korean war. Would you be so kind to PM me with some details on the Chinese-Vietnamese conflict you mention? I'm overly curious!

As for the bow over the musket? Well, I think the Manchurians were right, at that time. Regrettably, history proved them wrong...

[loveryoda]

acutally 1950 korean war is not first chinese blood on korean soil. both of them have a long history. 1600th imjim war (chines korean alliance against japanese invention) is a fine story to read.

about C-V conflict, it is going to take a long time to explain. however, i can sent you a website from china history forum.

i also have some story about chinese-dutch conflict in 16th. if you like to know them, i can send them over, too.

[MrLarsErik1]

#3: but once you remove tollerances as intended (quite loose to allow for loading) and start experimenting with muskets and alternative loads, you run the risk of creating a pipe-bomb on a stock.

The problem is that in order to achieve enough energy to "launch" an arrow like projectile with sufficient speed to do anything more than killing a piece of paper, you need quite a large "bang"

In regard to what the Chinese did, to the best of my knowledge --see 4--

[MrLarsErik1]

#2:

you run the rist of creating excessive pressures which will result in a rupture or exploded barrel/breech/touchhole (usually the weakest part) which isn't a very pretty sight when you're dealing with pressures of up to 30.000 C.U.P. and your face is right next to it....

Not really a problem when you're dealing with a "normal" smoothbore load (say some 120-150 grains powder and 300-500 grains round ball) with something stuffed between the powder and the ball --see 3--

[AndyFisher142]

what type of musket is it rown bess?

[sepreioth]

5 bucks that could win the vietnam war

[loveryoda]

Ming chinese try that, it didn't work out.

[loveryoda]

i have a question in mind. what will happen if i am shooting an arrow instead of a round? will that increase accuracy or bust the barrel?

[MrLarsErik1]

@loveryoda

Provided the powder has been sufficiently wadded to at least ensure a good burn, your "arrow" is probably too heavy and by no means more effective than a round ball from a smoothbore. In fact, it'll be lots less effective because the most probable result from firing an overweight projectile would be that the barrel will explode.

Using rifled barrels and a good gas seal is about as much you can do to improve a muzzle-loader 's accuracy.

[loveryoda]

in that case, how to achieve sufficently wadded? did they wad the barrel with cotton, papper, or fabric? base on what i learned the precise cutting wasn't exist until 19th.

[MrLarsErik1]

@loveryoda

Actually, all the above you mention can be used. It doesn't need to be that precise, but the charge must be compacted and sealed, otherwise the powder will just burn in a flash and will not explode (blackpowder does in fact explode, in contrast to modern smokeless powder, which burns very fast)

with that achieved, you can just about drive anything from a barrel, with the note that if the projectile is too heavy --see post2--

[24TIMBO]

nice dress!! lol

[Nivekohgr86]

I use my musket anytime I am going into town

[Snitcy]

Gay.. We are in 2009 not in 1623....

Go buy an AK-47 instead..

[whowantsabighug]

so does that mean we're not allowed knives? were not in 2 500 bc!

[revengeotto]

One of the best vid about the musket ive seen.

[scottishconfederate]

Am I the only one that noticed he is shooting a musket but the close ups are on a rifle?

[Shangas]

The fastest soldiers could do about three shots a minute. So it'd take about 20 seconds to load and reload...

[DirtyMidgetStudios]

As primitive this technology is to us. This is pure genius in the 1600s :P

[wwwjbcitycom]

man i love that gun.. thinking of trading my glock for one of those where can i get them?

[choconibletbeans]

the whole point of musket tactics was to bear all muskets at once in a volley aka volley fire or fire by rank but really alot of the fighting was down by cold steel and hence napolions colum tactic on a momentium drivin force but it did not win agaisnt the british volley fire of 2 ranks

[Aydee2020]

If there werent any of these,we would be cavemens.Think before saying anything

[runescape44411]

Idk? it goes through the water mellon but doesn't blow it up...

[runescape44411]

maybie that was it but then he got closer!

[runescape44411]

I think i saw a show on the history channel where a dude shoot a hole through a watermellon but doesn't blow it up..

[err058]

Great video, thanks.

[err058]

Yeah, it's official uniform of Gay Army.

Why do you care?

[firekid433]

im just saying tht its a gay army and all so yeah

[crazycuntryboy2]

It'd called, HISTORICAL REENACTING DUMBASS! THese are period correct military uniforms. So shut the fuck up you don't know what your talking about.

[MegaZsolti]

how can i "relord"?

[13kid13kewl]

ooh so thats why in empire total war they always but their hands by their mouth while reloading.

[HuskysFootball60]

where can i get a flintlock musket?

[runescape44411]

I don't know but a muzzle loader is the same idea as a flintlock you can get muzzel loaders =)

[Elfonz0]

one of the oldest guns of the americans. oh and the person whos firing looks gay hehehehehe

[Edawgchannel]

wow, cool, im doing a report on this and this was helpful on how they reloaded this. good job.

[aarontalavera]

WOW... XVIII musket .... I prefer the

1940´s thompson

[KHfreak7526]

what were thous guns called that spain used that had a fuse

[MauserKar98k]

matchlock muskets

[steveharrismetalgod]

most beautiful type of firearms!modern guns are 1000 times more deadly/accurate,but they lack this weapon's style/beauty!!!

[makka432]

It's the gun's mechanics and feel that always hold my interest.

[ariadarabi]

I would say it's the best gun in the world. Not because of how guns kill, but what they look like. This one is the most beautiful.

[gravedigr12]

@ariadarabi i would agree because you can make everything required for it to work by hand

[iWhackxD]

@ariadarabi I think how pretty a gun looks is the least of your problems.

[PcGenie2]

@ariadarabi I'm wondering which is better out of the musket and the blunderbuss, I am more of a practicality person...

[drexelur1]

Gee. Stick with a bow and arrow!

[assturd1236]

I want a musket. Those things are awesome. Bad to go huntin with though cuz if ya miss your pretty much screwed...

[scottishconfederate]

Bullshit. I hunt with mine all the time. Always hit what I am aiming at.

[aaronz101]

"FUCK, I missed."

[cesaralexis23]

The tactic of the 17th and 18th centuries

[eldelosclicks]

very good

[AngeloHenqueSales]

Muito silencioso esse mosquete.

[SuperPingvinen]

lol my musket is wierd it got like a bowl! =D

[potato7059]

thanks man it helps alot

[Kangos7]

I'm thinking of turning a toy(metal) musket into a real musket,and this helped me alot

[Rosak]

Dude. No.

[dpsantos1994]

lol

[PedroLoyola]

LOL  u r gonna blow ur face off

even if the barrel is made of metal, it will not sustain the enormous pressure from the explosion

don't do that, m8... get a real flintlock weapon

[plainrob101]

cool

[hanz3797]

this led me to understand the musket a lot.thanks

[Iskateboarding]

damn either he has a steady hand or muskets dont recoil.

[Aftzengeier]

If he doesn't put the ball into the muscet the recoil is not half that strong. Generally it's about how heavy the ball and the muscet are.

[FinSwe94]

very quiet musket.i wish i would have one. jus that wouldnt shoot real bullets. just small stones or somethings.

[BlueBanger90]

M4: 700--950 round/min

AK-47: 600 rounds/min

A classic Musket that fires 4 rounds/min: Priceless

There are some things Mastercard can't buy...speed.

[Dafutta52]

when casting about shouldnt the musket be on the ground??

[UnashamedRebel]

Depends, I've seen it done both ways. I do Revolutionary War interpretation for the 8th Regiment of Foot and we are expected not to let the butt of the gun touch the ground except for ordering the firelock. You don't want to be dragging your butt!

Huzza,

UnashamedRebel

[FinalFreek]

mate you fdon't want to becuase you need a lot of wood and metal and you need 3 pecies of flint.

[DanM25456]

A crude one might be easier, I have a design with conduit

[shiroisan87]

that looks like a lotta fun. wish i had one.

wouldn't wanna be trying to load it in the middle of a field being fired apon though lol thank god for automatic rifles.

[USArmySupremeGeneral]

musket is very nowadays, its hard to find.

[Nac56]

cabelas

[Teroenza]

Very interesting video. Can people own muskets these days? Do they sell them? Is it hard to make your own? Do people hunt with them? thanks for answering.

[Neoman2900]

what is the muzzel velocity of a musket?

[BrianGriffin66]

depends on which musket you want the velocity for

[Neoman2900]

the flintlock rifle

[BrianGriffin66]

well, example the Brown Bess musket has a muzzle velocity of aroung 1100 feet per second, but it can change depending on the conditions

[akamaru14]

Well, the whole thing about switching over to firearms was that it took much less training to use a musket and you could field a larger army. Bows take years of practice to use well.

[revolrz22]

Guns also produced a morale-killing noise. They had better penetration against armor that simply got better and better as time went on, and they were more effective in fortified defenses because they could be used out of much smaller looms and holes than a bow could.

[djcj691]

hahahahahahaha thatwould suck

[loginloginlog]

Yeah I admit the musket was the most powerful out of the bow or crossbow, but it's power is useless without speed and accuracy.

[loginloginlog]

The longbow would beat both the musket and the crossbow on the battle field.

[Axbent]

not if u shoot back and ball in the musket.

[RAMPG]

Bravo for a very sharp and professional demonstration.

[barlano]

by that time you would already be dead!

[Infiltrator916]

reloading these muskets are a lot harder than i previously thought, indeed the crossbow was a much better ranged weapon, and not only that, the crossbow was WAY more accurate

[ozzilla45]

The Civil War Muskets are better than this. I agree the crossbow would probably be better than a flintlock musket.

[mgk22]

yeah by the civil war they were much more accurate

[EnigmaHood]

Crossbow wasn't as deadly though. Armor was important in the 15th and 16th century, and could repel crossbow bolts, and even musket balls at moderate range. As guns improved, so did their lethality, and armor was gradually discarded. Guns also became cheaper, and could be fitted with a bayonet, which essentially turned them into a polearm.

[drexelur1]

A cross bow could "fire" about one bolt per minute-hence why it was not favored. A skilled soldier could fire three or even four shots per minute with the flintlock musket. A long bow could launch arrows faster, but it took a strong man and a great deal of skill to use. Hence, planners favored muskets.

[EnigmaHood]

Pretty much. Muskets were also more powerful. Early on, plate armor could deflect slow moving musket balls. But later on, advances in technology made muskets fire faster, and thus they could penetrate plate.

[RolfCopterKk]

lol

[loginloginlog]

It takes ages to load it. A crossbow or longbow during the middle ages would have out shot it.

[EnigmaHood]

Longbow had a higher rof. But the musket had a higher firing rate than the most powerful crossbows, and the musket was more powerful than either. Also, a musketeer could carry more balls and powder than an archer could carry bolts or arrows.

[slideorfly]

you can get a a license through a gun club.. and as long as you remain in the club and the gun's you have a registerd.. even musket's or bow's need to be registerd weapon's.. or you can get fined or worst.. Dupending on your record.

[Lenthecooper]

A very nice clean professional and safe demonstration of blackpowder firing. Thankyou

[railamoccelin]

To have an musket you need a register of shooter, an register of collector of weapons, a register in a Shoot Club, etc... All this registers are very expensive to the common citzen, only rich people can have a legalized weapon in here...

Exception to the military people, like me. We need a few less registers, but their are expensive too, and only work for handguns. Becouse this just a little militaries have his own weapon.

[railamoccelin]

Answering josserenda1:

I am from Brazil too, it's a crime to have any weapon without a long, expensive and dificult process of register, I repeat, ANY WEAPON! Even a musket or an .22LR... And the law hava another restriction, even simulations of weapons like airsoft guns is prohibited, the paintbals for an example is only alowed in especifics clubs, a person can't have one kit of paintbal in his house to play with the friends in the weekend in a ranch (farm) or something like this...

[2468linkinpark]

extremely helpful!!!!!

[yohi00]

great! Very informitable!

[macrofeet]

Interesting assumed the gunpowder and ball were allways kept separate

[chestertouristcom]

that is where the expresion 'flash in the pan' comes from.

[jesserenda1]

Why is it a crime daltonagre?

[railamoccelin]

See my posts above.

[railamoccelin]

See my posts above.

[stupidityisgenetic]

very well done!-the believe the green jacket represents scotish conscripts ordered by britain

[zaohad1]

I thought the greenjackets were English specialist riflemen.

I know they existed in late Naploeonic wars circa 1815 but probably were a lot earlier.

[Elsoldador]

It's very cool, I want one xD REDCOATS 4EVER xDDDD

[rockinflamez]

Cool!

[daltonagre]

Here in Brazil, even having a gun such as in this video, is a terrible crime.

[leonleonceur]

is that a brit green jacket or a us sharpshooteer the guy not the gun

[RabbyTat]

Very well done. Huzzah! I see 2 different guns being used. One is an octagonal (or octagon to round) barreled gun with a large Siler lock and the other is a Bess with a vent that looks a bit wide, but then it goes off quickly. I just would not stand next to you in a line without a flashguard.

[taipeileopard]

awsome

[yopapa60]

i think he got some gun powder in his mouth and how much does a musket cost 2day?!?!?!?!????????

[Drummer7rf]

$960.00

[newmondo]

Fantastic. I want one.

[thegirlnextdork]

Thanks for posting this! Very cool. :)

[CroppyBoy1798]

Good video, very informative.

[CivilWar1863]

It's also called the 9 step loading process. 1) Handle Cartridge, 2) Tear Cartridge, 3) Charge Cartridge, 4) Draw Rammer, 5) Ram Cartridge, 6) Return Rammer, 7) Prime (in the case of a flintlock priming comes first), 8) Shoulder Arms, 9) Ready, Aim, Fire

[awebber185]

Cool!

[Blue387]

This was a good video.