damn, the guy took only 15s to fire a shot! that's an average of 4 rounds a minute while most infantry can only fire 1. that's why brits always had the advantage when fighting in open ground :)
The Britrish were especialy good with a greater number of their forces averaging 4rpm.
Getting 3 rpm is easy for the averge soldier, but getting the 4th inside the 60 seconds is what is hard. I have seen guys try and do it. However sometimes (fouling, fumbling etc.) they get the fourth shot in like the 65th or 70th second.
i wanna know who this was. that's definately the fastest load i'v seen. and i know some pretty talented guys. is this fort george? he was in a 41st reg. uniform.
This fella pulled a cartridge from his cartridge box, primed, loaded (w/ ramrod), returned the ramrod, brought his musket to shoulder arms (or whatever manual of arms move that was), aimed and fired in 12 seconds.
they were'nt trained to fire 5 shots a minute they were trained for four but alot of the expirienced soldiers could do 5.nice i bet this is war of 1812 reenactment?
The loading of musket was always on the front till they developed breech-loader(guns loaded from the back)The breech-loader was faster then muzzle-loaders(guns loaded from the front).So the muzzle-loading went out of service.
Take into account that the fire rate was varied due to the circumstances. You'd shoot far better if you were behind the safety of a wall, as opposed to an open field where men where getting their heads blown off right next to you.
"only experts can reload musket under 30 seconds" The normal infantry man would be able to launch a shot of fin 15 seconds, so talbot is correct. I can do it just under that, and my seargent (for our unit of re-enacting) has won speed shooting competitions for like, 9 seconds or something like that.
Yes, but are you using a ramrod, and shooting with live ball, putting the cartridge in the bore, and not just dumping powder down the barrel in the "reenactor drill"? How it's done at reenactments is not always how they really did it two hundred years ago....
As a Civil War reenactor we are instructed to NEVER put anything other than black powder down the muzzle of our muskets during a reenactment. A 3 foot steel ramrod accidently fired into rows of guys on the "other side" is a pretty dangerous thing, and the paper cartridge fired out of a musket can cause fieldgrass fires that the event organizers might not be too happy with.
It's a trade of between historic correctness and safety.
Demos, like this, are the only time we use ramrods.
The British Line/Light Infantryman could load and fire 4 rounds per minute. Faster than any other nations army. This compensated for the fact that the British Army was always heavily outnumbered in nearly all her confrontations.
According to Wikipedia they were trained to fire one every 15 seconds, so thats 4 rounds per minute. Needless to say, Prussia lacked the potency it had achieved in the 7 years war because it nearly always got defeated in the Nap Wars.
i'm a brit :) but it's a bit old for any immediate feeling of patriotism! ;)
garythegit 9 months ago
Canada =D
stupidko 2 years ago
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jwamull 2 years ago
those are canadians
somekid93229 2 years ago
damn, the guy took only 15s to fire a shot! that's an average of 4 rounds a minute while most infantry can only fire 1. that's why brits always had the advantage when fighting in open ground :)
garythegit 2 years ago 2
Well actually most infantry could fire 3-4 rpm.
The Britrish were especialy good with a greater number of their forces averaging 4rpm.
Getting 3 rpm is easy for the averge soldier, but getting the 4th inside the 60 seconds is what is hard. I have seen guys try and do it. However sometimes (fouling, fumbling etc.) they get the fourth shot in like the 65th or 70th second.
fp470 2 years ago 2
@fp470 Hence why us British were trained for speed over a few years.
PcGenie2 9 months ago
@garythegit Doesn't it make you feel so partiotic? Unless you're American/Canadian/other.
PcGenie2 9 months ago
@garythegit the prussians also had an exceptional rate of fire
firing 4 a minute too, certain squads could fire 5
LewisTee08 7 months ago
dunno they might be in canada
whowantsabighug 2 years ago
cuz there jelious =)
MadForM9950Cal 2 years ago
cos they own
Oneandoneself 2 years ago 3
lol redcoats are the best! rule brittania
paganist123 2 years ago
cool
habadahabadahabada 3 years ago
cool
frozenhell98 3 years ago
i wanna know who this was. that's definately the fastest load i'v seen. and i know some pretty talented guys. is this fort george? he was in a 41st reg. uniform.
intiago 3 years ago
where was this
hanz3797 3 years ago
DAHMN. That was fast!
AshesxtoxDust 3 years ago 2
Smooth as a Brit's Behind!
nerfball615 3 years ago
lol nice shot
thijsyyy 4 years ago
BTW I'm impressed.
This fella pulled a cartridge from his cartridge box, primed, loaded (w/ ramrod), returned the ramrod, brought his musket to shoulder arms (or whatever manual of arms move that was), aimed and fired in 12 seconds.
nice!
MrPloppy1 4 years ago
I cant beleive brittain got an empire useing that!
barlano 4 years ago
How about Rome? That was one hell of an empire and all they had were swords and lances.
The one thing both armies share is DISCIPLINE !!!
lalunette 4 years ago
they were'nt trained to fire 5 shots a minute they were trained for four but alot of the expirienced soldiers could do 5.nice i bet this is war of 1812 reenactment?
HDS2468 4 years ago
I know that in the Civil War, soldiers were trained for 3 aimed shots per minute.
gamer80116 4 years ago
The loading of musket was always on the front till they developed breech-loader(guns loaded from the back)The breech-loader was faster then muzzle-loaders(guns loaded from the front).So the muzzle-loading went out of service.
Reiche2 4 years ago
Take into account that the fire rate was varied due to the circumstances. You'd shoot far better if you were behind the safety of a wall, as opposed to an open field where men where getting their heads blown off right next to you.
aeros12 5 years ago
Is there a musket, that is a airsoft gun?
trigun9999 5 years ago
That's a musket. Hence the title.
pandainaforest 5 years ago
yea he is asking if there is a MUSKET AIRSOFT GUN and trigun9999 not thta i no of.
Shawnstula 5 years ago
@pandainaforest Airsoft gun, hahahaa!
I feel sorry for you getting comments like that.
PcGenie2 9 months ago
whoa glad to see antique weapon hmm does anybody could suggest me some video about thw way using musket? i tried some but no one are 4*and +
richardphat 5 years ago
check loading a smoothbore blackpowder musket by some dutch blokes on you tube (the 12 steps to load and fire in line)
Trotski1917 5 years ago
The video you mean is posted by Patsamu, look for his name and you will get to the right link to the loading of a musket
Lumiere62 4 years ago
"only experts can reload musket under 30 seconds" The normal infantry man would be able to launch a shot of fin 15 seconds, so talbot is correct. I can do it just under that, and my seargent (for our unit of re-enacting) has won speed shooting competitions for like, 9 seconds or something like that.
Kom
komenu1 5 years ago
Yes, but are you using a ramrod, and shooting with live ball, putting the cartridge in the bore, and not just dumping powder down the barrel in the "reenactor drill"? How it's done at reenactments is not always how they really did it two hundred years ago....
95thFoot 4 years ago
As a Civil War reenactor we are instructed to NEVER put anything other than black powder down the muzzle of our muskets during a reenactment. A 3 foot steel ramrod accidently fired into rows of guys on the "other side" is a pretty dangerous thing, and the paper cartridge fired out of a musket can cause fieldgrass fires that the event organizers might not be too happy with.
It's a trade of between historic correctness and safety.
Demos, like this, are the only time we use ramrods.
MrPloppy1 4 years ago
well i've learnt something interesting today,
thanks! =D
Marnerbanana 3 years ago
The British Line/Light Infantryman could load and fire 4 rounds per minute. Faster than any other nations army. This compensated for the fact that the British Army was always heavily outnumbered in nearly all her confrontations.
Talbot6832 5 years ago
Under Frederick the Great, Prussian fusiliers and musketeers were trained to fire 5 rounds/minute.
kylem8654 5 years ago
According to Wikipedia they were trained to fire one every 15 seconds, so thats 4 rounds per minute. Needless to say, Prussia lacked the potency it had achieved in the 7 years war because it nearly always got defeated in the Nap Wars.
Talbot6832 5 years ago
ive got a musket
godlymanofgod 4 years ago
Oh man, you are awesome...can i hang out with you in the lunch break?
Aramonbr 4 years ago
Imagine an entire battalion of infantry that can reload as fast and as cool.
emptyangel 5 years ago
wow, I tought I was fast, I guess not
entmage 5 years ago
only experts can reload musket under 30 seconds
eagleheart91 5 years ago
Damn he can load it faster than me. I love muskets. They make such a freaking loud bang.
Slikhedgehog 5 years ago