Great Video. I grew up in Spokane and left in 1958. Have you been there long?
I have two 1860 Tradtions .44 Colt replicas. Looks like your bullets are smaller than the recommended .454 ball. I noticed that yours dropped into the cylinder a ways. The recommended balls leave a shaved ring of lead when pushed in.
Nice Historically Correct, Most Percusison Revolvers were originilly Fired with Conical Bullets! I Developed a Universal Bullet for hunting with a Percussion Revolver. With the right Powder, like 777,Pyrodex Swiss BP,KIK BP and Black Mag/ MZ and my New VKV 240 and 255 Grain Bullets which are capable of exceeding 357 and 41 Magnum Power with more sectional density and a bigger hole!! Videos demonstrating my bullet are on my channel and Mr. Hovey Smith's Channel
holy shit what a pain in the ass and long time consuming process to load. I never knew it was such a project to load these guns. it would be a bitch to reload during a shootout or battle
I think this guy is mistaken about "combat loading". Because it took so long to reload, it was more common to carry extra loaded cylinders and just swapout the empty one. At least, that's how it was done when the original 5-shot Colt revolver was deployed by the Texas Rangers.
@ThePurcy It was a Dragoon in the original, and in the new 2010 version. The only difference is that the first movie used the 3rd model, but the new one uses the 2nd model dragoon. You can even clearly see the square lines of the grip frame in a still of her holding it sideways in both hands. This clearly denotes it as NOT being either the walker, or the Whitneyville dragoon, but a standard Dragoon.
I have this very same revolver. I've shot it several times with no mishaps. But i do have a few questions.
When loading, i always cap the nipples w/ the percussion caps 1st, then the powder ... " Triple 777 " then, the wad and then my 44 calibur lead ball. Also, i think i'm loading too much powder in each cylinder. I was told that i'm supposed to load the powder & wad & lead, then the percussion cap. Is that true? Also, How many grains of powder do i use for each cylinder?
who you callin johnny reb? haha just kidding...this is the best video i've seen yet on this type of gun, and have learned more about my own gun from this video than i learned from the instruction manual...its good to see an expert show you how its done..beautiful piece of iron
The Civil War is often to referred as the first "modern" war in history as it included the most advanced technology and innovations of warfare available at the time. Some of the innovations and advances of the Civil War included mass production of war materials, rifling of gun barrels, the advent of repeating firearms and metallic cartridges, ironclad warships... Wikipedia - Geez, all these computers and ya still wing it!
That he does. They don't appear to have much kick. Some of the videos i've watched with higher sound quality really give you an idea how loud they are though.
LMMFAO at megadeth22885. I'm all about reenactment and teaching history and educating people, but the outfit is not necessary for a Youtube demonstration of a black powder revolver...
Depends on your training and whether you use a cartridge. If you use a cartridge, there's no pouring powder or fishing for a bullet; you just stick it in the cylinder. If you're stronger and more dexterous than this elderly man, you can have the cylinder loaded and begin placing percussion caps after about 18 seconds, then about 10-12 seconds to place a percussion cap on each nipple. The fastest I've seen to load ONE musket shot is 14 seconds. About twice as long for 5 more shots.
@chitoryu12 But the point is,during the American civil war,they didn't have cartridges available for revolers,I mean real bullets.In the modern sense.They just had to go through this whole procedure,right?
Real bullets? The bullet is the part that actually shoots out. A cartridge has the bullet, powder, and primer.
Also, paper cartridges like the one Lee describes in the video were first invented in 1808. During the Civil War, in fact, the Sharps 1860 rifle and carbine could take paper cartridges. Metal ones appeared very soon after the war.
Hell, the first "cartridge" was for muzzle loaders; paper sack with a ball and enough powder for one shot.
@chitoryu12 That's what I was talking about,metal cartridges,like the modern ones.Like the ones used in the "Wild West" a few years after the civil war.
Yeah, those showed up just after the war. The paper ones were almost exactly the same, though. You just had to place a percussion cap as a primer because it wasn't built in.
@Tsagia The Civil War is often to referred as the first "modern" war in history as it included the most advanced technology and innovations of warfare available at the time. Some of the innovations and advances of the Civil War included mass production of war materials, rifling of gun barrels, the advent of repeating firearms and metallic cartridges, ironclad warships. - Wikipedia
@Dude2012iffy Don't Rely on wikipedia. Now, While there is one part in there that is grossly misstated. The Civil War was the first war with pretty much all of it's soldier arms being rifled. Rifling had been in use in the war of 1812, and even the American Revolutionary war with many of the Local Militias. The Militias were made up of average Citizens from a town, who would use their own hunting rifle's, sometimes even as small as a .32 or .36 Squirril Rifle.
@TheFoundersWereRight Don't rely on Wikipedia for I find mistakes in it. When I do copy/paste I will cite the quote. You failed to report the gross misstatement. And yes, I am familiar with the facts surrounding the militia being formed from the citizenry, but they were anything but average and a well aimed .32 or .36 in a Brit, well, who won?
@Dude2012iffy Thanks. and Report the miss-statement how? I did correct it. In anycase, I have enjoyed reading the personal accounts of Captured British officers who watched Back country Volunteers having shooting competitions in camp out to 500 yards. Their statements generally sound something like "Well after seeing that, I know the war is lost.".
I could hit that old FART Yankee with my 1853 Enfield at 150 yards. The 1860 was a great pistol but the 1858 Remington was better and no jamming on spent caps. As long as either were in Confederate hands it was all good.
Because it's absolutely fucking ridiculous for people to dress up in 19th century clothing just to review a gun. Not to mention it's ridiculous to dress up in 19th century clothing to show that is what people used to wear.
I just wish the old bastard didn't make fun of Southern people like me... It's sad that people like him are still around to continue the tradition of hate..
The weapon at 7:06 looks like a revolver carbine to me..bleh. When the Berdan's Sharpshooters were issued them, they just about revolted. The danger of a chain fire is very significant. You can't hold it like a normal long-arm without the danger of blowing your hand off. The only to safely fire it is to put your second hand under the trigger guard- not exactly the most effective way to operate a gun. The Remington equivalent had the same problem. Still, you have to give them credit for trying.
Best reasons a Remington is better than a Colt is that it has a top strap which prevents the gun from shooting loose and the crawling loading lever on the Colt can dent the bottom of the barrel and the rear sight on the Remington was on the top strap instead of the hammer. Main thing is to not put your little finger on the grip like he does in the video but curl it under the grip. Lines the barrel up a lot better for shooting.
Yeah I use slightly oversized rounds that shave off a think ring of lead when I ram them in the chamber and it means that I don't have to put wads in because there is a wall of lead between the powder and another chamber.
I used to pinch the Caps slighty , they would fit tighter over the nipples , if I was able to get a BP Revolver again I would go for a Remington they are better than Colts .
For a start Remingtons are solid Frame ,and are Stronger , also you can change the Cylinder quickly I Own both Navy Colts and Remingtons ,Blank Firers they are made to the same standards as the live firers During the Civil war many a Soldier would Trade 2 Colts for 1 Remington , I like both Guns but as a service Pistol I would prefer the Remington, regards GHR
A REMINGTON is better cause when the caps was done it wont blockup your colt but what Remington did was he made it where you can take your cylinder out and load it or have another cylinder ready loaded so it wont be a hassle loading it like a colt
good vid! one of the few on youtube that gives an accurate impression of how LOUD black powder pistols are - loud, smokey and fun. Advice on tipping the pistol to stop the caps falling into the action was very useful for me-thanks
Good video. I'm french, very interresting by the american history since 2 or 3 years. My favorites guns are single action revolvers and black powder guns. I try to do make my paper cartridges just like they did in the Civil War.
5*. This is a very informative review about these guns, I'm a huge fan, but still have a lot to lean about black powder guns. I have a quick question, While the recommended is 30 grains, how much is the minimum required to shoot the ball out of the muzzle? I ask mostly because I want to control how much recoil the gun kicks and perhaps the noise produced could changed, I never tried to increase or decrease the powder load because I don't know what might come of it. Thank you.
It appears you have not owned and used an 1860 Army. With the hammer down and between two caps the weapon is safed. To fire all you need to do is cock it - the same as you would do anyway as it is a single action revolver.
Yes you need grease to seal the Chambers if you do not do this you might get a chain Fire that can be very Nasty!!, it happened to me , but luckily there was no Balls in the Chambers Just Powder and Wadding .
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These black powder revolvers are nice and quite powerful but the reloading time was unacceptable in a battle or shoot-out. Moreover, these weapons were contaminated very fast because of the use of black powders. These guns had to be cleaned properly after a few shots. Otherwise the gun could fail it´s duty.
Thanx god there are cartridge loadable revolvers nowadays. They get you back into business in only a few seconds or even less.
"Standard bullets with shells" were largely UNavailable during the Civil War. The first large-caliber metallic-cartridge revolver was the 1869 .44 Smith and Wesson American, A rimfire S&W revolver was available in 1861, but only in .32 caliber. Everything else (excepting some French pinfires) was cap-and-ball. The most popular CW revolvers were the 1860 Colt .44 (as seen in this video), the 1851 Colt Navy .36 (.38 by modern ballistics) and the Remington 1858 .44 --
In a real fight 12 shots are gone fast. A cylinder swap is fast too. Push out the key, half cock and pull the loading lever. The barrel is off, pull off the cylinder ,slide on a new cylinder. Replace the barrel and tap the muzzel to seat the barrel and push in the wedge and away you go. Moot point because after about 4 to 6 cylinders it is too fouled to rotate anyway.
Do not ever load a BP pistol as this man did! Notice that when he places the caps on, his thumb and hand are in front of the cylinder. Caps igniting while pushing them on is not uncommon. In this case he would have lost hand. He is a danger to himself and those around him. These pistols are fun and safe to shoot provided some common sense is exercised!
im gonna have to start shooting black powder weapons...ever since obama took office you cant find .380 amo anywhere and i live in a metropolitan area of over 3 million. even cabellas doesnt have any. what gives? they cant take our guns so they try to take the amo? isnt that still an "infringement"?
It's becuase the right wing has scared everybody into thinking Obama is going to take away firearms and ammo. So all the kool aid drinkers are buying up ammo like crazy.
Just ask when the next time they are restocking and show up early.
ok first off "kool aid drinkers" is a reference to Jim Jones...and Jim Jones was a DEVOUT SOCIALIST. so that phrase cant be used to describe right wing people. second obama and hillary clinton ARE trying to take guns and amo away. hilliary is trying to get the UN to pass an unarmed civilian act. and obama is just waiting to pass healthcare before he focuses on gun controll. and ive already done that the clerks and their friends get first crack and they are all gone within 7 mins of stocking
You can use the idiom "kool-aid drinkers" to describe anyone or group of people that are unquestioning of their leaders and not thinking for themselves. Yes, the term originates with the Jonestown massacre. I can use the idiom "pig in a poke" without actually talking about buying pork products. Just to show that I got swindled.
Same LOGIC!
I googled the "Unarmed civilian act" couldn't find anything. Could you please direct me to an unbiased source?
socialists dont believe in individual rights or willpower. only the collective (consensus in global warming circles) matters. and the collective is ruled by one all powerful will ie Jim Jones. which dominates the thoughts and actions of said collective. so the term "kool aid drinkers" can only apply to socialists. the right believes in individual freedom and responsibility
Before you start acting like you know what socialism is at least wiki it "Socialism refers to various theories of economic organization advocating public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended".
Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh,etc are examples of right wing "Jim Joneses" and their viewers are the "kool-aid drinkers". They take everything beck and Limbaugh say as fact, refuse to think for themselves, spout back the same rhetoric, don't fact check anything either of them say.
so let me see if i have this straight from a socialist point of view...capitalism is evil because their are hundreds of thousands of individual companys with no cohesion to one another so their individual influence on the country is less. so they should ALL be collectivised into ONE HUGE GARGANTUAN COMPANY run by the govt. and controlled by a single solitary individual...ya....that dont make sense. i mean if one company is evil cause its too big.then 100k companys combined together is more evil.
It's not the number of companies that Socialists have a problem with. It's the lack of worker ownership and workers compensation for the things they produce. The few get rich and line their pockets while the backbone of the company gets the shaft.
I don't have the time to give you a history and economics class over youtube. So how bought you turn off fox and pick up a book. Start with a small one, "the communist manifesto" it will give you a basic idea what socialism is.
first off did the workers risk any money to get the company going? no? then why do they deserve a slice of the profits? as far as compensation is concerned those numbers on the little peices of paper they get a few times a month is called and i quote "workmens comp" ie wage. and mind you the employer pays 50% more than the worker nets the rest is gobbled up in taxes and insurances. as far as reading the "communist manifesto" i already have...complete nonsense only a simpleton would agree with it
now under the capitalistic banner. nobody gets a free ride. you dont work you dont get paid. and poor work is punished and good work is rewarded. and if you make enuf surplus you can invest money or "capital" so that someone else can start their own company and he in turn rewards you with dividends on his profit margin. and over time you will have made more than your initial investment. under capitalism everyone wins and nobody loses...except lazy asses you get out of it what you put into it
if you are WORTH more than $1/hour youd get it cause they want to keep GOOD help. insider trading...shrug...water and electricity would be CHEAPER because of competition. neither a borrow nor a lender be. deregulation= personal liberty. cheaper and more competant police and fire protection. drug trade and prostitution would be legal and cheap...wow you just described what heaven must be like. a perfect utopian society where freedom abounds and opportunitys for wealth at every corner =)
and who cares if you only get paid $1 an hour? as long as the rest of the goods and services were proportionatly cheap it wouldnt really make a difference. infact a $1/hour at the turn of the 20th century was a FANTASTICALLY VAST INCOME!!! most people were lucky to make $1 a day hence the phrase "another day...another dollar"
During the late 19th early 20th century avg people were horribly taken advantage off by big business. Child labor, 80 hour work weeks,etc. Most Americans lived in poverty, it was not a good time for working class people.
ok that time frame that you mention was also a transitional time for america. we became less and less agrarian and more and more industrialized...not to mention all the imigration. when you combine all those factors together you get a massive migration and only so many jobs to go around. those people werent being taken advantage of they were happy to have the work. coupled with the recession of the 1880s it made for some tough times. but we came threw it better off. remember the roaring 20s?
is that what they are teaching you in school? well let me tell you the REALITY of socialism. if you work hard and do everything by the book you will be asked to work harder to make up the slack of the others...for the same pay as the lazy asses. while the lazy asses if they show up to work at all will still get paid the same as you. ie "economic equality" so the TRUE comodity in socialism becomes POWER not money. and i assure you that POWER gets abused regularly. google U.S.S.R.
basically you are saying that socialism is no different than the slavery before the civil war. under socialism you will get the basic necesitys...food shelter clothing power transportation...but precious few luxuries if any. but under capitalism you can have both...infact you are ENCOURAGED to succede so you can buy more luxuries. which inturn fuels more economic growth. under socialism the standard of living goes up or down depending on the population because the money is stagnant
You right wingers are so difficult to debate with becuase everything is black and white. Just like Beck, everything he says he thinks is the greatest,anything else will lead to the collapse of society.
Socialism does not have to completely eliminate the private sector. It would simply offer cheaper govt. options for basic necessity's.
Simply offering a safety net so no one has to go hungry, homeless, die for lack of medical care.
the only people who need safety nets provided for them by the govt are dependant personality types. normal people provide for their own safety nets by saving and investing so if they do hit a rough patch they can live off their fat for a while till conditions get better. homeless people choose to be homeless hungry people choose to be hungry. if they spent less time "hustling" on the streets and more time looking for work they would be fine
Lee
Great Video. I grew up in Spokane and left in 1958. Have you been there long?
I have two 1860 Tradtions .44 Colt replicas. Looks like your bullets are smaller than the recommended .454 ball. I noticed that yours dropped into the cylinder a ways. The recommended balls leave a shaved ring of lead when pushed in.
Reply to my user name if you read this.
Tom
skagittom 1 hour ago
Nice Historically Correct, Most Percusison Revolvers were originilly Fired with Conical Bullets! I Developed a Universal Bullet for hunting with a Percussion Revolver. With the right Powder, like 777,Pyrodex Swiss BP,KIK BP and Black Mag/ MZ and my New VKV 240 and 255 Grain Bullets which are capable of exceeding 357 and 41 Magnum Power with more sectional density and a bigger hole!! Videos demonstrating my bullet are on my channel and Mr. Hovey Smith's Channel
MrKaido93 1 month ago
He it Looks like a jew
AMERDAG 2 months ago
this is my bedside gun, because this is the least gun id wanna get shot with. when ima get medevil on yo azz , youll know what i mean.
quicklady 3 months ago
AAAAAWW LOOK AT THE LEETLE BABAE WARE YUR MAMA LMAO (FAMILY GUY)
Myleftfootnigga 4 months ago
RED DEAD!
gun1421 4 months ago
So...after firing all 6 rounds, drop the revolver on the ground and run like hell?
ialarmu 4 months ago
6:20 <---There is the first shot
Tesawurst 4 months ago
Thanks for putting this together, it was great to watch an uncomplicated time friendly example for a change. I love these revolvers, thanks!
shotfirer1972 5 months ago
Thanks a lot for this. I've been trying to learn how early firearms work, and wikipedia articles are way too technical.
DireSloth 6 months ago
holy shit what a pain in the ass and long time consuming process to load. I never knew it was such a project to load these guns. it would be a bitch to reload during a shootout or battle
Youzentubo 6 months ago
@Youzentubo Yeah, it was better to have 2-3 guns than 1 and relode it in battle.
Kangur08 4 months ago
I think this guy is mistaken about "combat loading". Because it took so long to reload, it was more common to carry extra loaded cylinders and just swapout the empty one. At least, that's how it was done when the original 5-shot Colt revolver was deployed by the Texas Rangers.
jtschau 7 months ago
they had zip lock baggies in the civil war??
ObscureDEG 7 months ago
@ObscureDEG Yes, it was very common for each soldier to have an American standard zip lock bag to hold their s**t.
swizzlecheeks 6 months ago
was this the gun that Mattie Ross had in True Grit (the 2010 version)
EpicSwagProductions 7 months ago
@EpicSwagProductions
rwalin3470 7 months ago
@EpicSwagProductions No she had a colt dragoon
rwalin3470 7 months ago
@EpicSwagProductions no it was a colt walker she had, a massive massive revolver and is extremely heavy
ThePurcy 6 months ago
@ThePurcy It was a Dragoon in the original, and in the new 2010 version. The only difference is that the first movie used the 3rd model, but the new one uses the 2nd model dragoon. You can even clearly see the square lines of the grip frame in a still of her holding it sideways in both hands. This clearly denotes it as NOT being either the walker, or the Whitneyville dragoon, but a standard Dragoon.
TheFoundersWereRight 2 months ago
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I have this very same revolver. I've shot it several times with no mishaps. But i do have a few questions.
When loading, i always cap the nipples w/ the percussion caps 1st, then the powder ... " Triple 777 " then, the wad and then my 44 calibur lead ball. Also, i think i'm loading too much powder in each cylinder. I was told that i'm supposed to load the powder & wad & lead, then the percussion cap. Is that true? Also, How many grains of powder do i use for each cylinder?
Thrills2010 8 months ago
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Thrills2010 8 months ago
This jerk would have had his rump whipped by a Johnny REB.
hubhunts 10 months ago
the NIPPLE of the gun
emericahead 10 months ago
im thinking of getting one
videoww2soldier98 11 months ago
I have a replica of this very gun, even has the navy engraving!
Thrills2010 1 year ago
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Hey, check out my video of the Sumner attack. The video's on my page.
TheWalrus9091 1 year ago
@bighatbighead im sorry that the one little fact that i may or may not have gotten wrong caused you the largest of inconveniences
tacticalmercenary 1 year ago
who you callin johnny reb? haha just kidding...this is the best video i've seen yet on this type of gun, and have learned more about my own gun from this video than i learned from the instruction manual...its good to see an expert show you how its done..beautiful piece of iron
demonlust75 1 year ago
The Civil War is often to referred as the first "modern" war in history as it included the most advanced technology and innovations of warfare available at the time. Some of the innovations and advances of the Civil War included mass production of war materials, rifling of gun barrels, the advent of repeating firearms and metallic cartridges, ironclad warships... Wikipedia - Geez, all these computers and ya still wing it!
Dude2012iffy 1 year ago
Civil War Santa for the win
inkheart449 1 year ago
mmmm :) i havnt shot one of these in a while, sounds nice what a rewarding gun :D
pirocallahan2 1 year ago
This guy's slow, trembling hands worry me a little.
LordBifford 1 year ago
@LordBifford
Age will have that effect on people.
MarionBarber06 1 year ago
@MarionBarber06 He seems to handle the weapon well enough.
LordBifford 1 year ago
@LordBifford
That he does. They don't appear to have much kick. Some of the videos i've watched with higher sound quality really give you an idea how loud they are though.
MarionBarber06 1 year ago
just shoot the damn thing
clydefields1 1 year ago
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men you needed like 40 minutes to charge 6 rounds SIX! now are 20 seconds for 120 bullets
PragmaticDany 1 year ago
men you needed like 40 minutes to charge 6 rounds SIX! now tha are 20 seconds for 120 bullets
PragmaticDany 1 year ago
AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! He said nipple! "snickers"
Nicholy07 1 year ago
LeMat
Nick3889 1 year ago
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RevengeOfRedBaron 1 year ago
Well, it looks to me it would take awhile just to load and reload, not to mention the parts falling inside. Not good.
spareaxe 1 year ago
LMMFAO at megadeth22885. I'm all about reenactment and teaching history and educating people, but the outfit is not necessary for a Youtube demonstration of a black powder revolver...
tonyarledge1 1 year ago
lets see you fast load it
ARKSOLDIER7 1 year ago
wow this guys boring
Ellis01234567890 1 year ago
Loading this gun looks worse than loading musket!The revolvers of the wild west much later,around the 1880s or 1890s I guess were much better.
Tsagia 1 year ago
@Tsagia
Depends on your training and whether you use a cartridge. If you use a cartridge, there's no pouring powder or fishing for a bullet; you just stick it in the cylinder. If you're stronger and more dexterous than this elderly man, you can have the cylinder loaded and begin placing percussion caps after about 18 seconds, then about 10-12 seconds to place a percussion cap on each nipple. The fastest I've seen to load ONE musket shot is 14 seconds. About twice as long for 5 more shots.
chitoryu12 1 year ago
@chitoryu12 But the point is,during the American civil war,they didn't have cartridges available for revolers,I mean real bullets.In the modern sense.They just had to go through this whole procedure,right?
Tsagia 1 year ago
@Tsagia
Real bullets? The bullet is the part that actually shoots out. A cartridge has the bullet, powder, and primer.
Also, paper cartridges like the one Lee describes in the video were first invented in 1808. During the Civil War, in fact, the Sharps 1860 rifle and carbine could take paper cartridges. Metal ones appeared very soon after the war.
Hell, the first "cartridge" was for muzzle loaders; paper sack with a ball and enough powder for one shot.
chitoryu12 1 year ago
@chitoryu12 That's what I was talking about,metal cartridges,like the modern ones.Like the ones used in the "Wild West" a few years after the civil war.
Tsagia 1 year ago
@Tsagia
Yeah, those showed up just after the war. The paper ones were almost exactly the same, though. You just had to place a percussion cap as a primer because it wasn't built in.
chitoryu12 1 year ago
@Tsagia The Civil War is often to referred as the first "modern" war in history as it included the most advanced technology and innovations of warfare available at the time. Some of the innovations and advances of the Civil War included mass production of war materials, rifling of gun barrels, the advent of repeating firearms and metallic cartridges, ironclad warships. - Wikipedia
Dude2012iffy 1 year ago
@Dude2012iffy Don't Rely on wikipedia. Now, While there is one part in there that is grossly misstated. The Civil War was the first war with pretty much all of it's soldier arms being rifled. Rifling had been in use in the war of 1812, and even the American Revolutionary war with many of the Local Militias. The Militias were made up of average Citizens from a town, who would use their own hunting rifle's, sometimes even as small as a .32 or .36 Squirril Rifle.
TheFoundersWereRight 11 months ago
@TheFoundersWereRight Don't rely on Wikipedia for I find mistakes in it. When I do copy/paste I will cite the quote. You failed to report the gross misstatement. And yes, I am familiar with the facts surrounding the militia being formed from the citizenry, but they were anything but average and a well aimed .32 or .36 in a Brit, well, who won?
Dude2012iffy 11 months ago
@Dude2012iffy Thanks. and Report the miss-statement how? I did correct it. In anycase, I have enjoyed reading the personal accounts of Captured British officers who watched Back country Volunteers having shooting competitions in camp out to 500 yards. Their statements generally sound something like "Well after seeing that, I know the war is lost.".
TheFoundersWereRight 11 months ago
what kind of gun did booth shoot lincoln with? it wasn't a revolver was it?
xenomann442 1 year ago
@xenomann442
Was a Deringer pistol .44., not a revolver.
see more at:
wikipedia, search: Philadelphia Deringer
marcellokozik 1 year ago
@xenomann442 it would've been a flintlock pistol most likely
StealthMonkey25 1 year ago
id think in war you would load 6 rounds to get more fire power, and not really worry about safety
THEpoopGUN 1 year ago
It woul have been hilarious if santa here had accidentally fired the gum :p. Thanks for the info tho, great and informative video.
jack4mata 1 year ago
in this video: a man loads a gun for seven minutes
Fitbrit88 1 year ago
That is one hell of a dangerous revolver, especially dangerous for the shooter.
drdos1943 1 year ago
were do you find the conical bullets? or who makes mold for them?
silveradotruc03 1 year ago
@silveradotruc03 You can get a 200gr Lee mold at Cabelas.
bionicbaer 1 year ago
I could hit that old FART Yankee with my 1853 Enfield at 150 yards. The 1860 was a great pistol but the 1858 Remington was better and no jamming on spent caps. As long as either were in Confederate hands it was all good.
Zardoz215 1 year ago
i like nipples! :D
KentuckyFriedHuman 1 year ago
They didnt make that many of those revolvers. Just enough to kill a few hundred thousand Johnny rebs with
fattony252 1 year ago
santa clause is coming to town..... la la la la la la la la la la la la laaaaaaaaaa.........
elijahbalong 1 year ago
holy cow. that gun has a sound like none other.
tonyrosam 1 year ago
hahaha i cant take that fat old dwark man seriously carrying that pistol
rawfflecakes 1 year ago
i wish just one person could review a 19th century firearm without playing dress-up
megadeth22885 1 year ago 11
@megadeth22885 I don't understand why you are complaining.
wcdfilms 1 year ago
@wcdfilms
Because it's absolutely fucking ridiculous for people to dress up in 19th century clothing just to review a gun. Not to mention it's ridiculous to dress up in 19th century clothing to show that is what people used to wear.
Grungadin 1 year ago
@megadeth22885 because everyone does it, it gets annoying
megadeth22885 1 year ago
@megadeth22885 who said hes playing dress up hes the real deal
ThePurcy 1 year ago
@megadeth22885 - it's for a museum. what do you expect? go make your own video.
AlienZygote010 1 year ago
look up 1873 colt single action army peacemaker...look for the one by tacticalmercenary
tacticalmercenary 1 year ago
@megadeth22885 Dude do you realize how many videos of the Colt army without someone dressed up awesome like this badass?
darthfuzzel 1 year ago
i have done it without playing dress-up.
busyhands94 9 months ago
I just wish the old bastard didn't make fun of Southern people like me... It's sad that people like him are still around to continue the tradition of hate..
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amberia12 1 year ago
Santa Colt
christlubas 1 year ago
OMFG ITS SANTA
jackcoglin 1 year ago
Nice job. Very professionally done.
texascivic 1 year ago
You're right about the Spencer, I know cause my uncle has an 1863 but the Sharps used a paper or linen cartridge loaded through the breech
MrPatriot1911 1 year ago
The weapon at 7:06 looks like a revolver carbine to me..bleh. When the Berdan's Sharpshooters were issued them, they just about revolted. The danger of a chain fire is very significant. You can't hold it like a normal long-arm without the danger of blowing your hand off. The only to safely fire it is to put your second hand under the trigger guard- not exactly the most effective way to operate a gun. The Remington equivalent had the same problem. Still, you have to give them credit for trying.
bharned1 1 year ago
i got one in a kit that you had to build kinda pointless to shoot since it takes forever to load and fills the air with powder
rocksock00444 1 year ago
nice
swantonbomb967 1 year ago
"load this little asshole..." lol
3vegemite 1 year ago
@3vegemite pretty sure he said rascal haha
ledneck 1 year ago
@ledneck haha...definitely at 2:19 it sounds a bit like he says "little asshole" though...maybe that was like his hidden message or something :-D
3vegemite 1 year ago 2
it was a mite slow to reload
verdemanthe1 1 year ago
Best reasons a Remington is better than a Colt is that it has a top strap which prevents the gun from shooting loose and the crawling loading lever on the Colt can dent the bottom of the barrel and the rear sight on the Remington was on the top strap instead of the hammer. Main thing is to not put your little finger on the grip like he does in the video but curl it under the grip. Lines the barrel up a lot better for shooting.
smokingolejerry 1 year ago
this bloke is not a reenactor...he is 100% original, he was born in 1840!
ebatrakom 1 year ago 76
Yeah I use slightly oversized rounds that shave off a think ring of lead when I ram them in the chamber and it means that I don't have to put wads in because there is a wall of lead between the powder and another chamber.
Jrhoney 1 year ago
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hey get some period glasses if you call yourself a reenactor!
1855haroersferry 1 year ago
Would someone from the 1860s also be talking to a video camera?
DeuceMP2 1 year ago
he aint at a reenactment
Irish8594 1 year ago
I was replying to 1855haroersferry who said dude should get some period glasses. I was just being a smartass LOL.
DeuceMP2 1 year ago
Good video. Only I didn't see him say or load a wad in the tube just powder and round.
999BelialMr 1 year ago
Quite a bit of information in this vid. I think I'll stick to actual rounds, or cartridges, or what have you, as apposed to cap and ball, though :P
NormanMatchem 1 year ago
I used to pinch the Caps slighty , they would fit tighter over the nipples , if I was able to get a BP Revolver again I would go for a Remington they are better than Colts .
25ghr 1 year ago
I'm looking to get one. Why are Remingtons better? How powerful are they?
Redbaron011 1 year ago
For a start Remingtons are solid Frame ,and are Stronger , also you can change the Cylinder quickly I Own both Navy Colts and Remingtons ,Blank Firers they are made to the same standards as the live firers During the Civil war many a Soldier would Trade 2 Colts for 1 Remington , I like both Guns but as a service Pistol I would prefer the Remington, regards GHR
25ghr 1 year ago
Thanks
Redbaron011 1 year ago
A REMINGTON is better cause when the caps was done it wont blockup your colt but what Remington did was he made it where you can take your cylinder out and load it or have another cylinder ready loaded so it wont be a hassle loading it like a colt
Irish8594 1 year ago
good vid! one of the few on youtube that gives an accurate impression of how LOUD black powder pistols are - loud, smokey and fun. Advice on tipping the pistol to stop the caps falling into the action was very useful for me-thanks
cunning73 2 years ago
Good video. I'm french, very interresting by the american history since 2 or 3 years. My favorites guns are single action revolvers and black powder guns. I try to do make my paper cartridges just like they did in the Civil War.
daytona2607 2 years ago
I've got one of those and an 1858 Remington .44.
Both are repro's of course.
They're fun to shoot but a pain to clean and with black powder you MUST clean them that very same day.
3OCALM1 2 years ago
looks powerfull
kjsh987 2 years ago
5*. This is a very informative review about these guns, I'm a huge fan, but still have a lot to lean about black powder guns. I have a quick question, While the recommended is 30 grains, how much is the minimum required to shoot the ball out of the muzzle? I ask mostly because I want to control how much recoil the gun kicks and perhaps the noise produced could changed, I never tried to increase or decrease the powder load because I don't know what might come of it. Thank you.
Caretika 2 years ago
you do not want to loaded all chambers because it could be accidently fired.
If you rest the hammer in between, you may forget to correct that position in a fire fight, which will not happen if you keep one chamber unloaded.
jack1826 2 years ago
It appears you have not owned and used an 1860 Army. With the hammer down and between two caps the weapon is safed. To fire all you need to do is cock it - the same as you would do anyway as it is a single action revolver.
townsrd 2 years ago
very nice! Just got one. Will try that out.
Do you need to put some gel to seal the unfired chambers from the sparks?
jack1826 2 years ago
Yes you need grease to seal the Chambers if you do not do this you might get a chain Fire that can be very Nasty!!, it happened to me , but luckily there was no Balls in the Chambers Just Powder and Wadding .
25ghr 1 year ago
Very good presentation.
bricksro 2 years ago
Wow, that ol' gun had some KICK!
TAGundam 2 years ago
wow, an actual living civil war veteran!
scilonthreat 2 years ago 2
hahahahahahaha lol your a damn comedian!
RyanZ1995 2 years ago
haha
fartsam08 2 years ago
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These black powder revolvers are nice and quite powerful but the reloading time was unacceptable in a battle or shoot-out. Moreover, these weapons were contaminated very fast because of the use of black powders. These guns had to be cleaned properly after a few shots. Otherwise the gun could fail it´s duty.
Thanx god there are cartridge loadable revolvers nowadays. They get you back into business in only a few seconds or even less.
ganimed1976 2 years ago
i have little knowledge of revolvers....so why did they use cap and ball revolvers when standard bullets with shells were available??
FRVSniperNI 2 years ago
because cap & ball revolvers were cheaper and everyone knew they were working.
TerminatorFRA 2 years ago
ahh thanks alot
FRVSniperNI 2 years ago
At that time they had no metalic cartridges for revolvers. They were some rifles that used them Sharps and Spencers were 2 of them.
henerymag 2 years ago 4
"Standard bullets with shells" were largely UNavailable during the Civil War. The first large-caliber metallic-cartridge revolver was the 1869 .44 Smith and Wesson American, A rimfire S&W revolver was available in 1861, but only in .32 caliber. Everything else (excepting some French pinfires) was cap-and-ball. The most popular CW revolvers were the 1860 Colt .44 (as seen in this video), the 1851 Colt Navy .36 (.38 by modern ballistics) and the Remington 1858 .44 --
stevevandien 2 years ago
If i was going to rob a bank i would want two of those in each of my hands
Johnny89Applez 2 years ago
How are you going to use four guns simultaneously? :P
rangerdanger222 2 years ago 2
how could you hold two of those in each hand?
scilonthreat 2 years ago
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TerminatorFRA 2 years ago
thats a myth, they never did that. 2 guns are okay, but as soon as you used the 6 shots in one, u drew the other one in reserve to save reload time.
XxGuardian337xX 2 years ago
In a real fight 12 shots are gone fast. A cylinder swap is fast too. Push out the key, half cock and pull the loading lever. The barrel is off, pull off the cylinder ,slide on a new cylinder. Replace the barrel and tap the muzzel to seat the barrel and push in the wedge and away you go. Moot point because after about 4 to 6 cylinders it is too fouled to rotate anyway.
townsrd 2 years ago
Love the Civil War era, love these guns! Great video.
cashmoney229 2 years ago
Nice recoil there :)
TerminatorFRA 2 years ago
I really love those revolvers....i find them beautifull
tremelay1 2 years ago 2
i think in war they use it when needed and they use a sword when they're out of bullets.
justrix29 2 years ago
nice video ^_^
justrix29 2 years ago
just ordered 2 1851 confederates
DESERTHAWKIN 2 years ago
This guy is a badass!
robert02109REO 2 years ago
How fast can a Civil War soldier reload these blackpowder revolvers on average?
Mondafied 2 years ago
1 min or a little less
TerminatorFRA 2 years ago
damn, it must have been a pain in the ass to reload this thing in combat when your scared for your life n' all
DrKreig 2 years ago
like he said, it was much easier they had paper cartridges so much quicker
ThePurcy 2 years ago
Well done!
Redbaron011 2 years ago
Very informative clip, I really enyoed it =)
AuziSWE 2 years ago
I have a colt 1860 army too, and others ... Colt rules !! lol !! Hi from France !
jeancocha 2 years ago
I love black powder guns
JacqueShredo 2 years ago
damn yankee
volksjager8 2 years ago 6
Do not ever load a BP pistol as this man did! Notice that when he places the caps on, his thumb and hand are in front of the cylinder. Caps igniting while pushing them on is not uncommon. In this case he would have lost hand. He is a danger to himself and those around him. These pistols are fun and safe to shoot provided some common sense is exercised!
tmear 2 years ago
what size ammo does it fire
saintlouisramsfan 2 years ago
.44
javierjjs 2 years ago
im gonna have to start shooting black powder weapons...ever since obama took office you cant find .380 amo anywhere and i live in a metropolitan area of over 3 million. even cabellas doesnt have any. what gives? they cant take our guns so they try to take the amo? isnt that still an "infringement"?
markbotv3 2 years ago
It's becuase the right wing has scared everybody into thinking Obama is going to take away firearms and ammo. So all the kool aid drinkers are buying up ammo like crazy.
Just ask when the next time they are restocking and show up early.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
ok first off "kool aid drinkers" is a reference to Jim Jones...and Jim Jones was a DEVOUT SOCIALIST. so that phrase cant be used to describe right wing people. second obama and hillary clinton ARE trying to take guns and amo away. hilliary is trying to get the UN to pass an unarmed civilian act. and obama is just waiting to pass healthcare before he focuses on gun controll. and ive already done that the clerks and their friends get first crack and they are all gone within 7 mins of stocking
markbotv3 2 years ago
@markbotv3
You can use the idiom "kool-aid drinkers" to describe anyone or group of people that are unquestioning of their leaders and not thinking for themselves. Yes, the term originates with the Jonestown massacre. I can use the idiom "pig in a poke" without actually talking about buying pork products. Just to show that I got swindled.
Same LOGIC!
I googled the "Unarmed civilian act" couldn't find anything. Could you please direct me to an unbiased source?
pokertom42191 2 years ago
socialists dont believe in individual rights or willpower. only the collective (consensus in global warming circles) matters. and the collective is ruled by one all powerful will ie Jim Jones. which dominates the thoughts and actions of said collective. so the term "kool aid drinkers" can only apply to socialists. the right believes in individual freedom and responsibility
markbotv3 2 years ago
Wow you really must not know what an idiom is.
Before you start acting like you know what socialism is at least wiki it "Socialism refers to various theories of economic organization advocating public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended".
Pretty much it says you get what you put in.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh,etc are examples of right wing "Jim Joneses" and their viewers are the "kool-aid drinkers". They take everything beck and Limbaugh say as fact, refuse to think for themselves, spout back the same rhetoric, don't fact check anything either of them say.
LEARN WHAT AN IDOM IS AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
so let me see if i have this straight from a socialist point of view...capitalism is evil because their are hundreds of thousands of individual companys with no cohesion to one another so their individual influence on the country is less. so they should ALL be collectivised into ONE HUGE GARGANTUAN COMPANY run by the govt. and controlled by a single solitary individual...ya....that dont make sense. i mean if one company is evil cause its too big.then 100k companys combined together is more evil.
markbotv3 2 years ago
It's not the number of companies that Socialists have a problem with. It's the lack of worker ownership and workers compensation for the things they produce. The few get rich and line their pockets while the backbone of the company gets the shaft.
I don't have the time to give you a history and economics class over youtube. So how bought you turn off fox and pick up a book. Start with a small one, "the communist manifesto" it will give you a basic idea what socialism is.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
first off did the workers risk any money to get the company going? no? then why do they deserve a slice of the profits? as far as compensation is concerned those numbers on the little peices of paper they get a few times a month is called and i quote "workmens comp" ie wage. and mind you the employer pays 50% more than the worker nets the rest is gobbled up in taxes and insurances. as far as reading the "communist manifesto" i already have...complete nonsense only a simpleton would agree with it
markbotv3 2 years ago
do glenn beck and rush limbaugh have a collective farm in the jungle? do they promote socialism? or do they promote individual responsibility?
markbotv3 2 years ago
now under the capitalistic banner. nobody gets a free ride. you dont work you dont get paid. and poor work is punished and good work is rewarded. and if you make enuf surplus you can invest money or "capital" so that someone else can start their own company and he in turn rewards you with dividends on his profit margin. and over time you will have made more than your initial investment. under capitalism everyone wins and nobody loses...except lazy asses you get out of it what you put into it
markbotv3 2 years ago
Under pure capitalism: i could pay you $1.00/hour.
Insider trading would be allowed.
Prices for water and electricity would not be regulated.
there would be no usury laws.
Complete deregulation of everything.
You would pay a private company for police and fire protection.
YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY MORE SOCIALIST POLICY'S THAN YOU KNOW.!
The only true form of capitalism in America is the drug trade.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
if you are WORTH more than $1/hour youd get it cause they want to keep GOOD help. insider trading...shrug...water and electricity would be CHEAPER because of competition. neither a borrow nor a lender be. deregulation= personal liberty. cheaper and more competant police and fire protection. drug trade and prostitution would be legal and cheap...wow you just described what heaven must be like. a perfect utopian society where freedom abounds and opportunitys for wealth at every corner =)
markbotv3 2 years ago
and who cares if you only get paid $1 an hour? as long as the rest of the goods and services were proportionatly cheap it wouldnt really make a difference. infact a $1/hour at the turn of the 20th century was a FANTASTICALLY VAST INCOME!!! most people were lucky to make $1 a day hence the phrase "another day...another dollar"
markbotv3 2 years ago
During the late 19th early 20th century avg people were horribly taken advantage off by big business. Child labor, 80 hour work weeks,etc. Most Americans lived in poverty, it was not a good time for working class people.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
ok that time frame that you mention was also a transitional time for america. we became less and less agrarian and more and more industrialized...not to mention all the imigration. when you combine all those factors together you get a massive migration and only so many jobs to go around. those people werent being taken advantage of they were happy to have the work. coupled with the recession of the 1880s it made for some tough times. but we came threw it better off. remember the roaring 20s?
markbotv3 2 years ago
is that what they are teaching you in school? well let me tell you the REALITY of socialism. if you work hard and do everything by the book you will be asked to work harder to make up the slack of the others...for the same pay as the lazy asses. while the lazy asses if they show up to work at all will still get paid the same as you. ie "economic equality" so the TRUE comodity in socialism becomes POWER not money. and i assure you that POWER gets abused regularly. google U.S.S.R.
markbotv3 2 years ago
Look up Sweden, socialism works private industry taxed to provide substantial govt. programs for all citizens.
give me a break. capitalism is all about power. Using your money to get things the way you want it.
Socialism is about the govt. providing basic human necessities for all citizens regardless of age, income, race, sex.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
basically you are saying that socialism is no different than the slavery before the civil war. under socialism you will get the basic necesitys...food shelter clothing power transportation...but precious few luxuries if any. but under capitalism you can have both...infact you are ENCOURAGED to succede so you can buy more luxuries. which inturn fuels more economic growth. under socialism the standard of living goes up or down depending on the population because the money is stagnant
markbotv3 2 years ago
Yes, Sweden is like pre civil war America. WTF?
You right wingers are so difficult to debate with becuase everything is black and white. Just like Beck, everything he says he thinks is the greatest,anything else will lead to the collapse of society.
Socialism does not have to completely eliminate the private sector. It would simply offer cheaper govt. options for basic necessity's.
Simply offering a safety net so no one has to go hungry, homeless, die for lack of medical care.
pokertom42191 2 years ago
the only people who need safety nets provided for them by the govt are dependant personality types. normal people provide for their own safety nets by saving and investing so if they do hit a rough patch they can live off their fat for a while till conditions get better. homeless people choose to be homeless hungry people choose to be hungry. if they spent less time "hustling" on the streets and more time looking for work they would be fine
markbotv3 2 years ago
By your logic every single person displaced by the current economy "wants it"?
pokertom42191 2 years ago
pssh if they didnt save i have no sympathy for them
markbotv3 2 years ago
@pokertom42191 smart people like me were gobbling up stocks when the market was 6500. this recession has been the best thing to ever happen to me
markbotv3 2 years ago