For those wondering the chain holds the nipple protector which protects the nipple on the rifle from damage and is also used for dry firing drills. Hitting the nipple with the hammer when it has no percussion cap to strike can cause significant damage and in some cases shatter the nipple. I use one on my Parker Hale as well.
@guddugamer4332
2 жыл бұрын
Ok if
@theecapitan
8 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. I recently purchased an Enfield P61 (largely based on this video). May I say that I really appreciate the fact that you highlight the danger of not being distracted while loading a gun and how you go on to safely correct the matter. It can happen to anyone and this serves as a good reminder. Again cheers (thanks) for the work you put in.
@Bayan1905
9 жыл бұрын
I have this same gun, I got one a few years back and I shot competition in black powder matches and I took a whitetail doe at about 100 yards offhand with it the first season I owned it. Got her with a .577 Minie ball and she dropped dead where I hit her. Best muzzleloader I have ever owned.
@zacharymoye7272
6 жыл бұрын
Bayan1905 what size charge you use? I would like to buy one for deer hunting too!
@ckim6400
11 жыл бұрын
I love history and firearms! hickok45 my history teacher was like you very educational and brought into my life an experience and understanding of history and firearms! Getting old i sometimes mix up some information and i don't know it all or remember. But your videos truely are a gift of your knowledge and a reminder of our history! Thank you. Video reminded me of in the heat of battle soldiers double loaded and mis loaded.THX Grats on retirement. You inspired so many!
@TheAugust8
11 жыл бұрын
Wow, I have several of these original bullets. The Crimean land in the vicinity of Sevastopol is full of these things. In addition to the "echo of the World War II", there often such artifacts of the Crimean war of 1853-1856. In my childhood I find a lot of such bullets and capsule caps. Sorry for my terrible English.
@MrShooter54
11 жыл бұрын
Thank u,I'm 58 and have heard of them all my life. But never seen one till now !! Thanks again,
@AmyLeeAngelLove
10 жыл бұрын
You need to get your hands on a Blunderbuss... Im not sure if you already did or not, but that would be sweet.
@MarbleDemo
8 жыл бұрын
+Amy-Lee Angel My uncle had one and that dutch girl could sing he only fired it twice a year once for food the other for celebration.
@sl66ICEcuba
11 жыл бұрын
I just love the sound of you walking around and listening to all the casings jingle under your feet.
@lv.99mastermind45
7 жыл бұрын
"Man, this was pretty cool" *Starts up Empire: Total War*
@ELITESrBAMOFOS945
5 жыл бұрын
For real though, I literally have done it like three times this past week
@Nodnarbero
4 жыл бұрын
This is the standard line infantry gun for Fall of the Samurai
@rc59191
Ай бұрын
@@Nodnarberofor the Shogun faction?
@Nodnarbero
Ай бұрын
@@rc59191 for all
@Benny6346
10 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly appreciate the in-depth detail to history that is always shared here. These are so much more than informative but, enjoyably fun to watch as well.
@joerhodes2494
9 жыл бұрын
Soldiers used these for days on end. Round after round. I think if they tended to spark after firing it would be more strongly documented. I've never had an issue with it and none of my family has mentioned it either. Enjoyed it. I actually stopped and replayed before you fired the one without the bullet.
@hickok45
11 жыл бұрын
That makes sense. I think some people do it regularly, though.
@mrboomboombaby
10 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Birmingham, UK. One of my teachers used to work in the enfeild factory aswell!
@reagan9320
4 жыл бұрын
I heard you talking about a cook off. When powder can ignite while pouring in the gun. The best safety tip I learned while re-enacting was leave the used cap on the nipple while reloading. That way no air can get into the breech .
@MrAnythingAirsoft
11 жыл бұрын
Halarious, "You dont want to put the ball before the powder, i'll let you think about that one." lol
@twistedyogert
3 жыл бұрын
Apparently that happened a few times during the American Civil War. Troops would get so freaked out they would get the loading sequence wrong.
@jemarcatubig3171
3 жыл бұрын
@@twistedyogert cant you just fire the ball out with the primer? or unscrew the nipples on the field real quick?
@twistedyogert
3 жыл бұрын
@@jemarcatubig3171 Probably.
@TheFiddlyfoo
11 жыл бұрын
I love watching how fast your foliage comes in at the range from early spring till early summer. I watch all your vid's so I can tell each week it gets greener and greener till it's all full green..
@dondraper4938
8 жыл бұрын
My guess is that the basic reason these were issued to artillery and cavalry (and not infantry) was because infantry tactics of the day called for firing in double ranks. If in the front rank you don't want the guy behind you to have a short barreled gun. Of course another consideration for infantry would be that a longer barrel you be an advantage for bayonet fighting.
@cageordie
11 жыл бұрын
Oh Perfect! I always wanted one of these. My friend gave me a Parker Hale catalog in about 1976 and that was where I got started with firearms, this was the thing that caught my imagination. Great to see it shooting, now I need to find one.
@placemat101
11 жыл бұрын
A lesson on firearms and history all in one. Love it
@07zx14White
11 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video on a true classic firearm! To show the history and evolution is a wonderful thing. I love my classic old milsurp rifles and thoroughly enjoy shooting them, especially the K31. But this video brings the classics to a different level to me. I never have the old muzzle loaders a chance until I've seen the fun and history they bring. Thank you sir for enlightening me once again. I appreciate all that you do.
@hickok45
11 жыл бұрын
My Enfields use the .575s. They fit fine.
@thefinder808
11 жыл бұрын
This video sparked something in me, never really had that much of an interest in black powder before, but I've been on the muzzle loading forums for hours now. I want one!
@hickok45
11 жыл бұрын
It goes to the bottom. I don't know of anybody who uses a funnel and large tube. It would have a hard time sticking to the side of the barrel when the bullet is shoved down the barrel. :-)
@joesezzz4324
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Hickok never knew one existed
@hickok45
11 жыл бұрын
Not sure, but the chances for some of that could be increased when a person is firing just "blanks." There's probably a different dynamic with the powder charge and how efficiently it burns when there's a four or five hundred grain chunk of lead over it adding exponentially to the pressure of the burn. Just guessing, of course. It's been years since I completed my Ph.D in Chemistry at Harvard. :-)
@docwilkey
11 жыл бұрын
I am a big fan of ML and still use them today. I am 55 years old and my father bought for me a 58 cal. rifled musket to learn on as a 9 year old. You learn to aim when it takes a minute to reload instead of just pulling the trigger again. My favorite now is a smooth bore 69 cal. flintlock musket and I shoot both round ball and shot for rabbit season.
@johnjewell219
3 жыл бұрын
Love your channel I've had one over30years and still love it The were often called ""the artillery carbine" As they were issued for use in artillery trenches Greetings from OZ John
@hickok45
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I really like that little firearm. I need to get it out again and give it a work out.
@Bayan1905
11 жыл бұрын
I love this gun, I have one and competed with it in blackpowder musket matches. I won a silver medal at 100 yards offhand with a .577 Minie ball. I also dropped a nice whitetail doe at about 100 yards offhand with mine, same minie balls and 55 grains of Triple 7. Mine was a EuroArms replica, but a wonderful gun. One of the most accurate muzzleloaders I ever owned. Fifty yards benched and a five shot group was 1-inch.
@matthewervvin
7 жыл бұрын
Imagine trying to do all that when someone's firing at you. Civil War must have sucked.
@geo6154
4 жыл бұрын
Artiz Naam in the civil war if they didn’t have time to reload they would just pullout there revolver or charge forward using the baton they usually had on the front of there musket
@geo6154
4 жыл бұрын
jake jones that is true but it wasn’t always line warfare, a small portion was close ranged
@DucdeOrlean
3 жыл бұрын
Bayonet charges were a major part of warfare from 1700-1880
@rc59191
3 жыл бұрын
@@DucdeOrlean Weren't many casualties in the civil war due to bayonet wounds they were about as common as they were in WWII
@Alexesssp
2 жыл бұрын
Hickock Is loading components by separate, back on the civil war they used paper cartridges! A paper cylinder with powder and a bullet, so you would open It, pour the powder and then put the cartridge in!
@hickok45
11 жыл бұрын
I think it's mostly related to 90 degrees and 95% humidity. Get ready for it; it's summer! :-)
@PilotMcbride
9 жыл бұрын
Hick, you nailed it!!! Nailed it with, "There's nothin' like the smell of real black powder, morning or afternoon." Hahahaha.... Had one of these (Parker Hale), but the musket, not the musketoon. Brilliant rifle and very, very accurate. Used a load of 65gns by volume FFg. Commercially produced mini balls weren't available here and had to cast....... Sadly is was stolen, along with my 75cal Brown Bess, 45cal Kentucky, 303 smle and brno mod 1 22LR. dammit....
@samrussell4065
9 жыл бұрын
Pilot McBride Ouch! That must have hurt: a good collection. Are those difficult to get hold of?
@PilotMcbride
9 жыл бұрын
Sam Russell Bloody near killed me Sam. I was in hospital and my wife & kids were with me when my gun safe was destroyed, Man they made a mess of it! The Kentucky 45 (Flint) was so accurate at 100yds, it wasn't funny and the Brno was a family heirloom, bought when they first came out as our primary rabbit rifle in the 1950s. Police couldn't do a thing, but the perp was badly beaten a couple of months later. The rifles were all in very good, almost perfect condition, to this day, my marks should still be on them so still on the look out. The Parker Hale was a most magnificent, accurate rifle.
@samrussell4065
9 жыл бұрын
Damn shame: especially when one of them had been passed down. I hope you get lucky (and they get VERY unlucky). If it's any consulation, I'm sure there's a lot of regulars to this site who not only feel your pain, but will be prepared to keep their eyes open as well.
@PilotMcbride
9 жыл бұрын
Sam Russell Haven't given up the search Sam..
@jamiegeen7170
9 жыл бұрын
Pilot McBride That's sad!..
@corto4027
11 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's called a ball puller. You attach it to the end of your rammer, twist it so the screw at the end, goes into the lead and you pull it out.
@13bravoredleg18
7 жыл бұрын
I metal detect in Tennessee and the .577 Enfield minie's I dig up are smooth sided, with no rings. They used a wooden plug in the bullets base to expand during firing.
@brandonbentley8532
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting...checking now if reenacters have them...very cool.
@scottrice4431
4 жыл бұрын
I can remember as a young boy shooting muzzleloaders. My dad belong to a club called Bakersfield muzzleloaders. 1 day a month we would go to a shoot and a couple of times a year we would go to rendezvous in the mountains one of these rendevouz was called Peter Lebec. My first rifle was a 45cal Kentucky replica. But that rifle was taller than me at that time. Then my father bought a Thompson Center Seneca in 36 caliber. By far though my favorite rifle was a Zouave Musket 58cal. At that time common practice was that after the shot was fired you put your mouth to the muzzle and blue until no smoke came out of the nipple. I remember and some what miss those times this was before computers TV had local channels and as a child after homework I would stay outside and play. Baseball in the street in the summer, football on the grass area on the side of the house in winter, with a healthy dose of Army and cowboys and Indians with cap guns. ( Don't tell my mom but sometimes we used BB guns ) I believe that this is part of the problem we have with youth today I no longer see children outside playing after school and the only ones I see on bicycles anymore are homeless and thugs scouting out neighborhoods. One last thing I can remember loading a couple of times without powder. On one of your videos why don't you show how to clear this human malfunction. My dad and other that were shooting on the Range that this would happen with when usually remove the nipple and get a small amount of FFFg or FFFFg powder and try to pour it through the opening then replace the nipple then cap and Fire. Most of the time this would removed the obstruction.
@hickok45
11 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is. It's the Hunter's Pal that I bought in 1974.
@frankdn109
8 жыл бұрын
Re. whether made in England or Italy, the proof marks should tell the tale. BTW I found one of these in a used gun rack back around 1990. Snapped it up immediately (don't remember what I paid for it). I shot it several times, and it always hit well to the left. A close examination showed the barrel was turned onto the breech plug just a few degrees too far, so the sights were offset- didn't stand vertically. Surprising that it passed inspection. Anyway, I sold it and never looked back. Good luck with yours!
@Jesses001
11 жыл бұрын
I was yelling "You forgot the ball!" when I noticed. Glad you figured it out though.
@cherokid
11 жыл бұрын
I have searched for that exact gun for a while. To me its the perfect muzzle loading hunter. Short, handy etc. congrats on a great find.
@jw-pp3dm
10 жыл бұрын
my uncle used to work at royal small arms in the 80's when they were working on the sa80.
@brandonbentley8532
5 жыл бұрын
1780s, 1880s? Must be an old fella now...
@sotis1756
4 жыл бұрын
@@brandonbentley8532 haha indeed could be 1680s who knows
@jessebonilla960
11 жыл бұрын
When I was 12 in shot my first buck with a tompson center and got so excited I put the bullet in before the powder. What a pain my father had to get an extractor. Good times buck fever is great
@YouTube_is_full_of_trolls
9 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine the wounds those 400+ grain mini-ball's inflicted
@shogo7g
11 жыл бұрын
I have a .50 cal muzzle-loader that my father likes to use to hunt deer (when i'm not target shooting with it). We typically lubricate a patch and use round ball ammunition for target shooting. For hunting we use Maxi-balls (without a patch) which have a flat bottom so there's no need to lubricate the underside or worry about powder becoming damp from the grease. As for your choice of ammo, we call them "Mini-balls" where I'm from, but it's not wrong to call it a "Mini-bullet".
@lindgrenland
8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful piece of weaponry. I've always been very fond of old muzzleloaders! Much more so than more modern guns (except 1914-1945 of course: K98, Springfield 1903, MG34, P38 and so forth)
@bhoward9378
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating info! Thanks (10 years later).
@buckshotbud
8 жыл бұрын
Nice shooting. I have the same gun SN# 9901. Its a great shooter. I have never tried long range, yet. I use an original PH Bullet mold. Thanks
@declannielsen7479
5 жыл бұрын
6716 here
@mghumphrey
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. I think this one might be my favorite, as I knew nothing about muzzle loaders prior to watching it. It was very nice to hear a little of the history of the reproductions, how they are loaded, and some of the safety considerations.
@reddbehrens
9 жыл бұрын
A favorite arm of the Confederate cavalry and artillery. Many were used right up until the end of the Civil War.
@ChristianNeff
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you hickok45 for not making crap videos like 99% of the rest of KZitem.
@Katzbalger-uy5hz
8 жыл бұрын
I read a book about the post-apocalypse called "God caliber 58 ," there we are talking about a young man named Def who was armed with just such Enfield )
@jessebonilla960
11 жыл бұрын
Awesome seeing a muzzle loading vid from hickok, and wow those bullets went in that barrel easy
@SyndinoX
11 жыл бұрын
i would love to see a video on the sharpes rifle!
@lafeeshmeister
11 жыл бұрын
They shoot those (Snider Enfield breech loaders from the 1860s) every day in the summer at Fort Henry in Kingston Ontario (used to work there), and they literally have full crates of never-used ones left over from the British troops who garrisoned the place.
@jakeroberts92
10 жыл бұрын
10:17 ROFL!!!
@blackopsmaster125
11 жыл бұрын
i watched 7 seconds of this guy for the first time and i already love him
@loch70
9 жыл бұрын
How do you get the bullet out if you forgott to put powder in?
@tomkrayg8102
8 жыл бұрын
+loch70 I have a fitting that screws into the nipple port and blast the bullet out with compressed air. In the field a bit a powder down the vent is often enough to discharge the ball....I've actually seen the ball pop out about 5 feet.
@michaelyoung3175
7 жыл бұрын
my ramrod has a drew attachment for pulling bullets.
@slowpokebr549
11 жыл бұрын
I have been an avid black powder enthusiast for many years. I have seen powder ignited by embers in the barrel exactly twice. Both times it occured in large bore smoothbore shotguns shooting single F powder. It happened during fast and furious reloading action during clay pigeon shoots. I think that the combination of paper wadding, extreme fouling and large grain powder were to blame. It is also not at all uncommon with black powder cannons, hence the need for wet swabbing of the bore.
@zaclorde7342
9 жыл бұрын
The chain has a cap on the end so when not firing you put the cap on top of the nipple where the firing cap goes
@rifleman17hmrshooter
9 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what that was for
@futuresonex
11 жыл бұрын
Color me green with envy! The closest I ever got to that was shooting skeet with a 20ga shotgun behind the cafeteria as part of my hunter's safety course. Our entire 6th grade class took the course during school hours, 3 days' worth. That was barely 20 years ago, but we'd all be expelled & arrested for that now!
Tom Rhodes I'm from Massachusetts and all those are correct but Worcester is wooster .
@WAQWBrentwood
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing who many English speaking people can't speak English, even in England, LOL 😉
@vroomkaboom108
6 жыл бұрын
Man, for someone who hates france, you English sure love their trend of writing a whole bunch of letters you don't even get to pronounce
@deltaarmsgunny
5 жыл бұрын
Nougat Star !!!
@hickok45
11 жыл бұрын
What does it look like? I took pictures when I had the barrel off. There are lots of markings underneath the barrel near the chamber.
@SailorRob1473
10 жыл бұрын
Brits don't say the h in Birmingham, it's Birming'am! :-)
@EDSKaR
10 жыл бұрын
Buhr-me-gum :P
@ben41281
9 жыл бұрын
And Brits add letters to other words, aluminum comes to mind or as they say aluminium.
@EDSKaR
9 жыл бұрын
Ah-lu-mini-um or Al-u-min-yum
@Guntaku_Gaijin
9 жыл бұрын
Ben Pritchard Sorry for the late response. but everyone else in the world uses aluminium since thats the correct term. the US decided to start saying Aluminum and that just stuck on.
@igoralecu6673
7 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I don't speak british
@kbjerke
11 жыл бұрын
Hi again, Hickok45! I have the exact same model, and it is a pleasure to shoot and enjoy the fragrance of Black Powder! I also have to confess, as a TRUE Black Powder shooter, that I have (once!) sent my ramrod downrange unintentionally!! It was retrieved in perfect condition, although I do not condone this procedure. Thanks for the video!
@connorhennessy9354
9 жыл бұрын
6:20- "gotiem"
@wittsullivan8130
11 жыл бұрын
The piece hanging down is a nipple protector. When the rifle is stored, the nipple protector is placed over the nipple to protect it and the hammer from damage. They used to be made out of lead, now they're made of lead-free pewter. They also used to have a rubber or leather insert, but the modern ones don't.
@chopwood1998
10 жыл бұрын
only good thing to come out of birmingham
@tallthinkev
9 жыл бұрын
Conor Hopwood Of course the best sight of Birmingham is in the rear mirror!
@MarineAqua45
7 жыл бұрын
Conor Hopwood Id say the M82 & M85 sniper rifles too.
@boktorinator693
7 жыл бұрын
What about Richard Hammond?
@davemork4910
6 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of nice Buttons from Birmingham so maybe they had two good things that came from there! LOL ;-)
@butsmash
6 жыл бұрын
Judas Priest?
@mykalpennings5968
5 жыл бұрын
I believe smokeless powder came about in the mid 1880s, as the 1886 French lebel rifle used a smokeless powder cartridge, but it didn't really become common until the 1890s
@wittsullivan8130
11 жыл бұрын
It's always a good idea to reseat the ball or bullet with your ramrod to make sure it's firmly in place, but you only need to do that if the gun was put away loaded. I always shoot mine right after they're loaded though.
@AlaskanFrontier1
11 жыл бұрын
btw .45 cal muzzleloaders are great for bushcrafting and excellent for squirrel(10-15grs of goex) and hare(30grs of goex)
@2tommyrad
11 жыл бұрын
One of your best! More black powder firearm talk-n-shoots. Thanks H45!
@brianwinters5434
3 жыл бұрын
Nice replica. I had the 3 band from when it was made in England. It was an incredibly accurate rifle. I could do 4 inch group at 100 yards offhand. Keep in mind 5 shots touching was over 2 inch.
@eagleshadow2020
11 жыл бұрын
Great demonstration on the 1861 Enfield Musket.
@Vlka_Fenryka
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you, a great look into the history of shooting.
@SlevinTheBlade
11 жыл бұрын
its crazy that its been 5 years since i subbed, time flies hickok love the vids always have,god bless
@kingsford73
11 жыл бұрын
Nice video Hickock, I'm from England and when I used to shoot BP those .58s were very popular I still have an old can of Parker Hale gun oil, thanks for bringing back the memory's of shooting them :)
@alnbaba
11 жыл бұрын
I've got a Parker Hale enfield no1 mark3* manufactured in 1917 and it still shoots 3inch groups off hand at 100yards. They make fine rifles.
@sneekybreeki8304
6 жыл бұрын
That is the most beautiful rifle I've ever seen
@cfolman
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for destroying those vile looking softdrinks! The 2 band rifle is a genuine parker hale for sure. The serial no. gives it away.
@happytrails5400
4 жыл бұрын
I've had a couple different black powder rifles and even a black powder pistol. The only black powder rifle that I currently own is a Lyman Great Plains rifle in .58 caliber. I really like your 1861 Enfield Musketoon. I did a short search on them, I'm sorry but I have not yet checked Bud's, so far I have not found one. I really like your video on the Musketoon. I, like you, prefer often the older style guns. Lever actions and SAA's make me pay attention quickly. My favorite deer rifle is a Big Bore Winchester in .307 WIN. I know I've shot at least more than twenty deer with it and now my wife has claimed that rifle for deer hunting. One year she filled all three of her deer tags, one buck and two does, from the same herd with one shot to each deer. I only gave her three cartridges because I know my wife, she'll keep shooting till she fills my tags also.
@dullbrass
11 жыл бұрын
There's quite a few variants of modern muzzle loaders for hunting and target shooting. For example the 'Inline' models.
@aaronbuckmaster7063
5 жыл бұрын
That British made rifle is very nice, but I did like the tiger striped stock on the Italian made rifle. I do agree with you wholeheartedly about the ease of musket caps. They are much easier, with those nice tabs, for large hands. PS. I thought you did a great job of running a muzzle loader while giving history instruction and explanation. I very much respect your showing viewers everything, especially a misstep, and how to avoid a mishap. You have, and will continue I hope, been a most excellent ambassador for the shooting world.
@steeef54
4 жыл бұрын
Living the dream you are! I have this rifle too I'm a civil war Reenactor and love it too 3 band though
@Strum2223
11 жыл бұрын
That last watermelon was crazy. Can you imagine the scene of a hundreds of men standing in a line shooting giant hunks of lead at each other.
@mosspawnfanatic
11 жыл бұрын
My first gun was black powder revolver and I used to love shooting it. I guess you can call black powder guns "gateway" firearms. Thanks for the vid.
@45678ret
11 жыл бұрын
sweet, love these old firearms
@mohammedcohen
11 жыл бұрын
Originally marketed by Navy Arms (Val Forgett Sr) formerly of Ridgefield, NJ - my dad used to take me there when I was a kid...Most likely made by Uberti Aldo Uberti and Forgett Sr teamed up in the 60s to manufacture and import replica BP Firearms..Navy Arms left NJ because of its draconian anti-gun and gun owner laws - moved to West Va. as Gibbs a number of years ago. CB in FL
@MrBigden37
11 жыл бұрын
Very cool, a model of historical military significance. I enjoyed this very much.
@tunemeister
11 жыл бұрын
great timing on this video I am currently studying muzzle loaders in my gun smithing course. Keep up the good work.
@SuperBadVideos
11 жыл бұрын
I started shooting with a 1851 confederate colt navy black powder revolver, my 1st ever gun I owned, I love it, it's the most fun gun I have ever shoot.
@litemetal
3 жыл бұрын
Dixie has one on the rack for $925. Right now. I saw it in their catalog for $1150. I inquired about the musketoon because I want one , and Dixie said our stock girl hasn’t been here in a year and the $925 price tag would be adjusted at the cash register. Whaaaat ?? Pricey, but it’s 7 pounds. If you have been shooting 10 pound muskets , it feels light and right. Thank you 🙏
@ValcoBayrunner
11 жыл бұрын
great video Hickock, your videos promote safety which all new shooters or soon to become shooters learn first hand gun safety. your HD video looks great on my 52" sony bravia BTW keep the videos coming, really enjoy them here in AK we are having a HOT summer ha ha..........
@GaryED44
11 жыл бұрын
I so love this video. my first years of shooting were black powder. I had a replica colt walker and a replica 1851 navy. Maybe for future muzzle loading videos you could change Hickok45 to Halfcock45
@theKGB65
11 жыл бұрын
Bet the Civil War soldiers who stopped to fill their canteens from that creek down there could never have imagined they were walking on what would someday become hallowed ground. Very interesting and fun video!
@tnjrcfl1
11 жыл бұрын
gorgeous piece.
@GunShowTickets
11 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful machine!
@thomaschase1719
7 жыл бұрын
Water down the barrel evokes that scene from 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" with Steve Martin washing his revolver in the sink.
@nevahenuf
11 жыл бұрын
Elementary school in the 1980s (in Colorado no less) had a mountain man reeactor shoot a bit of tin foil from a muzzleloader inside the school for a history demonstration. Probably would be a felony now but at least can point a kid to your awesome videos Hickok. Thanks.
@d-day4165
4 жыл бұрын
If you lube the base use an over powder wad. Can be made of fibre, cardboard, etc. as long as it’s .577. Commercially available from multiple sources. The correct charge is 60 gr of BP 2f or 3f. Much more is a waste of powder.
@foxbat945
11 жыл бұрын
Oh man Hickok that is beautiful. I recall seeing the Parker Hale in Dixie Gun Works a decade ago but did not have the money to get it. I really wanted a close to accurate St. Louis Hawken rifle so I went with that instead. I am sadden to this day I did not get one as it is a gorgeous rifle. Sadly Dixie no longer carries it. As for the butter lube on the bottom my opinion is wipe it off as the few grains of powder would stick and cause a reduction in the total grains igniting. Just my opinion.
@TheOpenSight
11 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video, it's a good change of pace. I guess my only complaint is that it wasn't long enough, I could have watched twice as much! And it was educational for me as well because I'm really not familiar with muzzle loading. Thanks Hickok!
@MEGALODONGERS
11 жыл бұрын
NICE! Hickok45, with the 150th anniversy of the Battle of Gettysburg coming up in a few days, I'd to see more Civil War era firearms (or well-made replicas of them). Perhaps something we reall haven't seen from you yet? It can be something simple like a Sharps, something cool but obscure like a LeMat reproduction (probably from Pietta), or maybe even some reproduction of the post-war Evans "lever gun" with its "34-round high capacity tubular assault clipozine".
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