From 1871 to the 1920s France implemented a number of schemes to introduced military education, shooting theory and practice, not only as a way to boost patriotism but also in a bid to prepare boys and teenagers for military service after leaving school. For this, various scaled down rifles were ...

Parts of this video were filmed a few years ago when I had a chance to examine an excellent condition paper cartridge for the Lorenz rifles. Some details you will not find anywhere else. Enjoy!
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Detonics was founded as a company in the 1970s, making high-end 1911 pistols. Their first product that really put them on the map was their 3" micro-compact 1911; something that just wasn't available on a production basis at the time. After the .45 Winchester Magnum cartridge was introduced in 19...

Part One of how I make Snider ammo

The 45-120 is a beast. One of the strongest buffalo cartridges of the 19th century. It is not easy to break her in, but if you have the patience, you'll find the charge. Here is my method that proved very accurate for long range.

This is a followup to an epicly long vid on the original cartridges: https://youtu.be/iahThVlF7QI

The Chap takes you through a much easier way to confect M1866 Chassepot paper needlefire cartridges for any 45-ish calibre black powder rifle bullet.

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In this episode of the Surplus Zone Vic takes a look at an inert PIAT training round from an Explosive Ordnance Disposal training kit. The kit included numerous other WWII and later ordnance and was intended to represent what might be found on training grounds and former battlefields throughout E...

In this video we look at extracts for an early Second World War contract signed by Britain with a US ammunition manufacturer for the production of .303 ammunition. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - https://armourersbench.com/2022/10/16/ww2-anglo-american-ammuniti...

Chappie shows his Mk.2 version of making 18mm Milbank-Amsler rimfire ammunition.

Chappie demonstrates a really easy way to make M1866 Chassepot needlefire rifle cartridges.

The story of the 11 mm Mauser cartridge and its relation to the J. P. Sauer und Sohn stalking rifle project. Sart with the film about the Sauer und Sohn rifle: https://youtu.be/lcLGJXwPdrM Magyar szöveg: http://kapszli.hu/az-elso-sauer-kipplauf-puska-i-resz-a-gyar-es-a-fegyver-tortenete/ Please s...

Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/capandball For buying Capandball Civil War cartridge boxes: http://stores.ebay.com/Capandball?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 This short video is part of the wheel lock pistol project, but for particular reasons I decided to post it separately. Te complete film...

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Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Here is a real classic, the 45/70 Pedersoli Sharps Sporting rifle fitted with a contemporary Malcom scope. Let's see how a 520 spitzer bullet behaves hitting a gelatine block. Cartridge loaded with 51 grains of blackpowder. 19th century buf...

Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball This is something I promised a long time ago. Continuing the series about the Austro-Hungarian Werndl rifle. Now it is time for some terminal ballistics. Punching holes on a gelatine block. If you would like to support our work, please buy ...

Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball I am sure that these tests will be something new for all of us. I've never seen any range tests checking the accuracy of Napoleonic times flintlock smooth bore muskets with original service loads. I've never seen any tests comparing the 16,...

Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Check in for the test of the fast twist hawken rifle from Pedersoli! The blackpowder hunting season is starting again in Hungary, so I took one of these rifles to the range today to test it with plastic sabot. Magyar szöveg: http://kapszli....

Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball The 1841 U.S. Ordnance manual describes the construction method of single ball, buck and ball, buckshot and blank cartridges. Here is the way I made my reproduction buck and ball cartridges for later range testings. Music: "Lark in the Morn...

Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Continuing the ballistic gelatine tests of the 45-70 Government cartridges. This time I use an original 1886 Winchester rifle and a Pedersoli 1886/71 lever action rifle to fire the 405 grain SP and 300 grain SJHP Remington cartridges in my ...

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Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball This is an experiment I planned for a long long time. Comparing the accuracy of the Minié ball fired from a rifle musket, and the buck and ball and single ball cartridges of the Civil War time fired from smooth bore muskets. All done at 50 ...

Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Buy a Capandball product: http://stores.ebay.com/Capandball?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 I am replicating an original civil war time combustible envelope cartridge to check the accuracy of my original 1860 Colt Army and 1863 Remington New Model A...

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Century International Arms has imported a quantity of Ethiopian ammunition, and asked me to do a video on it. So, I have a three-part evaluation here: appearance and packaging, live fire testing (including velocity and consistency), and teardown and bullet weight consistency. This ammunition was ...