A little bit of history as background to the loading and shooting of this little know type of muzzleloading rifle.

A falling plate shoot with the Mk I Lee-Metford.

What do you do after some hot bayonet work (by that I mean making the Bayonet video)? Do a skirmish shoot, of course... More 78th action in the wild forest against the Steel Plate Army...

An instructional clip about the drills associated with loading and firing of the Martini Henry. This also will explore the change in Musketry drills that came about in 1881,... the re-introduction of the word of command "Fire"...

Testing out some of the positions as found in period texts and artwork.

Another skirmishing practice with the Parker Hale P58 Naval Rifle while wearing complete knapsack equipment circa 1858. Ammunition is the Enfield Paper Cartridge firing the smooth sided, hollow based Pritchett bullet.

After a short intro to musketry practices, the method of gauging accuracy in Victorian times is examined using both long-hand and calculator methods. Here it is!... http://pixelhammer.com/Dan/Figure_of_Merit_Calculator.xls

Some more skirmishing practice with the P58 Naval Rifle. Similar practice as an earlier video, though with slightly different camera angles. Just moving and shooting Victorian style...

A short introduction to loading and shooting the Infantry Rifle of 1800, now commonly known as the Baker Rifle.

Testing the Martini in rapid fire and applying the results to a tactical situation.

Given that the Mk I Lee Metford had an eight round magazine and had to be loaded without the benefit of chargers, which method would provide the quickest, sustained rate of fire?

A brief description of the second of three Valise Equipment patterns that were used during the Victorian era.

Some more skirmishing with the Mk I Lee Metford. Kahki drill, Slade Wallace Valise Equipment, and of course the foreign service helmet all worn as being representative of a Seaforth Highlander c. 1898.

As the title says, a bit of everything. A Pritchett International Shoot as a warm up and then some practices at 200 to 400 yds with some rapid shooting at the end... Stand by at the end for some "bonus material"

The accuracy experiments round out with practice at 300 yds.... How does this compare with the legend of Rifleman Plunket?

Details of step to take when your Baker (or any flintlock) stops firing.

A bit of back ground to the equipment that was issued during the era of the Martini-Henry.

Though not about shooting, this two part series is nonetheless important in providing a complete historical background to the Enfield and how it was used by the mid-Victorian soldier. These are made as instructional, with the usual historical background.

A bit of an opus... Great fun, but really,...... who shoots in full dress?

A comparison of shooting with leather patching versus woven cloth.

A brief outline on the historical and the modern version of the .577/450 round as used in the Martini-Henry. Demonstrated is basic reloading techniques and points to consider when picking components.

Experiments with the drill of loading on the move with the P60 Enfield Army Short Rifle as referenced in the Field Exercises and Evolutions of Infantry - 1861.

Part Two: Covering the Cleaning of the Nipple, Lock, Stock and Reassembly.

Some history, reloading and testing of the modern take on the historical, paper patch cartridge with the Martini Henry.