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The P53 Enfield Rifle-Musket: The Battle of Thornybush Cut - Skirmishing as a 78th Highalnder c.1860
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...
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The Mk I Martini Henry: Rifle Exercises C.1879/1881
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"...
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The Pattern 1800 Baker Rifle: Firing Positions from Period Texts
Testing out some of the positions as found in period texts and artwork.
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The Parker Hale P58 Naval Rifle: Skirmishing with Knapsack Equipment I
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.
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A Figure of Merit: Measuring the Accuracy of the Enfield Muzzleloader
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
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The Parker Hale P58 Enfield Naval Rifle: Skirmishing with Knapsack Equipment II
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...
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1800 Pattern Baker Rifle: Loading and Firing
A short introduction to loading and shooting the Infantry Rifle of 1800, now commonly known as the Baker Rifle.
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The Mk I Martini-Henry: Rate of Fire Experiments
Testing the Martini in rapid fire and applying the results to a tactical situation.
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The Mk I Lee Metford: Sustained Rate of Fire Experiments
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?
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The Mk I Martini-Henry: Shooting with P82 Valise Equipment
A brief description of the second of three Valise Equipment patterns that were used during the Victorian era.
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The Mk I Lee Metford: The Lonely Highlander at Uptheroadabad Pass
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.
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The Parker Hale P53 Enfield Rifle-Musket: A Comprehensive Workout
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"
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The 1800 Pattern Baker Rifle: Shooting at 300yds
The accuracy experiments round out with practice at 300 yds.... How does this compare with the legend of Rifleman Plunket?
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1800 Pattern Baker Rifle: Flint and Lock Maintenance
Details of step to take when your Baker (or any flintlock) stops firing.
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The Mk I Martini Henry: Shooting with the P71 Valise Equipment
A bit of back ground to the equipment that was issued during the era of the Martini-Henry.
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The P53 Rifle-Musket: The Manual Exercise Part I
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.
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The P53 Enfield Rifle-Musket: A 78th Highlander c.1859
A bit of an opus... Great fun, but really,...... who shoots in full dress?
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The 1800 Pattern Baker Rifle: Shooting with Leather Patches
A comparison of shooting with leather patching versus woven cloth.
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The Mk I Martini-Henry: Ammunition PART ONE (Reloading the .577/450 Cartridge)
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.
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The P61 Army Short Rifle: Loading on the Move
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.
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Care and Cleaning of the Enfield Family of Muzzleloading Rifles: Pt 2
Part Two: Covering the Cleaning of the Nipple, Lock, Stock and Reassembly.
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The Mk I Martini-Henry: Ammunition PART TWO - The Paper Patch Cartridge
Some history, reloading and testing of the modern take on the historical, paper patch cartridge with the Martini Henry.
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The P53 Enfield Rifle-Musket: The 1859 Annual Musketry Qualification
A scaled shoot designed to replicate the Annual Individual Qualification of the British and Empire infantry c,1859.
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Packaging Pritchett Cartridges
Not completely historical, but in the right spirit.......