A scaled shoot designed to replicate the Annual Individual Qualification of the British and Empire infantry c,1859.

Not completely historical, but in the right spirit.......

Some skirmishing against the omnipresent Steel Plate Army while kitted similarly to a Seaforth Highlander during the Black Mountain Expedition of 1891. Pardon the watch....

Some footage from the 2015 BMF Alberta Shoot.

Shooting some falling plates at 50m with a repro Enfield Army Short Rifle and Enfield style paper cartridges.

Part One: Disassembly and Cleaning of the Barrel

The opening volleys of the 2013 Alberta BMF Shoot...... Yes,..... These were volleys...... Very ragged volleys.

A bit of background and reloading techniques I use to feed a sometimes hungry Lee-Metford. Here is some more info on 303 ammo... https://sites.google.com/site/britmilammo/-303-inch/ball-page-2 https://sites.google.com/site/britmilammo/-303-inch/-303-inch-cordite-ball-mark-vi-to-viiiz

A follow on to the "Rifle Exercises" clip. In this video we'll conduct an experiment to determine which set of drills (the pre and post 1881 versions) result in better accuracy.

This is the very first video put on the Channel.. It represents methods I used initially to manufacture a type of cartridge that resembled the Enfield service cartridge of the 1850s and 60s.

As the title says....

A quick clip showing some cool footage of swirl and the bullet flying thought the air at 400yds... Oh, and just a little historical commentary...

An initial attempt to practice moving and shooting in the style of the skirmishing range practices as found in the musketry training of the 1860's using a Parker Hale P58 Naval Rifle

Three rounds a minute,...... almost.

Although I have covered the functioning of the Enfield paper cartridge in detail, this clip will examine the actual drill taught to British and Empire soldiers for the use of their P53 Rifle-Muskets circa 1859 (Loading and firing)

Trying to work out the sights at 250m...

Just a quick shoot in light order without knapsack. The light was a little poor this afternoon, so please pardon the graininess at times.

Although not shooting related, the bayonet was an integral part of the soldier's weaponry and he was taught how to use it first, in a series of formal movements. These movements formed the foundation of effective use of the bayonet in close quarters.

Putting the rifle through some close range paces in a falling plate shoot.

The Loading and Firing of the Norwegian Kammerlader C.1849

I wasn't happy about how the last 200yd experiments were left so back I went to work on things... A quick follow-up clip to hopefully show what the Baker can really do at 200yds......

The continuation of the two part series on the Manual Exercise of the celebrated weapon. In this part the basic movements are completed and some historical context and use of the various positions is presented.

From the Field Exercise and Evolutions of Infantry 1859 Part IV (Light Infantry), Section 9 and the same document of 1862. I'm using the Pritchett-stlye cartridge of the day which makes for easy loading in this somewhat awkward position...

Trying to replicate the musketry practices of the 1850s and 1860s by wearing period correct kit while shooting. Definately more awkward, but not as uncomfortable as one might expect...