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The Mk III Snider-Enfield: The Manual Exercise c. 1867
The drill associated with carrying the Snider Long Rifle in the 1860s and 70s
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The 2019 British Militaria Forum Alberta Shoot: PART TWO - Of Arms and Men
A selection of extra vignettes from the 2019 Alberta Shoot
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The Mk I Lee-Metford and Mk III* SMLE: From Boer War to Great War - A Chat with Bloke on the Range
Mike and Rob discuss some of the main points with regards to the British Army coming out of the Boer War...
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The 2018 British Militaria Forum IMA Shoot: Yak Grease and White Smoke
A chronicle of the Channel's visit to the BMF Shoot in Pennsylvainia
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The Mk I Lee-Metford: The Manual Exercise - PART ONE c. 1892
We take a look at the drill associated with carrying the Lee-Metofrd in the early 1890s
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The No1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (SMLE): Rifle Exercises c. 1914
The drill associated with carrying the SMLE in the Great War era
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Britishmuzzleloaders in South Africa: Part One
A look at the trip that took me to South Africa in the first place. Many thanks to the Diehards of the Victorian Military Society
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The 2019 British Militaria Forum Alberta Shoot: PART ONE - The Crimea and the Minie
This year's Alberta Shoot featured a theme of the Crimean War
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The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Introduction
An intorduction to the Short Magazine Lee Enfield
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The 2018 British Militaria Forum "Alberta" Shoot
This year's Alberta Shoot featured a larger than normal turn out
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The 2020 Cabin Fever Challenge: The P61 at 100yds
The Cabine Fever Challenge this year features the P61 Army Short Rifle
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The Mk III Snider-Enfield: The Platoon Exercise c.1867
The drills taught for firing the Snider in the late 1860s
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Britishmuzzleloaders in South Africa: Part 3b (Isandlwana Ch 2)
Chapter Two of the examination of the Battle of Isandlwana
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The 1800 Pattern Baker Rifle: Shooting with Paper Cartridges - PART THREE-
The series concludes with an over all examination of shooting with all types of cartidge.
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The No 1, Mk III* and the No4, Mk I*: CQB Shooting of World War Two -PART TWO-
Rob and Mike talk about and shoot some Cloase Quarter Battle Practices from the late war period
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The No 4, Mk I*: Musketry of WWII - 1942 Rifle Course (War)
Here, we examine the late War rifle qualificaition.
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The 1800 Pattern Baker Rifle: Shooting with Paper Cartridges -PART TWO-
The second of the series, we examine a selection of hypothetically constructed paper cartridges including patched round ball
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The Kit of Britishmuzzleloaders: PART SIX - The 95th, The 24th and a Seaforth of the Great War
We take a look at the specific kit of a Seaforth Highlander of the Great War, a soldier of the 24th Foot in Zululand and a Rifleman of the 95th Rifles
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The Kit of Britishmuzzleloaders: PART FIVE 1888 Valise Equipment and the 1908 Web Equipment
We examine the 1888 Slade Wallace Equipment and the 1908 Pattern WEb Equipment
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The India Pattern Brown Bess: The Manual Exercise c.1804-1815
An examination of the methods used to carry and manipulate the firelock in the Napoleonic age.
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The British Militaria Forum Alberta Shoot 2022
This year's shoot featured The Indian Mutiny of 1857-59 as it's theme. Historical shooting at it's best with crossing targets, advancing battalions and volleys everywhere!
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The P53 Enfield Rifle-Musket: The Cabin Fever Challenge 2023
This year's effort features the P53 Enfield in conditions that truely match the spirit of the match! Now, if I could only master the kick turn.....
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BotR and British Muzzleloaders Discussion: Boer War Lessons Learned
Mike and Rob discuss how the lessons learned in the Boer War impacted the rifles and personal carrying equipment of the British soldier in the run up to 1914. How and why did it result ultimately in the SMLE Mk.III and 1908-pattern belt kit, from a starting point of the MLE/MLM and Slade-Wallace ...
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The Reasons For Fighting In Lines With Rob Of @britishmuzzleloaders
So from the muzzleloading musket era until relatively late, infantry fought in very tightly packed lines. The trope is that this was very, very dumb. But was it? Bloke discusses with Rob of @britishmuzzleloaders for about 2 hours!!!