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 ...

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!!!

An insight into the work-up that goes in to a new aquisition for the Channel.

A shooting comparison of the flintlock Brown Bess and the percussion lock F Pattern HEIC musket.

This year's shoot had the theme of the Ashanti Campaign of 1873-74. The usual matches were held with a couple of new additions as well. The historically themed shooting was particularily well recieved.