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  • Shooting the Pedersoli Philadelphia Deringer .45

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball This small pocket pistol is the exact copy of the gun that was used in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

  • Shooting the Pedersoli An IX De Gendarmerie flintlock pistol

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Smooth bore military flintlock pistol

  • Shooting the M 1867/77 Werndl rifle Part I

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball In this part I present you the historical background and the most important technical parameters of the M 1867/77 Wernld rifle and cartridges. Magyar szƶveg: http://www.kapszli.hu/hu/news/242

  • Shooting the German MP40 submachine gun

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball I just had a chance to try a semiauto conversion of the MP40 at the range, thanks to one of my shooter friends, And if I tried it, I made a short film you about it covering briefly its tactical use as well. Magyar szƶveg: http://www.kapszli...

  • Shooting the Gallager carbine

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball The Gallager had one of the worst reputations from all civil war breech loading carbines. However the only repro of this light cavalry arm is of excellent quality. It was manufactured by a German company: ERMA.

  • Shooting an original Civil War Sniper / Sharpshooter rifle to 200 yards

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Meeting an original sniper challenge with an original percussion sniper rifle from the Civil War. I had many projects with historical firearms, but this one was definetly among the most enjoyable ones! This rifle was made by R. M. Wilder, C...

  • Shooting a double barrel Great Gun percussion derringer

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball The little percussion pistol in manufactured by Great Gun, a Czech company. The bore is .45", but the gun is available in .54" cal as well.

  • Shooting a Civil War Kerr percussion revolver

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball This is one of the most exciting percussion revolvers of the Civil War era. The Kerr is often mistaken to be a DA revolver, but this is not really true, however the gun has several feauters that make look like a DA handgun. History, present...

  • Sharpening the gunflint

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball An easy and quick way to keep your flint in good condition. Less sparks mean slow ignintion. so take care for the edge of the stone.

  • Second world war tanks at Lesany

    Ok, these are not historical rifles or pistols, but I am sure it will be intersting for you. The Lesany Tank Museum (near Prague, Czech Republic) has about 700 military vehicles from 1918 to nowdays. Check the video if you want to see second world war armoured vehicles like Panzer IV, Hetzer, Sko...

  • Round ball vs cut lead - gelatine tests, accuracy, ballistics, historical background

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball The cut lead bar bullet was an auxilary bullet when round ball was not available. It was easy to make, and was just as effective when it hit the enemy. I am testing now the two bullet types, and compare them to each other on historical basi...

  • Removing a stuck case from the decapping die

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  • Reassembly of the Pedersoli 1886/71 Lever Action rifle

    Roberto in the Pedersoli factory is helping me how to disassemble and reassemble the Pedersoli 1886/71 Lever Action rifle.

  • Percussion revolving carbines 3/3. - Shooting the original and the repro

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball It iss time to head for the range to shoot the two percussion revolving carbines introduced in my previous videos:

  • Percussion revolving carbines 2/3. - The Uberti 1858 percussion carbine

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  • Percussion revolving carbines 1/3. - The 1855 Colt Root Sporting rifle

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball 2016 version without chanting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cF_JBfXJN8&feature=youtu.be This is the first part of a 3 part video about percussion revolving carbines of the Civil War era. Cameraman: Capandball, Editor: Capandball, Music:...

  • Pedersoli's new 3 band Enfield rifle testing at 50 and 100 m

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball This P53 Enfield from Pedersoli is the new member of their Civil War product line. Today it is the most accurate and authentic 3 band Enfield rifle musket repro on the market. The company redesigned its MiniƩ mold, and made new sizers for t...

  • Pedersoli 1886/71 lever action meets Hornady LEVERevolution cartridge

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Shooting the strongest 45/70 cartridge on the market: the 325 grain bullet Leverevoution,

  • Paperpatch bullets for original Lorenz rifle musket

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball This is how I make my paper patch bullets for my original Lorenz rifle muskets.

  • Original Winchester 1886 and Pedersoli 1886/71 lever action comparison

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball The original rifle was manufactured in 1899, and the Pedersoli repro is 2010 novelty. Both are 45/70 caliber.

  • Original Starr DA percussion revolver vs Pietta replica

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Load for the original: 457 RB + 18 gr corn wheat + 18 grain 3Fg Swiss. Load for the Pietta replica: 18 gr 3Fg Swiss + 18 grain corn wheat + .451 RB (unfortunately the cylinder sizes the bullet to .441, adn the bore dia between the lands is ...

  • Original Colt 1860 Army vs Uberti 1860 Army

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball This is a small comparsion of an oroginal percussion revolver with its modern replica. Hope you enjoy it!

  • Original 1858 Remington New Model Army vs original Colt 1860 Army percussion revolver

    Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball In this video I am using 19th century hangun testing methods to compare the original 1858 Remington New Model Army revolver to the great rival, the Colt 1860 Army. If you ever wandered which Civil War percussion revolver is better, now here...

  • M 1844 Augustin vs M 1859 Lorenz cavalry pistol

    I recreated the original loads according to the original shooting regulations of the two pistols.