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Why the Henry was not generally adopted in the Civil War?
This is the last part of the Henry rifle series searching answers for why the 1860 Henry rifle was not universally adopted in the Civil War. The second task of this film is to tell a few words about how to properly handle the Henry rifle. Enjoy!
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Hunting with the 1860 Henry rifle
Hunting with the Henry rifle has always been on my bucket list. The 44-40 charged with balck powder is definitely not the strongest hunting cartridge, but is enough for 50-60 meters shots for medium sized game in my country. This is a mesh up of several hunting days well spent in Hungary in the P...
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How a M1886 lever action rifle is made. Part II. Barrel making and assembly
In this second part we'll be focusing on the making of the match grade bore. The vital part is the way the rifling is made. The broach rifling process is shown in detail in this chapter. The assembly also shows some of the magic touches that are needed to make a flawless action. Enjoy!
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How a M1886 lever action rifle is made today? Part I.: Stock and receiver
Follow me to the Pedersoli factory to show you the most modern method for making their repro of the Model 1886 Winchester lever action rifle. The first part covers the making of the receiver and the stock. The next part will show the production of the barrel and the assembly. Stay tuned!
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A Gun to Save Lives: Winchester 1886 Line Thrower
Line-throwing devices have long been an important part of maritime safety, and many different have been guns adapted to launch ropes from shore to ship or ship to ship. Usually they are inexpensive obsolete surplus of the era, but a change in law in 1918 led to a spike in demand for line-throwers...
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The Henry rifle in the Civil War
The 2nd part of the Henry series is focusing on the use the rifle during the American Civil War. Both the Federal and Confederate side used the rifle is significant quantities. In the mean time I test fire the rifle from 100-300 meter distances.
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The Henry rifle - Part I. - The .44 Henry rimfire cartridge
The .44 Henry rimfire cartridge was one of the first real successful self contained military cartridges. Although it was much weaker than the contemporary muzzle loading rifle rounds, it could still do the job within the normal tactical distances. The first part of the series deals with this cart...
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Uberti 1873 Winchester 44WCF rifle vs 44Mag carbine
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Range report of Uberti's lever action rifles.
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Uberti Scout / Silverboy 22LR lever action
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Az Uberti cég új, alsó árkategóriás alsókulcsos (Winchester) puskája. This is a small presentattion about the new cheap 22LR cal. Uberti Scout / Silverboy lever action rifle.
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Why Wasn't the Winchester Repeating Rifle Adopted
Ever wonder why the Winchester repeating rifle wasn't adopted by 19th century military powers? As a case study in this episode Matt examines a British Army trials report from 1869 that evaluates a number of repeating rifle designs and talks about why rifles like the Winchester weren't more widely...
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Browning Prototypes - Detachable Box Magazine Lever Action Rifle
In 1891, John Browning designed a new rifle that fed not from a tube magazine but from a box magazine. Box magazines were a relatively new concept with James Paris Lee leading the field. This one-of-a-kind Browning prototype uses the same locking mechanism as the Winchester 1886 and is in 'musket...
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Winchester 1866 Prototype Musket
The mid-1860s found the Winchester Arms Company looking to improve the Henry Repeating Rifle. A series of design improvements by the company's chief engineer, Nelson King, led to one of Winchester's most important rifles - the Model 1866. In this video Matt examines a prototype 'musket' with an e...
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John Browning's 1895 Slide Action Rifle Prototype
Matt examines another one of a kind John Browning prototype. Patented in 1895, this slide action rifle design was purchased by Winchester but never manufactured. Instead Winchester went with the iconic lever-action Model 1895. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - ht...
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John Browning's 1892 En Bloc Lever-Action Prototype
In the 1890s John Browning developed a whole host of firearms designs which never saw production. Many, like this one, were purchased by Winchester. This fascinating rare prototype, currently on display at the wonderful Cody Firearms Museum, feeds from a 5-round en bloc clip rather than a tube ma...
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Winchester 1895 [Russian Contract] to 500yds: Practical Accuracy
Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter 🗞️https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The Winchester Model 1895 was John Moses Browning's last iteration of lever-action rifles that accommodated a full-power cartridge without using a tu...
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Eat, sleep, Martini-Henry, repeat: The box-magazine Martini Henry
The introduction of bolt action, magazine rifles saw Britain's vast arsenal of relatively new Martini-Henry's quickly obsoleted. An ex-army officer, Charles Greville Harston took it upon himself to come up with a cheap, simple solution. The solution was expensive, complicated and quickly surpasse...
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30 to 120 m fun with Uberti 44-40 1873 Winchester rifle
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Yesterday I reloaded some 44-40 BPCR ammo for my Uberti 1873 Sporting Rifle. This rifle has won many beautifully shining medals for me thru the last 9 years. I don't know how many thousands rounds I fired from the bore, but it is still very...
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1886 lever action rifles by Pedersoli: past and future meets
Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/capandball For buying Capandball Civil War cartridge boxes: http://stores.ebay.com/Capandball?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 Capandball Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KapszliCapandball Lever action rifles are not just classic items with a vintage look...
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Hunting with the 1886 Winchester rifle 45/90 cal
Please support us: https://www.patreon.com/capandball For buying our Civil War cartridge boxes: http://stores.ebay.com/Capandball?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 The story of a beautiful hunt with my 1886 Winchester rifle. Music: Kevin MacLeod: Evening Fall Harp License: https://creativecommons.org/licens...
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Wild boar hunting with the 1886 Winchester 45/90 rifle
Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/capandball For buying Capandball Civil War cartridge boxes and cartridge formers: http://stores.ebay.com/Capandball?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 or the Capandball webpage: https://capandball.com/shop/?_termekkategoriak=capandball-products-2 The story of this...
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Another 1873 Winchester challenge: offhand shootig to 150 meters
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Another day of fun with my Uberti 1873 sporting rifle. Took some time to find the good aim and hold for 150 meters, but the result was satisfying. I shoot my own cartridges loaded with blackpowder. Check my channel for more 1873 Winchester ...
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Remington 45-70 tests in ballistic gelatine
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Continuing the ballistic gelatine tests of the 45-70 Government cartridges. This time I use an original 1886 Winchester rifle and a Pedersoli 1886/71 lever action rifle to fire the 405 grain SP and 300 grain SJHP Remington cartridges in my ...
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Shooting the Uberti 1873 44-40 lever action Winchester to 300 meters
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Celebrating the 3 million views on our channel, I took my Uberti 1873 Winchester to the range to shoot it to 300 meters. See how this rifle did with my black powder reloaded cartridges. Magyar szöveg: http://kapszli.hu/uberti-1873-wincheste...
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The 1860 Henry rifle
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Here is my impression of the Henry rifle with some historical background, target shooting, and of course some fun. This is one of the very first repeating rifles firing a metallic cartridge so it really plays an important part in firearms h...