The Civil War Burnside carbine - shooting, history and impact
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The Burnside carbine was the 2nd in quantity among the percussion breach loading carbines of the American Civil War. This clever rifle is put to the trial in my video also covering its history, the carbine tactics and impact of the arm. Enjoy!
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Its nice to see a European interested in American history and our Civil War. Thank you for the amazing content!
It’s hard not to be interested in civil war guns. The US civil war produced such a huge variety of arms and some of them are just plain weird to the point of being steampunk especially the carbines which just makes them even more interesting.
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Well, europeans especially the Germans are actually the "inventors" of the first mass-produced breech loading rifles suitable for military use. But not only that, the Kentucky rifle, which in my opinion, was the rifle that conquered the "East Coast", was an innovation by German settlers (the German "immigrants" called themselves German Americans for a long time, the term "Americans of German descent" came up only with the next generation or the one after that. Children cannot identify with something they do not know). When do you Americans finally close your borders? Do you not notice when you look over to us what the inconsistent reception of asylum seekers leads to? In less than 20 years we Germans will be the same as your Indians back then, it will knock us over, if not a miracle happens.
I never thought I'd see one of these actually shooting again. Bravo, sir, bravo!
I'm so happy that people like you exist to keep priceless knowledge and working pieces of art safe and showing for future generations.
@lurch789 The fact you can't see why a firearm, of any sort, is a piece of art doesn't understand the fundamentals of craftsmanship and passion. Art is more than brushes and pastels.
Yes!! Finally! Very high quality content is rare these days but not on the cap&ball channel
First, I must offer that you possess the skill of JM Browning & the patience of Biblical Job for you producing your own hand-turned Burnside brass cartridges. I am new to the Burnside carbine, so your timely video is priceless to me on many levels; from the history to the disassembly process and all points in between. The audio quality of your video is so superb that I fell in love with the sound of the very clean and crisp cycling of your fifth model Burnside as it sounds precisely like my fifth model. Many of your experiences which you address about this particular carbine; loading, unloading, cycling, cartridge fit, no gas leaks, and more, are my experiences as well. Your shooting skill and the capability of your Burnside speak for themselves. My Burnside shoots as accurately as yours does. I was able to strike a 66-inch x 18-inch metal target placed at approximately 250 yards before me nine of nine times. My Burnside was issued to the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry where the frame serial is 16316, but the action/block serial number, for some unknown reason to me, is 14972, a serial number also belonging to the 6th OVC I am told. I have both brass and many plastic cases; all charge, load, shoot and extract well. I cast the conical Rapine two-groove mold and purchase the round ball projectiles. Both types of projectiles perform well, though I prefer the conical projectile to the round ball type. The Burnside carbine cleans up easily, yet is not as sweet to this task as does the Smith cavalry carbine. The Smith is my all-time favorite of the American Civil War/War of the Rebellion carbines. Nevertheless, I am a huge fan of the Burnside over the; Sharps, Starr, Gallagher, Maynard, Merrill, Joslyn, or Spencer, though I may soon own a Starr carbine. I appreciate just how easy it is for me to craft Smith and Burnside ammunition in the field. I thank you ever so much for the content of your Burnside carbine video and can’t wait to see your Smith carbine video in the future. All the best from Alaska! - mkh
Turnbull makes the cartridges, they are priced at $4.50 each. Dixie sells the bullets.
It really is one of the most complete channels dedicated to ancient firearms, my congratulations, magnificent work. Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
I'd say more antique than an ancient but I get what you mean
yeah I don't think there's a such thing as ancient firearms lol
The floating breech of the sharps actually worked - for a while ....... until the fouling built up. Additionally, that spot seems to have always been "forgotten" during cleaning. The results of which were that they all rusted in place and ceased to work at all. Consequently, I have to agree with you that the Burnside cartridges are a better solution.
Great video. I live near Rhode Island and am a Civil War Reenactor. I know of the Burnside carbine but had never seen one fired, until now. Great video. All I have is a 1857 Enfield rifled musket.
Congrats on such a beautiful part of history Rifle....An as well congrats on such fine shooting my friend...From Kentucky USA
Extremely interesting! You are a really skillful man on all sides. Greetings from an old Sergeant Major from Austria 🇦🇹🏔⛷🍺🥨🛶🌻🐺 Europe!
Being from Rhode Islabd, this carbine holds a special place in my heart. So happy to see you cover it!
You have only a slight accent, you know all the right words and use them correctly. I really enjoy your videos, which are always interesting!
I can really see the joy and pleasure you get from trying out such a rifle on the shooting range. The Burnside carbine is really an interesting gun. All in all, a very informative video. Thanks for sharing and for the "lesson" in gun history. Greetings from Cuxhaven on the German North Sea coast.
Yes, you got it right. My favorite gun channel, with magnificent Hunglish. :) -and the beautiful nation with well-preserved nature.
Very interesting video of the Burnside rifle! Wasn't sure how the cartridge was made.
A great video on this CW Carbine. Burnside wasn't much of a CW General, but he was great at designing this carbine! A new idea that worked very well, and much better and lighter than the Sharps! I mean you can shoot this carbine with one hand, if neccesary. Much better sights than the Sharps too.
I saw one in a store for $1200 (US) and was so so tempted.
This is lovely so far. Appreciate the uploads. Thank you
Sir you are in the top category of presenting antique firearms. It's especially interesting the technological advancements in the transition period between cap and ball and modern cartridge weapons. This presentation of the Burnside absolutely fabulous.
I have been looking forward to this video for a long time. Now I know how the Burnside and it's cartridges work. Thank you.
Love to see your videos on these old firearms. Seeing these guns fired is a big part of experiencing and understanding their history. Thank you for continuing your work!
So nice to see a deepdive into this rifle from my favorite gun ASMR youtube channel.
Very interesting/educational ! ! !
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION ! ! !
Your personal delight was infective as well.
US friend here. Thoroughly enjoy your channel. One of the best black powder channels on TH-cam. Talking about converting metric to imperial, because of your channel, I now have all the conversion formulas memorized for meters to yards, mm to inches and grams to grains. Comes in handy. Thank you.
I love the long form history videos. Keep 'em coming.
This is becoming one of my favourite channels. I’m booked on a blackpowder course at bisley UK 5th December. So looking forward to it.
Very well produced and fascinating content. ✌🏻 from 🏴
I get the distinct sense from this, and seeing how good the Burnside design is for its level of ammunition technology, that the main reasons for the Sharps being better known anymore are: a) the Sharps existed prior to the American Civil War and was already a commercial success, and 2] the Sharps breechblock system was more straightforward in converting to self-contained cartridges once those became more common.
As always very informative and impressed by your dedication to weapons and history. Thanks again from Tucson, Arizona.
Another Tucsonan who loves this channel.
Nice work, Balasz! I teach civil war history and when we talk about firearms I love to share all the weird and proprietary carbines and their cartridge types. As someone who feels too lazy to roll paper cartridges sometimes it was great to see your hand turned ammo. Bravo!
This is a really great video, really well researched! Excellent work!
Great video! I really appreciate you going into detail about how you made the cartridges. They may not be the best quality, but those mini-lathes are really handy! I'm always using mine for some random turning job.
Very entertaining & educational Cap! Once again, your video was Fantastic! Thanks, Keep'em coming. 😂👍
This will be the channel that has gun and shooting channel
Great channel, very informative! Nice shooting. Love this era of weaponry.
Fascinating. And I admire your dedication in recreating the brass cartridges. Please keep up the good work ! Have subscribed from today, and this is the first video I've seen.
Magnifique vidéo.
Mille fois MERCI !
thank you for the history lesson . i enjoy all of your vids. keep up the fine work
Thanks for sharing. I do whole heatedly agree. The Sharps really shines as a cartridge rifle. As a percussion gun, it leaves a lot to be desired.
Outstanding review; thank you for the video!
I'm amazed at the workmanship ,design and machining for the time period. , considering what we have available today, as in CAD systems CNC and materials. Great vid, and you looked like you enjoyed making it too.
Thank you for keeping history alive.
Fantastic history, and also details of the gun.
Nice job on the cartridges. Your lathe inspired me to get to work on restoring my W. M. Oliver mini-lathe. Interesting carbine as well. I'd be happy with one as all I had even today. It's really all you need except in today's battles that at age 65 I have no intention of joining.
It is my favorite black powder channel. Because of your channel I have bought 3 50 cal traditional loaders 2 with 1/48 twist and one Kentucky rifle with 1/66. A 50 cal percussion pistol and 2 cap & ball 44 cal...And you just had to show us this one...lol. I really like this gun.
Well worth the wait! Excellent video!
Fascinating, and amazing, job recreating the brass cartridge. Thank you very much!
There is a company in the United States that makes reusable plastic cartridge cases for the burnside carbine. I also believe there is a 3d printer file floating around out there as well.
Nice work as always. Thanks for your videos.
You really need to make a trip to Winchester VA next spring to attend a North-South Skirmish Assoc narionals. We get to shoot all kinds civil war guns, including Burnsides and Smith carbines in fun matches.
What an excellent rifle. I have a friend who is a competitor in rifle shooting with modern firearms, but like you is a P.hd in biology for the state and works to help regulate hunting. He also has one of these rifles in excellent shape. It's amazing. I was shocked at the precision that went into the design and manufacturing of the rifle.
Great video and great channel. Your knowledge is impeccable sir.
It’s especially nice to see a Hungarian with an interest in American history. :)
Great concept summary and presentation...and you got to shoot an awesome rifle (you lucky guy!). A lot of time and work went into this presentation.
Great stuff as always!
Thank you from Ohio! Now you have me looking for one and I’m seeing plenty out there!
Thanks for a great video on an often forgotten arm, that was very important. Your perspective on the changing role of cavalry is spot on. Rifled muskets effectively made massed cavalry charges ineffective at best and outright suicide at worst. This marvellous carbine was in fact widely used even with the iconic Sharps carbine widely used until 1865. And the Spencer carbines were widely used as well. Even the Confederates really liked the Burnside. And lets appreciate that the Burnside was actually the 1st rifle with a metallic cartridge
Another superb video. Wonderful rifle.
FINALLY I caught a new video!!!
It's finally here! Great video as always. This channel and britishmuzzleloaders are the 2 best gun channels because they focus on other things than just WW1 and 2 constantly.
Will you ever plan to make a full video on the Sharps Model Berdan rifle?
Always had a fascination with civil war firearms, i never really thought much about this carbine but it seems to be fairly advanced for the time with the safety features.
Always interesting to hear the European perspective on military history 👍👌👍
Nice carbine and still shoots accurately! Like to see more of your portable shooting bench also. Thanks.
Very impressive arm. And as usual an excellent presentation.
excellent shooting video of the Burnside carbine
Your English and your accent are perfect ... Almost. And I have to add that you are an incredible shooter.
very far from that :)
Impressive lathe work , I love seeing that
Great machine work. Living history.
Excellent video, glad to see your interest in military arms and regalia. From Virginia, USA
Your video explained so much about the burnside and its cartridges. I am a metal detecting enthusiast and have found many burnside bullets in my hunts around south Mississippi. As a thanks i would like to send you some if possable
Very good with interesting details.Thanks
Very informative and entertaining. Good video.
Great video. I enjoyed the custom bullets.
Great reference on how to disassemble for cleaning.
Loved this episode very well done. I have a 1873 remington rolling block chambered in 43 spanish. Of course I had to make my own ammunition because brass is scarce and if you do find it, it's $80 u.s dollars for 20 piece of brass and had to cast my own .439 bullets. It's a tack driver just like your burnside rifle. After watching your review on the burnside I will have to keep an eye out for a bit so for myself. It just seems right because I live in Ohio USA just like the regiment that had the burnside in the civil war
You'd think that as common as the .43 Spanish round was there would be a greater supply of ammo. I have a RB chambered in that, haven't gotten any ammo due to price.
Interesting history and shooting lesson sir and thanks .
Very good and nice to see excellent shooter and rifle
Awesome rifle! Great content!
Excellent work!!
Thanks.
I too am a fan of single shot breechloading rifles from the 19th Century. Just something about their operation that makes them so unique. Especially like the Burnside, Snyder, Martini-Henry, and Chassepot rifles.
hussu elet magyarorszag! .... as always , very nice video, I really liked it! Greets from The Netherlands!
Great vid!!
I am descended from a Union Cavalryman, along with his brother who died in December of 1864. They were both in the 2nd NY Veteran Cavalry and were part of the Red River Campaign. I always wondered what my great x 9 grandfather was issued for a long gun for his cavalry arm. Was it a Spencer? Was it a Burnside? Was it a Smith carbine? No one knows, but I love the technology and the variety of the guns that were designed and used during that time.
So well done! Tremendous!-
That is a lot of research and work of a detailed hobbyist.
That carbine is a clever design.You shoot it very well.
This will be rather interesting
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Great video, nice job.
Yet another great video! I was wondering if you know if it was common to save the brass cartridge for reuse (in the heat of battle I'm pretty sure they got discarded) or were they pretty much always considered expendable and the soldiers just resupplied themselves from the quartermaster supplies? Judging from the accuracy demonstrated I'm surprised they weren't more widely used. Keep up the great presentations. This is my favorite youtube channel.
Great video. I have your new book. Would be great to see you publish another on American civil war firearms.
Me encantan tus vídeos y sobre todo los comparativos original y réplicas ,soy juez árbitro de tiro olímpico y un apasionado de la avancarga, saludos desde España
A class act. Greetings from Australia
Thank you for sharing.
very professional
I've been disassembling the Burnside I bought a few weeks ago, it's very interesting. The chamber that holds the cartridge appears to be a different metal, possibly German silver. I assume this is to control corrosion. There are two screws that anchor the sleeve, I've removed this and have done some tapping with a brass drift but it doesn't want to move and I'm not going to force it. The chamber isn't too bad, I'll do some polishing and call it good. Now the fire channel from the nipple will need some serious attention, I'm waiting on the proper nipple wrench before going further.
That is an interesting rifle. Nice!
I never been in army , i never shot with gun but i love your chanel!!!
Nice video. Your bit about the difference between Continental and American cavalry confirmed something i'd suspected for awhile. As far as the Burnside is concerned, it's arguably a perfected capping breechloader. Had it been invented a bit earlier, or had the Army made bigger orders, I could see it lasting awhile in military service. It's certainly more accurate than that infantryman you quoted thought.
Brilliant!
Very cool. I’d love to see a video about the Hall carbine.
Great video. I’m hoping to get one some day.
I shoot a 4th model Burnside Carbine in Competition with the North-South Skirmish Association. Very good weapons at the distances that actual combat would have taken place at. You can order the Brass already made from S&S Firearms of Glendale, New York.
The Nationals of the North-South Skirmish Association will be in May. You should come over; there you will see every type of Civil War carbine in competition. The team I shoot on has Maynards, Smiths, Burnsides, Union Carbines, Glen & cam bells and occasionally a Star or Galleger. I totally, agree on the Sharps not sealed by well.
Never thought any of these would ever be fired again how cool!