The Mk I Martini-Henry: Musketry of the Martini - Individual Practices c 1879
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Full credit to the BML audio team for their quality of work, the over-dubbed segment would have been barely noticeable if we hadn't been forewarned!
I had a feeling he was going to "pew!" and it was as glorious as I thought it would be.
Thank you. I passed it along.
That is truly a majestic report sounding off that lake.
Wan't it!
Especially on the 700 yard practice
Makes me want to get off my butt and get a lic and martini for myself!
@@britishmuzzleloaders My range has 800 yard boards but I'd trade it for that audio!
It was like rolling thunder
I did not expect a Who's on First reference on one of you videos.
But it is much appreciated.
Cheers!
Top-notch sound effects! I had a feeling the lead-up meant pew-pews but that was absolutely perfect
Cheers!
I'm glad I listened to that 600 yard shooting with quality headphones because it sounded magnificent.
Didn't it?
So many Pews, I thought I was in church! Good Work!
LOL
I see what you did there...
That lake a very nice spot for a picnic and bit of shooting.
It was!
I love these intros, they just get better and better! Thank you for the great and informative content!
Cheers!
19:30 6’ square target looks tiny at 500 yards, but the scenery is stunning!
22:30 particularly majestic acoustics… sounds like thunder!
Its amazing how such a large target gets swallowed up...
All these classes, I don’t know why Who was so important to him.
Love the intro!
Cheers!
Rob: *puts on good music, pours a cold one* And now let's do the most relaxing thing possible *Proceeds to clean all his rifles*
Nice!
Amazing sound department. Completly saved that segement.
Thank you. They did sterling work..
Surely did not expect a version of one of my all time favorite comedy bits, well done Sir. Fine shooting. One thing left to say PEW ;) ;) ;) : )
Thank you!
Hi from Syracuse NY USA brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures and jokes and everyone else
Thank you!
Thank you. Lets see 60 rounds / 14 shots to the pound 4.3lbs of lead down range. Thanks again I think I'll feel better about hitting the standard pig at 600 yards about 1 in 5.
Yup. Its a bit of an investment...
Hi from New Zealand,The Martini Henry was the mainstay of The Empire troops in The New Zealand land wars fighting the Maori armed mostly with Brown Bess muskets and side by side guns and captured martini henrys
Not so much if you are talking about the 1840s through to the very early 1870s.. The Martini wasn't even issued by then...
always good content from you. thank you.
Thank you!
Biblical weather events are commonplace in the mountains. Having grown up in the Rockies I’ve encountered more than a few. Excellent content. Thanks.
Cheers!
Always happy to see more of Rob's content.
Glad to hear!
When you said "hundreds of staff working in the sound department", I was steadying myself for some second class effects, but I certainly wasn't expecting the 'quality' of those! 😂😂😂 You should have overdubbed the majestic, natural sounds at the lake with your efforts.....or maybe not.....
Definitely "not"....
Hats off to the BML sound technicians. Absolutely hilarious.
Cheers! I'l let them know.
Omg, the replacement audio was great.
Great job. I was laughing hard 🤣
Glad you enjoyed!
Another great video, bringing the history. But that opening LoL Nice! That other bit where you lost the sound for the shooting segment LoL! Comedic gold! And that audio of the gun's report off the lake and through the hills and mountains was amazing. Niiiice catch there. Thanks for all this!
You are most welcome!
I wish I gained a certain level of maturity.
Thanks for the fantastic videos!
Haha!
Great to see the Nothe Fort featured at the end of the video. It's a Victorian coastal defence museum in my home town of Weymouth England. Well worth a visit if you are ever in the area 😊👍
Thank you!
Reminds me of the RAF marksman qualification in the 1980s, 3 x 1 inch groups with an SLR at 25yds. 1 standing,1 kneeling, 1 prone.
Nice!
Nice shooting again with a very old and well used rifle.
Cheers!
When the Martin field firing video comes out you have coverd musketry from the 1850s to ww2 that's around 100 years
Yes, indeed!
Excellent video, thank you very much. Also, congratulations on qualifying for your Marksman's badge.
Thank you!
I particularly enjoyed watching the application of Newton's law. Big bullet kicks like a mule!
The Martini has a stout but not excessive recoil.
A well earned badge!
Cheers!
Were scopes ever attached to the Martini? It would be interesting to see the accuracy of a scoped Martini Henry. Great video and pew pew!
They were not, ever.
Superb
Thank you! Cheers!
Subbing... I've liked your channel for a while, only seen a few videos though but that who's on first but sealed the deal... Lou???
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Haha I loved the pew pew effects
Cheers!
Ey Up Rob! I recognize the pictures of the Woods Target Plates.
They were used for a very long time!
LOL good opening. I like the new uniform, watch the dress though. :) Did the range work destroy the uniform, particularly the white? How did the US do in the same era in regards to marksmanship? You live in a beautiful part of our province. LOL Pew, that sounds like Reservist in the early 80s. Great episode. :)
I was in the Reserves in the early eighties. I remember assaulting through a position once, we were told to yell bang in lieu of blanks, as usual. Someone began yelling Militia cut backs instead, soon we all were. That didn't go over well with the higher ups.
No, the uniform is just fine. Cheers.
How well does the sight adjustment work according to the different ranges?
I'm really impressed you even got hits with iron sights, did you test att 700 before the practice?
With love! 😁
I typically have to "over set" the sights as my load doesn't quite match the historic velocity... at 700 I was just under 800yds on the sights.
Thanks so much for this video 😆. I really really enjoyed this video more that i should have. Loved the stunning views, funny bits and editing and effort you made, especially the gunfire sound effects. 🤣
PS: Is it wrong for me to realise the "who's on first" sketch almost immediately at the beginning? I very much liked it though.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. It was a fun project!
I took me quite a while to catch on, and I'm an American and a baseball fan.
PEW !
Well that was a lot of fun and the scenery was indeed majestic but for the rest of the world...yes thats what MOST of Canada looks like.
Well, not quite "most of Canada"... "most" of it is glaciated hills and lakes...
OKAYYYYYY..Who's in second, what's in First..soooo I don't know stayed in third ? LOL. Love it.
Cheers!
Dear sir.
I just received a notice that IMA, has a P-1800 flintlock for 14.995°°.
Tower marked and dated 1805.
Thought you might be interested since they're so rare.
Cheers!
I admit the audio department were top notch indeed, are there any account of different locations and environment where 800 yards were used, i am mainly thinking of sight picture. I would love to know more of where you shoot
Sight picture would be no different... Obviously, seeing individuals at 800 yds would be difficult, but seeing a mass of them would be easier, and resultantly, the actual target...
@@britishmuzzleloaders fascinating, one of these days something to try if i ever get somewhere that far, unfortunately not at the moment, thank you for your reply as always very welcome and appreciated
So, I can tell you're Canadian (I myself am a flatlander), and I know those are the Rockies behind you. Are you from the east or west side? Or are you the exceptionally rare Yukon TH-camr?
No those are the Coastal Mountains of BC. :)
I am in Western Canada.
Do you know any good films beside the usual?
I particularly liked Star Wars, and the first Indiana Jones movie...
@@britishmuzzleloaders Oh no I mean colonial war films besides Zulu and Zulu dawn
Congratulations on the award !!!
Prize money - please send the invoice to the Queen of England.
Haha!
Very thoroughly enjoy your videos, highly educational and informative and you must put a lot of research time and attention into them, quick question when you first march in though, you have no arm swing. It seems super bizarre to me. Do historic drill manuals from this period tell you to not swing your arms? The modern British army has a very considerable arm swing, much more so though than US Army does, did they not in the past? Seems very odd.
Hi there. There was no arm swinging in the British and Empire Armies until it was introduced in limited fashion in 1892. Following on in 1896, its use was extended to include all movements and positions in quick time. This was a very natural movement (much like the american Army today, perhaps) and only became the exaggerated (breast pocket-or-shoulder high) version in the post war years...
@@britishmuzzleloaders very interesting, not swinging the arms seems very unnatural though, can you provide a citation?
@@Zwerchhau Every "Field Exercise and Evolutions of Infantry", later "Infantry Drill" until 1892... If you are interested, there are videos in the "Drill" playlist on the channel that outline all these aspects.
@@britishmuzzleloaders Do the manuals explicitly say to not swing the arms? The natural human gait has an arm swing, if it is not explicitly mentioned to hold the arms rigidly, it may be simply that distance of arm swing was simply not regulated until after 1892. The absence of a specifically regulated arm swing does not mean it was not done, simply that the regulations did not cover it. Now, you know much more about this topic than I, and if the manuals specifically say not to swing the arms, then that's what they say, if so, I would be interested to see the reference.
@@britishmuzzleloaders So I just found the 1870 drill manual and wow, you're right, it says explicitly "His arms and hands must be kept steady by his sides ; care being taken that the hand does not partake of the movement of the leg." Super bizarre, very interesting.
time to make a mod for replacing the gun sounds for the martini on BF1
Good acoustics that day!
Your target at 500 yards was shocking. Can you imagine volley fire at that range. It would be devastating to opposition. Is there an account of this?
Lot's of accounts of volleying... Isandlwana for instance...
@@britishmuzzleloaders So glad you answered. Gives me a chance to apologize. I got short of 3/4 of the way through threw the presentation and then stopped it and asked my questions. You answered them perfectly in the last part of the presentation. These are so good that I get caught up.
"Pew" "pew" "Pew" "pew" "Pew" "pew" haha fantastic recovery.
Cheers!
how did rifleman of the blackpowder muzzleloader flintlock era protect their eyes without eye pro? was it not uncommon for soldiers to get eye injuries?
They didn't.... It was.
@@britishmuzzleloaders is wearing eye pro at the range a pretty modern safety trend? do you know if the UK army wore eye pro for training in WW2 -> Cold War era?
@@user-rs1fo2dd9b Eye pro is a 21st century thing....
That British hat looks like a skunk on steroids attacking your head! LOL I like to look at all the funny British hats and wigs. I can’t fathom why they were ever thought to be anything but silly, let alone attractive or intimidating. The kilt is cool but the crazy headgear is a head scratcher.
Not everyone is familiar with the intricacies of British military headdress.... 😀
Nice try with the who's on first bit, very interesting channel.👍
Cheers!
, Barney mcGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub………… We’ll done. For a moment I feared an ursine interruption not a storm.
Oh ..**! My iPad won’t edit. Missed out Pugh, Pugh as I put them in bold.
Hahaha!
You live in some beautiful country, my friend! But why does the areas you shoot from look like a bomb went off? The background doesn’t match the fore.
Ummmm,..... logging?
And the trousers restricted the mosquitos dining !
Indeed!
"a few moments later"
Indeed.
do it. tell me I need a Martini Henry. I dare you
Yes,.....
@@britishmuzzleloaders by the way, my indian repro Baker is no go. The lock gave out on me after 5 shots. The full cock notch doesn't work. After giving to a gunsmith, he said none of the parts were ever heat treated and the actual fit of the parts was also way off of proper specs.
Older indian repros might be fine but mine which was newer was far off the mark. I wouldn't recommend Indian guns anymore for anything other than wall hanger.
Who's on first (face palm) just for the cheek
Indeed.
1 Zulu warrior downvoted this video....
Correction 2 now...obviously hit at maximum range.
Perhaps...
This channel is a gem, well made skits and deep diving into history
What?? Using subtraction to calculate you score at 600 yards. Is that allowed. After all, these were only infantrymen.
Thank you!
The sound effects are exactly what I was hoping for when you mentioned the technical difficulties. They did not disappoint and if anything made a great day even better!
Cheers!
When you said you’d have to Dub over the lost audio, I was half expecting to hear a familiar “bang” from C&Rsenal, but I greatly enjoyed a locally produced Canadian “pew”
So nice to see someone employed locally and the job not farmed out to discount foreign labor.
Glad to hear!
Pew!
Pew! Pew!
Pew!
(Not my work. All credits belong to the BML sound department.)
Haha!
It seems like numerous obstacles were surmounted, as per usual, in the creation of this masterpiece-- my deepest thanks.
I hope I live to see someone give as thoughtful presentation on the care, cleaning, and employment of the predator drone in the early 21st century.
Haha! Maybe in a hundred years... 😀
Top quality, in content and presentation. Also very entertaining and informative. Really, what more could one want?
Excellent work!
Thank you!
Congratulations on scoring Marksman. Fun video.
Thank you!
I would love to see your martini-henry shot in slow motion. The barrel seem to wobble after your shots. I know this is normal but looks crazy. Also great video as always. And your sound department did a great job. I could not even tell. Very realistic
Thank you!
the second class is almost the same target they use at Camp Perry but the bull is 6 inches bigger and the target is at a 1,000 yds! it'd be interesting to see a comparison shoot between the foil and solid cased ammunition out of the Martini!
Foil cased ammo is a bit hard to come by...
@@britishmuzzleloaders i know it is (so is Berdan primed ammo outside of surplus!) but it would still be an interesting comparison to see shoot off!
That is some absolutely majestic scenery. A fantastic video as usual!
Thank you!
Abbott!!!!!!
Haha!
"The people responsible for firing those who have just been fired, wish it to be known that they have just been fired.
the visual effects have been completed at great expense at the last minute"
Indeed!
I really like the skits at the start of these videos. Always funny and informative, keep up the excellent work!
Thank you kindly.
You explain it very nicely in your video. Thanks for new video
Thank you.
Excellent video. Thanks! (And damn good shooting by the way).
Thank you kindly.
Most interesting to you shooting the long ranges and doing so well.
Thank you.
Hi
Just watched your video on rifle shooting, I must admit it reminds me of my days in the army , and shooting at Bisley,most of the competition’s where fire and movement,much like what you have shown. Also rifle training with the S.LR were very much the same has with your rifle, standing ,kneeling and prone,all at 100,200,300, 400, yards
Thank for sharing!
Beautiful video, shot in a majestic location. Well done! Loved the sound effects!
Thank you!
Excellent sound effects!
Thank you!
Excellent, thank you!
Cheers V.
Be cool if there could be a bloopers video. pew pew 😆
No, I shoot it all in one take....
Love that foley work, truely seamless. :))
Thank you!
*whO?*
Hu’s on first, Watt’s on second
@@509Gman what about Hwom?
No, what....
They received more weapons training in 1879 than I did in 2011, I must have fired 50 rounds in 6 months total.
It got a great deal more as time went on, too.
In the early 80s it was only once a year, I believe. :)
@@dennis2376 Once I left basic it was yearly MATTS, 15 rounds to pass on varied targets, 5 to sight in or something like that my memory is terrible. It wasn't enough to become what I'd class as proficient in my opinion. Also one year it was done on the indoor range, that was pish.
Always excellent, but those sound effects! I couldn't tell the difference.
Glad to hear!
Shooting a Martini-Henry at 500 plus yards and even HITTING the target is impressive - never mind putting rounds in the black!!
Well done Rob, I'd have had a hard time matching 4 in the black at 700 yards with a more modern rifle! (such as my No4Mk1*)
A big target helps!..😀
Scaring the shit out of BC hikers since 2015
Not so much... 😀
@@britishmuzzleloaders 😘
Lovely work as usual Rob. You lucky bugger!
Cheers!
Britishmuzzleloaders, Subject question Do you know Did the British army consider the 1871 Swiss Vetterli rifle a problem given it is a repeater and has muzzle velocity in the low 1,400 FPS ?
I am sure they looked at it, as they did many different rifles... but that's all.
Jolly good job on the sound effects! I couldn't have done better myself
Thank you.
I'm Re-reading "Bayonet to Barrage". I remembered the monster recoil of the Martini-Henry and thus respecting the physical pain you endure for our entertainment.
It is stout but not excessive.
Pew, Pew, PewPew. I honestly laughed out loud. Very entertaining Rob, well done. 👍
Cheers!
Rob truly your content and costume is only matched by the panorama of your rifle range. :)
I hope you enjoyed it!
Another great video Rob.
Thank you!
Bwwhahahaha! Excellent video!
Cheers!
Love the intro, very Laurel and Hardy.
Abbot and Costello might say otherwise... 😀
18:25 funny thing is that he had to go back for the camera and climb again
Yes.
I'd love to see Practical Accuracy YT channel try this?
Why nnot reach out to them? Forgotten weapons did that with their french sniper rifle
You mean 9hole Reviews? They already did a Martini Henry video.
th-cam.com/video/jqYXvVxETVQ/w-d-xo.html
Too late... already done.
That was more of a smokeless pew, more black powder bang please .
Ah, got it.
:)
Cheers.