Thank you all for watching! Links to Social Media and ways to support the channel - linktr.ee/bigironbois What do you wish you knew when you started with flintlock rifles or pistols?
Three shots per minute was the MILITARY standard, using paper cartridges in a smoothbore musket. This is a civilian rifle, generally loaded with a loose, measured amount of powder, patch, and a tighter fitting ball. Despite what "common knowledge" or Fuddlore wants you to believe, the rifle wasn't used in the line of battle, where they valued the volume of fire over individual marksmanship.
@@johnmullholand2044 the rifle very likely was actually used in line of battle by the colonial militias earlier in the revolutionary war, who mostly had hunting rifles to their name. It may have been the reason they lost a battle or two
Strangely enough, although he used a modern model of handgun at the end, it was still possible to have a handgun from that period made by that company. They have been making weapons of that type for about 500 years.
It serves that purpose as well! I should have gone into more detail in the video. But It helps the ball engage the rifling, which in turn, provides a better gas seal. If you add a lubricant to the patch, it will also help keep fouling, soft, and lubricate the barrel.
Interesting to note: while the British, and by extension the American colonists who were mainly of British extraction, may not have considered rifles to be military firearms, rifles were military firearms in Germany amongst light infantry and the Kentucky Rifle was based on the German Jaeger rifles, which were military rifles. So ironically militias by using rifles against the British were behaving like German light infantry. Real quick for anyone who knows a thing or two about the German language; I understand Jaeger means hunter but it is also the name given to light infantry in Germany.
In the middle 1970sI was a member of Washingtons life guard. I lived in northern Nj near a site called Dey Mansion in Wayne New Jersey. We were reenactors of Dragoons.
I wonder if in 200 years someone will wear a tee shirt and jeans ironicly while they go over the crazyness of loading a magazine into an antique m16 which seems funny since its 100% energy weapons.
I will say need do a smoothbore test now, cause notable yes you can accurately hit at 200+ yards with a rifle. Still firing with muskets on mass at that range and probably would overall hit more and be more effective in loading. Yes the rifle is good but was not to par just yet for real military use other then a few units.
Geez...you need a Berretta for back up by the time you load one of these (and made sure the barrel isn't clogged or the pan or the firing hole, either). That would be a real bummer if by the time you did all that you were "run-through" with an old-fashioned saber. Now, the legend goes for the Alamo that the Tennesseans helped defend the Alamo with their: "Kentucky Rifles".
FYI You can accurately hit targets 400 yard with a smoothbore ( musket) Same with a rifle of the time. The myth a rifle is rooted in many facts. Which also affects rifles. Wrong ball size. Using a .45 ball in a .50 Wrong powder charge. Wrong charge / ball ratio In experience petson firing. .. Distance In truth a smoothbore can fire a longer distance if everything is equal. Because of lost of the rifling. Its not a lot . But is measurable Its my option that a smoothbore is a better long arms. We van get into patched also. Im short. You dont have to use a patch. Except in between powder and shot. And one after to hold shot in.
Flintlock rifles can be accurate out to 300 meters if you take the time to develop a proper load for the rifle. All the misses are definitely my fault LOL
Real black powder can be hard to find. Pyrodex and 777 are classified as “propellants“ whereas black powder is considered an “explosive” which requires special, licensing, and storage. There’s only one store in my state that sells real black powder but luckily it’s only a couple hours away. Online will be your best bet, but you may want to buy a couple pounds to justify the hazmat fees
Yes. At that time, most of the best gunsmiths lived in Pennsylvania. The rifles were made there and carried into the frontier of Kentucky, which is why they're called both Kentucky and Pennsylvania longrifles.
Nice to see some of you young whippersnappers get into traditional muzzleloading. Try spit patch for shooting, put a dry patch in your mouth till wet, don't just touch it to your tongue like your scared to go down on a chick for the first time 😁 You can shoot all day without cleaning, black powder naturally dissolves with water. Look into tuning your lock, polish all metal to metal moving parts. Deburr inside and out of the flash hole but don't make it bigger. Keep the powder towards the outside of the pan. Tie a rag to your belt to wipe the pan and frizzen every few shots . Keep your powder dry👍
Riflemen were the snipers of the day. They'd be off in the flanks, or be in advance of the main body of troops, picking off officers, NCOs, artillery crew, and the like.
Fun fact During the battle of Freeman's farm(1st battle of Saratoga) the British couldn't man their artillery because they kept getting picked off by Daniel Morgan's rifle men and other skirimshers
The Matchlock, Wheel lock, and the Flintlock are all fair weather guns, and the main reason you didn't go to war in the rain. You just cant keep your powder dry! While the long bow.... is all weather! Hence the sayings that we have still in use today, Keep your powder dry, ah, he's just a flash in the pay, Son of a Gun, lard for patching, bacon fat for patching what ever worked. Enjoyed! God bless. That is the only rifle if we are lucky that the Dumbascraps will let us keep as part of the 2nd Amendment....
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What do you wish you knew when you started with flintlock rifles or pistols?
Use paper cartridge with lubricant
Jeans and that getup + hat is the most American thing I've seen in a while ngl
I loved the “wait a moment while I go back to the car for the correct caliber ball.” 🤣
A suppresed beretta seems like a perfectly fitting side-arm for a flintlock if you ask me.
They don't have that in the wars
I’m glad he brought his period correct Honda accord
Not to forget the camera
Everyone appreciates the revolutionary era Dodge Challenger war chariots, but the auxiliary Honda's are really underrated.
very educational video. I still can't belive how anyone would be able to fire 3 shots per minute with these
Three shots per minute was the MILITARY standard, using paper cartridges in a smoothbore musket. This is a civilian rifle, generally loaded with a loose, measured amount of powder, patch, and a tighter fitting ball.
Despite what "common knowledge" or Fuddlore wants you to believe, the rifle wasn't used in the line of battle, where they valued the volume of fire over individual marksmanship.
@@johnmullholand2044 the rifle very likely was actually used in line of battle by the colonial militias earlier in the revolutionary war, who mostly had hunting rifles to their name. It may have been the reason they lost a battle or two
@@louisryan5815 Very few colonial civilians had rifles.They were very expensive.Fowling pieces were the norm.
@pandoralechat780 I can't imagine rifles were all that more expensive than a regular musket of the time
10:07 as a total war enjoyer this made me fight or flight
(Keep the good content flowin BIB!)
The first to notice the total was reference 🏆🏆🏆 thanks for watching 😄
"Our men are running from the battlefield! A shameful display!"
Oh sir our genaral are under attack!
Dudes sense of humor is on POINT!! 😂😂😂😂
Strangely enough, although he used a modern model of handgun at the end, it was still possible to have a handgun from that period made by that company. They have been making weapons of that type for about 500 years.
I thought the primary purpose of the patch is to provide a tight fit to engage the rifling.
Great stuff, loved the opening
It serves that purpose as well! I should have gone into more detail in the video. But It helps the ball engage the rifling, which in turn, provides a better gas seal. If you add a lubricant to the patch, it will also help keep fouling, soft, and lubricate the barrel.
If you are way out on the frontier, and you don't have any pillow ticking or cloth straps, use paper wasp nest as your wadding.
Obvious, i know, but insure that you use an empty wasp’s nest, or you’ll be demonstrating the historic minuteman’s hasty retreat.
Oh my gosh I loved this video so much. Very informative, and your humor was so perfectly placed and never over-done. Glorious!
Great Video! Congrats on building 30K subs with just 28 videos!!!😃 That's got to be a record!
Thanks TUCO! Say hi to little buddy for me 🙂
@@bigironbois Ha Ha! I will!
This channel is hella underrated. Just found today and I’m already waitin for more!
Interesting to note: while the British, and by extension the American colonists who were mainly of British extraction, may not have considered rifles to be military firearms, rifles were military firearms in Germany amongst light infantry and the Kentucky Rifle was based on the German Jaeger rifles, which were military rifles. So ironically militias by using rifles against the British were behaving like German light infantry.
Real quick for anyone who knows a thing or two about the German language; I understand Jaeger means hunter but it is also the name given to light infantry in Germany.
10:07 "Sir! Sir! Our general is under attack!" Love the Total war reference haha
That is a very pretty traditions rifle, i assume it was a kit, but no matter that striping is gorgeous. Thanks for showing it shooting.
I love being American 😎
Dude that opening killed me 😂
I've always preferred the ball and cap, not the flintlock The concussion cap
Jeans, hat, hating taxez??? Let's goooo nice rod homie
rapid ball tamping is craaazy
Imagine you finally line up after hiking all day and the thing you say when you shot is “tally hoe now” lol
In the middle 1970sI was a member of Washingtons life guard. I lived in northern Nj near a site called Dey Mansion in Wayne New Jersey. We were reenactors of Dragoons.
Great impression clothing wise. Good brief.. Love shooting my flintlock rifles too.
Bro talks so smooth
In my dads family one branch goes back to the 1740s. Like many other families one brother fought for the british and one for the colonials
your channel is fire, insane quality
I wonder if in 200 years someone will wear a tee shirt and jeans ironicly while they go over the crazyness of loading a magazine into an antique m16 which seems funny since its 100% energy weapons.
I enjoyed your video, nice sense of humour and presentation.
You are on point, awesome content!
I will say need do a smoothbore test now, cause notable yes you can accurately hit at 200+ yards with a rifle. Still firing with muskets on mass at that range and probably would overall hit more and be more effective in loading. Yes the rifle is good but was not to par just yet for real military use other then a few units.
Your intro was close - it didn't take the Colonists long to switch away from tea and go to coffee...
0:31 - You right. I'm making a 3d animation for a minecraft mod. It's been a weird week.
Its amazing how a British soldier was taught to reload that in 3 seconds
So young and knowledgeable, love to see it. You make me proud to be an American, gorgeous wood furniture btw.
The way events are turning in America there may be a 1776 part 2.
Big Iron Bois, you humour was a nice touch of clever. Stay the same & you will gain many more subscribers.
74 years of old, William.🤓
Bro shots are so smooth
Great video very informative with a lil bit of humor.
I saw the thumbnail and subscribed before watching the video
Geez...you need a Berretta for back up by the time you load one of these (and made sure the barrel isn't clogged or the pan or the firing hole, either). That would be a real bummer if by the time you did all that you were "run-through" with an old-fashioned saber. Now, the legend goes for the Alamo that the Tennesseans helped defend the Alamo with their: "Kentucky Rifles".
The rod ramming isn't actually sus because smooth bore makes the rod ramming easier to do it
This man only speaks in historically accurate
..For a second shocked to see a 1776 guy walking to very modern horseless carriage( ford? AUDI?) there..what ?!
Nice Video!
Bruh he reminds me so much of the 90s vhs graverobbing tape where this dude explains how to rob a grave 😭💀
you need to use paper cartridge because paper is soft so it will make it easier to ram rod.
This channel is heinously underrated
Based video
Just here cause TH-cam decide to recommend me this a hundred years late.
I'm subbing because of the tuco meme
Great stuff
People are fast to forget the British invented ranging, Indian style fighting, rifle tactics and use of light infantry armed with rifles.
FYI You can accurately hit targets 400 yard with a smoothbore ( musket)
Same with a rifle of the time.
The myth a rifle is rooted in many facts.
Which also affects rifles.
Wrong ball size. Using a .45 ball in a .50
Wrong powder charge.
Wrong charge / ball ratio
In experience petson firing.
..
Distance
In truth a smoothbore can fire a longer distance if everything is equal.
Because of lost of the rifling.
Its not a lot . But is measurable
Its my option that a smoothbore is a better long arms.
We van get into patched also.
Im short. You dont have to use a patch. Except in between powder and shot. And one after to hold shot in.
Good ol big iron'd Americans
Maybe it's just me, but you look a lot like Adam Ant in the "Stand and Deliver" video .)
Damn bro took couple minutes to load! In 2024 crazy how advanced gun are today
10/10 Spittake
A funny, entertaining, and informative video! Gained a sub and many more likes from me!
4:03 👀💧
I'm curious why you're using 2f. I was taught to use 3f for the main and 2f for priming
For jaw pads/leather and flint, what size did you buy for the Traditions 50 cal flintlock rifle?
Where is your grapeshot my boy?
Great video
8:24 it actually hit! I thought these things had shit accuracy
Flintlock rifles can be accurate out to 300 meters if you take the time to develop a proper load for the rifle.
All the misses are definitely my fault LOL
What if you break your rod or spill gunpowder on ground or loose shots
Thank you ❤
Funny, and informative!
Are you somewhere in Texas?
I see oaks and possibly mesquite and maybe even granjeño.
Bro just looks like Ratonhek:ton (Connor Kenway)
Never blur the hand action when you’re seating your balls
@bigironbois >>> Great video...👍
Were you using 2f in the pan too?
Where ars you getting your powder? I can find the substitites all over the place but those dont work in flints.
Real black powder can be hard to find. Pyrodex and 777 are classified as “propellants“ whereas black powder is considered an “explosive” which requires special, licensing, and storage. There’s only one store in my state that sells real black powder but luckily it’s only a couple hours away.
Online will be your best bet, but you may want to buy a couple pounds to justify the hazmat fees
Is it true that the Kentucky long was made in Pennsylvani? ❤
Yes. At that time, most of the best gunsmiths lived in Pennsylvania. The rifles were made there and carried into the frontier of Kentucky, which is why they're called both Kentucky and Pennsylvania longrifles.
@@raashes thank you 😊 for the heads-up
...........THE TAX?!?!?
That there is a traditions Kentucky
We're you shooting a full charge?
No, just about 70 grains of 2f black powder
How come this has fewer views than the youtube short. 🤔
Nice to see some of you young whippersnappers get into traditional muzzleloading. Try spit patch for shooting, put a dry patch in your mouth till wet, don't just touch it to your tongue like your scared to go down on a chick for the first time 😁 You can shoot all day without cleaning, black powder naturally dissolves with water. Look into tuning your lock, polish all metal to metal moving parts. Deburr inside and out of the flash hole but don't make it bigger. Keep the powder towards the outside of the pan. Tie a rag to your belt to wipe the pan and frizzen every few shots . Keep your powder dry👍
This made me laugh! Thanks for the advice :D
@@bigironbois your welcome, now get off my lawn! ...... goddamn kids 🤣🤣🤣
Has anyone ever told you that you are a handsome and even charming man, not gay, not gay hahahahah, but he's still handsome 🤩🤩🤩
Jeez dude
This demonstrates why rifles were used by skirmishers.
Riflemen were the snipers of the day. They'd be off in the flanks, or be in advance of the main body of troops, picking off officers, NCOs, artillery crew, and the like.
Fun fact
During the battle of Freeman's farm(1st battle of Saratoga) the British couldn't man their artillery because they kept getting picked off by Daniel Morgan's rifle men and other skirimshers
You should be able to reload it within a minute
😊
where dat powdered wig
I keep it clean for the dinner table, not for the field ;)
👍🏻
The Matchlock, Wheel lock, and the Flintlock are all fair weather guns, and the main reason you didn't go to war in the rain. You just cant keep your powder dry! While the long bow.... is all weather! Hence the sayings that we have still in use today, Keep your powder dry, ah, he's just a flash in the pay, Son of a Gun, lard for patching, bacon fat for patching what ever worked. Enjoyed! God bless. That is the only rifle if we are lucky that the Dumbascraps will let us keep as part of the 2nd Amendment....
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“bois”. 🤮
Bro can u get your insta ??
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