1861 Springfield Shooting
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- One of our favorites! The 1861 Springfield rifled musket. Over a million made and the most used long arm during the American Civil War. 58 caliber, it fired the burton minie ball with a service charge of 60 gr of powder (black powder). Southern soldiers often threw down their Enfield rifled muskets in favor of the Springfield because of its' simplicity, excellent production, and ammunition availability (the American cartridges were different than the British Pritchett cartridges). Nothing too in depth in this video, just checking it out.
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I hope I'm not the only person seeing irony of opening with "Dixie".
You do know there’s *union* Dixie…..right?
It’s a pretty song, one of the most iconic American songs ever
I thought it was a nice touch.
I have a 45 cal Kentucky long rifle my dad built in the 70s. But I’ve always wanted a Springfield 👍🏼. Very nice rifle sir!
Glad I am not only one that struggles getting the bullet out of the paper and down the muzzle . These are great shooters . Everyone who shoots mine is amazed .
Nice shooting & great-looking rifle! Thanks for the video.
Nice video.back in the 70's I belonged to the NSSA and shot with the Second New Jersey Cavalry Co K team. We used one ended cardboard tubes with pre measured black powder and beeswax lubed mini bullets inserted up to the bullet bands. We bit the bullet with our teeth and pulled it out of the tube and pour the powder down the barrel and then pushed the bullet in the barrel and ramed it home, capped and fired. Amazing accuracy from these rifled muskets. Thanks for the video.
What a beautiful rifle. Would love to own one someday!
Good video.
I'm not a reenactor myself, but I do like adding the gear to go with a particular gun.
The 1861 is beautiful. In my opinion you're a damn good shooter. Excellent video!
Thanks!!
Fantastic rifle and fantastic place to shoot!
Thanks for the share!
You made the feild kit go well with your outfit.
That's a pretty neat kit set up you got there.
Thanks, it's not authentic obviously but close enough
You hit that bad boy...that's all that counted in the CW. Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for watching! More BP videos to come soon, gotta love the old military guns, but there's still plenty of room for the hunting rifles and shotguns
Yep I get that too. On the Black powder Maniac Shooting YT channel....I've just about made it a Black Powder shooting channel only. I rarely get my modern guns out anymore.
After missing the first shot he may not have gotten another shot.
@@rifleman17hmrshooter Well...bring 'em on my friend!
@@blackpowdermaniacshooter I may have something in the works lol
Nice rig...great music
Semper Fi awesome video
Nice job man!!!
Thanks!
Looks like fun pard .. I do a bit of shooting with my 61 Springfiled and other Civil War rifles, revolvers, and even hang out with the artillery with cannon and gatling gun. *LIKED* the video and *SUBSCRIBED* to your channel.
Notice you had a USMC cap on ... I got a video on my channel with modern day Army(not 100% sure) firing my springfield.
Thanks! Check out the rest of the channel, we have some other good stuff, plus hopefully more to come soon.... Weather permitting. I've been subscribed to you guys for a while, keep up the good work! We keep a steady mix of modern, milsurp, and muzzleloaders on the channel, along with other stuff too. Thanks again for watching! Oorah!
Very nice gun and a lot of historic value! I'm planning to buy a Pedersoli 1861 Springfield when I am able too. Greetings from the Netherlands.
And hello from the States! Glad you liked the video, I love my pedersoli! If you have any requests shout them out!
@@rifleman17hmrshooter any idea where you can find a pedersoli these days? I really want one for hunting
@@WQuantrill Midway USA or Dixie Gun Works carry them on stock, but they haven't had any on hand for some time. You can try Gun Broker. Pedersoli examples or Armi Sport come up every now and then.
You should join us in the NSSA if you really want to experience how accurate these old guns and cannons can be. All off hand shooting at 50 and 100 yards. Look it up on line and plenty of vids on TH-cam
I've been checking them out! Closest unit is some distance away but looks like a great time!
Great rifle.
Sadly, I sold mine years ago. Looking to get another. So cool.....
Your shooting video ROCKS...please upload more on the Springfield 1861 rifle...!!!
Thanks! We'll definitely get working on another one, such a fun rifled musket
@@rifleman17hmrshooter Any updates on a new video?
@@BigTex65 we have a few new videos coming out then hopefully we can get another good Springfield one up soon. Any particular requests?
@@rifleman17hmrshooter Not particularly I'm ordering one next month and just can't stop watching videos about them. I like your channel a lot.
@@BigTex65 thanks we appreciate it! Bp is my personal favorite to do, especially reaching out a ways. What are you going to get?
Re-visiting this, It s nice to see a traditional setup, even though you do not 're-enact'.
I have all my set up in the same way. All my stuff is 1850s themed. I made all the holsters, scabbards, pouches, belts, bags , . myself. I operate/maintain them all traditionally as well. I cast from period molds etc.
50yds. I l o v e ranged shooting! I fire my Authentic Colts from 12, 25, 35, 50, 75 and 100yds. Not rested (free hand). My favorite target is the period 1'' layered/spaced pine boards. This is a g r e a t target for simulating 'wound path' and various penetration effects as the ball passes through the various grain/knot textures, shard/splinter , . The recoverabl ball displays the deformity etc too.
Good stuff.
Btw, I am Navy. Is it alright for me to be watching this?
Haha the corps needs taxi drivers lol that's really awesome, I'd like to get a good set up for some of my other bp guns, especially 1850's primitive camping.
Nice rig. I'm the same way. I feel like, if you're going to have a 150 year old rifle, then you should have the correct acutrments as well as period correct tools. I'm just finishing up my build on a real 1861 Bridesberg (identical to a Springfield) if you could, could you get me the measurement between the muzzle and the front sight? Soldering the front sight down is one of the last things I have to do and I want to get it right as it's crital for mounting a bayonet. Thanks for the help. Nice shooting BTW
Yankee civil war musket, i like it 😍 greets from germany ✌
Thanks for checking us out! Cheers from the States!
Beautiful rifle. Nice shooting. You’re a lucky man. I would love to fire a few rounds off my back deck after a hard days work.
Yeah it's a really great shooter! Just had to get used to the sights when I first got it, seeing as they shoot high, but it's a lot of fun
@@rifleman17hmrshooter Is this one made by Pedersoli? Also what size of Minnie ball are you using?
@@kieranrouleau7678 pedersoli, I cast Lee .575 and lube with 25/75 Burt's bees wax and wonder lube
@@rifleman17hmrshooter I have alot of .575 balls and just ordered a Pedersoli 1861. Cant wait.
@@kieranrouleau7678 you are going to have a blast... Get it.... Use a fine bead for closer range and aim low, but otherwise they are great shooters
At 50 yards you generally had to aim low. It's because of how the sights were set.The originals had a " battle sight zero" out near 100 yards. Is the gun a Pedersoli or an ArmiSport? What size mini e ball were you using? Great video, thanks for sharing!
Btw good shooting!
As was expected, the ball flies true at 100 using fine sighting, the bottom of the rear sight, I have to cast some more because I had a lot of fun making this video. They throw around 575-576, 495-500 gr fairly confident from a Lee original style mold. It's a pedersoli and the cartridges were loaded with 60 gr goex ffg. Thanks for watching and check out the rest of the channel!
Will do! I have an old ArmiSport O used to reenact with and I bought the Pedersoli about 4 years ago to hunt with.
I'm a middle aged guy, and my eyes aren't what they used to be. I drilled a small hole in the mid sight leaf to form a crude prep sight. I beveled the edges of the hole then cold blued the sight leaf. I adjust easier for me to see than the standard rear sight. Really like your channel, especially the black powder videos! Keep an coming!😀
IF one includes ALL the various Springfield Models that were used during the Civil War, it wins hands down in numbers. As to the 1861 being more numerous than the Enfields you might get an argument. The Enfield was Imported by Both sides,putting it's numbers close to the one million point also,while one source states production on the Springfield was 700,000. .
By sheer numbers the Springfield had the advantage, but Enfield sights were better I think. Also because the Enfields were meant to be fired with the Pritchett cartridge, I think the American Burton cartridges caused loading and fouling issues in the Enfields being used, hence all the stories of Confederates throwing down their Enfields for Springfield pick ups. I like the Springfield a lot, the sights leave something to be desired, but a good rifled musket nonetheless
I winced when I saw you thumb the bullet down. Thats a nebber ebber!
I know I know lol
Know this comment is a year old, but can’t find anything about it online. Why is thumbing the bullet bad practice?
Because it puts your thumb over the projectile. Essentially if there is an ember and it touches off the powder.... No more thumb
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If there wss an ember when you charged the barrel with powder it would have flashed off before you insertec the minie ball.
Besides, leave the hammer down on the spent cap doesn't allow any oxygen to enter the chamber front the nipple.
In all the loading back in the day, they thumbed the minie ball into the barrel.
Thank for sharing
Thanks for watching! Check out the rest of the channel and stay tuned for more classic, historic, and new firearms!
Rifleman2.0 I will, and thank you
What was your bullet weight and powder charge?
500 standard with 65 gr ffg
Wow! Nice property you have there. Oh how I would love to be able to step right outside and shoot.
s i g h .
Thanks! No worries, there's ranges all over the place, sometimes you just gotta plan it out to get out. I used to have to plan range days like once a month if I was lucky when I lived in the suburbs...ugh just not for me. Anyway thanks for watching!
Like I said, you are fortunate to 'shoot from your porch'. I get in my car, go to various Federal Land areas , . I m talk n how I would love to step r i g h t outside and shoot.
Right you are! Suburbs , . Not for me either. I m work n on it.
Post more videos. Fire at a 1'' pine board layered target.
I have a few in editing queue, time is difficult to find unfortunately. Got some good ones on the way though. I especially want to get more sharps action out, but especially the 58 Enfield. Patience please lol thanks again for watching!
Try to load your bullet without tapping the rammer on it. It will deform the bullet and affect the accuracy. 1 easy motion should do it. Nice gun Devil Dog! Semper Fi
Yeah I've since learned better loading technique, love these old style muskets! Semper Fi!
Yep. In the School of the Soldier (CW infantry basic training) when learning to "load in nine times", all of that tapping and clanging around always attracts the attention of the sergeant and makes him apoplectic. "Ram it home! You're not churning butter!". In addition to what was mentioned above, it's a bad habit to get into because the standard was three aimed shots per minute. Twenty seconds per aimed shot leaves no time for wasted motions. Very good overall. For example, as opposed to many muzzle loader shooters I've seen, he appeared to be changing the cap at the correct time.
Enjoyed the video. Is your musket a reproduction? Semperfi.
It is, she's a pedersoli!
Very nice video. !!
Thanks, check out the rest of the channel! More bp on the way
@@rifleman17hmrshooter OK
Does that thing use #11 caps?
Musket caps
@@rifleman17hmrshooter is that CCI #11? I use #10 for my cap and ball pistol.
Where did you get the body harness kit?
I pieced it together to make a heavy infantry kit. Pretty handy
@@rifleman17hmrshooterI would love to piece something together just like that! Did you get the parts to make it online?
@@thejotmon320 lots of shopping around sutlers and some research. The rig itself is not historically accurate but it is very effective for muskets and pistol combined shooting. It even works for a carbine except the bayonet is for the 61
@@rifleman17hmrshooter I would appreciate it if you made a video going more into depth about your kit. I think it's cool it's not exclusively historically accurate and was put together with the practicality of the modern muzzleloader shooter in mind
@@thejotmon320 heck that's a good idea! Consider it on the list
Hello, who made that rifle?
Nice gun, thanks a lot for getting back to to me.
Hi we made this rifles in india
Late October this year my sister killed a 570 pound Elk with her 1861 Springfield here in North Carolina and the next day I took a 610 pound elk with my 1861 Colt special contract musket
Pedersoli?
Correct!
Are you from Michigan?
Nope! Never been but I hear the north coast is amazing
This musket make Pedersoli ????
It is!!
Ever have firing problems
No, she lights right up! I did when I tried the reenactment caps or whatever they are, switched up to the German ones and zero misfires
@@rifleman17hmrshooter what do you mean by German caps cci