Hey everyone, two notes: Yes we know the American Revolution was fought from 1775-1783, our units impression is focused on the years 1775 & 1776! Secondly, we want to clarify a portion of the drill you are seeing. As you may note the man who is ramming home the cartridge does have his thumb over the shaft of the rammer, some may feel that this is an unsafe practice. This was discussed in length at the beginning of the day during our dry firing and safety procedures. If the worst happens and a premature ignition does occur while the round is being rammed the person who is ramming the gun is most likely going to loose most of his arm, a thumb over or below the shaft is not going to make a difference in the outcome, likewise a gloved vs ungloved hand will not matter. There is a massive amount of energy exiting the muzzle as a cannon is fired, and thumb or no thumb, glove or no glove, the result is tragically the same and it will be over before the human brain can register what happened. So to that end, our rounds consist of black powder poured into a plastic bag tied closed, that bag is then placed inside the tinfoil cartridge which is 4 layers of extra thick tinfoil folded upon itself and twisted close, while they are not 100% indestructible they are very stout. We have a close fitting sponge which does a great job of mopping the barrel between rounds, and we pay close attention to our searching procedure to make sure that we have removed as much debris as possible. If during the search and sponge, if the sponger notices a lot of debris on the sponge a second search (worm) and sponge is conducted.
Got myself some military miniatures also known as toy soldiers! Have guns and crew..getting one together. I would like to post vids..already have a bit. Need to learn how to set up official tube..then post vids of the men..etc. This is great reference for me.
@@jackdorsey4850 a battalion gun was meant to be mobile, advancing with the infantry they were assigned to. There would be zero time to unsling and stack arms while staying mobile. Light guns at the time would carry their personal weapons with them.
Hey everyone, two notes: Yes we know the American Revolution was fought from 1775-1783, our units impression is focused on the years 1775 & 1776!
Secondly, we want to clarify a portion of the drill you are seeing. As you may note the man who is ramming home the cartridge does have his thumb over the shaft of the rammer, some may feel that this is an unsafe practice. This was discussed in length at the beginning of the day during our dry firing and safety procedures. If the worst happens and a premature ignition does occur while the round is being rammed the person who is ramming the gun is most likely going to loose most of his arm, a thumb over or below the shaft is not going to make a difference in the outcome, likewise a gloved vs ungloved hand will not matter. There is a massive amount of energy exiting the muzzle as a cannon is fired, and thumb or no thumb, glove or no glove, the result is tragically the same and it will be over before the human brain can register what happened.
So to that end, our rounds consist of black powder poured into a plastic bag tied closed, that bag is then placed inside the tinfoil cartridge which is 4 layers of extra thick tinfoil folded upon itself and twisted close, while they are not 100% indestructible they are very stout. We have a close fitting sponge which does a great job of mopping the barrel between rounds, and we pay close attention to our searching procedure to make sure that we have removed as much debris as possible. If during the search and sponge, if the sponger notices a lot of debris on the sponge a second search (worm) and sponge is conducted.
Outstanding
Well done!
Got myself some military miniatures also known as toy soldiers! Have guns and crew..getting one together. I would like to post vids..already have a bit. Need to learn how to set up official tube..then post vids of the men..etc. This is great reference for me.
"HUZZAH" 3X for the KING of BAttle!!! Well done, informative and interesting video.
You guys are awesome. Great impression, happy to see your drill in action ❤
Thank you for the kind words! We're working hard to get it right!
I was curious that the crew was in full kit including muskets I am wondering why the crew didn't-stack arms and carried only kit to man the cannon?
@@jackdorsey4850 a battalion gun was meant to be mobile, advancing with the infantry they were assigned to. There would be zero time to unsling and stack arms while staying mobile. Light guns at the time would carry their personal weapons with them.
Kanoniere hatten beim Ladevorgang keine Musketen umgehängt! 😜
When are we gonna get that kit review
Soon!