Alright boys and girls, yes, you've seen this episode before, however we were made aware of an issue with the first release of this episode, one we could go back, fix, and re-upload. Points of fix are at 28:42 & 38:56, this is regarding the purpose of the screw above the block. Really it just prevents the block from coming out the gun from one direction, that's it, it isn't necessary to loosen it for disassembly. We appreciate the heads up and when we can we will always try to go back and address any major errors like this. Thank you all for the continued support and I hope ya'll enjoy this second showing of this beautiful reproduction piece!
I was a Civil War reenactor. Our Captain had a chain-fire with his Remington reproduction. Fortunately, it was just loaded with powder and cream of wheat. However, it was impressive to see.
Is it a regular reenactment thing to „load“ (I can’t even imagine how you form a somewhat coherent mass to then compress out of cream of wheat) in your blackpowder guns?
@@rolux4853 I never thought the cream of wheat thing worked very well. He would dampen it before putting it over the powder. It obviously didn't prevent a chain fire. This was done because we didn't want anything coming out of the barrel except smoke and fire. A lubed felt wad would have worked much better. However, the felt wad would shoot out of the gun. Crisco had a tendency to melt and the powder would fall out. When we loaded our muskets, we just poured the powder down the barrel from a paper cartridge. We then threw the paper on the ground. Since we were pointing our muskets and pistols at other people, we tried to be very safety conscious. Still, accidents happened. I saw a guy get a ramrod shot into his shoulder.
I really appreciate the integrity of your channel. You took the time to correct an error that 99% of your viewers would not have noticed. Congratulations and looking forward to the rest of this series.
I read that the gun would ship with 3-5 cylinders. The concept of swapping cylinders instead of reloading all 3 components was a real legitimate selling point for colt. That’s 15 to 25 shots ready to fire in seconds. This was used like a we would use a submachine gun today. The troops in Texas sure did a good job against natives and Mexican combatants during that time period. The Patterson was the first mass produced force multiplier that could easily be used by one person.
You guys don't get enough credit for the sheer amount of research that has to go into these videos. Great video as usual, keep up the awesome(literally) work!
I know someone who owns an original Colt Paterson. Other than the blueing being long gone, the pistol is in excellent condition - very likely fully functional, but of course he's never going to find out, lol. He's got what looks to be the original holster, too. I've inspected it many times, and it's just a magnificent example of 19th century technology and piece of American history, regardless of its problems. I've read it may be one of only 150 still in existence.
I can't imagine how much work you guys must be doing behind the scenes. Launching a whole new series in the middle of Primer, thanks for giving us so many great vids!
Great show. Very informative and entertaining. One reason cap jams weren't nearly the problem in the cap and ball era that they can be today is that the caps themselves were made of a thinner and flimsier metal, so when they would get stuck between the cylinder and frame, they'd just flatten and/or fall apart rather than stop the cylinder turning.
My experience with .36 caliber black powder cap and ball revolvers totally convinced me that caliber was a pea shooter which likely wouldn't harm a rabbit at 20 yards. AND THEN...I heard the legendary story of Bill Hickock in a "walk down" duel, shot a man dead with a .36 caliber ball through the heart at 75 yards.(with a Colt Navy)
I watched the majority of the WW1 shows. But I have been shooting and collecting black powder rifles and pistols for the last 30 or so years. This is a nice surprise and I look forward to seeing what else they come up with. Good show, thanks.
I really like your style of videos, I don't care much which guns you do videos on, I'll watch. This series in particular I really like because it combines the history of the original with reproductions that I would actually consider buying. Even if I could afford an original I wouldn't be interested because I want guns I can shoot without worrying about them.
Thank you guys so much for getting into these black powder revolvers. they have become one of my most favorite hobbies in the last 2 years. Collecting these firearms is extremely fun. Especially when you start getting to play with the original ones. I'm sure you're going to cover nitrided paper cartridges. They make loading these guns a lot faster. Plus there are a lot of fun to make. I recommend everybody look into eras gone bullet molds. 4 original conical bullet molds. And a UA-cam channel called guns of the old West. he sells forming tools to make the paper cartridges.
Never thought I would've been this invested in the sort of guns my dad would've dreamt about shooting with while he was reading Old Shatterhand as a kid. The things you learn about yourself and old gats....
I watched the first one. I really like this new series. The repros are accessible, relatively inexpensive, available, and a ton of fun. Might open up a whole new collection for some folks
Here's a comment about how awesome it is that you guys will reupload an episode, probably at some expense, just to correct a few small technical details. Bravo.
Damn it, Othais and Mae, I already was going to watch this again and here you go putting it right back at the top of my subscription box so I don't have to go hunting for it. How irritatingly nice of you!
Love the WW1 stuff, but it’s nice to see you going down a different path. I wouldn’t mind an occasional detour to a more modern gun, too, with the kind of deep dive into the developmental history that you do so well.
Sounds to me like I'm gonna see a Colt Walker in the next episode. Can't wait! The Walker was the most powerful handgun ever invented until the .357 magnum in the mid 1930s. I have an Uberti repro of a Walker and have studied the history on the collaboration between the two Sams that made this masterpiece possible. Looking forward to the next video!
Cool content! I'm a regular Glock/AR fan boy, if I have to say it myself but I also have a really soft spot for flint and percussion cap pistols/rifles in my heart... Please do keep them coming. Thanks
I love the attention to details, and that you are willing to update with new information. Are you doing all of the innovative designs or just the Colts? I love the Remington 1858, I have 3 of them
@@bradleyrideout7818 Even for Battlefield 1, the gate loading Nagant was too slow for them so the reload animation just has them just swapping out for another cylinder.
I am so glad you don't have to dis-assemble firearms to load them in modern firearms... Although a lot of "modern thinkers" believe that is all thats legal (roll eyes) Love the show, and I will continue to watch as long as you're here!
half of me hates that these drive up prices. the other more reasonable half is super happy! ever since the first vid, there have been so many people at the black powder only and cowboy action ranges! i always worry that they only stay open due to benefactors in CA, but im happy to be proved wrong. thanks for the extra friends in these trying times!
I really enjoyed this and often thought if I bought a revolver these reproductions' looked intriguing as I have gleaned over them advertised for a long time with wistful nostalgia. Not sure if this made me want one more or less. But maybe after part 2. But I admit know little about black powder other than they are iconic and cool to look at. Part of the appeal is how affordable they are but I didn't know they were fully 'authentic' in the machining to some degree. I will stay tuned.
Okay..i'll watch again. Thank you guys for opening my eyes to literature. Before when I bought a milsurp I had to have the matching bayonet. Now I realize how much more important the matching book(s) are.
Coming from the UK where there are strict laws on owning guns and not having any real gun history, l found this video really very interesting especially in the initial engineering of the colt.
I enjoy every minute of your channels, Othias, you're a dude, Mae you remind me of an ex from Scotland but the positive parts, you are very knowledgeable, a good shootist but just says anything you want 😉, Bruno, you are just an absolute artist I really appreciate your animations, they are superb, Mr Novak is an adorable lunatic and kind of reminds me of me but is much more handsome, and there's Ian Mc of whom I share long hair a love for bourbon and whisky /whiskey but am twice the size 😅😅😅😅, if I live through covid and down size this house in the new year I will be a patron as you have all kept me as sane as can be possible for a good few years now, have a superb new year and be safe love you all, Mark, Ian, gutted I missed that second chance of your book but it has to go for a reprint 👍
Thank you for this new production line of videos. I have watched every one of your WW1 series and been full of praise. As a result I was surprised at the latest presentation. A representation of a revolver from the 1st half of the 19th century yet not till the very end do you finally set it in context with both the period and its peers, at best a brace of single shot pistols, most likely a single shot rifle or carbine. I am afraid, informative as it was and I did enjoy it, there was the appearance of unfamiliarity, handling the Paterson as you would a late 19th century handgun. By half way through I had wondered if at the end Mai might be asked would she carry it into battle. Thankfully the last few minutes wrenched it back into context. I would recommend in future episodes, you not use a BP substitute. The substitute requires a far higher temperature to reach ignition point than does BP. A hang-fire or misfire with a substitute is far more likely than with BP. The amount of powder is also important. Too little and the ball will not hold the powder firmly against the nipple. This can encourage a hang-fire or mis-fire. It will also lead to variation in pressure and therefore fall of shot. Best to fill the chamber to its max. The repro should have been Proofed to accept such loads. Finally the size and shape of the cap and the size and shape of the nipple cone are critical for reducing the occurrence of cap jams. I don't know the cones on your Patterson but certainly those on repros of later Colts rarely duplicate those of originals. The shape of the cone interior and the size of the hole into the chamber are also important factors for reliable and complete ignition and the management of cap jams. A fired cap now jammed on the nipple or one blown into pieces and some falling into the action? I guess in short there can be a big difference between a repro and an original in spite of outward appearance.
As I recall the Texas Rangers were each issued a brace of Patterson's each with two cylinders and they were used with very good results against the Comanche due to the tactics the Comanche used; one would stand out and draw fire and after their opponent discharged his fire arm they would attack as a group while the shooter was presumed to be reloading only to find that he ( or she ) would continue to fire up to ten rounds. It worked out really well for the Rangers , not so well for the Comanche.
I’m certain that my 1851 clone has a half moon cutout on the wedge screw such that you have to time it to the slot in the wedge to get the wedge out. Now you’ve made me question everything I thought I knew...
Alright boys and girls, yes, you've seen this episode before, however we were made aware of an issue with the first release of this episode, one we could go back, fix, and re-upload. Points of fix are at 28:42 & 38:56, this is regarding the purpose of the screw above the block. Really it just prevents the block from coming out the gun from one direction, that's it, it isn't necessary to loosen it for disassembly. We appreciate the heads up and when we can we will always try to go back and address any major errors like this. Thank you all for the continued support and I hope ya'll enjoy this second showing of this beautiful reproduction piece!
Thank
Ohhh interesting. Thanks.
Thanks for the update. ❤️
Thank you guys.
That's why we love you guys. You stand behind your work.
Here’s a reproduction of my original comment about how this makes the Reichsrevolver seem speedy.
Your original comment was somehow better...
@@LeeThule Sequels, mirite...
I feel less bad about abusing this comment though
I was a Civil War reenactor. Our Captain had a chain-fire with his Remington reproduction. Fortunately, it was just loaded with powder and cream of wheat. However, it was impressive to see.
Is it a regular reenactment thing to „load“ (I can’t even imagine how you form a somewhat coherent mass to then compress out of cream of wheat) in your blackpowder guns?
@@rolux4853 I never thought the cream of wheat thing worked very well. He would dampen it before putting it over the powder. It obviously didn't prevent a chain fire. This was done because we didn't want anything coming out of the barrel except smoke and fire. A lubed felt wad would have worked much better. However, the felt wad would shoot out of the gun. Crisco had a tendency to melt and the powder would fall out. When we loaded our muskets, we just poured the powder down the barrel from a paper cartridge. We then threw the paper on the ground. Since we were pointing our muskets and pistols at other people, we tried to be very safety conscious. Still, accidents happened. I saw a guy get a ramrod shot into his shoulder.
I had one with a .31 pocket pistol., the bullet passed next to the frame and was cut in two. It scared the hell out of me.
Ox yoke lubed wads are well done. And Thomson bore butter smells nice.
I really appreciate the integrity of your channel. You took the time to correct an error that 99% of your viewers would not have noticed. Congratulations and looking forward to the rest of this series.
Can’t wait for the 1851 Navy episode! I’m excited like a kid waiting for his favorite show adapted as a movie!
I read that the gun would ship with 3-5 cylinders. The concept of swapping cylinders instead of reloading all 3 components was a real legitimate selling point for colt. That’s 15 to 25 shots ready to fire in seconds. This was used like a we would use a submachine gun today. The troops in Texas sure did a good job against natives and Mexican combatants during that time period. The Patterson was the first mass produced force multiplier that could easily be used by one person.
And then the Mexican-American War were declared... *insert Mariachi music*
My thoughts exactly.
Okay, so, yet again... I'M SO EXCITED FOR MORE BLACK POWDER CONTENT!
You guys don't get enough credit for the sheer amount of research that has to go into these videos. Great video as usual, keep up the awesome(literally) work!
I know someone who owns an original Colt Paterson. Other than the blueing being long gone, the pistol is in excellent condition - very likely fully functional, but of course he's never going to find out, lol. He's got what looks to be the original holster, too. I've inspected it many times, and it's just a magnificent example of 19th century technology and piece of American history, regardless of its problems. I've read it may be one of only 150 still in existence.
I can't imagine how much work you guys must be doing behind the scenes. Launching a whole new series in the middle of Primer, thanks for giving us so many great vids!
And they're working on the shotgun series, too!
I will happily watch all this a second time. Love the honesty and willingness to update videos.
Great show. Very informative and entertaining. One reason cap jams weren't nearly the problem in the cap and ball era that they can be today is that the caps themselves were made of a thinner and flimsier metal, so when they would get stuck between the cylinder and frame, they'd just flatten and/or fall apart rather than stop the cylinder turning.
My experience with .36 caliber black powder cap and ball revolvers totally convinced me that caliber was a pea shooter which likely wouldn't harm a rabbit at 20 yards. AND THEN...I heard the legendary story of Bill Hickock in a "walk down" duel, shot a man dead with a .36 caliber ball through the heart at 75 yards.(with a Colt Navy)
When a great episode gets even better
Thanks for reuploading, I admire your willingness to admit mistakes and dedication to making sure you present the most accurate information possible.
My first look at this new series, and I enjoyed it. The older the better.
I might've seen this already, but the algorythm Gods demand another comment!
Data for the Data god!
@@JoramTriesGaming Views for the view throne!
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Have a comment.
Amen!
Additional comment for the algorithm Lord and master.
Yes, we get to support you more through our repeated engagement!
I watched the majority of the WW1 shows. But I have been shooting and collecting black powder rifles and pistols for the last 30 or so years. This is a nice surprise and I look forward to seeing what else they come up with. Good show, thanks.
I clicked thinking this was part 2. I’m not disappointed, and am still excited for the continuation of this series
I really like your style of videos, I don't care much which guns you do videos on, I'll watch. This series in particular I really like because it combines the history of the original with reproductions that I would actually consider buying. Even if I could afford an original I wouldn't be interested because I want guns I can shoot without worrying about them.
Thank you guys so much for getting into these black powder revolvers. they have become one of my most favorite hobbies in the last 2 years. Collecting these firearms is extremely fun. Especially when you start getting to play with the original ones. I'm sure you're going to cover nitrided paper cartridges. They make loading these guns a lot faster. Plus there are a lot of fun to make. I recommend everybody look into eras gone bullet molds. 4 original conical bullet molds. And a UA-cam channel called guns of the old West. he sells forming tools to make the paper cartridges.
We're just gonna run this as a loop on all our TVs. Cool?
The "taper" is from the originals. Wedges were a VERY common way to assemble machinery in those days. Look at steam engines of the era.
Holding the pistol vertically while cocking allows the expended cap to fall free thus avoiding cap jams.
This also helps in cocking the pistol.
Nice job on the edit. Perfect excuse to watch it all again!
Never thought I would've been this invested in the sort of guns my dad would've dreamt about shooting with while he was reading Old Shatterhand as a kid. The things you learn about yourself and old gats....
As a fan of non-firearms, I am SO PLEASED with your "Reprocussion" videos.I am glad to be a Patreon of this effort.
Black powder, cap and ball! Slowly and minutely detailed! Yum yum, I will enjoy this greatly!
Thank you Guys and Happy New Year!
Good on the corrections, although I never would have noticed myself. Your commitment to excellence is most admirable.
That loading segment was so interesting yet soothing.
I watched the first one. I really like this new series. The repros are accessible, relatively inexpensive, available, and a ton of fun. Might open up a whole new collection for some folks
This is going to be a great series! Cant wait to see more
Thanks for the fixes, and I'm settling in to watch all over again!
Your commitment to accuracy is inspiring.
So good I’ll watch it again!
This is great can't wait for the 1851 Navy content one of my favourites
Glad to see the dedication to correct information even when it could be hard on the exposure! Black powder series!!! So excited!
Here's a comment about how awesome it is that you guys will reupload an episode, probably at some expense, just to correct a few small technical details. Bravo.
Damn it, Othais and Mae, I already was going to watch this again and here you go putting it right back at the top of my subscription box so I don't have to go hunting for it. How irritatingly nice of you!
Enjoying the new series guys.
Yeah. I’m down.
This area of firearms is a huge weakness in my knowledge base.
Bravo!
Regards,
Marky
This is an awesome idea for a series. Great work as always!
Remington. The 1858 was revolutionary. My favorite Reprocussion. Switching out cylinders almost as easy as a magazine.
You guys are true scholars, you always put the facts above all
Love the WW1 stuff, but it’s nice to see you going down a different path. I wouldn’t mind an occasional detour to a more modern gun, too, with the kind of deep dive into the developmental history that you do so well.
Looking forward to the Colt 1860 Army episode!!!
Awesome idea for a new series, and I look forward to more episodes on more of the later model colts.
Thanks for doing this series! I'd love to see more like this!
Thank You for updating and releasing again. I am finding this new topic interesting.
Sounds to me like I'm gonna see a Colt Walker in the next episode.
Can't wait!
The Walker was the most powerful handgun ever invented until the .357 magnum in the mid 1930s.
I have an Uberti repro of a Walker and have studied the history on the collaboration between the two Sams that made this masterpiece possible.
Looking forward to the next video!
more, More, MORE OF THESE!
Excited for when you reach the Dragoons.
Cool content! I'm a regular Glock/AR fan boy, if I have to say it myself but I also have a really soft spot for flint and percussion cap pistols/rifles in my heart... Please do keep them coming. Thanks
Thank you for your diligence in your work.
The depth of the back story is impressive 🌄
I love the attention to details, and that you are willing to update with new information. Are you doing all of the innovative designs or just the Colts? I love the Remington 1858, I have 3 of them
I’m gunna thoroughly enjoy these episodes!
Thanks for putting in the effort for the fixes, you guys really do go the extra mile for us :)
Imagine trying to reload this revolver in Red Dead Redemption 3.
Heh, yah, or Deadpool. "Ow! Ow! Cut it out I'm trying to reload here..."
They'd just make it a gate loader lol
@@bradleyrideout7818 Even for Battlefield 1, the gate loading Nagant was too slow for them so the reload animation just has them just swapping out for another cylinder.
**roars in cougar**
They’ll just have you swap the cylinder. Which is plausible but theirs no record of anyone ever doing this. That doesn’t mean no one ever did though.
I love these series! I am looking forward to the Dragoon episode. I love that gun.
Looking forward to more of the series
I see a great series before me. Really good idea from your side.
Cool ! I get to watch this again ! Great episode !
Looking forward to this series!
You need a single shot to compare against. GREAT episode.
I am so glad you don't have to dis-assemble firearms to load them in modern firearms... Although a lot of "modern thinkers" believe that is all thats legal (roll eyes)
Love the show, and I will continue to watch as long as you're here!
Love this series, hope you all keep up the great work!
half of me hates that these drive up prices. the other more reasonable half is super happy! ever since the first vid, there have been so many people at the black powder only and cowboy action ranges! i always worry that they only stay open due to benefactors in CA, but im happy to be proved wrong. thanks for the extra friends in these trying times!
Love the new series, eagerly awaiting more episodes!! Happy new year to everyone!! Stay safe and God bless 🇺🇸☠️🇺🇸!!!
Very few channels take care of making a new upload for such a minor mistake. This kind of things makes C&R a special one
I really enjoyed this and often thought if I bought a revolver these reproductions' looked intriguing as I have gleaned over them advertised for a long time with wistful nostalgia. Not sure if this made me want one more or less. But maybe after part 2. But I admit know little about black powder other than they are iconic and cool to look at. Part of the appeal is how affordable they are but I didn't know they were fully 'authentic' in the machining to some degree. I will stay tuned.
Ladies and gentlemen! This is revolver number 5!
Thanks for the update, and the excuse to watch this again.
Okay..i'll watch again. Thank you guys for opening my eyes to literature. Before when I bought a milsurp I had to have the matching bayonet. Now I realize how much more important the matching book(s) are.
Coming from the UK where there are strict laws on owning guns and not having any real gun history, l found this video really very interesting especially in the initial engineering of the colt.
Great show! I love this concept. 👍
I look forward to hearing about this in the next Unloaded!
Thank for the update!
I remember first seeing this on film in the Antonio Banderas Zorro films. Really happy to learn the full history now.
Very cool that you folks keep these up to date with new info. Excellent work as always! Hope you had a relaxing Christmas, you deserve it!
Makes you think about the reload times seen in books and films.
Thanx O&M. Y'unz found a new subject I like and that is percussion firearms. Ill watch them all and comment when needed. Thanx again,
Again excellent work y’all
This channel seemed a tad beyond my casual interest but I damn love this show
Oh yeah, black powder's the stuff. Looking forward to more episodes, hope you have a happy New Year!
Appreciate the fix. That does seem a little more reasonable for reloading.
Exceeds even your usual high standards. The best short technical history of early Colt revolvers.
Reprocussion is what got me to subscribe. I love black powder history Colt especially. Thank you guys.
These are awesome. Keep up the great work!
Can you create a seperate playlist for the Reprocussion series please? It took me a while to track this down again.
“Remember the Algorithm!”
ALL HAIL TO THE ALGOTIRHM
"Booyah!" achieved.
love the channel and all of your great content
Hurray the bell notification still works!
I enjoy every minute of your channels, Othias, you're a dude, Mae you remind me of an ex from Scotland but the positive parts, you are very knowledgeable, a good shootist but just says anything you want 😉, Bruno, you are just an absolute artist I really appreciate your animations, they are superb, Mr Novak is an adorable lunatic and kind of reminds me of me but is much more handsome, and there's Ian Mc of whom I share long hair a love for bourbon and whisky /whiskey but am twice the size 😅😅😅😅, if I live through covid and down size this house in the new year I will be a patron as you have all kept me as sane as can be possible for a good few years now, have a superb new year and be safe love you all, Mark,
Ian, gutted I missed that second chance of your book but it has to go for a reprint 👍
Am I the only one who loves 23 minutes of history before we even start talking about the gun?
I meant to watch this the first time but somehow forgot but hey you're back again.
Thank you for this new production line of videos. I have watched every one of your WW1 series and been full of praise. As a result I was surprised at the latest presentation. A representation of a revolver from the 1st half of the 19th century yet not till the very end do you finally set it in context with both the period and its peers, at best a brace of single shot pistols, most likely a single shot rifle or carbine. I am afraid, informative as it was and I did enjoy it, there was the appearance of unfamiliarity, handling the Paterson as you would a late 19th century handgun. By half way through I had wondered if at the end Mai might be asked would she carry it into battle. Thankfully the last few minutes wrenched it back into context. I would recommend in future episodes, you not use a BP substitute. The substitute requires a far higher temperature to reach ignition point than does BP. A hang-fire or misfire with a substitute is far more likely than with BP. The amount of powder is also important. Too little and the ball will not hold the powder firmly against the nipple. This can encourage a hang-fire or mis-fire. It will also lead to variation in pressure and therefore fall of shot. Best to fill the chamber to its max. The repro should have been Proofed to accept such loads. Finally the size and shape of the cap and the size and shape of the nipple cone are critical for reducing the occurrence of cap jams. I don't know the cones on your Patterson but certainly those on repros of later Colts rarely duplicate those of originals. The shape of the cone interior and the size of the hole into the chamber are also important factors for reliable and complete ignition and the management of cap jams. A fired cap now jammed on the nipple or one blown into pieces and some falling into the action? I guess in short there can be a big difference between a repro and an original in spite of outward appearance.
As I recall the Texas Rangers were each issued a brace of Patterson's each with two cylinders and they were used with very good results against the Comanche due to the tactics the Comanche used; one would stand out and draw fire and after their opponent discharged his fire arm they would attack as a group while the shooter was presumed to be reloading only to find that he ( or she ) would continue to fire up to ten rounds. It worked out really well for the Rangers , not so well for the Comanche.
I’m certain that my 1851 clone has a half moon cutout on the wedge screw such that you have to time it to the slot in the wedge to get the wedge out. Now you’ve made me question everything I thought I knew...