damn this is going to be really useful, I mean who doesn't know how to reload their Traditions .50 Kentucky Flintlock? Well, whatever, anyway, but did you know that The Traditions™ Percussion Kentucky Rifle is a beautifully crafted modified replica of one of America’s most iconic muzzleloading rifles. The original Kentucky Rifle featured a flintlock ignition, however, this variation of the rifle features a percussion ignition for easier use out in the field. The rifle that would become known as the “Kentucky Rifle” was first crafted during 1730 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and saw use by hunters and frontiersmen for decades. The Kentucky Rifle would even see use during combat throughout the French and Indian War as well as the American Revolutionary War. The Kentucky Rifle was one of the first commonly used rifles in America during the mid to late 1700s and is one of the most popular reproduction rifles in circulation today. Traditions have crafted the Percussion Kentucky Rifle to be an accurate representation of the classic rifle and have integrated key features and upgrades to enhance the utility and performance of the muzzleloader for hunters and shooters alike. Beginning with the stock the Kentucky Rifle features a beautiful hardwood, walnut stained and finished, two-piece stock. The furniture on the stock is composed completely of brass including the nose plate, ramrod barrels, stock connecting plate, trigger guard, and butt plate. The brass furniture in tandem with the walnut stock gives the rifle a classic historical look that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional for use in the field. The .50 caliber barrel of the rifle measures 33.5 inches and is composed of carbon steel that has been blued to protect the exterior of the barrel from rust and corrosion. The rifling is set at a 1:66 twist rate that is ideally suited for shooting .50 caliber patched lead round balls and offers great accuracy out to 100 yards. In addition to the great features already listed the Traditions™ Percussion Kentucky Rifle features a case hardened percussion ignition assembly, authentic wooden ramrod, and fixed blade iron sights. The Kentucky Rifle created a lasting legacy of dependability and accuracy that has been passed down throughout the generations and continues to this day in the Traditions™ Kentucky Rifles. Own your own piece of American history by adding the Kentucky Rifle to your collection today. 😃
Well if you’re fighting one on one you’ll likely fire and switch straight to the batter formation. But seriously often one on one fights back then erupted into hand and knife fights.
If it was me firing me first shot and not being advised on this i would have unwelded it from my shoulder and thought wtf is wrong with it? It would then fire while i was inspecting it and leave me in shock
They will have many soldiers in three or two lines so when one line shoot the other comes forward and shoot again and mean while the previous line have time to reload
"OI WANKER! MAYBE IF YOUR MOTHER WASN'T AN ELDERBERRY, YOU WOULDA HIT THAT!" "OH ITS ON YOU SCRUMMY LASS!" average conversation while reloading a musket.
Thats why the line infantry didnt use these, they used smoothbore muskets which were a bit faster to load. Usually only the skirmishers and sharpshooters used the type of long rifle you see in the video
When you shoot a flintlock, it puts a smile on your face everytime! Whether its a Kentucky Rifle Musket or basic smoothbore Musket like a Brown Bess or Charleville, its great fun (and messy too :). . . The black powder smoke residue goes all over you and the musket!
Nice joke but many professional soldiers in the 18th century could fire more than 4 rounds per minute, and a regular soldier had to fire at least 3 rounds per minute
@@martinbryaskov7709this kid even slowly showed us how to do it in under a minute. I wouldn’t be shocked if a trained soldier could let rip a ton in a minute
I'm sure I read or saw somewhere that they'd have someone loading and handing them guns, or they're have rolls of people firing, falling back and loading and replacing the front line when they're ready
That is true but I've never seen a bayonet on an American long rifle. They were civilian hunting rifles that were adapted for sniping because of their accuracy but they were much slower to load than a smoothbore musket. The Brown Bess and Charleville were military arms and were fitted with bayonets.
I'm so used to seeing/hearing the round go off instantly the moment the trigger is pulled, that for a split-second I thought it was a dud, forgetting that it's a musket
Not quite the same, but soldiers were able to fire at just under 4 rounds a minute with muskets, averaging a reload just over 15 seconds, which isn't bad considering.
@avoidmicah. nope. Common myth. Yes, you weren't going to hit 1moa. Yes, you weren't gonna snipe someone from 500 yards away. But at 100 yards, soldiers could hit the overwhelming majority of shots on a human sized target. You couldn't win a precision shooting competition with them, but you could shoot someone a decent way away with basically guaranteed accuracy. The reason they were thought to be inaccurate is because soldiers don't actually want to shoot each other, and would aim at the sky/ground in battle.
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@@grasseaterneil flintlocks were smooth-bore. Rifling and the shape of modern ballistics weren’t implicated until around the American Civil War with percussion-cap muskets.
@@themightyarcher3388until you miss cause your pistol is smooth bore and you smoke the neighbours dog and have to resort to the cannon loaded with grapeshot at the top of the stairs
Yes, but in between turns you were mostly preoccupied with trying to ignore the one guy near you who just got his head blown open by the shot that did fly true, and the agonized screaming from the guys who were hit by shots that almost flew true. There was no snacking on Doritos between turns like we get to enjoy nowadays.
I could be wrong but I heard that when they first lined up for battle, they staggered the firing. Not all the soldiers would shoot at once. For example 1/3 would fire and while they were reloading the others would take their turns. When the last group fired, the first group was ready to fire. When I was in the Navy that's how we fired the twin 40mm saluting cannons. A 21 gun salute with two manually loaded cannons had to be done just right. When one was reloading the other one was shooting.
Yes, but this rifle was not a common war weapon. It was for hunting or maybe "sniping" in warfare. War was primarily fought with a smooth bore musket, and in volleys.
@@brianery Correct. And volley fire changes things as well. And it was standard to have not just teams of muskets, but lines of them which could step forward or have a fired line step back. General warfare was much about moving pieces and yes, much like chess. It's interesting to read into accounts of non-traditional warfare of the times though which has pretty much become standard now days for many small units and guerilla warfare tactics.
@@sinisterisrandom853710 shots a min would be more fitting for a late 1800s single shot rifle. In practice the fire rate could go up to 4 or 5 a min but under battle condition you'll get a 3 or a 4 if the men are extremely well trained and have high morale the French and the Prussians were a little ahead of main land powers but the Brits could keep up with them most of the times.
User error. You can see him pump the primer at least 4 times before it cuts away. That's way too much powder. Basically turns the pan into a looney toons fuse.
I mean, there’s a delay between the pin hitting the primer and the bullet leaving the casing on a modern gun too, just much much shorter, this one is a little exaggerated (probably for dramatic effect, maybe because the user isn’t perfect)
My 1st husband had an incredible 50 cal Hawken. You could adjust the powder from 150 grains of Red Dot on up. He made our own mini balls, I cut up old tee shirts for wadding, we had some good times. The problem with me was, even though I was very strong - I could not hold that sucker up for more than a few seconds. Steadying it on a piece of 4x4 did the trick.
I feel like I remember this exact thing happening in a duel I want to say the US don't quote me on it I can only vaguely remember something like this happening
Horse archer logic: I'm fast and I can shoot arrows rapidly. Musketeer logic: Bullets are more lethal, I'm already loaded, and there are 5 of me for every one of you.
I can’t imagine The anxiety of trying to reload your weapon while the enemy on the other side is very close to finishing his reload and he’s got you as his next target.
This is how the war used to be in the olden days, the one in front would shoot and when the first reloaded, the one in the back would be the next, and the one in the back would shoot again before the one in front would shoot again after reloading.
As a Civil War reenactor, I felt a little too immersed in my first battle to the point where I was shaking trying to load even though I wasnt actually getting shot at. I've shot a musket on my own before, but once you're on the receiving end of nearly 100 booming rifles at 30 yards, it can sound a bit scary. My ears were ringing and I kept missing the barrel trying to pour down powder to where I only got like 2/3 of the powder charge in. I soon fell and within minute, the Rebels were already marching past my body and a few others. Very fun times indeed.
People forget these were *accurate*, a lot of people depended on hunting to feed themselves and used rifles to do it. If you missed 90% of the time and scared all the deer away you'd never eat.
@@boydrid Yeah, my older brother went out to Friendship and shot many times. Won a few competitions if I remember right. With a rifled barrel, these guns are surprisingly accurate. Most of the 18th century guns were smoothbore muskets, those were spray-and-pray.
@@hanzchii9245 we had Swedish troops at our air defense artillery school and they were all so tall even the women I wouldn’t want them as an enemy 😂 also unrelated but the Qatari troops had one guy that I swear to god was so fcking fat he actually waddled instead of walking, must’ve been an oil princes son because they only sent the best troops over because they had to learn like 3 different patriot operator jobs
Remember lads, if you ever see yourself in an unfortunate circumstance where your musket is empty you pull out your trusty sword on the currently terrified rapscallion invading your home
Just as soon as I start playing black flag again (and dealing with all the issues it has bc loading loops are fuuuuuun). Edward is the best (and the only protagonist I know lmao)
Three times a minute is not exceptionally fast for the time. With moderate training, you can achieve that. 4 or 5 a minute would be absolutely something though.
The funny thing is bayonets we’re not the most lethal thing but they were A very good psychological deterrent. There are many accounts of men surviving multiple strikes with a bayonet especially during the American Civil War. The weapons of the time were very lethal though
technically speaking, ezio could have used a rifle, and does use (at least in AC2) a firearm roughly the size of a hummingbird attached to his hidden blade. besides, as conner, using the bow, rope dart, and other melee weapons is so much more fun than the pistols, though the pistols are good in a pinch
I've always loved how many idioms from this single act. Lock stock and barrel, going off half cocked, biting the bullet, flash in the pan, all from a history of shooting flintlock weapons.
Peter was using a blunderbuss and was almost finished loading when he said this, he just needed to load some shot then could proceed to tear the man to shreds
@@barrett.50caliber “I say, As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended”
Not more than with a modern gun. The loading sequence is drilled into your head every single day for years, it becomes obvious and natural after some time. It even gets surprisingly fast once you have some experience with it.
They most probably take turns. Like your partner won't shoot until you have reloaded. It'll lessen the pressure when you reload when you have someone ready to fire.
This is why they applied volley firing during these times , example 3 lines of soldiers , the front line will shoot first , when they reload , they will kneel and the next line behind them will shoot
damn this is going to be really useful, I mean who doesn't know how to reload their Traditions .50 Kentucky Flintlock?
Well, whatever, anyway, but did you know that The Traditions™ Percussion Kentucky Rifle is a beautifully crafted modified replica of one of America’s most iconic muzzleloading rifles. The original Kentucky Rifle featured a flintlock ignition, however, this variation of the rifle features a percussion ignition for easier use out in the field. The rifle that would become known as the “Kentucky Rifle” was first crafted during 1730 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and saw use by hunters and frontiersmen for decades. The Kentucky Rifle would even see use during combat throughout the French and Indian War as well as the American Revolutionary War. The Kentucky Rifle was one of the first commonly used rifles in America during the mid to late 1700s and is one of the most popular reproduction rifles in circulation today. Traditions have crafted the Percussion Kentucky Rifle to be an accurate representation of the classic rifle and have integrated key features and upgrades to enhance the utility and performance of the muzzleloader for hunters and shooters alike. Beginning with the stock the Kentucky Rifle features a beautiful hardwood, walnut stained and finished, two-piece stock. The furniture on the stock is composed completely of brass including the nose plate, ramrod barrels, stock connecting plate, trigger guard, and butt plate. The brass furniture in tandem with the walnut stock gives the rifle a classic historical look that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional for use in the field. The .50 caliber barrel of the rifle measures 33.5 inches and is composed of carbon steel that has been blued to protect the exterior of the barrel from rust and corrosion. The rifling is set at a 1:66 twist rate that is ideally suited for shooting .50 caliber patched lead round balls and offers great accuracy out to 100 yards. In addition to the great features already listed the Traditions™ Percussion Kentucky Rifle features a case hardened percussion ignition assembly, authentic wooden ramrod, and fixed blade iron sights. The Kentucky Rifle created a lasting legacy of dependability and accuracy that has been passed down throughout the generations and continues to this day in the Traditions™ Kentucky Rifles. Own your own piece of American history by adding the Kentucky Rifle to your collection today. 😃
Hahahaha!
thats a new one
Ok
Bro I swear this convinced me to save up to get one
Yapper
"Switching to your sword is always faster than reloading"
"Repacking your tent is always faster than reloading"
Sword fights be like
"Keep an extra shortly, no need for reload in between battle"
“Horses on fire are likely to explode”
knife the watamelon
That awkward moment where we both miss so we awkwardly start reloading while making small talk and becoming friends in the process
It would make a fun yt short hahaha
"So uhhhh hows life?"
Well if you’re fighting one on one you’ll likely fire and switch straight to the batter formation. But seriously often one on one fights back then erupted into hand and knife fights.
😂😂😂😂
Person 1 “Oh next shot I won’t miss”
Pearson 2 “Oh you are as good as a gone after I reload”
Person 1“Nu uh”
Person 2 “Yuh huh”
I love the delay between the trigger pull and the firing. You can really feel the pressure building
If it was me firing me first shot and not being advised on this i would have unwelded it from my shoulder and thought wtf is wrong with it? It would then fire while i was inspecting it and leave me in shock
@@bruno13532you’d probably be on the ground from falling due to the recoil, or a broken nose
@@bruno13532pull trigger, look down barrel, amass a hefty medical bill. the ole classic
More-so the fuse igniting (the bit of powder in the pan) but yeah that delay is gnarly.
Same here. Always thought that was really cool..
Soldier: *Oh shit I missed give me a moment*
The moment:
A few moments later 😅
They will have many soldiers in three or two lines so when one line shoot the other comes forward and shoot again and mean while the previous line have time to reload
Soldier : "Reloading"
Sergeant: "War is over private"
General: *Looking at reload records* Every soldier:* Bro we only got one shot and it was over 💀
Sergeant: you get one chance to hit, if you miss you go melee😂
I laughed so hard 😂😂for
They had several arrays of soldiers firing at enemy one array shoot another load and so on.
😂😂😂
I bet that trash talk between sides was fire between reloads
"you missed me!"😂
ez
"Oi there, mate. You missed me. You should aim a slight bit to the right, alright."
"OI WANKER! MAYBE IF YOUR MOTHER WASN'T AN ELDERBERRY, YOU WOULDA HIT THAT!"
"OH ITS ON YOU SCRUMMY LASS!"
average conversation while reloading a musket.
“Oi!… Fuck ya!”
Remember, learning calculus is faster than reloading
Im here before this comment going up.
😂😂
💀
Yes commander soap, we must switch to calculus to put down these rebels!
Knife that watermelon!
Remember, signing a peace treaty is faster than reloading
Sword beats paper and cowards alike
“Remember, switching to your sword is faster than reloading your weapon.”
Well if the engagement distance was around 100 meters you could reload and shoot again before the opponent got close enough to use a sword or bayonet.
@jackreese8890 he made a press Y joke, not quoting someone 😅
If you use it as a club it will be even faster
Let me guess your a brit we have secondaries pistols😂😂😂
Attach bayonet, voila, a spear
"Remember going home and raising your son to join the war is faster than reloading"
Lmfaooo
😂
American revolution moment
Some fathers would call their son their right hand man.
I call mine my sidearm.
@@silentype3008“Here comes the general”
Soldier:- Hey, wait I'm reloading.
His enemy:- ok, lemme take a lunch break.
😂
"Waiting for the enemy to die of smallpox is always faster than reloading."
☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
This is why Britishers were often defeated with just bow and arrows
@@stormssf8538indeed😂
Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂
@@stormssf8538They weren't actually. They defeated everyone who fought against them apart from few western nations who used guns.
“Cover me! I’m reloading!”
People in 1600’s:
😂😂😂
It was indeed like that, they have lines for the flintlock army. After the first line fired they go to the back line, realoading the ammo.
@@hafizhnugrahav0113only in volley fire. Not all the time
@@caiocesar3084 shouldnt the volley fire the norm? Flintlock was not particulary useful outside of volley fire.
😂"one sec" 5mins later still reloadinglol
Tip:
Remember to miss more accurately than your opponent, when in doubt switching to your fist is faster than reloading.
Saber the slave owners *SLASH* your slave owner killing skills are incredible.
Nice, your fruit-punching skill is remarkable.
Bayonets though, remember?
@@bonusducks24bro huh
thats a musket not a flint lock
Ive always loved the noticable delay in firing with black powder firearms
I've never been so calmed by someone talking about a gun.
Especially when flintlocks can be some of the most unpredictable as to when and what will make them go off…
welcome to america
@@goosevilcekguns everywhere in South and North America. 😂
You've never watch *hickok45* channel. I used to listen to that guy's videos before I went to sleep at night.
You must be new to gun UA-cam channels
This man is the living version of I own a musket for home defense
just like the founding fathers intended
Since thats what the founding Fathers Intended
@@o0_VanYsH_0oFour ruffians break into my home
@@aceofjokerssbro if im robbing a home and someone calls me ruffian im walking out of there
@@Edensgate_pray There Ain't nothing in that house worth taking
“Remember - switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading.”
switching to your grandfathers cavalry saber is faster than reloading
Sounds like OG mw2 campaign 😂
Remember, running away is always cheaper than dying
@@zackmartin3003you mean the first mw campaign?
@@Ilikepie18855 How is it cheaper? It not like you're the one's paying if you die... 😅
"I shoot a .50cal"
"Oh cool so beret 82 or a deagle?"
"Not exactly"
remember, running away is always faster than reloading
How about running away while reloading?
@@alexandersandoval1037it's possible but it would be incredibly hard
noted, 'Gaz' in the 18th Century who wears that weird wig😂😂😂
Remember, charging at the enemy is always faster than reloading
Then youll die tired
Thank you, I’m currently fighting the Brit’s in Louisiana and I forgot how to load my musket
In 1814 we took a little trip...
Well your a little shit out of luck brits could fire 3 shots in under a minute
@@garrett3698 down with cornel Jackson down the mighty missisip’
as a brit i can confirm im very scared
@@TakeASlice-Musicwe took a little bacon and we took a little beans, and we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans 🇺🇲🦅🦅
The fact he missed is also historically accurate
its hard as hell to aim those things lmfao
@@AzillaKiami it’s not that, more so they’re very in accurate. But that too
@@NightwolfRainbow6Siege yes, that is what i meant. My wording wasnt the best.
Also futuristically accurate, if we're thinking about Star wars and the Stormtroopers
@@koreyswanson4850stormtroopers are quite literally the Elite soldiers of that universe.
You flinched man! You tensed so hard once you pulled that trigger
I keep one of these next to the bed just in case I hear my man’s Paul Revere telling us the opps are spinning the block.
I hope you got bayonet and grape shot cannon upstairs 💪😎
@@mrdato116lol love that video
@@luke8222 same lol
“the neighbors dogs hate this self defense method”
Thy opps are proceeding thy opps are proceeding
"I'M RELOADING!!"
"Oh shit monsieur take your time."
Ok you got me one that💀☠️
Monseiur
😂
Lol😂
"Je recharge."
oh merde monsieur prends ton temps
7 hours later. Can't imagine being in battle and having to reload
Word
Just give me a fucking sword an shield ,fuck it
Thats why the line infantry didnt use these, they used smoothbore muskets which were a bit faster to load.
Usually only the skirmishers and sharpshooters used the type of long rifle you see in the video
Rember switching is faster then reloading
Maybe It was used on turn based war
When you shoot a flintlock, it puts a smile on your face everytime! Whether its a Kentucky Rifle Musket or basic smoothbore Musket like a Brown Bess or Charleville, its great fun (and messy too :). . . The black powder smoke residue goes all over you and the musket!
"How do you aim?"
"Hope."
Did you mean reload??
@@madmaddox3451 aim
Lmao man made me laugh so hard
Squeeze the trigger don't pull
@@DillonLeyva who asked
That delay between the fire pull and the actual shot was satifying
you can hear the fuse burning in between, too. insane. could probably shoot with a match if you wanted to.
nah fasho
@@ion1984 Absolutely could have, the precursers to Flintlocks were Matchlocks and were shot that exact way
So real
Same. Seems to me like alot of power the delay
The quiet kid after you take his lunch shillings:
The quiet child's actions in result of you obtaining his lunch shillings
😂😂😂😂
@@kronos_1337.The silent child whom is often associated with terrible things after you obtain his lunch shillings, leaving him empty handed
Bruhhhhh this comment took me out lmaooooo 👀😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣‼️💯🖤💜💚
Bruh this GOT ME. I was drinking soda next to my sleeping child and this had me choking and waking her up. 😂
Respect the men who kept their composure enough to reload again while being fired at.
"Damn, I missed, welp time to spend the next 5 minutes reloading!"
Haha. But theyd actually have multiple guns loaded all at once to just quickly fire at multiple things.
Nice joke but many professional soldiers in the 18th century could fire more than 4 rounds per minute, and a regular soldier had to fire at least 3 rounds per minute
@@martinbryaskov7709this kid even slowly showed us how to do it in under a minute. I wouldn’t be shocked if a trained soldier could let rip a ton in a minute
@@martinbryaskov7709I’m pretty sure it’s 2 per minute but yeah
I'm sure I read or saw somewhere that they'd have someone loading and handing them guns, or they're have rolls of people firing, falling back and loading and replacing the front line when they're ready
"Fixing bayonets is always faster than reloading"
🫡
That is true but I've never seen a bayonet on an American long rifle. They were civilian hunting rifles that were adapted for sniping because of their accuracy but they were much slower to load than a smoothbore musket. The Brown Bess and Charleville were military arms and were fitted with bayonets.
Reminder darn good Club, BAT, or Spear once empty?
@@Fvhtdjutd🫡
yeah id just wait to charge and get slicing
Remember, settling each other's differences and coming to an understanding is faster than reloading
Facts
Best comment😂😂
Yes. I say chaps, how about we talk this out over a pint
Cheers
Definitely 😂😂😂
@@olddog-fv2oxNONSENSE! I shall see you in the dueling field at dusk, you bottomless skallywag!
“Ram Rod” is definitely going down in husband joke history 😂
I absolutely love the slight delay between the trigger pull and the fire, I adore old mechanics
Yes me too! You can even hear the quarter-second of powder burning before you eventually get the shockwave
it took 1 business day to fire😂
Good thing they released full game with better reloading speed
I'm so used to seeing/hearing the round go off instantly the moment the trigger is pulled, that for a split-second I thought it was a dud, forgetting that it's a musket
I remember the first time I shot a muzzle loader it was really weird/different feeling with a delay after you pull the trigger
"Damn i missed my shot...just hold on right there sir, its gonna take 3 business days to reload this thing"
God you’re damn hilarious 😂
Can’t stop laughing
Not quite the same, but soldiers were able to fire at just under 4 rounds a minute with muskets, averaging a reload just over 15 seconds, which isn't bad considering.
Yeah I was thinking weren’t these inaccurate asf?
@avoidmicah. nope. Common myth. Yes, you weren't going to hit 1moa. Yes, you weren't gonna snipe someone from 500 yards away. But at 100 yards, soldiers could hit the overwhelming majority of shots on a human sized target. You couldn't win a precision shooting competition with them, but you could shoot someone a decent way away with basically guaranteed accuracy. The reason they were thought to be inaccurate is because soldiers don't actually want to shoot each other, and would aim at the sky/ground in battle.
😂
As a British man about to take on these Yankees this video helped, I sure hope we win!
Sorry i don’t speak British
Y'all want freedom for a second time? 🇺🇲🦅
Lmk how it goes
americans are the kind of people to think theyre free and then get arrested for loitering@@vault21lonewanderer
Hey lobster-back, we just pulled up to Yorktown. You guys are boutta eat shit. We already dropping Hessians like flies.
Now you realise your guts and blackpowder character reloads incredibly fast
Pirates calmly reloading their flintlock as they see their teammates die
Pirates who could afford them usually carried multiple flintlock pistols along with their guns in order to not need to reload.
and imagine he misses 😳😳
Not Edward Kenway 😭😂
Didn't they had múltiple flintlocks?
blud go outside 😭 teammates
“going home and asking your crush out, building a good relationship, marrying her and having kids and raising them is always faster than reloading”
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Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless.
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Really stole someone else's comment huh
If only it was that simple
@@shabploffieshe didn't?
“Did you hit the target?”
“Oh goodness gracious no.”
I think he did. That thing is a flintlock rifle. It has a rifled barrel
@@grasseaterneil flintlocks were smooth-bore. Rifling and the shape of modern ballistics weren’t implicated until around the American Civil War with percussion-cap muskets.
@@FirstLast-ll8zq Rifles such as the Long rifle were invented around 1700 and were in use in the American revolution
@@MyPiez *widely implicated my bad. Edit: yes you can see the grooves in the barrel indicating the rifling of a long-rifle.
The way u answered that perfectly 😂😂😂
We goin to fight zombies with this one 🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
Finally now I can defend my home like the founding fathers intended
Not really, the founders wanted you to have the same weapons as armies did, since you were part of the militia.
You need option 2
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@@natehill8069🤓acktually
@@natehill8069he was being sarcastic because that's what liberals want you to believe that's what the 2nd amendment meant.
Four ruffians break into my house...
“what the devil?!”
Using a musket, just like the founding fathers intended xD
@@The2Twoswanas i grab my powdered wig and kentucky rigle
five years later « aaand we pull the trigger »
@@themightyarcher3388until you miss cause your pistol is smooth bore and you smoke the neighbours dog and have to resort to the cannon loaded with grapeshot at the top of the stairs
Soldier: "Reloading"
Heaven: "Welcome home my boy"
With his face, the way he reload and give instructions, i was expecting a cartoon kaboom 😂
War back then must've felt like a 'turn based' game.
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To an extent yea exactly a turn based game 😂
Baldur's Gate
Nah, for a very long time war was "shoot once, affix bayonets"
Yes, but in between turns you were mostly preoccupied with trying to ignore the one guy near you who just got his head blown open by the shot that did fly true, and the agonized screaming from the guys who were hit by shots that almost flew true. There was no snacking on Doritos between turns like we get to enjoy nowadays.
As a 1700’s British soldier I can confirm this is accurate and a very pesky task after every shot fires
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Bro been drinking holy grail from the last crusade 💀
@@user-zj6wz6ey1jhe participates in REENACTMENTS
Sry to be that guy but this gun was made in 1822. 😂
The flintlock is so incredibly advanced. Being able to tilt the gun before firing and not needing a second man to light the touch hole? Absolute magic
Dude, it's not even stopping there. On the continent they just put needles in the rifles and they do crazy stuff!
Humanity has becomed so advanced in recent years! We can fire up to 3 shots per minute!
Sultan Mehmed's forces could only fire 8 times per day!
@@lamelime1bro pretty soon we could fire 5 times in 1.30 minutes!
@@UberChargeGaming-ek4nm This is propaganda, I don't believe a word of of your mouth.
@@BickNuttonAll this new “gunpowder” stuff is fake. It’s just some tricks. I’m sticking with my slingshot, it’s done me good all this time.
"Remember, watching paint dry is always faster than reloading ."
"Three shots a minute in any weather, now that's soldiering"
God save Ireland!!!
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Quite difficult in the rain when the powder simply won’t catch alight.
Cant believe they fought in a war where it took 2 min to reload
A skilled soldier could fire three times a minute. They could do it fast when their lives depended on it
And you knew your gun like the back of both your hands
@@AlucardHellsing-ct4ej also they trained and drilled the movement. Only elite soldiers with training could get a reload speed that fast.
Flintlocks were also fired in volleys so one line's reload time is the next line's firing time
I could be wrong but I heard that when they first lined up for battle, they staggered the firing. Not all the soldiers would shoot at once. For example 1/3 would fire and while they were reloading the others would take their turns. When the last group fired, the first group was ready to fire.
When I was in the Navy that's how we fired the twin 40mm saluting cannons. A 21 gun salute with two manually loaded cannons had to be done just right. When one was reloading the other one was shooting.
this flintlock basically turns the war into chess
Yes, but this rifle was not a common war weapon. It was for hunting or maybe "sniping" in warfare. War was primarily fought with a smooth bore musket, and in volleys.
@@TheWhiskeyCowboyLife but still, a musket is very slow to reload, so having a team of musket-carrying soldiers is better
@@brianery Correct. And volley fire changes things as well. And it was standard to have not just teams of muskets, but lines of them which could step forward or have a fired line step back.
General warfare was much about moving pieces and yes, much like chess. It's interesting to read into accounts of non-traditional warfare of the times though which has pretty much become standard now days for many small units and guerilla warfare tactics.
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Is that where volleyball came from?... People playing ball in-between volleys waiting for the other side to reload.
@@Robert-cu9bm If only. LOL
Fantastic. The history makes it a great gun, took a second to ignite that powder 😂
Starts reloading : dies of punches and kicks
This legit got me laughing 😂😂
My friend : I am reloading my gun and everyone and me : 😅😂
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😂😂😂😂 dam bro this is halirous.
My anxious ass is wondering what would happen if it misfired while the ram rod was in your hands
Soldiers could probably load these things so dang fast back in the revolutionary era.
They did the standard till muskets became no longer use was somewhere between 3-10 per minute.
A flintlock musket, pretty quickly, but one of these would be pretty slow, because it's rifled, and requires a lot more effort to load
@@sinisterisrandom853710 shots a min would be more fitting for a late 1800s single shot rifle. In practice the fire rate could go up to 4 or 5 a min but under battle condition you'll get a 3 or a 4 if the men are extremely well trained and have high morale the French and the Prussians were a little ahead of main land powers but the Brits could keep up with them most of the times.
@@sinisterisrandom8537you would have to be fast as frick to get ten of these a minute
3 rounds to the minute. That's good Soldiering.
i never thought there would be a delay between the hammer and the actual shot, thats pretty neat
User error. You can see him pump the primer at least 4 times before it cuts away. That's way too much powder. Basically turns the pan into a looney toons fuse.
There's actually a tiny lil bit delay if its done properly, which you can see in slow motion lul.
Not like this guy's delay
@@jtime8022you both are very appreciated for this amount of info thank you
Hamilton said it best.
"Click, Boom."
I mean, there’s a delay between the pin hitting the primer and the bullet leaving the casing on a modern gun too, just much much shorter, this one is a little exaggerated (probably for dramatic effect, maybe because the user isn’t perfect)
My 1st husband had an incredible 50 cal Hawken. You could adjust the powder from 150 grains of Red Dot on up. He made our own mini balls, I cut up old tee shirts for wadding, we had some good times. The problem with me was, even though I was very strong - I could not hold that sucker up for more than a few seconds. Steadying it on a piece of 4x4 did the trick.
As a 1700’s British soldier I can confirm this is how we load them.
Edit: I can take getting 1k likes on a comment off my bucket list
You ain't no 1700s soldier
@@MK.aboNoah Correct. I am sorry, but here’s a correction; I am actually a late 1600’s soldier
@@MK.aboNoahhe might use the time machine.....
As a 0020's soldier ogg oaaag gaoogada
As a 1800s american bystander i can confirm.. yes .hes correct
"Ok, wait a moment, I have to reload, don't attack yet, take a short break."
LMAOO, This is why we have modern firearms nowadays 😂
Or I missed ….ReDO!!!!
CHAARRRRGE!
"And what makes a good soldier?"
Sharpe: "The ability to fire three rounds a minute in any weather."
Nice Bernard Cornwell reference. His Sharpe series is excellent!
A Sharpe reference - now THAT's soldiering.
Three shots a minute with one of these bad boys sounds insane
Remember, “Switching to your bayonet is always faster than reloading”.
"Remember, waiting till your opponent has fired and then moving in for a point blank shot is faster than his reloading"
Until you up against a marksman😂😂
That could also be suicide
@@dinerodademigod8253nah you can only be so accurate with a ball projectile since it doesn’t spiral in the air
Until he draws his flintlock pistol 😅
I feel like I remember this exact thing happening in a duel I want to say the US don't quote me on it I can only vaguely remember something like this happening
Enemy: “Ain’t got time for this shit.” *shoots arrow in the head and rides off*
Horse archer logic: I'm fast and I can shoot arrows rapidly.
Musketeer logic: Bullets are more lethal, I'm already loaded, and there are 5 of me for every one of you.
@@hypothalapotamus5293it really was huge that people only needed basic training to operate the thing rather than spend years mastering a bow.
*surrounds you with 30k musket men*
A dagger will also work for the given time that to in slo-mo
@@trotic708bow is better then this shit
I can’t imagine The anxiety of trying to reload your weapon while the enemy on the other side is very close to finishing his reload and he’s got you as his next target.
thats why youre better off charging them and stabbing them lol
Fix bayonets
This is how the war used to be in the olden days, the one in front would shoot and when the first reloaded, the one in the back would be the next, and the one in the back would shoot again before the one in front would shoot again after reloading.
You can call timeout back then
As a Civil War reenactor, I felt a little too immersed in my first battle to the point where I was shaking trying to load even though I wasnt actually getting shot at. I've shot a musket on my own before, but once you're on the receiving end of nearly 100 booming rifles at 30 yards, it can sound a bit scary. My ears were ringing and I kept missing the barrel trying to pour down powder to where I only got like 2/3 of the powder charge in. I soon fell and within minute, the Rebels were already marching past my body and a few others. Very fun times indeed.
The delay is insane to think some were able to take longer shots with them
When the pan is primed correctly, the "Lock time" is actually pretty instant. I just put too much powder in the pan so it took forever lol
@@bigironboiswell I have learned something new. Thank you. For new knowledge I will subscribe.
They have a 1000-yard match shoot twice a year in Friendship IN
People forget these were *accurate*, a lot of people depended on hunting to feed themselves and used rifles to do it. If you missed 90% of the time and scared all the deer away you'd never eat.
@@boydrid Yeah, my older brother went out to Friendship and shot many times. Won a few competitions if I remember right. With a rifled barrel, these guns are surprisingly accurate. Most of the 18th century guns were smoothbore muskets, those were spray-and-pray.
In this era they used to say, don’t bring a gun to a knife fight 🤣
Missing a shot has to be the worst feeling
For the enemy because they know they’re about to get charged by a madman with a 7 foot spear, no time for all that reloading 😂
Depends. If you were in a long line firing at another line then someone is gonna hit something because it's a wall of lead lol
@@isaac-vb1ngbro the swedes be using that tactic as shock troops
Imagine getting charged by someone with a damn spear/ pike
@@hanzchii9245 we had Swedish troops at our air defense artillery school and they were all so tall even the women I wouldn’t want them as an enemy 😂 also unrelated but the Qatari troops had one guy that I swear to god was so fcking fat he actually waddled instead of walking, must’ve been an oil princes son because they only sent the best troops over because they had to learn like 3 different patriot operator jobs
That’s why you have your grapeshot cannon at the top of your stairs
The power of a nuke but the accuracy of a drunken Jack Sparrow
That's a rifle, with the right powder charge and practice, he could easily hit a man sized target at 100+ yards. Not the same as a smoothbore musket.
@@Jimmy-zu9gb k he was making a joke, Don't know why that response was warranted, Not mad just questioning your logic
@@mastersinthe5114 You sound mad, and sad lol
@@judaspriestchild How do I sound mad or sad? you're the one randomly mocking someone online who was not being rude in anyway reevaluate your logic,
Remember lads, if you ever see yourself in an unfortunate circumstance where your musket is empty you pull out your trusty sword on the currently terrified rapscallion invading your home
I much prefer to use the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs
@@codelyoko363loaded with grapeshot of course?
@@bobbycrofts9241 Of course
Tally-ho, Lads!
@@codelyoko363tally ho!
or my triangle bayonet mounted on my musket, as the founding fathers intended
"Remember son, switching to secondary is always faster than reloading"
“Dying is always faster than reloading”
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That’s why Edward Kenway has four pistol flintlock ready and reloaded.
Precisely! 👌
mah boii edward
But magically he only reloads one and suddenly they are all reloaded
Men of culture 😊
Just as soon as I start playing black flag again (and dealing with all the issues it has bc loading loops are fuuuuuun). Edward is the best (and the only protagonist I know lmao)
I love how you tense up as you shoot. Great habit
Remember, remembering all your sins is better than reloading
Under rated😂😂
It's funny and underrated.
There's quite some shit to remember but it's still faster than reloading that flintlock
Ramrod? Oh crap is Farva here?! Get a literacola ready!
Until we meet again
"Sir your card got Declin-"
Lemme just spring into full c*ck
*click*
BOOM
why was this so funny 😂
Thank you, those ruffians down the street have been causing quite a ruckus and I've had it to the heavens with them
Oh god, please don't nail the dog 😧
You did not just call them ruffians
You going to hornswaggle their haversnatch.
@@RandomGuy-ci9nt those naughty rapscallions had it coming
Commander: Wait, lemme reload my gun
Soldier: The war has ended, sir
"wait for enemy to reload"
Sun Tzu
I cant ruin the 69
Sun Tzu never said that
@@sebastiangross2014brooooo😂😂😂
@@sebastiangross2014oh my god 😂😂😂
"Stop qouting me with things I didn't say" Sun Tzu ( I did not say this)
Captain: "Charge" !!!!!
Soldier: "Give me 5 minutes to reload"
reload time was 30 seconds to 1 min also they had beyondets to charge as well as sabers
@@JasonPoblete-b7x With a little ingenuity and prep work I can be loaded in less than 15 seconds.
@@fredjones9194 dang
british soldiers could reload a musket under 8 seconds
What do you want to reload you worm?! I said Charge so put on your bayonet and CHARGE!!!
WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE 13 COLONIES WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣
Yeah a total disadvantage as the enemy had m16
@@orin9262bro in 1776? Are you high, drunk, or both
Naw fr 😂😂😂
We getting a fourteenth colony with this one
That half second between trigger pull and black powder igniting always got me.
In the Civil War era, a well-trained soldier was able to fire their M1861 three times per minute. That’s crazy fast for the time.
Three times a minute is not exceptionally fast for the time. With moderate training, you can achieve that. 4 or 5 a minute would be absolutely something though.
That's 3 aimed shots per minute. A panicked soldier could no doubt fire faster, but if you don't hit your target you might as well fire into the air.
Thats crazy
Also, in the Civil War they used the Minnie Ball which required no patch.
They used paper cartridges, which is way faster to reload. All of the powder is already measured out for you.
All gangster until the commanding officer yells "Fix Bayonets!"
The funny thing is bayonets we’re not the most lethal thing but they were A very good psychological deterrent. There are many accounts of men surviving multiple strikes with a bayonet especially during the American Civil War. The weapons of the time were very lethal though
He bleeds out waiting for the police to arrive because triangular wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the Founding Fathers intended.
Ezio : *uses hidden blades and swords*
Connor :
Meanwhile Edward be puttin caps in captains too 😂
Edward be keeping four of these on him at all times, never know when the ops may pull up in the Brig.
technically speaking, ezio could have used a rifle, and does use (at least in AC2) a firearm roughly the size of a hummingbird attached to his hidden blade. besides, as conner, using the bow, rope dart, and other melee weapons is so much more fun than the pistols, though the pistols are good in a pinch
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For his neutral special, he wields a gun.
"All I ask is that each man can fire three aimed shots a minute," - Richard Sharpe.
Man by the time you're finished loading that thing, the battle is over and everybody's back home
Unless he starting a war again
3 shots a minute that's soldiering
@@shawnkillrow this looks more like 3 shots a month
not if everyone has one of those
Nuh uh, for a soldier back then it would take about 10 seconds to load
I've always loved how many idioms from this single act. Lock stock and barrel, going off half cocked, biting the bullet, flash in the pan, all from a history of shooting flintlock weapons.
Straight as a ramrod.
Keep your powder dry.
Love insightful comments!
As a Yankee about to take on the British this video helped, They won’t know what hit them.
Yea because it won't hit
As a Brit watching this, now I will, although you’ve got a day on me
you won't know you've missed!
More accurately, they won't know what *missed* them
You wont know if you hit them … do to all the smoke
Pulls trigger, puts down rifle, takes a coffee break , picks it back up and...BANG!
"I own a musket for home defense, just like the founding father intended"
"Four ruffians break into my house"
I was going to comment that
Great minds think alike
When you need to yankee someone's doodle
@@SniperOnSunday"What the devil?", as I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle
Idk how but bro seems like a Kind Guy.
He's kind until that musket ball is in your chest cavity
He's kind until he realoading again, after a missed shot on you😂
@@casual_gamer58 tally ho lads
The drip & gun are immaculate, well done sir
@atavistic_platypus bruh 💀 he means flair, style etc
Remember, making a new weapon is always faster than reloading
*Lois, I thought I heard a noise downstairs. Go stall them for 20 minutes and pray that it's not too damp in here*
Peter was using a blunderbuss and was almost finished loading when he said this, he just needed to load some shot then could proceed to tear the man to shreds
I own a musket for home defense…
@@mq5731 because that’s what the founding fathers intended.
@@iskar5598Four ruffians break into my house, "What the devil?!"
@@barrett.50caliber “I say, As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended”
POV: reloading while a 1000 Ib Brown Bear is charging you full speed
Rip, then R.I.P.
Pretty sure soldiers had elephant rifle to do the job 😂😂
Switching
Why would you go where the bear is? 😂
Fun fact: The British used this at the Zulu war which led to many deaths, but they still won
I can’t imagine how nervous soldiers were during war with these things.
Well, their opponents had swords so they had all the time they needed to pull a couple of shots before they get stabbed
Not more than with a modern gun. The loading sequence is drilled into your head every single day for years, it becomes obvious and natural after some time. It even gets surprisingly fast once you have some experience with it.
They most probably take turns. Like your partner won't shoot until you have reloaded. It'll lessen the pressure when you reload when you have someone ready to fire.
This is why they applied volley firing during these times , example 3 lines of soldiers , the front line will shoot first , when they reload , they will kneel and the next line behind them will shoot
except it wasnt. Soldiers went to war with like 15 shots fired total@@panzerparty6510
Everytime i bring my flintlock to the gun range i always get the looks 😂