Maybe it’s just your backyard. But I really appreciate you filming out in the “environment” vs at a typical range. It adds to the the whole ambience that makes these videos so enjoyable above and beyond the history and shooting. And that fog shrouded mountainside is gorgeous.
Love your work as always. Did you realise you got a shout out by Ian from Forgotten Weapons and Bloke on the range? It's good to see you getting some well deserved mentions by some honourable sources!
Love the editing, which must take longer than the actual shooting. If, you don't count cleaning weapons, or BP brass washing, baking, tumbling, and reloading!
I'm sure that the reloading work barely makes a note compared to the editing. Most of the reloading time is spent watching the equipment run. Set it and forget it, really.
@@britishmuzzleloaders Well, for what it's worth, I'm here because Othias said so. Turns out he was right, this is a great channel. Just subscribed. Excellent content.
Finally a new video! In other thoughts, can we get this man a history channel series? Next after pawn stars, British arms with Lieutenant colonel Scotty Epicstache. I'd love it.
Another excellent video. Interesting to note that even the Lee-Metford exceeds the German WWII estimate of what to expect when facing bolt action rifles.
Lee Enfield and Lee Medford rifles have just about the smoothest actions of any bolt action military rifles, I wouldn't feel uncomfortable taking them into a fight even now.
That's excellent grouping patterns for 100yds ! This kind of video is kind of "historico-scientific" because it clearly show the powercreep of service weapons in the beginning of the XXth century ! Now, imagine how "self-loading", semi-automatic rifles and even machine guns should have scared the troops on the field ! We went from one shot a minute to one every ten seconds Then, nearly a shot every seconds To now, 800 shots a minute and even more ! Now you can imagine the amount of firepower each soldier have in his hands !
Anti-gun Bot voter....We just had the same discussion on Ian's (Forgotten Weapons) channel. He'll have 9 or 10 down votes within 5 minutes of publishing a video.
When the British tried to convert to magazine loading with Martini Henry Heath Robinson (not sure if I spelled that right) made one that was attached to the side of the Martini Henry When cocked down, the cartridge dropped into the barrel and you were able to cock it back.
Excellent job gentleman ... top notch ! Lloyd outdid himself . His narrative over the sound of the battle in the background brought to stark reality the scene , I could almost feel the rifle in my hands , and smell the smoke , hear the ululating cry of the enemy as they rushed the line . Steady on ! Load and fire , load and fire . Incidentally , I took my first deer , at the age of eight , with a SMLE , .303 caliber . Excellent rifle .
I also love watching lindybiege, you two are some of the few beacons of light on this site filled with mostly rubbish. Thanks for all the effort you put into these wonderfull videos.
Two other people to watch: "Forgotten Weapons" and "Bloke on the Range." Not exactly the same as this show, but very good presenters about the history and usage of Firearms.
After lots of searching finally found a video about the musket rifle used by British Indian army during the Afghanistan campaign. Thanks a lot for this detailed video Sir.
I own the only number 1 mark lll* Lee Metford in existence, anywhere on earth. I bought it in 2019 for the equivalent of USD170, it is a 1941 BSA Lee Enfield, but it is registered on the central firearms register as a Lee Metford. I did not take the trouble to change it, in SA it will probably take years. It shoots as well as any Lee Enfield though, I love it.
Great stuff! You are an expert rifleman- the smoothness and precision of your weapon management is first class. Clear voice. And you make it very fun! Thanks!!!! JF
A man of culture. You are above dapper. Absolute perfection, how you handle these weapons. Just like watching melting butter flow I get the same feeling when i watch you handle these guns.
If I was a movie producer and needed an adviser/movie costume supervisor, you would be my pick, However, I couldn't offer you a cameo in the production, Maybe I could if you could accept that the movie has to stay on budget and authentic garments and equipment must be substituted. it doesn't matter if it was WW-2, the Great war or the conquest of India you would be a valuable asset to the filming of such productions.
I've seen photographs of Home Guardsmen in the 1940s drilling with Lee-Metfords/Long Magazine Lee Enfields. Apparently the Young Soldiers Battalion guarding Churchill at Chartwell in 1942 were still carrying them.
Lovely job Rob. Thank you. I suspect the easiest way they could have sped up the Martini ROF would have been a pouch that presented the rounds individually. I borrowed a 20 bore butt stock slip on set of cartridge loops for five rounds. Halved the time to load a fresh round and less awkward than the Enfield Martini trial metal magazine on the receiver. Ready use clips fixed to the stock were being offered for single shot military rifles like the Metcalfe Patent Cartridge Block.
I have fired clean martini s and clean trapdoor about 8.to 9 out of the trapdoor and 10 out of the martini. This was with drawn brass cartridges with wrapped brass they often jammed but more so with the trapdoor thin ejector.
Wonderful video and demonstration. Worth watching twice. As for the range... I would not feel secure with the rock backstop. Sand and dirt are far less prone to ricochet.
I'm Spaniard and not an expert on English accents but judging buy the way you speak and that rear mountain you are in Canada, aren't you? Maybe in Scottland there are mountains but I understand you well so you must not be Scottish ;-)
It would be fine if he just gave surface level information about a wide range of historical stuff, but the majority of the time he just gives out disinfo and repeats incorrect rumours and historical myths, especially involving modern history and firearms, just look at the absolute shitshow that his "bren vs spandau" video was. He should either get better knowledge of what he speaks about, or focus on what he knows already.
Bomber Harris the thing with that video is that if you actually listen to what he said, his use of language being fairly nuanced, he didnt actually say anything that was wrong or even controversial. All he really said was that because of the operational similarity he will call the MG-34/42 the spandau out of simplicity and british historicalness (cannot believe how much of shit storm that created, he explained his reasoning in the video, and honestly I just rolled with it because I knew what guns he was talking about etc etc.) that the Bren gets a hard rap because it isnt belt fed but it is execllent assault weapon but because of the lack of belt it can be a bit eh on the defence, whereas the MG34/42 is the best machince gun of the war in defence but a bit of pig in assault. He wrapped the video up by saying they are almost too different compare and honestly they were execllent guns. And queue two years of moaning.
Fab episode, love the background history how the addition of a magazine changed future engagements. Look forward as a concurrent activity reading the books identified in the episode.
Emil Hajbert. "This 15% fire rate buff is totally OP, British Bias! And loot crates are filled with bushy moustaches and tea, it's nothing but a pay to win for whichever nation can pay for the largest navy!"
Great video Rob! Man I tell ya, every time I watch a new video of yours, I'm always pleasantly surprised by the progression of the editing and every increasing zeal. Keep it up! Top shelf stuff, museum class!
2:12 Have you ever heard of the Norwegian Krag Petersen rifle? It’s a fascinating design: it uses a tilting breechblock like the Martini, the Peabody, the Lee Vertical 1875, and the Bavarian Werder rifle. What sets it apart is that it has a tubular magazine. One of the rarest rifles to ever see today, but an incredible idea.
I think I've got a pretty good idea for the timeline of development for the single shot rifles. The Synder is the first major cartridge conversion rifle with the lever having to be pulled to eject the spent cartridge and then the hammer having to be pulled all the way back to fire. Then the Springfield Trapdoor rifle functions similarly but has the round ejector unified with opening the breech block, but you still have to pull the hammer back all the way to fire. Same as the Remington Rolling Block. Then the Martini-Henry came along that combined ejecting the round with resetting the hammer.
A fantastically tight group with magazine fire! Well done! And special kudos for Lindybeige's Churchill impression. He's good! And Churchill himself is a remarkable orator and author. I say 'is': his works survive.
I have had a Martini of some form for the last 15yrs and find it to be my favorite action. Currently I have a Martini Cadet rebarrelled to 22lr. I have to say it is a delight to shoot and is the most accurate rifle I own with iron sights.
By adopting the Steyr 1886 or Kropatschek as it is called, the Portuguese were before the French in adopting a small bore rifle. The kropatschek was initially a black powder rifle which used a 8x60R cartridge. Not long after the French started using smokeless powder, they switched from the 8x60R with a paper patched lead bullet to the 8x56R with a nickel steel jacketed bullet. So the French were not the first to adopt a small bore rifle. They were the first in using smokeless powder though.
Another enjoyable and informative video, professionally rendered; thanks! I'm impressed at your ability to narrate whilst with ear protection in place. When working in my shop wearing ear muffs, I find I have to flip one side off or I sound too strange to myself. Could just be me.
Your videos are quite simply wonderful. Thank you! I have to think that if you had lived during that age, such as the Boer War, and served in HM forces, you would have been a stand-out leader and survivor
I like these vids, accurate and enthusiastic. The Brits have had more effect on world history than anybody else, we should be understanding why and emulating it... not complaining.
Ah, I see that you're not dead (metaphorically speaking, of course)! I must admit, I've yet to see another channel with such level of classiness and gloriousness. Keep up the good work, and all the best to you in life, sir!
Oh, I think UA-cam did something stupid on its side, because for the love of me I could not see your new vids in my feed and was pretty sure you just suddenly stopped posting. I've rectified what caused that now.
British Muzzleloader: I have a question related to British service rifles. ¿The term "short" in SMLE" refers to te magazine or the rifle itself? Thanks
I just found your channel and I love it. I have reenacted a bit as American Indian wars cavalry. I shoot an 1873 Springfield cavalry carbine. I really love shooting it all decked out in my uniform. It really brings history alive for me. I know the British followed regulations more than our troops but we have a way of speeding up the shooting rate. We hold the cartridges in our fingers like cigars in the non firing hand. We fire and in one movement cock the rifle to full cock and while reaching for the cartridges in my fingers I hit the trapdoor lever which opens and ejects. I then take the cartridge and load it in and close the trapdoor and fire. I like the Martini system it has no hammer to cock. Wow keep up these great videos!
Hi there. Glad to have you along! As a matter of fact, I speak specifically to the gimmick of holding are rounds in your left hand in the Firepower video on the Snider/Martini. Cheers!
What an interesting video. We used to have a martini Henry before my parents idiotically handed it back in during the amnesty in the 90's (NSW Australia). Story goes it was recovered from between 2 walls during a demolition. Was slowly getting it back into functional condition. Never fired it though. All that said, please use a better backstop. Shooting at rock is insane. Even a negligible chance of ricochet is crazy.
Ok Algorithm. You win this time.
The Algorithm is back with a vengeance. It's taken me on a wild ride of 18th/19th century firearm demonstrations and I cannot stop watching.
I see you are a person of culture, too, with that screen name.
A trick : you can watch series on kaldrostream. I've been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.
@Joseph Zayd Yup, been watching on KaldroStream for months myself =)
@@suckmysilencer747 same
Maybe it’s just your backyard. But I really appreciate you filming out in the “environment” vs at a typical range. It adds to the the whole ambience that makes these videos so enjoyable above and beyond the history and shooting. And that fog shrouded mountainside is gorgeous.
Glad you approve! Cheers.
Indeed he is one lucky trooper.
0:38 Lol I've never heard the word "French" said with such disdain
Admiral Percy I thought he was quite restrained!
Admiral Percy I noticed that as well!
Well you obviously don't watch squires channel.....
out ko who be dat
Admiral Percy He's a British bloke who usually plays war games, and is known mainly for mocking the French. Its good stuff.
your accent is so magnificently canadian it's the best part of this channel
Accent? I don'thave an accent,..... YOU have the accent.... :-)
Where do you live in Ontario? I would love to do a video on you Im extremely Intersted in Anglo Saxon history
What are you talking aboot, eh?
You better say your soory bud.
@@johnconnor478 by the scenery and the fact he mentioned Victoria he his probably from the island of victoria in british columbia!
That backdrop of the mountains draped in mist is magnificent. Canada has some gorgeous scenery.
A bit wet that day, but yes...
Extremely high quality, felt like the golden age of the history channel!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers.
Love your work as always. Did you realise you got a shout out by Ian from Forgotten Weapons and Bloke on the range? It's good to see you getting some well deserved mentions by some honourable sources!
Thank you!,.... yes, I had some pals let me know. Very appreciative, of course.
Love the editing, which must take longer than the actual shooting. If, you don't count cleaning weapons, or BP brass washing, baking, tumbling, and reloading!
Editing definitely takes the lions share of time.... Labour of love, I suppose... :-) Thanks Mark!
Very well said!
I'm sure that the reloading work barely makes a note compared to the editing. Most of the reloading time is spent watching the equipment run. Set it and forget it, really.
I love how all the UA-cam channels are starting to get together: really making this community that much stronger.
It is certainly a fun thing to do, collabs....
@@britishmuzzleloaders
Well, for what it's worth, I'm here because Othias said so. Turns out he was right, this is a great channel. Just subscribed. Excellent content.
Well filmed, informative, to the point and good shooting. What's not to like?
Cheers
Glad that you enjoyed it!
As always Rob, top notch good sir.
Thanks Kurt!
britishmuzzleloaders do you ever worry that black powder will burn your astonishing mustache off (greetings from Ireland)
Finally a new video! In other thoughts, can we get this man a history channel series? Next after pawn stars, British arms with Lieutenant colonel Scotty Epicstache. I'd love it.
Thanks!
As Othais would say:
"AH F*CK, THE FRENCH!"
I couldn't help but remember that line... :-)
It's a classic for all time.
borekfk it was perfectly timed.
Firearms advancement however.
Another excellent video. Interesting to note that even the Lee-Metford exceeds the German WWII estimate of what to expect when facing bolt action rifles.
Thanks!
Lee Enfield and Lee Medford rifles have just about the smoothest actions of any bolt action military rifles, I wouldn't feel uncomfortable taking them into a fight even now.
What were the German estimates?
@@thitsugaya1224 they are a bit obsolete by nowadays tactics.
Sad, to say the least.
That's excellent grouping patterns for 100yds !
This kind of video is kind of "historico-scientific" because it clearly show the powercreep of service weapons in the beginning of the XXth century !
Now, imagine how "self-loading", semi-automatic rifles and even machine guns should have scared the troops on the field !
We went from one shot a minute to one every ten seconds
Then, nearly a shot every seconds
To now, 800 shots a minute and even more !
Now you can imagine the amount of firepower each soldier have in his hands !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sir, I discovered your channel today after watching "Zulu". I am not disappointed. Subscribed, from an Argie in exile! Godspeed!
Thank you!
Who's the heathen who down voted this video?
Anti-gun Bot voter....We just had the same discussion on Ian's (Forgotten Weapons) channel. He'll have 9 or 10 down votes within 5 minutes of publishing a video.
'Twas not I
Probably a damned frenchman, or praps a boer whos ancestors felt the lash that was the various Lee iterations...
End em rightly i say, unscrewing pommel byyyyy the numberrrrs......waaaait for ittttt....
Well the Boer's did get the last laugh seeing as The majority white South Africans are Afrikkaners. lol
This is the best channel on UA-cam.
When the British tried to convert to magazine loading with Martini Henry
Heath Robinson (not sure if I spelled that right) made one that was attached to the side of the Martini Henry
When cocked down, the cartridge dropped into the barrel and you were able to cock it back.
An interesting but quite unsuitable gimmick, that was... very clever though!
Excellent job gentleman ... top notch !
Lloyd outdid himself .
His narrative over the sound of the battle in the background brought to stark reality the scene , I could almost feel the rifle in my hands , and smell the smoke , hear the ululating cry of the enemy as they rushed the line .
Steady on !
Load and fire , load and fire .
Incidentally , I took my first deer , at the age of eight , with a SMLE , .303 caliber .
Excellent rifle .
Mate, i love your channels mix of irreverent humour and factual accuracy in a quasi-focumentary package. Top job marra.
Thank you!
I also love watching lindybiege, you two are some of the few beacons of light on this site filled with mostly rubbish. Thanks for all the effort you put into these wonderfull videos.
You are most welcome. Thank you for your kind words!
Two other people to watch: "Forgotten Weapons" and "Bloke on the Range." Not exactly the same as this show, but very good presenters about the history and usage of Firearms.
The Captain god dag
Lindybiege is a disheveled man child with a dungeons and dragons mindset
Lindybeige is the most biased individual out here. This gentleman right here is objective and factual.
After lots of searching finally found a video about the musket rifle used by British Indian army during the Afghanistan campaign. Thanks a lot for this detailed video Sir.
Osiris Blue and for me it got randomly recommended 😂🙈
You are most welcome.
WOW really enjoyed this,like how you got the uniforms time period accurate.
Glad you did! Thanks.
Dude is a craftsmen in every way. Love it!!!
Never would have recognized Lloyds voice if you hadn't pointed it out.
He was doing a "Churchillian" accent, of course... :-)
The martini is one of my favorite guns awesome video!
Cheers!
Magazine cutoff features.
*GOD SAVE THE QUEEN INTENSIFIES!*
Haha!
I own the only number 1 mark lll* Lee Metford in existence, anywhere on earth. I bought it in 2019 for the equivalent of USD170, it is a 1941 BSA Lee Enfield, but it is registered on the central firearms register as a Lee Metford. I did not take the trouble to change it, in SA it will probably take years. It shoots as well as any Lee Enfield though, I love it.
Interesting!
Great stuff! You are an expert rifleman- the smoothness and precision of your weapon management is first class. Clear voice. And you make it very fun! Thanks!!!! JF
Thanks Jason!
A gem of UA-cam. Rain or shine your work is stellar. An honest and vivid reflection of history. Thank you for posting.
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it!
200 years later and we are in Afghanistan to protect the Royal Opium fields.
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
Not anymore.
A man of culture.
You are above dapper.
Absolute perfection, how you handle these weapons.
Just like watching melting butter flow I get the same feeling when i watch you handle these guns.
Haha! Thanks!
My first reenactment is in 6 days Oct 27-29 Battle of Leatherwood can't wait!!!
Have fun!
One learns a great deal from watching these videos. Thank you, Britishmuzzleloaders!
Glad to hear!
If I was a movie producer and needed an adviser/movie costume supervisor, you would be my pick, However, I couldn't offer you a cameo in the production, Maybe I could if you could accept that the movie has to stay on budget and authentic garments and equipment must be substituted. it doesn't matter if it was WW-2, the Great war or the conquest of India you would be a valuable asset to the filming of such productions.
Thank you! I think that might be an interesting project, should something like that ever come up.
One of the best episodes yet.. Well done.
Cheers!
Thank you. Always interesting and informative.
You are welcome!
No amount of talk equals a service like display.for getting the point across. Thanks again.
Cheers!
Occasionally antique military imports has Lee metfords, for sale for 500 and 600 dollars.
Since I am working on a new account of the 1897-98 Pathan Rising I found this documentary most useful. Thank you for uploading !
Glad it was helpful! Cheers! A specific aspect or something along the lines of Mark Simner's book?
Well done Rob and Lloyd! :D
Thank you and thanks to Lloyd!
The difference in felt recoil could easily be seen! Very informative video, as always. Thank you.
The Martini certainly thumps a bit, yes. Cheers!
Excellent as always. And two youtube powers unite!
Thanks!
I've seen photographs of Home Guardsmen in the 1940s drilling with Lee-Metfords/Long Magazine Lee Enfields. Apparently the Young Soldiers Battalion guarding Churchill at Chartwell in 1942 were still carrying them.
Not outside the realm of possibilities...
Lol imagine hunting along n this chap hops out sporting his out fit n Martini
Time to run.
Beautiful sir
Thanks!
They should be compared in a 24 round pattern including 2 reloads of the magazine.
Just found your channel, the effort is palpable, and i love your presentation style
Glad you find it interesting. Cheers.
It would be nice if the gunmaker Rossi would revive the Martini line of rifles.:)
Or just go and get an original...
Lovely job Rob. Thank you. I suspect the easiest way they could have sped up the Martini ROF would have been a pouch that presented the rounds individually. I borrowed a 20 bore butt stock slip on set of cartridge loops for five rounds. Halved the time to load a fresh round and less awkward than the Enfield Martini trial metal magazine on the receiver. Ready use clips fixed to the stock were being offered for single shot military rifles like the Metcalfe Patent Cartridge Block.
Good points all! Cheers!
Thanks for the awesome video!!!
You are welcome.
I have fired clean martini s and clean trapdoor about 8.to 9 out of the trapdoor and 10 out of the martini. This was with drawn brass cartridges with wrapped brass they often jammed but more so with the trapdoor thin ejector.
Standing in the rain, like an Imperial Soldier. I want to cry the Union Jack looking at this.
Rain?... That wasn't rain,..... :-)
Man I must watch the same list. I love this channel, Lloyd's, and the Bloke on the range!
They are all really good Channels.
Excellent!!!
Cheers!
How did I miss this one? Superb.
Excellent
Cheers.
oh boy your videos are so wonderful. don't know how to say how I like them. thank you so much
Glad to hear!
Grade A content.
Thanks!
Wonderful video and demonstration. Worth watching twice. As for the range... I would not feel secure with the rock backstop. Sand and dirt are far less prone to ricochet.
Cheers!
59 heathens who down thumbed the video.... Let's pray..
I love your videos. Very concise and thorough. Quite well-presented. Bravo!
Glad to hear! Thanks!
I'm Spaniard and not an expert on English accents but judging buy the way you speak and that rear mountain you are in Canada, aren't you? Maybe in Scottland there are mountains but I understand you well so you must not be Scottish ;-)
He is in British Columbia,Canada.
Quality, watchable, well edited and produced. Well done
Thank you.
Shame Lindybeige doesn't know what he's on about 90% of the time
I think he gives a quite broad range of information that other channels, like this, can go more in-depth upon. He's a terrific lad.
It would be fine if he just gave surface level information about a wide range of historical stuff, but the majority of the time he just gives out disinfo and repeats incorrect rumours and historical myths, especially involving modern history and firearms, just look at the absolute shitshow that his "bren vs spandau" video was. He should either get better knowledge of what he speaks about, or focus on what he knows already.
He did a great Churchill!
Yeah, I can give him that.
Bomber Harris the thing with that video is that if you actually listen to what he said, his use of language being fairly nuanced, he didnt actually say anything that was wrong or even controversial. All he really said was that because of the operational similarity he will call the MG-34/42 the spandau out of simplicity and british historicalness (cannot believe how much of shit storm that created, he explained his reasoning in the video, and honestly I just rolled with it because I knew what guns he was talking about etc etc.) that the Bren gets a hard rap because it isnt belt fed but it is execllent assault weapon but because of the lack of belt it can be a bit eh on the defence, whereas the MG34/42 is the best machince gun of the war in defence but a bit of pig in assault. He wrapped the video up by saying they are almost too different compare and honestly they were execllent guns.
And queue two years of moaning.
Fab episode, love the background history how the addition of a magazine changed future engagements. Look forward as a concurrent activity reading the books identified in the episode.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Martini op plz nerf
Emil Hajbert lol I hate that on BF1
Emil Hajbert. "This 15% fire rate buff is totally OP, British Bias! And loot crates are filled with bushy moustaches and tea, it's nothing but a pay to win for whichever nation can pay for the largest navy!"
I adore our overseas supporters, you’re precious to this sceptred isle. Keep up the great work.
Cheers!
This is fake. They didn't use yellow sponge earplugs in 1883.
REPLY
Great video Rob! Man I tell ya, every time I watch a new video of yours, I'm always pleasantly surprised by the progression of the editing and every increasing zeal. Keep it up! Top shelf stuff, museum class!
Thanks Matt! I am trying.
Another home run. You have some of the best content on the web.
Thank you kindly!
A very well produced video, informative and fun. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Love the channel, lots of hard work, research, humor and presentation skills. Exceptionally informative and educational, thanks
Thank you!
That odd “thunk” sound that was coming from the metford is incredibly satisfying
Haha!
2:12 Have you ever heard of the Norwegian Krag Petersen rifle? It’s a fascinating design: it uses a tilting breechblock like the Martini, the Peabody, the Lee Vertical 1875, and the Bavarian Werder rifle. What sets it apart is that it has a tubular magazine. One of the rarest rifles to ever see today, but an incredible idea.
A very interesting development for sure!
F the algorithm.
This chap is the best military historian I've seen.
Bell dinged
Addict in locked down 3.
Kudos sir 👍.
Nice to have you along! Cheers!
I think I've got a pretty good idea for the timeline of development for the single shot rifles.
The Synder is the first major cartridge conversion rifle with the lever having to be pulled to eject the spent cartridge and then the hammer having to be pulled all the way back to fire. Then the Springfield Trapdoor rifle functions similarly but has the round ejector unified with opening the breech block, but you still have to pull the hammer back all the way to fire. Same as the Remington Rolling Block. Then the Martini-Henry came along that combined ejecting the round with resetting the hammer.
Something like that!
You totally missed the Sharps, Gallagher, Smith, Burnside, etc Civil War issued which all pre dated the Snider.
A fantastically tight group with magazine fire! Well done!
And special kudos for Lindybeige's Churchill impression. He's good! And Churchill himself is a remarkable orator and author.
I say 'is': his works survive.
He did a great job at that, for sure.
I have had a Martini of some form for the last 15yrs and find it to be my favorite action. Currently I have a Martini Cadet rebarrelled to 22lr. I have to say it is a delight to shoot and is the most accurate rifle I own with iron sights.
Nice!
A day on the range is not complete unless it rains. That and range stew. Loved the video... Informative and a pantomime.
Thanks! Tends to do a lot of that around there...
By adopting the Steyr 1886 or Kropatschek as it is called, the Portuguese were before the French in adopting a small bore rifle. The kropatschek was initially a black powder rifle which used a 8x60R cartridge. Not long after the French started using smokeless powder, they switched from the 8x60R with a paper patched lead bullet to the 8x56R with a nickel steel jacketed bullet. So the French were not the first to adopt a small bore rifle. They were the first in using smokeless powder though.
So cool, awesome real time backdrop with the smoke and mountain too.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love your channel my friend. Your videos are so detailed and informative.
Respect from the UK 🇬🇧
Cheers!
Another enjoyable and informative video, professionally rendered; thanks! I'm impressed at your ability to narrate whilst with ear protection in place. When working in my shop wearing ear muffs, I find I have to flip one side off or I sound too strange to myself. Could just be me.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.
Very helpful demonstration and examination! Useful research for a writing project involving these weapons.
Great to hear!
Rob, your videos make me want to visit Alberta. Absolutely stunning landscape.
Alberta is nice, but BC is better!... :-)
Your videos are quite simply wonderful. Thank you! I have to think that if you had lived during that age, such as the Boer War, and served in HM forces, you would have been a stand-out leader and survivor
Haha! Glad you enjoy the Channel! Cheers.
Great video and probably the third time I have watched it. I enjoy seeing these evolutionary comparison videos.
Cheers!
Your presentation and competence are to be commended thank you!
Thank you!
I like these vids, accurate and enthusiastic. The Brits have had more effect on world history than anybody else, we should be understanding why and emulating it... not complaining.
Cheers!
Ah, I see that you're not dead (metaphorically speaking, of course)! I must admit, I've yet to see another channel with such level of classiness and gloriousness. Keep up the good work, and all the best to you in life, sir!
Dead?.... Why-ever would you have assumed that? (even metaphorically).....Thanks for the kind words!
Oh, I think UA-cam did something stupid on its side, because for the love of me I could not see your new vids in my feed and was pretty sure you just suddenly stopped posting. I've rectified what caused that now.
Thanks - I always look forward to your videos!
You are most welcome.
It looks beautiful where you are at!!
It is! :-)
Your mustache has won the internet. This is a great video.
Haha! Cheers!
British Muzzleloader: I have a question related to British service rifles. ¿The term "short" in SMLE" refers to te magazine or the rifle itself?
Thanks
The rifle. As in "Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield"
I just found your channel and I love it. I have reenacted a bit as American Indian wars cavalry. I shoot an 1873 Springfield cavalry carbine. I really love shooting it all decked out in my uniform. It really brings history alive for me. I know the British followed regulations more than our troops but we have a way of speeding up the shooting rate. We hold the cartridges in our fingers like cigars in the non firing hand. We fire and in one movement cock the rifle to full cock and while reaching for the cartridges in my fingers I hit the trapdoor lever which opens and ejects. I then take the cartridge and load it in and close the trapdoor and fire. I like the Martini system it has no hammer to cock. Wow keep up these great videos!
Hi there. Glad to have you along! As a matter of fact, I speak specifically to the gimmick of holding are rounds in your left hand in the Firepower video on the Snider/Martini. Cheers!
As my late Grandfather would say, this is the cats whiskers.
And as a proud Martini Henry owner, excellent presentation.
Cheers!
Hearing Lloyd's impression of Churchill was a lovely addition!
He did a great job, didn't he?
What an interesting video. We used to have a martini Henry before my parents idiotically handed it back in during the amnesty in the 90's (NSW Australia). Story goes it was recovered from between 2 walls during a demolition. Was slowly getting it back into functional condition. Never fired it though. All that said, please use a better backstop. Shooting at rock is insane. Even a negligible chance of ricochet is crazy.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Here visiting at the recommendation of Forgotten Weapons. Great presentation. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Subscribed.
Welcome! Thank you for the subby!