This is probably your most colorful accuracy test video ever. - Oldest rifle - lots of smoke. - almost hit an owl - wrong target shooting - very dirty hand full of powder - last round shot hit the last target. Great stuff
@@9HoleReviews This was a great video. Thanks to all of you who put in the time and effort to make it. Question: How do you feel about the accuracy of this platform ? Is the performance indicative of the system or perhaps just this individual rifle ? Given the provenance, I'd wager this rifle has seen a tremendous amount of service.
For those interested, the owl appears to be a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) As for the shooting, while the accuracy is what it is on an old black powder rifle like that, the authority with which the cartridge strikes the target out at 500 yards is impressive.
@@carami6442 couldn't, I was working on a spreader bar that was sticking out of the side of mill. I proofed program but still not good idea to walk away from that.
@@natquesenberry6368 Owls are considered witches by many on rural Mexico, killing one brings bad luck and possible death to a family member, or so people say.
Rorke's Drift in the morning, Rhodesia by evening... Leave a note if you got to that part :) Go check out British Muzzleloaders' channel to learn more about the Martini-Henry ua-cam.com/users/britishmuzzleloaders
One of my all time favorite movies. I almost bought a M-H converted to .22 short as a target rifle back in the 70's. I still have non-buyer's remorse for not getting that gun.
Noooo considering it's April 1st you missed an obvious insert on the Rourke's Drift front ua-cam.com/video/yrwhVlHV-28/v-deo.html Directed by Alan Parker whose career would have been up in smoke if he directed anything like that today. If you were offended by the film only one thing to say *"Sorry!"* Please make sure BOTR gets to see the link it's probably a British humour thing anyway *Sorry* I;ll leave my idiot mistake there Rob not BOTR. D'oh!
#1. Dragonball Z and One Piece #2. C&Rsenal and Forgotten Weapons #3. IV8888 and C&Rsenal #4. 9 hole and British muzzleloaders #5. C&Rsenal and 9-hole? #.6 C&Rsenal and British Muzzleloaders??? .....
@@catsfrommars yeah how did that work? I assume having been a US Army officer that he was born a citizen, but if he was born in Honk Kong he must have been a British one too? And then I think he said he had Chinese citizenship too as a kid? Little wonder why they didn’t let him go Intel Branch😁
@@509Gman No. you arent considered a british citizen, you will only be consider a British Hong Kong/Oversea citizen and you will only get a BNO passport, not the regular british passport. I lived there before moving to the state.
Some of the smaller calibers are hard for me to see the hits watching on my phone. But zero issue with this one smacking the targets. Hits like a freight train. Nice work!
The old Shadowrun RPG had some kind of bird that could make EMP attacks and others that could inflict a kind of bad luck. Or maybe it was praying to the owl gods to get even with the noisy guy who threw the angry rock at it.
Just stumbled across this one... Henry really keeps his cool on this run... Such a cool project. Love seeing you guys push the old weapons. Henry has to be the best marksman on social media.
Thanks man, but for sure still lots to learn from different disciplines (guys like British ML). Honestly it was super rocky on the 500y hit, but we made it!
Yup... even at 1000yds anything on the receiving end is having an unfortunate day....admittedly you are in volleyfire 'beaten zone' firing to achieve effective use tho...
Now THIS is the crossover I've been waiting for. When I saw the Martini in the background of one of the older vids, I was hoping you would get Rob on to do some commentary. I am of course, Very satisfied and very impressed as always.
I feel like there was a missed opportunity for Henry to be drinking a Martini during the debrief. Great video lads, lots of fun, lots of craziness, and a real nailbiter at the end there.
Outstanding Henry. And what could possibly be better than having two wonderfully qualified Content Creators collaborate together. Thank you Rob and Henry!
This was awesome to see, and now I am hoping you guys can be convinced to have more classic rifles in BP. Seeing Henry ringing steel at 500 with a Sharps Rifle or a Rolling Block, and seeing Josh running and gunning with a 44-40 levergun would be amazing! Great shooting as always.
That debrief was extremely interresting. I knew that volley fire had a much longer effective range than individual aimed fire, but I never would have guessed that they would engage at 1200 yards with blackpowder rifles and be effective.
@@TheShreddedSnorlax No they were not, this is a common myth. At Rorkes Drift the regiment was the 24th of Foot also called the 2nd Warwickshire Regiment. The majority of soldiers were English. That the regiment later on was based at Brecon and renamed The South Wales Borderers is true but has nothing to do with the fact that it was an English regiment at Rorkes Drift.
@@Cloudman572 Accept the regiment had been based at Brecon for 6 years by the time of Rorkes Drift and mainly recruited from Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire, and Herefordshire. Most of the 2nd battalion 24th as a whole were Welsh, and I think it was more or less equal in the case of B Company. And in any case It would've been a British regiment, not a English one.
I am glad I watched to the end to get the discussion about volley fire and the utility of formation shooting. Particularly in the era of super accurate firearms, we tend to forget that the effectiveness of individual firepower is a relatively recent historical phenomenon and that so much depended on coordinated drill and unit discipline well into the early 20th century. You probably could have armed Dabulamanzi's impi entirely with Martini Henrys and it wouldn't have positively affected the outcome for them as their experience in the manual of arms would not have made them effective.
I was yelling like a soccer announcer when you hit the 500 yard target, this was one of the most exciting videos I’ve seen in a while. I love seeing those old workhorses doing their job 👍
Absolutely the best recording you have made so far , Henry you were obviously meant to take this cinder block throwing modern wonder in military evolution into your care taking, as far as the owl goes I'm sure he's never tried to catch another 45/70 before or after. 500 yards is a wonderful testament to the true capabilities of the Martini (not taking away from your shooting skills)Absolutely loved the show, your circle of friends and associates are a wealth of knowledge that you are blessed to have and please continue the great work. BIG FAN Brad from Australia
7:55 The 9 Hole Reviews PA Course went from decimating targets to near misses with local wildlife haha. XD 8:21 Oh and that stare down... That Owl was gonna do you like zefrank1's "German" Fairy Tale Owl did to the little girl. lol (video source: ua-cam.com/video/XeFxdkaFzRA/v-deo.html) Once again, y'all just killing it with these old timey guns and still amazing me with you shooting them at them distances. Plus, frickin love Rob and his input on the history and tactics of the British Empire's troops. \m/ Rad! I cannot Imagine the pain of reloading those damn cartridges. Truly one of a kind rifle from aplace that def makes it priceless AF imho. Noice!
I love how this channel works with so many interesting people. I discovered 9-hole long ago when C&Rsenal reposted their k98k video on that channel and I’ve loved it ever since.
I laughed so hard at the owl almost getting kaput. Oh man. This has got to be one of the best practical accuracy videos you guys made. And here I was thinking this is an April Fool's day joke!
I'm not really a gun nut but I've watched a lot of these videos, love the older guns and impressive shooting. This has to be the best ever. Many years ago I worked at the Royal Armouries in Enfield.
Back 2 centuries ago, At 500 yards BOTH Henrys would have nailed the 6x6 target, easy , on the board, This century, Henry No2 at 500 yards has knocked the center out of the BULL of a 6x6 target. Legend Bloody Legend ALL of you
I wonder how much the ammo affected this session. It seems that different rounds apparently shot differently. But, even so, it's a miracle that the Poms actually hit any Zulus! :-)
The work you put in to learn to load your own ammunition and shot it to its limits is just wonderful. Great marksmanship! Thank you for your really good videos!
Almost two years later since this video was uploaded, I having no prior knowledge of the Martini-Henry now own two and plan on reloading for it thanks to Britishmuzzleloaders and 9-Hole reviews. Thank you both! Cheers!
Practical accuracy course with modern reproduction whitworth rifle would be very interesting, in both aspect of crazy accuracy as black powder muzzleloader and dreadful fragility against black powder residues as a result of polygonal rifling...
Somehow, I found this video to be one of the best Practical Accuracy vids so far lol. Congrats to Josh and Henry. Rob also did an amazing job on the analysis
Great video, chaps. When I came back from my first tour in Kabul in '05, I walked through customs with a Martini in one hand and an Enfield muzzleloader in the other. Traded the former to my cousin's ex for work on my Sunfire (he's big into black powder, goes to nationals most years) and the latter for a No.1 Mk III*. The more I think about it, the more I'm sure my Martini was a Khyber Pass copy.
Rob in what I though was full era kit walks off in Bermuda shorts and Sandals... o_0 I died. >_< but today is April-Fools. Well played sir, well played... ^~^
This goes right next to IV8888's vid on Martini Henry at 600. Awesome stuff, you dont get many hits but somehow, that doesn't matter, it's still a awesome day out on the range and massive fun.
Absolutely wonderful to see the actual capabilities of this historic weapon; one gains insight into the limitations and the employed tactics of the time. This review alone does more for an understanding of the history of battle than most doctoral thesis's
Brilliant , Henry and Josh belted this one out of the park . British muzzle loaders was , as usual informative , knowledgeable and adorned with the facial topiary of majestic proportions . Thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration . It was an education and a pleasure .
Quite the weapon, great shooting and commentary, never realised how much blow-back/debris/powder those cartridges had, be interesting if you'd had a white glove on, saved it and do 200 rounds (or however many shots fired during an attack), a detail missed by the movies about how messy that aspect got. I'd love to see the same test up to 300yds standing, just my curiosity and I imagine that Martini would wear you out pretty quickly. Awesome video guys, thank you!
Thank you for the kind words! I do think there is a lot of forgotten knowledge on warfare that continues to amaze us as we delve into historical firearms and get to live a tiny slither of the life those hard men lived.
Nice, like Rob's channel as well. My last tour, I brought home a three band 1860 Enfield with bayonet and a nice 1880 Martini-Henry carbine. I'm a US civil war weapons shooter and I have fired the Enfield. I would love to shoot the carbine but the ammo issue is a challenge to be sure. I've worked with the Polish Army many years and I was in and out of Ghazni many times. Love your video on their service rifle. Thanks for your hard work.
What an awesome video! Goes to show that all the issues Henry had experienced, was near irrelevant by doctrine at the time. As per any military weapon old or new, training is key to get the utmost out of what is issued.
One thing that was really visible was when the projectile hit the target. More movement then modern rounds' Hits like a mule kick is the expression I'd use.
That rifle is brutal on the shoulders. I am amazed that the defenders at Rorke's Drift were able to use their rifles near continuously in combat for 24 hours.
I remember watching ZULU, the movie, on television when I was a kid. Scared the hell outta me, all those screamin' zulus charging with their assegais. After seeing the movie, I lusted for a Martini Henry, even though I was young enough I didn't exactly know what lust was, I lusted for a Martini Henry.
Always thought it was funny how they made the British soldiers out to be heros, when in fact they were imperialists committing genocide against the Zulus. You aren't a man if you're bringing guns to a fight against people with sharpened sticks.
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This is probably your most colorful accuracy test video ever.
- Oldest rifle
- lots of smoke.
- almost hit an owl
- wrong target shooting
- very dirty hand full of powder
- last round shot hit the last target.
Great stuff
Bro spoilers!!!!!!
@@mango9087 y r u in the comment section then? It is there to make comments about the content thus the natural habitat of spoilers
@@mango9087 close your eyes, geeez...
The historian was also very informative and hilarious at the end bit!
And his name is part of the rifle
There should be some sort of award for dealing with paper patch projectiles!
Hi Mark! Love your work!
Well, fancy seeing you here, Mark!
Seriously though!!
Thanks for having me on Henry (and Josh). Great shooting and congratulations on the completion of your Martini-Henry odyssey!
The odyssey has but begun! Looking forward to future collabs :)
@@9HoleReviews This was a great video. Thanks to all of you who put in the time and effort to make it.
Question: How do you feel about the accuracy of this platform ?
Is the performance indicative of the system or perhaps just this individual rifle ?
Given the provenance, I'd wager this rifle has seen a tremendous amount of service.
The ringing of the 500y gong must have been like aceing the final exam after a one year course.
Really a superb combined effort!
@Swiss Army1386 yes to everything you said.
Rob at British muzzle loaders is just outstanding. A brilliant educator and an absolute gentleman. The scenery is gorgeous too!
I found him about a year ago, he’s really been a hidden gem
probably the biggest victorian gun nut in all the commonwealth!!!!
The Owl is like: "How DARE you shoot an 130 year old rifle in my direction while I catch my afternoon snack!"
*Hoots in indignation*
it probably got attracted by the misses impact confusing it as pray like moles or field mice .
Just wanted some Martini along with the snack.
"A bit rewd for you to fire at me, init bruv?"
Then he got pissed and stood there like " bet you couldn't hit me if you tried"
150 years.
For those interested, the owl appears to be a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) As for the shooting, while the accuracy is what it is on an old black powder rifle like that, the authority with which the cartridge strikes the target out at 500 yards is impressive.
Its called a big ole' 480 grain slug 👍
No lie, I saw this posted and stopped my cnc, went to bathroom and watched... Best 9holereview so far
I left mine running lmao
hit rapids 25% so my machine uptime doesn't take a hit lol
Milling them M-Henry receivers there, boys?
Change of Venue 🚻🚽🧻
@@carami6442 couldn't, I was working on a spreader bar that was sticking out of the side of mill. I proofed program but still not good idea to walk away from that.
What - Rob’s Surname is Enfield. No way.
First Bloke on the Range - now British Muzzle Loaders - you are all legends. Best Cross Over Ever!
Henry: *almost nails owl*
Owl: OvO
WOWL 😲
Owl was all.. did you just shoot that shit at me? Did you just shoot that shit at me?!?!?!?!? Tonight.. I visit you....
Owls are a harbinger of death, in many African cultures.
@@natquesenberry6368 Owls are considered witches by many on rural Mexico, killing one brings bad luck and possible death to a family member, or so people say.
@@natquesenberry6368 even more interesting with the context of this firearm and the intro to the episode
Being a Brit in the US. I feel like it's my duty to own every single Martini Henry available. Same with the Enfields and Webley revolvers lol.
Don't forget to remind everyone of the industrial revolution, i always do , soon shuts em up
Join the club. It's just ones duty to look after the nation's aging service arms!
And I hope you American-Brits collect as many as your nations service arms as you can find. Godspeed, God bless, and God save the Queen! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
so you want to convince the local natives to join the happy empire family.
Do your duty, get all of them
Rorke's Drift in the morning, Rhodesia by evening... Leave a note if you got to that part :)
Go check out British Muzzleloaders' channel to learn more about the Martini-Henry ua-cam.com/users/britishmuzzleloaders
One of my all time favorite movies. I almost bought a M-H converted to .22 short as a target rifle back in the 70's. I still have non-buyer's remorse for not getting that gun.
AWESOME was waiting for something like this next time can you do the m95 or the carcano
the owl part is hilarious as soon as I saw that I liked the video
Noooo considering it's April 1st you missed an obvious insert on the Rourke's Drift front ua-cam.com/video/yrwhVlHV-28/v-deo.html Directed by Alan Parker whose career would have been up in smoke if he directed anything like that today. If you were offended by the film only one thing to say *"Sorry!"*
Please make sure BOTR gets to see the link it's probably a British humour thing anyway
*Sorry* I;ll leave my idiot mistake there Rob not BOTR. D'oh!
😆 Is Rob turning into James Reeves 😉
I guess you could say this practical accuracy is quite the "Hoot" after the events at the 450yd target.
Lol that owl just staring down Henry “like bitch you almost shot me” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
mean muggin*
"First of all, how dare you" "Second, that was rude"
Owl: I beg your pardon, Sir! 🧐
It was watching the bullets.
That was one surprised, pissed off bird. Love owls, glad only it's feelings were hurt...
I really like that these guys keep an excellent sense of history without taking themselves too seriously.
Top 10 anime crossovers.
#1. Dragonball Z and One Piece
#2. C&Rsenal and Forgotten Weapons
#3. IV8888 and C&Rsenal
#4. 9 hole and British muzzleloaders
#5. C&Rsenal and 9-hole?
#.6 C&Rsenal and British Muzzleloaders???
.....
Top 1*
Frommer Stop mud test when?
C&Rsenal are otakus!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱
Nice
Did not ever expect a cross-over collab between 9-Hole & British Muzzleloaders, Awesome.
The fact that Henry speaks like a brit makes this even more historically accurate.
Henry is a proper Brit being born in British Hong Kong lol
@@catsfrommars yeah how did that work? I assume having been a US Army officer that he was born a citizen, but if he was born in Honk Kong he must have been a British one too? And then I think he said he had Chinese citizenship too as a kid?
Little wonder why they didn’t let him go Intel Branch😁
@@509Gman No. you arent considered a british citizen, you will only be consider a British Hong Kong/Oversea citizen and you will only get a BNO passport, not the regular british passport. I lived there before moving to the state.
@@luckyyu2004 so citizen of the empire, but not british?
@@Seelenschmiede more like denizen/subject of the empire
Some of the smaller calibers are hard for me to see the hits watching on my phone. But zero issue with this one smacking the targets. Hits like a freight train.
Nice work!
That owl looked like he took that near miss personally.
If someone took a shot at me at 450 yards with a 150 year old, single shot, black powder rifle, I'd take it personally too.
I feel that there is not nearly enough comments in the comment section about the owl.
7:55 Owl is an absolute unit. Compared to the target, those are some big ass wings.
Looked like a great horned owl. Those things get massive
Still can't believe that owl did an electronic attack on your camera
The old Shadowrun RPG had some kind of bird that could make EMP attacks and others that could inflict a kind of bad luck. Or maybe it was praying to the owl gods to get even with the noisy guy who threw the angry rock at it.
Cyberowl...
Just stumbled across this one... Henry really keeps his cool on this run... Such a cool project. Love seeing you guys push the old weapons. Henry has to be the best marksman on social media.
Thanks man, but for sure still lots to learn from different disciplines (guys like British ML). Honestly it was super rocky on the 500y hit, but we made it!
The force that bullet had on the 500 yard target.
They hit like a train...
Yup... even at 1000yds anything on the receiving end is having an unfortunate day....admittedly you are in volleyfire 'beaten zone' firing to achieve effective use tho...
Big slow projectile hits like a freight train.
.....just think.....with 3,000 screaming Zulus...every one of Henry's misses would have been a hit.....
Read over the Sand Hook Test of 1879 sometime
The section given by rob was wildly informative. Never thought I would be so enthralled with single shot black powder rifles and their usage!
4:10 *Martini is the action, Henry is the rifling*
_Me, thinking Martini was a drink & Henry was the guy shooting: OwO_
Now THIS is the crossover I've been waiting for. When I saw the Martini in the background of one of the older vids, I was hoping you would get Rob on to do some commentary. I am of course, Very satisfied and very impressed as always.
I feel like there was a missed opportunity for Henry to be drinking a Martini during the debrief.
Great video lads, lots of fun, lots of craziness, and a real nailbiter at the end there.
As a NRA High Power competitor and ELR precision shooter, I am stunned by what you accomplished Henry. You should be very proud of yourself.
Came here looking for jokes, got heartwarming endearment of a classic rifle with a storied history, and a punchline.
Outstanding Henry. And what could possibly be better than having two wonderfully qualified Content Creators collaborate together. Thank you Rob and Henry!
This was awesome to see, and now I am hoping you guys can be convinced to have more classic rifles in BP.
Seeing Henry ringing steel at 500 with a Sharps Rifle or a Rolling Block, and seeing Josh running and gunning with a 44-40 levergun would be amazing!
Great shooting as always.
I 2nd this. I want to see some old west guns on here
*YES !!!!*
"If it's a miracle Colour Sargent, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry .45 caliber miracle"
And a bayonet with some guts behind it.
Oh YES, we need MORE of this kind of testing with historical weapons!!! Simply OUTSTANDING!!!
I love the pressure of we only made 30 rounds.
That debrief was extremely interresting. I knew that volley fire had a much longer effective range than individual aimed fire, but I never would have guessed that they would engage at 1200 yards with blackpowder rifles and be effective.
That would suck, standing in reserve and getting pelted with large globs of lead from over yonder?
Singing Men of Harlech from behind cover gives you +50 in defense.
Speaking as a Welshman, can confirm this to be true.
Also +50 Morale.
The regiment at Rorkes Drift was not Welsh though.
@@Cloudman572 Yeah they were. 24th Regiment of Foot later became the South Wales Borderers. They've always been a Welsh Regiment.
@@TheShreddedSnorlax No they were not, this is a common myth. At Rorkes Drift the regiment was the 24th of Foot also called the 2nd Warwickshire Regiment. The majority of soldiers were English.
That the regiment later on was based at Brecon and renamed The South Wales Borderers is true but has nothing to do with the fact that it was an English regiment at Rorkes Drift.
@@Cloudman572 Accept the regiment had been based at Brecon for 6 years by the time of Rorkes Drift and mainly recruited from Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire, and Herefordshire. Most of the 2nd battalion 24th as a whole were Welsh, and I think it was more or less equal in the case of B Company.
And in any case It would've been a British regiment, not a English one.
I am glad I watched to the end to get the discussion about volley fire and the utility of formation shooting. Particularly in the era of super accurate firearms, we tend to forget that the effectiveness of individual firepower is a relatively recent historical phenomenon and that so much depended on coordinated drill and unit discipline well into the early 20th century. You probably could have armed Dabulamanzi's impi entirely with Martini Henrys and it wouldn't have positively affected the outcome for them as their experience in the manual of arms would not have made them effective.
Truly a fabulous episode. Especially last shot. And wild owl. And Robs historical part. Magical.
The shooting portion of this video was absolute chaos and I loved every second of it! Keep up the goodness guys.
Thought this was Martini's with Henry.. Ohh I got ya
Ha. I read the title correctly, but figured with it being April Fools, that it’d be Henry sipping martinis and ranting about an interesting topic.
@@rdsmith334 Similar to a Bourbon Henry?! Haha!
its Henry's Martini Henry.
Gin or Vodka martoonies
This was the most anxious I've been watching a practical accuracy episode.
I was yelling like a soccer announcer when you hit the 500 yard target, this was one of the most exciting videos I’ve seen in a while. I love seeing those old workhorses doing their job 👍
Battle of Rorke's Drift . Shout out from south Africa 🇿🇦
Always glad to see Rob in crossovers.
Absolutely the best recording you have made so far , Henry you were obviously meant to take this cinder block throwing modern wonder in military evolution into your care taking, as far as the owl goes I'm sure he's never tried to catch another 45/70 before or after. 500 yards is a wonderful testament to the true capabilities of the Martini (not taking away from your shooting skills)Absolutely loved the show, your circle of friends and associates are a wealth of knowledge that you are blessed to have and please continue the great work. BIG FAN Brad from Australia
sorry for the calibre typo
I’ve been watching Rob since 2013, I’m glad to see his channel get more recognition lately.
That voice calling hits and such sounds like Ian.
BMLs "what is this, the American army" omfg hahaha that was brilliant.
I’ve been waiting for this ever since you brought these rifles back! Phenomenal job by both you, Rob and the Owl.
"Mister Owl, how many shots does it take to hit a torso sized target at 450 yards?"
"Lets find out."
7:55 The 9 Hole Reviews PA Course went from decimating targets to near misses with local wildlife haha. XD
8:21 Oh and that stare down... That Owl was gonna do you like zefrank1's "German" Fairy Tale Owl did to the little girl. lol (video source: ua-cam.com/video/XeFxdkaFzRA/v-deo.html)
Once again, y'all just killing it with these old timey guns and still amazing me with you shooting them at them distances. Plus, frickin love Rob and his input on the history and tactics of the British Empire's troops. \m/ Rad! I cannot Imagine the pain of reloading those damn cartridges. Truly one of a kind rifle from aplace that def makes it priceless AF imho. Noice!
Insert some Heronomius Bosch comment here.
This. Was. A. PHENOMENAL. Collaboration! Cheers to all of you for putting this together. Job VERY well done.
I love how this channel works with so many interesting people. I discovered 9-hole long ago when C&Rsenal reposted their k98k video on that channel and I’ve loved it ever since.
6:51 He hit the upper right joint of the target stand and the splash on the left looks like a chunk that ricocheted off.
Can we all agree on just how hard those rounds hit!!! The authority by them is amazing.
I laughed so hard at the owl almost getting kaput. Oh man. This has got to be one of the best practical accuracy videos you guys made. And here I was thinking this is an April Fool's day joke!
Finally a BPCR !!! Could we please get "Quigley Down Under" rifle next !!!
ooooo that'd be such a classic
Funny I actually thought the same thing and queued up the bucket scene.
@@9HoleReviews and a lever action(henry?)
@@9HoleReviews shooting at a bucket.... At distance!
Heck yeah!
I'm not really a gun nut but I've watched a lot of these videos, love the older guns and impressive shooting. This has to be the best ever.
Many years ago I worked at the Royal Armouries in Enfield.
Back 2 centuries ago, At 500 yards BOTH Henrys would have nailed the 6x6 target, easy , on the board, This century, Henry No2 at 500 yards has knocked the center out of the BULL of a 6x6 target. Legend Bloody Legend ALL of you
Didn't know we had developed the infrastructure to mass manufacture metallic cartridges in 1821.
Martini-Henry simply the legend !! 😍🇬🇧
I wonder how much the ammo affected this session. It seems that different rounds apparently shot differently. But, even so, it's a miracle that the Poms actually hit any Zulus! :-)
Rob’s sense of humor in his videos always gets me 😂
He's just as good in 'off the cuff' mode in real life... ;)
That owl be like "You shootin' at me? Ga'head I dare ya, take another shot. I'll stand here and wait."
Then Henry just pulls out his modern Remington 700 rifle and shot at it😂
Imagine if that firearm could talk. That was a fun video Henry, that joy from the 500 yard hit was great.
6:51 shot hit the bar on the right side at the leg joint. Frag impacted left.
Shout out to the owl. He must have been as surprised as I was to see a martini-Henry of the range.
The work you put in to learn to load your own ammunition and shot it to its limits is just wonderful. Great marksmanship! Thank you for your really good videos!
That owl is just sitting there staring at us like "Excuse sir, that was rude"
Imagine if that was one of those harry potter owls he would probably more pissed😂
Almost two years later since this video was uploaded, I having no prior knowledge of the Martini-Henry now own two and plan on reloading for it thanks to Britishmuzzleloaders and 9-Hole reviews. Thank you both! Cheers!
The great horned was like, "dude, WTF!?"
Would like to see the Whitworth rifle try the course.
Would love to see the Whitworth and see if the accuracy has held this long!
Cap and Ball did great with Withworth.
Practical accuracy course with modern reproduction whitworth rifle would be very interesting, in both aspect of crazy accuracy as black powder muzzleloader and dreadful fragility against black powder residues as a result of polygonal rifling...
This channel used to be good...today it's become one of the greats.
Finally!! 😍 couldn’t wait for this video, born and raised in Natal, South Africa makes this even better.
Hats off for Rob of British Muzzleloaders. Excellent presentation. Thank you Sir!
Now do the Henry Repeating Rifle! Excellent work here guys!
Somehow, I found this video to be one of the best Practical Accuracy vids so far lol. Congrats to Josh and Henry. Rob also did an amazing job on the analysis
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your content; history, practical experience, and humor. Great stuff!
Great video, chaps. When I came back from my first tour in Kabul in '05, I walked through customs with a Martini in one hand and an Enfield muzzleloader in the other. Traded the former to my cousin's ex for work on my Sunfire (he's big into black powder, goes to nationals most years) and the latter for a No.1 Mk III*. The more I think about it, the more I'm sure my Martini was a Khyber Pass copy.
Rob in what I though was full era kit walks off in Bermuda shorts and Sandals... o_0 I died. >_< but today is April-Fools. Well played sir, well played... ^~^
This goes right next to IV8888's vid on Martini Henry at 600. Awesome stuff, you dont get many hits but somehow, that doesn't matter, it's still a awesome day out on the range and massive fun.
I’ll be using the “cheap as chips” quote from now on....
Absolutely wonderful to see the actual capabilities of this historic weapon; one gains insight into the limitations and the employed tactics of the time. This review alone does more for an understanding of the history of battle than most doctoral thesis's
I'm not sure if I can handle this epic of a crossover.
Brilliant , Henry and Josh belted this one out of the park . British muzzle loaders was , as usual informative , knowledgeable and adorned with the facial topiary of majestic proportions .
Thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration . It was an education and a pleasure .
Trapdoor Springfield next time around for period accurate American counterpart/comparison to the MH?
Quite the weapon, great shooting and commentary, never realised how much blow-back/debris/powder those cartridges had, be interesting if you'd had a white glove on, saved it and do 200 rounds (or however many shots fired during an attack), a detail missed by the movies about how messy that aspect got. I'd love to see the same test up to 300yds standing, just my curiosity and I imagine that Martini would wear you out pretty quickly. Awesome video guys, thank you!
Thank you for the kind words! I do think there is a lot of forgotten knowledge on warfare that continues to amaze us as we delve into historical firearms and get to live a tiny slither of the life those hard men lived.
He is the absolute COOLEST DUDE. Great job getting him on the channel and bringing more exposure to his amazing channel.
Amazing. I always loved the size of the .577/450 martini round. And congratulations to you and your beautiful antique rifle for such a good showing.
Y’all need to do the Quigley Down Under rifle one of these days..
Nice, like Rob's channel as well. My last tour, I brought home a three band 1860 Enfield with bayonet and a nice 1880 Martini-Henry carbine. I'm a US civil war weapons shooter and I have fired the Enfield. I would love to shoot the carbine but the ammo issue is a challenge to be sure. I've worked with the Polish Army many years and I was in and out of Ghazni many times. Love your video on their service rifle. Thanks for your hard work.
I love that YT Autocaptions interperates gunfire as "applause."
Car noises too. Makes a lot of police videos WAY more hilarious.
@@DJScootagroov I hadn't noticed that - I'm going looking for those videos now!
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It's possibly the only thing that auto captions gets right, gunfire is applause.
so that is why they want ban clapping and replace it with jazz hands.
Y'all's stuff just keeps getting better and better.
Great suspense, Texas wildlife and smoke footage topped with Rob.
What an awesome video! Goes to show that all the issues Henry had experienced, was near irrelevant by doctrine at the time. As per any military weapon old or new, training is key to get the utmost out of what is issued.
11:46 was pure joy!
that was a whole year's hard work happening at the nick of time!
Absolutely AWESOME! Two of my favourite shooting channels teaming up to feature a modern review of a classic rifle. Love it!
One thing that was really visible was when the projectile hit the target. More movement then modern rounds' Hits like a mule kick is the expression I'd use.
Big chunk of slow moving lead vs. little chunk of fast moving, much flatter shooting lead. Results, same.
So awesome to see British muzzle loaders collaboration and get recognition as amazing channel and content creator. Amazing 9 hole review as well.
That rifle is brutal on the shoulders. I am amazed that the defenders at Rorke's Drift were able to use their rifles near continuously in combat for 24 hours.
They were out of action for 3 wks due severe bruising of shoulders and backs.
Hands down the best Nine Hole Review! Two of my favorite channels!! The historical debrief for context was excellent. Thanks for the quality content.
I remember watching ZULU, the movie, on television when I was a kid. Scared
the hell outta me, all those screamin' zulus charging with their assegais.
After seeing the movie, I lusted for a Martini Henry, even though I was
young enough I didn't exactly know what lust was, I lusted for a Martini Henry.
Imagine the fear knowing the main body of your army had already been wiped out.
Always thought it was funny how they made the British soldiers out to be heros, when in fact they were imperialists committing genocide against the Zulus.
You aren't a man if you're bringing guns to a fight against people with sharpened sticks.
@@patricksmith2565 they were outnumbered you anti colonialist
You're giving the Zulus far too little credit and in turn, doing them a disservice, they had far more than sharpened sticks.@@patricksmith2565
Checked the like button mid-way through and wanted to check again after the commentary at the end. Great video!
1 year after susbcribing iam STILL trying to find that ever elusive intro beat on these practical accuracy vids....
Maybe they made it
search for a UA-camr named "tyops"
@@9HoleReviews i did, but the guy/girl had tons of samples and genres. I never found it because of that lmaoo
Using a relic from the past, and the accuracy you had with it was inspiring. Bravo, good sir!