Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Chapter 2

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2 жыл бұрын

Taking my old Brown Bess Flintlock out for a spin. Nothing like black powder and a .75 caliber ball to make for a great afternoon!!
First video with this firearm: • Brown Bess Flintlock ...
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@hickok45 2 жыл бұрын

First video with this musket: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/reBlaaxl05-zZIk.html

@ajcrimsoncow8116 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t blame your for missing those muskets where very inaccurate

@2001scoop 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching that one when it came out

@chadthundercock5641 2 жыл бұрын

The wonderful world of muzzleloaders, where a gun with a 30" barrel firing a 75. projectile is considered an SBR carbine

@rawmate1196 2 жыл бұрын

hi chad.

@chadthundercock5641 2 жыл бұрын

@@rawmate1196 Hello.

@_ZimZam 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody good times

@andreweden9405 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you always bring out the edged weapons as well whenever you're shooting a single-shot firearm. As you know, these muskets were used at a time when, if you missed, or your shot failed to reach your intended target for whatever reason, you'd darned-well better have something at hand to stab, chop, cut or clobber that target, because they're going to be even less charitable toward you than they were before you just tried to kill them!

@6mm250 2 жыл бұрын

Folks had to work plenty hard to kill one another back in the old , old days

@andreweden9405 2 жыл бұрын

@@6mm250 , I don't know if killing was necessarily that much more difficult, but it certainly was much more up-close and personal!

@Ilovechocolatelabs 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh he actually did the Brown Bess again!

@joe5812 2 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this for 12 years! And he did it! Thank god this man knows guns... Life is good...

@Sheepdog1314 2 жыл бұрын

love black powder weapons...I hand-engraved many of them, and made the powder-horns as well

@SlapStyleAnims 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work dude

@brasstacksboxing409 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 45 caliber black powder rifle, and a 50 caliber 6 shot revolver dragoon pistol. Love shooting them. Especially, the rifle.... something special about launching a hand packed rocket. And, these newer aged black powder firearms are not near as archaic as the older stuff. My rifle and revolver are both ABSOLUTE unit.

@LifeisGood762 2 жыл бұрын

@@brasstacksboxing409 What!? Where did you get a .50 caliber Dragoon? Is it rebated cylinder like an 1860 or is it a long cylinder gun with the whole water table lowered? I've wondered if such a thing exists but haven't found anything.

@averageguy371 2 жыл бұрын

@@brasstacksboxing409 Did you mean .44 for that dragoon?

@codyallen2838 2 жыл бұрын

@@LifeisGood762 he might not be talking about the Colt Dragoon we all think of. He might just be referencing a cavalry pistol, as dragoon is another word for cavalry. At least that's my guess?

@ShaneSharpVlogs 2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing like shooting these historical style guns. It's not about hitting a target 100 yards away, but the experience of shooting the gun. To feel what they felt many years ago, and to see the challenge at hand. That's an awesome gun you have there Hickok. I love watching all your muzzleloader videos. Keep up the great work.

@steveg8322 8 ай бұрын

A practiced individual can indeed become surprisingly accurate with a smooth bore and particularly the Brown Bess with a good bore.

@leederby136 2 жыл бұрын

I love when you bring out the old guns that I would never get to fire. The history behind each one is fascinating and you bring it to life 🙂

@justinweaver8787 2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@deletdis6173 Жыл бұрын

You'd love Capandball, then.

@YELLTELL 2 жыл бұрын

We love all your video's, your honesty, & your humility to say the least. Thx as always. Post Script The sound of all those empty cartridges jingling on the ground as you walk is such music to my ears!

@crominion6045 2 жыл бұрын

As you noted, priming first was the military method of loading with the paper cartridges they used at the time. Soldiers back then would bite off the end of the cartridge, sprinkle a little powder into the pan, close the frizzen, then pour the rest of the powder downbore, followed by the ball and the rest of the paper, then ram everything home. I would not recommend doing so today, particularly when loading loose components. It was handy in the heat of battle, but there's really no reason to take the risk today.

@oldschoolcfi3833 2 жыл бұрын

The sear structure of a flintlock is robust in the extreme, at half cock there's little that could make it fire short of a sledge hammer to the back of the dog. It's mechanically safe, safer in fact than a modern weapon with the safety catch engaged. This is the reason for the expression, don't go off half cocked, because one simply could NOT make the weapon fire from that condition. The military would not tolerate a weapon that would blow a soldiers hand off or create casualties in normal use, even with their higher accepted level of risk. In fact, in researching Revolutionary war records, there is not a single recorded injury of a soldier from his weapon firing while loading. If it was common place, we'd have seen records of soldiers treated or discharged for having lost fingers, hands, or died from subsequent infections. There aren't any records of that, at least none that I've round in any of my research of the military history of the revolutionary war. It's a bit of our modern risk aversion, learned from modern, less robust firearms that are much easier to discharge that's created the attitude that a musket primed at half cock is somehow more dangerous. We're a highly litigious society, which has made us risk adverse, to even the slightest possibility, no matter how improbable, of "something" that could, maybe, happen.

@codyschale263 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolcfi3833 Even still, the way he loads it in the video is the safest way.

@evandaire1449 Жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolcfi3833 by the flintlock time period it sure was hard to achieve. However it was even done in the matchlock period.

@Tunafish262 Жыл бұрын

This man got me interested in shooting as a kid and I grew close to my grandfather because of it.

@audikris 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg, LOVE your videos!!! Thank you for sharing!!! These old flintlocks are such a different way of life, seeing you work with them, really is fun!

@whitb6111 2 жыл бұрын

These are my favorite type of gun videos. Really the only ones I watch. I don't even own a gun I just love the history and learning about these old weapons.

@nathanveggian287 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best! It’s so refreshing to watch a video with a wholesome, all around good person as the star of the video on KZfaq.

@Fishsticks187 8 ай бұрын

It's crazy to think that a muzzle loading firearm inaccurate past 50 yards was, at one point in history, the most advanced weapon known to mankind. You can't help but respect the bravery of the men who took part in that kind of combat, who fought in armies whose tactics showed such callous for contempt human life.

@denisdegamon8224 3 ай бұрын

Those smooth bore muskets will hit fairly regularly out to 75 yards. Man sized targets at 100 yards, but the hits will be scattered. Now rifles muzzle loaders can be quite effective from 100 to even ( marksman) 300 yards. The bullet drop will be significant because round balls have very poor aerodynamics and slow down quickly. During the American Revolution during the battle of Saratoga, expert marksman Timothy Murphy shot and killed a British Commanding general off his horse at just over 300 yards. It took him several shots to get the range and hold over. He was using a 54 caliber American longrifle.

@bobbyrios2k223 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool. I love the sound of these old flintlocks. Sounds so wicked

@Lmgoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel hope y’all are having a great day

@terryschiller2625 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Hickok 45 Sir you may have the same problem I had with my Thomson center 50 cal. A flinch caused when the flash pan ignited. Took me forever to stop that flinch and a lot of Flint's!! LoL 😂

@Andrew-13579 2 жыл бұрын

Does closing your eyes when you squeeze the trigger work? 😀. No, really. Could it work? Or else, “Be the ball.” Focus very hard on the target. ?

@LifeisGood762 2 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for a revisit of this gun! I love it, and anything flintlock. Very cool.

@mikebecker12 Жыл бұрын

I really like this guy. He's taught me very well over the years. I've thought of you as one of my friends that I have shot with. hope to see you down the road. thanks 😊

@maxkronader5225 2 жыл бұрын

I love my .45 flintlock Pennsylvania long rifle. However, compared to every other firearm I own, it's a royal pain in the ass. Sometimes we just love something for what it is, not for how easy or convenient it is.

@rmc7434 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, love mine as well.

@kiykiy_maitai Жыл бұрын

This is me! I have a tradition's pennsylvania .50, its a huge pain in the butt, yet its my favorite firearm in my entire collection and i love every chance i get to use it.

@evandaire1449 Жыл бұрын

I’ve come to love my musket of all my muzzle loaders. They aren’t a pain to load or clean and can be loaded however you want. Within about 80 yards it’s just fine. Love my musket.

@thekalamazookid4481 6 ай бұрын

I'm looking to get into muzzle loading, but something historical like this. I have a mosin and that's my favorite because of the history behind it. The modern stuff I own is fun to shoot but other than my shotgun I'd get rid of all of them if i could trade them in for historical firearms.

@BooRadley452 2 жыл бұрын

You rock Mr. Hickock. I'm just a "flash in the pan" Lol Happy New Year to you and little Johnny ❤

@MrSrtrider 2 жыл бұрын

The riffle is awesome!.. but the story and history you share with us completes it for me…

@CarpathianWasteGroup 2 жыл бұрын

Yes this was my favourite part and now you got us a second one you gotta love it!

@bklounge231 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Love these.

@aprilgalbraith5421 2 жыл бұрын

I love the old gun video's great work keep it up

@williamthegunnut3839 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly the late Christmas present I wanted :)

@kennypelling7631 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for such great videos 😊😊😁😁

@bassclefjef1887 7 ай бұрын

I just love the sound of brass at your feet!

@watmat2956 2 жыл бұрын

I love when he walks and you hear all the spent shells on the ground

@travishawley1480 2 жыл бұрын

Man i love you videos! Happy new year

@veritasvincit2745 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great channel. You don't necessarily need to be particularly interested in firearms or history to get pleasure from this place. Ta.

@GrudgeyCable 2 жыл бұрын

Was just taking to a friend the other day about wanting a part 2 to the Brown Bess video. I guess merry late Christmas to us! Lol thanks hickok45

@omskc_gb4728 2 жыл бұрын

YESSS CHAPTER 2 OF THE LEGENDARY VIDEO OF A LEGENDARY GUN

@davidrivero7943 2 жыл бұрын

That Musket will feed you in any deep Woods, like it did in the past. TY for the peek, Sir.

@drivesideways6550 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas! Really Enjoy the Black Powder videos!

@jcapp1698 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful thanks for the fun

@comiketiger 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video! What a fine old weapon you have there. Love it. God bless all here.

@deacondale5360 2 жыл бұрын

Tip: The loading procedure for round balls that have a spruce is spruce up. Hickok's gun videos are the most enjoyable on KZfaq. It's like watching your best friend shoot.

@mshafer2006 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

@thetableofelements4472 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos make me smile to be honest with you.

@stanleyne1 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful gun. Man I graduated high school same year you got that.

@GrudgeyCable Жыл бұрын

This video deserves more views! It’s great

@justinweaver8787 2 жыл бұрын

Ive been wantn to see more on this thank u so very much i love it.

@billbright1755 2 жыл бұрын

The old smoke pole comes out of retirement for a demonstration of muzzle loading. Not just a flash in the pan that flint lock is good example of the importance of keeping the powder dry. Lock, stock, and barrel that is an early assault weapon in the hands an expert.

@daltongarrett7117 2 жыл бұрын

aren't guns late model assault weapons? we used clubs and spears and swords and bows way before the gun was invented, hell rocks are the original assault weapons.

@mundoapoc8626 6 ай бұрын

HICKOK45 I really enjoyed your video, in Argentina we have to make our own black powder which has to be made in several stages in order to do it well. The flints are imported. We also import the moulds. Everything is difficult, but we enjoy the hobby. In USA you have almost everything at hand. Congratulations!

@robertwattson2654 2 жыл бұрын

Muzzle loaders are so much fun. Mine is a Pedersoli Kentucky rifle cap and ball 50 cal. Using a patched round ball I was only able to fire three rounds before I had to run a spit patch through it before I could seat another round. When I changed to a 300 grain lubed bullet with no patch that cured the problem. I found that when seating the bullet that after I rammed it down if I bounced the ram rod on the bullet till it rebounds It does a better job of making sure that there is no space between bullet and powder resulting in more reliable ignition. With that heavy bullet and 119 grains of powder it packs quite a wallop for hunting purposes. Far more than the 60 grain round ball and it's still comfortable to shoot even with that insane curved but plate. It's more fun than an old fart like me should be allowed to have.

@nedsurf1876 2 жыл бұрын

I got to handle and inspect for an old charge a Brown Bess with documented rev. war provenance. It was among the most memorable of my firearms experiences.

@codyallen2838 2 жыл бұрын

That is wild. I got to shoot a French officers flintlock from the Napoleonic era and it was pretty surreal. The idea that a man that helped command Napoleon's army held, carried, and shot that same pistol really gets me.

@Sjoerty30 2 жыл бұрын

When you walk around and kick the brass, it sounds like a chorus of jingle bells haha 🔔

@STEVEARABIA1 2 жыл бұрын

That requires the ultimate in flinch control. It’s like it fires twice. I can’t imagine using that under stress and hitting anything.

@nealnusbaumer9750 2 жыл бұрын

Had my flintlock out to the range today. They are a challenge to shoot, but incredibly satisfying.

@leonardjanda6181 2 жыл бұрын

What a rifle classic, great videos 🎁🎄🎁

@shasha1873 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent and beautiful rifle.

@Jay9999 2 жыл бұрын

What a great man on a great channel in a great state on a nice property shooting beautiful guns. Merry Christmas to you all 👑🎁🍺🎅❄️👼🎄⛄

@troyrichardson2310 2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year ahead as well Sir!

@user-ng2rx4qc8o 9 ай бұрын

a true do it all gun imo...back in the day those probably made a lot of sense to homesteaders and settlers that had enough money for a gun..they can be used as a shotgun or as a "rifle"...you can hunt anything from squirrels to bears with them,just put in a shot charge and they make a good shotgun for squirrels and rabbits or pests....they were probably real workhorses around a farm

@mdub1955 2 жыл бұрын

I fill the pan half full of FFFF... maybe a heavy half, close the frizzen, then rotate the musket so the pan is 45 degrees or so toward the ground and give it a tap or two to move the powder away from the hole. Generally, I get a near instant chamber ignition. And the doesn't mean I always hit my target! Part of the fun of these fidgety old buggers.

@jasonwikoff9562 2 жыл бұрын

Just passed Bud's Gunshop in Sevierville, Tennessee. Too bad it's early and they weren't open yet. Happy New Year Hickok45!!!

@ExcavationNation 2 жыл бұрын

I carry a sawed off one everyday

@romaniangypsy3640 2 жыл бұрын

Hickok:misses a shot* Everybody:impossible

@_siggi_783 2 жыл бұрын

That hatchet with the crucifix is very cool though

@davidmunro1469 2 жыл бұрын

I have handled replicas twice that three sided baonnet adds a whole new dimension. Very heavy It makes you wobbly and aim at the ground.

@natural4265 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the spark....mint!!!

@nokachi3339 2 жыл бұрын

Hickok, I got covid, but your videos have helped me power through. Thank you!

@Aaronmilo122 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sitting here with covid also.

@nokachi3339 2 жыл бұрын

@@Aaronmilo122 hope you get better fast, friend!

@bradleyjohnson9588 2 жыл бұрын

I love that gun it was so cool

@tweekFPV 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@giannimoscotto7386 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice Merry Christmas And happy new year

@bjagfan9452 2 жыл бұрын

Always interesting

@whip8 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@OdoyleRules24 2 жыл бұрын

I'm having a heck of a time getting my pedersoli bess to shoot straight. Something about a bayonet lug for a front sight and your eyeball for a rear sight.

@ElainesDomain 2 жыл бұрын

I'll be dipped. I was just on Gbroker lookin at these things. My house was built in 1847 and I need something like this.

@diarmarovci8277 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos

@allenpippin3799 Жыл бұрын

I make paper cartridges for my Brown Bess. 110 grs of 2F powder and a .69 round ball. I bite the end off and pour the charge down the barrel and shove the paper and ball down. Then I prime the pan from a powder measure. I agree it is to dangers to prime the pan before you load the musket. If I hold steady it is accurate out to 30 yards. If you are good with it, you can shoot a man-sized target out 100 yards.

@TheTacticalHippy 2 жыл бұрын

I need some unique guns like this. Never seen this done

@jefffeudner408 2 жыл бұрын

Great education Thanks. ;) Defined " Flash in the Pan"

@jarhead2278 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@DroppingBombs4ever 2 жыл бұрын

He rarely misses

@jimmycurran5355 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video.

@jonathancampos7297 2 жыл бұрын

Your laugh is priceless

@ShaneSharpVlogs 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 50 cal. Cap lock. I think I'm going to have to add a flint lock to my collection. I love the old style muzzleloader.

@sonicimperium 2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year! 🇺🇸

@TES-bp9bn 2 жыл бұрын

Good, flintlock , I like, Thanks.

@oreally8605 2 жыл бұрын

Talking about technology over 200 years old. Amazing..

@Bayan1905 2 жыл бұрын

I have the Pedersoli French Cavallarie carbine, the short version essentially of the Charleville musket and its a hilarious amount of fun to shoot, I would like to get a Brown Bess carbine like that someday.

@diggitallindadirt3283 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@3ducs 2 жыл бұрын

I've had a Track of the Wolf BB kit in my shop for two or three years, I REALLY need to get to it! I'm 75, procrastination is not working on my side. Just one lame excuse after another...

@codyallen2838 2 жыл бұрын

If you know that doing it will give you joy, then go do it! I hope you do!

@doucetrr2007 2 жыл бұрын

That's cool. The older I get, the more I shoot black powder, particularly Flintlock. Fun Stuff. I guess Santa forgot to bring me a Brown Bess. I may have to fix that. Perhaps a Kentucky Rifle also. I am a TC fan, having lived most of my life one town away in from Rochester, NH where the former company was for four decades... 😢. However it may time to add some (more) Pedersoli to the mix..

@fredl4173 Жыл бұрын

On the topic of priming before loading (ie ramming the cartridge down) it was in fact done by most militaries and it came down to two basic practicalities 1. after firing a shot it was easier to immediately move the musket into the position to prime, typically done under the right armpit, than it was to move the musket to the side of the body to get into the process of ramming. Two seconds after firing a soldier could be priming meanwhile the act of maneuvering the musket to the side would take four or five, on a battlefield where speed of loading could make a massive difference in who came out victorious this was an important fact. 2. The second reason came down to the design of the cartridges themselves. the cartridges were, like you mentioned, paper tubes filled with powder and a ball at the end. There was however only one charge of powder which the soldier would have to themselves divvy up between priming and loading. When loading the fastest way to do it was to simply throw the cartridge with all remaining powder and the bullet down the barrel, this couldn't be done however if the pan was unprimed because again 1 charge for both actions if a soldier loaded first they would have to be mindful so as not to use too much powder when loading thus leaving themselves with inadequate powder for the prime and also hold onto a cartridge half-full of powder throughout the ramming action significantly slowing them down

@tlightning8383 2 жыл бұрын

They need to get Hickock45 in one of those “Expert reviews movies” videos and talk about guns in film.

@Trey_816 Жыл бұрын

I love my Brown Bess!

@Pangooooo Жыл бұрын

Great for home defense

@CapnJackSB 2 жыл бұрын

I use a patched glass marble in my Matchlock musket. Cheap to shoot, reasonable accuracy and no recoil.

@johnnybagofdoughnuts4193 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t it just crack and spray glass shards out the barrel?

@CapnJackSB 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnybagofdoughnuts4193 I use 30 gr. of FFG and the marbles work just like a lead ball, but they do splatter when they hit something solid. I also use marbles in a Blunderbuss that I built.

@codyallen2838 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnybagofdoughnuts4193 That's what I would assume, but you never know I guess? I'll have to try it.

@mememachine6743 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, just use ball sinkers, they’re really cheap and you can find them at basically every fishing shop, they’re basically just musket balls.

@jamesquigley8628 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying Cavalry and NOT CALVARY! Another good video. Be Well.

@thedrunkmarxist 2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea how youtube has not deleted this video but this is a miracle.

@folday6169 9 ай бұрын

It’s great that you can laugh at yourself!

@johngrossbohlin7582 2 жыл бұрын

In rapid reloading situations sometimes the charge would ignite as the ball and paper cartridge were being rammed down the barrel. This could result in burnt and unburnt powder being discharged into the shooter’s ramming hand as the ramrod was propelled out of the gun. This was referred to as being tattooed…. This happened twice to co-workers of mine at a living history museum while militia demonstrations were being conducted. One of the guys was a world renowned expert gun builder but that expertise was no match for thr bit of smoldering fouling or paper in the bore… a reality of living an 18th century life!

@ridingintenth8158 2 жыл бұрын

I was guessing they did it so they didn’t accidentally pour the whole thing of powder in the barrel and not have any for the pan.

@hickok45 2 жыл бұрын

yes.

@jimwotring4402 2 жыл бұрын

They would use the paper as wadding. So after loading only the small peice they bit off would be left.

@jackdelvo2702 2 жыл бұрын

Buck shot greatly improves the accuracy in them things, the more the better.

@acratone8300 2 жыл бұрын

1640's The English Civil War. Thousands of soldiers on the field fighting. Less than 1% carried flintlocks. Basically only KIng Charles bodyguard did. Those with firearms carried matchlocks. So did the Pilgrims in the 1620's, the 1607 Jamestown colonists, the 1565 Spaniards founding St. Augustine Florida. Right around 1680 the flintlock replaced the matchlock. It was the new industrial factory methods with standard sized parts which made flintlocks inexpensive enough to be manufactured and repaired. Now armories did not have to be filled with skilled gunsmiths but only with common laborers trained to repeat one or two simple tasks. In 1675 not a single European army issued flintlocks for the main battle arm. In 1705 they all did.