History of the Kentucky Rifle - Muzzle-Loaders.com Podcast Short

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History of the Kentucky Rifle - Muzzle-Loaders.com Podcast Short

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Our heritage as Americans is very much linked to one rifle, The Kentucky Rifle. The Kentucky Rifle is the first uniquely American rifle and played a major role in the Revolutionary War. There is enough history behind this muzzleloader to fill many books but in this video we briefly explain the history of this rifle in less than ten minutes. We hope that you enjoy learning about the history of this American rifle.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Early history
1:03 Purpose of the Kentucky Rifle
2:04 How the Kentucky Rifle got its name
3:18 Use during the Revolutionary War
6:13 Modern Kentucky Rifles
7:28 Use during the Civil War
8:53 Final thoughts
9:27 Outro
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@theblindsniper9130 2 жыл бұрын

I am amazed I haven't found this channel sooner. I just so happened to have picked up a Kentucky rifle today. Glad to see a video talking about where the rifle came from.

@MuzzleLoaderscom 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad that you found us! Thanks for watching!

@bogtrottername7001 5 ай бұрын

These guys don't know didley !

@ronbyers9912 Жыл бұрын

The French Indian war was where the war of ambush and long range rifle fire was first used in America.

@paulrevere2379 2 жыл бұрын

They still used spherical bullets, but the rifles had significantly greater range and accuracy. Makes me wonder if the conical bullet wasn't already part of the idea but only maybe set aside for practical reasons. Ball ammo was common enough, and accurate enough to put off the comparatively difficult process of experimenting with conical bullets.

@micwell2247 2 ай бұрын

What a round about

@Bayan1905 Жыл бұрын

During the Civil War, Jack Hinson, who ended up being a sniper on the Confederate side, used what was essentially a percussion Kentucky rifle in .50 and was shooting Union troops on passing boats on the Tennessee river at 300 yards and beyond.

@darbyheavey406 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a Pennsylvania Long Rifle. The first rifles made in the Lancaster area were based on German Jaeger rifles. The Philadelphia Art Museum has a great collection of early examples. The speaker is not terribly well versed in the subject. There is a lot of bad information in this podcast.

@hellbillyBob 2 жыл бұрын

Kentucky rifle....Kentucky was the frontier. Don't be a damned yankee all your life son.

@LeadFarmer_84 2 жыл бұрын

Right? How could it be the "Kentucky Rifle" if Kentucky didn't even exist when this rifle was being used to forge our nation?

@Kaktus965 Жыл бұрын

Hey Darby..... The people of Pennsylvania JUST ELECTED SOMEONE WITH SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE TO CONGRESS. Your state is a dump full of ignorant fools who hate America. Thusly, Pennsylvania does NOT deserve to have anything of interesting historical American value bearing its name in this modern time.

@bogtrottername7001 5 ай бұрын

You got that right !!!

@kishascape Жыл бұрын

Lovely rifle. I own one for home defense. Just as the founding fathers intended.

@therobotfish6038 Жыл бұрын

remember triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch!

@bogtrottername7001 5 ай бұрын

@@therobotfish6038 that's BS

@TahoeTime4457 3 ай бұрын

It’s a Pennsylvania Long Rifle. It was made by Martin Meylin in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Kentucky wasn’t even a thought when it was made.

@paulrevere2379 2 жыл бұрын

I suppose that if it was really new, like late 1760s there simply wouldn't have been enough of them around to make a difference because they couldn't yet be practically mass produced quickly enough. 1730s to 1770s gives enough time for the slow production to provide enough units which could, when combined with patriotism, make an impact.

@normanbraslow7902 Жыл бұрын

The rifle was a direct decendent of the German jager rifle. It was not a sudden invention. The rifles were NOT common, they were far too expensive. Almost all colonists used the standard non-rifled musket. There is no evidence whatever that the long rifle turned the tide of any battle. Lots of misinformation here. Lots.

@cjr4286 Жыл бұрын

I really believe the reason these rifles survived so long (and still appeal to many today) was economics. On the frontier, buying or trading goods - including gunpowder, percussion caps, brass, etc. - was scarce. With a decent supply of black powder and some lead, a frontiersman could provide for and protect his family effectively without worrying about running out of the above expendable items. Newer firearms may have been technologically superior, but they were not economically superior.

@Stillnapie Жыл бұрын

Wow... this guy needs to do some research. Most of this is so inaccurate, please read Peter Alexanders "The Gunsmith of Grenville County" for a great short history of the Long Rifle.... But this is just bad....

@williamscroggins9627 7 ай бұрын

This really is full of misinformation

@ILoveMuzzleloading 3 жыл бұрын

Nice history lesson!

@MuzzleLoaderscom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bogtrottername7001 5 ай бұрын

WRONG !

@josephkoziol5421 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks …..this was fun episode.

@MuzzleLoaderscom 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad that you enjoyed it!

@Phuc_Socialist_You_Tube Жыл бұрын

Wow....The level of misinformation here should be legendary.

@GretchenGroves 3 жыл бұрын

I had a Kentucky flintlock I used to take several deer as a kid back in my days as living as a traditional Native American

@MuzzleLoaderscom 3 жыл бұрын

That is so awesome!

@martinhodge394 2 жыл бұрын

There were many Germans in the South. Rifling technology came from Germany.

@CK-dt6nx 5 ай бұрын

Idk why, but when I hear them called kentucky Rifles, I get annoyed because kentucky didn't even exist until 1790s. American long rifle? Fine. Pennsylvania rifle? Fine. Lancaster rifle? Mmmaybe. Kentucky? Sounds cool, not realistic.

@seanthousand3234 Жыл бұрын

Been trying to buy one but nobody has them in stock wth crushing my promise to my boys for Christmas to have one under the tree and build it with them.

@ryuhadouken2722 Жыл бұрын

There are online. I just looked and it all falls under how much you wanna spend. The cheapest one is a build kit runs around 350$-400 a good build kit is running 500$ midway USA has a few running 1,000+$ or cheap ones running 400$

@ryuhadouken2722 Жыл бұрын

Good news they are all black powder (obviously) so you don’t need a FFL dealer but you do need to be 18 years old. The harder thing to find right now is percussion caps. Especially number 11. If you wanna save money but you lose reliability go flintlock.