Problem wasn't that the Ordnance Corps provided the Star the wrong cartridge, the problem was that the Star was chambered to the wrong cartridge. -t. Ordnance Corps

A slightly unhinged looking Karl is sitting across a gun-laden table from me and discussing Civil War firearms. This is either a dream or a very threatening nightmare.

I see Karl with old west firearms, my body is ready.

I'm at work waiting for a "important meeting about our Covid response ". It's been 2 hours and the meeting hasn't started. Thank you for providing entertainment and education while I wait. I'm a proud patron and love the work you guys do. Stay safe, stay healthy.

US Army ordance core issued the wrong type of ammo that caused reliability problems that would lead to the gun being labeled as useless. Good thing they got mistake out of the way in the 1860s I'm sure they'll never do that again

The last time I was this excited about an upcoming show, Our American cousin was playing at the Ford Theatre

Am I the only one that heard "Horses mounted on Horse"?

Hey! Rhode Islander here.. Yeah.. That tiny state. I just realized the Burnside Carbine was designed by the same ambrose Burnside that was the 30th governor of Rhode Island. He died here in 1881 and is buried less than 5 miles from me at the Swan Point Cemetery in Providence RI. I'm a huge fan karl, and if you ever find yourself wanting to visit the resting place of burnside, I would gladly show you around Rhode Island and bring you to his resting place.

Looking at the calendar I expected bo be greeted with a bunch of AR-15s, I'm glad I assumed wrong.

I’m so exited for this series. As a History lover and a civil war buff. I can not wait to hear about these guns history and their advantages and disadvantages from a tactical perspective like in range does!!!

When will we get an episode focusing on the history of Civil War-era tables? I think people would really enjoy hearing about the Nelson Model 2 'Logtop' you have there. It's an interesting example of the high quality equipment that the Confederacy was able to produce, despite a lack of manufacturing capacity.

I look forward to the rest of this series! I’m a Civil War reenactor and would love to learn more about the weapons of the era.

Been waiting not so patiently ever since these were teased on Patreon. I am so ready for this. Gonna be awesome!

Cant wait to see the more detailed video on each weapon! Thank you! I was always fascinated by the civil war era, but living on the west coast most of my life I had never been back East to see any of the battlefields until I was 50ish. My wifes famy lived in Frederick Maryland and when we visited numerous times I had to make the rounds of Antietam & Gettysburg which were both amazing! Even walking in the woods in the area had a special feel about it, like I was walking through hallowed ground and the losses that occurred there could still be felt.

I called the Sharps before he picked it up. Then I was SO proud of myself. Then I was VERY sad. I learn so much from Ian and Karl, but not how to let people love me... never that. Good series 10/10 will recommend.

Once again Karl, I am impressed by your "measured" approach to all your discussions - a true gentleman.

I'm a cavalry reenactor and I use the Smith carbine. This is for in range and any reenactors out there. the biggest problem with the cartridges back in the day and modern ones was how difficult they were to remove from the chamber after they were fired. they're also difficult to put in the chamber with an actual bullet in place. All because of the rubber. What the rubber did was it sealed the chamber so there was no leakage and higher pressure resulting in better ballistics with the bullet. But both in combat and and reenacting these became very difficult to work with. Sometimes I actually found myself spending too much time trying to remove a spent rubber cartridge from the chamber then actually participating in the reenactment. The solution that I found was using red plastic plumbing hose from any hardware store which is used in conjunction with blue plastic hose for hot and cold water in showers. Cutting them down to the same length as the rubber cartridges and using masking tape on one end that is easily burnt through not requiring any kind of hole and after the powder is poured in, poor boiling candle wax onto the top so that it forms around the granules of powder. If the candle wax is too cool then it will form a solid Mass on top of the powder creating a projectile which in my experience and experiments can sometimes result in a tracer. But all in all it is a projectile and you don't want to use those on the reenacting field. Will they kill? At close range they could possibly kill and cause serious damage. They put pretty solid dents in pinewood. So long as the wax forms around the granules of powder to the point where the powder is all you see then it will disintegrate and burn upon ignition meaning no projectile whatsoever. So because the plastic hose is a smaller diameter than the rubber they are extremely easy to pull out of the chamber and extremely cheap so not much to worry about if you drop some on the field. Glad to share my experiences

This content is first class although I do miss Karl saying “proclivity” a lot and Ian saying “at any rate”. Keep up the good work chaps!

Love this period of Firearm Design! Thanks and look forward to the individual carbine episodes!

This is awesome karl I can't wait to see more on these weapons.

Awesome video. I can't wait for the more in depth videos on each rifle!

Yes the Henry 1860 was issued. Most notably it was issued to the 1st DC cavalry that was one of the units that helped defend the nation's capital. Book "Symbol sword and sheild"

mixing Spencer up with Sharps is the closest thing to April Fools Joke we'll get this year

Really enjoy the history in these videos. From a single shot, larger than .50 caliber, using black powder carbines to a .223 M4 Carbine

It's so cool that you were able to source all of these (and even ammo!). This is truly living history.

I love these types of videos. Can't wait to see more. Keep pumping out the quality content, please!

I've always been very fascinated with the civil war era so it's great seeing content like this, thanks Karl!

Great video Karl, Muzzleloading on Horseback... I can't even imagine that coming close to working.

Thanks for covering this type of stuff Karl! You and Ian are the best!

This will be an awesome series. Looking forward to it.

I’m excited for this series. The U.S. civil war is really a major turning point in politics and firearms development.

Great content Karl, I am really looking forward to watching your series on these unique Civil War weapons systems.

This is a great series the civil war is a subject I try and learn as much about it as I can. And your doing a great job in presenting this. Keep it up.

The Spencer is so beautiful. The big lever operated rolling block action. The tubular magazine safely concealed in the butt stock. They really are a work of art.

Besides the different carbines and their story and history, I enjoy the lush green background at the moment. Thanks Karl!

Real video? Real video. Thank goodness, April 1rst spam got old quicker than ever this year.

Fantastic! I love to see the evolution of the arms and ammo.

A Big problem for the US military during the Civil war was the Ordinance department's desire to Not supply any ammunition of 'non-standard' design. They only wanted to issue the standard paper cartridges and caps for a Springfield rifle. This was a problem for the Calvary throughout the war. Great video and Take Care, John

love these history videos! keep up the great work guys.

Really looking forward to this videos. Thanks for these excellent history lessons!!

This looks like it's going to be a fun series. Also, it's nice to know that even in these times of crisis, civil aviation is alive and well in Arizona. I had to cut my Patreon pledge from $5 down to $1, so the thank-you at the end made me feel kind of guilty, but hey, if there ever is such a thing as money in Maine ever again, you'll be the second to know after the people who hold the mortgage on my house. :)

Thanks Karl! It's always a pleasure to watch you! Thanks. Rich.

I love cavalry carbines so Im looking forwards to the next videos. Thanks for doing this.

Karl, I really appreciate the history portrayed on inrangetv. Like others in the comments, I have an interest in firearms and history. Thank you.

Awesome video. Looking forward to the individual rifle videos. Love the greenery!!

As always I love the historical content! You guys rock! Cheers!

This is what brought me to "Forgotten Weapons" and then on to "In-Range". Such a fascinating period of History, such a unique "War"

I am very much looking forward to watching this series!

"Forces that are mounted on horse" sounded like "horses that are mounted on horse" and I had a very strange mental picture.

The Spencer also had a cartridge box with a number of tubular "speed loaders" that could be emptied into the buttstock magazine. That's a lot of fire power for the time. I have a repro in 45LC-what a great gun.

Thank you for all the indepth and we'll done content.

I'm so excited about this series!

Just what i needed to take my mind off the panic. Thanks, Karl!

One of the rarest early War breach loading carbines was the Cosmopolitan carbine. My great-great-grandfather carried one in the fifth Illinois Volunteer Calvary. I think there was only around 2,600 of them made.

@InRangeTV I'd love to see videos on each of these rifles. fascinating stuff!

I would really enjoy a video about the battle of chickamauga! They have a super collection of ~4 to 500 rifles of the civil war on display at the visitor’s center and I’ve really enjoyed your vignettes on the Wild West! Great Job!!

Very interesting, love the content, always have, always will

I'm always amazed by ya'll's ability to just rattle off numbers without a paper in front of them. You listed 5 separate cartridges, bullet weights, powder counts, and velocities without a hitch!

I love the civil war content. Would love to see carbine specific videos.

Fascinating !, looking forward to the follow ups & in depth explanations, perhaps You & Ian can do a shoot off to finish the series the series off . Thanks for this lesson on historic carbines ,stay Safe & stay Well !

I really looking forward to this series.

I really enjoy the content involving the development of breechloaders and repeaters in North America. Close second to the Old West Vignettes!

These are awesome, thanks for sharing them, man.

Great video brother it was informative and worth sharing and subscribing keep up the good work

Looking forward to this series!

Thank you for this Karl, the US Civil war is an area of my military history which is very limited and I'm hoping to find out more from these videos

Hey Karl, are we still goin to see this series any time soon? I know I love your gun comparison videos and seeing more about these fascinating arms would be a real boon!

Thank you for this video. I've always wanted to learn about this subject.

Excellent knowledge here and great video. Those are pretty awesome rifles.

Oh how I've been looking forward to this series, it'll keep me entertained for the lock down here in the UK. How much were you able to get filmed before all this started happening?

Fantastic video!

There are also many unique breech loading carbines issued only to State regiments that are well engineered and using the most advanced technology. e.g. the Triplett and Scott Repeater, Sharps and Hankins, and Frank Wesson. So much advancement in a short period of time

Thank you- that was fascinating.

Outstanding video.

Excellent series

Really wish this video came out 5 years ago. My pops would have loved this.

It’s refreshing to not have an April’s Fools video right now. I’m just not in the mood for that. Thanks for the video Karl, always glad to see Old West themed videos.

A bit off topic, but I am researching the weaponry of the 8th U.S. Cavalry Troop E formed August 1866 and deployed to Ft. Lapwai (later Idaho). As a newly stood up Troop the reading I have found is unclear whether or not they would have had hand-me-down Civil War, remanufactured Civil War or newly purchased "state of the art" firearms for a post Civil War cavalry. My great grandfather on my dad's side served with them in Idaho. I also have a Maynard carbine, similar to the one you showed, but our family lore is that belonged to my mom's great uncle, who served in the U.S. Army in the Philippine Campaign, around 1899. Thank you for any leads you might think of. Also, thanks for a well done video!

I collect cartridges. A small collection it is. But I love this sort of thing. Top notch sir!

Nice. This is going to be a great series. A brass case with a flash hole. I am surprised that it took several more years to make the mental leap of putting the primer at the flash hole. Rimfire cartridges existed, so having priming in thd case was not an off the wall idea. I have long thought about getting a repro Spencer. Starline has been making the centerfire brass for awhile, so it is a feasible proposition. I imagine dies are probably expensive and special order, but they are a 1-time expense. Same for the bullet mould. Don't get me thinking- that is always dangerous😃

YES! Old timey US guns are my favorite content on IRTV.

Thankyou Karl. Civil War small arms are underappreciated among younger shooters.

Great video, love the production data. Might be interesting to do the more obscure rifles like the Triplett & Scott

Great video 👍

I still do not understand why Ian hates the Spencer so much. A lot of soldiers in the union army bought them with their own pay. It's a simple rugged repeating rifle. The Henry rifle was really expensive and complex with a nice open feeding system that could easily find filth.

So much better than the History Channel.

I love this historical based content. Maybe you could do a water of mud test with the rifles to see how weather proof they would've been. Love the video and the channel!

This was pretty cool, would be nice to get more civil war stuff in general

Yup this is a series on going to love.

One thing worth pointing out on the comparison between the linen and paper cartridges for the Sharps is that the over long paper cartridges had a tendency to contribute to the rifle's forend detonating on rare occasion. Basically, when the base of the cartridge was shaved off, a bit of powder inevitably came with it and could collect in a recess cut in the forend for the spring that tensions the breech mechanism and holds the lever closed or open. Under the right circumstances, with the gas leakage of the breech, this powder could ignite and pretty much detonate the forend. Interestingly, this is most often attributed to the Confederate made copies of the Sharps as a design or material flaw, but actually this was because the South didn't quite have the capability to manufacture the linen cartridges en mass, so they stuck with the paper cartridge unless they could capture some Union made linen cartridges.

The Spencer Carbine remained the Standard Issue Carbine to mounted Troopers posted West of the Mississippi. At Ft Sill the Spencer was finally recalled in the winter of 1873/74. I wonder how many seasoned Troopers bought their's Surplus for $10 and carried it as " Back up? The cartridge was pretty similar energy wise; the 45-70 Carbine load was 45 grains of powder and a 405gr bullet. Spencer used a 350gr bullet and 45gr black powder.

The Smith rubber cased round looks almost like a modern telescoping round.

Insightful thank you Sir. 🎉

Super cool subject keep it up please.

Very interesting so many different civil war firearms

Loved this! Thanks young man.

Amazing info - I had never seen some of those cartridges before (wow...rubber?!). Please don't take this as a negative...former OCD teacher here.🙂 The caValry was on hoseback. The place called CaLvary is where Christ was crucified.

Awesome! this is going to be good.

I bought another breech loading carbine used in the Civil War. It was a percussion Gallagher Carbine (mine was replica) back in 1978 as my first black powder rifle from a guy for $75. It has a metal cartridge that you pre load with a minie ball and powder or could leave in the gun to muzzle load. The issue is that it would burn off hair from your arm and you had to wear long sleeves (nothing flammable). I kept for about a year and sold it in trade for a used 1911.

Great videos. Really enjoy them. Would love to handle a Maynard sometime.