The Mk III Snider and Ballard Rifle: The Battle of Eccles Hill -PART FOUR- "Historical Supplement"

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Ай бұрын

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@Schlachtschule Ай бұрын

A wonderful addition to the series. You could really see the difference in terminal ballistics between the Ballard and the Snider in the plinking exercise--very telling. But seeing Bakno shooting an actual Ballard rifle (probably) that was actually at the battle was truly exceptional. Thank you to all of you gentlemen.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

A sporting rifle, admittedly. But the Snider hits so much harder!

@brankod495 Ай бұрын

It was thanks to Ross who lent the Ballard rifle for our use and the now non existent Roberson Cartridge Co. that made the reloadable rimfire cases.

@martinomazzoni9056 27 күн бұрын

how can this comment be 11 days old if the video is only 8 💀

@Schlachtschule 27 күн бұрын

@@martinomazzoni9056 because I am a Patreon member and so got to see the video before its official release.

@britishmuzzleloaders 25 күн бұрын

@@martinomazzoni9056 Patreon release…

@AbstractPragmatism Ай бұрын

#301 My opinion is from the American perspective, but this series has been very illuminative. Prior to your series, my perspective of the Fenian story was the very stereotype "drunk Irishman try to invade Canada and are repelled by unprepared farmers," but these videos have been very informative of the reality of what was going on in both camps.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@535tony Ай бұрын

Your Snyder got a nice workout. Well done!

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Yes it did!

@rayweir9903 Ай бұрын

Outstanding! Thank you , very much, the firearms was awesome ‘ to see in the the actual ammo that would have greeted them made it real ! Very well done!

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

The crux of the Channel!

@scrappydoo7887 Ай бұрын

I love seeing you in the red coat and pipe clay 👍👍

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@bigsarge2085 Ай бұрын

Interesting as always. Thank you!

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@LordJohnHD Ай бұрын

Love it

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@RCAFpolarexpress Ай бұрын

Good Evening Sir, That is Truly OUTSTANDING Historical Informative Video 👍😇🧐Cheers 🍻

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Thank you! Hope you found the remainder of the series enjoyable!

@SKNAZIR-sx1th Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for giving us a new video after a long time🎉🎉🎉

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Welcome!

@Mag_Aoidh Ай бұрын

My Grandaddy didn’t come across the border until 1920 after WW1 and his Daddy and G-Daddy was across the Ottawa River in Eardley around that time. Still incredible to think of the battle of the reasons behind it. Thanks Rob and everyone involved!

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@colinarmstrong1892 Ай бұрын

Excellent content as always. I think this was a most useful addition to the other episodes.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Glad to hear. Thank you kindly.

@earlshaner4441 Ай бұрын

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY United States of America

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@earlshaner4441 Ай бұрын

I love it thank you my friend

@mrmeowmeow710 15 күн бұрын

Just got done binge whatching this series with my 2 big toes this masterpiece gets 4👍👍👍👍great work loved it

@britishmuzzleloaders 13 күн бұрын

Very happy to hear! The team was instrumental in putting this together, for sure!

@lkmh3223 Ай бұрын

very nice wrap up

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@yt.602 Ай бұрын

Another excellent vid with top turnout, locations, photo's, people and shooting. Very interesting series which has taught me about a historical event I wasn't very aware of.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

The Fenian Raids is an important, though little known part of Canadian history...

@drpeterc12 Ай бұрын

Excellent video. Brings a historical engagement to life in a fascinating and innovative way.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@tokencivilian8507 Ай бұрын

A great wrap up to the series. Excellent content BM. Thank you.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!

@viersangkaha158 Ай бұрын

Hey Rob I might be asking for too much but would you do a video about British arms in foreign service, or more specifically the muzzle loading Enfield that are sold to the Kingdom of Siam around the time of king Rama IV or breech loading rifles such as the Snider-Enfield during the time of king Rama V. I understand if you are not able to do that and you don’t have to if you don’t want to; as I don’t want to let’s say put stress on you but I would appreciate it if you do.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

I can't guarantee about a dedicated video, but mentioning them in the context of foreign use, is something that could happen, indeed.

@viersangkaha158 Ай бұрын

@@britishmuzzleloaders Thank you for the response, and like I said I understand why you wouldn’t be able to make a dedicated video considering how hard it is to find information, even as a Thai myself who was born and raised and lives in Thailand; finding information is still rather difficult due to various factors such as accessibility of information as well as how Siamese/Thai history is plagued with myths and propaganda such as the time period we are talking about where there are a lot of what I would personally call anti-foreigner propaganda which calling it that might be a bit of a stretch but I think you understand. Still while I would like a dedicated video if possible I understand why you wouldn’t be able to do it and would still appreciate them being mentioned in the context of foreign use.

@Zorglub1966 Ай бұрын

Good morning! Gonna take another coffee and enjoy the show! Thank you very much for sharing!👍👍👍👍

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@allanburt5250 Ай бұрын

Fantastic very informative thanks for sharing with us

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

You are most welcome!

@sski Ай бұрын

BRAVISSIMO!! Well done, ALL!! And many thanks from me and mine for the history lesson. We appreciate the time and effort involved in creating this reenactment and study.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Very kind. You are most welcome.

@MrRedbeard762 Ай бұрын

An excellent series on the history and technology of the era, Thank you.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

You are most welcome!

@johnfisk811 Ай бұрын

To me the Fenian cannon has the look of being made in a modest but competent engineering workshop keeping within its capability to manufacture rather than from a normal artillery factory. Looks like a decent effort but I doubt if it had more than solid shot to fire. Was it rifled? Well done all those involved in the making of this little series.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Agreed John. There are no markings, or other identifying features, nor is it of a pattern that is seen literally anywhere else at this point... The fact that it was a 'cartridge' piece is notable as Artillery at this point, was still in the era of bagged charges. It was rifled, yes.

@lonestar16oz 29 күн бұрын

Great series, thanks!

@britishmuzzleloaders 29 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@vincetytler6175 Ай бұрын

A excellent supplement

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Thank you V!

@davidwhite4874 Ай бұрын

Beautiful part of the world.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Yes it is!

@ilfarmboy Ай бұрын

must of been a real challenge to make(one of the biggest you have done) / the ranges you shoot at blows my mind /

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Indeed it was. It's the first series on the Channel with so many guests (and so much footage/discussion) to pair down.... almost 9 hours in just talk with the guests. Glad you enjoyed it!

@TheRedneckPreppy Ай бұрын

Fascinating sir, thanks for this supplement!

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Most welcome!

@NERVNOTO Ай бұрын

Branko, svaka cast majstore, ziveli

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

A good friend...

@EGSBiographies-om1wb Ай бұрын

This series was definatly interesting.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Glad to hear!

@gwtpictgwtpict4214 Ай бұрын

Excellent stuff sir. I was particularly struck by the results of shooting at the "Fenian" targets, most of the hits would have been disabling rather than fatal, which does reflect the casualties reported for Eccles Hill.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! The hits are indicative of general accuracy only... a link with their position on the target and the actual casualties on the day is a bit spurious.... We are after all dealing with non service loads and bullets which require excessive workup to find sight settings and sight pictures to achieve the accuracy that would have been taken for granted with service ammo and sights.

@gwtpictgwtpict4214 Ай бұрын

@@britishmuzzleloaders Oh agreed, but would service ammo at the time in Canada been that consistent? How long had it been in store etc etc etc. Not a question that can easily be answered if answered at all. I was more commenting that your results seemed a fair reflection of casualties on the day, the Fenians were not, as I understand it, trained soldiers so when they came under effective fire they went to ground and when the chance eventually arose they buggered off. You don't have to annihilate the enemy, just persaude them that they have better life options available. Once again, thanks.

@ethankaryadi37 Ай бұрын

Hi. I was wondering if it’s possible to do a video on the Martini-Enfield rifle. Also, will you try to branch off into the sidearms of the British Empire such as the Webley or Adams revolvers? Do take care of yourself Rob. Happy Father’s Day too.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

I don't have a Martini Enfield. Never say never on the revolvers, but its an area that is fraught with friction and expense in this country...

@ndenise3460 Ай бұрын

Big blobs of lead have significant penetration, I imagine that 2-3 rows of meat targets.would have been affected by each shot

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

For sure!

@EdAtoZ Ай бұрын

I wonder if the cannon is a "CSA" the confederacy gun from the USA civil war ?

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

No one knows.....

@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf Ай бұрын

Time for a whiskey break mate

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@gussie88bunny Ай бұрын

Dear Mr British Muzzleloader, a question: were guns of this time and circumstance afforded the opportunity to have worke-up loads, or did you purchase a card box of cartridges and got what you got, with associated variable accuracy dependent on how each individual gun enjoyed said ammo? I'm guessing the latter, but would appreciate your insight. Thank you, nice video series, Gus.

@britishmuzzleloaders 29 күн бұрын

In the military, you just got what you got... service ammo.... as for commercial offerings, I suppose that it would have been like today with manufacturers making versions of the same round.

@gussie88bunny 29 күн бұрын

@@britishmuzzleloaders thank you for your reply

@exploatores Ай бұрын

my guess is that the cannon is a one of. Bubba got a old gun and tried to modernise it. Do the shell fit a cannon at the time or was that too made by a unknown maker.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Indeed. As mentioned, there have been many people, serious in motivation, try to figure it out, but to no avail thus far...

@exploatores Ай бұрын

@@britishmuzzleloaders I don´t know if it´s fun or sad. If I got this right. as I didn´t even know about the conflict before your videos about it.

@Real11BangBang Ай бұрын

Anytime anybody from the US tries to invade Canada, it never ends well for the invader lol

@davefellhoelter1343 Ай бұрын

Really? we both got "Hillary and Billed!" still are! with the other Robinette's! Nevermind? The French? or their 1st Lady! creepy old dude? and relations with the "great white" north?

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

For sure!

@scrappydoo7887 Ай бұрын

That smaks of bad conversions or possibly sabotage

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

The story of the Needham is very interesting, for sure!

@EGSBiographies-om1wb Ай бұрын

75th

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Thank you.

@EXO9X8 Ай бұрын

Last time I was this early. The fenian threat was still a thing. God save Ireland.

@davefellhoelter1343 Ай бұрын

done! for now?

@CSSVirginia Ай бұрын

Louder!!!

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Haha!

@SonOfTheDawn515 Ай бұрын

Really too bad the Irish were told to stop. From my understanding they were actually "winning" quite a bit.

@britishmuzzleloaders Ай бұрын

Don't know what you are talking about. The Fenians were outright and thoroughly defeated at Eccles Hill... Have you watched the other videos in the series?

@gussie88bunny Ай бұрын

Hey Son of Dawn, I suspect your comment is referencing the May 1866 raid some years before Eccles Hill. That raid had punitive success, in that it repulsed a similarly sized enemy force (by the standards of the day very low casualties on all sides, more a morale thing), looted some civilian houses near the border, and caused some excitement in town. The Fenians then went home ...... I'm assuming this is the bit of that story you're referring to in your remark. Canadian/British authorities were moving to deal more fully with that raid, and if the Fenians hadn't left, they would eventually have met overwhelming forces with a logistics tail, artillery and cavalry way beyond the capacity of a few hundred plucky chaps to deal with. The next battle or perhaps three fights later, their number would inevitably be up. There was no swarm of reinforcements and wagons of supplies rushing on their heels in aid. It was literally just a bunch of guys with whatever they were carrying and their rifles. Their prior battlefield victory was more due to the Canadian/British troops getting confused and making a sequence of bad calls, rather than any remarkable skill or tactics by the Fenians. I think for all concerned, it was terrific the Fenians went home at that time, saving their own and Canadian lives from an inevitable end-game, and saving a bunch of hardship for Canadian civilians having their homes ransacked and looted.