I was a US Civil War living historian and my regiment used the 53 Enfield, both in the real regiment and in our impression. Awesome weapon that has an entire additional history in the US and elsewhere in the world.

This winter was more...difficult to put up with than usual. Refreshing to see you're also battling cabin fever.

So very Canadian and so very entertaining. Excellent information and entertainment as always, Thank you.

As a Canadian this was amazing LMFAO.

I've really missed Rob producing lots of smoke, noise and flame from his shooting stick :-) As for the cameo by Mrs.Rob - I hope one returned her tea cosy in time for a nice bracing cuppa at the end of the day.

This intro was excellent sir!! Mackenzie might be an old grumbler (so too was Napoleon's old guard) but he's been in the army for quite a while now and made a career of it. I wonder if someone had dealt with a similarly accented Quebecois sergeant back in his army days.

Love hearing “The Road to the Isles” in the background. Takes me back to hearing the band of the Royal Highland Fusiliers play it over 60 years ago.

As Rob noted, but worth mentioning: - Cabin Fever Challenge is open to ANYONE who can safely handle a firearm, regardless of your local weather - Divisions exist for everything from Black Powder, to rimfire, to modern semi-autos - BritishMuzzleLoaders is renown for excellent production quality, but all that is required is a cell phone camera I highly recommend checking out other CFC entries (from this year or previous years) and get out there and try it yourself! (PS: Nice shooting, filming, and editing Rob!)

Very well done sir, you managed that kick turn without doing yourself an injury in the gentlemans area

That really is a nice rifle. I had a reproduction "Zouave" rifle, .64 if I remember. Minnie bullet. I used to use Crisco for lube on a muslin patch. Worked pretty well. That rifle shot like a dream. Man, you do a fine job in these videos, and your uniforms are incredible.

I am afraid I would be saying "eh wot?"...with that French nco jibbering away... But I do like potatoes!... Great video!

TABERNAC! Great video as always. Having a grumble of a work day and I cracked up thanks to the Good Sergeant at the start of the video.

Good to see some new britishmuzzleloaders content.

“Not your snowshoe! Your SNOWSHOE!” 😂😂😂

Would drag out my original P53 ,to try my new Pritchard mould ( original too)… But it’s just too damn hot today in the far north of New Zealand… thanks as always.

How thoughtful for the good Sergeant to make Private Mackenzie a sweater!

Cheers mate from hot Australia

Great shooting Rob

100% agree with you on the Pritchett bullet type. In the 1980s I used to regularly shoot an original P53 (an old Crimean gun) over here in Scotland, my grandfather used it as his deer hunting rifle up till the 1950s! We didn't use a cartridge so its really jntereating to see the paper blanks and your attention to detail is extremely impressive. The narrower calibre of the bullet was 'patched' with some regular paper when we shot the rifle, we did have some oversized bullets that needed a good deal of grease and peening to get into the bore... my late grandfather's design but by the time we were shooting this gun it was 150 years old and a lighter charge and looser bullet made for a less 'tense' experience! Its been 30 years since I shot a P53 and my Grandfather's original is now on the wall at my mother's, its shooting days ended by Her Majesty's Inspectors but I am thinking about buying a reproduction and shooting at our local black powder club.

Fantastic as usual. I love Mrs Rob's cameos.

Beautiful job mate, love those pesky snowshoes. Cheers from a much colder fort mac!!

Well done! Rob, if you like shooting muskets while on snowshoes you should come to the primitive biathlons in Vermont next year. Every year there are a handful of competitions around Vermont and New Hampshire. The competition is a timed run (march?) on snowshoes of a mile and a half. There are four shooting stations, nine shots total. You are shooting at metal gongs, and each hit knocks five minutes off your time. People compete in modern clothes or 17th/18th/19th c outfits, using everything from matchlocks to percussion rifles. There are generally other stationary shooting competitions as well. I think you’d have a (round) ball.

I was waiting for the new video. Very nice, great shooting in the snow.

Thank you for caring enough to use the correct names of First Nations Peoples. (And a whole lot of everything else.)

Hey, Rob. Your videos are always a inspiration. My beloved dad dies before one year. Cancer... I miss him every day. He was gunsmith, target shooter, but first of all, Gun and ammo collector. I got his collection. And, here Germany, everything with guns is a problem, I sold a few. But the for me importend, I owned. A lot of German guns, but two british. A long Snider and a Martini-Henry carbine. At moment, I'm thinking about a new project. Buying reloading dies and brass. That should distract me from the fact, that we are about to get a tightening of gun laws again...

These videos are a gem. So much history and thought and care goes into them. Thank you Rob and the Mackenzie’s!

Hazzar hazzar top bloke that you are Bravo on fight the weather to do this video The kick turn is a bugger but did have a chuckle 🤣 sorry my bad Excellent video hazzar hazzar 😁😁😁😁

One of these days you are going to need to upload a video of you just peeling potatoes. Those delicious apples of the earth.

Nicely shot. I always enjoy watching your participation in this challenge Rob, good to see you shoot it with the P53.

That French accent at the beginning, reminds me of my grandfather, who was French-Canadian and his parents never spoke of a word of English. He couldn't pronounce anything with a "th" in it, like thumbtack. Always that hard "t".

I’d love to try this with my 1861 Springfield. The P53 and the Springfield back at it again.

That, Sir, was amazing for the conditions and snowshoes.

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother thank you for sharing this video and all the information

Fantastic! The effort put into your videos is both humbling and inspiring! 👍🏻👍🏻

I've loved this kind of content for years. Someday, Canada will probably outlaw his collection and efforts. But for now, it isn't here yet. Amazing content and rifles. Enjoy the days it still existed -I do.

I adore this ! Not just a cfc vid but also thought on body mechanics and history thank you so very much for this

I just bought one of these that was untouched from International Military antiques. It still had the original sling and the barrel was not pitted. After I restore it I will have it checked out by a gunsmith to make sure it is in firing condition.

Greetings from the snow bound south Okanagan sir, thanks for another great video. It's surely been "one of those" winters here in BC it seems. All the best and thanks again.

There is more snowshoe content that p53rifle great video mate

You can't just run off with your wife's tea cosy like that.

I continue to be impressed by your research - I thought that I'd seen most if not all of the extant images of the 78th during their stay in Canada yet you continue to show me 'new' ones!

I almost bought a .577 Enfield carbine at auction, 10' years ago, that was advertised as being original and possibly, Confederate! But, they only wanted $600 and I became suspicious that it was a DeFarbed Parker-Hale replica. Then I almost bought an Atlanta Cutlery/Nepal Arsenal original but those were all corroded junk I have Enfield Pritchett pattern bullets in my collection dug at various CW battlefields, mainly Vicksburg and Shiloh.... 😎👍🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

Amazing content!

I really enjoyed this, showing snow shooting in kit, it must have been a nightmare in full kit in the day, keeping your barrel dry

Peculiar canadian gear, muzzleloader gun, picturesque new world scenery... Good job Sir!

I love the content. Just that much better that you decided to use the snowshoes to add that difficulty to the shoot for the sake of historical accuracy. Great channel. I had one before shot a hole offhand dead center in my buddies target who was shooting with his ar15. When we checked our targets nothing but a big hole of day light.

Saw you on C&R Aresenal. Checking your channel out now

"Woman! I'm busy! I have a competition!" Haha! Fantastic footage as per usual from BML. Keep up the sterling work Sir!

Incredible!

I'm glad that I found a source for pre-made paper cartridges. I also use the plastic cylinders. A great idea that I got from Rob.

Outstanding! I plan to try with my 1859 chasseur carbine with its thumping service cartridge. I doubt I will do so well 😅

Rob, I really liked the snow shoes. I haven't worn them since my mid 20's. An yes over time an distance they do wear you down. On the percussion caps were also in a paper packet or did some have to count when reloading there cap pouch.

Good demonstration, as always, of how the loading and firing was done and the description of kit was very informative. I can see why the Canadian requirements would differ quite a bit from those for other bits of the Empire. Better than fair shooting too! Living museum stuff, keep it up.

Jealous of your snow. Its a rarity in southern England. Loving the snowshoes. Great footage and shooting 👍

Just when you thought Mckenzie's day get any worse he has to deal with the sergeant's counterpart

great video

Very 'Blackadder', Rob!😂😂 'I break wind in your general direction, you oerfidious rosbif!'

This is the definitive sign that winter will soon be over.

Ah. I miss my original P1853. I shot it with cartridges made up to the original pattern too. Had to get a custom mould for the bullet.

Hahahahaaaa!! « Tabarnak! » 😂😂😂 Thank you very much! Another good vidéo!

I too am keen to experience you experiencing the experience

Splendid.

Always such a nice weather when you are shooting CFC :D :D :D

Nice, I have an original cavalry carbine and engineers short rifle Lancaster oval pattent bore.

Your videos are top!!!

Good to see you out and creating mischief again Rob. And in trousers, no less 😉😂👌

I love your videos

Time marches on, the impressive moustache gets a wee bit greyer, but the lovely old lady she still go Booooooooooom!

HAHA, "The embuggerance of the snowshoes." Most excellent. You have some of the best videos on the internet sir. I love your work.

Great intro Rob

Love this...

The Quebecker accent is top notch, salut du Québec

Ah the kick turn, even more fun in cross country skis.

Nice grouping!

Wow, that is a good group. I can see why the Whitworth was passed up as a general replacement. This rifled musket did just fine. Good shooting and it looks like a P53 is going to be my next purchase.

that mush stash is solid

Who is the French intern? He is...An odd one. XD That slow-mo caught me off guard and was a good chuckle.

'Embuggerance' 😂😂😂 just love the way you casually slipped this into your narrative.

That's a hell of a group, Rob. I think His Majesty King Charles III should appoint you 'Custodian of the National Moustache' we should start a petition!

Canadian militia in the 1860's? I'm curious if you'd ever make a Battle of Ridgeway video. I do enjoy your content so good work as ever.

I look forward to your annual CFC all winter. Sorry you had rain with your snow. Hilarious as usual. I had to be careful not to wake anyone I was laughing so hard.. Good shooting too! This can only mean one thing, more shooting with the P53.

8:55 My favorite word

What I've been curious about, is where the area is where you shoot? It looks like you have the whole of the Canadian forest at your disposal.

Where did you get your van at for your Parker Hale I have one and I don't know where to get the bayonet from. Where would be the best place to find the sling pattern

Their should be a bonus score for us Americans who have to shoot this match in yards instead of meters. We have to reach just a little further!

I miss these videos of history

Where do you source your musket capps? im canadian and having a hell of a time finding them for my p53. I got some with the gun when i bought it , but now im running low

The mustache does Francais accent!! Cool!

Snow and rain, That is good training weather! Be about it Mackenzie!

Do you have a source for the uniform plates in the video? Just want to learn more. Thanks!

What a magnificent bastiche!

Poor MacKenzie. The weather just didn't cooperate. Good choice wearing trousers this year though. 😉

Nice snow shoes !

Hilariously excellent

It's beautiful

Rob does it so we don't have to! lol

Got a nice Parker Hale musketoon but never fired it. Got it used for couple hundo because the dealer disliked ML rifles and looks unfired.

Oh no I feel the valcartier coming out send help there are too many French MCpls yelling at me

British was so related to each other that literally everyone looked the same.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the french accent was prety good, from quebec love your video