The P51 Minié Rifle: The Cabin Fever Challenge 2024 

Its a worm hole!

Would be interesting to hear their comments.

Nice! I like it!

Thank you... it would be nice to break 100K one day!

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Thank you kindly!

I think it's probably tacticwarm.

In its own, antique way....

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Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it!

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Hope you enjoyed it!

They are massive, for sure...

I do!

It's pretty big, yes...

@@britishmuzzleloaders that’s why there was so many amputations after battle, just shatter bones

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Using generalised statements to explain very specific occurrences is a bit erroneous, I might say.... Harding states that there were 50 that were made for the HEIC....used by the 66th 'Goorkas".... add to these about 20 that arrived with HM Regiments straight from South Africa in '53-54..... Never generally issued and hardly enough for 'historians to be confused' about their use in India...

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Thank you! And thank you for helping Richard with the shoot!

This year was a near run thing... weather and other things were conspiring against me since January!

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They are a very rare beast... and I'm very lucky to have one at my disposal, for sure!

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he is in alberta not wales

Thank you for the correction it's been a long since the last video my friend

Yes, I am Canadian.

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Hope you enjoyed it!

Nice to see another Enfield in the Challenge! Cheers!

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You are most welcome!

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Thank you for the subby! Glad you enjoyed the clip!

There will be a series on the rifle, eventually.

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Indeed they were! They bought anything they could get their hands on!

It's a Guards field cap.. explained in Part 1 of the Inkerman series.

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In tall bear headcovering ... :D

It was just like being at the battle of Kennesaw mountain in Georgia...

I hear the lament of the Appalachians as they, once more, get no respect. 🙂

@@genericpersonx333 honestly it was my firt thought, who else can be so hardcore as to wear a bearskin hats! :)

No-one can caricature, quite like you, Brett!

Thank you! The bearskin dies indeed have a wicker frame.

Glad you like them! Cheers!

It's a fun way to compare things for sure!

They come from many different sources.

Cheers! There will be a dedicated series for it with more info and shooting, of course.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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Thank you!

More black powder is a good thing!

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Glad you enjoy it! Thanks.

That is the first rifle I ever owned. I was 10.

@@britishmuzzleloaders lovely, is it a .22 short, .22 Long rifle, or .22 WRF??? If ever the need arises to fully restore, then only Turnbull Restoration Company, Inc. should be considered.

For sure!

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It was close!

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Bearskin (or other fur) caps have been worn in many armies.... Not just a British thing.

@@britishmuzzleloadersthe British army is the only place i've that style and it's more than the bearskin i question with the force! over time i've seem quite few things that brought the what the F response upon finding!!

Yes, that hat...

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Done that in years past! 😀

@@britishmuzzleloaders yeah, that's the britishmuzzleloaders style

That is very kind. Please pass the word!

@@britishmuzzleloaders I always do. Once I'm in the position, I will support this endeavor monetarily. I love the work you do, it is outstanding! I don't say that lightly - you are surely one of the best doing this, better than any BBC documentary could ever be.

The Brown Bess bayonet had a stepped slot, so it simply came off the same way as it went on. East India types and others simply applied a flat leaf spring to impede disengagement but in British issue, the plain style was first modified by the Hanoverian catch, whereby a spring lever on the musket engaged with an indent on the neck of the socket as it was rotated. Seen here is the Lovells catch, originating with the P39 and P42 muskets, whereby a sprung blade engaged with a lug on the neck of the socket as it was rotated. On surviving examples quite a few of these catches are found broken and missing. This was the last of the Lovell's catch and bayonet design very soon overtook it with the P53 bayonet, which incorporated a rotating ring captive on the socket, with an opening which admitted the rifle-musket's foresight and then cammed up tight against it when rotated, providing the most effective lock up of all. Hopefully you have enough here for a fish around on the internet.

If you watch the various Manual Exercise/Rifle Exercises videos in the "Drill" playlist, you will see every arm and its bayonet attachment.

In what way?

or the fact that I wasn't wearing one...... 😀

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They can right now, actually… the King just approved beards for the British Army about 48 hours ago!

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Beards were a "campaign only" thing... The Queen allowed Crimean veterans to keep theirs but for all others, they were verboten. You could have "whiskers" but the chin was clean. Until literally this past week... They were granted for all ranks... In Canada, soldiers have had the ability to wear them since 2017 or so...

@@britishmuzzleloaders Not big in the Aussie army

Thanks V! Very short flash-to-bang on this one.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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They are pretty close in size, yes!

HI there. Glad you enjoyed the video! I am aware that TRS offers the parts for a P51, but i have never seen one made or even heard of one being put together. They defiantly do great work if the other projects I have worked from them have any bearing...

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Sure, but this video will be around well after he's back and making bullets again.

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Don't have one... They're all unique in their own way...

If you are in the UK, Shedtime Leather (On FB) will whip you up some straps... Laurence doesn't like doing full sets as they are incredibly labour intensive, but the straps, I'm sure he'd do for you!

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Haha! You'll loose all interest in those black plastic things! 😀

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I'm sure some had reservations... but run out of caps, run out of flints... Flint is common in some places, not in others... and then you'd have to knap it... not a skill held by the vast majority of soldiers...

In very wet circumstances, yes... In Part 4 of the Inkerman series (IIRC) the attack of the Guards is detailed... lot's of trouble with their muskets from damp the night before...

They certainly have a bit of a learning curve!

It doesn't kick all that badly... No more than the P53 with the same charge.

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Don't need "gear",... but a rifle is a bit of a sticking point....

@@britishmuzzleloaders I feel like the kit adds to the challenge. But I did see your video on how you built your Baker rifle. Definitely want to do that.

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No worries!

"Great deal" is relative, I'd say... 😀 There weren't too many in the first place. They got bought up toute suite though...

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It is a custom mould from Brooks Moulds in Montana. As for the bullet size, it is nominally .69 but actually .685 to accommodate the paper thickness. This of course is the same 'calibre' bullet as the Bess but the bullet is not at all the same in design...

@@britishmuzzleloaders Thank You for the information.

Hey,... you take it as it comes!

@@britishmuzzleloaders especially when you cant have accurase by volume