The Volunteer Rifleman

Shooting a 213 year old Brown Bess

A quick tour of the CLA Show

I do the Five Round Speed Challenge using a Brown Bess.

A process for constructing paper cartridges for Brown Bess

A process for constructing buck and ball paper cartridges for Brown Bess

This is a original US Model 1819 Hall’s Rifle made in 1832 and converted to percussion around the start of the US Civil War.

Just how fast can one load a Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle? Pretty quick! Filmed at the 2023 Kentucky Victorian Rifleman Shoot

This is what the shooter sees when firing a flintlock

Shooting an original Civil War era Smith Carbine with authentic Poultnet's Patent cartridges I keep saying 1883 - it was made in 1863

Some raw footage showing my process for making a Poultney’s Patent cartridge for the Smith Carbine.

Steps to make Martini-Henry ammunition from 24 gauge brass shot shells