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Anyone else see this?
Nat Geo was doing a show where 15 musket shooting Civil War reenactors were competing against a Gatling.
To start the detail firing an "officer" fires his 58 Remington into the air (presumably with a blank.) if you look at the pistol as he fires it you can clearly see at least one extra chamber fire with sparks & flame all over the place. :redface: Might even be one of us?
 
Yes, I saw that one, but didn't pay enough attention to see that. I'm guessing it was because he had just blanks in his pistol and didn't put enough wad or grease over the powder.
 
I am a civ war reenactor, and I see that happen all the time. Generally the officer is an untrained feller who only ever picks up and fires a pistol once in a great while. They have no training whats so ever, the guns are barely ever cleaned and saftey checked (because he is an officer and knows stuff). I couldn't tell you what the cavalry guys do for inspections, and training since I am 60% infantry, 40% artillery. Most officers treat the sidearm as a prop. 50% don't even load them. You can tell those who do have training, or experience with pistols.
 
When the dressing-up overshadows gun safety or operation, that's when I draw the line :shake: .

Last bunch of Civil War Reenactors I saw & met with had one guy (out of nearly a dozen) with a .58 3-bander that wouldn't fire at all. But he kept on pouring charges down the throat and capping it! What a bunch of CRUD he must have made that day :shake: . I spoke with the "Leader" of this outfit, and asked how they clear a rifle like that. He told me that they just use a brush (without removing the nipple). Then I knew why the missfires happen!

Dave
 
When the dressing-up overshadows gun safety or operation, that's when I draw the line .
Thinking back I saw (& helped) a "Union Officer" recently at the reenactment here in town. He was having trouble keep in a pair of Colts in his sash, the sash would loosen up & the guns would slip & then fall out.
About the 3rd time this happened he calmly handed me both pistols to hold while he made another adjustment. He had no idea if I knew anything about them as I wasn't dressed in period garments & was taking pictures. Both were presumably loaded as the nipples were capped. I can just imagine someone not familiar with these doing a fast draw impression & there being a risk of a spectator, or reenactor getting a face full of powder. :doh:
 
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