Civil War Maynard Carbine

[@tarstakars]

When i was the range officer at a rifle range in the local mountains there was a young Army Lieutenant used to come up there quite often with a variety of antique rifles and he had a Maynard for which he had the cartridge cases injection-molded out of high-density polyethylene. they worked quite well and he said he got about five shots out of each one before they were no longer usable.

[@spanuehspanueh7216]

Wonder if it was a Smith carbine you witnessed, they originally used a rubber cartridge, but plastic and 3D printed ones are used today.

[@monotech20.14]

@@spanuehspanueh7216 I doubt it. Cap&Ball uses the same type of plastic cartridges for a Burnside carbine.

[@UlookinMe]

I really wish there were repops of these simpler early breach guns. They shouldn’t be terribly expensive to make. Love to see these, new rolling blocks, some others.

[@DefZen343]

you can buy brand new rolling blocks, they are over 2k for anything in a serious caliber like 45/70 👀 economy of scale or making them nice and look like originals will not be cheap 👀 reproductions are never cheap 👀

[@TchaikovskyFDR]

Pedersoli continue to deny the repro gun market by not giving us more proper standard issue small arms. Give us Chassepots, Dreyses, Maynards, Rolling Blocks, 1st Pattern Long Lands, and every gun under the sun.

[@acester86]

​@@DefZen343 this is a lot simpler than a rolling block, falling block, or trap door.

[@kschleic9053]

make your own! This mechanism couldn't get much simpler to build.

[@DefZen343]

@@acester86 true, but what does this do that a henry break action? or a Thompson center single shot do cannot do? and would it be cheaper than those? how many can they sell? economy of scale alone will make this expensive for a manufacturer 👀 rolling blocks are well known but not selling well, this will be alot worse 👀

[@Grinchlip]

I appreciate the Civil War carbine on InRange the same day Forgotten Weapons does the MCX Spear. Perfectly balanced.

[@supremeghost7950]

As all things should be.

[@davidtuttle7556]

Just needs a snifter of JWDB to perfect it.

[@Son_of_Virginia]

My grandma had one in her country kitchen when I was a kid. I never knew what it was until this video, but I can recognize that rifle anywhere. I always thought it was worn out because there was slop in it when the breech was closed. At the time it never occurred to me that it was there because the cartridge was not present.

[@MythicMagus]

This is just so much of a step up from a standard musket. I can imagine that almost everyone understood why muskets just vanished from use after self contained cartridges were introduced.

[@RhodokTribesman]

By this era, every gun has rifling.

[@blackhawk65589]

Muskets were old tech before these even were an idea

[@spicey4522]

​@@blackhawk65589musket around this time period was used as a designation for small arms of a specific length regardless of rifling.

[@dylanwight5764]

It's easy to see how this cartridge concept quickly evolved into the metallic cartridge with a self-contained primer. And the Maynard would be a perfect testbed for it if the primer nipple arrangement could be swapped with a sprung firing pin.

[@Hammerli280]

The Maynard and Sharps rifles would continue into the cartridge era. The other breechloaders...not so much.

[@ringding1000]

The Maynard and it's ilk were beaten to the fully self contained cartridge by nearly 20 years. See the pin-fire actions. The pin-fire was fairly popular on the European continent until the wide adoption of the central fire system. Pin-fire ammunition was available until the 1930's. Today you need to make your own cartridges, but I know some few that do so to keep cherished old shotguns working.

[@elenas4878]

@@ringding1000 for having a externally primed breach loading carbine( Burnside) and a side by side pinfire 16 gauge lefaucheux shotgun I'm telling you the externally primed system is safer and more reliable. I actually modified the pinfire lefaucheux to be an externally primed breach loading shotgun by replacing the pins on the brass shells with small revolver nipples and by modifying the chambers to fit the nipples! It's safer ( on a pinfire shell a hit on the pin can produce an explosion) and more reliable( on a pinfire if the cap doesn't go off you have to take out the birdshot, wads and powder in order to replace the cap, with my system if the cap doesn't go off I just put another on the nipple)

[@AYellowPepper]

This is now easily one of my favourite old rifles! That reloading of the brass cases absolutely sold me! What a sustainable gun!

[@williampeebles3218]

It looks like it would be easy to keep running provided the bass holds up.

[@killerkraut9179]

Whats with the Burnside ?

[@elenas4878]

@@killerkraut9179 I own a 4th gen Burnside and I enjoy shooting it on occasions at the range! It's a blast! But I'm not rich, I don't have the brass cartridges( they cost a fortune) I'm using the nylon repro cartridges instead!

[@killerkraut9179]

@@elenas4878 cool

[@TheGM-20XX]

What a neat little carbine. I like seeing these civil war guns I never heard about.

[@facundomouly9446]

Oh man we really need to have reproductions of these, the simple cartridge reloading is just amazing!

[@mikes622]

With no hand guards on it even being single shot I bet that barrel got pretty darn warm real quick especially in a combat situation . Love this stuff Karl !!!

[@Danheron2]

I wonder if soldiers ever wrapped anything around the barrel? 🤔

[@thomasbrennan6303]

@@Danheron2 Maybe wearing cavalry gauntlets mitigated that concern, although I’m sure something would have been used when shooting bare-handed.

[@mirage20059]

It is a real shame this channel is shadow banned. I feel like InRange is a great educational tool. I always enjoy the Vignettes, and other historical knowledge. The practical use of old tech and showing how people of the time overcame that is enlightening.

[@garrisonnichols807]

11:00 well I guess I'm definitely one of them. Please do more historical firearms. They're so cool. Also I love seeing the progression of firearms.

[@VYBEKAT]

Love the single point sling!!

[@timberdrifter8225]

alright! I've been patiently waiting for this series to begin. the Maynard is one of my favorites of that era. ive handled a couple of them at gun shows but never fired one. great to see it in action. i love the simplicity of the rifle and the ammunition. great design.

[@DeviantOllam]

Well call me an enthusiast, because I eagerly watched this right through 👍😁👍

[@tombrown4683]

I do enjoy this content. Also impressed to see Karl do so well on target stages with these 150 plus year old firearms types !!

[@crowmeat]

This is the kind of stuff that made me start watching InRange

[@Leverguns50]

That was super cool I really appreciate you showing us that beautiful interesting cartridge gun, that looks like it’s one of the first early cartridge guns that actually worked

[@andrewlester4465]

Thanks Karl! Love your black powder videos and vignettes!

[@ShagShaggio]

Nice! I really love this series showing civil war breach loading carbines in action. I'm not a shooter myself but I love to toy around with ideas for fantasy settings and seeing these single shot breach loaders from a period before completely self contained cartridges in action is actually super helpful. Your Remote Brutality 2021 video with the Sharps is still my favorite. Not a lot of videos out there with breach loading paper cartridges, much less so with them in action! Everyone always focuses on the more famous muzzle loaders. Love your work. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[@Winds0fWinter]

I absolutely love how quick reloading those spent cartridges are!

[@antoniocuba1970]

As a sidenote not only used during the Civil War. in 1881 the remnants of the Peruvian Army along with Navy units and lots of civilian volunteers assembled in makeshift combat units defended the capital city Lima in a last battle in the coastal town of Miraflores to stop the invading Chilean land & naval forces. Battle was eventually lost due to superior tactics and armament of the enemy and the city occupied for some years. In recent archaeological excavations in site of the defensive stronghold called "Batería Vasquez" (Vasquez battery) a complete single cartridge for a Manyard carbine was found. The emplacement was manned by Naval artillerymen using a disembarked Navy cannon and reinforced with civilian volunteers, one of which must have carried the Manyard as his personal weapon since those guns weren't State-issued to regular forces and most civilians carried their privately-owned guns & ammo. The battery saw direct action during the battle so almost for sure the carbine was fired in anger against Chilean troops and the round must have been dropped during the action or the retreat.

[@pmgn8444]

At last! The first civil war carbine episode! Great episode. Looking forward to more.

[@toddwebb7521]

Poor Maynard got killed with a Samurai sword in the basement of a pawn shop, still better than what happened to Zed

[@tribble1]

I wonder if manufacturing a cartridge, loading it and firing is as fast or faster overall than a muzzle loader.

[@TheRokr1292]

if you had 3 people and two carbines, one person could reload the cartriges and hand them to the next person, the next person would unload a spent cartridge and load a new one into a carbine then hand it to the shooter, the shooter would do the cap and then fire before handing it back to the second person, and the second person would hand the spent cartriges back to the manufacturer. I wonder what fire rate you could put together that way. could you spin the spinner?

[@MX5autoxer]

@@TheRokr1292 This would make a great video. Only problem is that its really very unwise to rush cartridge reloading.

[@TheWolfsnack]

@@TheRokr1292 Perhaps the famous British "Mad Hour"?

[@christianwilson5956]

I think it's still going to be slower.

[@alun7006]

What a marvellous little boomstick. Wonderful in its simplicity and efficiency. Thank you, Karl.

[@donalddodson7365]

I have this model Maynard carbine which belonged to my Maternal Grandmother's brother. Sadly, the stock was damaged and the barrel is badly rusted from coastal saltwater air. Fantastic to see it in action! Thank you.

[@sbrunscheon]

I appreciate the "a rock or something" Easter egg.

[@Slyassassin34]

Love the black powder stuff it’s my favorite content on the channel

[@naradaian]

Im impressed with your accuracy, movement shoot, hit, walk. Load, shoot, hit. I could see a role for a assistant offering the cap to speed up the reload

[@HerrGesetz]

Awesome content. The best infotainment gun channel on KZbin!

[@casychapin4647]

I'm definitely an enthusiastic and a fan I'm glad you make content like this

[@MikeG5887]

Great video. I am a collector of Civil War Cavalry arms and a Maynard Carbine is part of my current collection. Great gun. Thanks again for the video.

[@ghostjeff4963]

This gun is so cool and the reloading is adorable!! I want one so badly now.

[@spondulixtanstaafl7887]

Thanks, love to see someone shooting history.

[@flyingfalcon8999]

I've never been much of a single shot guy until recently. I've just had that itch for something simpler that a bolt action. Thank you for helping scratch that itch.

[@bearddevil]

This is great. I was unfamiliar with the Maynard until now, and I am fascinated!

[@williamflowers9435]

Awesome video!!! I have a few books (coffee table variety) that show some of these Civil War carbines but there’s no comparison to seeing them in action. That’s really cool how you can reload your spent casings!! Thanks, Karl… can’t wait for the next one!!! (and the LeMat)

[@misiekmisuek4421]

Always instructive, always interesting. Thank you and wishing you all the best. Thanks for what you do.

[@lazyslav]

Who's else here came to check the upcoming gun for the Hunt:showdown?

[@bledaHNT]

[@GuntherRommel]

Great video, Karl. I enjoy your Civil War/period content.

[@brianfoster4434]

Thank you. I really enjoy this type of content. Keep it up.

[@vinnymorrissey7357]

I love watching you shoot this type of firearm and find it very interesting. Many thanks.

[@johnbegler7687]

I metal detect along the Butterfield Overland Dispatch in western Kansas and have found several different calibers of Maynard cartridges…. All the cartridges were missing the back flat part though I did find those separately…...your video was very helpful in understanding the Maynard and how it functioned. Thanks

[@michaelpee9471]

I love that Karl will use this on the clock.

[@billshepherd4331]

Love watching you use the older stuff!

[@elektro3000]

I don't care what the view counts say, I love this content! Thank you Karl, keep it up!

[@samuelspratt9042]

Great video about a lovely little gun, exactly why I support this channel.

[@matthaught4707]

This kind of 'throw things against the wall to see what sticks' is fascinating to me. There were no 'best practices' established at the time, and designers were trying all kinds of crazy things because they just didn't know what would work best. The creativity on display fascinates me. Keep it up, Karl, this is great stuff. And the objections to things that we today take for granted, they fascinate me as well. The pushback against having the primer integrated with the powder charge, for instance, for fear of accidental detonations. Seems like a silly objection today, but that's because we're accustomed to it and cartridges are by and large designed to avoid it as much as possible. At the time, I can see it being a legitimate concern.

[@robertmueller6979]

"walk, get the hit, walk"..... 100% confidence on hitting the target. That's a nice rifle...

[@emersonpage5384]

this is one ive been waiting for! thanks karl!

[@chrish8487]

The Maynard carbine looks quite light and maneuverable. Very cool review!

[@jimid9493]

See these alot during carbine marches at the NSSA. Those and Smith carbines are great shooters!

[@jeffpotter6392]

I very much enjoy this kind of content.

[@parallel-knight]

Omg that’s brilliant! I’ve never seen a cartridge like that before. It’s just so clever and works with the level of the tech of the time.

[@dennishein2812]

Nice Gun never seen one fired before. Interesting video. Nice and easy to reload those cartridges. Enjoy the history.

[@bracoop2]

Wow! Thank you so much for the content!

[@emandejnozka1369]

Thanks! Can hardly wait for your review of the Burnside carbine.

[@user-db5ss5rc3f]

Thanks for another great video. I love the carbines.

[@OntarioBearHunter]

I have passed on a few of these at auctions and gun shows due to noone knowing about the ammo... now I am definitely going to grab one next time I see it.

[@ChannelSho]

I find the comparative slowness of the bullet speed, that delay in firing in the slo-mo, the whole "reload while moving" thing really interesting. It feels more refined in a certain way.

[@jasoncarskadon6809]

How cool, I'm really looking forward to this. I love these types of firearms and the history behind them. Thanks

[@gyrene_asea4133]

That shows itself as a quite elegant breech-loader for the cartridge tech available. Sensible. Thanks for the vid. edited for spelling.

[@Deltaguy447]

A good watch as always Karl!

[@ShootingHobby]

This was a really neat video. Thanks for sharing it!!!

[@BrockvsTV]

Thank you for this wonderful video. I appreciate this topic that I personally didn’t know much on

[@GreenCanoeb]

Love it! Looking forward to future episodes.

[@Gatman0311]

Very very cool man, keep this coming!

[@christinepearson5788]

Love this, aways wondered hoe the repeating carbines of the era would do and this is telling

[@shawnromwell9613]

Thanks for making this pal!

[@zacharyrollick6169]

I saw a repro of this at one of my local gun shops. Nice piece.

[@Krowka666]

As a civil war re-enactor, I would have loved to use a Maynard over the other dirty ass carbines I used “in battle”, we used sharps carbines with paper cartridges, smith carbines with rubber or brass cartridges similar to the Maynard, Short musketoons, and occasionally a henry repeater to show off for the crowd. My group re-enacted a cavalry company, but since we were usually limited to about a football field of space, it was sometimes difficult to actually ride horses. When not able to ride, we did movement similar to what you did here, but kneeling to fire a volley or a file fire. Fast, serpentine weaving in and out of columns of infantry who stand in ranks and fire at each other. It was simulated horseback.

[@bobperrine6193]

Another excellent and enjoyable experience.

[@BurningMonkey]

This was an amazing video. Super fun to watch, and not because you struggle bussed with the VTAC and spinner. :D

[@Lucidius134]

I think Karl's love for these old style guns is so wholesome and tangible that it's definatly rubbed of on me and probably many others. These are fascinating tools. I really appreciate the 2GACME runs with old timey stuff.

[@Lucidius134]

As some one who struggled with finding something that some one loves and has stuck with feels comforting that i'll find that thing someday. It really does help pick me up seeing Karl geek out about stuff like shooting clays with a coach gun and stuff. On the complete opposite of the spectrum it's great seing Russel drilling and doing the best that he can as it's what he really enjoys doing. He's not trying to be THE best but trying to be HIS best. It's honestly refreshing to see people make content of stuff they enjoy doing instead of trying to like, clout grab.

[@Son_Of_Atreides]

Reloading the cartridge might be faster than reloading the rifle.

[@jonathanstancil8544]

The neat history of these old and forgotten firearms is why we love In Range. Yes the lever gun project is cool but you can see Henry/Winchester content on other channels. Who else shoots a Maynard?

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

There's not much better then shooting a original historical firearm. I almost bought one of these.. Now i wish i had. Great video.

[@moparhp340]

this kind of stuff is absolutely my favorite! makes me feel less alone in my own collection of historic boom sticks!

[@bbqsauce8854]

Another magnificent black powder vid, thanks Karl 🤠

[@mainer2123]

Great video. I learned something new today. Thank you.

[@jonathandalton2921]

thanks , i enjoyed that video , never having seen one before, i think your reloading times were pretty good!

[@jeffyoung60]

The Maynard is classified as an interim brass cartridge firearm of its time. It spanned the gap between muzzle loading, percussion rifles and true, unitary brass cartridge rifles. The Maynard, .50 caliber brass cartridge still required a percussion cap to ignite the cartridge powder. This was an excellent depiction of an attempt at fast firing the Maynard carbine, as would have a been done by a Union trooper or his Confederate counterpart. The demonstration showed several shortcomings although these were not technical flaws. Because the Maynard did not have an automatic ejector as in the later Allin Trapdoor, the firer had to manually pluck the cartridge out of the barrel. An automatic brass ejector would have saved precious time. The barrel tipped downwards for reloading. This was not a problem for a standing or kneeling trooper but it presented a problem for a prone shooter, one that did not happen for a bolt action rifle decades later. Even for a kneeling trooper, he had give enough space to lower the barrel which meant using time to pull the carbine away from any front rest. The demonstration shows this. Finally, the design meant having to press a percussion cap onto the firing nipple. This took precious seconds. So while it appears the Maynard could fire probably eight shots per minute compared to three shots for a standard muzzle-loading, percussion cap rifle musket, the reloading sequence seems to take a long time. A minor issue is the lack of a wood forearm grip for the left hand. The firer had to grip bare metal with his left hand. Repeated firing meant the barrel quickly became hot. In all likelihood, the firer placed his left hand under his right hand which gripped the stock. Or else the firer rested the barrel on some support like a stone wall, log, earthen bank, wood fence, et al. In any event, the troopers of both sides apparently liked their Maynard carbines. The .50 caliber bullet size was a good choice. Only the Sharps and Spencer carbines were much better.

[@evoltnvii]

Just love these videos great job.

[@patrickwhalin4703]

Neat! early breechloaders are probably the most interesting part of firearms history to me, for some reason.

[@Broken_Yugo]

For me the most interesting stuff in the history of any tech is the early stuff before definite patterns and standards emerged, lets you see what was tried, what worked, and what didn't.

[@jeffbringhurst2914]

What a great video, I love single shot guns (rifle, carbine, or pistol). Thankyou for what you do. Looking forward to the upcoming videos.

[@MalteWeniger]

About the 'crowded' sight, it reminds me of the eye flaps or cards used in competition shooting, in its way how it blocks the view to the right and might aid in concentrating and also in faster target acquisition since the target is already in the sights in order to see it, at least for static targets. When trying to lead a target, especially coming from the right might be more difficult.

[@tamarabarnett9869]

This was what I was looking for!

[@johndilday1846]

I loved this video! I have never seen one of these carbines in action before. I can only imagine that the ammunition is hard to come by after so many decades of being obsolete. I would love a replica of a second model to try, or even a remake with a modern centerfire cartridge model.

[@knallis.hjemmelading]

wow that is just amazing, thanks for sharing the information

[@Charles_Gunhaver]

A very interesting video on a neat rifle. Thank you!

[@andreluislimaa]

If i like the content? I love it, please keep it going, it's awesome!

[@oddrocket2743]

Very interesting. Did not know about this Civil War rifle, but it is simple and elegant.

[@frankhinkle5772]

That's a very interesting piece of history. Thanks.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Yes, it's been a long time waiting, but most definitely worth it! Love getting to learn about these historic guns in a hands on environment. It sort of reminds me of my first gun- a single shot 20 gauge that was simple and light, but a lot of fun. I can imagine this being a very popular rifle on the frontier, with less supply demands than a normal cartridge gun but with many of the benefits. With a little practice (and self contained, primed cartridges), this Maynard would've easily been the best single shot out there back in the day. I wonder if the design could've been effectively scaled up to .45-70 and the action modified to just use normal cartridges.

[@Lunchbox825]

I love Civil War breechloaders, every time i see a video of one its an instant click

[@atune2682]

This is incredible This gun is incredible Paradise

[@kevinwhitehead6076]

Thank you for your content.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

I love these guns made for easier shooting out of the saddle. Like the martini henry one Ian out of forgotten weapons has. Imagine trying to do that while on a horse that is jumping about lol. Those guys were very skilled. Cheers Karl.

[@michaelkullas2031]

Excellent video on the Maynard! I appreciate the work you put into this and I really enjoyed seeing this iconic firearm put through it's paces. Thank you. another channel well worth a look is Dr. Durell Shepard. His channel is exclusively the older firearms, making the ammunition and bringing them back to life, all through visual interpretation. Thanks again