Original Smith Carbine with authentic cartridges

[@blackpowdermaniacshooter]

That's a VERY coool rifle! Thanks for the demo....

[@bgeipel]

One of my favorites

[@gabehartman6832]

Production quality very good, history lesson excellent. Subbed

[@blackpowderfirearmenthusia3194]

Great video, beautiful rifle. Thank you for sharing.

[@bgeipel]

Thanks! It is a joy to shoot.

[@Schlachtschule]

A great video, Barry! I have to say these must be about the most accurate reproductions--both the cartridges and boxes--being made today, much better than mine (but just you wait!). I am really looking forward to seeing what the external ballistics of these cartridges are like. (This is Hugh, by the way.)

[@bgeipel]

Thanks! Ballistics tests are coming soon

[@morganfrmn]

Just wow wow

[@stevensheldon9271]

Fantastic!

[@mister-v-3086]

A "Civil War era" Smith rifle, made around 1883/4?? boy, That was a fast 20 years.

[@bgeipel]

Yes. I was not reading from a script and my mouth was working faster than my brain! It is 1863/4

[@louruggiero2295]

1863-1864 During the Civil War

[@bgeipel]

My mouth was working faster than my brain while the camera was rolling. Thanks for watching!

[@CollectorsVault1858]

Greetings! Would it be possible for me to use a small fragment of your video for my short documentary? I will provide video source in the description. Thank you for consideration!

[@bgeipel]

Please do!

[@CollectorsVault1858]

@@bgeipel Thank you kindly!

[@jason60chev]

I want to get a Smith. Which would be better for shooting......repro (Hard to find) or original? (Mostly more expensive)

[@bgeipel]

Personally I always prefer an original over a repro.

[@jason60chev]

WHat are the dimensions of the box? How did you make it/them?

[@dianehuston1721]

Are you using the CCI musket caps for reenacting. I have some of those caps I was wondering how they work. You have a nice carbine. I own one also but I haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet.

[@bgeipel]

I am using RWS musket caps.

[@jason60chev]

For how long, after the war, were cartridges, of any type, produced and made available for the Smith?

[@bgeipel]

It is my understanding that there were no cartridges made after the war for the military models. The smith became obsolete very quickly with the adoption of fully contained metallic cartridges.

[@jason60chev]

@@bgeipel Hmmmmm. Yeah, I guess so. But paper Ctgs were made for percussion revolvers, for along time, I think...into the 1890s. Too bad there wasno viable way to convert the Smith to fire self contained metallic ctgs.

[@robertbennsky1588]

Where can I purchase these loads?

[@bgeipel]

You make them yourself!

[@hazcat640]

Are you from the UK? I figured you must be, the way you pronounce carbine.

[@bgeipel]

Nope. I live in Indiana in the United States. Lived in the UK for a bit when I was a child. That is the way I always pronounced carbine 😀