THE GUNS OF THE PILGRIMS Ep:01 THE MATCHLOCK MUSKET

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

"Then a sparketh from thy musket match igniteth thine smock!" - Pilgrim Ethan, 1620

[@Real11BangBang]

And if but a single spark would hath caused me to be warm on such a frigid day I would hath invited 10,000 sparks to take flight and land upon mein smok til I bursteth into flame. Lest I perish from the cold. ~Also Pilgrim Ethan last Sunday

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@Real11BangBang HAHAHAH!

[@garyjones3023]

@@Real11BangBang Great statement in somewhat would be Olde english!

[@makingmajic1938]

@11BangBang How often do you take the barrle out of the stock for cleaning, and what type of anti corrosion prevention grease, oil, or wax did you use for under the barrle

[@femboymusketeer]

*Thy smock

[@peteandresenfamilyadventur8742]

Well done!

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Great show guys

[@Bayan1905]

I have the Veteran Arms version of the same gun and it has got to be one of the most fun guns to shoot, hands down. When I take it to the range it draws a crowd every time.

[@Real11BangBang]

oh yeah tons of fun

[@firearmsaddictloveguns]

That’s what a buddy of mine refers to as a “crowd pleaser”.

[@louisianagray8618]

Thank you fellas good show and y'all have a good night

[@Real11BangBang]

Same to you

[@gxrzavlogs5188]

Just now realising Ethan had Scottish broad sword on his belt, well done👍

[@Real11BangBang]

lol yeah that was the first day of filming he forgot it the next day

[@Real11BangBang]

Garrett found a basically 17th century packing list for coming to North America from England and one of the things that they stated you had to have is a "basket-hilted broadsword" so I threw it on interestingly something else you were supposed to bring along was 20 lb of powder and 60 lb of lead

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

Happy Thanksgiving! What a glorious firearm for the occasion, and quite the powder charge, too!

[@Real11BangBang]

oh yeah i think it would match alot of mordern rounds

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Great history lesson. Happy Thanksgiving, boys!

[@Real11BangBang]

thankyou lol dont burn tomuch powder today

[@richardlahan7068]

​@@Real11BangBangWhat did you use to strip the paint/shellac off the stock? My 1766 Charleville arrives next week. Thanks!

[@garyjones3023]

Super presentation about a forgotten weapon of the Pilgrims!! I really appreciate the mix of history and your shooting the matchlock. Keep it up! That's why I im glad I found your channel.

[@Real11BangBang]

these matchlocks are truly alot of fun!

[@TurkeyCreek-ek8mj]

Excellent, excellent treatise boys! This is why I love 11 Bang Bang! Happy Thanksgiving! TC

[@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods]

I hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Quick question did you build your leman from a kit? If so what kit do you suggest for a guy to build a leman?

[@rebeccaback3287]

I like your presentation! And the shooting, job well done!I like the history lesson. Like to have a matchlock in my collections. David Back. Happy thanksgiving!

[@Real11BangBang]

thankyou verymuch and a happy thanksgiving to you too

[@Schlachtschule]

Marvelous, gentlemen, well done. This is the kind of historical accuracy I have come to appreciate from your channel. It's so nice to see people who don't mistakenly believe that gunpowder ended the predominance of the medieval knight on the battlefield. In reality, the end of the reign of the armored knight had more to do with the fact that two to three commoners with polearms could defeat any knight at a fraction of the cost, and those commoners didn't have the knights' limitations about the seasons they could take the field (knights had to spend a lot of time managing their fiefs). Also, as you pointed out, many harnesses were bullet proof--in fact they were called "armors of proof," and they would be tested by having a gun fired at them, with the resulting dimple sometimes highly decorated with etching, etc., to play up the fact that it had been successfully tested. Thank you, too, for pointing out that the "12 apostles" term was anachronistic and weren't as good as the paper cartridges; people think that term is so cool that they ignore the facts about them. I learned more about the early powder from this video than I had known before, and I appreciate that. One thing that I think would have improved this video would have been to have demonstrated the military loading and firing procedures taught by various manuals of the period since those procedures were very telling in terms of how the weapons worked and could be used most efficiently--that's a suggestion, however, not a criticism.

[@Real11BangBang]

thankyou. that is verymuch Appreciated coming from you. yes i do need to study the tactics a bit more i find this era of firearms history very interesting and not very well covered on youtube as of yet.

[@a.r.m.4you182]

Dang! Now you have me wanting a matchlock for the collection.

[@Real11BangBang]

they are alot of fun

[@blackpowdermaniacshooter]

That's one cool looking match lock rifle. I bet its pretty cool to shoot too! Thanks for sharing.

[@Real11BangBang]

lol thank you. it is a blast.... literally haha

[@AlexKS1992]

I’m starting to develop an interest in the 30 Years War, The English Civil War and obviously the arrival of the Pilgrims and the Puritans to this country. Plus I love firearms and blades of all kinds.

[@Real11BangBang]

that is a very over looked piece of history

[@gussie88bunny]

Team 11 Bang Bang really nailed this video. That was excellent, such great research and context-rich. Im a history gun nerd, but seriously, ive learnt more about early musketry from this video than most others. Thank you, Gus

[@Real11BangBang]

thankyou very much for watching

[@M.M.83-U]

A very interesting video. The idea of an annual video serie is nice.

[@Real11BangBang]

More to come!

[@davidbeasley2853]

At least with these,the wind was never in question.

[@reefread1234]

vut is thy footage of poundage my dear sir? just an expository question mein friends.

[@Real11BangBang]

we canest not know the answer to thy question untill we have layed aside enough coin for a chronograph. lol

[@reefread1234]

@@Real11BangBang true weights of voleys said grain and powder say a lot to velocities mean

[@garydavis9887]

this is a very very good video !! thx guys !

[@Real11BangBang]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@blackpowderfirearmenthusia3194]

Awesome video, Happy Thanksgiving.

[@Real11BangBang]

Thanks! You too!

[@tominva4121]

As a descendant of John Alden, I really appreciated this.

[@Real11BangBang]

thanks for watching

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Sorry i missed the Premier guys. Long day

[@Real11BangBang]

thats ok hope you are doing well

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

@@Real11BangBang i am ok ish . i have a lot to get done. But i caught something. Doing all this while being sick sucks.

[@gussie88bunny]

Chaps, a question please: with your early powder, how many shots before loading gets slowed, and how many more before it's getting darn right tedious? Never knew till your video that corning powder came along so late ..... i assumed by 1600 it was the norm, so i thank your research and real-life experiments.

[@Real11BangBang]

it gets tight after about 15 shots as i recall

[@SlickSixguns]

240 grain charge man that sounds insane

[@Real11BangBang]

lol yeah its kinda a rush

[@lexheath8276]

90gr puts mine on target.

[@davec.8406]

I love matchlocks and yes you can deer hunt with them with a slow match. They are addictive. I have a powder question. With the non compressed powder of 240gr how is that compared to 240gr of Goex 2F ?

[@Real11BangBang]

we have not run it over a chronograph yet but acording to everything blackpowder with the same 75-15-10 mix as goex, the non compressed powder was about 20 percent weaker. the 17 century powder is i beleave slightly weaker then that.

[@49walker44]

Be easier if you just filled your bottom lip with powder and stuck a sparkler up your nose, did your face get burned? Love that gun especially when you think how long it was used in rain, snow, war and getting over run. Thanks for your video, not much out there, have you hunted with it?

[@Real11BangBang]

no never hunted with it mostly because of the fire hazard but it would be fun to try on a snowyday

[@pinchevulpes]

The great swamp fight was an attack on a friendly Indian settlement that served no purpose but to satisfy the revenge of the puritans who were getting killed in the field prior to Chuch organizing the rangers with Indian scouts that would decide the outcome of the war. It was simple attrition against better warriors. It took ten pilgrims to equal one Wampanoag warrior in the field.

[@dlh1947us]

🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠

[@ThiCath]

so thats why they hold on their match

[@ariesviolent]

When it came to a pilgrim village how many guns would you say were available with the townspeople?

[@Real11BangBang]

well as far as Jamestown goes it was the company regulations that every man have a musket. as far as the pilgrims go we know although it was not a rule it was understood that every man would have a gun of some kind.

[@Bayan1905]

I have the same gun, can you point me to a place to get a diagram or instructions to disassemble the gun if need be?

[@Real11BangBang]

i dont no if there is one but its pretty simple just three screws

[@Real11BangBang]

This is Ethan don't forget the pins

[@rambowski2879]

I'm a damn redneck and I love my damn matchlock, hours and hours in the woods with this amazing musket, I have the late version of it from late 1600s, they have a roundish buttstock

[@evandaire1449]

What scouring stick is that? Mine is like a twig. I would love to get a new one.

[@Real11BangBang]

this is just a hickory ramrod blank from track of the wolf. We always say with the Indian made muskets you should basically get a new ram rod or scouring stick right off the bat . It does require quite a bit of work to taper it to fit the India made muskets and then we just take the original end that was on the scouring stick that came with the gun and we pin it to the new one and coat it with woodwax. a good straight grain hickory ramrod will last a very long time. they are pretty tough.

[@45calibermedic]

Happy Thanksgiving! Seems like that matchlock would work great with gloves when it's cold out 😄 How heavy is the trigger? It almost seems like a revolver trigger due to the travel.

[@Real11BangBang]

oh its not heavy at all just alot of travel. its kinda hard to explain what a trigger with no break feels like lol

[@45calibermedic]

@@Real11BangBang A light revolver trigger which you pull with multiple fingers, then 😂

[@SteveAubrey1762]

16 June 2023- I ordered my matchlock with crossbow trigger from Military Heritage

[@Real11BangBang]

Lol, make your match cord hot, and you will have a blast. Lol no pun intended

[@dguy0386]

it might seem like a strange question, but could you tell me where you got the Geneva Bible at the beginning from? I've been looking for a good one and it looks perfect

[@jamesgarland4990]

How were you able to remove the barrel to refinish? I understand the pins for the barrel, but it appears the tang is nailed in place. How did you get the nail out?

[@Real11BangBang]

I believe ars was screwed in

[@bythebnro7498]

Just got one for Christmas, quick question how do you clean the bore after shooting, I’ve never seen a rod long enough to get all the way down this gun

[@Real11BangBang]

Congratulations what I do as I go ahead and order a long ramrod blank from track of the Wolf made of Hickory. Because generally the India made Ram rods will break quickly. Anyway, and when you order that blank, go ahead and order a tip that's threaded for a cleaning jag. Trust me you will be shaping a ramrod out of goodwood for pretty soon

[@MrPanchoak]

I usually complain about the rotten music. But this aint rotten.

[@karl5633]

Where can you get a matchlock?

[@Real11BangBang]

milatary heritage. com

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

If you’re handy with a hammer, a file and a Chisel, you can make one.

[@craigcook1571]

How much does that thing weigh?

[@Real11BangBang]

around 10lbs

[@craigcook1571]

@@Real11BangBang not as bad as it looks then

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

A goat’s leg and two corn cobs.

[@craigcook1571]

@@Beuwen_The_Dragon 🤣

[@bythebnro7498]

What would be the max powder charge you would put in this musket? I have a 580 grain ball and 2f goex powder

[@jamesgarland4990]

Ya'll owe me some greenbacks! Because of ya'll, I just ordered a Military Heritage Matchlock.

[@Real11BangBang]

haha

[@MrPanchoak]

Why is it that toys can be fun even when we've outgrown them.

[@Real11BangBang]

lol thats when they are the best

[@musketman2008]

If I don't have homemade powder, how can a make a matchbook work?

[@Real11BangBang]

you can do it with swiss powder it is just not as reliable

[@lexheath8276]

I've had no issues with Hodgdon "Triple Seven" in FFFG.

[@Teleoceras]

@@Real11BangBangI respectfully disagree. I've used Swiss FFFFg in the pan for years with my Matchlocks and I never had an issue with ignition as long as the powder is dry.

[@bythebnro7498]

So if I’m shooting a 550 grain ball then I should use 275 grains of powder?

[@Real11BangBang]

only if you are useing non compessed 5-1-1 powder

[@bythebnro7498]

What would u recommend if I was using a 550 grain ball with goex powder?

[@AS40143]

I very much appreciate Your interest in matchlock guns and making videos pertaining to this topic. But unfortunately, this gun is very far from the originals. The barrel has a fantasy shape. My thumb is up anyway :-)