The Snider-Enfield: Ammunition Reloading- PART ONE-

In this, the first of two parts, we'll discuss the history behind the Snider Cartridge, characteristics of the same, as well as how to prepare your bullet and brass for loading.

[@daramaguiginn7992]

I don't even own a Snider-Enfield, nor have I ever tried reloading, but I find this video absolutely fascinating. That's the mark of a good channel. Your passion for these weapons is infectious. I'm really glad Ian from Forgotten Weapons recommended this channel. I'll definitely be subscribing!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you very much. Hope there is more here that may appeal to you! Cheers.

[@RandyLeftHandy]

It's nice to see a man who takes his hobby so seriously.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you approve. Cheers.

[@foureyedewok]

I'm glad I found this gem of a channel. The hard work and effort you put into every video is deserving of more subs.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you for your kind sentiments. Tell your friends!... Spread the word... :-)

[@tw203809]

Firearms, history and instructional content; what a fantastic video. Another example of why you are my favorite youtube channel. I can't wait for part two.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks very much!

[@conradsenior5843]

you saved me the mistake of buying dies I don’t need. Best of all, your brass cleaning tech is fabulous. I need to change that, and I’m thrilled with the idea.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great to hear!

[@thomaspickles9058]

Keep doing what you're doing my man, I love these kinds of history videos

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you do! Cheers.

[@MrRedbeard762]

As usual, well researched and presented. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are welcome. Cheers.

[@mrbikehunter]

Finally some one is doing this right - so many people out there trying to shoot a 577 bullet out of their 577 Snider and failing. Hopefully this video will go to the top of the list when you google Snider Ammunition and shooters wont waste time and money trying to figure it out like me. Great Video looking forward to part 2

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I am only standing on the shoulders of giants, here... Listened to advice, put it to practice, and things seem to be working out!.. Cheers.

[@JKJ1900]

Is this the case only with Mark III rifles? What about Mark I and II rifles, that started as muzzle loading 1853s?

[@DarthMercanto]

This is incredibly helpful and as always, highly watchable. I think loading for my new Snider may not be as hard as I thought it would be. Looks like I'll be ordering some brass and a new mold fro X-Ring tomorrow! Thanks so much, Rob! Your passion benefits us all! :)

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers! You can't go wrong with X-Ring!

[@matthewmoss1589]

This is my kind of cooking video! Nice work Rob.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Haha... Though the same thing once I saw the clip.... just need a pot of bullet lube bubbling on a hot plate off to the side...

[@keeganpenney169]

Thank you so much for making this video! Planning on restoring my great great grand papies snider Enfield and this video series helps a lot!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad to hear! Cheers.

[@Old_8_gauge]

Excellent, informative and fun. Awesome video & channel. I am the proud owner of the 1853 Enfield, Snider & Martini - Henries.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed it and the Channel!

[@WasatchGarandMan]

Great video as usual!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@bernardostollmeierkuss5613]

Man, congratulations, these videos of yours are just amazing! Keep on the great work.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying things... :-)

[@jimstanga6390]

As always, informative and entertaining....thanks for the tutorial.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@curiobill]

Once again, thank you for your excellent & quite thorough videos!!!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@liamclarke1196]

Another great vid mate I like it reloading vid I find them informative and relaxing for some reason

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.

[@tommiatkins3443]

The successor to this one was taking the MK II and converting them to the Dee Metford action. Creating the Dee Snider.

[@nickmoore385]

Fascinating and informative, as ever. Thank you. Looking forward to the next part.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

It's being cut together now!

[@A14b19]

joy to watch and learn thanks from old blighty .

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great! Thanks for watching,sir.

[@peepshow090]

The amount of time, effort and knowledge you put into the films you post here is amazing.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!

[@battlecruiserrepulse5406]

Another great video, keep it up!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@stevendee2831]

good show! thanks for sharing the info on the rods I've heard of doing it but never seen it only hand scrubbed mine for hours at a time . great vid.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

If you can afford it, do it.... no messing around... dump them in... rinse them off... dry.

[@aloneranger3980]

What a well produced instruction video for reloading the Snider rifle. I will be using these instructions for reloading my "new" Snider !!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great! Good luck!

[@johanschmidt3228]

a snider just appeared in my cabinet and shotshells ordered many thanks for this amazing channel

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Not a bad problem to have, if you ask me... :-)

[@georgewashington92]

as usual, an excellent video! well researched and very useful information. One thing I would like to see is the Brown Bess.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

It'll get it's day!... :-)

[@worldrevised]

I have a Snider Enfield that belonged to my grandfather hanging in my office. Glad to learn so much more about it from your videos.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad to hear!

[@lucstevenin5536]

Great videos on this and the Martini Henry .577/450. Keep going as us Frenchies in SW France enjoy your inputs.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you are enjoying things! Cheers.

[@iceroadtrucker2008]

An excellent background and handloading tutorial. Very informative!!!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@jasonb1776]

Rob, I just wanted to say a big thank you for making such a helpful and informative video. I've been a muzzle-loader for a long time and have dipped into Black Powder Cartridge shooting every so often but usually switched my interest away because I had problems loading long range bullets into cartridges (such as Postell bullets into my Sharps). However ...you said something on this video which struck me immediately as to what I had been doing wrong. You mentioned how only when a bullet was fire-formed would the case accept the larger bullet...it then struck me that I had always used the decapper on my sizing tool so I was putting fire-formed cartridges back into its 'factory' state size! No wonder I couldn't get the rounds to fit the cases. Suddenly the solution was obvious - I tried it this evening and found I could just push the Postell rounds in to fire-formed cases without even having to size them first. So obvious perhaps, but until you pointed it out it hadn't occurred to me. Thank you so much for solving this problem for me. I shall use a universal de-capper from now on and not use the one on the sizing die.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Hi Jason. So happy that there was something here that was able to "flick that switch"... :-). The Snider round isn't very advanced as far as BPCR goes, but, as you've pointed out, there are some similarities. That Postell round is quite accurate in 45-70 the rifles, I have heard. I had reasonable success with it in my muzzleloading Volunteer rifle.

[@thomasready7468]

Thanks for making this video! After following your example on getting started loading Martini-Henry brass, I wanted to wait till you created a video on .577 Snider before buying one. I've been lurking on the BM forum and kinda tend to get lost while looking for the piece of info I'd went there looking for. That's why I use your video's as they tend to be more concise and easy to follow. So, thank you again!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad that these compliment the forum nicely... Don't be hesitant to ask questions anyway over at the BMF... There is a ton of stuff there, and understandably, some of it is hard to find. Someone will direct you to it for sure.

[@sandmanhh67]

Aha....the Battle of Eccles Hill. Perhaps a battle reenactment and rifle demo vid is called for mate. "You there! Camera wallah! Staaaaaand To!"

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great suggestion!

[@bernerbar7886]

Many thanks for this great video.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@andybelcher1767]

Hi Rob, this is fantastic. Like with my own passion for steam engines, there is a whole range of skills and ancillary activities related to shooting old guns that maintain the interest long after the 'point and squirt' of anything modern.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Indeed there is! Cheers!

[@tracey1013]

I only reload WW1, WW2 and modern ammunition but this was an interesting video. I too have switched to using a wet tumbler with the stainless steel media and have not gone back. I use my food dehydrator as well but I have 5 trays that I only use for drying brass that I labeled "BRASS". I reload (so far) 11 different rifle calibers and 3 pistol calibers. The collection is always growing and so will my loading dies. Love the channel and video's.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you! Glad you found it interesting!

[@string-bag]

Can't wait for part two, well done.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@rudynorvelle2870]

Another interesting and well thought out video. I am glad this was made as I have a Snider coming from IMA in the next week.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great! I'd be interested in knowing how things go. There are some issues with the Nepali Sniders in regards to the chambers... This can, but not always, be an obstacle to overcome.

[@stlsucks]

I love the double-dip lubing! Going to try that tomorrow!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great!

[@M80Ball]

Excellent video as always. Lots of good information one could apply to any black powder cartridge.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Yes, there are lots of common points there, for sure.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

Yet another excellent tutorial from your channel ! The Rebel 17 is the only way to clean brass, you can clean up the pins that spill with a magnet in a poythene bag, just pick them up, then pull the bag off the magnet.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

"Rebel 17 is the only way to clean brass"...... It is now!... :-)

[@kaidog9528]

that explains the unique flavor of your beef jerky

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Now how would other people reading this take that........

[@michaeldavis4651]

Black powder--a real man's barbecue seasoning.

[@string-bag]

Rob, just wanted to drop you a "thank you" for showing me how to load rounds for my Snider Cadet (Simcoe Foresters) carbine. My son and I took the old girl out and let her rip. She has been christened "Thumper". Thanks again for all your work reviving Canadian Military Arms history.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

That is great news! Thank you for sharing. You can always vary the load to get a more comfortable shooting experience... :-) as the Cadet is really a short range rifle anyway.

[@string-bag]

@@britishmuzzleloaders The thump is part of the charm and it was accurate to minute of 4 litre milk jug at 25 meters:).

[@GuangChen]

Great video as always! I put 80 grains FG blackpowder, a small piece of lubed patch, rice & millet, round card board behind a 478 grains .578 Minie bullet (handcast with Lee Mold). But, once fired, I have to either resizing the brass neck to receive the Minie bullet which is a pain in the butt or reloading with some larger caliber bullets/roundballs.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

80 gr is a ton.... the service load, which tend to be a little on the stiff side, was 70 +/- 2 gr... Don't size anything after fire forming... get a bigger bullet.. :-)

[@GuangChen]

Yes...it kicked so hard. I'm going to reduce the load to 40-60 grains.

[@beardedwoodpecker]

Excellent video!! All the best Ioannis Greece

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers.

[@teec3385]

Excellent Rob, Cheers my friend.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks Terry.

[@Bearlake1624]

Looking forward to part 2 👍🏻

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

It's coming.... :-)

[@Derecq]

Hi Martin, nice to see somebody call the bullet by its proper name, the Burton ball. I hate it when people call it a minié or a mini-ball. As to getting the right sized bullet for my Snider I've experimented with a .58 Lee REAL which seem to work in mine.

[@mrbikehunter]

I hate it when some one calls Rob - Martin -- Sorry couldn't resist --- so funny - you are correct with the bullet though

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad to hear that your Snider is shooting well!

[@dynamike72]

Been watch your videos, there great, thanks and I love the snider

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad to hear!

[@FayazAhmad-yl6sp]

Beautiful video well done 😍

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you!

[@gunjirox7485]

Great Video Sir, I'm so jealous about your guns.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You can't have them... :-)...

[@matthewspeller]

Excellent content as usual!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@rlklar]

Can't wait for Part two. I hope to see that sweet Star Wars lunch box again.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Done. Look closely... :-)

[@christianbressette8879]

Fantastic videos

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you!

[@michaelmartin5545]

Just got a snider. Can't wait to reload.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Best of Luck!

[@frankb8898]

well done!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@mauwalker]

I do enjoy your videos, Rob.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I am glad! Thanks!

[@LionSilverVideos]

Man I love your videos!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad to hear it. Thanks.

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

A pleasure as always sir.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@kl-nc4gy]

Brilliant video as usual! I really enjoy your reloading videos, especially when you detail the history and each individual step along with the reasoning behind the choices you've made on a particular cartridge. Again, well done! I would be interested to know what your process is for cleaning black powder firearms as well.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

HI Ken. Glad you enjoyed it. Have you seen this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ-bZISajriqhdU There is a Part Two as well. Cheers.

[@kl-nc4gy]

No, I had not seen that video, nor can I now either, it comes up as blocked due to being not available in my country

[@mazkact]

Simply Oustanding

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@MilsurpWorld]

Great video!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@sidneydesousa1993]

Great video

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@nalykazule1582]

You sir, make me smile. I'm sorry but your frustrations regarding using the mini-ball instead of "rolling your own" made me giggle probably way more than it should have

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Not quite sure what you are talking about "rolling my own"?.... :-)

[@RickNethery]

Excellent job on this video.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you!

[@RickNethery]

britishmuzzleloaders Your Welcome Sir

[@duncanandrews1940]

Very good vid Rob. Been asked to shoot BP competition at the new club today including Sniders. Thing I will give it a try..............

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Looking forward to hearing how things went, Duncan!

[@roberevan2784]

Fantastic ! Thank you.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are most welcome!

[@sallysilva3121]

I got a snider but I can't find brass but 28 guage shotgun shells seem to work although the rim doesn't catch on the extracter. All I need now is a cast for the projectile. great videos keep it up 😁

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@abrampl]

Thank you for nice English lesson!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers.

[@ryann5247]

to lube the bullet's lube grooves, i use a pie tin, standing all of the bullets on their tails and filling the pie tin with the melted lube up as high on the bullets as you want. after you let it cool, just pluck the bullets out. less chance of dropping them in the jar of lube and dont need to put marks on the noses with pliers. just my two cents. excellent channel!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks! Pan lubing is covered in Part One of the Martini Ammo series.

[@2bingtim]

And that shows just why buying new Snider ammo is SO expensive! Fascinating though.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Not when you make it yourself it's not.

[@billrea66]

Here it is Feb of 2022 and I'm just getting into reloading for my 1870 Enfield . Ordered 50 rounds of 24 ga brass today along with some other goodies . Need to find boolits yet since I don't cast and don't want to .My muzzle bore is .568 ...Wish me luck.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Nice! Luck!

[@TealcJack]

Love the Star Wars lunch box. That could be worth some coin and was one that I wanted when I was in school. But my parents got me the Dukes of Hazard. Shoot, I still wish I had that one.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Haha!

[@mitchellchapman3364]

Just an added tip, after rinsing in clean water I rinse in mentholated spirits, this absorbs any water and they air dry super quick

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks for sharing!

[@assfacetheclown29]

I use wet tumbling with dish soap for all my brass. Works great

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

+1!

[@stevensheldon9271]

Makes me want to get a Snider!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Oh yes, you should....

[@JohnDoeSmith08]

I've been washing my brass with 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 TSP citric acid and a generous squirt of dawn dish soap to a bit less than 1 gallon water. Don't know how that works with black powder but it works great on smokeless brass. I should tumble like you do. I will never go back to dry tumbling!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

The wet alternative is peerless, for sure.

[@mattarmstrong9205]

Another great video, well though out. So.... Putting my Tumbler next to a sleeping child could explain her insomnia eh.... Lol had a good laugh at that. Keep em coming 👍🏻

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Haha... will do! Cheers.

[@AndrexT]

I have a Snider Enfield carbine, tower marked that I bought in auction. I have never fired it, so this video of parts 1 and 2 were very interesting to me I thought it used necked brass, but this doesn't seem to be the case. Although I can purchase the rifle due to its manufacture date, I am unable to buy ammunition without a FAC.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

That's OK.. You can't really buy Snider ammunition anyway... :-)

[@patrickwalsh6240]

Fantastic videos, thanks for your work. Have you got any experience or comments on the use of a .600" round ball in a Snider? Was such a load ever used in action? Thanks for the X-Ring Snider bullet recommendation and I will look into that. What about barrel twist rates and their effect on bullet selection? Where sporting Sniders made with the same twist as the military rifles?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Hi Patrick. I have not used a .600 RB in my Sniders, but I have used smaller ones to fireform the cases. Snider ammunition always used the same kind of hollow based and hollow nosed bullet. Never the RB. I am not completely up on sporting Sniders but military ones were always either 1-78 for the Long Rifle or 1-48 for the Short Rifle. The same as the Enfields they were initially made from. Being sporting rifles, they could have been made with any combination of rifling, barrel length and twist...

[@Trimtank]

Great video's.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you!

[@Trimtank]

@@britishmuzzleloaders Are you based on Vancouver Island or are you on the mainland?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

@@Trimtank I have filmed all over the Province. Where I Iive is something that I'd rather not talk about here though.. hope you understand.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

@@Trimtank I took your question as nothing more than honest curiosity, hence my equally honest answer. Glad you enjoy the Channel! Cheers.

[@tjh44961]

Another great video. I have simply got to replace my Snider!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks Tom!

[@benf.2402]

I enjoy your channel very much - extremely well done! Your Snider series inspired me to pick up a MarkIII carbine recently.The short barrel introduces a new set of variables. I think I will try 3F powder to start in order to allow for complete combustion in a shorter distance. Any thoughts you can share?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Nice! If there is one thing that I have learned in all this, it's to try everything in your loads... 2F, 3F, wads, fillers, cookies... the best example I have is when working up my P53, I found that the longer, heavier bullet with the shallow base cavity worked the best, when the conventional wisdom would have the shorter lighter bullet working better with the slow twist... Be comprehensive, try both powders with a good selection of loads... record it all and then you'll find your load.

[@benf.2402]

Thanks!

[@JohnDoeSmith08]

I hope this videos are archived for there historical content.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

They are still here for the time being...

[@lonewolfmusicproductions557]

Dad and I have collected Sniders since the early 70's for him and the late 90's for me. We have 6 or 7 of them now. Both shotguns and rifles. I would love to get some more info on these if possible.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Nice! Lots of Snider content on the Channel, if you are interested.

[@lonewolfmusicproductions557]

@@britishmuzzleloaders Where would I find some books on these/ There is not much info in the states about them. Dad literally searched for 20 years before he found our 2nd one, and am actually the one that found that one. We have since bought several others in various condition.

[@lonewolfmusicproductions557]

@@britishmuzzleloaders I can take some photos and send to you if you like.

[@EliteAmmunition]

I find ceramics rod media wet tumbling in a Lymn turbo tumbler works rather well also.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Nice!

[@Ben_306]

Doing all of this, going out to ranges, making properly edited 4k youtube video's, (and having a day job)?? That takes some serious military discipline.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

No,..... just lots of misguided energy....

[@wierdalien1]

britishmuzzleloaders is there a difference?

[@piatpotatopeon8305]

I'm going to use this information for fan fiction inspiration.

[@roadpanzir]

Great Job! This is the best reloading enthusiasts video I have seen to date, are the british marches a key to success?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed the clip. Yes the marches and the fact that there is a Part Two :-) are the keys to success.

[@jordanwalsh1691]

Excellent video. Have you ever attempted using the 575 hollow base bullet with a reproduction wooden plug to match? Might require a lathe and certainly wouldn't be practical for frequent shooting, but it would make for an interesting performance comparison with the all-lead variant.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks! No I have not. NOE make a mould for plugs that fit their Pritchett bullet but I don't know if their specs would fit, say, the Lyman .575 bullet.... That said, by doing that, you'd need the dies and such to squeeze the neck down again, part of the reason for shooting the .600 bullet... No sizing... As you have said, though, a great experiment to do...

[@MrDaveinAB]

Love these reloading series videos! where do you get your beeswax, Rob?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Bees....... Seriously, .... I have a guy in the Bee business.. :-). Craft stores usually have some. Thanks Dave.

[@Hemimike426]

Big request from a fan of British military culture, could you please annex a list of the marches used? they're all so wonderful.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

It starts with a medley including The Road to the Isles... but after that, I can't tell you for sure. There are some Guards, some RM, some Corps of Drums too.... Sorry, I don't write them down... I agree though... Great tunes..

[@Hemimike426]

Thank you, don't mind coming back to these videos to listen to the music after learning about the topics displayed.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Hemimike426 Me too!

[@1405p]

Where can I find the .575 sizer you used after lubricating the fire-forming bullets, as usual very well made and interesting videos

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

S&S Firearms sells them, I believe.

[@jusportel]

The best bullet I ever found for the Snider was the Rapine Trashcan, they were about .581 as cast. Very accurate with 74gr. of FG in NDFS brass, but I gad to put the sight up to 400 to hit the 200m target. The regular Lee “minie” bullet also shot with satisfactory accuracy, when I filled the hollow bases with pure beeswax. I found them too tricky to cast, though. Mould was too thin and the bullets were often noticeably distorted. The Lee “improved minie” was absolutely dreadful. Didn’t even produce anything resembling a group.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers! Thanks for sharing!

[@kapilchoudhary7851]

Good rifle

[@jonmath1]

Wife's dehydrator? You are indeed a very brave man :D But it's a great idea!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Works like a charm... when she's not looking... :-)

[@loganholmberg2295]

Is that a Momentum Format 4 Brietling "homage"? Nice!👍 I know its off topic but I have some of their watches as well. Its rare to find a company in Canada that makes watches nowadays.😅

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Yes, I believe it is...

[@paulnickels1022]

I would appreciate loading advice for Smokeless powder to be used in a modern high-wall action.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

From Britishmuzzleloaders?..... Try the Channel next door, AmericanBreechloaders. 😀

[@southronjr1570]

2 things, First I recall reading somewhere that the Snider was capable of using the older muzzleoading ammo by taking a fired case, popping the primer and placing it in the chamber and then simply unscrewing the nipple and removing the firing pin and it would then be reverted to be a muzzleoading Enfield. If this is true, have you ever done so with any of your rifles? Second, I have found that using our washing machine on delicate cycle using hot water and dish soap with the cases confined to a large pillow case will get them nearly as clean as your tumble. Have you ever tried this? My experience is not with many self contained cartridge cases but with both brass and plastic Smith, Maynard, and Cap plugs used in N-SSA competitions but I have used the same method with 45LC and 44WCF cases after firing BP.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

There was perhaps an initial idea that it could be so retrofitted in an emergency... then of course, you'd have to find ammunition for it... classic "good idea fairy" stuff...

[@TH3PLA1NP1L0T]

I like how this channel is restricted to muzzle and early breech loading firearms... Just goes to show how history can be kept intact

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

This Channel is only restricted to what I restrict it too.... :-)..... But yes, it's general focus is the 19th Century... and early 20th...

[@thesayxx]

great video as usual :) Also do you have any experience with ultrasonic cleaners? I hear they do the best cleaning job, but lack the buffing element of a tumbler.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks. I do not. I don't know what special ingredients you need, but the wet tumbling method is soooo easy... :-)

[@453421abcdefg12345]

Once you have used the wet pins tumbler you will not want to mess about with any other, the cases come certainly better than new, and without any effort.