looks like a lot of fun

@james_lessick892

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we need to do it!

Thanks for posting the video. Only when the weather warms up I will get out to my range. Still cold here in Michigan.

I love watching n-ssa skirmish shooting footage!

Thanks for posting

You weren't to far from me there

Very good shoot you have there, the main thing is that everyone enjoys the day, we have not heard from you in a long time.

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it has been sometime since my last video. I hope to be able to do more in the future.

@453421abcdefg12345

4 жыл бұрын

Eras Gone: I hope so, good sensible videos are rare on KZread.

I'll pass you an idea that I came up while in Alaska with the USAF. Shoot "Poker" Print a paper or use real cards, set 'em up at 25 yds, then the first shooter, the one on "pole position" shoots 5 rounds to make a "hand"... if he misses one, then he has less cards. Put the "good" cards surrounded by "bad" cards so if you miss an ace you may end up with a low card. At the end, the best hand wins.

enjoyed your engineering approach to describing the shooting and the event. Its my dream to participate in NSSA - I'm far from a good shot but I'm sure I could learn plenty. *LIKED* the video pards. Lt - 1st Minn Sharpshooters

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Find you a team and get to shooting!

@1stminnsharpshooters341

4 жыл бұрын

@@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400 good advice Sir

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

Go on the N-SSA wen site and ask for help finding a team. It will be the best decision of your life, literally like family.

My dad's on this video!

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

ID him by what he is wearing and shooting . I am in it as is Don Furlong and E.C. Pirtle of the 20th Georgia Volunteer Infantry.

Just a personal observation regarding round ball vs conical. I have a 1970's era reproduction 1858 Remington that I fire mostly round ball through. Due to my lazyness, I've used the swaged, sprueless balls for years. In the past I've tried conicals that were given to me, but they were very inaccurate. I purchased your mold for the Johnston and Dow bullet and tried them. Compared to the round ball, they were not as accurate, but much better than previous one. I've been shooting at a public range at 25yds at paper plates: round ball I can keep on the plate, J&D bullets have more fliers. Of course that could be me! Just an obsevation

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

You need to swage your barrel to find the exact size conical you need then fire your Rifled-musket with different loads of powder to determine how many grains are most accurate. Get with an experienced N-SSA team and they can help with the mechanics of it all. That Remington Zouave should become one of the most accurate firearms in your house then. That is me in the blue-grey Kepi shooting the Smith carbine.

Young guy with the gear to do this here... Just no groups in my state :(

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

What state are you in?? I live in Florida, but shoot on a Georgia team.

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

That is me in the blue grey Kepi and dirty white shirt. I have an Earas gone by musket mold and it is one of my favorites. We worth the money and clearly a product made by people that love them too.

@HomesteadingPatriot

3 жыл бұрын

@@danditto4864 Oklahoma.

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

@@HomesteadingPatriot join a group in the Deep South Region they hold lots of shoots at beautiful Brierfield Iron Works State Park in nearby, AL or contact the National Headquarters about forming a team in your State. Oklahoma was in the war so creating a Init should not be that hard.

Thank you for the info buddy! I am in Kansas and I will use your link to see what I can find out. I sure do pray that we DO NOT have a civil war 2! People sure are talking about it, but more times then not people are full of shit!

Web site sucks, organization apparently forgot that there are 50 states.

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

4 жыл бұрын

Richard, does it "suck" because there are no teams in your state?

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

Contact them and form a team in your area, despite the map there are members all over the world . I shot next to a Confederate from Japan one year. Excellent guy. Met a Union female Korean too. One of my favorite people in the U.S.A. Is a female, Jewish confederate from New York City who is a yoga teacher. Don’t be fooled by the regional shoots, the N-SSA is a big blue & Grey rainbow of people from all walks of life only connected by their extremely good manners, love of civil war weapons and family like love of each other. Great people, very accepting.

@dr.durellshepard398

3 жыл бұрын

@@danditto4864 Amen Brother !!! .....Doc

Not seeing any younger people.......bunch of old and older guys.........Need to sustain the game....

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the demographics are sadly changing. Most history related hobbies are not drawing the youngsters like they used to.

@jason60chev

4 жыл бұрын

@@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400 MArk....with the demonization of guns by democrats, anti gun people, anti-gun indoctrination in schools, the denial of civil war history, much less the arms....and even though percussion firearms are not considered firearms.....how do we introduce kids and young people to this historic, interesting, enjoyable activity? Oh....and California wants to BAN all lead and lead based ammo. If we allow the anti-gunner to continue to get their way, pretty soon well lose all of our gun rights or all guns will fall under the NFA 1934.

@soylentgreen7074

4 жыл бұрын

Eras Gone Bullet Molds I am 26 and into historical stuff(since I was a little kid) like this and shoot lots of cap n ball. Just no one else my age in my area is it seems(super anti gun NJ). I haven’t found anything like this in my area it gets pretty lonely sometimes reading through historical things and shooting these guns no one seems to care about. My two closest friends are into history but not as much And in depth as guys like you, Mike beliveau or I.

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

@@soylentgreen7074 Go to the N-SSA (North-South Skirmish Association) and ask for help finding a team. Some of the best rifled-Musket shooters in the country are in New Jersey and New York.

@danditto4864

3 жыл бұрын

I joined while living in Manhattan!!!!