1864 Burnside Carbine (Initial Range day video.)

[littlef]

My Newest Acquisition, an 1864 Burnside Carbine. US Cavalry Carbine. I put together this little video of my first day on the Range with it. Thought you might enjoy seeing it.
For round one, I just picked up some casted bullets from S&S. I just ordered a Lee round ball mold, and I’ll give that a shot next time I take it out. Depending on how they perform, I’ll decide if I want to invest in a conical mold.

[Battis]

Nice. Crowd pleaser. I handled one in a store but never fired one. I had a Gallagher .54 that I used roundballs in. Why I sold it, I don't know.
I used to spray PAM down the barrel from the breech for lube. It worked great.

[littlef]

Its a lot of fun to shoot, and I got a lot of people stopping by, asking questions about it. (which is fun also.) I used a lot of lubricant, between the grease cookie, and then dipping the bullet. It got a little gunky, but the wax is easy to wipe away. It kept the fouling soft, and it made clean up go pretty quick.

[Battis]

How much powder do you use?

[littlef]

45 grains was the standard military loading. It would be tough to fit any more than that in the case. I was using 40 grains. From what I've read 38-42 grains seems to be the range for people who have worked up loads for competition. - and I was using swiss 2f. I've read of a few variations using 2f and 3f

[Swineherd]

Excellent weapon. Very nicely produced video as well.

[littlef]

Thank you very much!

[Abert Rim]

Aren't the CW carbines fun? I've had two shootable Maynard Second Models and a Merrill, but the Burnside I had was a little too far gone.

[littlef]

Aren't the CW carbines fun? I've had two shootable Maynard Second Models and a Merrill, but the Burnside I had was a little too far gone.

Yea its definitely a lot of fun. I just picked up 20 more pieces of brass, so I'll have 40 for the next range trip. Looking forward to getting back out on the range with it.

[StrawHat]

I have a 5th Model. Tried both conical and round ball, preferred the round ball. Found out the N-SSA also prefers the rb. Not the lightest carbine but handy to carry. I took mine out one fall and got a deer.

Kevin

[littlef]

I just picked up a round ball mold, and another 20 pieces of brass (I've got 40 cases now.) Looking forward to getting back on the range with it. Congrats on taking a Deer with yours. That's gotta give you a good feeling of accomplishment.

[StrawHat]

After nearly six decades of hunting, it is still all about putting meat in the freezer.

Kevin