Kenny 12 pdr whitworth the movie
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- The first firing of Mr Kenny white's 12 Pdr Whitworth rifle reproduction.
A highly accurate replica of the 12 Pdr Whitworth Rifle. With Whitworth rifling the correct dual concentric screw breach firing inert aluminum bolt projectiles.
The whitworth is great at long distances. Its my favorite artillery.
That's a great looking gun. What's it's history. Is it an original? or who made it. Also What was your powder charge. I shoot 10 oz. in mine.
The Gun is owned and built by Mr K White a NSSA competitor. It is a very accurate reproduction of the Whitworth rifle with the correct whitworth rifling and the dual concentric screw on the breach. Measurements were taken from an original whitworth in the reserve collection at the museum in Gettysburg. There are several other whitworths out there but they have a single screw breach and conventional rifling.
awesome! sounds just like a big sharps carbine!
the same technology just bigger
@@karood-dog3584 well thank you for keeping a important part of history alive, this was where artillery was taken beyond tossing a powder charged stone in a general direction of the enemy. this was the start of precision engineering. and modern combat tactics. but its hard for me to put that gun in perspective, what was it used for in the 1860s and 1870s? defeating bunkers and emplacements? punching thru sandbags? or was it just a big sniper rifle essentially?
Not very informative. No info on the polygonal rifling, how it was charged, and the loading procedure. But the gun itself is cool.
What is the history of that gun? Who made it ? It's great looking.
The Gun was a labour of love and built by Mr Kenny White of Pennsylvania (The Gent in the high hat and big grin) with a home built rifling machine to reproduce the unique Whitworth rifling. The breach is also correct to original design with the double concentric screw thread (try getting that machined by a modern machinist) Sadly kenny passed away Quietly at home in his favorite chair thinking up his next adventure earlier this year. The Whitworth rifle and his other guns have been sold on to new owners so they will continue to compete with the best.
@@karood-dog3584 That rifling machine any chance it's for sale?
An amazing piece of engineering and manufacturing capability for the time. How does the black powder residue affect the action with successive shots?
Can't believe you would use a fuse ! I have a Six Pound Napolean and a 40mm Whitworth - we use only primers or electric match. Be safe!
Michael Freeland this was the first shoot . a percussion firing system is being manufactured and will use blank cartridges for ignition.
@@karood-dog3584 isnt it safer to use a fuse when training around a big gun? just light it and run away! dont have to be nearby when it goes off like u would with a lanyard? seems like less liability to me to test a gun from a safe distance from it for the first few shots? if that pressure chamber detonates, id rather be more than a lanyards length from it personally :)
@@DoobyDubNCG no a lanyard is perfectly safe it's very old technology after all.
how the hell did they machine a bore like that.
Mr White designed a rifling machine just for the job and after several thousand passes it was done each pass had to be monitored in person.
For supposedly being a movie. There are sure a lot of not moving pictures ?!?!?
when you build one from sacratch I will produce it all in movie for you lol