Thanks for the recap on the shooting requirements 1st Sgt..... Most of us, including myself would be hard pressed to qualify ... but that should not stop us from practicing/trying.
Cooke's Cavalry Manual of 1861 describes target practice for cavalry troopers. While he does not specify a standard of acceptable marksmanship, he provides a template for a form for recording each trooper's shooting at 50 and 100 yards (which presumably means he was referring to carbine shooting since that's tough for a pistol) for both mounted and dismounted practice which was to be recorded for each trooper on a quarterly basis. The form has a space to record the "shot string" measurement, and until watching this video I had no idea how that system worked. Thank you for helping me to understand this.
Great video. In Heth's "A System of Target Practice for the Use of Troops When Armed with the Musket, Rifle-musket, Rifle, or Carbine" from 1862, p. 61, he discusses the String Test system, and specifically says to measure from the bullseye. "After each shot, the distance from the centre of the ball-hole to the centre of the target will be measured and recorded."
Depending on your area, there may or not may not be an umbrella organization that a sharpshooter unit may belong to. We'd be very happy to help if need be, which state are you from?
Enjoyed the video. I live here in WA state and would like to get into re-enacting. But, being a Whitworth shooter I would like to portray a confederate sniper. Do you know how I could get started in this?
Can a modern reproduction Pedersoli 1859 Berdan Sharps using the most carefully prepared paper cartridges and fired by the best shooters meet this accuracy standard? Consistently?
There was a set standard or regulation of you will. However I'm sure there was common inconsistencies with a bullet being a few grains of weight off just like powder. They did try their best to produce to a standard but human error I'm sure took part many times.
Great video yall, really good exlpanation. I know this video is old and maybe a littile off topic but would Berdans sharpshooters use carbines versions of the Sharps rifle? Like the m1853 carbine. Thanks!
We don't know of any carbines being used by sharpshooters in the 2 regiments. Carbines wouldn't provide the range or accuracy that sharpshooters were looking for. They had special order dual trigger rifles that they almost had a mutiny in order to get. It would be unlikely to settle for a close range rifle in a organization of world class marksmen. Good question and thanks for asking it!
Ok the acceptance for that regiment is well known but when will we see some life firing?. I would love to see how your company does at 100 or 200 Yards !.
We wanted to do a vid this summer but our state's extreme burn ban even included a ban on shooting for the first time. We do plan on doing one, though with most of the company.
Any documentation of someone using a cartridge gun since they were around at that period to qualify for a sharpshooter that you have heard of? Henry or Spencer, etc...
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Thanks for the recap on the shooting requirements 1st Sgt..... Most of us, including myself would be hard pressed to qualify ... but that should not stop us from practicing/trying.
Cooke's Cavalry Manual of 1861 describes target practice for cavalry troopers. While he does not specify a standard of acceptable marksmanship, he provides a template for a form for recording each trooper's shooting at 50 and 100 yards (which presumably means he was referring to carbine shooting since that's tough for a pistol) for both mounted and dismounted practice which was to be recorded for each trooper on a quarterly basis. The form has a space to record the "shot string" measurement, and until watching this video I had no idea how that system worked. Thank you for helping me to understand this.
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Great video. In Heth's "A System of Target Practice for the Use of Troops When Armed with the Musket, Rifle-musket, Rifle, or Carbine" from 1862, p. 61, he discusses the String Test system, and specifically says to measure from the bullseye. "After each shot, the distance from the centre of the ball-hole to the centre of
the target will be measured and recorded."
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Where do i go to join the regiment?
I've having a hard time finding a berdan unit.
Depending on your area, there may or not may not be an umbrella organization that a sharpshooter unit may belong to. We'd be very happy to help if need be, which state are you from?
Great video of explaining the string use.
Do you know where to buy ammo for the berdan and also minie' ball .
I get my ammo from Track of the Wolf. You might check them out they're pretty awesome folks.
Make it yourself! It part of the fun!
Enjoyed the video. I live here in WA state and would like to get into re-enacting. But, being a Whitworth shooter I would like to portray a confederate sniper. Do you know how I could get started in this?
Glad to see a fellow Washingtonian! Give www.2ndusss.com and shoot me an email!
Can a modern reproduction Pedersoli 1859 Berdan Sharps using the most carefully prepared paper cartridges and fired by the best shooters meet this accuracy standard? Consistently?
Once a good powder load and consistent weight and quality of bullets can be had and the shooter is accustomed to the sights, absolutely!
Was the quality of the powder and weight of the bullets pretty consistent during the war or were certain weights of bullets favored by some
There was a set standard or regulation of you will. However I'm sure there was common inconsistencies with a bullet being a few grains of weight off just like powder. They did try their best to produce to a standard but human error I'm sure took part many times.
There's no flipping way the power was consistent batch to batch. Nor were the rifle barrels.
question is can all your bulls make the 200 meter shot ?
Great video yall, really good exlpanation. I know this video is old and maybe a littile off topic but would Berdans sharpshooters use carbines versions of the Sharps rifle? Like the m1853 carbine. Thanks!
We don't know of any carbines being used by sharpshooters in the 2 regiments. Carbines wouldn't provide the range or accuracy that sharpshooters were looking for. They had special order dual trigger rifles that they almost had a mutiny in order to get. It would be unlikely to settle for a close range rifle in a organization of world class marksmen. Good question and thanks for asking it!
@@CompanyD2ndUSSS Ah, got it. Thank you for awnsering, now I know! Alsp sorry, there is no such thing as a m1853 carbine, my memory decived me.
Ok the acceptance for that regiment is well known but when will we see some life firing?.
I would love to see how your company does at 100 or 200 Yards !.
We wanted to do a vid this summer but our state's extreme burn ban even included a ban on shooting for the first time. We do plan on doing one, though with most of the company.
Great video! Thanks for the info 1st Sgt. So... for sport, who’s the best shot in your unit? 😊🇺🇸
The captain and I have the most trigger time but I'd say he's the best actual shot in the company.
Any documentation of someone using a cartridge gun since they were around at that period to qualify for a sharpshooter that you have heard of? Henry or Spencer, etc...
Fascinating.
Excellent!