A YouTube video tests the effectiveness of a flintlock rifle, a firearm used during the American Revolution. The hosts use a period-correct .54 caliber flintlock rifle, firing at ballistic gel dummies to demonstrate its deadly power. The results show massive wound channels, with the ball often flattening out and causing significant damage. The hosts conclude that the flintlock rifle is incredibly deadly at close range, with its lead ball deforming on impact and creating devastating wound tracks. They also discuss the historical context of the rifle's use in warfare and the importance of training with any firearm.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The American Revolution was fought with rifles like the one being tested.
2. The rifle being tested is a flintlock rifle.
3. The flintlock rifle fires a .54 caliber ball.
4. The rifle is a muzzleloader, meaning the powder is loaded into the barrel first, followed by a patch and the ball.
5. The flintlock rifle works by dropping the trigger, which strikes the flint and ignites the powder, propelling the ball out of the barrel.
6. The flintlock rifle has a delay of around half a second between the trigger being pulled and the powder igniting.
7. The rifle is being tested at various distances, including 30 meters and 50 meters.
8. The flintlock rifle is capable of creating large wound channels and can crush bone as it travels through the body.
9. The flintlock rifle is not like modern rounds, which often have copper plating and tend to stay intact after impact.
10. The flintlock rifle was used in warfare because it was incredibly effective, but it takes a long time to reload.
11. The rifle being tested was built by Cash Flow Crater.
12. The rifle was used in a period-correct style, with a deer antler used to measure out the powder.
13. The flintlock rifle is being compared to modern rounds, with the host noting that the wound channels created by the flintlock rifle are much larger.
14. The host notes that the founding fathers intended for citizens to have access to firearms like the flintlock rifle for self-defense.
15. The host mentions that repeating rifles already existed at the time the founding fathers wrote the Second Amendment.