Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Enjoying Black Powder Episode 3: The Martini-Henry MkIV" video.

To the Southwest, thousands of them.
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@viperscot1 I suspect the high VC count had something to with taking the sting out of Islandwana. Not that the defenders of Rourke's Drift didn't put up a stiff fight.
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@johnfisk811 That or Sgt Mackenzie will have him forking out the stables forking quick.
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@Notsure92 The Martini was probably the best of the Single Shot black powder breech loading service rifles. In terms of handling, fire power. The British were willing to spend the money. The US Army stuck with the Trapdoor because of finances. They did run trials of other rifles but they didn't go anywhere until smokeless powder came into being. The Trapdoor really isn't as bad as it's made out to be. Once drawn brass cartridges were figured out it came into its own. Karl on In Range did the mad minute thing probe and shot off over fifteen rounds iirc. Other good Single Shot Breechloader of the era include the Remington, the Norwegian one (K something, name escapes me) and the really slick Werder from Bavaria. Two triggers. One drops the hammer while the other trips open the breech and ejects the spent case. Insert round. Pull back on hammer which closes the breech and cocks both the hammer spring and the spring for the front trigger.
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@awmperry Damn right. The San used to be all over Southern Africa until the Bantu pushed them into the marginal areas. The Bantu were colonizers.
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