Video - Flintlock Upside Down Shooting With Swiss Null B

[arcticap]

Using Swiss Null B in the pan, this shooter was able to fire his flintlock upside down over and over again with hardly any problem.

 

[Sparkitoff]

That's impressive. I've never tried it but I have to wonder if my FL would be as reliable upside down

 

[morb]

that's pretty neat. i like that guys vids

 

[Bearkiller]

Yeah Mark is quite the character always has unique videos.

 

[FishDFly]

I have seen a couple of flintlock pistols which have the lock mounted under the barrel. they shoot fine.

Kinda de-bunks the bank to or away from the vent discussions.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Not surprising. I've seen several bench rifles made with flintlocks mounted upside down. I believe any good flintlock will fire upside down with normal priming.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I can do it with 3f as prime, no big deal.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

I believe any good flintlock will fire upside down with normal priming.

^^^ THIS ^^^ ... it’s no big deal, unless you’ve never tried it or seen it done ...

 

[Many Klatch]

I have been shooting upside down off the top of my head for years. It is a really great way to psyche out opponents on a woods walks. I did learn not to use my Bess. I couldn't hold it in place when it went off and the hammer scraped a shallow groove in my scalp

 

[arcticap]

It sounds like for some guys, shooting a flintlock doesn't become difficult unless they're shooting backwards using a mirror for sighting in.
While for many others, they have a hard enough time to make their ignition work reliably.
Gee, shooting upside down, what a way to fight a war.
George Washington would be spinning in his grave.
Imagine if people dueled shooting their flintlock pistols upside down!
Or how about dueling sideways, gangster style?
I don't think so!

 

[George]

Any good flint lock should fire upside down quite reliably.

The topic brings up an interesting question, though, what happens to the trajectory of the bullet if the gun is fired upside down? You can learn a lot of important stuff about how bullets fly and how sights work by figuring that out. Good topic for another thread.

Spence

 

[Rifleman1776]

what happens to the trajectory of the bullet if the gun is fired upside down?

Was that a deliberate straight line looking for a smart 'a' response? I gotta few.

 

[George]

Was that a deliberate straight line looking for a smart 'a' response? I gotta few.

No, it was a straight question, but that was the kind of answer I expected.

Spence

 

[hanshi]

I've fired them upside down on a few occasions and it always worked...always.