I thought the show was pretty good. They had a good demo of firing 3 shots in one minute. Even the 5 "rookies" could do it. Well, one missed by only a few seconds. Not too bad.
Mike - I was wondering about that "finger on the hole" bit. When he said it was to keep the oxygen out, I says to myself, "WTH, the oxygen is already in there. How would that keep it out?" What is the real purpose of the practice, or did they even do that at all?
One thing that does bother me about that show (and Mail Call) is when they shoot without safety glasses. I know that most soldiers didn't use safety glasses, in any war. But, I think they should when performing the reenactments using BP firearms. They could use old timey looking glasses and not lose the "period" effect. I imagine we didn't see all the 'takes' required to film the show. I think they are pressing their luck.