Comments by "Shawn R" (@shawnr771) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1. Neat rifle. Yes an Infantry soldier would have broken that immediately.
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  2. Imagine that. .22 caliber rifle more popular in the late 1800s. Still the most popular round.
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  3. Very cool. What I really took away from this is that Hiram Maxim invented bumpstocks.
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  4. I am with your line of thinking on reloading. The brass catcher is not going to hide evidence that you were in the area when whoever you were shooting at is hopefully going to have holes in them. Thereby disclosing your operation.
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  5. 120 mm Smoothbore Rheinmetall firing a Depleted Uranium Discarding Sabot round at 1400 meters per second mounted on top of an Abrams tank.
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  6. Imagine then any of your officers seeing it. Pvt Smith did not bring this home. More like Colonel Jones.
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  7. Apparently they were listening to people trained by weather people.
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  8. Another upside is they could be discreetly carried in a briefcase. For moving around presidential residences and government buildings.
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  9.  @Aimless6  In Just Cause 1989 Invasion of Panama, US forces responded to a sniper using an AC130 Spectre gunship.
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  10. Nice rifle. The M1911A1 with the front pistol grip is probably the origins of the No front grip on the pistol rule.
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  11. Or send the other guy who doesnt know you shorted the fuse by 30 seconds.
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  12. Very cool. One other thing the troops who were waiting to come were dealing with in 1919 was the second year of the 1918 flu pandemic. It is one of the reasons some of them had been kept in France.
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  13. Nice rifle. I was assigned an H&R M16A1 in the late 1980s just before the A2s were issued to the unit. It was very clean with almost no signs of use. Apparently it had been a Rack Queen. One of the best shooting M16A1s I shot during my service. Very accurate.
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  14.  @jonniez62  just toss Lebel ammo boxes for distraction.
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  15. Occasional cold weather in Sweden. Sep thru May.
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  16.  @8076A  No They are pretty much the same. Field stripping the weapon is very simple. And unless something is damaged further disassembly in general not needed. The bolt can be further disassemble for cleaning. On a side note during training we were taught to never stand behind the weapon when removing the back plate. It was possible to remove the back plate with the bolt locked to the rear. The operating rod spring would be compressed and if someone managed to get it free from the receiver that person would be having a bad day.
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  17. Very cool. Would you show us the cleaning process?
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  18. Eks calybur Thar would be an understatement of his skills and talent.
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  19. Excellent simplistic design. Easy to manufacture.
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  20. Good information. Thanks.
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  21.  @vendomnu If the US and Russia are such odds why do US astronauts ride Russian rockets to the International Space Station? It is cheaper than other alternatives.
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  22. We had a mounting adapter that allowed the mounting of an ANPVS 4 nightvision scope to the M60 MG, in the late 1980's. You removed the feed cover pin, put this thing on and the replaced the feed cover pin with the one that came with the mount. It was slightly longer. Worked okay as mount. Pretty sure the stuff was Vietnam vintage. Most everything else was. Problem was the flash of the M60 washed out the PVS 4 night sight pretty quick. At longer ranges tracers and ball ammunition tend to diverge ballistically. If you are hitting with the tracer you are most likely missing with the ball. That is one of the reasons the 7.62mm coax MG in the Bradley fighting vehicles used all tracers. Plus it looked cool.
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  23. Fired once from an elephant. Controlling the elephant afterwards would be a neat trick.
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  24.  @michaelmccarthy4615  I volunteered to carry them. Kept me from carrying the radio.
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  25. I like your thinking. Although still do not see the reasoning. I think it is a solution looking for a problem.
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  26.  @lefr33man  There were plans by the Allies for CAT guided anti ship bombs. The thinking was that a cat would guide the bomb to a solid surface because of their so called aversion to water. Lots of stupid ideas on both sides.
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  27. It acrually looks quite good. Simple to build, maintain low cost and easy to use. Look at the rounds that were manufactured for it. The markings are clear, color coded for effect and range. In a country where resources are limited due to embargoes or shortages this is an outstanding answer. Worked every time.
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  28.  @lefr33man  Its the same stuff they are smoking now. We just get to know about it. My theory is that if the Axis had won WW2, We would be seeing SECRET WEAPONS OF THE ALLIES on Nazitube. Where commentators would speculate if they had managed to get this or that into production it would have changed the outcome of the war.
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  29. Elbonia will buy them.
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  30. Highest hand in the card game. Mississippi Flush. Any five cards and a small revolver.
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  31. Bent front sight. Elbonian windage adjustment, just bend it.
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  32. Left behind for the enemy to collect as souvenirs.
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  33. Neat weapon. Filled the role of close fire support. I have noticed in the comments why this and not a mortar. Remember this also about this time there were no really effective radios to transmit coordinates from the front lines back to the mortars or artillery. It was done with field phones with wire running everywhere or runners or homing pigeons. Lines got cut by almost anything. Runners and pigeons got injured or killed. Rapidly adjustable fire support really was not a thing. Roads were not what they are today. This moved with the infantry.
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  34. Interesting. It is nice to see our ancestors had a need for more than one shot also.
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  35. M1 Carbines are great little rifles. The M1 is one of those rifles that the reproductions leave a lot to be desired.
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  36. Weapons malfunctions are part of life. All weapons will malfunction. US army teaches Immediate action drills for just such problems with every weapon. Malfunction while firing. SPORTS for the M16 SLAP up on the magazine PULL charging handle to the rear. OBSERVE the chamber. check that it is clear. RELEASE the charging handle. TAP the forward assist. SQUEEZE the trigger. A well trained soldier can do that in under 2 seconds.
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  37. I have a couple of buddies who put muzzle brakes on their AR 15s. Made them excessively loud. Yes maybe there is some added control when using one. I would rather keep the noise and flssh level down.
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  38. CultofHam Thats more like 5 AR 15's. I have seen Olympic arms ARs for as low as 700 recently.
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  39.  @king_kiff3969  you may laugh but a unit at Ft Lewis in the 1980s lost 5 M16A1s in the Nisqually river after soldiers commandeered a canoe and flipped. The weapons were subsequently recovered by Ranger and Special Forces dive teams. Meanwhile nobody in that battalion. No matter how far removed from the incident was allowed to go home.
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  40. Certainly the WW1 was a extremely violent and ghastly experience which none of us can imagine. However I would think there are some known and unknown battles and skirmishes in every war that those who fought them were just as traumatized.
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  41. When they came out with the M16A2 my squad leader told us to aim at the groin.
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  42. Disadvantages would include more complicated and costly production. Depending on the overall reliability of said firearm possible increased costs for repairs and training for users and maintenance personel. Purchasing a military firearm has extended costs of maintenance, for the service life of the pistols.
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  43. Soldiers eyesight must have been much better back then. Being able to shoot 2200 yards with precision iron sights is an outstanding feat.
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  44. Nice rifle. Not a fan of the folding bayonet. Pointed end sticking back into your support hand might lead to some interesting injuries.
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  45. Randy Magnum What do there is only one. After the first guy the rest will think its a design feature and 1 month later the manual will appended.
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  46. You open the gas regulator after extended firing or in extremely dusty conditions. When the weapon firing starts getting sluggish. It opens a second gas port, firing s couple of bursts blows the first one clear. Then set it back to normal. It was not meant fot extended use.
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  47. Ian and Paul should do a collaboration video. MEAT TARGET and high tech fleece bullet stop.
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  48. Pistol grip angle looks uncomfortable. Standard disassembly looks like a breeze. More designers need to follow in their footsteps
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  49.  @michaelfodor6280  The German army was very efficient. If someone was sniped they did not just look for the firing point they rounded up everybody on the block and went house to house. Through mass punishment, torture, promises of leinency towards collaborators and their families etc. They would either get the information they wanted or continue to kill, imprision and torture until they did. Many partisans went to the grave with their secrets. Many did not. A lot of civilians who were ancillary to the plot. Providing safe houses, food, etc. Also were tortured and killed. Any link, suspected links or just theory was investigated. Usually resulting in someone getting tortured. Reprisals on the civilian population kept many from actively joining the resistance.
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  50. I suspect you could be right. I have the stories from the friend of a friend who is the grandson of a Veteran that the bullets wont go through a padded coat. Watch Paul Harrell's video on the M1. 110 gr Remington Green and White box round nose bullet. 4 of them through the meat target and all 50 layers of fleece. He was unable to show the bullets. If somebody still believes the BS ask them to go stand in front of an M1 carbine at 100 meters wearing a heavy padded coat.
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