I remember seeing these in magazine ads in the early 1960's. My parents vetoed the idea of me getting one. Evidently there were no restrictions on ordering it. Send money, receive anti-tank rifle. Life was simpler then.

@shadowlord1418

2 жыл бұрын

Shall not be infringed intensifys

@Guns4570

2 жыл бұрын

They were like 99.00 for the gun and a buck a round if I remember that right.

@cheradordecalcinhaoficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@Guns4570 I'll want two and a thousand ammunition to test just sir

@rayfinnila6079

2 жыл бұрын

I remember those ads in the 1960's. I believe the Gun Control Act of 1968 put and end to that.

@mariuskroll829

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrandpaLink most people don‘t get murderd with 20mm anti-tank guns i guess

"The tank is down Lieutenant!" "Good job soldier, now put that shoulder back in its socket!"

@thespeeddemon7832

4 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo

@thekone85

4 жыл бұрын

And same in Finnish: "Tankki tuhottu, herra luutnantti!" "Hyvää työtä jääkäri, nyt laittakaa se olkapää takaisin paikoilleen!"

@henriaho2271

4 жыл бұрын

LoL.

@Rx_Vitamin_R

4 жыл бұрын

What shoulder, Sir?

@Goliath23online

4 жыл бұрын

Oh mY God, amazing sense of humor... You made me laugh and that is rare

Like someone once said, this gun is so finnish that it even has skis on it.

@kevinsnyder8448

Жыл бұрын

Lol yessss

@dougheclipse1717

Жыл бұрын

LMFAO perfect

@omkr0122

Жыл бұрын

Any person unfortunate to be the target is Finnished!

@Justin-nu1oh

9 ай бұрын

😅👍

@jimihendrix6969

2 ай бұрын

Is this gun why i can only think of one time, and a very large country trying to invade Finland?

"Whats the largest caliber you're willing to fire?" Finish Soldier: "Yes"

@Koehfurn

3 жыл бұрын

For a split second I thought that read Finnish Shoulder

@tarmaque

3 жыл бұрын

Let's just say that any nation that goes to war against Finland deserves what they get.

@YaoEspirito

3 жыл бұрын

Gay comment.

@mikapesonen5811

3 жыл бұрын

35000 foot-pounds ! Hehe.

@linzmcgeorge

3 жыл бұрын

@@YaoEspirito, just like your two dads....

"Did you kill the tank?" "Yes." "What did it cost?" "My shoulder."

@topiluukkonen7612

4 жыл бұрын

Luckily we got 2 shoulders so 1 man can take out 2 tanks

@LazyAndFabulous

4 жыл бұрын

I would rather sacrifice my shoulders to kill the tank crews tbh.

@alphunsos

4 жыл бұрын

@@LazyAndFabulous Or use the molotov cocktails. Either way works.

@JackFrostIsHere

4 жыл бұрын

@@topiluukkonen7612 lmao 😂

@JackFrostIsHere

4 жыл бұрын

@@alphunsos dude, you're literally dumb. What makes you fucking think that cocktails with flames would even do a single shit to a tank in the first place? That's not a bus or a taxi vehicle, that's a freaking TANK. You need to spend more time in internet on these stuffs

When the tanks get too close, you can sit on it and ski away.

@hobbit483

7 жыл бұрын

lol

@Guillotines_For_Globalists

7 жыл бұрын

Yossarian would be proud.

@mrkeogh

7 жыл бұрын

20mm Lahti Toboggan 😉

@hobbit483

7 жыл бұрын

And the Finns have been disqualified from the 2016 Winter Olympics

@11DNA11

7 жыл бұрын

+TheAmityboopfliction That's not even the craziest thing Finns did in the war :) First one was to even think you could defend against an army that large. Apparently all it takes is a little planning and a ton of SISU.

“Worlds most ballistic crossbow” is my favorite gun jesus description so far.

A perfect hunting rifle. Very practical. Guaranteed stoppage of any game you come across, especially those pesky wild Panzers.

@Viirrvill

2 жыл бұрын

@Crauce don't know actually, Tigers were not around when this gun was in use. but we sure would have tried it on them too had a chance come to us

@hoppinggnomethe4154

2 жыл бұрын

I bet it can stop a pigeon. 🤔

@VeryGemmy

2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen those skirts on the sides of panthers and tigers Those are for AT rifle protection

@breakingames7772

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe instead of shooting dirt he could hit a GD target. What a jack ass

@brandonblackfyre5783

2 жыл бұрын

I watched a video of a guy shooting a deer with a .50BMG and at first he thought he hit the deer because it dropped and died instantly but after some inspection he noticed that the .50caliber actually MISSED the deer but because of the velocity and size of the round it sucked the eyes and brain matter out of the eye sockets because of the Vacumm the bullet created lol

You know a firearm means business when there's recoil from releasing the bolt.

@Novamatter

5 жыл бұрын

And that firing it causes a random completely unassociated car to blare it's car alarm.

@JeepWranglerIslander

5 жыл бұрын

*THUNK!* Torpedo tube one is loaded and ready to fire, Captain!

@JohnnyWishbone85

5 жыл бұрын

My AR-10 does that.

@mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029

5 жыл бұрын

What made it for me was the giggle of anticipation upon closing the bolt...

@theblackbaron4119

5 жыл бұрын

Also when the ammo looks more like something you would find in your girlfriend's knickers drawer. I would not want to be anywhere near where this stuff hits.

David Attenborough voice: Even domestic cars that have never been in the wild, instinctively recognize the hunting call of their natural predator, the anti-materiel rifle. It is for this reason that a nearby flock emits a distress call, trying to catch attention of their owners.

@TRabbit1970

4 жыл бұрын

👏🤣

@Reaganomics-ld8yt

4 жыл бұрын

I read this in his voice lol

@dreamingflurry2729

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know who this David guy is, but that made me crack up like a damn loon...here have a like :D ^^

@ianmacfarlane1241

4 жыл бұрын

@@dreamingflurry2729 You don't know who David Attenborough is - are you serious? You're not actually serious, are you?

@jayteegamble

4 жыл бұрын

This might be the best comment i've ever read on youtube

10:04 gets me every time. must be one of the most satisfying feelings to have that giant bolt come forward, and Ian's heh heh afterwards is similarly priceless

@sethb3090

2 жыл бұрын

_happy anti-tank noises_

"you should never start fights son. But when you find yourself in one, Finnish it"

@simohenrik1860

3 жыл бұрын

aka try to have peace with everyone but never side with evil (even if evil sides with you)

You can tell its Finnish because of the skis underneath.

@oddom6667

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@jlsperling1

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, for ski troops to transport tactically. For operational mobility, you would use a pulka (a reindeer sleigh)

@House_of_Caine

5 жыл бұрын

@@jlsperling1 Actually ahkio (or pulkka as you were trying to say, but ahkio was more prevalent word)

@rossfromfriends8468

5 жыл бұрын

And because it’s bad as fuck. Always been a fan of the Finns cuz they are crazy tough bastards

@lithiumvids9448

5 жыл бұрын

Ross from Friends me too

Fun thing about this gun. The Finnish defense forces actually had serious plans from 1960s to 1980s to put this gun as anti-helicopter use.

@rubenskiii

4 жыл бұрын

*PERKELE INTENSIFIES*

@rodolfocampanatres3862

3 жыл бұрын

Why let the passage of time ruin a little bit of fun with a great design.

@thebravegallade731

3 жыл бұрын

i mean a good shot of this into the engine of a heli will certainly down it

@andrewrobertson3894

3 жыл бұрын

That'd work. Maybe not against a modern gunship but anything else ...well, you might want to sit on your helmet and pray.

@thebravegallade731

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewrobertson3894 i mean even a modern gunship would need to GTFO if hit by this

Holy shit, the sound from just closing the bolt is awesome.

FDF gun instructor back in the days: "When you are going to shoot with this, check there's at least 50cm space behind you. When fired, this will recoil back 'bout 30cm no matter is there room behind you or not."

The sound of the bolt engaging.. Glorious...

@chrisproost7290

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed... the phrase 'doesn't that just torque your jaws?' comes to mind.

@hartmann3emt

6 жыл бұрын

Bolt engages *Orgasms*

You know your gun is awesome when it sets off car alarms.

@RandomNJ

5 жыл бұрын

A Not So Random Throwaway I believe that gun can take care of that car and alarm easily.

@kevinmalone1600

5 жыл бұрын

Mine set off the school alarms

@okok-yf3tp

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmalone1600 uh oh

@AfroGaz71

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmalone1600 Oof!

@comradecommissar8223

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmalone1600 did you go to jail!?!?

One might even call the recoil of this gun, by itself, a "significant emotional event."

This is something a space marine would definitely use

@redditor7548

Жыл бұрын

Full auto though

@ncrtrooper7246

Жыл бұрын

@@redditor7548 and dual wielding

@Brandelwyn

Жыл бұрын

Bolters are 19mm, yes

@durandol

8 ай бұрын

Isn't that pretty much a heavy stubber?

@LiezAllLiez

5 ай бұрын

Kinda pointless, to be honest. Bolters already do everything this gun does + more.

“The Finns were really good shots with iron sights” *white death intensifies*

@jaesungkim5478

4 жыл бұрын

The Finns were really good shots even without iron sights

@tvroped9824

4 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Simo Hayah

@mustanaamiotto3812

4 жыл бұрын

@@tvroped9824 *Häyhä

@zeburancher9480

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaesungkim5478 really?

@juliushakala5148

4 жыл бұрын

@@tvroped9824 okay that's a bruh moment

This gun is for when you have a guy behind his car, behind his house, which is 2000 ft. away, and you need him absolutely, positively, without a doubt, 100% dead

@zombiecowboy4946

5 жыл бұрын

Federico Olivares You know what would suck? If you missed that.

@The_Bird_Bird_Harder

5 жыл бұрын

It's maximum functional range for armor penetration is 300 yards as its 500 yard range was revoked from firing protocol due to being ineffective. I watched the training video.

@zenjon7892

5 жыл бұрын

Accept no substitutes

@mattilaiho7979

5 жыл бұрын

@I want live zombie girls to feast on my inguinals Naturally, all guns are a product of their time.

@conorclimo8534

5 жыл бұрын

2000 ft = 610 m btw

the recoil from the bolt locking is more than most weapons actually firing xD

Huge respect for u guys. Im from Finland and part of Finnish reserve forces like any other Finnish man. But gotta say many people here enjoy watching these videos where u review our loved ones.(Suomi kp, ”pystykorva”, this antitank gun, RK 7.62, etc.) thanks for that!

*Fires AT Rifle* "Now that's a Lahti damage!"

@bamboozlednoodle6513

4 жыл бұрын

Take my like and leave

@DirtRider999

4 жыл бұрын

I dont think enough people get this. Or there would be more likes.

@kelp2697

4 жыл бұрын

F*** you I love it

@samuelbhend2521

4 жыл бұрын

yep. it finnished that thing at once...

@Red_Beard2798

4 жыл бұрын

Bravo, sir

*FIRES* "Fun?" *CAR ALARM*

@bloodydavid

7 жыл бұрын

This gun caused an earth quake lol

@w4SwD

7 жыл бұрын

Exact same thing happend when I was shooting it at big sandy. First round, car alarm goes off. That thing is abeast.

@NotACutie

6 жыл бұрын

Nice comment, satan.

@Juhnaaa

6 жыл бұрын

Eric Brown its a bird..

Officer, I use it for hunting What do you hunt with that? Mostly tracked

@valdo345jr

3 жыл бұрын

what do i hunt with that? whatever i want.

@Cross_111

2 жыл бұрын

The real answer is: „i dont know - all thats left is a mess“ ^^

@valdo345jr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cross_111 yeah. there aint much but a bloodstain...

I remember well when these were sold for $100, delivered right to your door, and no paperwork. I was a kid and had no money to purchase one. Those were the days!

''Sir, why is there a 20MM Cannon hanging out of your upstairs window?'' America: 'Sorry Officer, I need that for home protection.'

@casualbear6295

4 жыл бұрын

Those dangnabbing tank burglars!

@Flyingferrets5

4 жыл бұрын

I not only accept, but I Endorse people shooting Burglars with the L39. If they're gonna break into people's homes, I have no sympathy for them being turned into instant Haggis

@Flyingferrets5

4 жыл бұрын

@Noah Hell, I'd rather have something I don't need than need something I don't have. And yes, it applies here, too.

@Flyingferrets5

4 жыл бұрын

@Dauda András I sure hope not! But I guarantee one shot from that, and that burglar won't be murdering MY family. I'll do anything... ANYTHING to keep the ones I love safe. Maybe people aren't allowed to value their loved ones where you come from, but where I come from, we appreciate the value of innocent life.

@HeIsAnAli

4 жыл бұрын

Because *_BITCHES LOVE CANNONS._*

Wow, that looks really great for concealed carry use.

@MsDjessa

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah sure. If you are a space marine. ; )

@sotis1756

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah i recommend it to 100% ive had mine for a little over 2 years now really effective

@arichansen8779

5 жыл бұрын

And rabbit hunting

@yigitalpalakoc

5 жыл бұрын

@guy c perkele you can hunt trucks with it

@charger440

5 жыл бұрын

Aric Hansen ......cooked and ready to eat!

The magazine has the characteristics of an ammo box

@utidjian

Жыл бұрын

Clip the rounds together with links and hang it off the side of the weapon and most ammo boxes are also magazines of a sort. Though they are not often referred to as magazines for small arms (light machine guns to heavy machine guns.) I have read they are called "belt containers." But the "belt container" for a heavier gun in an aircraft or, say a gatling gun, are most often called a magazine.

Me: Can I buy a gun? California: Only ten rounds! **comically large gun**

@michealrachid3232

3 жыл бұрын

You cant own a caliber bigger then 458 i believe in California and well 20mm is like an inch in diameter

@BEHEMOTH20

3 жыл бұрын

@@michealrachid3232 That seems like a perfectly reasonable limit for private ownership, for hunting whales I guess?

@poetsrear

3 жыл бұрын

_Well, it's only a rifle anyways..._

@nipplecream3099

3 жыл бұрын

funniest shit i ever seen

@FP194

2 жыл бұрын

Anything over .50 cal is considered a destructive devise and falls under the NFA Because this is a “ Rifle” it might bypass that if you are lucky

This is a gun you would hunt dinosaurs with if time travel were possible.

@GeorgePerakis

7 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that's how the dinosaurs went extinct. Mammoths too.

@utrak

7 жыл бұрын

dino gun too op, finland pls nerf

@thebateman7949

5 жыл бұрын

It would honestly be overkill. :P

@wridersupermototerritory3020

5 жыл бұрын

If jurassic park happened in 1939

@Alexandros.Mograine

5 жыл бұрын

the finns killed all the mammoths with this during the ice age

Walks into hospital Nurse: “What happened to your fingers?” Me: “They were crushed by a ejected Lahti 20mm Anti Tank gun shell.”

@dakotahuff2081

4 жыл бұрын

Still might get laid.

Hearing that little chuckle when he closed the bolt just makes it seem so much more impressive

his little chuckles and laughs after firing is amazing

Dunno why, but i find the clunk of the bolt closing before firing oddly satisfying

@jaketheripper7385

6 жыл бұрын

Basileus s My friend, in our hobbies and possibly our line of work, that's FAR from anything "odd" or "strange".

@Alexandros.Mograine

5 жыл бұрын

just like on the barret

If you hunt birds with this, you will get chicken nuggets

@sgthop

5 жыл бұрын

No, I think you'll get chicken mist.

@thesturm8686

5 жыл бұрын

If you use HE, you'll get pulled chicken

@blackkitty2871

5 жыл бұрын

Actually you get a few feathers and someones cat sniffing around on the ground. The flesh goes to mist

@Blozox

4 жыл бұрын

If you have a big enaught pot, you get chicken soup.

@pckkaboo6800

4 жыл бұрын

Ostrich.. penguins.. make your pick hahaha

What a piece. You can hear the sheer silky quality of the build as the bolt closes. Thanks for posting.

My great uncle I think he would be, My grandfather's brother fought in the soumi Russian war. Multiple times he was part of the group that carried these. They had only one at a time and treated it like it was the last one they would ever get. Many times this was the only weapon they had that could stop vehicles and therefore save their lives. Lots of hit and run and guerilla tactics.

Two-man concealed carry

@lolatmyage

6 жыл бұрын

Perfect for that "really tall person wearing a coat" getup

@f.b.i.1957

5 жыл бұрын

More like 8 man

@RaawHax

5 жыл бұрын

The second guy being the gun in disguise

@christianhoffmann8607

4 жыл бұрын

three men in a trenchcoat

You have really learned the Finnish war history. My respects from Finland.

These types of weapons have always fascinated me and this is the first time I have seen one fired. It's even better than I expected.

I just love the way Ian laughs when he gets to fire a really awesome gun. Like HeHeHeHeHe. Just, a contagious good mood.

@andreashansen5313

5 жыл бұрын

Very late reply, but he sounds like Patrick haha

@Peto111222

4 жыл бұрын

If only he could aim. he missed by like 10 meters

@AtheistAnarchoCommie

4 жыл бұрын

I love those moments when Ian gets giddy

My grandfathers bataillon/regiment destroyed 11 T-26`s or such with those 1941 in single fight. It was a clearing in the middle of the forrest with one narrow road leading to it. There were one 40-50mm anti tank gun and several l-39`s. It took several shots/ each tank to be destroyed. One guy was awarded a Mannerheim cross for that battle.

One thing I am surprised no one mentioned, is that the back half of this rifle, the grip, stock, cheek rest, crank, and trigger guard seem to be the visual inspiration for the Fallout 3/NV Gauss Rifle.

@jackgraham3988

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the back-end of that gun is very Lahti. Just like the Anti-Material rifle in that game is also a real gun - the Hecate II. The designers of Fallout NV were sick of seeing the Barrett in every game, so they went with something a lil more out there, and thus added one of my favourite guns to the game.

When I was a kid we would go to Champaign Surplus, in Champaign Illinois. They had one of these on a corner shelf. It was there at least 30 years. I've moved away and haven't been back for several years. I always wanted that.

Gun Jesus: The most ballistic crossbow. Joerg Sprave has entered the chat

@generic8891

4 жыл бұрын

_Let me show you its features_

@TheCompleteMental

4 жыл бұрын

**German laughing as he slaps rifle**

@eduardkronhardt7396

4 жыл бұрын

Ah.. I see you’re a man of culture as well.

@tristanperciful6609

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody's gonna talk about the fact that he called the guy "gun Jesus"

@hummel6364

4 жыл бұрын

@@tristanperciful6609 no that's a title that's been used for him for ages

Life as a Swede is a long string of reminders that the Finns are always tougher than you.

@alaric_

3 жыл бұрын

Living so north and with non-friendly neigbours has a tendency of toughening people. No easy and soft life for them.

@samborna1002

3 жыл бұрын

We are brothers

@rangda_prime

3 жыл бұрын

@@samborna1002 Yep, and Sweden is the little brother who thinks he's the big one. ;-)

@samborna1002

3 жыл бұрын

@@rangda_prime We have far greater industrial output so I dont know what you are trying to say.

@simohenrik1860

3 жыл бұрын

haha, made me laugh, funny one!

I love how the ejected case flings dirt into the gun after every shot.

10:05 Every single finn after destoying an soviet tank

@InspectahPatio

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

Just noticed how clearly the Gauss rifle from Fallout took inspiration from this.

@Boeing_hitsquad

7 жыл бұрын

they look nothing alike

@GrandDaSarge

7 жыл бұрын

I kinda thought of that when I saw the stock and rotating crank

@CAMSLAYER13

7 жыл бұрын

+Phil Verhey the one in fallout 3 looks kinda similar

@puskajussi37

7 жыл бұрын

I mostly tought of the crank, stock and magazine

@NemesisTypeT

7 жыл бұрын

Huh, no kidding. Just take off the scope and the coils and the Gauss rifle is basically a shortened L39.

Just loading that giant magazine, I'd be giggling like a school girl. Great video Ian!

@Otokichi786

5 жыл бұрын

Just imagine "Mae of C&Rsenal" getting to fire this "bigger than Mauser" gun!;)

What a beautiful piece of engineering.

"And Gun Jesus dost spake 'Hehe~!' upon firing the Mighty Lahti L39, though woe betide His shoulder." Book of Forgotten Weapons 11:05

Greatingd from Finland! My grandfather said this gun really destroyed the russians machine-gun nests good in 1942. No new russian crew wanted to man the nest again after this gun had blown up the first crew. The gun has a really big recoil and its also wery heavy to drag around.

@concorde837

6 жыл бұрын

Juhani64 From what I've seen, that is the most big ass tank gun.

@Juissimies84

5 жыл бұрын

My grand-father was AT-rifle man in war. I got he´s hand written manual/instructions of the gun after he passed away. That manual was written by the time he was training with the weapon i war.

@House_of_Caine

5 жыл бұрын

@@Juissimies84You should scan the manual and send it to Ian

@zoolkhan

5 жыл бұрын

@@Juissimies84 piste verkkoon ; you can scan it with the cell phone use "office lens" app on android.

I'm glad that he mentioned the car alarms. People who've never fired a gun hear what a camera microphone can capture and play in this video and think that is what a gun sounds like. No...unprotected, it's really really really loud. That...plus the pressure wave some larger calibers create when fired and you will see why people are using ear protection.

@unclestone8406

5 жыл бұрын

There's also the fact of this rifle's muzzle brake. This Lahti is like a punch in the face for breakfast, man, I can't help but love those physics.

@rooseveltbrentwood9654

5 жыл бұрын

someone fired a short barred 30-06 next to me and it felt like getting smacked in the face

@ahope4u2

4 жыл бұрын

Midironica .........and why owning a Suppressor or “Silencer” should be easy and common. Not only does it help protect the Human but hunting Dogs benefit.

Anti gunners: No one needs an assault rifle Me: EVERYONE SHOULD OWN AT LEAST ONE ANTI TANK RIFLE

last summer i found a small, private museum on the former eastern front of finland and hat the opportunity to get my hands on a l39. This video helped me a lot "operating" it. Thanks Ian.

My April 1962 issue of GUNS & AMMO magazine has the Lahti L39 advertised by two separate vendors for $99.95, right in between the German Panzerschreck "bazookas" for $19.95 and Russian 50mm M1938 mortars for $19.95. The original Seaport ad's write up, reads: "ANTI-TANK RIFLE $99.95 Now you a can get that man-eating jack rabbit with the first shot (or even near miss) with this fantastically accurate semi-automatic. This super-power Finnish 20MM anti-tank rifle is mounted on special sleds so that you can drag it ANYWHERE in ANY weather. The ultimate in BIG bore perfection, guaranteed NRA very good or better. Only $99.95 complete with wooden case, tool & repair kit, muzzle cover, 8 extra magazines, 4 mag carry cases, etc. 10 rds. 20MM ammo . . . . $9.95. Case of 100 rnds . . . . $84.95. Check in full must accompany order. No partial payments accepted." Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff!

@AAAF556

7 жыл бұрын

That would be around $1500 in today's money. Not bad, granted the market was flooded with WW1-2 surplus arms back then. Here are some other deals I found in the Sep, 62 issue: Walther PPK .380 $67.50, Walther P38 $93.50, M1 Carbine $69.50, M1 Garand $79.95 for NRA good ($89.95 for "like new"), Springfield 1903 $39.95, Italian Carcano 6.5 cal $11.88 (4x Scoped 'Oswald special' version for $19.95), M1917 Colt .45 revolver $24.95, U.S 1917 rifle $29.95. Deactivated Lewis gun $29.95, Webley Revolvers starting at $14.95. April issue, 62: Enfield No. 4 Sniper rifle w/scope $39.88, Swedish Mauser M-94 $29.95, British PIAT Mortar $19.95 (I assume its live firing, since the ad doesn't state otherwise), .43 cal Remington Rolling block barreled actions $9.95. I think a lot of the really desirable stuff (like Lugers) started to dry up in the 60s.

@twogenders

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for sharing.

@beardo52

7 жыл бұрын

Back in the 60's these were pretty inexpensive, about 1,000 L-39's were imported along with all sorts of Boys rifles, Solothurn Rifles, and Soviet PTRD, and PTRS guns . One interesting thing was that the U.S. Gov't sent a number of L-39's to the Batista backed troops that were to be involved in the overthrow of Castro (Bay of Pigs era) . The Boys guns went for under $80. the L-39 for the 99.95, and the solothurn for a whopping $189. They were sent right to your door.

@R281

7 жыл бұрын

what wonderful years...

@beardo52

7 жыл бұрын

R281 Indeed they were, and should be again.

this gun would certainly Finnish a tank off

@BeOnPoint.

6 жыл бұрын

i see what you did there

@AnonEcho98

6 жыл бұрын

I approve of this pun!

@House_of_Caine

6 жыл бұрын

I approve of this gun, too! That grin on Ian's face: Priceless!

@davenwatts8173

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Watkinson bravo👏

@-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-k

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Watkinson Nice joke there

The dry fire recoil is more than an AR lol 10:02

Nice shot of the spent ctg ejecting, digging into the ground and then spewing the scooped up dirt...completely validating Ian's warning

I couldn't agree with you more on proper hand placement to avoid injury. A close friend gave me the honors of firing first round on his recently purchased Lahti 20mm. I still have the 2 centimeter long scar on my left hand index finger as a reminder. As I understand I'm fortunate to still have my index finger attached! Lesson learned.

I though that gun fired first time when it got clocked back by a recoil but it was releasing bolt. Man this gun is monster...

"is it a rifle or an artillery piece?" "Yes"

Just how every time he shoots it car alarms go off in the distance is so incredibly funny to me. That a big boom.

you know a gun is finnish when you can hear perkele each time you fire it

@manufrisk2437

4 жыл бұрын

? Takas kouluun?

@tatuvikstrom1332

4 жыл бұрын

🤔😑

@drops2cents260

4 жыл бұрын

@Chillin ' From the gun or the shooter? :-)

@lihavatpojat4269

4 жыл бұрын

@@drops2cents260 both

@drops2cents260

4 жыл бұрын

@@lihavatpojat4269/home Thought as much. I suppose the first would be from the gun itself while it goes off, and the second from the shooter after he recovers from the recoil?

A long range sniping rifle?! they shot people with those behemoths. God I would not want to be one of those poor fellas

@mortisCZ

7 жыл бұрын

It had to be fast end. I would call it mercifull.

@mortisCZ

7 жыл бұрын

INF1D3L010 I hope the shock would shut You down in seconds.

@roberthdavisii

7 жыл бұрын

There's a scene in The Jackal that demonstrates ballistic amputation.

@tranq45

7 жыл бұрын

+INF1D3L010 ; In all likelihood, get hit with that monster and you're unconscious immediately, even if you're not killed outright.

@tranq45

7 жыл бұрын

+INF1D3L010 ; Fair enough: You clearly have bloodily-acquired knowledge I don't have.

Very entertaining, and great info you provided to the viewers. Great job. Cheers from Finland.

It's literally a "moving" experience to shoot the Lahti L39. Beautiful piece of artillery! The stock/cheek piece is gorgeous! And a muzzle break that is so large you could machine the frame of a small handgun from it. 1,400 yard iron sights...I wouldn't be able to see the target! -WICKED!!! 9:06 ...Damn! 9:23 -The door knob?

just to put the recoil mechanism into perspective, you put this flat on a table and lock the bolt in, the gun will jump 1-2 inches on a flat surface, just from the recoil of the loading. So be smart people. This gun can and will go through a car and large buildings. So be safe, and enjoy. Also, This gun has always been on my gun bucket list to own ever since I was 14 yrs. old. This just makes me want it even more.

@someonewhoisacunt5566

6 жыл бұрын

boogerboy87 It is good till one day you lose those fingers, damn it's scary to think about it!

Someone should do a simulation with one of those ballistic gel & skeleton hands, put it in front of the trigger guard and see what kind of damage those massive cases will do!

@fjubben

7 жыл бұрын

I would be happy with a hotdog.

@dandee5042

7 жыл бұрын

that's right Jay.

@waltlars3687

7 жыл бұрын

+turbostewi yep that was first thing that came to mind

@dandee5042

7 жыл бұрын

we've got some Red Letter Media fans I see

@reignick1133

7 жыл бұрын

The result is a resounding "CRUNCH"/ "SPLAT" if you're lucky all of the fingers on that hand are broken, if you are not then all of the fingers on that hand are pulverized/ severed beyond ALL reconstructive surgical techniques.

Wow , what a gun . Or cannon I should say . We particularly liked Ian's " he - he !! " after each shot 😄😄

You are like a professor of war! So informative. Thanx for the entertaining yet highly educational content.

A 20mm semi-automatic anti-tank rifle. With skis. Finland, you are a brilliant country!

You must yell PERKELE before every shot.

@House_of_Caine

6 жыл бұрын

Well, after all, You DO have to offer a prayer to the old gods when in war...

@santsa9042

6 жыл бұрын

wewd or TULTA MUNILLE the Finnish battlecry

@joexali235

5 жыл бұрын

wewd tai tulta munille!!

@suedetrombone2019

5 жыл бұрын

Saatana!

@zoolkhan

5 жыл бұрын

@@santsa9042 fire t o the balls? wasnt it verta luita hampaita ? :)

I got to shoot one in the early 90s and it was amazing. I lived in Dallas TX and was friends with the owner of the Ammo Depot. He sent me and one of his workers to "The Farm" outside of Hot Springs AR for a full auto shooting weekend. He loaded my full sized Bronco and we sold ammo all weekend and got to shoot. The guy in the stall to my left was selling 50cals and full autos and the guy in the stall to my right was an Organic Chemist (according to him) and he had the Lahti. I got to shoot 3 different 50cals (he let us shoot them because he sold many because we had ammo for them) and the guy with the Lahti let us shoot it once each. Made my FN FAL seem rather anemic. An experience I will never forget.

Love watching Ian shoot. Clearly has some great fun doing it.

My dads roommate in college came back from winter break with one of these. He said it took the, all semester to save enough money to load a couple of rounds for post-finals fun ( on top of all the other ammo they put together). 1960s Colorado sounded a lot more fun than the current.

@cyranus10

7 жыл бұрын

*them

@kalashloy4179

7 жыл бұрын

did he still get to keep it? :3

@cyranus10

7 жыл бұрын

oh yeah, he still had it when they graduated. no clue what happened after that though.

@Robinsa

7 жыл бұрын

These days you're not allowed to bring a BB gun to college but in the 60s you were allowed to bring your anti-tank rifle? How times have changed.. :D

jesus. just the bolt closing has more recoil than my ar and ak combined....lol wow

@chryssalidbait8765

6 жыл бұрын

That is a sign that you are dealing with a man's gun.

You know that a gun means the real deal when Ian goes "Tee Hee"

I love the skids on the gun. makes it really easy to tow around behind your vehicle.

In the continuation war these were mounted on tree stumps and used as anti-air guns, because of the ineffectiveness against enemy tanks. They were quite effective against low flying enemy attack aircraft, if you managed to hit them.

@Bladsmith

7 жыл бұрын

Good job, you said what he said.

@Kepe

7 жыл бұрын

***** No, he said the automatic version was developed and used for AA. I said that the basic version was also used for that role.

@Lazarus7000

7 жыл бұрын

I'd imagine more than a few guys earned themselves nice periods of not buying their own beer for downing aircraft in this fashion.

@alaric_

7 жыл бұрын

Lazarus Long, actually there was very little "partying" with soldiers during the three wars 1939-1945. Whole Finland actually had a "dance ban" because it was considered wrong and unmoral to have fun in the home front when soldiers were killed every minute. This greatly increased the bond between home and front lines as soldiers felt they were not alone in the fight. What time off soldiers had from front lines was usually in the back lines and short leaves and then soldiers opted to go home to family. And from what i have understood, war things were not discussed much and alchohol was not a top priority. There was some alcohol use in the back lines from distilling own moonshine or smuggled spirits but being under the influense was penalized heavily (duh) so use was moderate.

@Kepe

7 жыл бұрын

Alaric Balthi To add to that, soldiers who got some leave usually went home to do farm work to help food production. Since men were fighting a war, women and children did most of the farm work. All kinds of supplies were very scarce and there was a government controlled ticket system for foodstuffs and so on, so you could only buy a certain amount of products in a certain time period. This prevented wealthy people from hoarding stuff, so that everyone could get what they need, and also to make sure there was enough food for the soldiers.

11:11 The ejected cartridge throws dirt in the receiver.

@leeviteivonen3363

4 жыл бұрын

Acts as a lubricant for Finnish guns

@ZETH_27

4 жыл бұрын

Hunni Attila i guess they’d throw snow in the receiver instead since the weapon is most likely to be used in winter.

@leeviteivonen3363

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZETH_27 it normally has a cover that closes with a spring after the cartridge is ejected.

@ironwoodnf9128

4 жыл бұрын

Ate it right up

@Hfvlx3

2 жыл бұрын

You have Eagle eyes

My Dad bought one of these rifles in '66, with two 800 round crates of ammo. Just because he thought is was "neat". He paid $425 for everything shipped to the house. I still have the shipping receipt. I have to agree, I've had it since he passed in '94. So now if the SHTF, I can acquire targets out at 2500-3000 meters. 😁 Happy day's.

Those are some big rounds. Make a 50 look like a 5.56. It looks like it s easier to shoot and manage recoil than the German 13. 2 mm. I guess the weight, skids, and muzzle brake help. Thanks for showing. Really like all your videos on military weapons.

But what does it's bayonette look like ?

@nekoroms

7 жыл бұрын

i want to look at the holster for this gun

@EasyFromFinland

6 жыл бұрын

In Finland, we put swords to our guns

@brandonobaza8610

6 жыл бұрын

You had your choice of Mjöllnir or Excalibur

@darkiee69

6 жыл бұрын

Twohanded claymore.

@thejawalord3169

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't have a bayonette . They fit an M203 grenade launcher on the end instead.

"The Finns were very good with iron sights" Indeed they were... Simo you will never be forgotten for being an absolute mad man and living to tell the tale.

Shooting an anti-tank gargantuan into trees; making car alarms angry! That is so ....BRIGHT!

I love how just closing the bold creates more recoil than a 9mm carabine

Gunner: Sir, I can't fire anymore! Officer: What? Why not? Gunner: I've run out of shoulders, sir!

They couldn't penetrate the newer, heavier-armored Russian tanks so they fired phosphorus rounds to burn the forests around their enemy instead...lol!

@allain98productions

4 жыл бұрын

I would pay to see that.

@peabase

4 жыл бұрын

It was more common to shoot at bunker ports with phosphorous rounds. Anyone splattered by the phosphor was in for a very long hospital stay.

@edyslavico3761

4 жыл бұрын

Well it was effective againts the BT series and the T26 but not against T-34s and, of course, KVs

@RoyalMela

4 жыл бұрын

It was not phosphorus. They just cranked the handle one extra round, for that little extra boost.

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

Wonder if any SPecial Forces guys had that along when they found an enemy depot. Shoot a hot round through the ammo cases or gasoline barrels… Stops many tanks

looks like that Bren gun has been taking some roids

@dylangreen9819

7 жыл бұрын

just alot heavier. bren is pretty light

@linglingjr

7 жыл бұрын

+The Ghost of the Flying Dutchman A lot is also two words.

@josephpete1833

7 жыл бұрын

"I thwear, I never took any roiths." L39 Lahti

@t-34mediumtank16

7 жыл бұрын

Lindy would be proud

@wille5263

6 жыл бұрын

T-34 Medium Tank THE STORY OF THE LAHTI GUN VS THE SPANDAU AND HOW I AM REPRESSED BY FANBOYS

I can just imagine Finnish soldiers going "SAATANA" when shooting this.

Man the sound when that bolt closes, and then Boom man what a rifle!

"Tried to start forest fires cause, y'know, just be obnoxious" -- New favorite history fact xD

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

And if the tamks were sleeping in that forest… many with one shot. Ammo cases or gas depot is also OK. Or a gun battery

I can see Somali pirates trying to knock a warship out with this

@cameronmurphy6557

5 жыл бұрын

I can see Elon musk using the recoil of this rather than rockets to get to Mars

@oscarmondragon6221

4 жыл бұрын

Lumbago

@JohnDoe-on6ru

4 жыл бұрын

LOOK AT ME....I'M the meta now.

@PaladinErik

4 жыл бұрын

Finland have a lot of Somalia refugees and pay them social support which some send back to Somalia. So in some way Finnish government are sponsoring those pirates by giving their families money to buy food and supply weapons for pirate actions.

@youngqoslaye1271

4 жыл бұрын

They will use it on you if you cross it illegally

Ian to orthopedist: I have a problem with my shoulder. Orthopedist: Do you have an MRI? Ian: No, but I have this video...

When closing the bolt has recoil already