I could watch Mark do this for hours, so entertaining and I love his dry sense of humor ❤😂😂😂

The Philipino Marines are still using the grease gun today. A number of years ago, they didn't get funding to procure all new guns, so they refurb'd and modernized their existing M3 and M3A1s. Those guns are still in service today and you can find pictures of them on the interwebs. The most modern variant being a suppressed model with some pic rail and a red dot on top. They actually look pretty freaking cool.

Repeal the NFA because I hate parts kit.

During Desert Storm I was in line at a chow hall one day and I saw a guy with an M3 on a sling. I asked him about it, but he was not too talkative on the subject.

Crazy how something made in america cant come back to America in one piece... absolutely ridiculous.

Mark I want to see a rifling video 😅

@vincedibona4687

Ай бұрын

As long as at least 2 more years pass first…

@markserbu

Ай бұрын

@EdwinSarkissian No you don't.

I am glad there are people like you who can foil the ATFs plans of making firearms unserviceable.

Great content as always, and even as just a random dude, i love to see marginalized Americans of all variety having the means to protect their lives, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!

Hi Mark. Ex welding worker here. In case of finding a tungsten electrode you like, I recommand highly the light blue tip one, aka 2% Lanthanum. It's an all purpose one, and the best of all for arc stability. Just keep the green tip 100% tungsten for aluminium welding, and light blue tip for the rest. I miss so much welding, especially TIG.

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

Ай бұрын

Why don't you treat yourself to a cheap TIG welder? If you like doing it, the DO IT.

Should do a video on making sheet metal stamping dies, for making the grease gun?

You should sell that mandrel welding jig you made up

@Billybob-go8hn

Ай бұрын

I agree, u should give away mandrel welding jig to shoneboy

Mark, nice seing someone do a M3 parts kit. I've been wanting to tackle one of these and register one a Form 2 as well. Interested to watch this.

I can’t wait to see the finished product. I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground some years ago and I read the original field manual on the M3. I was impressed by the statement, “The sights are not adjustable. To move your point of aim watch where the bullets land and adjust the weapon accordingly,” or something like that. I suspect that in many cases the 230 grain .45 slug will be seen where it lands. I’ve loved the simplicity of the M3. I talked to a man who was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and he preferred the M3. He said he could stick it out of the helicopter and spray the enemy if they attacked him. You don’t’ want to get hit by a .45 round, it is an already expanded 9mm round,

I can honestly say ive never met a gay man that had any interest in my gun hobby lol. And as a male nurse I have worked with countless homosexual men so there's that. I would argue that mechanics and car enthusiast probably have the most commonality to us gun enthusiast.

@shovelhead2155

Ай бұрын

Look up gun bunnie's. Coordinating and accessorizing. And most of the gay gun guys I know are quiet about it. Not from shame but because its irrelevant to 99% of conversations.

@PDevoLi

Ай бұрын

@@shovelhead2155 I can guarantee the gay men in my profession do not like guns. So much that I won't talk about it in fear of repercussions. The healthcare community and firearms community are like water and oil. Sad part is a lot of the trauma surgeons I work with are the most chatty about their firearms passion, of course we talk about it behind closed doors.

@shovelhead2155

Ай бұрын

@@PDevoLi I'm a male dental assistant so I understand what your saying. But after covid many of the women and gay men i worked with purchased guns and so the culture is shifting slowly. Are you in a less gun friendly state?

Yes, we had these in Desert Storm. They were all "clapped out" but they were still part of the unit TO&E. Much more reliable than the damn M16A1 in the Iraq Desert.

That welding fixture is awesome.

Marks welded grease gun is probably more precise than when it was new.

There were M3 Grease Guns in US Tanks through the 1990s. Of course, there were some units, mostly National Guard, who were still issued the M16a1 and M1911a1 through 1991-1992

@tvp1571

Ай бұрын

I still had one in the regular Army in 1994 and until at least 98 in NG (they were still there when i left the unit so not sure when they went away). Any M60 type tank got them , I was a combat engineer on AVLBS and CEVs that were based on 60s.

I want to be this cool when i grow up

@sling3lade791

Ай бұрын

no doubt bro, me too

No matter how sophisticated your workshop there’s always a Dremmel involved.

In the National Guard, I had in 1994! I would like to own one!

I gotta say, when I first saw you pecking away with the screwdriver and the ball peen hammer I was like oh great, another you tube yahoo who thinks he’s got skills ha! 😂 I almost shit canned it but stayed and I’m glad I did. Can’t wait for part dux! Liked and subscribed sir! 🇺🇸💪👊

EDIT: I watched the whole video and I'm actually impressed with your skills. Using the tube expander is a really neat Idea and your explanation on how to use a little piece of metal to join two sections is helpful. I like the hammer and chisel method of deslag. This really shines with the heavier pieces. I can actually deslag with just another heavier piece of metal and no chisel, if you tap it just right it will fall right off. At 9:11 you make a good point, it's important to know the difference of when the base metal is melted. If the substrate is melted then the chisel or grider comes out. Deslag and weld have become my favorite parts of a build. Always more to learn.

The grease must flow!

We had a grease gun in Iraq that we confiscated from some local insurgent creep. For all I know, it came from the US back in the gulf war. It was a fun range toy.

There's even a overlap with the Glock owners and gays

@ilsirent9726

Ай бұрын

Not to mention those 1911 enjoyers. Vibes are so maanly. In case of misunderstanding: it's meant to be a joke

@bobbowie5334

Ай бұрын

The _Glock_ was the first gay gun.

I hope Mark's not goung to tell us he's _transitioning._

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

Ай бұрын

Some kind of hair plug surgery?

@bobbowie5334

Ай бұрын

​@@hxhdfjifzirstc894Britney Speers wig. 0:11

@faffaflunkie

Ай бұрын

Now *that's* an image I won't be able to get out of my head.

Thanks for all you do with firearms.

When I left Fort Polk in 1990 we still had them in the arms room. As the driver of a tracked vehicle I was authorized one but was never allowed to draw it.

“”Getting medieval with its ass””😂😂

Pappy toted one in the Philippines & New Guinea. Been a fan since he told me first war story when i was a youngin.

I love watching videos like this watching history come back to life, can't wait for part 2

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting to watch you put this piece of history back together.

Funny you post this, we've been tossing around the idea of building M3 suppressed greaseguns

I love these videos. Very cool watching you rebuild this.

Can’t wait for the next episode! Really enjoyed watching you.

Abusing Tools with Mark Serbu 🤣 yeah I'll watch that.

It's amazing to watch you use all the wrong tools for the job Mark :)

@custommadeknives

Ай бұрын

coz you know better right...

This is the kind of video I can watch for hours thank you mark 👍

Hey brother, Looking forward to seeing the completed project. I love the BMW and I can’t thank you enough for your hospitality when I picked it up. Thank you again Sir

I was on a tank crew from '79-'82 in the 12th CAV. our personal weapons were the government 45 pistol and the M3a1, I always got a chub firing the grease gun

I can confirm that these were still in service in the spring of 1992. I commanded a Service Battery in the 3d Infantry Division Artillery in Germany. We deactivated, turning in ALL weapons and equipment including IIRC 12 ea M3A1s which were issued to the crews of my 6 M578 Armored Recovery Vehicles. This is one of the few full auto weapons I have any real desire to own. The combination of the simple design, slow, controllable rate of fire and the form factor in combination with sharing ammunition with the M1911A1 make it a winner. I look forward to watching you complete this build, and I hope you will discuss the legality of restoring one of these torch-cut victims for ordinary (NON FFL) humans.

I was in the Army in 1984 on the M-1 tank.We had a M-16 on it. The M-60 tankers carried the M-3 Grease gun .

Here’s my pride 🇺🇸

Interesting piece of history, never seen one in person only in movies. Also that they were stamped out of metal is crazy. Seems as if those would have lots of recoil also. 👍🏼

@safetymikeengland

Ай бұрын

yeah, they do.

I'm pretty sure the Philippines still uses the grease guns the US gave them, they're updated, and I think chambered in 9mm. Also the Japanese used them until like 2011

@tommiturmiola3682

Ай бұрын

Taiwan also. Or so Wiki says.

Such a neat piece of history!

I love my Grease gun

You know Mark's a badass when you see him TIG weld in shorts. Not as bad as MIG or stick, but that's the energy of somebody who'll fry bacon naked.

Really great video Maark. Thanks for showing us.

It is so awesome to watch a pro do his job!

Mark always has the cool guns. I remember Royal Nonesuch shooting guns at your spot back in the day, wishing I had a cool neighbor that was also into the mechanical aspects of guns. In Washington State it's not easy to find fellow builders. After all the law changes I doubt it will get better.

I thought about doing this, I saw "kits" for $150..The issue was, it would be a machine gun..

Thank you Mark! The little things that really make my day better;)

I had both M3 and M3A1s in my arms room in 86 for our M60A3 tanks.

Wd40 works magic when tapping aluminum. Chips dont get gummed into the teeth.

1994-1996 our bradley mechanics had these in the arms room at fort hood. 45 acp had been discontinued since mid 80’s was we still had them in the arms rooms for them to use.

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

Ай бұрын

I've read about those kinds of things from veterans. Someone came to the conclusion that armored vehicle crew really ought to have something more than just a pistol if they got in a real bind, but they didn't want to spend a lot of money, then someone else remembered that there's still a whole lot of perfectly good Greaseguns in inventory. They have a handy collapsing stock, they use available ammo, and they were already paid for many decades ago, so bring them out to personnel and the concern is resolved, all without having to buy anything new. I always thought it was neat how a gun which was designed to be highly inexpensive managed to save people money a lifetime down the line.

Cool, I have always wanted to see the process. Very interesting.

It is such a shame having someone cut up such a historic piece.

Every day I am a Proud American Patriot. Thanks for the video Mark!

Is there a reason you don't have a burr at the end of that Dremel?

As always, love watching you work. I love work, I could watch you work all day, lol. Seriously wishing you all the success possible. Love the grease gun. ROF and 45 ACP is a perfect combination!

Thank you Mark!

When you get that done, bring it up to Mark Novak to get it refinished. That would be a hell of a good Collab.

Thread milling is even more magical. I've done it hundreds of times, and it always amazes me.

YOU Sir are FREAKING AWESOME! You ever consider ADOPTING someone?lol

Awesome video, love your work!

Never fired a grease gun, but as a lifelong MAC fan, I've always loved the mags.

Sweet video, I look forward to your other vids!

There's an even simpler version that ditched the charging handle entirely.

Can't wait to see the final product!

That's awesome. Makes me want to buy a parts kit haha. Great video

Awesome video, and what a big project! For most of us, this is way over our heads from a skills and repair standpoint, but I'm looking forward to follow on videos 👍 Awesome work so far!

Pretty cool. Can't wait to see part 2 :-)

Best of luck with this restoration project!)

secretly I think we all want to grow up to be Mark Serbu

The gun guru returns. Make more videos!! We been missing you man

Absolutely loved your video

Sand blasters need dry air. As the air warms the plumbing from compressor to nozzle, eventually water drops will clog sand flow. Sand blasting uses more air than most tools, overloading moisture removal devices unless you have a refrigerated dryer on compressor outlet.

Very cool sir I got to see one fire a long time ago thank you for the memories six stars brother

Can't wait for the next instalment!

🤘 😁 🤘 Very impressive and interesting. Can't wait for more

This is awesome, I've never seen something like this. Makes me want to learn how to weld like that.

Looking forward to seeing it completed!

I did appreciate this video. Thank you, Mark!

Nice work! It’s gonna be awesome! Take care.

Looking forward to part 2

We were using them in the Navy on amphibs until about 1974. We even trained on disassembly and reassembly of them in my GMG "A" school in the early 70s.

Sweet, looking forward to pt.2

Seems like something out of a movie that he’s welding it back together lol 😂

Best video on the internet! Thanks

Not really a fan of the "Grease Gun" per se, but I love watching you get it done and following your thought process along the way. SUPER cool, and thanks for all you do.

...the A1 was our official track crew weapon in Germany (Nov '71 -Jul '74)...

Can’t wait to see how this turns out!

you cant fool us Mark

Where are you going when KZread shuts you down? I'll see you there. You do two of the things that interest me, guns and machining work. Thanks for the content!

@samuraidriver4x4

Ай бұрын

Pepperbox seems likely, alot of guntubers are on there as they are tired of the censorship of KZread.

@theKashConnoisseur

Ай бұрын

@@samuraidriver4x4 Pepperbox charges 8 bucks a month, so it's unlikely to succeed as a KZread alternative. It's more competing with Netflix than KZread, since KZread offers it's library for free.

Homie built a tool to aid in resurrecting dead guns

Part 2!

A friend of my father was in a tank division and trained with grease guns. He said his first shot hit the ground well below the target and his last shot was in the sky above the target. I imagine since he wasn't much of a gun guy that as an 18 year old he probably held it a little lighter than he should have. The heavy bolt slamming forward pointed his first shot downward he said everytime he shot it and he thought they were probably useless if he ever needed it. He said they issued these to tankers because they were small enough to quickly get in and out of the tank opening should you need to spray lead. After the war he read somewhere that the government had gotten the manufacturing costs down to something like 7 cents a gun.

They are a blast to shoot. They cycle super slow and with the suppressor, you can’t quit smiling. Your buddy Ken has one.