So... let's be clear... the bolt toggle was NOT what Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy was referring to when she mentioned... "... the thing that goes up." 😆

@RalphReagan

6 ай бұрын

Lol

Former armorer here, I absolutely respect the hell out of the 240 platform. Pretty much never went down unless some dropped it out of a vehicle or something, and even then the only thing that broke was the hydraulic buffer snapping in the back. As long as that didn't happen the only time they came into the shop was for regularly scheduled PMCS, and I usually wouldn't find anything wrong when inspecting them other than the occasional barrel nut going out. All the parts are big and easy to work on unlike it's little sister the 249 (f those things). Just goes to show, it may be heavy as shit but at the end of the day, mechanical simplicity tends to lend itself to durability.

@michaelbaker8284

6 ай бұрын

SAWs were cursed. So many feeding issues.

Nice soundtrack, Mark. Sounds like a high school weight room in your shop. 👌

I keep away from your channel for 6 months at a time just so I can binge watch instead of suffering until the next video releases

Did not expect to enjoy ~60 seconds of content this much

from one metelhead to another,great video! Got Metalica cranking in the back ground

@Foodhat

6 ай бұрын

You misspelled metal

@Foodhat

6 ай бұрын

And Metallica

Hello from Detroit Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventure into firearms

@ericsfishingadventures4433

6 ай бұрын

Hidy ho neighbor!

I have watched ian for years and never knew the 240 was the step child of the bar.

@ShortArmOfGod

6 ай бұрын

That's because he doesnt know.

I have a 1918 BAR With actual parts, I need a receiver.

@Propaneo-insaneo

6 ай бұрын

I also need an 1918 BAR receiver mr agent redneck

@Propaneo-insaneo

6 ай бұрын

GOOGLE 1918 BAR reciver COMPUTER AIDED DESGIN prints. Caps for the algh

I know I must be weird but that is just a sexy gun action. Simple and smooth.

Upside down BAR locking mechanism

Playing with a 240 while listening to ReLoad. Not a bad afternoon.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

The soundtrack to this one was good 👍

Thanks for sharing this six stars

It’s a rather archaic design; it’s surprising that they haven’t yet introduced locking by turning the bolt: it’s simpler, more reliable, and the receiver can be significantly lighter. The machine gun will be cheaper and lighter, the shooter will be able to carry more cartridges. And the mirror gap on replacement barrels is easier to adjust.

@Mr_Dopey

6 ай бұрын

They did. It was the M60. The actions lineage came from the Lewis Gun. The military moved to this because it's more durable. I'm still surprised they haven't upscaled this to .50 BMG.

It’s like looking at a locomotive.

Ooo. That looks like I want one.

Bravo 👏

Rock on ☝

So what moves the bottom rail! Is there a gas port in the barrel venting gas to actuate it?

@Mr_Dopey

6 ай бұрын

Yes. It's a long stroke piston.

I don't listen to the ads. I have an unnamed browser that is not signed in to anything...I just lift the url from here and use the generic browser to play the video. A little bit of hassle but no offensive ads.

This is similar to the lee navy!

Hey mark, have your seen the Erika stockade rifle being made in Australia, I think you find it pretty cool and it the future of rifle design for ban countries and states

@ghostlight69420

6 ай бұрын

erika?

but where can i use this very important information i just learned.

Watched the other one first 😅

Why the second channel?

@toxiccan175

6 ай бұрын

In case KZread bans his current one. They have a tendency to do that to gun channels.

Good to know ….. if 😊

The mechanics of semi auto and full auto guns always fascinates me, I mean, how do people come up with these mechanics, and incorporate them in such a small, lightweight, and portable platform? It is literally a machine. Looking at these mechanics always reminds me of looking at machines in large factories.

Well I guess he’s not gona post the link

Luger?

I’m guessing Oskie put you to work…

@markserbu

6 ай бұрын

@Kearney62 Nah, that was my own gun and I was just playing around with the parts before he riveted it together.

@Kearney62

6 ай бұрын

@@markserbu ….does that mean his plates are done??🤷‍♂️😀😀

Rip monetisation ,hello copystrike ! Metalica in background is a big no no on youtube.

Inb4 you get crsfirearmsed

Why do so many Americans report to have had problems with the US produced MAG58 when everyone else who has run them for the last 66 years has thrashed them to death with out incident? Is the problem the FN-USA made guns or is something missing from US training that keeps the guns running for everyone else? 1:14

@thedesignerblacksmith5953

6 ай бұрын

I mean, they don't have a belt box and drag the ammo on the floor, sand and dust all the time, so I would not be surprised if the gun is dirty. That and the fact that M240B only has one gas setting, which is the lowest 550-650 rounds per minute (the M240G still has 3 gas settings like normal MAG) The problem of belt box is just because they think they don't need it. If you ever need a belt box, you can try the M60 way or RPD way, specifically because RPD eject down just like M240 but they have a brass deflector, and then they mount the belt box on that. In fact, they did it. You can search for "Balanced Ammunition Delivery System M240" on KZread on somewhere else. But if anything, do you have a specific report on that? This might be a hard to ask, because not all report is public, but I would appreciate if you have

@jediknight1294

6 ай бұрын

Partly to do with round count, partly to do with how they are deployed and patrolled with and partly to do with the way the doctrine uses MG teams

@zoiders

6 ай бұрын

​@@jediknight1294Its nothing to do with round count. The Brits employ them on tripods in the indirect fire role and they put Vickers gun amounts of ammunition through them. Something else is going on.

@zoiders

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@thedesignerblacksmith5953FN MAG58s and L7s have a fully click adjustable gas regulator and later L7s have a 10 position, not a three position. Belt boxes are gamer lore from people who think of GPMGs as rifles. They work on vehicles certainly or on SF kits but in the light role they just don't work. Too heavy for use on a bipod as they make the gun cant on the bipod. Boxes are too large and dense to store effectively in carrying equipment. Its far easier to transport link on foot when worn as bandoliers or if it's simply poured into the top of a patrol pack. It makes ammunition distribution among the platoon and section easier as well. 1:14 1:14

@thedesignerblacksmith5953

6 ай бұрын

@@zoiders I kinda forgot to explain that part about why they think the belt box is not needed. But what do you mean they don't use M240 on bipod? We did it all the time