The Deadly Evolution Of Close Quarter Combat | Weapons That Changed The World | War Stories

Experience the lethal journey of the combat shotgun, a weapon synonymous with close-quarters combat. From the historic Winchester Model 1897 to the cutting-edge Benelli M4, explore how shotguns revolutionized warfare. Join former Army Ranger Wil Willis and experts as they delve into the firepower, versatility, and impact of these iconic firearms.
00:00 Intro
02:10 Benelli M4
03:30 Winchester Model 1897
09:20 Mossberg 590
14:30 Blunderbuss
17:15 Double Barrelled Shotgun
21:45 Winchester Model 1887
24:50 Pump Action Shotgun
31:55 Auto 5
34:30 Saiga-12
37:20 M26 MASS
42:55 Combat Simulation
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  • @garyharrall4002
    @garyharrall400210 күн бұрын

    The look on the guy who brought the double barrel shotgun after seeing the damage that it can inflict was priceless 😂😂

  • @454FatJack

    @454FatJack

    10 күн бұрын

    Double B not good for HD. Ask any ” expert”😂

  • @7slovenia
    @7slovenia11 күн бұрын

    Will willis is a soldier forged in fire. Get it?

  • @jarreddobbs6800

    @jarreddobbs6800

    11 күн бұрын

    And that shotgun will KEEL

  • @davesmith7432

    @davesmith7432

    10 күн бұрын

    Wiskey Wiskey from the Military Channel

  • @dakotachristensen3397

    @dakotachristensen3397

    10 күн бұрын

    Isn’t that how all army rangers are made?

  • @tylerblalack6684

    @tylerblalack6684

    10 күн бұрын

    AAAAHAHAHA

  • @tylerblalack6684

    @tylerblalack6684

    10 күн бұрын

    ​@@dakotachristensen3397he's a pj too. Legit badass.

  • @itamiyouji4057
    @itamiyouji405710 күн бұрын

    One of my favorites is the Remington 870.

  • @Williameagleblanket
    @Williameagleblanket9 күн бұрын

    10th Mountain Division. My platoon had a small shotgun that attached to our M-4 carbine in Afghanistan 2003. It fit under the 5.56 barrel and was a 12 gauge, magazine fed, held five rounds, semi automatic, you had to use the charging handle to load the weapon and pull the trigger to fire it. Every time we wanted to use it to breech a door, we had to call our command and ask for permission to fire the shotgun. We were always denied by our command. It was frustrating and a waste of time to not even fire the shotgun in a combat zone. We finally got to take the small shotgun off our M-4, as it was the dumbest thing we ever had to carry in combat and never used.

  • @Lavabird827

    @Lavabird827

    9 күн бұрын

    Hol up, So far so good, there are only maybe 2 shotguns used in the military that can be attached under a rifle, the KAC Masterkey and M26 MASS, both of which aren't semi-auto. The KAC Masterkey is a pump action shotgun, while the M26 MASS is a straight pull bolt action shotgun. None of these are semi-automatic. There is a high chance that this guy is lying, although to give the benefit of the doubt, they were never allowed to fire the shotgun they were issued with. Still, not very reliable.

  • @tommyspann8852
    @tommyspann885210 күн бұрын

    I don't really think shotguns have evolved all that much in the last 100 years. The mechanisms have changed SOME, but the result is identical. Many small pellets flying at the target at relatively high speeds and creating mayhem on arrival. The speed of the cycling is faster and the number of shells has increased since the 1800's, but thats kinda it.

  • @vegamineral207

    @vegamineral207

    6 күн бұрын

    You basically just described the technological advancements of ALL guns

  • @altones1952
    @altones195211 күн бұрын

    Will has one of the best jobs on the planet 👍

  • @WessexBladesHandMadeKnives
    @WessexBladesHandMadeKnives10 күн бұрын

    30:16 you can see Will grimace, knowing, "no way dude, you're gonna smoke me in this!"

  • @massmike11
    @massmike1110 күн бұрын

    Should have had the Ithica model 37.

  • @NAMELESSINTERNETADDICT
    @NAMELESSINTERNETADDICT9 күн бұрын

    Such high quality content for free! thnx,guys.

  • @WilliamSanderson-zh9dq
    @WilliamSanderson-zh9dq10 күн бұрын

    That flinch at 23:04!

  • @strizzy7512

    @strizzy7512

    10 күн бұрын

    Lol he kinda threw himself forward huh😅

  • @ethankaryadi37
    @ethankaryadi3710 күн бұрын

    “Pistols put holes in people. Rifles put holes through people. Shotguns, with the right load and right range, will physically remove a chunk of flesh off of people and splatter them all over the floor and walls.”

  • @generaljesus9825

    @generaljesus9825

    9 күн бұрын

    -Clint Smith, Certified Badass

  • @nursestoyland

    @nursestoyland

    5 күн бұрын

    and .50 BMG will turn you into red mist

  • @Bippitybobbity
    @Bippitybobbity10 күн бұрын

    Honestly I think this channel should have way more subs

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy110 күн бұрын

    germans said shotguns were a crime but they use poisoned gas

  • @jeremykwanhongkok4221

    @jeremykwanhongkok4221

    10 күн бұрын

    War aggressors will never admit their own wickedness towards others.

  • @454FatJack

    @454FatJack

    10 күн бұрын

    FMJ was accepted by international Law. Lead no. Winner’s right to bend corner’s😂

  • @podsmpsg1

    @podsmpsg1

    10 күн бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @DarkJak2050

    @DarkJak2050

    9 күн бұрын

    Which, if you ask me, are *far worse & inhumane* than shotguns. So, they're in no position to talk.

  • @podsmpsg1

    @podsmpsg1

    9 күн бұрын

    @@DarkJak2050 Definitely

  • @graysoncolvin3180
    @graysoncolvin318010 күн бұрын

    I thought it was called a trench sweeper

  • @rickcs7050

    @rickcs7050

    10 күн бұрын

    I thought it was called the warcrime boomstick

  • @earlshaner4441

    @earlshaner4441

    10 күн бұрын

    It's what we call it my friend

  • @mohamaddanielshaffiquebroh2995
    @mohamaddanielshaffiquebroh299510 күн бұрын

    Thank you. 👍

  • @podsmpsg1
    @podsmpsg18 күн бұрын

    The Winchester 1897 was used in WW2 as well, mostly by the Marine Corps in the pacfic theater. A Pump gun was preferred because of the humid, tropical climate. Some versions of the Benelli M4 also have a 14 inch barrel.

  • @Adam-vl7pm
    @Adam-vl7pm10 күн бұрын

    i love this dude bro

  • @matthewjay660
    @matthewjay660Күн бұрын

    This is a SPECTACULAR documentary. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 BTW, in WW1, the Germans protested our use of the shotgun. I THINK* it was the Hague (?) that ruled that the trench gun was not a tool against the rules of warfare. The Germans fussed because they argued that it maimed soldiers and it didn't cleanly kill, ergo they claimed that it was a weapon that caused suffering. 🇺🇸

  • @thomaswiekens9909
    @thomaswiekens990910 күн бұрын

    Isnt the Benelli M3 both semi auto, and pump action (switchable)?

  • @generalmcterror2718

    @generalmcterror2718

    10 күн бұрын

    No that was the Franchi Spas 12 that did that

  • @thomaswiekens9909

    @thomaswiekens9909

    10 күн бұрын

    @generalmcterror2718 so does the M3, look it up :)

  • @generalmcterror2718

    @generalmcterror2718

    10 күн бұрын

    @@thomaswiekens9909 it does?! I guess I forgot about some of the M3’s features

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid358711 күн бұрын

    It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage documentary about shotgun ( bunch of firepower) in closed range...

  • @marciofelipejustino2563
    @marciofelipejustino256311 күн бұрын

    Escopeta ou espingarda é sonho de consumo,armas robustas que causam um terror psicológico no agressor ou criminosos

  • @brickmasterey4446
    @brickmasterey444610 күн бұрын

    I like shotguns

  • @chloehennessey6813
    @chloehennessey681310 күн бұрын

    I have a lot of shotguns. Most of them lost in a boating accident tho. I have the Benelli M2- it gets the most use. Benelli M4; I won it at a three gun comp. Benelli Patrol. Mossberg 590, 590 Pro, an old 590 from the 80s with heat shield. My favorite is my SOB13.

  • @BURP39R
    @BURP39R6 күн бұрын

    Real pity this video keeps getting in the way of all the adverts.

  • @primepanda56
    @primepanda5610 күн бұрын

    I rather have a mossberg 500

  • @badkneesone
    @badkneesone10 күн бұрын

    In WW 2 who was assigned the shotgun in a squad or platoon?

  • @Will-cr9sl
    @Will-cr9sl11 күн бұрын

    I miss the AA12 though

  • @brittakriep2938
    @brittakriep29388 күн бұрын

    Why is the wooden club not noted? It is in use for close quarters combat since stone age.

  • @davidcorriveau8615
    @davidcorriveau861511 күн бұрын

    Trench Broom for the win!

  • @sixxfreak58
    @sixxfreak5810 күн бұрын

    No mention of combat shotguns in Vietnam?

  • @ryanmcwilliams8784
    @ryanmcwilliams878411 күн бұрын

    Love my Remington 870

  • @Crazycoyote-we7ey
    @Crazycoyote-we7ey9 күн бұрын

    Had a dream one night back in 2008 I dreamed i was on ww1 armed with a shotgun with Bayonet It really shook me the entire day Wasn't until i looked at the calender November 11th 2008

  • @tklube308
    @tklube30811 күн бұрын

    I ha e the grandfather, the Benelli M1 super 90. I was shooting 3" groups using sabot slugs at 100 yards. Not trying to brag, just saying that it can reach out farther, accurately than what he said.

  • @dsuperhawk
    @dsuperhawk10 күн бұрын

    How did they fail to mention M26 MASS is primarily designed to breach doors and nothing else.

  • @Mrgunsngear
    @Mrgunsngear10 күн бұрын

    🇺🇸

  • @derrickdinwiddie8759
    @derrickdinwiddie875911 күн бұрын

    Ahhhhh... the good ol days of slam fire shotguns. Wish we could still do that 😁

  • @ultrajd
    @ultrajd10 күн бұрын

    You’re slipping Wil. You NEVER refer to a shoulder fired weapon as a “Gun”

  • @NorthernNorthdude91749

    @NorthernNorthdude91749

    10 күн бұрын

    It's a gun. Nobody cares about your military stormtrooper instilled semantics.

  • @paulwalker387
    @paulwalker38710 күн бұрын

    aa 12?

  • @BhongIvanCapsa
    @BhongIvanCapsa10 күн бұрын

    look let it See it

  • @diddlethepoodle4812
    @diddlethepoodle48127 күн бұрын

    The air Force has snipers?? 😬 😂

  • @abntemplar82
    @abntemplar825 күн бұрын

    THE TRENCH GUN WAS AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT WAS BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE A TRIGGER DISCONNECT. THUS ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS HOLD THE TRIGGER DOWN AND MANIPULATE THE PUMP, THEN WEAPON FIRES WITHOUT PULLING THE TRIGGER AGAIN.

  • @OpieOG
    @OpieOG9 күн бұрын

    This guy knows nothing about guns. The saga comes with a pistol grip too

  • @NhlxJoeJoe45
    @NhlxJoeJoe4510 күн бұрын

    Love my Winchester 1897 (aka the war crime stick!)

  • @diddlethepoodle4812
    @diddlethepoodle48127 күн бұрын

    The germans- that is wrong to use in combat! Then Proceed to use mustard gas. 😂

  • @trungbao8452
    @trungbao845210 күн бұрын

    Vepr - 12 ❤❤

  • @prtech7805

    @prtech7805

    10 күн бұрын

    Unsuccessful, Bumping, not easy to control.

  • @user-vm5lb8ke3i
    @user-vm5lb8ke3i11 күн бұрын

    Hells yah Bubba

  • @454FatJack
    @454FatJack10 күн бұрын

    Coach❤

  • @strizzy7512
    @strizzy751210 күн бұрын

    36:09 - that's what she said 😅

  • @AltCtrlSpud
    @AltCtrlSpud11 күн бұрын

    hello if you guys had one (1) nuclear warhead and the means to deploy it without retaliation, would you target the chinese or the arabs?

  • @tomb6724

    @tomb6724

    10 күн бұрын

    Ok 12 year old

  • @JoeyOutlaw
    @JoeyOutlaw11 күн бұрын

    Whats with the California & New Your State compliant Saiga Shotgun 😂 Thats why Will doesn’t like it!!!

  • @alexanderkidonakis9185
    @alexanderkidonakis918510 күн бұрын

    It’s good to know I’m a better skeet shooter then Will Willis

  • @ayoubjobspatience2410
    @ayoubjobspatience241010 күн бұрын

    🌹🌹

  • @georgesakellaropoulos8162
    @georgesakellaropoulos81629 күн бұрын

    If you want to get good at wingshoting hunt doves.

  • @BubbaN-JolenesLifeintheOzarks
    @BubbaN-JolenesLifeintheOzarks11 күн бұрын

    Pistol grip pump on my lap at all times....lol

  • @jeffrichards1537
    @jeffrichards153710 күн бұрын

    I'm not a trained person on pump shotguns. Just hunted since I was 10 I don't have to take eyes off target to work pump. That's just ingrained at 47yr old.

  • @paul1780
    @paul178010 күн бұрын

    Comment for the algorithm.

  • @SeanDahle
    @SeanDahle10 күн бұрын

    Too bad there's now only 1 AA-12 left in the world and it never got a mention here

  • @Trump328
    @Trump3283 сағат бұрын

    Benelli vs mossberg You can see that it was staged

  • @jasonmiller5369
    @jasonmiller536910 күн бұрын

    I didn't even know the shotgun was invented in 1918!

  • @oliverfasola19

    @oliverfasola19

    3 күн бұрын

    It wasn’t

  • @cosminking8516
    @cosminking851610 күн бұрын

    AA12 shotgun

  • @Mustang94c
    @Mustang94c9 күн бұрын

    Lmao a ranger doesn't know how to leed a moving target with a 12ga😂😂 its okay eventually he got one😂

  • @Evil_Teddy
    @Evil_Teddy8 күн бұрын

    This is like mid 2000's cringe.

  • @chadm6981
    @chadm698110 күн бұрын

    Your marine expert is wrong on the less than lethal, never designed to hit anything other than center mass. Less than 30 yards can be lethal. I was certified thru two marine corps non lethal weapons courses.

  • @jeffpowell6224
    @jeffpowell622411 күн бұрын

    No AA-12. I'm disappointed!

  • @mathiashansen9108
    @mathiashansen910810 күн бұрын

    Soo.... Why didn't they use an actual Winchester Model 1897?

  • @ryanmorgan3692

    @ryanmorgan3692

    10 күн бұрын

    Maybe they couldn't find one.

  • @454FatJack

    @454FatJack

    10 күн бұрын

    1912 Winchester came after WW1🙊right ??

  • @chris.3711

    @chris.3711

    9 күн бұрын

    ​@@454FatJackNot even close...

  • @7slovenia
    @7slovenia11 күн бұрын

    AAAAWWWW was not first

  • @peterreily1490
    @peterreily149010 күн бұрын

    2:44 Uhhh, there’s no “red dot up front” Of course, will Willis. Top notch chair force. The F outta here and go back to fuddruckers.

  • @donise8406
    @donise840610 күн бұрын

    I'm 10 minutes in, as the title says Evolution of the Shotgun not how great the Benelli M4 is. they should have been honest and say this program brought to you by Benelli. I agree the M4 is a great weapon but that is not what I started to watch video for.

  • @zuadmd

    @zuadmd

    10 күн бұрын

    Keep watching

  • @sambowz9077
    @sambowz907710 күн бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @Kwaka28
    @Kwaka2810 күн бұрын

    Wasn't it invented in 1897?

  • @454FatJack

    @454FatJack

    10 күн бұрын

    Arnold 1887 lever

  • @chadm6981
    @chadm698110 күн бұрын

    Only problem with the m4 it doesn’t have a bayonet lug. Come on military do better.

  • @jimfoard5671
    @jimfoard567111 күн бұрын

    Shotguns didn't evolve, they were created and developed by intelligent design by men. If you threw all of the parts to a shotgun into a warm pond and lightning struck that pond repeatedly for a billion years, would a shotgun evolve?

  • @ryanmorgan3692

    @ryanmorgan3692

    10 күн бұрын

    Pedantic.

  • @ChristianConservativ
    @ChristianConservativ10 күн бұрын

    One of the reasons American Soldiers were the best is because of the 2nd Amendment. All the way up to WWI most Americans still supplemented by putting wild game on the supper table.

  • @masonmckinnon876

    @masonmckinnon876

    10 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @edwardpate6128

    @edwardpate6128

    9 күн бұрын

    Not really, by the last quarter of the 19th century more people in the US lived in cities than in the country and that trend never reversed. In WW1 during basic training the majority of soldiers had to be taught to fire a weapon as they had never done so.

  • @YeahImAnthony
    @YeahImAnthony9 күн бұрын

    This reminds me of a very scripted show. Nah.

  • @alanmontoya7162
    @alanmontoya71628 күн бұрын

    M26 shoulda been semi auto...

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