I LOVED my M-14 in the Army. Went in when I was 19, never had any firearm experience before. Just followed instructions, and one day decided to see if I could cover my shot group with a quarter. But I didn't have a quarter in my pocket, only a nickel. And covered the group completely. Was totally shocked when during our final testing, I could hit my target at 500 meters, with just that "peep sight."

@markpezenosky5592

Жыл бұрын

M14 is great rifle just heavy but they chopped it down more modern use but military contractors still use the socom m14 Sportized stock

@robertslaughter7044

6 ай бұрын

these guys are boring.

@d.lindsey5583

6 ай бұрын

We used the M14 at summer camp ROTC training in 1968. Pop up targets from 50 meters, a head only, out to 500 meters (547 yards) thighs and up targets. With the peep sight on the M14, I hit out to 500 meters very consistently.

@d.lindsey5583

6 ай бұрын

In WW 2 a 4 to 5 MOA group was considered acceptable for a battle rifle. Obviously, some were better.

@MADDCHOPER68

5 ай бұрын

Hell of a shooer ..sir if you hitting nickels.

When I was a recruit in the Swedish National Homeguard, at age 15, I had a Mauser m/96, 6.5 mm, with ammunition, in my closet. At age 17 I was transferred to the regular troops at the Swedish National Homeguard and had a Swedish made, KG m/21 - 37, with ammunition, in my closet. The Swedish BAR:s are quite similar to the U.S. BAR M1918, calibre .30 Automatic Rifle (BAR), except that it has a separate pistol grip and are all made in the Swedish m/94 6.5 mm calibre. The Swedish modification was developed by the Swedish government arsenal, Carl Gustaf Stads Gun Factory in Eskilstuna, Sweden. When I did my mandatory military service, in the Swedish Marines, we had the Ag m/42B. The AG m/42 was designed by Erik Eklund of the AB C.J. Ljungmans Verkstäder company of Malmö around 1941, and entered production at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna in 1942. We also had kpist m/45B, 9 x 19 mm SMG (Submachine Gun), and produced by the Carl Gustaf Stads Gun Factory in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Other ordnance weapons were the Light Machine Gun m/58 - Technical data: GP MG - Kulspruta 58, KSP 58. Calibre, 6,5x55 or 7,62x51. Ammunition, 6,5 mm m/94 or 7,62 mm ptr 10. V0, 830-850 m/s and Granatgevär, Grg m/48, Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, or the Gustaf Bazooka or M2CG, is an 84 mm man-portable reusable anti-tank recoilless rifle produced by Saab Bofors Dynamics (formerly Bofors Anti-Armour AB) in Sweden. Now I am retired and living on memories!

@kellykeefe3610

2 жыл бұрын

The 6.5 was one of the finest rifles ever produced, by far and away.

@mtman2

4 ай бұрын

Had 2-> 42B stolen...!

You guys have been doing a great service to the global community of firearm enthusiasts with your videos & I find them interesting, educating, & enjoyable to watch. Thanks from...PARADISE/Victoria, BC, Canada. Thank you very much, indeed!

Meanwhile, 7 years later... it would be interesting to see you guys compare/contrast the Ljungman and the SVT40. I miss these old school 5 gun and shooting videos.

RIP Barry. Really missing him.

@trevorscott3275

8 жыл бұрын

+Robby Bedell R.I.P.:(

@dajhrm

8 жыл бұрын

Yea he had a rough personal stretch a few years back and I guess the stress wore him down and he died, it was a sad day, I remember the video announcement, I don't usually have to fight back tears watching you tube videos but I did that day

@BrokuFilmz

6 жыл бұрын

Wait, is it that old guy

Give us a tour of your gun room!!

@austinismadcrunk

8 жыл бұрын

Second.

@REGAC83ONE

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Garrison third you're out jk

@MrMonsterband

8 жыл бұрын

dibs

@danegbert5556

7 жыл бұрын

michael sexton

@swedish_vikings

7 жыл бұрын

Noice

Two Swedish rifles and one Finnish rifle out of the top 5. NORDIC POWER!

@TwiggehTV

7 жыл бұрын

Det är ju så man blir tårögd :)

@oldskoolhoss7534

7 жыл бұрын

pri vat they sure know how to build one hell of a firearm, no doubt about that.

@rodboy4461

7 жыл бұрын

Nordic countries are foggiest countries around

@nilsfriberg4670

6 жыл бұрын

+Twiggeh för Sverige i tiden

@arnljot9030

6 жыл бұрын

+ROD BOY the fuck you want

while i do absolutely love your 5 guns videos, there are just an endless amount of top 5 gun topics. What i love so much about your channel is the vast variety of videos and topics. Amazing selections, and fountain of knowledge in every video. Why iv8888 and mac are by far my 2 most favorite channels.

Thanks for this, my opa carried a k98 and when he moved to Canada he was an excellent hunter. I'm getting what he learned on. More importantly, Much appreciated for the work you do to educate so we don't waste our money on hype but instead invest in quality. Cheers.

Here's a fact about the SMLE. Because the action locks in the rear, the bolt compresses, and tends to shorten over time. This increases the headspace, and after a while, you'll experience case separations. But the Britts had a solution. The bolt head screws onto the body. So they produced a series of bolt heads, of gradually increasing lengths. When you started to get excessive headspace, you just installed the next longer head. When you reached the maximum length, the rifle was returned to the armory, where the barrel was screwed into the receiver another turn. Unfortunately, most of the SMLEs I've encountered have had excessive headspace, and had the longest bolt head.

I picked up M91-30 hex at cabelas years ago. Had been refinished, red paint in the lettering and factory stamp, and the bore pristinely shines. All but the stock looks brand new. That thing performs great. If only I could find SP ammo for it now.

The more I learn about Finnish firearms and the modified Mosin's they produced it makes me appreciate even more the gun culture that my grandfather and great grandfather tried to instill in myself as a young man. Trust your hardware, know it was made to the best abilities of the time, and to take your time and make one shot count.

This type of stuff is what sets your channel apart. ...👍👍

i like how people buy a 600 dollar rack grade M1 from the CMP.... then set up a table at a gun show and sell it for 2400.....

@grenmoyo3968

8 жыл бұрын

fucking assholes.

@kainhall

8 жыл бұрын

+Gren Moyo you should see your small town hunting/western store. come in about 4 months ago..they have 2 boxes of 22, expensive. "that's all we got..ammo scare" buy both boxes.... come back next day... 2 more boxes. they have 30-30 at 22 bucks a box, 3006 at 21, and 308 at 24 when it was all 20 before the scare, and 22 after... I know 30-30 don't cost the same as 30 06.... meanwhile I'm getting 7.62x54r PPU for 14 bucks a box....16 shipped... time to buy a reloading press....

@kainhall

8 жыл бұрын

+kain hall been saving brass since I was 11.... can't afford a press, can barley get tags and a full tank of gas.most years

@ScuffedEngineer

8 жыл бұрын

+kain hall If you really need to reload, Lee sells hand presses, much cheaper, but more time consuming, also very limited in caliber. leeprecision.com/reloading-kits/lee-loader-rifle/ It's cheaper elsewhere but the link gives you what you need to search else where for better prices. I think Midway is $10 cheaper, there might be places selling it even lower, idk.

@kainhall

8 жыл бұрын

+Shadow if i reload I'm going to get nice stuff. I've used rsbn stuff before, loaded a few 223 up. buying good stuff pays off on the long run. it's not like I'm loading 200 cases a day, but I'd love to be able to shoot more, so who knows, I might up loading 500 a day!

Outstanding video- as usual. This was not too long, Eric. Thank you for an entertaining and informative presentation. This helps me to start my surplus collection. Keep up the good work. Semper Fi. 1st Recon.

Loved this video guys, this is a super hard call, and I think you all did a great, well researched job.

Thanks for a great video guys ! I love my M96 Swedish Mauser which drives nails. You have re-energized my interest in classic surplus military rifles. I also appreciate the plug for classic firearms website. Did not know they existed. Keep up the good work !

I love every surplus and 5-gun video you guys put out. Another long-form video like the Martini-Henry would be cool. Keep up the great work, guys!

Wow, I am impressed, you guys have a wealth of knowledge. In the Marines, I trained with the M1 and I packed an M14. Aa a boy, I bought 8MM Mauser from 42, for $60. I mainly hunt moose, because I love the taste. Eventually, I converted it to a 8X06 with a stainless barrel and a fiberglass stock. We call it a poor man's Magnum. I guided a few rich hunters who turned up their nose at my rifle, but it bailed out a few of them. I've hunted with the same rifle for nearly 70 years and that's the sum total of my rifle expertise, but I look forward to your videos in the future.

I have always loved the Swedish Mausers since I was a small kid thanks to a friend of my fathers who was a gunsmith from Sweden in San Diego back in the 50s. Amazing shooting rifles. Shot an AR10 chambered in 6.5 x 55. Never thought to ask the guy how he built that rifle as the Swede round is longer than the 308.

Yes, we still use the old Mosin actions in our TKIV 85 sniper rifles. Also, about Simo Häyhä: he racked 505 kills with his rifle and about 200 to 250 with his Suomi SMG. There is no accurate number to how many he killed with the SMG but it is generally accepted that he had 505 kills with the rifle. Greetings from Finland.

@litoneup

6 жыл бұрын

This dope simo was a con artist shooting dead ' frozen and wounded to get his allocation of vodka or what ever the politburo demanded to enhance the red propaganda at the time. The cold winter and long supply lines killed more.

@inesharroyuy341

Жыл бұрын

and there was no one to confirm his words, except himself. and killing 30 people every day from the same place is a fairy tale for stupid children.

Top 5 vintage guns, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, all the wars.

when you guys talk, your sheer amount of knowledge brings back good memories of my wise old grandpa, keep it up guys, love what you are doing

Appreciate you guys introducing me to military surplus a while back, because of that I was able to get one of the last M39s from classic firearms. Two weeks after I bought it they were all gone.

My Aunt's husband has a 6.5 Swedish Mauser. He loves it, says it's the most accurate rifle he owns.

@joeh9158

Жыл бұрын

My first hunting rifle was a Carl Gustaf 6.5x.55 Swedish Mauser. still is my favorite rifle very flat shooting cartridge, deadly accurate using Nosler tipped rounds.

Man, that Chad is so knowledgeable. I miss Barry, but hey Chad knows his stuff and then some.

@pjgppjgp

2 жыл бұрын

You could say he is a chad

you guys are awesome. it helps that I agree 100% with your opinions on each rifle. I tell people that will only carry the most tacticool stuff out there that I can do just as much damage with an 85 year old .303 No.4 Enfield as you can with your extended magazine, vertical grip flashlight. You guys prove that! great work!

Thanks for sharing this. Great informative vivid video . your words of wisdom have not fallen on deaf ears

I love that Chad always corrects Eric's number. Eric says 44 and Chad comes in with 45

K-31 is King Kong for accuracy. A K-31 is a target rifle in wolf's clothing. The Swiss could not help themselves. Very high precision build. Lapped barrels, target grade trigger, excellent sights, match grade service ammunition The M96 is Queen Kong for the stated reasons in video. 6.5x55 and the 7.5x55 are cartridges of superb design as well, even by today's standards. Excellent video !

@geraldheninger8377

5 жыл бұрын

FWIW: Because the Swiss Army was comprised of citizen soldiers, the soldier placed a small tag under the rear buttplate with his personnal info. I had a brief communication with the soldier until I never heard from him again. An interesting guy.

Thank you gentlemen. Your video echos my own personal experience. I noticed that many of the comments are equally interesting. Please keep up the good work.

My first IV8888 video. I'm hooked. You guys work well together!

You are correct @ 12:10 , the Finnish 7.62 TK 85 (tarkkuuskivääri = marksmanrifle) is basically a Mosin-Nagant on steroids. It uses a substantially heavier barrel and has a beefier wooden stock, but still uses in some cases literally antique Mosin receivers and bolts. If I'm not mistaken those rifles were modified by Valmet. I've shot with those quite a lot, during my time as a military police NCO in Pori Brigade, in Kosovo (along with the awesome SAKO TRG 42) and during my military refreshers. One of the problems with those rifles is that since they use the basic Mosin-Nagant action, you can't use stripper clips to load them since the telescopic sight is in the way and it's a pain in the ass to load each shot individually. If the FDF still wants to keep using those (since the TRG42 is waaaaayyyyy more expensive rifle to procure and maintain), I'd like to see a switch to a stock that would allow the use of detachable magazines, something like the Mosin-Nagant stock produced by Archangel. Using a polymer stock would also reduce the weight quite substantially, the rifle weighs like 7kg which quite a bit more than a rifle like that would actually require.

7.62 Tkiv 85 is the sniper rifle that is based on the russian mosing-nagant. The Tkiv 85 is the standard sniper rifle for finnish defence forces and it is really nice to shoot aswell. With love from Finland.

@Boincari_

6 жыл бұрын

I was in sniper reserve cource few years ago... We were shooting with Tkiv 85. With this gun i shoot every bullet in ring 25mm in 150m during weekend. When i shoot with my own hunting rifles with basic cartridge what i can buy in store, there are quite often some flyes, and i thought that i am bad shooter.

@kennethhigdon1159

6 жыл бұрын

I have a m91/28 a 1917 pre Soviet date on the tang and a 1943 Tikka barrel Great shooter

Great video. I'm actually going to clean up my grandfathers K31 this month and I'm really looking forward to getting that bad boy running again. Right now I'm just doing a marathon of your videos as I have discovered that my SG 550 is just caked in carbon, so I'm cleaning that up as long as I have the spare time.

Enfield Pattern 14... I can reliably put a round through the center of a spent casing at 25yds with the iron sites. Most accurate rifle I have ever fired.

I have two of Your top 5, a Swiss K31, and a Finnish M39. Both Great Rifles.

@fakecubed

6 жыл бұрын

Those are the two in this vid that I would get. Glad you're happy with them!

@hatimlaamri2132

6 жыл бұрын

I have the Ljungman AG 42 and the K 31.

The finnish army is indeed still using the Tkiv-85 sniper rifles, that are based on the old mosin receivers just like the M39.

When i was 14, the Mauser from Argentine military were sold in barrels at grocery stores. In cosmoline, they had never been used. The local store had cleaned up one and it like a palace guard weapon for marching. High grade delux finish with jewelled bolt. Hard wood and mirror like blueing. Cost $20. Dad said i was too young! Could have a dozen , cleaned and saved 11 and sold them and bought a nice speedboat when i retired from Army a few years ago. I didd get a new Swede from 1900 with the click round target sight for $80 and another from 1944 with dings. Sold the dinged one a few years ago for about 400. They were both tack drivers. Really enjoy this channel.

Cool video guys! I've got a Mosin m91/30 that shoots pretty decent. Didn't even know about the M39...might have to go get one!

Enfield .303 British should be up there honestly......

@ChristopherRiker-yl1po

4 ай бұрын

Best WWII Rifle !!!

@petecrittenden1488

2 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY

I Qualified Expert with Both the M-14 and the M-1 Garand, while in the Marine Corps. Great Accurate Rifles. Our Sniper Rifles were both Civilian Hunting Rifles, That also are excellent and very Accurate: The M-700 Remington and The M-70 Winchester Both Outstanding, very accurate Rifles.

@M4Sniper1

Жыл бұрын

I was a sniper for a few years. My go to rifle was a Winchester Model 70, in 300 Win Mag. Made a 1500yd shot with it.

@stemmentor9700

Жыл бұрын

Always loved shooting the M14 while in the Seabees. 1st expert on rifle before going to m16. Then 1911 exp quals. Love to have all these firearms in collection, but I def would want an M14 in my collection 💪😊

@RobertCluck-kv8bt

Жыл бұрын

The 700 has always been my go to rifle! From what I hear, the USMC had one of the best and most guarded secret modification program for their rifles. If I remember, the M700s were a long action, so they had adaptability between most cartridge's (i.e. 30-06 or 308). I know the Rem 700s in the Army was the M24 platform.

I’ve seen this video so many times . You guys are awesome . The hakim is insanely amazing

Extremely informative. Thank you both, gentlemen.

Great video! An odd rifle I've found to also be very accurate as well (although underpowered) believe it or not was the 1891 Carcano. Although the Carcano has a poor reputation (Since the JFK assassination) as a poor and inaccurate rifle. I found it to be the first rifle I could easily strike an 18-inch target at 1,500 yards. But again, like you mentioned in your video, the 6.5 caliber is a perfect design. Great video, we need to shoot together sometime.

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+mag30th Ernest, do you have my direct contact information? If not, contact Brandy on the website and we will get in touch and put something together.

@mag30th

8 жыл бұрын

+maciverandy1 thanks! It won't let me post the link, but if you KZread "Italian 1891 M91 Paraviccini Carcano 6.5 Infantry Long Rifle at 1,500 yards, 17-inch plate."

@dobypilgrim6160

8 жыл бұрын

I have indeed watched this video, and was suitably impressed.

@mikematusek4233

8 жыл бұрын

I have a 1935 Carcano Carbine in 6.5. with open fixed sights she kept 6 in 4 inches at 200 Meters.

@dobypilgrim6160

8 жыл бұрын

Mike Matusek There is sure nothing wrong with Carcanos. I lucked into a nice stash of 7.35 and took three like that to the range with my son last summer, along with a 6.5 Truppe Especiale just like them. That was one of the best times I have had at the range ever. The steel is primarily Czech. They were all so well made that there is no nee to serialize the bolts on them, since they all fit each other. Gain twist rifling makes them plenty accurate too. The don't have the smoothest actions in the world for sure, but they are fine rifles. So under-appreciated..

The finnish Tkiv 85 sniper rifle is based on a mosin and It's still in use, so yes.

@oSaloFIN

8 жыл бұрын

+santtupiip Hopefylly will be phased out soon. :D

Thanks guys; your presentation is awesome. I was trained with a Mouser like that one in Argentina, and the ONLY thing I did not like, was its weight!! I found it was more accurate than the next one we trained on, the Belgian gas regulated FAL. Perfect for snipers, specially at long range.

enjoy all your reviews and comments. Keep up the great work

I had a gun buff friend who had a large number of military surplus guns on his walls and especially in his den. He had wooden dowels in the barrel tips to keep out dust and he had air purifiers in each room to keep dust down. His wife did not mind saying he was a very good husband and she was happy to let him sit in the middle of all those guns. She insisted he hire a house cleaner every two weeks to vacuum around all those guns on the wall. She was a looker and he was one of the happiest men I ever knew.

@jason200912

2 жыл бұрын

Dust isn't gonna ruin the guns

Love my M38 6.5x55SE. shoots nice. and in great condition.

Great video, really informative. You guys deliver.

If one plans to shoot anything you gents have set the table with, I highly recommend handloading. It's cheaper, you can develop a load that works well for you, and you can store LOTS of components affordably. I love your choices - - great video!Oh, and by the way, my dad used an M1903 Springfield. He LOVED it. I just found one, too bad Dad's been gone for ten years. :)

Love my M96. The accuracy with iron sights is uncanny. The Swedes knew what they were doing.

The Enfield's had too many tea spillages on them.

@RicTic66

4 жыл бұрын

Is that funny anywhere?

What you have to remember about the 98s is that many of them were used extensively in Ww1, mothballed and then used extensively in Ww2 to the bitter. Rifles used by the losing, and out numbered side of two long, desperate, total wars tend to have more shots run through them and less care and cleaning in the field. There are also less available which would have been unissued, so barrel wear can be more prevalent. That said German military doctrine squad tactics were based around their superior belt fed machine guns, with riflemen in a support role. That said, those 98s have a lot of use on them and I'm impressed by their accuracy and reliability.

I am 2 years late to the game. It is now September, 2018 and I’m looking at Finnish m39’s going for $600-1200 depending on the condition of the firearm. Your video is just excellent. I hope to acquire all of these firearms at so point. Thanks for all the great videos!

hey guys no matter how many chanels are doing 5 guns videos you are the best one...

Always loved the Lee Enfield .303, especially the #4 Mk. 2. I recall when you could buy one of these great guns at Eaton's department Store in downtown Toronto for $10. Now, at a well known Ontario auction, in good condition, any Enfield goes for at least $600.

@derekheuring2984

2 жыл бұрын

I have a Long Branch No.4 MkI* that is superbly accurate, but I think the days of $600 Lee Enfields is long gone, at least in the U.S. and if you want one in excellent condition.

@johnd9402

2 жыл бұрын

SMLE’s are the official deer rifle of West Virginia!!!!!!

@willambonney

2 жыл бұрын

currently restoring one now #4 mk1 version love my enfield rifles accurate reliable able to withstand harsh conditions.....hard to find since our government( Canada) in its infinite wisdom torched all the surplus mk 4s, enough to make a guy cry and they were priceless.......

@johnd9402

2 жыл бұрын

@@willambonney yes, our government did the same to M1 carbines back in the 90’s!!!!!

Thanks for the heads up on the M39's over at Classic, just placed an order!

Love these guys, always quality content.

Two Swedish Rifles and a Finnish one. Good to see.

Glad to see a Finnish rifle on the list I love my m39 too bad the previous owner put a pu scope on it.

@gabemando7823

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus wept

Thanks for all of your knowledge. I'm learning a lot

Well as a sharpshooter trained Finn here, we were practicing with the Tkiv 85 (tarkkuuskivääri 85), based on the mosin nagant.

The 1891 Argentine Mauser is not the first Mauser. The 1871 and 71/84 was around before the 91 and sold abroad.

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Bush first to use smokeless next to the Belgian 1889. The 1889s are not common at all so most people attribute the 1891 as being the first mass produced smokeless Mauser rifle.

@24439756

8 жыл бұрын

+Iraqveteran8888 Ok mate, if you go down that road of smokeless cartridge fair enough. I did not hear you say that. Your videos are superb mate so for a lay person watching it is valuable from the historical point of view hence my comment . I collect guns over here in the UK but for the historical side not shooting anymore. I am ex British Para and was a Sniper in the Falklands in 1982 .so I am quite envious of what you have in your collection and the prices you can buy them for in the US. Do you have a Dreyse Needle Rifle? It would be nice if you could do a comparison of the earliest bolt action/ breach loaders for accuracy is Dreyse, Chassepot, Snider etc

@mason1011

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Bush all of which are lesser rifles than a russian VEPR

@calebdaniels6859

8 жыл бұрын

He said is was one of the first Mauser. He never said it was "the" first.

@Pprokop87

8 жыл бұрын

..... the first Mauser was a german Mauser, then i was adopted by a lot of armies and guns where made basin on it.

how do the remington 700 and M14 fare when compared to these rifles in accuracy??? was wondering also of WWII era rifles like the Lee enfield and the karabiner 98k???

@VCBird6

4 жыл бұрын

700 will outshoot them all and be lighter weight. Now could you go to war and beat someone to death with it? Eh maybe... Apples to oranges really

The 5 gun videos are a great format. Thx.

Great overview, thanks so much for your knowledge...

Eric, have you ever run across a French mas 49/56? How would you rate that compared the the Ljungman?

And there go all the M39s... lol, wish I had the cash right now.

full of information and history. great video

Havent told you guys yet, but after watching dozens of your videos, yes dozens, love your stuff

Either way we know Simo Hayha was a man on a mission, no doubt about it.

@mitchellbutler7880

5 жыл бұрын

Got this jaw blown off. Shot in the face with an explosive round or something

I would have thought the Springfield 30-06 would be up there some where.

@7minutegunreview469

7 жыл бұрын

Ralph Latham they had a 1 in 11 twist. perfect for any match grade ammo. I've yet to buy a 1903 06 that didn't shoot

I got Mojo sights on my 1886/11 swiss rifle. Shot 372 out of 400 in a 200 yard slow fire highpower match. I love that gun. I had a Swedish Mauser that was stolen. If you ever come across a 1923 with a timney trigger, and non standard sights installed, it could very well be mine.

nice info on the history of these guns, thumbs up!

Never mind, found it. It is the Swedish Ljungman AG-42B

Say Iraqveteran8888 how about a Top 5 Magnum Pistol & Revolver video.

@Skinkow

8 жыл бұрын

👍 ... second that.

@katapitasma

7 жыл бұрын

yeah

About two weeks after you published this video, I went with my son to the Northern CMP store in Camp Perry. We satyed on base at the military rate and saved a tiny bit of money for a WW2 M1D (in the 2.5 million SN). I paid $939 for it and having been born in Greece, I was looking for an M1 that came back from Greece. Then my cousin took me to a gun store and I found a new production M1 Garand. Got that for $995. Ofcource I was rubbed by my son, who for graduation and RN license board present, he demanded one of the M1s. I gave him the new production. He' ll get the other in a few years any way. My eyes are not working the same as when I was in the army, accuracy is secondary at this point. I like nice looking rifles. You cannot beat the M1 Garant or the M1A in that respect. Thanks for the video.

@d23g32

8 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately CMP has been zero balance on all but a few high dollar sniper model M1's for several months. I looked at getting one a couple of years ago but didn't pull the trigger (ha) when I had the chance. I know they've been zero balance a couple of times before too and found some more somewhere, but who knows this time. In the meantime, CMP being sold out has pushed up the asking prices of M1s already out there. Eventually I'd like to get at least a service grade but I don't want to pay a temporarily (I hope) inflated price for one.

A comment on Lee-Enfields, I have owned a few. When I began reloading .303 Brit, I found that the headspace was determined at the case shoulder rather than by the bolt face. Consequently, I found that it was best to neck-size the case only. It made for much better case life but , since the case had been fire-formed to a particular rifle's chamber, I had to segregate the cases to that rifle. Thanks for all of your info.

5 best rifles under 300-400 u.s. Dollars

@ak47t-rex37

8 жыл бұрын

Good thing you said u.s. dollars. they might of got confused and did Canadian dollars.

@stealthworx4371

6 жыл бұрын

or Australian Dollars lmao

well just ordered a finnish m39. Thanks guys....

My first deer rifle was a Winchester produced, U.S. Model of 1917 Enfield that was military original in the metal work, but had the full military fore end on the stock shortened , or "sporterized". It was the full 26 in barrel with the sniper sights, rear peep with the sliding tower that could be flipped up, marked off up to 1700 yards. The front was a blade with the full "dog ears". That rifle was extremely accurate.

I own a M39 and it is my favorite purchase. It's incredible on the range!

to me the 30.06 is probably the most versatile round

@geraldmiller5232

Жыл бұрын

i bought a model 1935 peruvian mauser in 30.06 for $125.00. cannot do that today.

ARGENTINA!!! :) Thanks for putting our rifle in the top

Since you went on a mini Enfield rant, I picked up a post war 1948 No.4 Mk1 in unissued condition a few months back and man...she is just a dream to shoot. I've seen a lot of Enfields with rusty ladder apertures and the whole 9, but knowing I own one (even being a post war example) in essentially mint condition is a great feeling.

I own (1) and (4). The sporterized, scoped Swede Mauser shoots some "ragged hole" at 50 yards. Sub .5 MOA often. The K-31 has tangent sights and I'm a bit old to take advantage of its full potential. What I like about both rifles is that they shoot any ammo you feed 'em great.

Eric don't ever apologize for the length of your videos. I always wish they were longer. To be honest I really love the side conversations because they are very educational for me and I see just how passionate you guys are about these rifles and that inspires me. So thank you for another great video!

i think the "7.62 TKIV 85" is still used in Finland

@ulflyng4072

8 жыл бұрын

+Simon Doge en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62_Tkiv_85

@evilfish456

8 жыл бұрын

+Simon Doge Yup. Still in service but they are not in so good shape after long service. TKIV 2000 or Sako TRG-43 is the main sniper rifle. All tough the TKIV 2000 is waste cause Finnish sniper training is bad right now.

@scammerovich4837

8 жыл бұрын

+Larry Finnish sniper training is actually really good. My friend was there and was not touched a gun before military service and after he came from there he is now a really good shot. And a plus, the finnish military is using The Dragunov in training and on the other things.

@evilfish456

8 жыл бұрын

The Finnish snipers now days don't operate as classical snipers. They work with the platoon as a marksman and alone inside the fighting force. The rifle is mainly used as a "long range support weapon". Typical sniper example one trained in Kymeen jääkäripatalijoona shoots less than 20 rounds trough TRG. The trainigs lasts about one month. Dragunov is also discontinued rifle but some units still use it (example Rajajääkäri-joukot). The third rifle is RSTKIV 2000 which is barret m82 which the Finnish military doesn't have proper ammunition so the accuracy is something like 2 MOA. There are some groups that give extensive sniper training like Utti's Special yager-regiment, Immola's Special Frontier yager-comppany and the Combat divers.

Really enjoy your content.

Thanks; great video and I do like the 5 gun videos. It might be interesting to see a 5 gun video on single shot military rifles.

I've shot some of the best groups of my life with a Swedish Mauser.

the k31 version at 18:10 would be a very interesting bolt action sniper rifle for the swiss army.

@momouppa

8 жыл бұрын

zfk 55

@ottomatick7513

8 жыл бұрын

+Aichmo and its ancesters ; zfk 31/42 and 31/43 ;-)

@momouppa

8 жыл бұрын

+Otto Matick ty never heard of them.

I have all these rifles except for the Ljungman. My 1903 Springfields will shoot as well at least as any on your table. One more thing - a good 28/30 will shoot at least as well as an M39. More weight in the barrel and less in the stock. I won't mention my preference for the GEW-11 over the k31 at the range, lol. But - I sold my k31s for a reason.

Badass, fellas, thank you so much for these wonderful reviews, this is my first video of yours I've ever seen and you have just made a lifetime subscriber. Where you guys like me and taught yourself more history after high school was over or did you guys learn a lot during school, just curious. Anyways thanks so much for all the amazing history, reviews , please keep up the good work sirs.

I want all of these rifles now.

@DwP820

8 жыл бұрын

+Brock Obama The crappy thing is there are only so many types of them.

look at the trigger pull on that M39....

@austincutty4548

8 жыл бұрын

yeah man

You guys are awesome. Thanks for the infos.

Thanks for the video fellas. I am going to have to try out the K31 and M39 rifles. I can't believe that the Mauser K98 didn't make the list because I can't miss with mine.