From 1871 to the 1920s France implemented a number of schemes to introduced military education, shooting theory and practice, not only as a way to boost patriotism but also in a bid to prepare boys and teenagers for military service after leaving school. For this, various scaled down rifles were ...

It's often said online that in Switzerland, you keep have a lot of guns, but you aren't allowed to keep ammunition at home. This is not true. Let Bloke bring the receipts...

Obligatorisches Schiessen, Feldschiessen, Schiesswesen ausser Dienst, Taschenmunition, Ammo

Day 2 of @varusteleka Finnish Brutality 2024! I decided to go Hard Mode, so I'm competing in Breacher with the full 12kg of TST/Armored gear and after the stages is a physical challenge to complete!

0:07 Introduction
1:11 Stage 6: Disco Stu
5:42 Breacher 6: Tyre Drag
7:50 Stage 7: Hot Wheels
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In part 1 we focused on the history of the 1851 carbine, this time we focus on the ammo since the Swiss made some "interesting" choices when it came to what sort of projectiles to use, seemingly following the whims of fashion in the ever changing world of mid 19th century ballistics, oh and we do...

Sterling Mk.4 / L2A3: the ultimate angry toob. Uzi: the ultimate angry box.

Mike owns a Sterling and Eric @neutral_af owns an Uzi. Both open bolt, both blocked at semi. What do they think of each other's gats? What if we throw a closed bolt Sterling Mk.6 into the mix? And for a final compariso...

In 1848 the modern Swiss confederacy is formed and the Swiss set about finally unifying their military structure and equipment. The first rifle to be univerally adopted for general service was the 1851 federal carbine to equip the elite sharpshooter compagnies, who, up until that point, had large...

Day 1 of @varusteleka Finnish Brutality 2024! I decided to go Hard Mode, so I'm competing in Breacher with the full 12kg of TST/Armored gear and after the stages is a physical challenge to complete!

0:07 Introduction
0:45 Stage 1: Kasarda Precision
5:33 Breacher 1: Dummy Drag
9:18 Stage 2: Mo...

Bubba works in mysterious ways. Swiss Bubba, who we have named "Bäbbu", also has a penchant for such things. This means that those of us in Swissland have access to horrible sporterised K31's for few cash monies, sometimes even Cheap As Free. Eric, CEO of the Swiss @neutral_af got himself one a...

First time with a single-shot, in this case @neutral_af 's Martinistutzer single-shot Martini falling block target rifle from back in the day, chambered in 7.5x55 mm GP11!

How did we get on with this puppy?

(It's not a Martini-Henry and it's nothing to do with Battlefield 1 / BF1 )

After a long line of conventional side lock pistols, the french cavalry are given a pistol constructed entirely differently, much to their displeasure and also to the displeasure of the arsenals producing them. The revolution gives a good excuse to revert to more traditional designs but let's hav...

A number of years ago now, Henry of @9HoleReviews challenged me to try to do the rather lame 25m ALT-C rifle qualification course with an open-bolt 9mm Sterling Mk.4 / L2A3. Did I manage it? Did I redeem my honour with my KP-15 / CMMG PCC? What about the closed bolt Sterling Mk.6?

More Mad Minutes: this time it's a Tikka T3x Arctic (Canadian Ranger Rifle C19) in .308 Win / 7.62 NATO, a Schmeisser SP-15 Straight-Pull AR-15, and a CZ 600 Trail in .223 / 5.56.

Thanks to Kudu Shooting Centre in Sion, Switzerland! Not allowed to link, Google is your friend ;)

There's been a lot of hype around Yuji Kim and Yusuf Dikec at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and their rizz while shooting ISSF 10m air pistol.

So what's the deal? What's pistol at the Olympics about anyway?

A little comparison between a very early first type Chassepot rifle and the more common second pattern, plus a tangent into local military history, since one of the rifles lived through a significant event in Swiss and French history.

As for the third rifle, well that's a surprise!

After a long break, here we are back with a BotR Mad Minute! This time it's an Eidgenossisches Repetiergewehr Modell 1911 (G11 / IG11) in 7.5mm GP11 (7.5x55). Often referred to as "Schmidt-Rubin M1911".

How fast can it go? Can it beat the K31 and Lee-Enfields?

Back in May, the lads went to @PolenarTactical 's Lynx Brutality at the Lynx Pro Training Center in Slovenia, and competed! @ForgottenWeapons @FirepowerUnited and many others were there too! This video is just the stages in their entirety, with no commentary.

How did they get on with AK, ...

Back in May, the lads went to @PolenarTactical 's Lynx Brutality at the Lynx Pro Training Center in Slovenia, and competed! @ForgottenWeapons @FirepowerUnited and many others were there too!

How did they get on with AK, SIG 550 / PE 90 / Stgw 90 / Glock / Arex?

Chappy persists on his quest to make shooting the Dreyse rifle with Langblei easy for himself and for all other Dreyse shooters out there. This time we test some 3D printed sabots of four different designs and printed in four different polymers. What will be the best, if any? Will they all suck ...

Back in May, the lads went to @PolenarTactical 's Lynx Brutality at the Lynx Pro Training Center in Slovenia, and competed! @ForgottenWeapons @FirepowerUnited and many others were there too!

How did they get on with AK, SIG 550 / PE 90 / Stgw 90 / Glock / Arex?

While browsing the interweb Chappy came across someone selling 3D printed minié boolits and immediatly fell off his chair. Upon recovering he of course ordered a few to see what could be done with them, cautiously of course.

Chappy takes part in the yearly friendly French guntuber challenge. Categories vary year upon year and the only prize is one's own pride and vanity. This year we have 25m CF pistol, 25m CF pistol rapid fire, 25m black powder pistol, 50m RF rifle and a fun attempt at shooting a smiley :)

Here, we answer the question as to why there's red in the Alpenflage / TAZ 57 / TAZ 61 / TAZ 83 uniform camouflage pattern. And then we look at a bunch of stuff under IR, including:

Swiss:
TAZ 90, Splinter tent sheets, various helmet covers, blue wool

Finnish:
M62, M91, M04, M05

British / DPM ...

Thanks to supporters, BotR now has a second Sterling SMG subgat! This one is a factory original Mk.6, the factory closed bolt version. Bloke has been doing sterling work (geddit?!?) with his open bolt Mk.4 for a number of years now, and the opportunity to add a closed bolt Mk.6 to the channel col...

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So Rowan of @dsar9489 was within striking distance of Schloss BotR, so how could Bloke turn down the chance of beers with his Aussie mate when he had nothing else on that weeken...