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  • Sighting In A Factory Refurb 7.62mm L1A1 SLR at 300m (British FN FAL variant)

    Bloke takes his fresh factory refurb UB61 BSA-made 7.62mm (.308 Win) L1A1 SLR (British FN FAL variant) out at 300m, zeroes it and has a bit of a play prone offhand.

    Music Created By : EternalSushi
    Song Title: Undertale - Megalovania Elevator Jazz
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  • Desert Brutality 2020: Pascal From Switzerland Talks DB and Swiss Army

    At Desert Brutality 2020, Bloke got to interview Pascal, who, alongside his day job is also a 1st Lieutenant in the Swiss Army. They talk about the match, and also the comparison with the kind of shooting that Pascal is used to in the Army. At the end Pascal's full runs are included!

  • Mad Minutes: Light .303" Loads in Lee-Enfield No.4

    Continuing the Mad Minutes series, here's what happens with 1100fps light cast bullet loads in a .303 British Lee-Enfield No.4. Includes a comparison with the original No.4 Mad Minute footage

  • French Pre-WW1 Berthier Cavalry Carbine Exercises, 8x50R Lebel M16

    Chappy tries his hand at the début de siècle pre-WW1 French Berthier Cavalry Carbine exercises. How does he do with his 8x50R Lebel M16 Berthier Mousqueton?

  • BSA Cadet Trials Rifle: Competitor To The 5.56mm L98A1 Cadet GP Rifle

    So, it turns out that Neil of The Wirksworth Gunroom was looking after a very interesting piece that I had no prior knowledge of: BSA's competitor to the trials which resulted in the adoption of the 5.56mm L98A1 Cadet GP monstrosity rifle that I suffered as a CCF cadet at school back in the 90's....

  • Military Mauser 98 Accuracy: What Do The German Manuals Say?

    In this video we look at Military Mauser 98 (Gewehr 98, Kar98AZ / Kar98a, Kar98k) accuracy based on figures from German the 1909 and pre-WW2 Schiessvorschrift. We also look at the WW2 era K98k acceptance standard, including the 300m test for the Japanese 98k contract, and a 1901 Hythe test of two...

  • Indoors With A .45

    Chap has in itchy trigger finger and finds a handy solution to try out his new antique shootin' iron. All you need are cases, primers and a handy rubber pellet, oh and a drill with 4mm bit.

  • Swiss Straight Pulls 8: 1908/1909 Trials Leading To GP11 And The 1911 Series

    Finally, back in the saddle looking at the trials which led from the Schmidt-Rubin models 1889, 89/96, 1900 and 1905 firing 7.5mm GP90 to the K11 and IG11 firing GP11.

  • Sighting-in an M16A1, 9-million Series, Blocked At Semi Auto

    Bloke takes his shiny new M16A1 from 1980 +/- 3 years to the 300m range and sights it in. And is rather impressed by it. Chappie rather likes it too! Man of tastes, he is

    Music Created By : EternalSushi
    Song Title: Undertale - Megalovania Elevator Jazz
    Credit link: https://goo.gl/PrF6MA
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  • Roller Locking vs Delay: BotR Addendum To Ian's Videos On The Topic

    Since I had the very interesting book Verschlußsysteme von Feuerwaffen which contains the best diagrammatic representation of the difference between roller delay (e.g. HK G3 rifle) and roller locking (e.g. Vz.52 pistol), I took it upon myself to make a little addendum to Ian of Forgotten Weapons'...

  • Lee-Enfield No.4 Battle Sights: What's The Actual Range? A test...

    In which we test as many types of Lee-Enfield No.4 rear sight as possible, to see at what range setting on the leaf corresponds to the point of impact given by the battle sight with the leaf folded down. A surprising result, which needs more empirical research in respect of the Mk.1 milled sights...

  • .303" Lee-Enfield No.4 in Service Rifle (b) Configuration (centre bedded by AJP)

    A discussion around the Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle in Service Rifle (b) configuration, centre bedded by Alfred J Parker of Birmingham.

    SR(b) was the forerunner of British/Commonwealth Target Rifle, fired with the .303 British and Commonwealth service rifles of the day. Externally, aside from a mid ...

  • L2A3 SMG / Sterling Mk.4: Mechanics And Basic Potted History

    Mike takes a look at the mechanics of an L2A3 SMG / Sterling Mark 4, and gives a potted history of the 9mm submachine gun which replaced the STEN machine carbine in British service and served for around 40 years.

    Link to Sterling commercial manual: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A0Mh1m9GJ_ou...

  • Extra vid: Manhurin SIG SG 540 .223 Rem 300m First Impressions

    A little teasing look at Chappie's Manhurin-built SIG SG 540 in .223 Rem on the 300m range.

    Blokey likey. It's kinda the M16A1 of the SIG range :)

    Also served as practice for working with a handheld Rode Wireless Go in an interview stick.

  • Lever Delayed Blowback, A French Connection? FAMAS, AA52

    Chap takes a look at the principle of lever delayed blowback using some uniquely French examples (naturellement, notamment un FAMAS et un AA52), a spring, a brass rod and bits of wood.

  • Official Enfield-Made .308/7.62mm Target Rifles: L39A1, No4. 7.62 CONV and Envoy

    In this vid we take a look at an Enfield L39A1 (target rifle counterpart to the L42A1 sniper rifle) and an Envoy, and discuss the "in-between" model, the No4. 7.62 CONV.

    Built on unused Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.2 type actions in 7.62x51mm / .308 Winchester, these were the official contributions fro...

  • On The Range: Sterling Mk.4 / L2A3 SMG Blocked At Semiauto

    Following an earlier vid on the Sterling's mechanics, I had the fine fellows of M426 in Wangen an der Aare block my Sterling Mk.4 / L2A3 SMG at semiauto, so that it can actually be fired on a range any time (not permitted if it's still a full auto, even if only firing semiauto). This is the one p...

  • FAMAS Black Box

    We do a deep dive into the trigger mechanism, fire selector and burst fire mechanism of the FAMAS F1 using period docs and Chap's arts 'n' crafts models. The mechanisms illustrate perfectly the ingenious solutions that designers had to come up with for first generation bullpups.

  • 9mm Silenced STEN Mk.II(S) Machine Carbine: Quick Tour And How To Tell A Fake

    Thanks to the guys at M426 in Wangen an der Aare, here's a Silenced STEN Mk.II(S) that's not quite right. We take a look and show how to tell a fake.

  • 9x19mm Sterling Mk.4 / L2A3 SMG At 100m And 200m

    Mike takes his open bolt Sterling Mk.4 in 9mm Para out to 100m and 200m to see what it's capable of at its sighted ranges, which are pretty much "long range" for an open-bolt SMG. The results are interesting though!

  • 300m M16A1 Bipod vs Sling vs Rested: Point of Impact Change

    In which Mike looks if he can verify results from various US army M16A1 test reports, namely on page 17 of this one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vjkGkmbg-uua9gqo46A0xcHxClJuz5SX/view?usp=sharing

    There's also reference to the M16A2 from this report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12qua8Eg...

  • 9x19mm STEN Mk.2 Machine Carbine / SMG At A Rather Optimistic 100m.

    Mike takes his 9x19mm STEN Mk.2 (blocked at semi auto) to 100m to see how it does at the far end of its doctrinal range. It's rather optimistic, but how did he get on?

  • Striptease

    Chappis strips a French MAS-44 from its original wrappings

  • [001] BotR Strip Club: 10 Round 7.62 NATO in Lee-Enfield No.4 Sterling Conv.

    Welcome to Bloke on the Range Strip Club, where we're only interested in one thing: Will It Strip. First up: 7.62 NATO 10 round charger / stripper clip in a Sterling Lee-Enfield No.4 conversion .308 Win. Cartridges are, of course, homemade dummies.

    Othias of C&Rsenal certainly inspires Bloke t...