Bloke and Chap answer questions from Patrons. Topics discussed:

0:59 - Vetterli modifications for smokeless & GP90
2:49 - What is an interesting skill you've picked up?
4:48 - The Chap’s French skills, nationalities & Swiss-German
8:35 – Will a straight-pull L1A1 be allowed in the next B...

Welcome to Bloke on the Range Strip Club, where we're only interested in one thing: Will It Strip. This episode: can a Russian or Chinese Mosin-Nagant charger be used to load a 7.5x55 Swiss rifle, namely a K31 or a K11, G11, M1911, G96/11 or whatever you want to call them today? Let's find out......

By a lot of popular request, here's a Mad Minute with a Finnish M24 Mosin-Nagant in 7.62x54R. How disasterous could it possibly be?

Here's the start of the BotR Desert Brutality 2020 content on Bloke on the Range! A bit of an introduction, and then a talkthrough of Mike's Stage 1, with what went wrong and why.

At the end, there's a cameo from Iain Harrison (editor of RECOIL and winner of Season 1 of The History Channel's T...

Lots of discussion of marksmanship principles and technique (natural alignment, calling shots etc.) in this talkthrough of Bloke's Desert Brutality 2020 stages 2 (Kasarda Drill +P) and 3 (Riot Control)!

Bloke is shooting Karl Kasarda of InRange TV's Colt SP1, and a Browning Hi-Power in Retro d...

BotR Desert Brutality 2020 Day 2: stages 4-6. The usual geeky over-analysis and technique discussion

Mike is modelling a .223 Remington Colt SP1, a 9x19mm Browning High Power in a Canadian P51 holster, a vaguely Borneo campaign jungle getup (plus sweater and scarf), and a basic 44 pattern webb...

After some competition and mad-minuting, it's about time we take a look at the difference between the pre-war and post-war versions of the MAS 36 and see how the design was optimised for easy manufacturing without compromising on performance.

Continuing on from last time, Dale takes us through the various models of practice grenade and the three types of battle ammunition.

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.

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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!

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

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?

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....

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...

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.

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.

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

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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'...

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...

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 ...

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...

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.

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.

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...