My Dad carried this gun in Okinawa because he said "I'm not a marksman, but I didn't have to be with a Grease Gun. It settled all arguments." He got to where he even slept with it during the war. (You don't know what horror is until you talk to a veteran of Okinawa. I'll never forget the look in his eye when he talked about it.)
Would he ratherve have had ~80-90% of the performance of the M16 that was marketed to him as 71-84% of the performance of M16? Ask me how to go .45 straight. Ask me about 100% [citizen] bodies.
My father was a big red one medic in Vietnam. He carried the grease gun and his 1911. He always said that he loved that gun and it was his weapon of choice. Great video.. thanks
Yep, the Grease gun was a great sidearm for crews because it was quite compact and easy to carry, and it had the stopping power it needed to protect crews whose duties meant they couldn't always manage a rifle.
I own an M3 Grease gun very reliable and very controllable in bursts. They are also very rare not to many transferable guns out there. I was told this is because the military used them in tanks up until the 90’s. They almost bring as much as a Thompson from WW2 just because of the rarity.
Very true. Very small and compact. Very simple to operate and maintain. Low rate of fire but with a touch of the trigger can be one shot or automatic. No need for selector switch.
Wait how does that work? What were you doing over there, and they let you carry a grease gun? ... I wonder if that still works like that, but probably not.
The M3A1 also had a caliber conversion kit to go from the .45ACP to 9mm Lugar. The suppressed variant was used in limited numbers by the OSS and then in Vietnam by MAC-SOG. The M3A1 actually was in service with tankers until the end is Desert Storm. Still a fun gun.
We had these in VN as part of the TO&E on our M-48A5 tanks. The M3's were reliable and easy to operate. It is amazing to see an open bolt firing weapon in slo-mo.
I was a Tanker in the 70's, was issued a grease gun, loved it,.... the weight, the big rounds. Liked the fact that it fired the same ammo as my 45, 1911
Loads of tankers loved their M3's. If you were caught outside your tank in an ambush situation (and it did happen, nobody spends 100% of their time inside the tank) it could literally save your life to have your crewmates be able to quickly return automatic fire. Get low, stay low, and keep the enemy's heads down until the infantry showed up.
When I went into the Army as a M60A1/A3 Tanker back in 1983, we had 2 of the M3A1's on the tank . Used them up till 1988 when I transition over to M1A1's in Germany. I always liked the Grease Gun. Reliable and a lot of fun to shoot!
Up throught the early 70s Marine units maintained their own armories and mine still had a number of WWII era guns including the M3A1. It was fun to shoot, not very accurate without disciplined gunhandling but accurate enough for pistol distance work. It along with the BAR and the M79 grenade launcher were my favorite small arms of that time period.
It may have been made during WWII, but in 1967 at Ft. Lee Virginia, we were trained to repair them as Unit Supply Specialist & Unit Armorer. We were told that they were made by a washing machine company, which one, I don't remember now. However, when I got to 'Nam, I did not see one M3 at all! Of course, our M-16s could be used as fully automatic weapons..and they jammed too!.
Once again your knowledge of a firearms history, intended usage, and outstanding camera work, produces a video of top quality and high calibur. Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you for this, great to learn more about such an historical weapon. Too much slow-motion however. I wanted to see more how it sounds/looks/operates in real time.
That drives me nuts with full auto vids, if you want to extend the shooting time, have multiple cameras or even replay. A slow motion is cool for a few rounds but get back to it haha.
Was just about to say why doesn't this video have more views but realised it was just posted yesterday, good description of implementation in the field. Big props to your cameraman his quality of film is 10x what it was 2-3 years ago, well done!
The Greaser served longer than any other U.S. weapon, 1943 to the mid 1990s. Used to shoot one at Knob Creek every Spring, friend owned it. We let him shoot from our position and use our table so I got to blast away some appliances and tannerite . Thanks for sharing.
i love how they change shooting up and down hill. around 600 rpm down and 200 up hill and everything in between in one magazine full. wished i'd video taped it. it makes me chuckle when i think of it.
My grandfather was issued one of these and swears he could shoot (what he calls) a cardboard target at 30 Yards and it wouldn't go through it. He didn't have great Faith in it. I think they probably have them warn out guns and poor ammo during his training and that's where the issues came up.
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I watched a Jerry MP40 yesterday shoot in full auto, it was around the same rate of fire, but the grease gun looks easier to manage, a lot less jumping around, the MP40 was up & down consistently and it was shooting the lighter 9mm too. That grease gun looks like it's a blast to shoot.
In June 1980, Fort Knox myself and 4 other soldiers unpacked cases of grease guns and cleaned the preservative off of them, it's was classified where they were going, but it's a period in my life where I was amazed at the engineering of a piece of history
One of my favorites, I wish a “cheaper” semi auto version was on the market for second kind of cool factor. Probably be quieter with closed bolt operation w/ suppressor.
my dad (USN seabee, vietnam) loved the greasegun for use in the trucks. they had a bad guy jump on the bumper of the truck, lay his AK on the hood and spray the cab. they couldn't get the M14 out of the bracket and swing it inside the cab to shoot back. a horsetrade with some marines got them a few cases of greaseguns, and they put one in each truck.
This is a weapon I've always been curious about and wanted to fire. My understanding is they were added to the inventory in WW2 as a tanker's weapon - something they could pop out of a hatch with and dispatch anyone who tried to sneak around too close. A family friend who was a Huey gunship pilot in Vietnam said he wheeled-n-dealed for one he could carry as a sidearm, but hated it because it was so damned loud and would always leave his ears ringing. Said he later acquired "Swedish K" M/45 and favored that. I was in the army from '87 to '90 and never saw a "grease gun," but when I got called *BACK* in in '91, I saw multiple armored vehicle crewmen carrying them, so I guess they drug them out of mothballs for GW1.
I absolutely adore this weapon. Light, easy to maintain, super controllable, compact, hits hard. I've been reading Churchill's memoirs and more and more I learn that war is all about logistics and supply which the M3 was significantly more suited to than the Thompson.
I was a 19K 2nd ACR in the late 80's stationed at Bamberg, we had around 100 M3's in the arms room. I could go down there and play with them but we were never allowed to shoot them. dam that was a cool weapon
I was at Bamberg. Spring 1993 5/2 ADA moved into your barracks when the 2nd ACR moved out. Before we were able to move in we had to paint over all of the 2nd ACR emblems/art and paint over it with the 5/2 Air Defense Artillery bull shit. They were still heating the barracks with coal furnaces in the basements. LOL
Master Sergeant you are looking GREAT. Keep it up! When I entered the Army in 1989, the tankers of the 3rd ACR were still carrying the grease gun. Crazy!
Damn !!! My dream gun... my dad carried one in the Air Force in the early 60s when he was in the AP... he said they had fun with it when he was stationed in Glasgow AFB Montana... excellent video. Thank you sir...
At a Las Vegas indoor range some years ago I had the opportunity to fire both the M1A1 Thompson and the M3A1 Grease Gun. I was given two fully loaded mags for each sub gun and found that while the Thompson went through both mags flawlessly, the Grease Gun jammed several times. I believe this probably was due to poor maintenance by the range rather than any other reason. Loved the experience of firing these WW2 weapons.
Under rated. Was/is standard issue for armoured tracked crews. I carried one + my M-203 squad weapon while operating an M-113A1. Very reliable & quiet. HOOAH.
One of my favorite weapons for static defense (when you don't need to boonie tromp carrying it). It is very controllable in short bursts and well - the .45 caliber round has super stopping power.
Love the slomo! The ejected shell casings were neat. Very little muzzel climb. Simply made and cheap. I would love to run some ammo through one. Great video!
It cost $15 to make an M3 Grease Gun compared to $150 for an M1A1 Thompson. The old M1928 Thompson cost $250 a piece! In today's money, we're talking $200 for a Grease Gun or $2,000 for the M1A1 Thompson. $3,000 for the M1928!
Love the Grease Gun, such a fun little shooter. Anyone who wants to get into MG shooting, I highly recommend it. Hope you get a chance to check out the new ones the Philippino Marines use now.
Dear Larry, This is my first time to watch your channel. Thank you for your striking video footage. At 2:23, I could actually sight the .45ACP projectile came out of the muzzle. I really admire American freedom to keep and bear arms. I am from the country with Nazi Gun Laws(since 1996) where all sorts of self-loading rifles & shotguns(pump-action as well) were made illegal for ordinary civilian use & possession. Please keep posing great videos and keep the power dry.
My pop was a Navy Corpsman in Vietnam ( 3 - 11 Marines 1967 ) He has a funny story about these "grease guns", Some grizzled old Marine NCO came in with a minor wound, before he agreed to be treated he set his M3 on the table, looked at everybody in the room and said " DON'T TOUCH !!!! ". I can see now why. That kind of open bolt operation looks VERY dangerous. Also, there is footage of the failed rescue of hostages in Iran 1980(?) that has a burned up grease gun in the helicopter crash. That used to confuse me because I thought these things were cheap pieces of shit.
MpowerdAPE The open bolt isn't too dangerous. Wanna make it safe? Drop the mag and pull the trigger. The grease gun uses the dust cover as the safety. They were very cheap. That was their prime advantage! They weren't shit though.
@@mannys9130what do you mean they weren’t shit. The were probably one of the best sub guns of that era. In fact they were so effective and reliable they were used in tanks up until the late 1990’s.
Surprised to hear LV say he’d choose an M-3 over a Thompson, but his logic is solid. The only disadvantage to me, a guy who’s never been a Delta Operator (hell, I’m a civilian, let’s not BS ourselves), would seem to be the much lower rate of fire, which LV says an advantage.
The lower rate of fire makes the M3 more controllable the M3 is also easier to do a mag change since it has a mag well, we’re the Thompson has a groove that the magazine has to slide into making it harder to do a fast mag change.
The M3A1 was used all the way into Desert Storm, mainly in the hands of American tank crews. Kind of interesting to see a vintage WW2 era SMG inside a modern M1A1 Abrams tank rolling through the desert.
I had the privilege of firing this weapon in 1995 during my 12f combat engineer training. The army stopped using them soon after. Of all the weapons I've had the opportunity to shoot, this is the one I wish I could shoot one more time.
My dad 75th inf div 290th reg hdqrs 1st scout bulge said he used this gun instead of army issue cause he could run through the woods faster while he was shooting it , said it pulled to the right a bit . The bulge busters 75th suffered a 110% casualty rate and my dad survived with minimal wound from mortar , his trigger finger was severed but they sewed it back on
I love simple SMGs like this. I really like the Sten, and the M3 is fascinating. It's so frustrating to learn of these guns and be aware of what could have made them better, such as a double-stack, double-feel magazine as was fitted to the successor the Sten, the Sterling Sub-machine Gun (used for the Star Wars Stormtrooper blaster).
GREAT VIDEO. THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS GREASE GUN WAS IN MY OLD ARMY ARTILLERY UNIT IN KOREA 1984. SOME WHEEL VEHICLE MECHANICS AND A FEW PLATOON SERGEANTS CARRIED THIS. OUR MECHANICS DID'NT WANNA CARRY THE M16 WHILE SERVICING OUR VEHICLES IN THE FIELD. OUR BATTERY ARMORER HAD ABOUT A DOZEN OF THESE IN HIS ARMS ROOM. BY LOOKING AT THIS DESIGN, I WILL GUESS THE INTRATEC TECH 9 LONG PISTOL THAT WAS PRODUCED IN 1984 COPIED THIS GUN
I like it! When I get $2K in the cookie jar this just may end up in my little collection. Bravo on achieving and maintaining a higher level of health Larry.
Mr Tangolizard: $20,000-$22,000 is a much more realistic number for a transferable M3/M3A1 from a reputable auction like Rock Island Armory or James D Julia, Non transferable dealer samples can easily be found for less then half that if you are a Class 3 dealer or range.
Yes it's a limited market as well as a military collectable. You can get i to the MG market for much less with trigger packs and MAC-10 type offerings. I have a friend who just bought a transferable M16 stripped lower lower receiver for $20,000 even brand new. He paid $19,950 for an extra hole in the receiver that will allow the FA sear. These are investments that can be used, barring the world doesn't end the price for these Wil always continue to go up.
Fun fact: In Gustav Hasford's The Short Timers, Joker is knocked out by the concussion from a B40 rocket during the Hue City assault. When he comes to, Cowboy gives him a grease gun to use since his "Mattel (M16) got wasted." Joker carries the grease gun for the remainder of the novel.
My dad packed one during WWII and Korea, he loved that weapon! I got my hands on one; when I sighted it, it was front heavy, but, when I pulled the trigger the front weight rose to level and floated there, I fell in love instantly. It is a very controllable weapon with a nice cycle rate of fire, packs one hell of a punch, not much on range but it was not designed for range. In the jungle, I would preferred having it instead of the M16!
What a gun .... love the slow motion... thank you . Only the best . The closest I can get to that . And it’s really no comparison other than the round is Are Uzi with the 20 round mags . Those mags if you could find them are about 200+ today. Can only imagine what the grease guns mags would cost much less the gun itself. Thanks again
The high speed photography is fantastic. I had the wrong opinion of this gun until the video. Thanks for putting me straight. However, my favorite pistol caliber fire arm is still the M1 Carbine. Within a 100 yards, she is an amazing firearm.
always found these things kind of interesting. I was a machinist and we would always have guys working on gun projects on the side. We had foundry next store that would make cannons on the side and they would sneak them in the back door to bore them out lol!
I was disappointed when we deployed with my M88A2 tank recovery vehicle. There was still a spot marked grease gun for the crew members. So we took some rifles and a M249SAW.
Love the video. Never knew about the delta use of the grease gun. Thanks for your service and now your no nonsense videos Larry! American hero and now awesome youtuber!
My Dad carried this gun in Okinawa because he said "I'm not a marksman, but I didn't have to be with a Grease Gun. It settled all arguments." He got to where he even slept with it during the war. (You don't know what horror is until you talk to a veteran of Okinawa. I'll never forget the look in his eye when he talked about it.)
That’s not how it works he carried what they had available for him to carry
@@bobbie6443 🤓🤡
Would he ratherve have had ~80-90% of the performance of the M16 that was marketed to him as 71-84% of the performance of M16?
Ask me how to go .45 straight. Ask me about 100% [citizen] bodies.
This reads like some sort of haiku
My dad was in the 80th Infantry Division during WW2, and said this was his weapon of choice.
Robert Murray Fucking liar!
@@TomCook-jw6ur be funny if you are wrong
@@TomCook-jw6ur how do you know if he is even lying?
Nice one
Tom Cook dip shit
My father was a big red one medic in Vietnam. He carried the grease gun and his 1911. He always said that he loved that gun and it was his weapon of choice. Great video.. thanks
Josh False news; you’re a liar.
@@TomCook-jw6ur you bounce comment to comment and call people liars? What a weird thing to do.
You're a weirdo.
And a creep.
You're a CREEPY weirdo.
Sweet combo 👍
AS a crew member on the M60A1 Tank and the M551 Sheridan, I carried this weapon in the US Army.
11E /19 Delta :)
Yep, the Grease gun was a great sidearm for crews because it was quite compact and easy to carry, and it had the stopping power it needed to protect crews whose duties meant they couldn't always manage a rifle.
When did you carry this weapon? I heard that the M3A1 was still being issued to vehicle crews up until at least Desert Storm.
That over the shoulder angle where you could see the target getting hit was beautiful. Please try to include it in your next videos too. Loved it.
Provocateur gud b8 m8
SuspiciousBadger agreed, it was a nice change from the usual
100%
Especially with subsonic stuff like 45ACP. You could almost see the flight trace. NICE!!!
Yeah very cool shot
I own an M3 Grease gun very reliable and very controllable in bursts. They are also very rare not to many transferable guns out there. I was told this is because the military used them in tanks up until the 90’s. They almost bring as much as a Thompson from WW2 just because of the rarity.
Very true.
Very small and compact.
Very simple to operate and maintain.
Low rate of fire but with a touch of the trigger can be one shot or automatic.
No need for selector switch.
They were assigned to tracked vehicle recovery crews. I had a chance to fire one on the combat pistol course one day. Loved it.
Wouldn't break my heart to see the US bring back the M3 Grease Gun.
Had M3A1 in Nam. Great weapon. Totally reliable and brutally effective
My grandfather loved this gun Korean war vet R.I.P.
¿What happened with him?
¿K.I.A?
@@carlosrandom1801 no he died 10 years ago this August of cancer
@@nomad2495 oh, that's really bad, i hope that he is resting in peace =(
Unlimited respect to your grandfather! from South Korea.
He died of cancer August of 2010
I carried one when I worked as a civilian in Vietnam. Good seeing an old friend again. thank you.
Wait how does that work? What were you doing over there, and they let you carry a grease gun?
... I wonder if that still works like that, but probably not.
The M3A1 also had a caliber conversion kit to go from the .45ACP to 9mm Lugar. The suppressed variant was used in limited numbers by the OSS and then in Vietnam by MAC-SOG. The M3A1 actually was in service with tankers until the end is Desert Storm. Still a fun gun.
thanks i thought i had read somewhere they converted but no one had verified it til you.
@@anthonyfoutch3152 Forgotten Weapons has a couple videos about the M3. It's worth checking out
We had these in VN as part of the TO&E on our M-48A5 tanks. The M3's were reliable and easy to operate. It is amazing to see an open bolt firing weapon in slo-mo.
I was issued one of these as an 80s Army Tanker. my favorite personal weapon of all time. you can hit shit on full auto with the grease gun.
With that fire rate you can have better control with each shot while still keeping high accuracy
I was a Tanker in the 70's, was issued a grease gun, loved it,.... the weight, the big rounds. Liked the fact that it fired the same ammo as my 45, 1911
ON THE WAY!!!! :)
Loads of tankers loved their M3's. If you were caught outside your tank in an ambush situation (and it did happen, nobody spends 100% of their time inside the tank) it could literally save your life to have your crewmates be able to quickly return automatic fire. Get low, stay low, and keep the enemy's heads down until the infantry showed up.
*DEADASS*
SchmidtStorm DEADASS 🅱️
My old man calls me that all the time. I love my pops.
Maybe we'll see some 🅱️oneless guns now
🤣 He deadass said that
Loved my M3A1. Had one in my M551. Was so good with it I could fire 1 shot at a time. 6th ACR had both back in the 60's. Loved them both.
I remember my father telling the the M3 was a crude weapon but hellaciously effective.
When I went into the Army as a M60A1/A3 Tanker back in 1983, we had 2 of the M3A1's on the tank . Used them up till 1988 when I transition over to M1A1's in Germany. I always liked the Grease Gun. Reliable and a lot of fun to shoot!
Do you by chance know a Ronnie Moody?
Did y’all have Colt carbines in the Abrams?
Lol "transitioned to the M1A1" XD another outdated weapon
Lion Celica The Abrams is not outdated
I thought he was talking about the M1A1 Carbine, you know, another outdated WW2 small arm?
I believe that the Greaser would still hold its own in a shootout situation. Those 45 slugs deal some serious damage.
Flip the cover open now you killing close it now you ain't.
panzerman22 great movie
TheGunSmith “MACHIIIINE!”
fury quote
Sandro thanks for ruining lt!
@@jonathank7394 basically wot realism in a movie
Up throught the early 70s Marine units maintained their own armories and mine still had a number of WWII era guns including the M3A1. It was fun to shoot, not very accurate without disciplined gunhandling but accurate enough for pistol distance work. It along with the BAR and the M79 grenade launcher were my favorite small arms of that time period.
It may have been made during WWII, but in 1967 at Ft. Lee Virginia, we were trained to repair them as Unit Supply Specialist & Unit Armorer. We were told that they were made by a washing machine company, which one, I don't remember now. However, when I got to 'Nam, I did not see one M3 at all! Of course, our M-16s could be used as fully automatic weapons..and they jammed too!.
They were made by guide lamp a division of General Motors.
@@craigthescott5074 Thanks!
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@Doug Carter Well actually the vietnam war was an atrocity. We had no right to invade their land and slaughter their people
Looks very controllable and on target. Also surprisingly robust despite its looks, you can't see any apparent flex in the super slow motion.
Bee Cee thanks to its low rate of fire
"See that cover, open it. Now you're shooting. Close it, now you ain't."
- Grady
Best tank movie ever
Fury! Let's go!
Now you’re killing’
@@joaquin1366 no beast of war best tank movie ever.
Once again your knowledge of a firearms history, intended usage, and outstanding camera work, produces a video of top quality and high calibur. Thank you for all that you do.
One of the best videos I’ve seen on the M3. Thanks Vickers!
I have a Volunteer Arms Commando MKIII, (a semi Thompson that takes these mags) I love it.
Thank you for this, great to learn more about such an historical weapon. Too much slow-motion however. I wanted to see more how it sounds/looks/operates in real time.
That drives me nuts with full auto vids, if you want to extend the shooting time, have multiple cameras or even replay. A slow motion is cool for a few rounds but get back to it haha.
I carried an M3A1 for a couple of years. Loved that weapon.
Sean Connors Liar!
Tom Cook - Really? I’m waiting, asshole.
@@TomCook-jw6urso this is like the 3rd comment where you’ve baselessly called someone a liar.
You’re a bit of an odd one aren’t you 😂
Was just about to say why doesn't this video have more views but realised it was just posted yesterday, good description of implementation in the field. Big props to your cameraman his quality of film is 10x what it was 2-3 years ago, well done!
The Greaser served longer than any other U.S. weapon, 1943 to the mid 1990s. Used to shoot one at Knob Creek every Spring, friend owned it. We let him shoot from our position and use our table so I got to blast away some appliances and tannerite . Thanks for sharing.
Rich Stone well except for the 1911
@@Turtletanks And the M2 machine gun.
My father, a LRP in Vietnam, carried an M3 Grease gun.
i love how they change shooting up and down hill. around 600 rpm down and 200 up hill and everything in between in one magazine full. wished i'd video taped it. it makes me chuckle when i think of it.
Larry is looking sharp!
excellent weapon for sure
Efficient,Fragile,Cheap and just a decent gun.
My grandfather was issued one of these and swears he could shoot (what he calls) a cardboard target at 30 Yards and it wouldn't go through it. He didn't have great Faith in it. I think they probably have them warn out guns and poor ammo during his training and that's where the issues came up.
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@Terrell Byron Instablaster ;)
I watched a Jerry MP40 yesterday shoot in full auto, it was around the same rate of fire, but the grease gun looks easier to manage, a lot less jumping around, the MP40 was up & down consistently and it was shooting the lighter 9mm too. That grease gun looks like it's a blast to shoot.
In June 1980, Fort Knox myself and 4 other soldiers unpacked cases of grease guns and cleaned the preservative off of them, it's was classified where they were going, but it's a period in my life where I was amazed at the engineering of a piece of history
One of my favorites, I wish a “cheaper” semi auto version was on the market for second kind of cool factor. Probably be quieter with closed bolt operation w/ suppressor.
A good machinist could literally make one in any well equipped metalworking shop. That was the whole point of them.
I always enjoy using the M3 in Sniper Elite. The low rate of fire really allows for controllable bursts.
my dad (USN seabee, vietnam) loved the greasegun for use in the trucks. they had a bad guy jump on the bumper of the truck, lay his AK on the hood and spray the cab. they couldn't get the M14 out of the bracket and swing it inside the cab to shoot back. a horsetrade with some marines got them a few cases of greaseguns, and they put one in each truck.
This is a weapon I've always been curious about and wanted to fire. My understanding is they were added to the inventory in WW2 as a tanker's weapon - something they could pop out of a hatch with and dispatch anyone who tried to sneak around too close. A family friend who was a Huey gunship pilot in Vietnam said he wheeled-n-dealed for one he could carry as a sidearm, but hated it because it was so damned loud and would always leave his ears ringing. Said he later acquired "Swedish K" M/45 and favored that. I was in the army from '87 to '90 and never saw a "grease gun," but when I got called *BACK* in in '91, I saw multiple armored vehicle crewmen carrying them, so I guess they drug them out of mothballs for GW1.
The thing I remember most about the M3 was cachunk, cachunk, cachunk.
I absolutely adore this weapon. Light, easy to maintain, super controllable, compact, hits hard. I've been reading Churchill's memoirs and more and more I learn that war is all about logistics and supply which the M3 was significantly more suited to than the Thompson.
Loren Darcy Stupid liar.
I was a 19K 2nd ACR in the late 80's stationed at Bamberg, we had around 100 M3's in the arms room. I could go down there and play with them but we were never allowed to shoot them. dam that was a cool weapon
I was at Bamberg. Spring 1993 5/2 ADA moved into your barracks when the 2nd ACR moved out. Before we were able to move in we had to paint over all of the 2nd ACR emblems/art and paint over it with the 5/2 Air Defense Artillery bull shit. They were still heating the barracks with coal furnaces in the basements. LOL
I don't know why but I have always love the grease gun. Maybe the bare bones spartan aspect of it but I'd like to own one some day.
Fun fact: According to some sources, the Philippines still uses the grease gun for ship seizures and boarding operations.
Master Sergeant you are looking GREAT. Keep it up! When I entered the Army in 1989, the tankers of the 3rd ACR were still carrying the grease gun. Crazy!
Damn !!! My dream gun... my dad carried one in the Air Force in the early 60s when he was in the AP... he said they had fun with it when he was stationed in Glasgow AFB Montana... excellent video. Thank you sir...
The high speed footage is just wholesome
OPERATOR ! Now this fella knows how to drive an M3 !! Respect.
At a Las Vegas indoor range some years ago I had the opportunity to fire both the M1A1 Thompson and the M3A1 Grease Gun. I was given two fully loaded mags for each sub gun and found that while the Thompson went through both mags flawlessly, the Grease Gun jammed several times. I believe this probably was due to poor maintenance by the range rather than any other reason. Loved the experience of firing these WW2 weapons.
God I love slow firing machine guns, there's a mechanical beauty you just don't get anywhere else.
I agree with your opinion Mr. Vickers. I would love to have a WW2 grease gun in my collection. Awesome video Sir
Damn you’re looking like you can kickass good job on getting healthy god bless you
Acenscion 420 I was thinking the same, he looks a little thinner doesn't he?
Andrew Dunlap yeah I remember him saying in a video he’s been trying to lose weight
Acenscion 420 that's good! Good on you Larry!
"God"...
Lol
I've been away from yhe channel forna bit, I was thinking...Damn Larry is back at running and gunning weight thank You Jesus!
Under rated. Was/is standard issue for armoured tracked crews. I carried one + my M-203 squad weapon while operating an M-113A1. Very reliable & quiet. HOOAH.
Carried one my first tour in Nam. Worked like a champ at close range.
One of my favorite weapons for static defense (when you don't need to boonie tromp carrying it). It is very controllable in short bursts and well - the .45 caliber round has super stopping power.
M3 and m3a1 were used from the 1940’s up to the 1990’s what I’ve heard
yeah they were issued to tank crews during the gulf war in the '90s, crazy
There are still some out there.
The Philippines army still uses them in the war against isis
Yep, pretty much.
Andrew Dalton Ray Had them in the arms room for m88 crews at Ft Polk back in 92.
Love the slomo! The ejected shell casings were neat. Very little muzzel climb. Simply made and cheap.
I would love to run some ammo through
one. Great video!
Glenn Brymer Bullshit!
It cost $15 to make an M3 Grease Gun compared to $150 for an M1A1 Thompson. The old M1928 Thompson cost $250 a piece!
In today's money, we're talking $200 for a Grease Gun or $2,000 for the M1A1 Thompson. $3,000 for the M1928!
Love the Grease Gun, such a fun little shooter. Anyone who wants to get into MG shooting, I highly recommend it. Hope you get a chance to check out the new ones the Philippino Marines use now.
I got my first Action Man in 1974. This was the gun that came with it. I've always liked them since.
I would love to own a grease gun...there's just something about it that fascinates me about this gun👍
Hell is for Heroes movie with Steve McQueen!
Under every greasy counter of every greasy breakfast restaurant
lol
I wish
I have to have one under the register then?
Dear Larry, This is my first time to watch your channel. Thank you for your striking video footage. At 2:23, I could actually sight the .45ACP projectile came out of the muzzle. I really admire American freedom to keep and bear arms. I am from the country with Nazi Gun Laws(since 1996) where all sorts of self-loading rifles & shotguns(pump-action as well) were made illegal for ordinary civilian use & possession. Please keep posing great videos and keep the power dry.
The m3 was still on duty in desert storm not bad for an old job .
My pop was a Navy Corpsman in Vietnam ( 3 - 11 Marines 1967 ) He has a funny story about these "grease guns", Some grizzled old Marine NCO came in with a minor wound, before he agreed to be treated he set his M3 on the table, looked at everybody in the room and said " DON'T TOUCH !!!! ". I can see now why. That kind of open bolt operation looks VERY dangerous. Also, there is footage of the failed rescue of hostages in Iran 1980(?) that has a burned up grease gun in the helicopter crash. That used to confuse me because I thought these things were cheap pieces of shit.
MpowerdAPE The open bolt isn't too dangerous. Wanna make it safe? Drop the mag and pull the trigger. The grease gun uses the dust cover as the safety.
They were very cheap. That was their prime advantage! They weren't shit though.
@@mannys9130what do you mean they weren’t shit. The were probably one of the best sub guns of that era. In fact they were so effective and reliable they were used in tanks up until the late 1990’s.
Cheap as hell to make, Extremely Reliable, Great Recoil control, Fully auto.
This gun needs an Nobel Engineering Award.
I was issued one when i was driving a M114 A1E1 for the 4th inf.recon.
great fun to shoot
Surprised to hear LV say he’d choose an M-3 over a Thompson, but his logic is solid. The only disadvantage to me, a guy who’s never been a Delta Operator (hell, I’m a civilian, let’s not BS ourselves), would seem to be the much lower rate of fire, which LV says an advantage.
The lower rate of fire makes the M3 more controllable the M3 is also easier to do a mag change since it has a mag well, we’re the Thompson has a groove that the magazine has to slide into making it harder to do a fast mag change.
My dad had m3s in his M88 recovery vehicle in 1990-1991 in Desert storm
He said they were great for the sand, and they were compact for crew service
The M3A1 was used all the way into Desert Storm, mainly in the hands of American tank crews. Kind of interesting to see a vintage WW2 era SMG inside a modern M1A1 Abrams tank rolling through the desert.
I had the privilege of firing this weapon in 1995 during my 12f combat engineer training. The army stopped using them soon after. Of all the weapons I've had the opportunity to shoot, this is the one I wish I could shoot one more time.
My dad 75th inf div 290th reg hdqrs 1st scout bulge said he used this gun instead of army issue cause he could run through the woods faster while he was shooting it , said it pulled to the right a bit . The bulge busters 75th suffered a 110% casualty rate and my dad survived with minimal wound from mortar , his trigger finger was severed but they sewed it back on
Have ALWAYS loved the M3 ! Dead simple mechanics , cheap to build , and reliable .
I love simple SMGs like this. I really like the Sten, and the M3 is fascinating. It's so frustrating to learn of these guns and be aware of what could have made them better, such as a double-stack, double-feel magazine as was fitted to the successor the Sten, the Sterling Sub-machine Gun (used for the Star Wars Stormtrooper blaster).
They were still in service in 1985 when I was in 2-8 Inf. Our maintenance carried them.
They were a1's.
GREAT VIDEO. THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS GREASE GUN WAS IN MY OLD ARMY ARTILLERY UNIT IN KOREA 1984. SOME WHEEL VEHICLE MECHANICS AND A FEW PLATOON SERGEANTS CARRIED THIS. OUR MECHANICS DID'NT WANNA CARRY THE M16 WHILE SERVICING OUR VEHICLES IN THE FIELD. OUR BATTERY ARMORER HAD ABOUT A DOZEN OF THESE IN HIS ARMS ROOM. BY LOOKING AT THIS DESIGN, I WILL GUESS THE INTRATEC TECH 9 LONG PISTOL THAT WAS PRODUCED IN 1984 COPIED THIS GUN
Thank you to all of our current and former service members and veterans. God bless you all.
Years ago I saw one with a wooden buttstock which I really liked. The M3 is a great gun.
I like it! When I get $2K in the cookie jar this just may end up in my little collection.
Bravo on achieving and maintaining a higher level of health Larry.
Just tinker around in the garage and make one. Then bury it in grease ‘till ya need it! ;)
Douglas Stormborn are they really that much ?
Mr Tangolizard:
$20,000-$22,000 is a much more realistic number for a transferable M3/M3A1 from a reputable auction like Rock Island Armory or James D Julia, Non transferable dealer samples can easily be found for less then half that if you are a Class 3 dealer or range.
The Green Man wow that’s still a lot of money only for serious collectors I would think at that price
Yes it's a limited market as well as a military collectable. You can get i to the MG market for much less with trigger packs and MAC-10 type offerings. I have a friend who just bought a transferable M16 stripped lower lower receiver for $20,000 even brand new. He paid $19,950 for an extra hole in the receiver that will allow the FA sear. These are investments that can be used, barring the world doesn't end the price for these Wil always continue to go up.
My WWII Navy Vet neighbor had one, demiled as it was. He open the door with it in his arms and scare the crap out of the Door-to-door salesmen.
I carried one in the Field Artillery Service Battery. Love that gun.
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As owning two Springfield Armory 1911s .45ACP I think I'm in love!
Light Weight, Reliable, low recoil, low fire rate for ammo conservation, and affordable!?
I think I'm in love...
Ughh one of my all time faves Larry 😍, you look great man 💪🏼, nice Rolex too
LAV looks ready to continue mission. Fuck yeah Larry. That was wicked brother.
What you can't see throughout the video is Larry wearin' his Timbs. Deadass b
If I remember correctly, this was weapon of choice for Jerry Mad Dog Shriver in MACV SOG.
Awesome video as usual. I can never get enough of the slow motion though!!!
I first saw one in Korea in the 80s during team spirit a guys was caring one and I asked to look at , liked it ever since
Fun fact: In Gustav Hasford's The Short Timers, Joker is knocked out by the concussion from a B40 rocket during the Hue City assault. When he comes to, Cowboy gives him a grease gun to use since his "Mattel (M16) got wasted." Joker carries the grease gun for the remainder of the novel.
My dad packed one during WWII and Korea, he loved that weapon!
I got my hands on one; when I sighted it, it was front heavy, but, when I pulled the trigger the front weight rose to level and floated there, I fell in love instantly.
It is a very controllable weapon with a nice cycle rate of fire, packs one hell of a punch, not much on range but it was not designed for range.
In the jungle, I would preferred having it instead of the M16!
stankygeorge Bullshit!
Could've bought one of these from J. Curtis Earl for $600 in the early '90s. Wish I had.
Yea mine was a Curtis Earl gun they now sell for $35K.
As an American, I would always have to choose a 1928 Thompson. But under any other circumstances I would definitely pick the grease gun.
And iconic weapon that does not get the credit that it deserves. Thanks for the review.
What a gun .... love the slow motion... thank you . Only the best . The closest I can get to that . And it’s really no comparison other than the round is
Are Uzi with the 20 round mags .
Those mags if you could find them are about 200+ today.
Can only imagine what the grease guns mags would cost much less the gun itself. Thanks again
The high speed photography is fantastic. I had the wrong opinion of this gun until the video. Thanks for putting me straight. However, my favorite pistol caliber fire arm is still the M1 Carbine. Within a 100 yards, she is an amazing firearm.
The M1 or M2 in full auto is very hard to control though. M3 is a much better sub gun.
always found these things kind of interesting. I was a machinist and we would always have guys working on gun projects on the side. We had foundry next store that would make cannons on the side and they would sneak them in the back door to bore them out lol!
I was disappointed when we deployed with my M88A2 tank recovery vehicle. There was still a spot marked grease gun for the crew members. So we took some rifles and a M249SAW.
Love the video. Never knew about the delta use of the grease gun. Thanks for your service and now your no nonsense videos Larry! American hero and now awesome youtuber!