Maybe the only BAR mankind needs? We can all drink with people we know at home, soo why seek out strangers that are somewere from 1 drink from sober to pissfaced drunk?
flimsy excuses, chunky bois, angry sewing machines, and gun jesus extrapolating on the virtues of this sacred relic. folgers is wrong. this is the best part of waking up.
My grandfather lugged around a BAR across Europe from Normandy on, and he told me that he got very used to just tripping the trigger slightly so that you would get a couple rounds at a time. He told me about one time when the Browning machine gun went down and he was having to use his BAR as a machine gun with two guys behind him loading mags while he was firing on the Germans. When he was done he had pretty much ruined that particular BAR, the forearm was scorched and the barrel was shot out, but the damn thing worked. In any configuration, the BAR was a hell of a gun.
My great uncle Morris had a very similar experience with his BAR but in the Philippines, you could tell by how he spoke about the BAR that he really loved everything about them, except the weight.
@@dukeford8893 Nah. The weight would have been the same for gramps or uncle Morris [but the rest of the squad can b!tch all they want about the weight of the spare barrels & ammo for it, you know they'll carry it all the same! X-D]
It all starts with the steel. We belgians massage our steel twice a day before it goes to production. The wood gets handfed with the best soil. And then lots of oils and prayers...to its machine spirit. And tahdah! fn bar!
There is a Polish joke that i gonna most likely butcher with my translation: Two Germans saw an ice cream truck and wanted to get some ice-cream. One took a single ball. The other one got from automatic.
@@tacticalgreengecko7369 I purchased one of the unissued grade M1 Carbines from RTI after that video and it has run flawlessly. All I did before shooting it was oil and grease the respective components and tracks. I suspect a lot of the M1's poor reliability record comes from worn out guns, poorly made replicas, and damaged magazines.
@@TheGunner11 the one my grandfather had was full of malfunctions I can't rember the manufacturer I was just a kid but he figured out it was the spring and the magazines he also said it never ran well dry. Then again his was all scratched and beaten up it went through Korea with him though so I'm sure that effected the relablity too.
"It's just wonderful..." and thus Gun Jesus spake and confirmed that the Luxembourg BAR is indeed the BAR that stands highest in His regard ... Blessed be the Luxembourg BAR
While it is always a hoot to watch Ian handle a... problematic... gun on the range it is an equal joy to see him shooting something that he loves. That BAR seemed like a really fun weapon to shoot.
I am happy that you like this gun. The Belgian army used these in May 1940 (chambered in 7,65 Belgian Mauser). De Fabribeckers wrote in his book "the campaign of the Belgian army in 1940" that the Belgian soldiers were somewhat surprised and maybe intimidated by the fast rate of fire of German machineguns compared to their own.
It’s okay; my family lore is that my great-great grandfather was an inventor who perfected the bobbin - a Singer salesman stole the design, because ancestor mine didn’t know how patents work in the US.
When it comes to Forgotten Weapons, there is no such thing as a flimsy excuse. I want all the videos you can make and don't care about the why's or wherefore's.
I don't think the simple fact that you would like to shoot it is a flimsy excuse, you're a passionate expert looking to gain experience. Incidentally what a fascinating channel you have thank you so much for doing it.
Awesome !!!!!!!!!!! I'm So jealous right now. Thanks for showing my Dream Gun, Gun Jesus !!!!!!!!!!!! I have a 1970's BAR in 30-06 and it's my go to hunting rifle !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a big fan of these range videos. I know it's not possible to shoot every gun you show on the channel due to them being fragile/ don't have readily available ammunition, but seeing these rare weapons firing makes me smile!
I enjoy watching these shooting videos. One thing I would also enjoy would be seeing the targets hit down range corresponding with the shooting. I know there isn't much to see especially for paper targets etc and it mostly looks the same for many firearms but it is something I would still like to see.
I just realized you shoot left handed yesterday! Please don't stop you usual videos as they have been enjoyed for years but please do more shooting videos!
Sweden also made license bulit BARs in 6,5 Swede of course. The m/37 had a quick change barel. In the 40s they also experimented with making it a belt feed.
On the table top review of this gun Ian did, you can totally see where the design of the FAL came from. Invert the action upside down, boom, there is your light BAR.
Interesting stuff. In slo-mo... the gun looks really solid. No barrel 'whip around' no gun flexing, stock shaking. View some other guns in slo-mo rapid fire and you can really see it.
I’ve always been fond of the BAR. Watching the progression to the FN D you can see how FN got to the MAG-58. I’ve had a couple years worth of experience with the M-240H with and without the dismount kit, and I have to admit that if I had the money to go Class 3 I’d have to go with a MAG variant. That FN-D is still sweet, though!
I *just* posted "Butbutbut... what about the KP-36?" I *dearly* wish someone [Criterion? I'm looking at *you*...] would do up some Garand barrels in 6.5 Swedish... :-)
To be fair seeing different versions of guns from there early to late stages is a great reason for a video. Like how did it finish the race of its service.
Okay, so I'm a little confused. Did we or did we not see this thing firing on the "fast" mode? Because I couldn't tell if at that final mag dump Ian actually put it on fast or not.
No. There are videos where they actually change between the slow and the fast setting. The difference is very noticable. See ruclips.net/video/D_rz0mYSAXg/видео.html
The official term was safe, slow method and standard. The reason he didn't get it into standard or (high) rate of fire is because when the selector is turned to the standard (high) rate of fire it has to be pushed farther than where it easily stops to push down the rate reducer buffer out of the way..Just think these were for sale at Armex back in the early 80's for under 1000 dollars..
I love slow rate of fire weapons, I love how "easily" they can be controlled and the "thung-thung" sound. But I also love high rate of fire, like the MG-42. If I had to choose I wouldn't know which one...
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The only BAR that's open during the pandemic
The bolt is open, c'mon in!
Good one, i like it!
@@RyanRyzzo the bolt doesn't close either, this one's got a hold open
why you tube has o reward option? if it had you'd get it.
Maybe the only BAR mankind needs? We can all drink with people we know at home, soo why seek out strangers that are somewere from 1 drink from sober to pissfaced drunk?
that is the most gun sounding gun i've ever heard
RIGHT? Man it’s just obscenely satisfying, especially at the lower ROF.
FUD DUD DUD!
It does sound fantastic, another good one to listen to is his chauchat.
@@nathanielkidd2840 And doesn't jam!
That sound will keep your nosy neighbors in check!
It sounds like the intro to his old videos
And Gun Jesus spoke thus: "it's a chunky boy"
An somehow we got the M14 and they call it heavy.
@@chrisgabbert658 I think that boils down to what we wanted at the time and where warfare was going
@@chrisgabbert658 or rather what politicians wanted
John Smith politics a lesser of two evils ! And we have two good guns so there a little thic .🤷♂️
And angry sewingmachine
Gotta love flimsy excuses.
And angry sewing machines.
And sometimes, chunky bois!
@@ericwood9533 Aye. Them too! 😝
flimsy excuses, chunky bois, angry sewing machines, and gun jesus extrapolating on the virtues of this sacred relic. folgers is wrong. this is the best part of waking up.
@@Atma_Weapon The best paaart of waking up, is *DOOF DOOF DOOF DOOF* WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!?!
Ian had that “I’m considering dropping a lot of money” look on his face at the end there, ha. He seems smitten.
Among other languages.
I hope he can occasionally do things like that :)
The cadence of the FN-D reminded me of one of the old Forgotten Weapons intros. I almost expected a guitar to start playing instead of Ian laughing.
Oh my god your right
Doo do doo do do do doo do doo doo do do do
Kinda miss that old intro.
The old intro shooting was a hotchkis wasn't it?
1:42 not exactly the same, but it takes me back to a certain old intro
Listen to it 1.25x time for more resemblance.
Remember when this was an obscure channel?
I still sing along with the wordless music intro. Even though that got pulled years ago.
@@dex6147 You mean a forgotten channel.
I can hear the music lol
My grandfather lugged around a BAR across Europe from Normandy on, and he told me that he got very used to just tripping the trigger slightly so that you would get a couple rounds at a time. He told me about one time when the Browning machine gun went down and he was having to use his BAR as a machine gun with two guys behind him loading mags while he was firing on the Germans. When he was done he had pretty much ruined that particular BAR, the forearm was scorched and the barrel was shot out, but the damn thing worked. In any configuration, the BAR was a hell of a gun.
My great uncle Morris had a very similar experience with his BAR but in the Philippines, you could tell by how he spoke about the BAR that he really loved everything about them, except the weight.
Sounds like they both could really have used the FN-D
@@dukeford8893 The ability to quick change barrels and the numerous other improvements would probably have made them more positive about the thing.
@@dukeford8893 Nah. The weight would have been the same for gramps or uncle Morris [but the rest of the squad can b!tch all they want about the weight of the spare barrels & ammo for it, you know they'll carry it all the same! X-D]
It all starts with the steel. We belgians massage our steel twice a day before it goes to production. The wood gets handfed with the best soil. And then lots of oils and prayers...to its machine spirit. And tahdah! fn bar!
Praise the omnisiah
@@amorphoussolid8512 The description sounds more like a Slaaneshi Heretek cult. Please report to the nearest Inquisitor for purging.
@@Ideo7Z I am offended that you dare question my allegience. These Stubbers are 100% produced to kill heretics
Well, that explains everything!
@@F4Wildcat I don't know how hard dying a heretic is, from the looks of it I'd venture a guess you could over kill them with one of these beauties!
"So,Two Nazis walk into a Fnd.."
"A....what...?"
"Look, FN made this joke a lot harder, just work with me..."
There is a Polish joke that i gonna most likely butcher with my translation:
Two Germans saw an ice cream truck and wanted to get some ice-cream.
One took a single ball.
The other one got from automatic.
@@Bialy_1 i assume it's a play of words in polish(?
@@Tokito935 You have to imagine that the word for a scoop of ice cream and the word for bullet are the same word.
You made that FN joke a lot more difficult than it should have been.....
@@matts882 Must be just like ball ammo. Also, I assume it was meant to say "full automatic"?
You might say the FN-D... raised the BAR?
the "BAR" may have been raised but now it needs to fired at you for going there :P
Groan!
DOH!!@
Ian: "It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it."
If anybody doubts that Ian is Gun Jesus, look at all the blessings bestowed upon him.
I wasn't convinced until I watched him use a all orginal m1 carbine and have it run flawlessly.
@@tacticalgreengecko7369 I purchased one of the unissued grade M1 Carbines from RTI after that video and it has run flawlessly. All I did before shooting it was oil and grease the respective components and tracks. I suspect a lot of the M1's poor reliability record comes from worn out guns, poorly made replicas, and damaged magazines.
@@TheGunner11 the one my grandfather had was full of malfunctions I can't rember the manufacturer I was just a kid but he figured out it was the spring and the magazines he also said it never ran well dry. Then again his was all scratched and beaten up it went through Korea with him though so I'm sure that effected the relablity too.
Every time I jokingly went *"DÜH DÜH DÜH DÜH DÜH"* While shaking an imaginary rifle, I was actually firing the best BAR ever... Huh.
The brass flying out of the side is as deadly as the lead flying out of the front. Good for covering your right flank.
Double kill
@@kensi379 enjoy your 40 hour work week and labour rights
@@kensi379 Off to the gulag with you! I'm joking, here have a cookie 🍪
Did it ever actually get set to "fast?" It sounded the same every time to me
6:41
Yeah i cant tell either sounds around 400 all the time
2:49 difficult to see the white on green, but it got bumped back to slow because the selector wasn't locked in fully.
There is a noticeable difference in the rates of fire normally. ruclips.net/video/D_rz0mYSAXg/видео.html.
@@psp1921tsmg great video mate
Right, everyone get your purses out, looks like we're buying Ian a machine gun for Christmas
Actually, if you set up a kickstarter, I'd be willing to chip in.
I suspect it would be better if we provided him with more ammunition^^
@@ScorieDivine while it would be good fun to see what we could raise I think in the end Ian would thank us more if the money went to his patreon.
@@AG-gk3rd I'm already a patreon. And I was more onboard for a single-payment Christmas thing than going for a 9.50-tier. But I'll think about it.
I’m pretty sure he bought this, there’s more footage of him shooting it in the desert
"It's a chunky boy."
-Ian McCollum, November 17, 2020
"It's just wonderful..." and thus Gun Jesus spake and confirmed that the Luxembourg BAR is indeed the BAR that stands highest in His regard ... Blessed be the Luxembourg BAR
From this day forth we shall call it LuxemBarg
@@JoshuaC923 :-)
Watching Ian police up brass was really satisfying for some reason
Finally BAR time again.
I see (I think) what you did there
Gun Jesus Happy Hour!
@@shinkiro403 Well yes but others formulated the joke far better. That's the benefit of a few minutes extra thinking time.
I was impressed by how well he controlled the recoil prone. But was damn sight more impressed by his firing it offhand. Nice work.
Glad this BAR ejects the shells forward for Ian. My uncle shot these (not this version ) in the Army and said it was his favorite gun to shoot.
Right in the first 10 seconds, that chug chug chug had some big time old school FW intro vibes.
I bought one of these in the 1980s, what a beauty! It came with 6x mags (30-06) and of all things a dedicated tripod, what a beautiful design.
While it is always a hoot to watch Ian handle a... problematic... gun on the range it is an equal joy to see him shooting something that he loves. That BAR seemed like a really fun weapon to shoot.
I felt this punching me in the face from my computer. It sounds so mean.
After the "kinda like watering the yard" we have "it's just an angry sewing machine"
Where can I find "watering the yard" in the gospel of Ian?
@@GodFootDaddyG ruclips.net/video/U5gE_bUZtfE/видео.html here you go
@@davide5 Thank you for that.
I am happy that you like this gun. The Belgian army used these in May 1940 (chambered in 7,65 Belgian Mauser). De Fabribeckers wrote in his book "the campaign of the Belgian army in 1940" that the Belgian soldiers were somewhat surprised and maybe intimidated by the fast rate of fire of German machineguns compared to their own.
I think that’s gonna be my new ringtone, such a beautiful sound
Always brings a smile to my face seeing you having so much fun with good, iconic firearms.
3:20 Ian imitates the range brass goblin
The hubris of the old Springfield Armory never ceases to amaze me. Could have had a really good BAR, but their pride got in the way.
Explain that a bit.
“Very angry sewing machine.... “ tell that to Mr. Singer... he probably build it cause he was pissed they stole his invention....
It’s okay; my family lore is that my great-great grandfather was an inventor who perfected the bobbin - a Singer salesman stole the design, because ancestor mine didn’t know how patents work in the US.
Sewing*
That BAR looks especially beautiful
When it comes to Forgotten Weapons, there is no such thing as a flimsy excuse. I want all the videos you can make and don't care about the why's or wherefore's.
Thank you Ian.. my mother's oldest brother was a BAR gunner during WW2. Brought back a lot of great memories of time spent with him.
Love the ending, Ian with his dry wit followed by a mag drop; the Forgotten Weapons version of the rim-shot.
I don't think the simple fact that you would like to shoot it is a flimsy excuse, you're a passionate expert looking to gain experience. Incidentally what a fascinating channel you have thank you so much for doing it.
maybe hes just having fun
wow such a great looking gun and that sound firing at lower rate is so satisfying.
Awesome !!!!!!!!!!! I'm So jealous right now. Thanks for showing my Dream Gun, Gun Jesus !!!!!!!!!!!! I have a 1970's BAR in 30-06 and it's my go to hunting rifle !!!!!!!!!!!!!
And by far the coolest looking of the BAR variants.
Those slo-mo shots around the 5:00 mark are a real testament to the stability of the shoulder firing - really nice.
Being the best version of an iconic gun, is all the hook you need for a shooting video 👍
I'm a big fan of these range videos. I know it's not possible to shoot every gun you show on the channel due to them being fragile/ don't have readily available ammunition, but seeing these rare weapons firing makes me smile!
The "thunk thunk thunk" of the BAR firing is extremely satisfying.
Greetings from Luxembourg 👍
I enjoy watching these shooting videos. One thing I would also enjoy would be seeing the targets hit down range corresponding with the shooting. I know there isn't much to see especially for paper targets etc and it mostly looks the same for many firearms but it is something I would still like to see.
Oh, the sound that thing makes! Epic! Thanks for bringing this to us. Hope it was as much fun to shoot as it was to watch! 😁
I love the sound of the mag dropping to punctuate, “it’s just a very angry sowing machine.”
Thank you Ian, for living out my firearms fantasy
"Angry Sewing Machine" needs to be a meme or a patch or something
I enjoyed you having a blast with an excellent gun.
Love the sound the FN-D makes its truly beautiful sound for a perfect masterpiece of weaponry
A poor excuse is better than none.
Excellent work!
That first firing at the beginning gave me 2014 flashbacks to his old intro :’)
I love your wit and candor!
Never change gun Jesus, never change...
No excuses needed as long as you do a full mag dump.
The FN-D: the angry sewing machine of death
I am entranced by the movement of Ian's hat in the slow-motion footage
It’s one of the first and few automatic rifles, no hook needed, it’s a god damn BAR bro
Its really great to see Ian just enjoying a firearm at the range!
Man, you got the best job!!!
Such an ubercool weapon!
Just love it!
So jealous on Ian being able to shoot it ...
I just realized you shoot left handed yesterday! Please don't stop you usual videos as they have been enjoyed for years but please do more shooting videos!
Oh boy. Videos of BARs with pistol grips is an itch I didn't know I wanted scratched.
When I saw how many mags you had sitting beside you I got very excited.
WOW. Always had respect for the BAR... Never held one but it looks like a rock solid piece of gear.
I'm glad we got to see the FN-D on the High setting there at the end. Even on High, the gun seemed very controllable.
Setting 1:No Bullet
Setting 2: Light Crowd Control
Setting 3: Make World War 2 Last Longer
I don't get this one
1) no bang
2) hmm this 20 rnd mag isn't too bad
3) This does needs a 30 rounder
Hi, Ian. Oh, envy, thou art a cruel mistress. That did indeed look like an enjoyable experience. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
I just realized how much inspiration the BAR had on the FAL.
Such a beautiful sound
Sweden also made license bulit BARs in 6,5 Swede of course. The m/37 had a quick change barel. In the 40s they also experimented with making it a belt feed.
On the table top review of this gun Ian did, you can totally see where the design of the FAL came from. Invert the action upside down, boom, there is your light BAR.
Interesting stuff. In slo-mo... the gun looks really solid. No barrel 'whip around' no gun flexing, stock shaking. View some other guns in slo-mo rapid fire and you can really see it.
Hopefully you eventually get to do a video on the HCAR the modernized BAR by Ohio Ordnance works.
I’ve always been fond of the BAR. Watching the progression to the FN D you can see how FN got to the MAG-58. I’ve had a couple years worth of experience with the M-240H with and without the dismount kit, and I have to admit that if I had the money to go Class 3 I’d have to go with a MAG variant. That FN-D is still sweet, though!
Your Ian of Forgotten Weapons..... That is the hook!
30 odd 6 slinging out of a Bar is music to my ears.
Ian your hold was so steady, even in the off the shoulder! I would have liked to see the target! I guess it was destroyed.
Thank you , Ian .
Awesome as always dude
@1:43, that burst almost sounds like the old Forgotten Weapons opening
I just found out yesterday you guys have an entire "movie" on firearms from the Vietnam war on Prime Video and just thought it was interesting.👍
I don't know why but i just love those machine guns with slow rate of fire!
That last phrase needs a t-shirt to stamped on.
For the love of Browning, won't someone put a Swedish BAR in 6,5 in Ians hands for comparison?
This
I *just* posted "Butbutbut... what about the KP-36?" I *dearly* wish someone [Criterion? I'm looking at *you*...] would do up some Garand barrels in 6.5 Swedish... :-)
Ian needs to go look at theese:
www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kg/swedish_kg2.htm
I’unno. “Best BAR ever” seems like a perfectly good hook to me.
The Perfect Xmas 🎄 Gift 📦!
To be fair seeing different versions of guns from there early to late stages is a great reason for a video. Like how did it finish the race of its service.
You do such a great job with the consistent content! keep it up!
Okay, so I'm a little confused. Did we or did we not see this thing firing on the "fast" mode? Because I couldn't tell if at that final mag dump Ian actually put it on fast or not.
The final mag dumb was Def. The fast-fire setting...
It didnt seem any faster to me, but id have to watch it again just to be sure.
@@42ZaphodB42 I noticed it, it seems to be a "very slight" difference though...
No, you can see switch flipping back to slow mode position after first shot.
No. There are videos where they actually change between the slow and the fast setting. The difference is very noticable. See ruclips.net/video/D_rz0mYSAXg/видео.html
Am I the only one thinking that Ian might be biding on this one??
Just as perfect sound as with the chauchat
The official term was safe, slow method and standard. The reason he didn't get it into standard or (high) rate of fire is because when the selector is turned to the standard (high) rate of fire it has to be pushed farther than where it easily stops to push down the rate reducer buffer out of the way..Just think these were for sale at Armex back in the early 80's for under 1000 dollars..
I will forgive you Ian for bringing us video of a rare machine gun in action.
Belly up to the BAR boys. This round is on Ian. Fun times for all.
They had a BAR on the tv show Combat, great to see it shoot.
In the movie The Sand Pebbles, Steve McQueen uses one.
@@shawnr771 Yes, a straight 1918 version, which was appropriate for the story setting.
I love slow rate of fire weapons, I love how "easily" they can be controlled and the "thung-thung" sound. But I also love high rate of fire, like the MG-42. If I had to choose I wouldn't know which one...
Its got:
Safe
Full auto
Fuller auto