Having been and HK armorer for many years and maintained over 40 MP5s in 9mm and .40 full and semi for the last 16 years here is the dirt. The locking surfaces of the trunion are what were down and may require the roller size to be increased to bring the headspace back into spec that part is true. If the trunion wears down with out a change in the rollers the gun actually has a tougher time getting out of battery and will eventually not cycle at all. The rollers will set so far inside the trunion recesses that at some point there will not be enough energy for the rollers to overcome the geometry of the recess and the bolt will stay in battery. This in my experience is extremely rare. What I did see a lot was the opposite condition caused by carbon build up in the trunion. So carbon would build up in the trunion recesses and effectively change the geometry of the trunion and reduce the space that the rollers lock into. This reduction in locking would allow the bolt to disengage faster and with more energy than it was supposed to. The increased speed of the bolt and carrier led to a potential for the rollers to damage the receiver. The damage will be two dents, one on each side at the rear most point of travel where the bolt stopped rearward movement. The over speed bolt would slam to a stop and the rollers would slam out to the sides with enough force to dent the receiver from the inside out. Sometimes the damage was slight and other times the stamped receiver would dent out far enough to flake the paint off the out side with ugly visible dents. Worst case it does that and breaks the welds at the rear stock pin location of the receiver as the speeding carrier is stopped by the buttstock and thus transfers the energy to the pin. ( at least on MP5s as they have only one pin, I cannot say anything about the rifles with two pins as I did not maintain any of those). I have many pictures of the damage I am describing.
A properly maintained MP5 is likely going to last a lifetime. We had 9mms and .40s that has tens of thousands of rounds through them and were good to go. The HK barrels on these are amazing and unless you have a squib load or something abusive happen to it it will last. You would have to be very wealthy to afford the ammo to wear one out.
Fun Facts from "War in Practice", 1905 about the Boer War: "As a rule, then, rapidity of fire is all-important. The greater the mass of bullets discharged in the direction of the enemy the more chance there is of some doing damage. The future development of the rifle will probably be in the direction of automatic loading weapons, like the Mauser pistol. The supply of ammunition will necessarily be a great difficulty, but it is one that must be faced, as parsimony in this respect will undoubtedly be fatal to efficiency. In several actions men were known to fire over 200 rounds a-piece. But though long-range fire may be typical of short modern fighting, it must not be forgotten that combat at close quarters is still not only possible, but is often of supreme importance. On Waggon Hill some of the troops were within 100 yards of the enemy for 15 hours exposed to a deadly fire. At Spion Kop, and many other places too, close-range fire settled the day" Already there in an environment in which accurate long-range fire was often celebrated the importance of an (semi)automatic high volume of fire at short distances with a large combat load of ammunition was underlined.
God I love these Q&As. The questions are always great and the answers are fascinating. Especially as someone who doesn't shoot or own a firearm, the information alone is amazing. I've always liked listening in on conversations between people who are enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a topic. I think I prefer when both Karl and Ian know the questions beforehand because it gives them time to research the answers, whether it's a simple fact-check or more opinion/preference/experience based. However, this system was good too as it seemed to allow for some discussion in order to come to a response. Excellent as always.
By 1970 most grunts in Vietnam had at least one 30 round mag, usually in the rifle. Which makes sense for breaking contact. There are ample pictures of 1970-1972 grunts with 30 round mags, M203s etc.
You guys should do an 1980s action movie challenge match. You run the corse hip firing a Machine gun of your choice (Light Machine gun/submachine gun) and dual weild Pistols/ Machine pistols. Also you could find a way to incorperate a match with pistol grip shotguns because i know you like them so much.
A few years ago I ran a submachinegun match that forced you to only use hip fire while running through a long killhouse. It was a total blast, and I'd love to see Karl and Ian attempt it. But I don't think it would work with semi-autos though.
For Tim K, it really depends on what you are wanting to hunt and what the topography of the area that you are hunting in. If you live on the eastern side of the US hunting deer in thick trees and heavy brush you are going to use different hunting gear and rifles than if you are in the west hunting elk or antelope in the open desert. A hunting rifle need to be light and easy to carry if you are hunting in areas that require alot of hiking where as a precision rifle needs to be heavy and stable. As far as a bipod goes, nearly everyone I know have a bipod on their hunting rifle or carry shooting sticks so Ian and Karl were off on that one.
At 1:00:00, isn't the balancing of the gas system that Karl is talking about basically turning the system into a continuous recoil system where the bolt carrier doesn't or only very lightly contacts the receiver at the end of it's travel? Love your Q&A BTW. When I found them, I had to go back and watch all of Ian's old Q&A videos to catch up.
to answer your second question the bergara b14 series of rifles (the top one is literally called the hunting and match rifle) would probably be the best rifle for a dual purpose hunting and precision rifle.
Another great video guys. Good job! Was worth just listing to the talk on shotguns in 3gun. I live in LA,CA(so 12 gauge pump it my primary, in at least small part, a geographic influenced choice), 12 gauge in practical form, is important to me. And running my 870 dry or say...get a stuck husk... and swapping to my sidearm, is a drill a run a lot. I run an 870 Wingmaster, 7+1 with red dot, weapon light, blue fore 2 point etc/blah....I wound add to the convo, as far as when you where going over using slug or buck. I was thinking slug, buck, or federal flight control!! I love the stuff, but one needs to expect that, with flight control, your punching a 73.+ hole up to 15 feet. Even more to consider, and showing that you gotta know your spread, per ammo/type.
Desert Brutality was quite challenging, but not so much as to not be fun, and while there were a few small things that went wrong, all in all it went amazingly smooth for an inaugural match. It was great fun and I'm in for '19!
Another advantage of semi auto rifles over bolt guns valid even in hunting is the dampening of the recoil during the cycling of the action. If you read "sniper on the eastern front" the author cites this as the biggest advantage of a g43 over a k98k (less recoil-less flinch before squeezing the trigger and less bruises on your shoulder at the end of the day)
I can't wait to see how the Famas performs in a competition environment. Also, conveniently enough, in relation to the "better than an AR" question, there was a recent Primary & Secondary modcast covering just that, I'd highly recommend it to anyone that may be on the fence about watching them, or, at least, it will be up, when Matt finishes editing it.
For Canadians to attend such matches they need to apply for an ATF Form 6 NIA (5330.3D). Having fixed magazines means that you will need to borrow US legal magazines for the competition as we are limited to 5 rounds for riles and 10 rounds for pistol.
One of the advantages of full powered round from the point of view of the supply department is that the rifles and machine guns could use the same round. I'm mostly convinced this is why the US was so wedded to the 7.62 being adopted after WW II. The knew they wanted the advantages of a smaller round over the 30-06 but they still wanted one round for machine guns, snipers, and combat rifles. What a lot of people miss is that the 7.62 is still very much in the inventory in machine guns and sniper rifles. It does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.
I think this disproves any case that our attention span is getting shorter and shorter - if the content is there I will sit for and hour our more - your Q AND A's are well done and are varied enough the hold any ones interest for the duration thank you.....
When it comes to the relevance of bolt action rifles I would say that when you need to shoot a full power rifle cartridge they still hold some advantage. Semi-autos in .308 and higher calibers are still a bit heavier, so for hunting especially, a bolt gun still allows full power in a lightweight package.
concerning the bolt gun discussion, what about the caliber discussion: are there significant semi auto platforms for the lapua magnum etc. caliber usage area, or even anti material? Or is 7,62 NATO a sufficient cartridge for this kind of usage?
The advantage of Bolts isn't mechanical accuracy anymore. The problem with Semi's at long range is that the cycling of the action pulls you off target. This is important for spotting your own trace. With long range bullet flight time already limits the advantage of a semi as you already have to wait to see the correction. Bolt guns or at least manually operated (gas off) semi's will always be relevant for this reason.
I grew up shooting a ceiner .22 conversion kit for the 1911A1. It really was a good set up and never had any issues despite me dumping thousands of rounds through it as a kid. So I dunno I agree that no 1911 .22 conversions are good.
Commenting on this ancient video to say that besides cost a bolt gun can get you a lightweight rifle in a full power cartridge that retains good accuracy. You can buy a Ruger American, or TC Venture or Savage Axis in .308 or .243 that shoots 1 MOA on a cold bore, weighs a hair under six pounds. and costs between 300 and 500 US Dollars . A decent scope brings the weight up to about 8 pounds on the sling. A scoped semi that holds similar accuracy tends to be chunkier and if not, more expensive. This is good for a hunting rifle.
You should post some content showing your handloading, particularly the process of making .42 Evans. I was forced to watch my dad reload beginning at age 5, and reloading my own ammo by age 10. I devour any content on the subject!
There plenty of videos on the youtube showing people reloading their bullpup without breaking their line of sight of the target. So it is doable but does not change the fact that it feels awkward.
I don't know how international you consider Canada, but there is one form to fill out to bring in our firearms. We just have to make sure we don't bring in something not allowed.. like Chinese firearms or AR's that would be SBR's. And remember to re-pin the magazines when going back to Canada.
To answer the hunting gun/precision rifle: Savage Long Range Hunter ($800) + whatever $800 glass you like + $400 to customize the rifle how you like it
Kevin Powers another gun would be a Bergara B14 in 308 or 6.5. There around 800$ also! The only downside to 6.5 is price of ammo and 2000-3000round barrel life!
For a 2g-acm, would you ever run a steyr-manlicher m95 and a steyr-hahn? I know y'all don't particularly care fir the m95, but it seems like it would be a fun match.
It'd be neat to see a 2GACM where you use pistol, rifle, and shotgun but only two on a stage. Like, stage 1 is pistol and rifle, stage 2 is pistol and shotgun, etc.
InRangeTV - Another great Q&A, have you guys thought of uploading these as a podcast somewhere? I'd love to be able to listen to these whilst driving/running/taking my kid for a walk
You guys frequently mention the obsolescence of bayonets. While in the vast majority of circumstances you are most likely correct, I have thus far never heard you say what having the ability to mount a bayonet COSTS. I could be wrong but I fail to see a down side to being able to use one, even if one never will.
Devin Stromgren It really depends on the barrel setup. I see no issue throwing a bayonet lug on a rifle of the barrel is exposed and has no large muzzle device, however dicking up any other part of the design to accommodate a bayonet makes no sense.
Man with bayonet: I've never used this bayonet, but I fail to see what >carrying< this bayonet costs me in case I were to use it. If you don't like that answer, the other one is: the 100-odd grams of steel the bayonet lug weighs.
For international people wanting to shoot Desert Brutality 2019, what about getting a company like Smith & Wesson, Sig, Springfield or FN who all make a 9mm pistol and an AR like rifle to be a sponsor and part of that is having gear for people coming from overseas, though that would have to be locked down say 30 days in advance.
Ken Hackathorn came up with 3 gun. I believe it was in a livestream with Vickers, that he said that shotguns were incorporated due to the patrol officer of the era. Not 100% but the name is right
I don't have much knowledge of the topic, but would Cowboy Action Shooting be another possibility for Brandon T's question? Most of the videos I've seen show a relatively static stage design, involving a lot of speed, but not a lot of what I would call strenuous activity. Of course I only have the barest familiarity with the sport, so somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
Even hunting big game an ar is still a good answer. With all the caliber options available ie: 6.5 and 6.8, 458 socom, 300OSSM there is no reason one can't hunt almost any animal on NA.
Ian and Karl are probably the wrong people to ask about hunting. Not an expert, but it seems like a Savage model 10FP with the 24" heavy barrel and Accutrigger can be had for quite a bit under 1000, and any number of 4x-12/15/16 etc variable scopes can be found from several manufacturers. Might be a good place to start looking.
There is no reason not to use the Dillon 550 for .45-70, etc. It works fine. I've loaded several thousand on my 550. Same goes for forming brass. I just finished forming .338 Spectre from 10mm Magnum brass a week or so ago on my 650. Also, FYI, the 550 is a progressive. Auto indexing has nothing to do with whether it is progressive or not. Progressive only refers to multiple stations having cartridges in various stages of completion, progressively going through said stations, having a completed round drop out with every handle pull.
As far as international travel with guns, I wonder if you could get with Brian Nelson, or perhaps Becky Yackley or Corinne Mosher or Michelle Viscusi (I think she's local-ish); most of them went to IPSC rifle worlds in Russia, or their pistol equivalent, and I believe they travel internationally fairly frequently with their competition gear. They're of course not lawyers either, but they may be able to point to the relevant law or agency, and at least give you a definitive up or down, a "yes, jump through hoops x, y, and z" or "no, it's definitely not going to happen"
For the $2000 hunting/precision rifle optic, you could go for the SWFA 3-9x42 or 3-15x42. $600 and $700 respectively, both are first focal plane, and very well built scopes. swfa.com/swfa-ss-hd-3-9x42-tactical-30mm-riflescope.html swfa.com/swfa-ss-3-15x42-tactical-rifle-scope-3.html
I believe bolt action rifles have a place as sniper weapons in today’s militaries but still extremely situational. If you’re going to be engaging multiple targets at >300m semi auto is the way to go but if your mission entails a single precise shot from over a kilometer that minor accuracy difference might just matter. Armchair general’s opinion only of course, I’m not a sniper nor someone in charge of equipping one. As for hunting truth be told my only reason for using a bolt action is that I like my mausers and am more comfortable shooting them than anything else. I know it brings no advantage and could even be a disadvantage
The bayonet in modern military has its place, no if's or but's about it. The bayonet is first and foremost a tool, and a weapon a distant second. In my 18 year military career, I only had two 'opportunities' to stick my bayonet into someone else. The rest of the time I was doing 'other than directed' uses with said bayonet.
Shoulda waited until the end of the video before throwing comments out! What would it take to beat the AR platform, a revolution in the way firearms function. A move away from chemical energy as a propulsive method would be the 'next' answer, but designing a man portable 'railgun' would be so prohibitively expensive.
.308 is totally fine for moose so if you really want that AR and want to hunt large game AR-10 or any other battle rifle in .308/7.62NATO would be just fine.
For me I use a 12x scope of generic build on a generic rifle in .223. Bipod and heavy barrel, but then, I am not a 'hunter' but rather a burgeoning professional varmint control shooter.
Its your words on safety first that is why you guys represent the best of the shooting community in terms of values.
Having been and HK armorer for many years and maintained over 40 MP5s in 9mm and .40 full and semi for the last 16 years here is the dirt.
The locking surfaces of the trunion are what were down and may require the roller size to be increased to bring the headspace back into spec that part is true. If the trunion wears down with out a change in the rollers the gun actually has a tougher time getting out of battery and will eventually not cycle at all. The rollers will set so far inside the trunion recesses that at some point there will not be enough energy for the rollers to overcome the geometry of the recess and the bolt will stay in battery. This in my experience is extremely rare. What I did see a lot was the opposite condition caused by carbon build up in the trunion. So carbon would build up in the trunion recesses and effectively change the geometry of the trunion and reduce the space that the rollers lock into. This reduction in locking would allow the bolt to disengage faster and with more energy than it was supposed to. The increased speed of the bolt and carrier led to a potential for the rollers to damage the receiver. The damage will be two dents, one on each side at the rear most point of travel where the bolt stopped rearward movement. The over speed bolt would slam to a stop and the rollers would slam out to the sides with enough force to dent the receiver from the inside out. Sometimes the damage was slight and other times the stamped receiver would dent out far enough to flake the paint off the out side with ugly visible dents. Worst case it does that and breaks the welds at the rear stock pin location of the receiver as the speeding carrier is stopped by the buttstock and thus transfers the energy to the pin. ( at least on MP5s as they have only one pin, I cannot say anything about the rifles with two pins as I did not maintain any of those). I have many pictures of the damage I am describing.
A properly maintained MP5 is likely going to last a lifetime. We had 9mms and .40s that has tens of thousands of rounds through them and were good to go. The HK barrels on these are amazing and unless you have a squib load or something abusive happen to it it will last. You would have to be very wealthy to afford the ammo to wear one out.
And I'm suddenly convinced this is how one of my local ranges destroyed their rental MP5
Fun Facts from "War in Practice", 1905 about the Boer War:
"As a rule, then, rapidity of fire is all-important. The greater the mass of bullets discharged in the direction of the enemy the more chance there is of some doing damage. The future development of the rifle will probably be in the direction of automatic loading weapons, like the Mauser pistol.
The supply of ammunition will necessarily be a great difficulty, but it is one that must be faced, as parsimony in this respect will undoubtedly be fatal to efficiency. In several actions men were known to fire over 200 rounds a-piece.
But though long-range fire may be typical of short modern fighting, it must not be forgotten that combat at close quarters is still not only possible, but is often of supreme importance. On Waggon Hill some of the troops were within 100 yards of the enemy for 15 hours exposed to a deadly fire. At Spion Kop, and many other places too, close-range fire settled the day"
Already there in an environment in which accurate long-range fire was often celebrated the importance of an (semi)automatic high volume of fire at short distances with a large combat load of ammunition was underlined.
God I love these Q&As. The questions are always great and the answers are fascinating. Especially as someone who doesn't shoot or own a firearm, the information alone is amazing. I've always liked listening in on conversations between people who are enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a topic. I think I prefer when both Karl and Ian know the questions beforehand because it gives them time to research the answers, whether it's a simple fact-check or more opinion/preference/experience based. However, this system was good too as it seemed to allow for some discussion in order to come to a response. Excellent as always.
Travis Pollett +
Just the statement “I shot a Galil and you shot a Famas” is why I watch this channel.
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By 1970 most grunts in Vietnam had at least one 30 round mag, usually in the rifle. Which makes sense for breaking contact. There are ample pictures of 1970-1972 grunts with 30 round mags, M203s etc.
You guys should do an 1980s action movie challenge match. You run the corse hip firing a Machine gun of your choice (Light Machine gun/submachine gun) and dual weild Pistols/ Machine pistols. Also you could find a way to incorperate a match with pistol grip shotguns because i know you like them so much.
Hip firing is hard to control and "dual wielding" is more difficult.
One might say thats the point of making it into a competition.
A few years ago I ran a submachinegun match that forced you to only use hip fire while running through a long killhouse. It was a total blast, and I'd love to see Karl and Ian attempt it. But I don't think it would work with semi-autos though.
Once again thanks for the time stamps! Also do you have an ETA on the what if lever gun series?
For Tim K, it really depends on what you are wanting to hunt and what the topography of the area that you are hunting in. If you live on the eastern side of the US hunting deer in thick trees and heavy brush you are going to use different hunting gear and rifles than if you are in the west hunting elk or antelope in the open desert. A hunting rifle need to be light and easy to carry if you are hunting in areas that require alot of hiking where as a precision rifle needs to be heavy and stable. As far as a bipod goes, nearly everyone I know have a bipod on their hunting rifle or carry shooting sticks so Ian and Karl were off on that one.
At 1:00:00, isn't the balancing of the gas system that Karl is talking about basically turning the system into a continuous recoil system where the bolt carrier doesn't or only very lightly contacts the receiver at the end of it's travel?
Love your Q&A BTW. When I found them, I had to go back and watch all of Ian's old Q&A videos to catch up.
It's usually the locking piece on an HK/CETME delayed blowback systems that wears. Larger rollers can compensate for the wear, up to a point.
to answer your second question the bergara b14 series of rifles (the top one is literally called the hunting and match rifle) would probably be the best rifle for a dual purpose hunting and precision rifle.
Another great video guys. Good job! Was worth just listing to the talk on shotguns in 3gun. I live in LA,CA(so 12 gauge pump it my primary, in at least small part, a geographic influenced choice), 12 gauge in practical form, is important to me. And running my 870 dry or say...get a stuck husk... and swapping to my sidearm, is a drill a run a lot. I run an 870 Wingmaster, 7+1 with red dot, weapon light, blue fore 2 point etc/blah....I wound add to the convo, as far as when you where going over using slug or buck. I was thinking slug, buck, or federal flight control!! I love the stuff, but one needs to expect that, with flight control, your punching a 73.+ hole up to 15 feet. Even more to consider, and showing that you gotta know your spread, per ammo/type.
Desert Brutality was quite challenging, but not so much as to not be fun, and while there were a few small things that went wrong, all in all it went amazingly smooth for an inaugural match. It was great fun and I'm in for '19!
Another advantage of semi auto rifles over bolt guns valid even in hunting is the dampening of the recoil during the cycling of the action. If you read "sniper on the eastern front" the author cites this as the biggest advantage of a g43 over a k98k (less recoil-less flinch before squeezing the trigger and less bruises on your shoulder at the end of the day)
I have the GSG 1911/22, and it has been very reliable for me. I got it as my carry gun at the time was a Browning Hi-Power.
The video quality looks fantastic compared to other youtube channels.
I can't wait to see how the Famas performs in a competition environment.
Also, conveniently enough, in relation to the "better than an AR" question, there was a recent Primary & Secondary modcast covering just that, I'd highly recommend it to anyone that may be on the fence about watching them, or, at least, it will be up, when Matt finishes editing it.
Ian, you are bang on about the browning patent weapons at Cody firearms museum. I took more than a double take identifying them.
For Canadians to attend such matches they need to apply for an ATF Form 6 NIA (5330.3D). Having fixed magazines means that you will need to borrow US legal magazines for the competition as we are limited to 5 rounds for riles and 10 rounds for pistol.
One of the advantages of full powered round from the point of view of the supply department is that the rifles and machine guns could use the same round. I'm mostly convinced this is why the US was so wedded to the 7.62 being adopted after WW II. The knew they wanted the advantages of a smaller round over the 30-06 but they still wanted one round for machine guns, snipers, and combat rifles. What a lot of people miss is that the 7.62 is still very much in the inventory in machine guns and sniper rifles. It does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.
13:07 "Remember, switching to your sidearm is always faster than reloading"
I think this disproves any case that our attention span is getting shorter and shorter - if the content is there I will sit for and hour our more - your Q AND A's are well done and are varied enough the hold any ones interest for the duration thank you.....
When it comes to the relevance of bolt action rifles I would say that when you need to shoot a full power rifle cartridge they still hold some advantage. Semi-autos in .308 and higher calibers are still a bit heavier, so for hunting especially, a bolt gun still allows full power in a lightweight package.
Can we see a video of you guys making those "weird" ammo types?
Funny you ask, the next video is that actual topic.
Love the Libertarian way of thinking when you guys were talking about shotgun rules in 3-gun matches
Thanks for the great content. You kept me sane driving through Seattle traffic coming home from a gun show.
concerning the bolt gun discussion, what about the caliber discussion: are there significant semi auto platforms for the lapua magnum etc. caliber usage area, or even anti material? Or is 7,62 NATO a sufficient cartridge for this kind of usage?
Iirc the rollers are the sacrificial part, meant to be replaced as they wear
The advantage of Bolts isn't mechanical accuracy anymore. The problem with Semi's at long range is that the cycling of the action pulls you off target. This is important for spotting your own trace. With long range bullet flight time already limits the advantage of a semi as you already have to wait to see the correction. Bolt guns or at least manually operated (gas off) semi's will always be relevant for this reason.
at the next match yall do, can Karl yell "HACK THE PLANET!!" before starting each run?
Ian, while my GSG-1911 isn’t as good as my Ruger MKII I haven’t had many issues with it and would recommend it.
I grew up shooting a ceiner .22 conversion kit for the 1911A1. It really was a good set up and never had any issues despite me dumping thousands of rounds through it as a kid. So I dunno I agree that no 1911 .22 conversions are good.
Commenting on this ancient video to say that besides cost a bolt gun can get you a lightweight rifle in a full power cartridge that retains good accuracy. You can buy a Ruger American, or TC Venture or Savage Axis in .308 or .243 that shoots 1 MOA on a cold bore, weighs a hair under six pounds. and costs between 300 and 500 US Dollars . A decent scope brings the weight up to about 8 pounds on the sling. A scoped semi that holds similar accuracy tends to be chunkier and if not, more expensive. This is good for a hunting rifle.
In relation to the 30 round mags in Vietnam, what was that "Sun tirade" you were talking about?
I believe it’s actually pronounced as “Sun-Tai Raid”
This is a bit pedantic, but the Charlton Rifle seems to be from New Zealand originally, not Australia.
New Zealand! True!
You should post some content showing your handloading, particularly the process of making .42 Evans. I was forced to watch my dad reload beginning at age 5, and reloading my own ammo by age 10. I devour any content on the subject!
There plenty of videos on the youtube showing people reloading their bullpup without breaking their line of sight of the target. So it is doable but does not change the fact that it feels awkward.
I don't know how international you consider Canada, but there is one form to fill out to bring in our firearms.
We just have to make sure we don't bring in something not allowed.. like Chinese firearms or AR's that would be SBR's.
And remember to re-pin the magazines when going back to Canada.
To answer the hunting gun/precision rifle: Savage Long Range Hunter ($800) + whatever $800 glass you like + $400 to customize the rifle how you like it
Kevin Powers another gun would be a Bergara B14 in 308 or 6.5. There around 800$ also! The only downside to 6.5 is price of ammo and 2000-3000round barrel life!
armsvault.com/2017/01/bergara-b14-series-hunting-match-rifle-hmr/
Kevin Powers tikka t3, they're about the same price
anyone see the new Mauser M18 series?
www.eurooptic.com/Mauser-M18-65-Creedmoor-22-Synthetic-5rd-Mag-Bolt-Action-Rifle-M18065C.aspx
For a 2g-acm, would you ever run a steyr-manlicher m95 and a steyr-hahn? I know y'all don't particularly care fir the m95, but it seems like it would be a fun match.
It'd be neat to see a 2GACM where you use pistol, rifle, and shotgun but only two on a stage. Like, stage 1 is pistol and rifle, stage 2 is pistol and shotgun, etc.
InRangeTV - Another great Q&A, have you guys thought of uploading these as a podcast somewhere? I'd love to be able to listen to these whilst driving/running/taking my kid for a walk
The Colt / Walther 1911 Rail Gun is a good shooting, reliable .22 in 1911 style.
You guys frequently mention the obsolescence of bayonets. While in the vast majority of circumstances you are most likely correct, I have thus far never heard you say what having the ability to mount a bayonet COSTS. I could be wrong but I fail to see a down side to being able to use one, even if one never will.
Devin Stromgren It really depends on the barrel setup. I see no issue throwing a bayonet lug on a rifle of the barrel is exposed and has no large muzzle device, however dicking up any other part of the design to accommodate a bayonet makes no sense.
Man with bayonet: I've never used this bayonet, but I fail to see what >carrying< this bayonet costs me in case I were to use it.
If you don't like that answer, the other one is: the 100-odd grams of steel the bayonet lug weighs.
it costs you carrying useless gear around.
mount is not the problem, the bayonet is. It means both weight and bulk.
But you need to carry some sort of knife anyway, so it may as well be a bayonet.
For international people wanting to shoot Desert Brutality 2019, what about getting a company like Smith & Wesson, Sig, Springfield or FN who all make a 9mm pistol and an AR like rifle to be a sponsor and part of that is having gear for people coming from overseas, though that would have to be locked down say 30 days in advance.
I know my question on bullet selection and ballistic gel is more than 1 sentence, but I'll ask again next month. Good Q&A, thanks.
Unless I'm blind, the video Ian mentioned at 17:51 didn't make the notes. Anyone got a link?
ruclips.net/video/mcnmXHA7Cx8/видео.html
Ken Hackathorn came up with 3 gun. I believe it was in a livestream with Vickers, that he said that shotguns were incorporated due to the patrol officer of the era. Not 100% but the name is right
Great insight on delayed roller back mechanism resiliency, yes baby 308 is d solution,dats d consensus out,nothing else nothing less than dat
I don't have much knowledge of the topic, but would Cowboy Action Shooting be another possibility for Brandon T's question? Most of the videos I've seen show a relatively static stage design, involving a lot of speed, but not a lot of what I would call strenuous activity.
Of course I only have the barest familiarity with the sport, so somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
For a precision rifle... I think its about being good with the gun. Sometimes its not the rifle, its the shooter.
The weird bolt gun in my closet is a Mossberg 185-DB, not an Arisaka. 20 gauge POSes from the 50's for the lose!
Do you publish your marches anywhere?
I'd like to adapt them for Canadian limitations and try a few out at the ranges here.
There’s extensive match content on this channel. It’s our most prevalent content.
Does the CZ-75B make many appearances in two-gun matches?
I do enjoy these! Thanks for sharing them :)
AR pistols in 300 Blackout make pdws in exotic cartridges a tough sell?
InRangeTV you answered my question! thanks! its been killing me for a month now.
Alright Ian I get it. You dont like Bayonets.
"And just crank on that thing with lube on it!" I don't think I needed to know this much about what you do in your private time, Karl... Hahaha!
I blame my good audio for thinking the bird chirps are coming from my balcony.
Even hunting big game an ar is still a good answer. With all the caliber options available ie: 6.5 and 6.8, 458 socom, 300OSSM there is no reason one can't hunt almost any animal on NA.
Love the time stamps thank you very much
Any stuff planed with varusteleka?
Have you tried reloading paper patched bullets ?
Ian and Karl are probably the wrong people to ask about hunting. Not an expert, but it seems like a Savage model 10FP with the 24" heavy barrel and Accutrigger can be had for quite a bit under 1000, and any number of 4x-12/15/16 etc variable scopes can be found from several manufacturers. Might be a good place to start looking.
There is no reason not to use the Dillon 550 for .45-70, etc. It works fine. I've loaded several thousand on my 550. Same goes for forming brass. I just finished forming .338 Spectre from 10mm Magnum brass a week or so ago on my 650.
Also, FYI, the 550 is a progressive. Auto indexing has nothing to do with whether it is progressive or not. Progressive only refers to multiple stations having cartridges in various stages of completion, progressively going through said stations, having a completed round drop out with every handle pull.
As far as international travel with guns, I wonder if you could get with Brian Nelson, or perhaps Becky Yackley or Corinne Mosher or Michelle Viscusi (I think she's local-ish); most of them went to IPSC rifle worlds in Russia, or their pistol equivalent, and I believe they travel internationally fairly frequently with their competition gear. They're of course not lawyers either, but they may be able to point to the relevant law or agency, and at least give you a definitive up or down, a "yes, jump through hoops x, y, and z" or "no, it's definitely not going to happen"
So, new camera? Second video(i think) with black bars on top and bottom...
Remington 700 6.5 creedmoor 5R for the hunt/competition rifle question
awesome work as always.
An Evans Repeater is coming? Now there is a firearm I never expected to see on InRange.
totally watched this on Porn Hub. just had to come thumbs it here also to give a big F YOU to youtube
Really lookin forward to the Evans Carbine video!
Guys, what's your statement on recent RUclips's policy changes followed with banning weapon-related videos?
Thank you.
For the $2000 hunting/precision rifle optic, you could go for the SWFA 3-9x42 or 3-15x42. $600 and $700 respectively, both are first focal plane, and very well built scopes.
swfa.com/swfa-ss-hd-3-9x42-tactical-30mm-riflescope.html
swfa.com/swfa-ss-3-15x42-tactical-rifle-scope-3.html
I believe bolt action rifles have a place as sniper weapons in today’s militaries but still extremely situational. If you’re going to be engaging multiple targets at >300m semi auto is the way to go but if your mission entails a single precise shot from over a kilometer that minor accuracy difference might just matter. Armchair general’s opinion only of course, I’m not a sniper nor someone in charge of equipping one. As for hunting truth be told my only reason for using a bolt action is that I like my mausers and am more comfortable shooting them than anything else. I know it brings no advantage and could even be a disadvantage
Can somebody point me on this video about the difference between ak and stg?
Would you say they are "Assault" questions?
The bayonet in modern military has its place, no if's or but's about it. The bayonet is first and foremost a tool, and a weapon a distant second. In my 18 year military career, I only had two 'opportunities' to stick my bayonet into someone else. The rest of the time I was doing 'other than directed' uses with said bayonet.
Shoulda waited until the end of the video before throwing comments out! What would it take to beat the AR platform, a revolution in the way firearms function. A move away from chemical energy as a propulsive method would be the 'next' answer, but designing a man portable 'railgun' would be so prohibitively expensive.
Matthew Kriebel yeah. Why carry 2 knives?
Keep up the great work you guys are rock stars
I'm surprised Ian didn't bring up the an94 for mechanically interesting guns
Hmm, it's only a 26 hour drive to participate in the 2GACM.
.308 is totally fine for moose so if you really want that AR and want to hunt large game AR-10 or any other battle rifle in .308/7.62NATO would be just fine.
Savage 10 Stealth > RPR
30-30 is the 7.62x39 of the Western Frontier.
Why is it when Karl pretends to shoulder an imaginary rifle, he holds it sideways? Is this a tactical thing we don't know about?
Jonmacfhearghuls you made spit my coffee.....POWER UNLIMITED POWER....pew pew
Anyone know of any 2 gun organizations around Georgia, South Carolina, or North Carolina?
Just fist pumped for seeing this in my feed.
Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara, Pat?
I watched the 2 gun shotgun match yesterday.
They used radium on watches and night sights
Great q&a guys
The elite units in VN started getting issued 30's in '69....
savage 110 111 and hawke scope
Was the Swiss friend Bloke?
Edit: "kid from Switzerland" means probably no huh?
what happened to carl's eyebrows
I think a lot of shooters don't like 3-gun rules for shotguns.
I was hoping that the AN94 would make the list of weird weapons.
You should recommend people who want to bring guns into the US to check with an embassy.
For me I use a 12x scope of generic build on a generic rifle in .223. Bipod and heavy barrel, but then, I am not a 'hunter' but rather a burgeoning professional varmint control shooter.