1941 Johnson Automatic Rifle troubleshoot and repair: Anvil 0140
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Customer indicated no hold open function and that the magazine gate did not feel correct. Right on both counts, we took care of that. NOT a tutorial...we show what you need to learn, not how to do . Cannot perform at this level? Do NOT attempt.
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"There are a lot of guys that know their way around a Johnson" Great to watch as always
Great job on your video I had no problem watching it till the end
Thank you always!
More Johnson jokes please.
Queue the Johnson jokes.
"Don't trust the electrician that doesn't have any eyebrows."
I acquired my M1941 rifle 35 years ago and it also did not come with a bolt catch (hold open). I wrote a letter to Mr. Canfield about this and he sent me the part which I installed in my rifle. However he wrote that Melvin Johnson did not not like the idea of a bolt hold open catch and did not want to install it in the rifle. Some rifles apparently had the device installed and some did not. There is a discussion about this on page 253 of Mr. Canfields book under the heading Bolt Catch..
My dad's Police Sargent was a retired Marine from WWII and Korea who LOVED his Johnson so much that after the war, he bought it from the government. He said it had saved his life more times than he could count and was his best buddy in WWII. Even retired for years and 20+ years past VJ Day he cleaned it meticulously every Sunday afternoon during his BBQing time. Sadly, PTSD and Alcoholism stole him away too soon from his family and friends. ....he was a Sapper who de-mined the caves of Penemunda where Von Braun ordered the execution of thousands of workers to keep his rocket secrets safe, and was one of the Frozen Ones from the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
"I'm sure there's a lotta guys who've had a lot more time around a Johnson than I have." - Mark Novak
Thank you for avoiding the obvious, sophomoric johnson jokes. I've seen (and laughed at) videos that eschew that avoidance. Thanks again for doubling or tripling your workload to share with us.
i am a gunsmith with 2 shops, 1 in communist NJ the other in PA, i absolutly love your vids..they are always fun to watch informative and educational..if i have a question about something and can not find answer thru books or other means, i go straight to your library and see if you have a vid on said fire arm...thank you for keeping our craft alive
Tell me you’re in southern New (Jermany) Jersey. I’m looking for a good smith
@@russellthompson3486 unfortunatly i am in northern ( wayne area)
You don't know what communist means.
@@ergosum5260 New Jersey is a Democrat stronghold and the Democrats behave like communists, so he obviously knows what he's talking about.
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James fogg Salem New Jersey. Good gunsmith. There is also one in cherry hill Robert’s I think
The Johnson is one of my Holy grail guns, if I ever win the lottery. The other is a Webley Fosbery
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Me too!
Something I've learned the hard way is that you can't worry too much about how many times you'll have to disassemble and reassemble something if you want to do the work right.
I'm not a gunsmith, but from repairing vintage airguns to vintage fishing reels and all manner of other vintage examples of why they don't make 'em like they used to, the dread of extra disassembly and reassembly is a hard thing to overcome but it's necessary.
The instinct may be to take everything apart once and work on both the cosmetics and function to save steps, but more than once I've made the mistake of putting effort into cosmetic issues only to determine that I couldn't actually restore function properly.
Is anyone listening to this man?? WAKE UP PEOPLES
I would not have guessed that the 24h-Johnson-parts-store would save the day on this one!
As noted on an earlier episode, the mag follower spring can be installed backwards. It will still work, but the capacity will be reduced. IIRC, the bolt hold open spring was prone to breakage, so many were left out.
Long shot. No pun intended...
I have a mateba unica that needs service. Mark, can you help me with any information if you or if you know anyone who would service a mateba unica.
Upvote and comment for visibility, because I'd love to see Mark work on a Se Unica!
Upvote as well. Mateba's are awesome unicorns.
There is nothing sadder than a flaccid Johnson. Glad you got it working again.
A notable absence of reference to the 24 hour Johnson spare parts store at 3 mins in. Turns out it's still in business.
Ran across one of these long time ago in upstate ny, along with a wwii skeletonized jeep. Story was the old farmer had managed to "mail home" a whole lot of stuff while he was over there!
Mark has the GREATEST job on earth..
God Bless you and your loved ones
The Johnson SAR was used by the U.S. Marines in the Pacific theater(A shipment was headed to the Dutch East Indies But, never made before Imperial Japan took them! There they were and the Marines were short some rifles and they Commandeered them!
Mr Johnson should have tried to make than rifle more complex maybe a few more moving parts
One of my very favorite battle rifles. I would love to see it after you finish it.
I appreciate the very informative content Mark. Thank You for sharing Your knowledge and efforts.
Best Wishes to You, Your Family and Friends.
It's always good to see Mark handling someone else's Johnson.
Thank you Mark and Bruno. Im stuck at work babysitting some minions in a warehouse and really needed a new video from you!!
Great video on an interesting firearm. I always learn something from one of your videos. As a young gunsmith new to the field there is a lot for me to learn from these videos, thank you mark and Bruno
Me: "So the rifle is missing its the bolt hold-open drop-down do-thingy? Should be an interesting video watching Mark machine it. Gotta be simple considering how short the video is."
Shows the missing intricate pieces
Me: "Uh, yeah...that explains the short video. Glad it was available online."
BTW - Amazing there are still parts available. Unicorn teeth.
Well..My cat, Sir Romeo likes you and came up to listen to your video.
Definitely not a Marine Proof rifle. Now you know why they stopped using it.
it was mostly used by the marines because they wouldn't get Garands from the big A until a long time, and it accepted standard M1903 charger clips
and even there it was mostly used by the paramarines as the ability to remove the barrel made it that much shorter, thus easier to handle in an hypothetical para operation
as for whether they were marine proof, eh~, the gun design was solid enough, a couple parts that are weaker but all rifles have that, regular maintenance would have you mostly just pop the barrel out to clean it, and remove the lower assembly via that one pin to clean and oil the firing group, uncertain now how the bold came out but for a simple field maintenance it was okay
most of the little issues are down to a lack of ord support who of course favored their baby (the M1 rifle)
Holy cow, Sarco had the parts. Gotta love 'em. Would have taken quite some effort to make them by hand. Thanks for the video.
As always it's a pleasure watching you work.
If you're working on milsurps eventually, you'll end up on either Sarco, Numrich, Apex, or Liberty Tree or possibly all of the above.
Yes Books..you got a have em..diogram..is king in our Bizz...
When I disassemble my 1941 Johnson I leave the trigger group in the stock by just pulling out that winged pin. The Marines were known for removing the bolt hold open. When I got mine that part was missing.
That is because the tiny spring that held it down would break. Then during firing the hold open would sometimes pop up during recoil and stop the cycling. The Johnson had way too many fragile parts as most of Melvin's designs went.
@@ewathoughts8476 Thank you, I didn’t know that! I like the gun but the Garand seems more robust to me and though heavier I think it’s more solidly built gun. That said I think outfitting the paratroopers with them exclusively would solve the resupply nightmare they had with too many different infantry weapons. My M1 carbine breaks and you run out of 30 06 and we are both screwed.
"A lot guys had a lot more time around a Johnson than I have" 🤣
Love the design and the visual of the Johnson. Way out of my reach but love to see them. Thanks for sharing.
One of the best looking complicated guns, gotta love that aesthetic.
also, the audio isn't quiet as a door mouse this video!
As a Note Melvens 1941 SAW MG was quite effective in design and function but few were built. Interesting guy.
My dream rifle...
A lot of the best gun books are out of print and expensive too. i was happy when I found copies of Clawosn's books and of course J. Sill's. If every Marine needed a screwdriver and found themselves with lots of small parts every time they stripped their rifle for cleaning, I understand why Ordnance and USMC dropped the Johnson as soon as enough M-1s existed. A nice gun, but clearly not soldier proof and lost parts must have been a common problem in the jungles of the S. Pacific.
This was a detail strip and repair. Pulling the bolt and cleaning the barrel only need a cartridge as a tool. Mark has an earlier video on this gun
The Johnson rifle was a missed opportunity in history for Marines to hear their sergeant yell, “Grab your Johnsons!”
I'm not a gunsmith, but I can relate to using a logic, like a detective, to discern the actions, the take apart and how it all should work. You show this, and point out the not-so-obvious and demonstrate a profession result. Always a pleasure to watch your videos on teaching us the why and how, and the what not to do.
Sarco to the rescue again! Love those guys!!
Quit showing of your Johnson.
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It's off!! Not of...😮
Gotta like the big Johnson! Seriously though, they are a really cool piece.
I've always liked the cheese grater heat shield on a Johnson. Nice work Mark.
Thanks for this. Don't see much about the 1941 Johnson.
Funny thing, I watched this video where you made a comment about the brown dye in the Acraglas for a repair, and the very next video I went to after this one, which the gunsmith was glass bedding a rifle, and he added the brown dye to the Acraglas. I guess in a bedding situation, it might be ok? Liked your video better though, as you are repairing a Johnson. No one wants a broken Johnson.
Man it's good to see Mark back at the bench. Great video mate
Someone else’s Johnson,that’s a good one pauly.
With that barrel sliding back, does that affect the accuracy? And they wouldn't have been able to use a bayonet on it.
It did have a very lightweight pig sticker bayonet issued…
I’m all for paper resources for your exact reasoning. Thanks as always for the great content. Cheers from WA State. Keep up the good work. Want me to text you about some vintage 11.5x60r Bell stamped?
"There's a lot more guys who spent time around Johnson's"
Weren't you a submarine crewmen Mark? I thought Navy men spent a lot of time around Johnsons 😂
Hey now!! 😂
Thank you sir for sharing this informative and enjoyable video with us six stars sir
One way or another we are all Johnson operators.
"I'm sure there are a lot more guys that have had more time around a Johnson than I have." THANK GOD! ;-))
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Wow can't believe Mark said the Johnson isn't needed.
Perhaps the magazine door spring broke so they took out the bolt holdopen
Great lesson on the Johnson. Has the workshop been moved out the Rabbit Hole. Miss that intro.
Ladies and gents, the granddaddy of the AR-15
The bolt design for sure.
Algorithm engagement comment
Genius
Definitely NOT GI proof!
Mr. Novak, I've recently disassembled my No. 1 Mk. 3 to the maintance and noticed something odd. When I removed the brass butt plate, the back side of it and the end grain of the stock were caked in green shmonz. I'm guessing it is a reaction with the brass and whatever urethane the previous owner applied to the stock. Do you have any recommendations for easily removing this gunk? I've picked and scraped it from the brass plate, but it seems to be inbeaded in the end grain. Thank you for your videos, I've thoroughly enjoyed them.
It is always good to see grandpa M-16 be brought back to life. (that's humor folks)
As always great content.
If I could only see everything you have seen!!!! You’re awesome Mark!!
Crazy to think so many attempts were made to create what was essentially proto-battle rifles only for battle rifles to already be redundant by the time they actually got mass produced.
I had one I fixed the juice can..on.haha..it was dented bad..trunk lid got it..owner told me..haha.yes the mag
11:05 "....or some other substance..." 😂 hmmm, what else is brown and soft? 🫢 💩
Fuck I love Mark Novak.
Mark, what’s with the schist disk?
Awesome Mark, Thanks and Great advice too, CHeers!
I absolutely love that gun. Don’t know why? But it is cool.
I'd take an EM with no eyebrows over an ET anyday.
my my, thats a big johnson, thats what she said.
Yes, but unfortunately, she didn't say it to me. 😢
Curious as to whether CAD and some sort of "mapping" auto-lathe exist that can just reproduce and make yet that does not costs 100K? Seems like there is demand for it and not just for guns, machine or car parts for instance.
There's a lot of magic in material selection and heat treating that you can't get out of
A 3D scan, and it is all absolutely critical to making a correctly working gun. Just do the scan and duplicate it in ABS or PLA or 1040 or aluminum, and you will have a gun that might empty the mag without naming, blowing up, or failing completely in some other way.
Great education, thanks for the lesson!
That's shaping up to be a great Johnsson.
As always, soo well explained and presented.
Very good info, thank you.
More great content. Thank you Mark
Nice work (SS) sailor!
Thanks for posting Mark
4:09 on that exact corner of the fore end, my Johnson is missing the metal that the cross pin locking tab is supposed to lock into… I cannot find any manufacturer for a new one. Does anyone here know where I could buy one/I would also just buy the next tire assembly as long as it has that tab still nailed into it
It might pop up on gunbroker or ebay. Looks like there a "johnsonautomatics" forum that would probably be a really good resource. I didn't see any at the usual suspects, Sarco, Numrich, Apex, Old Arms of Idaho or EveryGunPart.
I fabricated one for mine out of a piece of sheet metal (old car fender)
Thank you Sir.
Grand check
Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman who knows his Johnson :)
Sorry, Mr. Novak, but those two rifles were ALWAYS competitors. Read your history, sir!
you can see why this model was not successful, too many fiddly bits.
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Damn! Mark has a long Johnson!
:)
I've been wondering when someone'd send you one of these.
Oh but its not the first time Mark's gotten his hands on a Johnson.
A must watch is Mark's earlier Anvil episode 058 where he completely took it apart.
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@@johnanon6938 I've been following his work since he was still posting on C&Arsenal and not his own page, so thank you for reminding me why this seemed inaccurate to say. That (when I first became aware of his work, I mean) was like eight years ago, and a LOT has happened, both in the world and just my personal life in that time.
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Did you put the magazine pin in backwards?
The stock has a recessed notch in the wood to accept to the magazine retention pin.