The 1911 That Functions Flawlessly 106 Years and 2 World Wars Later

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  • Опубликовано: 16 дек 2024

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  • @GoldenWebb
    @GoldenWebb 2 месяца назад +11787

    I once saw Tom Hanks take out a German Tank with one of these.

    • @OalaAb
      @OalaAb 2 месяца назад +111

      Hilarious 😂

    • @waxonjaxonflaxoniii4814
      @waxonjaxonflaxoniii4814 2 месяца назад +228

      Dude it went right down the tank barrel and struck a shell inside.

    • @RL-RL
      @RL-RL 2 месяца назад +82

      At least he thought he did...

    • @Sun-Warrior1911
      @Sun-Warrior1911 2 месяца назад +105

      If there’s a pistol that could it would obviously be the 1911!!

    • @jeffhutchins7048
      @jeffhutchins7048 2 месяца назад +108

      Yep, put a pinkin' ball right down 'er snout and set of the main gun round, one handed, while wounded and dying.
      Then some FLY BOY come along and took credit!

  • @andrewlux8418
    @andrewlux8418 2 месяца назад +8204

    GARAND THUMB makes better war intros than Hollywood

    • @joe6167
      @joe6167 2 месяца назад +187

      man, these intros are just gettin nucking futz now!

    • @jjt1093
      @jjt1093 2 месяца назад +18

      Yeah true

    • @diegoleal4943
      @diegoleal4943 2 месяца назад +22

      Shhhhhhhh… you’re going to get us killed

    • @ryanj610
      @ryanj610 2 месяца назад +63

      Honest to God I had to google "The Lost Battalion" to make sure it wasn't an edit. This was phenomenal work; you can tell passion went into this from all the reenactors and camera/editors. Kudos, guys.

    • @theyatsyspam
      @theyatsyspam 2 месяца назад +35

      0:57 was done detter than any modern professional film creative would have, this is how you deal with budget constraints, legit super effective camera shot and cut

  • @feedmonster59
    @feedmonster59 2 месяца назад +7495

    The 1911 will somehow end up in the first intergalactic war

    • @lafeeshmeister
      @lafeeshmeister 2 месяца назад +154

      accurate

    • @lafeeshmeister
      @lafeeshmeister 2 месяца назад +264

      Chat GPT says this:
      Yes, the Colt 1911 (or any firearm) would shoot in space, but there are a few interesting factors to consider:
      Oxygen Requirement: Firearms like the Colt 1911 use self-contained cartridges that include their own oxidizer (gunpowder). This means that even in the vacuum of space, the bullet could fire because the gunpowder doesn't rely on external oxygen to ignite.
      Recoil and Motion: In space, there's no atmosphere or gravity (depending on where you are), so once the gun is fired, the recoil would push you in the opposite direction of the bullet. The lack of air resistance means the bullet and the shooter would continue moving indefinitely until acted upon by another force.
      Cooling: On Earth, the atmosphere helps dissipate heat. In space, there's no air to cool the gun after firing, so heat would radiate away much more slowly.
      In summary, the Colt 1911 would fire in space due to the self-contained nature of the cartridge, but the lack of gravity and air would create unique effects, such as drifting from the recoil and slower heat dissipation.

    • @Wutsizbukkit
      @Wutsizbukkit 2 месяца назад +224

      ​@@lafeeshmeistersorry man but we dont care what AI says

    • @RCWatson
      @RCWatson 2 месяца назад +34

      For even closer encounters!

    • @ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky
      @ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky 2 месяца назад +20

      @lafeeshmeister Haven’t us ever considered just researching?

  • @ianmanibusan2035
    @ianmanibusan2035 2 месяца назад +599

    The fact he went back in time just for an intro is pure dedication, well done

    • @jamilateef6392
      @jamilateef6392 2 месяца назад

      gun was designed for defense from animals murdering us . then folks somehow got amnesia and used guns to shoot persons instead of gators, snakies or crocodiiles.

    • @Mayflower-Yev
      @Mayflower-Yev 2 месяца назад +12

      @@jamilateef6392 I agree that war shouldn’t be a thing but weapons haven’t been designed for pure hunting or defense from animals for a pretty long time. Ever since the first conflict between early humans that used throwing spears and primitive tools.

    • @imppaxd2790
      @imppaxd2790 2 месяца назад

      Something tells me he would've died since its really hard to have stormtrooper aim in CQB

    • @Kawka1122
      @Kawka1122 Месяц назад

      1911 is a Glock gun

  • @ApexATL
    @ApexATL 2 месяца назад +3234

    Boys. You just made an intro to a free RUclips video that was better than the last 4-5 Hollywood movies I’ve watched. Now I need a Garand Thumb movie and I won’t be silent until I receive one.

  • @italiangoon6520
    @italiangoon6520 2 месяца назад +2401

    This went from Spielberg to Tarantino real quick

    • @Naltddesha
      @Naltddesha 2 месяца назад +31

      Haha, nice reference

    • @platplat
      @platplat 2 месяца назад +76

      I didn’t hear Tarantino’s favorite word.

    • @DrEpicPhD
      @DrEpicPhD 2 месяца назад +52

      @@platplat The guy was whispering it to the soldiers.

    • @Naltddesha
      @Naltddesha 2 месяца назад +1

      @@platplat what a shame

    • @deutscherfischer55
      @deutscherfischer55 2 месяца назад +11

      @@platplat*my favorite word

  • @Sun-Warrior1911
    @Sun-Warrior1911 2 месяца назад +2319

    The BEST INTRO!! Fitting for the 1911!!

    • @Nate-p5t
      @Nate-p5t 2 месяца назад +16

      Yes

    • @qman1991
      @qman1991 2 месяца назад +22

      For sure. The quality of the intros have improved over the years

    • @1911shooter
      @1911shooter 2 месяца назад +4

      Great name and comment.

    • @Armored_Muskrat
      @Armored_Muskrat 2 месяца назад +5

      Sure, for a Boomer fantasy. ;) As it is, the 1911, like basically all other handguns, is essentially useless in real combat. Hence the development of the M1 carbine.

    • @Bruno-rv7iy
      @Bruno-rv7iy 2 месяца назад +3

      This is better than the Netflix guys

  • @mutantfmj
    @mutantfmj 2 месяца назад +170

    As a Recon Marine I trained with and carried a MEUSOC 45 then a M45A1 from 86 to 2006. Still have a M45A1 and few other M1911A1 in my retirement.

    • @gb-bp1me
      @gb-bp1me 2 месяца назад +7

      Thank you for your service.

    • @Shey-v4l
      @Shey-v4l 2 месяца назад +1

      Ditto☝🏽X2

    • @Billyjoekroeger
      @Billyjoekroeger 2 месяца назад +1

      ☝️X3

    • @SeenAndCheese
      @SeenAndCheese 2 месяца назад +1

      I had a MEUSOC 45 in 2012 in Oki (Ithaca frame, Remington slide). I don't remember them having a rail. The contract for the M45A1 came out in 2012, way past 2006.

  • @williamcampbell6794
    @williamcampbell6794 2 месяца назад +1036

    3:00 the Medal of Honor music in the background was a freaking throwback, and great intro btw.

    • @thegatesofsleep
      @thegatesofsleep 2 месяца назад +13

      YES

    • @Mark0XO
      @Mark0XO 2 месяца назад +28

      I was just thinking that! Damn we getting old…

    • @kebabit0
      @kebabit0 2 месяца назад +34

      And the Battlefield music just right after at 7:15 !

    • @PuFFieS13
      @PuFFieS13 2 месяца назад +4

      I was thinking the same thing!

    • @echosr2139
      @echosr2139 2 месяца назад +37

      When the European Assault theme started it really brought on the feels😢

  • @clintwestwood1895
    @clintwestwood1895 2 месяца назад +2225

    If you carry a 1911 rather than a Glock, you have a better chance at being the main character.

    • @MichaelAMyers1957
      @MichaelAMyers1957 2 месяца назад +150

      Glocks are for folks who listen to rap and need a "extendo clip"

    • @danielyu8022
      @danielyu8022 2 месяца назад +41

      ​@@MichaelAMyers1957 I thought those were the Desert Eagle guys. Or those that brandish their nickel/gold plated 92FS

    • @_AGONY
      @_AGONY 2 месяца назад +101

      @@MichaelAMyers1957 Just say you're racist and move on fam.

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 2 месяца назад

      @@MichaelAMyers1957 They are of course most commonly used by international terrorists, on account of the fact that they're made of porcelain, and can pass through metal detectors.

    • @nekomoves1714
      @nekomoves1714 2 месяца назад +65

      @@_AGONY He's the kind of guy to say "It's called dark humor liberal, you just dont get it" or "Anyone can listen to rap, you said it" while being just straight up racist

  • @LovleyLemonade
    @LovleyLemonade 2 месяца назад +709

    This video singlehandedly cured thousands of Fudds' ED.

    • @Bapu4President
      @Bapu4President 2 месяца назад +17

      Cured my ED

    • @nomad_philosophy
      @nomad_philosophy 2 месяца назад +12

      Flanneldaddy always cures mine

    • @nicholasmagers5246
      @nicholasmagers5246 2 месяца назад

      Get a hotter GF.

    • @MaximRecoil
      @MaximRecoil Месяц назад

      You don't even know what the word "Fudd" means, obviously. Fudds are gun owners who think the Second Amendment is about hunting, and they support banning so-called "assault weapons" and other so-called "non-sporting" firearms. A true Fudd wouldn't even like the 1911, since it's not a traditional "hunting firearm," and they would have supported the various efforts to ban handguns in the US, most notably in 1934 (a handgun ban came very close to being included in the National Firearms Act of 1934).

    • @nicholasmagers5246
      @nicholasmagers5246 Месяц назад

      @@MaximRecoil It depends on who is using the word. Others use it for other reasons. I don't use it.

  • @Vultify
    @Vultify Месяц назад +22

    bro the medal of honor music at 3:00 brought back memories from playing PS2 back in the day 🥲

  • @kagan.dunlap
    @kagan.dunlap 2 месяца назад +370

    2:50 the intro was beautiful. The 1911 is the first sidearm I ever owned, still iconic

    • @KarlDRG
      @KarlDRG 2 месяца назад +9

      Hey Kagan! Good to see you here.

    • @AntiPlatitude
      @AntiPlatitude 2 месяца назад +3

      Agreed. And same. Mine was my grandfather’s. He left it to me when he passed.

    • @OperatorJackYT
      @OperatorJackYT 2 месяца назад +3

      OORAH! 💪🦅

    • @chrisgeist9046
      @chrisgeist9046 2 месяца назад +4

      My springfield 1911 defender is my first gun. Carried it for years as my carry gun. I've put 5000rnds through it. Never failed me

    • @AlexKS1992
      @AlexKS1992 2 месяца назад +3

      It’s my favorite pistol, ever since I bought a Rock Island Armory 1911 I’ve fallen in love with the 1911.

  • @muaxh03
    @muaxh03 2 месяца назад +578

    It is crazy to think that someone in the future will make a video just like this but for 200 years

    • @user-im6fy4qp6m
      @user-im6fy4qp6m 2 месяца назад +26

      doubtful. maybe in 2000 years when electricity is rediscovered but in 200 years humans will be living as our primitive ancestors of the stone age did

    • @timpac17
      @timpac17 2 месяца назад +29

      Garandson

    • @Miguel-mx9op
      @Miguel-mx9op 2 месяца назад +4

      @@user-im6fy4qp6myou really think we’re gonna have another extinction level event or atleast an event that’ll set us back to thr Stone Age in 200 years?

    • @liamanthonyalanpearson3419
      @liamanthonyalanpearson3419 2 месяца назад +10

      @@Miguel-mx9opI don’t think we will but let’s be real it could happen tomorrow

    • @dakotareid1566
      @dakotareid1566 2 месяца назад

      @@Miguel-mx9opextinction level event? No, a world war that sets us back? Absolutely.
      “I know not what weapons ww3 will be fought with, but ww4 will be fought with sticks and stones” Einstein

  • @JohnDingus_16
    @JohnDingus_16 2 месяца назад +1042

    How many times has Garand Thumb said "We'll put a picture right here" and never does lmao

    • @HeartTribe
      @HeartTribe 2 месяца назад +32

      I was about to say lmao

    • @user-im6fy4qp6m
      @user-im6fy4qp6m 2 месяца назад +55

      he has lazy editors

    • @buckshot927tx
      @buckshot927tx 2 месяца назад +11

      Blue falcon mofo

    • @jrmbayne
      @jrmbayne 2 месяца назад +5

      6

    • @carbomb6210
      @carbomb6210 2 месяца назад +27

      @@user-im6fy4qp6m They spent their time on the intro.

  • @thesillymoose193
    @thesillymoose193 2 месяца назад +48

    That opening is DOPE ! My 1911 was the first present my wife , girlfriend at the time , bought me… lol knew she was a keeper from the start !

    • @the7thcircle734
      @the7thcircle734 2 месяца назад

      What did you do with the second 1911. 😂 I kid I kid. But that's an awesome gift

  • @GoldenWebb
    @GoldenWebb 2 месяца назад +1828

    I carry a 45 cause they don’t make a 46 GOBBLESS

    • @Wutsizbukkit
      @Wutsizbukkit 2 месяца назад +38

      Battlefield 2042: think again motherfu-

    • @G1721jeff
      @G1721jeff 2 месяца назад +54

      They make a 460 Rowland or a .50 action express

    • @danakill22
      @danakill22 2 месяца назад +28

      GOBBLESS HOSS

    • @paleoph6168
      @paleoph6168 2 месяца назад +12

      ​​@@G1721jeffthen they respond with: "That ruins the joke... Shut up!" >:(

    • @armorers_wrench
      @armorers_wrench 2 месяца назад +12

      HELL YEAH BROTHER

  • @AllAboutSurvival
    @AllAboutSurvival 2 месяца назад +189

    It’s amazing how a design over a century old can still compete with modern firearms in reliability and performance.

    • @stefthorman8548
      @stefthorman8548 2 месяца назад +10

      😂 ammo capacity, weight, reliability, an 1911 doesn't compete at all in all three of those category against an modern gun. btw, if you say "shot placement/1 shot 1 kill" then muskets/revolvers suit your needs better, since they use bigger ammo, and even less capacity for you to show off your "skills". Theres an reason why spec ops ditched their extremely modified 1911s for glocks, after desperately trying to make them work, they just don't, hammer fired is obsolete, even with high ammo capacity.

    • @Justin_GFM
      @Justin_GFM 2 месяца назад +27

      ⁠​⁠@@stefthorman8548 Delta Force was issuing STIs (now Staccatos) in the 2000s, and various law enforcement agencies are issuing Staccatos currently. The design absolutely still holds up to the modern day, whether or not .45 still does in the era of modern 9mm ammo is a different discussion lol

    • @JohnnyReb2000
      @JohnnyReb2000 2 месяца назад +22

      ​@Justin_GFM it's hilarious how 1911 haters compare a 45 ACP 1911 to a Glock 17 to try to make a point on the "significant" capacity advantage of 9 mm over 45, when in reality, the capacity advantage is more so the single stack vs double stack than the caliber. It's the firearms equivalent of saying that a V6 is just as powerful than a V8, then cite the HP and Torque of the 5.0 Coyote, a naturally-aspirated engine, and a 3.5 Ecoboost, a twin turbo engine. Both apples to oranges comparisons.

    • @theoutlawking9123
      @theoutlawking9123 2 месяца назад +19

      ​@@JohnnyReb2000 Don't mind him, the 1911 is just too much gun for his girly hands 😂

    • @sbcmike2765
      @sbcmike2765 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@stefthorman8548 "an 1911" "an reason"... lol do you ever use just a or do they all get the an no matter if the next word starts with a vowel or not?

  • @TheJackHood
    @TheJackHood 2 месяца назад +161

    Garand Thumb, making better cold opens than most movie companies

  • @FounderPaine
    @FounderPaine 2 месяца назад +12

    I don't think I've ever seen anyone so happy to talk about a gun. The pure joy in your voice is telling us more than any of the script.

  • @Lucifer-tq6kr
    @Lucifer-tq6kr 2 месяца назад +822

    My man just casually creating movie like intros. Starting a WW1 enacment just for a one video is crazy.

    • @ch3zzx
      @ch3zzx 2 месяца назад +65

      World War 1 reenactment actually, but yeah it's just getting exponentially more like cinema.

    • @Snakebloke
      @Snakebloke 2 месяца назад +16

      WW1 *

    • @Wutsizbukkit
      @Wutsizbukkit 2 месяца назад +13

      Honestly its incredible the acting and editing skills in his intros nowadays

    • @redslate
      @redslate 2 месяца назад +8

      They don't teach history class anymore?
      WWI

    • @allenneva5213
      @allenneva5213 2 месяца назад +4

      WW1

  • @callumweston1396
    @callumweston1396 2 месяца назад +163

    Amazing. As an Englishman. I thoroughly enjoy your expression of freedom

  • @stevenlewis6781
    @stevenlewis6781 2 месяца назад +45

    I have two original 1911 pistols. My father was in the Air Force from 1955-1959. He was a navigator and was the chief intelligence officer for his squadron. He was qualified expert on the handgun, and most of the other officers in his squadron had him certify them too. He used a Smith and Wesson K 38. But his issued handgun was an early Colt 45. He kept it. It’s minute of barrel at 25 yards. But it still fires and that’s all that counts. The other one is an original government model that was converted to 38 Super. It’s been accurised and it’s still one of the most accurate pistols I’ve ever shot. These are indeed the best pistols ever made.
    Additionally, this was the best video you guys have ever made. And that’s saying something.

  • @earlgunman6325
    @earlgunman6325 2 месяца назад +31

    Jesus. That intro. 10/10 and better quality and more accurate that most movies I've watched.

    • @jimdawdy6254
      @jimdawdy6254 Месяц назад

      Right? Holy cow, how did they pull that off!?

  • @docgillygun9531
    @docgillygun9531 2 месяца назад +67

    Still have my grandfather's WWII Colt 45 that he fought through Italy and France with. He was also an expert marksman and shot competitions with it. My most treasured firearm and it will never leave me. Retired from active duty but I keep it clean and well lubricated for my grandfather because not sure I'm really worthy to own it.

    • @chrisripley154
      @chrisripley154 2 месяца назад +14

      Honor the legacy- keep it clean, oiled and loaded by your bedside. Give your grandfather the chance to protect you from things that go bump in the night one more time.

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 2 месяца назад +12

      You were assigned as its caretaker by the powers that be brother. You will probably be better to it than a meuseum theyll put it on a wall itll never get the OIL

    • @nathanaelellender6495
      @nathanaelellender6495 2 месяца назад +7

      While we may never believe ourselves worthy inheritors of our forebears legacies, we must strive for the sake of the posterity we will share with them to be as near to this as we can be. Maybe, by doing this, we will surpass them. Even if we don't, we will create the best version of ourselves.
      Godspeed. God bless.

    • @evanalden2117
      @evanalden2117 2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for your family's service and im super jealous but in a good way that you have one of these.

    • @JeffC-dj3gd
      @JeffC-dj3gd Месяц назад +2

      @@nathanaelellender6495 Excellent. 👏

  • @ketchman8299
    @ketchman8299 2 месяца назад +178

    Gavrillo Princep used an FN Model 1910 pistol chambered in 32acp to assasinate Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, not a Colt 1903 Hammerless in 32acp. However you WERE correct that BOTH were John Browning designed pistols.

    • @dextermomarte77
      @dextermomarte77 2 месяца назад +12

      I believe the model used was actually in .380 (SN 19074)

    • @christopherwood8363
      @christopherwood8363 2 месяца назад +7

      Fabrique Nationale model 1910 .380 caliber pistol

    • @joshuasuggs2379
      @joshuasuggs2379 2 месяца назад +4

      It was a 380

    • @ketchman8299
      @ketchman8299 2 месяца назад +9

      @@dextermomarte77 previous information I had read stated the pistol was in .32acp. Howevee the pistol on display as used by him does indeed chamber .380. I stand corrected.

    • @zelashizzz1278
      @zelashizzz1278 2 месяца назад +1

      @@ketchman8299 See, I had always heard it was a 32acp pistol... I wonder if some sort of hijinxs is in order...

  • @wyate2295
    @wyate2295 2 месяца назад +339

    CRAZY A RUclipsR MAKES BETTER FILMS THAN MODERN HOLLYWOOD

    • @deutscherfischer55
      @deutscherfischer55 2 месяца назад +6

      Cool it with the antisemitism

    • @jonbrooks6522
      @jonbrooks6522 2 месяца назад

      That’s because everything woke turns to shit

    • @Swiat34
      @Swiat34 2 месяца назад +3

      GOBBLESS HOSS! HAWG CRANK FROM THET INTRO!
      -Sent from my Cassio Watch

    • @60sSam
      @60sSam 2 месяца назад +2

      Honestly I'd almost expect that at this point.

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom 2 месяца назад +1

      How many sheeple are going to repeat this exact comment? 🥴

  • @JamesWolf2001
    @JamesWolf2001 24 дня назад +2

    Love the inclusion of the Medal of Honor music throughout

  • @griffinhowe7290
    @griffinhowe7290 2 месяца назад +587

    I‘m dead serious saying you should collaborate with some other guntubers and make a full movie production/series.
    This video production quality is at least as good as hollywood.

    • @HKsuggatpb
      @HKsuggatpb 2 месяца назад +9

      I agree!

    • @trevorbruns9456
      @trevorbruns9456 2 месяца назад +17

      Tiny guns

    • @mikewithers299
      @mikewithers299 2 месяца назад +5

      I mean at least what they are giving us now days. GT for a Grammy! 🤣

    • @sldkgf
      @sldkgf 2 месяца назад +2

      It worked for Range 15

    • @jessemorris744
      @jessemorris744 2 месяца назад +3

      And then put it on pepperbox so only half your fans can see it

  • @thestoningwalrus8613
    @thestoningwalrus8613 2 месяца назад +291

    Garandthumb the type of dad who does press checks in 1918

  • @iwillnotcomply007
    @iwillnotcomply007 2 месяца назад +87

    Garand Thumb just made one of the best WWI movie scenes. Hollywood, take notes.

    • @mike7652
      @mike7652 2 месяца назад +4

      Hollywood like "Let's do that, but everyone is trans and a *Person of Colour* because Diversity™ sells!"

    • @lukasstrne3780
      @lukasstrne3780 2 месяца назад +1

      Absolutely!😂😂😂😂😂

  • @mikehowe96
    @mikehowe96 2 месяца назад +7

    the cinematography in these videos is award winning quality

  • @jeffcarr057
    @jeffcarr057 2 месяца назад +50

    Best intro I've ever seen. Even got the reload after 8 rds. Because who carries an empty pipe. Great stuff

  • @asleep75ify
    @asleep75ify 2 месяца назад +86

    WTH??? RUclipsrs are making more engaging and cinematic content big Hollywood studios. That opening... Freaking EPIC! Amazing... Just amazing.

    • @MichaelAMyers1957
      @MichaelAMyers1957 2 месяца назад +12

      Well... Hollywood is far too political. So that's why

  • @jmabs5096
    @jmabs5096 2 месяца назад +48

    Imagine being mr. Browning still smiling with not only his original handgun design, but basically more probably more then 1/2 the handguns designed and used is still using his product one way or another

    • @YouveBeenMiddled
      @YouveBeenMiddled 2 месяца назад +2

      Now consider *the exact same thought* for all of the M2 machine guns. And not just in use, but in service.

    • @nick15684
      @nick15684 7 дней назад +1

      Dude was an actual genius, the best firearms designer that ever lived. So many modern innovations in firearms came from John Browning in a short span of time.

  • @PrecisionRifleNetwork
    @PrecisionRifleNetwork Месяц назад

    Possibly the best guntuber intro I’ve ever seen. Very well produced and edited.

  • @dreamcatcher5572
    @dreamcatcher5572 2 месяца назад +268

    I wanna watch the rest of the MOVIE...

  • @DementiaGaming69420
    @DementiaGaming69420 2 месяца назад +82

    Most badass intro movie yet.

  • @will53e
    @will53e 2 месяца назад +9

    GT....production value off the charts. Historical significance, off the charts. Respect given, knowledge transmitted, humor expressed....you're a movement now. Thank you for what you do.

  • @VandashStumpedKnee
    @VandashStumpedKnee 2 месяца назад +15

    2:09 OMG ITS JASON THUMB

  • @unclejohnbulleit2671
    @unclejohnbulleit2671 2 месяца назад +19

    I carried one for over a decade before we switched to the M9. Easy to repair, easy to clear any malf. with, it's still my go to for those times when "that bad feeling" comes.

    • @joshuaamado559
      @joshuaamado559 2 месяца назад +3

      I carried an M9 for over a decade before we switched to the M18. Easy to repair, easy to clear any malf with, it’s still my go to for those times when “that bad feeling” comes.

  • @h.r.puffnstuff8705
    @h.r.puffnstuff8705 2 месяца назад +6

    Scored a M1911 mail ordered from a US Army armory in 1960. Still wears its Army rework park job , plastic grips, and all the proper rework stamps.
    Eats anything you can stuff in its mag and prints very well.

  • @Echo2-2
    @Echo2-2 2 месяца назад +6

    I'm absolutely astounded by the fact that it still shoots.
    Also, the choice in background music is top notch. The Medal of Honor is full of beautiful tracks

  • @WunjoxFlo
    @WunjoxFlo Месяц назад +1

    I shot a 1911 when I was travelling to the US earlier this year.
    I've never used any gun before, except shotguns during a ball trap session.
    The recoil really surprised me for a pistol. It KICKS

  • @bloodyhell55555
    @bloodyhell55555 2 месяца назад +204

    1911 exists, thats why aliens dont invade earth.

    • @MichaelAMyers1957
      @MichaelAMyers1957 2 месяца назад +23

      That explains why I've never had an alien encounter. I carry a 1911..

    • @nileshsmith6282
      @nileshsmith6282 2 месяца назад +4

      Okay, this was good. 🏆 winner of the internet today.

  • @Cheung_Kody
    @Cheung_Kody 2 месяца назад +118

    MEDAL OF HONOR AIRBORNE SOUNDTRACK LESGOOOO

  • @ErrorOptik
    @ErrorOptik 2 месяца назад +30

    Ok, wtf was that intro!?! Omg that was the best video I’ve ever seen my god!!! You need to make a full movie of that! And make a NBC survival series 👀

  • @TheSignofJonah777
    @TheSignofJonah777 Месяц назад +1

    My 3rd great grandfather has an article published a couple years ago long after his death about “war is hell, and no man can tell me otherwise. We had 256 men in our group and after a week on the front lines we are down to 25 men” he was on the front lines the day of the armistice.

  • @mikehawkins6272
    @mikehawkins6272 2 месяца назад +27

    Ok yeah I seldom comment on videos - that intro was just excellent.

  • @orka5352
    @orka5352 2 месяца назад +13

    My dad inherited a 1911 from pre 1913 (some markings were gone with age so we couldn't pin point it but enough was there to tell it was pre 1913, it was owned by a crazy man) and after he cleaned it, it fired like it was brand new.

  • @PerpetualWhiteBelt
    @PerpetualWhiteBelt 2 месяца назад +4

    The intro to this video is absolutely amazing!!!I wanted the whole video to be like this!I kept rewatching it, and I didn’t want it to end. The 1911 is definitely a solid vibe. Killer video this week.

  • @aj200415
    @aj200415 2 месяца назад

    Dude…that intro, I’m almost in tears. How the hell could a RUclipsr have an intro better than some A list movies???

  • @DKlikesStuff
    @DKlikesStuff 2 месяца назад +11

    I picked up a 1914 Colt 1911 the other week. It was a reworked WW2 one as well. 1914 frame, hammer, beaver tail, and mainspring housing. 1911A1 slide and WW2 era colt barrel. WW2 grips.
    I call it project 3 World wars.

  • @TictacAddict1
    @TictacAddict1 2 месяца назад +40

    I have given my grandpa's WWII/Korean war 1917 built, 1911, to my younger son. It had to be refreshed by an excellent gunsmith/machinist. During the Korean War, he had it nickeled and added dragon pearl grips.

    • @stoops187
      @stoops187 2 месяца назад

      @@TictacAddict1 nice

  • @isthatafamas
    @isthatafamas 2 месяца назад +105

    Not to be that guy but Franz Ferdinand was assassinated with an FN1910

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 2 месяца назад +7

      yeah... I caught that also.

    • @jonathansuntheimer537
      @jonathansuntheimer537 2 месяца назад +21

      Yeah but it was a John Moses Browning gun so he was half right.

    • @trebreh1100
      @trebreh1100 2 месяца назад +7

      Congrats, your that guy.

    • @BrokenBarBox
      @BrokenBarBox 2 месяца назад +6

      @@trebreh1100 congrats to you for being a second tier that guy

    • @gabriel08607
      @gabriel08607 2 месяца назад +7

      @@trebreh1100 you’re*

  • @ChrisDavis-tt1dj
    @ChrisDavis-tt1dj Месяц назад

    These guns are legendary. It has it all: grip angle, trigger pull, and accuracy. First handgun I purchased. Mine has never failed to feed or fire any ammo I put through it in 20 plus years.

  • @generalgrant2003
    @generalgrant2003 2 месяца назад +767

    When was that intro filmed? Looked like pre-beard pre-roids Garand Thumb.

    • @the_american_doughboy
      @the_american_doughboy 2 месяца назад +85

      About 3 years ago

    • @garrettboone4306
      @garrettboone4306 2 месяца назад +115

      Better times. Back in the days of the black screen

    • @Junglebum-SEA
      @Junglebum-SEA 2 месяца назад +93

      Damn production quality is too good… He’s a Fed now fellas

    • @generalgrant2003
      @generalgrant2003 2 месяца назад +7

      @@Junglebum-SEA How's Mike a fed?

    • @LoPro
      @LoPro 2 месяца назад +83

      ​@@generalgrant2003Because he had a glow-Up from all that Raw Milk

  • @mikebessette5811
    @mikebessette5811 2 месяца назад +6

    Speechless on the production quality of that intro. For a RUclips video. Hats off guys amazing job.

  • @christopher7310
    @christopher7310 2 месяца назад +43

    My birth certificate says I'm Gen X. My excitement level for this video says BOOMER. Even though I get more rounds, lighter weight, and "faster follow-up shots" with my 9mm's.... My .45 1911's are my favorite pistols by far. It's not even close. They always feel like the perfect shooting pistol.

  • @chaseford2120
    @chaseford2120 2 месяца назад

    Bro just needs too make a movie at this point his intro was better than almost any war movie I've seen in the last ten years

  • @jotairpontes
    @jotairpontes 2 месяца назад +15

    I wasn't ready for that intro. I didn't know I wanted WW1 John Wick with a sprinkle of Tarantino.
    That was C I N E M A.

  • @logannaraine7952
    @logannaraine7952 2 месяца назад +16

    Shout out to the detail at the beginning, you can see a French soldier, 10/10 detail to include that.

  • @oliround
    @oliround 2 месяца назад +7

    Jesus, the beginning cinematic was amazing. God bless you and our ancestors that fought in the trenches.

  • @Ghost-Actual
    @Ghost-Actual 2 месяца назад

    Can we stop and appreciate how high the bar has been raised for cinematography in modern youtube.

  • @michaelm9211
    @michaelm9211 2 месяца назад +6

    That intro 🧑‍🍳💋👌I also have an 1918 US property M1911. My wife’s grandfather gave it to me for Christmas before he died. He asked me to take care of it. He bought it in the 60’s as a surplus gun. He only shot it a few times. I have only shot it once. I dual wielded it with my brother’s 1921 made M1911.

  • @mrwellgun
    @mrwellgun 2 месяца назад +243

    TWO WERLD WURRS BRÖTHER !!

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl 2 месяца назад +5

      Wurrs*

    • @RobotCheetah1
      @RobotCheetah1 2 месяца назад +3

      🇺🇸

    • @stalo8
      @stalo8 2 месяца назад +5

      Blasphemy. Using German lettering referring to such an American classic. (Ö)

    • @RobotCheetah1
      @RobotCheetah1 2 месяца назад +1

      @@stalo8 your right… personally, I would’ve recognized it, but I only speak American……

    • @Kremit_the_Forg
      @Kremit_the_Forg 2 месяца назад +5

      MOLON LABIA, TIL VAN HALEN BORTHER!!!

  • @jeffhutchins7048
    @jeffhutchins7048 2 месяца назад +731

    1911, it's like a GLOCK, but for MEN.

    • @dar5647
      @dar5647 2 месяца назад +22

      Its nothing like a glock. More men carry glocks than 1911s today.

    • @cjones070
      @cjones070 2 месяца назад +104

      @@dar5647more men take estrogen than before too. The point stands.

    • @SakoRichards
      @SakoRichards 2 месяца назад +53

      @@dar5647well ackshuwalley 🙄

    • @ShawnBaker-d3h
      @ShawnBaker-d3h 2 месяца назад +30

      ​@@cjones070 That response wins the internet. 😂😂😂😂

    • @MichaelAMyers1957
      @MichaelAMyers1957 2 месяца назад +41

      Glocks are overrated. Owned 2, sold both with in a month of owning them. Tried different models and never liked any glock i ever held / shot. Main reasons glocks are so popular is because of movies, rap music, and being able to buy aftermarket parts to customize it. They're obviously reliable guns, but they're very overrated. So overrated that folks will call any pistol they see, a glock. It's like folks who watch UFC, and think UFC is the name of the sport, when the sport is MMA.

  • @Mangolorian831
    @Mangolorian831 2 месяца назад +1

    I honestly forgot for a second I was watching a RUclips review on the 1911 and thought I was watching a badass ww1 movie lol fucken amazing intro my guy

  • @vettepilot427
    @vettepilot427 2 месяца назад +115

    Social media: “1911’s aren’t drop safe”
    Grandads who killed everybody so we could have a social media generation: “Nobody gives a shit”

    • @stefthorman8548
      @stefthorman8548 2 месяца назад +2

      Your grandaddy would have preferred an glock, much better pistol.

    • @vettepilot427
      @vettepilot427 2 месяца назад +6

      @@stefthorman8548 You’re assuming that he never shot one? Pretty sure that the Hi-Power has been around almost as long as the 1911. He didn’t like it either.

    • @ml696
      @ml696 2 месяца назад +3

      @@vettepilot427 not drop safe, everything around is dead.

    • @vettepilot427
      @vettepilot427 2 месяца назад +4

      @@ml696 history proves otherwise

    • @raypist5938
      @raypist5938 2 месяца назад +2

      Cringe comment, your grand daddy fought for the wrong side.

  • @sargeusm_84
    @sargeusm_84 2 месяца назад +10

    Garand Thumb's intros become increasingly cinematic. Too cool, it's like watching a scene from a movie🎞🍿!!!

  • @lordofpigs
    @lordofpigs 2 месяца назад +39

    Intro was so good I forgot I was watching Garand Thumb and not a multimillion dollar movie.

    • @stripedassape8148
      @stripedassape8148 2 месяца назад

      those multi million dollar movies only a small fraction of the money actually makes the movie,

  • @aguythatthinks7931
    @aguythatthinks7931 2 месяца назад +3

    Why is it that Garand thumb can make a better live action than the Halo show?

  • @Owen2108
    @Owen2108 2 месяца назад +60

    3:05 *MEDAL OF HONOUR INTENSIFIES*

  • @Catmandan42069
    @Catmandan42069 2 месяца назад +40

    The definition of stopping power

  • @NeviQAdnariM
    @NeviQAdnariM 2 месяца назад +16

    Is this previously unseen Pre-Tren Garand Thumb footage? Nice

  • @shanegannon9579
    @shanegannon9579 2 месяца назад +2

    Yes Garand Thumb you've done it again, awesome intro and love all your videos. Cheers from Jersey 🙏💪🏻

  • @Aikano9
    @Aikano9 2 месяца назад +4

    The 1911 is undoubtedly the nicest looking pistol ever made.
    The Battlefield 1 OST is great

  • @venturatheace1
    @venturatheace1 2 месяца назад +13

    That intro is better than most Hollywood movies today

  • @danakill22
    @danakill22 2 месяца назад +46

    I've seen intense scenes in Band of Brothers that were less intense than this opening.

  • @rhysmodica2892
    @rhysmodica2892 18 дней назад

    Hearing the MoH theme at 3:00 brought some chills. Some of the best games ever made. And I'm just gonna say congrats on that intro. You went all out on that one.

  • @EcardEcardian
    @EcardEcardian 2 месяца назад +21

    As long as it works. Soiled engineenering if it has been in use for 100+ years. If you went 1000 years into the future, this gun will still be made, why you may ask? GOOD GUN!

  • @joeb6986
    @joeb6986 2 месяца назад +248

    God's caliber

  • @Mark_Williams.
    @Mark_Williams. 2 месяца назад +125

    M1918 BAR for next historical gun?

  • @alvaroserna4588
    @alvaroserna4588 2 месяца назад

    The intro for a "Review" 10X better than a Hollywood movie. I don't know how this channel can get even better

  • @DevinMoorhead
    @DevinMoorhead 2 месяца назад +348

    It's a common misconception that the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The reality is the pilot, when flying over the city, simply shot once with his 1911

    • @user-Nagesh2004
      @user-Nagesh2004 2 месяца назад +14

      You are right brother, people don't understand that it is god's caliber that the pilot shot on first point of impact and the shell landed on the second point of impact later . 🙂
      🙄

    • @scrogg13
      @scrogg13 2 месяца назад +7

      A new "Chuck Norris" style set of facts about the 1911.
      Enjoy!
      🤟😎🤟

    • @latigomorgan
      @latigomorgan 2 месяца назад +6

      Same thing with all the big craters in Nevada. Those weren't from atomic bombs, they were impact areas from 1911 shooting ranges.

    • @jacksprat9344
      @jacksprat9344 2 месяца назад

      @@user-Nagesh2004 😅

    • @chrisdt2297
      @chrisdt2297 2 месяца назад +2

      Imagine US astronauts start shooting the earth with their 1911
      It'll be a world-ending orbital bombardment

  • @robjmh
    @robjmh 2 месяца назад +102

    Man you guys spent some money on the production here. Nice job.

    • @LucefieD
      @LucefieD 2 месяца назад +1

      I feel like it's corridor digital, they were around doing stuff recently.

    • @micahmayfield
      @micahmayfield 2 месяца назад +11

      @@LucefieDI filmed and edited the the whole thing

    • @LucefieD
      @LucefieD 2 месяца назад

      @@micahmayfield that's badass brother, love it. Those were practical bullet holes right?

    • @ChevTecGroup
      @ChevTecGroup 2 месяца назад

      ​@micahmayfield great work!

    • @btgbullseye
      @btgbullseye 2 месяца назад

      @@micahmayfield Top tier everything my dude!

  • @DL-ij7tf
    @DL-ij7tf 2 месяца назад +10

    Franz Ferdinand wasn't shot with a Cold 1903 Pocket Hammerless, it was a Browning-designed FN 1910 in .380. So he was still right about it being Browning

  • @SV-Flying-Tigress
    @SV-Flying-Tigress Месяц назад

    Having moved on to a sailboat, I don't really watch gun videos anymore....but I watched this one. Thumbs up.

  • @davidhayes7543
    @davidhayes7543 2 месяца назад +70

    😅 nervous laugh when you said soon to be 3 world wars

    • @balasaashti3146
      @balasaashti3146 2 месяца назад +2

      Hell and I literally have a few weeks before I go head off to basic.

    • @firstnamelastname6216
      @firstnamelastname6216 2 месяца назад

      Good luck man.​@@balasaashti3146

    • @AdamantLightLP
      @AdamantLightLP 2 месяца назад

      Fighting age men can sense impending drafts.

    • @johnlouis6892
      @johnlouis6892 2 месяца назад

      Already started

  • @FruderikRunderson
    @FruderikRunderson 2 месяца назад +63

    $450,000 no lowballs, i know what i got son

    • @mike7652
      @mike7652 2 месяца назад +4

      I'll give ya tree fitty!
      Unfortunately, I also know what I have 😂

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 2 месяца назад

      Hear me out bro an f150 costs 50k and depriciates to 10k over 10 years of owmership it used to be 12 when they were built better but you lose a fortune. I bet if you buy a gun like this it doesnt depriciate like that esspecially if these days its a safe queen a lot of times. So to me its got value as a historical relic. It shows how far ahead we were they were selling these. Look at the first lugers and how retarded those things function. The nazis need a cuck cartridge

    • @user-dw4cv3xq5u
      @user-dw4cv3xq5u 2 месяца назад

      That’s about what it’s worth.

    • @stoops187
      @stoops187 2 месяца назад +1

      @@FruderikRunderson I wonder how much these are actually going for right now… off to Gunbroker!

  • @PilotIndex
    @PilotIndex 2 месяца назад +56

    Dear Mr. Thumb;
    Will you please direct the next WW1 movie so it doesn't suck like all the ones made after the 1960s.

    • @ryand4533
      @ryand4533 2 месяца назад +7

      The Netflix one called 1917 surprisingly pretty good. But I really wish they would make more movies about WW1.

    • @Missourah1861
      @Missourah1861 2 месяца назад +3

      The Lost Battalion is pretty solid

    • @badweetabix
      @badweetabix 2 месяца назад

      @@ryand4533 What does Netflix have to do with 1917?

    • @ryand4533
      @ryand4533 2 месяца назад

      @@badweetabixIt’s streaming on Netflix

  • @granthardy4661
    @granthardy4661 2 месяца назад

    This is the best intro on RUclips I have ever seen. I was at the edge of my seat. Wow well done.

  • @tommygun6028
    @tommygun6028 2 месяца назад +3

    Another Great Show!!!!!
    Thanks Guys !!!!!

  • @Kalebg814
    @Kalebg814 2 месяца назад +12

    9:54 Will go down in History

  • @onarampage247
    @onarampage247 2 месяца назад +69

    That german looked like Micahs fat doppelganger

  • @KaoretheHalfDemon
    @KaoretheHalfDemon 2 месяца назад

    When someone talks about a pistol in any context without giving a specific model the 1911 is the one that I always picture. Its a classic and enduring design.

  • @No_Game_Impact
    @No_Game_Impact 2 месяца назад +3

    10:04 Not the Medal of Honor European Assault theme taking me back to the first shooter I ever played on the PS2

  • @bobmatthew5012
    @bobmatthew5012 2 месяца назад +4

    18:18. Big facts Mr. Thumb.

  • @blackwulfentertainment9542
    @blackwulfentertainment9542 Месяц назад +3

    I own one 7 years older, still runs great

  • @brutalschel
    @brutalschel 2 месяца назад

    Bro, this intro... this is something else. It was beautiful, man. Congrats, everyone, on the amazing work on this video!