Minute of Mae: U.S. Browning Automatic Rifle 1918
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Mae walks into a BAR.
There is no joke, its just what happened.
It looked more like the BAR walked into her.
I'd like to walk into a gun shop before the NFA, and pick up a Colt Monitor BAR for $300.
@@CrysResan A wiser fella once said, sometimes you eat the BAR, and sometimes, well, the BAR eats you
This is the funniest thing I've seen in serval days. Congrats, you got a genuine laugh out of me 🙂
holy shit shes fucjng ded
The BAR is still one of the coolest guns ever. From the looks to the sound, it's always impressive to behold.
My grandfather a WWII vet said nothing but great things on it.
It's a beautiful weapon, one of my favorites from WWII
Bonnie and Clyde thought so also.
this thing is cool in video games or in the hands of a very strong person, I would prefer M-4 or AK in a real fight
@@user-lw3iu7yt5g it’s a support weapon
“We stayed a few days in St. Remy and spent some time talking with the townspeople. There were no young men there. We saw some
children, some older men and a few women, both young and old.
Hound Dog (Pfc. John H. Bolin, Jr.) said that he remembered his father saying that he had been in a town called St. Remy during World
War I. He and other doughboys had carved their initials in the ceiling beam of a farmhouse. It sounded sort of fantastic, but as the semiofficial interpreter of the platoon, I thought that it wouldn't hurt to ask someone,
‘Were there American soldiers in St. Remy during the
first World War?’
One farmer became very excited when asked about it. He said,
‘Yes! American soldiers were here in World War I.’ They had even stayed in his house. He led us into his home which was divided on one
side as a barn for his animals. On the other side, that was partitioned for the family, he pointed to a wooden beam about eight inches by eight inches thick with initials carved in it. The room was dimly lit, and the beam was dark brown with age and dirt. The ceiling was only about seven feet high. Hound Dog searched for his father's initials, but it was difficult to see anything even if they were there. Suddenly, he shouted,
‘There they are! Just the way my Dad said they would be.’ Then we all saw the initials: "JHB"
carved exactly the way Hound Dog had
described them.
Not only did Bolin come to the same town and the same house, but he was also carrying a BAR just as his father had 26 years before. It
was hard to believe such a story, that a father and son would live and relive the same experience in the same place a quarter of a century
apart.“
- John Khoury from page 52 of his war memoir
“Love Company - L Company, 399th Infantry Regiment, of the 100th Infantry Division during World War II and beyond”
Fantastic story. Like the grandsons flying the B-52s that their fathers and grandfathers flew
How sad that father and son had to carry a BAR to the same town on the same horrible task.
BAR was actually fielded in 1918 ?
@@romainlapie6362 yeah, last few weeks before Armstice Day. The gun was actually ready months prior, but Gen. Pershing issued them much later as he was afraid that the Germans would capture them from fallen soldiers and create copied versions of their own.
Buddy I remember that I read that the only division that uses B.A.R In WW1 was the 77 infantry division, in fact the first man to use that gun in combat was the Lt Val Browning, son of John Browning creator of the gun.
My grandfather carried one all over France, Holland and into Germany during WWII.
Must have been quite the workout with a 16 pounds gun on the shoulder :D
It wouldn't have been the model shown in the video, it should be the A2.
probly woulda been an A2, but thats pretty cool
Blessed soul and thanks for his service
God bless him 🙏
The look on Mae's face in the first seconds of the video - just before she squeezes the trigger - is priceless!!! She knows she's got some nasty recoil coming from a (relatively) lightweight FA 30-06!😄😄
I love Mae's videos - short and sweet!!
I thought the same thing
Ah, but the smile of pure bliss, at the end!
Lightweight? The BAR weighed 15lbs, That's no where near light weight for a rifle
@@newman793 but it's lightweight for a machine gun. The BARs contemporaries were all 20+ lbs.
@@newman793 Not for a rifle, true, but for a machine gun firing full power battle cartridges it's a featherweight. The BREN weighed 22-23 lbs.
My father carried the A2 model in Korea. Swore by it's reliability and accuracy. As long as it was fired in short bursts, it was completely controllable, and the squads and fire teams were built around it. He NEVER used the slow fire mode, just short bursts.
I tought that was just a bug in the videogame "battlefield 1942", i guess the developers did their research..
I read somewhere that usually it won't be fired full auto, in case of being targeted by the enemy.
@@Lekiriuswell that’s pretty unfortunate cause the A2 only has 2 full auto settings
Were you there???
My father inLAW carried one in Korea as well as a MARINE. His SGT told him that if he fired it, he was gonna shoot him with it... Father inlaw said, " YES SARGEANT"...
At least we now have an idea what Bonnie would have been like shooting a BAR while running with Clyde.
I was thinking the same thing.
I thought her's was cut down a bit though.
May's way more healthy build than bonnie
@@adamhauskins6407 I think it helps that Mae isn't a starving, chain-smoking, alcoholic fugitive from justice. Completely agree, though. Mae looks healthy. In every photo, Bonnie Parker looks like she needs someone to get her a steak before she faints!
If I recall Bonnie was probably a 100 pounds soaking wet and at least 5’ tall. She was smaller than Clyde but used that BAR like a pissed off Marine.
@@AlexKS1992 something like that.
Mae doing her best impersonation of Bonnie Parker. As one Texas Ranger put it,
_"I took cover behind a large, thick tree. That little lady fired in my direction with a Full Auto BAR. So accurately that she sent huge splinters into my entire face."_
0:03 your face when you have to fight without your team in warzone
This weapon kinda blows my mind, 4 years prior to its introduction you’d need at least a team of 3 to operate a full auto weapon and now this comes along. Must have seemed like a massive technological leap to those at the time
There was already the Madsen machine gun, which came out in 1902, and the Lewis gun, which was invented in 1911. Both of which could be carried, fired and operated by one man.
@@HaNsWiDjAjAWell, it all depends on how much one expects one man to pack, and when he’d be doing it:
Lewis Gun: 28 lbs.
Chauchat: 20 lbs.
BAR: 16 lbs.
So- it might be a better comparison to do Chauchat v. BAR (Leaving aside the Chauchat’s POS reputation). Then there’s the question “when?,” and 1915 for the Chauchat was a whole war away from 1918 for the BAR…..and in 1915 it was the Chauchat (which could be produced in a bicycle factory and in great numbers) or nothing.
@@mencken8 20-28 lbs is the weight of most modern GPMG's, and yes soldiers do carry and use them by themselves when used in the LMG role with just a bipod. Of course usuallly there is an assistant gunner and ammunition carrier as well, but the BAR gunner in the US military generally had them too during WWII. The weight of the BAR in military service too varied from 16-22 lbs.
Also I mentioned the Madsen, which predated the Chauchat by 13 years. It was mechanically more complex but was usually considered a better gun.
@@GarageMuzik I think Lance Corporal Cody Kelly in the link below would disagree with you about the possibility of carrying a 28 lbs machine gun 5 miles.
www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2001129180/
Yes, the M240B weight the same bare as a Lewis gun.
I like when Mae smiles so happily
Love the determined look on your face at the end when firing full auto, and then the big smile at the end! The BAR is on my bucket list of full autos to fire. Definitely a minute worth paying attention to the algorithm's suggestions.
I just read your comment with the voice of Matthew McConaughey in my head. I'm weird that way, and Australian. Y'all have a nice day.
G'day, mate!
Who can forget that iconic line from "COMBAT". Kirby get that BAR up here".
As much as the BAR may have been out of its depth as a LMG, there’s something to be said for it providing the most possible firepower a single soldier could cary and wield on the go. And for doing so for about 25 years.
Browning was just great at long lasting designs, he was truly one of the best designers to ever live. Because he worked in firearms, he will never get the recognition of others who's products are for peacetime.
A BAR was not a LMG, it was an automatic rifle. The M1919A4/A6 fulfilled the LMG role. US infantry battalion TOE had a weapons company with LMGs and HMGs. Every rifle company had a weapons platoon with LMGs. Each of the three rifle platoons that made up a rifle company had BAR armed automatic riflemen. While BARs made be considered by some to be a sort of LMG, I have not seen any WWII US doctrine or TOE that stated a BAR was anything other than an automatic rifle. The M1919A4 was certainly not as light or maneuverable as an MG34 or 42, so the volume of fire generated by one or two automatic riflemen in each 12 man rifle squad was quite an advantage- and that was in addition to the other 10 men in each squad armed with semi-automatic M1 rifles. 3 rifle squads in each platoon, three rifle platoons in each company, plus two M1919 LMGs and three 60mm mortars.
and it's still doing it, the FN MAg is just an upside down belt fed bar
Actually quite a bit longer than 25 yrs. I believe they were still in front line use in Korea, and they were given as military aid to ARVN and others when the M60 was adopted. They got all over the world. I think i heard about them being used in Central American conflicts in the 70's. I am sure they have been used on every continent except Antarctica. The Poles had them, and Sweden had a version in 6.5x55, with a quick change barrel. I bet the recoil was a lot better. Nowadays, Ohio Ordnance Works makes their HCAR semiauto, with a lightened receiver, polymer furniture, and a shorter, lighter contoured barrel. I think it lists around 12lbs or so. The BAR will never completely fade away. Nor will the Garand- still widely used in competition.
@@Colonel_Obvious the changes in A2 variant were obviously attempts at adjusting BAR to LMG role - the bipod, flash hider, sights and stock with supporting pieces were not improving it in automatic rifle role, and if they didn't want to make LMG out of it they wouldn't add any of that stuff. Yes, in ToE the BAR gunner position in squad was called "automatic rifleman" but the entire M1918A2 evolution (or devolution as some would call it, with which I kinda agree) was meant for it to fill in both these roles.
I love the Minute of Mae. It has a lot of info and very cool guns.
TBH this is like Pitch Meeting; I don’t watch the rest of the channel.
:-D
It seems like they've cut down on the info a tiny bit, which I like, because it feels less rushed.
My dad was a WWII. vet. He always talked about the BAR. Really miss him.
Favorite of Bonny and Clyde. They stole them from National Guard Armories, sawed them down to fit under an overcoat, and tack-welded magazines for a 40-round capacity.
Mae's ability to consistency punch well above her weight class is truly amazing.
I don't think I'd be able to control that monster half as well as she did.
Because she was using her whole body to control it.
I and everyone in my unit loved to fire the BAR but not to carry it for long periods in field marches, around 18 lbs with the tripod and more with ammo the weight was a real chore. In the late 60s, we still had WW2 equipment.
My Dad's weapons platoon in 1953 Germany still had M1917 water-cooled machine guns.
He had a story about how the Lieutenant said that he was going to demonstrate the proper way to manually cycle the action to prepare to fire & then proceeded to pull the bolt back far enough to pull the muzzle inside the water jacket.
The Platoon Sergeant told them to break for chow but to be back by 1300 as they left their officer scratching his head while trying to figure out how to fix it.
There was a tripod for the BAR? Thought it just had the super heavy bipod
This popped up just as I was watching Brandon’s meme video on the COD Vanguard. Perfect timing.
Let's Go Brandon !
Grew up with three old batchelor brothers who farmed up the road from us, both older brothers were BAR men in WW2, and the youngest a BAR man in Korea.
Some of the best men God ever put on this earth.
My dad used to talk about shooting at mines from the deck of his ship with a BAR (Korean war, er., police action)
My dad had a BAR during WWII. He was in Mech Infantry, part of Patton's command. Sadly, the day he was captured by the Germans (Battle of the Bulge), he was on foot patrol carrying his M-1 carbine. He never conjectured what might have happened if he had his BAR. I have been wondering for years.
Mae is my kind of gal. I want one.
Patton said we fought the wrong side
And In my opinion they killed him
@@aidanhand5947 the right side being the nazis?
@@aidanhand5947 Patton fought the wrong side at Anacostia Flats.
Sixteen years ago I got to shoot one. For the first in my life I was absolutely smitten! If I could only own one full auto firearm the BAR would be it.
This 1918 is the only full auto I would ever like to own. The history, the feel, the look, and the sound make this the only gun I would want to pay that much to feed. I love your channel, I have listened to many of your videos while working on an assembly line, very awesome.
I ike it but would prefer a Thompson, could afford to shoot that more than once a year
The smiles she has after the full auto scenes is always a pleasure to see.
what a fantastic gun
I fell in love with this piece in boot camp 1970. What a beautiful firearm!
Likely the only bar we'll see open on a regular basis for some time.
Thanks for the Mae minute !
Aww Mae!! The perfect woman! My dad got to shoot the BAR when he was in the Marines. He loved it!
Excellent episode. In terms of quality, I'd say you easily cleared your usual high BAR ;)
My Dad had to qualify with the Bar in the marines to get his marksman for his graduation in boot camp.
we did not qualify with this but we fired and learned how to operated and clean in infantry training after boot camp
Back in the mid 80s I worked with a man that was a B-A-R Gunner in Korea, when the Chinese overran their position and they ran out of ammo, he held it by the muzzle and killed "at least 20" using it like a club... He is not a small man...
Wow. I had a teacher in high school who was in Korea and Vietnam. He said the N. Koreans would attack in waves as your friend said. He told me they would be high on opium so the US troops learned quickly to make head shots, otherwise they would keep coming shot all to pieces. Must have been horrendous.
I would not question the validity of his statement. Guy could probably crush walnuts with his fingers.
@@IXIBobOhIXI nor would I. Not many men like that around these days.
@@wesmcgee1648 plenty of men like that around these days, were just fortunate to not have as many scenarios to put them in that require these kinds of actions. Hell, us brits were bayonet charging in afghan.
@@pluemas exactly. Grow tired of all these girly men saying there aren’t any real men left. I say speak for yourselves. I’m as real as anyone. 😂
Fun fact: this video started with an ad saying :”this isn’t just a BAR” (bar in Italian means pub)
The BAR was Clyde Barrows favorite weapon of all time.
The carbine version.
My grandfather carried one in World War II and brought it home as a souvenir. I have it today. It is an excellent gun
One of the best minute I spend in my life. Jokes away, thats the best episode of minute of Mae! Excellent job!
Awesome! Some people get to have all the fun!
I've been waiting for this!
I just found your short clip on the BAR in 2024. I think I'm in love ❤
My Father, Newton Combs Shouse III, was a BAR man during the Korean War, 1951 - 1952......FOX 2/7, 1st Marine Division, 7th Marines.
Dad passed away eight years ago at age 86 and till the end he was always a Marine. Oorah!
So very sorry about your dad dying,... the generation who saved the world.
My dad was a U.S. Army infantry 1st Leut in ww2. They don't make them like our dads anymore.
We will never see the likes of them again. They were tough as nails.
I'm actually fairly impressed she was able to shoulder it. Mae Strong.
You truly have the coolest career a person could have
Gotta love Mae and that beautiful little grin she gets when bursting the auto. The BAR was Clyde Barrow's favorite rifle.
Jeez, that’s huuuuuuuge. Don’t know if sumo wrestling your machine gun is something I’d put in a design request, but that’s some nice shooting!
A superb weapon, very powerful round
She is still winking at us, but it was good to see her have both eyes open when firing from the hip! Yay!
Thanks for showing off the belt rig. Now i know how they planned to implement walking fire. Very cool.
That looks like as much fun as a high capacity shotgun. I envy the design, even if it is a bit heavy.
They were originally designed to shoot from the hip with a bag attachment for shell casings to drop into.
Beautiful weapon!! Absolutely hard-hitting, capable of laying down suppressive fire. Had I been young enough to be into World War II, this would have been the first weapon I would have tried to get my hands on... I'm thankful to all those who came before me including my father who served and sacrificed for us on far away battlefields God bless you all! Semper Fi Dad
piece of shyt compared to the Bren Gun
I'd rather have had a Thompson. . . . .
@@deb5200 the Thompson would have been my second choice. Again another beautiful weapon!
I wouldn't want to carry one down to the mailbox, let alone all over Europe.
M1 carbine or grease gun would be my preference.
Yeah I seen someone at the gun range with a BAR and it tore a huge oak dresser apart while my ar just made holes
I'll give Mae a compliment she is a tough little woman she will shoot any thing no matter how hard it kicks GO MAE.
What a masterpiece of a rifle! I was hot on buying one when they were still reasonable at 8K to 10 K and then like just overnight they more than doubled in price leaving me in the dust!
You can buy or build a semi auto 30 06 AR platform gun that is much lighter and easier to carry. Not a collectors item or a piece of history but every bit if not more accurate and deadly.
@@crazyoilfieldmechanic3195 I think most people that are in the market for a BAR are wanting it for the historical aspect lol, its not a very practical gun to go hunting with because of the weight and open bolt system. That and most states ban hunting with anything full auto... imagine getting your BAR confiscated by the warden that would be heart stopping
@redtra236 Yes, that was the point of my comment.
@@crazyoilfieldmechanic3195 Doesn't seem to be
@@redtra236 apparently it's over your head.
USN, ETR-2, 68-74, NAS Miramar, 70-74, maintained GCA RADAR and TACAN. Boot, San Diego, summer of 68. We were not allowed to touch ANY firearms at the one day Camp Elliott rifle range across from Miramar, where I would spend 4 years. We only shot the M1 Garand prone. But instructors showed and demoed others including the Thompson and BAR. Instructor held it up, talked it over, fired a burst, and announced "nice little deer rifle." Well of course it is!!! I am 75, now, and last year bought a 1st year production 1903 Springfield, been sportorized. Little 4x Weaver made in Texas. First .30-06 I've actually owned. Love it.
Ha the M1918 a true piece of technology
The shoulder breaker, I love it lol.
BAR is a great gun.
Many lives would have been saved if it had been deployed earlier in WW I.
Magnificent weapon. That .30-'06 round is a beast.
Over the years I've seen a lot of videos of BARs on UA-cam as well as various documentaries and demos on TV. The WW1 version always seems to have a faster rate of fire than the WW2 M1918A2 version on its fastest setting. I wonder why the change was made if it was intentional.
The U.S Army implemented alot of different approaches to conserve ammunition, reducing fire rates on the Thompson and the BAR were one of them.
The M1 Garand was also originally designed to take the BAR 20 round magazines, however... the Army in its infinite wisdom ditched detachable magazine in favour of 8 round enbloc clips to ensure soldiers werent wasting ammunition 🙃🙃🙃
@@gureno19 I never heard that the M1 Garand was originally designed to use BAR magazines. I have however heard that late war and post war prototypes were made using BAR magazines.
@@nbenicewicz yeah its a cool fact and not that well known. It dates back to pre WW2 when the rifle was originally designed in the 30s and in a different calibre from memory. The Army was still very much operating on outdated tactics and doctrine that was bread out of WW1.
We can only imagine what the M1 Garand would have been like for soldiers had they essentially been issued an early M14 in 30-06 in the 40s.
@@gureno19 There is also something to be said for the enbloc clip being much easier to manufacture than a true magazine... they may or may not have had some idea that millions would need to be made almost overnight.
@@mfree80286 nah they made this decision during peace time in the early 30s. Magazines being lost by soldiers was another concern though.
That BAR on full auto will put a smile on anybody's face. Her smile made my day, Thanks.
Mae walks (into) a bar...
Gets a bit beat up.
Honestly, this is the first time I've seen Mae struggle with recoil.
Nothing is more attractive to a USMC vet than a woman who can handle a firearm with skill. Always faithful.
Browning: it's automatic rifle.
US army: it's a light machinegun!
Browning: no, but maybe it'll work as one if...
US army: it's also medium machinegun!
Browning: wait, no, that's not how...
US army: and now it's a helicopter!
Browning: I'm leaving for Europe.
Meanwhile in Sweden "Why don't we belt feed it, give it a quick change barrel, and chamber it in 6.5x55?
@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 not just in Sweden, US also had patents on all those BAR improvements back in early 1930's or even before that. Except using 6.5x55 cartridge, obviously. Though there were lower powered US cartridges like .276 Pedersen available...
Now, if you want to be technical and make BAR fill multiple roles in your forces, you'd have to look at polish and american versions more closely. We'd indeed use 6.5x55 versions here as it's logical step to cut down on weight and price tag of the rifle.
First would be GPMG. We obviously go with heavy quick change barrel, fire selector, belt feed... and now we notice that both swedish and american belt feeds on BAR were feeding from the bottom. That may cause reliability issues and might be why they weren't adopted(at least swedish ones, US one was likely just ignored). So instead we use polish wz.37 BAR with top feed. It has 1100+ rounds per minute rate of fire and irl used 91 round drum mags. We adopt it for ground use with belt feed adapter, pistol grip, stock, fire selector of belgian type and quick change barrel. Bam, we have american analogue to MG34. Both for US army, allies and for international market. Can't forget bipod and ability to mount it on tripod.
Now we go with LMG. I suggest we stay with the same top feed and retain polish drum mag, but lower RoF a bit. Pistol grip, stock, RoF selector like on belgian BAR again. But no quick change barrel or ability to mount it on tripod. Bipod is removable. You end up with what can be described as hybrid of Bren and DP-29M.
Not bad? Next is specialist rifle. I'm mostly thinking of paratroopers so that they won't end up like british or german ones. Questionable usability since M1 Carbine would be invented during WWII, but we're doing it anyway. Standard package - fire selector, pistol grip, bottom feed this time, shortened barrel, gas system and stock. Basically we need to combine Clyde's sawn off with bush warfare variant and Colt Monitor. It's still a hefty rifle and would be a bad one when compared to something like G3 or FAL, but it's 1930's, G3 is over a generation away. A 30% less powerful cartridge would help with the immense flash and keep Monitor's muzzle break from blowing up. You can also give her 30 round mags, though with 6.5x55 they would look like AK "banana" mags rather then normal "straight" BAR ones. Why I don't know whom to give this rifle and how to even market it properly? BAR is a very expensive girl. VERY! SO while you can get away with LMG and GPMG because Bren and MG34 themselves were very expensive to produce(meanwhile DP-29 and MG42 were very cheap), but an automatic rifle doesn't ring any bells for me in terms of precedent where a very expensive one was welcome. So you can't give it to every guy in a platoon. And LMG and GPMG roles are filled by other BARs. So I guess same role as FG42? Ie paratrooper support rifle. On the other hand you can just give it to every 4th/5th guy in the squad anyway since US has industry for that. But otherwise I'd call it for specialist role or civilian market.
That's pretty much all BAR extensions possible.
It has to be easily in my top 5 most enjoyable weapons I've ever fired. Would love to own one of those beautiful weapons. Thank you for posting this video!
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My Father, All 5' 6" of him was a BAR Gunner in Korea for 2 years. 51 to 53.
My hat is off to the guys that carried that in battle. Lugging around that heavy rifle along with all the extra ammunition while battling the environment and avoiding hostile fire was quite the task. They truly were heroes.
I think the smile at the end said it all.
This gal handles that recoil like a champ!
I love the way she smiles when shooting a firearm she enjoys.
It's heartwarming, lol.
My uncle used call his thumper, the one shot. One kill wonder. He loved it. It worked. He carried her from pearl to Japan. Along with a Thompson machine pistol, his side and his medic pouch.
I love this rifle, and Mae´s smile while she plays with "her toy"..! 😉❤🌹
If she's not already, Mae has a future doing professional voice-over work.
Excellent Mae excellent
The smile at the end says it all
Whaaaaa! She’s got the elusive hip fire belt too.
My 'A2 is a dream to shoot. It exudes American ingenuity, timeless craftsmanship, confidence and history. You are king when you're pulling the trigger.
WAS ONE OF THE 1ST ... LOVE IT!
Looks like a fun time!
That such a heavy weapon climbs like that is testimony to how powerful the 30-06 round is.
I did not think a "perfect" woman existed...until Mae held a BAR for a minute, perfection has been achieved 😍❤💋
Bonnie & Clyde Barrow's favorite weapon. Even though she was on 5'2" or so and barely weighed 100 lbs, she managed to handle one that had both its stock and barrel shortened....
My father carried one in North Africa, France, Belgium and Germany and loved this weapon.
That smile and the end...always present...
Thanks Mae. I have fired the BAR a couple times, but have never had opportunity to use the belt cup. This is how it was originally intended to be used.
The smile at the end of the video tells the best part of firing the BAR - Fun.
That smile at the end! Ha! I feel ya!!
I didn’t realize how fast it fired
My grandfather Was trained on these when they were brand new, but caught the Spanish flew and by the time he had recovered hostilities had ceased. Machine Gun Company, 70th Infantry, U.S.A.
My grandfather in WWII did not use it but said nothing but great things on the support it did for the unit.
I heard my Pops one day say that one of my crazy uncles on my moms side carried a BAR with him everywhere he went. But it was mainly compromised of 85% fermented grain.
"Trench Work"
Might be the most terrifying thing I have heard a woman say.
This is a certified _”Over There!”_ classic.
Mae needs to be featured more in the videos….she is amazingly beautiful, and she knows her guns too.
The BAR is on my wishlist. The coolest machine gun with the coolest name.
The BAR Auto has a very distinct sound. I think it's the best rifle sound and old boy would I love to own one!
This is the best _Minute Of Mae_ yet, and I'm not afraid to say it's because she explained the gun.
I found this video to offer the most intimate visual understanding of this Browning rifle.
Thank you for your efforts here !
`LIKED'
Even after 100 years it is still a brilliantly designed weapon
Love that rifle.
>Like a sumo wrestler
Oh no, you've been fighting Kevin....
My grampa told a story about being a fireman back in the late 30s. One policeman they didnt like showed up to the fire they were working on and left his rifle (a colt monitor, similar) on the seat of the police car so they took it. He said they kept it for years as a trophy at the firehouse until a new Chief made them get rid of it sometime around 1949. He claimed the boys took a ride across the Tacoma Narrows bridge one night and tossed it in the drink.