@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 had a feeling it was. Sure the guys shot it with the original scope and commented that the BDC was one of the few that actually worked when they used it.
Now we know how French military functions and all its tactics from that initial clip alone. The knowledge I'm getting from this channel is hard to come by elsewhere
I really laughed out loud when Gen. J-L Piccard made an appearance, and that is no easy feat. Merci beaucoup, monsieurs! Also, that ellegant gendarme, Cap. Henri speaks english like a genuine frenchman.
Have I already said how much I loved the participation of Henry's dopplegangers, Cap. Henri and Gen. J-L Picard? I'd love to see more of that roleplay in future videos.
Good thing _Capitan_ Henri did not mention that the Accuracy International offering is British--_Mon General_ would have been even more displeased... Having just watched Ian's video using the Scrome scope, I was hoping you had a Scrome on your rifle. Oh, well; another video. EDIT: Just saw the shout-out. 😎
When Ian gets his Scrome J8 (and yes, we all know that he will) you guys have GOT to give this rifle another go. Also: I chose to believe that the depicted adoption process is 100% accurate! :P
As an Ex Légionnaire, you made me laugh so loud about “Where is the wood?” 😂 That’s sound so French commissioned officier ! As I saw from Ian of forgotten weapons and you, French did good job to make rifle and everything, if some day you can put your hands on Lebel rifle or Berthier and Mas 36 I always heard that there are good rifles for the time ! But you know, French mentality about light infantry armement and guns/weapons had killed the French production … So, I’m glad to see FR-F2 with a second life in your hands 😉
@@Xmara01 I guess we should look what the French use now and we see that the notion kinda holds true. Standard issue rifle is the HK416F, DMR is SCAR-H PR, LMG/SAW is the Minimi and the GPMG role of the AA-52 is slowly being replaced with FN MAG. All of them are not French-designed/made
@@ommsterlitz1805 it is money you get back in taxes and giving your population jobs. + it happens we sell some to other countries sometimes. Even if this seems not to be a specialty in France... But sure, the international market is pretty aggressive nowadays, and it is hard to not consider the immediate financial (and political) benefit to buy foreign weapons.
@@Xmara01 from military point of view : lot of the power of French military comes from nuclear dissuasion and very high end materials (jet fighters, artillery…) but they don’t consider the basic rifleman as an important tool, we had a president that’s only want Spec-Ops unit with no classic unit just to reduce the size of the army, as now, we have only enough soldier to maintain the operation we have but if we need to deploy anymore or anywhere else a part of the army it won’t be possible due to the size of the army (with lost of materials and men, no resupply or reinforcements possible if loses occurs) In the eye of French civilian : “Guns are bad and dangerous, if there wouldn’t be guns, it would be the end of wars”, that not all civilian but when you speak about guns they just say to you “You don’t need guns to defend yourself” “Army only make peace mission, so no need of violence”, they just forget that to ensure freedom and protection you need to have some “tools” to do it, and rifles and guns are some of those tools that need to be used for it
"Where is the curve?" Only the French would consider aesthetics when adopting a weapon, especially considering, shall we say, the "Uniqueness" of this rifle's appearance. I was not a full minute into this vid and was laughing my ass off. Would have paid to see Ian's reaction to this video. Very very well done gentlemen. The French copy no one and no one copies the French. 🤷♂️
Alors franchement bravo pour l'accent Francais Anglais 😆 superbe imitation, rien à redire 👍. Merci pour la présentation d'un des fleurons de l'armée Française.
9:50 the French integrated their snipers at the platoon level, as per the "Manuel d'emploi de la section d'infanterie" of 1999 (Infantry platoon employment manual), the rifle platoon on VAB has a command squad with 2 marksmen, each can be attached to one of the combat groups or used independently as the platoon commander sees fit
@@jim99west46 Do you have any source on that ? To my knowledge he only 50 cal precision rifle adopted by the French army is the indigenous made HECATE II. A couple of Barrett 50 were bought by France for the GIGN and some other Special forces units; and they all ended up replacing their Barrett by HECATE II rifles. However if you have different info could you share it please ? Maybe a transition period ? Some numbers would be nice also !
Ian at Forgotten Weapons just did a video on the J8. He got to shoot with it at Scrome, in France, and Scrome is apparently making them available on the civilian market with the military reticle.
We get Ian's video on the Scrome J8 scope for this rifle, then we get graced with _that unbelievably beautiful gem_ of an introduction. Today truly is a wonderful FR-F2 day.
J'aime l'oignon frit à l'huile, J'aime l'oignon car il est bon. 1:42 This conversation probably occurred during French pre-Dreadnought design when it came to the determining the amount of tumblehome.
First time a comic intro about France made me actually laugh out loud on a gun channel, pretty original but accurate too. Nice job guys, cool and fun content with professionalism.
Thanks for the video again gentlemen. Regarding how you two communicate with each other, it makes very much sense to me as we're forced to do the same thing when shooting at gongs up in the mountains. Some scopes have mils, some just dots, sometimes we're just holding on a bush or rock to compensate for the wind. We're dependent on our spotter to "speak a language" we both understand in order to ring the steel. Obviously you both do - kudos. All the best.
As a French, I am amazed how Henry mimick my own accent in your language. Even thought I've been firmly said I sound like a britanic South Wales native. Could Henry carry some celtic blood ? WAIT. The barrel has NO harmonic tuning. Ian did a video with Henry Canaple stating clearly and it 's correct. I know many french people spread this misconception ( and even one in another Ian's video ) but that is not the fact. On another hand what makes a lot for rifle accuracy ( no matter cold or hot btw ) and barrel durability is the double butted profile, internal diameter is smaller both at start and end of rifling ( by the way this is well knowne method, many match .22lr rifle have slightly smaller diameter at the muzzle to improve accuracy - Walther, Feinwerkbau and Steyr used it at some point ). Another great episode Thank You Gents !
Wonderful intro and beautiful rifle.. Indeed French written all over it in class and creed.. Loved the practical bipod and in field uses of it.. Like to see more and more of less known beauties like this.. Thanks 👍
Mon cher Capitaine Henry! EN plus d'être un tireur d'élite de premier ordre, vous être un "joke sniper" incomparable! Et je ne parle même pas de vos talent de linguiste! Merci et bravo!
Gun Jesus has willed it that proper, current production original scopes for the FRF2 will be on the U.S. market by the fall. The first one will likely make its way onto this very rifle.
The thermal sleeve really helps with that. Though I suspect that the bolt handle would probably be removed to make it look like a blaster. But I gotta add that there are still projectile weapons in Star Wars according to the RPGs.
Actually the US importer Navy Arms recently bought the entire surplus stock of FRF2s from the French government and they are being sold in the US through an associated online retailer (Old Western Scrounger Ammo, ows-ammo). Any old joe in the US can buy one as there are still more than a few available, probably because the price for each rifle and equipment kit ranges from 4.5-8k USD. Takes a real Francophile to shell out for one, but as I understand the more expensive surplus rifles are in fairly good condition.
@@solwindp78-1 Costing me about $14,500 AUD (Australian) to get one over here to Oz from OWS.. Forked out another $1100 AUD for an original scope mount too... So yes, you have to be serious about one if you want one.
@@solwindp78-1my big concern, of course, is the barrel. But I guess other areas such as firing pin, etc., could go wrong on an old weapon. Getting those problems resolved might be tough or I might be underrating US firearms industry entrepreneurship.
I truly enjoy how engaging this channel is! Thank you for another excellent video. I especially appreciate the beginning, you really set things up and pique our interest :D
HO HO ho!!! BREK OU ZE BAGUETTE AND ZE WINE!!! MOAR NINE HOLZ REVOOooo MES AMIES!!! Really nice hahah. Loved the work on the intro. Just too damn good with that French accent loool. It's a pretty interesting rifle and again highlights that many militaries have different requirements and doctrines that us American shooters forget sometimes. Oh! And it's the perfect boss killer against Lady Dimitrescu... IMHO lol XD
"We are se 'ipsters of NATO!" 😎 Absolutely the best line ever! 😂 Have had my share of talking to french engineers in english, so i really liked that impression! (english isn't my native language either, so i too am surely having a very noticeable accent, just not a french one.) While i kind of like their accent, lot's of the younger folk have less of it. (...and thus are even easier to understand, as they won't slip words like "jour" and "fichier" into their sentences after a long day of talking. ;-) )
That was an absolutely AMAZING intro. Thank you for putting the effort into that. I really wish you guys freshly painted the targets just before starting these.
Yup, meney French foreighn legion snipers died suporting albanian muslim fanatics against Yugoslav army in the mountines betwen Yugoslavia and Albania.
So the French went more of our DMR doctrine, with some sniper parts mixed in, but with a bolt gun, and we were/still are full on sniper doctrine, with some DMR aspects being added in. And of the army wants to change some, and get them off their stomachs, send them to the USMC sniper school, just look at what Marine snipers did in Iraq, with bolt guns, the last of the M40A series in 7.62 they were forward, up in the assaults with bolt guns, city fighting, even room clearing with them, and their pistols. And they were insanely deadly, supporting the infantry in fast moving fights. Trying remember the title, but it was talked about, from marine snipers and commanders. Who did it, and showed some of their mout training.
I think Josh got a role in a re-boot of a 90's skin flick....lol Great video guys! I figured it wasn't a coincidence that Ian done a video on the scope great pair of informative videos
The rifle likely could have performed better had shorter bullet been used. 175gr are really best in 1:10 twist. The FR-F2 has a 1:11.8. There's a 30K RPM difference between those rates assuming a 2600fps MV.
Henry looked more like a very French Indochinese general than a French general, and that seems correct to me. And of course the French Army couldn't accept a rifle that wasn't sexy as hell.
Goddamnit Henry, its illegal to make an intro so goddamned funny! On the topic of the heat shroud/sleeve, it actually helps maintain accuracy even when it heats up by keeping the heating and heat dissipation of the barrel even all around it, its similar in theory to the thermal sleeves on modern MBT smoothbore tank cannons, and AI themselves have done a lot of testing on barrel profiles regarding accuracy with hot barrels and the effects of barrel profiles changing how heat shifts the shape of the barrel and its harmonics. They ended up selecting their straight profile no taper medium contour for the best results between weight, even heating and rigidity, giving better results when hot compared to fluted barrels which heat and dissipate heat unevenly which warps the barrels shape and harmonics.
That's what happen when a country is run by incompetent Europeanists for 40 years selling every means of production to Chinese, German, American companies thinking France interest is no more and France should melt into a European Super State that only French politicians ever believed in. So France gets weaker, accommodating other Europeans countries especially Germany, on every point including firearms industry. Basically France is already out of their mind as the country can burn to the ground if it makes an United European Union appear out of it's ash.
I don't think people give enough credit to bipods on the front end of the receiver. It can be incredibly useful not only in alpine situations but also in urban conflicts.
AFAIK, French Air Force didn't use FR F2, they used FR G2 = FR F1 in 7,62 NATO. And like FR F1, FR F2 was used as DMR rather than "sniper". During operation "Oryx" in Mogadishu the FR F2 allowes the French troops to own the battlefield on June 17th battle against Aïded militia 😉
The heat control system was used to reduce the "mirage" effect as the gun is relatively thin. It also allowed to use thermal sights of the era. The army specifications called the FR-F2 to keep its precision for 10 000 rounds, in practice it kept 90% of its accuracy for 20 000 rounds.
For that you should ask the Brit. After they are the one who dropped ( literally ) their weapons in the middle of the fight and ran away at Dunkirk. Don’t waste your saliva on the french. Your Amy will never be able to match the number of military victories the french have.
So it's really handy to shoot from odd angles and on the move, it's concealed from IRNV, and it eats common .308 with no issue? It sounds like the perfect rifle for both day-to-day hunting and for those theoretical SHTF scenarios people worry about.
Thank's for your présentation of french rifle légend and congratulation for your french acent in American . Merci beaucoup vous nous avez fait un grand honneur. Your french friend in Lyon
For some reason this video made me want to go to France more than I have ever wanted. I'm a French citizen but have lived my whole life in South Africa btw.
I shot 30.06 Lake City M2 Ball from a 1982 Remington Model 700 BDL bolt action at the range on a wooden bench using only the range gun rest that was supplied. Rifle had a 1982 Bushnell 3 x 9 scope. I shot 3 rounds. All 3 rounds hit on top of the "X" and a dime could cover all three holes. Guy next to me's jaw dropped. He said if I would have shot 2 more rounds, it would have been competition or tournament shooting level. Yep no fancy spotting scopes or lead / sand filled bench rests or holding styles. Just me using U.S. Military Ball FMJ ammo and the old wooden bench rest and rifle rest holding the rifle as any typical range shooter. And I hit the top of an X at 100 yards with all 3 shots. No training as a sniper whatsoever either. I saved that target for sure. So no one can tell me that any ammo is better than any other, especially "handloads". It is up to each shooter and the rifle quality they are using as the tool.
I lived in St. Etienne back durring the 80's and sadly never got to the museum. I cry a little when I think about that now, I was only 20 my only ecxuse.
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Nous aimons les courbes et le bois...
Les enfants terribles
Holy Cow Gun Jesus is Here
Of course, it is his gun and they coordinated their video releases 😉
@@ONEROUNDLEFT I understood that reference.
Unimpressed because they did not discuss the frenchness de le bois.
As an American with zero experience with French, I can confidently say that Henry has a flawless French accent.
As a French, I can confidently confirm that Henry has a perfect French accent.
It's like hearing me speaking English 🤣 🇺🇸🇫🇷
Same accent as Jaques Delors, impressive!
yes!
I'm from France and he definitively have it, so funny !!
@@JoJo-vm8vk fr and it’s not like the German accent that’s easy to mimic
Why do I get the feeling that forgotten weapons and 9 hole did a wee bit of collaboration today? Excellent work and content all.
It's Ian's rifle
I love it lol
Might want to call the channel, Forgotten Hole.😂
@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 had a feeling it was. Sure the guys shot it with the original scope and commented that the BDC was one of the few that actually worked when they used it.
@@scotsduck9947 the French military has some awesome gear for sure.
As a french I can say this intro is absolutely superb and accurate AF :D
France approved here too
The big question is where did they get that cat!?
They even got the French military salute right, palm facing forward. Attention to detail.
Je plussoie.
Now we know how French military functions and all its tactics from that initial clip alone. The knowledge I'm getting from this channel is hard to come by elsewhere
2:10 Jean-Luc getting down and excited of the W O O D and C U R V E S 😂
🥖
Now that the GFL Guy is here, ST AR-15 Practical Accuracy Test when?
I really laughed out loud when Gen. J-L Piccard made an appearance, and that is no easy feat. Merci beaucoup, monsieurs!
Also, that ellegant gendarme, Cap. Henri speaks english like a genuine frenchman.
Have I already said how much I loved the participation of Henry's dopplegangers, Cap. Henri and Gen. J-L Picard? I'd love to see more of that roleplay in future videos.
@@youraveragereloader649 Whenever I can make the trip out to Texas (Maybe.) :)
Good thing _Capitan_ Henri did not mention that the Accuracy International offering is British--_Mon General_ would have been even more displeased...
Having just watched Ian's video using the Scrome scope, I was hoping you had a Scrome on your rifle. Oh, well; another video.
EDIT: Just saw the shout-out. 😎
France and Britain are best buddies ever since ww1 and even before then.
Amazing content as always, gents 👏 comedic, educational, and very fun. Easiest Patreon sub I've ever made.
Merci monsieur!
@@9HoleReviews I'm also not sure how you got Tom Selleck to fill in for Josh, but nicely done
@cas curse 😎
When Ian gets his Scrome J8 (and yes, we all know that he will) you guys have GOT to give this rifle another go.
Also: I chose to believe that the depicted adoption process is 100% accurate! :P
As an Ex Légionnaire, you made me laugh so loud about “Where is the wood?” 😂 That’s sound so French commissioned officier !
As I saw from Ian of forgotten weapons and you, French did good job to make rifle and everything, if some day you can put your hands on Lebel rifle or Berthier and Mas 36 I always heard that there are good rifles for the time !
But you know, French mentality about light infantry armement and guns/weapons had killed the French production …
So, I’m glad to see FR-F2 with a second life in your hands 😉
"But you know, French mentality about light infantry armement and guns/weapons had killed the French production …"(c)
How comes?
@@Xmara01 I guess we should look what the French use now and we see that the notion kinda holds true. Standard issue rifle is the HK416F, DMR is SCAR-H PR, LMG/SAW is the Minimi and the GPMG role of the AA-52 is slowly being replaced with FN MAG. All of them are not French-designed/made
@@Xmara01Too expensive making the state ordering cheaper stuff from other countries like USA Germany, Belgium
@@ommsterlitz1805 it is money you get back in taxes and giving your population jobs. + it happens we sell some to other countries sometimes. Even if this seems not to be a specialty in France... But sure, the international market is pretty aggressive nowadays, and it is hard to not consider the immediate financial (and political) benefit to buy foreign weapons.
@@Xmara01 from military point of view : lot of the power of French military comes from nuclear dissuasion and very high end materials (jet fighters, artillery…) but they don’t consider the basic rifleman as an important tool, we had a president that’s only want Spec-Ops unit with no classic unit just to reduce the size of the army, as now, we have only enough soldier to maintain the operation we have but if we need to deploy anymore or anywhere else a part of the army it won’t be possible due to the size of the army (with lost of materials and men, no resupply or reinforcements possible if loses occurs)
In the eye of French civilian : “Guns are bad and dangerous, if there wouldn’t be guns, it would be the end of wars”, that not all civilian but when you speak about guns they just say to you “You don’t need guns to defend yourself” “Army only make peace mission, so no need of violence”, they just forget that to ensure freedom and protection you need to have some “tools” to do it, and rifles and guns are some of those tools that need to be used for it
I simply love the skits you add to your videos and the humor,that paired with your analysis is golden
AS a French viewer I give a 10 out of 10 or A+ for the French accent
"Where is the curve?" Only the French would consider aesthetics when adopting a weapon, especially considering, shall we say, the "Uniqueness" of this rifle's appearance. I was not a full minute into this vid and was laughing my ass off. Would have paid to see Ian's reaction to this video. Very very well done gentlemen. The French copy no one and no one copies the French. 🤷♂️
I heard it as coeur, meaning heart. Given the emphasis on elan, it made sense.
Then they adopted the FAMAS….. only the creator can love the look of that chunk
@@tburrows357 Le Clairon est magnifique
Dont forget "the wood"... The wood is important.
The US considered aesthetics with its weapons all the time
Alors franchement bravo pour l'accent Francais Anglais 😆 superbe imitation, rien à redire 👍. Merci pour la présentation d'un des fleurons de l'armée Française.
That bolt cycling is some of the best Bolt Action ASMR content.
So smooth... I wasn't even watching the shooting, I was watching him cycling the rifle :D
The second one would have also been rejected for being British/English!
I thought that's what was gonna happen too
British might be worse than amerikan
But he never got that far as there were no wood...
"Breeteesh? Non, non, non..."
I mean... They can't even cook, how can you expect that they'll make good firearms?
"We are the hipsters of NATO... We are the French army." is probably the most accurate statement ever made about the French military.
You beat me to it... Damn You !! LMAO
Well partly informed that French try do everything in-house.
I mean they did always liked to do it in style since you know...they're French it's kinda their thing
2:24
9:50
the French integrated their snipers at the platoon level, as per the "Manuel d'emploi de la section d'infanterie" of 1999 (Infantry platoon employment manual), the rifle platoon on VAB has a command squad with 2 marksmen, each can be attached to one of the combat groups or used independently as the platoon commander sees fit
Didn't the Russians have one SVD in one of the platoon's rifle squads?
French Army also bought a ton of Barrett 50s
@@jim99west46 Do you have any source on that ? To my knowledge he only 50 cal precision rifle adopted by the French army is the indigenous made HECATE II. A couple of Barrett 50 were bought by France for the GIGN and some other Special forces units; and they all ended up replacing their Barrett by HECATE II rifles. However if you have different info could you share it please ? Maybe a transition period ? Some numbers would be nice also !
@@Seth9809 SVD rides with the platoon commander, and first squad.
@@Theojeca Some (less than 100) Barrets M 82 were ordered by the Army after the 1st Gulf War, to test the concept of an anti-material rifle.
Love the antics, love the FR-F2 and Henry is a great shot.
Ian at Forgotten Weapons just did a video on the J8. He got to shoot with it at Scrome, in France, and Scrome is apparently making them available on the civilian market with the military reticle.
Had to watch Ian's video first but now I'm here and I'm not disappointed.
FR F2 Saturday!
What kind of sorcery is this ? Two FR videos on one day? Keep it coming
Indeed, what stars aligned, what events coincided across time and space?
"We are the hipsters of NATO" - love that line.
That one made me laugh almost TOO hard
France left nato at one point.
@@humansvd3269 No, only the integrated command
2:24
We get Ian's video on the Scrome J8 scope for this rifle, then we get graced with _that unbelievably beautiful gem_ of an introduction. Today truly is a wonderful FR-F2 day.
"we are the NATO hipster"
You made my day. I'm going to make a patch of this, for my gear.
Count me in
J'aime l'oignon frit à l'huile,
J'aime l'oignon car il est bon.
1:42 This conversation probably occurred during French pre-Dreadnought design when it came to the determining the amount of tumblehome.
that intro was a masterpiece.
Who are the two totally French dudes in the intro? That was even more French than a Peugeot full of snails and wine.
First time a comic intro about France made me actually laugh out loud on a gun channel, pretty original but accurate too. Nice job guys, cool and fun content with professionalism.
Thanks for the video again gentlemen. Regarding how you two communicate with each other, it makes very much sense to me as we're forced to do the same thing when shooting at gongs up in the mountains. Some scopes have mils, some just dots, sometimes we're just holding on a bush or rock to compensate for the wind. We're dependent on our spotter to "speak a language" we both understand in order to ring the steel. Obviously you both do - kudos. All the best.
One of the best intro I have seen, great work!
Great seeing you here!
As a French, I am amazed how Henry mimick my own accent in your language. Even thought I've been firmly said I sound like a britanic South Wales native.
Could Henry carry some celtic blood ?
WAIT.
The barrel has NO harmonic tuning. Ian did a video with Henry Canaple stating clearly and it 's correct. I know many french people spread this misconception ( and even one in another Ian's video ) but that is not the fact.
On another hand what makes a lot for rifle accuracy ( no matter cold or hot btw ) and barrel durability is the double butted profile, internal diameter is smaller both at start and end of rifling ( by the way this is well knowne method, many match .22lr rifle have slightly smaller diameter at the muzzle to improve accuracy - Walther, Feinwerkbau and Steyr used it at some point ).
Another great episode Thank You Gents !
it's aiming left? right! yes!
that cleared things up
I always use "correct" instead of the affirmative term "right".... as an answer to a left-right question......avoids later embarrassment.
Wonderful intro and beautiful rifle.. Indeed French written all over it in class and creed.. Loved the practical bipod and in field uses of it.. Like to see more and more of less known beauties like this.. Thanks 👍
And Forgotten Weapons does a video on the scope! It's a great day thanks guys
Mon cher Capitaine Henry!
EN plus d'être un tireur d'élite de premier ordre, vous être un "joke sniper" incomparable!
Et je ne parle même pas de vos talent de linguiste!
Merci et bravo!
these intros just keep getting better. you can tell Henry is having a blast making them as well
One of the best firearm channels anywhere. Appreciate the great work you guys do!
I'm still trying to get them to do moa group tests but they won't do it :(
Gun Jesus has willed it that proper, current production original scopes for the FRF2 will be on the U.S. market by the fall. The first one will likely make its way onto this very rifle.
If he does not have one in his pocket when he leaves the factory, I will be extremely surprised.
You have a good french accent ! I am french and you're accent IS perfect !!!
This really shows off one of the reasons I love this channel... Humour. You're not afraid of being silly, and I love it!
I swear this rifle could be thrown onto a Star Wars set with no changes and it would fit in perfectly.
The thermal sleeve really helps with that.
Though I suspect that the bolt handle would probably be removed to make it look like a blaster. But I gotta add that there are still projectile weapons in Star Wars according to the RPGs.
As soon as I saw the rifle, my first thought was as follows:
"Okay, how much work did Ian have to do to get this gun leaglly imported into the US?"
Had to do a shampoo commercial for free
Actually the US importer Navy Arms recently bought the entire surplus stock of FRF2s from the French government and they are being sold in the US through an associated online retailer (Old Western Scrounger Ammo, ows-ammo). Any old joe in the US can buy one as there are still more than a few available, probably because the price for each rifle and equipment kit ranges from 4.5-8k USD. Takes a real Francophile to shell out for one, but as I understand the more expensive surplus rifles are in fairly good condition.
@@solwindp78-1 Costing me about $14,500 AUD (Australian) to get one over here to Oz from OWS.. Forked out another $1100 AUD for an original scope mount too... So yes, you have to be serious about one if you want one.
@@solwindp78-1my big concern, of course, is the barrel. But I guess other areas such as firing pin, etc., could go wrong on an old weapon. Getting those problems resolved might be tough or I might be underrating US firearms industry entrepreneurship.
24:50 Oh so that is how Ian got it. He was always quite nimble on the range, i guess all that training payed off.
L' accent est PARFAIT!!! BRAVO !!! Les Courbes c'est la vie!!!^^
I truly enjoy how engaging this channel is! Thank you for another excellent video. I especially appreciate the beginning, you really set things up and pique our interest :D
That rifle and the one before that the fr1 are legends. I wish to own one.
Kim Jong-un looks good cosplaying French general.
Much funnier bloke than i've ever imagined.
Henry you just have a way of making me smile! Your cultural military knowledge is absolutely next level, I really appreciate both your work.
Your comment nail it!
HO HO ho!!! BREK OU ZE BAGUETTE AND ZE WINE!!! MOAR NINE HOLZ REVOOooo MES AMIES!!!
Really nice hahah. Loved the work on the intro. Just too damn good with that French accent loool. It's a pretty interesting rifle and again highlights that many militaries have different requirements and doctrines that us American shooters forget sometimes.
Oh! And it's the perfect boss killer against Lady Dimitrescu... IMHO lol XD
2:23 The hipsters of NATO had me laughing.
Classic 9-Hole. Excellent work guys.
Higher production value than the last Netflix show I binged, lmao. Love the intro.
"We are se 'ipsters of NATO!" 😎 Absolutely the best line ever! 😂 Have had my share of talking to french engineers in english, so i really liked that impression! (english isn't my native language either, so i too am surely having a very noticeable accent, just not a french one.)
While i kind of like their accent, lot's of the younger folk have less of it. (...and thus are even easier to understand, as they won't slip words like "jour" and "fichier" into their sentences after a long day of talking. ;-) )
The FRF-2 is one of the most accurate rifles I've ever seen in use.
then you should take a look at the ultima ratio pgm
I never had it with other bolt guns but this one's action sound is so pleasant and satisfying for some reason.
The opening intro of the F2 looks like a french softcore movie, good rifle btw😉
The General does not have enough bling. French generals have lots of medals.
It hurts my french feelings to recognize this mais ils sont forts ces américains.
That was an absolutely AMAZING intro. Thank you for putting the effort into that.
I really wish you guys freshly painted the targets just before starting these.
This has become one of my favorite channels to watch.
Brilliant I can remember the legion cutting about with these in the balkans , you got the beret right and the hipster comment was so true
Yup, meney French foreighn legion snipers died suporting albanian muslim fanatics against Yugoslav army in the mountines betwen Yugoslavia and Albania.
So the French went more of our DMR doctrine, with some sniper parts mixed in, but with a bolt gun, and we were/still are full on sniper doctrine, with some DMR aspects being added in. And of the army wants to change some, and get them off their stomachs, send them to the USMC sniper school, just look at what Marine snipers did in Iraq, with bolt guns, the last of the M40A series in 7.62 they were forward, up in the assaults with bolt guns, city fighting, even room clearing with them, and their pistols. And they were insanely deadly, supporting the infantry in fast moving fights. Trying remember the title, but it was talked about, from marine snipers and commanders. Who did it, and showed some of their mout training.
I think you will find french doctrine influenced American military snipering not vice versa.
Your french english accent is so Real!
Vos vidéos sont géniales! Merci from France!
The beginning of this video was hilarious! Excellent production as always! Thank you!
I think Josh got a role in a re-boot of a 90's skin flick....lol Great video guys! I figured it wasn't a coincidence that Ian done a video on the scope great pair of informative videos
Hope you guys can find some more secret trials footage from around the world
Lol the intro was perfect. Thanks for all the hard work you put into your videos!
French firearms are so fucking stylish. Never really appreciated them before Ian showed me the light and the way.
The rifle likely could have performed better had shorter bullet been used. 175gr are really best in 1:10 twist. The FR-F2 has a 1:11.8. There's a 30K RPM difference between those rates assuming a 2600fps MV.
With the barrel length it's fine
Henry looked more like a very French Indochinese general than a French general, and that seems correct to me.
And of course the French Army couldn't accept a rifle that wasn't sexy as hell.
That intro with the soft filter had me crying. LOVE this channel guys so entertaining. Cheers.
Goddamnit Henry, its illegal to make an intro so goddamned funny!
On the topic of the heat shroud/sleeve, it actually helps maintain accuracy even when it heats up by keeping the heating and heat dissipation of the barrel even all around it, its similar in theory to the thermal sleeves on modern MBT smoothbore tank cannons, and AI themselves have done a lot of testing on barrel profiles regarding accuracy with hot barrels and the effects of barrel profiles changing how heat shifts the shape of the barrel and its harmonics. They ended up selecting their straight profile no taper medium contour for the best results between weight, even heating and rigidity, giving better results when hot compared to fluted barrels which heat and dissipate heat unevenly which warps the barrels shape and harmonics.
Hipsters no more... ☹️
Pistol: Austrian
Rifle: German (sacre bleu!)
DMR: Belgian
That's what happen when a country is run by incompetent Europeanists for 40 years selling every means of production to Chinese, German, American companies thinking France interest is no more and France should melt into a European Super State that only French politicians ever believed in. So France gets weaker, accommodating other Europeans countries especially Germany, on every point including firearms industry. Basically France is already out of their mind as the country can burn to the ground if it makes an United European Union appear out of it's ash.
What's the DMR? FN SCAR-H?
@@ScottKenny1978 Yep.
Ex- Pistol Italian. SF Swiss and German. Etc...
Actually it's the scar h tpr
I don't think people give enough credit to bipods on the front end of the receiver. It can be incredibly useful not only in alpine situations but also in urban conflicts.
the intro trigered me as a french chad but it was very fun i got to say, well done ( very good french accent btw)
Halfway expected to see Ian peeking up from the bushes.
The important thing is it will keep the mountian krauts out of the onion patch.
Your French accent is on point hahaha :D
You've got the french flair with pin point accuracy.
Bien joué, mon Général ! :)
As a French, IT WAS REALLY FUN ! And even your "bad english accent" is pretty close to the reality.
AFAIK, French Air Force didn't use FR F2, they used FR G2 = FR F1 in 7,62 NATO.
And like FR F1, FR F2 was used as DMR rather than "sniper".
During operation "Oryx" in Mogadishu the FR F2 allowes the French troops to own the battlefield on June 17th battle against Aïded militia 😉
_The French copy nobody and nobody copies the French_
- Ian McCollum
The heat control system was used to reduce the "mirage" effect as the gun is relatively thin. It also allowed to use thermal sights of the era. The army specifications called the FR-F2 to keep its precision for 10 000 rounds, in practice it kept 90% of its accuracy for 20 000 rounds.
French living in the US here... his mock french accent is impressive!
You forgot the most important part. How well does it work when being shot back over the shoulder while running away?
For that you should ask the Brit. After they are the one who dropped ( literally ) their weapons in the middle of the fight and ran away at Dunkirk. Don’t waste your saliva on the french. Your Amy will never be able to match the number of military victories the french have.
So it's really handy to shoot from odd angles and on the move, it's concealed from IRNV, and it eats common .308 with no issue? It sounds like the perfect rifle for both day-to-day hunting and for those theoretical SHTF scenarios people worry about.
Monsieur Henri, your french accent is utterly adorable. Magnifique!
Dude yer killin me! That's some creative stuff right there. Outstanding.
I don't say this often, and I don't say this lightly. That is one sexy gun.
I'll second that!! It is exquisitely French, and exquisitely beautiful in it's own way. It's a military rifle, with style. 😊
You should absolutely redo this one when Ian gets his Schrome F8 scope... because you know he's going to.
Thank's for your présentation of french rifle légend and congratulation for your french acent in American . Merci beaucoup vous nous avez fait un grand honneur. Your french friend in Lyon
Hopefully Ian will give you another bite at the apple when he gets his J8 scope. You know he is going to get one when they hit the market.
I'm surprised that Ian didn't take one home from the factory with him.
Ian and yourselves making us choose which video to watch first...the agony
I am french and that was a really fun video! you got a sub. cheers!
For some reason this video made me want to go to France more than I have ever wanted. I'm a French citizen but have lived my whole life in South Africa btw.
Intro was so good. Dying over here. Bravo Henry 👏 👏 👏
I shot 30.06 Lake City M2 Ball from a 1982 Remington Model 700 BDL bolt action at the range on a wooden bench using only the range gun rest that was supplied. Rifle had a 1982 Bushnell 3 x 9 scope. I shot 3 rounds. All 3 rounds hit on top of the "X" and a dime could cover all three holes. Guy next to me's jaw dropped. He said if I would have shot 2 more rounds, it would have been competition or tournament shooting level. Yep no fancy spotting scopes or lead / sand filled bench rests or holding styles. Just me using U.S. Military Ball FMJ ammo and the old wooden bench rest and rifle rest holding the rifle as any typical range shooter. And I hit the top of an X at 100 yards with all 3 shots. No training as a sniper whatsoever either. I saved that target for sure. So no one can tell me that any ammo is better than any other, especially "handloads". It is up to each shooter and the rifle quality they are using as the tool.
I lived in St. Etienne back durring the 80's and sadly never got to the museum. I cry a little when I think about that now, I was only 20 my only ecxuse.
With how windy its been here in south texas, i dont even know how you guys find the best times to film with 20 mph winds that seem to never stop.
Neighbors be like: "Why is our neighbor cosplaying as a French soldier presenting rifles to no one?"