I inherited two old Winchester rifles from my grandpas; a model 54 from my dad's dad, and a model 70 from my mom's dad. Both have four digit serial numbers. Both are the smoothest, best feeling rifles I have ever used.
My grandparents took me to the Cody Firearms Museum when I was a kid in the mid-90's. They had a hard time getting me out of there. I was beyond fascinated.
That revolution killed a lot more than that contract.. 50 million or so people between the Holodomor, the Terror, their invasion of Poland c 1920, you name it..
@@80m63rM4n I thought he killed 2 billion just by himself? Also, let's not forget about Einstein, known communist, who killed at least 5 billion by designing the atom bomb. Truly the mass genocide committed by the commies.
I have a Model 70 my grandfather bought used in the 1940s or 50s alongside a Remington 721. It’s in .270. I love it, and can’t wait to teach my 5 year old daughter how to shoot it. This looks very different from my Model 70, but also very similar. Super cool!
👍 Interesting history of product development by Winchester in the early to mid 20th Century. Thank you for sharing. I visited the Cody Museum 2 years ago. I intended to spend an afternoon touring it. I went back every day for 3 days and still have things to see. It is a fantastic museum in all respects. I found the City of Cody to be a charming town with very friendly people. It is a short driving distance from Yellowstone National Park and in a very scenic area.
I was at a famous gunshop in Lancastar, CA back in the 60s and was looking for a bolt rifle to rebarrel to .308 Norma Magnum. The old man himself handed me a Winchester Model D in 6.5mm and told me I could have it for 45.00. That was kinda beyond my ability to pay so he sold me an Eddystone instead for 15.00. If I had only known how rare that D was....
That's a great looking rifle. The aperture sight seems perfectly sized as well. It's always hard to tell through video, but the fact that the sights look good through a camera makes me think it's even better in person.
In between the Model 70 and this was the Model 54, which was much more like a military rifle than the Model 70. The Model 54 was not drilled/tapped for a scope, no hinged floorplate and the safety was more like a Mauser than what ended up on the Model 70. I owned two Model 54's over the years, and killed my first deer with one, it reminded me a lot of older military rifles like the Mauser, 1903 Springfield than the Model 70 did.
Fun fact: Charles Lindbergh carried a model 54 chambered in .30-'06 on his transatlantic flight in case circumstances forced him down in Greenland where there are polar bears.
@@Kamal_AL-Hinai yes, in most western countries there are wild and semi domestic deer which are shot and eaten in relatively small quantities compared to other meat, but probably the most common wild meat eaten.
The pattern 14 were made by Remington as well, in 303. The final design was a product rendition of the pattern 13 which was designed originally in .270. The model 17 was the 3006 variety for American forces, when the Springfield supply was getting tight
I can really see the model 54 being born from this rifle. I still shoot my grandfather's 54 chambered in .30-06. Its on its third barrel. Beautiful and smooth as butter action.
That economy prototype has deeper bluing and better wood than most higher end rifles these days. I bet this rifle would had been a favorite with the troups if it had a chance. Those sites, I can tell though the video that I would love them.
i have that kind my grandpa got it from Vietnam once he passed i got all of his old guns that was the only one that survived the fire so now its stained black instead of the color there
I like the way your video formula has stabilized into something familiar that manages to shift gears enough to stay interesting while maintaining focus.
Finally someone talks about this design! I've always wondered what could become Russia's new rifle had October Revolution not intervened. This indeed looks way better than 1930 Mosins or even Arisakas. Pity there's no footage of its bolt and magazine.
And I just came back from there this weekend..... the only thing that would make that museum a better place to visit would be to run into Ian at a display so I could ask him questions. Oh well maybe next month when I pass through Cody again.
Went to Cody on a road trip that included the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and saw that museum. Fascinating. Learned something about Buffalo Bill too, when I went through his museum, which I found quite interesting. Only had time to go to two of the five museums. If we had another day, we might have gone to more since the admission was good for two days.
Loved the 1917 Enfield. I had an Eddystone, made in 1918. I never could understand, why the military, used the rear sight, in front of the action? The way the 1917/Model D/M-1 put the rear sight, was much better. I really miss that rifle. Especially, since I only paid about $250, back in 96. Oh well?
I just bought my Eddystone M1917 circa 1918 last year, its CMP certified and still has the original 1918 barrel, which despite being filthy when I got it, still has excellent lands and grooves.
It's probably a holdover from the days before rifle receivers had rear bridges. Also the rear of the action is a pretty busy place already, so unless you do it right the rear sight might interfere with loading and cycling.
Beautiful, I love it. Along with M1917s, Model 30s and of course the Model 70. Blued steel and walnut will never not excite me. And a great action, made to a high standard by what was/is a fantastic company.
When I turned 16 rifle deer hunting became accessible to me, needing a good rifle I realized my friends father had a FFL and since it was1985 I gave him40 dollars and asked for a1903 Springfield, 3 weeks later he handed me10 dollars and a 1915 eddystone armory copy. That was hands down the most reliable gun I have ever owned. Granted, it would have a sticky firing pin when it got really dirty and my little sister got a scar from a scope kiss when it discharged as she closed the bolt. Still kick myself for getting rid of that gun.
I love my Model 1917, its one of the best WW1 - WW2 bolt actions I have ever shot. Not only is it accurate its also insanely reliable and the sights on it are IMHO superior to anything pre WW2, those peep sights are revolutionary for its time, and would later move on to the M1 Garand and carry over even to today's M4/M16 platform. I can see the appeal in the Model D, and it makes you wonder if the Russian Revolution had just been a short uprising with the Czar winning instead of the Communists what may have grown between the US and Russia.
Does this rifle have a cone/funnel breech similar to a 1903 Springfield and the Model 70? I always assumed that the 1903 Springfield was the basis/inspiration for the Winchester Model 54/ Model 70.
@@fredandersen9873 Makes sense to me since Winchester manufactured P14s. It just seemed to me that the Model 70 breech and cock on opening more closely resembled the M1903.
@@s.p.ltd.3886 from my understanding, the 1903 was Mauser based. So did Winchester do a copy of a copy, or did they go back to the source? Since the U.S. Army went back to the 1903 after WW1, vs. the M1917, my guess is Winchester felt market pressure to more closely replicate the 1903/Mauser (At least in the bolt set up).
Britain did consider the Winchester P14 to be the cream of the crop. As I'm lucky enough to have one, I won't argue. Not really suprising as Winchester had the production line, and good reputation, take the design on and develop.
So Springield bases the M1903 on the Spanish Mauser; Enfield bases P14 on the M1903; and Winchester bases the Model D on the Mauser and the P14. Winchester's patent lawyers must have hated Mr Johnson.
That rifle looks basically new. This is also my favorite gun channel on youtube, watching the new video as soon as it posts is my nee morning tradition.
I’m confused: it sounds as though this Winchester and the British P14 were developed separately, and yet they appear to be slightly different versions of the same rifle. Who came up with the design first?
It's curious why Winchester didn't work on modifications to the P14/1917 post WWI to accommodate the US Army's preferences. A cock on open bolt, thumb extension for the striker, magazine cutoff and windage adjustable rear sight. The 1917 was a better battle rifle and would have beaten the Springfield post war with a few mods.
"The British like the P14" was an exageration In WW1 the P-14 was an easy to produce, substitute standard weapon. Used in training and by rear echelon troops and, eventually, snipers. It was never a frontline battle rifle.
Doubtful, the P14 started as a contract to build the Enfield rifle for the UK. Somehow, I just don't see them charging patent license fees. Not during a war.
@@rickv1007 I thought we did some for WW1 as well... At any rate, it could have been worked out as a reduction in cost for the P14s, or anything else the US was making.
What a beautiful firearm, the developmental history is fascinating, such a shame about the timing or else this rifle could have been a real commercial success - I now want to go to Cody even more than before!! One day ... one fine day!
October Revolution started in November of 1917, if you use the calendar which was already in use in the United States back in those days. It's called October Revolution cause Russia back then usef the Old Calender which was (what an irony!) cancelled by the Bolsheviks later. We (Russians and Serbs) still use it for our religious holydays.
In the UK, a number of P14's were re-barrelled to 7.62x51mm (.308) for Target Rifle shooting when the .303 round ceased to be the standard military calibre. So there certainly used to be plenty of non-original P14's out there.
Your background logo showed museum in Cody, Wyoming. It has historical firearms. I'd still like to see you do a video on the Dug Up museum. It features guns that were interrupted while in the process of MAKING history.
Just how original is this design? Cock-on-closing, dog-leg bolt, aperture sight on the rear receiver bridge, P14/M17 bands, nosecap, handguards and stock furniture - it looks awfully like a surreptitious cosmetic remodelling of the P14, rather than a fresh take on the Mauser system. Do the sling swivels have an offset to the right as well?! Perhaps the real reason it didn't sell was the risk of Enfield following up on their design authority.
As gorgeous of a rifle it is, I just can't not to joke about it: Winchester: I'm going to name this rifle Model D. Customer: D what? Winchester: Deez Nuts.
1800 meters is 1.1 miles. I can't even see a person sized object that far away, I don't think even when I was young, which I'm not. How many people can even hit an elephant at that range with open sights? I see that all the time, but don't really get it. It sounds kind of like a volley sight in that it will put a bullet in the general area for most soldiers if you're gonna spray and pray. I know there are people who could hit a man at that distance with open sights and hand rolled loads, but I suspect that is not a high percentage of people so I guess it makes sense for just sending lots of bullets will ye nil ye. I was in the navy, that's essentially how you downed a plane with bofors and 5 inchers, throw as much as you can in the general area in front of the plane, though your general service arm bullet isn't going to explode when it gets where it's going so you do lose the advantage of shrapnel. Is that the point of these long range sights or is the military just that optimistic? Or maybe I'm pessimistic about shooting/seeing ability of the majority of soldiers.
I inherited two old Winchester rifles from my grandpas; a model 54 from my dad's dad, and a model 70 from my mom's dad. Both have four digit serial numbers. Both are the smoothest, best feeling rifles I have ever used.
Wow wouldn't read again
They definitely rank right up there with the best.
The fact they belonged to your grandpas alone makes them worth never letting go, but the fact that they’re really nice rifles is icing on the cake.
@@appalachiangunman9589 amen!
Awesome
My grandparents took me to the Cody Firearms Museum when I was a kid in the mid-90's. They had a hard time getting me out of there. I was beyond fascinated.
Wow, that sounds nice.
Same story for me, just in the mid-2000s. I still keep meaning to go back.
Well worth a visit; when I was there, I could have stayed for a full day (I only got about three hours.)
Ian: "Russia turned out to be the most promising potential contract for these rifles."
Me: "Oh, cool!"
Ian: *Mentions 1917*
Me: "Oh no."
That revolution killed a lot more than that contract.. 50 million or so people between the Holodomor, the Terror, their invasion of Poland c 1920, you name it..
@@wingatebarraclough3553 >50 million
Why didn't you mention 1 billion people Stalin personally shot?
@@80m63rM4n I thought he killed 2 billion just by himself? Also, let's not forget about Einstein, known communist, who killed at least 5 billion by designing the atom bomb. Truly the mass genocide committed by the commies.
@@wingatebarraclough3553 venezuela no iphone 100 billion dead
@@wingatebarraclough3553 Tankies coping hard in the comments
That model D is a beautiful bolt action rifle. Both my dad and my graddad had model 70s. Great hunting rifles.
Was lucky to grow up in Worland, Wyoming where the school system loved to send us to places like the Cody museum.
Yeah but did it have a pool?
@@johnstacy7902 Uh yeah...a pool and a pond...the pond might be better for you Carl.
What a gorgeous rifle. Both the bluing and the oil finish have a luster that just isn't seen on any but the most expensive firearms these days.
And think about how mechanically built they are.... they don't make them like that anymore!
@@stefanmolnapor910 Well, they do but you need 5,000 plus to be in that club.
@@marvindebot3264 Sad isn't it!
@@marvindebot3264 I own new firearms with retail over 5k, and I personally prefer the hand made days of old. That's just my opinion
All of the coolest guns are always the rarest or literally unobtainable.
I know the feeling, I still dream of a gyrojet pistol
Gyrojet is more obtainable than one of these.
Ya I want one too. And not just a model 70.
Even for simple stuff, too. I've been trying to find one of those Beretta tilt-barrel Tomcats for ages.
@@hannibalcase1100 those are easy. I see alot of those and that Jetfire in pawn shops
I have a Model 70 my grandfather bought used in the 1940s or 50s alongside a Remington 721. It’s in .270. I love it, and can’t wait to teach my 5 year old daughter how to shoot it.
This looks very different from my Model 70, but also very similar. Super cool!
👍 Interesting history of product development by Winchester in the early to mid 20th Century. Thank you for sharing.
I visited the Cody Museum 2 years ago. I intended to spend an afternoon touring it. I went back every day for 3 days and still have things to see. It is a fantastic museum in all respects. I found the City of Cody to be a charming town with very friendly people. It is a short driving distance from Yellowstone National Park and in a very scenic area.
That rifle is a work of art
I was at a famous gunshop in Lancastar, CA back in the 60s and was looking for a bolt rifle to rebarrel to .308 Norma Magnum. The old man himself handed me a Winchester Model D in 6.5mm and told me I could have it for 45.00. That was kinda beyond my ability to pay so he sold me an Eddystone instead for 15.00.
If I had only known how rare that D was....
Maaaaaan, this in 54R would be the perfect complement to the SVD and PKM, M39 Moist Nugget be damned!
That's a great looking rifle. The aperture sight seems perfectly sized as well. It's always hard to tell through video, but the fact that the sights look good through a camera makes me think it's even better in person.
Wow. What a beautiful rifle. One of those in 6.5x55 would be a lot of fun.
This should be interesting. I've always thought Remington styling definitely is rooted in the 1917 Enfield.
In between the Model 70 and this was the Model 54, which was much more like a military rifle than the Model 70. The Model 54 was not drilled/tapped for a scope, no hinged floorplate and the safety was more like a Mauser than what ended up on the Model 70. I owned two Model 54's over the years, and killed my first deer with one, it reminded me a lot of older military rifles like the Mauser, 1903 Springfield than the Model 70 did.
Fun fact: Charles Lindbergh carried a model 54 chambered in .30-'06 on his transatlantic flight in case circumstances forced him down in Greenland where there are polar bears.
@@Kamal_AL-Hinai yes, in most western countries there are wild and semi domestic deer which are shot and eaten in relatively small quantities compared to other meat, but probably the most common wild meat eaten.
@@Kamal_AL-Hinai Yes. Hunters in the United States kill millions each year and over 95% of them are eaten.
@@Kamal_AL-Hinai
The deer meat is dear to us.^^
The pattern 14 were made by Remington as well, in 303. The final design was a product rendition of the pattern 13 which was designed originally in .270. The model 17 was the 3006 variety for American forces, when the Springfield supply was getting tight
Winchester: Hey, Mauser can I take a look at your homework I'll just get an idea
Mauser: Ja! Freund
The idea
I can really see the model 54 being born from this rifle. I still shoot my grandfather's 54 chambered in .30-06. Its on its third barrel. Beautiful and smooth as butter action.
What a flawless example of such a rare and interesting rifle. Thank you again for another great video.
From a time when a rifle designed for economy was still a stunning piece of craftsmanship..
I am lucky enough to own a pre-WWII Model 70. This was an interesting look at her origins!
That economy prototype has deeper bluing and better wood than most higher end rifles these days. I bet this rifle would had been a favorite with the troups if it had a chance. Those sites, I can tell though the video that I would love them.
I have a model Winchester model 54 in 3006 that I bought when I was 13 for $150.00 ish 50 years ago and it is lovely.
This is a great history in the linage of my 1970’s M70 in -06! The force is strong in this one! Thanks Ian!!
I sat through the entire video staring at the level of workmanship. Just awesome!
i have that kind my grandpa got it from Vietnam once he passed i got all of his old guns that was the only one that survived the fire so now its stained black instead of the color there
I like the way your video formula has stabilized into something familiar that manages to shift gears enough to stay interesting while maintaining focus.
4:24 that's a really nice and smooth action
Love the ambient synth pad in the background
Would like to see a video about the Remington Model 720, a sporting rifle with roots in the M1917 of WW1.
Visited Cody from Australia 3 years ago before the Zombie Pandemic... well worth visiting 👍
Finally someone talks about this design! I've always wondered what could become Russia's new rifle had October Revolution not intervened. This indeed looks way better than 1930 Mosins or even Arisakas. Pity there's no footage of its bolt and magazine.
This example looks absolutely stunning. Not a mark on it ANYWHERE!
Thank you , Ian .
And I just came back from there this weekend..... the only thing that would make that museum a better place to visit would be to run into Ian at a display so I could ask him questions. Oh well maybe next month when I pass through Cody again.
Visiting the Cody Firearms Museum is one of the hallmark memories of my childhood
Went to Cody on a road trip that included the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and saw that museum. Fascinating. Learned something about Buffalo Bill too, when I went through his museum, which I found quite interesting. Only had time to go to two of the five museums. If we had another day, we might have gone to more since the admission was good for two days.
Love it! Great information on a historic firearm. I use to shoot a 1917 quite a bit a fee years ago. Wish we would have kept it.
God bless all here.
Loved the 1917 Enfield. I had an Eddystone, made in 1918. I never could understand, why the military, used the rear sight, in front of the action? The way the 1917/Model D/M-1 put the rear sight, was much better. I really miss that rifle. Especially, since I only paid about $250, back in 96. Oh well?
The Eddystone plant is a Walmart today. Used to work across the road.
I just bought my Eddystone M1917 circa 1918 last year, its CMP certified and still has the original 1918 barrel, which despite being filthy when I got it, still has excellent lands and grooves.
@@Spartan536 how long did it take you to scrub the cosmoline out? 😜
It's probably a holdover from the days before rifle receivers had rear bridges. Also the rear of the action is a pretty busy place already, so unless you do it right the rear sight might interfere with loading and cycling.
@@hailexiao2770 A good observation. Centuries of muzzleloaders have sights forward. The bolt action was still a evolving technology in 1917.
Looks a lot like a P14 which I happen to have in my hands right now, sweet gun!
Beautiful, I love it. Along with M1917s, Model 30s and of course the Model 70. Blued steel and walnut will never not excite me. And a great action, made to a high standard by what was/is a fantastic company.
The bluing on this rifle is beautifully done.
Got to visit Cody while we were in Yellowstone this July, I absolutely loved it!
Thanks to Cody and you
When I turned 16 rifle deer hunting became accessible to me, needing a good rifle I realized my friends father had a FFL and since it was1985 I gave him40 dollars and asked for a1903 Springfield, 3 weeks later he handed me10 dollars and a 1915 eddystone armory copy. That was hands down the most reliable gun I have ever owned. Granted, it would have a sticky firing pin when it got really dirty and my little sister got a scar from a scope kiss when it discharged as she closed the bolt. Still kick myself for getting rid of that gun.
Ian drops this video, and immediately following, there is a string of attempted burglaries at the Cody Firearms museum. . .
Not quite a p14, not quite a 1903. Should be a Goldilocks gun but I guess not, poor Mr. Johnson.
I don't know... evolving into the Model 70. That's about as "Goldilocks" as one can imagine.
The finish on that rifle is awesome!!!
Cody Museum is now on my bucket list. A recommendation from Gun Jesus is all I need to hear.
I love my Model 1917, its one of the best WW1 - WW2 bolt actions I have ever shot. Not only is it accurate its also insanely reliable and the sights on it are IMHO superior to anything pre WW2, those peep sights are revolutionary for its time, and would later move on to the M1 Garand and carry over even to today's M4/M16 platform.
I can see the appeal in the Model D, and it makes you wonder if the Russian Revolution had just been a short uprising with the Czar winning instead of the Communists what may have grown between the US and Russia.
Would have been a *very* different world, that's for sure! The US and Russia were pretty close before the communists took over.
Or to take a third path, the liberal February revolution succeeding but the communist October revolution failing.
@@hailexiao2770 Now that is an interesting twist indeed.
A shorter and lighter version in 7mm Mauser, plus the sight in meter would be my dream rifle.
Does this rifle have a cone/funnel breech similar to a 1903 Springfield and the Model 70? I always assumed that the 1903 Springfield was the basis/inspiration for the Winchester Model 54/ Model 70.
It appears the P14 was more of a direct ancestor of the Model 700, along with some Mauser DNA. Making the 1903, more of a first cousin, once removed.
@@fredandersen9873 Makes sense to me since Winchester manufactured P14s. It just seemed to me that the Model 70 breech and cock on opening more closely resembled the M1903.
@@s.p.ltd.3886 from my understanding, the 1903 was Mauser based. So did Winchester do a copy of a copy, or did they go back to the source?
Since the U.S. Army went back to the 1903 after WW1, vs. the M1917, my guess is Winchester felt market pressure to more closely replicate the 1903/Mauser (At least in the bolt set up).
@@s.p.ltd.3886 But this is cock on close 4:22
@@darkiee69 yes but the Model 70 and M1903 are both cock on opening.
Britain did consider the Winchester P14 to be the cream of the crop. As I'm lucky enough to have one, I won't argue. Not really suprising as Winchester had the production line, and good reputation, take the design on and develop.
Pity this would have been an awesome rifle essentially a trimmer 1917
Now that's a rifle.
It sure is
I hate it when Ian doesn't take anything apart. Such a tease. I feel like he does it on purpose.
I've got two things on my list if I ever visit the US, Trail-riding near Yellowstone and Codys firearms museum. 😁
So Springield bases the M1903 on the Spanish Mauser; Enfield bases P14 on the M1903; and Winchester bases the Model D on the Mauser and the P14.
Winchester's patent lawyers must have hated Mr Johnson.
I remember when Ian had only 20k subs.
Pepperidge farm remembers too
Well, I remember when he had less than two million.
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Thats a beautiful looking rifle
That is one gorgeous rifle!
Thanks Ian, that was fascinating. That rifle looks so like a P14. I wonder if the bolt looks any different, other than for the different safety catch?
That rifle looks basically new. This is also my favorite gun channel on youtube, watching the new video as soon as it posts is my nee morning tradition.
If history taught me anything, it's that old " lost " export guns are now in the middle east somewhere.
that and Toyotas are the bread and butter of ole insurgents groups, god bless them little hearts
And it has a semi-pistol grip; Mae would have been happy.
Lovely Winchester, would still like to get my hands on a working Win-Hotchkiss though. Thanks for the review!
You forgot to mention the stacking swivel.
Beautiful rifle, I want one.
Back when they gave a hoot.
Dang, they should make that rifle now Beautiful
I bet if you took that puppy to a range it shoots like a champ it’s looking more and more likely there must be a road
Trip to this Cody museum
I’m confused: it sounds as though this Winchester and the British P14 were developed separately, and yet they appear to be slightly different versions of the same rifle. Who came up with the design first?
The P-14 was a P-13 modified to chamber .303. And the P-13 was an iterative development of the P-12 and P-11.
So RSAF Enfield, in 1911
It's curious why Winchester didn't work on modifications to the P14/1917 post WWI to accommodate the US Army's preferences. A cock on open bolt, thumb extension for the striker, magazine cutoff and windage adjustable rear sight. The 1917 was a better battle rifle and would have beaten the Springfield post war with a few mods.
Pretty sure I have one in 30-06 that I have been hunting elk with for 20 years. Looks almost identical
R. F. Sedgley only markings on it
Morning Ian
"The British like the P14" was an exageration
In WW1 the P-14 was an easy to produce, substitute standard weapon. Used in training and by rear echelon troops and, eventually, snipers. It was never a frontline battle rifle.
The US paid Mauser for patents used in the 1903 Springfield. Did the P14/P17 series have to as well?
Doubtful, the P14 started as a contract to build the Enfield rifle for the UK. Somehow, I just don't see them charging patent license fees. Not during a war.
@@fredandersen9873 was probably written off as part of the lend lease costs.
@@ScottKenny1978 Lend Lease was WW2
@@rickv1007 I thought we did some for WW1 as well...
At any rate, it could have been worked out as a reduction in cost for the P14s, or anything else the US was making.
By the time Enfield developed the P12/13/14 series the Mauser action was out of patent.
That's a beautiful rifle!
4:51 to 4:59 Does the Winchester Model D uses the M1905 or M1917 bayonet?
What a beautiful firearm, the developmental history is fascinating, such a shame about the timing or else this rifle could have been a real commercial success - I now want to go to Cody even more than before!! One day ... one fine day!
You know its going to be a good one when the gloves are on! OHHH YEAHHHHH GUN PORNNNN
The October Revolution was in November.
October Revolution started in November of 1917, if you use the calendar which was already in use in the United States back in those days. It's called October Revolution cause Russia back then usef the Old Calender which was (what an irony!) cancelled by the Bolsheviks later. We (Russians and Serbs) still use it for our religious holydays.
Do you know by using that (out-dated) calendar wich year the Orthodox Christmas will be in the Middle of Summer?
@@ldkbudda4176 Arround 22000 AD. Yoo will be arround to join us for summer Christmass?
A truly awesome rifle.
One of these days I will have an Eddystone, I kick my own Butt for Not Seeing their Value when I was young and they were CHEAP! and Plentiful!
Beautiful gun.
Had the idea of finding a bubba'd P14 Enfield and redo it in 54R. Interesting something close to my idea was actually made.
Nooooo
In the UK, a number of P14's were re-barrelled to 7.62x51mm (.308) for Target Rifle shooting when the .303 round ceased to be the standard military calibre. So there certainly used to be plenty of non-original P14's out there.
@@gunnermurphy6632 if it's already been bubba'd, might as well.
Your background logo showed museum in Cody, Wyoming. It has historical firearms. I'd still like to see you do a video on the Dug Up museum. It features guns that were interrupted while in the process of MAKING history.
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Looks almost identical to my P17 Enfield
Now I really want one in 54r
Just how original is this design? Cock-on-closing, dog-leg bolt, aperture sight on the rear receiver bridge, P14/M17 bands, nosecap, handguards and stock furniture - it looks awfully like a surreptitious cosmetic remodelling of the P14, rather than a fresh take on the Mauser system. Do the sling swivels have an offset to the right as well?! Perhaps the real reason it didn't sell was the risk of Enfield following up on their design authority.
My DayZ boys, the Tundra
For a few minutes it looked like the test model for the 1903 Springfield
Great video! Could you take a look at the 1969 BAR safari in 30-06??
I am forty hundred years old, why can Ian make me feel like a virgin??? Anytime Ian has his gloves on, you get educated!😂
As gorgeous of a rifle it is, I just can't not to joke about it:
Winchester: I'm going to name this rifle Model D.
Customer: D what?
Winchester: Deez Nuts.
1800 meters is 1.1 miles. I can't even see a person sized object that far away, I don't think even when I was young, which I'm not. How many people can even hit an elephant at that range with open sights? I see that all the time, but don't really get it. It sounds kind of like a volley sight in that it will put a bullet in the general area for most soldiers if you're gonna spray and pray. I know there are people who could hit a man at that distance with open sights and hand rolled loads, but I suspect that is not a high percentage of people so I guess it makes sense for just sending lots of bullets will ye nil ye. I was in the navy, that's essentially how you downed a plane with bofors and 5 inchers, throw as much as you can in the general area in front of the plane, though your general service arm bullet isn't going to explode when it gets where it's going so you do lose the advantage of shrapnel. Is that the point of these long range sights or is the military just that optimistic? Or maybe I'm pessimistic about shooting/seeing ability of the majority of soldiers.
There is a lot of the Enfield P14 in this rifle...
@Ian - so how do your compare the Model D against the P-14/Model1917?
would have liked to have seen the box magazine.. and cycling of the action.