@CGI artifacts, the Mauser action is cheaper and easier to copy than an Enfield plus the brits did not allow many nations a license to produce their gun, while pretty much everyone both civilian and military was able to copy Mausers action without paying a penny in license fees. The Mauser action is stronger but this is of no consequence with the loading's and calibers used by service rifles. Claims of better accuracy are unsupported by historical evidence and one of the best french sniper rifles of modern times had rear locking lugs.
"So, Karl, what are you thinking about?" "I dunno, war an' stuff". Best line from the match, Karl! Great delivery. A very enjoyable match overall. Thanks.
When it's my turn at the table today, I will tell the world and my family (with confused looks on their faces) that I am thankful for InRange, Forgotten Weapons, Karl, and Ian.
My great grandfather got through the 2nd Boer War, and all 4 years of the Western Front as a front line soldier with the Grenadier Guards - only to die from the Spanish flu in 1919.
@@galahad-history Many more nations are prepared for a pandemic then and since, but COVID 19 can be compared with the Spanish flu. Of course, it didn't exceed it yet. The total infected and death toll is way lower, but the social impact is as great as the past.
"We haven't had a pandemic to the extent of the 1918 flu... since!" Hi from May 27, 2020! Though admittedly the one we have now isn't nearly as bad by raw numbers or per capita.
Re: the picture of the German Trench Raiding Party During fighting in the Argonne Forest in Oct of 1918 units of the US Army's 77th Infantry Division (those units became known as the "Lost Battalion, the actual units involved were from 4 different battalions: Companies - A, B, & C of the 1st Battalion 308th Infantry Regiment (1-308th Inf); Companies E,G, & H of the 2nd Battalion 308th Infantry Regiment (2-308th Inf); Company K of the 3rd Battalion of the 307th Infantry Regiment (3-307th Inf); and Companies C & D of the 306th Machine Gun Battalion) were cut off and at night the Germans were attacking the 77th's positions with massed hand grenade attacks. A mistake the Germans made during those attack was they would form up and then their NCOs or Officers would give them the order to stand up, "Aufstehen!!" in preparation to throw their "Potato Mashers". It didn't take very many attacks to happen before the Americans figured out what was was going on and to open up with every thing they had on the German positions the moment they heard "Aufstehen!!". Source for the grenade story: 'The Lost Battalion' by Thomas M. Pratt & Fletcher Johnson Published 1938, re-release 2000
Watching Ian and Karl discussing the Spanish Flu in March 20 - 2020, and saying we haven't had a pandemic like that since... it's... odd, to say the least. Granted, COVID-19 won't be nearly as bad, but still.
That's why if l ever get a machine gun l want one of those little buzzzz saws that Ian showcased on Forgotten Weapons in 22Lr. so l can afford to feed it. 😄😄😄
To add to your discussion of the scale of the horror of ww1; it had an entire railroad network built specifically to feed it!! I can read endless statistics of this and that, but coming from blue-collar type industries in the USA, the fact that entire railroads were built just to feed it really impressed me. In modern industrial environments, the only businesses that ship by rail are ones that deal with large to downright massive volumes of products. So a war with an entire rail network specifically to feed it, that is impressive. The Germans called them "Feldbahn" (field railways) and they connected the font lines to the main rail network. Granted these were tiny 2ft gauge trains roughly 1/4 the size of "real" trains, but still, it speaks to the volume of supplies consumed by the conflict.
I know that I'm over a year late, but, but respect! You guys have shown something that the ordinary soldiers, of both sides, had to put up with. You both know about the subject of weapons, and how to use them. Love the two gun matches!
I love the way the three channels work together. Giving such a entertaining and informative look into the history and function. Keep it up guys, thank you.
People debate whether the USA made the difference in WWI, and those who say that the Entente would have won anyway always leave one key point out: from the very beginning of the war, the US was selling large quantities of food, ammunition, and guns to the British, French, Russians, etc. Indeed, the much-ballyhooed sinking of the Lusitania was a legitimate act because the Lusitania was carrying ammo. If the US had remained truly neutral, it seems likely that the Central Powers would have won.
+Just Someguy , as a supplier and moral booster the USA role is essential to the Entente, as an effective military force it's more debatable. For the Hundred Days Offensive the US Army had to borrow almost all the heavy artillery and some tanks from the French. Pershing believed that the american troops would be efficient only in 1919.
People debate whether the Entente could have won WWI without this or that and those, who say that Entente might have lost leave one key point out: could have Central Powers won to begin with? Because just like with WWII Axis, they power rise in imagination of people the further we get away from actual events:D
The American's were supplying both sides in the early part of the Great War. Much publiity was given to the submarine Deutschland , uased by the German's as a blockade runner. All ships leaving US for the belligerants had a Black Manifest. This was a second secret load sheet , known to the US Customs of war supplies being shipped from a 'Neuteral' country. The Lusitania BM shows unfinshised brass cases from the Bethlehem Steel Works. No explosive cargo. The sinking led to the German's, under US pressure stopping Unrestricted Submarine warfare. It was the reintroduction of this proposed in January 1917, plus the Zimmerman Telegram's (Note Plural!) that led to US involment.
Just Someguy It is doubtful if the Central Powers could have won, but the debate isn’t over whether US supplies made the difference, it’s whether US troops made any significant difference. In terms of actual combat, yes, US troops did make a difference. I may make jokes like “how do you get the Americans to join a World War? Tell them it’s nearly over...”, I’m British so I have to make those jokes, but no one can seriously downplay the role that any nation played in either World War. The US troops also had a huge morale boost effect on the Allies already fighting on the Western Front. Knowing that millions of Americans were streaming across the Atlantic is bound to cheer even the gloomiest soldier up. However, the impact of the Americans arriving is somewhat negated by the blockade of Germany and the Spanish flu. The blockade of Germany severely throttled German imports and all but ruined agriculture in Germany in 1916 and 1917. The winter of 1916 was the Turnip Winter because the potato crop failed, so the population had to subsist on Swedish turnips. The ersatz goods were ersatz, and rationing could only do so much. It’s estimated that the blockade of Germany resulted in the deaths of ~420,000 civilians, and it resulted in German troops at the front being underfed and malnourished. Then the Spanish flu arrives. Spanish flu is interesting because it seemed to kill off the young who strong and fit, instead of other flu strains that usually affect the very young and the elderly the most. Spanish flu likes a healthy immune system in which to whip up a cytokine storm, turning the body’s own defences against it, so it tends to target those with healthy immune systems. However, Spanish flu, like all disease, is an equal opportunity killer and a weakened immune system (from malnourishment, for example) is just as equal a target as a healthy one. This, on top of the already existing outbreaks of cholera, dysentery, and tuberculosis common in both German trenches, and the home front, combined to make a withering and weakened Germany, a Germany that couldn’t last long into 1919, even without the Americans arriving in Europe. So, yes, the arrival of American troops in Europe in 1918 certainly made a difference. It is, however, arguable that the outcome of the war had been decided in October, 1914, when trench warfare began. The Germans were hugely successful on the eastern front, where manoeuvre warfare was still very much possible, but not so on the western front. From that point on, the Germans were, I would say, bound to fighting a losing war.
@@SavageShooter93 "I mean did anyone really care that a Romanian shot Ferdinand?" He was a Bosnian and Serbian nationalist and of course they cared. Ferdinand was pretty much the last hope for Austria-Hungary because of the tri-monarchy and Franz-Joseph being old af by now. The son of Franz Joseph, Charles III was very unfit to rule and seen as a failure. Ferdinand was also a very close friend of Wilhelm II because of his wife, which was a low noble Bohemian and shunned by the royals at the time except for Wilhelm who didn't care due to his wife coming from a family that got all their treasure and claims on territories conquered by Prussia.
This match was super enjoyable guys, also appreciated seeing other shooters do their runs! Thank you especially for putting out content marking these important dates and giving a slight but practical glimpse of what the soldiers went through. Let us never forget the tragedy and madness that is war, learn not to repeat the same mistakes that destroyed whole generations of people and poisoned the earth...
If you ever get the chance, posting footage of the other competitors would be a real treat. I would really like to see more of the Aussie and Ottoman fellas.
great job gents, been following Indy and 'The Great War' on the 'tube' and it has me going to a WWI commemorative match in Fayetteville with my US Model of 1917 Winchester this weekend... not in dress though... lol...
What made the war turn was a total of at least 3 factors: the US bringing fresh troups, the moral and health of german troups going down and the last cavalry charge of the history on the south front splitting the ottoman empire from the germans and forcing the 11th army to surrender.
Wow such an amazing stage. Karl just DOMINATED the stage. But Ian BLAST IT. Sad that Ian didn't have his assistant gunner to tell him to slow down. Overall AMAZING stages. Amazing content guys. Keep it up.
Here in Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada) the local old cemetery actually has a large section filled with 1918 Spanish Flu deaths, actually a few hundred people and very few headstones due to the numbers and rush to bury them. That flu does not get the coverage it should, it really touched almost everywhere.
Great match guys. Happy to see so many dressed for success in the spirit of the times. The only real questions I've got are #1 What was that strange fury creature sitting on top of Karl's head throughout the whole match? #2 How in the world did you train the little bugger to stay there without falling off? Although he was slipped to one side a bit..... But I figured that's it perching on his left ear.....😄😄😄😄😄
I read a theory on the spread of the Flu might not of been associated with ease of travel. Basically some remote villages in Alaska suffered deaths in a time period that wouldn't of been possible for someone to arrive and spread it. If I remember correct they theorized the Jet stream could of played a part.
The reload on that Gewehr 98 was smooth. I think the Mauser stripper clips are some of the best stripper clips you can use. Far better then the Mosin Nagant ones that is for sure, ha.
WWI Today: - Germany finally paid off the reparations from WWI a few years ago (2 Oct 2010). - The conflict in Israel-Palestine. - The conflict in Iraq. - The conflict in Syria. - The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. - The conflict of Armenians and Greeks against the Turks. - The conflicts in Africa. All that and more.
My Great Granddad was in the B.E.F but was eventually wounded in 1916. A bullet hit his left cheek, deflected off his teeth, went down through his tongue, into his right jaw and then down his neck and out of his right shoulder but he survived. My Gran's brother survived from 1915 to the end without a scratch, came home in 1919, went swimming in the North Sea and drowned having been home for around a week. Strange how things work out isn't it?
Face it, Ian, that Ballister Molina is YOUR gun, its not some random Colt clone but your personal handgun- My fanfictions of a humanized Ballister Molina and Ian finding love will find recognition someday.
In the event of a serious flu I'll try to fight the urge to annoy Karl with some watchtower magizines. Not least because Karl is a shooting son of a gun ( no reference to Louisiana).
"We haven't had a pandemic, to the extent of the Spanish Flu, since". I'm watching this in lockdown, 2020.......
Funny isn’t it. They say that 100 years after the armistice and the Spanish flu. Here we are 101 years later having a similar situation
Same
The Spanish Flu killed 1% of the global population, thankfully we're not there yet.
Rewatching this in early 2021 that intro really hits differently.
11 Months later...
"We haven't had a pandemic like that since"
*Goddamn it Ian*
You beat me to it!
Man that Aussie makes the SMLE sing like a semi-auto
Beautiful
Use your middle finger as your trigger finger to speed things up
@CGI artifacts I think a big part of it, is that it is not as mechanically strong, nor accurate, as the Mauser action.
@CGI artifacts, the Mauser action is cheaper and easier to copy than an Enfield plus the brits did not allow many nations a license to produce their gun, while pretty much everyone both civilian and military was able to copy Mausers action without paying a penny in license fees. The Mauser action is stronger but this is of no consequence with the loading's and calibers used by service rifles. Claims of better accuracy are unsupported by historical evidence and one of the best french sniper rifles of modern times had rear locking lugs.
He was working on a Mad Minute.
BRB, off to Patreon to support Ian's crippling 8mm Lebel addiction.
Thanks!
LMAO
"So, Karl, what are you thinking about?"
"I dunno, war an' stuff".
Best line from the match, Karl! Great delivery. A very enjoyable match overall. Thanks.
Ian's "I got a surprise for you, Fritz!" had me giggling probably just as hard.
Karlllllllllll, that kills people!
Nice to see that Karl's breadbag is appropriate empty. No kriegsbrot for you, Fritz!
When it's my turn at the table today, I will tell the world and my family (with confused looks on their faces) that I am thankful for InRange, Forgotten Weapons, Karl, and Ian.
don't forget steve
@@lencao4515 Nice
* lifts whole turkey up from the table *
"Alright, lets get this out onto a tray"
My great grandfather got through the 2nd Boer War, and all 4 years of the Western Front as a front line soldier with the Grenadier Guards - only to die from the Spanish flu in 1919.
Ian: "We haven't had a pandemic to the extend of the 1918 flu since."
COVID-19: "Allow me to introduce myself."
Well actually the covid will stay a couple cool millions of victims short of reaching the death toll of the Spanish flu right
Yeaaaaahhhh
Noooo Covid its a joke next to Spanish flu
@@galahad-history Many more nations are prepared for a pandemic then and since, but COVID 19 can be compared with the Spanish flu. Of course, it didn't exceed it yet. The total infected and death toll is way lower, but the social impact is as great as the past.
Covid is only a "joke" next to Spanish Flu because we have better healthcare and infrastructure.
"haven't had a pandemic to the extant of the 1918 flu since" 1:17, here in 2020. Ouch
Wow, Ian rocked the first part of that stage! Hosing down the paper targets like nothing and the pistol steel, sweeeet shooting!
Gun Jesus defends the aid station!
From now all, all Run and Gun, 2GACM and other matches must be measured based off of ChauChaut Friendliness
"I've got a machinegun! Ho ho ho" [Ian McLane]
*hon hon hon
@@SavageShooter93 I would totally watch that.
"We haven't had a pandemic to the extent of the 1918 flu... since!"
Hi from May 27, 2020! Though admittedly the one we have now isn't nearly as bad by raw numbers or per capita.
And now?!
@@DJHalfbarr Ooh, yeah forgot about this comment. What a difference 10 months and a complete mishandling of the pandemic makes.
@@lawrenceroth6735 yeah it’s really something ain’t it?
@@lawrenceroth6735 Yeah, "mishandling" in every way imaginable TO THIS DAY! ^^
this competition was actually made for Ian to use his new chauchat
Re: the picture of the German Trench Raiding Party
During fighting in the Argonne Forest in Oct of 1918 units of the US Army's 77th Infantry Division (those units became known as the "Lost Battalion, the actual units involved were from 4 different battalions: Companies - A, B, & C of the 1st Battalion 308th Infantry Regiment (1-308th Inf); Companies E,G, & H of the 2nd Battalion 308th Infantry Regiment (2-308th Inf); Company K of the 3rd Battalion of the 307th Infantry Regiment (3-307th Inf); and Companies C & D of the 306th Machine Gun Battalion) were cut off and at night the Germans were attacking the 77th's positions with massed hand grenade attacks.
A mistake the Germans made during those attack was they would form up and then their NCOs or Officers would give them the order to stand up, "Aufstehen!!" in preparation to throw their "Potato Mashers". It didn't take very many attacks to happen before the Americans figured out what was was going on and to open up with every thing they had on the German positions the moment they heard "Aufstehen!!".
Source for the grenade story: 'The Lost Battalion' by Thomas M. Pratt & Fletcher Johnson Published 1938, re-release 2000
FAR FROM THEIR LAND AS THEY MADE THEIR STAND
THEY STOOD STRONG AND THE LEGEND STILL LIVES ON
@@GerackSerack nice to see a fellow Sabaton fan!
Watching Ian and Karl discussing the Spanish Flu in March 20 - 2020, and saying we haven't had a pandemic like that since... it's... odd, to say the least. Granted, COVID-19 won't be nearly as bad, but still.
Uh are u sure now. Or percent of world population dead?
I was looking at approximate prices for 8mm Lebel ammo and realized the sound of the Chauchat is not DAKKA, but KACHING. :o
That's why if l ever get a machine gun l want one of those little buzzzz saws that Ian showcased on Forgotten Weapons in 22Lr. so l can afford to feed it.
😄😄😄
@@pffear The American 180.
To add to your discussion of the scale of the horror of ww1; it had an entire railroad network built specifically to feed it!! I can read endless statistics of this and that, but coming from blue-collar type industries in the USA, the fact that entire railroads were built just to feed it really impressed me. In modern industrial environments, the only businesses that ship by rail are ones that deal with large to downright massive volumes of products. So a war with an entire rail network specifically to feed it, that is impressive. The Germans called them "Feldbahn" (field railways) and they connected the font lines to the main rail network. Granted these were tiny 2ft gauge trains roughly 1/4 the size of "real" trains, but still, it speaks to the volume of supplies consumed by the conflict.
Yes, and the British had the 2ft railways as well. Nothing odd here
"I want to treat my mags a little gently" 4:32
Excellent match and tribute. Hope bonus clips of other shooters continue to show up too!
This is the kind of content that made me fall in love with Inrange. Happy Thanksgiving!
These WW1 shooting stages were excellent, thank you.
Strange to watch this last one after a year of covid
Beautiful match, and a honourable thing to remember the war that was to end all wars, but sadly did not. But that aussie, again, hats off to him!
Karl's performance was outsdanding. Ian started flawlesly but that wobbly table ruined it all. Fun match overall, was fun to watch.
I loved Ian’s surprise for Fritz 😂😂😂
Love that influenza advisory. The more things change...
I know that I'm over a year late, but, but respect! You guys have shown something that the ordinary soldiers, of both sides, had to put up with. You both know about the subject of weapons, and how to use them. Love the two gun matches!
3:35 Now that was a smooth reload.
That guy rocked on the Enfield.
I love the way the three channels work together. Giving such a entertaining and informative look into the history and function. Keep it up guys, thank you.
"we haven't had a pandemic to the equivalent of the 1918 flu ever since"
*stares in coronavirus*
People debate whether the USA made the difference in WWI, and those who say that the Entente would have won anyway always leave one key point out: from the very beginning of the war, the US was selling large quantities of food, ammunition, and guns to the British, French, Russians, etc. Indeed, the much-ballyhooed sinking of the Lusitania was a legitimate act because the Lusitania was carrying ammo. If the US had remained truly neutral, it seems likely that the Central Powers would have won.
+Just Someguy , as a supplier and moral booster the USA role is essential to the Entente, as an effective military force it's more debatable. For the Hundred Days Offensive the US Army had to borrow almost all the heavy artillery and some tanks from the French. Pershing believed that the american troops would be efficient only in 1919.
People debate whether the Entente could have won WWI without this or that and those, who say that Entente might have lost leave one key point out: could have Central Powers won to begin with? Because just like with WWII Axis, they power rise in imagination of people the further we get away from actual events:D
The American's were supplying both sides in the early part of the Great War. Much publiity was given to the submarine Deutschland , uased by the German's as a blockade runner. All ships leaving US for the belligerants had a Black Manifest. This was a second secret load sheet , known to the US Customs of war supplies being shipped from a 'Neuteral' country. The Lusitania BM shows unfinshised brass cases from the Bethlehem Steel Works. No explosive cargo. The sinking led to the German's, under US pressure stopping Unrestricted Submarine warfare. It was the reintroduction of this proposed in January 1917, plus the Zimmerman Telegram's (Note Plural!) that led to US involment.
Just Someguy It is doubtful if the Central Powers could have won, but the debate isn’t over whether US supplies made the difference, it’s whether US troops made any significant difference.
In terms of actual combat, yes, US troops did make a difference. I may make jokes like “how do you get the Americans to join a World War? Tell them it’s nearly over...”, I’m British so I have to make those jokes, but no one can seriously downplay the role that any nation played in either World War.
The US troops also had a huge morale boost effect on the Allies already fighting on the Western Front. Knowing that millions of Americans were streaming across the Atlantic is bound to cheer even the gloomiest soldier up.
However, the impact of the Americans arriving is somewhat negated by the blockade of Germany and the Spanish flu.
The blockade of Germany severely throttled German imports and all but ruined agriculture in Germany in 1916 and 1917. The winter of 1916 was the Turnip Winter because the potato crop failed, so the population had to subsist on Swedish turnips. The ersatz goods were ersatz, and rationing could only do so much. It’s estimated that the blockade of Germany resulted in the deaths of ~420,000 civilians, and it resulted in German troops at the front being underfed and malnourished.
Then the Spanish flu arrives.
Spanish flu is interesting because it seemed to kill off the young who strong and fit, instead of other flu strains that usually affect the very young and the elderly the most. Spanish flu likes a healthy immune system in which to whip up a cytokine storm, turning the body’s own defences against it, so it tends to target those with healthy immune systems. However, Spanish flu, like all disease, is an equal opportunity killer and a weakened immune system (from malnourishment, for example) is just as equal a target as a healthy one.
This, on top of the already existing outbreaks of cholera, dysentery, and tuberculosis common in both German trenches, and the home front, combined to make a withering and weakened Germany, a Germany that couldn’t last long into 1919, even without the Americans arriving in Europe.
So, yes, the arrival of American troops in Europe in 1918 certainly made a difference. It is, however, arguable that the outcome of the war had been decided in October, 1914, when trench warfare began. The Germans were hugely successful on the eastern front, where manoeuvre warfare was still very much possible, but not so on the western front. From that point on, the Germans were, I would say, bound to fighting a losing war.
@@SavageShooter93 "I mean did anyone really care that a Romanian shot Ferdinand?"
He was a Bosnian and Serbian nationalist and of course they cared. Ferdinand was pretty much the last hope for Austria-Hungary because of the tri-monarchy and Franz-Joseph being old af by now. The son of Franz Joseph, Charles III was very unfit to rule and seen as a failure. Ferdinand was also a very close friend of Wilhelm II because of his wife, which was a low noble Bohemian and shunned by the royals at the time except for Wilhelm who didn't care due to his wife coming from a family that got all their treasure and claims on territories conquered by Prussia.
Watching the pandemic content in 2020 really hits different
This match was super enjoyable guys, also appreciated seeing other shooters do their runs! Thank you especially for putting out content marking these important dates and giving a slight but practical glimpse of what the soldiers went through. Let us never forget the tragedy and madness that is war, learn not to repeat the same mistakes that destroyed whole generations of people and poisoned the earth...
1:15 never say that again lol
If you ever get the chance, posting footage of the other competitors would be a real treat. I would really like to see more of the Aussie and Ottoman fellas.
Best way to start Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for Karl and Ian. By far the best channels on the web! Cheers!
My brother, cousin and I did the Kasarda drill today and had a blast
Guys, this was a phenomenal match. I really enjoyed watching it. You went all-out and it showed.
Man, watching this in 2020, and Ian's pandemic comment has aged like milk
1:12 yeah, about that whole pandemic thing....
great job gents, been following Indy and 'The Great War' on the 'tube' and it has me going to a WWI commemorative match in Fayetteville with my US Model of 1917 Winchester this weekend... not in dress though... lol...
I don't often comment, but I just wanted you guys to know that this was a fantastically entertaining video series. Keep doing what you do, InRange :)
4:08 love the dude yelling stopping power
I like the view from down range looking back that you guys did in this video.
An InRange upload on Thanksgiving, what else can we be more thankful for? :)
What made the war turn was a total of at least 3 factors: the US bringing fresh troups, the moral and health of german troups going down and the last cavalry charge of the history on the south front splitting the ottoman empire from the germans and forcing the 11th army to surrender.
This looks like such a fun and challenging match. Thanks for showing it to us.
Wow such an amazing stage. Karl just DOMINATED the stage. But Ian BLAST IT. Sad that Ian didn't have his assistant gunner to tell him to slow down. Overall AMAZING stages. Amazing content guys. Keep it up.
I have never seen an event like this. The right weapons and uniforms help a lot.
should have let that aussie bloke loose on the emus, history might have been very different
1:14 Well that didn't age well
It feels bad watching their opening banter in 2020
Here in Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada) the local old cemetery actually has a large section filled with 1918 Spanish Flu deaths, actually a few hundred people and very few headstones due to the numbers and rush to bury them. That flu does not get the coverage it should, it really touched almost everywhere.
Great match guys.
Happy to see so many dressed for success in the spirit of the times.
The only real questions I've got are
#1 What was that strange fury creature sitting on top of Karl's head throughout the whole match?
#2 How in the world did you train the little bugger to stay there without falling off?
Although he was slipped to one side a bit.....
But I figured that's it perching on his left ear.....😄😄😄😄😄
A Hippie Tribble maybe????
Thank you for making this series. It is fun to watch and I appreciate the work you guys do to bring it to us.
Very much enjoyed this series.
Watching this in 2020 makes 1:19 hit different
*Aussie giving a No1 mk 3 "loads" as BOTR would say*
"He knows how to use that rifle"
"We havent really had a pandemic since the 1918 flu since..."
Two years later.
Really nice match and series. Well done on the couple of first place stages!
what was going on with ian and the pistol there?
karl kept that spot warm for ian so he could shoot better
According to that one guy "Stopping Power!"
But yeah, seriously, that was slick!
He just REALLY REALLY wanted to shoot his Chauchat from the hip so he hurried up. Power of the mind wanting to get to his toy.
Ian's historically accurate trash talk was the best part.
oh look, bell notifications actually worked for once.
I read a theory on the spread of the Flu might not of been associated with ease of travel. Basically some remote villages in Alaska suffered deaths in a time period that wouldn't of been possible for someone to arrive and spread it. If I remember correct they theorized the Jet stream could of played a part.
That Turkish soldier uniform @ 5:36 with the cap(can't quite remember what's it's called) was a nice touch away from the more common picks👌.
Thank you guys
Ian: "Hey Karl, whatchu thinkin about?"
Karl: "Idk war stuff" lol
The downrange remote camera was a great touch!
8:07 *cough* or three Rowans *cough* #Straya #SMLE
Ian: "We haven't had a pandemic to the extent of 1918 flu... since"
Me, watching in 2020: ...
The reload on that Gewehr 98 was smooth. I think the Mauser stripper clips are some of the best stripper clips you can use. Far better then the Mosin Nagant ones that is for sure, ha.
Thanks guys I appreciate the video and what you do.
WWI Today:
- Germany finally paid off the reparations from WWI a few years ago (2 Oct 2010).
- The conflict in Israel-Palestine.
- The conflict in Iraq.
- The conflict in Syria.
- The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
- The conflict of Armenians and Greeks against the Turks.
- The conflicts in Africa.
All that and more.
+Markius Fox , The Border between Turkey and Armenia. Unexplode ammunition in France/Belgium/Italy. and so on
@@jodc2760 Yup yup
At 4:41, Ian once again demonstrates his impressive "throw the mag in the air to flip it around" skill
6:35 actully the Spanish Flu started in the US, the only papers that published things about it were from Spain so thats why we know it for that name
My Great Granddad was in the B.E.F but was eventually wounded in 1916. A bullet hit his left cheek, deflected off his teeth, went down through his tongue, into his right jaw and then down his neck and out of his right shoulder but he survived. My Gran's brother survived from 1915 to the end without a scratch, came home in 1919, went swimming in the North Sea and drowned having been home for around a week. Strange how things work out isn't it?
Very interesting match. I think it is one of the more enjoyable matches I have watch in a while. Keep up the good work.
1:19 Oh boy 2020 has a present for you
I really appreciated the in-front-of-the-line camera angle. I'm sure it's annoying to set up, but it looked great!
I really enjoyed how boonie hat guy took cover to reload, he seemed like he practiced
Still kinda dissapointed Karl didnt use a Reichsrevolver
Took 101 years but now we have COVID-19... Ian, you must be still dusting out that mag you dropped on the final round.
This was the coolest 2gun, way to represent the great war
1:14 Oh how it all changes so fast...
great run by karl
"We haven't had a pandemic ... since." So we have you to blame Ian. You jinxed us!
"... laying down a suppressing fire in a way bolt action can't really do..."
Ehh, have you seen that Aussie guy?
Happy Thanksgiving guys! Thanks for your efforts!
Face it, Ian, that Ballister Molina is YOUR gun, its not some random Colt clone but your personal handgun-
My fanfictions of a humanized Ballister Molina and Ian finding love will find recognition someday.
Very interesting. Love the hip fire.
Thanks guys! Hope your Thanksgiving went great!
havent had a pandemic like the Spanish flu since, as im watching in quarantine
amazing series, much fun!
In the event of a serious flu I'll try to fight the urge to annoy Karl with some watchtower magizines. Not least because Karl is a shooting son of a gun ( no reference to Louisiana).
As much hell Karl gives bolt guns and Mausers in particular, man he absolutely ran that thing this match
This looks like it would have been such a fun match to just watch let alone compete in
This was a fantastic video.
What a series! Chauchat was hot. That Aussie is bad ass!