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Drach, it was great to have you! Now you are a true gun expert having shot more guns that most Americans. You shot 34 different guns that day and we only got a small fraction on film. I was great having Mrs Drach. We are both making our debut on your channel today. We enjoyed having you both! If anyone has specific gun questions, I am happy to help answer.
Having a SPAS 12 is very painful, especially to the wallet. Your food budge increases ten fold, at least. But you won't have to worry about goblins, anymore.
Hehehe drach go brrrrrrrrrrrrt
Why the slow mo with each shot?
Just for more info guys the first rifle …M16/AR- 223 is the standard which translates to 5.56×45 which is the standard NATO round and the most common rifle round to date along with 308 and the kalashnikovs 7.62×39 and their newer 5.45×39 . I believe the most common hunting round in the UK is 22.LR , 243 and the mighty 308 ….. jealous you got to shoot the martini henry mate ! 🙃😃
Gold star for Z'ha'dum reference. That made me very happy.
You gotta lean into it my man.
I've got more stuff you can have fun shooting if you come back to Norfolk. Not much in the way of historical, though.
A note for future drach, lean into the shot.
Glad you had fun.
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Once upon a time, the US Army went to see the God of Guns and asked him, "Can you make us an anti-tank rifle machine gun for the Big Push in 1919?"
And God went up to the mountaintop, and came back six days later, for on the seventh day he rested.
The US Army was struck dumb with his glory, and raising trembling hands in supplication said, "I will use this gun for the next thousand years!"
And so it was then, and so shall it be, for Ma Deuce came down from heaven to anoint and smite our enemies with our wrath until the end of time.
Praise Be, Amen.
Drac, you're left-handed! Wow. That makes firing a lot of these weapons a bit less comfortable as most firearms eject to the right. Glad you had fun and got to have a true American experience! 😉 We do like our guns….
Holy shit! That looks like the most fun you can have with your pants on!
But damn, I can only think about the ammo prices…
You just gotta love the MG-42 being an obscene buzzsaw 😀
I hope you can make it back to the States when the USS Texas completes its restoration. It should be in dry dock within a month. The videos being posted by Tom Scott are amazing. I had no idea the intense manpower requirements needed for a true Dreadnought to function without the automation common in later Super Dreadnoughts.
Only thing better than a Ma duce would have been a m134 mini gun
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My time in the army, the general consensus for bursts (used the M249 and M240 Bravo mainly) was to hold the trigger long enough to yell "DIE, FLUFFY BUNNIES, DIE!"
The partial arm tan is known as a "Farmer's tan" as farmers on tractors etc, have the same tan lines.
A half inch of hell screaming down range will put a crimp in anyone on the receiving ends day!
Each round of .50 BMG is about $4.00 USD if you are reloading it yourself. More if you have to buy it.
I am glad her Ladyship got to enjoy the freedom of firearms. It is very cathartic to discharge such things, not in anger!
God bless and keep the MD MG club!
Barge on the Range?
When I was in the army my favorite gun to shoot with my deuce and also I love running the range for ma deuce running ammo for it to concussion repercussion from six my dues machine guns firing at once is awesome
You know a gun has an insane rate of fire when it has to be mounted on a recoiling stand to maintain accuracy.
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Drach, homie… the contributions of Mrs. Drach in this video are her staking out her turf. First she catches you from your widest angle so you don't attract as many hoochies, then she makes sure you show that she knows how to use a Maxim gun in case the hoochies didn't catch the hint.
I am green with envy the Lewis, Maxim and the MA-Duce WOW!
For you Europeans watching this, let me explain. What you are seeing is money being turned into noise… lots and lots of money… that M2 is really expensive to shoot…
Need to have Drach meet “Gun Jesus” of Forgotten weapons and I’m sure Drach would be an excellent new “Disciple.”
I've seen every one's citizens AR type weapon jam at the range. But with my AK-47, 97% of the time, I can shoot mine until they're smoking hot, and the stock is hot to hold before I stop.
drach, .223 and 5.56 are essentially the same thing. technically. 223 is a slightly different sized chamber and an old firearm designed for .223 could potentially be damaged if you fired full power military 5.56 ammo in it, but for the vast majority of firearms in this caliber you can use the terms .223 and 5.56 interchangeably. most modern guns in that caliber are designed around a 5.56 chamber and designed to handle 5.56 pressures (regardless if its labled .223 or 5.56).
glad you had fun. if your ever in Kentucky we have a bunch of machine gun shooters here too (though sadly the massive knob creek machine gun shoot ended a couple of years ago and won't be returning).
anybody know what ammo they were shooting in that maxim? i noticed one round hesitate and then toss a lot of smoke and then a handful of hesitations on the rest of the belt. I'm guessing it's farily old surplus to do that. that first smokey round that hesitated would actually worry me a bit. blowing up a maxim would *suck*.