Bloke on the Range

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  • Getting An M95 Mannlicher In 8x50R Running 1: The Initial Plan...

    The bloke makes an awful gag that's not even in the slightest bit funny to introduce his shiny new hundred-year old Steyr M95 Mannlicher, the main rifle with which Austria-Hungary went to war in WW1. It's probably in Battlefield 1 and all or something...

    Problem is, he can't shoot it yet - wha...

  • Ammunition Compatibility: .32 S&W Long in 7.5mm Swiss Revolver

    Just a short one this week. To settle the myth once and for all as to whether you can or can't shoot .32 S&W Long in a 7.5mm Swiss revolver such as the M1882 or M1882/29, The Chap fires some. Spoiler: he fires some.

  • Yes, Some Modern .303 Rimjams Unless You Treat It Properly

    As a followup to an earlier vid (link below) where I showed that milspec .303 doesn't actually suffer rimjams / rimlock due to the design of the rim, here's some commercial ammo (S&B) that suffers it badly. And how to deal with it. As demonstrated with a very nice 1915 dated Lee-Enfield SMLE Mk.III.

  • Shooting .32 S&W Long Wadcutter In A 7.5 Swiss Ordnance Chambered Belgian Bulldog

    Shooting .32 S&W Long Wadcutter in a 7.5 Swiss Ordnance chambered Belgian Bulldog

  • Official WW1-era British Magazine Doctrine

    Contrary to popular belief, the official WW1 doctrine of use of the .303" Lee-Enfield SMLE magazine wasn't to stuff it full to bursting. Bet most people on active service did though, despite what the Musketry Regulations 1909 said.

  • Mauser Kar98k vs Lee-Enfield No.4: Accuracy

    As part of an ongoing series comparing each aspect of the design and use of the last of the WW2 mainstream Lee-Enfield rifles (No. 4 Mk.1* in .303 British) and of the Mauser rifles (Kar98k in 7.92x57mm), here we take a look at basic accuracy off the bench, and make some comments on the sights.

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