Bolt Actions: 101

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  • Travel and hurricanes have the schedule turned inside out. I promise something extra neat next episode.
    In the meantime, Bruno has stepped in to help me explore some bolt action basics.
    If you enjoy this content and want to see more, please consider supporting us at:
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ความคิดเห็น • 715

  • @Candrsenal
    @Candrsenal  6 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    Some have been concerned about the length of this episode. I just want to remind everyone that we had to keep it this short to make it accessible to new viewers. Sometimes you have to be concise over being complete.

    • @cia7832
      @cia7832 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      gg

    • @b1laxson
      @b1laxson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Normal youtube 10 min. CnR bolt actions 159 min. CnR apologizes for making it short. :-) Some topics are long topics. Thats why I watch your 1 hour about-gun videos.

    • @MostlyJace
      @MostlyJace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Only 2 and a half hours. Complete disappointment. Will not be able to satisfy my 20th century weapon itch today. Have my likes Sir.

    • @AAX11111
      @AAX11111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      >Not 40 hours with hundreds of lovely animations by Bruno.
      Son am disappoint.
      Also, wow Bruno has redder hair than me and im Irish.
      Edit: Hurrucane looks mean. Get outta there mang.

    • @Thebluebridgetroll
      @Thebluebridgetroll 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stay safe guys!

  • @sordiddreams9216
    @sordiddreams9216 6 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    "The numbers show people aren't really interested in bolt actions. Let's make a three-hour episode on bolt actions!"
    Bless you, guys.

    • @myparceltape1169
      @myparceltape1169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How about a list of guns not using bolts, but not just the types.

    • @davidkohler7454
      @davidkohler7454 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And now over 1million views. Seems like almost nobody is interested in a 2 and half hour video on bolt actions.. lol. If I didn't already have this information already locked into my brain. Would definitely watch again. But to a lot of people this was very informative.

    • @myparceltape1169
      @myparceltape1169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidkohler7454 In the way of killing each other, can you suggest how to arm for WWIII other than what was in use at the beginning and even before the start of WWI?
      So far I can only think of atomic bombs. Guided anti-ship weapons were in use for coastal defense.

    • @davidkohler7454
      @davidkohler7454 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@myparceltape1169 seems to be the most widespread would be bio. Like a plannedemic......

    • @myparceltape1169
      @myparceltape1169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidkohler7454 Not new. Older than the colonies.

  • @xb0xisbetter
    @xb0xisbetter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "We're just going to give you a brief bird's eye view." - Introduction to a two and a half hour long video.
    I love you guys. Keep on being the new History Channel, the one that actually presents history still.

  • @gunslinger2172
    @gunslinger2172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    As a Young Gunsmith I have to thank Mr. Bruno for spending time making the animation. I have used his animation to help me do my work. I really enjoyed the series and learned a'lot from all this. I learned alot from Othias, and watch Mae shot and got her prospective, and even watched Mark's gun- smithing projects under the anvil section or part. I wanted to thank you for a sucessfull year togther. and Thanks for being my internet friends. and most of all Merry Christmas and have a very nice sucessful new year!

  • @taofledermaus
    @taofledermaus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Very interesting. Nice hearing Bruno's aspects. Would love to see Jay in an episode talking about the difficulty of creating the ammo you have to reproduce. Stay safe guys.

    • @EuropeYear1917
      @EuropeYear1917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      TAOFLEDERMAUS
      As Red Green’s friend Buzz Sherwood says on “The Red Green Show”:
      “Safety first!”

    • @jameslucas820
      @jameslucas820 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I second this!

    • @evandaire1449
      @evandaire1449 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I triple this!

    • @fuckoff5078
      @fuckoff5078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Knock it off taffeldermus

    • @jackandersen1262
      @jackandersen1262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TH-cam’s rules make that a figment of imagination,

  • @9HoleReviews
    @9HoleReviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    How the hell did I get sucked into a 2 1/2 hours video at 2am CST?

    • @luzianwasescha6056
      @luzianwasescha6056 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      9-Hole Reviews guess you dont need sleep tonight. I cant wait for your K31 review btw:)

    • @cookingonthecheapcheap6921
      @cookingonthecheapcheap6921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Gun Jesus, enough said.

    • @xb0xisbetter
      @xb0xisbetter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Gun Jesus is Ian, from Forgotten Weapons, due to a few parody videos he made a few years back. Some have alternatively likened Othais to gun Moses, which I think is more fitting. We can't have more than one Gun Jesus. Besides, Othais hasn't chosen a Biblical character to parody (as of yet).

    • @9HoleReviews
      @9HoleReviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Luzian Wasescha it’s in queue. We haven’t found time to go to the range due to work.

    • @lensperspective9753
      @lensperspective9753 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      9-Hole Reviews Probably because you live in a CST state, hahaha. I liked it too

  • @davidbriggs264
    @davidbriggs264 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Bruno: Thank You for all that you have done, and are doing for this Channel and with Mark.

    • @baanimations3689
      @baanimations3689 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're welcome

    • @JosipRadnik1
      @JosipRadnik1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruno's the maaan!

    • @monkeyship74401
      @monkeyship74401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here! Here! Cigars and scotch for everyone! (of course you will have to supply your own scotch and cigars...)

  • @T3hbob
    @T3hbob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I just want to say thanks to Bruno, May, Suzie, Jay, Mark, The Bearded Wonder, and everyone else behind the scenes, in front of the camera, and all those who loan weapons and generally make these beautiful educational things happen. I work in a field similar to much of what you guys have to do to get these videos done and I know that everything often feels like you're riding a burning train stocked with nitroglycerin trying to get it into the station without exploding but you all do a wonderful job of it and make one of the singularly best TH-cam experiences around. So thank you.

  • @mikemorr100
    @mikemorr100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I love the long videos. There is so much information packed in here and it just keeps going. They're basically like armorers courses in free TH-cam form. It's very useful.

  • @darkspire91
    @darkspire91 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    >Not having Mae shoot guns at the hurricane
    SAD!

  • @arsonmarathonpowerfuneral6037
    @arsonmarathonpowerfuneral6037 6 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    I see you have finally made the jump from 2long4me to 3long5me.

    • @RahellOmer
      @RahellOmer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      2meirl_4meirl....

    • @xb0xisbetter
      @xb0xisbetter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Two and a half hours isn't long enough, but it is an improvement. Make sure you at least watch a minute or two so they still get to count your view.

  • @tangero3462
    @tangero3462 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Eric and Chad look really weird in this table talk

    • @evandaire1449
      @evandaire1449 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tangero I’ll never be able to unsee that

    • @normandegeorge6526
      @normandegeorge6526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have trouble understanding something, how are there even two people at this table. Only one guy is doing all the talking. Even answering his own questions in some cases.

  • @KageMinowara
    @KageMinowara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Plebians: "These bolt actions are all the same!"
    Me: "Why must I ever be surrounded by philistines?"

  • @canicheenrage
    @canicheenrage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    After ten trillions episodes, let's approach the basics.

    • @EuropeYear1917
      @EuropeYear1917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      canicheenrage
      Why not? Now’s as good a time as ever!

    • @luansagara
      @luansagara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      500 year long video covering all the way from the first cannon to modern day firearms when?

  • @kurtvanduran7725
    @kurtvanduran7725 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I was hoping for Mae duel welding Reichsrevolvers riding a t-Rex charging into the hurricane... I'm sad now.

    • @EuropeYear1917
      @EuropeYear1917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mae, The Cowgirl-Pirate-Trench Fighting-T-Rex Riding-Hurricane Warrior!

    • @hangonsnoop
      @hangonsnoop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sound track by Scorpions.

    • @johnd2058
      @johnd2058 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But wait, there's another chance! Lizards don't get COVID-19, so the T-Rex should be ready to go, no need for a giant mask! abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-texas-preparing-major-storms-expected-hit-gulf/story?id=72555834

    • @user-dp6br7lf7j
      @user-dp6br7lf7j หลายเดือนก่อน

      probably go with less specific ambitions

  • @aussiebloke609
    @aussiebloke609 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I _LOVE_ how you guys don't pad your content. Sometimes there's a lot to go through, and that's just fine and dandy. And sometimes there's not that much to say on a particular topic...and your video lengths reflect that also. Know that it's much appreciated. :-)

  • @travispollett2120
    @travispollett2120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So I've watched several hundred (thousand?) videos from Forgotten Weapons, InRangeTV and C&Rsenal which collectively taught me much of this information. Thank you very much for consolidating the lessons into a single video. I would have loved to have this video a couple years ago when I first started getting into casual gun history (casual in that I don't own any guns and only watch those three channels for gun information, though I watch every video they put out). Definitely recommending this video to anyone I know who would like to know more about bolt actions. Think this is my third time watching this video and I pick up more information each time. Or maybe I just retain more of it each time.

  • @johnfisk811
    @johnfisk811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Smokeless has a faster initial pressure rise than black powder. Black powder fouling control was well in place by the days of centre fire single shot military rifles and early machine guns (eg Maxim's) worked fine over thousands of rounds of black powder. Wax wads and paper patched. I grant it wouldn't work in gas operation systems. Even the end of the muzzle loaders such as the Enfield rifle musket with the British paper cartridges they would fire all day with no fouling obstacle. Smokeless however was, well, smokeless so you don't give away your position nor obscure your view of the enemy. Also it could give a higher performance with a flatter trajectory and smaller bore. At the very end of the black powder days they were beginning to understand and use solid black pellet charges with designed holes etc. through them to control the rate of burn and the rate of change of burn. This technology is what we see today in solid fuel rockets.

    • @loquat44-40
      @loquat44-40 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really wonder about some of the statements of barrel length needed to burn black powder. I think you all should re-examine some of what you are saying.
      Black powder is generally more dangerous to handle than smokeless and the ATF regulates it differently.
      I did not finish you video today, but I may watch more of it later on.

    • @johnfisk811
      @johnfisk811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@loquat44-40 May I suggest you read Brett Gibbons new book ‘Like Fire and Powder - Black Powder for the Modern Shooter’ which uses the definitive research on black powder in use. Available at a very reasonable price from Amazon (no I have no connection to Brett nor Amazon).

    • @thomgizziz
      @thomgizziz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@loquat44-40 Yeah the ATF doesn't regulate black powder... felons can buy it... which makes your statement sound like you don't know what you are talking about while correcting others.

    • @user-dp6br7lf7j
      @user-dp6br7lf7j หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@johnfisk811 ​ @johnfisk811 is Bezos confirmed

  • @davidorr6816
    @davidorr6816 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for all you've done for me and the channel Bruno. Keep up the good work. Your perspectives are very interesting to hear.

  • @dannyw.814
    @dannyw.814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Othias and Bruno, your use of proper terminology is greatly appreciated. you deserve generational gratitude for keeping this history alive.Ohias, I know you often point out you are only regurgitating someone else’s research, however your transfer of said research with the use of today’s technology can never be understated. In the future you will be credited with keeping this history alive with personality and wit for posterity. Well done sir!!

  • @ABSolution2468
    @ABSolution2468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much appreciation goes to Bruno. He'd basically carried my history class project with his work!

  • @1969Risky
    @1969Risky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    To those naysayers that say that the episodes are boring, all bolt action rifles are the same etc, go back to your PS4. The C&Rsenal team bring great episodes with as much detail for WWI military firearms & those behind the designs and manufacturing. This is a great channel & apart from the firearms we do know that were used, I've learnt about firearms that were used that have been rarely talked about. C&Rsenal team, love the episodes.

  • @Flyguy779
    @Flyguy779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Whaaaat?? Who is the miscreant who says that bolties are all the same? SHAME ON YOU!!!

    • @jackandersen1262
      @jackandersen1262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Flyguy779 the same person who thinks that all revolvers are the same.

  • @borkwoof696
    @borkwoof696 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My body is ready

  • @M80Ball
    @M80Ball 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Art Vandelay ... fantastic.

  • @Gottaculat
    @Gottaculat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This is more like "Bolt Action Engineering 101" more than a crash course for a new shooter, but as someone who wishes to eventually design my own firearms (legally, of course), this episode is incredibly valuable and appreciated. I enjoy deeply technical mechanics/engineering, because when I want to know how something works, I REALLY want to know how it works to every last detail, even how the molecular bonds in the materials (be it wood, metal, polymer, or other) interplay with each other under various stresses.
    I'd love to get a formal education at a place like Sonoran Desert Institute, and despite their tuition being totally reasonably priced (less than $30K to do it all), sadly, I can't afford that yet (the tuition is about as much as I make in a year). The best I can hope for is to get an apprenticeship with a master armorer/gunsmith, which is actually better IMHO than formal schooling (you get paid to learn from someone who truly knows what they're doing). Besides, the tuition funds could be better spent getting my Class A driver's license, hazmat certification, small aircraft pilot school, helicopter pilot school, as well as purchasing starting equipment for milling.
    I've actually already learned advanced CAD, as I was super fortunate to have attended a high school that had an amazing applied technologies department, and I became quite friendly with the head of the department who was also my CAD teacher, and he'd been an engineer and architect for about 30 years. That man really went above and beyond for not just me, but his entire class. Actually, he went above and beyond for anyone interested in learning engineering, be it architecture, robotics, automotive engineering, CAD, woodworking, and metallurgy. Most people never have a teacher that they truly admire not just as an educator, but as an upstanding human being in general. Truly, if you have or had a teacher like that, count yourself as incredibly lucky, and spread their awesomeness by being the same way towards others!
    Well, enough rambling, back to watching the video, lol! Thank goodness there are awesome content creators like you guys, willing to take time from your schedule to offer education free of charge! America doesn't have a firearm problem; it has a firearm ignorance problem. Best way to ensure we keep our 2nd Amendment rights is to educate the public, since if you know how guns work, you know guns aren't the reason why they get misused, be it negligent discharge, catastrophic malfunction, or used to deliberately murder, assault, and rob people.

    • @chcowboy5410
      @chcowboy5410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Goattacular dude you went in on this comment

    • @JamesSmith-cd6rf
      @JamesSmith-cd6rf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I concur on all points

  • @RG001100
    @RG001100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    > over two and a half hours long
    wow

    • @LukeBunyip
      @LukeBunyip 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now, with bonus Bruno 😉

    • @consistentbug
      @consistentbug 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Almost a podcast

    • @spartaninvirginia
      @spartaninvirginia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Frankly, it needs to be longer.

  • @TheFridge
    @TheFridge 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was AWESOME!
    I watch every single episode and I quite enjoyed this change of pace. It was very interesting to see all the different ideas side by side.
    As you are talking about all these different things I am recalling the details from other episodes and it paints quite the image.

  • @donaldhill3823
    @donaldhill3823 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your bolt action episodes as much as the automatic ones. Your descriptions are very valuable for understanding how engineering evolved both in fire arms and in general.

  • @RhodeIslandWildlife
    @RhodeIslandWildlife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was nice to finally meet Bruno. I've watched neary all your videos, but somehow missed this one.

  • @Devin_Stromgren
    @Devin_Stromgren 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Left handedness is the devil's work... Is that a jab at Ian?

    • @DerNutzer8
      @DerNutzer8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think it is more alluding to the general view at the times the designs were developed. People even in the 20th century were "re-trained" to write with the right hand when left-handed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias_against_left-handed_people#Forced_use_of_the_right_hand

    • @baneofbanes
      @baneofbanes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      DerNutzer8 Heresy. We must baptism these heretics in the holy gun oils of St. Browning.

    • @Devin_Stromgren
      @Devin_Stromgren 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huh, I had no idea that anti-lefthanded sentiments had lasted as long as that. I assumed that it had died at some point in the 19th century.

    • @zhukie
      @zhukie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My cousin had her left arm tied to a chair at school in the 60s

    • @williamwatkins1996
      @williamwatkins1996 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Devin Stromgren I’m 26 went to a catholic school when I was little they made me do everything with my right hand. They still do it.

  • @alfredgallo4639
    @alfredgallo4639 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Othais and Bruno did a stellar job on Bolt 101. I’ve really learned a lot. I enjoyed how in depth the video takes us to the history of bolt action development. Kudos to you both. I missed seeing Mae put her opinions in. She is such an amazing person when discussing her experiences shooting the various arms.

  • @jean-francoissoucy8340
    @jean-francoissoucy8340 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For the next episode, Othais should show us how his french and german as improved over the last few years.

  • @martinkirk3810
    @martinkirk3810 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You already deliver, that's why you have such strong support. Just keep being awesome!

  • @TwentythreePER
    @TwentythreePER 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not sure why anyone would think the rifle episodes are boring or repetitive. The rifle episodes are my favorite episodes, personally. I loved this one too because I'm not afraid of long videos. Great job guys.

  • @doubleogumby
    @doubleogumby 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my favorite episodes so far. I hope to see more of these type of episodes!

  • @DaveSmiffy
    @DaveSmiffy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the best episode ever. My girlfriend has just walked in and seen me watching it and walked straight out again.

  • @MatthewBaileyBeAfraid
    @MatthewBaileyBeAfraid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    and the photographing of bullets was made possible by Edward Muybridge (who is famous for having settled whether all four of a horse’s hooves leave the ground during a gallop - They do - which developed a form of high-speed photography that would work on bullets). Cameras would be set-up so that they would trigger the shutter at a specific time, based upon the passage of the bullet. For instance, with photographing the galloping horse, a string under tension was in the path of the horse, just prior to the camera itself. That way, when the horse passed the Camera, its shutter would have opened precisely when needed for the horse to be in the frame.
    A similar process was used for photographing the bullets, but rather than tripping a string, it would be a sheet of fabric or leather in the path of the bullet, such that the bullet’s penetration would cause it to go taut, and trip the shutter of a camera located a known distance from the trigger, such that the bullet would be in-frame when the shutter was opened.

  • @andybelcher1767
    @andybelcher1767 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Having come back to this, having watched the individual gun videos, has given it more interest for me as I now have a side by side comparison for all the different designs that you have shown. Thank you very much...again...5 years later. Oh yes, and my respect for Bruno has gone up exponentially with his insights into the different designs.

  • @Tito_Viera
    @Tito_Viera 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the intro of the videos on this channel. I'm pretty sure that isn't only the gentleman on the screen, must be a good team who loves so much his job to do so amazing final product. Greetings from Chile my friends, keep enjoying your outstanding job meanwhile we learn a lot and having a good time.

  • @planescaped
    @planescaped 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've learned more about WW1 from firearms youtube channels than I ever did in school.

  • @PaulVerhoeven2
    @PaulVerhoeven2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a fantastic job you are doing. Must watch in all mechanical engineering courses, not just firearm-related.

  • @jonrolfson1686
    @jonrolfson1686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for this global view of the intricacies, difficulties, challenges and tradeoffs inherent in the process of designing bolt-actions. It is useful and thought-provoking, even for people who have some experience with using or handling and comparing some of the various veteran (surplus) rifles.

  • @michaellytinas4529
    @michaellytinas4529 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Othias, the natural born educator and Bruno, the engineer, what a duo.
    Enjoyed every moment of it!
    I feel I can design a bolt action now, really...

    • @david1514
      @david1514 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it me or does it seem that Professor Othias is testing Bruno’s knowledge.

    • @michaellytinas4529
      @michaellytinas4529 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's what Bruno himself said that "for an engineer, the pleasure is to discover what every designer had in mind" while Othias just knows everything.
      It's the combo that makes it fly!

  • @Saksikoipi
    @Saksikoipi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Considering that boats had the design of the spitzer bullet hundreds of years before, it's strange no one thought that air could behave in similar ways to water.

    • @satagaming9144
      @satagaming9144 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Look at modern submarines and torpedos, they look like pre-spitzer ball ammo. For a fully-submerged craft, that's the most hydrodynamic shape. Rifle rounds fly through air at supersonic speeds, so they have to be pointy and tapered for the shockwave to form in a way that'll make less drag. In 1887 Hugoniot wrote a paper that laid out the theoretical basis for shockwaves, all the math behind him. Rankine had done similar about 15 years earlier.
      A pointy projectile keeps the shock formed by the supersonic flow around it (more) attached, while a rounded one forces it to detach and form a bow shock. Attached shocks are better because bow shocks are more perpendicular to the flow, so the energy transfer across them is greater, meaning more drag. (in reality, no shock is truly attached because things can only be so pointy, but if it's pointy enough the shock is close enough to attached.) Did the French know this in 1898 when they designed the first Spitzer bullet? Probably not, the basic theory of shock waves was only 11 years old, and experimental data on supersonic flows was a long way away from coming into being.
      It's not that supersonic flows of air behave similarly to water for rifle rounds, air and water are only similar at Mach numbers of less than about .3, where flows of fluids can be approximated as incompressible. However, gases are way closer to inviscid (viscous effects, momentum transfer between layers of flow are neglected) than liquids, especially air and water, so even then they're not that similar.
      sorry, i'm both extremely autistic and mostly through with an aero engineering degree

  • @alganhar1
    @alganhar1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    While listening to this (again), I was struck by a sudden thought while you guys were discussing the action. Another thing that needs to be taken into consideration is the requirements of the end user, i.e. the military who will be using the weapon.
    Now I learned to shoot on Lee Enfields, so the cock on close does not bother me like it does some, my father, the guy who taught me to shoot (he also learned again, on Lee Enfields, though in his case in the Army) told me what his old Rifle Instructor had said to him as a recruit. Treat her a little rough, this is not your girlfriend or your wife, she likes a little rough, your father could not break her, your grandfather could not break her, your great grandfather could not break her, neither will you.
    More rimportantly however, when looking at the Lee Enfield (not so much the previous Lees), one also has to remember that the British Army at the time was also hugely reorganising, both its structure and, more importantly from the rifle point of view, its Infantry Tactics due to some bad experiences in a little place called South Africa.
    The point of this is by the time the SMLE No 1 Mk III was entering service British Infantry were no longer being trained to shoot standing and unsupported, the entire Doctrine was based around the troops firing either from kneeling or, preferably, from prone, from behind cover, and with the rifle supported. As a result, the downward tendancy of a cock on close is less noticeable IF the rifle is being used the way it was designed to be used.
    When used in a way most rifles would have been fired in combat (from cover, supported by at least terrain), I have found there is very little difference in downward movement of the muzzle on cycling the bolt between my Lee Enfields or my Mausers, or, for that matter, my Mannlicher, in fact I find there is a little barrel climb with cock on opens....

  • @stephenwoods4118
    @stephenwoods4118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Bruno, a nice change of pace

  • @ralphmills7322
    @ralphmills7322 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just wanted to thank Bruno for his work. His animations and videography here on C&Rsental or Mark's Anvil has greatly contributed to my understanding and enjoyment.

  • @larrycorn4508
    @larrycorn4508 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy the overview of the weapons that you cover. I know you are aware that you cover the weapons that have played a large portion in human history. Thank you for pointing out how each successful weapon has built on prior investigation of older successful engineering. Thank you for the dedication of you and all your staff for presenting this in an enjoyable manner. I, for one, feel you all do a fantastic job.

  • @glynwelshkarelian3489
    @glynwelshkarelian3489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm a Patreon ($5 gets you so much good stuff) but I never saw this before!? When I discovered the channel a few years ago I watched from Primer No1, but missed this. You should do another Bruno.

  • @worri3db3ar
    @worri3db3ar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    man this makes me wanna see c&r look at the types of muskets or arqubesques etc with some firing of them :p

  • @Strelnikov10
    @Strelnikov10 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that you brought in a very reputable latex manufacturer to consult with the basics of bolt action rifles.

  • @andyrihn1
    @andyrihn1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Winchester Hotchkiss is a great example of both a two part stock and buttstock magazine

  • @silente1945
    @silente1945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can say being new to the Chanel this is a great presentation

  • @ls-420stoner6
    @ls-420stoner6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you long form and in-depth videos. They're entertaining and informative.

  • @Khanclansith
    @Khanclansith 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Receiver... The Engine Block of the rifle, holds and guides to moving parts of the firearm.

  • @Blastmaster1972
    @Blastmaster1972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Even though I'm not a "novice", and know how most bolt-action rifles work, this is still a very interesting video!

  • @MrKfolks
    @MrKfolks 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best history lessons for guns ever coming from some who has seen war and keep in lighting

  • @Duperdave29
    @Duperdave29 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Bruno. You did great, and good job on helping with the Anvil series!

  • @BNRmatt
    @BNRmatt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, Bruno!

  • @grizzleknowsbest
    @grizzleknowsbest ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Say Vandelay!!!, Say Vandelay!!"
    Engagement?

  • @GV-xg8ml
    @GV-xg8ml 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely outstanding episode

  • @Phoenix-ej2sh
    @Phoenix-ej2sh 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I for one enjoy the bolt action episodes and have developed an appreciation for the history of their development.

  • @hanfpeter3742
    @hanfpeter3742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Some tubeloaderd managed to stay"
    Laughs in 1886 lebel

  • @grayflaneur4854
    @grayflaneur4854 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember Vandelay Industries....back in the day when they were in New York. Before they moved all manufacturing to China... 😀

  • @MichaelBerthelsen
    @MichaelBerthelsen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    31:04 So you're recommending always get fresh rubber for your Frenchie?😉

  • @brasilman11
    @brasilman11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im new to collecting and love the bolt action. I have decided that my collection will all be based on your history coverage of the particular gun. I bought my 1943 1903A3 based on your coverage of the rifle. I abosolutly love the bolt action and realized every single bolt action has its own characteristic and personality. Thank you for the awesome show you put together. Also I love Mae

  • @euroclydonftw9676
    @euroclydonftw9676 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to watch those old black and white shows that show how each individual part interacts with each other.

  • @secret7777777
    @secret7777777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Love It. Keep it coming.

  • @oolooo
    @oolooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The idea of someone saying "Bolt Actions are boring , they all operate the same" and then proceed to ask for more episodes about self loading rifles shows that the Human race is begging for an extinction event .

  • @Quetzocoatl22
    @Quetzocoatl22 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Vandelay Industries"? Love it! I guess Bruno always wanted to call himself an architect?

  • @arrozconleche577
    @arrozconleche577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The VG-1 and VG-2 Volksturm rifles used a trigger lock safety.

  • @heinrichberthold7839
    @heinrichberthold7839 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:53-4:10 Exactly and that is why I love old military bolt action rifles. I'm always amazed at the ingenious things these guys came up with before the days of computers and software like AutoCad.

  • @thegoldencaulk2742
    @thegoldencaulk2742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bruno: _politely nods_
    Othais: BUUuut

  • @ryanmacs2486
    @ryanmacs2486 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holly smokes! Some guy with a beard said "it's interesting..." ,and then proceeded to be interesting for 2 1/2 hours with another guy with a equally enviable beard.

  • @piritskenyer
    @piritskenyer 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my god, that giggle at the beggining. Made my whole month.

  • @External2737
    @External2737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Bruno. I appreciate this video and the animations. What does it say about me that I enjoyed this entire video and I only drank water so far today...

  • @Edax_Royeaux
    @Edax_Royeaux 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If smokeless powder hadn't been invented by WWI, I wonder if the old colorful Napoleonic uniforms would still be in use? The bright colors were to help identify friend from foe in a battlefield just covered in gunsmoke. If everyone's wearing the same Khaki colors, it could be a problem outside of trench warfare.

    • @Dja05
      @Dja05 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Didn't stop the french from having fancy red pants :v.

    • @TheAngelobarker
      @TheAngelobarker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Edax nah look at the us civil war mostly black powder both sides picked muted tones blue and gray. They even had units in *gasp* green.

    • @ANonymous-bh1un
      @ANonymous-bh1un 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The German Organic Chemistry innovations from the late 1800s (most of the very early organic chemistry textbooks are exclusively in German) pretty much ensured that smokeless powder would have been adopted by *someone* . The French were just in an absolute panic because they'd simultaneously been 1) physically invaded by a neighbor that hadn't existed a few years earlier, 2) been knocked off the "most dangerous land army in Europe" top ranking, and 3) had their noses rubbed in just how far behind Germany they were in artillery and logistics technology - and that their marignally-superior rifles hadn't stopped their enemies. So the French were the ones who raced to adopt anything that *might* give them an edge...even if they did it in a horrible and logistics-hobbling manner.

    • @Edax_Royeaux
      @Edax_Royeaux 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Angelo Barker The Napoleonic era had light infantry units wearing green too. But the point was that both sides couldn't be wearing green or you couldn't tell friend from foe.

    • @stephenbond1990
      @stephenbond1990 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Khaki was standard for foreign service with the British before smokeless powder dropped, so i doubt it but as someone mentioned it didn't stop the French doing their own thing

  • @Boreas74
    @Boreas74 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm not sure of the exact historical path, but the Romans used lead bullets in their slingshots. Stone was more common but lead was used when available. I don't know if this influenced early firearms bullets but it seems to me there must have been some connection.

    • @InfectiousFight
      @InfectiousFight 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The connection is that lead is simply an ideal material for projectiles; it's a case of convergent evolution. Lead is extremely dense, extremely cheap, and commonly-available throughout the world. Physics-wise, what makes lead a good material for a projectile? No matter what the material is, a heavier projectile has more momentum and is slowed-down less by the same amount of resistance to its flight. But a *dense* projectile has less surface area for the same mass, which means less area for air to drag against, which means there's less resistance to its flight to begin with.

    • @farmerboy916
      @farmerboy916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Romans also had a thing for using lead. Not to mention that you can still make lead glandes (the name for the sling projectiles) out in the field with a campfire and a mold (or if you're lacking a mold, make a serviceable one by sticking a finger in some sand)

    • @WarblesOnALot
      @WarblesOnALot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +InfectiousFight
      G'day,
      Actually, there is a vastly better Elemental Metal than Lead, for Projectile Missiles.
      On a Periodic Table Of Elements, look up Pb..., & then check out Au.
      Here in Oz, until the EuroPeons noticed Alluvial Gold Nuggets in the Beds of some Creeks...; for 60,000 years, hereabouts, the ONLY use which People had for Gold Nuggets was to carry a Pouch (made from Wattle-Bark Tanned Kangaroo-Scrotum....) of Gold Nuggets about the size of the End-Joint of a man's thumb - kept for throwing at young Wombats, Wallabies, Kangaroos, Koalas, Bandicoots, or other small Prey-Animals.
      Around here, the last Traditionally-Educated Tribal Aborigine ("Black Tommy") was poisoned & then shot by the PoLice in 1880, during a failed (bungled) attempt to poison him & follow him to his (secret) Camp, in the effort to locate his source of the Nuggets which he carried...; I note that at the time Seargant Walker, head of the Glen Innes PoLice (who had claimed the Reward for killing the Bushranger "Thunderbolt") was a Shareholder if the Glen Elgin Goldmine - which had failed to make it's Operating-Costs for the 3 months before Black Tommy was killed.
      Just(ifiably ?) sayin',
      ;-p
      Ciao !

    • @TheAngelobarker
      @TheAngelobarker 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      WarblesOnALot remember lead is a good modern projectile due to deformation engaging with the rifling of a barrel. There are some metals that are better at that check however they are more expensive out citme cartridge.

    • @ANonymous-bh1un
      @ANonymous-bh1un 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lead is a very dense material. Gold and Tungsten are better, but one is more expensive and the other is more expensive and very hard to work.

  • @JGray1968
    @JGray1968 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There aren't two point blank ranges though. You're thinking of zero range, there are two ranges where the bullet's path meets the line of sight. Point blank range, sometimes referred to as maximum point blank range is the absolute maximum range where you will hit the target area without changing your point of aim.

  • @9langenk
    @9langenk 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the fact you cover bolt action. Automatics are boring because it's something i can't afford to own.

  • @vincentstouter449
    @vincentstouter449 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An important point to make is the physics of ballistics.
    Kinetic Energy (KE) = 1/2 of the Mass (M) of the bullet X the Velocity of the bullet Squared (V2). KE= 1/2 M (V)2
    What this equation means is that if one doubles the mass of the bullet then the KE also doubles.
    However if one doubles the velocity of the bullet then the KE increases four fold! Therefore velocity provided “more KE bang for the buck”. 😎

  • @spartaninvirginia
    @spartaninvirginia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What's this whole "turning down the bolt" thing?
    (This post was brought to you by the Schmidt-Rubin gang)

  • @siestatime4638
    @siestatime4638 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job, guys! And Bruno did a hecka lot better than I would have!

  • @manicfallout22
    @manicfallout22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    if you think all bolts actions rifles are the same you need to pack your stuff and leave we dont need your kind around here . bolt action is like a fine wine

    • @heinrichberthold7839
      @heinrichberthold7839 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep exactly right each one is different. There is a huge difference between a Berthier and a Mosin Nagant. They might look the same..kind of they are both long, both have a weird looking magazine but they are completely different

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      And shooting an older bolt action rifle is like making fine wine, a mixture of science , art and Alchemy. You have to think and practice, and learn. The gun and sights ain't going to do it for you!

    • @Salpeteroxid
      @Salpeteroxid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Isn't it better they stay and learn?

    • @randymagnum143
      @randymagnum143 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Over priced and will give you a headache?

    • @BigBoss-sm9xj
      @BigBoss-sm9xj 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

  • @d-cat8198
    @d-cat8198 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This one will take me the weekend and a couple of six-packs to get through. Well done!

  • @TheSquizzlet
    @TheSquizzlet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you were talking about the single shot vs loaded magazine vs single shot WITH a loaded magazine, I was reminded of Forgotten Weapons review on the Steyr Scout rifle. It has a magazine disconnect so that the loaded magazine will not feed the chamber and you can breech load single shots for small opportunity moments but if you need the rapid followup you can use the internal magazine too. The design lives on!

  • @MatthewBaileyBeAfraid
    @MatthewBaileyBeAfraid 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Harmonics are fun. They generally want connection-points with the barreled action to be at the nodes of the vibration. This means things like barrel-bands need to be positioned at these nodes, as well as things like gas-ports in similar positions. The length of attachment of the barrel to the receiver also affects where these nodes occur.
    The math has to do with trigonometric equations dealing with the pressure of a cartridge, the rifling, and the weight of the projectile. Barrel-steps also help control the vibration-nodes as well, making the nodes more likely to position themselves at these steps (it is like putting your finger on a guitar string).

  • @CooperHudgins
    @CooperHudgins ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good morning students. Welcome to Bolt Action 101.

  • @rickyokogawa6154
    @rickyokogawa6154 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    God bless and protect you all at this time. This is a great episode for the firearms beginner! Stay safe!

  • @J9_j3
    @J9_j3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you Bruno!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @SLFYSH
    @SLFYSH 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been watching through your redone reviews and really-REALLY appreciate the work that you've put into this being complete stories of development-AND function. This is easily my favorite channel. Also I totally support going through and covering the lesser known models. I myself would appreciate review of the many central and south American variants that came late for the developments made by Mauser, but in effect were some of the latest and crème of the crop varieties taking in all lessons learned. Now try and get one in good shape, not consumed by the tropics! That's a challenge. Thank you.

  • @PaulBenjamin
    @PaulBenjamin 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am here for the history, a big fan of Indy and the Great War channel. Thanks for the primer, I wish it had happened a year ago.

  • @Thebluebridgetroll
    @Thebluebridgetroll 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And here I thought there wouldn’t be an episode today!

  • @TheDiverat
    @TheDiverat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a Brit I found that so interesting.Every day is a school day

  • @kyleschafer6275
    @kyleschafer6275 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    As much as i love my semi autos, bolt action rifles will always be my favorite, they have a character, feel, look, and class that semis and others dont have. There is no better feeling than hitting a 300 yard plus target with iron sights with these old girls.

  • @klosharr
    @klosharr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like these long episodes, with history and details and explanations and all that good stuff

  • @swagner58
    @swagner58 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I came for the weapons, I've stayed because of the history, the politics, the whole zeitgeist behind the weapon.

  • @ianfrancisledesma4431
    @ianfrancisledesma4431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched the whole thing..thank you!

  • @1889michaelcraig
    @1889michaelcraig 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding job guys. I agree that bolt actions are not all the same. Thanks for the good videos.