Inside Lithgow Arms - Ep 10
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2024
- In this episode we get to take a look inside the famous Lithgow Arms factory to see what makes their sporting rifles so incredibly accurate. We get to meet the men and women who design, manufacture and test these world class firearms.
NOTE: Apologies for some wind effected audio.
Just shared the Lithgow website to a Made in Australia Facebook page, just to help spread the word on this Aussie Manufacturer.
made in Australia, by Lithgow arms, for Thales, a French owned company
Im an Aussie living in Canada and I own two Lithgow rifles. 101 17hmr and 102 .308 Fantastic rifles.
Been waiting so long for long/magnum action Lithgow rifles.... Hell yeah
Cannot wait to receive my first Lithgow rifle LA101 22LR LH in the next couple of weeks. Proud to buy Australian made!
but French owned
at least its some Aussie jobs
Hi
Just brought my first LA102 here in the uk and i have to say the piccaninny rail to me is worth so much , i have owned the Sako 85 for years and with all the new scopes that you can get today ie the 36 and 40mm tubes and the Pulsar Thermion which have a short eye relief i have struggled to mount these for over 2 years now !! and spent a fortune on spuhr and innomount with the only option was to have a contessa rail as well
Bought this gun and every optic that i own fit with very little effort with no additional add on rails or reach back mounts for the Pulsar !!
I should have done this years ago and would have saved myself over £1300 in mounting on my Sako
Thank you Lithgow
These guys and girls made my rifle. Their pride in workmanship can be clearly seen.
Wow ! Quality
My brother shots at that range on Saturdays with the Lithgow rifle club. Also had a mate who was a security guard there for a few years, reckoned it was a spooky place at night...lol
I’ve spent some time in the old parts of the factory on an exercise I was part of and you’re right about the place being eerie at night!
Love Australian made!!
and French owned
Top stuff Ben!
Hi mate, great video and great to see Aussie made. Thanks
I just learnt and I'm 45 that Australia has a small arms capabilitie because I think it should be expected that if war breaks out and I prey it does not but in WW1,WW2 we got guns from England and such and you need a homemade industry and if war happens the ability to go from a small capacity like this place to war like capacity like 20 of these facilities or more. We should be making bigger arms like 105 howitzer and rockets and all kinds because Australia has got talent and we don't manufacturer anything anymore and we need to invest in a arms selling industry that is as good as any other country. There is a lot of money to be made but the skilled needed when China and America go to war is something we will have to devilop,I hope the political and military actually have plans in case production is needed in a war time. I hope they have a contingency plan that when it breaks out we have a way to go from well there are no car factories but I mean turning factories into arms manufacturing capabilities if war breaks out and my god I hope it doesn't because we will loose.
I’m sad to say there’s no plan , no strategy & honestly it looks like our labor & liberal governments since 1973 have purposely disarmed us & sabotaged any hope of a real fight .
The police & state governments have heavily contributed to the disarmament process & along with the media & education system.
Thales has only been manufacturing rifles in Lithgow for 20 or so years ! They are a privately owned French company & there soul purpose is profit . Our whole commonwealth owned defence industry was sold to ADI then on sold once or twice more .
People have gotta start conversations & raising our voices about our hopeless defence strategy or lack of .
If we wait for a war to breakout it’s to late .
We need to be prepared ahead of time .
One only needs to look at the near peer vs peer WAR in Ukraine right now ! Australia’s professional defence force will be annihilated
Within weeks . I don’t even think we have enough ammunition for a week of intense battle. Ukraine is firing upwards of 2000+ rounds of artillery shells a day .
We simply don’t stand a chance , thanks to the labor & liberal governments , police & military top brass & labor & liberal voters who hate Australia.
It has to be the plan , it’s more important that ndis recipients get to have fully funded lives including taxpayers funded sex as just one example of the highest priorities . Far more important then the defence of the whole nation.
It’s a sad disgusting joke what Australia has become!
I’m trying to encourage a national service & a volunteer civilian service . Nobody seems to care ! I’m gutted !
Thank for a great video, keep it up mate.
Just found this channel recently and I‘m happy I did!
@Hagen thanks for matching! Please share this channel with your mates as well. I'm going to keep the videos coming so stay tuned. Also check out Impact Dynamics TH-cam channel each night at 8pm AEST for live talks on shooting. I'm on there on a fairly regular basis.Thanks again for watching!!
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Nice video Ben . Next time I’m up that way I’ll stop over and visit the firearms museum , I’ve heard one needs half a day just to see all the firearms on display.
You definitely need to give yourself time to take in the extent of the collection in the museum. Its pretty amazing man!
Enjoyed this video Ben. One of the first rifles I learned to shoot with was my uncles Lithgow bolt action .22. Good to see an Australian company still pumping out a quality product. Look forward to your future videos👍
Bolt-Action Productions thank you Steve, I appreciate the support. It means a great deal coming from someone as successful as yourself. Thank you!
@@TheLongGunProject Ben the long range bug caught me out about 20yrs ago when I built my Varminter in 243. Very little information back then. I used Exbal on a Ipaq, a Leica LRF 1200 scan rangefinder that I imported from Eurooptic and a lot of wind estimation. Missed far more than I hit, made plenty of mistakes but slowly got dialed in over the years. It certainly can draw you in and it is great to see your passion. I take my hat off to you boys that shoot the competitions. I don't think I could handle the pressure😂🤣
@Caden Malcolm Certainly something to treasure
Great video, top job!
This was a really great video mate … production quality came along way from a few years back ✅💪
I have a LA105 in 6,5CM , after approximately 500rounds I had a few issues, the action front bedding screw came loose and only had 3 threads purchasing into the action. The rear bedding screw goes into a dovetailed nut in the rear action tang, this was also loose allowing the action to move side to side whilst firing causing split groups. As I am a fitter machinist I have the skillset to remedy this, but why isn't it built better in the first place! Also the locking lugs had to be deburred and trued! Shoots fine now. 10mm groups with reloads.
Thats so cool, what an awesome aussie product👊
Great job mate!!!!!
Thanks 👍
I'm a bit late to this video being a year late but have just bought a la102 in 223 about to buy a la101 in 22 and now super excited to here there may be a lighter version in the works. The lithgows are a little on the heavy side but feel the weight is synonymous with quality. I'm super proud to own an Australian made rifle and am looking forward to filling my safes with Australian made quality firearms. Side note I was literally mouthing the words light weight hunting rifle when you were in the gun room doing interviews. Can only hope there is a good array of calibres available when they bring them out. I'll be putting my hard earned to one asap.
Mate loving the content 👌
Much appreciated
Just found this vid and I'm looking at a la102 in 308 I think I'm sold on it still have my single shot 22 Lithgow slazegar Ron 100s off rounds through it and it still shots great I think the fact that it's Aussie made and from a factory that made guns for our forefathers to shape this country it's absolutely fantastic 👍 great vid just subscribed
Great video Ben, always great to see Australian manufacturing at such a high level and competitive on a world scale. Thanks for the video and thank you Lithgow for sharing your facility. Do you do tours to the public? Would be great PR and I would be keen!
Wadey unfortunately Lithgow Arms don’t really do tours to the public. I was very fortunate to have my sponsor arrange the visit and tour on my behalf. It truly is an awesome place and it’s so great to see the quality that Australian manufacturing can produce. We should be telling the world about it. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
@@TheLongGunProject manufactured by Australian company for Thales, owned by France, who bought Australian defence Industries thanks to our treacherous politicians selling it
Can they hurry up and release that adjustable laminate LA102 stock in the background already :)
great manufacturer employing many locals over the years. i work (have worked as well) with many a fitter who "did their time"at the arms factory
Awesome Brother, you lucky bugga 👍🏻🇦🇺
great video, very interesting about a long action .300wm in the LA105 I know so many people that would jump at that chance to won one :-)
Glad you enjoyed it. Fingers crossed Lithgow will be putting something out very soon
Looking forward to hearing a review on the LA105 Woomera if you ever get around to it.
Great channel.
Caleb Marks it will be coming very soon, just had to get a few other projects finished helping out a mate. Thanks for watching and I hope you keep enjoying the channel!
@@TheLongGunProject Love your work.
Good vid... You kina went commercial... I would be intrested in more reloading vids and more Cheytec also. Thanks Father bless you!!!
Remanufactured Lithgow no1 mk3 & or mk3* rifles would sell more then any of these modern rifles .
Parts kits for existing rifles & accessories are another avenue.
Hunting & patrol type rifles or any modular configuration is possible on that platform.
Wrist adapter for AR buffer tubes / stocks & pistol grips .
The sky’s the limit with options to the forend . Dream it build it .
The Indian ishapore no1 mk3* rifles were made with a better steel & heat treatment ( back in the 1960’s ) & chambered in 7.62 nato .
As if stronger one’s couldn’t be made today & chambered in 223 , 6.5 creedmoor, 308 or some of the short magnums .
With mim & investment casting techniques, polymer stocks , laminated & carbon fibre stocks there’s a rifle for almost everyone.
The ELR market is relatively small
A no1 mk6 1/1 is just about perfect for most hunting scenarios, it crosses over the Jungle Carbine , patrol rifle , hunting rifle, service match rifle roll perfectly. Rear mounted flip up peep sight , charger / stripper clip fed , 10 rnd mag , red dot or forward mounted scout
scope . Or over the action scope if preferred.
Just my opinion. Probably everyone I know would buy at least one !
Im in process of getting my licence and L02 is my first choice
I have 2 Lithgow rifles and there might well be a third some day .. BUT .. it never ceases to amaze me how secretive Lithgow are .. they have been saying the same thing about 'new' calibers for more than 5 years. In this video they display an adjustable stock on the wall behind them, but will not answer emails or facebook queries from those of us who would like to get one. They face constant criticism about their substandard magazines (both capacity and quality) and us mug punters are left to wonder how much BETTER the Lithgow experience could be if they came to the realisation that there is A LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT ..! (that is the sound of my dummy being spat ..!)
Since making this video back in 2019 I have to agree that the greatest criticism of Lithgow arms that I’ve heard is the lack of responsiveness to customer needs and demands for new products. The Lithgow experience could be so much better as you rightly point out, but when these changes come will be anyone’s guess.
Thanks you for watching the video. I hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel 👍🏼
Now if only the bullet manufactures went to this level of detail and accuracy down to 0.06 micron, which is diamond machining specs. I was privileged enough to sell aerospace / aircraft alloys and i can say when you get down this grade of manufacturing its almost aircraft manufacturing grades and engineering, the only aspect is certification in aircraft manufacturing and maintenance and military product manufacturing you required to have 3 separate qualified products specific engineers to sign off on the various jobs as they move down the production line? Which is for certification and traceability should anything go wrong?
Defs my next rifle
PRC baby
Can they develop an attachment to adjust the woomera chassis! Opposed to adding but pads.... I know it’s a KRG chassis but surely there are after market mods!
I should be Mauser or so since i'm a Kraut. Nope i'm Lithgow now and I enjoy every bang from this marvelous Firearm.
Why do so many companies get stuck on 6.5 and 308.... there are other calibres you know lithgow
Thanks for this vid. Love my Lithgows. Just waiting on licencing for a 223 for my son to use at the range and was going to take it to a stock maker for adjustments to make it like the one you show at 1:19. The little blue laminate one. Did they mention anything about this? Is it a rimfire or centerfire stock. Thanks again.
That blue laminate stock was a centre fire stock. I begged them to start putting it as an option on their new centre fire rifles because I believe the adjustment in it would make it extremely popular. They wouldn't give too much away but they hinted that it may be coming soon. Fingers crossed! Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the channel
@@TheLongGunProject Thanks for that. Figured if it was going to be available that it would be a while.
@@TheLongGunProject 2 years and still waiting for that little blue stock...😆
After months of waiting on an la105….and constantly being told of delays…decided to go Howa 1500. Much less painful.
That’s fair enough mate, you can’t wait forever to enjoy your shooting
See's hurry up and wait project, likes hurry up and wait project 🤘🇦🇺
Wonder what that FDE colour gun is on MDT ESS chassis (in the gun room ) - future Lithgowarms firearm?? 😃😃
Rana that FDE coloured rifle is in a Wedgetail Industries chassis made specifically for that platform. I'm not permitted to say anything more about it BUT if you listen to the interview I did with Jason and Paul they do give hints as to what direct they are moving with their long range rifles for the future. Thanks for watching the channel and I hope you enjoy the content!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep its paradise if your right handed. If your a cackyhander, mollydooker or southpaw, cooper arms is a better deal for us. But its gonna cost you an arm, a leg, a kidney & lots of $. But their quality is far superior.
it has a deflector for both right/hand users
@@alanbstard4 savage impulse as a left/right hand bolt. Far better than Lithgow.
I reckon it's actually down to dominant eye. I'm a leftie but right eye dominant - that means bows & rifles are operated right handed. I shoot pistol left or right handed....🤔❓⁉️
I hope this rifle will be available in the United States
nope www.alloutdoor.com/2019/04/06/lithgow-arms-halts-upcoming-release-f90-atrax-rifle-us-commercial-market/
I purchased a LA102 in 223 because I wanted to buy Australian but when I registered for warranty and also wanted to get in contact with them I had no response. Great rifle but their communication is non existent. I am up for buying more rifles but I won't be buying a lithgow
Hey brother, I'm looking at getting one of these beauties... I've got a 6.5x55 at the moment... I'm just wondering should i get the 308 or get another 6.5 in the creed?
Cheers Aaron
G'day Aron, I personally would choose the 6.5 Creed for long range shooting. whilst it may seem a bit redundant to get another 6.5 the Creed in this LA105 setup is so accurate its no funny. In a video coming out soon I'll be able to show you just how accurate they are.
@@TheLongGunProject copy that mate. thanks for that, its been a tough decision.. the 6.5 has always been the goal, its just every one trying to change my mind haha
Keep up the great work man.
And im looking forward to seeing this video
Good on ya legend .
Hey brother I did it, i just put the down payment on the signature LA 105 ( in the 6.5creedmoor)
Just got to wait for them to comw back into stock !
Have you found youve needed to do any little mods to it ie accessories or up graded bits ?
I'm Australian and would like to buy a Lithgow, but they don't offer 6.5X55. Maybe one day when they introduce some desired calibres, not just yanky calibres.
For what it’s worth I’m fairly sure I have a lathe out of the Lithgow arms factory after ww2 go Aussie
Sheridan Blackley that’s a fantastic piece of Australian history to have at home
I love Lithgow and I was going to buy but I heard they are very heavy for hunting. Any suggestions
The Lithgow LA102 Crossover is fairly heavy for a hunting rifle. But things are changing and they will be releasing some new Hunter profile barrelled rifles very soon. They had some prototypes on display at the Deerfest in Victoria earlier this year so hopefully they won’t be too far away from full production. Thanks for watching the video and I hope you enjoy the other videos on this channel 👍🏼
@@TheLongGunProject Thanks for replying 🙏.
I will buy Howa 308 snd wait for new Lithgow. I have Lithgow 22lr and I want to have 308 too.
Do you know when will release new products or you are unsure?
@@peyman399 at this stage there is no release date for the next generation of Lithgow centrefire rifles, so finding a suitable,alternative and waiting is probably the best option for now mate 👍🏼
@@TheLongGunProjecthey I know there is no scheduled released date but roughly is it going to come out this year or next year or the year after? since I am interested in buying a la102 in 223 since I already have a la105
@@CaspianSea-wt5kw my sources have indicated that the new products will be available in 2024. I’m expecting Lithgow will make an announcement on these new products late this year.
how many rounds do they test barrels for ?
Michael as part of my agreement with Lithgow Arms I’m not allowed to say the exact amount of rounds they test the rifles to. What I can say is that it is MORE than double what you would normally get out of a regular barrel of the same calibre. I know that’s not an exact figure but hopefully it allows you to read between the lines a little 😉 without me breaking my agreement
Would have liked to hear what the tradies were saying.
Covfefe I would have preferred to have them talking instead of the music but the factory was so noisy that I couldn’t get the audio levels up to hear what they were saying. It is a limitation of the gear I was using at that time unfortunately. But I tried my best to relay what they were explaining to me in my voice over. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel 👍🏼
Bring back the .22 Lithgow-Slazenger pig slaughter rifle
i have a 303 that has matching numbers on barrel and receiver and HVSC ON BARREL LEFT SIDE HAS LTIHGOW ON IT WITH 1916 UNDER ITWHAT IS IT PLEASE REPLY BACK TO THIS POST
Ricky I recommend emailing Lithgow Small Arms via their website so they can look up the serial number and give you the correct history of your rifle. Thanks for watching the video 👍🏼
@@TheLongGunProject LONG GUN LITHGOW THOUGTHI WAS A NUT I READ SONE OLD BOOKS I HAVE ONTHE GU N IT IS A NUMERE I MARK 3 LEE SMLE 393 WITH THR H ON THE BARREL LOOK ON THIS AND YOU WILL SEE IT OU VIDEO TOO SO I FIGURED I WOULD PASS IT ON SO TF THE NEXT GUY ASKES YOU THE SAM,E QUESTION NOE YOU KNOW
@@TheLongGunProject I read some more in my old books it is a h model m1 mark111LEE ENDFIELD MSRV H IN PORINTHACESE LOOK IT YP ON UTUBE AND IT IS THERE TOO
I did some more READING my old books if it has an H on THE barrel it is NUMBER W 1 MARK 111 LEE ENFIELD 303 THEY QUTI MANUFACTURING THE SMARLER ROUND IN 1910 IT IS TRUE LOOK IT UP ON UTUBE IF YOU DON'T BELIVE ME PARNER I FIGURED I WOULD PASS THAT IT OWN I
I'm in the process of getting my license (in the N.T.) and join my camel hunting friends.
But what calibre? .223 6.5 or 308 ?
Choices choices.
If you are shooting camels I’d be looking for a 308 at a minimum and probably use heavy projectiles. Shot placement will be critical given the size and structure of a camel. The good news is that with a Lithgow you’ll be able to be VERY precise with your shot placement! Hope your camel shooting goes well! Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel👍🏼
Where can I buy that stock at 1:20 ?!?!?
Snappy that stock is made right there in the Lithgow Arms factory. I begged them to start fitting them to rifles but they probably need more public demand to feel confident to do that. If I were you I’d email Lithgow Arms and ask them to make them available to the public 👍🏼 the more of us that do that the sooner we will see them on shelves
@@TheLongGunProject Ahh! I thought it was a Boyds stock at first but they don't make stocks for Lithgow (for some weird reason) We should start a petition!! 10/10 would buy for my 102, It looks beast!
300WIN MAG LA105?
I have a suspicion that magnum caliber Lithgow will have a bigger action and a different designation. If we all ask Lithgow to build a magnum caliber LR rifle then they will probably give us what we want when they see the market demand is there. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel 👍🏼
Please re-release the video without the call waiting music. The inner engineer in us wants factory noise!
I can hear the guns next to KFC and I don't like guns I am from Lithgow
You lost me when the employee said "there's a lot to unpack." Typical HR PC Bullshit speak.
Bor Nodnoc that was a bit of a throw away line but he did say some interesting things after that; and dropped a lot of hints at what they are working on. Lithgow Arms as a commercial entity are clearly cautious about what they say in the public domain. That being said I really hope you enjoyed the rest of the video and that you enjoy the other videos on the channel 👍 that is for watching!
@@TheLongGunProject Fair enough I'll have another look & bite my tongue.
Bor Nodnoc I welcome the feedback mate. Thanks again for watching and let me know if there’s any videos you’d like to see me do. And stay tuned; got another video coming out soon!
Get rid of the music
Horrible music!
Sauer is better.
Thumbs down. I wanted to have a tour of the factory but was driven away by the BLASTED music you inflicted on us. Is this a gun channel or a teenagers bedroom? WHY are we assaulted with music almost everywhere we go these days. Your content would have been great I'm sure, I am capable of paying attention without the need for annoying ambient sound.
G’day Kevin, sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the music in the video. The music was a more preferable alternative to the factory background noise which drown out all voice audio (which I had to voice over later). I appreciate your feedback and I’ll keep it in mind for future videos. I hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel.