This seems a bit more practical than the laptop controlled anti-aircraft turret mounted in the back of a mini-van from the Bruce Willis version. Spectacular engineering =D
A magnificent bit of engineering and problem solving. It was very good watching you think your way through this exercise. Can't wait for your next effort.
Remember watching the original and always thought as from an engineering perspective that a 22 calibre rifle with silencer was just pure fantasy for the movie. Well you prove me wrong. Question is does it really fire 22calibre rounds
This is simply fantastic..we'll done! To see it assembled in real life with this amount of work and attention to detail (as stated in the film) is mind-blowing my friend, kudos👍
Thanks. It was a difficult to conceive and think through, but not a difficult in execution project. You can buy/make the necessary parts with a relative ease after having watched all the production clips on the TH-cam and reading my posts on Rimfirecentral.com
Hey just gotta say this is amazing, great design and workmanship. Complex but for concealment so not unreasonable, I love it can't wait to check out what else you've made.
Thanks. You should read the book what the writer went through conceiving the weapon. I read it afterwards and was surprised to see that my thought process was very close. See my other things on my channel.
Awesome. Today people who is not knowing about the movie, won't take notice that it is a rifle. Now you need a old military uniform, several veterans' medals. And then, who would you shoot? ^^
I have built this real rifle fitting in the custom crutch. I have seen the Japanese air-soft rifle , looking very close to the movie, perhaps even more than mine. I would like to buy one if they were available. Any info if they are sold and imported to the US? Thanks
That's pretty amazing, I never thought that anyone could actually make that rifle. Now De Gaulle has passed away, you'll have to pick another prominent politician. I have a suggestion but I don't think you'd like it.
Here you go. Check out the whole playlist dedicated to the build. It shows in details the creation of the rifle and the mechanism of the slow locking bolt and other one off features. th-cam.com/play/PL4H-vPItJEe-fU1RsOuuaKBY5p_EsjI7L.html
You must. That was a cult book and movie , not that remake garbage with B. Willis in late 90s. Watch this episode as a teaser and tell me if my rifle is not very similar in look and action to the movie prop. th-cam.com/video/90ZyH8yBTck/w-d-xo.html Here’s me shooting mine th-cam.com/video/IfJ7GQC6f68/w-d-xo.html
@@STEINBVG Cool beans man! They really have some great camera angles to give the viewer a good look at that thing. I'm not sure what caliber the movie gun was in. Those fake exploding rounds look similar to a .22 mag. but they are slightly longer brass and the rim is too big in diameter. They did a great job on converting the back of the bolt to a knob. That would have taken some time to machine, silver solder in place and then re-blue so it matches. I bet it's still hard to turn without a handle. What model .22 did you mod to make yours? They both look familiar but every company under the sun made similar single shot .22's back in the day. I can't tell if the movie prop version is a bolt actuated cocking version or if he needed to pull out on that knob to cock it.
@@tenlittleindians I show my whole research and build of this rifle from Rascal Savage 22lr( easiest to convert and looks identical in action to the movie) in my dedicated playlist and a thread at rimfire central . In the movie rounds looked like 22 magnum. It appears that he cocks the gun via old style slow lock- snowing it forward , with slight resistance at the end of the travel as the striker is caught and cocked by the sear, then follows a twist of the wrist and the stub of the former lot handle locks in place. Rascal came with the fast lock, it cocked on turning handle up. I snowed in the videos that with the rear knob it,s possible to cock the gun, but tough. And didn,t look like in the movie. There,s no additional action like pulling the knob to cock the striker. All in one I was able to rebuild the internals of the bolt very simply to slow lock and it. It became much easier to cock it. See my video. I ruled out a Cricket as a potential donor specifically that it cocks separately from bolt depositing a round . Overall my rifle is perhaps the only one in the world that looks,and is completely functional as the 2 props in the movie that had been allegedly built. Also it fits perfectly in my custom crutch.
@@STEINBVG So Rascal was the model name. I read Rascal in your videos but thought it was just a name you came up with. I've seen many single shot Savages in my day but didn't know they had names. The rifles that cock as part of the turning are always harder to turn. I'm sure I could design a dual function knob to replace the cocking knob on the back of Remington style single shots so it could turn the bolt and also cock it. It wouldn't be easy but it could be done. I think you picked a better gun for your conversion. My father had an FFL license while I was growing up and he traded many guns over the decades. I got to play with all of them.
@@tenlittleindians As I understand it, the custom rifle used in the original film was fully functional. In fact, it malfunctioned and the bolt flew back and hit Edward Fox in the face at one point when he fired it; you can actually see the bruise in a couple of shots in the film.
see the whole playlist- and in the description there's a link to Rinfirecentral.com forum where iI discuss it in details. Read comments too. Thanks th-cam.com/play/PL4H-vPItJEe-fU1RsOuuaKBY5p_EsjI7L.html
can you film yourself or have someone film you dressed up as an army veteran amputee and going through a military/presidential/airport checkpoint with this?
If I were 30 years younger , even then I would be scared of potential legal repercussions of such a prank. I,m even hesitant to bring it to a range concealed in the crutch , even though technically it,s a disassembled fully legally modified rifle inside a “case”. I don,t want any hustle of any explanations to the authorities. But if somebody dared to do it, I would like to see a video.
If my memory serves.. . 1975? On a family California road trip as a kid I saw the rifle from the movie on display at Universal Studio Tour. I wonder where it resides today???? Awesome build ! Next best thing.. Watching the The Day of the Jackal on Prime Video right now!!!!
I saw online that supposedly there were 2 functional props made for the movie. One resides in England and another not surprisingly in France. One thing in the movie is not shown( or edited out) is the complete removal of the parts of the rifle from the crutch fore the assassination , step by step. But I am sure there rifle did go in and out of their crutch just as expected.
@@STEINBVG I also wonder when The Jackal stows the three tubes inside the exhaust pipe 🤔and how large of diameter of pipe this would take?? Sometimes I suspend my disbelief and just enjoy this classy and stylish thriller.
My largest diameter of the crutch is 1.5” I think. I believe it would fit in the exhaust diameter pipe. But it would have to be a blind appendix out of the way of the exhaust.
Thanks. I never made the blue prints . But watch the whole playlist and read my build thread in the rimfirecentral.com. Very detailed process of converting the Rascal into the Jackal rifle
Thank you very much. I do not offer it for sale, but if you watch all the videos on the subject and read the thread in the rimfirecentral.com[ I mentioned it in descriptions] - there's a detailed walk through how to make the kit that converts the Rascal into this sniper rifle.
Mad skills, this was incredible to see what you engineered, you might consider chambering this, um, device? in either .22 magnum or (a personal favorite) .22 hornet, a much funner shoo er experience
Thanks, I want to keep the donor rifle - the Rascal - reversible 100% back to the original form. The parts that make it the Jackal rig are almost like a kit.
Дядька, здоровья тебе и счастья.!И чтобы побольше вдохновения в подобных девайсах.!👏👏👏👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝😃Но в моей стране,за подобное..,вплоть до пожизненного.Даже если это будет пневматика.!Тут за рогатку срок уже впаяют..! Остаётся только тебе завидовать.!😀🤗✊🙏🙏🙏
I have made multiple videos that reflect step by step process. Watch the playlist th-cam.com/play/PL4H-vPItJEe-fU1RsOuuaKBY5p_EsjI7L.html&si=6jZX6FLgOZBnUMJh - read the descriptions and also see my thread in rimfirecentral.com mentioned in the playlist description.
If you can make one of these rifles chambered in .22-Hornet you would have the rifle used in the movie "Day of the Jackle." The .22-Hornet is a center fired cartridge. So the bolt and firing mechanism will be somewhat more complicated. The ballistic coefficient of the .22-Hornet is far better than a .22LR, and, at least 4 times the energy force at 200 meters.
Thanks for he reply. I put a lot of thought and research into this project before committing to it. There were a few conditions I set myself to follow. 1) economical 2) reversible mod for a donor rifle 3) functional on all accounts 4) as close to the movie look as possible. Looking at the frames in the movie one can see a small long straight , not necked shell rounds which look more like .22WMR, not Hornet. th-cam.com/video/90ZyH8yBTck/w-d-xo.html I wanted to go with that, but could not find an economical 16” barreled rifle in WMR. .22 LR gave me a plethora of options. The parts kit for transforming Savage Rascal into the movie rifle is not very expensive . And it takes only a few minutes to convert back and forth.
I read a thread on another vid about the caliber shown in the flick, and I always thought it looked like a .22 WMR, but a post said it was an obsolete caliber, .25 rim fire, last produced in the early 40s. The movie is set in 1963, so there would still be some around but almost impossible to trace. Snr. Gazzi, the gunmaker, said he’d convert an existing gun. I searched the caliber and pictures of it look exactly like the ammo shown when the Jackal takes delivery of the gun. Fantastic recreation of the movie gun, and I think the hardcover edition of the novel included a diagram like the Jackal showed Gazzi, who was impressed with the design. Great flick, seen it many times and always watch when it shows up on TCM.
Thanks for the info . I did not know about those 25 caliber rounds. Looked up. It looks like Steven’s actually made them in rim and center fire, Appearing identical, with the wide rim and long body. The movie was made in 1973. Now I am not sure what they actually used for their prop rifles - 22 WMR ? Which was already available since 50s I believe. Or the 25 Steven’s ? I wish somebody knew for sure. Could you point me to the source where they know for a fact what was actually used in the movie? Ps. Actually the diagram in the book (I have ) shows 2 strut stock arrangement , but the movie just one. I followed the movie.
Thanks. The scope does have the adjustments- 2 tiny brass screws. It will hold zero as well as expected from a cheap scope - removed and installed back to the same position on the rails. I obviously could invest in much more expensive scope and donor rifle, but the point was a proof of the concept…not a creation of a extremely pricey and precise instrument of assassination...
Movies always take shortcuts and leave out important stuff. The Day of the Jackal is a really good movie from the early '70's about events supposed to take place in the early '60's. A couple of issues with almost all "sniper" movie scenes. Snipers carry a completely assembled rifle to the nest. The rifle has already been sighted to the exact distance needed with the round to be fired. Rifles can be broken down for egress from the nest, but are always carried in fully ready to make the shot. But the biggest mistake I see is with the suppressor/ammo. Suppressors are not silencers and there is still more noise than you think. The sound is not recognizable to novices as a gunshot, but there is noise. However, without subsonic ammo, there is a bullet crack that everybody will notice. So what I see in many movies, including The Day of the Jackal is a rifle being assembled in the nest, firing high velocity ammo with almost no noise. Or, firing subsonic ammo (less than about 1100fps) for a long 400-600 meter headshot. My integrally suppressed .308 firing subsonic 150g projectiles at about 1060fps drops about 18 inches at 120 meters and out past that, the beaten zone becomes a long vertical oval instead of a small circle. Want distance, need speed. Need stealth, get in close.
Thanks for the info. I,m neither a marksman nor a professional gunsmith. I defer the realism of the actual movie rifle to your expertise. I have no judgment to offer. I,m an amateur scholar of mechanics. The movie rifle was a challenge for me. It appeared to be using 22 magnum visually . I went with a much more available and cheap donor in 22 lr. Neither caliber perhaps is good enough to be an assassination rifle for a 400 ft headshot, subsonic and silenced . But I still liked the look of it and the fact of the clever concealment which I more or less successfully emulated. Thanks again
I think the bullets in the film are implied to be subsonic, or at least very low power (they mention it's a short barrel, and the cartridges themselves are quite small), that's why the Jackal has them converted to have exploding tips to guarantee a one-shot kill; I think the "silencer" he talks about is in addition to all that. There's also a scene where he does pre-sight the rifle, and fires a final test shot with one of the actual batch of exploding bullets he intends to use. It's a plot point of the story that the rifle has to be assembled in the nest because security is so tight that there's just no way to smuggle it in fully assembled.
See all the videos about it in the playlist+ read the descriptions and references to the forums where I reported the progress of building it. Plenty of info to be able to copy… There are no plans- just a flight of imagination
@garymitchell5899 1) my ‘silencer’ is oversized. I was lazy to cut it to the similar to movie proportions. If I did, I would cut the crutch to fit me better. 2) yes I watched the movie with every episode with the rifle frame by frame. I was under strong impression that the rifle was hidden in only one crutch, even though the disassembly scene is not showing all the steps. 3) here,s a Brit who made a non shooting but more close to the movie rifle and single crutch that contains it. th-cam.com/video/MfqlGl5Pl_8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=S08ZrzWBEkClBFvY
Yes. In most states an American can build from scratch a home made handgun or rifle with some specific restrictions or limitations. A single shot skeletonized take down pack gun is not forbidden. Nothing illegal to store it in a guitar case or a crutch as I understand. I however would be illegal to snick it in into secured gun free areas like airport etc. Also , even a single shot gun can,t be a functional weapon while looking like a pen(zip gun) , crutch, cane, photo camera or other non gun looking objects. My rifle can,t shoot disassembled and packed into the crutch. So it does not apply
It must be very light in weight and it must have a short barrel. A short barrel... That's a pity. Lastly, there must be a silencer and a telescopic sight. Over what range will you fire? I'm not sure yet, but probably not more than 400 feet. Will the gentleman be moving? - Stationary. Will you go for a head shot or a chest shot? Probably head. What about the chances of a second shot? I might get the chance but I doubt it. I'll need a silencer to escape. Then you'd better have explosive bullets. I can prepare a handful for you. - Glycerin or mercury? Mercury, I think. It's much cleaner....... More Campari? - No, thank you. It seems then, the gun must be carried past Customs without arousing suspicion. Recognize that? The whole thing should be composed of a series of hollow aluminium tubes which screw together. The top one holds the rifle strut. The one below, the bolt with the breech inside it. The shoulder rest of the rifle doubles for both purposes without changing in any way. - That's excellent. The last two sections house the telescopic sight and silencer...... Here. It's very remarkable..... It's so simple.
Yes, I researched the net intensely. There are working versions of the gun, but mechanically and esthetically not close to the film. And none concealable in a crutch. There,s a very close to the original, but non shooting version - prop. Much more accurate than mine. I felt the challenge of the book’s gun smith imposed by the Jackal, when was making mine… Thank you for the kind words.
@@STEINBVG i quote the film's script .. but when the gunsmith says "its very remarkable .. its so simple" yes i agree remarkable but no way simple - can see great planning and effort went into your finished piece .. it is identical top marks bro A+++++
Thanks. Actually they had made for the movie 2 real shooting props. But the exploding bullet is not real. My rifle is also a real shooting rifle. See the clip where I shoot it.
The rifle is not realistic. Unlikely silencer will not functioned good in 22wmr-bullet speed is very high. Must be subsonic. Maybe it was 32 or 38 calibre. But the job is really good.
Many movie guns are unrealistic…but this one is less so. 2 props for the movie were functional apparently. My rifle is only 22 lr replica of a make belief rifle in a fiction book and movie. But the writer gives a pretty good description of it and mentions only small caliber sporting rifle as a start for customizing. The movie shows apparently 22 WMR looking rounds used. I have no idea if their 10-12” narrow silencer can be made reasonably effective…my rifle only has a fake tube looking like a silencer which does nothing even for weak 22 lr. Thanks for watching
I,m open to your concrete constructive suggestions. Do you care to elaborate? In my defense: There were mechanical and legal limitations that imposed on the project. They prevented from an exact copying the original. For instance I could not have a short barrel. This was the only possible compromise to make a functional rifle and to place it inside a custom crutch. It is a very complicated task. The movie prop guys had no such limitations. There are no other rifle like this that I,m aware of that came as close to the movie in both look and full function. If you know one- place a link, I would appreciate. Thanks
@@STEINBVG No, how would you zero the scope when the base is so fragile? you'd never get it aligned properly and would only have a limited range of accuracy.
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I thought I was obsessed with this film until I watched this. Great job.
Why, thank you. I had to get obsessed with the rifle… in order to build it…
This seems a bit more practical than the laptop controlled anti-aircraft turret mounted in the back of a mini-van from the Bruce Willis version.
Spectacular engineering =D
Thanks . The 1970s movie with Fox as the Jackal was much better. And closer to the book. And I liked the weapon more.
'Beautiful piece of work, really excellent.
Yes, well...'
Thank you
A magnificent bit of engineering and problem solving. It was very good watching you think your way through this exercise. Can't wait for your next effort.
Glad you enjoyed it
Remember watching the original and always thought as from an engineering perspective that a 22 calibre rifle with silencer was just pure fantasy for the movie. Well you prove me wrong.
Question is does it really fire 22calibre rounds
@rroberts2023 YES
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@@rroberts2023in the jackal Movie he shoot with 22 Magnum.silencer cant work efectiv
@FfgfvfvfvFeverfew yes.
Love this. That rifle is one of my favorite movie guns ever.
Thanks
This is simply fantastic..we'll done! To see it assembled in real life with this amount of work and attention to detail (as stated in the film) is mind-blowing my friend, kudos👍
Thank you kindly.
Outstanding, i want one. U R a GENIUS
Thanks. It was a difficult to conceive and think through, but not a difficult in execution project.
You can buy/make the necessary parts with a relative ease after having watched all the production clips on the TH-cam and reading my posts on Rimfirecentral.com
You are an impressive gunsmith!👍
Thanks. I,m glad people appreciate my work
@@STEINBVG , true that it's an exact copy but you are the only one that's making a truly magnificent copy and a fine piece of craftsmanship
Thank you
by any chance do you know of any outfits or individuals that are manufacturing any quality replicas of the day of the jackal rifle ?
Hey just gotta say this is amazing, great design and workmanship. Complex but for concealment so not unreasonable, I love it can't wait to check out what else you've made.
Thanks. You should read the book what the writer went through conceiving the weapon. I read it afterwards and was surprised to see that my thought process was very close. See my other things on my channel.
Sir you are the jackal now 🎯
Thank you kindly
a video like this makes me give this man RESPECT on all levels
Thank you kindly.
Beautiful piece of work
Thank you
Fantastic build. Congrats.
@@lesgamester7356 thanks
A craftsman.
Thanks
Awesome. Today people who is not knowing about the movie, won't take notice that it is a rifle. Now you need a old military uniform, several veterans' medals. And then, who would you shoot? ^^
Enough people know the book and the movie. Check out my other videos s out the rifle in the playlist.
Great Work Amigo.
THANKS
now I'm thinking of getting through airport security lol
Yes
日本のエアモデルガンメーカーが販売していました。この動画もオリジナルのような作りが素晴らしい
I have built this real rifle fitting in the custom crutch. I have seen the Japanese air-soft rifle , looking very close to the movie, perhaps even more than mine. I would like to buy one if they were available. Any info if they are sold and imported to the US? Thanks
That's pretty amazing, I never thought that anyone could actually make that rifle. Now De Gaulle has passed away, you'll have to pick another prominent politician. I have a suggestion but I don't think you'd like it.
Thanks. It was a challenge.
I can think of a plentiful list of targets.
Ok ok now. Take it easy…
Before Scaramanga's golden gun hit the screen, there was the Jackal's rifle.
@@captchaos83 tha
Thanks
Top craftsmanship 💪 very nice 😎👍 btw, you look a bit like Leon, IMHO, in this video. I think you know who I'm talking about....
Thanks. You mean Leon the hit man from The Professional?
No , I,m just a …mechanic ….no pun intended…
@@STEINBVG yup !!!
How about letting us see the mechanism up close
Here you go. Check out the whole playlist dedicated to the build. It shows in details the creation of the rifle and the mechanism of the slow locking bolt and other one off features.
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Great 👌 job
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Thanks
I will need one in 2 weeks. What is your price?
Sounds like a quote from the movie…
Respect!
Thanks
That's really cool! I've never seen the movie but I may have to hunt it down now. That's about as James Bond as it gets...
You must. That was a cult book and movie , not that remake garbage with B. Willis in late 90s. Watch this episode as a teaser and tell me if my rifle is not very similar in look and action to the movie prop.
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Here’s me shooting mine th-cam.com/video/IfJ7GQC6f68/w-d-xo.html
@@STEINBVG Cool beans man! They really have some great camera angles to give the viewer a good look at that thing.
I'm not sure what caliber the movie gun was in. Those fake exploding rounds look similar to a .22 mag. but they are slightly longer brass and the rim is too big in diameter.
They did a great job on converting the back of the bolt to a knob. That would have taken some time to machine, silver solder in place and then re-blue so it matches.
I bet it's still hard to turn without a handle.
What model .22 did you mod to make yours? They both look familiar but every company under the sun made similar single shot .22's back in the day.
I can't tell if the movie prop version is a bolt actuated cocking version or if he needed to pull out on that knob to cock it.
@@tenlittleindians I show my whole research and build of this rifle from Rascal Savage 22lr( easiest to convert and looks identical in action to the movie) in my dedicated playlist and a thread at rimfire central .
In the movie rounds looked like 22 magnum.
It appears that he cocks the gun via old style slow lock- snowing it forward , with slight resistance at the end of the travel as the striker is caught and cocked by the sear, then follows a twist of the wrist and the stub of the former lot handle locks in place.
Rascal came with the fast lock, it cocked on turning handle up.
I snowed in the videos that with the rear knob it,s possible to cock the gun, but tough. And didn,t look like in the movie.
There,s no additional action like pulling the knob to cock the striker. All in one
I was able to rebuild the internals of the bolt very simply to slow lock and it. It became much easier to cock it. See my video.
I ruled out a Cricket as a potential donor specifically that it cocks separately from bolt depositing a round .
Overall my rifle is perhaps the only one in the world that looks,and is completely functional as the 2 props in the movie that had been allegedly built. Also it fits perfectly in my custom crutch.
@@STEINBVG So Rascal was the model name. I read Rascal in your videos but thought it was just a name you came up with. I've seen many single shot Savages in my day but didn't know they had names.
The rifles that cock as part of the turning are always harder to turn. I'm sure I could design a dual function knob to replace the cocking knob on the back of Remington style single shots so it could turn the bolt and also cock it. It wouldn't be easy but it could be done.
I think you picked a better gun for your conversion.
My father had an FFL license while I was growing up and he traded many guns over the decades. I got to play with all of them.
@@tenlittleindians As I understand it, the custom rifle used in the original film was fully functional. In fact, it malfunctioned and the bolt flew back and hit Edward Fox in the face at one point when he fired it; you can actually see the bruise in a couple of shots in the film.
Very cool...I want one...
The detailed plan how to built one is documented by the bunch of videos in the playlist . Read also the descriptions
Could you please do a video on how to make one please..
see the whole playlist- and in the description there's a link to Rinfirecentral.com forum where iI discuss it in details. Read comments too. Thanks
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Love this rifal and the film
Thanks a lot
@@STEINBVG did you make it your self
@@adamrobson80yes. see the other videos about the building process
can you film yourself or have someone film you dressed up as an army veteran amputee and going through a military/presidential/airport checkpoint with this?
If I were 30 years younger , even then I would be scared of potential legal repercussions of such a prank. I,m even hesitant to bring it to a range concealed in the crutch , even though technically it,s a disassembled fully legally modified rifle inside a “case”. I don,t want any hustle of any explanations to the authorities. But if somebody dared to do it, I would like to see a video.
If my memory serves.. .
1975? On a family California road trip as a kid I saw the rifle from the movie on display at Universal Studio Tour.
I wonder where it resides today????
Awesome build ! Next best thing..
Watching the The Day of the Jackal on Prime Video right now!!!!
I saw online that supposedly there were 2 functional props made for the movie. One resides in England and another not surprisingly in France. One thing in the movie is not shown( or edited out) is the complete removal of the parts of the rifle from the crutch fore the assassination , step by step. But I am sure there rifle did go in and out of their crutch just as expected.
@@STEINBVG
I also wonder when The Jackal stows the three tubes inside the exhaust pipe 🤔and how large of diameter of pipe this would take?? Sometimes I suspend my disbelief and just enjoy this classy and stylish thriller.
My largest diameter of the crutch is 1.5” I think. I believe it would fit in the exhaust diameter pipe. But it would have to be a blind appendix out of the way of the exhaust.
Well done 👍🏼
@@thomascarpenter7415 Thank you very much
Great work! Is it possible to purchase blue prints? Please let me know...
Thanks. I never made the blue prints . But watch the whole playlist and read my build thread in the rimfirecentral.com. Very detailed process of converting the Rascal into the Jackal rifle
Awesome, I will Thankyou!
No problem. Here is the thread www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/savage-raskal-the-day-of-the-jackal.1240731/
Hi. Can you make a video how you build the trigger mechanism thanks.
Watch all the videos from the playlist. You will find what you looking for
Totally love this .
I'll wear this video out .
Superb workmanship. Right out of the book .
Do you sell ????
Thank you very much.
I do not offer it for sale, but if you watch all the videos on the subject and read the thread in the rimfirecentral.com[ I mentioned it in descriptions] - there's a detailed walk through how to make the kit that converts the Rascal into this sniper rifle.
What caliber is it in! and is it the same as the rifle in the movie! cheers
22LR . Yes I have tried to make it like in the movie, but it is not identical. Functionally or is very close.
Totally amazing mind!
Thanks a lot
Amazing amazing!
Thanks!
Mad skills, this was incredible to see what you engineered, you might consider chambering this, um, device? in either .22 magnum or (a personal favorite) .22 hornet, a much funner shoo er experience
Thanks, I want to keep the donor rifle - the Rascal - reversible 100% back to the original form. The parts that make it the Jackal rig are almost like a kit.
Дядька, здоровья тебе и счастья.!И чтобы побольше вдохновения в подобных девайсах.!👏👏👏👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝😃Но в моей стране,за подобное..,вплоть до пожизненного.Даже если это будет пневматика.!Тут за рогатку срок уже впаяют..! Остаётся только тебе завидовать.!😀🤗✊🙏🙏🙏
Спасибо. Тронут.
@@STEINBVG Не понял.,вы из россии?
Родился и вырос в СССР. Но уже давно живу в США.
@@STEINBVG понятно.🖐️😊
Would you consider doing a how to make video?
I have made multiple videos that reflect step by step process. Watch the playlist th-cam.com/play/PL4H-vPItJEe-fU1RsOuuaKBY5p_EsjI7L.html&si=6jZX6FLgOZBnUMJh
- read the descriptions and also see my thread in rimfirecentral.com mentioned in the playlist description.
Ilove you,and jakal gun ❤
Thanks
Will the gentleman be moving?
Stationary
Can you show the trail plz
Not sure what you seek, but there are more videos in the playlist about this rifle.
If you can make one of these rifles chambered in .22-Hornet you would have the rifle used in the movie "Day of the Jackle."
The .22-Hornet is a center fired cartridge. So the bolt and firing mechanism will be somewhat more complicated. The ballistic coefficient of the .22-Hornet is far better than a .22LR, and, at least 4 times the energy force at 200 meters.
Thanks for he reply. I put a lot of thought and research into this project before committing to it.
There were a few conditions I set myself to follow.
1) economical 2) reversible mod for a donor rifle 3) functional on all accounts 4) as close to the movie look as possible.
Looking at the frames in the movie one can see a small long straight , not necked shell rounds which look more like .22WMR, not Hornet. th-cam.com/video/90ZyH8yBTck/w-d-xo.html
I wanted to go with that, but could not find an economical 16” barreled rifle in WMR.
.22 LR gave me a plethora of options. The parts kit for transforming Savage Rascal into the movie rifle is not very expensive .
And it takes only a few minutes to convert back and forth.
I read a thread on another vid about the caliber shown in the flick, and I always thought it looked like a .22 WMR, but a post said it was an obsolete caliber, .25 rim fire, last produced in the early 40s. The movie is set in 1963, so there would still be some around but almost impossible to trace. Snr. Gazzi, the gunmaker, said he’d convert an existing gun. I searched the caliber and pictures of it look exactly like the ammo shown when the Jackal takes delivery of the gun. Fantastic recreation of the movie gun, and I think the hardcover edition of the novel included a diagram like the Jackal showed Gazzi, who was impressed with the design. Great flick, seen it many times and always watch when it shows up on TCM.
Thanks for the info . I did not know about those 25 caliber rounds. Looked up. It looks like Steven’s actually made them in rim and center fire, Appearing identical, with the wide rim and long body.
The movie was made in 1973. Now I am not sure what they actually used for their prop rifles - 22 WMR ? Which was already available since 50s I believe. Or the 25 Steven’s ?
I wish somebody knew for sure. Could you point me to the source where they know for a fact what was actually used in the movie?
Ps. Actually the diagram in the book (I have ) shows 2 strut stock arrangement , but the movie just one. I followed the movie.
Fixed scope without adjustments and you have to rezero everytime vegorecept use
Thanks.
The scope does have the adjustments- 2 tiny brass screws. It will hold zero as well as expected from a cheap scope - removed and installed back to the same position on the rails.
I obviously could invest in much more expensive scope and donor rifle, but the point was a proof of the concept…not a creation of a extremely pricey and precise instrument of assassination...
It's leon the professional with jackel's rifle.
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Movies always take shortcuts and leave out important stuff. The Day of the Jackal is a really good movie from the early '70's about events supposed to take place in the early '60's. A couple of issues with almost all "sniper" movie scenes. Snipers carry a completely assembled rifle to the nest. The rifle has already been sighted to the exact distance needed with the round to be fired. Rifles can be broken down for egress from the nest, but are always carried in fully ready to make the shot. But the biggest mistake I see is with the suppressor/ammo. Suppressors are not silencers and there is still more noise than you think. The sound is not recognizable to novices as a gunshot, but there is noise. However, without subsonic ammo, there is a bullet crack that everybody will notice. So what I see in many movies, including The Day of the Jackal is a rifle being assembled in the nest, firing high velocity ammo with almost no noise. Or, firing subsonic ammo (less than about 1100fps) for a long 400-600 meter headshot. My integrally suppressed .308 firing subsonic 150g projectiles at about 1060fps drops about 18 inches at 120 meters and out past that, the beaten zone becomes a long vertical oval instead of a small circle. Want distance, need speed. Need stealth, get in close.
Thanks for the info. I,m neither a marksman nor a professional gunsmith. I defer the realism of the actual movie rifle to your expertise. I have no judgment to offer.
I,m an amateur scholar of mechanics. The movie rifle was a challenge for me. It appeared to be using 22 magnum visually . I went with a much more available and cheap donor in 22 lr. Neither caliber perhaps is good enough to be an assassination rifle for a 400 ft headshot, subsonic and silenced . But I still liked the look of it and the fact of the clever concealment which I more or less successfully emulated.
Thanks again
I think the bullets in the film are implied to be subsonic, or at least very low power (they mention it's a short barrel, and the cartridges themselves are quite small), that's why the Jackal has them converted to have exploding tips to guarantee a one-shot kill; I think the "silencer" he talks about is in addition to all that. There's also a scene where he does pre-sight the rifle, and fires a final test shot with one of the actual batch of exploding bullets he intends to use. It's a plot point of the story that the rifle has to be assembled in the nest because security is so tight that there's just no way to smuggle it in fully assembled.
Хьай нан к1ег де ахь жюкти вукъ
Not sure what you said about my mother, but it,s better be good!
Hi where can i buy the plans?
See all the videos about it in the playlist+ read the descriptions and references to the forums where I reported the progress of building it. Plenty of info to be able to copy… There are no plans- just a flight of imagination
If you watch the film he had it spread over both crutches.
Either you need to be a foot taller or reduce the length of that crutch.
@garymitchell5899 1) my ‘silencer’ is oversized. I was lazy to cut it to the similar to movie proportions. If I did, I would cut the crutch to fit me better.
2) yes I watched the movie with every episode with the rifle frame by frame. I was under strong impression that the rifle was hidden in only one crutch, even though the disassembly scene is not showing all the steps.
3) here,s a Brit who made a non shooting but more close to the movie rifle and single crutch that contains it. th-cam.com/video/MfqlGl5Pl_8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=S08ZrzWBEkClBFvY
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Thanks. See the other videos.
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I asked for Aluminium... yes but it did just bend. 😊
Yes. But in reality aluminum ( or Aluminium) is just fine. Thanks
is this the original of the film??
Но. It,s just a remake i tried to do as close as possible to the movie rifle.
I will take one thank you
Not for sale
You have birds?
Yes parakeets
No problem getting through TSA with this rig …
Not testing it
I'm curious about something: under the 2nd Amendment, if an American made a fully operational copy of the Jackal's gun, would it be legal?
Yes. In most states an American can build from scratch a home made handgun or rifle with some specific restrictions or limitations.
A single shot skeletonized take down pack gun is not forbidden. Nothing illegal to store it in a guitar case or a crutch as I understand. I however would be illegal to snick it in into secured gun free areas like airport etc.
Also , even a single shot gun can,t be a functional weapon while looking like a pen(zip gun) , crutch, cane, photo camera or other non gun looking objects. My rifle can,t shoot disassembled and packed into the crutch. So it does not apply
Ain't that a honey.
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Half now, half on delivery.
Exactly
I requested aluminium!
@@morphyon in this case you do actually have aluminum
Осталось изготовить глушитель и за дело.
К сожалению в моем штате нельзя иметь глушитель
$?
I do not sell it. The conversion kit of the Rascal is not difficult to make. Watch all the playlist and read my article in rimfirecentral.com
I asked for Aluminium!
Great line. And I have made mine with aluminum(or aluminium)
из фильма шакал покушения на деголя
@@сергейзадесенец-е5ч Да.
It must be very light in weight and it must have a short barrel.
A short barrel... That's a pity.
Lastly, there must be a silencer and a telescopic sight.
Over what range will you fire?
I'm not sure yet, but probably not more than 400 feet.
Will the gentleman be moving?
- Stationary.
Will you go for a head shot or a chest shot?
Probably head.
What about the chances of a second shot?
I might get the chance but I doubt it. I'll need a silencer to escape.
Then you'd better have explosive bullets. I can prepare a handful for you.
- Glycerin or mercury?
Mercury, I think. It's much cleaner....... More Campari?
- No, thank you.
It seems then, the gun must be carried past Customs without arousing suspicion.
Recognize that?
The whole thing should be composed of a series of hollow aluminium tubes which screw together. The top one holds the rifle strut. The one below, the bolt with the breech inside it. The shoulder rest of the rifle doubles for both purposes without changing in any way.
- That's excellent.
The last two sections house the telescopic sight and silencer...... Here.
It's very remarkable..... It's so simple.
I studied the book with a magnifying glass. At least the relevant sections. And the movie frame by frame…thank you.
@@STEINBVG your gun and the crutch assembly is the best ive ever seen .. great work .. im a huge fan of the film .. thank you for sharing this
Yes, I researched the net intensely. There are working versions of the gun, but mechanically and esthetically not close to the film. And none concealable in a crutch. There,s a very close to the original, but non shooting version - prop. Much more accurate than mine. I felt the challenge of the book’s gun smith imposed by the Jackal, when was making mine… Thank you for the kind words.
@@STEINBVG i quote the film's script
.. but when the gunsmith says
"its very remarkable .. its so simple"
yes i agree remarkable but no way simple
- can see great planning and effort went into your finished piece .. it is identical
top marks bro A+++++
Thanks again
Where are the mercury bullets and exploding melon?
In a make believe movies world.
@@STEINBVG Aww, com’on. 😁 I saw the movie years ago as a child and it was the rifle that stuck with me.
Thanks. Actually they had made for the movie 2 real shooting props. But the exploding bullet is not real. My rifle is also a real shooting rifle. See the clip where I shoot it.
The rifle is not realistic. Unlikely silencer will not functioned good in 22wmr-bullet speed is very high. Must be subsonic. Maybe it was 32 or 38 calibre. But the job is really good.
Many movie guns are unrealistic…but this one is less so. 2 props for the movie were functional apparently.
My rifle is only 22 lr replica of a make belief rifle in a fiction book and movie. But the writer gives a pretty good description of it and mentions only small caliber sporting rifle as a start for customizing. The movie shows apparently 22 WMR looking rounds used.
I have no idea if their 10-12” narrow silencer can be made reasonably effective…my rifle only has a fake tube looking like a silencer which does nothing even for weak 22 lr. Thanks for watching
Very nice but too complicated. Needs to be much more streamlined but indeed, well done.
I,m open to your concrete constructive suggestions. Do you care to elaborate?
In my defense:
There were mechanical and legal limitations that imposed on the project. They prevented from an exact copying the original. For instance I could not have a short barrel. This was the only possible compromise to make a functional rifle and to place it inside a custom crutch. It is a very complicated task.
The movie prop guys had no such limitations. There are no other rifle like this that I,m aware of that came as close to the movie in both look and full function. If you know one- place a link, I would appreciate.
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How do you zero the scope? 😂
A couple of ways. You can check the net and TH-cam .
@@STEINBVG
No, how would you zero the scope when the base is so fragile? you'd never get it aligned properly and would only have a limited range of accuracy.
It is strong enough for 22.
Is that Jimmy Kimmel?
Sure… who is that ???
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If it is a complement- thanks.