Unloaded 25: Blokesplaining his Top 10 Rifles of WWI
Added 2020-10-21 05:09:52 +0000 UTCOthais and Bloke from Bloke on the Range have a little chat on what Bloke's top 10 rifles of WWI would be.
Bloke on the Range
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9k2WzcJ1kUMl4KIwNQwrFA
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Rob from Britishmuzzleloaders
https://www.youtube.com/user/britishmuzzleloaders
Comments
Lol my mom's dog is like 5 pounds and does the reverse sneeze coughing thing to. Sounds like she's hacking up a hairball or something
Jonathan Sullivan
2021-02-09 13:45:01 +0000 UTCDefinitely!
C&Rsenal
2020-11-16 01:58:22 +0000 UTCI live just a couple miles from DS Arms and am friends with one of their machinists. I'll tell them to contact you.
TankDestroyerSarge
2020-11-12 03:15:04 +0000 UTCI’m starting to get the impression that Othias is busy.
Dave Baloga
2020-11-03 13:50:33 +0000 UTCHappy to hear all the stories from the wider community, and as far as blatherers go, Bloke is by far one of the better ones. So by all means, Blather on!
Karl Abrahamson
2020-10-27 08:46:47 +0000 UTCI completely relate to your way of the gun comment. I rewatched a couple episodes of History's "Tales of the Gun" (because I wanted to be spoon-fed some history instead of doing research) and now I can't watch any of them. I can't believe ep12 "the guns of browning" even got aired let alone never corrected. The errors aren't minor, they misrepresent everything from event dates and locations to firearms model and calibers.
Mr. Lee
2020-10-27 08:37:58 +0000 UTCIf it sounds intelligent and came from my mouth, it's an accident.
C&Rsenal
2020-10-27 03:25:17 +0000 UTCI am learning not to underestimate your erudition. However, I still gots to ask: is your title 'It still folds!' a play on Galileo's famous attribution 'Eppur si muove' (it still moves) or just a freaking coincidence?
DaveJD
2020-10-26 16:55:21 +0000 UTCIf each participant runs the match multiple times with different rifles then the comparison would be relative improvement instead of head to head competition and a semi auto or modern gun could used as the control. I would still love to see Mae’s RSC1917 time vs Blokes SMLE time. Moreover, Mae's lack of experience may be a benefit in simulating minimally trained conscript vs an experience veteran but she ought to have a decisive advantage in the C&Rsenal Photo Shoot Stage.
Andrey Gardner
2020-10-23 10:59:39 +0000 UTCI like where your head's at. Need to give Mae time to get up to speed on practical matches so it's not just a contest of experience.
Alden Skinner
2020-10-22 23:51:12 +0000 UTCHow about a post crisis collaboration where Mae and Bloke put their weapon choices assertions to the test in a 2 gun action match, possibly involving Karl and Ian, with one "bonus stage" being C&Rsenal Video Shoot?
Andrey Gardner
2020-10-22 23:46:59 +0000 UTCMore collaborations please. Love this stuff.
Alden Skinner
2020-10-22 21:36:43 +0000 UTCNever thought of C&Rsenal that way, but "Gun History" Porn makes sense, at least from my monthly charge standpoint. As for this episode, half way through and still no domestic animal interruption... I do not know how I feel about an Unloaded episode without a domestic animal interruption or if a Bloke tangent counts as one. I do find the Bloke-ism on the Mosin philosophically intriguing. "I like it, not because it is good, and not because it is what I could afford..." If I ever get two mutts at the same time, I might have to name them Mosin and Nagant, for I will like them not because of their pedigree or because that is what I could afford. Alternatively, this Bloke-ism explains why my wife puts up with me. Anyways, is "Politics sucks 99.9% of fun out of everything" a meme/patch yet?
Andrey Gardner
2020-10-22 12:06:53 +0000 UTCYeah I’d say you’re huggable
Jack - Cartridge_Gram
2020-10-22 06:56:46 +0000 UTCGreat conversation.....but Bloke needs to learn how to interrupt with more gusto and not let others (need I name who) talk over him trying to pull his chain. Obviously the Lee-Enfield was the best rifle if the goal was to promote a national jobs program for the trades. The Carcano was the best rifle if you were Italian and needed to produce it yourself. The Springfield 03 was the best if you were one of the Marines who actually carried it on the WWI battlefield, since it had the finest target sights which they actually knew how to use. For every unit in every country there was a best rifle.....which was normally the only rifle they'd get to know and use. Personally I'd take a SMLE for its ten rounds and (to my mind) ease of operating from the shoulder while maintaining sight picture......plus it might have been one of the best at dealing with that era's crappy ammunition.
Richard Anderson
2020-10-22 05:34:58 +0000 UTCSince I spent half my life living in Texas, I feel I should say a few things. Thing 1: Everything great about Texas comes from Mexico. Cowboys? See Vaqueros. Tex Mex? It's in the name. BBQ? Ok I'll grant you that black people also had a lot to do with that one. Thing 2: with the exception of Austin (also known as land of super gentrified tech bros), there are really two Texases—white Texas and Latino Texas. White Texas is what most people think of, and it sucks. Like all the irritating Texas stuff is white Texas. Latino Texas, which I roughly define as San Antonio and South and West along the Rio Grande is awesome. The best breakfast tacos in the world can be found there despite what Austin likes to say. This is also where everyone's mom has the best salsa recipe in the world. And most of em are right. Thing 3: all Texans know this fun party trick. Just go up to a group of em, sing "The stars at night are big and bright" and they'll all clap in sync with each other and sing "Deep in the heart of Texas." Trust me it works every time.
David Herman
2020-10-22 03:04:09 +0000 UTCDespite the length, I enjoyed this. I bought a P14 years ago, and the rear sight was bent, as you described. I was able to get a replacement, and it shoots fine for me. Glad I'm not alone!
Martin Morehouse
2020-10-22 03:02:32 +0000 UTCGreat episode, love Bloke, would have been great to hear more on his 1903 thoughts and top 10 list. Thanks for another great listen.
Gary Newman
2020-10-22 01:20:44 +0000 UTCOne place the difference in US vs European manufacturing is documented in in "Americanization of the Bofors 40mm Automatic Aircraft Gun", published by the OFFICE, CHIEF OF ORDNANCE, HISTORICAL SECTION in May 1944. Page 27 includes this quote: "That officer stated that British plants take from 260 to 340 hours to assemble one gun, where- as the same work is done at Chrysler's Lynch Road Plant in 14 hours. The difference, he observed, was doubtless due to the fact that precision manufacture in this country makes hand fitting unnecessary." There is further discussion of how the US speeded-up the manufacturing process. Not sure how/where to post a copy of this pdf.
Jason
2020-10-21 23:46:58 +0000 UTCI feel for Bloke’s regret for having to sell his Portuguese contract AR-10; my late dad had a long list of firearms he regretted trading in or selling.
David Hemsath
2020-10-21 22:38:16 +0000 UTCI think the Chieftain mentioned it in one of his videos, and it was talk by Jonathan Parshall about the difference from German and American manufacturing processes during WW2.
Chairman
2020-10-21 22:15:27 +0000 UTCI grew up in Nebraska, spent 18 years in New York State, then 20 years in Texas before moving back to Nebraska. Texas really is it’s own thing in many ways. From subtropical Houston to the Hill Country to Palo Duro Canyon, there’s a lot of geographical variation to go along with the population and cultural variability.
David Hemsath
2020-10-21 22:10:52 +0000 UTCM95 Mannlicher? Is the bolt-before-bridge layout of the Carcano worse than the unidirectional clip/mag system of the M95?
Christopher Dooley
2020-10-21 21:46:44 +0000 UTCthe link is at the bottom of CandRsenal.com
C&Rsenal
2020-10-21 21:21:33 +0000 UTCrofl
C&Rsenal
2020-10-21 21:20:02 +0000 UTCMORE! and 1911
Phil Byrd
2020-10-21 19:24:00 +0000 UTCWhats the discord channel invite?
Greg Merrill
2020-10-21 18:39:07 +0000 UTCThat was nice! Listened while changing generator on my stupid french car........ Peugeot ,the Lebel of automobiles. Cheers!
Urban Wikström
2020-10-21 14:11:11 +0000 UTCEnjoyed that very much. On the topic of The US mass-production advantages in the 20th century, I'm reminded of a quote -can't remember of the top of my head where from, it was with regard to tanks and tank production - 'Craftsmanship; the art of fitting together two things that don't fit', there were no vices or files in a US factory, in fact if they did exist it would be seen as symptomatic of huge problems. It took quite a while for European production lines, even in times of total war, to get the idea.
grafradetzkyvonradetz
2020-10-21 13:00:25 +0000 UTCThough I spends me time in the ashes and smoke In this ol' wide world, there's no 'appier bloke ;-)
Franz Anton Mesmer
2020-10-21 12:55:56 +0000 UTCAs a native son of the Lone Star State, I can attest to the Texan-ness of Texans. We are just like everybody else only more so.
Pat Houlihan
2020-10-21 12:36:59 +0000 UTCwe all knew this was coming. yet here we are, listening anyways. It was so unavoidable it even spilled over from Bloke's channel to this one!
Andrew Smelser
2020-10-21 11:22:35 +0000 UTCIt suddenly occurs to me why bloke is so good with tangent sights..
Sam Coupland
2020-10-21 10:36:01 +0000 UTC200 minutes of tangent. Here for it
Benjamin de Groot
2020-10-21 09:14:31 +0000 UTC#donotoobinplease
Simon Tan
2020-10-21 07:05:18 +0000 UTCMae Commenting: Gotten the all clear, thanks guys!
C&Rsenal
2020-10-21 05:14:45 +0000 UTCIt's there!
Jason
2020-10-21 05:12:33 +0000 UTCMae Commenting: Give me a holler if the audio file has done a disappearing act!
C&Rsenal
2020-10-21 05:10:56 +0000 UTC
