Lindybeige's 4 Mad Minutes! Swiss K31, Mauser Kar98k, Lee-Enfield No.4 and US M1 Garand 

First! I have never done that before. May this comment be swamped by many later much better ones.

Watching it again, I do notice that I work the bolt of the Lee Enfield a lot faster than the Mauser.

You're welcome, Lloyd. The ultimate trio: Lloyd, Bloke, and Ian from Forgotten Weapons. The geekery would collapse under its own mass and for a black hole.

"This rifle is now uncomfortably hot." I love the stoicism when he says that

I think there are implants you can get if you want a longer butt.

Lindybeige is a fine shot, draft him now.

I love bringing interested newbs to the range and seeing them enjoy themselves. No preconceived notions. No expectations regarding their abilities getting them down. Every step is a conscious decision. And upon seeing their results, anything remotely close to the center of the target is ecstatic

About 15 years ago, when the surplus scene here in the US hadn't gone crazy, there was a load of K31s in virtually new condition that could be had for around $100. I picked one up; very glad I did. Awesome rifle, and it's got the Swiss Army cross on it...just like my pocket knife :)

What a combination, two of my favorite hosts together, that's like peanut butter and crunchy bacon.

Bloke, possibly the only man on earth who still uses a trackball mouse.

Honestly, this is my favorite collaboration that I've ever seen on youtube. Hint hint: A beige "hold my tea and watch this" Loyd style shirt would be the best thing ever.

No mosin? We demand to see you struggle with the garbage rod

"if you actually made use of the garand's rate of fire you would just run out of ammunition faster" I think you're a little late for the 1890s 'backwards military strategy' olympics

I am actually amazed that that K31 put not only all of them in an apple, but was shooting through the same hole. People really aren't joking when they praise them.

(6:42) "This one smells much fartier." Next time on _All Guns Great and Small..._

I understand disparaging the fast firing rate of the M1 if you have to buy your own ammo, or if you're in open field, static defense warfare. In an urban warfare scenario, however, NOTHING beat the M1 if you have to take a house or compartmented building. Among these rifles, that is.

The big advantage of the M1 Garand Types compared to Bolt actions in warfare seem to be that you can stay far more easy with the sights on the target and crank out more follow up shots on moving targets. I think forgotten weapons talked about this in one of their Videos about Bolt Action Rifles.

M1 thumb happens during close order drill, specifically, “inspection arms”. The gun is unloaded and the soldier is at attention. When the order is given, the rifle is brought to port arms and the bolt is locked open with the left thumb. The rifle is inspected and the command “port arms” is given. The soldier must depress the follower with his right thumb, releasing the bolt catch while holding the bolt open with the edge of his right hand. On the “arms” part of the command, the soldier quickly extracts his right thumb and hand, allowing the bolt to close. It closed very fast under impulse of the operating rod spring. Here, your “below-average” soldier allows his thumb to be crushed by the bolt. On the range while loading a full clip, the friction of stripping out the tightly packed top round slows the bolt dramatically, often requiring (as happened 3 times in the video) a blow to the op rod handle with the heel of the hand. Also, the bolt face captures the base of the cartridge and pushes it into the chamber. One’s thumb cannot, therefore, occupy the same space as the cartridge and is safe from being crushed.

The content's been so good lately, I completely forgot about the mad minutes! Glad to see them return.

Bloke and Lindybeige: my two favorite Brits on RU-vid.

Very interesting and surprising results. It was great to see an unbiased,novice shooter complete this. Lindy is an incredible student!

Just love the sound and sight of these classic military gems

I very much enjoyed this video. I've fired all but the K31. I owned a No.4 for over twenty years and shot it enough that I wish American bolt action rifles were set up like the Lee Enfield bolt: cocking on closing the bolt. It makes for a much smoother operation of the action. The wood wrapped barrel had a tendency to distort your sight picture from the heat haze off the barrel, but I loved the adjustable flip-up sight for long distance. I sold my Lee-Enfield so I could buy a .308Win bolt action rifle. I ended up with a Mossberg MVP Scout. Sweet shooter, but I miss the Lee-Enfield bolt. Oh, well. Keep up the good work.

i love the happy face Lloyd makes upon the news of the Kar98k being fixed.

This was a really interesting video... the combination of a novice shooter (who's also well able to articulate himself) and a good instructor, who's also able to explain the process, works effectively.

Lindybeige and Bloke on the Range collaborations are great, informative and highly enjoyable. Thanks

That was awesome. Really enjoyed that side by side comparison.

This is the first video I've seen of you two together. You guys work great together!

It's super team up week, what a treat! MHV and Chieftan talk tanks over on Military History Visualised, and now this! Wonderful.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching that, well done Lloyd and well done Bloke. Apart from that it was also quite interesting.

Lloyd's shooting skills are seriously impressive. Great video, guys.

Lindy's star power showing trough again.

Very fascinating. The detail is much appreciated. I am now a subscriber. Thank you!

The M1 seems to be the best Rifle, not only much faster, but also more accurate. The grouping of the Mauser is literally the same, if not a bit better then the Enfield.

I must admit to feeling a bit like an auto racing fan while I watched him shoot the Garand. I secretly...and guiltily.....expected him to get an M1 thumb with that interesting reloading “technique”. Either way, well done!

You Chaps are very entertaining. Nicely done !

Thank you Lloyd for gesturing to the rifles very early on in this video, I could well have missed them without your help. Titter!

lindybeige not understanding the importance of quick follow up shots in a battle rifle pretty much sums up lindybeige

nice video, nice to see the garand accurate! well done

Oh I forgot to say, this is only the second video I have watched on this channel (the other being Lloyd shooting on the outdoor range with the k-31). And I ran across this channel by watching Lloyd’s channel. Anyways great channel you got Bloke OTR!!! Definitely a new subscriber, and a big fan!!! Cheers🍻

Loving the French pronouncing of Garand. You guys are great! Very fair comparison!

A fun and informative video. Thanks.

Don't mess with me..just dont mess with me. Love it, thats what wins wars😁

Most enjoyable. Thank you!

Tisk, Tisk, Bloke. It's GA-rand, as determined by Ian of Forgotten Weapons just the other day.

(3:24) Lindy Tell of Switzerland.

Nicely done experiment, experienced shooter, inexperienced shooter and each shooter tests all guns. Very interesting results.

Let him compare a MG42 and a Bren :-P

Good show! A round of applause for Mr beige

Love the videos. Love the old war rifles. I too am a old war rifle fanatic. Sure i like my modern rifles but there is something to be said for old battle tested rifles. Again, love your videos.

Love the No. 4 Mk. 1, especially the sights. I've run some historical themed comps where I gave even M1 Garands a run for their money.

well done lads what a cracking time now for a pot of tea!

Loved this because I love the Lee Enfield no 4

"superior bolt" is something that absolutely does not describe the enfield.

Great video!

Best collaboration in youtube history perhaps... Bloke go drag Loyd to Arizona or Finland!

Lindy is an awesome shot!! I’m impressed

I wonder how he would do with an M1 Carbine.

Good shooting Lloyd!!

The grandpappy Garand abides still. Thanks for the entertainment.

Out of these four weapons I'd always want to use the M1, because of that semi-auto aspect. For a general purpose rifle, being able to shoot and then shoot again is something I'd regard as a pretty high priority. So not so much about volume of fire but ability to react to threats. If I manage to shoot a guy with the M1 and another guy runs up behind him, I can shoot again. If it's a bolt action, well, I've got that to worry about first. And sure you could just pull out a pistol but with the M1 you can just pull the trigger.

Nice video. Thank you

Good job Lloyd!

Your man is correct about the SMLE's stock length - there were three sizes. The correct length for the shooter allowed the SMLE to remain at the shoulder when working the bolt due to it's short backward travel which meant that the shooter never lost the eye line. My RAF Station Warrant Officer - a former Airgunner in Lancaster bombers - could work that bolt almost faster than the eye could follow. Brilliant weapon.

Well done!

The lee enfield should be held differently at a”mad minute”, you should hold the bolt handle, and shoot with the ring finger, this is how the British did It, but great video!

> 2nd time Lindybiege ever fired a rifle. > Literally meeting standards of many WW2 military forces My guyyy

Nice Shootin', Tex.

At least Lindy would not have to worry about those VIKINGS...lol

Never heard it referred to as a clavicle. Then again the U.S. is a pretty big country and even we have regional variations on words. Which reminds me, I could really go for some pop.

Man watching Lloyd shoot is kind of bizarre, especially that well. It's kind of like watching your math teacher win a bodybuilding competition

Next round, have him do a Mad Minute with an AR-15. ;)

What Lindybeige says towards the end sums up all of these rifles. That they were designed to be used by the average squaddie. As such they must be easy to train on and operate but effective and reliable. All of these rifles fitted this criteria well.

You guys did a good job with the video. It was interesting to watch. The Novice shooter did very well, he has some natural talent. An AR15 with a red dot and 30 round mags would have of course been much faster, but it was interesting to see what a novice could do with the old iron.

Agree with narrator. Watching old canadian army footage when I was in army, of them doing mad minute. They didn’t remove butt stock from shoulder. And in many pics, they held bolt in mid had between fingers and didn’t seem to try to put hand around hand area of stock. They pressed butt stock into shoulder with forestock.

Well done Lindybeige!

Good job Lindy.

GO LINDY (っ◔◡◔)っ ❤

You did great Lloyd.

'Long Neck' Lindy. 😂

After 2 reloads Lloyd got scarily accurate with that M1

Nice backdrop in your studio! I see you listened to your patrons ;)

come back from the pub to find lindybeige blazing away with a .303 RU-vid doesn't get much better than this am I right?

For a novice that was quite an impressive showing.

God damn do I love this channel

I'm not a rifle buff and I found this very interesting and just alround good

Impressive! I just saw your outdoor range clip. Most will tend to close one eye, but if one wants to stay alive you want to be aware. Chicago, Il. U.S.A.

what a great video

I have had 3 of the 4, but the Enfield and Yugo Mauser were well worn. Nether would shoot well at 100 yards. I trimmed the Yugo to 18" making a brush gun, and that straightened it right out. Nice shooter after that. The Garand is in better shape and shoots fine. It needs an op rod overhaul, but is otherwise in great shape. All are guns I always wanted but never thought I would have. All were found by staying awake for the killer deal. All are well worth the effort, and wait.

The power of beige!!

He says “reasonable accuracy ya know good for war” it just cracked me up

I’m diggin the sweater

WAIT A MINUTE! Is there a disagreement about the Spandau-term?

the greatest crossover does not exi.....

Just seeing this, almost a year afterward. Next Challenge, Get Lindybeige to shoot a full High Power course of fire with each rifle. You can do the 10 round at each stage or run 2 sets at each station (10 rounds slow fire standing at 200 yards (or meters depending on your range) 10 rounds standing to sitting at 200, 10 rounds standing to prone at 300 and finally 10 rounds slow fire at 600. (40 round course of fire or 80 if your shoulder and collar bone are up to snuff.) I get the feeling that if Lindybeige hasn't already improved from marksman to sharpshooter he will if you keep him at it. Just remember wearing a shooting coat in the sun during summer when the temperature passes over normal body heat while trying to shoot at a small black dot in the distance is the ultimate in FUN!!! Thanks and keep the videos coming.

Mucking Fagic! Two of my favourite British eccentrics with a gun bias! I relish the day when we meet at short Siberia!

I know this is old but hell...props to Lindy as he is a pretty good shot for an amateur.

Now i want a Lindy videos about apples.

I was waiting for that garand thumb to happen. Glad it didn't. Happened to me once, got me pretty good.

0:48 That's the best pronunciation for the M1 Garand.