Mad Minute Series: French Berthier M16 Carbine, 8x50R Lebel 

love the contrast between these "legally blind" sights and mauser "need a microscope" sights!

I'd like to see you guys try a Mad Minute with the Winchester 1895 Russian.... now _there's_ a brutal challenge!

So much for the idea of en bloc clips being inherently quicker to reload.

Ooooo.... Lewes-type sights! And that fireball!

Bloke is a Machine.

Good shooting bloke! All on paper couldn't ask for better👍 with that rifle respectable speed as well. I'll give ya props for that.

Jolly Good Show Old Chap and Old Bloke.

"No, it doesn't ! Wendy..." Magnificent.

Much better than the Lebel as faster reloads in combat. The battle sights resemble more like handgun sights because they are big. The Berthier M16 rifle did even up combat in terms of firepower against the German 1898. As you guys know the Mauser 1898 is much superior to what the French infantry could muster up. Very good insight to what a French infantryman had to contend using this rifle in combat. Bloke! Fine job with 15 rounds! I couldn't muster up shooting at your speed with my Lee Enfields and Mausers. Outstanding presentation indeed!!

The m16 sure has gone a long ways since its inception

"M16 Carbine" I believe you mean M4. :P

Somewhere I've seen a photo of French Army bicyclists reoccupying the Rhineland in the '20s, I guess..., each soldier had one of those Berthier carbines slung diagonally across his back.

Wendy at the range? Good video on a less covered rifle...in some circles.

I'd like to see how it does against a Mosin.

This guns been on my wishlist for so long, im a sucker for bolt action carbines. Hope to see a mad minute on the TS carcano soon.

This is all well and good but shouldn't a French mad minute involve more cheese and wine?

I just imagine that's about the troubles actual soldiers delt with in the face of death constantly.

These berthiers are fascinating rifles

I had thought that the French fought almost the entire 1st World War with the 3 shot Berthier rifles and carbines. While the 5-shot models are stamped Mle1916 (implying production as early as 1916) relatively few of them reached the front and fought in that configuration. Most surviving 5-shot Berthiers are post-war upgrades/conversions. My personal Mle 1916 carbine (I think made in 1917) was never upgraded and is still in its 3-shot configuration. I say all of this to perhaps answer why we don't see many surplus 5-shot rifles with bent magazine ejection covers.

Nice looking carbine. Surely better than the labelle?

Mad Minute of diagnosis. :)

Is there any possible to should some 10 round 89k ?

I'd still like to get one.

The dust cover on the AK47 does not let the weapon fire unless it is first opened. The bloke would get into the habit of opening if sargent Rob shouted the numbers often enough.

you guys are cute together, good for you. looks fun!

I've just seen iraqveteran8888's video on the M16 long rifle, would the straight bolt handle have helped?

Is it just that I'm terrible at estimating scale on videos, or is the bolt handle a bit on the long side? Like maybe twice as long as on an SMLE? If so, is it because the bolt is a bit hard to turn?

What ammo were u using

Please explain those weird shooting jackets. Are they must haves?

Maybe you will try use sniper Mosin 91/30 without optic ? Just for fun.

I was just wondering, have you ever tried speed shooting a Martini-Henry? It would be interesting to quantify just how much of an improvement the Lee-Enfield was, similar to seeing how much of an improvement the M1 rifle was over _it._

Well they could kept the lid open when in a static position and then closing it when they move..........

One wonders whether contemporary machining could have made a bottom cover that slides forward in a pair of sprung-steel runners, instead of a hinge?

What would one with matching numbers in average condition be worth today? Joe

Does anyone know if one of these carbine models have had a straight bolt handle? The three shot model that is.

Is the reason that rifle in particular seems to have a lot of muzzle flash on most shots and then virtually none on others because it's displacing the oxygen in the atmosphere in front of the gun enough that the hot gasses coming out of the barrel don't have any oxygen in the air to ignite and cause a flash? If not then why the inconsistency in muzzle flash?

The Mosin M91/30 would be slower for sure

i dont think this carbine is intended to do "rolling fire"-It was guiven as an accessory weapon for gunners,machine gun firers and cavalry and eventualy "coup de mains" or recognition-So,short firing exchanges where more than five shots not needed and not necessary to open the latch

Mad Minute on a Lebel rifle?

Most of this rifles were used by the French résistance during the Liberation of Paris .. Greetings from France

Have you ever considered trying a Mannlicher Carcano Mad minute?

Ammo is different in every gun.

8mm Lebel vs Mauser? Which one is better?

Did You know who in Switzerland sale the clips?

en-bloc? dont you mean en-bloke? ;)

I can see Chap is more of a fan than Bloke

I wanna see a Moist-Nugget Modello 91/30 :D

But is it as bad as a Mosin?

Some background from Forgotten Weapons ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iM0BCU7IAS8.html

Maybe it was dropped in 1914 and in 1939.....

Jeez, you have to pull your head so far back to work the action.

Chap, does fireball=Elan?

shot less than 2 clips.. a 1886 Level could have done it as well.

Also are you guys twins? Brothers? Anything else?

Was this gun intentionally bad? Bad bolt placement, bad feeding system, way too light, and bad cartridge. Why? I will say the sights look real nice

I have got a question that I didn’t find an answer about it. I have .38 special ammo from a company called Hirtenberger, got it from grandfather, I wanna know anything about this ammo since I didn’t find on the web any answers but that it is from Austria from a company that is out of business. Anyone knows about it, please share. Ta