I like how this channel can go from providing great information on urban survival, room clearing, equipment etc. and then put out complete mind numbing entertainment like this intro 😂
Yes, semi-automatics are superior in almost every way, but like Brandon Herrera says, you have to respect the drip. As you said, lever-actions are just cool. And at the end of the day, if that's all you can get, at least they're functional. You just have to train with them, as with every weapon. I also respect Charlie for the commitment to the accent
Charlie: "Michael clearly doesn't care about history." Also Charlie: "That's how we won two world wars against Mexico." Charlie is the absolute best vibe on the internet, no contest.
you can get short bolties and you can actually shoot bolties faster because length of pull is less there also more accurate and durable because there’s only like two moving parts (unless you don’t have a safety) then really only one moving part also quicker to load with stripper clips and considerably more reliable. Also bolt action rifles were used in Wild West kraig Jorgensen is what took out most Indians US army and cowboys used it
@@GarandThumb Let me know if you want my solution to your frozen pistol challenge last year. Took me six months to perfect it but looks like it works in every case and acts as safety for pistols without them, too. No loss of functionality, no modifications to the weapon whatsoever. As simple as a rubber over the muzzle of your M-16 in the jungle.
"Some dudes worry about fashion, other dudes worry about functionality." And for a fleeting second, Charlie had out performed Thumb in intelligence, stoicism, and insults.
Charlie always carries enough ammo for two people, cause half of it lands on the ground when he repeatedly cycles his rifle during his comrade speech, what a legend
Charlie's situation awareness and muzzle control is flawless at 7:33. He may play a "slow" character but can guarantee this man knows his firearms. His reflex is just as much instinct as skill. Bravo gentlemen, another solid piece of film.👌
This was the exact clown show my day required. Thanks for the laughs. Especially these days where they seem to be hard to come by. 🤣👍 It's nice to have some fun and not always be so serious.
“When a man with a .45 meets a man with a rifle, the man with a pistol will be a dead man. That's an old Mexican Proverb...and it's true.” - Ramon Rojo, A Fistful of Dollars
"Designed for taking down big game, like buffalo, or feminists." I'm fucking dying, I thought the fart on the ballistic block was pretty choice too. This episode is super fun from start to finish. Love these guns, also super fun.
Mike, Charlie, keep doing _exactly_ what you're doing in these videos. Charlie's shenanigans and Mike's horrified reactions to them (and the occasional not-quite-fast-enough-cut to hide Mike laughing at Charlie, props to the editor) this is the funniest, most technically interesting content on the whole fucking website.
When I first let my roommate hold my lever action, he did the exact same thing. It's like an instinctual response to holding beauty. You have to do it.
Something of interest, a gunsmith up here in Alberta called Wildrose Customs, does a special paint scheme for midwest m-lok handguards that makes theme look like a wood handguard.
They say he is the fastest and deadliest rifleman in the west. Honorable and fearless sheriff ever lived. No one would dare to go against him and his town unless they were total fools. With his trustworthy deputies Charlie and Micah, once again he keeps his town safe. He is called Garand the Thumb.
How he gained the legendary title is hotly debated. Classical historians cite how he'd always give a thumbs up before a duel but more recently, with a yearbook found, he may have gotten it from when he was in school. High school girls wrote in his yearbook, "to the thumb." Did he perform magic on the loins of these lasses' asses with his fat thumb? Some say yes.
I love that levers are coming back. Nothing saddened me on my 17th birthday than when I learned Winchester stopped making model 94s. Knowing they would be more expensive on the used market when I turned 18 was just tear worthy.
I watched Marlin introduce a 9+1 1894 .45-70 long barreled lever gun and fast forward a ten years when I am finally at a point in my life where I could afford it and I find its out of production. I have no idea who makes even custom such a long and heavy combination let alone with any of the modern fittings like rails and mounts.
This rifle has lots of power ru-vid.comUgkxQt2uORDRfFOVSrO4idv4B90ThT6EOnEL , hard recoil and a little heavier than expected which affects accuracy, especially when firing freehand or hunting small game. Really rough on sites, as it often moves inside mounting rings. Replaced sight with a UTG Bugbuster, which required medium height mounting rings, but improved accuracy while sighting in as shown in attached photo, at 20 yards using Gamo Match Diablo pellets at 7.56 grain. Nonetheless, I am still trying to figure out where to install the mounting rings on the scope to avoid it from sliding around, as it becomes misaligned after about 50 or 60 shots. Currently considering using heavier pellets at about 9 grain with different tips like the H&N Baracuda Hunter Extreme or the Crosman Ultra Magnum to see if accuracy improves. Overall, I am having lots of fun with this rifle.
In a LOT of countries lever actions are the best you can get. As an Australian I will always hold a special place in my heart for the mighty lever action! Even if I one day move to greener pastures. Not having semi-automatics you have to be pragmatic. A Browning BLR with the detachable magazine is one hell of a gun for those of us not lucky enough to live in the good ol' USA.
@@Resident-cb3yz same thing here, legaly its only 5 rounds for cat c but you can extend it easily, just dont get caught up. for the rifles you can print mags but i find it weird that you dont have the 30rnds mags but have access to pistols. The thing i like here is that simple action revolver in black powder are licence free, the worst being semi auto guns where its just a location, if you stop going to the shooting range you have to give them back so kinda useless.
Charlie is funny as always, love is completely inconsistent speech, uncomfortable social interactions, and the cuts to garand in response. The gel fart was on point.
Great video, and fantastic production quality! 300gr bullet @1900 fps from an 18.5" barrel is a very safe and sedate 45-70 load for older rifles probably around 29000 PSI. If you want to take the 45-70 in to the modern era even the Marlin with it's 336 action will do around 2000 fps with a 350gr bullet.
Charlie should be a genius in one video. Something where he knows the fps of rounds and the friction drag math for rounds, etc off the top of his head. It could be a good way to wrap in some energy drink sponsor or similar product. Great production as always, gentlemen.
Honestly the two places a lever action shines are: 1. On a saddle. It’s a slim lightweight repeater thus offering the most firepower in an easily carried package. These rifles are not that. Does ti the accessories. 2. Pure fun! These are that!
I have a Winchester1873 Sporter in .357 mag/ 38spl. Weighs 8 lbs loaded with 14 rounds of .357 158 grain and in my opinion it's one of the best and coolest carbines ever made. The Cool factor is off the charts.
"that was a good year" aaaah i love this channel. also his second go was AMAZING, that group and head... really good, your channel makes me want to go to the range every day
“They’re something that you can buy… from anywhere that sells them, honestly…” -Charlie. Wise words from a stoic man. His words aren’t just poetic, they’re masterful, and sometimes take me a few times to figure out before I know what’s actually going on- pure genius. He’s always a few steps ahead.
Living in the UK, we don't have semi auto's over 22LR so underlevers are very common. i normally use a 38 special or 44 underlever for indoor shooting. they're great guns to be honest. when i first tried them i thought why am i trying to be a cowboy...? but once you shoot them there is just something special about the reload that gives you a good feeling.
The lever action is an archetypical American firearm. I don't think any other country developed them. In Europe they went straight to the bolt action when multiple shot weapons became military standard. They just have a beautiful feel in the hand.
@@Slurpified It's like putting a silencer on a garand. It looks cool, the silenced sound sounds dope, but all forms of stealth goes out the window as soon as the ping goes off.
As a Kraut, I appreciated that intro. No dudes with super powers in spandex catsuits. Make villans great again! Thank you, Mike, I salute you! May God bless the US of A. And please, for the love of god, keep Charlie around! He's comedy gold.
I once had the privilege of shooting a Henry repeater and I'll tell you that rifle is a monster when it comes to accuracy just shooting quarters off a fence post from 25yds. I like the lever action rifles because I feel it helps me pace my shots and focus on the insane accuracy these rifles are capable of
I have had my Winchester 30-30 for about 17 years and it's my favorite rifle, it's fairly accurate. I've taken many deer at 100+ yards with that rifle and its a fun rifle to shoot.
I've got a Henry Golden Boy in .22 Short, Long and Long Rifle that's one of my favorites. Unbelievably accurate with the iron sites although they are a little fine, making them a bit hard to acquire quickly for me in dim light although they're "safari" type so you can get the rough aim pretty quick, and a very well made rifle, probably the best of all my collection as far as everything fitting well and the finish being so perfect. I'd love to have one in .357 mag/.38 spl or second choice .44 mag/.44 spl. I'm not really thrilled about having one in .30-30 Win as I'd rather have a rifle with a side loading gate rather than the type that you have to pull the tube out. In the shorter cartridges I don't see that as a disadvantage and it's in keeping somewhat with the cartridges and capacities more or less with the original Henrys. I'm not sure they were ever produced with a longer cartridge like the .30-30 Win. That being said the modern Henrys are a different design I think than the originals and just similar in appearance and operation to the originals which works for me but not really a true even close replica in design. I don't know if that's an improvement in some way or a cost concern. The owner's manual reccomends against CB caps and shot shells but they cycle through the action just fine although I don't use ratshot in it I did test that to see if it might not cycle through the action or something. With CB caps it's almost as quiet as a pellet gun, maybe quieter than some which if you;re doing some late night pest control is an advantage as even in the sticks you might live near enough to neighbors you would possibly disturb them with a regular round, or even a sub sonic or a short.
@@dwaynestomp5462 From what you said then this maybe the setup for you. In 357 or 44.Louthan Gunworks can do the work for you if need be. Enjoy! Henry Big Boy X Model | Ranger Point Precision - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ovcV1SjEUPI.html
As a 30-30 marlin owner I kept mine old school with a leather cheek raiser that holds rounds. Whenever I take it to the range here in los angeles CA. It always turns heads and I get compliments on how sexy it is. It's so much fun to shoot. Definitely getting a 45-70 and making it modern
I got a 1980 Marlin model 336 in 30-30 with a Bushnell scope. I too have a leather stock sleeve that holds 6 rounds. It is easily among my favorite. It draws far more attention than my ARs, the Gucci'd 10/22 with the kidd furniture, etc. 30-30 is so underrated. It has serious stopping power.
@@PrimericanIdol I never knew how powerful .30-30 was until a buddy and I went and shot his lever action at a range - i forget the exact thickness of the tiny steel target I was shooting at, but it was no less than an 1/8th inch of target steel, possibly even a quarter inch... I hit the sucker far right of the target, and it RIPPED a chunk out of the side of that target, and kept going... incredibly powerful round; definitely underrated!
As a Texan, I feel like it is my absolute obligation to own a fully decked out Henry .45-70 rifle. With God as my witness, I will definitely have one of my own someday! They just look TOO DAMN COOL! Great content as always, much love from Texas!
As a temporary resident of Texas I agree with you and will be using my Texas given rights to buy every piece of weaponry I desire, this is definitely top of the list, and will be fun to use on some hogs
I love that intro so much. To me it's the best by far, the little dialogue shots, such good evening lighting and the composition between you two. So cool, this would be so much fun to film.
I'm digging the new energy brought by this Charlie character, and watching Michael do the "Jim Halpert" face every time the music stops and Charlie says something nuts.
I love how Mike fired 7 shots and tries to claim, he had to reload the 6th, "because the lever action only holds 5". And then Micah and Charlie only get 5 rounds.
Great video, I am a land management officer in Alaska and one of my patrol rifles is a modernized marlin 45/70. I'm surprised y'all didn't bring up the movie wind river at all.
It's a bad day, if you need to run a Mozambique on a threat with that 45-70. After seeing that ballistic gelatin block blown off like a Hollywood movie, I don't think there's words to describe how effective that round could be. If some unarmored threat doesn't stop after a center-of-mass hit with that thing, they're probably a Terminator.
@@SauronThe3rd I've heard it called something like "walking dead". Of course, it doesn't literally mean that they are deceased, more like "their wounds are 100% fatal, they just don't know it." I don't know, I speculate that 45-70 (center of mass) would cause such a speedy loss of significant amounts of _blood pressure_ that the brain can't function... _and boom_ - they drop. A lot of folks don't know that, yeah, blood loss will definitely kill/stop someone - eventually. But a sudden drop in blood pressure - in the right amount - will not just render the person unconscious, but low enough blood pressure will absolutely cause the ultimate stop - death.
4:31 Dude the little fart sound from the gas pocket in the ballistics gel, holy shit it caught me more off guard than that gasoline caught Ron Jeremy off guard. 😂
Most gun channels have this weird comedy they use in the videos. It's like forced comedy where the host acts like a goof, which is the only way I can describe it. But Garand Thumb is the only weapons channel that has legitimate funny moments in their videos by using great editing and amazing hosts, all while giving you knowledge and history about weapons. When you have a diverse team with background and unique knowledge in weapons, and they make the content both a learning experience and funny. That's a winning formula.
“A resolute man, armed with one of these rifles, particularly on horseback, cannot be captured.” Henry advertisement, 1862 Love the way this platform is evolving. Can’t wait to pick one of these up.
♥️know♥️ 1 John 5 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 1 Corinthians 15 KJV 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 3 KJV 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Great, now I'm waiting for the anti-gun Karens to travel back in a time machine to sue Henry for "clearly advertising to highwaymen and ne'er-do-wells."
@@herbderbler1585 “these high capacity 5 round rifles are a danger to our communities! Nobody should ever need more than a one shot muzzle loader to protect their homestead from varmint!”
One good thing about this weapon is that it makes a great brush gun. An AR in the brush, the rounds can be deflected by the brush, a twig could cause a miss, but that 45-70 is going to punch through everything to get to your target.
Love this show. These guys are hilarious. They provide on point reviews at least within a respectful margin but deliver some seriouse entertainment. Love the Adidas track jacket with that hat. Coincidentally as I watch this video I am wearing my nylon Adidas track hat and my LL Bean Safari cargo vest. I don't know how this happened. The 45-70 lever action is cool af at the very least.
I have a modern (US made) reproduction of a Sharps rifle. It's an absolute beast with a 30" barrel and iron sights that run out to 1000 yards with black powder cartridges. It completely transformed my understanding of precision rifle shooting and hand loading. What I don't have is one of these "new fangled" lever action repeaters, but I think that this will soon change. If you shoot high-power or F-Class you should really consider a BPCR. It's incredibly fun (challenging) to go back to our roots. I imagine that going from a MSR to a lever action is very much the same kind of thing.
If the twist rate on that levergat is sufficiently tight to handle a 535 grain Postell (Lyman mould #457132) you should give it a go. I have no idea what the nitro load data would look like, or even if it would feed from the magazine, but these things are seriously bad ass on target. Most people cast them 16:1 and you can buy precast version from Buffalo Arms or Montana Bullet Works. Lyman loading manuals should have smokeless load data for this, and in fact the Lyman manual has a ridiculous amount of .45/70 load data. I believe most of which comes from the wise old man of .45/70 himself, Paul Matthews.
What is interesting is that back in the day civilians had the same kind of firepower that the military had therefore according to the text history and tradition standard the NFA is absolutely unconstitutional
The "I just can't wait until it's got holes in it." And the queef in the slow mo got me. Funniest episode I've seen from this channel in a long time. Keep up the great work guys.
So we are all going to ignore the fact that this was said @ 11:49: Charlie: "It was designed to take down big game like buffalo or fem1nists" I'm dying right now. Charlie is a effin' legend.
@@c0mplex564 Well, Charlie's vibe and the reaction from Garand Thumb. I can't think of anything else that needed to be censored starting with "fe..." and in the context of big game(land whales reference?).
If a dude rolls up on me with an EOtech, and peq-15 attached to a lever gun, I'm just straight up giving up. "Alright dude, you clearly don't give a fuk, just take what you want."
Currently have a Winchester model 94 3030. My dads friend who died of cancer, gave it to my dad before he passed. I was named after his friend and i currently have the rifle in my room and recently just cleaned it. Its a very sturdy rifle. And 3030 is no slouch. Love lever guns.
Sorry for your loss, but what you have been given isn't just a rifle, it's a legacy and it's a piece of all of you. Love it, take care of it, and who ever you intend to hand down to teach them to shoot it, take care of it and know it's past. Not just a rifle, it's a part of all of you
If you're close enough to name a kid after your friend.. they are just regular family at that point. Sorry to hear it man. Especially for your pa. I have a 94 in 30-30 that my grandmother got me when I was 12 (she was one fucking cool grandma) You have a great rifle, and that rifle has a backstory. That makes it 10x better. Being a thuddy thuddy, it's obligatory to bring a deer home with it. Just the rules. Sorry if you don't hunt or something. Not an option.
@@mattfleming86 your gramma sounds like an awesome lady. And you never know. If i ever have the opportunity to take a deer with it i will. Ive always wanted to go hunting. Just been so busy with work. I am going camping soon for a couple days, and theres lots of black bears around, so i will definitely have it with me.
15:11 The moment Mike realized that he, indeed, was the one one worried about fashion over functionality, and couldn't really refute Charlie's statement.
One cool thing about suppressed lever-actions (or bolt actions etc.) is that the sound of the action cycling is independent from the operation, which combined with subsonic rounds makes it a great choice for low-profile shooting. Makes me wonder if anybody had seriously looked at them for sentry/watchdog removal work.
short answer is yes, but bolt actions tend to work better, particularly in the prone. these will really shine for private use suppressed shooting if sound is a genuine concern.
You should look into the De Lisle carbine, it was a bolt action but it is one of the quietest rifles ever made. It was used for that purpose during WW2. British commandos and SOE agents used them in fairly low numbers for shooting sentrys and the like. It was similar in make to the Welrod pistol which is also very quiet.
