USPSA with a 105-Year-Old Artillery Luger Rig 

Ian you look sad in the link photo 😢

@@IanA96 I think it's because he's giving away an artillery Luger. That's a major emotional wrench.

Am I really about to spend $50 on a goofy mug to have a fraction of a chance to win this beautiful chunk of steel?? Sighhh

@@GeeBaggelius If you dig around the site, somewhere there has to be a way to enter without making a purchase (its da law!).

Ian so jealous, Impractical by todays standard yes. but cool AF also yes.

Lol

The regular competitors were probably shocked he showed up with something that wasn't French!

Who still uses Glocks in USPSA anymore lol

@@henryturnerjr3857 With impossible to find ammo.

Pretty much, I want to shoot a PCC match with a m1 carbine; have to wait for Club fun day though since it is not 9mm

And it's smaller brother is called a "slug gun" ????

ba-dum - tss

It's built into the glasses - www.aimcam.com

1941: "Hey we made this M1 Carbine for rear echelon troops so they have something better than a pistol, but isn't a rifle" US Paratroops: "yeah Imma take that"

Imagine, MP7 that shoots with 7,5 FK BRNO instead of it's original 4,somethingsomething little pew pew...

@@adamcichon6957 4.6x30 would have better armor penetration, the original purpose of the cartridge, compared to 7.5 FK since no armor piercing projectiles exist for the latter.

@@greenglassrecycling Yeah, it's literally the top comment from: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gY7ILj0Kkjs.html Only he didn't highlight the whole comment when he copied-and-pasted, so the closing quote is missing. Because his mouse skills are poor.

i unironically wonder why that type of pistol carbine or something like it is not used more often by that types of troops

That's a lot to be honest😂

Didnt work out well for the germans

@@Ukraineaissance2014 : French, Britisch,Italians, Russians, Belgians, Romanians, including their Colonia troops needed four years.

Attention: Here in this context M16 helmet is clesrly noted. But when we Germans speak of a Stahlhelm, this means simply ,steel helmet', no matter from which country.

You'ens are all missing the stick grenade, And hot wool uniform, very uncomfortable boots.

They don't make 'em like they used to!😁👍

Indeed

"The people who did this, uh... ...declaration of independence and the constitution... were uh... good people. And its a good place. Here we are in the middle of it. Up on the mountain. If this son of a bish wants to bish about his cows over here... ...and shoot at me, well... Its our country. Its not theirs. Its not a bunch of used car dealers from southern california. In a Democracy you have to be a player." 'An Evening at Owl Farm' Hunter S. Thompson's America

​​@@LeeroyJenkinssMight have been some Biden rambling but it's too coherent, very intriguing.

Style Points!!!

"The people who did this, uh... ...declaration of independence and the constitution... were uh... good people. And its a good place. Here we are in the middle of it. Up on the mountain. If this son of a bish wants to bish about his cows over here... ...and shoot at me, well... Its our country. Its not theirs. Its not a bunch of used car dealers from southern california. In a Democracy you have to be a player." 'An Evening at Owl Farm' Hunter S. Thompson's America

In the trenches, I'd love to have this thing if I wasn't blessed enough to have a shotgun available. Sure beats y'know... Literal sticks being the most popular option otherwise

And he still beat out a couple of pcc shooters with their (no doubt) fancy modern firearms and sighting systems.

@@VosperCDN I'm ignorant on the matter, but personally I like to think that Ian isn't the ONLY weirdo who goes with different kit and possibly also with a uniform an stuff. And indeed at least in one video I can vaguely recall I remember someone with I think an AK variant of some sort (possibly AKS-74U) and a Mosin variant of some sort (possibly M44 but cannot remember) duct-taped together with... Spongebob Square Pants duct tape. Based. Stupid... but based. lol I could be wrong and Ian tends to be the only odd duck (though if so, people must LOVE him, even if he wasn't internet-famous) but I mean, if I had the honor and privilege to be shooting with those skilled people (and even the one who does the worst in their specific 'division' is likely better-trained and more skillful with firearms than 99.9% of non-Military and non-Police civilians), which if I was then I suspect I'd have money to play around with... yeah I'd be a weirdo haha Once I get to America, yeah I'll get modern stuff and a beautiful American-made AR-15 and learn my local carry laws so as to legally daily carry likely while subscribed to that group that offers legal help for members who tragically find themselves in a situation of having to USE a firearm in self-defense (I think also if it's at home, not just carry-pistol, but I don't recall), I'm going to amass such a beautiful little private armory of goodies. Plus uniforms, oh and I promised a socialist online that though I have no genetic/historic connections with USA personally much less the US Civil War or 'The South,' I will find and purchase a Confederate Flag to preserve due to his desire to destroy all of them. He's probably a commie but says 'socialist' because it's 'gentler.' Honesty is not those people's forte. But yeah if I can become climatized to that horrific heat, I'd happily test out some kit that is as period-correct as I can manage so as to, pretty much, see how I would do with a Military loadout of sorts from a specific part of history and also see how my performance compares to more modern setups (I would probably be at the bottom or near the bottom, but the main thing is, I believe I'd have A LOT of fun doing it and would relish each and every chuckle with likely lots of hearty and wonderful conversations)! So yeah, I mean OBVIOUSLY practicing with my daily-carry pistol is most important, and undoubtedly I'd play it safe and just stick with that to get the MOST out of my first experience... but once I get a hang of it and meet people, talk to people, get a sense of the vibe, and get MAJORLY inspired if I saw a fellow weirdo like Ian all kitted-out and looking funny, then I'll be like "Okay, time for some more fun this time around..." Now I wanna think about some creative options lol Some courses allow for both a rifle and a pistol, other times it seems to be ONLY pistol which might be the most common one at least I think so, based on what I've seen of competition shooting of this nature, thus far. WWII US Soldier circa 1944-45 or so M1 Carbine (if full-sized rifle rounds are okay, I'd also like to try with the M1 Garand) M1911A1 WWII British/Canadian Soldier circa 1945 No.4 Lee Enfield Browning Hi Power WWI Commonwealth Soldier Mk.III* Lee Enfield (P14 could be interesting too but I don't think I'd do as good with that) Webley Mk.VI (I've owned one, never shot, lovely revolver though I DEFINITELY prefer semi-autos) Ooo... WWII Japanese Soldier? Type 99 Arisaka (bonus points if the mum is intact) Baby Nambu (probably just use a Ruger .22lr pistol, 8mm Nambu was a pretty weak cartridge anyhow) Now that's a funny thought, a big White guy kitted out for the Imperial Japanese Forces lmao OH! Vietcong SKS-45 (Chinese or Russian is fine) TT-33 Ugh, the grip angle though... I might cheat and use Tokegypt grips instead, those look much more comfy and natural for human/non-commie hands. I do quite like the Tokarev pistol besides that grip angle, but I believe I'd much prefer the Makarov PM even though it fires a less potent cartridge. Hahaha I could go on far FAR longer, but I'll call it quits here I think. Was starting to think about black powder and the Brown Bess with redcoat and Baker Rifle with greencoat and Kentucky Rifle with an 18th century US Minutemen uniform, etc. Oh and there's also Cowboy Action Shooting lmao Ahhhh, I love Military History and firearms, they go together with absolute brilliance and perfection. I adore these passions of mine and in America I could more fully partake in them. Just as soon as I can afford it. This was a lot of fun, I hope you have a great day :)

@@normanmccollum6082 I shoot the matches to have fun. I will sometimes shoot a 3-gun match as a WW2 possible with a 1911A1, M1 Carbine, and a 1897 Winchester. It is a fair amount slower than a modern kit, but I have fun and I’m not last :)

Thats survivor bias

while light-weight firearms are possible with modern materials, there's something to be said for All-Steel Construction baby! 🤘

And dont forget, the Germans produced 800,000 of those in under 3 years.

Later all drum mags were transfered for MP-18 users.

It helps that the luger has an incredibly stiff mag spring in general to feed fast enough with its very quick cycle time so there is a pretty high floor on the window of spring tension to have with 1 round left

It’s amazing the spring that old is able to function as reliably as a it did

I don't know, but I would guess maybe the 1970s? The vast majority are less than 20 years old.

@@ForgottenWeapons No one is ever as daring as yourself.

@@ForgottenWeapons Is this the oldest weapon you've used in competition?

@@donjones4719 Pretty sure I remember him using a martini at some point, that might not even be the winner though.

@@donjones4719 He's definitely used some black powder rifles for competitions before

Trying to shoot my ISSF gun two handed, being a couple inches closer is enough that the sights look weird

Good luck!

​@@ForgottenWeaponsI really wish I'd caught this video sooner. I'd have _loved_ to have been able to enter and potentially win, but, alas, I'm 2 days late to the party.

Greetings from England. I, too, envy Gun Jesus and his Lange 08.

What caliber/mm can you buy these today ?

I am surprised the mag worked so well. Not so much the Luger, they run like a clock with a good mag.

The drum magazines were built to very high standards and tolerances and ran quite well in WW1. Magazines that are over a century old and haven't properly cared for, less so. That one is in pristine condition.

@@timothybayliss6680 thats the real surprise indeed maybe these snail mags have a worse rep than they deserve and when you think of it they were all new in 1918 and you'd probably only use it 1 or 2 times before getting an new one.

Ian said how old it is but also that it's an original matched-parts gun. That has to help with running it. (OK, stock isn't original but that's N/A.)

@@mikepette4422 that really is surprising. Given it's a matched set this mag probably hasn't gone through a refurb. That magspring is 105 years old as well...

Been shooting USPSA every weekend since March, I'm addicted to it. Will never go to a static range again.

Action Shooting International ASI matches are available at my local range, a lot of shooters are using their EDC for a good non static range session.

@@RSpracticalshooting Our range here in Canberra (Australia) is now running 4 IPSC matches a week to meet demand. (Thats not quite as impressive as it first sounds, we have one small range and limit each match to 20 pre registered participants! But still! )

@trooperdgb9722 I'm just happy to hear you Aussies actually have a way to compete!

@@RSpracticalshooting Our gun laws suck, thats true.....but NOWHERE near as bad as rumour has it. Yes, there are whole classes of guns we cannot own... Semi auto rifles/ Pump and semi auto shotguns/ short barreled pistols. BUT.. Pistol shooting as a sport (and thats the only legal avenue to own handguns) is thriving. "Precision Rifle" is taking off in a big way... We have Cowboy Action/Wild Bunch, Metallic Silhouette and a bunch of other "normal" Rifle and Pistol disciplines... Our range complex is a very busy place...

Most of the carbine division uses 9mm ARs of various flavors. Lever actions are unheard of (limited ammo capacity and way too slow to reload). There is a small spattering of CZ Scorpions and maybe HKs.

@@ForgottenWeapons Thanks! So something like a semi-auto MP5 would be legal to use, I guess, or semi-auto versions of sub-machine guns. Though I suppose firing from an open bolt wouldn't be great for accuracy..

Aimcam Strike

@@JordanFlayer thanks!

If you are interested in learning about firearms- not just how they shoot- Ian is the man

Ian is pretty much the antithesis of people who constantly buy new gear in order to shoot better. They usually never shoot better because they just buy stuff instead of train harder.

Sometimes it's the shooter, not the equipment? He's just that good.😮

@@WALTERBROADDUS To be fair, there will always be complete newbies at matches and other people will have serious problems with their gear. So if you get through a stage somewhat decently and don't forget to shoot half of the targets, you are not going to place last. But don't get me wrong, Ian is really good. I mean if you give him modern gear, he'd definitely place 1-5 in a match like this (depending on how many super pros are present)

This is one of the exceptions to the ATF.

In Germany, if it's a rifle chambered in 9mm, you can only use it with 10-round magazines. But if it's a pistol with a stock (so it's actually *shorter* than the rifle) you can use it with 20-round magazines. But remember, gun laws are there to keep us safe, LOL.

@@maximilianmustermann5763 "It doesn't have to make sense, it's just the law."

Standard. Lugers don't run well on light-loaded ammunition.

The problem is these days that you just cannot get a lot of stuff from places other than China anymore. There probably are no mug factories in the US or Europe. Unless you are willing to buy hand-crafted pottery for 100 bucks per mug.

Here you go :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rCIoNzuO7a8.html

Britisch revolver with Pritchett bayonnet and attached stock (?) / Anschlagschafft.

@@ForgottenWeapons thanks Ian. I forgot about these Star pistols. Though now I want to see one with the Dillinger Foregrip added on to it. I guess its time to go build an Airsoft one so I don't ruin a real one.

To the Australian firearms enthusiasts, keep working at getting your rights restored! The key is spreading awareness in a friendly way that as good people, the gun is NOT the problem!!

@@craighansen7594 very true but unfortunately our country is a massive nanny state now. for fcks sake in certain states nerf blasters are classified as firearms meaning you need a gun license to own one.... so yeah where pretty fcked i say

There's a dot in the center of his eye pro....possibly a camera?

Built into the glasses.

@@ForgottenWeapons nailed it.

Scoring zones on the target - "A" is excellent, "C" is okay, and "D" is poor.

Target zones. IPSC and USPSA divide targets into 4 zones: A, B, C and D-zone. Alpha is dead center mass in the chest and Charlie is a bit wider. Just look up ‘USPSA target dimensions' on Google if you want a full picture of it.

@@r0b3rt_959 Except USPSA doesn't use B for scoring, just A-C-D-M-NS (no-shoot, or "Nigel").

The pistols were issued with 10 drums each, in chests that held 5 drums, a loading tool, and ammunition. There was a leather carrying pouch for a single drum as well.

You can own and shoot that gun- in a couple EU countries.. I am German and i own one ...Just the drum magazines are not legal any more.. If you own one you are allowed to keep it, it needs to be registrated on you licence and you cant sell it. That goes for Handgun magazines with more than 20 rounds capacity and rifle mags with more than 10 rounds. 0:05 0:05