Zeroing the FR-F1 

Gotta zero it again, in France you zeroed it in metric. Wont work in the US.

Glad to see it's finally home!

If you had been wearing a kepi you would have shot better groups.

Ian, j'ai parlé à tous les français, et on est tous d'accord pour vous ériger une statue à Saint-Étienne :)

I love how I've never heard of this rifle, but still knew it was chambered for 7.5 French.

0 in France is like 32 in the US

Shot grouping 2 vs. shot grouping 3 is a good example of precision vs. accuracy. :P

How the f*** did you come by that one ? I thought the F1s were refurbished to F2s. Next you'll be pulling a hecate if this continues...

I notice there was no dust disturbance by the muzzle. That is impressive efficiency by the muzzle device.

It's kinda weird seeing Ian walk. You normally see him sitting, or prone, or standing while shooting some guns. But if I think about it, I've never seen him walk. XD

I used to be a sniper equipped with FRF1 during the mid and late eighties. Once you learn to master and take advantage of the trigger, it's great. Also, the usage of the bipods and your left arm and hand is a great advantage when properly done

Heh. A swelled head from a great group is like instant grit in the lockwork...This is why I'm so tempted to pack up and go home after that 'really GOOD' shot... :p I *know* what's coming next.

Can't wait for the full review on this rifle & scope!

Maybe you are a sub-1/3rd Milrad shooter, ever tested, Ian? If so, welcome to the metric side, we have cookies. As a matter of fact, the cookies have a 2,54 cm radius. Don't know, why...

A French gun on American soil shooting Serbian ammo by a left handed American Francophile... Clearly this rifle was a little confused. Lol 🙄

That's a pretty good looking rifle, damn

is that gun Jesus back at it again with the tras Continental zeroing

these videos are fucking amazing. Ian is a weapon guru that makes potentially boring ass shit very very entertaining. his sense of humor and love for guns in unparalleled

Thank you Ian .

There is just something super satisfying watching rifle zeroing videos. And also just to watch +100 meters/yards shooting in general.

That sound is just magical.

Glad your getting some SHOOT time. Sharing it is just our bonus.THX

The sound...magnificent.

Ditch using the far back mounted bipod and use a ruck or sandbag at the end of the forend. Your shooting on a teeter totter. Your prop'd up higher than need be and your riding a pivot point.

Congrats on getting the FR-F1 and the best of luck handloading for it!

Thanks for your work, vids of Fr F1 et Fr F2 firing are pretty rare.

Now that is a beautiful looking gun and that sound (even through recorded) magnificent.

You were shooting just fine, Ian. It was all the faut of those Arizoma Combat Squirrels. The kept shaking the target every time. As for that one tight grouping. they were on break... union Squirrels, you know.

That converted Norma 6.5x55 Mauser brass that's heading your way, will give you a good start for hand-loading some match-grade ammo. While I did not get too far into my load research, I did find that US M2 150 gr FMJ's seated at the cannelure give a very close match to the profile of the 139 gr FMJ from PPU, as well as the original French mil-surp ammo. Another MAS shooter told me that he had very good results using 155 gr. Palma Match bullets, although those required a modified 7.62x54R Lee Factory Crimp die to sufficiently grip the slug. I used the Lee 7.5x54 MAS loading dies, which are specifically designed with a tapered "button" for gently necking up 6.5 brass to 7.5. The other part of the conversion involved trimming the case length by 1 mm. This was accomplished by using parts from both the 7.62x54R and 6.5x55 Mauser, Lee Manual Case Trimmer. You need the casehead "chuck" from the 6.5x55 Mauser set, and the length-setting pin from the 7.62x54R set.

Nice video and a cool looking rifle

Very cool to see an F1 shooting I have only ever seen them in books

Your lucky to get it on the paper on the first shots knowing how rough baggage handlers can be

One of the nices sounding rifles ever

Gun Jesus enjoying the Xmas present :) God bless you. I enjoy this channel, greetings from Romania.

Awesome ! Cool to see a video of that rifle so soon. Hope we will see more with Karl soon too !

I would call that an intercontinental ballistic miss. Lol

Watching the trigger break. Seemed weird. I could not tell when you were pulling up the slack. Also seems like your ejector is not functioning everytime. One time the case flies out the next you had to help it. Very nice group on the second run.

Slick rifle Ian, Congratulations

About 15 years ago I bought a Century Arms Romanian AK 47 at a gun show and about 6 months later picked up a surplus Russian scope for it and the first time I took it to the range the scope was only a couple of degrees off.

Hrmm. Passable first group, then adjusted up and right and got a super tight group, adjusted back down and left and the group exploded. I'd back it out down/left a click or three and then back up/right to where it was just to eliminate the possibility of some kind of tension/friction issue with the scope's internals.

You shipped the rifle closer to California; California pulls everything a little low and to the left.

The size of that last group is clearly the result of deciding to include the last round in the magazine! If you'd stuck to 3 shots it would have made a single triangular hole in the white center circle of the target.

I love that echo. Sounds like a thunderstorm approaching..

favorite firearms RU-vidr

Talk to Karl and get him to show you how to use the pad of your finger for trigger control, not curling your finger right around the trigger. It was one of my faults and as I watched the video I could see you doing it too.

1:28 - Gun Jesus walks over uneven terrain floating-style like he walks over water

Nice to see...after your interview with Henri Canaple my interest in French rifles goes another notch. Maybe I will get a chance to read 85K word book on French rifles.

Congratulations on the new US unicorn rifle. Is it time for a mud test? Think not.

Do you recall the supposed "14 gauge" caliber of the Winchester Liberator shotguns? I found what is potential proof of the 14-gauge cartridge. In an old "Cartridges of the World, 3rd edition," there is a picture showing various shotshell types. One particular shell is listed as "14 gauge, Winchester Alloy Cartridge." It is approximately the same length as a 2 1/2" shell, having a one-piece aluminum body, rim about double the standard shell rim thickness. It is listed elsewhere in this book as a "Western 14 gauge aluminum," and the pictures show a relatively large roll-crimp at the end, used to retain the shot. The case walls are very thin, and easily dented, case color is unfinished silver aluminum. Also listed in the book is the bore diameter. A 14-gauge standard bore diameter is .693 inch. 14-gauge is said to have been loaded with identical charges as a 16 gauge. The standard listed shell length goes up to 2 9/16," which aligns with the aluminum shell's length. I believe this solidly supports 14-gauge as the caliber for the liberator shotguns.

Ian, You are ready for the Vintage Sniper World Championship in April.

Ian buddy I thought the video froze up on me if you watch while you're shooting it's like the video completely stopped... ya got me twice in a row.. :p ps. You're a great asset to the gun community 🖒

As you started shooting the last group it appeared to me your face was just a bit closer to the scope but I could be wrong great video as always ian have a great new year!

Jesus , I hate when that happens, you lay out two or three gorgeous groups then the last is just all over the place. I don't know if it's cuz the guns all hot or if it's your adrenaline kicking and your all excited after seeing the last few. I feel for you man.

Ian the master of suspense

Awesome video! I imagine this is one of the only ones that has made it across the pond?

Dang 1970’s-1980’s French trooper seems to be a pretty well armed with quality gear. Or at least that’s my opinion after watching forgotten weapons for the past couple years.

I miss living in the desert (stationed at fort bliss el paso) we went out shooting almost every weekend

Maybe now would be a good time to re-visit the precision rifle shooting from a while back.

That's one sexy rifle

I think you got in your head after the second really good group

Congrats!

What a beautiful rifle! The design looks very similar to the Zastava Black Arrow...

Before I was going with a Maltese Falcon vibe on this, but now I'm thinking--"The precious, the precious . . ."

When you change ammunition this will happen. Different brands or even lot numbers. A rifle like this has to be zeroed and shot with the same lot number. There is also factors like Europe has a different climate zone than the high deserts of Arizona. Definitely training yourself to the rifle, trigger, sights, and using match grade ammunition you will be a killer shot. Very nice find and I wish I had one.

Had to make a gravity adjustment. I wonder if that would hold true, I work in the scale industry and scales do have a gravity adjustment that is used to make up for subtle changes in gravity.

3:14 that's quite a "how the heck did i do that" moment

Thats good shootin Tex👍

That rifle looks so freaking cool! You must be closing in on having a "complet" French collection of rifles :)

Ian should have worn French Foreign Legion beret for this video!

Even using the metric system, that would be close enough for use as a deer gun. Hat's off.

Maybe that's because of the shooting stance. As a left hand shooter myself, I too find cycling the bolt with right hand causes too much movements at the gun, still looking for a good stance to get it done well.

Had I shot the second group tape would never had touched it. Well done....

Interesting sound

I know it's just an illusion, but the barrel looks bent!

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Predictable 'dropped once' comments about French. I'm not really a Francophile but often wondered why other 'stereotypes' ignored such as: Soviets issued one Moisen rifle to front edge soldiers, so when first soldier died for Stalin, second soldier grabbed recently deceased's rifle to carry on until he was killed then 3rd soldier, and so on., So… can we refer to an M91/30 rifle as having more dead Soviets soldiers connected to it than rounds fired? An how about WW1 Webleys in hands of officers and NCOs used to shoot British privates who refused to 'go over the top' to virtual certain death of German Maxims. So…can we refer to a Mk V Webley as having killed more British soldiers than any Mauser? Now let's not forget the Carcano, that's killed more US Presidents than any other rifle. Any other stereotype suggestions?

A vary sweet rifle, your a vary lucky man to get one

Might be sacrilege but if I had one I would probably try to get it converted to 6.5x55 Swede. Same max pressure, similar case dimensions, good performance, and easier to find ammo.

I suspect that you will be buying more of the PPU just to get reloadable cases. Perhaps with your next box you can sort the cartridges by weight. This has proven to significantly shrink the groups when shooting Russian steel - cased ammo. Barnaul 5.45 typically shoots about 3 moa out of my VEPR. That shrinks to 1.5 moa if I sort the ammo into 10mg different lots.

1:35 Ian, in his natural habitat, is pleasantly surprised...

Maybe you can do a collab vid with the boys over at 9-hole reviews for both accuracy testing and a practical accuracy presentation vid

My god, that sound. Like rolling thunder across the desert.

Tip with your trigger finger put the trigger between the knuckle and the tip of the finger adjust your hand so you hold the gun lightly and the rest of the technique you are using is good ,, but try using both eyes open see how you go!!!! by the way great video,s and information cheers

Nice gun Ian :D

The rifle as shown in the true story movie, 15 Minutes of War.

That shift could just be due to humidity change from France to Arizona.

That hat, sunglasses, goatee, and mustache make me want to prosecute kulaks.

I dunno if this is fair or not, but Ian is using the joint of his trigger finger to pull the trigger rather than the pad. I was always taught never to do this, because it causes accuracy problems. On the other hand, I was also always taught to shoot pistol with two hands, but while I had calcific tendonitis in my left shoulder and _couldn't_ shoot two handed I got a lot of practice shooting one handed. At that time I was shooting as good one handed as I could two handed before the tendonitis. (After surgeries on both shoulders, I'm now back to shooting two-handed.) Practice makes perfect, I suppose. But I have to wonder if another person with different trigger finger style would still shoot where that scope is dialed.

Still can't wrap my head around this buttstock shape.

Dont blame the ammo. Factory wise I'd put ppu at the top 5 for consistency.

It's a great day to be alive.

"The trigger sucks tho" *shoots sub MOA next set*

Nice_ F1's are like unicorns here in the USofA.

When this came to H3VR, I knew it was something Ian was bound to own. Lo and behold, here it is

@ForgottenWeapons Would you load the bi-pod the same way as if it were something like a Harris on a M40A3? I'm curious if loading it (pushing forward on it while the rifle is shouldered to make it steadier) the same way would cause some issues with accuracy simply due to bi-pod placement. Great video as always and keep up the amazing work.

poor Ian this scope (apx 806/3) is a pain in the ass to zero with those exentrics rings

And now i want one.

I have a white Crosstrek too!

rifle zeroing asmr, nice

I thought for a second when he was about to shoot the gun for the first time, my video froze😂