Videos tagged with Ammunition Feeding

This video showcases the FN PS90, featuring a live-fire demonstration by SHORTSHOT TONY. It highlights the firearm's handling, including magazine loading and charging, and demonstrates its rapid firing capability on an outdoor range. The PS90 is shown equipped with a red dot optic and suppressor, with visible ammunition feeding and casing ejection.

This review of the Henry Big Boy Carbine (H012GMCC) focuses on its features, action, and critical ammunition feeding considerations. Expert instruction highlights the importance of cartridge overall length (OAL) for reliable cycling in lever-action rifles, recommending specific 158-grain .38 Special loads that mimic .357 Magnum OAL for optimal performance. The review also covers the rifle's construction, including its American Walnut stock and color case hardened receiver, and plans for further testing with various ammunition types.

This review of the Ruger Precision Rimfire in 22 WMR highlights its accuracy potential, even with budget ammunition, and discusses practical considerations like scope choice and ammunition compatibility. The reviewer, demonstrating high authority, notes the rifle's quick sight-in time and impressive grouping in adverse conditions.

This video aims to clarify the distinction between firearm magazines and clips, a common point of confusion for many firearm enthusiasts. The title directly addresses this topic, indicating an educational or informative approach to a fundamental aspect of firearm operation and terminology. It's likely to cover the function and design differences of both accessories, potentially with visual examples.

Colion Noir, an expert in firearm knowledge, clarifies the crucial difference between a firearm clip and a magazine. He explains that while clips hold rounds together for loading, magazines are the devices that store and feed ammunition into the firearm. Noir acknowledges the common misuse of the term 'clip' and the ensuing 'internet wars' among firearm enthusiasts, while also showcasing a Springfield Prodigy pistol and its 17-round flush-fitting magazine.

This guide details the design and prototyping of a high-capacity helical magazine, drawing inspiration from historical designs like the Lewis and Bren guns. It covers the mechanical principles for reliable feeding, the use of SolidWorks for precise CAD modeling, and considerations for future scaled-up, gear-driven versions intended for custom firearms. The speaker, Hoffman Tactical, demonstrates advanced knowledge in firearm accessory design and fabrication.

This discussion delves into ammunition feeding issues, specifically comparing Underwood Extreme Defender and Fort Scott TUI in a .40 S&W caliber. The speaker details how the geometry of the Fort Scott TUI round, particularly its long, pointed tip, caused feeding failures in a Bond Arms Bullpup due to catching on the chamber lip. This highlights how firearm design and ammunition characteristics can interact to cause malfunctions, emphasizing the importance of testing ammunition in specific firearms.

This review of the Magpul T-Mag (likely referring to a translucent PMAG variant) highlights significant durability and reliability issues encountered during a 5-day small unit tactics course in Mississippi. The reviewer details how the magazine failed to perform under humid, cold, and foggy conditions, experiencing feed failures, follower issues, and dimensional instability. The material's excessive softness is identified as a primary cause, leading to problems like follower guide breakage and potential over-insertion failures.

This video details a practical shooting drill using the Henry Supreme 300 BLK rifle on a T-Rex Arms 50-round carbine course. The instructor demonstrates various stages of the drill, including timed engagements at different distances, reloads, and movement. The review highlights the rifle's performance, potential malfunctions due to cold and lack of lubrication, and compares its speed to AR-15 platforms, concluding that while slower, it offers a capable alternative, especially in restrictive states.

This entry analyzes the feasibility of a .455 Auto Sten Gun variant, concluding it was highly improbable due to the cartridge's unsuitability for reliable box magazine feeding in submachine guns. The analysis, drawing on historical context and technical firearm knowledge, highlights the .455 Auto's limitations and the British military's shift to other calibers.

This guide explains the physics behind curved firearm magazines, as demonstrated by Johnny Q. The slight taper of cartridges like the .223 Remington causes them to naturally stack in a curve. Magazines are designed to match this curve, ensuring reliable feeding of ammunition into the firearm. The video features practical demonstrations and mentions specific gear like Magpul PMAGs.

This video explores potential legal workarounds for California's assault weapon ban using the FightLite MCR or Raptor upper receiver. It details how to combine this belt-fed capable upper with fixed magazine devices to retain desirable firearm features while adhering to magazine capacity restrictions. The presenter discusses two primary 'sketchy' options, emphasizing the importance of understanding the nuances of California's Penal Code regarding fixed magazines and features.