Videos tagged with Martini Action

This video provides an in-depth review of the Hammerli Model 100 'Freipistole', a specialized pistol for 50-meter free pistol competition. It details the pistol's history, unique Martini action, and the mechanics of its extremely light set trigger. The presenter shares his experience using the pistol in a match, discussing its performance, accuracy, and the challenges of its ultra-light trigger, offering insights into competitive shooting techniques and equipment.

This video examines the Nepalese Gehendra Carbine, a rare variant of the Martini-Henry rifle. It highlights the carbine's reduced length and weight compared to the rifle, weighing 7.6 lb with an overall length of 37.9 inches. The presentation notes the presence of hand-fit, poor-quality parts, a rickety action, and a heavy, awkward trigger pull. The sights are adapted for shorter ranges, featuring a tangent ladder V-notch rear and barleycorn front sight with protectors. The carbine's production around 1911 and its single rear sling swivel suggest older cavalry doctrines.

This video provides an expert demonstration of the unique "party trick" of the Hammerli 100 free pistol, as explained by JaredAF. The demonstration highlights the firearm's specialized Martini-style falling block action and its independent trigger cocking mechanism. It showcases how the trigger can be cocked separately, allowing the action to fire simply by tilting the pistol due to the trigger mechanism's weight, enabling safe dry-fire practice.

This video reviews a BSA Martini rifle chambered in .22 Hornet, highlighting its rarity and value. The presenter discusses the rifle's history, its overbuilt barrel, and the unique Martini action. Accuracy tests are conducted at 70 and 120 yards, demonstrating decent performance despite a strong crosswind.

This expert-level review from C&Rsenal's 'Minute of Mae' details the Martini-Henry MkII rifle, focusing on its mechanical differences from the MkI. The video highlights the simplified action, trigger mechanism changes resulting in a heavier pull, and the drop-safe nature of the MkII. It provides a clear overview of loading procedures and sight configurations for this historic firearm.

This guide details the Ottoman Martini 1874/12, a unique conversion of a Martini-pattern rifle to 7.65x53mm Mauser caliber. Experts Othais and Mae provide a historically rigorous overview, covering its technical specifications, significant mechanical modifications for rimless cartridges, production details, and observed performance during WWI and range testing. The analysis highlights the engineering challenges and historical significance of this modernization effort.

This video provides an in-depth historical and technical examination of the Martini-Henry MkI rifle. It details the rifle's development, design evolution, and operational mechanics, including its unique falling block action and striker-fired system. The presenter highlights key differences between early and later Mark I patterns and discusses its service history and eventual obsolescence.

This guide details the operation of the Martini-System Venus Pistole, a high-end single-shot .22 LR target pistol from the interwar period. It covers safe handling, breech operation via the side lever, loading, firing grip considerations for right-handed shooters, and sight adjustment. The pistol's Martini-style falling block action and ergonomic features for target shooting are highlighted.

This video provides an in-depth look at a mystery shotgun, identified as a W.W. Greener Police Shotgun, chambered in .476 India Pattern. Firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries details its unique Martini action, anti-theft features like a necked-down chamber and bolt face projections, and historical context of its use by British colonial police in Egypt and India. The discussion also touches upon its comparison to the standard Greener Mark III 12-bore and various historical conversions.

This video explores a unique Martini-action target rifle converted into a bullpup configuration by Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries. The conversion highlights the principles of bullpup design, where the action and magazine are moved behind the trigger to shorten the overall weapon length while retaining barrel length. The presenter details the specific modifications made to the BSA Model 13, including the exposed trigger linkage system.

This video provides an in-depth look at the Peabody Sidehammer, a unique tilting block action rifle and carbine. It details Henry Peabody's design, its development, international sales to countries like Spain and Switzerland, and its technical specifications. The presentation highlights the rifle's historical context and its place in the evolution of breech-loading firearms, drawing on expert knowledge from the Forgotten Weapons channel.

This video reviews the Greener GP Martini action 12 gauge shotgun, focusing on its close-range practical accuracy. The presenter was surprised by the tight patterning of the buckshot, noting it performed more like a slug at the tested distances. The Martini action, while strong, is highlighted as a slow, single-shot mechanism that was quickly superseded by magazine-fed designs.