Videos tagged with Smokeless Powder Rifle

This review of the Mauser 1891 highlights its early design as a small bore, smokeless powder, magazine repeating rifle. Key features discussed include its weight, overall length, the balance point of the ammunition, the action's stiffness, the safety mechanism, and the sight variations. The rifle is noted for being advanced at its adoption but quickly surpassed by later Mauser designs.

This documentary delves into the history and technical specifications of the Argentine Mauser Model 1891. It details its development in response to regional arms races, its design evolution from earlier Mauser models, and its adoption by Argentina. The video also provides a close look at the rifle's mechanics, including bolt operation, magazine feeding, and the use of stripper clips, offering insights into its place in early smokeless powder rifle development.

This ARTV preview showcases a behind-the-scenes look at Remington Ammunition manufacturing, detailing the production of 9mm Luger and rifle ammunition like Core-Lokt. It then shifts to a review of the American-made Taurus TX 22 Competition pistol, a semi-automatic chambered in .22 Long Rifle with features like a threaded barrel and optics rail. Finally, the video delves into the historical significance of the French Model 1886 Lebel rifle, the first smokeless powder rifle and France's primary infantry weapon in WWI, highlighting its evolution from single-shot to a tubular magazine-fed repeater. Past episodes are available on americanrifleman.org/artv, with new episodes airing on Outdoor Channel.

This Q&A session with Bloke on the Range and Forgotten Weapons delves into early smokeless powder rifles, focusing on the Swiss Schmidt Rubin 1889 as a superior design due to its 12-round magazine and straight-pull action, which significantly increased the rate of aimed fire compared to contemporaries like the Lebel and Gewehr 88. The discussion also touches on Swiss firearm laws, museum recommendations, and comparisons between various historical military rifles.

This video provides a historical and technical overview of the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle. It highlights its unique box magazine design, its status as John Moses Browning's last design for Winchester, and its intended use with spitzer bullets. The discussion covers its limited military adoption, particularly during the Spanish-American War, and its eventual success as a hunting rifle. The video also touches on caliber variations and collector value.

This comprehensive review of the French Lebel Mle. 1886 M93 rifle details its history, technical specifications, and operational nuances. The video highlights its role as the oldest standard infantry rifle of WWI, its innovative smokeless powder cartridge, and its unique tubular magazine system. Despite its historical significance, the review points out several design limitations, particularly its slow loading mechanism and awkward handling in trench warfare, while also acknowledging its effectiveness as a rifle grenade launcher.

This entry details the French Modele 1886 Lebel rifle, the first military firearm to utilize smokeless powder. It covers its historical context, design origins adapting the Kropatschek and 1874 Gras, and technical advancements like the bolt head for higher pressures. The guide provides instructions for loading its tube magazine and highlights its 'Rosalie' bayonet. Expert insights from Ian McCollum emphasize its role as a paradigm shift in small arms technology.

This documentary delves into the history and development of the U.S. Krag-Jørgensen Model 1898 rifle, tracing its lineage from early Norwegian and Danish designs. It details the complex trials, manufacturing challenges, and design evolution that led to its adoption and service, highlighting its role as the US's first smokeless repeating rifle. The video emphasizes the technical specifications, design choices, and the eventual obsolescence of the Krag.

This guide details the disassembly and reassembly of the Liegeoise 1888 Trials Rifle's bolt, as demonstrated by Ian McCollum. It covers operating the safety, using the bolt stop lever, and inspecting the unique rotating shark-fin lugs. The video highlights the rifle's experimental nature and its place in military trials history.

This expert-level entry details the M1886 Lebel Rifle, highlighting its historical significance as the first smokeless powder military rifle. It covers its unique 8-round tube magazine, the cartridge elevator mechanism, and the cumbersome bolt disassembly. The entry also touches on the magazine cutoff feature, loading challenges, and mild recoil, drawing on insights from Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons.

This comprehensive review of the Krag-Jorgensen Model 1898, presented by firearms expert Hickok45, delves into its unique side-loading magazine, magazine cutoff feature, and historical significance as the first smokeless powder rifle adopted by the U.S. military. The video provides practical demonstrations of its operation and compares its .30-40 Krag caliber to contemporary cartridges, offering valuable insights for firearm enthusiasts and historians.