Virtual Tour: Cody Firearms Museum

This video features Ashley Hlebinsky, curator at the Cody Firearms Museum, showcasing a Thompson Submachine Gun, famously known as the "Tommy Gun." The segment is part of "The Gun Vault" series and highlights the museum's extensive collection located at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. The video also promotes the NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) and its associated initiatives like "Let's Go Shooting" and "Let's Go Hunting."

This video celebrates 150 years of Winchester firearms at the Cody Firearms Museum, part of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The museum houses over 7,000 firearms, with a significant portion dedicated to Winchester's history. Viewers get a glimpse of rare and unique Winchester guns featured in a recent traveling display, offering a historical perspective on this iconic firearm manufacturer.

This episode of GUNTALK Television, Part 2 of Episode 6, takes viewers on a journey through firearm history at the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyoming. Host Tom Gresham, guided by curators Warren Neuman and Ashley Hlebinsky, explores historical firearms that paved the way for modern designs. The episode promises a comparison between these vintage pieces and their contemporary counterparts, including a range demonstration of current-day firearms. The description also provides links to the museum and GUNTALK's online presence, along with information on where to watch the show.

This video offers a virtual tour of the newly renovated Cody Firearms Museum, located within the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. The renovation has significantly improved the display and visibility of firearms, increasing the number of guns on public view and providing better contextualization. The presenter expresses that the improved layout makes it the best firearms museum in the United States. The description also includes links to the museum's website and the creator's Patreon and merchandise shops.

This video announces a livestream event featuring Jonathan Ferguson from the Royal Armouries, discussing the L85A3 (SA80) in Battlefield. The event highlights a collaboration between the Royal Armouries and the Cody Firearms Museum, showcasing expert knowledge on firearms within a gaming context.

This video from The Gun Vault features Ashley Hlebinsky visiting the Cody Firearms Museum to showcase John "Liver-Eating" Johnson's Hawken Rifle. The museum, part of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, houses a significant collection of firearms. The video highlights a specific historical rifle, drawing attention to its provenance and the legacy of its owner.

This video details the unique 'French Finger Trap' issue with the MAS-36 rifle's bayonet, where two rifles can become unintentionally locked together. A 1951 French arsenal memorandum identified this problem, proposing a simple modification to the bayonet handle. Drilling a small hole allows a tool, like a firing pin, to depress the internal spring, enabling the separation of locked rifles.

The M134 Minigun is a scaled-down 7.62 NATO rotary cannon, requiring 24V DC power and consuming 1.5 kW. Its high rate of fire (3,000+ RPM) is essential for aircraft engagement windows. The complex delinker mechanism is critical for feeding ammunition, and practical hand-held use is impossible due to weight and recoil. Live fire demonstrates rapid ammunition consumption and the need for indirect aiming.

The H&K G11 is a revolutionary prototype assault rifle designed in the late 20th century, notable for its caseless ammunition and unique rotating drum bolt mechanism. Despite advanced features like a 2000 RPM burst fire rate and integrated optics, its development was ultimately halted by geopolitical shifts and cost concerns.

This video demonstrates the assembly and live-fire of the German 1936 pattern light mortar (L.Gr.W.36). It highlights the mortar's leveling mechanism for accuracy and the difficulty in visually tracking its 50mm projectiles after firing. The content showcases historical military hardware and its operational use.