First Match with a Prototype WWSD-2020!

The Finnish Brutality 2024 competition pushed participants through 10 intense, combat-stress-simulating stages with high penalties. The speaker details his lightweight WWSD rifle (approx. 4.5 lbs) and the Arex Delta L pistol, highlighting challenges like the indoor medical simulation and a grueling trench stage where he sustained an ankle injury. Despite difficulties, he achieved his best rank on the final stage involving explosives and memorization.

The GR-1 Anvil, a 20-pound coil gun, was tested at a BUG match, highlighting its experimental nature. Despite a prototype failure due to a blown fuse, a more refined production model demonstrated significantly improved size, weight, and rate of fire, showcasing future potential for competition.

The AK-50 prototype undergoes initial test firing, encountering early cycling failures due to a binding cam groove and a shattered roller component. Troubleshooting involved adjusting the gas system and heat-treating parts. Day two saw success after increasing gas pressure to overcome binding, culminating in the prototype reliably cycling multiple .50 BMG rounds.

Brandon Herrera demonstrates the destructive power of his AK-50 .50 BMG rifle prototype, showcasing its performance against various targets including Pepsi cans, food, fruit, and a mini-fridge. The video also provides an in-depth look at the development of the AK-50 V2/V3, highlighting advancements in receiver design, trunnions, and recoil mitigation systems.

This bonus clip showcases a prototype reproduction of a 3-barrel Nordenfelt gun chambered in .45-70. Ian McCollum demonstrates its unique lever-action mechanism, highlighting the cycling of the three barrels during live fire at an outdoor range. The video offers a glimpse into historical firearm development and the operation of rare designs.

This October 2020 Q&A session from InRange TV covers a wide range of firearms-related topics and viewer questions. Discussions include caliber comparisons (6.5 vs. .308, .45 Colt vs. .44-40), lever-action rifle advice, modern AR-15 lower receiver potential (KP-15 WWSD), firearm malfunctions, historical firearms (1876 Winchester, M14, Mosin-Nagant, STG-44, FG-42, M1 Garand, MP44, Trapdoor Springfield), competition shooting challenges, firearm regulations (CCW, YouTube restrictions), and gear choices (LPVO vs. Red Dot, hearing/eye protection). The video also touches on desert survival, American travel, and general firearms industry changes.

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.