Reising Model 60 - A Wartime Semiauto Carbine

This video provides a range test of an early Reising Model 50 submachine gun, highlighting its use by the US Marine Corps in the Pacific Campaign. The review details its closed-bolt operation, aperture sights, and the choice between 12-round single-stack and 20-round double-stack magazines. The presenter concludes it's an undervalued collector's item and a pleasant semi-auto carbine for modern use.

The H&R Reising Model 50 is a .45 ACP submachine gun from the WWII era, featuring a unique charging rod in the stock and closed-bolt operation for controllable fire. While robust, its susceptibility to dirt limited military adoption. The civilian model has a finned barrel, and it offers safe, semi-auto, and full-auto modes.

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.