That's a lively firing line. I once entered a rapid fire match with my No.1 Enfield. Sixty rounds were fired and a funny thing happened to my rifle. There was thick smoke billowing out from the forward part of the stock, like the gun was on fire.It was the storage grease cooking off from the heat of the barrel.
@upyr1 Yeah Battle of Mons, WW1. Unsurprising when the record is 38 aimed shots in one minute....25 not uncommon for the general trained Brit infantryman.
I can see how the Germans thought there were encountering machine gun fire, wow imagin hundreds of soldiers doing this at once! Crazy! on anther note, does anyone know were i can pick up mark 4 stripper clips? cant find them anywere!
Farking awesome WSRA!!.....Nearly wet myself. :-D Guy with the bayonet should have got up & charged forward afterwards :-D Makes me proud also to be an owner of a Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine 303. Hoah! ~ ANZACS ~ Lest We Forget ~
Farking awesome WSRA!!.....Nearly wet myself. :-D Guy with the bayonet should have got up & charged forward afterwards :-D Makes me proud also to be an owner of a Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine 303. Hoah! ~ ANZACS ~ Lest We Forget ~
SMLEs, No.4s, No.5, and is that a P14 2nd from the left? Beautiful, the English certainly know how to make a rifle :) True, the P14 has elements of German Mauser but at least it's not a blatant copy like the American Springfield 03 lol Then the M1 Garand was made by a Canadian! :P Seems like Americans rule in MGs and pistols, English and Canadians rule the rifle, Germans and Russians rule the Assault rifles, and Japanese rule the sword. However formidible firearms have been design by all im sure
Easier said then done. Only 4% of deaths in WWI were attributed to chemical warfare attacks and they were used pretty extensively by all sides of the war.
Modern chemicals may be more effective but they still run into the problem of wind and rain blowing them off course. Plus a gas mask can negate it. In fact WWI soldiers combated the use of chlorine gas attacks by taking handkerchiefs, pissing on them, and covering the nose and mouth with it.
The Mad Minute, originally known as Fifteen Rounds Rapid, was developed by the British Army prior to World War 1. It was used to great effect against attacking German forces in the early weeks of the war, but when the fighting became bogged down in the trenches, the effectiveness of the exercise diminished. It was never used by the British against the Japanese in WW2, because of the entirely different kind of fighting, mostly in the jungles, and because of the use of machine guns.
How is this a mad minute? the British troops trained to do a mad minute putting out atleast 30 aimed shots a minute not 15.. Most trained tommys could knock out 45+
yeah and i was replying to someone who was saying what their rate of fire mightve been. no duh they are civilians i dont think many WW1 troops are living and able to do this
The tragic thing is you have to get very well trained men for this, and most of the professional and well trained soldiers were dead inside of a year.
if you look carefully youll notice that the rifle isnt kicking as much, thats cause they bayonet weighs the rifles muzzle down, as a counter ballance to the recoil, now the question is, did he do it for that reason, or just cause? lol
I believe the proper way to sight your Enfield in was to do it with bayonet attached. If he had sighted in his rifle this way, then it would have thrown his aim off to fire with the bayonet removed...and accuracy does count in the mad minute.
Because you can wipe these guys out with an airstrike, tank, grenade, mortar, etc. If an army has a an advantage against an enemy, it's stupid not to use it.
ww1 batlles in threnches took somany casualties and took years to end, airstrikes tanks and helicopters own the battlefield, you just want riflemens because theyre cool
The jungle carbine version of the Lee Enfield, shown on camera here, would have been manufactured in a former British Ordinance factory in Fazakerly, Liverpool. All the carbines were manufactured there apparently.
Awesome display of rapid fire from the DADDY of all bolt action rifles. No Mauser with their agricultural barn door bolt action could hold a candle to the Lee Enfield. No wonder the Germans thought the BEF had semi-auto rifles at the battle of Mons in 1914-KINDERSLOSS! Slaughter Of The Innocents. I have fired SLR 7.62mm, M16 5.56mm SA80 5.56mm and the mighty Lee Enfield. The LE is the most impressive of all. Thanks for posting this footage-superb! I am defintely getting an FAC & a LE .303 asap!
Actually the "Slaughter of the Innocents" refers to the 1st Battle of Ypres in 1914 when semi-trained reservists (mostly newly joined students) were cut down in droves bt the BEF. The Jerries were surprised by the rapid fire at Mons as well, but it is the Ypres battle that has the sobriquet that you are citing.
It appears there is some difference of opinion re 'Kindersloss.' Prof Richard Holmes, the military historian who advises/lectures at Cranborough Uni & Sandhurst used the phrase in his 'War Walks' TV series. He attributed it to the battle of Mons......Ummmm.
British Regulars of 1914 BEF could ALL put at least 15 rounds into a 2' target at 300 yards in one minute. Best shooting army in history as the Germans learned to their woe.
Of course as the war ground on and the "old sweats" were killed off the subsequent volunteers and conscripts couldn't meet the standards of the professionals.
Nice video! Could you tell us at what range you fellows were shooting? Even if it's just 100m, to get that many shots all on paper in just a minute sounds like a nice goal to aspire to. I'll have to try it later in the season after I've gotten more comfortable with my onwn Enfields. Cheers!
It sounds like someone took a movie buffed up sound M-16, linked three together and had at it.
Mortablunt 3 months ago
that sounds fierce!
i would not like to be on the receiving end of flying lead wall...
cs512tr 3 months ago
@cs512tr open the window a couple of times with a few seconds delay between each of them. At just about 4 (36 men) it becomes a constant noise.
Yora21 1 month ago
obviously more than one man there
doodthisguysawesome 3 months ago
That's a lively firing line. I once entered a rapid fire match with my No.1 Enfield. Sixty rounds were fired and a funny thing happened to my rifle. There was thick smoke billowing out from the forward part of the stock, like the gun was on fire.It was the storage grease cooking off from the heat of the barrel.
CnSee02 4 months ago
can you image what the Germans who went up against that was thinking?
bloodyblade24 5 months ago
@bloodyblade24 From what I have readthe jerries who first encountered Brittish Common wealth rifflemen thought they were facing machine gun fire.
upyr1 4 months ago
@upyr1 that i can believe
bloodyblade24 4 months ago
@upyr1 Yeah Battle of Mons, WW1. Unsurprising when the record is 38 aimed shots in one minute....25 not uncommon for the general trained Brit infantryman.
zhukie 1 week ago
i think this registered on the richter scale
sotodnl 6 months ago
LOL @ guy with bayonet on ... gota LOVE THAT ;)
If I was there spectating, after whistle I would have called out "CHARGE !!!!
Love to see if he would have ;)
TrelosGreek 6 months ago 2
impressed by the bloke with the mk3 bayonet. Must be pretty strong to hold it steady!
maxdamage351 7 months ago
I can see how the Germans thought there were encountering machine gun fire, wow imagin hundreds of soldiers doing this at once! Crazy! on anther note, does anyone know were i can pick up mark 4 stripper clips? cant find them anywere!
zulu547 8 months ago
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Farking awesome WSRA!!.....Nearly wet myself. :-D Guy with the bayonet should have got up & charged forward afterwards :-D Makes me proud also to be an owner of a Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine 303. Hoah! ~ ANZACS ~ Lest We Forget ~
GunGirlNZ 9 months ago
Farking awesome WSRA!!.....Nearly wet myself. :-D Guy with the bayonet should have got up & charged forward afterwards :-D Makes me proud also to be an owner of a Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine 303. Hoah! ~ ANZACS ~ Lest We Forget ~
GunGirlNZ 9 months ago
SMLEs, No.4s, No.5, and is that a P14 2nd from the left? Beautiful, the English certainly know how to make a rifle :) True, the P14 has elements of German Mauser but at least it's not a blatant copy like the American Springfield 03 lol Then the M1 Garand was made by a Canadian! :P Seems like Americans rule in MGs and pistols, English and Canadians rule the rifle, Germans and Russians rule the Assault rifles, and Japanese rule the sword. However formidible firearms have been design by all im sure
NormanMatchem 9 months ago
Give it hell !!!
pintofshite 10 months ago
no one seemed to be mad, am I missing something?
alderaforall 10 months ago
lol at the guy with the bayonet on :D so awesome :D
MattieTheBear 11 months ago
@MattieTheBear
that is my friend simon with a no.1 mkIII .this event is on every year on ANZAC day.
we where at this event today, i will post up some videos of this years mad minute.
skylinegtr420 10 months ago
do you know any vid of a mad minute where it's rate of fire that counts? and also it must be a group too, best like this vid. Thanks. =)
111E982a 10 months ago
you got yourself a fine squad there !!!
SupplyAndDemand1 1 year ago
commander-fire at will
will- oh shit
man fireing- is ent this friendly firer
man fireing 2- nah obam told us to
ashisturtwig123 1 year ago
@ashisturtwig123 bahahahahahahahaha!!
Rossco139 1 year ago
Have you ever tried for your personal "Mad Minute?" As in, how many rounds you could get out accurately in that minute?
John234pwns 1 year ago
I can why the Krauts thought they were facing MG fire!
SpiroHrvoje1989 1 year ago
This must be where are the surplus ammo went to...
AMT2111 1 year ago
with accurate and fast fire like that even the modern soldier will be cut down if they were in no-man-land ,WW1.
Wast3m 1 year ago
mom! world war 3 had just begun!
LOL
tabutog 1 year ago
Holy shite!
LemoneyFishmas 1 year ago
Cool they're all Enfield variants?
SwordsmanMercenary 1 year ago
not bad...nice .303's
Dellster13 1 year ago
I thought they would go faster? Didn't Gerry think it was a MG shooting at them?
onetthome 2 years ago
@onetthome it's because very few appear to be doing it the "Aussie" way.
Hold the bolt handle in between your forefinger and thumb to cycle bolt, and use pinky, or ring finger if your hand is large enough, to fire.
Leigori 1 year ago
@Leigori That because the kiwis dont like doing anything the aussie way. lol.
303shotgun 1 year ago
ohh love it:)
coppincopp 2 years ago
I'm loving that No.5
Goodspittin 2 years ago
Music to my ears! Nothing sounds like the .303.
dsi220 2 years ago 4
lee enfields end WW1 and 2 and will end WW3
shelterduck 2 years ago
Ehh.. who needs ak47 when there are these guns :P
CenturyGamer 2 years ago 22
@CenturyGamer Agree. Plus the Lee Enfield will drop tgts at over 1000m, the AK will be all in by 300-350m! Lee Enfield .303 rules! :)
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 1 year ago
what if they had poison gas? lmao these guys dead in 5 secs
luckyD1993 2 years ago
Easier said then done. Only 4% of deaths in WWI were attributed to chemical warfare attacks and they were used pretty extensively by all sides of the war.
Modern chemicals may be more effective but they still run into the problem of wind and rain blowing them off course. Plus a gas mask can negate it. In fact WWI soldiers combated the use of chlorine gas attacks by taking handkerchiefs, pissing on them, and covering the nose and mouth with it.
warzer0 2 years ago 3
The Mad Minute, originally known as Fifteen Rounds Rapid, was developed by the British Army prior to World War 1. It was used to great effect against attacking German forces in the early weeks of the war, but when the fighting became bogged down in the trenches, the effectiveness of the exercise diminished. It was never used by the British against the Japanese in WW2, because of the entirely different kind of fighting, mostly in the jungles, and because of the use of machine guns.
MarsFKA 2 years ago
15 rounds is not a mad minute 30 is
fuggsakes 2 years ago
i didnt know you could own a high powered rifle with a fairly good capacity in New Zealand.
baconator490 2 years ago
lol i the the were suposto fire all all at ones
mrmedeval2 2 years ago
take that you jerry wanker!
Allyness92 2 years ago 2
What a polite range officer, with the whole range at his disposal, he choose to throw himself in front of your camera! :-)
OzClawhammer 2 years ago
Lee-Enfield do it better
simonjambe 2 years ago
How is this a mad minute? the British troops trained to do a mad minute putting out atleast 30 aimed shots a minute not 15.. Most trained tommys could knock out 45+
TowerHamletsNeil 2 years ago 3
now around 36 and the real veterans something around 45, but this tactic only works in group
pieterpork 2 years ago
these look like weekend warriors to me not full time trained soliders
baconator490 2 years ago
@baconator490 Most of 'em are civives. A few ex servicemen, but mostly just collectors and enthusiasts.
kiwitedferny 2 years ago
yeah and i was replying to someone who was saying what their rate of fire mightve been. no duh they are civilians i dont think many WW1 troops are living and able to do this
baconator490 2 years ago
is the guy in the white hat using a no 5 jungle carbine? he's the one third from right
frenchstudentA 2 years ago
he is
pieterpork 2 years ago
The tragic thing is you have to get very well trained men for this, and most of the professional and well trained soldiers were dead inside of a year.
cl0vvntiem 2 years ago 3
lol @ the guy with a bayonet!
ViperQc 3 years ago 2
Well he is a Kiwi!
CREvoTheGreat 2 years ago 2
if you look carefully youll notice that the rifle isnt kicking as much, thats cause they bayonet weighs the rifles muzzle down, as a counter ballance to the recoil, now the question is, did he do it for that reason, or just cause? lol
thehodge168 2 years ago
I believe the proper way to sight your Enfield in was to do it with bayonet attached. If he had sighted in his rifle this way, then it would have thrown his aim off to fire with the bayonet removed...and accuracy does count in the mad minute.
jiggiwatt 2 years ago
Well done fellas!
Proonur 3 years ago
why dont we still fight like this? this is how battles should be fought: my marksmen against yours.
ramberghini 3 years ago 2
Because you can wipe these guys out with an airstrike, tank, grenade, mortar, etc. If an army has a an advantage against an enemy, it's stupid not to use it.
Milithane 2 years ago
Yeah, and how did we defeat Japan? With two atomic bombs! All is fair....
drexelur1 2 years ago 4
Yea i love Mad Minutes there AWESOME
Ipodmastur1 2 years ago
ww1 batlles in threnches took somany casualties and took years to end, airstrikes tanks and helicopters own the battlefield, you just want riflemens because theyre cool
pieterpork 2 years ago
I wonder which grain loads show the best groupings at, say, 100 yds/mtrs?
cryptsub 3 years ago
The jungle carbine version of the Lee Enfield, shown on camera here, would have been manufactured in a former British Ordinance factory in Fazakerly, Liverpool. All the carbines were manufactured there apparently.
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 3 years ago
Awesome display of rapid fire from the DADDY of all bolt action rifles. No Mauser with their agricultural barn door bolt action could hold a candle to the Lee Enfield. No wonder the Germans thought the BEF had semi-auto rifles at the battle of Mons in 1914-KINDERSLOSS! Slaughter Of The Innocents. I have fired SLR 7.62mm, M16 5.56mm SA80 5.56mm and the mighty Lee Enfield. The LE is the most impressive of all. Thanks for posting this footage-superb! I am defintely getting an FAC & a LE .303 asap!
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 3 years ago
Actually the "Slaughter of the Innocents" refers to the 1st Battle of Ypres in 1914 when semi-trained reservists (mostly newly joined students) were cut down in droves bt the BEF. The Jerries were surprised by the rapid fire at Mons as well, but it is the Ypres battle that has the sobriquet that you are citing.
ypres17 3 years ago
It appears there is some difference of opinion re 'Kindersloss.' Prof Richard Holmes, the military historian who advises/lectures at Cranborough Uni & Sandhurst used the phrase in his 'War Walks' TV series. He attributed it to the battle of Mons......Ummmm.
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 3 years ago
That isnt a Rifle...thats a one man Artillery unit O.O
Nware3 3 years ago 19
4th guy was best 5 thguy sucked
jonny992 3 years ago
What the hell do you expect? He was a left handed guy using a right hand rifle
John234pwns 3 years ago
FUCK YEAH!!!!british, then aussie, then canadian units were devastating with this beast
cladam81 3 years ago
Lovley!
StantheGunman 3 years ago
whers this mate
hollinsusmc 3 years ago
yup the good old mad minute i have video footage of my regiment doing this in ww1 flanders the Princes Patricias Canadian Light Infantry
AngloCrusader 3 years ago
Not so quiet on the western front! I'd imagine that would seem like ten minutes to the men on the other side of the field.
AirmanDT 3 years ago
British Regulars of 1914 BEF could ALL put at least 15 rounds into a 2' target at 300 yards in one minute. Best shooting army in history as the Germans learned to their woe.
Of course as the war ground on and the "old sweats" were killed off the subsequent volunteers and conscripts couldn't meet the standards of the professionals.
tb1519 3 years ago 3
what size is the target and what range?
Imagine being some poor German soldier in WWI facing that, only maybe 5x as many Enfields!
3of11 3 years ago
Nice video! Could you tell us at what range you fellows were shooting? Even if it's just 100m, to get that many shots all on paper in just a minute sounds like a nice goal to aspire to. I'll have to try it later in the season after I've gotten more comfortable with my onwn Enfields. Cheers!
Thermopylae2007 3 years ago
Rate of fire could have been higher, but good vid.
jubbles2343 3 years ago
Only 15 rounds to be fired, but it is a competition, so I am shooting for a good score, not for rate of fire.
davidqbs 3 years ago 2
nice carbine i want one how much they go for
88pie88 3 years ago
@davidqbs then its not a mad minute. Good show though, anyway.
Ezeekiel349 9 months ago