Shooting the Lewis Gun

[ahenryb1]

Wtf 59 dislikes. If they hatin guns why watch.

[justforever96]

I had never realized that the whole drum rotated like that until I saw a photo of the internals of a Lweis drum earlier. That's why I found this video, to make sure. I'd love to shoot one of these some day. But then again there's a lot of guns I'd like to shoot some day!

[NezbittheGreyKitten]

so this is what my great grandfather saw.... except with a lot more coming back at him..... sad.

[51wisley]

My father told me that could strip down and then assemble one of these with his eyes closed.

[nitemagyk]

Wasn't that what they put on the biplanes? It wasn't half bad, was it?

[ermaslv44]

thats about as fast as a ruger mp9 shoots

[radioblueheart]

Do you have a Madsen machine gun or a Mondragón rifle? I would like to see a video of those.

[Komodokid57]

I'll assume that as a C2 builder, you make a lot of your own parts given the age of a lot of the weapons you have. As such, where do you get the diagrams and part information with the level of specificity you need? Do you just reverse engineer from spare and broken parts?

[C2builder]

@Komodokid57 i usually locate a original part (borrowed or loaned) and make the new part from that.

[Martobx]

Nice rate of fire,not to slow,not to fast.

[shnizzlebizzle4rizzl]

They're air cooled right?

[Twirlyhead]

I know it's a long shot but is there any possibility of a demo of a Vickers K ?

[ROBBEAUDOIN66]

Very nice!!!

Imagine a brace of these beautys on a biplane, and stalking around the skies.

[pwndocter1234]

looks like it would jam pretty easy, might be wrong

[Fantascular]

there's a highly effective weapon that's still awed today

[Tomassssssso]

Wow, that magazine is amazing

[coveredinblood1111]

Lewis guns are so weird. It looks like you're shooting a slide projector.

[bigred2989]

Does the magazine rotate as it fires?

[C2builder]

@bigred2989 Yes and it is mechanical, no internal springs.

[Oockeshoek]

D i g i d i d i g i d i d i g i d i d i g i d i

[VideoWorldTV21]

Ive always called it "The Pan Gun" on cod world at war

[TheFlyingPineapple]

@VideoWorldTV21 but the Lewis Gun isn't in WaW...

[WiLLYJ96]

@VideoWorldTV21 your thinking of the dp 28

[claudiobenassi85]

@VideoWorldTV21 That was a russian dp28 totally different besides the magazine.

[VideoWorldTV21]

Ive always called it "The Pan Gun" on cod world at war.

[deloreandmc88]

Star Wars ship!!!

[corza663]

thats the most inaccurate weapon ive ever seen

[CannibalCarp]

@corza663 How about standing in front of it while it is firing to prove your point. It is not a match rifle.

[SenorBastardo1348]

c2builder you rock!

[ThePerfectRed]

Why does is rise so much? Only the first shot is on target, all subsequent rounds are way over. You would think with 13 kg it should stay put. Nice vid thanks for posting.

[valissi]

@ThePerfectRed The gun appears to kick alot but it's just the unstable mount I was using plus the camera is between me and the gun, not as easy as you might think.

Enjoy!

^from description

[TheMightyGoldfish0]

die ZOMBIEZ!!! HAHAH

[MrLegoBoom]

DP-28, russian ?!

[WachtAmWeb]

@MrLegoBoom nope, it's an American/British Lewis Gun. The DP-28 used a similar magazine, but the guns are different internally, and the Lewis is an older design. The Lewis was designed in the USA and adopted by the British and Belgian armies, which used it in world war I. The DP-28 was designed and used in the USSR and saw service in world war II and the Korean War.

[buck7475]

men who don't like guns are degenerates, and sure have other deviations

[Mcmerc01]

@buck7475 You're a shallow person to make such an assumption. Each person is different, because one person likes a gun, it does not mean he/she is a deviate and is of lesser intelligence.

[HwyPony]

What was the sho sho? or is that right, and did the lewis gun replace it?

[C2builder]

@HwyPony The Chauchat was one of the first light machine guns designed to be a mobile machine gun but was terrible in service. The Lewis Gun was far superior but Politics played a dirty hand in Allied countries felt obligated to France and used thier gun. Many a Allied soldier died needlessly because thier guns were taken away from them and then given the Chauchat.

[wharghoul]

@C2builder the cuauchat was actually a decent gun for it's time, it just had the fatal flaw of having magazines with holes in the side. not a bad idea, in ideal circumstances, because it lets you quickly check how many rounds are left.

in the mud of the trenches, however, it's a REALLY bad idea. those magazines caused 2/3rds of the failures. they didn't fix the magazines until 1918, at what point the chauchat performed fairly well, but the war was almost over.

[F4Wildcat]

@C2builder Well the chauchat was at first a pretty decent machine gun

But then suddently they decided to adopt it with open magazines........in trenchwarfare........

[Garron88]

@C2builder The Chauchat's bad reputation comes from the Mle1918 30-06 model they issued to the US, in the original 8mm Lebel calibre it was quite reliable the only flaw being the magazines, the Germans gave a bounty to soliders who would capture them in combat as they pressed them into service given their lack of LMGs. the 30-06 models were quickly made/converted and the chamber measurements were slightly out which lead to feed and extraction problems that and the open magazine were its downfall

[CovertAgentSkittles]

@C2builder

If I recall correctly, Many of the Soldiers only got off about 4 rounds or so, then it Jammed.

[C2builder]

@CovertAgentSkittles If it did that they would not have used it. This gun was totally reliable during WW1 and WW2.

[CovertAgentSkittles]

@C2builder

Not talking about the lewis. In Regards to the Chauchat. Sorry.

[HeirofGojira91]

@HwyPony The Fusil mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG has the distinction of being named the most 'useless machine gun in history' - as our friend C2builder pointed out the Lewis was superior but due to politics this was a messup where Allied soldiers were given the horrible Fusil mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG which sacrificed quality for quantity - it had a reputation for a relatively low ROF and was sensitive to jamming in the trenches unfortunately :(

[LooksLikeMyTeacherCZ]

POOR GERMAN SOLDIERS :O

[TraustiGeir]

After seeing this gun in video games, it sure is sobering to see it in real life. Thanks for the upload. ;)

[kennethjohngujol]

just like a dp 27

[tendollarword]

Great video!

[fastone942]

cool

[drstrangeman]

where did you acquire such a loverly weapon?

[TheWill450]

@drstrangeman he built it

[Crazybenjiwoo]

i love the sound of the older MG.

[cayugad]

Very cool. I was watching either the military channel or history channel and they were showing machine guns. And that was one of them. I guess they were not only fast but accurate to boot.  Thanks for the video.

[BackInAGiffy]

that's the best REAL gun sound i think iv'e heard

[preppychrisbou]

kicks like a mule

[ben191209]

.303 Enfieild?

[1wwtom]

My all time Fav. If there was just 1 historical piece I could own this would be it. The Belgian Rattlesnake. I'll always remember Bogey & Lorre shooting down the Nazi Condor in Passage to Marseilles!

[norwayairsoft]

Pancake gun.

[Crazylegs973]

Can someone please tell me how 29 people disliked this?? I mean its a cool gun, good camera angle and great quality!! And if they don't like guns, why would they even watch a video with the word gun in the title!

[C2builder]

@Crazylegs973 I call them "JT's", jealous trolls.

[Crazylegs973]

@C2builder Fits them perfectly.

[mariotrooper1000]

@C2builder Are the Lewis's pan drums really open on the bottom?

[C2builder]

@mariotrooper1000 Yes, the rounds are stripped off the bottom and into the breech.

[1998DUBSTEP]

@C2builder whats your favourite ww2 LMG gun out of all of the ones youv got

[C2builder]

@1998DUBSTEP I like the Russian DPM.

[1998DUBSTEP]

@C2builder not suprised lol isnt the lewis gun preety much the same and soory for my spelling mistakes ive only just woke up

[Partizanten]

@Crazylegs973 this 29 peoples are a womans :)

[crapatev]

@Crazylegs973 "Can someone please tell me how 29 people disliked this?? "

My guess is relatives of WW1 German soldiers killed by it! Talk about sour grapes ...

[PrisonTaco]

@Crazylegs973 well what they would do is scroll over to the dislike button (which is right next to the like button) and click it.

[TheMeAgainst]

@Crazylegs973 maybe because it isn´t a German WW2 MG :p

[crnifico41]

@Crazylegs973 who can not love guns man, especially machine guns !

[ArTiE14000]

@Crazylegs973 because they're black ops and game fans so they don't know shit about guns. and they're probly like "OOHHH! thats fake. trust me i play black ops"

[killer77044]

LoL Dude where you get all those weapons??!!!

[Fedorasnesguy]

Oh... It has such a nice sound.

[Poopingbotham]

First World War airmen used to use a Lewis gun. Was that a full drum of ammo you just fired off there? How many seconds sustained fire does a Lewis gun give you? How long does it take to change the drum, baring in mind that the Red Baron might be on your tail!

[C2builder]

@Poopingbotham The aircraft Lewis Gun used a 97 rd mag and it ssat higher on the gun, so different sights were used. Most guns at high altitude never got hot so the Lewis Gun didn't need the cooling barrel shroud as the ground version. The mag can be changed in about 5 seconds.

[Poopingbotham]

@C2builder Was that a 97 round mag you fired off there? How many seconds sustained fire would a WW1 airman have before he had to change the drum?

[C2builder]

@Poopingbotham The ground mags (shown) are only 47rd and it would take alot of mag dumps to get the barrel hot. It's hard to get a barrel too hot with a mag fed gun, unless it was one of those Beta 100rd mags for the M16.

[SuperAaaaa123456]

@C2builder y u r not shooting at the targets?

[C2builder]

@SuperAaaaa123456 I was going to sight in a rifle after this video and didn't want to destroy them, so I shot dirt instead :O

[No1sonuk]

@C2builder I read that some of those aircraft version Lewis guns were issued to the Home Guard during WW2, and they never suffered overheating, showing the cooling system to be unnecessary added weight.

Though I'd have thought the HG wouldn't run as many rounds through them as the regulars.

[RENOGUY777]

c2builder. I love you.

[panoulis20]

all i want is a to connect this machine gun with a joystick via the internet,,and the fun begins

[bigbagron]

@panoulis20 reported

[p1ngu125]

my grandfarher flew in a bristol blenim during the war and all the tail gun had was a lewis machine gun

[Gearsnerd89]

ammo type:peeellllzzzz

[Dragunov1185]

@Gearsnerd89 It's a Lewis gun, so i'm guessing .303 british.

[IsengardMordor]

The Best machine gun i ever saw since the MG-34

[Resuke]

Hey, in in Sucker Punch movie this is the gun used by Babydoll when she destroyed that Zeppelin...

[Sdsda98]

dude how do u get these guns???

[Finkie147]

@Sdsda98 Join the army

[squadbates]

@C2builder pretty nice gun ya got there

[4869498]

looks dangerous

[OneGhettoKid]

what the fuuuuhh were you shooting at

[C2builder]

@OneGhettoKid Contrary to what most are saying I was intentionally shooting above those targets. Just spraying dirt for the video. I needed those targets intact for sighting a rifle after this vid.

[DmitriRussian]

@C2builder You my friend, are very cool. (Not sarcasm.)

[richardmcginty]

Ok now the real question.. where do you GET THIS SHIT?!??!?!?!

[skeligandrew]

@richardmcginty He builds them from a kit

[C2builder]

@skeligandrew Not all of them. This Lewis Gun is original, built in 1915 by BSA.

[legolord4241]

Isn't it also called the DP28?

[jrpeters5]

@legolord4241 Totally seperate gun but I believe the DP28 was inspired by the Lewis.

[FhjNelson]

was the clip empty after these shots? how many bullets fit in there?

[28thLife]

That looks so beautiful :'(

[firedude1824]

They all sound the same Why?

[JuliusAkavirius]

@firedude1824 i think that its because its the same caliber (GB .303) or very similar (FR 8x50R, US 30-06, Rus 762x54R, etc.)

[Mr2wings]

I am building a bi-plane and can use two of these. Any suggestion how I get one?

[zZ1daniel1Zz]

how do u afford this much ammo for all your guns!

[moreliakeeper]

That's a lot of .303 goodness!!

[CSnakeV]

whats a c2builder?

[C2builder]

@CSnakeV The term C2 comes from a classification here in the USA that is assigned to Federal licensed NFA firearm manufacturers. Of course the 'builder' is a given, so I am a Class 2 machine gun manufacturer.

[CSnakeV]

@C2builder cool.

When i visit USA, ill ask you to make me a machinegun xD.

[jones21290]

@C2builder In other words, someone you want to hang out with on the weekends. I have a buddy here in NC with a class 2 builder's license,,,he's got some cool toys.

[21cup]

@C2builder

where did you get the lewis gun? Or is it a replica?

[Stress0227]

please mister gun collector and obvious connoisseur do not engage in explanations and accusations brought forth by obvious amateurs or people that...how should I put this in a civilised manner...well...let's just say amateurs. I for one have never touched firearms...however have read and documented myself as best I could...and I just want to express my gratitude for the quality of the videos posted....one last thing, could you please adopt me or something???I want to be you'r apprentice gunsmith

[xSmashxBlackops]

@Stress0227 I was in Canada a month back and I'm English so I'd never held or shot a real rifle.. until then and let me tell you.. it was the most amazing experiance ever..

I shot an old WW2 Enfield rifle and a 12 gauge single shot shotgun..

it was like heaven..

[BMWM3GTRLOVER]

always reminds me that i'm named after a gun. and the moment when i held the real thing. bit heavy though XD love the gun (coz its got my name!)

[realgungho]

Classic gun.

[JustRemixing]

GET OF MY LAWN !

[MrNickTheMan1000]

Looks like a damn dinner plate.

[TheGodParticle]

Its about time someone posted a shoot like this with the camera behind the sights, Well done.

[lemmex13]

how does a pan fed machine gun work cause idk

[skintrade]

is the magazine spinning or is that just an illusion from the recoil?

[sanosukeX2]

the cyclic rate is so slow compared to the german weapons...

[MasGask]

@sanosukeX2 So they dont use up to much ammo on the same target.

[superbert35]

of course playing call of duty makes you highly knowledgeable of firearms,anyone knows that

[RiptN3rd]

This reminds me of Call Of Duty :D

[LouieIn720p]

@RiptN3rd Please, don't bring that God forsaken game into this video.

[RebelHawkeye1]

This is a 50 round magazine right?

[No1sonuk]

@RebelHawkeye1 That one's 47 rounds - 2 rows of 25, but the space of 3 is taken up by the feed. The double-height ones used on aircraft or "installations" were 97 rounds (4 x 25 - 3).

[TaZ101SAGA]

Does it eject out of the bottom or the right?

[saledin1]

you are one lucky guy to shoot this gun....

[ThamMalaysia]

That 47-round drum isn't very impressive

for a defensive weapon in an aircraft, nor

is the 550 rpm slow rate of fire.

[KUSHaPOTamus420]

THIS GUN IS SCARY!

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

The Dinnerplate Gun

[shadowkiller217]

how much guns did you have?



[thebingaman]

...Shit.

[pyroman645]

Love that sound.

[Ureteralclock1917]

Awsome

[shermanlee85856]

The recoil seems massive...........

[demeet22]

It's funny that it took apes almost a million years to figure out that a projectile can be fired out of cyclindrical tube to kill soneone, dont u think?

[PaulGibson100]

Do you know of any way I could get my hands on an MG42? Modified so as not to shoot of course, but could I?

[BlackLabelSlayer]

@PaulGibson100 gunbroker, auctionarms, centerfiresystems

[ssgfilmsnarmour]

my freinds and i called it the DVD gun

[rookdischarger]

@paranoid19851 The English Lewis M.20 usually had a drum that could held 47 rounds, same goes for most other countries using the Lewis M.20, so far i can tell. The Dutch, however, used a 97 round drum for theyr Lewis M.20's.

[snakemanjesse]

if there is ever a zombie invasion i would make sure this guy stays human!

[jjohnston94]

Must have rejected my earlier comment. Anyway, LOVE that sound!

[xXCREEKSTARXx]

i prefer the mg 42 :D

bad boys bad boys......

:D

[michael1231231]

are you a c3 dealer to or just c2

[C2builder]

@michael1231231 A C2 is a higher ranking than a C3. C2's can build, buy & sell. C3's can only buy and sell NFA items. So, yes I'm a C2.

[Snooperking]

@C2builder so then what is a a C1?

[Umimugo]

@Snooperking a C1 is to import firearms

[SXITony]

@C2builder what is a c2? im from germany so xd

[C2builder]

@SXITony C2 is short for Class 2, a USA firearms license catagory for building and selling full-auto weapons.

[LivingInTheLimeligh7]

@C2builder if your c2 can you buy/build any type of full auto weapon system example. a minigun?

[C2builder]

@LivingInTheLimeligh7 Yes and yes. Anything up to and including .55 caliber. Anything larger caliber requires a DD license (destructive devices).

[LivingInTheLimeligh7]

@C2builder oh cool make a video about a minigun just a friendly suggestion :)

[OliByGolly1]

@C2builder I'm Australian and firearms are completely illegal here, but i was wondering what you had to do to get that 'C2' licence? Do you just buy it?

[C2builder]

@OliByGolly1 No,you have to put in a application and then wait for months and months, you also get a face-toface interview with a real live ATF agent that tells you the do's & don'ts of having the license. Then after you get your FFL license you pay a special tax status and then each year comply to all the $#@*&^% regulations they make you adhere to, there is alot of bookkeeping involved. It can be fun at time but they make sure you are a "business" and not just playing.

[C2builder]

@phukkaduk Modern barrels are made with far better steel today so I'd say yes.

[SissingPyd]

LOvely, never fired one of those. Would love to.

[halofan97]

This must've been a horrible noise during WW1 for the Germans.

[Ozjourneyman]

This particular model of automatic weapon was highly favoured by ANZAC forces throughout the Possiers and Flanders campaigns of WW1. It's effect upon German infantry was devestating due to the fact it could be carried by a single soldier and the fact it negated the tangle of chain feed through the use of drum magazines. Learn your history gang.

[bgepp]

that is an awesome camera angle - perfect for those of us living vicariously through Youtube! I would love to fire one of those some day. thanx!

[jonesy97]

Isn't that the same type of machine gun that was on the top wing of Allied WWI biplanes? Before the syncopated system with the propeller shaft? Looks real familiar, with that flat drum.

[eleyhunterlewis20]

hey that cool my last names lewis

[MrROTD]

where do you get all these guns and rifles? Do you run a museum or something? I have never met a person who has vintage Machineguns lying around like mg42's and lewis guns just seems kinda funny lol

[Rilyn666]

i quite like this gun

[verbusen]

I can imagine I'm Victor McLaglen shooting that machine gun at the Arab nomads in the Lost Patrol, as a matter of fact, think I'll go look for that movie and watch it again, thanks!

[Fruffl3s]

Surprised it didn't overheat in about 3 seconds.

[FPSrUSSRia]

@Fruffl3s "Argueably the best air-cooled gun of WW1" learn ya facts idiot

[Billdld]

awsome point of view ! :D

[TheBebop51]

Man I thought the FN P90 had a weird action.

[BowDownBowfishing]

How much is one of these guns worth? other than a trip to jail.

[Sirpain1]

best job in the world?

[Frozenmonkey2]

i saw in the news who one of the rebells in lybien has used a weapon which looked same like in this video

[MidwestMadness775]

why did he hit above the targets the whole time? or was that planned



[C2builder]

@MidwestMadness775 It was on purpose. I had more guns to shoot later and didn't want to chew up the target boards.

[jmantime]

@C2builder do you have a Chauchat

[tehsuperepicpwnzor]

Why is there a re-elect Obama add on this video?

[TheAlexagius]

I envy you as a gun lover living in a gun hating country