Tales of the Gun - Guns of the Mauser

[Cypher791]

this rifle is idiot proof.... and here is an example of an idiot... 5:56 

[dekool88]

i would've beaten the lee enfield if hitler actually decided to give the G98/Kar98k a 10-round magazine

[Primeda]

@dekool88 The 98k was around way before Hitler was in power. It's the rifle he used in WW1.

[Tdubeleven]

@Primeda the 98 was the rifle used by hitler in ww1, the 98k wasnt developed until right before ww2. The 98k is a slightly updated, shorter version of the 98. its says right here in the video. k stands for Karabiner or carbine.

[sparkytheyetti]

@Primeda

Wrong your thinking the G98 which was a long rifle. The Kar98k was developed in the 30's and adopted by the vermacht in 35. Lots of G98 were converted to Kar98k's though.

[25ghr]

@dekool88 The Lee may have a ten round Box but ,once, you have fired ten it takes five round stripper clips , the early one's did not , the British suffered in the Boer War , because the Boers used Mausers , firing the five shot clip ,, and they could load faster,,

[TheLastBrainLeft]

Interesting to note this show avoided mentioning WHY the Mauser company took over production of the Luger gun from it's parent company in the 1930's: said company was owned by Jews. I guess they didn't want to soil the Mauser worshiping by pointing out the company benefited from Nazi anti-Semitism.

[darkknightnine]

@TheLastBrainLeft Not quite. DWM at the time owned both Mauser and the Pistol Parabellum ('Luger Pistol').

[LearnToTurn7]

you know, the m1871 mauser kinda reminds me of the mosin-nagant... Hmmm?

[LearnToTurn7]

"Europe was at war"... In other news, the Pacific Ocean is wet!!!! lol

[USMarineRifleman0311]

Mauser's work was all cut out for him, he only put 2 and 2 together.

The Dreyse needle rifle was simply married up with modern reciever production and the metallic cartridges of Mauser's own generation.

The most perfected Mauser is the US Rifle 1903 30-06. It has more features than any bolt action ever made. Last people to disagree died in 1918.

[maxwellthebest]

@USMarineRifleman0311 who cares nobody asked

[HistoryHmoobGuy]

19:44 Stripper clip ?

Its really called a Charger. A strip Clip is what a Garand rifle use, which is a working functioning part of the rifle, and pops out after the last shot.

[lordsummerisle87]

@HistoryHmoobGuy No, the M1 (Garand) rifle uses an enbloc clip. 'Stripper clip' is perfectly correct for the Mauser, Lee Enfield, Mosin Nagant etc.

[HistoryHmoobGuy]

@lordsummerisle87 dude !, I have a gun encylopedia book that says what i said, so how can i be wrong ?

[lordsummerisle87]

@HistoryHmoobGuy Books aren't always correct. As much as I hate to cite it, Wikipedia is quite clear. Enbloc clips become a functional part of the magazine when installed, but stripper (US) or charger (UK) clips are used to load the magazine, of which they are not a part. Look an a Garand clip -- the rounded ends are the mag lips, whereas a charger/stripper for a Lee Enfield, Mosin Nagant, SKS etc. just has the minimal lips needed to stop the cartridges falling out in your pouch.

[LupisLupine]

@HistoryHmoobGuy Sorry, but @lordsummerisle87 is correct. A "stripper clip" is used to quickly "strip" rounds off the clip and into the magazine. Clips hold individual rounds prior to being loaded into a magazine and are discarded afterwards. En Bloc clips stay with the rounds as it's loaded into the magazine and are discarded after the last round has been fired or loaded.

[HistoryHmoobGuy]

@LupisLupine so i guess my book is wrong !

[emnhw1comcastnet]

Keep up these great videos!!! Make more! Thanks again!

[MrBagginsEsq]

Must we hear from that maniac. Or even SEE him. What a nasty guy!

[isamtator]

I did not know that the gun had doubles set trigger! What is the purpose of the double set trigger?

[dekool88]

@isamtator the trigger in the back is actually for the release of the magazine (for field stripping?)

it can also be found in mozin-nagat

[isamtator]

@dekool88 No it is not, I have a mauser, it is not a magazine release.

[darkknightnine]

@isamtator The higher end hunting mausers had a double set trigger for big game hunting. your first trigger preloaded pressure for the second trigger, making the trigger pull very, VERY light.

[motlencore89]

thanks for posting a series of one of my favorite shows.

[Primeda]

@motlencore89 No problem There's more on the way.

[Pfletch83]

I love the M-1 Garand,but I also have a huge ammount of respect for the Mauser '98 and it's inventor.

[clownfishftw]

Mauser - Mor-zer not maw-zer you dipshit americans. Not making generalizations, just pisses me off.

[RamenHenryDESU]

@clownfishftw Nope it is pronounced M-ow-zer. Ow like when some yells out OW ! Don't know where you got "Mor" zer from. You German ?

[Ralphgtx280]

@clownfishftw you play runescape your incorrect opinion doesn't count

[genjuro88]

@Assaultwarfare Because when something is nearly perfect and there is almost no room for improvement, you copy it, instead of inventing the wheel all over ;)

The Germans sold it too cheap after all.

[TaZ101SAGA]

@Assaultwarfare Because they they had the best action and could be reloaded faster and had more accuracy than the lever-action repeaters of the time.

[TaZ101SAGA]

Gorgeous rifles, I have a Lee-Enfield and I love these too! I've shot the 98K numerous times, fun gun!

[bobbyglomp]

ahh..the only T.V show I like

[Globus601]

No wonder they´re good - made in Germany - I say that even if I´m not German!

[CaptainCool07]

thanks for uploading!!!