Made another video about Irish army weapons

harmoniums

Myself and another Irish member here in the USA made a video about Irish army personal weapons from 1922 through to today
We cover :
No1Mk3
No4Mk2
FN FAL
Steyr AUG (clone)
Browning Auto Pistol (BAP)

José Alaninho

Great vid guys! Good to see some people shooting in a (relatively) free country. And before I forget, you gotta work on that follow through harmoniums

It wasn't me!

Manic Moran making his debut there too.

José Alaninho

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Manic Moran making his debut there too.

Didn't realise! :eek: Nice one.

It wasn't me!

José Alaninho wrote: »

Didn't realise! :eek: Nice one.

He's gone native, doesn't sound Irish these days.

deeksofdoom

I've seen better lectures given by buckshee corporals in the FCA and recruits that could have named all the parts properly as well.:rolleyes:

harmoniums

deeksofdoom wrote: »

I've seen better lectures given by buckshee corporals in the FCA and recruits that could have named all the parts properly as well.:rolleyes:

Yeah, I'm not exactly a professional.
What parts were named incorrectly?

deeksofdoom

Might be easier if you just named the parts that you do actually know the names of.

harmoniums

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Might be easier if you just named the parts that you do actually know the names of.

I'm sensing some hostility here Sir, but would greatly appreciate any corrections you could point out.
Thanks in advance!

José Alaninho

Thought it was a nice video myself. Just a showcase, not meant to be instructional, or am I wrong? Either way, pretty hostile response dude!

frantic190

Yeah thought it was a good video, well done lads!

deeksofdoom

harmoniums wrote: »

I'm sensing some hostility here Sir, but would greatly appreciate any corrections you could point out.
Thanks in advance!

My apologies, its just that if you are going to post a video it would be better if you could give the names of the parts correctly. I'm no expert either. I trained on the FN and the Steyr and missed out on training on the .303 by about 12 months. But it would have been much more informative if you could have explained the differences between the .303s and named the parts on the FN.

Any guy on here that was ever in the FCA will say that's not what you call that and so on.....

Sorry about the hostile tone of my posts.

Tackleberrywho

deeksofdoom wrote: »

My apologies, its just that if you are going to post a video it would be better if you could give the names of the parts correctly. I'm no expert either. I trained on the FN and the Steyr and missed out on training on the .303 by about 12 months. But it would have been much more informative if you could have explained the differences between the .303s and named the parts on the FN.

Any guy on here that was ever in the FCA will say that's not what you call that and so on.....

Sorry about the hostile tone of my posts.

The irish had a manual on every thing, It was the BIBLE.

So if the Author said it was called a Giggle Pin, Everyone had to call it that.

The Irish constantly refer to ball type ammo never to FMJ.

So it can seem incorrect if someone calls something by a different name, especially when it was drilled into you that this piece was called the cocking piece, ejection way, muzzle flash eliminator; When all these parts can be referred to by other names.

A Bit like Rickard & Dick. Same name but not the same.

Sparks

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Any guy on here that was ever in the FCA will say that's not what you call that and so on.....

Mentioned to an ex-FCA member a while ago that I'd been shooting the SMLE, which he'd shot in the FCA for a few years. When I mentioned that I'd removed the magazine to load it, he looked at me funny - apparently during several years in the FCA, they'd trained them that the box magazine couldn't be removed.

Perhaps not all the training standards were always as high as today's deeks...



BTW harmoniums, nice video but ffs mate, "let's kill some british"? Not cool.

homerhop

Grumbles over correct terms and non pc jokes, place is going to hell. Take it as what it is, a video of lads doing something the majority of us would love to be able to do..passing a day firing ex irish service pieces and cracking a joke. lads need to lighten up a little!!!

Tackleberrywho

Sparks wrote: »

Mentioned to an ex-FCA member a while ago that I'd been shooting the SMLE, which he'd shot in the FCA for a few years. When I mentioned that I'd removed the magazine to load it, he looked at me funny - apparently during several years in the FCA, they'd trained them that the box magazine couldn't be removed.

Perhaps not all the training standards were always as high as today's deeks...



BTW harmoniums, nice video but ffs mate, "let's kill some british"? Not cool.

Not cool Harmoniums.
leave the past in the past.

And regards the FCA/RDF I constantly get given out to for referring to a styer as a Firearm, not a WEAPON.

Equally I introduced WD40 as a cleaning agent to my unit, along with my .223 push rod. I was sick watching people get pieces of flannel in a barrel.

I can say Styer have a full drawing and naming of parts on their website.

I also had folk tell me that AUG meant Army universal Gun. I said universal Army rifle. I was told I was wrong, It was not in the manual. The DF manual written by a paddy:D

Sparks

homerhop wrote: »

Grumbles over correct terms and non pc jokes, place is going to hell.

No it's not. Go onto a range sometime and ask someone firing a .223 how much they like their NATO M-16 round, and you'll find out fairly fast how much correct terms are appreciated in "real life"

As to the non-pc jokes, would you have made that joke in the Comber rifle club? Or East Antrim? Or Dungannon? Or Bisley?

Some things really aren't un-pc, they're just not that funny.

harmoniums

Sparks wrote: »

Mentioned to an ex-FCA member a while ago that I'd been shooting the SMLE, which he'd shot in the FCA for a few years. When I mentioned that I'd removed the magazine to load it, he looked at me funny - apparently during several years in the FCA, they'd trained them that the box magazine couldn't be removed.

Perhaps not all the training standards were always as high as today's deeks...



BTW harmoniums, nice video but ffs mate, "let's kill some british"? Not cool.

I know I'm desperate with my Republicanism!
Its only a laugh lads, they gave us a nice railway system and great rifles!
Rumour has it they seem to have a sense of self deprecating humour also


Although they make take slight at you spelling their nationality in lower case!

harmoniums

Sparks wrote: »

No it's not. Go onto a range sometime and ask someone firing a .223 how much they like their NATO M-16 round, and you'll find out fairly fast how much correct terms are appreciated in "real life"

Actually we called it 5.56 NATO, the correct designation as that particular ammo was from Lake City (M855)
.223 and 5.56 are interchangeable but do have slight dimensional differences

Sparks

harmoniums wrote: »

Its only a laugh lads

Maybe from where you're sitting harmoniums, but from over here it just looked rude. Kinda spoilt the whole thing for me to be honest. Which was a shame, the rest was rather good.

Sparks

harmoniums wrote: »

Actually we called it 5.56 NATO, the correct designation as that particular ammo was from Lake City (M855)
.223 and 5.56 are interchangeable but do have slight dimensional differences

See homerhop?

(BTW, .223 and 5.56 are only interchangeable if you have a chamber designed for that - a 5.56 round in a .223 chamber is a safety risk)

homerhop

Some things really aren't un-pc, they're just not that funny.

If it had been a mauser he had been firing and put on his best allo allo accent would you say the same thing?

I have been in the northern counties and a few places in England and had a lot worse said to me all of which i took no offence to.

homerhop

Sparks wrote: »

See homerhop?

(BTW, .223 and 5.56 are only interchangeable if you have a chamber designed for that - a 5.56 round in a .223 chamber is a safety risk)

Makes a mental note that in future all posts must be correct in every aspect and terminology and (humour free to some of us):D

harmoniums

Sparks wrote: »

Maybe from where you're sitting harmoniums, but from over here it just looked rude. Kinda spoilt the whole thing for me to be honest. Which was a shame, the rest was rather good.

OK I'll edit it out, you're right, it might have a broader appeal then

Grizzly 45

I think this is humourous in the extreme.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Sparks

homerhop wrote: »

Makes a mental note that in future all posts must be correct in every aspect and terminology and (humour free to some of us):D

Well, the 5.56-v-223 point could cause injury in the worst cases, so that one's fair game
And I've got an odd sense of humour I guess, 'cos that whole tribalism thing just doesn't tweak my nipples. I want to laugh with people, not at them. I'm just a silly, silly hippie that way...

harmoniums

Sparks wrote: »

Well, the 5.56-v-223 point could cause injury in the worst cases, so that one's fair game
And I've got an odd sense of humour I guess, 'cos that whole tribalism thing just doesn't tweak my nipples. I want to laugh with people, not at them. I'm just a silly, silly hippie that way...

yeah there's a few more thousand PSI in a nato round I think.

Tackleberrywho

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

I think this is humourous in the extreme.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I once heard, a fella saying Lee Enfields were used to shoot people in paddy land. I was not impressed.

I have to say har I love your videos, and I love your life!

I'd love to have all that stuff.

A lot of Irish died under the English flag just as a lot died under the flag of the Republic.

I am a serving member of the Irish RDF and i do it out of National pride, as the financial renumeration I get from them just bout covers my expenses on travel and gear I buy to either help me instruct fellow reserves on Firearms or tactical gear for living on the ground.

I like to see Videos like this and HOPE in a few years we may have a chance to legally own ex service rifles and pistols.

If not i will have to emigrate to Silicon Hills

Sparks

harmoniums wrote: »

yeah there's a few more thousand PSI in a nato round I think.

Yup, different throat specs. If your chamber isn't designed for it (or just isn't up to it because of wear&tear), the official word is that it might get unpleasant.

Manic Moran

deeksofdoom wrote: »

I've seen better lectures given by buckshee corporals in the FCA and recruits that could have named all the parts properly as well.:rolleyes:

What? You saying that 'Happy Switch' is not the correct term for the selector?

Seriously, if you really want me to say 'Breech block and slide' vice 'Bolt and carrier' I can do that, but I'm in the US and have long moved to US terminology. Heck, most Americans would have a blank face if I said 'body locking lever' as the upper body is known as the upper receiver.

NTM

Sparks

Manic Moran wrote: »

What? You saying that 'Happy Switch' is not the correct term for the selector?

Actually, that one did have me laughing out loud.
"Happy switch"