UK Gangster Gun: The rare British MAC-10 with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson.

Just for a moment, I was expecting to see Jonathon slowly vanish behind a steadily increasing pile of Mac 10s.

Last time I was this early, H&K had no affiliation with the SA80!

"Creative Gunsmithing" sounds like a feature Jonathan would be upset about them adding to the latest Call of Duty game

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Jonathan has the single best job in the world.

In the mid 80s I was sent to a very discreet location in Derbyshire where I saw a couple of dozen of those lined up on a table ready to be worked on. I did ask my chaperone about them but he skillfully redirected my attention to a belt fed machine gun they were restoring for the Guards (it was either the first or very last one captured). I was then quickly handed the firearm Idbeen sent to pick up and bundled out of the door. That place has stuck in my mind for years. Often wondered what those Ingrams were doing there.

As a minor note, the two piece takedown screw is known in other uses as a Chicago screw. They're often found in some types of bookbindings and also used to hold furniture together. Incidentally, I was loaned an airsoft MP5K for a film shoot and the retaining pins for the backplate were missing, so I actually used two Chicago screws to replace them... 😁

It’s always a treat when we get to see Jonathan getting to shoot a gun.

With all the phone booths in the UK, I can see why the MAC-10 is favored there.

If you and Ian did "A History of Improvised, Covert, and Criminal Small Arms". I'd buy the 1st copy off of your Kickstarter offer.

There was a tale from the early seventies that Corp of Signals drivers in N.I. (S.D.S. essentially Military Postmen) who drove around in Civvies in Austin/Morris 1800's were being equipped with these and even an anecdote about one shooting their way out of an ambush in the Creggan Area of L/Derry probably Squaddy B.S. but a lot of non standard stuff went on then.

Same iconic “wardrobe” no matter what weapon he’s firing….legend.

I read an article that said after the SAS did familiarization and training with the Ingram M-10, they dug a pit at the end of the firing range and buried them.

Can I just say that I am delighted and amazed at the advancement of the quality in this series. The lighting and sound in particular is a huge improvement over the start of the series and feels so professional that it truly makes these a joy to watch, especially with Jonathan's more relaxed and enthusiastic presentation as he has gotten more comfortable being on camera. Props to the staff and Jonathan for the continued improvement in quality of these c:

I have a (still) deactivated SF Firearms M-10. With a serial number not far from the example shown in this video but before being deactivated it was a selective fire version. It came with a nice carry case full of goodies such as spare magazines and the classic huge suppressor that because of its external appearance prompted the militaria dealer I got it from to say to me "Hey Steve, do you want to buy a laptop?"

There was one other user of the MAC10 in the UK in the '70s and '80s. The Headquarters Mobile Support Unit of the RUC and maybe some of its predecessors seem to have had some during that period in addition to their Ruger AC556s and Sterlings.

This was a very fascinating history about one of the most infamous and probably revived SMGS in the US in British hands, it's just like the Agram 2000. Thank you for providing us with this fantastic explanation of the MAC-10 Jonathan.

I love how it looks like Jonathan is just test firing this thing in an office.

In a UK gangster movie Ray Winstone would yell "you fucked with Ferguson? You stupid fuckers, you don't fuck with Ferguson, he's the fucking Gun Daddy!"

I live locally to T-Wells and discovered this story fairly recently. This was a fascinating addition to what I had learned. Interestingly, there used to be a very good firearms manufacturer based just up the road in Tonbridge, called RPA. They made, among many other fascinating products, good target rifles ( the Canadian Cadet team were issued with them in amazing coloured Canadian flag stocks!) and a few hunting rifles. They were also developing some serious military and security forces style weaponry. I was fortunate enough to go on a factory tour with a load of students from our school shooting club and we were shown several extraordinary firearms. One was a .50 cal rifle with a Massive moderator on it, which when stood up on its stock, made it look like a lamp post!! It was huge. Do you have any of their stuff in the collection I wonder? It would be interesting to see if you do.

So much fun in such a tiny package!! Thanks for the video, Jonathan!