'Murican 2-Gun: M1918A3 BAR and M1911A1
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Published 2024-04-20
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Today I'm taking a brand new Ohio Ordnance M1918A3 semiauto BAR to the 2-gun match, along with a Tisas M1911A1 clone. The BAR is the WW2 configuration, but I followed the footsteps of many a US GI and took off the bipod (and it didn't come with a carry handle). That reduces the weight a bit from the very beefy 19 pounds the WW2 BAR tipped the scales at. Even so, it's still like running a shoulder rifle with a second rifle strapped to it...
It was a fun match, even if I did place very near the bottom of the scores!
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All Comments (20)
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I like how you “normalize” not being the most high speed competitor guy.. just using cool guns and having a good time is a win by itself.
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"ahhhh that's hot. Thas hot" -Ian in the Youtube Rewind
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My Grandfather carried a BAR during his 4 years of serving in WW2 until he was shot by a Japanese sniper on Luzon Island. Fortunately for me he survived.
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Decades ago, a Sargeant in the local constabulary left his BAR in our custody. He did not have extra ammo for range practice so I sought the help of a friend who sent to me a WWII cartridge belt filled with M1 Garand clips containing the 30 -06 ammo. We shot the ammo downrange. The BAR was heavy, almost no recoil, had a slow rate of fire and it was quite accurate on full auto. By the way, the bipod was indeed missing.
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A very rare moment in shooting competition thinking, "gee, maybe I should have went with the M14."
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friend had a 1918BAR.. fullauto.. left a few smoldering fingerprints on that thing... great to shoot.. terrible to lug around.. lol
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Those rocks look very comfortable to lay and roll around on.
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My uncle was a BAR gunner in the Korean War, serving with the 2nd ID. He is still kickin', as is my dad, who was on a quad .50 crew.
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Great video. You do realise in that uniform you bear a disturbing resemblance to private Lee Lemon from Futurama 😶
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You gotta give Ian credit for rarely making it easy on himself !
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Reminded me of steve McQueen weilding the BAR in the movies Th Sand Peebles.
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Would've been epic if Ian had navy whites and dixie cup ala Steve McQueen for this. 😁
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Ian is all about authenticity, even including Dad sounds getting into prone position.
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You should bring an M1919 to your next match.
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My dad used to have a 1939 BAR that was NOS. When he got it it was still wrapped in cellophane. I got a chance to shoot it once when I was 12. 20 rounds of 30-06 on full auto made me start puberty.
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7 of the 48 shooters did the match with Mosin Nagants from Somalia and Ethopia
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This is better than Saturday morning cartoons
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I absolutely love how you completely disregard and scores and standings. You want to have fun and it seems that you have it, from the experience itself, not the result.
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2004 Paris Hilton: That's hot. 2024 Ian McCollum: That's hot.
