Jefferson Barracks 2016- WW2 Reenactment- Soviet First Person

[@Conquerorsmindset]

song in the background is called “a sacred war”

[@ShilohJack]

But which rendition? (Link)

[@Conquerorsmindset]

Here it is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3LZmHeefpVklaM there is also a live concert version if you’re at all interested in seeing that.

[@schizofrenicznyejakulat1968]

Also later you can Hear Victory day song

[@mysticmarshmallow7581]

5:32 translation: come here brother, I will help you! What’s wrong with you (basically like where r u hurt)? Brother, wake up! Brother! Why are you sleeping for so long! *B l y a t* . The Germans are around the corner!

[@andrewbuck6269]

Sad

[@stevenchunn3590]

Haha I see your enjoying having to mess with the new short blanks for the Mosins they always either nose dive in the mag or go in to low I hate them so much if you angle the gun up and eject the round and load another one really fast in one fluent motion they actually feed

[@BrandonF]

It rather ruined my ability to feed the rounds quickly, with my rifle constantly wanting to rimlock. I will be sure to try that method at my next event to see if it helps, though!

[@stevenchunn3590]

Ya when you cycle it relatively fast and do it smooth you know in one motion don't stop the bolt they usually feed but short blanks are short blanks so they still jam

[@nilsniemeier5345]

I've noticed that when shooting live rounds in mine it cycles best when I do it quickly.

[@nilsniemeier5345]

Can you use a stripper clip with blanks? That might solve your rimlock problem because you can pre-set the rounds to feed properly.

[@sumvs5992]

I thought that was just soviet style manufacturing

[@jakobpovsic6706]

Are you told before the reenactment that you are going to die or something or do you improvise mid fight?

[@BrandonF]

Usually it's improvised.

[@hpa2005]

I'm not a reenenactor myself but the best answer I heard to that question is that its reenactor's discretion and that they are on the honor system when it comes to who is "hit".

[@jackarmstrong8790]

@@hpa2005 like if you see a shot that was clearly aimed *AT YOU*, you go down usually.

[@hpa2005]

@@jackarmstrong8790 yep

[@Kydenius]

This cant be a real Re-enactment, you didnt even yell ''Cyka blyat'' as you were shooting

[@Marcus1Arelius3]

F1nnisher KURWAAAAAA

[@1sma314]

Cheeki Breeki

[@Ingen.17]

Shut the fuck up.

[@tadhalpin1595]

your channel deserves to be more popular

[@BrandonF]

+Thomas Halpin Well thank you! I can't expect too much attention, I only just started with all of this and am working out the kinks with both these reenacting videos and my talks. But hey, its a fun little hobby, so we'll see where it goes!

[@tadhalpin1595]

+Brandon2495 yes, just look at your 18th century PYSD video, the amount of work you put into that is astonishing. You know your stuff man, I gotta say. Just wait man, I'm telling you, this channels gonna get big in time

[@BrandonF]

+Thomas Halpin Do I happen to know you in real life and am just too horrible a person to know it? But in any case, thanks again mate. I will be putting up some stuff from a Rev War event next week, and am planning more on the Boer War and something on "misconceptions of the Red Army" soon.

[@tadhalpin1595]

+Thomas Halpin *if, not of

[@BrandonF]

+Thomas Halpin Capital! Well thank you for the support. I am glad to know that I provided such a service!

[@egzitwoond6391]

How does one get the effect of fully automatic weapons? Are there a lot of NFA item holders at reenactments?

[@brianwyters2150]

Did other people have difficulty operating the bolt like you did when you had to fiddle with the bolt for a while? You had no clips of ammunition, so you had to load one round at a time?

[@BrandonF]

Not generally. This was one of my first events and my rifle wasn't properly lubricated, so it was prone to jamming up. My next event will be better! And I will have proper stripper clips next time, too!

[@tamhonks5961]

Brandon F. A little late but I mean will stripper clips even be any better? Don't they suck ass.

[@sbx1169]

Tam Honks not necessarily, if you can load the rounds into the magazine correctly the clip will actually pop right out, never tried it with blanks in my Mosin, but from my experience the stripper clips are what you get for what you pay. Not amazing but good enough to do the job :)

[@markmcculfor6113]

Oh, the mosin, I love that rifle so much 😍 A little slow reload, but apparently he hadn't practiced much yet

[@BrandonF]

Very true! This was when I was still a bit newer with WW2 reenacting...you'll see my cycling improves massively in future videos like this! I am hoping to release one in a few days actually.

[@markmcculfor6113]

@@BrandonF oh! Sorry! I thought this was some other giant channel! I love your videos, and you use those muskets a lot, so you didn't have much practice. Thanks for the video, and sorry if that sounded rude

[@markmcculfor6113]

@@BrandonF you also inspired me to work on my Mosin reloads more, I use it for house defence so I need to be fast, currently I can get it and the bullets out of the closet and load it in 20 seconds if nothing goes wrong

[@BrandonF]

Oh it's no trouble at all! Thank you for the kind words!

[@kurtwk]

I had no idea you attended JB. I’ve been participating there since 1997.... as a Fallschirmjager for the past 12 years. We may have met or at the very least, I’m sure I’ve shot at you ! I just recently started watching some of your videos ...all and all , very interesting !

[@LordHarryBo]

Not one step back

[@brtipratt]

Hello Brandon, I very recently got into your videos and would love to do some Soviet reenacting. Could you help me on what the cost may be and where I can get into these events in the Midwest?

[@BrandonF]

Soviet is generally one of the cheaper impressions, at least for just a basic kit, and you can probably have something put together from around a thousand dollars or a bit less. There are a lot of WW2 events around the Midwest as well. I can forward you some more personalized info if you send me a private message! It's a little easier to communicate than through comments like this.

[@connordavidroessler]

Yeah I want to start Soviet reenacting too

[@grape311]

That ending was kinda depressing, I mean like after someone shot and another guy desperately tried to wake you up

[@BrandonF]

Only a small portion of the true terror that the Eastern Front represented, sadly.

[@silvesby]

Thousands of years into the future, archeologists will be wondering why Soviets and Germans were fighting in the United States due to the cartridges they find.

[@ianmonsterswitch1]

a bit slow on the bolt but hey i get it blanks are hard to load

[@michael.bombadil9984]

I think maybe, first day of filming, as in, first day on the job.....but still enjoyable! Comrade.

[@SpcKringUSA]

Looks like you need to oil that Mosin-Nagant rifle

[@drinks1019]

The cowardly fascists gunned down the surrendering Russians, such a shame...

[@boborvergones9992]

Surrender failed, we’ll get ‘em next time.

[@Irishpewtuber]

Do the event organisers not supply the blanks over there?

[@jesseusgrantcanales]

I have a Mosin myself: M1891/30 built in '38 by the Tula Arsenal, no Hammer & Sickle mark however. :) Got it Christmas '14.

[@BrandonF]

You have to love the Tula made ones, eh?

[@Markovite]

Hey Brandon, I’m a huge fan of your channel, mostly for the british stuff as I am a british WW2 reenactor but I’m also doing Soviet WW2. I was wondering where you got your uniform from?

[@livinginhistory9623]

yo if ur still looking then veteran militaria has some stuff

[@cliccclacc6561]

Ive never been to a reenactment so im curious, what are the rules of reenactment death? Are you told if you are a person that is going to die, or are you bound by rules that determine death?

[@historyarmyproductions]

They are only required if you come up to say a Machine gun, But mostly they are Up to the Whims of the Reeanactor Himself, If he is tired per say, or Just feels like it would make the battle more realistic, But, I have heard at Some private Events, You will be told to take hits, But I am not Certain.

[@hpa2005]

Not a reenactor myself but the best answer I've heard to that question is that its up to the person. These guys are on the honor system when it comes to the public "battles". The reenactor I heard the above from also made the comment that the blanks used produce a bright enough muzzle flash for the reenactors to see and that if they see a weapon pointed in their direction and if they know its a believable distance they will "take a hit". Another answer I heard, which pertains more to Civil War reenctors, is that during a charge or if there is a volley fire from one group to another, who ever the commander is will shout out a random month and who ever has their birthday in that month takes a hit.

[@retrocat]

​@@hpa2005 this is an old comment, but i had another question. if you take a hit and die, when/are you allowed to get back up? what are the rules for that?

[@atune2682]

I just wanted to know what kind of mosin you are using. Is it a real gun? Can you shoot bullets with it? or is it customized for reenactment? please answer xD

[@BrandonF]

It is a real Mosin and can fire live rounds. You do not need a 'blank adapter' for a bolt action rifle like this. Mine is from 1943.

[@atune2682]

Brandon F. thanks for the quick answer! what do you mean with „blank adapter“?

[@kpsiex]

@@atune2682 Just know that it's a real gun and that he just uses blank bullets.

[@atune2682]

Nowait ok thanks

[@FBIAGENT725]

@@atune2682 a blank doesn't have enough energy to operate the bolt on a semi automatic firearm, and a blank adapter is put on the gun so it can cycle

[@CW-dl2dd]

Does anyone know if the 2nd Rangers out of St. Louis are Farbs or not? Like to join some time and they are the only group within a hundred miles of me

[@thegreatcommisar2924]

Can't wait for 2020s battle see you there!

[@overphoenix2394]

Mu boy you were in st louis and didnt tell me before i knew youre channel existed

[@maxfloppa]

You're having chambering issues because the blanks you're using are so short. If you use the full length red rip blanks, they chamber like the real thing, I never have problems with them.

[@RailroadEngineer123]

@Brandon F. I am curious I heard that the short blank that you are using are corrosive, do you find yourself having to clean the barrel a lot?

[@Raptus_Gaming]

Just wondering, have you found it less expensive to do Soviet WWII reenacting compared to British American War of Independence reenacting? I've always been interested in reenacting and I already own a Mosin Nagant 91/30 so i was considering maybe trying out reenacting on the Soviet side.

[@BrandonF]

It is immensely less expensive, yes! My entire Soviet kit (which, admittedly, is very barebones and I need to purchase many new items for it, but it's enough for me to take to the field) has cost me probably a quarter as much as my British AWI impression has. Soviet is generally seen as a 'cheaper' impression, but it can also be fairly pricey if you do it properly. Nothing in this hobby is truly "cheap" after all!

[@Raptus_Gaming]

Yeah none of my hobbies seem to be cheap lol. But from what I've seen too with the pricing, Soviet WWII gear is pretty inexpensive compared to some. I know there are apparently a few reenacting groups in my state (WI) that do Soviet impressions (416th Rifles is one of them) so I plan to get ahold of them sometime soon. Thanks for the response by the way, loved that Red Army drill video you did xD can't imagine getting chewed out in Russian.

[@Freecitizen2014donbass]

I notice you have a wartime production rifle. They suck and dont feed very well. The difference between my 1943 91/30 and 1946 M44 is night and day

[@crankycommissar6207]

Was your magazine not feeding properly, or was there an issue with the rounds? I noticed that the cycling of the bolt was slower and more prone to jamming than i've seen it done.

[@dimvalsgames9721]

Hey mate.Cool vid like u always do.This Rifle is the Mosin Nagad or something else.?Btw hard rifle to manage, its feeded it bullet after bullet very slow.?

[@BrandonF]

Thank you! I am carrying the 1891/30 Mosin Nagant rifle. And, they aren't normally that difficult to cycle through, mine was just not lubricated properly for this event and was jamming more than usual, so I was trying to be careful/slow with the loading. I will try to be a little faster next time, so you can see what it looks like properly! I think I should be able to make it to this event again this year, at the end of April.

[@dimvalsgames9721]

Great.!Btw now that i remember it the Mosin is loaded with bullet after bullet like u show us if i remember corect like the WW2 US version of the Springfield rifle or your Mosin is custom made to load like this or something.?

[@BrandonF]

It is possible to use a stripper-clip with the Mosin (where you can load all the rounds into the rifle at once) but I didn't have one at the time, and they can be rather difficult to work without jamming the rifle.

[@2009Berghof]

Read more about how WWII re-enacting came about in the book, A BRIDGE TO TIME, A Journey.

[@jmjomorri8721]

so do they do this every year at Jefferson barracks??

[@bandit5272]

nice shadow dude

[@otisplatt1296]

Nice footage. Where was your camera mounted?

[@BrandonF]

I cut a small hole in my right breast pocket, and put the gopro in there!

[@Elijah-my6fh]

What did the man say at the end?

[@JohnsonTheSecond]

MysticMarshmallow 1 year ago commented " 5:32 translation: come here brother, I will help you! What’s wrong with you (basically like where r u hurt)? Brother, wake up! Brother! Why are you sleeping for so long! B l y a t . The Germans are around the corner!"

[@jtsgamingandhistorychannel3041]

This interest me so much but I’m from and live in TN United States and there’s not that much here I think in TN

[@utahraptor4729874]

Why is the bolt pull so slow?

[@historyarmyproductions]

Probably needs oiling.

[@utahraptor4729874]

History Army Productions I have one now the pull is hard to do.

[@historyarmyproductions]

@@utahraptor4729874 Do you oil it regularly?

[@historyarmyproductions]

@@utahraptor4729874 clean it?

[@roadblock5015]

This look anyoing as it jams almost every time

[@djultraeliete4711]

might wanna put some oil on that bolt there tovarishch.

[@StukaSteven]

What Russian unit is that, I am interested

[@BrandonF]

I am with the '50th Rifle Division' ( facebook.com/50thRifleDivision/ ) which is primarily located in the Midwestern United States, and takes part in events in that region.

[@StukaSteven]

Thanks! Im in the LSSAH but I want to join a second unit, this unit looks like alot of fun

[@gahamhumphrey4812]

Brandon F. You guys do events with 5th SS Wiking at all?

[@system1912]

For the motherland, Comrades!!

[@victorrio410]

Background song "Sacred wars"

[@LeaHyvonen]

Vision is horrible, but "like" for the outro :D

[@crasher925]

you need to take your mosin to a gunsmith your bot shouldnt be this sticky

[@jasmachugh4222]

What unit?

[@codywrasman]

Nice :)

[@rataca100]

Curious, how is the camera hidden if it's hidden?

[@roadblock5015]

rataca100 what?

[@RailroadEngineer123]

Hey what kind of camera are you using?

[@BrandonF]

It's a GoPro Hero 4 Session

[@RailroadEngineer123]

How did you attach it to your uniform?

[@sergeantpanther678]

ANUUUUUUU

[@ticklebones3238]

CHEEKI BRE- .................................................................................(vacant echo)

[@danielthompson6207]

...EEKI IV DAMKE!!!!

[@dredlord47]

Holy shit, son. You don't know how to use a Mosin at all. You need to shove the rounds in all the way each time and you need to ram the bolt home. She's a war horse, you can be rough with her. (She'll like it more if you're rough, too.) You also are using short blanks, so that's not helping you,

[@aviewbot2332]

I prefer dimitri more

[@DJMCIL]

You play cod waw i can see

[@klutzycactusgaming1188]

Shame he died so undignified

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

A View Bot Ah I see you’re a man of culture as well.

[@egzitwoond6391]

Holding out against the Range Nazis!

[@FranzDCIII]

Were you hungry during the reenactment? If you are that would be realistic. Lmao

[@williamhall8909]

Why am I getting asmr?

[@strellettes8511]

Must have been rough using a mosin nagant in ww2

[@mirek_k]

Try to operate more aggressive with a bolt.

[@britishmilitaria2947]

Why aren’t you using striper clips a good soviet uses striper clips

[@hellboy6507]

Why do you lock so slowly? Also, why no stripper clips?

[@jackrabbit4545]

*hears the mg game* “URAAAH”

[@dennishorton5323]

This performance is not real that no yell 'urahh' or your other team mate