Cosmi: A Boutique 8-Round Selfloader Hiding in a Single-Shot Body

[@acomingextinction]

"It's that week between Christmas and New Year's aaaaand, yeah, I'm gonna slack off a little bit." Ian you're a damn machine. This isn't "slacking". Your channel is phenomenal.

[@tripv420]

Absolutely love the honesty also

[@danacious_t4154]

"And on the 52nd week, he rested."

[@CommodoreFan64]

Agreed, even Gun Jesus himself deserves a break every now, and then.

[@myparceltape1169]

A machine would not enjoy the fun of making the channel.

[@benholroyd5221]

@@CommodoreFan64 Well it is his birthday.

[@crabmansteve6844]

If you need a break, take a break. You give us very high-quality content constantly, seriously one of the most prolific KZbinrs out there, it's a well deserved break indeed.

[@PyroMite0213]

Hey crabman.

[@MosZorb]

Totaly agree

[@seriousmaran9414]

A very well deserved bit of lazy too 😉

[@KsyPsy]

Полностью поддерживаю!

[@alberto5770]

As far as we are concerned Gun Jesus is allowed resting periods too

[@deanhankio6304]

at the beginning, I watched this channel for weapons but the more time passes, I dig in for amazing and very rare engineering

[@DerichndofCoomland]

Yeah know the feeling, and the stories and the history as well.

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Yeah

[@TBreezy17]

Agreed.

[@martinh2783]

Came for the guns, stayed for the engineering but we all know it is all the smal side tracks and pieces of history that is the most fascinating.

[@bami2]

I don't even like guns that much, the historical context and mechanical engineering is what keep me here.

[@mopar_dude9227]

The words “Ian McCollum” and “lazy” should never be in the same sentence. You always give us viewers awesome content, and lots of it. Take a much needed break and have a Happy New Year!

[@Dazllingston]

"Ian McCollum is too lazy to create bad content"

[@AnimeSunglasses]

Seriously.

[@qoph1988]

If he's lazy, I'm straight-up deceased. Inanimate.

[@AnimeSunglasses]

@@qoph1988 Same here! Expired! Stiffs! Passed on! Gone to meet our makers! If he's lazy, then we've run down the curtain and join the choir invisible!

[@Shaun_Jones]

I feel like this thing would turn a lot of heads at the range when you open up your single barrel break action and stuff 8 shells in it.

[@Shin5287]

Or when you drop 8 shots out of what looks like a break action. That’s some movie gun magic right there.

[@EGRJ]

[points to headband] "Infinite ammo."

[@Luchoedge]

@@Shin5287 now we know where Moe Szyslak pulled that 3rd shot from.

[@johngrimes6078]

Also, you can then show them your receipt and spin their heads right off their neck. Seriously, who's paying $15k for a shotgun?

[@omnomshibob]

@@johngrimes6078 that's cheap for posh shotguns! Some of them are 6 figures. And pheasant shooters are snobs, it can cost several thousand £ for a day's shooting at some places.

[@Happymrsnowman]

The combination of manually cocking action and a mousetrap internal mechanism really makes this look and feel like a F A N C Y version of the Alofs conversion. Its like if Alofs had the big bucks to refine his design and make it shiny and engraved, you'd get this wild thing.

[@Necrodermis]

Trust the Italians to make a gun that looks like high class art on the outside and a fine polished musical instrument on the inside. Looks too good to use

[@Paronak]

i saw a video how they made these, you would expect they are made in laboratories with high tech precision tools. nah, just a bunch of old chaps in a shed with sandpaper and welders.

[@MrGrimsmith]

@@Paronak Precision manufacturing has it's place but always look to the men of the sheds for art. Occasionally it's actually functional too...😛

[@alan-sk7ky]

Go look at Ian's video for the Browning B25 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX3MoYCcaauqZrM exquisite is the word... ;-)

[@DreadX10]

"Looks too good to use" (almost)

[@stilllearning5159]

Blasphemy it is a weapons destiny to be fired until it is unsafe to fire it .

[@sapiotone]

"Partly coz I'm lazy" - says one of the most prolific, high-quality-maintaining KZbinrs EVER! I mean, if God took a day off, I'm sure it's OK for his gun-of-a-son to release unseen footage!😂 Happy New Year Ian and FW team!

[@In.Darkness]

Biden will NEVER get my guns I keep them upstairs

[@martinadini4142]

cosmi is a cool gun non than less

[@RustyDroid]

@@In.Darkness nobody asked

[@animalanimal7939]

Get up on them nuts

[@bigmal1690]

God has only worked 6 days his whole life, the gun jesus never stops

[@saxon215]

I thought it was beautiful on the exterior (and it really is) but the manufacturing quality and the interesting design too, this gun is just wow.

[@sandrodunatov485]

This is really a gift - a video on the most astonishing gun I ever had in my hand (40 years ago!) , the fantastic Cosmi. I still remember the breathtaking polished surfaces of the, then still mysterious for me, internal mechanisms. An uncle had one, he used it (sparingly) for hunting, as it was unusually expensive and the waiting list back then was long. What a beautiful gun.

[@Listener970]

Beautiful engineered shotgun. Looking forward to seeing it shoot.

[@rickden8362]

I imagine the cosmi ''factory'' , if like many of these small Italian concerns, is little bigger than a cottage shop. Italian labor laws make it very disadvantageous to hire more than 20 employees, so many companies sub out as much as necessary stay under this number.

[@extrastuff9463]

It looked rather fancy and with the number in the 9000 range Ian quoted in the video it might not make that much sense to grow larger than a small family owned business if this can keep them in business. Had a look around on their website, everything looked rather fancy and they don't just do shotguns also some rifle types with a 5+1 magazine capacity specifically compliant with italian hunting regulation according to its description. Since none of the firearms listed prices I would suspect they start maybe at 10k euro at best and I don't even want to think about what they charge for this shotgun version: "Gold Special Edition In the Gold Special Edition, the mechanical parts are layered in 24kt gold. This results in an absolutely beautiful appearance and also provides the unparalleled practical benefits of higher absorption of vibrations and 100% resistance to corrosion'" Their merch shop does list prices though, 45 euro for a cap, 800-900 for jackets, 60 euro for a belt, 760 euro fixed blade knives (with sheath), 430 euro shotgun/rifle sheath, 900 euro overshirt, 80 euro polo shirt, etc.

[@extrastuff9463]

@@rickden8362 Ah stupid me, forgot an essential part I was thinking about: I kinda figured based on their presentation on the website that they might be happy being a small business making these select few products with highly customised finish. If they'd grow too much and scale up their production they might lose some appeal to customers that want their current product yet still aren't affordable to the general market. Even if there's no legal hurdle it'd still be a significant risk while they now presumably have a stable niche market. But as for the legal situation in general over there and F1 development I can't say I really know much about it. If the transition however is "normal small business" at 20 and less employees and then a sudden bump in labour laws, extra paperwork and fiscal hurdles similar to large companies that'd be a bit much. Over 20 seems like a decent transition point, but it would have to be a manageable intermediate step. In my country (The Netherlands), the employee cutoff points for the various categories are 10, 50 and 250 if I'm not mistaken. And they also have to fall within some financial limits (not exceeding a yearly turnover and/or a total balance sheet value) for their class. I was under the impression this was meant to be more or less universal for EU member states, but it's a strange and complicated system and on the national level I guess they can deviate up to a point (often stricter is doable, but giving excessive benefits/business rate reductions, etc is where it gets sensitive). But my knowledge is very limited when it comes to that, I'm happily working for the government now in the IT sector and maybe elsewhere in the future. Not having to worry about all that stuff fortunately unless I ever want to start something myself. What little I know about it has been picked up from family members over the years.

[@thebbqbandito2868]

This would be a awesome home range shotgun. I love semi-auto shotguns.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Well, if you live in a properly furnished 18th century ducal palace, sure.

[@krissteel4074]

@@andrewsuryali8540 rioting peasants on your lawn need to be sorted out regardless of era

[@DABrock-author]

@@krissteel4074 “Sire, the peasants are revolting!” “You ain’t kidding, they stink on ice!” 🤣

[@neutronalchemist3241]

The Cosmi is also the first Italian semiauto shotgun. You should now make a video on the second one (and the first made for mass production), the 1947 Bernardelli Semiautomatico, with it's peculiar action. Practically an SVT40 action, with all the gas part removed, that becomes a mix inertial / delayed blowback.

[@p_filippouz]

So, we basically are the inventors of semi auto shotguns and we didn't even know?

[@Phage26]

@@p_filippouz not really, the earliest two semiauto shotguns I can think of are the Sjogren Inertial and the Browning Auto-5, this is the first Italian-manufactured semiautomatic shotgun, not the first semiauto shotgun in general unfortunately. We didn't have the honor of introducing the concept, Mr Browning did (of course, who else). Even the Sjogren is a very uncommon, albeit very interesting and steamunky shotgun, only 5000 were ever built and they are pretty scarce today, while the Auto5 is probably one of the most famous long-recoil operated shotgun in the world

[@p_filippouz]

@@Phage26 well, at least we have the longest lasting gun company ever. The Beretta And we were also able to make the shittiest lmg in ww2 lol

[@1ntwndrboy198]

Yeah but Ian said that the best bolt action rifle of world war II was the 38 7.35 carcano.

[@bills6093]

@@1ntwndrboy198 Ian described the Beretta 38 as a fantastic submachine gun.

[@patricklozito7042]

Thank you for making this video. When I worked at Griffin and Howe, I worked on guns that I would only be able to dream about had I not worked there. I had a 12 gauge Cosmi on my bench and the work ticket said "detail strip clean and lube." All I can say is that it was one of the most enjoyable afternoons I've ever had. An ingenious design with an impeccable execution. Brought back great memories. Thanks Ian.

[@thechemtrailkid]

3:20 i love the contrast between the engraved patinad (sp?) brass and what looks to be the terminator's flute

[@jjforcebreaker]

Beautiful handmade weapon! Very interesting system and internal design. And the finish is mindblowing, it does deserve to but put in a museum. And you have nothing to apologize for, some people would have their hand cut off to offer the quality of content on your 'lazy day'. Happy New Year!!

[@M.M.83-U]

They are in production, you can buy (order) one brand new tomorrow.

[@joeesposito5101]

They (Cosmi) just introduced a .45-70 rifle version of this action. Amazing, fine hand crafted Italian work of art. Keep up the good work, Ian. Take a break already!

[@josephliebergen1828]

Ian out here calling himself lazy. Dude, you put out a quality, entertaining, and informative video, almost every day. Billion dollar production firms can't do that. Take time off if you want, you definitely deserve it. Happy new years Ian.

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

That's some of the most beautiful gunsmithing ever seen. What a piece of art.

[@SergeantPsycho]

The internals of the Cosmi look like a musical instrument.

[@austinhughes1924]

That’s a pretty cool gun.It’s like a break-action combined with a semi-auto.Merry Christmas Ian and Happy New Year!

[@styx7027]

Got a real question tho, do you need to take down half the gun when reloading, or just break it open?

[@andersjjensen]

@@styx7027 Break it. Lock the bolt open (so it can close again without squashing the first shell). Cock the hammer (so the feeding elevator goes down). Plop in 8 shells. Close it. Hit the bolt release. You're now in battery and ready to fire (Unless it automatically engages safety upon closing or bolt release. Didn't see a mechanism for either, but there's a *lot* going on, so I could easily have missed it.) I'm assuming there is a mechanism for lifting the elevator when you close it too... But how that disconnects from the hammer is... more steam punk magic.

[@maxkronader5225]

There's something very satisfying about high quality, finely machined steel. One look into that lower as Ian opened up the action was enough to know this was a high quality piece of machinery.

[@andersjjensen]

You may be able to shoot 8 shells in short succession... But you'll be cleaning that thing for 5 hours. You'll probably also enjoy every minute of those 5 hours! :P

[@gnarshread]

Once you get into sporting shotguns you soon realize that there are some absolutely wild designs out there. This was no exception.

[@frankbrowning328]

The most beautifully machined and polished shotgun action I've ever seen. The only action I've ever seen in this configuration. Had Ferrari been around in 1938 and decided they wanted to make a shotgun, I bet this is what they would have made. It's an Absolutely gorgeous shotgun. YES! Please bring us more info and range video!

[@Disinterested1]

given the energy you put into your content a week off is no big ask! best wishes and hope you have a great new year

[@Allen-eq5uf]

It’s got a steampunk vibe to it. Quite beautiful!

[@JossyFoxxy]

If someone comes at you with malicious intent while you're reloading, you can always use the receiver/barrel part as a club

[@sorenlilienthal1368]

If it's just one bad guy, one or two shotshells should be sufficient.

[@gerry343]

We can never dispute that Ian brings us some interesting guns. From one extreme to the other, the budget Alofs conversion to this beautiful Cosmi.

[@MagPel1]

Very interesting and beautifully made action. Thank you so much for uploading this. I have been intreagued by it since you teased a couple of seconds of footage in the first patreon video 6 years ago. Here is to 6 more years! 🥂

[@iduswelton9567]

Now that's a Beautiful shotgun very rare and very interesting can't wait to see it work out on the range- Happy New Year Ian

[@apimpnamedslickback2748]

Ian, if anyone deserves a break its you. You're always grinding 100% for these videos, thank you for dedicating SO much of your life to educating other on the amazing and wonderful history of firearms.

[@LeonM4c]

You've provided myself and so many others with SO MUCH KNOWDLEGE, for me specifically, all through 2020 and this year, you deserve a break. Don't even worry about it

[@Craterfist]

No shame in taking a break, Ian. You always deliver consistent quality videos, you more than deserve to take time to enjoy the holidays. See you next year!

[@M.M.83-U]

This is Italian elegance, at his finest, and you, dear Ian, are a workaholic. Happy new year

[@AgentB7]

That’s definitely one of the most unique and intricate actions I’ve seen in my life. Thank you for showing this to us, and have a great New Year!

[@Atownforevilones]

That's one of those guns where the decorative outside plays second fiddle to the machining on the inside. Pretty impressive.

[@williamwinn948]

I love the mechanics of this gun and how things fit together,come apart.

[@lukewarmwater6412]

this is a work of art. the fantastic complexity of it makes my head hurt, yet every part is a wonder to behold. italian craftsmanship at its finest!

[@patrickseaman]

What a gorgeous work of machine art. Thanks for sharing this and all the rest that you do to fulfill our mornings all year long! Happy New Year, Ian. All the best in 2022!

[@Glurgi]

Another fascinating contraption of a shotgun, I like it! :) Have a good slacking new year, y'all!

[@jamesallred460]

Excellent (half) vid as always Ian. No but seriously, you're allowed to take a break, don't sweat it. And hell yeah we're all looking forward to a more full video with some shooting!

[@tafino]

Cosmi seems to be on a marketing campaign. I just had a video show on my feed where the current manager is talking with a hunting editor. Seems they’re also making in 410 and 28 now. Awesome shotguns !!

[@iFeelGlee]

3:20 what, its just an ordinary- 3:23 OH MY GOODNESS

[@ct2368]

We appreciate anything you have to offer.

[@jimseiler4651]

That gun is a work of art! There are very few times, anymore, I look at a firearm and catch my self saying "WOW" out loud! Just did. Great work Ian!

[@AirsoftinInTheHeazy]

That is the most bad ass shotgun I think i've ever seen. That is so neat! Glad you shared the video my man, even if we didn't get to see it shoot it was still super interesting. Thanks for your content man!

[@Godzillaborg21]

Lazy or not the quality and fun was still present as always. Happy New Year to you too!

[@tinkmarshino]

Hey Ian, thanks for doing another episode to tune in to.. Hope this year brings you the joy, happiness and contentment you have always wanted.. Carry on!

[@brei2670]

Even the spring looks beautiful. What a nice gun.

[@klesmer]

Wow, what beautiful craftsmanship! Italian's really have this thing about building quality shotguns.

[@sofa_king_kool]

I remember seeing an ad for this in a Gun Digest from 1961, blew me away how much it cost. What a lovely firearm.

[@brianargo4595]

Taking a break from constant production isn't lazy, it's healthy. Generally, allowing breaks makes for more production, not less.

[@giulianoilfilosofo7927]

Italian design at Its finest here.

[@KorbinX]

Please take your time and get your self in order. No rush as we will be here. Can't thank you enough for all the awesome videos you have uploaded. Appreciate you

[@beargillium2369]

I salute all of your hard work over the years, straight through covid lockdowns and all, you have been a sterling beacon of consistency that really does let us all know the sun will tomorrow! Thank you, sir, and happy new year! 🥂🎉🍾

[@c1ph3rpunk]

That lower machining is a work of art.

[@dannywh1972]

A work of art, both the gun and video. Thank you for releasing it

[@soggyotter5295]

I almost never post comments. But I think that may be the most gorgeous, yet bonkers, piece of gunsmitthing I have ever seen! Thank you Ian!

[@earlyriser8998]

ask your patreons what other 'old' videos you have in storage that haven't been seen that they would like to see i would vote i think your skills at describing how a gun works and going through the fire and reload steps has gotten better since this video was shot. For example it is not clear how a round from the magazine gets into the barrel....is there a lifter, what is the controlling gate, etc.

[@GasketManzrevenge]

No one can fault your honesty. It's the holidays.. enjoy!

[@billgate8]

Disassembling this for the first mustve been exquisite

[@Siskiyous6]

That is a great gun, I am so glad you got lazy and dug that footage out!

[@nickmail7604]

Shooting one shot gun can be a lot like shooting any shot gun, but it was very interesting to see the internal workings, great film as always.

[@oscarjosefsson9300]

What a gorgeous weapon. Even the inside is gorgeous.

[@CGDW2]

It's so shiny on the inside! Amazing.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Beautiful shotgun. Like others have said if you need to take a break take one. This is YOUR channel to do as you wish. Viewers will be here whenever you post a video.

[@sabre0smile]

The return of the red background. Nostalgia

[@theblindsniper9130]

I hope that you also have a fantastic new year, Ian. Youve earned it.

[@troymendoza525]

so this Cosmi self loader shotgun is the precursor to the Benelli M4 shotgun, nice engravings of the body and kept preserved for all of us to see, nice video!

[@Ealsante]

You post every day, Ian. And not one minute shorts either. A multi-minute, substantive video, every day. You literally can't be less slack than that. Enjoy your New Year, and have a break if you need it!

[@kalashnikovdevil]

I want one of these just for absolutely wild action. Gorgeous machining work.

[@markelliott2031]

Slack Off all You want Ian. We all Love and Appreciate your work....See you next Year Mate.

[@danielanson3882]

I have never heard of this shotgun before and it’s now at the top of my Lottery List.

[@paulo5501]

A very nice 2022 for you Ian, and thanks by all the very good videos that you bring for us. Congrats from Brazil.

[@MKTJ03]

What a beautiful gun. Love the engravings and attention to detail on the inside. Have a much better New Year!

[@404rimless9]

Sorry, from my perspective, one of the most genious gun constructions today. What a great idea, and what a lot of engineering to realize it!

[@REXOB9]

Wow, just wow. What a magnificent shotgun. Thanks for sharing it!

[@johncox2865]

This is the most interesting gun you have shown me. Thanks Ian !

[@anonimus370]

Cosmi is such a good name for the creator to have since the gun is close in complexity to a rocket.

[@papagalooleo559]

Brodad, I swear I can't even watch your vids as fast as you put em out. Take all the time you require, Gun Jesus.

[@rikou1986]

Man the inside look so sci-fi Can't wait for this on the range.

[@geezer4962]

Yes, sir, never a boring video here. Love the shotgun, any shotgun.

[@1101agaoj]

Equally, aesthetic engineering and inspired art form. Thanks

[@Pariatech]

Fine work of art and craftmanship.

[@maxplaysgamesmore8552]

It’s so pretty. Even if you never used it, the decorations on it alone would make it worthy of display.

[@Aidmo99]

Happy New Year from the Midwest! Looking forward to a 2022 full of FW content, Ian.

[@kbjerke]

It's *beautiful* , as are many Italian shotguns. Can't wait to see it out on the range!

[@randymagnum143]

Boy, its kind of a stretch.....beautifully made, maybe? 'Cause this thing is an abortion in every other sense.

[@kbjerke]

@@randymagnum143 The insides look vaguely "steampunk" IMHO, too. But nice and *shiny!*

[@mariosebastiani3214]

@@randymagnum143 Just because it's smart? Or cause it's not made in the US?

[@randymagnum143]

@@mariosebastiani3214 smart? It make no practical sense, and it doesn't work.

[@mariosebastiani3214]

@@randymagnum143 Did you try it to say so?

[@stephenross5586]

God takes a day off after a week, y'all taking a break after a decade, you earned it. Happy new years Gun Jesus and FW team. and I hope you had a better Christmas than I did.

[@bricaaron3978]

This is a positively _beautiful_ firearm. Simply stunning!

[@Face2theScr33n]

Last time I saw a Cosby in person, I blacked out and don't remember anything. What's that? Oh, Cosmi, ok... Cosmi, Cos-you, Cos-everyone!

[@okami36]

Is it just me, or are the shiny internals and such details as the shapes of some of those levers very reminiscent of musical instruments? Ian, take a good long break and enjoy it. You've certainly earned one with all the great content you've delivered to us.

[@redcap1923]

Can't wait to see how it fuctions, because its as intricate as it is beautiful.

[@TheRogueWolf]

The perfect weapon for fighting zombies in the streets of 1930s Milan.

[@jacobhuisman7618]

I've been looking forward to a Cosmi for a long time!

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

Real shame you didn't get to do a video on that clockwork self-cocking Colt 1860 Army prototype that was at RIA a while back. Looked absolutely amazing.

[@julian75411]

Hope you have a happy new years and I enjoy the breakdown and history. Thank you

[@paoloviti6156]

Thanks for sharing this very interesting and beautiful shotgun! As an Italian that lives in Brescia, about 20 km from Val Trompia which my late father worked at the Beretta gun factory for for nearly 30 years I was very involved with his business with guns, just pure passion, I was very surprised about this wonderful Cosmi shotgun as I literally never heard about it. First I thought that it was a small factory at Val Trompia but looking at Wikipedia I understood that it was made in Torrette di Ancona, outside Ancona! What a beautiful and extremely high quality gun but gosh how complicated it is all hand made! One of this days I will go to a friend of mine to see if he has one in his collection just to see it. Good job and I wish you a happy new year 👍👍👍

[@crusiethmaximuss]

Exquisite content as usual. Thanks, Ian!

[@1248dl]

Thank you, Ian, and Happy New Year.