Did you know this about the M3 Grease Gun?

The Grease gun is an icnic and innovative design from WWII. I find the simplicity of the design to be very interesting.
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[@CoxBernthal01]

The Punisher politely teaches a soldier a lesson on gun safety.

[@druyou2321]

His name was frank in that show

[@NoahRoss-yn2hw]

@@druyou2321 frank is always his real name but his antihero name is punisher

[@DahH1ppyG0at]

@@NoahRoss-yn2hw Frank is a fake name that he used so he could go on more tours in Nam his OG name was Francis Castiligone which he changed to Frank Castle

[@NoahRoss-yn2hw]

@@DahH1ppyG0at by real i mean not vigilante name

[@DahH1ppyG0at]

@@NoahRoss-yn2hw Fair point

[@LeafyMouse4478]

Now you killin now you aight. Best line in the movie

[@King_Stranger]

"now you ain't" ftfy

[@nicholasotto3282]

Bernthal did such a good job on that character

[@Alphabeaveryuh]

@@nicholasotto3282him and Shia were the only reasons I watched that movie to begin with lol

[@jolanderphilip]

@@King_Stranger”now ye’aint”*

[@just_aaaaly84]

​@@nicholasotto3282Jon Bernthal best actor no diff...

[@Cry-about-it-93]

Other gun safety: *button* Grease gun: open close

[@shize9ine]

This guy forgot the other safety feature. A fucking 10+ lbs trigger pull.

[@bradsanders407]

Glock: what's a safety?

[@ThugSheep]

I know everything there is to know about that

[@no1dea261]

minecraft ahh saftey system

[@ethankim7979]

​@@shize9inewait actually? that's insane wtf

[@ManofGod305]

Fury was fire. An the grease gun was pretty solid for what it was

[@liamregan4975]

“Now you’re killin, now you’re not”

[@magisterrleth3129]

.45 cal TOOB.

[@jimtom4878]

Great movie

[@ericb2501]

I'd take a Thompson or an MP-40 over the Greasegun any day!!

[@brecibros2469]

​@ericb2501 Thompson was heavy and awkward to aim not to mention way the hell expensive, and the grease gun will hit you harder than an MP40 would

[@zanesnyder9611]

"Why do you need a safety? Just don't pull the trigger"

[@pootyting3311]

"This is my safety." *wiggles index finger

[@beardo52]

Without the bolt block in the cover, if the soldier jumped off a truck, or other slightly elevated spot, the weight of the bolt could cause it to retract enough to strip a round from the magazine. With a fixed firing pin this will result in a discharge of the weapon.

[@JW-hl9fe]

@@beardo52 He's just joking around dude. Everyone knows what a safety is for.

[@Turtle6897]

@bierdo52 your the kind of guy no one likes

[@maxsyrisko5764]

​@@beardo52"retract enough to strip a round from the firing pin" ? It's an open bolt, the bolt is always retracted

[@TheAverageSeverideFan]

“Open it.” “Now ya killin’” “Now ya ain’t.”

[@josephboen178]

"Hehe"

[@mybirdsareangry1]

Yes. That was the line in the movie

[@kktay4135]

Shane Walsh from the Walking Dead.

[@Driftdropdriveby]

@@kktay4135 No it's the Punisher from the Punisher

[@Anananabananana]

Cringe robloxian larper

[@casey7091]

My dad was a tanker in the 80s and they still used the grease gun

[@_epic.]

fr?

[@SniperOnSunday]

​@@_epic.I wouldn't doubt it. The US is slow to innovate.

[@urlocalgrasshair7899]

​@@SniperOnSunday The white house requests your location: [Accept] [Deny the Deny]

[@Ericrawnsley]

No they didnt

[@Gtasplayer]

@@Ericrawnsley M3A1 submachine guns were retired from U.S. frontline service after 1959, but continued to be issued, for example as backup weapons for armored vehicle crews as late as the Gulf War (1990-1991). Many overseas US military bases continued to issue these for certain crews into the mid to late 1990s

[@Yourbluetoothdeviceispairing]

Some might say the purest form of gun. No fancy gadgets, no complicated mechanisms, just a reliable and simple gun

[@gameragodzilla]

Yeah, the M3 Grease Gun was inspired by the Sten, which was an emergency gun that needed to be as cheap and easy to produce as the British needed to quickly re-arm after Dunkirk. The Americans saw the Sten and while they wanted something that's a bit more refined by that gun, they still liked how cheap and quickly it could be produced in comparison to the much more expensive Thompson.

[@Gameprojordan]

Lots of SMGs back then just used a locking latch of some sort for the bolt handle to put them in safe.

[@dukereguardless1720]

Alot still do to this day like Steyr and Heckler & Koch to name a few.

[@Gameprojordan]

@@dukereguardless1720 HK guns have safeties built into the fire selector

[@Frille512]

​@@dukereguardless1720Those aren't safety's

[@kylewilson6425]

The Sten MKII-which feeds 9×19mm ammo through the left side, unlike most firearms that use box magazines that feed from the bottom-the Sten MKII has a small perpendicular L-shaped slot along and near the rear of the straight firing slot for the free-floating charging handle that fits into a hole in the bolt, which is kept from falling out of the slot via the receiver tube to hold the bolt back in a fixed position, so it doesn't move forward. It has a push-button fire selector, pushed left for "A" (auto), and pushed right for "R" (semi-auto), AKA, "repeat" fire. It's a simple, but effective SMG!

[@userb1x1]

dont need safeties, their job is to shoot them! lol

[@Higzilla]

Did you know that we had several of these in 1990. The biggest problem is runaways. if the trigger seer doesn't catch the bolt you are just going to continue firing. Keep your weapons pointed down range gentlemen

[@rotwang2000]

They were never designed to be used for decades, last ones were made a few years after WWII. And since they are passed on through multiple generations of soldiers many of whom treat it with anything but care ...

[@anthonyjudd8356]

Had buddy at ww2 event have this issue. All we could hear in the woods is him mag dumping and sounding incredible. When we got to ask him why he was doing it he wasnt very happy with all the ammo he wasted. Made the battle so much better though.

[@jolanderphilip]

@@rotwang2000that’s pretty much everything in the military for ya

[@rotwang2000]

@@jolanderphilip I know a guy who still refuses to believe the High Power is not some rattling piece of junk that is DESIGNED to malfunction, he had like five of them as a sidearm, none of them ever worked properly.

[@marcusfraser2790]

​@@rotwang2000designed to malfunction? Can you elaborate. Genuinely curious 😅

[@Zapronte.]

Literally one of the most reliable and efficient SMGs in history

[@EpsteinsRope]

That isnt true whatsoever, they're pieces of shit.

[@hellraiser5671]

It's not but that sure sounds fun to say

[@Flairis]

@@hellraiser5671what are better

[@hellraiser5671]

@@Flairis Anything that doesn't have consistently bad feeding problems, not to mention the lack of a proper grip incentivizes people to hold the magazine, causing further problems.

[@Hard_Irish_whiskey]

⁠​⁠@@hellraiser5671I know what you mean and it does sound fun to say but the hk mp5 is obv better

[@dead_emerald]

The Punisher explaining how u killing💀

[@Flyingsgetti]

Hehe huuh

[@silasWbuildsstuff]

Nah rickkk there out there in the woooooods

[@trayvengrier9644]

No tell Shane to tell Deryl to stop hitting the gritty he's gonna bring the walker right to us is that what u wish upon our community huh Coral is that what u want coooorrrrr44aaaaaall

[@Ardeact]

lemme tell you something

[@RunMyScrillaa]

@@silasWbuildsstuffi love when walking dead fans come together

[@enscroggs]

When the U.S. entered the war in 12/1941 the Army had only one type of type of full-auto personal defense weapon, the M1929 Thompson SMG. These were very expensive, over $250 apiece in 1941 dollars, quite heavy, and not exactly compact. The original intent was to issue two Thompsons to each medium tank as part of its equipment. The M3 Lee had seven crewmen, so five of them had to rely on their sidearms alone (or whatever they could scrounge) when outside the tank. However, Auto-Ordnance was a small company that couldn't handle the vastly increased demand. Consequently, most Lee tanks in combat had only one Tommy gun aboard. The Ordnance branch immediately began looking for alternatives that were cheaper and quick to manufacture. The Thompson went through several stages of simplification to reduce its cost and meet the demand, culminating in the M1A1 SMG which came in at about $60 each -- a big cut in the M1929's price but still almost twice the price of an M1 Garand. The Army adopted an M2 SMG that used Thompson magazines. The M2 was cheaper than the Thompson and easier to control and hold on a target, but still not ideal for tanks because it had a full-length wooden stack, making it almost as bulky as the Thompson. Thanks to production delays, the M2 never got issued to the troops. Tankers needed a weapon with firepower that didn't take up too much room inside the already crowded interior of the AFV and could pass easily through the crew hatches. Stowage in external bins was unacceptable. This is why the M3 was so welcomed by the Armored branch, even though it was so unconventional compared to the weapons the very conservative Ordnance branch preferred to authorize. And it was cheap! From mid-1944 each M4 Sherman was equipped with five Greasers for the price of one and a half Thompsons.

[@jolanderphilip]

A wild forgotten weapons fan in its natural environment

[@peakovacevic1533]

So, price of M-3 is 18$?

[@enscroggs]

@@peakovacevic1533 A bit less according to many sources. Guide Lamp Division, the GM subsidiary that manufactured the Grease gun, priced them in lots of thousands rather than single units. Estimated unit cost ranges from about $20 to as low as $14. Those were the prices the United States government paid in WWII. On average, the price of an M3 submachine gun was about the same as an M1911A1 pistol. About 600,000 M3 SMGs were produced from late 1942 to 1944, and 50,000 even more simplified M3A1 SMGs were made between 1945 and 1953. Today they're worth between $15,000 and $20,000 each depending on their condition.

[@peakovacevic1533]

@@enscroggs Tnx.

[@orphanslayer6546]

And then there was the reising

[@myrandomlife8881]

"Now you killin, now you aint"😂

[@Swagat_Mishra]

"Now let me tell you sumthin."

[@paytonhoyer8354]

You for got “open it” “close it” I would edit this comment immediately upon inspection

[@alexisavinaayala9428]

​@@Swagat_MishraGrampa, there's japanes IN the WUUUUUDS

[@Gawdniteowl]

Damn punisher even knows how to use a grease gun

[@ryanhutchinson4467]

Well of course. He’s the Punisher.

[@cringeposting435]

Why wouldn’t he be able to?

[@filmandfirearms]

There's literally nothing to know. Pull trigger, gun go bang. It's as brain dead as a gun can possibly be and that's the reason it exists

[@abolfazlnozari679]

He used to be a Vietnam veteran in the older comic books It's writter created as a form of criticism toward usa not taking care of their soldiers

[@TheOriginalDogass]

Jon Bernthal nails every role he plays

[@andrewdavie5931]

he has the same role in every movie tf you talkin about

[@SalBadman]

@@andrewdavie5931 L'mask u smthn RIKK

[@Jaime.Lannister]

​@@andrewdavie5931"lemme tell you sum'n"

[@Jp-ks2ou]

Ford v Ferrari? Doubt it ​@@andrewdavie5931

[@jonathanrowland9963]

​@@andrewdavie5931Not in king richard. He was completely different. And nailed it. A chill tennis coach

[@NJbro31]

"Open it,now you killin'. Close it up,now you ain't. Hehehe."

[@CoIdHeat]

Hehehe

[@Rez_Lynx27]

Hehehe

[@user-bw2gz6ge6n]

"👁️ 👄 👁️ " Hehehehehehe

[@wackrat6681]

Hehehe

[@Whatisitlol]

denver: finally a worthy opponent

[@gavinlamp5426]

Remember; if it works, it ain't stupid.

[@foosmonkey]

M3 grease gun: cigars sold separately

[@Willychonka_556]

Underrated

[@Jamm2Games]

I don't get it, could you explain it please? 😊 maybe due to language barrier

[@foosmonkey]

@@Jamm2Games the image of a tough American soldier firing an m3 with a cigar in his mouth.

[@Cacowninja]

As long us you can get both you're golden!

[@bernardtasik8157]

Tbh the Recoil was great and the ammunition was decent perfect for mid to close-range shooting and you could put in maybe extra gear to make it more reliable

[@philyosemite9288]

When I was trained to use it, the DI emphasized, "This is not a kill weapon! It is a knockdown weapon." You may kill the first guy, but he will fall back and temporarily knock the guys immediately behind him down.

[@g76agi]

Genuinely one of my favorite guns, it look very unique and nice

[@SirMrMoon]

One of my favourite examples of simplifying is on the M3, traditionally they would have the dust over safety and a traditional charging handle. They ended up removing the charging handle and just going with "Just use your thumb or something to pull the bolt back"

[@davidm3000ify]

That was the M3A1 when the bolt was given a finger hole to charge the bolt to the rear and cock the weapon. We had a mix of M3s and M3A1s in the arms room.

[@ganjamanjohnson]

I prefer the charging handle one thooo

[@OryXity]

Also the fact that its open bolt IS the safety Just dont cock it until ready to fire If you need to decock it just take the magazine out then fire it Open bolt guns dont hold a round in the chamber

[@TheTir1962]

Very fond memories of carrying and firing the grease gun. M728 TC many years back.

[@MattttaM04]

You look like Heisenberg with a big beard 😭💪🏼

[@tinycockjock1967]

It’s still used today, doubt that in the US though. Go engineers!

[@blitzkriegbrigadier]

Cool!

[@TheTir1962]

@@tinycockjock1967 back then we learned it all AVLB, CEV and all building and blowing things up. C4, mines shape charges, Bangalore’s, all things that went boom. Had to build bridging systems from timber to the Bailey system. BTW I always thought that C4 smelled like pineapple sherbet.

[@freethinker3716]

​@@TheTir1962thats badass thank you for your service

[@Clicky_The_Blicky]

I’ve always wanted to make myself one of these by scratch. They are so simple and awesome

[@ronaldmallette]

Did you know it was my first assigned weapon as a PV2 in D Co 1/13th inf in 1984.....

[@noface4176]

How were Delta companies back then set up was wondering this guessing you were an 11D?

[@ronaldmallette]

@@noface4176 Mechanized Infantry in M113A1 lateral drive track vehicles!😁😁 Vietnam relics.

[@KoltonCichacki]

Not an American, but thank you still for fighting for our way of life ❤

[@jolanderphilip]

@@ronaldmallettethose busted beer cans are still rolling around somewhere

[@diffsnicker]

​@@KoltonCichackinot sure how invading people and killing them in their own homes is "fighting for our way of life" if it is necessary for that maybe we should change

[@YamzButIDontUploadHere]

I legit screamed "IS THAT SHANE???" when the fury clip came up

[@charliemooney3389]

Bro same

[@legendaryshadow6428]

ok

[@Agent_chees]

Same

[@RawburtPurez]

Fucking Shane huh!!!! Lmao

[@partyghost399]

Nahhh that's the punisher.

[@Original2c]

love john bernthal. he grew up in my home town. still a local hero. he showed up to two of my concerts in highschool, and was there for most the football games. he even showed up to a couple different graduating classes, including my own senior classes graduation. Ive gotten to speak with him a couple times now. he is such a huble, encouraging, and friendly human being. Alot of his characters and roles might make him seem unapproachable, but he is bar none one of the nicest celebs to exist in Hollywood. Especially with his love of animals. dude loves to out of his way to save abused animals, especially pit bulls. Great guy. super lucky to have gotten to meet with him.

[@thebigfudge1016]

Fury is an absolute phenomenal movie.

[@yazi2879]

it's the worst movie I've ever seen

[@chrisvibz4753]

@@yazi2879why because youre german or what?

[@yazi2879]

@@chrisvibz4753 no because it's bad

[@pumba5715]

@@chrisvibz4753 theres always one tasteless dude

[@gabrielarchange4680]

If you watch this movie with historical accuracy and tank warfare in mind you're gonna be disappointed. Fury is a movie, it's obviously adapted for widespread audience, not for purists, it's gonna sacrifice realism and historical accuracy so that people who don't realize Tiger tanks had the EXACT same armor thickness on the sides than at the rear could watch it too. I don't understand what people expected from a Hollywood movie.

[@ThatOneFriend-nv9ok]

“Now ya killin” - Shane

[@gussampson5029]

Now you killin'. Now you ain't.

[@_setbes]

HOLY SHIT!! You watched the same video!?!?! WOAHHH!!!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@ilovecodexe49]

In fact, the only known problem with the M3 & the M3A1 was carried over from other famous SMGs in the war: That being their poorly built single stack magazines that were prone to feed failures or spring failures. So soldiers were regularly taught to underload it by 2 to 5 rounds short just to prevent any magazine issues.

[@k1ng5urfer]

Fury is a phenomenal film honestly. Super underated.

[@caseydouglas412]

I ain’t lying that line was gold. 😂 Simple but effective ,they need dudes like that in school to be teachers fr

[@ostensiblegoosethief1305]

No they don't

[@Jemandhalt216]

That tiny laugh was just legendary

[@erikwaters238]

One of our M88 commanders, when I was in 3d ACR, absolutely LOVED his M3. He flat-out refused to carry anything else. He also was fairly accurate with it out to about 100 meters or so, from what I was told.

[@ellinganderson5434]

As a M88 commander I carried a M1911 and a grease gun. I was very accurate with the M1911 ,not so much with the grease gun.

[@EricDaMAJ]

He must've been lucky and got one with rifling still in the barrel. Those things were only supposed to last through WW II. By the time they got to be exclusively M88 issue they were nearly scrap.

[@gumbywithagun4293]

I'll forever remember this gun as the 9mm smg from New Vegas

[@ryanhutchinson4467]

Same. It has always been the 9mm SMG to me, and it always will be.

[@caelvanir8557]

Would have used that gun more if you didn’t hold it in one hand. Well, before enough of my brain had grown that modding games made sense to me

[@cleeiii357]

Yeah remember it as something worse than it actually is IRL. I still dont understand why they chamber it in 9mm in that game (and cut the barrel off). They should've used the model for the 10mm SMG instead as even though 10mm is also weaker than 45 ACP, that'll at least show a better representation of the gun that actually fires quite a big punch IRL.

[@lumpyzx2645]

​@@cleeiii357 10mm auto is far more powerful than 9mm luger and 45acp, and the difference in power of 9mm and 45 is pretty negligible. The only way 10mm is less powerful is if you're using the fbi spec ammo, which unfortunately is what most 10mm loadings are.

[@ARMASOG]

@@lumpyzx2645 also the model for the 10mm submachine gun isn't that good.

[@TheBully010]

You open it 😏 now you're killing, you close it you ain't.

[@TheRealCrunch]

It’s crazy how lackluster and cheap they made this gun yet how effective it still was

[@manchesterunitedno7]

US, Brits and Aussie were really pragmatic during WW2. They created a lot of simple SMGs that quick and easy to produce. You can even stamp it on your dad's garage (provided he has steel stamp machine). M3 Grease gun, Sten Gun MkIII, Owen Gun.

[@smugwendigo5123]

The weastern allies loved our fast shooty sheet metal

[@alphastronghold715]

And many of them still function to this day.

[@pavelstaravoitau7106]

Wait until you see the PPS, designed and constructed in besieged and starving Leningrad.

[@juliogomez3920]

It's crazy how much they cost, because the government makes it illegal to make new ones

[@jacobmccandles1767]

Carried by some tank crews all the way up to the '91 Gulf War.

[@Assassn-ey6uq]

"Now you ain't" is still one of the most badass quotes from any movie I've seen.

[@Thraakull]

"The brand new M3 submachine gun, a weapon of choice, simply open a lid and with a slight pull of the trigger you too can close the eye lids of your enemies."

[@Fingeroo]

The trigger pull on an M3 is really heavy and nasty, at least one the ones I’ve shot.

[@Thraakull]

@@Fingeroo I dunno how much of a chance I have at shooting from an M3 cuz I am from europe, but I believe you that it is heavy, question is whether that is from factory or due to poor maintenance?

[@filmandfirearms]

​@@ThraakullOpen bolt guns typically have pretty shit trigger pulls because the trigger is the only thing holding the entire bolt assembly from slamming into battery and firing the gun. It's really not something you can get around, but the M3 being in. 45 ACP definitely doesn't help compared to the Sten and MP40 in 9mm and the PPSH/PPD/PPS in 7.62x25. Lighter cartridge means lighter bolts means less weight on the trigger

[@jonathanpurvis4504]

I love your videos, please keep up the great videos. I really appreciate your attention to giving accurate information

[@sgtsleepyhead]

Using the scene from fury is huge

[@alucardthedumbyhead7970]

Little differences between the m3 m3a1 grease guns is the m3 has a charging handle and on the m3a1 the bolt has a place for the shooters finger so they can charge the smg

[@EnragedByCorn]

This little bastard was solid, seeing use all the way through Vietnam even. Best part was, if you broke it, no biggie, they had millions of the damn things. Edit: I fact checked myself and they only made 800,000, so perhaps not millions, but they were dispensable.

[@DrSabot-A]

Served all the way to the late Gulf Wars and even Syria. Had it's issues being so old like runaways, but theres virtue in it being so compact and cheap but reliable. Theres even some photos of Phillipino Grease Guns being used during the Marawi Siege

[@sup1602]

Some special forces still use them.

[@xwinter__riderx9155]

That guy has been in so many movies and games, he's so cool, especially because of his voice lines that he has said

[@chillpollo]

shane walsh really over here training soldiers

[@Cbuck-in8um]

Shane Walsh definitely the type of cop who “forgets” to turn his body cam on

[@thegreatpapyrus2306]

@@Cbuck-in8umHe’s also the type of guy to be completely okay with sitting on a farm for an entire season

[@TheJimtanker]

I caried an M3A1 and 1911A1 for 4 1/2 years. Loved them both.

[@T-51_]

One of my favorite old school, World War guns was the British sten

[@horsejackmanbo7292]

Which was universally reviled by everyone I ever spoke to who had the misfortune to be issued one. RIP J.O.

[@FullTwos]

Every American house hold that wants a govt issued greese gun, should get one

[@mill2712]

If the government can give, it can take or at the very least, require something of you. Go for a more private or DIY approach instead. Though if you have a higher trust in government than most gun enthusiasts, then go ahead.

[@apokatastasian2831]

​@@mill2712it already takes as much as it can get it's grubby little mitts on and gives guns to the taliban, ukraine, taiwan, IDF, the cartels, the IRS, the post office, and every other agency and tinpot police dept with a pulse..... if it gave us a few grease guns who'd even notice...lol

[@Kolton_Adams]

It looks more like a modern day grease gun instead of back then

[@Re-enactmentsGlory]

Really cool, Love using the m3 in my living history sets

[@designatedwireliner4547]

Grease gun was cheap and super reliable. That thing had a consistency equivalent to modern m16s back in the 1940s. It was easy to manufacture and should’ve been utilized more in the war. The problem was supplying the ammunition for the weapon as it used a caliber uncommon back then.

[@geoffreyherrick298]

You mean the .45 ACP? It was used by the Thompson and M1911.

[@designatedwireliner4547]

@@geoffreyherrick298 yeah I was thinking of a different weapon when I left that comment 4 months ago

[@Hii409]

An actual grease gun that shoots grease would be the most cursed but beautiful gun ever

[@Alwayscommentseveryday]

The worse feature from the grease gun, is that the magazine is only single stacked, but that is only my least of my concerns.

[@anderoo9260]

It's not single stack. It's double stack, single feed. It's both a pro and a con. Definitely a con for the user, because loading it is a nightmare, just like the other double stack single feed mags, and the reliability suffers from transition between two positions for the round to sit in a mag, into one position it can feed from. But from manufacturing point of view, it makes for a much simpler bolt. And at the time of the m3s invention, cost was everything.

[@Alwayscommentseveryday]

@@anderoo9260 Oh Sorry I didnt know about that

[@anderoo9260]

@@Alwayscommentseveryday No problem mate. But you were right about the other smg the us used. US marine core to be exact. The reising m50 and m55. Amazing smg for civilian and police use. Horrible for the military. Closed bolt, single stack magazine (super easy to load, but capacity was horrible), very fast rate of fire. Very controllable and accurate because of the closed bolt and despite the terrible stock (reising m60 had a much better stock tho). But it hated the mud. And so, the troops hated that gun because it was unreliable, and needed frequent magazine changes. Bewilderingly, instead of fixing those issues, the military just reduced the magazine length so it held 12 rounds, and told the troops to use it semi-automatic. Yeah right, like on Guadalcanal that was feasible. Another single stack, this time *rifle*/lmg, was the johnson lmg. It had a horizontal 20 round mag. Bery slim and long. It was very much liked by the troops. And was used in a way that today's "assault rifles" are used. US weaponry is super interesting, I recommend watching forgotten weapons- adds cool context to all the decisions.

[@Alwayscommentseveryday]

@@anderoo9260 I sont even know what to say because of your comment but Single feed kinda sucks tbh, and I already watched other videos by Forgotten Weapons

[@clothar23]

People complaining about the feeding issues...Me thinking what about the runaway issues.

[@vanzif5590]

Did you know that the MP40 was one of the least reliable guns? This is because the gun would jam quite often. Even though the gun would jam a lot and wasn't that reliable, this was still one of the most used guns in WWII.

[@sharondryden340]

I love your wool shirt which company did you order from

[@WorldWarWisdom]

Thanks! It’s an original from WWII

[@wannabeb.a.r.man.8859]

⁠@@WorldWarWisdomLooks like a Convertible Collar shirt, am I right?

[@salernototo]

agree, awesome convertible collar wool shirt. I have a hard time finding originals in my size... tall and long arms. I'm lucky to own 2 original M1937 that fit well, both the stand-up collar style.

[@dreadlyplays9669]

Bernthal’s voice is so unique I didn’t even have to see him lol

[@Glockimole]

Another fun fact about the M3 Submachine Gun is that it was made and manufactured by General Motors. So not only did they get a Camaro. They also got an smg from them to

[@DooMedSean]

Fury was a good movie, I even waited years after it's released to see it, but once I did I loved it! And then realized that there haven't been any good and memorable WW2 films in a long long time. Hopefully they make a comeback and are done well like Fury.

[@patrickdevine4632]

When in tankers basic training we learned to take that apart and put it back together in the dark.

[@drmrhappyman]

yep that and the sten are literally metal pipes with a BIG spring inside it. simply great

[@temualbasu2559]

This is this kind of knowledge you only gonna need once in your life then never again

[@edwardrodriguez1396]

As an armed in the coast for 12 years, I think that a weapon that can fire 450 rounds per minute during WW2 was considered fast not a slow rate of fire. The 50 cal heavy barrel is capable of firing 420-about 600 rounds. It was not to Vietnam when the M16 m1 was introduced, that we were able to get a rifle that could fire 800 rounds per minute. I’m just saying

[@SUI-AnimoConscii]

This is great! I love learning something new from history.

[@Spectrovenator_]

That goofy gun in the thumb made me think this was a Fallout 4 video

[@clonescope2433]

The M3 grease gun family is a perfect example of American manufacturing. They made a gun as cheap as they thought they could. But then near instantly went to the m3a1 removing the charging handle because they realized they could save like $0.15 on the gun.

[@Randomly_Browsing]

And the charging handle is flimsy and tend to snapped

[@Dark_Warrior_Fight]

the captain is in the best place 😂

[@Snobby699]

M3 users trying to justify their recycled door hinge is a valid safety feature

[@lanefunai4714]

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

[@boe.jiden6808]

So nice of the Punisher to teach a young man how to use a gun. What a wholesome guy!

[@bluetrue6062]

Yes, I was issued one in 1977 in West Germany. 1st Armored Division. Had the M1911A1 too.

[@kurtcobainii1075]

"Now you killin. Close it. Now you aint. (giggle giggle)" -Jon Bernthal

[@northernrebel5981]

Great reference and even better video keep it up 🙏🏻

[@GrieveCreations]

Open bolt firing weapon. Pretty ingenious design

[@wolfvash22]

I was thinking in “Fury" since the beginning and there you go, I wasn't disappointed.

[@Ronkrein]

Fury was such a great movie! It comes in a close second position to Saving Private Ryan for me, when it comes to World War II movies

[@Blinkroach11]

Seems like the punisher took one too many blows to the head with that laugh

[@hunter_playz3436]

I love your videos man, you share so much knowledge from this time in history, your videos are short but you also teach us so much, thank you and keep making these awesome shorts!

[@TriXt3R_]

that scene actually makes sense now

[@captainkyperplayz1162]

The lack of a safety caused my great great uncle to accidentally shoot through the canvas roof on his jeep. His whole unit had to watch a safety video after that

[@lordswordfish9184]

Who would build an weapon without any safety? *eagle noises*

[@Sophocles13]

Have to point out that it's an open bolt subgun, so the safety is really just not racking the bolt. The dust cover is more of a drop safety than a traditional safety.

[@bebop4874]

Jon NAILED that character lol

[@Nex35049]

I love non technical explanations.

[@ezecskornfan]

I love these shorts videos explaining the weapons :P

[@java-x1w]

“Lemmetellyehsummin, open that cover, rreeeccckkk.”

[@gregreed2537]

That scene makes so much sense now!!! Thanks for that 😊

[@Megageks]

Heard a story from a guy whos grandfather served on a land-seased M4 "Sherman" tank during the WWII on the Eastern Front. Americans delivered Shermans with M3 "Grease Gun's" for the crew. He told, that it was a good, reliable weapon, but the ammo was in high deficiency.

[@Megageks]

In my opinion, US solved a problem of lack of sub-machine guns much better, than the UK with their STEN. Although, STEN looks more aesthetically, if this word can be even applied to a stamping manufactured piece of metal.

[@elijahhallmanator7803]

I love Fury.

[@Sloth_12342]

I love this guy. I’ve watched this video 1000 times and it’s still entertaining.

[@tacocatvlogs]

The grease gun is pretty good. Rate of fire is 3 to 5 business days but you can't beat the reliability.

[@supersavagegodgaming6888]

Jon bernthal is legendary actor

[@97spartan]

I may be remembering this incorrectly but reduced to how much each individual gun cost to manufacture at the time the Thompson cost roughly 45$ and at the beginning of manufacturing the grease gun cost 17$ and was reduced to 13$ only beat out by the British Sten gun which cost about 11$

[@powerhusky9484]

The first thing i thought of when i clicked on this video was that scene lmao😂

[@1958piwo]

Fired one at a full auto indoor range in Las Vegas in the ‘90’s. Was pretty damn cool

[@jmreeves89]

Seeing a middle schooler dressed up in WW2 fatigues...

[@MadamInsanity88]

Fun fact: When I first played COD 2 on my dads PC I thought the Grease Gun shot actual grease because of the odd popping gunfire sound it made in game and because I was probably like 8 years old at the time.

[@sovietrazor]

Did you know that most guns have a trigger.

[@texasdustfart]

Yes I knew this, I familiarized on it in 1981 and could clear, disassemble, reassemble and preform functions check in under two minutes.