Egyptian 2-Gun: Rasheed and Browning High Power

[@GCho733]

Ever heard of Garand Thumb? Wait till you hear Rasheed Palm.

[@rymanjones3]

good one lol

[@csjudgement6012]

I appreciate the fact that you are wearing the older Thunderbolt Camouflage that has the darker yellow like color it's great because this was used during the united republic (mainly cold war era)

[@nasserkuzbari2205]

Great video as usual. BTW my late father Haydar Kuzbari was one of the Syrian Military officers who was involved with the military coup that split Syria and Egypt on Spt 28, 19661. During his military service he was issued a Browning HP similar to the one you are using and has the UAR Eagle marks. He kept and carried it after he retired until his passing in 1996. Unfortunately, my family doesn't have it anymore. That gun was the first gun I learned to shoot with. Good old memory.....Rest in peace Dad..

[@nebick27]

That gun should've been handed down to you, not sold/gotten rid of, that's a shame.

[@nasserkuzbari2205]

I left Syria for the US 40 years ago. To my knowledge, the gun was stolen among other items from our farm during the civil war in Syria.@@nebick27

[@ALV694]

Do u think Syria would be in a better place if it was non Baath

[@AshleyPomeroy]

All throughout this video I could only see Ian's disembodied head with a beret on it. The camo was that good. If only he had been allowed to use the bayonet.

[@NotACutie]

That's a lie, you had to have seen his hands.

[@rhetoric5173]

? That’s what the French troops did. Attempting to imply Egyptians did it to israelis or something? If anything it’s the opposite, historical facts.

[@baobo67]

Mmm The Maroon beret is a bit questionable.

[@HALO-2304]

With all the camo patterns in his closet, it's amazing he can find anything to wear. 😬 #dadjokes

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

@@HALO-2304🤣🤣🤣 👏👏👏

[@harryplopper117]

If my experience with the Hakim is anything and the fact that the Rasheed is essentially a baby Hakim, the failures could be because the feed ramp to the chamber is very steep and the gun tends to cycle quickly, hollow points and soft points tend to deform while loading and allow the lip of the case mouth to catch on things causing failures to feed. In rare cases it even tips the bullet in the case. The top of the FMJs don't deform and so keep the case away from surfaces it could catch on.

[@harryplopper117]

The gas system also tends to be a bit picky between individual loads and rifles but once you find the right setting they run great

[@HUSS_BOSS]

As an Egyptian who subscribed to the channel lately i really appreciate this video.

[@jonHErickson]

Welcome!

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

your show always delights my husband and delights me too i see more things here about lesser known fire arms than anywhere else. My husband is South African Zulu and served in the SANDF and he has a few things i seen only here.

[@donwyoming1936]

Hollow Point won't feed reliably in several of my SKSs. That blunt tip gets caught on something while feeding. Soft Points & FMJ run fine.

[@poip202]

My Russian one has issues with hollow points but my Chinese one doesn't weirdly

[@AhmadElkhouly]

As an Egyptian, I am amazed you get that Camo. I never saw it on a non-Egyptian except for some Yemeni fighters. This pattern is still used by al-Sa'iqa (lit. Thunderbolt) forces. It's so special and spiritual that all army branches have changed their uniform many times over the years except al-sa'iqa. It also used to be reversible where one side was for the paratroopers and the other for al-Sa'iqa. Peace.

[@samy7013]

As an Egyptian myself, I endorse this video. 🇪🇬☝️😎👍🇪🇬

[@ecbst6]

I lived in Wadi abu Shihat for so long, I had a t-shirt that said I'm not a tourist, I live here, in Arabic 😁

[@hoilst265]

Like the Gurkha's kukri, the Rasheed must taste blood if it's made ready, whether or not it's used in anger.

[@nazarderkach9320]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DirtyBird28]

​@nazarderkach9320 The blood father demands blood.. Where it comes from is of no consequence.

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

​@@DirtyBird28 *Skulls for the skull throne.* *BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD.*

[@ElChris816]

I really enjoy seeing the weapons on the channel used in timed matches. This is exactly what I like to do on the range; have fun.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

So early Nasser isn’t even in power yet.

[@wesleygay8918]

So we didn't start the fire yet?

[@ahmadmorsy1561]

He was in full control in 1954.

[@CeltKnight]

I always have had a soft spot for those transitional rifle designs, and that Browning really made me smile. When I started my LE career the dept I started with had very few restrictions on what we could carry. My first duty pistol was a Browning Hi-Power. I still have it and it still shoots so very, very well despite a LOT of rounds through it and many of those being 9BPLE rounds. Good shooting, Ian!

[@ferdonandebull]

Yeah I started in 76 with a department that had very few restrictions. Loved the high power hated the 9mm. It was early on in bullet development for the American market. The fmj and what was laughingly referred to as hollow point just didn’t do it. I stuck with .357 and .44 special.. Ammo got better over the years.. 9 became a thing but high point ended up somehow out of the picture . Love the firearm but it was a case of great gun shitty bullet. Then adequate ammo then great guns for it. High point didn’t enjoy the law enforcement /civilian market that it should have enjoyed.. in America like it did in militaries and police departments in other countries..

[@cedhome7945]

I bet Ian has a huge dressing up room for all his uniforms ( on non shooting day collecting new obscure ones must be interesting)👍

[@looseygooseygroups4564]

Would love to see an episode of this. I believe be did one on his hat collection many years ago

[@ooloncaluphid]

I have a Helwan Brigadier that I got for $75 because it was having mechanical issues which I was actually able to rectify with one of those cheapo grey sharpening stones that were once ubiquitous in dollar stores. It has a ludicrously heavy trigger pull but I can still shoot it reasonably well because there's very little trigger movement. The bore, is mirror-bright and very easy to clean. It is strangely a good gun and a hunk of crap at the same time. I also have a Check VZ-52 that I finally got round to replacing the broken firing pin on after owning it for about 30 years. It was very much the opposite of pleasant to shoot, I fired five rounds through it and the side of my trigger finger was numb.

[@vincentmueller3717]

When those cz-52 pistols came in the country, my cousin and l each bought one, and both firing pins broke in about a month. They do not stand dry firing well. DO NOT DRY FIRE A CZ-52 PISTOL. Other than that, l like mine very much.

[@eljefeamericano4308]

Great video! I really like that you're not so caught up on winning these matches that you can't take out weapons like these to see how they do in competition. The rear sight on that Rasheed looked really rough to use, and that's coming from somebody who likes AK sights! As for the High Power... I've really liked every one of them that I've ever shot. They're a fantastic handgun!

[@commandZee]

They look so interesting; like what you get if an SKS made sweet love to a VZ58.

[@Junker_Ju52]

Kinda looks like a discount G43 to be honest

[@UXB1000]

Or if a Ljungman had a threesome with an SKS and a vz. 58.

[@survivalcomms]

That is a blast from the past. I had a rasheed that I picked up out of shotgun news in the early 90s and it ran norinco or anything milsurp from a can reliably. Your range there might have issue with the mild steel core on steel however. The old yugo leather sks pouches would probably have been the ticket for your match setup. Thanks for sharing !

[@davefellhoelter1343]

LORD! I Loved! Shot Gun News! and the Adds or Venders! still shooting 30 06 Surp from 70's IMA and .8 Wehrmacht from the 30's

[@survivalcomms]

@@davefellhoelter1343 Those were the days. The artist they used for the IMA ads was top shelf. I still remember the ad they ran for the rasheed although I remember them marketing it as the Rashid Commando Carbine. They were $279 IIRC with a sling.

[@benschwader4537]

Thank you for still providing us Tubers with content.

[@michaelhou1753]

Always nice to see ya upload Ian 😊

[@christhesmith]

Very neat to see the combo in use!

[@patrickmcglynn5383]

As a JMB fan would you consider doing an episode on the Hi Powers I could afford , which are all the clones out there- girsan, tisa etc.? Best shooter? Most authentic? Keep up the good work Ian.

[@M8Military]

Ian doesn't like high powers as they aren't reliable. If you want to collect jmb pistols, there are no shortage of good 1911s out there

[@WhatIsSanity]

@@M8Military Are you out of your mind? Ian loves the Hi-power. It is one of his favourite historical pieces and one of his favourite shooting guns too. Which is why he has done a review on every variant he can get his mitts on.

[@Zorglub1966]

Walking like an Egyptian

[@nobody8717]

I like the challenge of taking a gun you're not great with yet, to these things. Makes it more for the sport of it than an ego thing.

[@barttorbert5031]

I like that Ian uses vintage guns in these matches. Shows that the new stuff is not always better than the old stuff.

[@65LB]

As I have come to expect from you . . . WELL DONE!

[@aaronmccullough4926]

Ah...a spinner target. The natural enemy of Ian's in the wild

[@dwightehowell8179]

Yeah that gun was made to feed FMJs. A pair of gloves might have come in handy.

[@Naltddesha]

I can’t believe, after all these years, I can still come to this channel and see so many interesting models of guns that I’ve never before heard of. I’ve also never heard of the UAR between Egypt and Syria, lol for thee years That being said, I would really like to own that Hi Power with the defunct UAR crest stamp!

[@wolfenher6937]

Ian is like the only man who brings guns that aren’t made for shooting competition but still ended up making it to end and finishing the competition with style. Great video you made Ian 👍✨

[@indigomer]

Man those shooting matches look like so much fun. I don’t know of anything like that near me, unfortunately.

[@nebraska7598]

Google USPSA, THREE GUN NATION or check out the local shooting clubs in your area.

[@sparty94]

this was a good one. i love how you get into the role with the uniform.

[@woodyenfermo]

A girl friend of mine, who knows nothing about guns but a lot about anime, have just said "this man is pure gun fan service"

[@ianfinrir8724]

That's a good description of the channel.

[@stevenfrost6441]

The Rasheed...A finicky eating SKS with a MIddle-Eastern name. Nice! 😁🍻

[@jonHErickson]

I love seeing obscure load outs in these matches paired with a healthy dose of humility, great video as always

[@SS-tr5ru]

Egypt is really a cool country with amazing history

[@dandowns2665]

I like the jumpsuit you're wearing that's some cool ass camo, I also like the Browning high power

[@MARPHHH]

you state that you had a "very hard time" hitting the target, and that there were "weapon malfunctions". I did a deep analysis, and I found out that you are simply wrong handed. Thtats it, thank you.

[@johnharder5618]

Nice video IMO your problem with the rifle was the ammo A number of years ago I tested about every brand and type of 7.62x39 ammo I was looking for the best groups out of my SKS at 100 and 200 yards for a 3 gun club match Wolf ammo produced the worst groups and was DIRTY I would get wild fliers that opened up the 4"-5" 100 yard group to 8"+ Where my reloads or Norinco FMJ with the mild steel core was grouping 2" at 100 yards

[@rvieira8057]

I heard Wolf (or someone on their behalf) also produces better grade ammo. Their steel cased 7.62x39 is cheap and dirty, as you said. Have you tried Prvi Partizan ammo? Their FMJ 7.62x39 is good and reliable afaik.

[@johnharder5618]

I remember Wolf Gold was good ammo Yes , I got 500 rounds of Prvi Partizan brass cased 7.62x39 FMJ ammo several years ago I shot it and had no problems and good groups I saved the cases and have been reloading it with a cast bullet from a LEE Mold

[@rvieira8057]

@@johnharder5618 Thanks for confirming my rather vague recollection about Wolf. Also good to know that your experience with PP ammo mirrors my own.

[@jamesoneill8901]

It is a really nice handy looking rifle. Too bad it has the reliability issues. Can probably be resolved. Be nifty if PSA or someone decided to make some new ones. Hook up the red dot in a scout mount and you've got a DI Mini 30 basically.

[@rvieira8057]

The problems Ian encountered while shooting the Rasheed seem mostly ammo related. I believe he should have used FMJ ammo.

[@HectorGonzalez-fz6ws]

It would be interesting to find out how much it would cost to make one today .

[@ianfinrir8724]

That uniform is slick. It's functional and fashionable.

[@ammunition3371]

Besides the bolt possibly punching a hole in your hand the hakim is pretty nice to shoot, i imagine this rifle being almost the same.

[@GeFeldz]

I'm just guessing here, but QC and manufacturing tolerance might have been slightly relaxed compared to the original Ag m/42 Ljungman made in Sweden. Also, swedish steel did have quite the quality advantage back in the 70s and arguably still does today!

[@concinnus]

Sweden is one of the few countries making top-tier steel even today, but it probably doesn't matter because Egypt would have imported European/Soviet steel. Bad tolerance stacking is a possible contributor, but definitely not the main issue. Ian said the rifle worked fine in testing, so it's an ammo issue. As he said, he's shooting JHP, which military rifles are not designed for, and it's Wolf, which is cheap steel-cased Russian ammo (tho maybe the gun is designed for it).

[@GeFeldz]

Very insightful, and you're probably on to something. The original AG/M42-Ljungman was certainly designed for regulation swedish military highish quality brass-case only 6.5x55 FMJ and the quality and consistency of that ammo was very well understood by the designer of the Ljungman, i've heard they're a bit finicky when it comes to ammo. I'm translating that as they like hot ammo, because Swedish 6.5x55 used by the military was on the hot side, the "6.5x55 Swedish" factory loads in the US are designed to NOT blow up the norwegian Krag Joergensen rifles that have the exact same chambering but DON'T take the same pressures reliably. We hunt moose with 6.5x55 with heavy and high bc bullets AND with high pressures to this day in Sweden. I shot a 700ish pound bull moose with my 6.5x55, he jumped in the air and took about two steps before he fell down. @@concinnus

[@marcoluoma3770]

This was fun. You have the acquisition skills of a movie-studio costume director.

[@nicholsliwilson]

0:48 The Bagdad is the Iraqi copy of the Egyptian gun, @Forgotten Weapons

[@Trashcansam123]

Yes he misspoke, but we can forgive him

[@drewdurant3835]

That wouldn’t be the last weapon I choose in a fire fight but it would be pretty close.

[@herknorth8691]

I always appreciate the historical 2 Gun matches.

[@thagrifster594]

Ian, you should run a SKS next time. Solid runs.

[@gunman11]

You learn so much more about shooting watching someone really struggling with his rifle. Ah, and your nemesis, the swinger........

[@kilroywuzhere1]

I love the browning high power, my unit just replaced them with the Sig p223 this year!

[@barttorbert5031]

The camo pattern is cool as a fashion statement, but I can't figure out just how this would blend in with the dirt of a desert.

[@MravacKid]

I'd say the North African deserts are a lot more yellow than the Arizona ones, though I agree it's a bit *too* yellow. Perhaps they intended the uniforms to get faded and dirty. :)

[@josiahgibson6373]

Ian is so dedicated that he grew a spectacular mustache just to get into character for this outfit.

[@FirstLast_Nba]

Perfect timing, gaza using these right now.

[@Razgriz85]

Not a man's competition if you're not bleeding. Probably the hollow point ammo causing the malfunctions, since military rifles and pistols sometimes don't like it.

[@christopherreed4723]

Ah, yes, that little-known single by The Bangles..."Shoot Like An Egyptian".

[@weswolever7477]

The browning has been one of my dream pistols for decades

[@LLB984]

I think more people should take their rifles to courses. Awesome that you do

[@ExUSSailor]

Sorta like the blood of Christ gives eternal life, shouldn't the blood of Gun Jesus fix all malfunctions?

[@christineshotton824]

I have had the wolf hp 7.62x39 jamb in an AK. Its really not very good ammo for a semi auto. Apparently even SKS sometimes has problems with it. It would be interesting to see you do this course with fmj ammo, or with the 8mm Hakim rifle.

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

That beastie throws the brass nearly as far as my Ljungman M42

[@bob445566DE]

In my experience getting through a whole mag with the rasheed without a malfunction is extremely rare. The issue is the magazine follower. IT is not well designed and feeds the last round at a too steep angle.

[@JonathanWrightZA]

Targets in the shade. While shooting with sunglasses. I too have made this mistake.

[@rvieira8057]

And to top it all off, with Arizona's powerful sunshine!

[@JonathanWrightZA]

@@rvieira8057 Arizona, South Africa...both are wonderful when it comes to sun 🤣 It's worse when it is a morning shoot, and the sun is almost behind the target. Makes the shade darkness so much worse when you are standing in the light. I literally could not see the 30cm steel plate at 20m.

[@LuminaryCursorem]

Some pretty cool camo.

[@Rrgr5]

Dope kit, you should try again with another ammo and little bit more practice with the rifle, sure you'll get a way better score.

[@ductileiron98]

Pretty sweet camo duds !!

[@shovelchop81bikeralex52]

I would have been aiming at the 'tree' thinking it was the spinner in those lighting conditions!!

[@hanktorrance6855]

The yellow cammo is beautiful, at first its semi comical until you remember the colors it designed to be used in!

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Nice video. Unfortunately, it became a tricky time to be in the area. Keep safe.

[@timbaskett6299]

I really like any rifle in the "SKS" class of rifle. SKS, Cz 52/58, Rasheed, and now the Bagdad!!! Probably because my first centerfire rifle was an SKS (Type 56) from Norico.

[@GeFeldz]

Ah, Ian's true arch nemesis, the spinner... =)

[@finnswatch7020]

Ian please get a nicer microphone for the dubbed videos or use the lav mic you bring to the range even would be better quality. It really affects the viewing experience in my opinion. I love the content of your videos but the audio quality for these dubbed ones is a big knock for me enjoying them.

[@AmaraTheBarbarian]

How do they limit your firearm choice in these events? I really wanna see one done all kinds of wrong with like the Iver Johnson 1911 carbine (i.e. not just a normal pistol caliber carbine but a fully handgun design with 16" barrel and stock), and some kind of "legally a pistol" intermediate rifle caliber weapon, like a Draco or PLR 16.

[@rhetoric5173]

This is excellent. Excellent.

[@davidbrennan660]

As ever nice Combats Ian.

[@tyrael64]

Love that camo!

[@WhistlinBullet]

Awesome video !!!

[@WhatIsSanity]

Should have got your hands on some soft points, even I know hollow points often don't run well in old semi autos. Have got to use the ammo they were made for. Historical gun issues am I right? Often finnicky and a pain in the ass, but we love them.

[@mrtlsimon]

I've run the SKS on the clock and under pressure at matches. Loading stripper clips is time consuming and frustrating at times. Most of the time all 10 rounds go in...most of the time.

[@marcl.1346]

The drip is immeasurable

[@ryand2939]

9mm is ideal until you cross paths with a spinner.

[@colbunkmust]

I'm not sure if that's what it's called but I'm calling that pattern "giraffe" camo.

[@jonathan_60503]

For the spinner stage, you were placing your empty mags on the wooden structure. Would the match rules have allowed you to set all your loaded mags there too; which might let you do a faster mag swap than digging them out of your pouch?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Yes, I could have set them all up there when I got to that point in the stage. Didn't think about doing that at the time.

[@Poooghost]

Nice job ian 👏

[@MiketheMadness]

Bet Bloke wished he had this Hi-Power set up at Finnish Brutality recently

[@jasonyama333]

Nice camo!

[@wadekirby8575]

Would the rules have a problem with you taking out all you Hi Power mags and staging them on the prop? (That way you'd condense your fighting with mag pouch time.)

[@SnoopReddogg]

Ourely for authenticity, but its slightly disappointing you used a Browning over the locally produced Helwan. For headdress, I would've gone with the Fez.

[@juliancantarelli]

I was specting to see Ian dress as a Pharaoh.

[@boatboattmmrp9950]

Honestly the uniform is what peaked my interest. I know originals are hard to come across, but where would I go about finding that camo?

[@realvelikiman1987]

probably best source is forums , they are rare and impossible to get out of egypt

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Thanks for the vidja.

[@RosaParksWasWyt]

Ian sits in front of a mirror and says “It puts the beret on its head or else it gets the Rasheed again”

[@koffeekage]

The Allies could have been using the HiPower and that blows my mind.

[@carter1940]

I believe it was only the Canadians that used it somewhat substantially…alongside .455 Webleys & .38 S&W’s. It didn’t really get the universal recognition as the ‘new standard’ for pistols until after WW2

[@cynthiakoehne7004]

I wonder if the Baghdad/Tokarev combo would fare any better?

[@cynthiakoehne7004]

also do a Chi-com run and gun with my setup, an accurate/0 failure SKS with an accurate 0 failure Tokarev!

[@wanderingranger4208]

When I was watching the video on this I thought it was a bad idea having a double bladed bayonet that folds into the forgrip

[@czwarty7878]

Ah yes the famous cheeseburger camouflage

[@pops55650]

I would have thought your blood would have kept the Rasheed operating smoothly. I always wanted to get a Rasheed. But I have a Hakim and a Girsan Hi Power, maybe that’s close enough to compete?

[@roundrock63]

New to the channel Would you consider doing a test of the different camo in the environment it was designed to operate in?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

I suggest @brent0331 for that.

[@silverseth7]

Would it be worth sending that spare magazine to a metal worker to beat the dents out of it and maybe make a new spring?

[@saltwater8915]

I shot the Ljungman AG42 once ... i lost interest when i had to do first aid on my hand.