French M1950

[@nicomasanori5205]

Merci pour cette présentation sur un morceau de l'histoire de l'armée française. Je ne suis pas fan d'armes particulièrement mais j'aime l'histoire. Ce travail, c'est du grand art. "Chapeau bas" comme on dit! Tout mon respect! Je m'abonne à votre chaine youtube! God bless you !

[@nicomasanori5205]

@FUCK SHIT d accord. Merci de votre retour.

[@fun3000able]

We call it MAC50 in the french army (Manufacture d'Armes de Chatellerault 1950). I wore it as as service man.

[@MrCouf]

Nous on l’appelait le PA ! Plus simplement...

[@fun3000able]

@@MrCouf oui et dans la marine c'était le PSA (Pistolet Semi Automatique) ce qui est plus juste. Le nom MAC50 avait un côté vintage, tradition et vénérable que la dénomination "PA" gommait un peu et. Bref, je n'ai pas aimé le MAC50 (il me mangeait la main avec la glissière) et je préfère le 1911, le CZP09, le SIG P226 que je pratique régulièrement.

[@calvacoca]

The name of that pistol was "MAC 50" (Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault, modèle 1950). It shares its ammunitions (9mm Parabellum) with the submachine gun "MAT 49".

[@1m60]

When we were producing guns...

[@calvacoca]

@@1m60 For sure. Sad now french are oblige to buy german assault guns. Excellent, but well. When history laugh at you ! :)

[@mMaximosaure]

@@calvacoca Yep. :'(

[@germac16126]

En dans les dernières années de sa carrière les munitions du Mac 50 étaient différentes de celles de la Mat 49. Elles étaient sou-chargée car il s'était produit des ruptures au niveau de l'arrêtoir de culasse des Mac 50 en utilisant les munitions de la Mat 49. Pour les reconnaître, si mes souvenirs sont bon, les amorces des munitions de Mat étaient vernissées de rouge, il étaient donc faciles de les reconnaître.

[@zebracherub]

Technically yes, for that specific pistol owned by Larry Vickers it's MAC 50, however the system is still supposed to be called "PA modèle 1950", regardless of a MAC or MAS production

[@MrSebfrench76]

Funny how the laptop warriors are fluent on bashing the french army , but when a US vet from Afga or Irak participate , he just say "they're professionals"

[@joeross7724]

You have to remember that our public education is structured so that things like French involvement in WWII are glossed over in favor of rushing to discussions on VE and VJ Day. It's pretty sad.

[@kylebradley3]

The French armed forces aren't the problem, the generals are.

[@mesteme]

That last shot is sick :) Just came back from a week training Krav Maga at the French Foreign Legion and discovered that similarly to the FAMAS they call their side arm the PAMAS where the F stands for Fusil and P for Pistolet, but the one they used was the Beretta 92.

[@joehentalack2443]

As an ex FRENCH Para-Trooper(From 81 to 87)I was issued a sniper rifle(FRF1/7.62)and a PA(9mm)I was deployed 1 year in Africa(Gabon)and 2x7 Month in Tchad)Vehicle and foot Patrols,took fire in both country,protecting ELF FRENCH Petrol at sea and French Fighter Planes (Jaguars)both in Africa and Tchad,I got to keep my PA with 3 clips as a reservist,still have it,I got some engravings on it,Dates and my PARA-Trooper insignia number,Great gun to shoot,went threw hell,sand mud and back for years,Israel bought a lot of them in the late 70's......

[@marcamant7258]

Merci beaucoup pour cette honnêe presentation du Mac50 Thanks very much for such a balanced exhibit and video. I used it ne year long during 198261984 as I was senior officer cadet.

[@pierreaugereau9845]

Thanks for this video. This handgun was quite good when it was designed and produced. Probably too long in service, but I never experienced any shooting trouble. Now replaced by the glock 17. It was high time to change.

[@murphylawson9859]

It may be rare in the USA but sadly it is also rare here in France ... This was my service pistol and I'd love to have one but it's far too expensive when one is available.

[@Mrgunsngear]

great video as always

[@johnsmith2598]

Thanks for the video sir! I appreciate your efforts on these matters as a veteran!

[@jeromeb.6335]

Used to shoot it regularly and intensively for years, hawful reliability due to some munition lots or magazine. For shooting, we also limited the magazine to 8 rounds, to avoid to much tension on the magazine spring that caused some issues. Very good for practicing incident drills though. Also found with MAS (Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne) instead of MAC on the slide. On your model, the screws for the grips are not original, as the regular army version will be fitted with with screws with single slot (not Hex).

[@raoulvolfoni1800]

I’ve had that gun in duty in the french army ( mid 80’s to mid 90’s ) . It’s only defect is that it was always losing it’s plastic grip’s screws when shooting and we had a whole box of those screws in the armory . We used to put some loctite on them to avoid that problem . Your grip screws are not the original ones .

[@benewgillian6823]

When i was Rocket Launcher anti-tank (LRAC F1) in the French army in Germany in 1998 , i also had one of these on my side + a Famas !!! A little dated as a handgun , but still very tough and reliable .. During the Viet-Nam war Viet-Congs were using some of these captured on French soldiers during the Indochina war in the 50's .

[@Briselance]

Dated? Meh. It's only dated when spare parts are not made anymore by the original maker in any substantial quantity. It's only a pistol, not some hyper-tehcnological tool like, say, a plane or a submarine. Besides, what's so different between the Beretta, widely used since its release in 1976, and the MAC-50?

[@Briselance]

Légionnaire ou marsouin ?

[@Fiumara2A]

Le MAC 50 est un excellent souvenir. Une arme très robuste et fiable que j'ai utilisé durant dix ans (armée et gendarmerie). Je n'ai pas en mémoire qu'elle ce soit enrayée une seule fois; c'était du rustique et nous avions totalement confiance en elle. Son défaut, si je puis dire, c'était le fait qu'il fallait l'armer avant de tirer, son fonctionnement interdisait qu'une munition soit chambrée au cours des déplacements en service. A part ça; elle était simple mais parfaite pour son temps. Google traduction: The MAC 50 is an excellent memory. A very robust and reliable weapon that I used for ten years (army and gendarmerie). I don't remember that it was stopped once; it was rustic and we had complete confidence in her. Its defect, if I may say so, was the fact that it had to be armed before firing, its operation prevented ammunition from being chambered during movement in service. Other than that; it was simple but perfect for its time.

[@nickreynolds1440]

That footage is so kick ass..

[@olivierjacquot5084]

In France we call it the PA MAC 50 (Pistolet Automatique de la Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault modèle 50) Automatic Pistol from the Châtellerault Arms Manufactory model 50. I shooted one during my days in the French Air Force.

[@etienneguyot9069]

Quelques (vieux) souvenirs en commun... AA BA942.

[@hamoudsk8972]

This bad boy is the absolute favorite in my country , mauritania , people here would take this for reliability over any other "PA" . This guy really does fire anything , better than both of my STAR super B and BKM. Not the best design IMO or egonomics , but it does just do what you expect . the left side grip thing will just need replacing often , is what it is

[@HawksEye556]

man most of the guns you get ahold of is why i love this channel!

[@setneuf47]

Avec un numéro de série précédé de la lettre "A", ce joli PA robuste semble provenir probablement du temps de la guerre d'Indochine...

[@munnbatthew9557]

Some cool camera shots there. Like the sound design as well.

[@westerwald681]

My grand father had this weapon when he was in the army, with the MAS 49/56. He said that it was a realy good weapon

[@SuperRip7]

This gun kicks higher than a cheerleader's leg.

[@kastriotcena6015]

I love your videos can you make a m57 zastava pistol vid ?

[@cornelltoorop2575]

Great video ! Just a little information : in France, we don't call it M1950, as you would call your famous Colt M1911, but we simply call it MAC 50. MAC means Manufactures d'Armes de Châtellerault (Chatellerault Weapon Factory, Chatellerault is the French city where it is produced) . This gun was produced for French army and a part French police. It's not used anymore by the police, but still in service in army, even if progressively replaced by the PAMAS (a sort of Berretta 92) and, recently, Glock

[@VickersTacticalLAV]

Thanks for the feedback and info ! Stay safe !

[@felixkowalski4382]

Indeed. I’ve learned to use a pistol with a PA Mac50 When i joined french gendarmerie in 2001 (in gendarmerie school).Then in unit we had Mas G1 (Beretta 92), until around 2005/2006 ( sig sauer).

[@bronxbrown1986]

That sound at the start scared me, it was really loud.

[@ervync.9117]

Useless info : my grandpa had one when he was in Algeria in the algerian war on between the 50's and the 60's.

[@khaledbaadarani]

My dad still owns one today it looks new and clean

[@greatlegacyoftanks5511]

am writing a short story about a french spy... wanted him to use the mac m1950. sole reason of me watching this video: the loaded round indicator. I wanted to see how it works since i have no access to a real m1950 and you shot from 3:03-3:11 shows it in action. Thanks.

[@rg3412]

Fantastic footage!

[@heinrichheidestein1013]

I don't know where this name comes from but in service it is known as PAMAC 50 (Pistolet Automatic de la Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault modèle 1950)

[@willie.j4098]

I love your videos man keep the great work up. Peace out

[@MikeHawke83]

I didn't know Colt 1911 and Walther p38 had a love child!

[@peterpetering1342]

Then look for the croatian vhs, it's like a french famas and a german g36 had had the most passionate night of their lives :D

[@franzfanon229]

@@peterpetering1342 And the french one look British....

[@daktari]

Looks refinished. Makes sense, most of those have been used so much they have no finish left and smooths barrels.

[@drdoom-skull2244]

MAC 50 or PA 50 (pistolet automatique) in army parlance. I shot it during my military service. I have seen it carried in a condition, which I believe is neither 1, 2 nor 3: mag in, chamber empty, hammer cocked. That way, when you rake the slide, you don't have to counter the rather strong hammer spring. Not sure if this was official army carry rules.

[@ba3765]

オヤジはあんまりかっこよくないけど演出とか構成が毎回かっこよくて好き

[@Treblaine]

The French Army were so weird about condition three, for so long. It's not hard to make a reliable safety mechanism, but they were so bloody minded in their insistence that for ALL FIREARMS the only safe way to carry them was with the action closed on an empty chamber. I mean I see the value of having an empty chamber as a possible safe condition of a firearm, but to have it as the only option is very tedious. Condition three is great if you have many infantry who are disproportionately nervous to the true threat level. Like if they're on guard duty in peacetime, it's really handy to have their rifle in condition three as they're most likely to be provoked by people who aren't any genuine threat OR they have their service rifle snatched off them and immediately used against them. But there's also going to be situations where they need to respond much much quicker yet the entire time the weapon must be in a safe state where rough handling or any unintended pressure on the trigger won't lead to it firing. And then after shooting very quickly going back to a safe state without having to eject a live round and juggle magazines to try to get it back to condition three.

[@armespassiontir]

Bonjour excellente présentation cette arme je l’ai déjà eu entre les mains un vrai régal enfin lorsqu’on a la chance d’en toucher un qui n’est pas trop user car ce que l’on trouve dans l’armée française aujourd’hui ils sont morts de chez mort. Petit bonjour de la part d’un tireur français merci.

[@efishe22292]

i just realized that you add in CGI bullets after filming, based on the fact that the bullet was a mere 15 feet away from the gun when the slide hit its stopping point. have to say, thats incredible work for all this time because i've seen all of your videos and just noticed now. either way, love the slow mo vids, keep it up.

[@billassande7628]

I remember having a toy pistol that strongly resembled this as a kid.

[@ohpatriote5622]

Very nice to watch. The name s pistol in France is "Mac 50". Used by army navy ...gendarmerie (military police). Very difficult to find because destroyed by french army.

[@Hector_Malot]

The MAC-50 is primarily based on the PA Modèle 1935S (cal. 7,65mm Longue)

[@Kh2456]

I want that BCM hat but they don't have it on their site...

[@PrussianJaeger]

Do a video on the M17, it has been accepted to the military.

[@Mr45Bullitt]

Awesome footage!! Thanks!

[@jeromevuarand3768]

Awesome sound on the slow motion, it really makes you feel the mechanism. I wonder how much is fake though (like the bullet passing whoosh near the camera).

[@soylentgreen7074]

It's like a 1911 with a walther p38 grip.

[@khaledbaadarani]

Yepp

[@brendaproffitt8520]

Very impressive and a wonderful job thank you so much

[@hariskhantareen7295]

3:37 is the best shoot ever ✌😊😊

[@kettenfett]

had to learn what condition 3 means. thx :D

[@gab340]

Nice video and good weapon. Salut les francais.

[@nightfury6836]

LAV badass as usual 👍🏾😁👏🏾

[@remalm3670]

... cool ... good find Larry ...

[@mosesjakur9583]

used on the first Mozambique drill.

[@kieranfitz]

Looks like a cross between a hi-power (have to remind myself not to call it the BAP), a 1911 and a Beretta.

[@corsair371]

Awesome video👍🏼

[@toto3292]

♥️♥️♥️ MY GUN in french police special forces ... Till 2005... Replaced by the Sig Sauer 2022 ..... I regret it soooo much....

[@kz11377]

A suggestion ;Show the groupings of the weapon just a sample of what kind of accuracy we're talking about.

[@Aron-79]

Nice Rolex

[@rcopeland812]

I think it would be cool if you did a segment on an fn scarH

[@dominusbalial835]

What about video on the MG3?

[@br5495]

Maybe it's the Miller lights but the slow motion was sick I thought.

[@justinv3080]

Couldn't they have carried them condition 2 with the hammer down and round chambered? Then they would just have to thumb the hammer to be ready. How heavy is the trigger pull?

[@tommasomorandini1982]

Justin Miller No halfcock (I think it's written like this) on the 1911? Even though, a bigger reason is that is dangerous to lower the hammer on a 1911

[@richarddavis9886]

that M1950. sweet

[@TheXtro101]

Not bad of a pistol design.

[@alexandermunsell4674]

love all the videos you do and do you thing you could review the kel tec pmr-30?

[@robinrei9138]

hey Vickers try the Uzi pro

[@markcassel3392]

Nice looking listol.

[@libertyman3072]

✌🏿😜 & en France 🇫🇷 On en trouve pas !?

[@ryanbaircraftmechanicandsm7524]

Sweet video. Can you do a video of a twin 50cal

[@anax9610]

France recently adopt the Glock 17 has standard army handgun

[@era783]

It was the French Gendarmerie weapon in 1990...just change 2 or 3 years later with the Beretta...

[@clio2rsminicup]

it was the official "Pistolet automatique" of all the French Army and not only of Gendarmerie, until a few years ago. The weapon of use from the ranks of senior non-commissioned officers (from the rank of "Adjudant").

[@etienneguyot9069]

Have it when I was in the French air force during the 80's

[@TheBrainQC]

@@clio2rsminicup Was the Weapon of CRS too.

[@clio2rsminicup]

@@TheBrainQC And? Are the CRS military? I'm responding to ERA and only to him who talks about the PA MAC50 in the Gendarmerie and therefore for me on the military subject. Otherwise it is not only the CRS who have had it in the Police, some specialized units too. Just like besides, I know it because I rubbed shoulders with a neighbor who was a prison guard in the 2000s, they too had it as an endowment weapon.

[@TheBrainQC]

@@clio2rsminicup Was just informative , calm down pépère.

[@nodey232]

can you make a video for the 1911 9mm gun

[@cplson2706]

When is the next Tactical Impact episode coming out?

[@thekenjistream8683]

Yay second French gun !

[@SolidSonicTH]

What's the sight picture like?

[@Tbear91]

nice video. i would love to see HK417 and HK416 in ultra slowmotion! :D

[@lefunnyN1]

I hope for a new trip to Russia. :D Realy want to see review of As Val of VSS Vintorez

[@dariusjarasius5759]

Can you make a video about soviet ww2 gun PPsh-41 please. Thank you

[@joeshmoe6277]

Anybody got a firing pin ? Ive been looking around every where

[@carlosspicywiener8090]

Wait...so the safety isnt a decocker but it blocks the firing pin...why can't it be carried cocked and locked?

[@ljmtac]

they are ultra rare here in France TOO and super expensive the french gov do not sell them they destroy them !!! they still in service in 2019

[@alaincharlesleroy87]

Now it's the GLOCK 17 Gen5 in service !!!

[@fullchoke4150]

Alain Charles LEROY Non, non, il reste encore beaucoup de Mac50 en service. Ce qui est assez drôle, c’est de les voir dans des étuis modernes.

[@trentparker3701]

Are they available on the surplus market

[@davidmyer9471]

They are ! (neutralized weapon)

[@zebracherub]

I personally disagree with the name MAC50 ; YES this example is a MAC 50 because it was made at Châtellerault (MAC), but examples of Saint-Etienne (MAS) exist. Technically, the name is PA modèle 1950, and by extension it is either a MAC or a MAS. However MAS examples are not very common so the name MAC50 stuck and became popular.

[@zefsios]

Cool gun! A bit big for that bullet capacity! Only 9 rounds!

[@stevemc6010]

Interesting new background music.

[@lukecage9344]

ar 15 vs g 36 please

[@LudwigLeopard]

*Sick Gameplay*

[@fredericriout8697]

I shot this gun : good trigger, easy to maintain, but it begins to show his age and is now outdated for modern combat shooting techniques. Expected to be soon replaced in French Army (by a polymer frame striker fired pistol i guess)

[@stayfrosty7364]

What is the intro sound sample?

[@Midfit9515]

Do the arx 160

[@somemanwhoateapuertoricanl7859]

Man France needs to step up on making new military firearms, not just stay with outdated FAMAS rifles that will soon dissapear

[@mrick1974]

The french army is now getting hk416's :)

[@somemanwhoateapuertoricanl7859]

M'rick Sarrep i know they are ordering HK416s, but MAS needs to step up

[@mrick1974]

actually, the MAS has be partially replaced with modified M9's (wich are called PAGAS G1's) with an additional safety orsomething like that and now both M9's and MAS are replaced by SIG-Sauer Pro's (im french so sry for my english ^^)

[@somemanwhoateapuertoricanl7859]

M'rick Sarrep they still need to think of something that is better than an AR-15 though. I know that the HK416 is like the best assault rifle as from now but, they kinda need to improve it a little bit. For now, MAS is kinda still stuck with lever-action rifles and bolt-actions. The FAMAS is fun but I don't like full-auto firearms that shoot faster than 950 RPM, since it just wastes bullets even faster and a very fast fire rate is kinda pointless though

[@mrick1974]

what do you mean by this ?

[@gauloiscalifornien]

i’ve shot this gun when i was a kid with my father, he was a Gendarme.

[@skyzoDBois]

Mon père aussi était gendarme et ils avaient un beretta

[@TheBrainQC]

@@skyzoDBois Le Beretta a été mis en service en remplacement du mac 50 au début des années 90.

[@val-gq3mq]

The french army current pistol is the m9 but we still use this old pistol

[@redjlecitoyen2222]

le mac 50 en france... indestructible ... fiable... mais tres dépasser... une bonne arme... le modéle présenter n'est pas une version de ST etienne... c est sur..

[@LeFeuauxpoudres]

You mean MAC50?

[@etienneguyot9069]

A priori, c'est bien le cas. Il est bien gravé "MAC" sur la culasse, donc Châtellerault...

[@Stephanederrick]

J'en ai eu un, j'ai fait de bon cartons avec au club.

[@tanakattack5965]

I don't know how they determined that a slide mounted safety was better.

[@splinter2121]

I didn't see a 1950 in this good for a long time...before we remplaced it with glocks during my training we still had those. And they were worn as hell...not shooting precicly anymore...poor babys...getting destroyed somewere or sold to africain army's now i guess..😭

[@zachconant7031]

can't get enough guns.

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

The 9mm M1911.

[@TheBrainQC]

Sort of exactly.

[@stephen9869]

I wonder why they chose to give it a relatively small magazine capacity?

[@TheBrainQC]

Because it's a 1950's conception, at at this time they saw no reason to put more. Quite all weapon manufacturers did the same at that time, more ammos is a quite recent addition to handguns.