Can not overstate enough how awesome it is there is now modern videos online showing how this thing actually shoots.
@VikingTeddy3 ай бұрын
There's a mythbusters episode on yt where they test how much you can bend a barrel, and still have it be lethal. Not very scientific (when are they ever) but it was a fun episode, even though I don't usually care for mythbusters.
@mattburnett41853 ай бұрын
Like those rocket pistol videos where each round is about $400
@andreivaldez29292 ай бұрын
Pleasant surprise seeing you here.
@bertkilborne64642 ай бұрын
No Kidding - Memes and Gun-Tube videos just keep getting better. It's almost like Musclecars and Rock&Roll in the late 60s - early 70s
@banzi403Ай бұрын
no this curved barrel myth is cringe worthy. The research begins and ends with google. Fun fact the enfield had a curved barrel attachment long before 1944
@Gawdless3 ай бұрын
Jamon from PSA is a absolute legend for letting them use this firearm.
@zchris87v803 ай бұрын
Customer service at the stores is terrible. They make great rifles, but dealing with the immature children behind the counter is awful.
@giloro853 ай бұрын
jamon? Jamon means ham in Spanish 🧐
@itsamk18-ish3 ай бұрын
Gotta try to keep Mike on their good side since he left leviathan 😂
@patrickharlow10983 ай бұрын
@@giloro85but it’s not pronounced “huhmone” it’s pronounced “jaymin”
@giloro853 ай бұрын
@@patrickharlow1098 that is definitely a made up name 😆. I know a Cuban guy called Usnavy cos his mom was rescued at sea in a raft.
@Repotyr3 ай бұрын
"it may have not won the war, but today they won our hearts." "Are we allowed to say that?" Lmao
@NoName......3 ай бұрын
I mean, as long as it's about the gun then I don't see anything wrong
@Barnes-ml9wg3 ай бұрын
Always have
@NoName......3 ай бұрын
@@Barnes-ml9wg I think that might be just you
@zachdix55093 ай бұрын
Best line of 2024 😂
@timbirch49993 ай бұрын
As if this bunch AREN'T going to be total wehraboos! 🤣😂🤣
@dukegeekosity97632 ай бұрын
German here. To understand the usage of this Krummlauf Rifle, you have to understand european living, especially german architecture. Most houses, even the ones i am living in now and i grew up within the 90s have a basement which has a small window, up to 30cm of height right above the ground of streetlevel. Meaning you have to use 3 stairs to reach ground level flats and living space, making it so, that you can not look into the flats through windows if you walk by. Meaning you can stand in a most of the time low ceiling basement (not high enough for german soldiers) and use the Krummlauf to shoot out of these windows. The inaccuracy would mean that you would not hit the guy doing the same on the other side of the street to often. In this way building a death trap for those in between. These basements served as bunkers from the bombs sadly. As far as i know it was developed late in the war probably for the last resort in the urban warfare in the cities and from bunkers. Streets are narrow in germany, not meant for the modern cars, so big or small street, the Krummlauf would have had the correct distance most of the time.
@Kemp17302 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this, it is always interesting to learn directly from other cultures. I can imagine the atmosphere of tension, it would have been gut binding, but when it's a life or death situation, the choice is already made. Part of my family came over from Germany in 1893. Maybe you know who the name of an elite group of fighters in medieval times that basically lived at night, they slept during the day and trained and lived in the dark. They took out a huge army over a 4 mile stretch that had the army basically stretched out and could only move a few wide, and of course they would attack at night.
@malcomx19242 ай бұрын
U can’t expect ppI from the us, to understand/respect different cuItures/ways of Iiving my friend. It’s literally one of the biggest things ppI witness with amerikans.
@quarreneverett47672 ай бұрын
My grandmothers maiden name is faust. I have native American on both sides of my family. I have family from germany and europe. :3 i born in america
@huswsimonbla2 ай бұрын
Not sure if you are serious or not but the Krummlauf was made for the "Ferdinand" tank.
@OlafPawbelt2 ай бұрын
@@huswsimonbla not sure if you are serious but there is two variants, one for tanks and one for infantry, P variant was for tanks and the I version was for regular infantry soldiers, time to look things up before you talk my dude.
@AllAboutSurvival3 ай бұрын
The ballistic and accuracy testing segments really highlight the engineering ingenuity of the time.
@0_1_22 ай бұрын
Do they?
@brandonwestfall32413 ай бұрын
"Have you seen those warriors from the Rhineland? They've got curved guns. Curved. Guns."
@stephenchanda75803 ай бұрын
Lol is that a change on the line from Skyrim guards?
@Bob-qk2zg3 ай бұрын
I used to be an adventurer like you, but I took a Krummlauf to the knee.
@theweppe27official3 ай бұрын
"I used to be an soldier like you. Then I took a burst of kurz from a curved STG in the knee..."
@noahhastings61453 ай бұрын
I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I hit it big investing in NFTs, started a family, and retired.
@thetbird693 ай бұрын
"if you have to travel by the night stick to the roads, it's the daedra with curved guns you see"
@mattp78283 ай бұрын
For gun geeks this is a big deal, have never seen any footage of this bizarre weapon being fired! Saw this in a book as a kid and it blew my mind thanks for this fascinating video!
@hector43753 ай бұрын
weapon attachment*
@WhiteStray3 ай бұрын
@@skepticalbadger ?
@azoique3 ай бұрын
Haha same here. Saw it in a book in a library when i was like 9 and was amazed.
@fortyfour81603 ай бұрын
Pretty big deal for WW2 fans as well. This is crazy to see this type of video with this weapon attachment.
@Mr._Infamous3 ай бұрын
@@fortyfour8160agreed. I've known about this thing for years but to see it being shot in a video is amazing. I wish they would have gave close-up shots of the hardware and the attaching mechanism.
@petesheppard17093 ай бұрын
Ian MacCollum did a video on 'Forgotten Weapons' to provide history and background on this device when he saw GT's Instagram previews, _before_ watching this video. HUGE props to Ian for showing a TON of class!
@armdengr832 ай бұрын
This is unique. Even Ian McCollum is jealous. Only 15 shots, but for people who understand what this device is, 15 shots is a lot of rounds. 15 shots of gun youtube history in the making. Great job.
@IanH7483 ай бұрын
Charlie is just out to push the envelope with the SDI jokes😂
@generalilbisАй бұрын
Honestly? I have little skin in the "Is SDI the shit or just shit?" game... but Charlie's improv bits on their name are the best part of their sponsorship of the Garand Thumb channel 😅
@FrankStallone4229 күн бұрын
@@generalilbisits an online only trade school... what more is there to say?
@The_Defiant_One3 ай бұрын
Yeah, the US Army also said The MG42's bark was worse than it's bite.
@Nathan-jh1ho3 ай бұрын
Or the MP40 was less controllable than the Thompson
@TheNamelessGamer273 ай бұрын
That was propaganda meant to keep panic down. Actual reports of weapons testing especially after the war are different
@JKrain023 ай бұрын
I'm sure soliders on Omaha would disagree
@patgray54023 ай бұрын
They weren't lying though. You can't hit shit with its 1000rpm+ fire rate. Suppression and area denial sure it's great.
@availxe86393 ай бұрын
@@patgray5402 That's completely wrong, most machine guns today are built off the MG42. It was an iconic machine gun and ahead of it's time.
@spoonerman3 ай бұрын
Forgotten weapons and Garand thumb both uploading a krummlauf video 17 minutes apart LOL. Time to watch both!
@brianv19883 ай бұрын
Yeah that was crazy I thought they were going to be in the video together collaborating
@Panzermeister363 ай бұрын
@@TheSundayShooter better than the people who talk out of their ass. I don't see a problem with referencing a proper source. The internet is full of so much disinformation these days it is ridiculous...
@bitfreakazoid3 ай бұрын
@@TheSundayShooterCompared to regurgitating something made up? Are you actually complaining that he does research?
@Berm_Blaster3 ай бұрын
Yo I thought I was trippin. Was expecting to see them collaborating. They've had to of done it intentionally
@TheSundayShooter3 ай бұрын
@@bitfreakazoid I was referring to Ian's comment that this is "just a shooting video". Ironic for him to trivialise the demonstration in which a velocity increase was discovered along with stable flight through a medium _EDIT_ Apologies, I misread Ian's tone! Please disregard the above statement
@nyogtheeldritchgentleman3 ай бұрын
0:45 Charlie got some goose 🪿 in his step 😂
@laurensa.18033 ай бұрын
ERIKA!
@Mirko_C.3 ай бұрын
@@laurensa.1803bom bom bom 😂
@Trump2024asw2 ай бұрын
I'm no fan of collectivism although I must say Erica is a banger of a song.
@zachweber19083 ай бұрын
I love how gun jesus gave you a shout out for this on the same day. two of my favorite gun channels in one day.
@carsonhunt46422 ай бұрын
Yep def not to boost the algo… just a happy coincidence
@Legitpenguins993 ай бұрын
Who would have thought garand thumb would make such a big contribution to WW2 history!? It's great to actually see firing of this thing documented for future generations
@blakedavis24472 ай бұрын
I mean his channel is named after loading a gun from ww2
@chartreux15323 ай бұрын
That's amazing to see an American ending up being able to try the Krummlauf! When i was serving in the Bundeswehr we had 2 Ocassions where we were allowed to shoot certain obscure but also in general historic German Guns hand in hand with the "Museum für historische Wehrtechnik" (basically translates to Museum for historical Military Technology). And we indeed had a Krummlauf Presentation, sadly none of us, no matter how qualified were allowed to try it out, but instead a retired General who ended up working for the Museum did. Is it a bonkers Idea and was probably not really useful at all? Definitely. Was it interesting? Hell yeah! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
@williamzk90833 ай бұрын
There were version with a 30 degree, 45 degree and 90 degree curves. The 90 degree curved versions were for operation from the hatch of a tank, half track or assault gun. Yes it was useful if you didn't want to get shot entering a building, firing from a trench or from a hatch of the StuG III as infantry tried to overwhelm the For 70 years this excellent idea has been ignorantly dismissed as one of Hitlers Crazy Weapons. Hitler had nothing to do with it.
@Sammie10532 ай бұрын
@@williamzk9083I highly recommend watching Forgotten Weapons' most recent video on it. It wasn't Hitler's idea, but it likely never would've made it past the prototype phase without him. What's more, _as proven in this very video,_ it had significant drawbacks that made it nonviable for deployment.
@isaacwest2762 ай бұрын
@@williamzk9083 As tempting as the idea is, there was no practical way for it to be used as there was too many drawbacks (as seen in this video). I forget the name of it but Israel has a really nice attempt which is probably the best we'll get for another hundred years or so.
@nextcaesargaming54693 ай бұрын
Seeing Charlie goosestepping instantly told me that this video is gonna be a wild one, lol
@therulesaredifferent82803 ай бұрын
A "wild goose chase" if you will...
@StreetbeatDesigns672 ай бұрын
"Why do you have to make it-" *cut* 😂
@johnsanko41363 ай бұрын
An actual survivor Krummlauf? That's incredible.
@skepticalbadger3 ай бұрын
No. It is very clearly not an original.
@theanarchonazbolinquisition3 ай бұрын
@AnoneemusNoenamelmao
@theanarchonazbolinquisition3 ай бұрын
@@skepticalbadger Judging by everything said in the video and the description it is _heavily_ implied that it is. Also think logically, do you think there’s still somebody manefacturing these… for the StG-44 of all things? I can’t even find any non-functioning replicas for sale. Also if it were modern GT is always really good about giving credit to whoever made the stuff so in all likelihood it is the real thing. If you have any counter-evidence, please do share! 😊
@rotwang20003 ай бұрын
A Krummlauf got me a credit on Mythbusters. I took a photo of one at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds museum years ago and they wanted to use the image for Mythbusters' "Shooting around corners" episode.
@TheCleansingx3 ай бұрын
This is the best gun channel without a doubt. The content this year has been insane! So many things we have never seen in this detail! Thank you so much!
@johnqpublic27183 ай бұрын
Hey boys when your tool is curved, it makes it easier to hit those important spots. This is an advantage, virgs.
@Ntmoffi3 ай бұрын
The stg that's spent a good portion of it's life doing (P)orn.
@Asrieloo3 ай бұрын
vill you vear wigs?
@ihiyperion11393 ай бұрын
i spit out my coffee when Mica caught that stray lol
@PeterRattin3 ай бұрын
@@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436That translated as aids 😂
@charleselliott57673 ай бұрын
i dont think boys need to know any of this kind of information......
@ttopsnturbos3 ай бұрын
This one would have been an amazing one to get the Ballistic High Speed guys involved with. Extreme slow motion on the bent barrel would have been fucking sick.
@Dan-yk6sy3 ай бұрын
Yeah, really missed opportunity...
@grahamstretch68633 ай бұрын
Let’s hope the owner is generous enough to allow the BHS guys to put a round or two through it in the name of real information! Not that I didn’t enjoy this video, but BHS enables us to see things on a totally different level.
@WalknTalknStevnHawkn2 ай бұрын
It would look like a bullet exiting a barrel. You can thank me later.
@pepinlebref75852 ай бұрын
agreed, I was thinking about the same thing when he mentioned that the slug would have deformation
@richardbusta88992 ай бұрын
Its not many others have done that. It looks like a bullet leaving the barrel.
@gadsdenjim87853 ай бұрын
The original 8mm Kurz were mild steel/iron core projectiles. Which would likely break apart in the Bend much easier than softer lead core projectiles like the modern ammo you’re shooting now.
@recoilrob3243 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was going to mention the steel core military ammo vs likely lead core modern ammo which is more malleable and able to bend down the barrel without shattering. Also the military ammo of the time was likely steel jacketed as well so much stiffer which probably helped with the barrel's wearing out so quickly. The soft guilding metal jacket and lead core is going to do a lot less damage to the barrel.
@gavindagawd3 ай бұрын
Not to mention they have a 30 degree barrel, the 45 degrees would have chewed them up way worse
@spazmonkey21313 ай бұрын
@@gavindagawdthey also had 90 degree barrels too
@BudgiePanic3 ай бұрын
@@spazmonkey2131would you use the 180 degree barrel? 🤔
@rdrrr3 ай бұрын
@@BudgiePanic If I'm defending Berlin from the Red Army, absolutely
@americanliberator2 ай бұрын
This is probably the best video on your channel. An absolute blast and an amazing piece of history.
@7.62enjoyer3 ай бұрын
The fact that you got your hands on a piece of history AND got to shoot it is mindblowing. Amazing vid as always
@andrewrobinson40193 ай бұрын
GT: “It never went into general production…” PSA: “Allow us to introduce ourselves…”
@hfg86043 ай бұрын
Hahahahah
@wolfgang_h3t3 ай бұрын
First the fuckers need to release the STG lmao
@Kriss_L2 ай бұрын
KelTec enters the room.
@edwardscott32623 ай бұрын
Strangely gaps in the rifling matter way less than you would think. It was common in stellite lined machine gun barrels.
@smorrow3 ай бұрын
I wouldn't expect it to matter at all if it's all the same twist rate.
@johnnyquest87103 ай бұрын
Leaving one barrel at a set spin rate (twist) and then jumping into another barrel even at the same spin rate without the lands lining up might cause some instability in the bullet but might not have much or any real effect on trajectory or stability.
@allthingsconsidered32113 ай бұрын
Or like you know, revolvers cyl gap
@josephxavier17073 ай бұрын
@@allthingsconsidered3211 a revolver cylinder is unrifled.. i could be wrong but as far as i'm aware revovler cylinders are smooth, the barrel is rifled.
@allthingsconsidered32113 ай бұрын
@@josephxavier1707 true but the concept of pressure blowing by remains the same
@TheDollarSportsman3 ай бұрын
“It tilts on an AXIS on your shoulder” I see what Micah did there 😎😜🤣
@mediocreman23 ай бұрын
I don't think it was intentional.
@ProbablyFat3 ай бұрын
Jamon! Way too awesome to let us get the chance to see this rifle in use !!!!!!! Way to go PSA guys!!!! So dang awesome to see this in action, actual rounds and get some in depth information on it!!!! Love it
@Centermass7622 ай бұрын
*Jamin
@MrSwan672 ай бұрын
Germans: HANZ GET ZE KRUMMENLAUF, WE GOT COMMIES AROUND THE CORNER
@death_walker213 ай бұрын
the regular scoped stg is such a vibe
@monkeyprojects1293 ай бұрын
Amazing looking piece
@laurensa.18033 ай бұрын
Most beautiful assault rifle ever...
@DeltaEchoGolf2 ай бұрын
The StG-44 was intended to accept a scope mount. Making it the first designated marksman rifle.
@bradvrtachnik64193 ай бұрын
Always good seeing Charles in the video
@KyleKalevra3 ай бұрын
Reminds me of that line from Porky’s… ‘Have you been f-ing around corners?’ Yes. Yes he has.
@jefferydraper40193 ай бұрын
Damn...now Ive gotta watch Porkys again.
@jeffblackmon2883 ай бұрын
This is EXACTLY what I was thinking about. Also, every time I pick up a bent screwdriver.
@KyleKalevra3 ай бұрын
@@jeffblackmon288 Great minds think alike
@Z3R0BL4CK2 ай бұрын
BAAAAHAHAHA
@chrisski39042 ай бұрын
Been away from the gym for awhile, been building back up to 220 bench did 2 reps, thanks for the dad advice, needed that
@internetcatfish3 ай бұрын
Him cracking an egg on a pistol was the most extra thing I've ever seen.
@firecrackerfarm2 ай бұрын
I almost fell over - had no idea he was going to do that. From now on that's how I'm making eggs. I hope my wife and kids are down!
@ianray88233 ай бұрын
WHOA WHOA WHOA GARAND THUMB AND FORGOTTEN WEAPONS POST ABOUT THE SAME WEAPON SYSTEM IN THE SAME HOUR LETS GOOO
@servek3 ай бұрын
Just a FYI, DemoRanch did a whole show about bent barrels. He bent them himself over and over, more and more bent. Was a very interesting video.
@LucasJackson_373 ай бұрын
Yep and Mythbusters did an entire episode on bending a barrel years before and it's pretty entertaining as well
@RedPillAlways3 ай бұрын
@@LucasJackson_37 yep and the Germans did it decades before then and that's pretty interesting
@petergozinya61223 ай бұрын
They’re called Peyronies barrels
@bitbrace3 ай бұрын
@@RedPillAlwaysyep and before that archers bent arrows and that's pretty interesting
@Arcturuseyes3 ай бұрын
It makes sense, Demo bent a bunch of barrels in crazy ways, most of em worked, but the accuracy and longevity is the key
@Satori-Automotive3 ай бұрын
i remember when he had a whole yard full of piping to send the bullet thrue a rollercoaster
@JB-nc9yn2 ай бұрын
True. Demo deserves a shout out for his awesome science!!
@machina_spirit3 ай бұрын
0:03 gdamn that gunshot crack sounds awesome, Hollywood needs to take some sound engineering advice from you guys
@caseycameron53702 ай бұрын
What a privilege to be able to actually use a piece of history awesome good job
@derekchauvin18803 ай бұрын
17:34 - 17:48 - the German gas systems were totally next level
@Sasserexe3 ай бұрын
Both were built after the war, too
@robm50083 ай бұрын
which gas system?
@jonahhekmatyar3 ай бұрын
This one doesn't use wood to seal in the gas
@user-FJBnbb3b3 ай бұрын
Missed the joke
@stever76272 ай бұрын
Yeah the typhus delousing was bitchin'
@alexs54723 ай бұрын
There’s also a surviving example of this rifle in the private collection of the National Firearms Centre in the UK. I had the pleasure of handling and inspecting it about a decade ago.
@MrJustinOtis3 ай бұрын
The Patton Museum that used to exist at Ft. Knox also had one on display back in the 1990s.
@viking12362 ай бұрын
Me too but back in the 80’s when it was in Nottingham very unwieldy as I remember
@dewittsnyder42122 ай бұрын
But did you handle these?
@jlastre3 ай бұрын
The USA also made an attachment for the “grease gun” to shot around corners. When I was in grammar school in the 1970s I saw it in a book. Also there are attachments that use a camera that accomplishes the same function. Edit: There is in fact a photo of it in the subreddit r/interestingasfuck . M3 with bent barrel, c.1953.
@bills60933 ай бұрын
It also did not work well.
@dwrdwlsn52 ай бұрын
@@bills6093bending gun barrels is not recommended
@paulis73193 ай бұрын
This is so awesome to watch that thing actually get used! I'm surprised that nobody has replicated it as a novelty item. It would be fun to see a full auto meltdown video with it.
@rabidkitten012 ай бұрын
This is wild. Such an incredible piece of history on display. WWI and WWII had some cockamamie ideas for weapon tech.
@Snarlacc3 ай бұрын
The breaking up of the bullets was only observed with the higher bend angles (the 90° version for sure). I think the 30° is the only barrel that really didn't fragment.
@AmbuBadger3 ай бұрын
Can confirm. My piss stream stays solid, and I've got the same angle...
@zx7-rr4863 ай бұрын
The "Myth Busters" TV show demonstrated how you can progressively bend a barrel all the way to 180 degrees and it still shoots. Yep, they bent a barrel into a U shape so it was actually facing BACK towards the shooter! The bullet only lost about 15 to 20% of its velocity, and IIRC did not break up. I think they cited the German WW2 experiments with the concept. You can find the episode on KZbin under "busting gun myths" or some similar title.
@Snarlacc3 ай бұрын
@@zx7-rr486 They did it wiith a .22lr though, a lot less energy to rip through the barrel or fragment the bullet. Matt from Demoliition Ranch shot a few bullets into bent pipes, it definately works, but the more energy the bullet has the more it will erode the barrel. 8mm Kurz isn't a massively energetic cartridge, but still packs more of a punch than most pistols.
@Thatdude1263 ай бұрын
WAIT YOURE TELLING ME FUDD LORE ISNT TRUE?!?
@LucasJackson_373 ай бұрын
Didn't you see the Mythbusters episode when they replicated the "Fudd theory" .. and they actually kinda manage to do it
@Thatdude1263 ай бұрын
@@LucasJackson_37 wait actually? Lol that sounds cool
@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer3 ай бұрын
@@LucasJackson_37 No they didn't
@mrboggs963 ай бұрын
Within a minute of it posted must be a miracle
@darksu69473 ай бұрын
You better thank baby jebus
@Wolfpack_712 ай бұрын
Anything STG is a win in my book! Thanks for the video guys.
@interestingvideosofinteres5136Ай бұрын
The music in sync with the gel slow-mo. Chefs kiss.
@DougWalker-l6p3 ай бұрын
Only checking in to see what Charles called the Sonoran Desert Institute. This one took the cake. Many thanks.
@pinnaclephotography85353 ай бұрын
I think when he said Suspicious Dancing Israelis took the cake
@scotts1482 ай бұрын
@@pinnaclephotography8535based Charles
@TatsByTaco3 ай бұрын
Price realized on most of these is about $3000-4000. Absolutely crazy considering these only last for a few hundred rounds. Very cool that we get to see how it functions!
@RedPillAlways3 ай бұрын
The gun Market is the absolute worst of capitalism
@ZombieWilfred3 ай бұрын
Most people who buy them are collectors, they're not going to use them. There are guns that go for $250,000 that the buyers never intend to fire a single time... It's an awesome piece of gun history.
@Centermass7622 ай бұрын
To be honest I thought they'd fetch more than that.
@TatsByTaco2 ай бұрын
@@Centermass762 honestly, me too.
@bulukacarlos47513 ай бұрын
1- Congratulations for an excellent video 2- I came here on the recommendation of forgotten weapons 3- The Germans didn't know that to deflect a projectile all you have to do is swing like Angelina Jolie in "Wanted" hahaha Greetings from Patagonia Argentina
@202d2 ай бұрын
goosestepping erika ...fine ill sub
@rpmfreak91502 ай бұрын
I can't believe how much I'm learning about the history of guns , even though I've been actively collecting them for around 34 years my knowledge wasn't even nearly where I thought it was. Great video.
@no-mk1uw3 ай бұрын
That start though lol. Edit Imagine liking a youtube comment L.
@pevebe3 ай бұрын
I'm his top guy. He put me in charge of a whole panzer division. I'm jacked
@M_Pulse3 ай бұрын
Say hello to cohcahcohlah 😂
@carlbrown90823 ай бұрын
The STG/MP-44 is one of my favourite WW2 platforms. I heard about the Krummlauf a long time ago, but ite effectiveness was never really explained. Kudos to PSA Arms for allowing this device to be used for this video.
@InterdictionAirsoft3 ай бұрын
Looks like grand got a one up on brandon Herrera
@KyleKalevra3 ай бұрын
And I bet Brandon likes it
@InterdictionAirsoft3 ай бұрын
@@KyleKalevra lol
@InterdictionAirsoft3 ай бұрын
@@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436 now that would be a great cut away gag
@30AndHatingIt3 ай бұрын
I bet let’s go Brandon gets mad just seeing one of these because his fav toy was clearly a rip off of it.
@SwampyMusic3 ай бұрын
@@30AndHatingIt just aim for the legs with it, c'mon man.
@DChrls3 ай бұрын
That gun needs to see it's doctor for Peyronie's Disease.
@curgunner3 ай бұрын
Really should have had Ballistic High Speed come out for this one
@kellywright5403 ай бұрын
Wow! Pretty cool! My Dad mentioned something about a bent barreled rifle once when I was a kid. I just added that to all of the crazy stuff a 19 year old kid saw while being a scout in Patton's Third Army. As I got older, I had seen pictures of this but to finally see it fired and given an explanation of how it was SUPPOSED to work was really interesting. Thanks!!
@willpugh88653 ай бұрын
A Garand thumb AND a forgotten weapons drop at the same time on the same gun!?! Dope 🤙
@SuparNerd3 ай бұрын
Them: It's priceless Me: I'll make that with $20 and a weekend at Lowe's
@ianwalker31443 ай бұрын
Love this kind of deep dive into odd weapons, especially these experimental designs. Thanks for the Demo, guys!!!
@robertoblanco34943 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing video! I never thought of seeing this device in action. On the other hand, as the thing has a lifetime of around 100 rounds, if I were the owner of it I'm not pretty sure I would have allowed you to use it!
@brentprosser72933 ай бұрын
Well, the Germans answered the question “show me the angle of your dangle.”
@adlerarmory83823 ай бұрын
The angle of the dangle is proportional to the sag of the bag.
@leadfarmer5563 ай бұрын
The angle of dangle is directly proportional too the heat of the meat.
@Aquafresh_Official3 ай бұрын
Average sunday: Wake up, go to church, then watch Daddy thumb 👍
@The_Butcher-k313 ай бұрын
Fr I just got home from church
@danielc-s80563 ай бұрын
As God intended.
@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky3 ай бұрын
Merica
@godwarrior34033 ай бұрын
Let's be very real, God doesn't want us focusing on this. He wants us focusing on Him. None of this political stuff pleases Him or amounts to being right with Him. Going to church and watching Garand Thumb isn't necessarily a flex. Just comes off as a sign that yet another Christian has confused being politically active for being a good Christian. Definitely talking about myself too. But let's not pretend Christians today aren't acting totally worldly in the name of politics and then patting themselves on the back for going to church every Sunday. It's not a chad move. Going to church is absolutely the opposite of a chad move. The world will think you're lame if you follow God. If you're making it a chad thing or being percieved as such, it's likely part of your political culture war than true relationship with God. I know for a fact Jesus would lead us to worship HIM and seek Him, not worry so much about politics. The people of His day expected Him to topple the evil Roman empire, that wasn't the plan. Why would He be especially concerned with our politics over our spirituality today. Again, Definitely talking to myself as well. Just really began thinking about this the more I see people talk about going to church as if it's a chad behavior. Made me start thinking about how we're not applying the Word of God to our lives. We're just calling ourselves Christians while being devoted to politics
@asmo13133 ай бұрын
@@godwarrior3403 tldr
@darthhodges3 ай бұрын
The American reports of it's performance and problems may have actually been of the M3A1Grease Gun variant they made and tested to see if the idea had any merit. The Russians similarly made PPSh-41 variants to test the idea. Forgotten Weapons' new video on this (released same day) has pictures.
@mrouija253 ай бұрын
I remember watching a military show on this device when i was a kid, they pretty much experienced the same results!
@anonymoose2748Ай бұрын
Bro my mind is blown!!! I can't believe we have this video. I'm such a WW2 nerd and man this made my day! That's such an "untouched" area of history and now we have such a high quality video on it, EVEN SHOOTING. That's so fucking cool. Thank you for making such amazing videos man.
@jessicasimp44593 ай бұрын
This is the gun that started the trend of all our favorite guns that we know today and the guns that are the closest to the MP44 are the prototype MP45, the CETME, and the HK roller delayed guns and the HK33 being the closest to being the candid modernized MP44.
@BrentWCox3 ай бұрын
I didn’t expect a slight bend in a stg44 when I loaded KZbin
@squidy40823 ай бұрын
It’s insane how smart the Germans were
@KaptajnKaffe3 ай бұрын
Bending a barrel? Their tech is way overhyped!
@squidy40823 ай бұрын
@@KaptajnKaffe lmao
@deepwashington4993 ай бұрын
@KaptajnKaffe calm down XD
@NotSaddamHussein3 ай бұрын
Desperation is a mother of all inventions.
@mig01503 ай бұрын
I'm sure if they just bent it a little more the war would have ended up differently
@SirKingWest3 ай бұрын
Garand Thumb in an apron is my favorite Garand Thumb.
@lafeeshmeister2 ай бұрын
2:30 "Free and flowing like pretty much everyone after 1865." You know, I think this Charles character is growing on me.
@nobodyspecial18523 ай бұрын
0:33 "... if only I didn't have to expose myself ..." that won't keep anyone out of court or off a registry.
@thesovietwarbear45513 ай бұрын
As far as I’m aware, the weapon was mostly intended for tank crews to fire out of the top of the turret without exposing themselves. Like a really primitive version of a modern CROWS remote turret. I think it was for urban and very close combat where the tank might be getting overwhelmed by enemy infantry, so the accuracy issues wouldn’t matter so much.
@skepticalbadger3 ай бұрын
No. The 30 degree variant was intended explicitly for infantry use.
@mahbriggs3 ай бұрын
The original concept was for an armored vehicle weapon, but was ordered by Hitler for infantry weapons for trenches and foxholes!
@LucasJackson_373 ай бұрын
Ethan's (Forgotten Weapons) video explains it all very well .. Edit .. sorry Ian
@Spurdospaerde6923 ай бұрын
@@LucasJackson_37 "Ethan"? Trying to avoid to take the name of our Lord and Saviour Gun Jesus in vain?
@LucasJackson_373 ай бұрын
@@Spurdospaerde692 aww F-, sorry Ian .. braingarble .. my bad too many vidz today
@CaptainBogroll3 ай бұрын
15 shots? 7 more the garand TRULY A WUNDERWAFFE
@MyDoodad2 ай бұрын
This is pretty fascinating. I consider myself a WW2 history buff and never knew about this. There is just SO MUCH information concerning that era of weapons development.
@oddrocket27432 ай бұрын
Amazing that you were able to get one. Always wondered how well it worked and you have answered that question. Great content!
@philmcglen61943 ай бұрын
Saw this on a uk quiz show called "Qi". But I've never seen it fired. Except for Demo ranch and the bent barrels 😂😂
@andrewjohnson69073 ай бұрын
Doodoo Ranch did that back when he was still shooting 500 pudding cups with a 50 cal
@bullittdog43523 ай бұрын
Spectacular stuff..I love whatever content you guys put out but this was big fun.
@beowulfsrevenge43693 ай бұрын
They thought of some wild shit in ww2.
@ESPLTD3223 ай бұрын
You know the idea probably came from Hitler geeking out and watching Bugs Bunny bend Elmer Fudd’s double barrel right back at his head. He was like, “yyaaa, das iz e guten idea!!!”
@cosmopezzolla9962 ай бұрын
Great video guys, very cool to see that actually being fired!
@spiritcrushr5213 ай бұрын
I suddenly want a cooking with Garand Thumb series
@DeltaEchoGolf2 ай бұрын
They should come out with a pepper grinder that looks like a dynamite plunger!
@thebadlander36083 ай бұрын
Wow, my German ancestry is starting to make sense
@AlphabetBoisAreSmelly3 ай бұрын
Come, brother, sit at my table, we will drink and talk of our skills in bent weaponry. Word has reached The Fuhrer of your magnificent bend! 🍺
@thebadlander36083 ай бұрын
@@SomaticApparition I’m going to need to plead the fifth on that one
@ryshellso5263 ай бұрын
@@SomaticApparition😂😂😂😂😂😂 slight curve...😂😂😂😂
@Sky-qd2mf3 ай бұрын
Your ancestors tried to save you
@thebadlander36083 ай бұрын
@@Sky-qd2mf 🗣️🗣️🗣️
@Sun-Warrior19113 ай бұрын
The OG CORNER SHOT!!
@WW2Wayfinder3 ай бұрын
Amazing episode! Wish we could do similar stuff in the UK but our gun laws aren’t fun laws so keep up the great work bringing us these iconic pieces of ww2 kit! Now for Administrative Results to don his electricians uniform and test it 😂
@SuperJgodfrey3 ай бұрын
Big thanks to whoever let you shoot that awesome test and view of history
@spencer71973 ай бұрын
A flannel daddy video on my birthday? Makes turning 31 a little bit better
@averywatkins94193 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday bud!!!! 🎉 😊
@Leg2393 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday!
@travispagent9373 ай бұрын
🎂🍻
@Scott_Buchanan3 ай бұрын
Happy birthday!
@PilotTed3 ай бұрын
If I remember correctly, they also had a 60° and 90° barrel as well, but they were quickly dropped due to breaking far quicker than the 30° and 45° barrels. The 90° was meant for their panzers, and would cause the bullets to break apart, limiting the effective range, but turning it into a pseudo shotgun up close. As far as I know, the 30° and 45° didn't break the bullets apart, im not sure about the 60° though.
@Thisisausername5563 ай бұрын
Hey dad, is this also why MY barrel is bent?
@TacTyger3 ай бұрын
the last time I saw this thing was on military channel. I never thought I would see it be fired ever. This was so cool !
@brianfreland90652 ай бұрын
garand thumb is ALWAYS bringing the absolutely coolest and most unique things on this channel! man, every time i watch a vid, im an even bigger fan than before. i dont know of any other people putting out such cool content and getting their hands on items like this. thanks again, this is awesome
@aceman11263 ай бұрын
Absolutely did NOT expect to see this on the channel. Thanks for making this historic video! These are the crazy things I could only read about in the obscure books on weapons development I collected as a kid.
@racialconsciousness69963 ай бұрын
Look. When it comes to engineering. The Germans don't mess around. They mean business every time.
@jefferydraper40193 ай бұрын
The amazing thing is, by that point they were losing the war, yet they came up with all kinds of bizarre ideas that made very little sense in a practical world, cost them tons of money and research time, and took their scientists away from actual weapons and ideas that might have helped them. It was like we had OSS agents in the top of their research bureaus sabotaging their efforts. I have to say, Good Job Wild Bill!!!
@michaelfodor62803 ай бұрын
@@jefferydraper4019 The British SOE were planning to parachute a sniper team into Bavaria to take everyone's favorite Austrian painter. The mission was scrubbed since there was a risk that the Germans would put someone competent in charge to fill the vacancy in the Reich Chancellor's office. "Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake."
@KingDick-no2xs3 ай бұрын
They got a scrap barrel and bent it and you guys are jizzing your pant over it cos its german lol.
@carmichaelree3 ай бұрын
@@KingDick-no2xs And the video here proves it is effective in urban combat. No other country devised such a thing. So you're just admitting to being ignorant.
@UltimateEngineering2 ай бұрын
@@KingDick-no2xs The last 300 years -> 80% of all new inventions, computers, otto/diesel fuel engine, rocket fuel + rocket science etc. are all invented by germans. They are kings of engineering.
@mfg-music58753 ай бұрын
At 8:36 The projectile could be faster in the Krummlauf because there is a effect in usage where the projectile gets squeezed and therefore gets faster (Squeeze bore guns have that, like on the Panther 7,5cm gun) The effect is called the "Gerlich principle", would be my guess Edit maybe you can get hand on one of these Squeeze bore guns, they are also pretty rare, but the projectiles are mostly very special in its apperance
@zachary37773 ай бұрын
The actual squeezing isn't what makes the projectile faster. It's the fact that the barrel has a larger volume, allowing the expanding propellant to do more work on the projectile. It's similar effect to increasing barrel length.
@jaredramsay53423 ай бұрын
the Panther also didn't have a squeeze bore gun , the Germans did make a 7.5cm squeeze bore anti tank gun though
@thefoxcar2 ай бұрын
Charles is my favorite part of your vids at this point. Best humor..
@johnpa93263 ай бұрын
Might break the internet with this one, well done boys! I only saw one of these fired once and it was in black and white. I believe the 90 degree barrel caused the bullets to break up, not the 30 degree. The 90 created a shotgun affect to which they could clear attacking soldiers on and around the tank. Most interesting part of this video was the increased velocity. Should have shared more of those numbers. Awesome video, thanks to all who were evolved!