Hamas Claims to Make Sniper Rifles in Gaza - Are They Really?

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Hamas - or rather its specific military wing the Al Qassam Brigade - posted a video on Twitter / X yesterday purporting to show the manufacture of .50 caliber sniper rifles in Gaza. I was curious to have a look at it, as I've seen a lot of rifle factories and done some of this sort of work myself, so let's see what the video actually shows when we look carefully...
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Thanks also to Armament Research Services for consultation on the AM-50.
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[@user-th3bo2yp1t]

Keep in mind that Ian is a fervent supporter of famas.

[@TheCouchCommando]

Bruh

[@paleoph6168]

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@dillonc7955]

However this hasn't reached top comment yet is beyond me.

[@gilgamecha]

😂😂😂

[@scrumpmonkey]

🐸

[@themanwithoutaplan72]

As someone who is both interested in firearms and does a bit of manufacturing, seeing those guys work the lathe was like staring into the sun.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

What specifically is wrong?

[@romulus7412]

@@highjumpstudios2384 long sleeves. reaching over while its turning. lack of lubrication. probably more.

[@richardbolsac4756]

​@@highjumpstudios2384Pretending to manufacture barrels while actually producing shiny batons.

[@MarkVrem]

Wearing latex gloves suggests there is oil involved. But then, around a lathe, avoiding wearing gloves or long sleeves is preferable. Reaching over or anything while it's spinning. . Then again latex gloves rip so easily. It's not a piece of cloth, that will get you sucked in. Interesting.

[@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798]

And that "polishing with a cloth" He's a short step away from the ER...

[@nizdeniz]

As a cnc service tech i can tell you that a lot of things can be made on a classic lathe if its geometry is impeccable.

[@richriver5336]

Even a precision high caliber rifle that won’t fail after a few shots?

[@zahrans]

@@richriver5336 Yes

[@nizdeniz]

@@richriver5336 its my guess that they flex their production capabilities maybe a bit unrealistically, however for making weapons of that type i think they even have cncs, just dont want to show.

[@coka7770]

Sen türk müsün ?

[@joshuapace5129]

@@nizdenizyeah exactly they are probably behind the curtains 😂

[@MereNiyogKePapa]

If you ever watched videos of Pakistani guys making pom pom you would never question anyone what they can build only with their hands

[@Remi_TL]

These guys have garbage equipment so there making garbage parts … in America we can be probably be around 5 to 10 times more precise

[@spencerkleiman5035]

Exactlty. Im a machinist, with two guys and two lathes these guys will be lucky to build 4 guns a month. They dont even have any presses or inspecting equipment just 2 fucking lathes haha😅 this is absolutely hilarious TBH. Anyone who knows machining would laugh at this setup

[@hughmungus6911]

Surely there are real gunsmiths in that part of the world, but these guys aren't that. This is clearly propaganda to try and explain away why there are Iranian weapons in their arsenal.

[@hughmungus6911]

@@TyphoonS.S. Whatever you say lmfao.

[@hughmungus6911]

@@TyphoonS.S. Ah yes, they just look and operate exactly the same as the Iranian version with the same markings, just a coincidence. Whatever you say lmfao.

[@LapisRadzuli]

To be fair the Khyber Pass has taught us anyone can "build a sniper rifle" but it's another matter entirely building a sniper rifle that actually functions.

[@rickbrasche8781]

thing is some of those supposed locally manufactured rifles came with EDM and other high tech operation parts, but were stripped and assembled so deniability could be maintained. Basically what Iran is doing here. Surprised they weren't "3d printing" parts too

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

​@@rickbrasche8781 That's only a matter of time, unfortunately.. crazy developments in frontline doctrine in Ukraine the last 6-8 months re 3d printing and drones

[@modenasolone]

You're quite correct. People seem to forget just because someone doesn't have the same wherewithal to build something that someone in a technology advance area does doesn't mean they can't build something.

[@1980Baldeagle]

Dude, their brass was all pick-ups. Every piece different, no trimming.... They were measuring the powder with a measuring scoop!!! "Snipers"😅

[@suspectboOOm]

But not impossible

[@electricbayonet2]

This isn’t even Elbonian gunsmithing. For all the actual work being done to produce actual things, this is _Fisher_ _Price_ gunsmithing.

[@KR-hg8be]

Kneebonian engineering.

[@jailbird1133]

More like Chinese quality of manufacturing

[@jurisjancevskis9076]

​@@jailbird1133nah, the Chinese can make something decent if you pay them to do it

[@pan2aja]

The pointy haired manager is disagree

[@bhagasasi425]

​@@jailbird1133Quality depend on ur pocket

[@moedem]

Whether it’s fake or not Hamas are using and look like they are getting kills with sniper rifles ,however their most capable weapon is the RPG launcher paired with the 105 Yasin tandem

[@JoshStoobs]

Whether it's fake or not, Hamas are getting absolutely dumpstered. Stop stroking their ego.

[@samy7013]

Yup, exactly.

[@Boring_Ira]

I used to work in a shop making receivevers for Remington 700s. We used modern CNC lathes for the bore and threads but for the OD we used a manual lathe with no coolant. Some smoking and chip pattern like you see here was normal. Of course, that was for about a 7" receiver, not the entire length. There were also jobs where a part was in the lathe just so we could smooth the surface finish out with scotch brite.

[@kevinc8217]

I've worked in shops making barrels as well, but everything was done with coolant. Depends on the inserts you're using (ceramics you don't want coolant) but usually turning without a coolant or cutting oil, you risk deformation or work hardening. With the short section you said you were turning it may not have been an issue. But yeah, it certainly wouldn't be down the entire barrel. It would warp the bore. And Scotch Brite is definitely a staple in machine shops for polishing lol

[@davidcarr7436]

Are you sure that this isn't just an example of Elbonian technical aid?

[@erggml1887]

Shhhh, we don't want them to catch on...

[@psikogeek]

We all fear Elbonian Airlines.

[@opperbuil]

@@psikogeek No, I fear that land-locked country's deep water navy.

[@HarryPrimate]

I don’t think that this was Elbonian aid, none of the firearms that were shown had a ventilated barrel shroud.

[@christopherconard2831]

Not enough mud.

[@PJHamann1]

"They say he carved it himself, from a larger spoon." springs to mind.

[@kiwi_comanche]

🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Furzkampfbomber]

And we all know, there is no spoon.

[@TheDarthMarko]

AL Jazeera will say that is an elevator shaft

[@sakomanlee]

"Let 21st Century Humanity go, Ralph. It knows what it is doing."

[@xml7sxGaming]

I'm a lathe operator and Ian is spot on except for the smoke, it's normal to get some smoke if you are using cutting oil.

[@jamesstrain5361]

I love this channel. I forgot it was one of those channels where I can make it all the way through. Ian just keeps the interesting information coming at ya like a Vulcan Autocannon. Keep up the good work.

[@bobmcbob8732]

Been a machinist for a few decades now, its what you don't see as much as you do. Vernier caliper is only accurate to ±.03mm, no bore mics, no gun drills, how are they rifling the barrel? No Dial test indicator set up to check radial run out of barrel. You could manufacture a working gun on such a set up but it would be as accurate as a Luty. Love the vids gun jesus, keep them coming.

[@HebrewHammerArmsCo]

What they actually manufacture there is reminiscent of the Luty

[@male3399]

Perhaps the video does not match how the rifle was made and seems to contain only some actors, but it is known to resistance engineers that they were able to manufacture Qassam rockets and Ghoul sniper rifles locally.

[@thejackal5099]

Could you make a Sten with this setup?

[@williamperry01]

​@@male3399, how many copy and paste jobs of this comment you gonna do son??!?!?!

[@Sacrifice117]

@@Srfs777 so why would they attempt to fool anybody into thinking they're making these? it's weird how easy arabs fall for propaganda, they just really dont know any better and they have a weird thirst for watching these videos.

[@kalashnicarolina220]

This is not hamas but is Brandon Herrera and his crew attempting to manufacture an AK50.

[@Nukle0n]

Wouldn't surprise me if Brandon had joined Hamas considering the shit he says.

[@davidreynolds731]

@@Nukle0nsuch as?

[@Nukle0n]

@@davidreynolds731all the white supremacist dogwhistles.

[@Knight_141]

@@davidreynolds731 hating bullpup lol?

[@Daluser_is_Dead]

​@@Knight_141bruh bullpups sucks

[@mr.d6296]

I'd like to see the headband making factory video.

[@Mutantcy1992]

For that you'd need to see child slave labor

[@myboysd5772]

Why are people claiming this video is propaganda, and not the video he is talking about?

[@user-yh1qd7lj5f]

in the world where one can make a plastic gun from a 3d printer, this yapper is crying because someone in a wartorn country didnt used lathe with details

[@myboysd5772]

@@user-yh1qd7lj5f Well, you could think that using a lathe properly makes actual equipment instead of looking like you are doing something. Pretty basic stuff in my opinion.

[@benargee]

​@@user-yh1qd7lj5f you can't make an entire gun 3D printed. The barrel and much of the action needs to be tough material like metal.

[@WingMaster562]

​@@user-yh1qd7lj5fmate, Filipinos in Sulu making blowback pistols in their shed are more believable than whatever this propaganda video of making rifles.

[@Free_Palestine_and_Fukk_israel]

Because it is!! This bullshit is claiming that these are just iranian steyr 50, even tho this is as long as 200 cm and the styer 50 is 137 cm long and the ghoul sniper also uses 14.5x114mm rounds in some version so this is just propaganda

[@formertanker3206]

Maybe it's just me, but the shot of the ammo tray with the supposedly finished ammo looks odd. To me it looks like there is a mixture of either inconsistently seated bullets and case lengths, or we are looking at a mixture of x99 and x108 ammo.

[@kevincornell1439]

where not crimped either.

[@lairdcummings9092]

Not just you. Case lengths seem extremely inconsistent.

[@drapedup76]

I noticed this too some looked too tall

[@SergeantSquared]

That's cause those are incendiary bullets............. So, like Ian said, lower quality controls. Lol

[@boba9253]

Case lengths and especially seating depths were all over the road.

[@pedrowhack-a-mole6786]

Definitely staged and acted out. The most telling things for me are the cleanliness of their costumes, the machines and how they are used, and that nobody who knows how to use a lathe would ever have on long sleeves or gloves.

[@gabrielalbertogomez9562]

probably filmed in a studio in Qatar.

[@florentleider222]

no DRO, worn out lathtes, and they claim high precision rifles ? ah ah...

[@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks]

Totally agree that those are not skilled lathe workers.

[@fnhuggybear]

the sleeves and gloves for sure tell me they are acting and not actually machinists. Will they release the video of them being sucked into the lathes?

[@keithmalmberg8395]

As a manual machinists I can verify that what is in the video complete fake. You do not wear long sleeve clothes when running manual machines. You do not stay nearly that clean when running manual machines. And as a side note US Pro 2nd channels are under constant attack for being pulled down, but Hamas posts anti Semitic videos and they stay up. Just saying.

[@Critter145]

Sir, your breakdown of the video was excellent.

[@nizaralazzeh5843]

Nice video . Great information and thank you

[@arabiccola]

I'm an Arab speaker and a maker. I watched the video in Arabic and it didn't seem to be that they were claiming that they made rifles. What they claimed is that they had to put labor into the equipment they're using to fight their enemy. My understanding was that they were able to repair or modify equipment.

[@PremiumUserUltra]

What does it say on the gun or guns case?

[@misterputin8898]

You may say destroying those poor guns. Also, Hamas Is always claiming that they "build" their own weapons but they only ensamble the parts brought from Iran.

[@omar011002]

@@PremiumUserUltra 9:27 Alghoul's ( Qassams Brigade ) Sniper rifle Caliber / 12.7 x 99 mm

[@bluelionking5285]

​@@PremiumUserUltra The wordings say, "We're sending Americans and Israel soldiers to HELL!" 😂😂😂

[@bluelionking5285]

​@@misterputin8898 Mr. Putin, you should know better! Your country are the one who supplied those RPGs, Sniper and AK 47 to Hamas right???😂😂😂

[@thatguyoverthere9634]

Notice the ammo pulled out of the crate at the range is very uniform and new looking, very much unlike the ammo they were putting into the crates.

[@lesvosloo5797]

missed that..

[@Angel9932]

I saw that. It looked very clean like factory new ammunition would appear.

[@dj1NM3]

I did notice that the range ammo looked very nice and uniform, the cartridges all having the same blackish colour, rather than the hodgepodge of lacquer and bare steel from inside the "factory".

[@bennettrogers7921]

And the primers were staked etc etc

[@elkitaba.2023]

dont be stupid . do you want them to show all the details !

[@bojimbooth]

As a machinist with over 40 years of experience, yes you do polish on a lathe with the part turning. It works better at a higher rpm. The rest you are accurate. Love your videos.

[@aaronarzadon4261]

The comedic value in this video is off the charts.

[@gilgamecha]

Unusual for Ian to foray into current events, but this was as informative as ever.

[@Voyajer.]

He's talked about Ukraine before iirc

[@gilgamecha]

@@Voyajer. Yeah once in a while he dips his toe in the present day. 😁

[@brucewelty7684]

Well, to give credit, these weapons are easy to forget.

[@dominuslogik484]

Im sure he was just so infuriated by the inept show of gunsmithing that he couldn't let it stand regardless of politics or current events.

[@DesertRat.45]

There's a lot of deception especially in the US media. As if you didn't know.

[@SavageShooter93]

Ive never seen a "factory new" gun that has so many marks from wear/handling/use. And the variety of different case lengths and seating depths on that ammo in the tray is pretty um.... interesting

[@act.13.41]

And that was supposed to be sniper quality. I wouldn't trust it for weekend at the range testing.

[@SavageShooter93]

@@act.13.41 Yeah It makes me wonder how many Hamas fighters are going to be running around with a thumb in their neck trying to stop arterial spurting from blown up rifles.

[@Locutus494]

Never mind the different cases and bullet seatings in that tray; you can SEE dents in the cases! 🤣

[@geradkavanagh8240]

Very short-sighted snipers.....

[@Rokomarn]

​@@SavageShooter93not enough unfortunately

[@dadbehrouhbakhsh626]

nice analysis, as always.👍

[@user-ib9uu3wk5e]

Good work, Ian! Great video, great explanations! We need more of these! Big THANKS!!!👍

[@user-fe8zc9fd5l]

❤kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2rXnnl5ZpmkeKMsi=C6pK8gOgRvHdjXNR❤

[@evilwelshman]

If reassembling a firearm that you had just disassembled counts as manufacturing, that would probably make Ian the greatest firearm manufacturer of all time, given the sheer variety of firearms he's "manufactured". 😁😁

[@greycatturtle7132]

XD

[@themanwithoutaplan72]

LMAO

[@SW0000A]

Don't give the ATF any ideas.

[@riftvallance2087]

​@@SW0000Aworking on it I'm sure

[@allangibson8494]

@@SW0000ADealing with an ATF “raid” is easier than an IDF one…

[@Casual_Cthulhu]

Im a machinist for a company who manufactures precision bolt and gas rifles. This was a very entertaining video.

[@bennichols1113]

I got envy

[@MavisRecon]

Is it LaRue? lol idk why but they were the first company to pop in my head. I've always wanted to take a tour of their building or something. Maybe work there idk 😅

[@Casual_Cthulhu]

@@MavisRecon Falkor Defense

[@terrence7802]

they probably didn't want to film the actual loading because of youtubes strict guidelines.

[@bigpapi6688]

They posted the video to Twitter, not KZbin.

[@leopoldsamsonite1750]

Very interesting. Wel done, Ian

[@DaIssimo]

I work in a production machine shop so I'm going to comment on that part of their video. 1) Professional manual machinists would not be wearing coats with long sleeves. They wear aprons. Long sleeves run the risk of being caught in the rotating parts of machines and can severely damage your arms 2) Scope mounts - Finished parts (the black ones) would never be located on the same table as in-process parts.

[@murmaider2]

So this is fake because people manufacturing underground aren't following OSHA and ISO?

[@jamesgravel7755]

Yea I don’t think those guys have osha and most of them wear sandles while doing litterly every toe crushing job imaginable

[@WilfChadwick]

when your safety manual consists of one short sentence, ALLAH HUAKBAR, anything that happens was the will of god and therefore good and had to occur.

[@lairdcummings9092]

@@disistheway2679 if true, *THIS* facility isn't that place, and theses guys aren't the actual gunsmiths.

[@lairdcummings9092]

@@disistheway2679 yeah, yeah, not arguing that point. *THIS* video, though, is a fake - that *is* the point here.

[@jasongcrow5313]

There is perhaps no one better suited to criticize this video than Ian. He knows machining, he knows guns and ammo, and he knows video production.

[@lemansawi3249]

Brandon maybe..?😅

[@mohdesigne4446]

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[@dogoodo007]

so others cldn't do it right, well dream on, world are catching up

[@je2338]

And he knows Hamas are no smarter than a kindergarten class.

[@starstencahl8985]

@@dogoodo007wtf is wrong with people being sad and pathetic like this

[@HoldenDM]

I like you even more now, that I know you understand the order of operations, and your understanding of machining!

[@odaymestarihi]

It is very funny that you are really analyzing this video by thinking that they really will show how they make it 😅😅😅 .. this video was made just for the media. They already made many of these pieces since 2014 and now they are busy in using it not making it. 😂😂

[@aceroadholder2185]

By the early 1700s barrel making was already a specialized trade. Gunsmiths bought barrels, they didn't waste time trying to make them. Look at some of the videos of the barrel making process. It takes specialized machines and tools to drill a hole that is between 5mm and 13mm in diameter and up to 900mm deep and have it absolutely straight and to size end to end.

[@jw-hy5nq]

Difficult but not impossible. I know a machinist that made several rifles of various sizes. He said the most labor intensive part of a rifle was the trigger mechanism. He would normally just tear apart a junked rifle for those parts.

[@astainlessnoyb1038]

It does not. Outside of a really long barrel you can rifle pistol to rifle sized barrels with a 20 ton harbor freight press and a $28 dollar Ali-express bullet button. If you want 1000 yard accuracy it requires a few thousand dollars in tooling that maybe you can not afford but a gov sponsored terror org like hamas can.

[@andersjjensen]

@@jw-hy5nq Those weren't 1 MOA rifles for sure. Most companies that make precision rifles cold forge the rifling by inserting a tungsten carbide rod with the correct profile into the bore and then crimp-hammer the blank around it so it has to be screwed out. Drilling and reaming a barrel blank to within a few micons is outside the capabilities of most shops that don't have ambient temperature control. Long-boring a rifling pattern into it afterwards, without screwing it up to the point it becomes essentially just a somewhat poor hunting rifle, is even harder. So that you knew a machinist who made ghetto rifles really doesn't tell anyone much until we see a 1000m grouping shot from a gun rest, as Hamas is claiming to be making sniper rifles. Not bullet hoses.

[@FreebirthBoccara]

doubting that they can learn the skill is insane and frankly borders on racist. do you really think these people aren't capable of using the tools they just showed you they have? no. the actor on the screen didn't know what the fuck they where doing.. but they aren't going o show the actual people who do the work on video.. their enemy actively hunts any specialist down. so any skilled worker woudl be highly protected.

[@andersjjensen]

@@KuK137 Except Ian has done extensive videos on Polish resistance fire arms production. And they made sub machine guns. Not sniper rifles. Because making a simple blowback sub machine gun that will reasonably reliably hit at ranges a 9mm Parabellum can realistically do is a far cry from making a sniper rifle that can hit something so far away you need a scope the size of a roll of biscuits to see it. The Poles weren't idiots. They knew the limitation of their production means and produced firearms accordingly. They knew you can't produce to micrometer precision with determination alone, so they simply didn't bother.

[@phant0]

What I immediately noticed in the first image is how the barrels appear to be magically blueing themselves after they are taken off of the lathe and put on the table.

[@TwistedOmYoga]

First time, watching a video on this channel, super interesting to see the breakdown. Thank you for sharing your content, one thing I would like to add, though is there are places I think in the Philippines that make guns almost by hand in mud huts with pretty much filesand no machine shop. And those guys are really good.

[@user-op1jq8bl7s]

Yeah but their barrels are terrible. Especially not made for sniping 😂

[@ourworldinpast]

​@@user-op1jq8bl7ssource:trust me bro

[@bigpapi6688]

I promise you their rifles are not very good G😂

[@redfoxarms4697]

Ok machinist of 14 years here. You’re correct on the lathe parts, they look like just a widget and you’re correct that he was pretending to drill an already parted off part. On the mill I still call bs. They had the same part just in 2 different finishes. And the finished scope mounts were plated, painted, blued, whatever but not drilled and tapped for the upper half of the clamshell. Also normally when you make a bunch of parts you set the machine up for 1 operation at a time, on a manual mill that’s usually one cut at a time. So all your parts will look about the same, with only difference being that operation. Not part color or in varying stages of completion. And as for Hamas doing that engraving, not a chance. IF Hamas is actually making anything, it’s comparable to the last ditch German stuff from the end of WW2. You are correct in calling BS. (I watched on my tv and had to comment on my phone, hence low watched time)

[@Berm_Blaster]

Ian's wealth of firearms knowledge never ceases to amaze me.

[@wlfmn6778]

Machining weapon parts is not rocket science dude. Try to manufacture parts for drivelines, a lot of precise manufactured gears and shafts.

[@tilled6695]

except for this time hes wildly incorrect and failed to do any real research.

[@callum1465]

@@wlfmn6778no one asked

[@saymyname7412]

​@@tilled6695ok then, explain your superior research

[@mUrKiNyourmom]

@@tilled6695care to explain how? I know for a fact Ian knew more about firearms in 2nd grade then you do currently

[@maxjoechl5663]

In the Philippines, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (yes, there's a literal terrorist group called 'MILF') has been mass-producing bolt-action anti-materiel rifles for years. While they looked impressive on propaganda shots, many of these _Barits_ had one glaring flaw: They weren't really 'rifles' because they lacked an actual rifled barrel (others were made from recycled M2 barrels, providing atleast some basic accuracy). I suppose the intended use for improvised anti-materiel rifles is less about precision sniping, and more about disabling trucks and lightly armored vehicles like the M113 at close ranges during an ambush.

[@telelkhajiit7910]

In some South American cou tries there've been some craft made .50 big 'rifles'. They usually look like they've been made from rusty scrap. In most cases they've been used to bust open armored truck doors and similar obstacles curjng robberies. Much like the cut down lotte anti tank rifles that inspired the movies thunderbolt and lightfoot.

[@oz_jones]

@@telelkhajiit7910 Literal orks from 40k universe, because they work mostly on make-belief and willpower. Needs more dakka, though.

[@MrBollocks10]

It's a shame, isn't it? Paradise with Abu Sayef ruining tourism and the money it brings.🥴

[@MrBollocks10]

The Islamic Liberation Front don't sound too friendly.😮 Just their name strikes terror in me.😱

[@stanton7847]

Exactly what I was thinking. Hamas could definitely fabricate and use imprecise anti-materiel "rifles" because they lack so many capabilities.

[@venivinivinci]

Great video bud

[@ibrahimkouri]

Great explnation ❤ thank you

[@RADkate]

those clearly are the patented franklin armory smoothbore barrels !

[@Berm_Blaster]

Designed after the Civil War muskets

[@murphy7801]

​@@Berm_Blasterthere clearly french Napoleonics smoothbore can't you tell (joke)

[@M4Mnetwork]

One thing that impresses me with Ian is his honest attempt to be apolitical and unbiased. Kudos to him for his consistency in that!

[@robertkalinic335]

It may be honest but certainly not apolitical, right from the start he uses word terrorist which no violent group would choose to describe itself. Its more kind of broad cultural thing than Ian doing smthng wrong, nobody is immune to ideology.

[@dizsamonolith6220]

@@robertkalinic335 You have a brain dysfunction or something? You are accusing him saying Terrorist? Literally, He didnt say it.

[@DouglasLambert]

I was going to say just that. It is super rare to see something like this on the internet: just someone commenting ONLY on the field of expertise they know. Kudos to him, for sure.

[@bigsmoke8816]

He may try but the concept of "apoliticism" does not exist. If you take no stands on an issue, you only reaffirms the status quo.

[@DouglasLambert]

@@bigsmoke8816 not saying that he is apolitical, just that he only talked about his expertise. that's all.

[@westerwald3923]

Well Hamas did make a Merkava tank.............. turns out it was a truck made to look like a merkava

[@mbtenjoyer9487]

That was for training for OPFOR

[@sheriefelsayad5578]

that was just a dummy tank for training, they did however turn some merkava tanks into ash in Gaza, the diaper force is a joke

[@canidsong]

What's bugging me about the ammo loading is that there seems to be different seating depths, bullet lengths and or case lengths in the batch.

[@Klint_Izwudd]

To give them the absolute maximum benefit of doubt, my workplace also does theatrical shots for recruitment where they show people miming work in front of actual equipment but it's usually some guy from marketing just fondling the tools not knowing what he's doing.

[@JJFX-]

I might believe that if it was just awkward running of the equipment but everything else indicates they aren't really making these

[@jel1951]

@@JJFX- "everything else"? Like what, because running of the equipment is the only thing we're being shown here

[@gladehartdreamer5620]

@@jel1951 the bullet manufacturing scene was full of indications that those were pre bought bullets and not manufactured at all

[@ukpkmkk_2]

Which is everything they need for the few shots, they're obviously not gonna film a full tutorial at their actual manufacturing facility.

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.” (2:136 / Translated by Community) Salam (Peace) ---

[@midoevil7]

The markings say قناصة الغول القسامية Which can means Al-Qassam's Al-ghoul sniper rifle The words on the bag are بندقية الشهيد عدنان الغول Martyr Adnan El-ghoul's rifle Adnan El-ghoul was Mohammed dief -al qassam top general - assistant who was killed in air strikes. So, the rifle is named on one of their late leaders, who's family name was Al-Ghoul, giving a double meaning for the rifle's name.

[@Nukle0n]

Is it a normal last name in that region? I know translations of last names don't mean a lot, like someone named "Cooper" probably doesn't make barrels, but it's odd to me when looking up what Ghoul means as it means "to take" or "greed".

[@fenneco9963]

​@Nukle0n Ghoul has a lot of meanings, but the most important is just Monster, and that's what most people know Ghoul to mean. It's not a common Name where i live, but i don't know if it's common in Palestine, also it could be that it's not his real name just a nickname.

[@-Zakhiel-]

@@Nukle0n Maybe he was a fan Batman comic books.

[@sohaibalaichouni]

​ لا تكن غبيا، قصص الغول موجودة قبل باتمان بآلاف السنوات.

[@sohaibalaichouni]

لا تكن غبيا، قصص الغول موجودة قبل باتمان بآلاف السنوات.

[@AhmedNoorArabe-oo4py]

Thanks very much really was helpful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@shawnc1936]

Surprised you didnt comment on the bullet selection right after their "loading". They had some AP, some FMJ, maybe tracer. all mixed.

[@oldesertguy9616]

I remember Sons of Guns. I was so excited when it came out. I think I watched maybe 3 episodes and realized they were a "reality show" and were not serious about anything. It was basically a wannabe American Chopper for guns, but even less believable in their "this has to be done by Saturday!" I was so glad it went off the air.

[@riccochet704]

A couple of the people on the show are legit firearm manufacturers. Vince makes some nice AK's, and I think Joe does a lot with suppressors.

[@Thenarratorofsecrets]

god, it gets worse. the lead dude there, went to jail for sexually assaulting two women, think he's got life sentences.

[@Totemparadox]

​@@ThenarratorofsecretsWomen? FYI they were kids and one... was his daughter.

[@jailbird1133]

​@@Thenarratorofsecretsone was his own daughter.

[@Mescherje]

@@Totemparadox rly? How old were they?

[@shlomomarkman6374]

The most probable scenario is they are getting not the rifle but a kit, possibly an incomplete kit and they need to assemble the rifle themselves or even make some parts that are missing in the kit. Shipment of complete sniper rifles is very conspicuous and has higher chance of getting caught on the way through Egypt.

[@crackthefoundation_]

This, thank you

[@SwedishDrunkard5963]

tunnels under the border mabye?

[@moplus6430]

I think this is just a fake propaganda clip shoot.

[@truffleshuffl]

They launch millions of dollars worth of missiles every year, they have no issues getting weapons in.

[@islambale747]

Where they filmed this suggest they're supposed to make the snipers in the tunnels.

[@712erik]

the first lathe shot also has the cutting tool in a really weird position, but probably a result of trying to make a workpiece thats way to long fit in a too short machine. also have fun getting an outer diamter thats somewhat persistent without a support

[@user-fg4gv7tx7i]

Since your job is investigation and scrutiny, it is inconceivable that they would be foolish enough to show everything. They present a representative image of what they are doing. I believe you are knowledgeable and aware that preparations were made in advance for the confrontation. It is unreasonable for them to reveal everything in detail. This reminds me of the phone industry, where all phones, whether Chinese or otherwise, are labeled as made in China.

[@GamelessOne]

What's the point then? They are claiming they can make precision weaponry, why show us some amateur fake production line? And if they want do deceive anyone, why are they loudly claiming they are able to do something like this? Your argument makes no sense.

[@user-fg4gv7tx7i]

@@GamelessOne Your description that they claim does not match with your description that it is extremely accurate. The information you receive is false. They are copying and reproducing the product, and it is clear that the results are for a pre-existing product.

[@shadad.masalmeh]

Anyone who knows little about this war recognizes that media has very strong effect and this video served its purpose.

[@JJFX-]

The editing style and polish is also very suspicious to say the least.

[@salabdu8313]

Lying just like IDF

[@HayaAlMousa-cn1ye]

How do you know it did ?

[@shadad.masalmeh]

@@HayaAlMousa-cn1ye i live in this war and i see

[@HayaAlMousa-cn1ye]

@shadad.masalmeh5236 BS

[@user-vf3gf4xq3v]

I’ve made lots of parts on my lathe and mill. There’s nothing in this video that shows much with any specificity. The reality is that this level of manual machining even if real as depicted will not yield the level of production necessary to support a war effort. You make tools to mass produce this way. You don’t mass produce this way at all.

[@azgardener79]

WW2 has entered the chat

[@mohammadelhayek9155]

They cannot mass produce, no one said they are mass producing. They do not have the resources to mass produce.

[@monotech20.14]

I'm a watchmaker and have done the same. I wouldn't even call these guys hacks. They are simply pretending.

[@Ryknfjor]

@@azgardener79 during WW2, 1 company would have 400 mills/lathes, 100 to roughing out, 100 to special processes and the rest for finishing. Hummus shown here would be at the most a repair/specialty job shop.

[@AppleCinnamonPie]

I don't think they need to mass produce because this isn't conventional warfare. I'm no expert, but it seems to me that guerilla warfare and hit and run tactics does not expend nearly as much equipment as conventional warfare does.

[@squantosquats1465]

I think this just cemented Ian, in my mind at least, as a legitimate expert. Don’t care about degrees, this guy is hands down an expert and this is why he’s one of my favorites.

[@CarbyDood]

Kinda off topic, but im REALLY proud to see people keep the discussion here on topic and dejecting from posting thier opinions on the crisis going on over there atm... we're just interested in the guns themselves here. Always awesome to see some harmony here with no nasty politics, ya know?

[@garrettcarrett8634]

Is it even political to point out why they made this video? I think everyone knows, it’s rather obvious.

[@justcommenting4981]

Nasty politics...I'm going to take this to mean focuses on the specific subject matter to accurately understand this limited aspect. Politics is not nasty. Killing almost 10,000 kids is nasty. There is a real disconnect between venerating firearms and obsessing over politeness.

[@daylawashere]

@@justcommenting4981 couldnt have said it better myself

[@Alepap.]

@@justcommenting4981 And unavoidably we get these comments. See you cannot get away from this. What is nasty is framing a narrative in a specific way, i.e. Kid killings, as if one side is deliberately targeting kids. While ignoring atrocities from the other side.

[@mutantfreak48]

@@Alepap. im sure its really important to the dozens of thousands of innocent victims whether they were killed intentionallly or accidentally like, say, when israel bombed a refugee camp to get 1-5 guys supposedly hiding there

[@timedwards9964]

Its probably fair to say they aren't making these rifles in Gaza, and there are a number of issues here, but as a gunsmithing educated machinist of 12 years, I can see a plausible reason for a lot of these shots. As a disclaimer, I haven't done any gunsmithing since I finished school. 1) At 1:50 there is discussion about OD turning the "barrels" This may not be final contouring. Depending the material condition and follow on processes a cleaning cut of raw bar stock may be necessary. Secondly, these clips are showing the work at different stages of completion. They may not be contiguous machining, we cant know, and based on that equipment, likely took several hours to complete. Also, based on that equipment, smoking is normal. Its probably the lubricant flashing off. 2) Polishing with that cloth on a spinning lathe. I've done it a lot. Especially on a long bar in a old manual lathe without a steady rest. Tolerance is tough to hold, chatter is a real concern. Polish for looks or for final sizing. Not great for making money, but it works. 3) At 3:10 regarding this drilling. Based on the position of the bar in both shots, they are not contiguous. You may be seeing two different things. One is drilling. The other is using the drill bit to catch the cutoff and prevent it from falling into the chip tray. Its crude but effective and would explain the imagery. More interestingly, it looks like they have contoured 2-3 of these "Bolt heads" before drilling and cutoff. On a manual lathe, I would avoid that at all costs. I have since had the opportunity to work with a film crew on a machining project and we staged everything for filming. Even as a machinist of 12 years with real machine tools on the day of filming we faked everything. Great content as always!

[@RiyadhElalami]

He is just being very biased.

[@DEEPENFRIENDSHIP]

If he was he might have brought up average Palestinian IQ which is very low ​@RiyadhElalami

[@Ryknfjor]

Disagree. The smoke coming off the barrel is a no-no. Thermal expansion *will* warp the inner barrel. Temps must be controlled throughout the cut ESPECIALLY on a "sniper rifle" barrel. Sanding the OD near the chuck is dumb, because chatter is least likely to happen there.

[@randy1469]

​@Ryknfjor that's not true. When I've turned down barrel tendons, I've had smoke come off when I use cutting oil. Have you ever machined a barrel?

[@nathanfranks1476]

Why would you receive a gunsmithing education, but then never smith a gun after your schooling?

[@rolsen1304]

It is possible this video is disinfo by Hamas to cover up some very active and successful smuggling route supplying weapons from Iran, probably via one of the neighboring countries, Lebanon, Syria or Egypt. It's like "look these are domestically made!" When in fact, they are not.

[@gilgamecha]

That actually makes sense yes. It's (im)plausible deniability.

[@Matt0ize]

Yasin 105 RPG ammo is manufactured in GAZA

[@axelrose9383]

​@@Matt0izesay nobody ever.

[@fluffles9591]

Probably CIA

[@williampratt1066]

I suggest this was neither filmed or released by Hamas, but by another interested party………

[@matthewjackson130]

Great stuff!

[@shadowboxkicker]

Did you check the Al-Qassam sniping videos? These guns are actually real.

[@messmeister92]

I’ve never worked in a rifle factory, but I’ve been inside plenty of machine and metalworking shops. Those overcoats are wayyyy too clean for any meaningful work to be happening.

[@CarrotConsumer]

I doubt they wear green head bands and masks while working too. They are dressed up to look good whether they are real machinists or not.

[@thedarkone5049]

​@@CarrotConsumer They wear the masks and headbands while fighting the Zionists. So it shouldn't be hard to realise that they would wear these masks and headbands during a staged promotional video.

[@tz8785]

@@CarrotConsumer They are also dressed up to be unrecongnisable, which is probably a more acute concern than the risk of accidents from sleeves and gloves.

[@wembleyford]

My employers put a video up on KZbin promoting some computery thing we do. The video has shots of attractive looking people who I've never seen other than in this video in our offices typing into laptops. laptops which are clearly switched off. This is a propaganda video from a terrorist organisation. It's also a totally authentic bit of corporate BS.

[@deezeed2817]

This is a video produced by Hamas' propaganda department. Of course they're not going to show you anything other than what they want you to see. I think the reason for it is plausible deniability. If Iran is seen as the one arming Hamas then the west will use it as an excuse to sanction or even attack Iran. Iranians at this point despite the tense situation is not wanting to escalate this. It wants to keep good relations with Gulf States.

[@james_t_kirk]

*Whether Hamas made the .50 caliber sniper rifles or not the fact is they DO have them. And that is all that matters.*

[@colinsbane]

They also use them to lethal effect.

[@Arnechk]

​@@colinsbaneAnd nobody was surprised, not even the the "US Army at home", known as IDF.

[@oliver4693]

They are like children the way they lie all the time and it's not even convicing like a child arguing with a parent about something pathetic animals

[@TheKingsOfWinter]

Implying that that wasn't well known. What's funny is that Hamas wants people to believe they have the ability to produce them when they so clearly do not.

[@mamanasreh5154]

Will pass your acknowledgment along 😊 Thanks

[@TacticalSniper_PRO]

its important to remember their not as funded as other militants

[@rushyahr7423]

As a professional machinist i appreciate your understanding of manufacturing processes

[@dominic6634]

as a former professional machinist, i appreciate your appreciation

[@markdougherty9917]

as someone who knows nothing about machining but finds it very fascinating, I appreciate what you both do!

[@salabdu8313]

Somehow we all agree with Ian not Hamas on this Sniper Rifle. Someone is lying

[@jmorrison5206]

I appreciate the appreciation of appreciators.

[@SludgeMan90]

As a professional KZbin comment sect critic, I appreciate your appreciation of Ian's understanding of the manufacturing process.

[@nothingbutchappy]

If you could import the steel for the barrels... Import barrels... Their lighter...

[@xgford94]

There you go again… using logic to make a good point… you will never make it as a modern journalist 😂

[@nothingbutchappy]

@@xgford94 done some journalism stuff... It's the rich owners who mess with the editors...

[@hellbent650]

Mr. Spock agrees that it is indeed, Logical.

[@cstgraphpads2091]

@@nothingbutchappy Nah, it's the editors.

[@joemama.556]

​@FrostOrZeph iran doesnt do any of that

[@islakkie]

Agree with the statement about the barrels on the end. In South Africa the barrels are licensed and not the bolt or lower as in USA

[@herecomesaregular8418]

I think you've hit on something, but it's not necessarily that they don't have the capability that they're claiming to have. It's that there are people going through the motions for the sake of a video, but for one reason or another aren't actually doing what they would normally do if they were actually trying to build a rifle. (Save, I suppose, the scope mounts at the end.) Maybe they were rushing to get the video done or something. They are doing this in a war zone, after all.

[@stibbbs]

This could be one of your best videos ever! I've handled 50 of the AM-50 rifles from a 2021 maritime interdiction, and they are cheaply manufactured. The Dot-Peen serial numbers are consistent with DIO markings as seen on 56-1 rifles, AM-50, 107mm rockets, PG-7 launchers, PK machine guns, and other items. Some of the scopes sent with these rifles should be Belarussian (sic) or Chinese copies of RG-004A1 Scopes. The ammo re-loading information is great!

[@manuelrodriguez3166]

You really should write about that! I had an interest for a long time about Iranian weapons in middle eastern militants. Always wondered about the reliability of those PKMs and folding stock ak.

[@buzzkillington1602]

What is maritime interdiction? How that happens, who gives the legality to that? Really curious. Thx

[@buzzkillington1602]

@KuK137 I was thinking exactly that unless there was United Nations resolution to give legality to enforce it.

[@nathancummins8728]

@@buzzkillington1602stopping the flow of illegal firearms from Iran with intel that was obviously credible? You guys just like to talk.

[@GruntyGame]

I visited Lithgow, NSW last year and they'd recently opened a building with a collection of machines used to make the SMLE and SLR rifles. Made me really how much work and time it takes to make just the barrel of a rifle.

[@Tomyironmane]

Sounds like an absolutely cool museum.

[@johnmurcott1273]

I gotta get myself down there there then. Damn.

[@GruntyGame]

@@johnmurcott1273 Yeah, if you're at all interested in manufacturing or Australian domestic production I'd highly recommend. The day I went there weren't may people and that building I mentioned I was talked through pretty well every machine by one of the gentlemen there for well over an hour. It's been 11 months since I visited so they may have done more with that building. And they also have an example of every firearm the factory produced except the F-90, and a heap of other historic or collectable firearms. If you're an Australian who watches Forgotten Weapons I cannot recommend this museum enough.

[@mpetersen6]

And not just regular machines. Specialized machines and tooling to do specific jobs.

[@Daniel-vl8mx]

The original equipment and tooling was purchased from Pratt & Whitney just before WWI. At the time it was the most advanced available in the world. Pratt & Whitney saw this as an opportunity to showcase their wares internationally. There were over 2250 operations to produce an SMLE, and Pratt & Whitney's setup reduced the man-hours required from 48 or more to 23.5 hours per rifle. Another fun fact: the LSAF Museum also has the first off SMLE rifle made on the P&W equipment, by P&W, to prove their tooling and tolerancing.

[@digschopper9321]

I agree. I ran a barrel drill at a manufacturer in NH years ago. The hollow quill feeds oil as it bores. I learned one night that forgetting to turn on the oil after engaging the feed is bad, Mkay?

[@user-vl4vh4jq5r]

Forgotten Weapons critiques, shares wisdom and real life experience... the terrorist watching this on a Galaxy S3 in a cave taking notes.

[@kiwi_comanche]

You know you've messed up when Gun Jesus himself starts ripping on you 😂 Edit: Compared to "Sons of Guns". Ian, you're a savage 🤣

[@SmackheadGaming]

Firearm Muhammad

[@kiwi_comanche]

@@SmackheadGaming 🤣🤣🤣

[@3az3oz]

Your analysis might be correct but you have to remember that their goal isn't to make record breaking high precision gun or ammo. They don't have the luxury to access everything, so they use and reuse whatever they have. Also, They might be using in a lot closer range than a typical sniper. The goal is to try and be self sufficient and be able stand a chance in a fight.

[@JIMBO_UKNO]

After 5 minutes into the video, this would be the same kind of guy that would say I can't kill you with the butterknife because it's not sharp like a steak knife, Exactly, these people are making guns out of whatever they can. The objective is the kill. It's not supposed to be precision and you know that shit

[@InternetGravedigger]

The problem is the ONLY thing they showed any ACTUAL production for was the scope mounts... everything else was pretty obviously just reassembly of already-existing rifles or smoke and mirrors.

[@user-fe8zc9fd5l]

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[@botbeamer]

​@@InternetGravedigger You missed the point of the video, the point was that they are putting labor into using any means possible to build/modify their equipment and reuse everything they got to fight the enemy, that's it, they're not claiming to manufacture every part, but they reuse everything they have/find

[@Ramxie35]

maybe they are not showing u everything@@InternetGravedigger

[@jeremygraham7976]

I love this thanks for the info

[@levolevo1059]

Soo, was it fake...? We see them in field now

[@A-Negative]

As a producer -Hamas is doing the same thing reality tv shows do so it’s funny you mention that. That’s exactly what they are doing, it was not meant to show actual machining. It was all a show. Also Hamas for the most part buys already milled and manufactured components as they can easily be brought in with construction materials and assembled.

[@klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563]

Pallywood strikes again!

[@asharthesecond1355]

At the very least, they created a home-made firearm against a technologically advanced army that enjoys unlimited external support. By the way, the Ghoul rifle was tested on an Israeli soldier and he was eliminated. If this indicates anything, it indicates that it works.

[@klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563]

@@asharthesecond1355 - The Liberator ‘worked’, too. 😉

[@ajdo1991]

It’s propaganda, plain and simple. Hamas knows they can’t win a military victory against Israel, so they’re trying to win the war of public opinion.

[@garyneilson1833]

Surely the ammo would be made in a seperate building purely for a safety purposes in case something goes wrong

[@levirockstube]

Shirley agrees.

[@oz_jones]

Given that they are an paramilitary group acting underground, i dont think that they have the luxury of separating ammo and gun production facilities.

[@sasharudyy3587]

I mean, do we know if it's the same building? And if it's even a building at all? Could be underground

[@KT-pv3kl]

@@oz_jones They absolutely have that luxury. What they lack is experience and intelligence.

[@Marouder131]

Ok next time ask them to make a full detailed video.😒

[@mohammadnourhijazi3404]

if you want them to make the bullets out of virgin copper casings just remember they have been living in a blockade for years so they work with what they have of course it wont be the best sniper rifle in the world due to lack of proper machinery and materials but it still works

[@sheriefelsayad5578]

its of course a propaganda vid, as far as I'm aware they only have some Iranian AM-50 Sayyad Rifles, which is a copy of The Steyr HS .50. But they certainly don't manufacture any themselves .

[@sirjohangasmaskesquireiii5086]

They pruportedly can make copies of RPG-7VR rockets.

[@sheriefelsayad5578]

@@sirjohangasmaskesquireiii5086 Yes, the 105mm Yassin is a copy of RPG-7VR which they use in Gaza, but they dont make rifles I believe. They make some other stuff like IEDs

[@babd3121]

They make rifles, just maybe not in Gaza strip :)

[@sheriefelsayad5578]

@@babd3121 which ones ? I know they have rifles, they just dont make them. I have seen guys in the West bank and Gaza with M16s . Some of which they captured from Israeli soldiers. They have other weapons, but they arent manufacturing rifles as far as I know. Mostly they just use AKs, or some other type of rifle.

[@maddox0110]

Why? It doesn't add anything what is worth the time or effort. The best result is that some impressionable youth will believe it. @@dannyslag

[@Berm_Blaster]

Whoever created this video is probably extremely excited that Ian McCollum reviewed his work 😂

[@peterturner2339]

Gun enthusiasts may be divided by religion, ideology, geopolitics, or historical grievances, but we are united in our respect for the Gun Jesus.

[@Redmenace96]

Great comment! Ian brought the "Barbara Streisand Effect" to life. 99% of the world would not know that Hammas is full of shit. Now, the video proves it.

[@akremsakka]

It was made for video, everything is camouflaged, and they succeeded to not show you any serious information

[@Terry-ix3wp]

Did he really call the houthis terrorists at 5:00? Damn shame this guy is a let down

[@HailWoden18]

They are, they've been violently attacking (trying) US ships and other Sea Faring Vessels. Quite literally are terrorists.

[@mbtenjoyer9487]

@@HailWoden18 my guy that is a blockade that’s how it works even the US done it , is the US now terrorist ?

[@TheBigOne0305]

I don't think they necessarily took apart complete rifles to fake the manufacturing. I think it's more likely that they receive rifles from Iran, but smuggled as individual parts. And they simply put them together on site from those. It's much easier to smuggle a rifle completely broken down into parts, since you can hide most of the stuff easily in a shipment of regular hardware and spare parts. Even if you are looking for gun parts, except for the barrel, receiver and bolt head, most of the stuff can easily look like regular machine parts.

[@mcbonkytron8411]

There’s 4 ways to look at this: 1: Hamas isn’t making AM-50s and they’re just trying to make people think they are. (Most likely true) 2: Hamas are making AM-50s but they’re absolutely garbage at it. 3: Hamas are making high quality AM-50s and they’re trying to make us believe they’re not with bad footage (tinfoil hat moment). 4: Hamas put a video out there on how they make AM-50s and wanted constructive criticism/feedback (tinfoil hat moment).

[@HE-162]

5th way: Hamas is making am-50 rifles and decided to make a propaganda film using a production company and paid actors on a set, rather than giving them access to the actual production facility.

[@Tokyo_Tru]

Yea I think they're doing this to take away any rumoring that Iran and neighboring countries are supplying these rifles so that U.S. and Allied heat doesn't spread to them as well, which explains why everything looks like just plain kit assembled rifles Besides the markings on the receivers.

[@Grubnar]

Hamas reacting to Ian's video, reacting to their video: "Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!"

[@shenzhong2942]

@@HE-162Man it’s so shocking how most of these armchair experts, including Ian himself, failed to consider this

[@Domspun]

​@@Grubnar Is Hamas in the room right now?

[@Dalroi1]

Interesting that when they show the close-up Arabic markings, from the way that some cuts overlay others, it's clear it was machined left-to-right ( or perhaps the master-stamp was, if they're done that way ), even though their writing system is right to left. Some things are just easier :-)

[@ImadYaici]

After 5+ months and dozens of videos of the Ghoul sniper, do you still think it's fake?

[@lady_draguliana784]

Iraq War Linguist here! Having seen dozens of hand-made guns from the region, I can say that it's entirely possible that they can make a "thing" that *looks* like a sniper rifle, and can semi-reliably 'make a bullet go' but would absolutely be a FAR cry from a viable, sniper-class weapon. think of your gun enthusiast cousin, with no training, building his first crappy (and questionably legal) gun on half-broken, uncalibrated, second-hand machines. back in my day, OIF/OEF, most of these were AK variants, as they could refurbish junkers, or get stamped parts for cheap then jury rig the rest with literal garbage. I saw AK's for as little as $7 USD. If I were to guess, I'd say they're repairing damaged units, Frankenstein-ing them together, and/or assembling kits provided by Iran/Russia. Your translation of the weapon markings is pretty accurate, the patch reads "Bandaqiya Al Shaheed 'Adnaan Al Gol" or "The Rifle of Martyr Adnan's Ghost" (the connotation being one of vengeance or retribution) or more appropriately "The Ghost Of Adnan Rifle" بندقية = Bandaqiya = Rifle الشهيد= Shaheed = martyr عدنان = Adnan = name الغول = Al Gol = the ghost (same as the star)

[@abadran8174]

AL GHOUL is just his last name, but al ghoul would also mean "the boogie man" in Arabic rather than the ghost. But anyway, yeah, it's just Adnan's last name.

[@lady_draguliana784]

@@abadran8174 interesting, it's not following the naming conventions I'm familiar with, I had assumed it was a nickname/code name or 'warrior moniker', which some in Al-Qaeda were fond of, but you're quite right, it seems to be his given name... very odd... Thanks! that would definitely change the context of it, and therefore the translation. "the Adnan Algol Rifle" 'ghost' was how we were expected to translate it, as a known euphemism, but, if I were to pick a mythical creature westerners are familiar with that most closely resembles a Ghoul, it'd be a 'zombie', except it's got agency and sentience like a vampire... (and "Adnan's Zombie Rifle" surely has a nice ring to it!) But that would've upset the sensibilities of my Arabic teachers, I think! 🤣 I learned the hard way not to liken or compare mythologies with several of them, especially our elderly Egyptian teacher! 🤣 but we're diverging into mythology which, while an other favorite topic, is off topic😅

[@AyoubusMagnus]

You learned Arabic well I can say

[@animalntelligence3170]

@@abadran8174Correct.

[@AleV69692]

Weird, where you in an mos that was put into a terp role or where you a part of an ngo?

[@MCBosmans]

Plot twist: Hamas did this to bait Ian into telling them how to actually do it.

[@jamesstrain5361]

What’s the name of that green lathe? My brother has the same one in his basement. It’s a pretty common one I believe

[@arafat88ryu]

Tony Stark will be so proud, buildings things inside a cave

[@fdsdh1]

He also left the chuck key in the lathe, that is how accidents happen!

[@maddox0110]

Try to explain that at the pearly gates "My buddy started the lathe, am I entiteled to my 72 virgins now?"

[@kmech3rd]

That can lead to a facial piercing that's REALLY not a good look.

[@alimanski7941]

Patches on the rifle carry bags just say "Martyr Adnan al Ghoul rifle". By the way, all of this can be dismissed by simply noting that for a group that can smuggle whole Iranian rockets, it's just much simpler to smuggle whole rifles. This video was also of course shot before the war.

[@maxo.9928]

I'd certainly like to know where in the strip they found an open field not being watched by idf drones...

[@alimanski7941]

@@maxo.9928 thats why I said it was shot before the war. Plenty of open spaces, and the IDF didn't just bomb every training exercise they held between wars. Nowadays, they wouldn't even have the chance to set up the targets.

[@alimanski7941]

@@michaelw2288 Haha, yeah

[@alimanski7941]

​@@manofwar2354 Are you aware of just how demolished Hamas is at the moment?

[@berkaneanis3912]

​@@alimanski7941are you aware about the heavy casualties of the IDF and the wounded compared to those of Hamas fighters ?

[@callmethaw7800]

I’m just confused as to why they’re dressed like the foot from tmnt in the factory.

[@louislochner5713]

You can't fool an expert with propaganda, hey... 😅 Always great content from you, Ian - Thanks & keep it up ✌🏼

[@misteryolo7248]

garbage take