Hotchkiss Universal on the PCC Course of Fire

[@Eldrak1911]

Coming from a French, Ian : Your accent is improving, you were 100% understandable. You just seemed to be a bit drunk (Perfectly accurate with the képi !). Keep practising Sir !

[@LiamHickey2967]

Yes he must be drunker😂😂😂😂

[@brittakriep2938]

I don' t know if it is true, but i have read, that the word ,képi' comes from german language foreign legion soldiers, which had been happy about the quality of the new cap. Kappe ( in dialects Kapp or Käppie) is the german word for cap, but today Kappe is mostly replaced by Mütze.

[@robgoodsight6216]

🧐...🤔🤔...at the moment I am drinki g Irish stout...so.... Slantie!!!!!

[@Lotaire]

Drunked french with gun... countryside definition

[@cloujer]

A tru Francophile must practice 28% inebriated to be authentic.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

"Shooter ready?!" *Chunk, chunk, shloop, chunk, thunk* "READY!"

[@harbl99]

[Transformer noises]

[@cageybee7221]

FRANCEFORMERS!

[@mrkeogh]

Mégatrön.

[@2MeterLP]

I wanna see this thing in a video game where each time you spawn with it, it does a quick unfolding animation

[@filanfyretracker]

I mean in scifi game franchise Mass Effect, ALL the guns fold up when not being used to take care of a problem.

[@SasqueEnchiladaII]

FMG-9 from MW3

[@2MeterLP]

@@SasqueEnchiladaII Yes, but even more folding! The barrel release at 1:52 is so cool!

[@aturkishgamer9790]

Why do I picture dice having a blast animating something like that

[@elcuervacho9423]

"Hotchkisses, roll out!"

[@john-paulsilke893]

More like “DECEPTICONS! TRANSFORM AND RISE UP!” Or "YOU FAIL ME YET AGAIN, STARSCREAM." Or "I DO THIS ONLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY DECEPTICONS. IT GRIEVES ME THAT YOU MAY ALSO PROFIT." Clearly it’s a Decepticon just like big daddy Megatron.

[@morono4016]

Talk about a tactile reset, you can hear that from across the range

[@cantsneedgaming4591]

CLICK

[@cantsneedgaming4591]

But yeah it is very loud

[@Stevarooni]

Sounds like a ratchet.

[@edwardwhitejr.1510]

Nobody can accuse him of jerking the trigger.

[@sunneh666]

That triggered me

[@neutralobserver3423]

Ian: Happiness is testing a weird French firearm.

[@Letyourcolorsblendwithmine]

Get real, Ian bought that LoL. It's EXACTLY his taste.

[@TheFuriouscinnabun]

Feelsgoodman

[@johnpreisler6713]

Weird French firearm, from the Department of Redundancy Department

[@crazypath573]

Well, Happiness is a Warm Gun...

[@SinisterGerbils]

@@crazypath573 Bang, bang, shoot, shoot

[@juanmc5731]

Man that trigger reset sounds loud!

[@axilleastsoulas1036]

One step beyond a tactile reset...am audible reset as well!

[@JohnHughesChampigny]

Bang! Pause. Click!

[@axilleastsoulas1036]

@@JohnHughesChampigny Now i wonder, is this an artifact of the conversion to a Semi-auto internal, or was it as such in its original guise. (Pardon any mistakes in my syntax)

[@rickb1973]

So let's see: So far, its overly complicated, fiddly to operate, a probable nightmare to clean, and now difficult to shoot accurately.... Ian: "I want one...I'll pay for the tax stamp!"

[@nelsonglover3963]

A foldable 9mm Chauchat

[@rickb1973]

@@RobertLutece909 Yes, but....the barrel telescopes into the receiver, the thing has a magazine well within another magazine well...it has like three extra buttons!

[@noahpaulette1490]

@@rickb1973 the only part I'd really be worried about is telescoping barrel it seems like it would be a pain in the ass to deal with after it has a few hundred rounds worth of sludge in it.

[@knifedance2402]

Ian: “IlL TaKE yoUR eNtIRe SToCk!!!”

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

Any gun which requires a good fiddling in order to see any reasonable amount of reliability is a gun on my list. I love that kind of stuff.

[@WRX3]

I like how the gun sling chain thingy makes it looks like a keychain accessory when folded up :)

[@jm9371]

I carry a Hotchkiss on my keychain. It is pretty handy but I find it interferes with my shifting when driving.

[@ZGryphon]

Or one of those things Japanese teenagers put on their cell phones. :)

[@barneyclifton6402]

It isn't?

[@detol8]

Like all French submachine guns: You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...

[@talibanwithaplan-_-62]

Know when to fall back, know when to reload.

[@joshuaradick5679]

When to walk away and when to run. Perfect for the French

[@Tribune-bx5we]

@@joshuaradick5679 Ah yes...the famous basement american

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@Tribune-bx5we aside from the second line, he did just keep the song going.

[@theheavyartillery545]

@@joshuaradick5679 how to keep enemy at bay and know when to run and gun

[@worldtraveler930]

It looks like the Perfect gun to take out to the range and start Alot of conversation's with.

[@cmotdibbler4454]

Everyone crowding round to see it while the tacticool/mallninja ARs and AKs who build their guns to be a talking point just stand there dumbfounded.

[@thesturm8686]

Definitely have to pull it out of a purse for that extra wow factor

[@calebdehart6651]

Great for show and tell too!

[@The_Mikkel]

Fun gun concept. Ian, you said when you were out shooting the Calico Liberty that you were going to bring it to do a full mag every time you went to the range, so I was wondering how it's been doing.

[@noespell]

The people demand the Calico!

[@joemama397]

That kepi does make it French

[@wernesgruder1]

Not the famous Kepi blanc though....

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

@@wernesgruder1 Famous foreign Legion... But all French Kepis are shaped like that. By the colour you can tell the job, police, army (and wich section (tanks, communications, artillery,...)). And by the stripes you can event tell the rank. It was even used for civilian music bands. Example, my uncle played trumpet in a bicycle fanfare (long time ago), they had uniforms and kepis like that.

[@brittakriep2938]

Kappe is the old german word for cap, but today most germans use the word Mütze. I don't know if it is true, but i have read , that foreign legion soldiers from german language countries had been very happy about the quality of the new cap ( in german dialects Kappe, Kapp, Käppie) , so that also french officers and soldiers called the new cap ,képi'.

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

@@brittakriep2938 Interesting part of history / etymology ! thx

[@robgoodsight6216]

Mais oui...absolument oui!!!

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

This looks like it would make a phenomenal Star Wars blaster.

[@ravener96]

With barrel and mag colapsed its already there

[@nihluxler8823]

I look forward to you finally getting to shoot a MAT-49.

[@ivyssauro123]

Love the split screen, makes it more enjoyable to watch instead of seeing just Ian shooting or just targets getting plinged

[@slavpepe6581]

3:28 you can tell he didn't think he'd make that shot lol

[@762rk95tp]

Ian looks so happy. Even before shooting the gun.

[@bighead7595]

Car company: our cars pull off 5000 revolutions per minute French people: ámateurs

[@Valkyore]

Képi et phrase d'introduction en Français, Je valide cette vidéo ^^ très bonne prononciation au passage !

[@gepetoleroutier]

exactement bien dit

[@brittakriep2938]

Je suis allemande. Dans notre langue , Kappe est le mot pour bonnet (en anglais ,cap'). Quelquefois je rit, des soldats allemands du Legion Etrangeres aime le nouvaux bonnet militaire et parlait beaucoup de la nouvelle ,Käppie'. Des hommes français en armee ecoutait ca et aussi dit ,képi' pour le bonnet nouvaux. Excuesez mon française mauvaise.

[@ohpatriote5622]

@@brittakriep2938 pas de souci On a tout compris.👍 Belle histoire

[@gepetoleroutier]

@@brittakriep2938 moi j'ai rien compris

[@cstoff6066]

If only those steel plates knew the historic weapons that were used against them.

[@DjDolHaus86]

They could well have been historic weapons themselves at one point

[@txgunguy2766]

They would ,indeed, be truely honored and humbled. Seriously, there could be tears.

[@barneyclifton6402]

with them, plates aren't the enemy. They are friends

[@harbl99]

"The sights on this are iconically French..." How very diplomatic. 3:30 -- The exact moment when it goes from being "A bit of fun at the range" to SRS BSNS.

[@andybrown4284]

Hotchkiss: Assemble! (I'll see myself out)

[@wobbenbuffet3286]

*chk chuk chook chuk*

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

Leave the door open, I was going to say the same...

[@bhushanharripersad5716]

More than meets the eye.

[@isaiahcampbell488]

You may all...ROLL OUT!

[@JPR3D]

Cool! I really liked how you had the footage juxtaposed with the targets and the hit indicator simultaneously.

[@SNOUPS4]

Whenever I see Ian's firing range, as a geologist, I can't help but find the rocky outcrop marvellous and beautiful!

[@Aetius_of_Astora]

I love watching the barrel extend. There's just something so incredibly satisfying about it

[@Azukaae]

I really want to know could it really takes MP40 mags or not...

[@Psiberzerker]

Listening to the trigger reset, I just have to think the pull on it must be horrendous.

[@naorishi]

sounds like you'd pull most shots trying to get past the trigger wall, jeez

[@schlirf]

Having grown up in Watertown CT, I can fully understand why Hotchkiss hauled ass out of there to make his fortune. 😉

[@tylerlyon1291]

Did you remember to put a mag through the calico?

[@konnigkratz]

He did! About two weeks ago?

[@traxxas2B]

@@konnigkratz Didn't he say that each time he goes to the range he have to shoot a mag until it fail ? Or did he fail two weeks ago ?

[@Mak-Daddy]

"I got a calico with the black talons loaded in the clip" -Biggie Smalls

[@happyveliz]

@@traxxas2B yeah! For all I know it hasn't failed yet, but I don't know if he's still doing it, or if it already failed and I missed the video where he stated so.

[@JO19pLuMbUm94HN]

@@happyveliz you might not Miss it. I guess he is not including it in this video but in a seperate one making it easier to keep track of how everything went.

[@MorganSuhm]

1:49 Practicality aside, that has got to be the coolest unfolding of any gun I have ever seen.

[@dachers1238]

Ian is the only person that could make that functional at all. That's just how good he is.

[@inceptorgaming7680]

I love the fact you show when things don't work out as planned, some people would just do a lot of takes and show an edited successful shoot of all targets hit, you show it as was and that is a credit to you, and shows you are honestly interested in the guns and not simply trying to show the world your an awesome shooter that never misses.

[@davidchristensen2970]

If I owned one of these I would probably spend more time delighting in folding and unfolding it than I would shooting it.

[@maxkronader5225]

"Vive la Fran..." "Umm, on second thought, could I get an MP-5 instead?"

[@Sunnfjordingen]

I really like your new course of fire. Very exiting to watch. Please do more SMG's on this. After a while you should show the complete chart of all guns that ran on the course to compare them as you go. That would be awesome ! :-)

[@dantebond8124]

Thank you (who ever made the close captions).

[@TheOlsonOutfit]

That graphic overlay in the bottom left hand corner is brilliant and helpful.

[@michaelblacktree]

I was half expecting Transformers theme music. 😎

[@john-paulsilke893]

That gun is definitely a Decepticon

[@richardd9349]

The picture in picture at the top during the shooting really improves the quality, nice job.

[@karmakittenz69]

Dat trigger reset. You definitely know when it's ready for next shot.

[@ChrisCVW]

That click of the trigger resetting each time is wild

[@tomalexander4327]

I do like the way the barrel zips forward after unlock.

[@woodyenfermo]

The background of your firing range is one of the most beautiful I have seen

[@Samuel-dw9mw]

Great format for the shooting. Your shooting videos have always been well done. To see the range and target completion is far more immersive.

[@RonHei]

Thank you for picking up your brass!👍🏻

[@TheActiveAssault]

Good follow through on the trigger pull

[@Mrktlarsen]

The cap is an added touch - awesome!

[@volksarmee8425]

that was the most beautiful gun unfolding ive ever seen

[@66kbm]

Ians last words meaning "we had sucess from failure" I totally agree. Good video showing the limitations of the weapon.

[@JohnHughesChampigny]

It could be argued the test is unfair, this was supposed to be a SMG, not a "pistol calibre carbine" which is a weird niche thing that only exists because of US law.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Ian .

[@geodkyt]

I'm not surprised by the precision results- even though it is a closed bolt carbine, and was designed as a closed bolt gun, it really was designed for "late WWII SMG" accuracy. But, is that the loudest disconnector reset you've heard? Good Lord...

[@alun7006]

I think with better sights it'd probably do a lot better?

[@geodkyt]

@@alun7006 better sights that were higher and held a consistent zero (which means that barrel lockup has to be consistent), especially if they could be individually zeroed, would likely help a lot. But, honestly, I doubt that level of accuracy was a KPP in the design request.

[@geodkyt]

@Andrew Cummings Exactly. "Minute of Viet Minh" at 50 meters.

[@alun7006]

@@geodkyt Fair point. But sights that were just easier to use would have been more effective in general, don't you think? A big ol' ghostring that you could easily acquire would be better than the tiny awkward thing actually used.

[@geodkyt]

@@alun7006 a larger and easier to acquire ghosting is faster, but less precise (probably a net advantage, given it was an SMG.) However, a ghost ring aperture doesn't change the fact that they are stupidly low and hard to get centered behind. And a ghost ring rear won't help much if the front can't achieve a consistent lockup due to that telescoping feature. Tiny peeps are slow to acquire, but a tiny peep that holds zero with the front sight and is at the right height is still better than a nice fat ghost ring that can't hit consistently or is a weird and almost unusable height.

[@hanktorrance6855]

Love it when you are able to do these practical applications!

[@sjoormen1]

Perfect. For storing in safe.

[@formoney5255]

Ian, there is a small collection of extremely embellished, unique arms at the St. Louis art museum, I'm sure if you asked nicely the curators would let you look at them, I'd love to learn more about them they have very little information on display about them.

[@johnkelinske1449]

Nifty gun. Good shooting, I used to bust empty soda cans with a Swedish M-45B (tapping the trigger to get semi-auto) at 100 yards from the shoulder but that was a long time ago.

[@Peterowsky]

Seeing how quickly and easily he cleared that course with other guns... WOW those sights must absolutely SUCK.

[@Shebvanbio]

I would love a round count on the video screen. Would make us feel a lot more tense as the magazine ends

[@brainc0la-_-]

crazy that he still has this.

[@jm9371]

I am surprised that the Hotchkiss was not adapted in some form. It seems pretty reliable, despite being complicated.

[@Bagledog5000]

Pow! ka-tank, chik, Pow! ka-tank, chik. Pow! ka-tank, chik. Pow! ka-tank, chik. Ian's got a little rhythm section going between the target and the trigger reset.

[@Nimarex]

The folding/collaspable aspect of it though is really very cool and quite impressive despite the weapon's other downfalls.

[@GUARDIAN.13]

You did very well considering what it was made to do

[@benjaminhoffman6228]

I really like the biathlon like hit indicator your editor put in the video,

[@ovk-ih1zp]

spay paint the head & reset plate white to give a better contrast or even the whole target white. give you're self come contrast. I spray paint my mini-IPSC(the 33% one) white & it still is pretty easy too lose in lighting conditions & clutter, but it at least stands out a bit more from the background.

[@Aethgeir]

I'm glad to see you're wearing the appropriate chapeau!

[@htral]

I like that insert for shooting

[@lorgrenbenirus]

It actually unfolds quite fast. One fold, one button press, another fold, load and shoot. And if someone's trained in it, they can slap that thing together in seconds. And if one doesn't expect it and that compact thing is somewhere in a bag or hanging in a coat.. That'll be quite a surprise when it suddenly appears from thin air, so to say. One moment guy has nothing and next thing bullets are flying, quite a "what the croissant!?" moment.

[@invisibletosociety8338]

An interesting gun. Very cool how you can just fold it up.

[@toxicityD]

Now that a folding gun is on the board, you gotta do a modern one like a Keltec sub 2k

[@colemanmoore9871]

I bet Othias would let him borrow his...

[@Rikigoya]

that was a very cool shoot, so fun looking even though its tough to shoot small targets

[@krakenpots5693]

Ian speaking French will always be a pleasure to hear!!!

[@rays5163]

Withball the weird old guns Ian reviews I' kinda just waiting on the day he starts giving them "doug scores"

[@Rayan.Tactical7]

The video we have been waiting ya'll.

[@Gordonseries385]

Thank you Ian!

[@RyuzakiReaper]

This would make a perfect backpack rifle in a BoB. If it was sold on the open market I would get one and take it to a gunsmith to have the sights changed to something useable. Like night glow fiber optics or folding Iron sights and have a picatinny rail added that way a reflex sight could be added if I so choose. To be honest it would also make a great little plinking rifle for the backyard range for the days you just wanna have fun and mess around.

[@DustyGamma]

I love this gun, not because it is effective, but because it is a FORGOTTEN WEAPON.

[@bryantblake1877]

Le chapeau est magnifique!🤣 While the sights were lacking, the gun DID refold correctly and did not malfunction. Both positives!😊

[@warmahan8372]

3:50 Crouching Ian, Hidden Front Sight

[@v0x_zk7]

Your French keep getting better, love your videos they kindled my interest in firearms and their history

[@lairdcummings9092]

Chopped up the brush behind the mini-Mozambique rather thoroughly.

[@amendable5401]

That is a super cool concept. Gracias Senor Ian.

[@2strokejunkie686]

Such a cool little SMG would love to own one, as a truck or backpack gun. And I think it's got a great form and function, and fact it folds up like it does, is bad to the bone.🍻

[@benjr.1358]

Gotta make a score board for your standardized pistol-calibre range tests!

[@Tarik360]

Neat b-day present! Been looking forward for this!

[@davidellenbaum1229]

for a guy that can't hit the broad side of a barn you did great

[@Shadowofthesoldier]

What a beautiful Képi, Ian! It suits you very well.

[@josephsmith6777]

Ians hat/cover game is on fleek

[@j.m.f5451]

It's still remarkable to have a submachine gun fold up that quickly and that compact. Might be a military failure but as a piece of engineering I find it a success!

[@petebeatminister]

And now we know what the full auto function is for... A dozen more magazines, and its no problem to hit something. :)

[@BillB23]

That was both frustrating and fun. Frustration is vastly overrated but fun is fun!

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

This makes this the second SMG that can be folded to fit in a pocket that I have seen.

[@thagrifster594]

The trigger looks heavy...thx for demo, Ian.

[@SoMDHarleyRider]

Oh, I definitely would love to have one of those!

[@noecarrier5035]

It's the gun that Hollywood movie producers have -- all the clicking metal noises when getting it ready to fire! They're not just repeatedly cycling the action, they're unfolding it and setting it up!

[@ericvannaman7967]

I see one of Ian's videos and I hit the like before I even watch. Pretty simple. Thanks Ian!

[@deanhankio6304]

"I look verycool but its 100000° degrees under my fancy cap"

[@321minder]

Neat piece, well done trying Ian..

[@bleachedtiedye]

I could see this a a decent survival gun as far as folding it up and putting it in a backpack

[@monyclair5357]

Merci mon amis de cette démonstration !