Kin to the Armalite Rifle - The Johnson 1941 Bolt

[@jackjmaheriii]

Also, that has ball baring/cam-pin gives it a POF vibe!

[@bradparker9664]

I'm always amazed at these intricately machined things designed on a drafting table and not in cyberspace. Gorgeous design.

[@timothybohman8892]

A forgotten firearm. It did make it into the hands of Marines during WWII. In the later years some had gotten changed into hunting rifles by Winfield Arms. Barrel and bolt are very similar to AR.

[@FreedomsLife1776]

Man’s over here cleaning his Johnson…

[@stefanmolnapor910]

Nice Johnson

[@theunofficialresults231]

😳

[@christinepearson5788]

Very interesting. Stoner licensed the multi lug bolt from Johnson. What Mr Stoner did with the gas was very innovative but looking at the 1945 Johnson light machine gun that took BAR mags its obvious that the AR-15 calls Melvin Johnson Grandpa.

[@bidenisatraitor7633]

Very cool...thanks for showing us that!

[@ericmckinley7985]

Melvin Johnson had made his way over to Armalite after the war.

[@kenibnanak5554]

I believe you will find the Browning Model 8 and 81 in the history of the Johnson rifle. :)

[@charlesgillette2925]

Thank You Sir.

[@billymichaels2889]

So cool!!!! That’s the first time I got to see one out of the rifle 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Octavian8249]

Johnson? Too big? Becareful with the innuendos gauge daddy. 😂

[@Dex01-Z_WingZero]

History from you is the best rifle history

[@steveninaz9576]

That Johnson looks great in your hand.

[@danielmccoy8875]

Melvin Johnson worked with Stoner at Armalite

[@AlphaMachina]

Beautiful. It's kind of surreal seeing something so similar that you might not give it a second glance in passing, but if you look at it, the differences really jump out at you. The "Uncanny Valley" of rifle components.

[@musician445]

Awesome historical connections.

[@BrassAngels]

Very cool! Love the AR platform & this is groovy history that made its way forward to today's awesomeness. Thank you for enlightening us! #SOTAR #ARJunkie

[@JoseSuarez-bl9su]

That’s nice to know where the foundation comes from. Thank you for educating us sotar I would not know the few things if it weren’t for your videos. I would definitely take all ur classes if I was near by. God bless you and your family.

[@InSightFreedom]

What a great piece.

[@greggb1416]

Pretty cool, love the bit of history. Thank you sir.

[@Mike-B-Jackson]

1:41 - “there’s some articles on the internet that talk about the Johnson” …. Giggity

[@SchooloftheAmericanRifle]

Welp, I can't take that back now...

[@michaelpratt3142]

You can't talk about a Johnson without twelve-year-old humor... The two are inextricably linked.

[@ricktenter1631]

Thank you for the information, always appreciate any historical information!!

[@aliceburte9278]

Thank You sir always enjoy your info 👍

[@peeeoii2738]

great share Chad!!

[@peeeoii2738]

Hey Chad, whenever you post about the Centurion arms chrome sand cutter type carriers, I would love to hear your input about the cuts and how they would/ could affect carrier tilt if you have any information on that thank you

[@dancarter7009]

Well definitely learned something new! Thank you sir 🤙🏻

[@oemytech]

News to me... Thanks for sharing.

[@steveninaz9576]

Thank you Sir. Very cool. I'd love to see your collection.

[@Jordan-ql6tm]

Hey man this is a pretty cool change-of-pace like seeing stuff like this once in awhile, thanks for sharing this man

[@martinswiney2192]

Would love to see videos about gauging and checking wear on rifles other than the AR platform. They are the standard these days but there are so many other rifles out there that we use that we need professional knowledge about. Thanks.

[@EarthAltar]

Standing on the shoulders of giants.

[@allendostlik1509]

It would be interesting to see you do a physical on a ripcord industries r6 bcg. If you read the description on their website it seems you may have inspired them.

[@offcourseoverland]

Gotta love the "potbelly" Johnson rifle.

[@ripcurlreadiness8777]

Very cool.

[@RMoore-zt7zs]

Quite interesting.

[@oldscratch3535]

Off topic, but do you happen to know who much a firing pin hole can be off center in an AR-15 bolt and still reliably fire off a primer? I make bolts blanks at work on a Tsugami and we've been having some position issues. They only give us .0065" of run out. The measurement is comparing the true position of the firing pin hole in relation to the bearing surface O.D. of the bolt. We deep hole drill the firing pin pocket from the rear and then a form drill finishes it off to depth and creates the firing pin tip hole. You don't see the hole form until you mill out the case head pocket on the sub spindle side. I'm sure they've done testing at work, but .0065" of deviation seems like its a really tight target to hit on a 15x diameter deep hole. I'm wondering if they've got the tolerance set too tight and we're scrapping good parts.

[@user-tn7hc4ww3j]

Thank you for the education.

[@abolishtheatfandrepealthen6963]

Very cool

[@mutatedgenome]

Sweet.

[@DB2A7]

Thats so cool.

[@itsnodawayitustabe5654]

Daddy is that you?

[@mtnbound2764]

interesting!

[@freemenownrifles8814]

#GetOnGab

[@coltonowens2742]

The real question is, are you a certified Cat armorer?