Mad Minute Series: SMLE

[@battleranch]

10/10 mad minute. Excellent form Herr Bloke. I would say you are ready to pretend to be a machine gun in or around Mons

[@anthonyhayes1267]

I'm suddenly imagining Rob from British Muzzle Loaders grabbing his feet like spade grips while he lies on a tripod making machine gun noises.

[@HaNsWiDjAjA]

@Dani25 The Brits 1 and 6 Commando who did get issued Garands in WWII absolutely loved it, and refused to turn it back in and return to their Lee Enfields. And even the Bloke has stated numerous times that no matter how fast he could shoot the Enfield, the Garand was still the one he would be taking into combat!

[@slaughterround643]

Shoutout to Bloke's legendary interaction rate with the audience down in the comments! Really makes us feel like a community, same with bloke's snowy colonial friend's youtube channel

[@gregtheredneck1715]

My favorite old military bolt action. There's just something about those lines the gets me. Not to mention that smooth as silk and fast as lightning manipulation. Love that SMLE!!!!!!

[@blamokapow137]

I inherited a 1955 number 4 mark 2 in near perfect condition, without a doubt the finest bolt action rifle I have ever fired. It's a work of art.

[@mwmwmwmwmmdw]

how to spend $25 in a minute

[@BlokeontheRange]

And the rest! :D

[@lechevaliermalfet1]

@@davidsmith9189 what the hell are you drinking??

[@Mr_Makina]

@@lechevaliermalfet1 probably not American piss water beer anyway

[@jamietus1012]

25? Here in Australia it would be $45-60

[@JacobA6464]

@@jamietus1012 45-60? Here in America its free

[@That_NJ_guy]

Never shot a lee Enfield but I think the slme is the best-looking one of the bunch

[@slaughterround643]

If only that rear sight were closer

[@BlokeontheRange]

You want a No.1 Mk.V (my favourite of the whole series - I doubt I'll ever find one to own though...)

[@jeffersongraves5295]

The bunny ears though really do help with sight acquisition on the mk3.

[@Eli_G454]

Bloke on the Range JonBoy9 has some videos of him shooting his.

[@peteraugust5295]

It definitely is the best looking one!

[@sullivanrachael]

Fantastic Mad minute. Not much muzzle rise so great gun control and bolt manipulation. I love attempting this. I prefer hand-loaded ammo using PPU brass. It feeds reliably and I use a reduced charge to minimise barrel wear and recoil. I also use older pattern charger clips (not sure which maker) as they grip the rounds more gently

[@woooshmeifurmumdroppeduasa3375]

That was pretty bloody quick

[@ATH_Berkshire]

Well done, that looked like fun. If all you reloads had been as fast as your best you would have been out of ammo!!!

[@juststeve5542]

That action just sounds so good at the beginning, I had a feeling it was going to be fast. I wonder how many rounds it takes for the bolt to get that smooth?

[@colingibson8018]

Hey guy, just found this channel and I must say that I like what I am seeing. I have a worn no 4 and I am thinking that now I have some time I'll rework it. . So subscribed​ and notified. looking forward to what you have. thanks and be safe.

[@nige601]

I know that this will sound strange but I was taught to ALWAYS use a sling when shooting because it gives you more control. I'd just like your views on this. I fired the SMLE No4 & Enfield No8 in the ACF with slings & even when I joined the REME I always used a sling when shooting either a No8 or L1A1 & even an Sterling SMG.

[@BlokeontheRange]

Sling supported shooting has no place on the battlefield (aside from snipers). Distracting, restricts your movement massively, and it's something else to worry about. Plus, with some rifles (L1A1 in particular) it affects the point of impact quite massively (I tested this out pre-BotR). And I shot for YEARS before ever learning to shoot without one.

[@nige601]

@@BlokeontheRange I never found using a sling that restrictive when on a CQBR but then again I wasn't an infantryman. I just find it strange that I was taught to use a sling as a standard, then again I was a decent shooter. Thanks for your insight on this

[@glenholmes9808]

Gday Bloke. I also have a 1918. Was looking at restoring it to full wood military spec as it has unfortunately been sporterized! To test its accuracy I put a scope on it as it already had the mounts for some load development. After many trials with hand loads it can put them into 1 1/2 inches at 100m. Do you think It would be worth risking that accuracy to restore to mil spec? Happy to send a photo of test group. Thanks for a great Channel! Cheers, Glen

[@RobertoDonatti]

Jolly good Bloke!

[@theol3199]

In my experience my no 4 is faster than my no1. I also shoot my no 4 5x as much as my no 1..... I believe the pre ww1 tolerances on my no 1 and the wartime tolerances on the no4 effect this greatly.

[@BlokeontheRange]

My SMLE is 1918 and is a rebuild, and is much slicker than my 43 Longbranch No.4, which is still kinda crisp.

[@theol3199]

I've noticed on my buddy's Longbranch the action is "crisper" while my fazackerly no 4 the action is looser, yet smoother. Both of these rifles hate almost all factory ammo and key hole terribly. Reloaded ammo and they shoot spectacularly. My no 4 is my favorite milsurp rifle.

[@theol3199]

Lilac Tortoise very possible. I only use my no1 with new ammo to get brass to reload for the no4. It could also be a type of preservationist mindset with the old no1. The actions are similar in design, yet feel so different too.

[@brucebello9892]

Another great video, thanks Mike

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Great, now try it on a rifle with an unmodified stock where you're forced to deal with a length of pull being too short to rock and roll without breaking your sight picture. What a carny show!

[@BlokeontheRange]

That's a standard length, unmodified stock.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@johnski4709]

Reported to Senator Diane Feinstein so she add this fast assault rifle killing machine to her ban list!

[@RedTSquared]

Lol, that's ALL we need! She'd cry if she watched this. A bolt action assault rifle from WWI, she'd try to ban them all! Oh, and define Bloke's Trigger Finger as a rate enhancing device!

[@PhillipBicknell]

Saw that shooting jacket and thought Ortlieb cycle panniers - sorry :-)

[@jamietus1012]

I think we would all like a no. 1 mk. V Bloke

[@peterbell3567]

Brilliant as usual.

[@harrynr32dn]

I've got a MkV SMLE you can borrow, if you want to give it a go next time you're in the UK.

[@anthonyhayes1267]

@Superdude70 the SMLE mkv is not the same thing as the no. 5 "jungle carbine"

[@anthonyhayes1267]

@Superdude70 the one thing that they certainly have in common in the real ones are absolute unicorns

[@AndyREDDSON]

_"Minimizes the risk of divorce."_ Oh, so that was my mistake... 😒

[@wattlebough]

Looks like old mate Rowan from Down Under’s inspired you to spend some more quality time with your SMLE. 😉

[@TheGreg6466]

love all the excuses before and after😂 we all do it but you're really good at listing every excuse, just kidding, love your stuff bloke.

[@KeithShizuo]

i wish forgotten wepons used your mic

[@BlokeontheRange]

$.99 on Aliexpress. The sound recorder was rather more expensive though! :D

[@KeithShizuo]

@@BlokeontheRange at least it lets the rifles bark insted of pftt

[@grimlock1471]

Idle question: What is that coat he's wearing?

[@inazalattaz5738]

Wowww I Love Your Video, Keep Making Videos Don't Give Up, I Support You, Thanks 🙏

[@pg8997]

C’est filmé au Kudu à Sion ?

[@BlokeontheRange]

Oui, je les remercie à la fin de la vidéo :)

[@Cohac]

Considering the Enfields always had 10 round magazines, why didnt the british ever make 10 round chargers for them?

[@BlokeontheRange]

Wouldn't work. Too much friction. Plus they'd be huge and unwieldy, and remove one of the major advantages of 10 round mags with 5 round chargers - you can reload at any time when there's 5 or less in the mag, rather than having to wait until empty or screw around with loose rounds.

[@Cohac]

@@BlokeontheRange Sounds reasonable. Thanks for the quick answer!

[@chriswerb7482]

That was just phenomenal. Silly question, but could you not turn the rims on a miniature lathe to prevent the rim jam problem?

[@BlokeontheRange]

You could indeed.

[@roadpanzir]

Or use a belt sander...

[@justsomerandomguynamedsam3657]

I guess the mad minute runs in your blood

[@luzianwasescha6056]

Bloke is up early. Have a good day.

[@Nick-rs5if]

Now, try doing that with a Mauser xD

[@pedrohenriquemenegollitama909]

Really impressive

[@BuntaBall40]

Awesome

[@truckerallikatuk]

Divorce? From your beautiful wife shown previously! This must not happen! To Patreon fellows! (Or I would if I had money to spare :( , which sadly I don't. This channel is top of my list for support when I can tho)

[@BlokeontheRange]

I declined your kind offer cos you're in the US and underestimated exactly how much it would cost to get it to Switzerland - we're currently importing something and the US fees / shipping / paperwork alone are about $800. Add in another $240 of paperwork and import marking fees at our end, and it would have cost us more to accept a donation sight-unseen than to buy one here.

[@BlokeontheRange]

Sorry, Canada. Same issue applies though.

[@BlokeontheRange]

In private sales, SMLE's go for about $400 to $600 here, depending on condition. Sometimes a bit more in shops. There is no tax write off here. I'm looking at a beater at the moment for $330, from a shop. Looks like a dog, has a good barrel on it though.

[@BlokeontheRange]

As I said, your offer was very kind. However I'm not exposed to either Irish or US prices (no SMLE's were made in Ireland, btw). And re. tax write-offs, Swiss tax law doesn't work like that. Donations are not taxed as income since Schenkungssteuer is a separate system.

[@BlokeontheRange]

An Irish rifle factory seems to have completely escaped the notice of Ian Skennerton etc... SMLE's were only produced by Enfield, LSA, BSA, Ishapore and Lithgow.

[@jakobczarnecki5131]

What country did you leave and was i because of gun laws or something else

[@zachariaszut]

A hundred year old beaut proving she can show a leg if only for a mad minute.

[@randyadams03]

I would like to see you mad minute your M1 7.62 NATO.

[@BlokeontheRange]

Use the search function ;)

[@BlokeontheRange]

Use the search function ;)

[@jims9249]

Nice!

[@jeffersongraves5295]

I still prefer the k98

[@Alf763]

Jefferson Graves but why? It’s just not a great rifle, at all

[@jeffersongraves5295]

I have no logical reason why other than mine's been in my family since the 60's, so I've had it all my life really and the action is stronger and feels more natural when I hold it. I don't have a mosin but I have a mk3 from 1916 without mag cutoff and a Sauer 1936 k98k. The mauser feels better and that's really the matter between life and death. When buying a pistol for example the one that feels better and is reliable is what you want not what's popular. I do concede that my mk3 is the better rifle but my mauser is far sturdier.

[@Alf763]

Jefferson Graves the Mauser having a stronger action is a myth

[@jeffersongraves5295]

No it's been well proven the locking lugs in the front are stronger and the bolt has a gas vent in case of a ruptured cartridge case. If I remember correctly the Enfield p14 and m1917 both had mauser type actions and the Springfield 03 did have a mauser type action. Most American sporting rifles used the mauser type action up until the mid 60's. My mk3 is the only gun I've ever shot with the locking lugs at the rear of the bolt.

[@Dingus301]

@@Alf763 The Mauser Gewehr 98. Adopted by 30 countries as their main service rifle, around 100 million rifles produced. Yeah must have been a terrible rifle.

[@bremnersghost948]

Hi BOTR, Why don't you and a few other similar KZbin Channels & Sponsors work together to build a Historic Weapons repair & ammo factory somewhere? I reckon it could be a Goldmine, Perhaps add an Auction House,Museum and Range too.