Run and Gun: The Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1

Mike was recently in Canada as the guest of Rob of the channel British Muzzleloaders / britishmuzzleloaders and got the opportunity to set up a WW2-themed run and gun with Rob's Canadian-made Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1*, putting into action some late WW2 techniques from some obscure training memoranda.
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[@dhruv88mm]

The bloke is an ocean away from his range. I like the Bloke's commitment, he shaved off his beard as per the War Office's directions

[@mr.mercury4247]

Very impressive tbh.

[@NYstranger74]

Everytime I see this or in range im thankful for detachable mags.

[@Jalkoth]

Could of kept a moustache those are allowed as long as they are finely groomed

[@nirfz]

maybe just to look like his passport photo ?

[@NOVA__tire_man69]

Bloke

[@user-gl8wp5pv1q]

The Lee-Enfield is one of my favorite bolt-action rifle!

[@losonsrenoster]

Bought the no.4 mk1 recently, waiting for the license. at 5:00 three shots in just over 1 second, well done.

[@doctordutch]

you bought one without a license?! =S

[@b.griffin317]

4:00: the world before PMAGs.

[@preparedmindstrongspirit5724]

At 4:00 I was screaming in my head ,"GET TO COVER!! AAHHGGG!!"

[@PiracyProductionsInc]

That was my first hunting rifle, gifted to me by my father. I really wish I still had it. Great rifle. This guy's a lot better shot with it than I was.

[@ADRay1999]

I just love the scenery, such beauty

[@glueguzzler9548]

I would love to see more run and guns in uniform with the Lees. This was amazing

[@NGMonocrom]

Mike! It's been awhile. We love you! Not as much as we love James.... but definitely a lot more than everyone else on TFB TV.

[@politicallyunreliable4985]

Speak for yourself. I miss the really quiet skinny guy and the ginger lawn-gnome.

[@vaclav_fejt]

Alex knew how to pick themes and he knew the production. The sleek visual style was the thing that attracted me to TFB. Coupled with historical firearms.

[@NGMonocrom]

Hey, credit where it's due. When this channel was pretty much just Alex and Patrick R., yeah it had a certain charm. They worked well as a duo. Problem is, at times Patrick could be annoying, and as for Alex.... Okay, I remember a certain episode of TFB TV where we finally had a chance to see his fantastic sense of humor. And it genuinely surprised me. The problem was, most of the time, Alex accidentally came off as a d-bag. I'm sorry but that was the vibe he gave off in front of the camera. By comparison, the camera LOVES James. Would happily bend over backwards for him. If the camera was a woman, James' wife would have to pull her aside and have a very stern chat with her. The camera likes Mike. I think everyone does. Someone hating on Mike would be like having hatred in your heart for a puppy. What kinda miserable sack of $#&% would hate on a puppy?

[@shellcracker18]

Anyone is better than miles

[@Wulven-Hollow]

I know this is an old video, but hopefully it will be seen. I am extremely interested to see Bloke do this again with the Enfield and/or other similiar drills and such using modern/custom gear to carry his chargers. Preferably somewhere between a "modern competition" type setup and a "modern tactical" setup. I think his insight on how we could carry and utilize a rifle like the Enfield with modern gear and equipment would be a fun thought experiment. I think that Forgotten Weapons and InRangeTV could join in as well if you wanted to try several different ideas for kits. Great video everyone!

[@aldoraine3364]

I have a No.5 Jungle Carbine made in 1945, never am I gonna trade it nor sell it.

[@Sinky-06]

Aldo Raine lucky bugger

[@ixiairisborne1695]

Affixing bayonets should be part of all run and gun scenarios. ;)

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

Afix! Bayonets!

[@petesheppard1709]

Most excellent! Best R&G by far. The realism of both gear and action (including problems reloading) was eye-opening.

[@JustCantGetRight]

God save our gracious Bloke Long live our noble Bloke God save the Bloke Send him Victorious Precise and Glorious Long Range rifle shots God save the Bloke

[@mazkact]

I'm listening to "Scotland the brave" through this video, great background music.

[@ChonbaeSun]

Walk & gun, needs pipes to the tune of blue bonnet in the background too. All in good fun.

[@Gray-Wolf]

Chon-bae Sun 😃😂

[@vinhinh9063]

I love this. Hope that you guys can make more videos with this "Run 'n Gun" version 👍👍👍

[@jondavidmcnabb]

Man, I wish you two would do a movement to enemy with martini Henry rifles in a bounding suppression style. That would be a kick ass video.

[@danielboydcooper6850]

great video! good to see you on this side of the pond.

[@davidschlageter5962]

I have a 1916 SMLE, it's in great shape but I've never fired it out of respect for preserving it, nice to see one running! :) There are a number of observable differences on the later model, the location and type of the sights, the muzzle protruding farther out from the stock for the bayonet mount on the barrel etc. Pretty cööl! Enjoyed it! Thanx!

[@joejoe9810]

Very good indeed. Gives you an idea of the issues of loading, and that's when no one is firing back at you. Scary times and nothing like the movies

[@1959jimbob]

Well done and I especially liked the faux pas in places, they were perfect to simulate what very likely happened on the real run n gun events during the war. Though the ooops were not planned they worked out great...

[@silvermikeGA]

Great series. It certainly shows the Garand advantage

[@pumbar]

That was great. I like the way that the bayonet is deployed throughout. Cold steel...

[@zsd101]

And....you died of old age reloading the rifle... :D

[@MrBigpapa9]

Best bloke video i've seen.

[@dominicbadura]

My favorite part of this Run & Gun was the running. Oh, wait... Also, you’re lookin snazzy without the facial hair! (Still prefer the beard, though)

[@iateuranium-235forbreakfas7]

Two Hand Tony I was wondering why he didn’t look the same

[@mr.mercury4247]

I thought he looked more like an actual human being rather than a creature that crawled out of his mom's basement

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

Well done Mike! I love seeing the run-and-gun and the Tommy style! The Long Branch is a lovely Enfield and I find myself humming "Rule Britannia", and lamenting the loss of the Empire. I liked how you gave the river hidden target the old middle finger rapid shots. On the down side, you don't fill out the uniform quite as well as our britishmuzzleloaders friend, he looks much more like grenadier stock to me.

[@jnewcell6952]

FINALLY IV'E BEEN WATING FOR THIS

[@popozaum2242]

Melhor canal de armas...ohhhh Canadá!!!

[@11bbasterd]

yayyyy runnnnn and guuunnnnn love it.

[@TexasHome]

You think it goes horrible on camera.. you should see how it goes under fire..😛

[@adznz11]

Truth

[@rickconnolly5006]

Let's pray we never know that feel

[@CamAteUrKFC]

Still have my N0.4 Mk.1. My Grandpa bought it at Army & Navy in Vancouver for 18$ when he first moved to Canada in the late 50's. Then he got it "sporterised" by Parker Hale. My dad had it for about 30 years, before giving it me just the other day.

[@KaberEsplin1]

I liked this shooting.

[@Apollo_1641]

Is it just me, or does he look a bit like the Medic from TF2?

[@john.t645]

He does

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

Apollo1641 he actually does

[@iagoouteiral2038]

Nice to see mike out of his range

[@killroy2993]

The rate of war fare has changed so much.... this is 60 years ago, 60 years prior we your talking French revolution and US civ war ...... Love the speed and smoothness of that rifle

[@jackduncan5311]

Brisk walk and gently aiming. Very british , only thing missing was a British officer gently walking through enemy fire while telling his chaps to see off the Gerry's

[@Fergusonturd]

Poor bastard. He needs a M1 Garand. One shot......job done.

[@andrewbolton1732]

2:22 That look you give her when she says she likes guns Seriously though, great video

[@DRYUEN]

Hi mate, you are marvellous!

[@merlemorrison482]

did you go back and retrieve those chargers and fired cases?

[@notforsaletoday1895]

How about run and gun with a colt saa? Or a couple percussion revolvers? Colt navys, remingtons?

[@MrTangolizard]

Oh yeah

[@Verdha603]

I think a better title for this would’ve been: Stroll N’ Gun: Lee-Enfield No. 4 Watch as a WWII re-enactor draws inspiration from the 18th century red-coats to get the job done!

[@mamcillo]

LOL

[@AC-pm7sn]

Bad ass...

[@toddk1377]

The dude can shoot that rifle fast, but it definitely shows how much training is needed for an outdated weapon system.

[@geezerp1982]

not really didnt take me long to learn to fire a lee enfield fast

[@Yeomman]

If using a charger clip, load when you have 4 rounds or less. Trying to top up to 10 from 5 often results in some sort of jam with the charger. You are meant to gradually feed as you go compared to go empty and refill to the top. I suspect soldiers would keep loose rounds to max out to a full mag when the opportunity presented itself.

[@FirstSpaceLord]

Was there a rim jam at the beginning ?

[@nirfz]

Can't be, he always tells us that that can't happen... ;-)

[@BlokeontheRange]

@@nirfz Commercial Prvi cases. Can very much happen with commercial ammo.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

Love my country

[@BerryHustle]

I love 2hat he did close range that was cool

[@leithesocialistyuricon8981]

HustleBerry Lol yeah

[@verfugbarkite]

Impressed with the quick 3 rounds, not as much to separate that and a semi auto as you might think. Think topping up would be better than running until empty. And the pouches more useful than the bandoleer, it looks rather finnicky. Interesting.

[@BlokeontheRange]

Indeed, I did top up and didn't run empty :)

[@verfugbarkite]

@@BlokeontheRange right enough.

[@webtoedman]

The pouches usually carried magazines for the section Bren gun, grenades, or 2" mortar bombs. The fifty round bandolier held the soldiers personal ammunition; the reduction from the WWI ammunition count is indicative of the shift in emphasis from rifles as the base of fire to the light machine gun.

[@quesoturtle739]

Y’all should do a run and gun with a Winchester 94

[@noveris6538]

4:00 british elite military

[@kaidog9528]

Sorry lads.my fully unstabilzed and non automatic zoom limited me to a walking pace to try and keep the targets in focus and frame.....and marginally at that....good times though

[@stephenreynolds6239]

Up the dukes.nice badges

[@sirpanzer9407]

YOU CAME TO MY COUNTRY!

[@behindenemylines3361]

Awesome video - careful "running" around with a bayo mate!

[@Luis.M.Castillo]

The running never occurred :p

[@Sen-115DK]

So... Walk and Gun?

[@thatlazguy]

-bang- -bang- *pow* *_pow_*

[@johntimbs6118]

Black powder charges !

[@Nebelung13]

I always wondered about the pouch system the brits used. Bigger surprise is how terrible those bandoliers are.

[@jonprince3237]

Bandoliers were disposable items, in practice you'd just hook your fingers in and rip the pocket open, it's only held closed by a flimsy wire formed hook.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

What part of Canada?

[@mugshot749]

What a klutz, , as a WW2 infantryman he wouldn't have lasted two minutes. P.S.the charger clips only work correctly if you load them properly with one bullet rim down and the next one up.

[@clarkkent3335]

Nice shooting... I think you my have been shot trying to reload, should of used a Garand :).

[@demomanchaos]

Nah, the "ping" would have gotten him killed. As soon as the Germans heard it they would shout "AHA SCHWINEHOUND" and charged him.

[@kilroy8263]

@@demomanchaos joke?

[@dumbthumb75]

BotR, " The M1 Garand Ping will, like, so totally get you killed, innit..." : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJOqoIhjrt1rj6M

[@vincedibona4687]

*should _have_ used a Garand. Just because things sound alike do not mean they are the same. Using "of" instead of "have" doesn't even make sense. Please, use the correct word next time.

[@tehanua4383]

9 or 10 Rounds loaded?

[@user-kt8yp5ho2y]

This Lee Enfield’s design is much better than Lee Enfield SMLE! 🤗😎🤩

[@ADRay1999]

이동연: you know it’s really a modified SMLE right? Pretty much the same rifle with a few minor cosmetic changes.

[@dave-ql2ri]

Andrew Dalton Ray Much better sights though.

[@ADRay1999]

Vanilla: true

[@henrynelson11]

Also no more weird stocking springs and a heavier barrel than the SMLE

[@BlokeontheRange]

Rather more difference than a few minor cosmetic changes....

[@stevemc6010]

I hope Mike made it to America too!

[@BlokeontheRange]

Not this time, sorry.

[@jakebrowncollection1772]

The bandolier was slung over the wrong shoulder though

[@kevinwise1997]

Buddy, you would have been dead several times over! Still love the rifle, wish I could get one!

[@cryhavoc999]

Nah he would have been with 9 buddies with a couple of SMGs, No 4s and at least one Bren gun and would be advancing behind a rolling barrage of 25 pounder HE ;)

[@keithrobertsson2164]

First for those who are gripping about "walk and gun", the Bloke said early in the clip that due to the camera tech (no stabilization), he'd be walking. Mike, I see you're wearing a DWR uniform. Funny, you don't sound like a Yokshireman. At least from what I can remember of All Creatures Great and Small.

[@Gordons1888]

I wish I had an Enfield

[@The_Opinion_of_Matt]

It would be nice if someone made a modern variant of the lee-enfield. Maybe in a more modern cartridge.

[@michaelarrowood4315]

Bandolier goes over the left shoulder, not the right! Easier to reach the stripper clips that way.

[@HeeH8Mee]

Jerry loaded his stripper clips.

[@anttiniskanen9823]

"Battle of caen"!!.. 😉.. i think you get chell chock when you reload rifle?.🤔..

[@BlokeontheRange]

Should be "Battle of Caen't", amirite? :D

[@cryptohunt2552]

Got mine. 😉

[@toughspitfire]

The Canadian Rangers just withdrew the Lee Enfield from service.

[@criffermaclennan]

Time to find a shell hole and brew up!!

[@Drew-vv9ef]

4:05 so u do not like the reload do u?

[@Rajorsi]

Walk and gun

[@joshuahenderson]

4:00 this is where the extra in the movie gets shot.

[@irishwristwatch2487]

Man I miss boots DMS. "Dems ma shoes"

[@tabasajustinjakej.7715]

I thought Alex was gonna do the run and gun. I thought wrong :(

[@killerpeaches7]

The Bob Ross of Firearms (the Firearms Whisperer) is dearly missed. But I suppose his tolerance for corporate BS and having to fudge the truth for sponsors was too low? But yeah. Alex was what brought me here. James, Bloke, Andrew keep me entertained, but not to the same extent. (Sorry lads).

[@tabasajustinjakej.7715]

killerpeaches7 true. And also it's really funny that you compared Alex with Bob Ross since his voice overs are always somewhat comforting and calm. Even if he's ragging on the garbage rod, he's voice is still magnificent.

[@RAB-om9jy]

I'd like to see this rifle in John Wick 3

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

I'm fairly sure that headgear is NOT regulation, young man!

[@zachfudge24]

I see he did a Corporal Jones and attached the cold steel.

[@nickstav08]

They dont like it up em!!

[@dakaptan6601]

you look way more british without the beard haha

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Of course, all WW2 PBI had to carry their share of the squad's Bren Gun ammo.

[@NotDave_x]

bloke looks british as hell

[@Jason-fm4my]

I wish he had authentic glasses.

[@yungblac8336]

Wait did Alex C quit ?

[@FireheartSamurai]

He left awhile back to purse his hobby in automobiles

[@HarryPotter-bs5ss]

DMS ?

[@Ricdhol]

Cool pig sticker bayonet

[@toledo152]

Rule .303!

[@ottovonapps]

Is that legal in Canada?😂

[@tomsmyth5138]

Well fucking run then!!!!

[@BlokeontheRange]

Gentlemen don't run :p

[@elliottbutts153]

Man I thought Alex was back.

[@davidsayreii3555]

I'm so glad technology advances

[@JLE82998]

More of a walk and gun

[@PhillyT1977]

Is that hat uniform appropriate?!? EDIT you read my mind!

[@luzianwasescha6056]

Yeah you dont have space in Switzerland for these kind of things. Only if you have connections to some Waffenplätze. Regards from Faulensee

[@BlokeontheRange]

Füülesee? Bisch nid so wiit vo mi entfärnt, gau! :D

[@luzianwasescha6056]

Bloke on the Range nei bini nid. Ja wenn de mau es video mit em ne Ag42 oder Hakim wotsch mache seisch es eifach.

[@BlokeontheRange]

Sehr gärn - chasch du kontakt mit mir ufneh via Facebook bitte?

[@luzianwasescha6056]

Bloke on the Range ke Facebook nume es email. [e-mail]