Testing a WWII 81mm mortar!

[@ToolsandTargets]

We're out here stacking 9mm and 5.56....Dragonman is dusting off the 81mm. :)

[@pilotsgamer8974]

Lol

[@yorboyroyboy9829]

Yup ..💪💪💪💪💪With age comes wisdom..and always ..God Bless America ..🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@ToolsandTargets]

@N8v-Ghost's Good Journey 420 They're definitely gonna try to strip away everything they can from us. people think it's all hyperbole and fearmongering...it isn't! Reminds me of the old saying, "If the devil tells you he's evil, the best thing to do is believe him." They're telling us what they wanna do, and they mean it. It's time for people to wake up. Stay safe and prepared out there my friend!

[@ToolsandTargets]

@N8v-Ghost's Good Journey 420 Amen to that! I'm not gonna go out here and start the war (although these nuts basically already have) but I'll be damned if I wont fight if that's the call that comes my way. I've raised my kids already and lived a pretty damn good life so I'll die on my feet before I ever live on my knees.

[@jginmt]

My dad was a mortar man in WWII. He said after landing on the beach the stands lasted just a few days before they took them off, too heavy to carry. He said he would brace it with his knees and lob one shell in to sink it into the dirt. The he would nudge it with his knees to aim.

[@thecakeisalie6392]

Your dad was a great man, and for sure he had a lot of interesting stories to tell. Thanks to him for his service.

[@jginmt]

@@thecakeisalie6392 Thank you.

[@diegomontemayor6083]

Your dad is a Badass!

[@jginmt]

@@thecakeisalie6392 To be honest he wouldn't talk about what happened. When my son started to ask him questions he opened up a little. There were only 8 left of his company and they had a reunion. After that more stories came out.

[@cobaltt88]

Someone asked Dragonman if he was on the ATF/FBI watchlist. He said , NO, they're on my watchlist.

[@bixnood7273]

You can have all that stuff. You just have to pay the AFT.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

They come to him for ammo

[@heatherstewart9300]

As it SHOULD BE! ;)

[@retrothepharoah]

Imagine having beef with this guy

[@Back4Fungame]

your free trial of life has expired

[@retrothepharoah]

@@Back4Fungame frrr😂

[@henryhunter4227]

Everyone’s beef with him was resolved sorry I mean devolved he incinerated them

[@peganarms8352]

Having beef like a cookout? That would be awesome. Haha

[@connorm.8323]

You would be beef

[@leticiayniguez6313]

Love u sir! My uncle fought on hamburger hill. Can't wait till the day I can visit ur shop. Cheers 🍻 🇺🇲

[@yorboyroyboy9829]

Wow..legendary💪💪💪🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@eagleviewhd]

My Father was a 81MM Mortar Crew Member with the 180th Infantry Regiment, part of the 45th Infantry Division, during WWII. Had 511 days of combat during WWII. Earned two Bronze Star Medals and Eight Battle Stars and an Arrowhead device on his Campaign Medal. At the end of the war he was at Dachau.

[@nunya4244]

My dad served in the Pacific in WW - we'd been watching some old war movie and he said, mortars didn't sound like what was portrayed. He then told me, you'd hear them launch (and made that sound) but didn't know where they were going to land....you just hoped it didn't have your name on it!

[@carey_metv]

If I win the lottery I would like to have my own collection like yours!

[@CEOkiller]

When little boys go to sleep they dream of being Rambo. When Rambo sleeps he dreams of Dragonman.

[@stand4truth44]

I would be blessed to hang around this guy with all the knowledge of guns and etc. What a blast!!!

[@techh8662]

you know dam well hes probably got a stash full of live mortars packed some where.

[@mortegi]

Watching from UK....this guy gets cooler dude by the hour....brilliant

[@CB-px8el]

He's pretty cool I met him for the first time a few weeks ago.

[@howitzer8946]

Dragonman, thank you. Seeing how things like this work up close and personal. Again, thank you.

[@petetimbrell3527]

Mortars never used shotgun shells like that. The bombs have a primary charge in their base, then additional charges as removable bands of explosive around their base, above the fins. The more of the charge bands are left on, the further it will fire.

[@westsenkovec]

_Today I'm going to show you the nuke our guy brought me back from Iraq. See that? That's why they didn't find weapon of mass destruction.. because they took it home for my collection"_

[@greatest2736]

This man is ready for ww3

[@eltouty345]

He's gonna be one of the protagonists 😁😁

[@jamesday7344]

0341 checking in “hangin on 1!”

[@davidbarnhart6228]

During basic training in 1945, my dad watched, as a crew practicing mortors, fired one and it exploded, killing all of them. It hit a branch of a tree, close to them, I believe.

[@heatherstewart9300]

How horribly tragic!!!! :(

[@johnhanselman6371]

NATO comes to Dragonman for assistance

[@thornie123]

Dragon Man is a national treasure. We must protect him and keep in safe for generations to come.

[@kevinsworldK.w69]

The 81mm mortar was actually a very good mortar in WW2

[@ngaturegoulton945]

What a cool dude 😎.. I've been looking for my Father 😂😂 I come from New Zealand and we don't get to see cool stuff like this .what an absolute gem of a KZbin channel to come across 💯🔥👊

[@justincarrasco7605]

Drinking game every time he says “see dat” take a shot!😂

[@m.asquino7403]

He's from New YORK!

[@brucel399]

The gentleman has a great place out there. His military museum is absolutely first rate. Cant wait for spring to go visit again. CHEERS from Colorado

[@thebigdogsmac11]

I love this Man. God bless his Metal Heart.

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

I was 11C2P ( indirect fire crewman ) from 71-73. I trained on the 81 at Ft Ord.

[@timinwsac]

I was there about that same time. May to the end of Sept 71 for basic and AIT. For AIT we had a split MOS and trained as infantry and indirect fire crewmen.

[@cesarrodriguez3369]

The old timers knew how to make things that lasted

[@brianjschumer]

That was an awesome demo, since Saving Private Ryan (City battle scene) I was curious about those mortars, two ways to fire..Now Dragonman, break out your German 88's, would love to see those fire as well

[@2147B]

Oh my god finally re-uploaded with the full footage, yes! I was bummed how the originial video cut right before all the fun. Thanks!

[@d.g.1320]

That Jeep behind is a real beauty.

[@williamlarson2032]

Thanks for lettin us in , on sum great stuff!!! Man,you got the cool, shit, dragon man. Allways a fun time!°

[@walkingwithgiants1]

I wish I lived next door to this amazing guy!!! :-) Love and respects from the UK to the Dragon Man!!!!!

[@michaeltaylor8835]

He owns 8000 acres

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Better hurry theres housing going up all around him

[@909cvdiesel5]

I'd hate to owe this guy a dollar!!!!!!!!

[@DavidGarcia-vc6vf]

That's why you dont mess with DRAGON MAN!!!!

[@joewolfe2209]

You are one cool cowboy.Thank you for the demo

[@dreambuilds3104]

If there is a zombie apocalypse I going to him

[@Marcelino2435]

Our sister battalion 1-61 put the 81 mortars inside their APCs. My battalion (regular grunts) 1-11 5th Mech kept the 60mm mortars in the supply room. To heavy for patrolling. Nice video thanks.

[@hoponasu2471]

yes we do like it !

[@brudamiranda3314]

Just to be at dragonmans and pop off a few of those at some man made bull's eye huge targets would be awesome! Thank to see a cool mortor launcher Dragonman

[@heatherstewart9300]

All the empty shell casings on the ground made me laugh. :P LOL!

[@megatrends]

Awesome stuff .... enjoyed that very much.

[@huntercampbell5576]

i was not at all expecting that sound

[@stevenherd9799]

Come on just one live one??💥💥💥💯

[@kansaspartan7625]

Last time he did live explosives on his range he used a recoilless rifle with a HE round and it collapsed his burm. Took him 3 days and a bulldozer to fix

[@pilotmiami1]

Bravo. Perfect. Go Ahead

[@Daniel-os9tb]

Love it. Love it. Want more of it.

[@thurin84]

awesome. never knew there was a firing system at the base. i thought it was just drop and fire.

[@vanpallandt5799]

I think the normal method was that..i have not seen mortar crews dropping the round in then going to a foxhole to wire by command wire

[@rowbearpucklebuck2331]

I think this mortar is Finnish. The U.S. 80mm mortars did not have an angle quadrant fixed to the barrel.

[@mzmadmike]

@@rowbearpucklebuck2331 Yes, it's a Finnish smoke launcher, and is not rated to fire actual mortar shells.

[@rowbearpucklebuck2331]

@@mzmadmike hi Mike i remember these Finnish mortars coming into the US back in the early 1980’s. I believe they weren’t classified as a destructive device and not a firearm since it only shot smoke generators and as you stated, not capable of handling the pressures of an actual mortar round. Sort of fell into that gray area of the 37mm tear gas guns and Lyle guns, ie not guns but projectors.

[@lamontwolverton8959]

"Liked it"? ....We loved it!

[@gunshipgray4295]

Nice ! I’ll be coming to visit your place soon. Thanks !

[@UnclePhil1112]

I would expect something like this to be in Texas, not Colorado but goddamn do I love it.

[@christianmunsch5590]

there are a range with tanks and so on where you can shoot with.

[@elyamwilliams9699]

SAY COLORADO Im A GiRafFe

[@michaelshramko7133]

You can find these all over in the keys snorkeling

[@chrissanders541]

Rosie the Riveter knew her shit when it came to building war machines.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

You know what Dragonman has.........FUN!

[@peetydontpass8309]

This Kat Has All The Kool Toys.

[@NeeboYT]

This guy will level your property if your dog pisses on his yard

[@pilotsgamer8974]

2 videos in 1 day nice!

[@Richard-jl8vd]

I vote and nominate dragon man for the next president starting now

[@davmatt74]

Thanks for the video.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

This guy is great!

[@dhooter]

Gives new meaning to shootin blanks

[@tmbruno2539]

Me: hey man , I have some pretty cool stuff Dragon Man: yeah, I don’t think so

[@yorboyroyboy9829]

🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@harrisstutzman1850]

the most badass man alive

[@gloomsouls]

Wow never knew the firing pin used a slug.

[@Dmytro86_Ch]

I was born and live in Ukraine)))) We d'not have a second amendment. I envy, kindly)))

[@nowhammys6863]

I enjoyed this video,hope to see more like it.

[@wekker090]

you have the best toys in the world.

[@javierchavez1790]

Good shit dragonman!

[@manny5292]

I hope one day I can visit your museum

[@wcam7822]

Could I borrow that for the weekend? I have a government to overthrow...

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

I think most of us have.

[@Cheezwizzz]

Stand down, the government has been overthrown 😂

[@jimorison6159]

My dad made it through nam... 67-68. Nice video

[@johnshoosmith]

Hey come here for the 4th. The neighborhood would love it!

[@electrolytics]

Thank you.

[@anthonyf473]

Can't wait until we get back to normal so I can visit Dragonland!!

[@zzcon561]

Wow thank you, good teacher.

[@ianjarrett2724]

Imagine mortaring the Axis with this.

[@AsapAnimation]

What’s the car in the background?

[@eltonjcasarez2744]

You got so cool stuff .

[@antonioperez702]

Coolest dude on earth !!!!

[@michaeltaylor8835]

DM doesnt need to hide when firing his mortar

[@73gmiller]

I haven't seen a store that sells that type of mortar

[@mefisherman2290]

Hi Dragonman. Now i know a mortar works. Dankeschön

[@joelarue4258]

So cool thanks for sharing

[@southerncrossdream288]

Knowledge is power. Thanks. Wish i could be there to participate!

[@王喆宇-i5u]

holy moly，too much power！

[@grantdunn88]

This dude has a stronger military than France

[@mancaveveteran4975]

75 years old? Younger than Joe Biden.....but still functional.

[@jessiecarrillo7839]

underrated comment

[@tykellerman6384]

Mel you have too much fun 🤠👍

[@javinparyani5460]

Bruh that’s awesome

[@lsu4ever91]

Me cleaning my guns blind folded then I hear 81mm🤗🤩🤪😀😃😄😁😆

[@lmate063]

Great video

[@keystone1944]

hi, does anyone have the dimensions of the Baseplate of the M1 mortar? we want do make a 3d print in 1:6th scale and need these dimensions

[@wallysworld5518]

Fire for effect swoosh, plink, whoooopm...boom

[@esquad5406]

What kind of a contraption is that? I'v been shooting mortars on and off for 40 years. That's the first time I have seen that kind of set up.

[@tylervick5952]

I love being a mortar man it's fun

[@luziferj2789]

I am so interested in this stuff. I need to go to his museum some day.

[@jamesb6505]

Cool. A history lesson too.

[@EzGzUs]

When shit pops off , I’m joining his commune. I promise I’ll pull my weight.

[@ihcman9130]

I didn't just like that, I loved it!

[@camojoe83]

Must have fixed the inventory system on the website if you're out playing with that thing, right?

[@nickploussard8267]

It look like a short round? God that’s cool stuff. I was one of the few who got to use 120s in falluja Iraq.

[@Mattsneedforspeed]

cool learned something new....

[@remcovanvliet3018]

Grunts being grunts, what would happen if you stuck a 12ga blank in both the projectile AND the tube?