Wildey Survivor .45 WinMag: Perfect for a Backup Gun Match

[@Pdro-gw7lu]

Despite Ian finishing 4th in the non compact category he did place 1st in the boat anchor category

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

What about the jams on every shot category?

[@calvingreene90]

Lol

[@adamr9720]

You could probably tie it to someone’s leg and throw them Into the river and it would drag them to their death in few seconds.

[@thelastjohnwayne]

The Wrecking Ball Category

[@tylerb8091]

They are actually decent guns when you have the gas system properly dialed in.

[@rotwang2000]

If your backup gun is a .45 WinMag, what's the main gun ? Does it come on tracks ?

[@Νικόλαος.1]

"Your backup gun should either be bigger or the same size as your primary cc, it better come out on wheels or be a tyrannosaurus." -Clint, thunder ranch

[@philverhey7335]

an AR Pistol in .300 Win Mag.

[@michaelbritt7609]

He calls it Gustav

[@justinrobert2770]

Air cooled browning M1919

[@ajeje1996]

@@michaelbritt7609 Schwerer Gustav

[@HumbleDirtMerchant]

This is a really good gun to practice malfunction drills with.

[@Wppk765]

I was thinking the same thing. I couldnt tell if it was user error or just one of the downsides of that firearm.

[@BalrogUdun]

No it’s like Excalibur it’s only meant for the hands of the god previously known as Charles Bronson

[@HumbleDirtMerchant]

@@BalrogUdun Peace be upon him.

[@terryp79]

Unless you're hunting carnivores - like black bears, grizzly bears... Well anything bigger than a raccoon. ;-D

[@orcwordlaugh1360]

He came fourth out of ten with that many malfunctions? Were the other shooters blind folded?

[@GetsugaTensho85]

Orcwordlaugh He is Gun Jesus for a reason!

[@aspenfacer-valentine4397]

This is a backup gun match, chances are that everyone else is running a revolver or Derringer or other gun that needs to be reloaded one round at a time. And yes, he's probably more skilled than most of the people there

[@MarvinCZ]

ChaseTheStars Ian placed 4th/10 in the *non-compact gun division* , so I expect the others in his division had "normal-sized" guns.

[@peterhopkins4748]

I think that Ian incapacitated them with large amounts of whiskey.

[@binbashbuddy]

I'm pretty sure I could have done better or at least as well with my Colt Walker. Of course, I'm not putting it into an ankle holster for a backup, but you're not stuffing that thing in your sock either.

[@Ealsante]

I thought backup meant 'kept in reserve in case the main gun fails'. Turns out it means 'back up a little, you guys, I'll be right back to the shootout once I clear this.'

[@jediknight1294]

Oh my god He killed the Giggler... The Wildley NEEDS hot ammo in my experience but when the gas system is set right it's GLORIOUS to shoot.

[@lllBASlll]

Ian, the kind of Bond villain that explains the history of the gun he is going to shoot Bond with, instead of explaining his evil genious plan to take over the world.

[@scruffydarealog2632]

jjohnston94 Well he takes too long explaining the historical and engineering significance of the gun that bond can escape using a cleverly hidden knife from the rectal cavity.

[@jamesbrock1327]

The explaining of the gun is so bond isn't paying attention to him clearing the jam

[@jeeBisOkay]

That's just Revolver Ocelot

[@CertMediocre]

Herr Trigger from The Venture Bros.

[@CertMediocre]

@@metallicarchaea1820 I love ze Batman because he has ze best villains.

[@ShadeAssault]

"Do you want to reengage?" AHAHA. It sounds like the other shooters at these matches like it as much as we do when you take absurd stuff along.

[@Thelothuo]

+Dom Houtz He still got 4th of 10. I think _everyone_ brought their fun gun. Tons of fun!

[@b.c.102]

HIT EM WHILE THEYRE DOWN!

[@HotCoco_]

The stage with the steel targets that you have to hit each before going back and shooting any that weren't knocked down was especially funny to me. Ian using a handgun that has absolutely no chance of NOT knocking down the target on a hit, and smacking the back of the slide after each shot was comedic.

[@heyzoos-cgr9369]

He shot the Giggler! Love it Ian!

[@411.48R]

Automatically ejecting, manual repeating handgun. Really a quiet forgotten design philosophy. ;-)

[@SpartanD63]

That's pretty much what some British guns are right now. Pretty much the most rapid fire they can get a full caliber AR (If I'm remembering correctly)

[@yourtoastershandemover2211]

Indeed, this style of weapon will stay around for thousands of years though. If a design works, it survives.

[@grayeaglej]

And thats why I carry a 70+ year old S&W Revolver. When lives are on the line i will take reliability over capacity any day. O.o

[@greycatturtle7132]

@@SpartanD63 lol

[@darrengarcia4937]

@@grayeaglej almost every modern common handgun will function no problem. You cant say that on a video about a Wildey gun like this is the 80s.

[@williwonti]

Ian is dressed like a well off Duke Nukem.

[@Clay3613]

Technically, Arnold in "Last Action Hero" did it first.

[@SuperSecretSquirell]

Duke Nukem came out 2 years before that movie (91 and 93, respectively)

[@owllymannstein7113]

I weep that this generation doesn't know who Paul Kersey is.

[@williwonti]

I'd say most of us have seen at least one Death Wish film, but I don't recall Bronson wearing that particular getup. He was wearing a tan leisure suit when he used this pistol IIRC.

[@owllymannstein7113]

Look on the Death Wish III movie poster my dude, I'm fairly certain that was the look Ian was going for.

[@psp1921tsmg]

Charles Bronson’s never jammed

[@Thrawnmulus]

he shot a slightly different Wildey (caliber, barrel length)

[@psp1921tsmg]

Thrawnmulus or they used numerous takes until they got one take without a jam. Lol. Those guns are unreliable at best.

[@johnnyvanheteren963]

So nice of those targets to wait patiently for him to sort his gun out

[@DeepOneBill]

That's why in Deathwish 3 he shows off its gas settings and his hand-loaded ammo. That the ammo is expensive and time consuming to get is a plot point.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Mr. Kersey also used .475 Magnum.

[@gumbomudderx7503]

I like how when he hit the small steel target it not only knocked it down but flipped the base around too! Like getting hit by a speeding Peterbilt...

[@elliejelly8815]

The captions on all Ian’s videos are incredible

[@joshuaisaacson3408]

"Drop the Nikon," added to the list of quality reference quips Ian has shouted before shooting.

[@jeremywilliams5107]

That has to be renamed the Wildey Coyote... just fits. Seeing Ian getting off a shot and then hammering away on a malfunction... the name just fits.

[@mikefenton5634]

The Death Wish references made me love this channel even more then I already did.

[@DIEGhostfish]

Greatest documentary series ever.

[@fleebogazeezig6642]

They killed the giggler man, they killed the giggler!

[@RRVCrinale]

Wildey's here! And he's not feeling very well, apparently...

[@22tcm34]

My friend I have one of those and you have to adjust the gas system depending the grains of the ammo otherwise it will jams IF you did adjust the gas than is the soft flat ammo because that happens to me Every time I shoots soft flat ammo

[@22tcm34]

If you needs more info about the wildey let me know because I have a friend who is a friend to WILDEY MOORE the creator of the wildey this guy is a WIKIPEDIA on those pistols and aslo on the LAR GRIZZLEY Gracias amigo good looks 👍😊

[@thelastjohnwayne]

I love how Ian does not care about winning at all in these different matches. He is trying to see how these (mostly historical) or some very different weapons perform under timed simulated courses of fire. I think it is excellent.

[@dakotagummo1847]

The automags give off the vibe that they are made by someone who was a little to obsessed with the MARS Automatic

[@janroediger97]

Looks like your going to need a backup for your backup gun

[@TheSlovenlyTactician]

"Wildly impractical to actually carry," Hold my beer.

[@ОлегКозлов-ю9т]

The Slovenly Tactician Did he mean "Wildey impractical"?

[@jakublulek3261]

You are just not Bronson enough.

[@kevingooley9628]

I'd have to hold your beer, you'll need both hands to carry that thing.

[@Stargazer88]

The leather jacket and well worn jeans make a perfect 80s TV police detective costume, which suits the gun very well. I can easily see this in the hands of a action hero in some cheesy 80s buddy cop film.

[@RamBam3000]

One detail that disappoints... he never tried to sound like Bronson. Also, I think the best use for the pistol is as a prop in a sci-fi movie as a directed energy weapon. YMMV.

[@enscribe]

Looking like Ian Solo with that thing locked open. Thanks for sharing.

[@scottkeegan8871]

Exactly what I thought. That muzzle brake is ridiculous.

[@leewatts5956]

I owned one a few years ago. It was accurate, very powerful, impressive to show off and just beautiful. Every time I cleaned it I would always end up with cuts on my hands from the sharp edges. And was the most unreliable handgun I ever owned. I was able to empty one full magazine without a failure in 3 years. And the ammo was expensive and hard to find at times. But its company literature stated the gun was made for '' Hunting, Collecting and Target Shooting. '' Its really just a novelty gun. But very cool.

[@morisato54]

RIP Giggler

[@cosmolineandgritsforbreakf3795]

morisato54 he didn't stand a chance

[@simonferrer]

Gun Jesus got the Giggler, man!

[@morisato54]

And over a measly Nikon!

[@TannuWannu]

bronies still exist?

[@morisato54]

For as long as there are people triggered by that fact, yes.

[@judemarquez1552]

Ahh yes, the pistol that used to kill the 8 foot vampire lady

[@deagle2theface]

For the low price of 300,000 lei, it is the perfect solution for any dragon vampire lady or giant mutated fish men problems you may encounter...

[@billythepigeon7345]

"get 'em while they're down!" lol. Looks like you all had a good laugh, even considering the malfunctions.

[@CJ_Bell]

Damn you Ian! You got me hooked on unique gun mechanics and the backstories of their development. And two years later there's still no close-up video on the Wildey! I'm sure that the window of opportunity to have one in your hands is small and rare. I just really like the 'Gunsmithing Dare' aspect of auto mags. And the different approaches people take to try and handle these huge cartridges.

[@09cjonescj]

I, too, wish the technical video was made sad😢

[@VulpeRenard]

It's only meant for shooting someone in the back after they *steal your camera*

[@gfhjkfghj4208]

So "mechanically interesting" is Ian's euphemism for "jams every frickin time."

[@FullTekAuto]

Just the thought of someone throwing this Goliath at you is terrifying

[@jamesmoechnig3855]

I encourage you to return with harder ammo, or whatever it takes to get the reliability problem sorted out. This was interesting, and a bit hilarious.

[@kootenaiblades946]

This is my absolute, favorite gun channel. Entertaining and educational. Always something interesting. Thanks for all your research.

[@Orcinus24x5]

Wait, did you say "DROP THE NIKON!"? at about the 6:00 mark?

[@techno_tuna]

So I'm Hella late but incase you weren't aware, it's a reference to death wish 3

[@bitfreakazoid]

A Wildey in .475 Wildey is at the top of my list of my list of guns to get someday.

[@ahoneyman]

Fun fact. The soundtrack for Death Wish 3 was done by Mr. Jimmy Page.

[@CFABN267]

No Ian! Weak hand! Oh yeah, you're left handed.

[@t4ketsuru]

Ian "weak hand.. whats a weak hand i have no such thing"

[@lukediehl1210]

Everyone's born right handed. Only the gifted overcome it.

[@RilsR]

9:48 "We'll do a little bit more serious mechanical and historical look later" Where? :(

[@benmelich8220]

I had a Wildey, chambered in.475 Wildey magnum. It worked reliably, as long as I was the only one to touch the gas port selector.

[@ryanscott717]

"Might have to go back and reengage some of the targets" Ian: **laughs in .45 WinMag**

[@BootedVulture]

I really enjoyed this one. The camaraderie with match manager and the spectators was especially fun. "Do you want to re-enagage any of them?" lol.

[@philverhey7335]

Looks like a pistol the Lone Survivor would make at a workbench after he escaped the vault. :)

[@steveunknown8407]

I just have to say you are f****** awesome Ian! You make history fun to learn thank you I've learned so much.

[@gunzablazin01]

Friend of mine has a LAR Grizzly in .45 Win Mag and its actually pretty reliable. Hope you can get this thing up and running and do a another video.

[@j4ff4c3ks1]

Always waited for a Wildey video, glad to see you deliver

[@worldtraveler930]

This looks like the type of gun that could entertain me for hours on end! 🤠👍

[@ohredhk]

Another totally impractical weapon. What`s not to like.

[@ahettinger525]

I don't know about the giggler at the match, but I giggled the whole time while watching that video.

[@VinceXNoir666]

"Wildey's here"

[@kevinkrupski246]

A sentence that made 100,000 New York City gang members all crap their pants at the same time.

[@breadman32398]

Gun Jesus should really look into starting a fashion line.

[@aries_9130]

That was pretty cool. I'm excited to see the coming videos on this gun!

[@carlmaki]

Charles Bronson called. He wants his gun back.

[@geraldstarr9950]

I must say our man Ian is a good sportsman, his attitude is always upbeat and refreshing. I’d also like to congratulate Stevie Wonder for coming in 5th, better luck next time buddy.

[@JR-pr1xh]

That gun looks graceful.

[@TheDabadu]

7:33 that blue gun bounced hard :D

[@cipherthedemonlord8057]

"Where's the Giggler!" 🤣🤣🤣 I love these movies too. Haven't seen 5 or the new one yet though.

[@KurtOnoIR]

You should get your hands on a AMT automag. They made .50ae , 30 carbine, 45 win mag and 22mag. Maybe some others too. Defiantly a forgotten weapon. I had the .22mag and the crosman auto air2 bb gun look alike. I think the bigger calibers are rare but the .22 is easy to find. Also the automag was about as reliable as that survival pistol lol.

[@deepbludreams]

Honestly, the Automag is not that interesting, it's just an up scaled 1911.

[@KurtOnoIR]

Bruce Lortz yeah mine was really accurate too. The reliability of mine really wasn't bad enough to make it not fun but I'd say at best I'd have a malfunction of some type like 1 in 50 rds at best. I never tried to correct any issues with it I'm sure it could have been fixed.

[@evanator166]

I have an AMT Automag II in 22 WMR which is a one or two shot kind of gun, so I never shot it. I have a letter from the factory I got with the gun saying it won't run with CCI or Federal but will with Winchester. I have yet to try standard Winchester 22 WMR but tried some that where slightly heavier. Unfortunately that did not work. One of these days I will get it running. It would be a fun small game gun I think,

[@KurtOnoIR]

Garrett Evans yeah it may be good with Winchester, I bought 2 bricks of Winchester when I bought mine. it was not perfect by any means but I was able to get through whole mags without constant failure. That was the only ammo I ever tried in it. Usually it would fail to feed when it did fail.

[@maxout214226]

Would love to see more of these drills.

[@leonardjanda6181]

I had one in the 80s used full jacket it ran pretty good.

[@robertmorris8997]

Just watched more of the video. I think he needs to do some gas regulator adjustments, it seems that the slide may not be traveling rearward far enough to cycle properly. That's the great thing about this pistol, it's adjustable. I have a .475 Wildey Magnum that I bought new earlier this year.

[@DarkWizard83]

Whenever one of these malfunctions during a match, just remember Bronson's immortal words: "Dis ain't ovah!"

[@Carbon762]

The one with the kick looked real fun. Great video

[@JonathanChappell]

I don't think that thing ever cycled properly and Ian still placed fourth. Good job.

[@troyheffernan1261]

Try actually going to a range first and setting the gas block first. Then it would help to remember to know before you rack the slide back you already have a round in battery. LoL I own the survivor 475

[@troyheffernan1261]

So do I. You're right 💯 %

[@sloth7ds]

Holding it at the end there, looks like a StarWars blaster

[@zachanderson303]

I giggled when Ian said “this is a great gun!”

[@jameshealy4594]

Fourth out of ten with that many malfunctions? You deserve some kind of medal!

[@jameshealy4594]

"I don't know exactly what that is, it may very well be related to the fact that I'm using soft points that just don't feed well in pistols like this" *shrugs* He stated that it might be the soft points, I see no reason to argue. My original point was that it was very impressive that he beat 6 people while having to literally strip the mag out to clear the gun several times, and rerack/hammer on the back of the slide even more. I still think it's a cool gun!

[@blindarchershaunhenderson3769]

Brilliant, love the " non compact " category

[@RyTrapp0]

".40 and above" should be a class at ALL matches

[@sangerzonnvolt6712]

Than everybody would use 40 s&w

[@GunFunZS]

Used to be. "major power factor". Unfortunately, it mostly acted as a handicap on the majority of shooters to keep the 1911 fanboys in the matches by ignoring modern ballistics and magazine capacity of most firearms. It's fallen out of favor for a reason. Those kind of things end up being less about shooting well and more about gameness. i.e. can I do the math on how many hits is required on all targets with major, vs how many hits on minor, then deduct mag change times and buy the gun which comes out ahead this year? - And hope that the stage designers don't slightly favor the category of gun I didn't buy. It becomes pay to win, but with a couple steps in between. The guy who can afford to buy or customize his whole setup every year can stay at the top.

[@GunFunZS]

They were for a while. It was the dominant IPSC/uspsa open caliber for a while. once they allowed "9mm Major" into the same category, it fell out of favor.

[@oregonborn9769]

Just got put in resident evil 8 didnt think it was real 😂

[@redumulis2448]

What i'm getting, is that you just fire this like you're a cowboy fanning the hammer.

[@chargerman440]

He came in fourth out of ten shooters, and his gun malfunctioned almost after every shot. Pretty impressive.

[@foxsquirrel3038]

Best video ever. Thank you for sharing. I enjoy the forgotten pistols in matches.

[@heymotivator2231]

That's a very cool straight pull bolt action pistol!

[@curtisgray2541]

I would love to see something like an AMT chambered in 440 Corbon. The weapon itself may not be forgotten, but the cartridge is.

[@jollyforkplate72]

The Wildey company is back in business and has been for a year or so now selling new guns.

[@williamhorton9763]

Are they any better now?

[@xthetenth]

Awesome, always glad to see content like InRange does. For people who liked this they should check out IRTV.

[@AlexG1020]

Ian chasing after that blue gun was amazing lol

[@samsonn25]

475 Survivor here, these are Very finicky gas systems that you have to adjust with every diff cartridge load. But the soft point bullets didnt help with the feeding.

[@vicroc4]

You gotta love a handgun that actually needs that muzzle brake.

[@SavageGerbil]

After watching that competition..I still want one.

[@antiglobaljoel532]

That Wildey wasn’t making it easy. You really worked hard for that 4th place. 😄

[@chuckaddison5134]

This is everything I heard about these guns when reviewed new. I still would love one though. Still can't afford one yet.

[@RT-hi1ms]

This gun reminds me of what you'd see if Dirty Harry appeared in a Star Wars sequel...futuristic looks, brutal effects!

[@JelsmaOutdoors]

Awsome ian we just had a live chat, the 19th, and talked about the 45 win mag. Fish Fur and Firearms. Thanks for the great Videos.

[@richardcraig4881]

I have 250 factory primed brass plus 50 primed rounds previously fired 45 win mag and no firearm that shoots it. The way the Wildy shot that could be a lifetime supply for a young person.

[@erikbender1967]

Looks like everyone's favorite super hero / villain Dammit Man showed up in several stages.

[@therealfearsome]

where is the other Wildey vid, I love this gun and have wanted 1 sense 1980 Guns & Ammo

[@IAmFedUpOfThisCrap]

.45 Win Mag looks like a good round for potentially tricky poppers. Assuming you have a pistol that actually cycles properly...

[@rashadnagi7531]

Did you open with a Death Wish joke? You are the best Ian!!

[@bookeruzzell6213]

This guy didn't know how to adjust the gas on it!Once the gas adjustment is set,it roll all day!

[@tsc3576]

You have to set the gas adjustment for each load by shooting it prior to going to the range. That way it doesn’t hang up.

[@johnmcelwain5884]

Range guy: some targets are designed to not fall and need second shot. Ian: ' " Wildey is HERE" '

[@afghanyeti]

Good thing the Desert Eagle came out. Best auto ever.

[@notworthit7708]

Had a 22 that jammed just like that, and a bb pistol that jammed the same as well, don't know why they jammed. I can definitely relate to the jamming.

[@jeffreyottinger3165]

The one I shot couldn’t be stopped I just want to say they are pretty nice shooters. I guess it’s pretty had to convince you now 😂

[@boowiebear]

This is the like the D&D of gun matches.