Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 This has to be the most funny, amateur video ever made. Watch him trying to load, etc. Enjoy. MT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJwYGBKUsVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Howdy: The kid is a goof - PRESS the block in and slam the operating rod handle - no thumb pressure? Too much video games. OH, poor truck getting the ejected cases bounced off of the side. OUCH. He meant well, but obviously does not know how to use the rifle. STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I was expecting him to squash that thumb any second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I thought he was going to do that also. He probably would have declared the rifle to be defective. HAHAHHA - I about split with laughter when he couldn't get the first clip in he decided it was no good or whatever and he then picked up a second clip in hopes that somehow it would be easier to load. He would only have to get M1 Thumb once to figure out the procedure. Once is all I needed and most of the guys I served with. a BIG OUCH and a blue thumbnail. (I was 14 at the time and had about the same amount of strength this fellow displayed) HAHAHHAH STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_slinger Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 M1 Thumb is no laughing matter... Oh wait, yes, it is. I think the guy in the video was trying to add some comic relief but went a little over the top when he couldn't get the thing loaded. GS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tascosa, SASS# 24838 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 No comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'm with Tascosa, No Comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Make that 3 no comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 The anti gun crowd can use this worthy as their poster child! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 It looked hairy when he pulled pistol and fired. Stupid, and to film that. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Once...just once! And I was NOT trying to load the piece. Actually, it was a "Tanker" model (18" bbl) that had not had the underside of the barrel relieved enough to clear the shortened operating rod. Had the rifle in a bench vise, and was depressing the follower with my LEFT thumb and holding the operating rod handle with my right hand. Right hand slipped and... Otherwise, somewhere I learned to load the rifle correctly, without getting my right thumb caught. (No, it wasn't while I was in the military. That came later, and it was in the Air Force which never gave much firearms instructions! IIRC, it was some old Marine Reserve gunnies who were shooting on the Ft. Sheridan, IL, range, where my Dad was on two-week's active duty as a JAG officer. I was a teenager, and he had fixed it with Post S-3 for me to shoot with the reserve units that came out...if the unit commander okay'd it. Army Reserve units were shooting M-1 Carbines, Marine Reserve units, M-1 Rifles! 1950's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Loved the Truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben McCoy Rankin # 34239 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Loved the Truck! I had one once (in another life) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Like a box of rocks. Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Whiskers Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Sad part is that idiot is part of the gene pool. Too bad he didn't end up with "the thumb". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 +1 on the box of rocks. What a doofus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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