Ians master plan is almost complete. Step 1: Buy a bunch of cheap smelly French guns most people haven't heard of. Step 2: Start a KZitem channel and become an internet celebrity. Step 3: Gain over a million followers and become Gun Jesus. Step 4: Write and publish the book on French military rifles. Step 5: Sit back and watch price of rifles skyrocket. Step 6: Sell cache of rifles for huge profit.
@walkercobb2808
5 жыл бұрын
The trouble is that he fell in love with the guns and can't sell them.
@ron827
5 жыл бұрын
I also fell in love with these French rifles and bought one of each back when they were relatively inexpensive. No, none are for sale and am smiling as they appreciate.
@twinkleegpieplayer5002
5 жыл бұрын
Step 7: stan FAMAS rifle because He's talented (Omg he's more like loona) then repeat
@ron827
5 жыл бұрын
@@twinkleegpieplayer5002 WTF?
@twinkleegpieplayer5002
5 жыл бұрын
@@ron827 haha I just joking oof
@prestonsamson3674
5 жыл бұрын
You know so much about this!! It’s almost as if you made a book...
@lolyankovic6952
5 жыл бұрын
Preston Samson yeah I would suggest him to write a book . I prefer he should do one on French guns
@performancepursuit
5 жыл бұрын
I'm saving up for the audiobook version narrated by the ghosts of Charlton Heston and Charles Degale!
@Treblaine
5 жыл бұрын
He literally THE book on the subject.
@captainfactoid3867
5 жыл бұрын
PRAISE ALLAH you can’t read apparently
@axelpatrickb.pingol3228
5 жыл бұрын
Better this than the Bergmanns...
@yop_cholo
5 жыл бұрын
Damn, now all French rifles will get more expensive and difficult to find, even in France...
@HaqqAttak
5 жыл бұрын
>Immediately goes on gunbroker and bids on one.
@manchurianatlarge
5 жыл бұрын
Step 1: build up stockpile of obscure French rifles. Step 2: spend years painstakingly research obscure French rifles Step 3: get 1.2m subscribers, 360m views Step 4: hype up obscure French rifles on your massively popular channel Step 5: profit???
@lars7935
5 жыл бұрын
@@manchurianatlarge Step 6 write a book about french rifles
@twinkleegpieplayer5002
5 жыл бұрын
@@manchurianatlarge Step 7 stan FAMAS rifle and repeat the ritual
@bagen3268
5 жыл бұрын
@@HaqqAttak >meme arrows on youtube
@ExUSSailor
5 жыл бұрын
French firearms get a bad rep, for some damn reason. I bought a MAS-36 about 15 years ago, for $125, from a military antiques & used gun store. There were a number of SMLEs, and, Mausers in his rack, all with outrageous price tags. Then, down at the end, I spotted this rifle I didn't recognize, that looked almost brand new. When I asked the guy about it, he said it was, "Some damn French thing".
@ExUSSailor
5 жыл бұрын
@@tyrssen1 It really is. Before WW1, and, then in the inter war period, they led the world in small arms innovations. Their swift defeat in 1940 wasn't due to any deficiency in arms, technology, or, fighting spirit, but, in an improper, foolish doctrine, and, stubborn, inflexible leadership, who refused to adapt.
@haviiithelegogunner907
5 жыл бұрын
Last war france fought well in? 1. Napoleon campaign?
@TomFromYoutube
5 жыл бұрын
French rifles! Get your French rifles here! Never been fired and only dropped once!
@Citizen-w-e-a
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe because they were dropped too often.
@clmwrx
5 жыл бұрын
They are responsible for a lot of large caliber guns and AA guns too
@practicalshooter6517
5 жыл бұрын
In 1981 I was still using the MAS49. At that point not all units had the FAMAS
@Zorglub1966
4 жыл бұрын
J'ai eu le 49/56 en 1987, pendant la FETA et le PEG, et à ma grande frustration, on a du tirer une poignée de cartouches à blanc, rien de plus. Les tirs à balles se faisaient uniquement au FAMAS.
@johnstacy7902
5 жыл бұрын
Prices of MAS rifles goes up 20%. Thank you Gun Jesus
@michaellorusso4912
Ай бұрын
Ian doesn't care about you, he just wants to line his pockets with cash. All you boobs here send him money.
@Gunsbeerfreedom87
5 жыл бұрын
WERE cheap. I suspect by next week they'll average higher than the 44 or 49.
@Gladiator34B
5 жыл бұрын
Gunsbeerfreedom87 I mean, there are at least 1 million people that see his videos. And that's just subscribers, not to mention others that surf youtube
@RealLargeManTheGiantOne
4 жыл бұрын
never realized how expensive these are, and how lucky I was to get to fidle around with one when I worked with a french military museum.
@TheLongislandlimey
4 жыл бұрын
Had my 49/56 for about 20 years. Love it. Very accurate. Load my own ammo using the CCI hard Milspec primers and never had a slam fire issue. Just a good honest shoot all day long rifle.
@sixstringedthing
5 жыл бұрын
Dunno why everyone is so excited about this, but I guess this is the best channel to find out why. Going to watch all the MAS series videos right now. Thanks to Ian for his skill in bringing military history to life.
@John1911
5 жыл бұрын
What always hurt these rifles in comparison to the FAL and G3 was the 7.5 French caliber. Getting 7.5 wasn’t that easy for us back in the 1990’s. When we found it, it was surplus Syrian. Good video. Regards, Marky
@AshleyPomeroy
5 жыл бұрын
If Syria needs money to rebuild after the war, all they have to do is find a way to export their stocks of curio and relic WW2 / post-war small arms. STG-44s, MASes, and banged-up Panzer IV's for everyone!
@BaronSamedi1959
5 жыл бұрын
Well of course, during most of the life-time of this rifle France was only a NATO member by name but not by real integration. So I guess they saw no reason to follow NATO standards.
@therideneverends1697
5 жыл бұрын
@@AshleyPomeroy Honestly if someone could stamp the recivers i have no doubt STG 44 parts kits would sell super quick
@jason127x99
4 жыл бұрын
Karl Moens I bought this gun back in the 90s if it was in 308 win. How does the 7.5 French compare to 308?
@SolidSioux1987
5 жыл бұрын
Everyone: It's a magazine! Not a Clip! The French: "Hold my wine!" *puts a Clip on a Magazine*
@justineallandevelos6491
5 жыл бұрын
*in french accent*Sacre bleu what have you done antoine!?
@kevynhansyn2902
4 жыл бұрын
Clipazine!
@zacharyrollick6169
4 жыл бұрын
So they basically copied the Swiss.
@leneanderthalien
4 жыл бұрын
@@zacharyrollick6169 not realy: the use from clip/magazine is because in parallel with the MAS 49-56, was the MAS 36 still in use as "reserve rifle", and the MAS 36 use 5 shot clips, so the MAS 49-56 was able to use directly MAS 36 clips or classic loaded magazines...
@zacharyrollick6169
4 жыл бұрын
@@leneanderthalien The latching clip on the side the magazine. Like the Swiss Schmidt-Rubin.
@keenanmcbreen7073
5 жыл бұрын
The french invented smokeless powder, and the clipazine!
@AntonEugeneLanthier
5 жыл бұрын
@@3eightiesopinion524 Switzerland and Belgium are meme countries, all Swiss and Belgian inventions are French.
@Warptenlololol
4 жыл бұрын
@@3eightiesopinion524 Boxer, a English colonel, upgraded the Flobert's rimfire systemn in 1866 with the Boxer centerfire cartridge. Mauser, a German, invented the stripper clip system for the 1888 commission rifle, not to be mixed with the "en bloc" clips that James Paris Lee for his Lee rifle of 1890, and Ferdinand Mannlicher for his M1885, so definitely not Russian. Dieudonne Saive, a Belgian, invented the double stack magazine for an order for the French military, so not Germans. Robert Wilson, an American, coined the first patent for detachable box magazine in 1864. Mannlicher indeed was the first to coin the straightpull system, that was based on the 1874 "Gras sytem" from France, there is a reason why an heavy chunk of Gras rifle where build by Steyr and why the Steyr, from M1885 to M1895/30 bear a striking ressemblance with the old French 1874. So before you spew some rather questionable, unfounded opinions it would be wise to educate yourself a little bit, you might impress the youtube plebs, but you're just going to make a fool of yourself if you preach that around gun nuts.
@BobWidlefish
3 жыл бұрын
@@Warptenlololol the key thing is: different countries working against each other in a competition to kill the rest is a good system for the advancement of small arms technology. None of us can kill as fast as all of us can kill.
@sethroberson383
5 жыл бұрын
I have two 49/56's in 7.5 French: G series with no arsenal refurbished stamp. H series refurbished in 1982. Both acquired in the 1990's for about 150 bucks each. Reload .308 bullets in reformed 6.5 x55 Swedish cases, Spring loaded firing pins over the titanium due to cost. I adjust the load for the non-adjustable 49/56 gas system, which give even better handling to this vintage battle rifle. As Mae says, it sings to my soul. Waited decades for the definitive Book to come along. I am so happy for you, Ian, to see your Book project do so well.
@stevenhoman2253
5 жыл бұрын
Its become a far more aesthetically appealing rifle in this configuration. If only it had a larger box magazine.
@mrb692
5 жыл бұрын
There’re folks who’ve fitted the external magazine catch to things like FAL magazines with good results
@G-Mastah-Fash
5 жыл бұрын
Probably didn't make too much of a difference since the guys using the rifles were together all the time anyway. Somebody certainly always had his gun ready to fire in case of a close quarters engagement. Magazine size is really only a concern if you're alone.
@KurtOnoIR
4 жыл бұрын
@@mrb692 I saw a guy on KZitem that welded two together that worked. I tried adding a clip to a fal mag and an m1a mag all bent up but neither worked well at all. Too much work for an unreliable mag, the fal got me the closest but if I try it again I'm just going to put two french mags together like the guy did. He also made his own tacticool stock. It didn't look too bad either.
@hpal6124
3 жыл бұрын
Fm 24/29 25 rounds were modified by military units to fit on the mas 49 rifle especialy airforce paratroopers.
@blueband8114
5 жыл бұрын
One sturdy looking rifle. I remember seeing these on a trip to France( school trip) in 1978. That and the MAT 49 i think.
@methodeetrigueur1164
4 жыл бұрын
Right, french soldiers were by pairs, one got the semi-auto MAS 49/56, the other the MAT 49 SMG.
@guillaumeroncin5870
5 жыл бұрын
I had this rifle for the Bastille day military parade in Paris in 1992.
@akaviri5
5 жыл бұрын
I believe it is still used by the republican guard
@florentleider222
5 жыл бұрын
moi je l'avais au camp de Souge au début de mon service militaire en 1969...Ahhh c'est loin...J'étais le moins mauvais (!) tireur de ma section au 49-56. Je trouvais qu'il était doux à l'épaule, mais les groupements n'étaient pas mirobolants. Je crois me souvenir qu'il était considéré "bon de guerre" si H+L < 40 cm à 100 m. Mettre une lunette sur une arme non sélectionnée relève du bizarre.
@guillaumeroncin5870
5 жыл бұрын
@@akaviri5 Yes, you are right, the foot 1st regiment uses the 49/56 for the demo drill called "quadrille des baïonnettes"
@guillaumeroncin5870
5 жыл бұрын
@@florentleider222 J'ai aussi passé des heures allongé au pas de tir de Brest puis après à nous entrainer à défiler sur l'esplanade Tourville.
@drdoom-skull2244
3 жыл бұрын
On avait des FSA pour les exercices de combat pendant la PMS en 1990, avec des balles a blanc, mais des FAMAS pour le tir. J'ai quand meme eu la chance de tirer avec un 49-56 a une journee portes-ouvertes (balles plastiques !)
@1001CP
5 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing review Sir! Thank you for going so in depth!!! I actually have a MAS 49/56 that was converted to 7.62x51 (.308) with original French parts, which is rare. Its easy to tell as the gas tube is smaller and not just cut down after the barrel was reamed AND I do not get some of the headaches associated with the company that imported and modified many others. It had a very good modification. I absolutely LOVE this rife. It is a TANK! Really easy to target with the large battle sight and I also have the see through mount scope. That big bolt re ally averts jams and you cab always flip it to single fire at the grenade launcher for even more accuracy. The impingement gas system works WELL and keeps the receiver very clean even after several hundred rounds. I also have never had a slam fire probably due to the titanium firing pin it had installed.This will stay in our small family collection for sure. I shoot it as often as I can and it is a go to rifle for all around AND firing it with the night sight attachment is amazingly fun as are the grenades!!!! I also got it for $300 several years ago!!! They have gotten pricey but worth it.
@ZedBee-gu4hv
Ай бұрын
I do not watch your channel nearly enough. Every time I go down a rabbit hole researching an obscure firearm I end up watching a video that you’ve made on it. Keep up the great work!
@pekkamakela2566
5 жыл бұрын
You should use this in desert brutality.
@thedamnyankee1
5 жыл бұрын
seems like it would be easier than the M1 he suggested. The box mag makes it easier to show clear and other administrative stuff.
@greyhoundTex
5 жыл бұрын
I back this idea!
@methodeetrigueur1164
4 жыл бұрын
It was used in Tchad, Djibouti, Lebanon...
@fredericvolatil8910
3 жыл бұрын
@@methodeetrigueur1164 Algéria war also (54/62)
@methodeetrigueur1164
3 жыл бұрын
@@fredericvolatil8910 True, with MAS 36, Garand M1 and Winchester US M1.
@thunderbenbdc0919
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian, I'd like to correct a little mistake --> On M.A.S. 49-56, you have the possibilty to adjust aim elevation. You do this by rotate the "guidon" (the little pin near barrel muzzle), click by click: counter clockwise to lower, clockwise to upper aim. Cheers
@Pcm979
5 жыл бұрын
I can tell how excited you are. This has been a long time coming!
@dannylanzi5104
10 ай бұрын
I came across your video today and it’s really a coincidence that I will receive my Mas 49/56 tomorrow. The video was very helpful and I took ur advice and purchased a firing pin with spring. Thanks for the heads up. I also subscribe to your channel. Really enjoy it and very informative. Thanks Ian
@r.eticdu1371
4 жыл бұрын
I used this rifle for a long time before FAMAS arrived. It is a very safe weapon. I have fond memories of it.
@Zeeke01
3 жыл бұрын
You're the reason why I bought this rifle! After changing the firing pin as recommended by you. It is a great, easy to use and maintain rifle! I love it
@arielsada3940
5 жыл бұрын
I own one. Fine weapon and shoots well. I wish I had that scope.
@forestcampbell8962
5 жыл бұрын
I wonder how rare and costly they are? Because i was thinking I'd love to own one of those but was curious on the scope availability.
@arielsada3940
5 жыл бұрын
Forest campbell, I’ve owned mine for 20 years and I think I paid 125.00 for it.
@sambaggins2798
4 жыл бұрын
They also sell reproduction scopes for those rifles.
@nac24444
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian for your book which is an exhaustive review of French rifles, this video in combination with your book has convinced me to buy one which I love ! Now I want to add more of the MAS series of rifles to my growing collection of French rifles. BTW I changed out the firing pin for a titanium one like you recommended since I shoot it at the range quite often.
@1804unclesam
5 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to get my copy of Ian's book. Now I want a book like this for American, British, Italian, Russian, Japanese..... oh heck all of them. Ian is spoiling us.
@brandonrich6342
Күн бұрын
This rifle really has peaked my interest. To see how this rifle was developed from the 1920's all the way through to 56 with different improvements along the way is really interesting and fun to learn about. I have seen a version of this with a modern stock that had a pistol grip and forward hand stop, with a magazine I believe 20 rounds. That rifle though post world war 2 could hang with modern rifles today and still be really effective. I really want one, I'm not sure how hard they are to find but I will now be on the look out. Thank you so much Ian I have really enjoyed following the MAS series of videos. It's been really cool and interesting.
@SolarEmp1re
5 жыл бұрын
I picked mine up 4 years ago for $300 bucks, the shop I bought it from thought it was chambered in 7.5 swiss and thus sporterized. Also, I recommend murrays guns for firing pin replacements for the MAS and the SKS.
@georgesheffield1580
11 ай бұрын
7.5 Swiss really . Check again please
@abedekok322
5 жыл бұрын
You made me buy your book and a French Rifle, Thanks Ian
@maxidecimus1527
3 жыл бұрын
Ian, France loves you !
@christopher7398
5 жыл бұрын
Fell in love with this thing as soon as a saw it. Have wanted one ever since
@bfgivmfith
4 ай бұрын
You are the best! Thank you! I just ordered one and pick up bits and pieces from other KZitem videos, you just spell it out so easily and understandably! Definately going to find a modified firing pin!
@mr.gunzaku437
4 жыл бұрын
When I was a teen, I saw a few of these for sale at gun shows. Its always been a good looking rifle to me and a great contender for SW blaster modding!
@AnalogWolf
3 жыл бұрын
I own a MAS 49-56 and was totally unaware of the slam fire issue, thanks for letting me know!
@jeanclaudegiordano6416
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, the MAS 49/56 was the semi auto rifle I got during my military sevice in 1972 in the French Forces in Germany...
@jonathandalton2921
5 жыл бұрын
congratulations on the book and the on going quality videos ! thanks Ian.
@TexasADV
5 жыл бұрын
Superb video. One of the first rifles I ever fired (as a kiddo) was a mas 49-56 that had been re-chambered for .308. I love these rifles!
@tomparrish6000
5 жыл бұрын
I have one that has been rechambered in .308
@Targetpopper
5 жыл бұрын
CCI #34 primers are made for guns with free floating pins. If you are a reloader and load for guns like the Garand, M1a, Mas etc. they can reduce the risk of slam fires. I love my Mas 49/56. One of my favorite rifles.
@troy9477
5 жыл бұрын
I have always liked these. I think, with the grenade launcher sight removed, it is probably still kegal here in Kalifornia, assuming the muzzle device is credibly called a brake rather than a dlash suppressor. Great video as always. Thank you
@codyglacz8604
5 жыл бұрын
I actually own one of these, i got mine from a gun show one time as i was browsing though and i saw this odd looking rifle with grenade launcher spigot and sights and a funky magazine i picked it up as i never seen one before and asked the seller what it is and what was the price for it, he said its a french rifle and can be yours for 450 bucks so i brought it, he did say it was converted to 7.62 Nato by the importer but he had no issues with it, and sure enough it worked flawlessly. Now i need to find a buttpad, a scope, and a bayonet for it
@ronnenni7246
2 жыл бұрын
I'm an old garand dude but after the maz 46 video you did I'm in
@cjsteadman6217
4 жыл бұрын
I had a 49/56 that had been converted to 308 by century arms. I owned it for a couple of years but sold it due to it's propensity to slam fire. Years later, I wish I had hung on to it.
@owensthilaire8189
5 жыл бұрын
One of the few French weapons that i genuinely liked. Always with the odd ball calibers though.
@markpierson9723
5 жыл бұрын
2500+ pledges for the signature edition as of now. You’ve got a lot signaturing to do. Looking forward October.
@thegoldencaulk2742
5 жыл бұрын
These are fantastic guns! I've had 2, one of them unfortunately had some damage to it, but the second was one of the most reliable and accurate guns I ever owned, so far.
@1001CP
5 жыл бұрын
Same here!!! Love mine!!!
@Eckstasy
5 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite rifle in my collection
@mazkact
5 жыл бұрын
LOVE THESE RIFLES, they pair well with an H&R Sahara.
@CCTV242
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this for forever I remember emailing you about it a while back!
@gkarjala
5 жыл бұрын
Back when I sold guns, we sold MAS. They seemed very good rifle, well worth the money. You got everything with it. That chambering was a thing though. Wish I had kept one.
@davitdavid7165
3 жыл бұрын
The gas cutoff covering the sights is so smart!
@alainott
4 ай бұрын
Nice , nice gun! Y made my service in 1986 with this nice piece !
@stefankroik1083
5 жыл бұрын
Ian how many of these rifles are from your own collection? I know I've seen a video where you mention you have an intrest in collecting french firearms. Keep up the good work in telling the history of modern firearms.
@hansmueller3029
4 жыл бұрын
The 49/56 became available as surplus in my neck of the woods in maybe the early 90s. Old Western Scrounger was the only dealer who had the ammo and it wasn't cheap. I passed on several good opportunities to buy 1. Really regret the myopia.
@phann860
Жыл бұрын
Thanks again, a very good presentation.
@bigghoss762
3 жыл бұрын
Good thing I watched this video again. I just picked one of these up and had forgotten about the slamfire issue. Just ordered a spring loaded pin.
@1001CP
4 жыл бұрын
As we touched on at another ved you made (another excellent one!), I have this rifle and love it. It was very easy to be a sniper/DMR rifle as they were very accurate right off the line and built like a tank. They do have some blast to them but that is part of the fun. Also, using the cut off for a single shot also makes it even more accurate for longer ranges. As you said, the sights are very good for that period and I like them for close in as that bid front sight is hard to miss! There was a rumor that the charging handle plastic knob glowed in the dark, but I can find no reference to that as gospel anywhere, can you confirm or dispute on that little tidbit? IF it did glow, mine is long since dead and I do not think anything glowing being able to be seen easily would be on a battle rife this good. I know people think the clip on the side of the mag is strange but you rarely have a bad mag, the 7.7 and .308 work fine in each and they lock in TIGHT with a little training there is no problem seating them. Anyway, thank you for covering one of my fav C&R rifles. I love the history involved in all these C&R firearms and love your dedication to bringing them to us here. THANK YOU SIR!!! AND I gotta get this book!!!
@mikeryan7468
5 жыл бұрын
Must be great to live in a country that allows you to responsibly own firearms. Another great video.
@tinuraviel9507
5 жыл бұрын
@Forgotten Weapons Ian, are you going to mention that we still have MAS 36 in service ?? For those not knowledgable in french weapons, we are still servicing FR-F2 sniper rifles, wich are an evolution of the FR-F1, wich are both using a evolved MAS 36 reciever coupled to detachable magazin like the ones on MAS 49.
@ForgottenWeapons
5 жыл бұрын
I will be doing an FR-F1 video when the book starts shipping. :)
@tinuraviel9507
5 жыл бұрын
@@ForgottenWeapons oh that's nice !! I was affraid either you had "forgotten" about this one or you were lacking material for a video 😉
@methodeetrigueur1164
4 жыл бұрын
Tinuraviel No more MAS36 in french army. And the FR-F2 will be replaced by FN SCAR-H.
@ahmadsyuaib7236
5 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful rifle
@TheRobman139
10 ай бұрын
Very interesting rifle! Definitely learned something today.
@eddyguizonde401
5 жыл бұрын
something to know: there is a variant, called the "mas 49/56 gendarmerie". it was naturally chambered not in 7.5 french, but in 7.62 nato. i shot one. best friggin' feeling ever. the buttpad dampens the recoil significantly, it's accurate, it's comfortable, it's a fantastic rifle. there's also i think springfield armory that made a conversion kit, but beware: those mods are rife with malfunctions due to an inadequate gas modification. so if you plan on rechambering your 49/56, get a gunsmith to tune your gun.
@barrylinkiewich9688
5 жыл бұрын
I learned that I want a MAS 49-56, what a handsome firearm. Great video!
@zul448
5 жыл бұрын
I feel like these last few videos are examples from Ian's personal collection. So that's pretty cool!
@brianfuller7691
5 жыл бұрын
One of the best service rifles ever and one of the most successful.
@emeryhenry1849
5 жыл бұрын
FN FAL wants to know your location. But the mas is one of the better ones.
@michaelsakmar1814
11 ай бұрын
I had one in the '90's that had been rechambered in 7.62 mm Nato that was a bit ammo sensitive!!! Fun little gun, but was traded along quite some time ago! That would explain those little "SUPRISES"!!!
@Tekdruid
5 жыл бұрын
Aren't you kind of spoiling the secrets of the book with these videos? * tongue-in-cheek *
@caillieretlaurent6222
4 жыл бұрын
Best vidéos about french riffles EVER ! Why the f**** is an american chanel way better and more enthusiastic about french firearms than our home french ones ?
@jamesbohling4864
3 жыл бұрын
My friend had one! Wish he still had it.
@viperfan7
5 жыл бұрын
How the hell do you pump out so many well done videos so quickly. Fucking gun jesus making miracles
@828enigma6
5 жыл бұрын
I have one of these sans scope, and in 7.62 NATO. Good little rifle. Trigger pull was horribly heavy. I discovered if you disabled one leg of the hammer spring, the trigger pull was acceptable. No misfires and no slam fires yet. The rear sight aperture is a bit small, but likely quite useful at long range. That could be easily fixed with a small drill bit and some cold blue. Don't like the mag attachment but it is what it is. I can live with the attachment I wish some 20 round ones could be fabricated.
@juxtapostin3677
4 жыл бұрын
I did it is a very sweet rifle, they had two left and I was like which one is best. NOW I wish I had just bought them both!!!
@RabbitusMaximus
2 жыл бұрын
From the Charleville of .69 cal to the FAMAS “Bugle” the only thing the French need apologize for was the Chauchat and that three shot Berthier carbine. French small arms are awesomely innovative and functional.
@olivierpuyou3621
2 жыл бұрын
For the Chauchat submachine gun I can specify that with the 8mm Lebel for which it was designed, it was an "average" weapon. Developed and manufactured in a "bicycle" factory. So hey, maybe the standards weren't at the average standard. Let's not forget that it is the FIRST of its category, a kind of ancestor. The biggest problems of the American Chauchat come from the conversion into US caliber by the US ordinance in 8mm Lebel the operation rendered very signal services in the war of trench. But it was declared obsolete in France in 1918/19 I believe.
@NM-wd7kx
Жыл бұрын
@@olivierpuyou3621 I think the Madsen would take first first prize as a light machinegun/automatic rifle, but the Chauchat was for sure the first in mass adoption
@twoheart7813
5 ай бұрын
I remember tons of these on the surplus market back in 07 for around $200. I had my C&R but sadly never bought one.
@loupiscanis9449
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Ian .
@compelledpluto
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this vid because I’ve been wanting to buy one for months now
@DBZ483
5 жыл бұрын
Weapon performs very well in rising storm 2 Vietnam, scoped or not its a beast
@CJ2808
5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Ian
@matthewmosley5693
4 жыл бұрын
.....I love this rifle , the 1st time you pick 1 up it feels reliable .
@EvocativeKitsune
5 жыл бұрын
Just after your MAS 49 video, I saw a 49 for sale in France for the first time.
@Regolith86
5 жыл бұрын
**sliding on and off buttpad** "This is for grenade, this is for gun, One is for fighting, the other for Hun!"
@HotQahwe
4 жыл бұрын
came here curious from RS2: Vietnam. In that game, its my Fav semi auto, but wanted more info. Wow, you did a book on French rifle evo. Thanks good work
@stevenhoman2253
5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully I've learned something? Come on ian , your the man. The slam fire issue is significant and regrettable. Every owner should know this. Thanks.
@1001CP
5 жыл бұрын
The titanium firing pin in mine has never slam fire in quite a few years of use. Naturally muzzle awareness should always be paramount when charging any weapon.
@they_call_me_yeeter
5 жыл бұрын
We had one come in to our shop as an FFL transfer. It had been changed over to 7.62x51. I could have sworn you had done a video on one of these in the past, because I was able to explain what it was to our manager, he thought the rubber boot was because someone thought the 7.62 round was too stout of a round, and to our ATF compliance manager.
@alaincharlesleroy87
5 жыл бұрын
It was my rifle when i was in the army at the beginning in my first year of soldier ! In 1980 to 1982 it was the rifle with the MAT 49 mp i used, after i used the SIG 540 for few month before the FAMAS !!!!!!!!
@kevinklepp5894
2 жыл бұрын
Just picked one up it seems like a very well made gun
@robertcolbourne386
5 жыл бұрын
Of all the French rifles this is the one i wish i owned.
@robertcolbourne386
5 жыл бұрын
Lol beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes ugly has a beauty all its own. ie the MAT 49 or even better the Hotchkiss Universal smg my god what a great survival gun !
@Zorglub1966
5 жыл бұрын
@@robertcolbourne386 totally agree!
@prestonsamson3674
5 жыл бұрын
These French guns are really misunderstood. Most people think it’s bad because it’s French but some of them are very good rifles.
@Giloup92
5 жыл бұрын
« Most people ». You mean most American people?
@caseybennett944
5 жыл бұрын
The French seemed to have a habit of being very early or very late to big firearms concepts.
@therideneverends1697
5 жыл бұрын
@@caseybennett944 I mean the thing had a 10 round mag and was issued into the 80s, thats alarming
@vonmazur1
5 жыл бұрын
If the receiver cover is ground flat, where yours is, it is a rebuild indication, the original covers were curved and had the number stamped, the French just ground a flat spot and, after parkerizing, stamped the new number.
@axxaxaax4556
Жыл бұрын
Used it when I was under the flag in 1979-80. Need to say first that I was by this time a 10m compressed air + 50m .22LR competitor (both national level). So when I first use this I was sure it will spread bullets everywhere. Nope! First I used "ballplast" an orange plastic ammo with a brass ring at it's tail. This was for basical training at 50 meters, prone position. I was able to achieve a 14mm H+L at this distance with 5 shots (H for Height and L for Lateral dispersion). It was damn accurate, could have easily competed with top match .22LR rifles. Later, standard "war" ammo at 200 meters, 5 shots, prone position. My H+L was 41mm... As both H+L were beating my unit record, I was granted 2 more days permission. Gun was quite heavy, but relatively compact. Sturdy and reliable: never had a misfire incident. Field stripping was easy. And accuracy was "match grade" even with recruit guns that had shot thousands of ammos. When I was to test the FAMAS I cried! Never liked bullpup configs, but accuracy was poor and over 200 meters and especially when coming to 400 meters, bullets were spreading everywhere, impossible to use! Not to mention that the 7.5 compared to .223 when hitting the target was serious game vs. toy. Most probably one of the reasons for actual US tests to define the new combat rifle are circling around an 8mm caliber...
@dilbertbob5420
4 жыл бұрын
In2020, this rifle is only being sold by one dealer at a price of $1000. There is no ammo available. Only one ammo supply house carried 7.5MM French and they are currently out of stock. Needless to say, the ammo is expensive.
@brumsperdraux8066
8 ай бұрын
I used MAS 56 during my National Service. I found it sturdy, very easy to shoot as it was quite stable and easier to clean. It is only downsize was it was heavy, a bit tiresome during long marches. As the whole, it is a good infantery rifle, I guess not expensive to produce.
@matthayward7889
5 жыл бұрын
Looks badass too!
@mattorama
5 жыл бұрын
Can't deny the effort Ian is putting in, I just pledged the $92 for a copy of the blue version.
@ForgottenWeapons
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mattorama
5 жыл бұрын
@@ForgottenWeapons And it's already worth it!
@bananaboat1808
Жыл бұрын
The magazine release reminds me of those plastic clips they sell for potato chip bags. I gotta love how instead of putting the magazine release on the gun, they put the magazine release on the magazine instead. Interesting design.
@mustafankamil1973
5 жыл бұрын
the grenade launcher is the same as the FAMAS
@ScorieDivine
5 жыл бұрын
Would love to order myself a copy of the book, Ian. But with the 60$ shipping cost to Europe, you're really kicking us in the balls, friend...
@deanarupe73
5 жыл бұрын
It's a nice looking rifle. For the era it came out of it looks pretty advanced.
@wierdalien1
5 жыл бұрын
Does it?
@denyspoyner4150
5 жыл бұрын
It really was, a friend of mine had one but we could never get it to cycle on every shot. Fancy single shot, so he got rid of it. Wish we could have made it work.
@p3kab00icu
3 жыл бұрын
One of my greatest regrets is that I let my buddy talk me into trading my MAS 49/56 for a PA-15. Granted, mine was rebored to 7.62 and dollar for dollar it was probably in my favor. But since I was fortunate to have gotten one that cycled/ functioned very well, the rebore was a welcomed mod. It actually worked better than the PA-15 (which I also got rid of).
@georgesheffield1580
2 жыл бұрын
Actually barrel set back and rechambered ,bore is the same .
@p3kab00icu
8 ай бұрын
Everything I read referred to them as "308 rebores" or "American rebores" (I guess it was slang, like calling a pistol magazine a clip). But they would refer to the process they went through as rechambering.
@cassidy109
5 жыл бұрын
Something I've always wondered, why didn't the French military ever adopt a 20 round magazine for the MAS 49/56? Every other contemporary battle rifle of that era came equipped standard issue with a 20 round mag, i.e. the M14, FAL, CETME/G3, BM59. It like seems a pretty significant oversight for a service rifle that was in service until 1979.
@r.eticdu1371
4 жыл бұрын
This rifle existed, it was the MAS 62. But at the time the cartridges were too powerful and the rifles difficult to control in shooting in bursts. The French Army thought it was ineffective and the English did the same thing with their version of the Fal the L1A1 who only fired one shot at a time. The French general staff equip preferred each combat group (9 men) with a sniper rifle... And the French Army went directly to 5.56 millimeters, which made it possible to economize a generation of rifle.
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