Guns, Guns, Gear, and Guns

Just a quick guide showing how you disassemble and reassemble an M1888 bolt. This applies to the Austrian Mannlicher straight-pull bolt action rifles such as the 1888/90 and 1888/95 rifle in addition to the standard 1888. This is for cleaning, maintenance, and inspection purposes. It is always important to closely inspect any rifle before you fire it.

I ordered a Mannlicher 1888/90 antique rifle from Royal Tiger Imports in their regular grade condition. I unbox it and show the condition of this example. These are supposed to be better than their B Grade rifles listed on the RTI website, but I'm not certain if this example is actually any better than most "B" grades. RTI is a good place to pick up some military surplus rifles, but how does reality match up with their description? This is chambered in 8x50R and is legally an antique in US gun law, so it was easy to procure. This is the second 1888 rifle I have purchased, and both of them have not really lived up to their respective grades.

ATF Director Dettelbach appeared before a House Judiciary Committee on the topic of overreach by the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The three hour plus hearing focused on a number of issues - a recent ATF raid in Arkansas that left the suspect dead while ATF was not following its own body camera protocol, the ATF's rule-making authority over braces and ghost guns, as well as the recent rule on being engaged in the business of firearms sales. They also focused on general questions about the conduct of the large Federal agency that acts as a political strongarm of the gun grabbing Biden Administration. There were several back and forths, with many talking points we've heard before. I think many Representatives did well in their questioning and counter points to the Director's non-responses.

Royal Tiger Imports currently has some World War 2 M1 Carbine magazines available, and though I posted some in a previous video, I thought I would go ahead and pick some more up. You cannot choose the manufacturer of these military surplus magazines, and this time I didn't get Type 5 magazines either. These are listed as like new condition, with the larger magazines being listed as good. Milsurp items like these are always hit and miss, but I am happy with my purchase.

The gun control group Giffords makes a ridiculous post that has wild claims about how pro guns the NRA is, but they give them too much credit. They are nowhere near as pro-gun as gun control groups think they are.

In a national report, followed up by numerous local reports, CBS has joined with Everytown for Gun Safety under their financially supported gun statistics organization "The Trace" to push a new gun control talking point that will likely be made into a national issue - used police guns. The report highlights some firearms that were sold by police agencies and later "involved" in a crime, which can be as inconspicuous as someone being arrested for an unrelated crime who also happened to have one of these firearms. I had not really heard about this gun control push, so I wanted to mention it in case it gets more prevalent in coming months.

Representative Nadler asks a leading and stupid question at a gun violence discussion about crime in Pennsylvania. The gun control advocate pushing the laws says "maybe" even though the answer is very clearly NO.

President Biden appeared on the podcast Smartless alongside former Presidents Obama and Clinton. During the painfully sycophantic interview, Biden references the famous Thomas Jefferson quote about the tree of liberty needing refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants - calling the quote "a bunch of crap." In an interview casting himself as a nice guy while pushing gun control and other tyrannical measures, he certainly has derision for the founding fathers of this country.

ATF held an event commemorating a gun violence memorial at the ATF headquarters where ATF Director Dettelbach and Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke at the dedication, where both took the opportunity to pat themselves on the back for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the subsequent rule that followed about being engaged in the business of selling firearms, closing the so-called gun show loophole. They also pushed further gun control such as red flag laws and other ridiculous statements.

As you may have seen in the news lately, an airman was fatally shot by an Okaloosa County Deputy in Florida when he answered the door holding a firearm. The pistol was pointed at the ground and the man made no threatening movements and the Officer gave no commands before he started shooting. This is from the same police department as the acorn shooting from late last year where a Deputy shot at his own police vehicle with a suspect inside after an acorn fell on the vehicle.

A Democrat State Senator is pushing for safe storage laws, and part of her reasoning is that, even though seconds matter in a defensive shooting, it takes her several seconds to find the safety on her firearms after being a "gun-owner' for 30 years. Her idiocy means that you cannot exercise your rights. This gun control argument is one of the worst I've seen. And yes, this bit was done by Fuddbusters first, and better than I did here.

In the gun control debate between David Hogg and Spike Cohen, they opened up to questions at the end. A Chinese immigrant who has seen first hand the results of a tyrannical government and gun control, shuts down the gun control debate with one simple question to David Hogg.

Biden's gaffes continue as he reads the teleprompter directions out loud instead of following them. This is reminiscent of the scene from Anchorman: The Legend of Run Burgandy, who also is afflicted with this same issue. Unfortunately, one of these is a comedic movie and the other is our reality, where a stupid politician wields enormous power.

Gun control activist David Hogg engaged in a gun control debate with libertarian Spike Cohen at Dartmouth. It lasted nearly two hours and covered a wide range of topics including red flag laws, assault weapons ban, gun seizure, gun rights, natural rights, universal background checks, gun registry, right to safety versus right to bear arms, original interpretations of the 2nd Amendment, and many more. I clearly think the gun grabbing side lost this debate and try to let the two sides speak for themselves throughout the video though I do interject with my own commentary. Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/YYpucccM47 Please consider supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84865016

I recently purchased a Zastava M88A "Tokarev" pistol from Classic Firearms and wanted to do an unboxing to provide an example of one for the condition they are offering. The firearm I received is in relatively good shape though it has some unexpected wooden grips attached to it, which was a disappointment. I will do a later video on the pistol going into the details, history, field strip, and compare it properly to the bigger brother TT-33 Tokarev.

The Biden Administration unveiled the final rule defining what it means to be "engaged in the business" of selling firearms. This comes from an ATF rule that grabbed its authority from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Many believe the ATF is using this as a power grab to enact executive gun control outside the scope approved by Congress in the initial law. After a comment period, the rule was revealed in a massive 466 page document which makes what requires a federal firearms license more vague and gives the ATF authority to presumptively believe you are selling firearms without a license if the transaction meets ridiculous criteria. Not only that, the Attorney General and the administration are using this to lie about closing a non-existent gun show loophole, a talking point which the media has parroted back in articles and videos released today.

President Biden, in a recent interview, bemoaned the fact that people insult each other too much, put each other down, and claims that it has never been like this. Of course, Biden is known for insulting people himself - such as calling people liars, fat, and an SOB. It is a funny juxtaposition, considering Biden is well- known for cursing at staff and insulting others.

The Honorable Judge Nancy Maldonado was in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee for a potential promotion to a higher court, in spite of the fact she has not been in her current position for very long. Senator Kennedy brings up a brief from when she was a lawyer where she called for a ban on "assault weapons" to see what she meant by that. However, she very clearly is a puppet of the gun control lobby and Brady Center as she has no real answer.

Going over a Chinese Type 56 chest rig for the AK that was used by the Chinese military and also issued out to North Vietnamese forces. These were to be issued with the Chinese AK or more specifically the Type 56, and had a long service and production life. There is similar to the Type 56 chest rig meant for the Chinese SKS. I have a video on it here: https://youtu.be/Q2XdxekPFpA The type 56 chest rig contains three magazine pouches and four smaller pouches. This is the second iteration of chest rigs, with the first ones to be released in a brown color. In the video I show the chest rig in more detail as well as identify how you can date your own chest rig, if you happen to have one. This is a fairly common piece of military surplus on the American market and can be found at various places. It is an interesting piece of kit and history, though not as practical as other military surplus chest rigs that are out there.

After much consideration about how best to monetize the channel, I have decided to release special content on another platform in order to try and increase my social media clout. Also, please notice this is being posted on April 1st.

We have all heard of ghost guns and how the government has tried to use the power of the ATF to stop them through their rule-making authority, but that's not scary enough to get the gun control agenda through Congress. A few Representatives came together to push for a ban on "zombie guns" which are not guns used against zombies but rather guns that are built from parts kits that came from destroyed firearms. Turns out, those buybacks will often have the frames and receivers destroyed, but they will resell the parts for a profit. The gun control lobby such as March for our lives and Everytown are not too happy about that and feel like fools (they are). The legislation proposes that every part be destroyed, which is an option they could just pay for without legislative coercion. It's a bunch of nonsense and since the parts are not regulated, there is no evidence of these ever being used in a crime.

Florida Congressman Frost is introducing a bill in an attempt to ban "zombie guns" which are guns that are made from gun parts or parts kits that are salvaged off firearms that are destroyed at the command of police or other entities. Even those these are simple and unregulated parts, gun grabbers can't help but calling this another loophole and want to ban them because they want another gun control cause to champion.

The firearm's expert for the armorer on the set of the Rust shooting demonstrated a lack of expertise in the handling of firearms which he brought as demonstrations to the courtroom.

First Lady Jill Biden hosted a gun violence town hall which included the Secretary of Education, the ATF, and the heads of Biden's Office of Gun Violence Prevention. They discussed a push to principal's to send out pamphlets and educate the community on the safe storage of firearms while pushing for an assault weapon ban, and other gun control measures, including a national safe storage law. You get some of the classic lies and deceptions that are always present at gun violence discussions that are actually a gun control push, but there are a few interesting comments that were also made.

A clip went viral of Canadian police recommending that citizens leave their key fobs near their front doors for people breaking into their homes, so they can have easy access to steal their cars. Not at all coincidentally, this follows Justin Trudeau cracking down on gun rights in the country.