Making the War - with Bloke on the Range and Taofledermaus

Black walnut dust will give you lung inflammation after about two stocks sanded by hand. that's why people who make flintlocks by hand try not to use walnut without respirators.

I really enjoyed this

the reason routers are so loud is the motor, universal motors are incredibly loud, belt drives are usually not.

It's like MST3K but for gun manufacturing.

watching the 1917s being produced gives me a good idea on how the front sight post on my Win 1917 could be 0.015 higher than the highest 'go' standard.

if I'm not mistaken, wasn't half the development work on the AK about getting stamping to work correctly? You guys are spot on, it's no joke

I suspect the reason so many in the video were dressed nicely was because the workers were told that there was going to be someone coming around filming them. For back then that would be considered a big deal, and there is a good probability that's the first time most or maybe even all of them had ever been filmed. Considering the time period, for many of them that may have been the last time they had ever been filmed too. When your talking about something most would have assumed would be a once in a life time opportunity where as far as they were concerned would have been the equivalent of stepping on to a stage of course they'd want to appear their best.

I really enjoyed this! Learned a good deal, as well. What an OSHA nightmare! How times have changed!

Looking at how complicated this is at the mass production level really drives home how much of a genius JMB was to create the original prototype. Furthermore, the skill and knowledge at the arms companies conceptualizing the process for making thousands of functional copies profitably working against headwinds of labor and material shortages during wartime. Certainly a monumental achievement for all of the arms makers of the time. Excellent idea for a video! Thank you, I truly enjoyed it and for the nth time, you have made my Patreon support of you well worth the pittance I spend!

Thanks for the old films.

My grandfather worked at the Eddystone plant during WWI. Not sure what he did, but he had no special training or trade. He had a receiver and bolt assembly with about a 4" barrel stuck on the front. He said it was made from rejected parts.

Note the number of workers wearing ties.

It's sobering to realize that a workforce of thousands depended on the skill sets of twenty or thirty guys without whom the whole enterprise would wobble and yaw off of design center and eventually shudder to a confused half. Even more so when you understand that the same is even truer today

The first clip was the 'modern way' the receivers were made by most industrial factories from the 1880s until the 1960s-70s. The whole process of drawing out the barrel blank, then getting rough sizing and using the 'turret drill' was the model from the late 1880s even until today. People think that CNC machines are what's used everywhere in many factories. The shaping, straightening and forming barrels is a time-consuming process.

I would definitely enjoy more videos like this. I learned few things tonight from watching the footage itself.

Bringing together Jeff and Mike is worth my Patreon money on its own.

I believe that is the man himself, a lot of stills out there (JMB firing machine gun) come up on the google machine that look like the same shoot. I think we are confused by the smile, however according to most bio's that was way more normal than the stern photo face. Does look awful young though. Thoughts? G

The arsenal museum at Harpers Ferry made a point to describe the use of gauges to simplify or eliminate hand work. This is just the same thing 70 years later. It's surprising in your shows and others to find out how many countries were buying American machine tools to build their way into the 20th century.

Well that was fun, really enjoyed that

Great special episode, guys! I really enjoyed the discussion about detachable box magazines. InRangeTV’s matches often include malfunctions due to magazine problems.

Awesome collab. Can't wait to watch.

You know Othais and crew, I was disappointed when I got the email and remembered there was no Primer tonight. Then I saw the word “Bloke” and got unreasonably excited. I am sure the two of you combined will deliver (sorry, never seen the other name before and posting this right before watching)

There always seems to be a delay between when a new video is announced on Patreon and when I see it on YT.

Contrast that with today's hammer forming on a mandrel.

this is not a 1911

Energy bringers. Pump up the VOLUME!