11mm Vickers balloon guns and Lewis gun hands-on videos

[=IRFC=Jorri]

Ian from Forgotten Weapons has done the homework one these, nice to get some more insight: 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by hq_Jorri

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

Thanks @hq_Jorri

BTW

There are plans for an incendiary ammunition for ww2, and since FC and GB share common platform, I'm looking forward for incendiary ammunition for Spad XIII balloons guns and possibility to take the new ammo type to other scouts too ?

[Ace_Pilto]

Wow, Gun Jesus really stepped up his game on this one. His depth of knowledge and understanding never fails to amaze me.

[J99_Sizzlorr]

How does he gets his hands on those rare weapons. They must cost a little fortune...

 

@hq_Jorri come fly some Flying Circus with us again

Edited October 8, 2020 by J99_Sizzlorr

[NO.20_W_M_Thomson]

21 minutes ago, J99_Sizzlorr said:

How does he gets his hands on those rare weapons.

In the US of A. Probably a garage sale.

[=IRFC=Jorri]

6 hours ago, J99_Sizzlorr said:

How does he gets his hands on those rare weapons. They must cost a little fortune...

 

@hq_Jorri come fly some Flying Circus with us again

 

I might have to  what's a good flying day? 

 

And I think he mostly just travels around to review guns from peoples collections, or guns that are up for auction. It's not like he's the Jay Leno of guns ?

[ST_Catchov]

 Hey Jorri, haven't seen you in these parts for yonks. 

 

Great vid. The inventive mind overcoming obstacles with simple solutions. It's these little things with enormous consequences going on behind the scenes in WW1 that blow me away. The synchronized machine gun mechanism for instance has always fascinated me and was such a huge game changer. 

 

[J99_Sizzlorr]

1 hour ago, hq_Jorri said:

 

I might have to  what's a good flying day? 

 

And I think he mostly just travels around to review guns from peoples collections, or guns that are up for auction. It's not like he's the Jay Leno of guns ?

Friday nights and Sunday evenings are well attended.

[=IRFC=Jorri]

13 hours ago, ST_Catchov said:

 Hey Jorri, haven't seen you in these parts for yonks. 

 

Great vid. The inventive mind overcoming obstacles with simple solutions. It's these little things with enormous consequences going on behind the scenes in WW1 that blow me away. The synchronized machine gun mechanism for instance has always fascinated me and was such a huge game changer. 

 

 

I hear ya. The whole story that these are repurposed machineguns makes so much sense, as well. 

And thanks Sizzlor! I'll try to drop by soon ? 

[J2_Oelmann]

On 10/8/2020 at 5:28 PM, J99_Sizzlorr said:

How does he gets his hands on those rare weapons. They must cost a little fortune...

 

@hq_Jorri come fly some Flying Circus with us again

I guess he visits gun auctions for rare guns or works togethe with one

[=IRFC=Jorri]

Some more hands-on talking with some of 'our' weaponry, this time the US version of the Lewis gun, with vane sight:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5FTHSYEo7A

 

Shooting it, with talk of recoil, rate of fire, cooling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyKVibTz8rE

Edited April 14, 2021 by hq_Jorri

[=IRFC=Gascan]

I'd love to try that vane-sight out. That would be really nifty!

[No.23_Triggers]

On 10/8/2020 at 2:51 PM, 1PL-Husar-1Esk said:

I'm looking forward for incendiary ammunition for Spad XIII balloons guns and possibility to take the new ammo type to other scouts too ?

If "Nooballoon Guns" get incendiaries we'll never hear the end of it!! 

Not a video, but some stuff on the Vickers Balloon Guns from a USAS aircraft armament handbook: 

[J2_Trupobaw]

All our guns have incendiaries. Or rather, regular bullets that magically transfer into incendiaries whenever they hit a balloon.