I propose we change the saying "As happy as a kid in a candy shop" to "As happy as Ian in a French gun factory"

The most important thing people miss : Ian didn't just choose to go there He was invited. Following this channel for a long time I got to say congratulations Ian. Truly moving up in the world

"This gentleman's job is, in fact, shooting all day." My high school guidance counsellor failed me again.

Wow, props to the company for being so open and welcoming. That says something about their confidence in their product too.

It must say something about the prestige of Forgotten Weapons that Chapuis Armes are so willing to welcome Ian to their factory and allow him to film their operation.

"Honey what did you do all day?" "Just shooting revolvers."

Glad they invited you to show off their manufacturing. The place is almost like a custom shop, except on a larger scale.

I imagine the plane ticket to France was purchased before the sentence inviting Ian there was finished being said.

Incroyable invitation du directeur général ! Have a great day 🇫🇷

The owner seems like a really nice, even sweet, guy. I bet everyone at the company is happy to work there.

That’s a great episode, the owner speaking about the company, fantastic

Tools may change, but the signs of a quality shop does not - like a skilled work force that take pride and care in their work.

12:26 glad to know I can go to a French firearms factory and I still wouldn’t be able to escape hearing Olivia Rodrigo on a radio

This makes me want one. I'm impressed that anything can be mass produced to such a level of quality. Not bluing the cylinders until after the guns are proofed is pretty classy.

legend says theres an american tourist still standing outside the factory looking for a job as a test firer.

I have a Chapuis double rifle. 30-‘06. It’s deadly accurate. And a work of art.

That machine and workshop is so much cleaner than where I work, our multi pallet cnc was retired this year :(

Just purchased the 6'' MR73 from the Beretta Gallery in NYC, so excited to finally have one. Wanted one forever. This video certainly helped me over the decision to spend $4K on a revolver.

Ian: *walks in and the song Pure Imagination kicks on*

Dear Ian, As a French Bloke I can't hide how much you please both my national pride and gun enthusiasm with this video. Thanks a lot for all your work for the gun community around the world. You do a great job and you have taught me a lot. Thanks again. You rock!

Loved the drooling grin on Ian's face when the Chapuis director said that they were going to take a tour of the factory.

Very nice to see them made, and very courteous of them to be so open about the processes. CNCs are great tools, but in the end it comes down to how much the people running them care about what they are doing. You can see where the MR73 reputation comes from.

Very cool seeing the best .357 ever made being built.

That guy doing the test firing and sighting in has probably fired more .357 Magnum than many have fired all calibers put together. What. A. Job!

Literally ultimate flex, they can show you excatly how the gun is made and you cannot copy their work. I also love the zeroing is done without further confirmation.

If you were to go from there to Chatellerault, you would pretty much pass my house at Azay-le-Ferron. No guns here, but a kettle, tea and milk.

That test firing guy’s first week must have been a lot of painful wrists coming home lol.

I enjoy Ian's normal videos but I enjoy these kind of "specials" even more.

I know that the other firearms they make are not normally a subject for this channel but they were so welcoming and the story of this family and the path from the first products many decades ago, to a tour of their new long guns would be something we all would not mind seeing. We have little knowledge of European producers such as this interesting company. All the big brands sure but who knew anything before this is likely a small number.

14:53 a big label on the wall "Before use with a rifled barrel weapon make sure the bullet trap flap is OPEN"

Great factory tour! When a gun is drsigned from the beginning to be match accurate for a minimum of 100,000 round you know you're going to have it for at least a lifetime

Superbe reportage ! Merci Ian ! Et cocorico 🇫🇷

So cool to see how my MR-73 was built. Thanks Ian this really made my day.

Thank you Ian. and a big THANK YOU to the company and the owner for allowing the tour. Something I will never see in person.

Three things I love: Factories, Craftmanship & Guns -- all in one video. Thanks, Ian!

I like how the tester also zeros the sights. There are a lot of companies that don't do that. Attention to detail is what separates good from great.

In this week's adventure, Ian meets the Hatori Hanzo of France...

Dear Ian, I met you in the gas station near St Etienne last august, without asking you what you were doing there. Now I know!😉. I was really happy to meet you and proud that you show to the world a french craftsmanship beauty!Big fan forever👍. Guillaume J.

props to Chapuis Armes for letting us all see the works. thankyou.

Dear Monsieur Chapuis and your marketing department: Perfectly done! Super informative, super open with what some other companies would hide behind the veil of secrecy, and most of all, very enticing. I don't have a revolver in my collection yet, but this just gave me quite a push in that (your) direction!

Fantastic video. After reading so much about the legendary MR-73 it's fascinating to see how it's actually made. Ian is the perfect person to be doing the tour as well, it's a perfect storm! This company clearly produces firearms of impeccable quality. It's great to see such pride being taken in the production and testing of these works of art.

Best "How its Made" video that I have seen! Now I want to see a Colt and S&W video.

Match drilled the only process that can be done cheaper than and as accurate as hand fitting. This is awesome i have always been a gun guy and work as a machinist love seeing the overlap

This is truly the rolls royce of guns.

Looks like Ian found the golden bullet!

one of the best tours i have seen, thanks to Chapuis Armes for their access

My favorite revolvers! I have one Mulhouse made 4 inch, two Chapuis made ones 3 inch factory engraved and 6 inch factory engraved.

Thank you from Canada where I really hope to own one of those magnificent revolvers one day in the near future

This was very cool, thank you Ian and Chapuis Armes for making this happen!

At 16:40 it looks like he test fired the gun, checked his target, adjusted the sites then he was done, without even confirming his adjustment. I'm guessing he's done this a few times before.

That was awesome! "Twist my arm", Ha Ha Ha, we'd all love to go on that tour, but especially Monsieur Ian. I'm impressed that they can get 3000 a year out when they test and sight each one. And then still have to clean it up and blue the cylinder.

This is hands down the most interesting content I've seen on KZfaq for months, if not longer. It's not really a "Forgotten Weapon", but I like to see changes in manufacturing in the context of times and the product being made. The boring and shaping of the extractor/cylinder in one operation makes total sense. Awesome content again, thank you Ian.

As someone who programs/setups mills and lathes for a living, working in aerospace, I must admit my dream is to one day design and machine my very own firearms. But anyway, I digress. I always love and appreciate these video showing machine shops and the work they do, and how they do it. Good work Ian, never a let down 🤙👍

Thank you very much for sharing that with us Ian. Clearly the people at Chapuis put a great amount of love and care into their work.

They treat those guns like a fine wine. Maybe even better. Beautiful!

HUGE thank you to Chapuis Armes for letting us have a look; speaks volumes to the confidence in your team and product!

That was amazing. Kept me captivated for whole 20 minutes and 35 seconds. Factory tours are amazing content.

Thank you to Chapuis Armes for letting us see this and to Ian as always, is was so awesome to watch 👍🥰

Awesome! So great that they took the time to talk to you. Really enjoyed this.

Ian your best videos are the ones when you are absolutely giddy with excitement like this one. This is one piece of craftmanship that on my wish list as well!

Ian, do you have any idea how much we mere mortals envy you? I realize there's so much more work to your videos than we see, but you must have just about the coolest job ever.

I’ve never seen or heard of this company before, but that’s damn Near the most beautiful revolver I’ve ever had the pleasure of setting my eyes on.

I used to work in a machine shop. It's funny how I am watching this on KZfaq almost 15 years later and can still smell the cooling lubricant.

Unbelievably refreshing to see craftsmen who take pride in their work and what they produce. I want one!!!

2:55 Time takes its toll on all of us, but it's always uplifting to see that you're still a kid in spirit Ian! :P

I love these manufacturing videos. Its so fascinating how processes have been mastered and perfected, and it reveals the work and craftsmanship involved that make guns so special and expensive sometimes. It brings appreciation to the whole thing.

I appreciate them allowing you to go through their factory and also for letting us tag along.

Nothing like craftsmanship.

Thanks a lot for this video !

The guy who shoots the revolvers all day long must be more bad ass than Harry Callahan.

Watching quality manufacturing is so satisfying.

Thanks Ian, it is always great to see how a firearm is made. And props to Chapuis for letting you film this.

Hopefully you'll get the MR32 Match in the US too. Those are truly amazing to shoot!

When I was in the military, I worked with the French many times and trained with their equipment and weapons. They were very professional and always fun to work with. We traded rations too and the rations were very good. Overall, they were very good guys. I wish I could speak French better but I could never catch on. French would be a lot easier to speak, learn, and understand if it was spelled the way it was actually pronounced. French grammar rules don’t make sense either, not even to some French people. Don’t even get me started on trying to count large numbers in French. I tried learning it but just gave up. I like the French but sadly the language will be something I will never be able to grasp. I’m just not good at it.

I GOTTA GET ME ONE OR TWO OF THOSE!!! Wow. I am practically drooling over my IPad. I have always liked the Korth and the MR-73 revolvers. That tour was awesome. Thanks, Chapuis, for inviting Ian so I could tag along.

Beautiful gun, beautiful shop.

Big thanks to Chapuis for this. Seeing modern manufacturing is always fascinating especially when it is producing such high levels of quality.

Modern CNC machines and other high-tech tools can definitely help produce high-quality firearms with repeatable results, but in the end, it's always the individual gunsmith fine-tuning each part that makes the world of difference. Even in my high-quality 1911 pistols there is improvements to be made, so I strip each one completely down to their individual parts and hand polish and fit them to my specifications.

Très surpris de voir ce reportage sur Chapuis armes et les MR73 ! Merci pour l'intérêt que vous avez porté à ce fabricant d'armes français !! Very surprised to see this report on Chapuis armes and the MR73 ! Thank you for your interest in this French arms manufacturer !

😂 😂 😂 The "Ups, I forgot to move the bullet trap" is my favorite! Near perfection is human, because it shows that NOTHING IS PERFECT! But with effort and will, a beautiful revolver is the result! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As someone who runs CNC machines every day, I think it's pretty cool how they've fused the latest technology with the most basic hand fitting.

This was a fantastic experience. It would be really nice to see other factory tours!

The MR-73 gives me a serious case of revolver envy.

I think I can say with some certainty that the gentleman who gets to shoot these magnificent firearms all day has one of, if not the best job in the entire world

That look of glee when Msr. Chapuis spoke of the manufacturing floor! That exuberance is why I enjoy this channel.

As a french guy i am, it's sad to realize that this legendary enterprise needs to be presented on a none french "media". At least it has been done by someone who knows what is talking about. Anyway the video is great as usual! A big thank you Monsieur Ian !

So would like one of their revolvers. Thanks for sharing Ian.

Thanks for a super video. I could not resist the temptation and have bought a 4 inch MR 73. I can not wait for the range to open again here in Switzerland in early spring to try it. For now, the trigger is unbelievable 😳! ......nothing less than one if the very best SIG 210-5 and 210-6 from my extensive collection. Thanks!

this shop is 60 miles from where i live, so bizarre to see Ian and mr chapuis on the same table, chapuis is a luxury brand today, i'm lucky to have a 80's shotgun fully handmade

Ian, I’ve grown up in a time where people don’t bat an eyelid at the thought of CNC manufacturing. I would really appreciate a long form video of how firearms manufacturing evolved through the years. Do you have any suggestions or a video already?

This is the most delightful torture. I wanted one of these revolvers before watching the manufacturing process with Ian’s enthusiastic (to say the least) narration. Now I *NEED* one! 🤩 Many thanks to M. Chapuis for opening his factory to Ian, and subsequently to us!

Man, I would absolutely LOVE the job of test firing. You'd think it might get boring but to be able to shoot such exquisite revolvers would be amazing.

Man, I would love one of those! Please ship one to South Africa for me! My Ruger Police Service Six needs a big brother.

Nice to see old school manufacturing techniques applied to a very small scale production. Not everyone has the volume to invest in statistical process control and full automation that performs inspection steps during the process. These pistols are more Art than Science. A true collector item.

Now this was a real treat to watch. :D Even moreso for Ian getting to tour the factory, I'm sure! Very excited, both for you Ian getting to do this, and to see what really goes into such a high-end revolver's manufacturing.

When old mate said "you will get it too" Ian was blushing with joy!

It's so good to see that MR-73 returns! I hope one day you will be back at Chapuis Armes and you can talk about that they are making the long gone Darne and Charlin shotguns as well. I wish to see them back after 40-50 years. :) I just don't know does anyone owns the rights for those shotguns, but to be quite frank I doubt it.

Loving this. As someone who did this type of work in their past. It's absolutely wonderful to see it being shown for what it is. Highly skilled artwork.

Neat to see the process. I've been wanting an MR-73 real bad, but I can't warrant the cost at the current time. They definitely scored some good PR with me, letting us see this. Now I want one even more.

Ian, as always a fantastic video filled with valuable interesting information. I have the MR73 Gendarmerie 4” barrel on order. Waiting………..patiently? Well I am waiting!