Egyptian 2-Gun: Rasheed and Browning High Power

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9 ай бұрын

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We just looked at the Rasheed (and it's Iraqi sibling the Baghdad) and today I'm taking it out to the monthly 2-Gun match. I'm pairing it with a United Arab Republic contract Browning High Power, and some period Egyptian camouflage. Fun!
Unfortunately, the Rasheed gave me a number of malfunctions, and its tiny sights were definitely a handicap for me. The High Power was better, although you can't necessarily tell from my shooting today.
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@SadWario1234 9 ай бұрын

Ian’s the type of guy to be bitten by 15 zombies in a zombie apocalypse and just say “huh. This is quite suboptimal.”

@user-tv4lz5ie5u 9 ай бұрын

" 'Tis but a scratch! “

@andrew-ripley1747 9 ай бұрын

waiting for Ian as a Resident Evil DLC character, or at least a side character

@Shirocco7 9 ай бұрын

@@andrew-ripley1747lol He'd bring a chauchat, and some tiny French pistol

@jackbower8671 9 ай бұрын

I'd keep him around after he turned just because his zombie noises would be random weapon facts and French weapon rants

@austinslaughter319 9 ай бұрын

@@jackbower8671, LMFAO

@GCho733 9 ай бұрын

Ever heard of Garand Thumb? Wait till you hear Rasheed Palm.

@rymanjones3 9 ай бұрын

good one lol

@AshleyPomeroy 9 ай бұрын

All throughout this video I could only see Ian's disembodied head with a beret on it. The camo was that good. If only he had been allowed to use the bayonet.

@NotACutie 9 ай бұрын

That's a lie, you had to have seen his hands.

@rhetoric5173 9 ай бұрын

? That’s what the French troops did. Attempting to imply Egyptians did it to israelis or something? If anything it’s the opposite, historical facts.

@baobo67 9 ай бұрын

Mmm The Maroon beret is a bit questionable.

@HALO-2304 9 ай бұрын

With all the camo patterns in his closet, it's amazing he can find anything to wear. 😬 #dadjokes

@DrBunnyMedicinal 9 ай бұрын

@@HALO-2304🤣🤣🤣 👏👏👏

@csjudgement6012 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate the fact that you are wearing the older Thunderbolt Camouflage that has the darker yellow like color it's great because this was used during the united republic (mainly cold war era)

@nasserkuzbari2205 9 ай бұрын

Great video as usual. BTW my late father Haydar Kuzbari was one of the Syrian Military officers who was involved with the military coup that split Syria and Egypt on Spt 28, 19661. During his military service he was issued a Browning HP similar to the one you are using and has the UAR Eagle marks. He kept and carried it after he retired until his passing in 1996. Unfortunately, my family doesn't have it anymore. That gun was the first gun I learned to shoot with. Good old memory.....Rest in peace Dad..

@nebick27 9 ай бұрын

That gun should've been handed down to you, not sold/gotten rid of, that's a shame.

@nasserkuzbari2205 9 ай бұрын

I left Syria for the US 40 years ago. To my knowledge, the gun was stolen among other items from our farm during the civil war in Syria.@@nebick27

@ALV694 9 ай бұрын

Do u think Syria would be in a better place if it was non Baath

@harryplopper117 9 ай бұрын

If my experience with the Hakim is anything and the fact that the Rasheed is essentially a baby Hakim, the failures could be because the feed ramp to the chamber is very steep and the gun tends to cycle quickly, hollow points and soft points tend to deform while loading and allow the lip of the case mouth to catch on things causing failures to feed. In rare cases it even tips the bullet in the case. The top of the FMJs don't deform and so keep the case away from surfaces it could catch on.

@harryplopper117 9 ай бұрын

The gas system also tends to be a bit picky between individual loads and rifles but once you find the right setting they run great

@HUSS_BOSS 9 ай бұрын

As an Egyptian who subscribed to the channel lately i really appreciate this video.

@jonHErickson 9 ай бұрын

Welcome!

@hoilst265 9 ай бұрын

Like the Gurkha's kukri, the Rasheed must taste blood if it's made ready, whether or not it's used in anger.

@nazarderkach9320 9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@birddt3 9 ай бұрын

@nazarderkach9320 The blood father demands blood.. Where it comes from is of no consequence.

@potatortheomnipotentspud 9 ай бұрын

@@birddt3 *Skulls for the skull throne.* *BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD.*

@Zorglub1966 9 ай бұрын

Walking like an Egyptian

@donwyoming1936 9 ай бұрын

Hollow Point won't feed reliably in several of my SKSs. That blunt tip gets caught on something while feeding. Soft Points & FMJ run fine.

@poip202 9 ай бұрын

My Russian one has issues with hollow points but my Chinese one doesn't weirdly

@cedhome7945 9 ай бұрын

I bet Ian has a huge dressing up room for all his uniforms ( on non shooting day collecting new obscure ones must be interesting)👍

@looseygooseygroups4564 9 ай бұрын

Would love to see an episode of this. I believe be did one on his hat collection many years ago

@Matt-xc6sp 9 ай бұрын

So early Nasser isn’t even in power yet.

@wesleygay8918 9 ай бұрын

So we didn't start the fire yet?

@ahmadmorsy1561 9 ай бұрын

He was in full control in 1954.

@MayumiC-chan9377 9 ай бұрын

your show always delights my husband and delights me too i see more things here about lesser known fire arms than anywhere else. My husband is South African Zulu and served in the SANDF and he has a few things i seen only here.

@samy7013 9 ай бұрын

As an Egyptian myself, I endorse this video. 🇪🇬☝️😎👍🇪🇬

@ecbst6 9 ай бұрын

I lived in Wadi abu Shihat for so long, I had a t-shirt that said I'm not a tourist, I live here, in Arabic 😁

@commandZee 9 ай бұрын

They look so interesting; like what you get if an SKS made sweet love to a VZ58.

@Junker_Ju52 9 ай бұрын

Kinda looks like a discount G43 to be honest

@UXB1000 5 ай бұрын

Or if a Ljungman had a threesome with an SKS and a vz. 58.

@aaronmccullough4926 9 ай бұрын

Ah...a spinner target. The natural enemy of Ian's in the wild

@dwightehowell8179 9 ай бұрын

Yeah that gun was made to feed FMJs. A pair of gloves might have come in handy.

@ElChris816 9 ай бұрын

I really enjoy seeing the weapons on the channel used in timed matches. This is exactly what I like to do on the range; have fun.

@michaelhou1753 9 ай бұрын

Always nice to see ya upload Ian 😊

@christhesmith 9 ай бұрын

Very neat to see the combo in use!

@nobody8717 9 ай бұрын

I like the challenge of taking a gun you're not great with yet, to these things. Makes it more for the sport of it than an ego thing.

@barttorbert5031 9 ай бұрын

I like that Ian uses vintage guns in these matches. Shows that the new stuff is not always better than the old stuff.

@ooloncaluphid 9 ай бұрын

I have a Helwan Brigadier that I got for $75 because it was having mechanical issues which I was actually able to rectify with one of those cheapo grey sharpening stones that were once ubiquitous in dollar stores. It has a ludicrously heavy trigger pull but I can still shoot it reasonably well because there's very little trigger movement. The bore, is mirror-bright and very easy to clean. It is strangely a good gun and a hunk of crap at the same time. I also have a Check VZ-52 that I finally got round to replacing the broken firing pin on after owning it for about 30 years. It was very much the opposite of pleasant to shoot, I fired five rounds through it and the side of my trigger finger was numb.

@vincentmueller3717 9 ай бұрын

When those cz-52 pistols came in the country, my cousin and l each bought one, and both firing pins broke in about a month. They do not stand dry firing well. DO NOT DRY FIRE A CZ-52 PISTOL. Other than that, l like mine very much.

@sparty94 9 ай бұрын

this was a good one. i love how you get into the role with the uniform.

@AhmadElkhouly 8 ай бұрын

As an Egyptian, I am amazed you get that Camo. I never saw it on a non-Egyptian except for some Yemeni fighters. This pattern is still used by al-Sa'iqa (lit. Thunderbolt) forces. It's so special and spiritual that all army branches have changed their uniform many times over the years except al-sa'iqa. It also used to be reversible where one side was for the paratroopers and the other for al-Sa'iqa. Peace.

@eljefeamericano4308 9 ай бұрын

Great video! I really like that you're not so caught up on winning these matches that you can't take out weapons like these to see how they do in competition. The rear sight on that Rasheed looked really rough to use, and that's coming from somebody who likes AK sights! As for the High Power... I've really liked every one of them that I've ever shot. They're a fantastic handgun!

@woodyenfermo 9 ай бұрын

A girl friend of mine, who knows nothing about guns but a lot about anime, have just said "this man is pure gun fan service"

@ianfinrir8724 9 ай бұрын

That's a good description of the channel.

@jonHErickson 9 ай бұрын

I love seeing obscure load outs in these matches paired with a healthy dose of humility, great video as always

@SS-tr5ru 9 ай бұрын

Egypt is really a cool country with amazing history

@CeltKnight 9 ай бұрын

I always have had a soft spot for those transitional rifle designs, and that Browning really made me smile. When I started my LE career the dept I started with had very few restrictions on what we could carry. My first duty pistol was a Browning Hi-Power. I still have it and it still shoots so very, very well despite a LOT of rounds through it and many of those being 9BPLE rounds. Good shooting, Ian!

@ferdonandebull 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I started in 76 with a department that had very few restrictions. Loved the high power hated the 9mm. It was early on in bullet development for the American market. The fmj and what was laughingly referred to as hollow point just didn’t do it. I stuck with .357 and .44 special.. Ammo got better over the years.. 9 became a thing but high point ended up somehow out of the picture . Love the firearm but it was a case of great gun shitty bullet. Then adequate ammo then great guns for it. High point didn’t enjoy the law enforcement /civilian market that it should have enjoyed.. in America like it did in militaries and police departments in other countries..

@65LB 9 ай бұрын

As I have come to expect from you . . . WELL DONE!

@benschwader4537 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for still providing us Tubers with content.

@Naltddesha 9 ай бұрын

I can’t believe, after all these years, I can still come to this channel and see so many interesting models of guns that I’ve never before heard of. I’ve also never heard of the UAR between Egypt and Syria, lol for thee years That being said, I would really like to own that Hi Power with the defunct UAR crest stamp!

@davydatwood3158 9 ай бұрын

Heh. As a Canadian I keep forgetting that many armies don't giver berets to everyone. Although even in Canada, maroon means Airborne so it looked both suitably archaic and elite. :)

@wolfenher6937 9 ай бұрын

Ian is like the only man who brings guns that aren’t made for shooting competition but still ended up making it to end and finishing the competition with style. Great video you made Ian 👍✨

@dandowns2665 9 ай бұрын

I like the jumpsuit you're wearing that's some cool ass camo, I also like the Browning high power

@stevenfrost6441 9 ай бұрын

The Rasheed...A finicky eating SKS with a MIddle-Eastern name. Nice! 😁🍻

@survivalcomms 9 ай бұрын

That is a blast from the past. I had a rasheed that I picked up out of shotgun news in the early 90s and it ran norinco or anything milsurp from a can reliably. Your range there might have issue with the mild steel core on steel however. The old yugo leather sks pouches would probably have been the ticket for your match setup. Thanks for sharing !

@davefellhoelter1343 9 ай бұрын

LORD! I Loved! Shot Gun News! and the Adds or Venders! still shooting 30 06 Surp from 70's IMA and .8 Wehrmacht from the 30's

@survivalcomms 9 ай бұрын

@@davefellhoelter1343 Those were the days. The artist they used for the IMA ads was top shelf. I still remember the ad they ran for the rasheed although I remember them marketing it as the Rashid Commando Carbine. They were $279 IIRC with a sling.

@ianfinrir8724 9 ай бұрын

That uniform is slick. It's functional and fashionable.

@patrickmcglynn5383 9 ай бұрын

As a JMB fan would you consider doing an episode on the Hi Powers I could afford , which are all the clones out there- girsan, tisa etc.? Best shooter? Most authentic? Keep up the good work Ian.

@M8Military 9 ай бұрын

Ian doesn't like high powers as they aren't reliable. If you want to collect jmb pistols, there are no shortage of good 1911s out there

@WhatIsSanity 9 ай бұрын

@@M8Military Are you out of your mind? Ian loves the Hi-power. It is one of his favourite historical pieces and one of his favourite shooting guns too. Which is why he has done a review on every variant he can get his mitts on.

@WhistlinBullet 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video !!!

@marcoluoma3770 9 ай бұрын

This was fun. You have the acquisition skills of a movie-studio costume director.

@MARPHHH 9 ай бұрын

you state that you had a "very hard time" hitting the target, and that there were "weapon malfunctions". I did a deep analysis, and I found out that you are simply wrong handed. Thtats it, thank you.

@drewdurant3835 9 ай бұрын

That wouldn’t be the last weapon I choose in a fire fight but it would be pretty close.

@ammunition3371 9 ай бұрын

Besides the bolt possibly punching a hole in your hand the hakim is pretty nice to shoot, i imagine this rifle being almost the same.

@Poooghost 9 ай бұрын

Nice job ian 👏

@rhetoric5173 9 ай бұрын

This is excellent. Excellent.

@LuminaryCursorem 9 ай бұрын

Some pretty cool camo.

@indigomer 9 ай бұрын

Man those shooting matches look like so much fun. I don’t know of anything like that near me, unfortunately.

@nebraska7598 9 ай бұрын

Google USPSA, THREE GUN NATION or check out the local shooting clubs in your area.

@herknorth8691 9 ай бұрын

I always appreciate the historical 2 Gun matches.

@ductileiron98 9 ай бұрын

Pretty sweet camo duds !!

@kilroywuzhere1 9 ай бұрын

I love the browning high power, my unit just replaced them with the Sig p223 this year!

@johnharder5618 9 ай бұрын

Nice video IMO your problem with the rifle was the ammo A number of years ago I tested about every brand and type of 7.62x39 ammo I was looking for the best groups out of my SKS at 100 and 200 yards for a 3 gun club match Wolf ammo produced the worst groups and was DIRTY I would get wild fliers that opened up the 4"-5" 100 yard group to 8"+ Where my reloads or Norinco FMJ with the mild steel core was grouping 2" at 100 yards

@rvieira8057 9 ай бұрын

I heard Wolf (or someone on their behalf) also produces better grade ammo. Their steel cased 7.62x39 is cheap and dirty, as you said. Have you tried Prvi Partizan ammo? Their FMJ 7.62x39 is good and reliable afaik.

@johnharder5618 9 ай бұрын

I remember Wolf Gold was good ammo Yes , I got 500 rounds of Prvi Partizan brass cased 7.62x39 FMJ ammo several years ago I shot it and had no problems and good groups I saved the cases and have been reloading it with a cast bullet from a LEE Mold

@rvieira8057 9 ай бұрын

@@johnharder5618 Thanks for confirming my rather vague recollection about Wolf. Also good to know that your experience with PP ammo mirrors my own.

@tyrael64 9 ай бұрын

Love that camo!

@phlogistanjones2722 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vidja.

@jasonyama333 9 ай бұрын

Nice camo!

@ronmaximilian6953 9 ай бұрын

Nice video. Unfortunately, it became a tricky time to be in the area. Keep safe.

@barttorbert5031 9 ай бұрын

The camo pattern is cool as a fashion statement, but I can't figure out just how this would blend in with the dirt of a desert.

@MravacKid 9 ай бұрын

I'd say the North African deserts are a lot more yellow than the Arizona ones, though I agree it's a bit *too* yellow. Perhaps they intended the uniforms to get faded and dirty. :)

@davidbrennan660 9 ай бұрын

As ever nice Combats Ian.

@GeFeldz 9 ай бұрын

I'm just guessing here, but QC and manufacturing tolerance might have been slightly relaxed compared to the original Ag m/42 Ljungman made in Sweden. Also, swedish steel did have quite the quality advantage back in the 70s and arguably still does today!

@concinnus 9 ай бұрын

Sweden is one of the few countries making top-tier steel even today, but it probably doesn't matter because Egypt would have imported European/Soviet steel. Bad tolerance stacking is a possible contributor, but definitely not the main issue. Ian said the rifle worked fine in testing, so it's an ammo issue. As he said, he's shooting JHP, which military rifles are not designed for, and it's Wolf, which is cheap steel-cased Russian ammo (tho maybe the gun is designed for it).

@GeFeldz 9 ай бұрын

Very insightful, and you're probably on to something. The original AG/M42-Ljungman was certainly designed for regulation swedish military highish quality brass-case only 6.5x55 FMJ and the quality and consistency of that ammo was very well understood by the designer of the Ljungman, i've heard they're a bit finicky when it comes to ammo. I'm translating that as they like hot ammo, because Swedish 6.5x55 used by the military was on the hot side, the "6.5x55 Swedish" factory loads in the US are designed to NOT blow up the norwegian Krag Joergensen rifles that have the exact same chambering but DON'T take the same pressures reliably. We hunt moose with 6.5x55 with heavy and high bc bullets AND with high pressures to this day in Sweden. I shot a 700ish pound bull moose with my 6.5x55, he jumped in the air and took about two steps before he fell down. @@concinnus

@LLB984 9 ай бұрын

I think more people should take their rifles to courses. Awesome that you do

@weswolever7477 9 ай бұрын

The browning has been one of my dream pistols for decades

@timbaskett6299 9 ай бұрын

I really like any rifle in the "SKS" class of rifle. SKS, Cz 52/58, Rasheed, and now the Bagdad!!! Probably because my first centerfire rifle was an SKS (Type 56) from Norico.

@FirstLast_Nba 9 ай бұрын

Perfect timing, gaza using these right now.

@gunman11 9 ай бұрын

You learn so much more about shooting watching someone really struggling with his rifle. Ah, and your nemesis, the swinger........

@thagrifster594 9 ай бұрын

Ian, you should run a SKS next time. Solid runs.

@pauldockins9635 9 ай бұрын

Most excellent

@hanktorrance6855 9 ай бұрын

The yellow cammo is beautiful, at first its semi comical until you remember the colors it designed to be used in!

@sheerluckholmes5468 9 ай бұрын

That beastie throws the brass nearly as far as my Ljungman M42

@jamesoneill8901 9 ай бұрын

It is a really nice handy looking rifle. Too bad it has the reliability issues. Can probably be resolved. Be nifty if PSA or someone decided to make some new ones. Hook up the red dot in a scout mount and you've got a DI Mini 30 basically.

@rvieira8057 9 ай бұрын

The problems Ian encountered while shooting the Rasheed seem mostly ammo related. I believe he should have used FMJ ammo.

@HectorGonzalez-fz6ws 9 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to find out how much it would cost to make one today .

@christineshotton824 9 ай бұрын

I have had the wolf hp 7.62x39 jamb in an AK. Its really not very good ammo for a semi auto. Apparently even SKS sometimes has problems with it. It would be interesting to see you do this course with fmj ammo, or with the 8mm Hakim rifle.

@koffeekage 9 ай бұрын

The Allies could have been using the HiPower and that blows my mind.

@carter1940 9 ай бұрын

I believe it was only the Canadians that used it somewhat substantially…alongside .455 Webleys & .38 S&W’s. It didn’t really get the universal recognition as the ‘new standard’ for pistols until after WW2

@christopherreed4723 9 ай бұрын

Ah, yes, that little-known single by The Bangles..."Shoot Like An Egyptian".

@shovelchop81bikeralex52 9 ай бұрын

I would have been aiming at the 'tree' thinking it was the spinner in those lighting conditions!!

@nicholsliwilson 9 ай бұрын

0:48 The Bagdad is the Iraqi copy of the Egyptian gun, @Forgotten Weapons

@Trashcansam123 9 ай бұрын

Yes he misspoke, but we can forgive him

@JonathanWrightSA 9 ай бұрын

Targets in the shade. While shooting with sunglasses. I too have made this mistake.

@rvieira8057 9 ай бұрын

And to top it all off, with Arizona's powerful sunshine!

@JonathanWrightSA 9 ай бұрын

@@rvieira8057 Arizona, South Africa...both are wonderful when it comes to sun 🤣 It's worse when it is a morning shoot, and the sun is almost behind the target. Makes the shade darkness so much worse when you are standing in the light. I literally could not see the 30cm steel plate at 20m.

@marcl.1346 9 ай бұрын

The drip is immeasurable

@mheinrichs 9 ай бұрын

I can't see the front sight if my Hakim when pointed at a dark target either. I dabbed some white paint on the tip of the front sight and that fixed the issue.

@mrtlsimon 9 ай бұрын

I've run the SKS on the clock and under pressure at matches. Loading stripper clips is time consuming and frustrating at times. Most of the time all 10 rounds go in...most of the time.

@GeFeldz 9 ай бұрын

Ah, Ian's true arch nemesis, the spinner... =)

@ryand2939 9 ай бұрын

9mm is ideal until you cross paths with a spinner.

@RosaParksWasWyt 9 ай бұрын

Ian sits in front of a mirror and says “It puts the beret on its head or else it gets the Rasheed again”

@TheCosmicGuy0111 9 ай бұрын

Nice

@tacracc_photography 9 ай бұрын

Currently in Egypt, hell yea

@MiketheMadness 9 ай бұрын

Bet Bloke wished he had this Hi-Power set up at Finnish Brutality recently

@juliancantarelli 9 ай бұрын

I was specting to see Ian dress as a Pharaoh.

@gillly11111 9 ай бұрын

The bolt carrier looks like a frankenstein Vz58 bolt carrier😮

@josiahgibson6373 9 ай бұрын

Ian is so dedicated that he grew a spectacular mustache just to get into character for this outfit.

@LuxpatMDLXXII 9 ай бұрын

Hola, tienes alguna información sobre el Armaguerra OG 43? Gracias de antemano.

@Rrgr5 9 ай бұрын

Dope kit, you should try again with another ammo and little bit more practice with the rifle, sure you'll get a way better score.

@bob445566DE 9 ай бұрын

In my experience getting through a whole mag with the rasheed without a malfunction is extremely rare. The issue is the magazine follower. IT is not well designed and feeds the last round at a too steep angle.

@Moredread25 9 ай бұрын

The Hi-Power is a cool gun.

@Razgriz85 9 ай бұрын

Not a man's competition if you're not bleeding. Probably the hollow point ammo causing the malfunctions, since military rifles and pistols sometimes don't like it.

@wanderingranger4208 9 ай бұрын

When I was watching the video on this I thought it was a bad idea having a double bladed bayonet that folds into the forgrip

@cynthiakoehne7004 9 ай бұрын

also do a Chi-com run and gun with my setup, an accurate/0 failure SKS with an accurate 0 failure Tokarev!

@CyrusFreeman 9 ай бұрын

I have had an obsession with the Rashid rifle since I first saw one in the early 90s. I have always liked that type of rifle, whether it be the Rashid, the SKS, the Vz52, the HK SL6/7, or even the Mini 14. However, I am not sure how actually useful any of them are, especially having owned the Vz 52. I would like to thank Ian for demonstrating very vividly to me just how useless the rest she probably is. I suppose I should just continue to enjoy it from a far, admire the pictures, and enjoy the idea of it… And if anyone has one that's completely trashed and beyond repair, I'll take it off your hands lol

@czwarty7878 9 ай бұрын

Ah yes the famous cheeseburger camouflage

@wesleygay8918 9 ай бұрын

Those rasheed sights.....*shudders*

@silverseth7 9 ай бұрын

Would it be worth sending that spare magazine to a metal worker to beat the dents out of it and maybe make a new spring?

@onkelmicke9670 9 ай бұрын

Cool rifle and cool camo. It would be fun if you tried a Helwan Brigadier (Beretta 951) for the pistol.

@ForgottenWeapons 9 ай бұрын

I have one, but didn't want to TOTALLY handicap myself, especially when I had a legit UAR High Power. :)

@onkelmicke9670 9 ай бұрын

I had one too but it broke down after 5 shots. The locking wedge mushroomed out and jammed the action. I couldn't get a replacement part to fix it so that was it unfortunately. Other than that I actually really liked it so I wouldn't mind a good one or an actual Beretta 951 if I could find it. I hope yours is good.

@onkelmicke9670 9 ай бұрын

Don't get me wrong, a UAR Hi-Power is really cool too but I guess it wasn't made in Egypt so it is almost like cheating :)