Ian's Customs: Remington Auto-8

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I have a number of interesting custom guns, and I figured it would be fun to do videos on a couple of them...let me know if you enjoys this and would like to see more like this!
Today's example is what I call my Remington Auto-8. It's a recreation of the FN Police Model Auto-5. Those guns were standard Auto-5 actions made with longer 8-round magazine tubes and full-length hand guards. The most well-known purchase of them was by the Rhodesian military (probably through Portugal), but they were bought in small numbers by a variety of police and security organizations. A shotgun of this pattern was also a personal favorite of Charlie Askins.
Mine was done by the shotgun wizards at Vang Comp, with their barrel (12ga), a sling, shortened stock, and modernized Auto-5 lifter that allows one-handed loading. It still has the original safety in the trigger guard, but is otherwise a pretty capable tactical shotgun...and a heck of a head-turner at the range!
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@jvleasure 3 жыл бұрын

Ian laid hands on a 16 gauge and faith healed it into a 12...

@emilianozamora399 2 жыл бұрын

And as such he miraculously turned a 16 guage bore into a 12 guage, with just the touch of his palm, and took out a bucket full of shells

@glennruscher4007 2 жыл бұрын

I like my 16.

@bronsonperich9430 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@devooski4751 11 ай бұрын

and thus my friends, he lath hands on thee. For he blessed it sevenfold. Loljk

@davidg2143 7 ай бұрын

Lol

@Guntank214 3 жыл бұрын

Be honest Ian, the primary reason this first caught your interest is because from a distance it kinda looks like a Lebel.

@okonkwojones 3 жыл бұрын

And it was maybe helped along, in part, because it shares the same recoil operation as the Chauchat

@not-a-theist8251 3 жыл бұрын

even loads like one and has the same capacity!

@alifr4088 3 жыл бұрын

Also it is designed by the saint john moses browning himself

@DeadlyBreath9790 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t unsee that

@jdizzy01 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather left me his Auto 5 when he died. I remember asking him about guns as a 6 year old boy and him pulling out that beautiful 1969 FN Auto 5, and him telling me it was mine when he died. Sadly it happened 3 years later. Auto 5s are still my favorite shotgun, due in no small part to the inheritance. Glad to see them get some love

@likydsplit8483 3 жыл бұрын

I own 2. One belonged to my Dad, one to Uncle. I still hunt with them today - both are 60 years old…and run as smooth as they day they were made! But…the follower will absolutely peel the skin off your thumb knuckle when you load in a hurry!

@RagingOatmeal 3 жыл бұрын

Thats the beauty of firearms. Theyre a very strong link to fond memories and family members no longer with us.

@dcrog69 3 жыл бұрын

I have my dads model 11, its the reason I like them so much.

@xFatCommandox 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather gave me his Auto 5 as well. About a decade ago, he told me that he wanted me to have all of his guns. As his mental health declined due to dementia, my grandmother had me take them from the house for safekeeping. He got his in the mid 50's when he was a teen from his father, and that would have been a handsome gift for a North Dakota farm boy that had basically no money. I took my first deer with it with slugs. It's my favorite thing in my safe.

@kimkillillasfuq8212 2 жыл бұрын

I have a similar love of the Remington 870

@DarkestVampire92 3 жыл бұрын

Prediction: Somewhere along the path of this series, we'll have "Ians Customs: Hudson H9"

@ZombineCia Жыл бұрын

I come from the future. You were right sir, check Ian's recent instagram posts

@davidray2682 5 ай бұрын

@@ZombineCiaI come further from the future. Daniel Defense bought the design and is now manufacturering them but completely redesigned.

@robertupson5274 3 жыл бұрын

Let me make this clear: we will ALWAYS want to see YOUR guns Ian

@lasithajayawardana9559 3 жыл бұрын

Is that an Auto 5 in you pocket or are you just happy to see me...?

@natpeterson8856 3 жыл бұрын

@@lasithajayawardana9559 this

@cavemanvi 3 жыл бұрын

@@lasithajayawardana9559 i only carry sub compacts :(

@myronalcock4716 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, more of Ian’s Customs. Dig the background story and history.

@mikavanpolen8418 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed there. Let's see more of this.

@afraser3932 3 жыл бұрын

The background is kind of bland though, it's just a white wall, needs gun jesus posters.

@smith5796 3 жыл бұрын

Salty.

@billpost4205 3 жыл бұрын

@@smith5796 I think the joke flew right over friend.

@theonyxknightknightmaster3792 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! More customs

@Arthurzeiro 3 жыл бұрын

"I know what you're thinking: Did he fire -six- *eight* shots or only five?"

@rays5163 3 жыл бұрын

No need for a tactical bandolier when you have a tactical front pants pocket.

@terrybaird3122 2 жыл бұрын

Or better yet a tactical Paul Harrell coat wit magic pockets.

@okonkwojones 3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna jokingly comment “Ian didn’t even put a duckbill on it?” And then: The Prestige.

@Fair_Hace 3 жыл бұрын

I really want to see some more of Ian’s Customs

@TheRealSupernoah47 3 жыл бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 what country, if you don’t mind me asking? I like collecting firearm knowledge from around the world.

@gtb7969 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealSupernoah47 I know France does that

@ZombieSlayerBO2 5 ай бұрын

@@TheRealSupernoah47Ian’s American

@VangComp 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this shotgun project and for talking about the Vang Comp barrel modifications. We really appreciate your support. Glad to see you're enjoying that awesome 12ga. Stay safe, see you soon!

@Pulsarr1 3 жыл бұрын

Saw something on that model 11 that is a little concerning. It's hard to tell in the video because we don't get a great look at the operating handle, but it looks like your handguard may be worn about to it's limit. The operating handle appears to be almost coming into contact with the receiver in the full locked position, it should have a decent, but not huge gap to the receiver in the locked position. As the handguard ages the wood shrinks, and gets beat from use, which allows the barrel to settle into a further forward position. Eventually this can split the handguard, and in really bad conditions cause improper lock up. It's an easy repair, I've done hundreds over the years. It's either that, or your magazine cap was loose. I'd just hate to see that rare handguard cracked.

@joeanthony1456 3 жыл бұрын

My 11 didn’t have the handle. You had to grab the knurled part of the bbl.

@bills6093 3 жыл бұрын

7:08 ? Is that what you mean?

@Pulsarr1 3 жыл бұрын

@@joeanthony1456 Sounds like you had a Winchester Model 1911, not a Remington Model 11.

@Pulsarr1 3 жыл бұрын

@@bills6093 Yup, it's not a good angle, so I can't tell for sure, but it looks like the handle is coming into contact with the receiver. That should never happen on the Auto-5. Some guns get so bad that the operating handle actually damages the receiver from slamming into it every time the action is closed.

@Chicomite 3 жыл бұрын

"I have a broken 16 gauge shotgun, here." "It's actually a 12 gauge." "You fixed it!!!"

@Zundfolge 3 жыл бұрын

Ian McCollum, master gunsmith :p

@mikek5322 3 жыл бұрын

I did that with an old 10 gauge once.

@xxxggthyf 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any more broken than having the wrong sized chamber? :-D

@chanman819 3 жыл бұрын

In the Canadian Firearms Safety Course I attended when getting my license, .30-30 / .303 was called out specifically as being common hunting calibres in Canada and doofuses had been insisting on firing .30-30 out of .303 guns for... well over a century. Also, despite being specifically warned not to jam .303 dummy rounds into the loading gate of the deactivated .30-30 lever gun, it took exactly 10 seconds for some idiot to do exactly that. This was, of course, after multiple emphatic reminders to check cartridge headstamps against the calibre markings on the gun itself.

@stephenwoods4118 3 жыл бұрын

I was at a range in SOCAL shooting a Civil War Cannon. The rangemaster came over and showed us a 7.62X54 round that had been crammed into an SKS, needless to say the bolt wouldn't quite close but there was rifling engraved about a CM up the brass. The world is full of idiots.

@EcclecticNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Every so often Elbonian ingenuity creates a truly impressive weapon

@AsbestosMuffins 3 жыл бұрын

Elbonia went and bought from a proper manufacturer, they bought Winchester Model 1911's thinking they were handguns

@davidbrennan660 3 жыл бұрын

Ian has yet to fit the by-pod and cartridge hopper the Elbonians fitted as standard to their guns.

@davidbrennan660 3 жыл бұрын

Ian has yet to fit the by-pod and cartridge hopper the Elbonians fitted as standard to their guns.

@davidbrennan660 3 жыл бұрын

Ian has yet to fit the by-pod and cartridge hopper the Elbonians fitted as standard to their guns.

@commandercody2980 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbrennan660 dude, you posted that twice already

@wittsullivan8130 3 жыл бұрын

I read about a 3-gun competitor "modernizing" an Auto-5 with a extended magazine tube, the Select Choke (?) compensator, and he had the whole thing Cerracoated. The thing he liked about it the most was the feed switch, where when it locks open, you can shuck a shell in the bottom and it automatically feeds. I've got an Auto-5 (Browning Light 12) from the 50's that my grandfather passed on to me. Once I figured out how to set up the friction rings correctly, it has a very light recoil. Funny thing, my brother and I were fishing when we were kids and I saw a pipe sticking out of the mud under the bridge. I pulled it out and it was the last 6 inches of a shotgun with a Select Choke compensator on it. I guess someone stole a shotgun and hacked the end off for nefarious activities and threw it in the creek.

@rmblwgn 3 жыл бұрын

wait was it just the barrel you found

@warrenharrison9490 Жыл бұрын

@@rmblwgn seems so, the end with comp choke.

@smartfella7914 Жыл бұрын

Like the lady of the lake, the felon of the creek gifted you a compensator for your shotgun

@ZeFatController Ай бұрын

@@warrenharrison9490 is it larger than the barrel in diameter?? If you have it, it's likely an original cutts compensator. They are SOUGHT AFTER.

@SkyWriter25 3 жыл бұрын

In this episode, Gun Jesus turns a 16ga into a 12ga. 😇

@willcaputo1 3 жыл бұрын

This looks cooler than most modern shotguns

@smokey3185 3 жыл бұрын

My opinion: Cooler than the Pancor Jackhammer

@s.p..smdness8748 3 жыл бұрын

@@smokey3185 Heresy ! Also, no shotgun will ever look cooler than the S.P.A.S-12 with the folded stock.

@smokey3185 3 жыл бұрын

Tru

@_wanted_outlaw3007 3 жыл бұрын

@@s.p..smdness8748 with dragons breath

@cavemanvi 3 жыл бұрын

@@s.p..smdness8748 snatch

@sixstringedthing 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but can we all just pause for a moment, send some scouts out to scope the lie of the land, and then wait for the reports to come in before we confirm that Ian is ABSOLUTELY SMASHING IT in terms of delivering... oh, I dunno, endless free youtube content, high quality analysis of relevant issues present and historical, tertiary-academic-level publications... talk about adapting to the changing strategic landscape of these damn Covid times. Keep crushing it mate, much respect from down under.

@Tusk_III 3 жыл бұрын

Astonishing amount of content production, and not lazy BS "Reaction" crap content either. I recently searched through the uploads for a Q&A video where Ian answered my questions. It took me six hours with a nap in the middle to finally scroll far enough to find the video.

@CalamityCain 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love forgotten weapons. I can't watch that many firearms channels, because many of them come off as too nutty or jovial (or dangerously immature) for me, personally. Ian's the best! Also I just love the presentation, history and flatout rarity of some of these weapons. So, uh, yeah, much respect from Germany ✌

@picatdim 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tusk_III It might help save time if you go to his channel and just type "Q&A" in the profile seach bar.

@sixstringedthing 3 жыл бұрын

@@CalamityCain I'm continually astonished at the number of Germans I see around the web commanding such excellent English. I picked up a bit of generic German before/during a trip to Bavaria and northern Austria, but I probably sounded like a bit of a fool. :) Cheers from Sydney mate

@CalamityCain 3 жыл бұрын

@@sixstringedthing Hey, thanks, man! Such a nice thing to say. Appreciate it. I'm 35 years old now and I started watching movies, TV shows and reading books in English pretty early on in my life. So I guess in written form I might come across as somewhat proficient. But I think you'd have a lot of cringing to do, should you have to talk to me. I simply haven't had that many occasions to polish my conversational skills, to be honest. I propably sound a bit like Schwarzenegger ;-) Picked up a lot in Glasgow last year, though, that was cool. From a Canadian, Scots, Irish and Americans. Sure helped a lot. Any weird or funny German expressions you remember/like to share? I'd love to know if they taught you dirty slang or something alike ✌

@videosso1938 3 жыл бұрын

Wait, if it was called an Auto-5 because it could hold 4 in the tube + 1 in the chamber, and this custom version has an 8 round tube... Shouldn't this one be called an Auto-9?

@ArcturusOTE 2 жыл бұрын

"I got an Auto 9." "Holy shit, where'd you get a 93R?" "Oh not the RoboCop gun, I just put a 8 round mag on an Auto 5, hence Auto-9."

@zerotheero 7 ай бұрын

5 in the tube, not 4.

@paulosborne6517 3 жыл бұрын

YES, customs, rarities and 'franken-guns'. MORE PLEASE!!!

@rhyo171 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I’d love to see more stuff like this

@mattsgrungy 3 жыл бұрын

100% I kinda love seeing Ian's weird little beasties!

@Haunuva 2 жыл бұрын

Rimjob!

@CQSlim 3 жыл бұрын

I own a Japanese Pointer shotgun which is also an exact replica of the Auto 5 and its very well made. Not sure if its made under licence, but its a bit of a party trick when you show people how it works. Would love an extended magtube like that, but here in South Africa cool gun stuff is a bit scarce if it is not for the more popular brands and models. And yes, continue with these - its cool.

@GunFunZS 3 жыл бұрын

They were made under license. I remember reading about them at some point when I was repairing a friends Browning Auto 5 that he inherited.

@Calvin_Coolage 3 жыл бұрын

Some theorize those shotguns were made by Miroku, unlicensed, to prove they could make them. Mainly because as soon as Miroku got their contract with Browning, these A5 clones stopped being manufactured and the company records for these guns vanished

@CQSlim 3 жыл бұрын

@@Calvin_Coolage Cool thanks - interesting

@roeng1368 3 жыл бұрын

The Japanese make excellent guns. Had a few Miroku shotguns and they were really good quality and not that expensive either.

@JW...-oj5iw 3 жыл бұрын

@@roeng1368 ... Agreed. I have a Winchester 1886 made by them. The craftsmanship is outstanding.

@knotbumper 3 жыл бұрын

During WW II, they were not just for pilots. My dad as a B29 gunner (CFC) used them. They were required to shoot so many rounds of skeet a week (month?) to keep their skill level up regarding leading targets. They (according to Dad,) used auto load instead of pump to "replicate" machine gun fire.

@m1911legend 2 жыл бұрын

Ian, your barrel extension is sticking out the receiver due to the foreeend not holding the barrel in the right position, you can see its damaging the corners of the handguard at the barrel extension. You can also see there is no room beetween the receiver and the charging handle, if you leave it like that and shoot it often it will eventually peen or crack the receiver. You can shim where the barrel ring extension interacts with the wood to get it back to its right position

@the_senate8050 3 жыл бұрын

This will be a cool series, looking forward to it.

@iobey 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a beautiful sight. Not just the Remington, but also Gun Jesus shows another miracle.

@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 3 жыл бұрын

We are truly blessed.

@jdelta1adams 3 жыл бұрын

This is really cool. For anyone wanting to attempt something similar, mag tube extensions built for the Remington 1100 and 11-87 Will screw right onto a model 11 mag tube. They work great, just use the new spring with the original follower. No fiddling or gunsmithing required.

@ScottKenny1978 3 жыл бұрын

That's excellent news, thanks!

@thijsvandervoort8261 3 жыл бұрын

I had hoped you'd discuss the usage of the 8 round model by Elbonian police units, but I will always be happy to hear you talk about weird/custom/atypical guns

@harperhellems3648 3 жыл бұрын

I love the gun show story of how you got that "16 gauge" really cheap for $150 because it wouldn't run. Then you measured the bore and, voila!, it's a fully operational 12 gauge. Hahaha. That alone will compel me to return to our local gun show in Fishersville, Virginia. The only things getting me to go anymore are the Mennonite doughnuts and pickles. I'm sick of all the overpriced crap.

@brettimkopp7514 3 жыл бұрын

Be happy that you are able to go to such events. I´m german and haven´t even touched a real Shotgun in my life. If i can visit the US one day i will enjoy every single second on a range. Even if it´s just a Zip.22 or something like that.

@J.DeLaPoer 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't know what it is with gun shows, but honestly 75% of the people at them are the same folks selling literally the same insanely overpriced guns year after year after year. Nothing ever moves, and half of them would act insulted by reasonable offers. I stopped going to most local shows because of that, and with almost total lack of turnover there wasn't even anything new to see.

@AdamOwenBrowning 3 жыл бұрын

I live in England, so yeah. Protect your 2nd, go visit. even just to create some headcount.

@herocommand 3 жыл бұрын

@@brettimkopp7514 You could also just go to your local shooting club and touch one. its not realy that hard to fire a gun in germany. owning them isnt that hard aswell (harder than in the US of course).

@angrydingus5256 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair prices at gun shows are jumping off points. Nobody ever pays asking price when they make a deal. Well, at least thats how it used to be but I guess I havent been to a show in over 10 years.

@allentempleton2429 3 жыл бұрын

The first shotgun I ever fired was my father's FN AT sweet 16 built in the late 40s. It's still my favorite auto gun. It's still in the family and used by my son.

@Gunny426HemiPlymouth 3 жыл бұрын

Held a sweet sixteen that was also a Ducks unlimited version, what a beautiful gun, amazing engraving work.

@lordsirio5517 3 жыл бұрын

Mr McCollum, I am French, and you are my favorite best history teacher I've had so far. Thank you for your work.

@jeffjohansen4945 3 жыл бұрын

I had a Model 11 that was a factory riot gun. 12 guage. Engraved “Palmira state Bank. Palmira Wis.

@anthonyzbikowski529 3 жыл бұрын

Ian's Auto 8, Mark's Pig Stick. It's been a good week for shotguns on the internet.

@curtisimhof7738 3 жыл бұрын

That is really quite a pretty shotgun. It also has this weird blocky look to it that I actually find adds more character and makes me like it more

@ZacharySkan 3 жыл бұрын

"I don't have a police model auto 5 so I'll make a police model auto 5" - Ian. Probably.

@ChrisB.C. 3 жыл бұрын

I knew Ian was the ultimate gun guy when I first saw the Auto 8 in one of his older videos, Googled it, and pretty much the only search results were other videos by Ian. Please, more content like this!

@enricopaolocoronado2511 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see more videos like this. Custom gun builds always interested me.

@JohnTBlock 3 жыл бұрын

To quote another sociopath, "WHERE does he get those marvelous toys?!??" Indeed, I've lusted for an Auto-5 since I was old enough to recognize it....

@radium_habit6869 3 жыл бұрын

Got mine at a pawnshop for $300.

@Petterstrojka 2 жыл бұрын

Got mine for ~80 bucks. Built in 1928, runs like a boss. Looks beat up like a rented mule, but thats the way I likes it.

@PDInfantryman 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I love this gun. So much fun to shoot. You really appreciate the weight of an A-5 when that recoil starts bucking your sight alignment around. Almost makes me want to modify my 1955 Belgium-made Browning Auto-5 Light Twelve like this. Almost...

@Z_BoyPanduh 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite shotgun is my grandfathers Police-Auto5 he bought at a garage sale in the 70’s. Things a beast.

@pricklydingus8604 3 жыл бұрын

The energizer bunny of shotguns.

@crominion6045 3 жыл бұрын

I had an Auto-5 for a couple years back in the late '90s that was made by FN in the 1930s (it was an actual 16ga, lol). That gun had the smoothest action I've ever felt on any gun. It was even a joy just to listen to. Many times I sat on the couch, watching tv and manually cycling that action, just to feel and hear it. 😄 Btw, I bought it at a place I believe you're familiar with: Bear Arms in Scottsdale. 👍

@BrutalMaximus 3 жыл бұрын

the slow motion really illustrates that classic Browning "double thump" recoil

@TreeTop1947 3 жыл бұрын

I actually love that "Ka-Chunk" recoil impulse of a properly set up Auto 5. Those that complain of excess recoil with the Auto 5 are usually unaware of the friction ring and it's two settings. They are also damaging the shotgun by firing heavy loads with the friction ring in the "stored" position. Yes, I also loved those slo-mo shots illustrating the "double thump". Semper Fi, TreeTop

@daviswall3319 3 жыл бұрын

Right on. The only shotgun I own was a Christmas present from my parents when I was a kid around 1980. It’s a Browning Light 20 Auto 5 made in Japan with improved cylinder barrel. I will never get rid of it. Love that shotgun!!!

@brianwright9514 3 жыл бұрын

Lengthened forcing cone is a pretty legit mod. Tightens patterns and reduces felt recoil. What's not to love?

@ScottKenny1978 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the cost of getting it done. And finding a shop that can do it.

@rebralhunter6069 3 жыл бұрын

Ian I'm sure over your many, MANY years of firearms collecting you've accumulated many an interesting modified firearms. Please do more videos like this one! It was super interesting to see!

@mpccenturion 3 жыл бұрын

Auto 5 - Remington - 40 yrs ago I was looking in the pawn shop - and found an Auto 5 looking shotgun - with Made In Japan, stamped on it. I was looking for a 3 inch and this was the short version. It was a few years later before I learned to load magnum shot into the short shells - and then we lost lead. Thank you - Really nice shotgun!

@MartyBeardFace 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the slow motion! It's mind blowing to me the whole barrel cycles with each shot but the design makes sense. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and guns with us!

@AshleyKeskitalo 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Browning Auto 5 that was manufactured just a few months before the Auto 5 was discontinued

@nikolasmoralez6911 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew about the auto 5 till I played a game called hunt showdown, and now knowing it was not originally a Remington or Winchester kinda surprised me. This is a fantastic looking classic 😍.

@Bucky1836 2 жыл бұрын

I just got a specter 1882 which os the 1882 spencer pump shotgun....but mines later the 1890 bannerman

@Bucky1836 2 жыл бұрын

Its in RDR 2

@yellowprime8491 3 жыл бұрын

That loading at the beginning needs to be looped as an ASMR. So soothing.

@joel_rigby 2 жыл бұрын

Found it painful myself...he needs to learn to double or quadload please 🙏 or... at least get a better shell organiser.

@semibreve 3 жыл бұрын

Really cool to see "tastefully revised" versions of old guns like this.

@aaronmillersoutdooradventures 3 жыл бұрын

I got a Browning patent “Springfield Automatic” from a guy on Facebook a few years back. Paid 100 clams for it. Said it didn’t work. Wiped the barrel down with a WD40 rag and it runs like a top. My favorite farm lot dove gun

@Joe5561000 3 жыл бұрын

A cut down Auto 5 was found in John Dillinger's arsenal and I believe Bonnie Parker used one as well. So they were well liked by Bad guys too.

@Tusk_III 3 жыл бұрын

I believe Clyde had a Remington Model 11 with a sawed barrel and Bonnie had one too... her "Whipit" gun with an even shorter barrel and a shortened stock. I suppose Bonnie wasn't the type to ask a fella to "whip it out then handsome"...

@TheGrammargestapo1 3 жыл бұрын

of course they were well liked by bad guys. Charles Askins killed far more people than those two put together, and he mentioned him in the video. It doesn't get more bad guy than self admitted psychopath border patrol agent.

@ZGryphon 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGrammargestapo1 "I'm _not_ a psychopath. I'm a _high functioning_ psychopath."

@kevinvogler2380 3 жыл бұрын

The Auto-5/Model 11 are my favorite shotguns! Such a cool build!

@kenweiss8145 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this presentation. I get so caught up in your past presentations that I miss the current ones. Glad I caught this. It is also really neat to see a gun that I might actually be able to find and reasonable price so I could own it! Even better!

@randolph4421 3 жыл бұрын

If Ian wears a frog top to the range then so will I

@bryangrote8781 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Model 11 with Cutt’s Compensator I bought for $150 and used it for hunting for years. Have thought of turning it into a custom defense shotgun like this but with Cutt’s reattached to a shortened barrel. Never could find any parts for the extended tube, etc or anyone who could do the work. Might have to check out Vang Comp and give this idea a shot.

@meyermachinations972 3 жыл бұрын

I have 2 model 11's, $100 each from a broke friend. lmao. Best money I ever spent. An 870 extension will work, but needs a spacer, or an 1100 extension will fit out of the box I believe.

@Bou_Diran 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video, hearing both historical context and more personal anecdotal context for why it is what it is was plenty enjoyable enough but taking it to the range to show it in action after giving that context really drove it home for me. I hope this becomes it's own series on the channel, even if it's only done irregularly whenever is convenient/fun for Ian to do. (Would love to see Karl in on this too if he has anything to share)

@CrazyPetez 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. It’s always a pleasure to see you on the range, putting your guns to use.

@angry_ike7628 3 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, head-turning and "mall-ninja" tacticool kinda drove me to buy a Mossberg 590M. Nowhere near as cool as Ian's Auto-8 but I understand the need for a sweet shotgun.

@jeffreylunger 3 жыл бұрын

Charlie Askins wasn't "sorta" a pyscho. The dude was a straight up cold blooded killer who happened to have a badge so, naturally, he never got in trouble.

@garrettbyrd7426 3 жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh, I was like, "That's a VERY charitable way to talk about that guy." But also, it's good that he mentioned that Charlie Askins was a fucked up guy in the first place instead of just letting it go without comment.

@fetishartist137 3 жыл бұрын

I remember excerpts from that book too. I believe they were in Gun World Magazine, where of course you could order the book AND a copy of World's Combat Shotguns, which also featured the Auto-5 history in combat.

@clintwelch9843 3 жыл бұрын

Charlie used a white bandaid wrapped around the muzzle for aiming in low light conditions

@1boortzfan 3 жыл бұрын

We all have that one gun that is special to us for the way we got it and the manner in which we were able to have it made custom to fit our needs. You have done quite well.

@nicolaspearce7770 2 жыл бұрын

I have an FN A5 I inherited from my grandfather and it still remains my favorite gun to shoot

@derekduffner6048 3 жыл бұрын

We need more videos on Ian’s custom guns so they don’t become Forgotten Weapons

@GunFunZS 3 жыл бұрын

That's really cool. I love the auto 5 and related models. There's just something kinesthetically pleasing about using them. On this one I think I would be tempted to strip off that black paint. The whole thing but really look good with that walnut contrasting to the park.

@F3ST3Rfilms 3 жыл бұрын

Ian thank you so much! I have owned a low serial number 16 gauge FN Browning Auto-5 for almost five years now, and until now I have never known how to load the magazine. I'd always assumed the elevator was broken on mine (easy to assume considering it was over 100 years old and in rough shape when I bought it), and I'd never found a gunsmith that could figure out the action. You have absolutely made my day, possibly my entire year, thank you! Also as always love seeing stuff from your personal collection! Amazing gun!

@BossinDawson253 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing Ian! Hope to see more in your collection

@douglasduda9826 3 жыл бұрын

Like my dad and grandfather buying 2 HK model 300s for like 300 bucks back in the day because one was working and one was broken...well needless to say there is Few things Granddaddy could not fix.

@lewhanwen4302 3 жыл бұрын

Who's stupid enough to run 16 gauge, then not try to look up the gun and figure out if they're loading the wrong gauge?

@warrenb8228 3 жыл бұрын

The same people who cause Ruger to carve extremely long warnings into their barrels.

@johnm3907 3 жыл бұрын

Did he mention 16 gauge i kinda tuned out

@rootbeerpoptart 3 жыл бұрын

The "Red 9" Mauser pistols make a little more sense now. End users are dumb and can't be trusted with anything

@mattsgrungy 3 жыл бұрын

Same people who put 300 Blackout in their 5.56 AR

@Perry2186 3 жыл бұрын

Someone who was probably told its a "Sweet Sixteen" cuz those have a higher collector value

@heinrichnitschke5485 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome shotgun Ian. My dad had one in standard configuration when I was a teen. Had a lot of fun with the old girl. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

@bishopcorva 3 жыл бұрын

That is absolutely fantastic scratches, dings, worn finish and all. I'd love to see more of the personal custom pieces that might be sitting around.

@s.p..smdness8748 3 жыл бұрын

Hunt showdown flashback *Humming intensifies*

@keithallardice6139 3 жыл бұрын

Jesus: Turns water into wine... Gun Jesus: Hold my beer.....! Seriously though, that is one fine-looking and -working firearm you've got there, looks like LOTS of fun to shoot. You've turned a pig's ear into a fine silk purse (minor miracle #364) I, for one, would love to see more of "Ian's Customs" and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone!!

@trvsfrnd 3 жыл бұрын

I now want one of those insanely badly. I grew up shooting a model 11 "sportsman" from ~1932 and that thing... is awesome.

@828enigma6 3 жыл бұрын

Had a Remington Model 11 Army ordinance marks that had been bubba'ed with a poly choke. Kicked like a pissed off mule. Found out after selling it you were supposed to adjust the gas rings to the ammo. Live and learn. Very much like seeing your video.

@PopeHeavy 3 жыл бұрын

This gun looks astounding

@shinmalpure2397 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dude! I kinda didn't expect a fellow guy from Discord!

@PopeHeavy 3 жыл бұрын

@@shinmalpure2397 huh, where from?

@shinmalpure2397 3 жыл бұрын

@@PopeHeavy Hazbin Hotel discord?

@PopeHeavy 3 жыл бұрын

@@shinmalpure2397 oh yeah. I am a bit surprised, because Im barely active there.

@mr.international2778 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing missing in ians shooting uniform are some tactical red pantaloons

@mr.international2778 3 жыл бұрын

Fully webbed out but the fixings are polished brass

@demonprinces17 3 жыл бұрын

Or a foreign legion kepi

@ZGryphon 3 жыл бұрын

Ian rocking the Zouave look would certainly complete a picture. :)

@imperialbricks1977 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this series. Hope to see more in the future.

@Rogueaviation Жыл бұрын

This was awesome. I loved the description of the work on the Auto 5.

@jamestown12345 3 жыл бұрын

It's not uncommon to find gauge mis-stamped examples of all of the auto 5 variants/copies. Some they scratched out, some re-stamped, a lot they just left them and sold them like that. Was the barrel on this one stamped 16?

@calebsomera2080 3 жыл бұрын

Tacticality isn't needed when you're literally jesus

@Tusk_III 3 жыл бұрын

Ian seems like a really nice guy... But one thing 'The Big Lebowski' taught me is, "Nobody f**ks with the Jesus".

@TheSnowWolf1000 Жыл бұрын

ian that thing is absolutely awesome.

@alanrogs3990 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I enjoyed this video and the info on changing the lifter was prefect for me.

@texas66 3 жыл бұрын

And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Remington, come forth. And he that was dead came forth and was made better than before.....

@williamflowers9435 3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking he should name this gun his Lazarus shotgun

@quadrono5714 3 жыл бұрын

Concerning Col. Charles Askins, my Stepdad was his driver at Fort Bragg in the early 1950s. I have a copy of Col. Askins' "The Pistol Shooter's Book" which he inscribed for my stepdad on his discharge date in 1954. They don't make men like that anymore.

@chancevought8298 3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully, since by his own admission he was a racist pyschopath.

@quadrono5714 3 жыл бұрын

@@chancevought8298 He was a man of his times and circumstances. By today's standards I'm sure he'd be cancelled immediately.

@chancevought8298 3 жыл бұрын

@@quadrono5714 Why are you defending a dude that admitted he loved killing hispanics and black people? What is wrong with you?

@quadrono5714 3 жыл бұрын

@@chancevought8298 how am I defending him? I never said anything he did was.good or admirable. I said they don't make men like him anymore and that he was a product of his times and circumstances. That's about as neutral a comment as you can make.

@chrismorgan441 3 жыл бұрын

Great video on a truly unique shotgun. Vang Comp did a wonderful job and I'm extremely happy for you. The unique firearms of the world make things so much more interesting and force you to keep your eyes and ears open, actively seeking for your chance to acquire them. Thanks for sharing.

@ghostgracechillr9091 3 жыл бұрын

This is the famous humpback shotgun. This was used in warfare as early trench gun. They are all spring driven vs o-ring modern semi shotguns. The magazine tubes and altercation on early A-5 are pain in ass.

@MrPh30 3 жыл бұрын

It served the Border duty well for Charlie Askins ,and the 9 shot extension on it made him favor it often with buckshot ammo in it.

@MrPh30 3 жыл бұрын

Option 2 ,a man of his era who had a job to do and served well in several services ,and a prolific gunwriter who really knew what to use and build, doubtful he was pshychotic . Just as sane as most people today are many areas, and that about should cover what his legacy is .

@TreeTop1947 3 жыл бұрын

Whatever you think of him, we could sure use more like him down here on the Texas border today, IMO! Semper Fi, TreeTop

@isaac6705 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPh30 No, the guy described HIMSELF as a psychopathic killer. He even speculated that he enjoyed big game hunting because he couldn't hunt humans anymore. Look at "The Gunfights Of Col. Charles Askins" in American Handgunner, Nov-Dec, 1999 by Massad Ayoob.

@soumyajyotimukherjee4752 3 жыл бұрын

Make it a sub series please. Custom guns are interesting. #ForgottenWeapons

@brianmcdaniel2693 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all you do

@Trooper-db5jg 2 жыл бұрын

ive got a vintage browning auto 5, belonged to my grandfather who left it to me after he passed, has a fixed full choke, shoots so bloody smooth i can feel everything moving in the gun when I fire it.

@wolflegion_ 3 жыл бұрын

Slow mo of long recoil shows why long recoil isn’t used as much anymore lol, so violent.

@carlcolberg8346 3 жыл бұрын

Makes a longer but slightly softer recoil impulse. Kind of a sustained push. Gentler than any of my other shotguns.

@DMINDTHELOWRIDER 3 жыл бұрын

It is with great shame that I must admit that I was Today years old when I learned that the whole barrel recoils. 😳🙈

@Stevarooni 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Auto-5 is kind of freaky like that. Shows how much innovation there was before semi-auto actions "solidified" into the few styles we have today.

@con6lex 3 жыл бұрын

Ian has done some videos on various actions and locking systems. There may be one on the Long Recoil Action. This and the Chauchat are two of the most famous.

@ZGryphon 3 жыл бұрын

@@con6lex And the Remington Model 8/80 rifle, which is kinda-sorta the same action as the Auto-5.

@johncashwell1024 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that great shotgun with us! They did a beautiful job Parkerizing that for you; Parkerizing was definitely the way to go.

@coreytrevor1920 6 ай бұрын

My grandfather has an original auto 5 on his wall and I’ve appreciated it as long as I’ve seen it. His father got it from the back of a salvaged truck he had f purchased in the late 1910s

@davidbenner2289 3 жыл бұрын

Dear old dad used a Remington 870 in the jungles of the Philippines and Mainland Southeast Asia for several years hunting Communist guerillas. That, and a Thompson's submachine-gun were just weapons of choice back then. He never killed anybody but, he would have if attacked and they were in sight. Around the mid-1950's he was given a choice of weapons when in his "special" civilian unit. He took out the 870, blew done wooden boxes to pieces and decided that was the gun to use in the heavy brush and jungle. I would have my pump action shotgun by my bed but my daughter took it and has it in her bedroom! Women! So, I'm relegated to my wimpy 1911 45.ACP for home defense. Alas.

@Tadicuslegion78 3 жыл бұрын

Them: ew shotguns are just worthless Fudd guns. Me: And yet pretty much legal to own in every part of the United States without the idiocy that dictates AR15s

@joshuahadams 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a 12-gauge shell for damn near everything from waterfowl to deer, too. Need something fairly light? Birdshot. Heavy? Buckshot. Gotta stop something for sure? A couple slugs should do it.