Just a quick point of info. Miles had to reset the trigger as the trigger assembly was loose. I took it apart and reinstalled it and tighten the screws and it functions ie trigger resets.

lebanese here, dude, your arabic pronunciation is ON POINT

My experience (800ish rounds so far) with my Hakim is nearly the total opposite of the one shown here. If you engage the safety before loading, the action is incapable of closing. If you've recently fired to empty, the magazine's follower pushes up on a lug that locks the action open - extremely similar to that of an AR. At this point, even with the magazine loaded or completely removed, the rifle will rely on this last-round-bolt-hold-open to remain locked open. I suspect the rifle used in this video has a heavily worn hold-open lug or bolt/carrier locking latch. Hell, maybe both. At least on my rifle, the only way to dislodge the bolt/carrier from this lug at this point is to tap the rifle's butt against the ground. I've tried many different ways to cause "Hakim thumb" with my particular rifle and I simply can't get it to happen. When doing *anything* other than pulling the trigger, engage the safety. Easy. I also have zero issues getting the rifle's original-issued mag in or out of the thing. Sure, the latch is annoying, but I suspect that the magazine used in this video is slightly deformed, causing friction. I also have an aftermarket magazine that was tight at first but became just as smooth after a single range trip. Both are easily removed by using my right hand's - my firing hand's - index finger knuckle while holding the gun's receiver with the rest of said hand. Both mags drop free, yet have zero wobble when actually in the gun. My rifle doesn't at all feel like it's about to come apart under recoil. I've anecdotally never actually heard of a Hakim that needed more than the lowest gas setting to run. And at this setting they seem to run very mildly. I bought a new-production gas key from a guy off of Gunbroker right after buying the gun itself, and there always seems to be someone selling them there. tl;dr Hakims that have lived less interesting lives than the one shown here actually run quite well, albeit with a manual of arms that requires some attention to detail.

Last time I was this early you could still find these.

Love my Hakim. Its been reliable and accurate. You just have to pay more attention when operating it.

The 3 I shot all worked flawlessly. Very reliable through hundreds of rounds. I didn't experience any of the problems highlighted in this video. The gas adjustment is great for reloaders making up low velocity plinking rounds with cast bullets!

Hakim & Rasheed - kind of sounds like a hip-hop duo.

Miles brings something very unique to the channel, keep the MENA weapons content coming.

What a lemon he bought! Mine has functioned flawlessly! Very accurate, at least out to 500 yards (longest range I have easy access too), and the recoil on mine has been almost pleasant. I'm glad I got mine when I did, back in 1987 for $80.

I picked up one of these about 3 months ago and I LOVE my rifle. Tuned my rifle for my reloads, and its a great shooter

So 6am Arizona time is when TFBTV posts... got it!

Is this sort of a shortened version of the videos you're doing for the six day war series? It kinda felt like we were dropped into the middle of a bigger video.

You didn't look to hard for pictures in the 1956 Suez War. Several pictures of British troops with captured examples. Also a famous picture of a French Paratrooper standing guard holding one.

I have had two of these. I still own one to this day. Mine were nothing like the one in this video. Everything functioned very well and a very light recoil impulse.

I do have to admit, your preparation for this episode is amazing. I am really surprised with all the elaborate presentation.

The only way you are going to crush your finger is if you have never heard of this gun before and are playing with one. Never been an issue for me and the weird action is a bonus.

Fuck... hide this video from MAC, rifles about to go up to 1 million

Fun facts: the Egyptian Army used chemical weapons in Yemen. Forgotten Weapons has a video devoted to how to run a Hakim.

Good to see you on TFB again, Miles!

Excellent video! Great t-shirt, too.

Another one that I wish I hadn't sold. What a strange recoil impulse. Fun gun...

I think Hakim rifle is one of the most smartest 8mm ever made

Inherent faults with weapons can be overcome by proper training drills, no soldiers should be getting their thumbs smashed if they follow the correct drills.

I bought my rifle in 1991 for $95 to me it is a great gun so much so that I have actually upgraded my rifle to use mg13 machine gun magazines I also have mounted it with a bipod because of the weight it kind of looks like some kind of crazy looking BAR type light machine gun I love the setup wish I could post pictures here so that others could see what I had done my rifle has since I have had it worked flawlessly it will shoot all kinds of 8 mm ammo the Hakim thumb is a real thing on the bolt cover there is a handle to grab onto operate the bolt cover, when my Hakim ejects a round it has a tendency to hit that handle and Dent the eight mm brass I have taken a small small rag and wrapped it around the handle so that it would not Dent the brass anymore, that is the only problem that I have had with that rifle since I got it in 1991 I just wish I could post a picture so that I could show others what I had done to upgrade my rifle I'm not sure what the issue with his trigger on the video but I don't have and never have had that issue. It seems that I've been blessed with a super dependable rifle.

Always a good day when miles is on tfbtv. And my day just started!

Miles’ videos are easy to catalog - walking encyclopedia. I could watch his content for hours. He is AMAZING. Who discusses these mid-east battles and rifles on youtube. IF ONLY he had this in a tent in the desert - with a fire and camels in the background - passing a rifle around some egyptians......

What is the deal with the trigger?

It's not a bad gun. I have all 3, and it is an odd design, but considering in like 18 months the AG-42 went from "hey we probably need to look into making a semi auto rifle" to "we have a complete rifle ready to go for mass production." I mean considering it's the first mass produced true Direct Impingement Rifle and it's a very unique system that no one every did before, the designer was a genius. Keep in mind the magazine was only meant to be removed for maintenance, not how we reload a modern AR. The only downside to the Hakim is Egypt designed to use some proprietary clips in the Hakim and Rasheed that no one else ever used, and you have to turn the Hakim to the ammo, because the Ljugman was chambered in 6.5 Sweede, and there's only one loading for 6.5 Sweede, that's why the AG-42 doesn't have a adjustable gas system, where as there's several 8mm loads so they never knew what might show up

Machinegun Dad is everybody's favorite Dad. I love his channel.

More from Miles please 👍

I really don't get the whole Hakim/Ljungman thumb meme. I have a ljungman, load it with stripper clips on fire mode and it is impossible for the bolt to close on your thumb. The only way the bolt will close is if the bolt stop is lowered AND the bolt carier is clicked forward AND then pushed back. How can the bolt carrier move that much while loading? Having said that, the bolt will crush the heck out of your thumb if it does happen to be in there while it's closing.

Try tightening the trigger assembly screws so the action resets the trigger.

I remember buying a Hakim when they were around $600. The bolt release was finicky but the rifle ran great with surplus and commercial 8mm Mauser ammo. I recall having a few cases failing to extract and getting stuck like featured in the video. and it was a bear to clear. So, I can see why for many reasons it was ditched but I've also seen a lot worse.

The Hakim rifle I have is a 7.92mm mauser caliber weapon. In the video the weapon has a stamping "HAKIM 7.8 mm MADE IN EGYPT" ( by the leather aid ). I also have an Egyptian bolt mauser rifle in 7.92 mauser! A very quick google search just now does not show a result for a 7.8 mm Egyptian Hakim! Curious!

Finally got to see this.... it was never suggested to me when released.

I have a .22 lr single shot German Mauser that was used as a training rifle. I believe it was made in the early 1940's. It would be awesome if you made a video about them since I don't know a whole lot about it and there's very little information online.

Nice content time on TFBTV, yeehaw !!!!

Trigger reset broken?

Nice new intro

That's not James

Love mine. Such an interesting action though I agree, perhaps not fool-proof. Took it out to the range and it shot dam well. The brass was heavily damaged due to the missing leather wrap (it was not intended to be used to cycle the action). I contend the Swedish ag-42b, which the Hakim is based on, was the best rifle of the WWII time period. Cool to see it all the way into the 60s

Well if he hates it so much, I’ll take it! 😃

Great video Miles. Also great to see you on TFB, they need the IQ boost 😁

God damn I've wanted one since I was 18 .... I just love the 8mm

Semi Auto + Full Rifle Bullet = Awesome Rifle Fuck Yeah

the stripper keeps the bolt from closing on your thumb, you probably need to learn to load it...they are designed to throw out the stripper after after you close the bolt...

Beautiful video, very informative and complete 👌

Kind of regret not buying a Hakim when they were cheap. They're quite nice for what they are, and I like the 8mm Mauser cartridge. I made a rule against buying rifles I can't easily put optics on, though, so I passed on it.

Does the trigger on this one not reset by itself? Is this a common issue?

Love my Hakim, just need a Rasheed and a Ljungman to match...

i bought one a while ago and i love its quirkyness.

Ag42b little brother. Love those guns

Did I just see a shell pop out at 0:38 ?

Let's get more videos with this dude talking about middle eastern guns. Rare to have such a camera friendly big brain guy.

Do a vid on the fn 49 !

Are you going to demonstrate Hakim thumb?

it has a gas adjustment...needs to be set at the lowest setting for ammo then one click up

A Hakim makes Garand thumb seem like a good thing!

the writing around the skull and bones @11:20 says "al-haras al-watani" which means "National Guard"

Man Miles' arabic is pretty good.

Had to pause and look at all the book titles in the background

How much is this rifle worth ?

Notice everytime the bolt goes forward demonstrating the "hakim thumb" dangers the GIGANTIC safety switch is In the fire position the box mag is outside of the rifle spare ones were probably not issued as the rifle was designed to function in a specific manner reloaded by stripper clips much like a Lee Enfield just because the box mag is removable doesn't facilitate that it was ever designed to be used with a modern technique its tantamount to complaining about a flintlock for being a muzzle loader that primes from the pan and needs a sharp rock in the jaws like "oh how dare the Hakim be a clone of a somewhat obscure swedish autoloader I hate it". spare mags for these rifles are scarce which lends further to this the box mag was an integrated part not to be removed outside of cleaning or clearing the bolt remains captive so long as that switch is on safe there is a solid metal retention system that raises when the gun is empty the only way your going to get your hand caught In this trap is if you willfully set it and operate the hakim in a way outside of how it was intended let's be honest injury is the result of not understanding the mechanics or studying how it works in a thorough takedown/cleaning of the system. Not perfect, heavy, but I am weary of the only talking point about these rifles being a bite some have incurred why not discuss how well they tame 8mm when someone actually knows how to adjust the gas settings? Why not bring up that they can and have shot circles around M1 rifles of the same age? Why not remark on how scarce they are due to not having a world war to fuel production scale at the end of the day the hakim is a rifle worthy of praise it's a DI battle rifle a design that's both simplistic and complex maybe not the best combat tool but its admirable the Egyptians went outside the box and managed to produce these to such quality they still do their job. I just think youtubers are overly dramatic about something that is a non issue admit you couldn't adapt, played around and had your fingers in the no no zone the bolt did exactly what its supposed to you removed the safeguards (both of them) when it slammed home on that thumb played a game won a prize no need to be 10-ply guns are machines they move as their told to move they need to be maintained.

Production was from 1956-1969 and better estimates through serial servers put production numbers 52-55k and probably closer to the lower number. These are slow to load and not easy to clean.

I had a Hakim. I sold it to buy my first AR. I wish I still had it.

I bought one and learned it in 2 minutes.

Wasn't the swedish lugman like a similar design?

Buddy with of mine has one. Slight learning curve to run the action but after that it's a great rifle. Shots good. Just gotta fallow the rule of don't put your finger anywhere you would put your wiener.

Nobody understands this action. Yes, the bolt will slam closed....when you don't have the magazine in. BUT...You don't load the rifle without the magazine. There is a bolt stop that functions with the magazine when it is empty. So all you people saying the action is dangerous are not properly operating the rifle.

My cousin had one. Never got to shoot it tho but was cool

Very few Egyptian forces were in Yemen during the 6 day war.

judge rifle ?

You can thank the Swedes for the design.

I have a Hakim rifle. I have spent more than 10 hours on the safe use of this rifle. And I can tell you for a fact that these two AirHeads don't know what they're even talking about. As far as the trigger is concerned the rifle is malfunctioning.

Weld on a bolt handle a cut a notch for it. I would

so, the only redeeming factor of that rifle is the sick skull decoration?

I used to have one, caught the web of my hand between thumb and index finger in the bolt slamming shut. Worse than garand thumb by far

Man mine is a DREAM to shoot. Fun, accurate, minimal recoil, good trigger. I figured out how to load and shoot it WHILE I was in the gunshop prior to buying it. Definitely bought a lemon but these are good one's when you can find them and afford them. I dropped $1000 on my beauty. The only problem is that it tears rims and dents casings based on ejection due to bad gas ejection functions and the brass ejector.

At this point I just assumed Miles was dead

All I see is to Americans who have a rifle that isn't an AR15 and their mad about that fact

I love my Hakim when it works, mine keeps ripping the rims off cases, cases get stuck or wont extract out of the chamber, it fires but not all the powder will burn ( and im using ppu ammo), but when she does run for a few rounds she is a blast to play with at the range!!! when the ammo shortage ends or when i can find a bunch of them, im going to try and run steelcase 8mm mauser and see how well she prefers that stuff over brass ammo. I have the special tool for the gas port and ive tried to adjust it which worked a little bit. you are right these are very cool and very picky rifles!

I almost traded a 92fs for a hakim some day I regret not trading other days I’m glad I didn’t

ah yes pure Egyptian engineering

:38 ejection??wtf?

Miles looks like if shaun o'malley went to college instead of the UFC

More like Ljungman hold my beer cause the Hakim is a copy of the AG42 Swedish Ljungman

I don’t care how bad this gun is, I fuckin want one

2:30 >Yum Kippor war

lol I remember when those and rashids were two hundred bucks or less ,too bad didn't get a dozen

I would take an sks into battle. I wouldn’t like it, but I’d do it

You don't know code of arms for this rifle so you don't like? You are making yourselves look like fools. The magazine is supposed to stay in the rifle. It's flaw is it is slow to load. They are wonderful shooters.

I would not rely on this video....I have owned 2 of them and not encounter anything like they describe.

As usual when discussing this and the AG42, a lot of misinformation involving thumb eating. It’s total fallacy. You have to deliberately attempt to get your thumb caught to have it happen. Anyone that actually has one of these rifles and approaches the concept without trying to contribute to the misinformation will know this. Same as with the Garand. It’s not that easy to have this happen by accident. But this type of info when it gets started is almost impossible to dispel.

WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!!!

We need more videos from you Miles! That strange fairy 🧚‍♀️ in the short shorts is well... Nah I’m just kidding James.

Estoy hakim pero soy bob

Funny, Iv8888’s video from a couple years ago was great: no trigger problems and the mag extracted and re-inserted flawlessly. Seems like something is wrong in the hakim world when you’re having to manually reset the trigger after every shot - was that particular rifle even safe to use in the first place? Should probably get it looked at before making a video and posting it for the world to see. I blame the rifle less, and more those producing said video...

Hey guys I’m looking to import about 100 of these into the country and sell them for about $7,500..

I picked up one for 300 bucks, came with 500 rounds of egyptian rds, that doesn't shoot that great. so I picked up the 8mm, works great...Also the bayonet came with it...

That’s yankee marshals edc