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Title: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: twyacht on July 07, 2012, 06:46:00 AM: Met a member at my local range, who is part of the Thurs. group. I usually am working on Thurs. but took a long weekend and was I lucky.

This BAR was used in the 1966 Steve McQueen Movie, "The Sand Pebbles".
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/The_Sand_Pebbles_film_poster.jpg)

It was actually fired (blanks) of course, during the filming by Steve McQueen himself.
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/photo-1.jpg)

It is full auto only and in its original WWI configuration.

This is the vid of me firing it in bursts. Click on image to Photobucket link
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/th_TomandBAR.jpg) (http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/?action=view&current=TomandBAR.mp4)

My son also had the chance to fire it.
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/photo.jpg)

Yes its 19 lbs. of whoop ass, but the recoil is a rhythmic push, not a slamming shove.

I'm removing the "Got To Fire A BAR" from my bucket list. It was AWESOME to shoot!!!!!!
What a treat. ;D
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: tt11758 on July 07, 2012, 10:00:05 AM: Looks like a LOT of fun!!
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: robheath on July 07, 2012, 10:14:12 AM: You lucky bastage. My dad said the Garand saved his life many times and the BAR was the slayer of bad guys.
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: Timothy on July 07, 2012, 10:32:58 AM: Cool!
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: 2HOW on July 07, 2012, 11:56:30 AM: awesome man, very cool indeed 8)
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: Ulmus on July 07, 2012, 02:29:32 PM: Now that looks like fun!
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: jaybet on July 07, 2012, 05:48:39 PM: Very Cool!!
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Post by: RTILSON on July 07, 2012, 09:31:34 PM: Awesome! One of my favorite movies and one of McQueens best IMHO. ;D
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: billt on July 12, 2012, 06:04:39 PM: Is that a magazine for an American 180 on the bench in the bottom photograph?
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: twyacht on July 12, 2012, 06:42:29 PM: Quote from: billt on July 12, 2012, 06:04:39 PM
Is that a magazine for an American 180 on the bench in the bottom photograph?

If its the "drum" mag your referring to, it was a Savage old school .22 full auto, perhaps older than the 180. sorry I was FuBARed.. :P

But I'd bet it was. Good eye billt!

It is a top loading drum fed full auto .22 that made a "whizzzzzzzzzzz" sound after all rds. were fired. It went to the rifle to the left of the BAR.

The damn thing sounded like a weedeater while firing. He said it was around 600 rpm..... I have no reason to doubt it.

I did not fire it. but watched his sons shoot it....you could mow the yard with enough ammo.... ::)

I need next Thurs. off...for his M-60.... ;D
Title: Re: Fired A Famous BAR At The Range Yesterday. With Pics & Video
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 12, 2012, 07:09:06 PM: Bill, if you look close you can see the gun to the left of the BAR in the top photo .