Posted on 08/01/2009 5:06:05 PM PDT by shove_it
History comes to life as R. Lee “Gunny” Ermey leads viewers on a fascinating ride through the engineering and development of weapons in the new one-hour series, LOCK N’ LOAD with R. Lee Ermey , premiering Friday, July 31 at 9pm ET on HISTORY.
Get hands-on with some of the world’s fiercest firearms, including machine guns, tanks, pistols and rockets, as Gunnery Sergeant, drill instructor, Vietnam veteran, actor and former MAIL CALL host R. Lee Ermey demonstrates the weapons that made battlefield history. For example, Ermey unleashes a torrent of ammo using a Dillon Aero Minigun, which shoots three thousand rounds per minute, and then traces the evolutionary steps that brought the gun to its present place in history.
In each episode of LOCK N’ LOAD with R. Lee Ermey, special high-speed photography gives viewers an unprecedented look at the inner workings of a particular weapon – how it works and what really happens at the point of impact. Advanced 3D graphics help to detail the improvements, changes in technology and thinking behind each weapon, while experts flesh out the engineering and history involved.
It’s an enthralling ride through the evolution, origins, innovations, victories and defeats of weapons, as Ermey delivers the story with, literally, one finger on the trigger.
LOCK N’ LOAD with R. Lee Ermey is produced for HISTORY by Beyond Entertainment. Mary Donahue is Executive Producer for HISTORY. Executive Producer for Beyond Entertainment is John Luscombe, Co-Executive Producer is John Tessier.
I'm glad somebody gave the execrable Chauchat the disrespect it deserves. As Gunny said, the French should stick to cooking.
It was good. Gunny Ermey is informative and entertaining. I guess this show will be weapons oriented than Mail Call.
As long as they’re reviewing Awful Machine Guns, I wonder if they’ll be able to find a working model of a Breda 30 anywhere — or any ammunition for it. Ugh! If possible, worse than the Chauchat, if only because the externally lubricated ammo was a dirt and grit magnet.
I wish we could get Gunny’s new show here in New Zealand: that would be awesome!
> I’m glad somebody gave the execrable Chauchat the disrespect it deserves.
Chauchat: there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time! IIRC it was the “assault weapon” used by US troops in WW-I? I read about it in “Once An Eagle” by Anton Myrer — a great book...
We enjoyed it too and it is a refresher on some stuff and and an education on others. Mail Call was fun too. I wonder what the budget was for the mini-gun and ammuntion? Being a non-Artie, I found the artillery one to be very good.
Pershing was not amused.
It even LOOKS stupid:
As Gunny observed, an open-sided magazine in the trenches was not exactly a good idea . . . . he managed to get 4 or 5 rounds through it before it jammed.
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Interesting, but it’s mainly Ermey being Ermey. Anyone who didn’t like Mail Call won’t like Lock and Load.
Does anyone remember the old WWI veteran who used to be on the History Channel? I am sure he has been dead for some time but one thing I recall him saying was the Chauchaut was not as bad as everyone said. He did actually use them.
It rocks!
Not only entertaining and educational but funny as heck!
And it was amusing to see the different owners of the weapons reacting to the flow of Ermey's somewhat profane eloquence. The guy with the Gatling gun was completely struck dumb, while the owner of the Maxim gave as good as he got.
To be absolutely serious for a moment, the adaptation to the .30'06 was marginally better than the 8mm Lebel, with its massive base and thick bevelled rim. It still jammed, but it was better than a bolt action rifle . . . at least until it jammed.
My husband said “Come and watch this show, you’ll love it.” And I did.
As a gal just starting to learn about guns, this show is a gold mine.
Wonder what I could pick up a slightly used antique Gatling for? I always thought they were great from the time I learned of them in books as a kid.
Reading this thread got me thinking about the guy. His name was Winston Roche, and a google search reveals that he passed away in ‘94.
The incredible curve was required by the Lebel rim. Of course, the Bren gun had the same problem to accommodate the .303, not as severe a curve though, and it certainly worked all right.
Oh don't get me wrong, I like the Gunny. I watched two episodes last night and will be watching it in the future. But I look at Ermey on "Mail Call" or "Lock and Load" and then I look at his masterpiece of a performance in "Full Metal Jacket" and it's just a little disappointing.
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