Ever wanted to see how firearms operate — viewing INSIDE the actions, barrels, and magazines? Well today we feature some great “see-through” animations for rifles, shotguns, and pistols. Using modern 3D graphics technologies, these cutaway videos show the movement of cartridges during firing, plus the operation of the bolt, trigger, and extraction systems.

These videos are found on two locations. First, there is the MasongGun YouTube site, which has 636 videos and an astonishing 3.45 MILLION subscribers. In addition, on Facebook, the GunMechanism Page has over 200 animated “Reels”, some of which have been viewed over 500,000 times. Obviously gun afficianados like these 3D X-Ray effect see-though videos. Here are 10 very good videos featuring notable lever-action, bolt-action, and semi-auto rifles, plus semi-auto pistols, a revolver, and a pair of modern shotguns.

If you want to see hundreds more of these X-Ray type firearms function videos, go to the MasongGun YouTube site and visit the GunMechanism Facebook Page.

Winchester Model 1973 Classic Lever-Action Rifle

Evolution of German Pistols

HK G3 and FN-FAL Semi-Auto Mag-Fed Rifles

Multiple Handguns in Action

Military Bolt-Action Rifles and Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)

Colt M4 (AR type) Plus M1 Garand and M1 Carbine