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Q&A: Lightning Round! (Patreon)

Published:
2018-01-03 19:01:49
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2021-03

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I would like to have a Q&A posted this month, but I am running a bit short on time for research and filming before I leave on a filming trip. So this month's Q&A will be a Lightning Edition, using questions with short answers only. So, what would you like to know that can be answered in a single sentence?

(I have not done this format before; hopefully it will work well!)

Comments

Anonymous

I’m not sure if you’re still looking for questions but I had one about the Rhodesian designed Southbound african produced Mamba pistols. I’ve heard they have a dangerously light trigger pull, and aren’t mechanically great for shooting, do you know if this is true? Do you have any interesting knowledge on them?

Anonymous

Do you like trains

Anonymous

What do you feel is the most suitable ammunition for the modern military. Could be anything, old or new.

Corey Allhands

What do you keep as a primary home defense weapon?

Anonymous

Hey Ian... few questions posted below hopefully you can use one or two: First older firearm you purchased for yourself? What made you interested in French rifles vs other nations? Any plans to come to the NYC area also for the 100th anniversary or Armistice Day? For those of us going to Paris this year, any recommendations For museums, existed, etc...?

Anonymous

Why in your opinion the 10mm cartridge, despite being a good round ballistically and dimension wise, was not explored further? Was it due to the FBI trials which resulted in the .40S&W or is there any other reason such great round would not see further use in firearms design?

Anonymous

Other than the WWSD rifle, what is your most shot gun, and alternatively, your least shot gun.

Anonymous

I believe i heard you and Karl say on Inrange that you guys felt that 45 acp was an obsolete cartridge. Sorry if i misremembered or misunderstood. But do you think that 45 acp is still viable for suppressed handguns/sub machine guns?

Alex

Along guns like the colt python and over and under shotguns and other things, a long spine will often run the length of the barrel; the front and rear sights along the top of this. When did these and the long rectangular holes start appearing in them? What is their purpose?

Anonymous

Best firearms manufacturer?

Anonymous

Pistol-caliber carbines in the Era of the SBR - useful or range toys?

Anonymous

What era of time produced the most forgotten weapons? US Civil War? WW1, WW2, cold war, etc?

Anonymous

What was the earliest semi-automatic centrefire rifle produced you are aware of?

Anonymous

What is the wing speed of an unladen swallow?

Anonymous

Did the Madsen LMG influence the Korobov TKB-022?

Anonymous

Which "unicorn" firearm would you most like to get your hands on

Anonymous

Have you seen the movie "all quiet on the western front"? What do you think about it?

Anonymous

Do shotguns have a place in modern militaries other then guarding prisoners or checkpoints?

Anonymous

Since you love WWI history, and always talk about small arms, how about something of a different flavor? Which piece of field artillery from The Great War are you most fond of?

Anonymous

I recently purchased a S&W model 1. I would like to fire it, but can't seem to find any black powder .22 short ammunition. Do you know of anyone who still makes (commercial) black powder ammunition? what would you recommend as an alternative?

Anonymous

With all of the new calibers on the market are any of them useful? How long will it be until they are forgotten?

A premium hog

What is your favourite reference material for British small arms?

Anonymous

What is your favorite (or least favorite) airline? How much time do you actually get to spend at home? (Do you ever get tired of the constant travel and filming?) When will you shoot your Chassepot?

Matthew Jackson

What's the best kind of whisky? Bourbon, Scotch/Single Malt, Irish, Canadian, or Other

Anonymous

Any military application, modern or historical, for subsonic ammunition? Primarily outside of special operations.

Anonymous

Cheapest/best source for collector grade books.

Scott

Are Calico Light Weapons on your radar? I think they're cool and interesting but haven't seen you cover any yet. Do you have any opinions on them?

Anonymous

Do you have a French heritage,ie.extreme interest in French rifles.

Anonymous

What was the first fully automatic firearm you got a chance to shoot?

A premium hog

Why was there such a huge time gap between when the US Armed Forces saw mass adoption of semi auto pistols and when police forces adopted semi auto pistols?

Anonymous

Have there ever been an attempt at a military straight pull rifle with a bent bolt, yes or no?

Anonymous

With the new Remington 870 DM do you think the recoil mitigation system from the 870 competition that you did a video on several years ago would become more viable as an all around shotgun a 2nd not just a single shot trap shooting shotgun?

Anonymous

If you could redo one video, which would it be?

Anonymous

Which calibre of bullet has caused the most deaths since smokeless powder was introduced?

Anonymous

You are going on a WW1 trench raid. You can choose a shotgun or MP18 and a Luger, M1911 or M1917 (C or S&W) revolver. What do you choose?

Sven Jonsson

Your house is on fire, you can only save three guns from your entire collection- what are they?

Anonymous

In your opinion, what bullpup weapon do you consider to be the greatest overall?

Anonymous

What was the gun that you enjoyed the most disassembling?

Anonymous

What Soviet Russian experimental or prototype Russian small arms during the Cold War would you like to examine if you get the chance to do so?

Iain Hutchinson

Can you please do a video like the one you just did on Canadian gun laws, for all the other countries you visit?

Anonymous

Why were there no attempts to "mass produce" a suppressed rifle for the majority of the 20th century? mostly just purpose built like a welrod.

Anonymous

Why is the "antique" cutoff in the US and Canada 1898? Wouldn't the last year of the 1800s (1899), the first year of the 1900s (1900), or the first year of the 20th century (1901) all make more sense?

Anonymous

What is your favorite type of magazine for your AK-74, in terms of price, durability, and collectability/uniqueness?

Anonymous
>>9253414

Yeah, that is a good question! Why do not armies use suppressors in mass? They are not restricted to them, and for low price they can reduce the flash and concussion as well.

Anonymous

Simple, and easy 1 word answer question: Beretta 92 or CZ-75?

Anonymous

If you had a signature cocktail what would it be?

Anonymous

What is the worst gun you would still be willing to carry?

Verdha

Which of the different countries have you visited tend to have the most active/largest gun owning communities, and how do they view firearms ownership similarly or differently from American gun owners?

Anonymous

Hi power or 1911?

Anonymous

best semi-auto rifle of WW2

Anonymous

If you could have one handgun to shoot at the range for the rest of you life, what would it be?

Anonymous

If you were a tree - what kind of tree would you be, and why???

Anonymous

with your interest in firearms and history, have you ever been a reenactor?

Almeida

Coffee or tea? I have a feeling you partake in French pressed cafe au leit.

Anonymous

Does the new Sig P210 have the right "feel" and "smell" compared with the original version?

Anonymous

Were you ever able to restore/convert the Gahendra you got from IMA a while back into anything shoot-able?

Anonymous

Best action movie?

Anonymous

You said in your State of the Channel video that you would be somewhere in Europe for Armistice Day but didn’t yet know where. If you could be anywhere you wanted on that day, where would it be and why?

Anonymous

If you could bring any pre-1930 weapon back and make any necessary “modernizations” to it for today’s market, what would it be?

Anonymous

In your opinion, what is the most influential yet underappreciated firearm of the 20th century?

Anonymous

I have two questions that I hope are quick to answer. Answer as many or as few as you deem you can. 1) Regarding stripper clips for bolt actions. After loading some stripper clips can be "ejected" when the bolt is closed while others have to be manually removed. Why is this? Is it something to do with the design of the bolt and stripper clip guide? 2) Why is Japanese Ammunition considered underpowered when compared to its counterparts? Is it the type of powder and powder loading or some other mechanism?

Anonymous

Do you know of any none-firearms heavily inspired by firearms design?

Rooster 5494

Do you think the memes of you online are funny, annoying or are you indifferent to them?

Anonymous

What firearm you have shot scared you the most, and have you ever bottled out firing one?

Anonymous

Would you consider trying playing the bagpipes while Karl plays his hurdy gurdy?

Anonymous

Favorite handgun. Revolver or semi auto

Anonymous

1) Why did Savage get out of the pistol market after what appeared to be broad commercial success? 2) Why did S&W produce so few .32 Autos over such a drawn out period of time? 3) If you could interview any firearms designer, but only that one, from the last 150 yrs who would it be?

Anonymous

What is the worst military small arm fielded in the last 100 ish years, and why is it the 1895 Nagant revolver?

Fish

Do you have a 'Guilty pleasure' weapon, something that by all rights was terrible but you have a soft spot for?

Anonymous

Will you do videos for firearms modified for films like the 'pulse rifle' for Aliens or those used in Star Wars the original trilogy ?

Anonymous

What is your preferred drink?

Anonymous

What's your favorite movie prop weapon design?

Ryan Butler

In all your videos and examinations have you ever accidentally broken, snapped, cracked, popped, dinged, or otherwise defaced any of the weapons you were looking at? Any “oooooh shit!” moments that didn’t make it on tape?

Christian Hanes

Will you be doing more collaborations with Larry Vickers?

Anonymous

Have you seen and/or fired the Ruger EC9s?

Julian Corbett
>>9256114

Ian did accidentally "fix" a weapon he was looking at, but that was on tape :-)

Anonymous

I'm thinking about getting a Hudson H9, but have no way to"test drive" one. Is it nice enough to buy sight unseen?

Anonymous

With advances in technology, would a rifle like the g11 be financially viable for major world powers?

Anonymous

This can be answered quickly with a yes or no, but would also make for an interesting discussion when you have time to delve into it: Are the Colt Canada/Diamaco C7 and C8 platforms as better than the equivalent M16/M4 platforms that their widespread international adoption with Regular and SF forces would suggest?

Anonymous

One of the aspects of your show I enjoy the most is watching the evolution of firearms designs during the last 300 years. With that evolution in mind, would you agree that current, 21st century firearms are the best that have ever existed?

Risto Alanko

All the 100th anniversaries in 2018 in Europe... I hope you'll be around in Finland again, too!

Anonymous
>>9255269

Hey, I love my 1895 Nagant... But would not want to take it into combat.

Bruce Brodnax
>>9252852

No one makes BP 22rf of any size any longer. There are threads over on the Cast Boolits forum about rolling your own BP 22 rimfire [altho' for what should be obvious reasons, the focus is on 22lr rather than short...] As an alternative, shoot modern 22 smokeless short; it is spec'd to perform like old BP loads, but without all the corrosiveness. 2nd alternative: fire 22 BB caps [shorter than Short, just a primer behind the ball. Often used for indoor target practice in a living room or hallway... ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>9252933

+1 on the Calico. Did they come back to life after the sunset of the Clinton AW ban?

Bruce Brodnax
>>9253813

Given Ian's espoused favor for 9mm, the superior ergonomics and higher mag capacity, I'm thinking he's going to go w/ GP35 here... ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>9254018

I'm interested in this too [altho' the 1st I've heard you owned a Gahendra.] Was thinking that a simple chamber adapter to take a BP 45LC load firing Minie's would be the most practical/easiest to implement approach...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9254122

Favorite, as "best" has too much room for argument & divisiveness... ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>9254376

The current trend for air-pistol versions of various historical and modern pistol designs?

Bruce Brodnax
>>9256820

It depends: when do you expect disposable firearms ["Rifle by... Gillette!"] to become financially viable?

Bruce Brodnax
>>9257178

This would appear to be more a question of Diemaco supplying the same gun at a lower purchase price than Colt is willing/able to do...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9257304

I think not. Have you seen some of Remington's most recent boondoggles?

Anonymous

Do you think 7.62x51 was in retrospect pretty much pointless. Given the stock pile of .30-06 around the world and in the US as well as the similar ballistics was it worth all the trouble for the small weight/length savings. I'm thinking too that .30-06 would be more considerably more useful than .308 in the current role .308 is used in (DM/sniper rifles and MGs). You agree?

Anonymous

Sorry for the weird one, but: Have you ever reflected on the odd coincidence of long-lived national armories being established in both Tula and Tulle within about 20 years of each other over 300 years ago? The first time I heard you refer to Tulle, I was wondering what the hell Russia was doing making French rifles :)

Anonymous

What type or brand name oil/grease would you recommend for long term storage of an 104 year old US Gov Property Colt 1911? Thanks Ian.

Anonymous

What do you use to edit your videos?

Anonymous

Can you show us modern japanese rifles? They are kinda forgotten since release

Anonymous

How much time is there on average between a video being filmed and uploaded?

Dayhiker42

Just how big is your box of moldy web gear and is it close to growing able to enter a match on its own?

Molly McAllister

I've heard stories of how in WWI, before the development of anti-tank rifles, soldiers would use mail-order big-game hunting rifles to defeat armor (tank or non-). Is there any truth to this, and were there other notable instances of civilian arms drafted into service to fill a vacant military niche?

Anonymous

20+ years from now which is more likely to be a forgotten weapon: SCAR 16, Bushmaster ACR (Magpul Masada) or CZ Bren?

Anonymous

What obsolete rifle or pistol cartridge would you like to see make a comeback?

Anonymous

Do you ever lurk or post on 4chan's /k/ message board?

Anonymous

I love my new CCP Walther. Would you please ask Karl to do a fallow up video on the recall video?

Anonymous

Why is the 7.92x57mm Mauser (or 8mm Mauser as most of us would call it) designated 7.92 when the bullet diameter is 8.22? Certainly the bore can't be as tight as 7.92mm, is it?

Will Sanders

Howdy Ian, You stated that the Colt Monitor was the coolest and best version of the BAR. Knowing you've shot the Monitor, the "M1918A3", and the Polish Wz.-28 on camera and I'm guessing others, such as FN exports, off camera. Why is the Monitor the ultimate BAR variant or am I just misunderstanding you in that it's the coolest which with that massive compensator I can't really argue.

Anonymous

How is your father doing, why haven't you included him in more of your videos on Japanese Firearms?

Brandon T

Boxers or briefs or boxer-briefs or Cowboy or Things We Will Not Mention?

Anonymous

Are you still planning on doing a video of the Alofs shotgun (I guess that’s how it’s spelled?) you showed in one of your Q&A videos from May of ‘16? I tried to find it but either I’m really bad at finding things or you’ve been too busy with all of the other cool stuff you’ve been doing to get to it. Thanks!

Anonymous

Your dog is showing up in more videos filmed in your house. What is his/her name, and how did you acquire him/her?

Anonymous

Most useful firearms too? (Pen doesn't count)

Anonymous

Outher than the Hammerli who else produced guns with electronic triggers? Are they still in production?

Gomoragor

With the US experimenting on ships armed Railguns, do you think firearms of the future will follow similar methods of propulsion? If so, how long do you think it will take?

Anonymous

Hey Ian, was there ever a "Standard Issue" shotgun for the US in Vietnam? From what I gather it was just a big hodge podge of several different 12 gauges, anything from 870s to old left over trenchguns. Thanks!

Anonymous

After your ‘Machine gun terminology” video some questions came up, from an academic standpoint does the term “LMG” strictly refer to magazine feed weapons or can firearms such as the belt fed M240 be considered LMGs or are they strictly GPMGs?

Anonymous

Any plan to come to Norway?😀

Anonymous

I like straight pulls. K11, k31, or Steyr 95 first?

Anonymous

What are the wonder nines?

TJ

When are you planning to visit Czech Republic? I´ d love to do a meet up there. Czech guns are awesome!

Anonymous

Would you shoot at low number 1903?

Anonymous

BM-59 Parts Kit Build. Yay or Nay?

Anonymous

If you could get your hands on only 1 of the firearms from the 1980's Advanced Combat Rifle program which would it be?

Anonymous

How much research material do you travel with? Do you check auction listings before you fly out, and do the research ahead of time? Or.....are you truly a weapons/history deity that waltzes onto the "scene" and allows his knowledge to just flow from his grey matter like a raging river breaching an inadequately built dam?!

Anonymous

Has Youtube given you any account strikes and if so what were the videos about and have you challenged the strikes? Thank you for the continuously amazing content!

Anonymous

Do you think the US and NATO made a mistake by enforcing .308 as the standard caliber over full adoption of .280 British?

Anonymous

What was your first firearm?

Anonymous

What’s your favorite shootable (i .e., non-handmade Chinese) .32acp pistol?

Anonymous

What do you know about the Bergmann machine guns other than that they use the same locking mechanism like the Bergmann pistols ?

Anonymous

What do you think about the Polish WZ. 35 returning to production? Do you think it will compete well with newer designs? <a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/12/21/iconic-polish-fb-vis-pistol-return-production/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/12/21/iconic-polish-fb-vis-pistol-return-production/</a>

Anonymous

Which of the guns in your collection took the longest to find? What’s the next machine gun you want to acquire?

Anonymous

Without putting words in your mouth, I think it's fair to say you believe the Model 1917 (American made British copy of a German rifle) was the best rifle of WWI. The M1 Garand(American rifle) was the best rifle of WWII. The M16(American rifle) is the best modern rifle. The one American rifle that seems to miss the mark is the M14, being Americas attempt at a select fire, full power rifle. So, what in your opinion is the best of breed of that category of rifle, sometimes referred to as Battle Rifles?

Anonymous

What kind of hearing protection do you recommend? As someone who fires all sorts of firearms, what really works well?

Anonymous

If you could meet and converse with any firearms designer throughout all of time, who would it be?

Anonymous

It would be interesting to do a video dedicated to the history of optical sights through history. Most of us have little to no idea of the incredible evolution how we got to aimpoints and eotechs, with vague notions from your videos introducing the singlepoint sight and other precursors.

Anonymous

What is your favourite ammunition ?

GreenRuin

This might be too complex to answer concisely but is pistol accuracy particularly relevant in the military/law enforcement markets? The range and size of targets plus relatively little training compared to civilian target shooters seems like adopting a much cheaper gun that is less accurate could be a valid choice.

Anonymous

In the past you've been afraid of taking apart certain guns at auction houses, telling that the new owner would have to do that himself. Has any of those new owners ever contacted you about it? Perhaps giving you a chance to redo the disassembly part of the video?

Kyle Clark

Easy question: P14 or Type 99 rifle?

wFirbolg

Thanks you for taking the time. Imagining that during the WW2, the Swiss would have been aligned with Allies. Would the Karabiner Model 1931 (K-31) have a shot comparing it to the Karabiner 98k. Cheers.

Anonymous

Can you do something on the history of suppressor designs? I read your piece on the 1909 Maxim and am wondering about the design trade offs (weight/length), heat dissipation, baffle types, accuracy, fouling, materials etc. It seems like an interesting topic to study while waiting for a Form 1 stamp.

bird
>>9259346

I can't talk about 20 years from now but it seems like Bushmaster has already forgotten about the ACR.

bird

Do you see any reason why the magazine forward of grip layout for pistols (e.g. the Mauser C96) would make a comeback? Is there any niche this could possibly fill in the present day?

Anonymous

Okay, sort of long question that can be answered simply. Though I wouldn't mind if you kept the question and answered in more detail later. Disregarding colonial wars or Imperial aggression in which one force had access to firearms and the other side did not (or at least an inadequate supply of firearms and ammunition), which war or engagement would you say was most influenced by one side over the other based mostly, if not entirely, on the superiority of its basic firearm over opposing force? In other words: In your opinion, which battle/war/engagement was was most decidedly won because Army A had Gun X vs. Army B had Gun Y?

Anonymous

OH OH OH OH! Just thought of another one that my friends and I were discussing the other day. Have you ever picked up a firearm and thought, "this gun was made for me." As in, have you ever picked up a firearm that hasn't been customized just for you or modified in any way, and it just felt right in your hands when you shouldered it, the weight and balance, ease of controls, sights, etc. etc. And better yet, did you get to shoot it and it performed as well or better than you expected?

Anonymous

What's one forgotten weapon you've come across for under $5-600 to purchase these days that you think everyone should add to their collection and, in one sentence,why?

Anonymous

With all the time you spend researching, traveling, and making videos for both your channel and InRangeTV, do you ever have time to take your own guns to the range?

Anonymous

What's your opinion of the Ruger No 1? Have you used one? I liked my .45-70.

Anonymous

What type of operating system would be best suited for an integrally suppressed pistol?

Anonymous

Do you take or have to take any measures against violating any ITAR regulations while documenting all of the different types of firearms that you are exposed to in the Forgotten Weapons project?

Anonymous

How much should a Lebel rifle cost ?

CavScout

Ian, where are you at on collecting/interest on the Japanese rifles. Type 38, 38C, 99, Type 1, Type 2, etc? I've noticed a shortage of it on the channel.

ForgottenWeapons
>>9302230

I have a pretty thorough collection of Arisakas; the ones I don't have are the 99 sniper, cast iron receiver last ditch, and then some really obscure stuff like a Love of Country marked rifle. I have been deliberately avoiding doing videos on them in anticipation of doing a contiguous series like I have been slowly doing on French rifles. That series will probably start sometime next year.

Anonymous

Which country's ordnance department introduced the most suitable set of small arms for their national needs during the smokeless powder era to the end of WWII? Was one military consistently ahead of the power curve or did the title change hands over the course of the period?

Anonymous

Hi Ian, What are the factors that decide the Cyclic rate of fire of a machine gun. Can these be tuned without resorting to a complicated rate reducer. I am thinking of things like the MG34 vs MG42, The PPD40&amp;PPSh41 vs PPS43, the ZB26 vs the Bren, and the Browning 50Cal vs Aircraft versions. Keep up the good work, I love your channel, Regards, Liam (from Ireland, home of virtually no guns at all).

Anonymous

Due to the variety of black powder grade/potency how did they test it by the 19th century and would you be interested in doing a video on it? I know Ian is more interested in cartridge era small arms so perhaps this is something a collaboration could be done to cover many methods/tools over several centuries and countries?

Bruce Brodnax
>>9314604

They actually used a calibrated mortar for official testing [think of the carnival "feats of strength" attraction, with the paddle you hit with a hammer to hopefully ring a gong], or for informal batch checking, they have little gadgets like this: <a href="http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=701_709_712&amp;products_id=17354&amp;osCsid=1g46mdpf69p0ap3bo21u4g83n5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=701_709_712&amp;products_id=17354&amp;osCsid=1g46mdpf69p0ap3bo21u4g83n5</a>

Bruce Brodnax
>>9253531

Given Ian's apparent fondness for the Browning HP, my guess is the CZ75 [product improved/homage to the GP35.]

Bruce Brodnax
>>9254901

For shooting or just appreciation of the technical aspects? If the former, I'd have to say CZ75 or something similar, but if the latter, a Webley-Fosberry or even better, the Mateba would be a winner, for me! ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>9255230

#1) Declining sales and too much competition from the Remington model 51. #2) See #1 above. Also, you go to S&amp;W for revolvers, not auto pistols [esp. during that time period...] ;-) #3) The obvious choice is JMB [king of gun designers], but for just that reason, I'm thinking Ian's going to go w/ someone different, probably some French designer most of us have never heard of... ;-D

Bruce Brodnax
>>9257852

The 1/2" cartridge length savings in .308Win vs. .30-'06 translates to 1" savings in action length for the weapon made to shoot it. So, not entirely pointless...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9257886

Heh. Yeah, that drives me nuts too. My old French prof would be making Ian stay after class to work on his pronunciation, big time! ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>9259301

The Brits used big game rifles to defeat trench armor. Nothing "mail order" about them tho'.

Bruce Brodnax
>>9260040

The cartridge evolved over time: the original had a tighter bore/groove dimensions that the later "J" [Jaeger?] Spitzer bullet [aka "JS"...] It's in deference to those older guns w/ tighter bores &amp; older steel that American ammo producers 8mm Mauser offerings are typically loaded to reduced performance levels vs. European offerings [I suspect, because with the tighter gun controls in Yurp, the manufacturers expect the owners to know the difference &amp; accordingly purchase the *correct* ammo for their particular firearm...]

Bruce Brodnax
>>9260123

Coolest (&amp; best) of the American-made BARs; the Swedish KG 37 and FN-D are the "best" BARs...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9264673

Hodgepodge. As far as the U.S. military was concerned, the Ithaca 37s and the Remington 870s accepted into inventory were interchangeable from a field issue perspective. Altho' they did experiment with that "duckbill" shot spreader barrel attachment in Viet Nam...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9265374

Were you asking about characteristics, or a list of the models from various makers?

Bruce Brodnax
>>9271100

He's going to come back with either FAL or AR-10; we already know he disfavors the G3...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9272713

This clearly isn't suited to rapid-fire Q&amp;A, but I do support it as a possible future IRtv episode [or perhaps series of episodes on FW?]

Bruce Brodnax
>>9283693

You want Alan Paulson's _Silencer: History and Performance_ volume 1. That's *way* too much to ask of Ian, esp. as his area of interest/expertise is in firearm history, not accessories...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9292988

I think this Q is better suited to an IRtv Q&amp;A than an FW one...

Bruce Brodnax
>>9314503

Bolt thrust, action mass, spring weight, weapon constraints [wt. &amp; length], etc. Far too complicated to be addressed in a Q&amp;A lightning round...

Anonymous
>>9253493

Interestingly enough. Canada the cutoff is 1/1/98 as opposed to here 12/31/98. So 1898 dates are antique .us but not .ca If I had to guess since if this is a gun control act of 1968 (US) thing they said "70 years ago" from 1968.

Anonymous

Will you do a presentation of the Swedish M45 smg?

Anonymous

This might not fit well in the lighting round: What is you opinion on the current historical military firearms market in terms of supply and pricing? Where have you found the best efficiency between quality and cost? I.e. Guns shows, auctions, brick and mortar shops, etc.

Jay Powers

Hey Ian! Why does the VZ58 only have a heat shield in the top hand guard and not the bottom one? It seems like an odd thing for the Czechs to leave out.

Anonymous

Will you do re-reviews of older guns with the new equipment? Possibly the older 2GACMs as well?

Anonymous

Will you come to Australia to visit the Lithgow SAF Museum and various other firearms museums in the future?

Anonymous

Was the phrase "over and out" ever really used in WWII or is it a Hollywood invention? I know they are completely separate terms in modern ratel.

Anonymous

Was 8x56R obsolete by WW2? Yes or no?

Will Sanders

Shorter Question: In your Arisaka collection, do you have any that were captured by the Austro-Hungarians during WWI and converted to 6.5mm MS?

Anonymous

Would you come to Sweden and compete next to us in a Nordic Rifle Field Shooting competition if we invited you? -- Stockholms Frivilliga Skarpskytteförening, Stockholm's Volunteer Sharpshooting Club

Anonymous

Is the steel in a Garand clip mild steel, or is it carburised sufficiently to take a spring heat treatment?

Anonymous

Have you ever found inaccuracies in reference books you own?

Anonymous

What do you recommend as a reference library for military arms? Civilian?

Anonymous

Based on your study and shooting experience, which WWII SMG was the best close-combat weapon? I've heard you express a preference for the MP41, but a PPSh with a box magazine and some hot 7.62x25 would be hard to beat in a night patrol action. I've fired a M3A1, and found it handled well, but the M1A1 seems another good choice...what's on your short list?

Bruce Brodnax
>>9351436

I don't want to even _begin_ thinking about the difficulties involved in bringing a firearm along to engage in such an activity, but hopefully you can provide a loaner for Ian &amp; he can schedule a visit to some of the other Svenske firearms history landmarks/museums. That would be fun to watch; I hope he follows up on your invitation!

Bruce Brodnax
>>9355911

I've never seen the specs, but it would have to be 1030 or higher to take sufficient heat treatment to have sufficient springiness to behave like it does.

Bruce Brodnax
>>9396267

Just a guess, but my bet is he's going to go w/ the Beretta 38... :-)

Will Sanders

Nightwish: Tarja or Floor? (Yes I'm ignoring Annette)

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2021-08-14 04:18:26 Hi, I have an unnecessarily detailed Q&amp;A question! There are lots of cases of armies using captured American weapons, but not so much the other way around. With the exception of flintlock muskets, I'm wondering how many cases there are of the United States issuing captured enemy weapons to American soldiers in an official capacity. The examples I can think of were the U.S. use of AK-47s in Vietnam for special forces (the U.S. actually made sanitized 7.62 ammunition), the Henry Rifles used to guard Jefferson Davis in the Civil War (not the U.S. Army, but still), and the U.S.-Made Mosin-Nagants which armed U.S. Troops in Russia in 1917-19 (although that's not exactly captured). I'm particularly interested in what happened to captured weapons in the Civil War, Late Native American Wars, and Spanish-American War; both sides used the same rifle in the Civil War, and the Native Americans and Spanish were often armed with better or faster-firing rifles compared to the trapdoor Springfield. Also - and I know this could be a whole other question - but what does the United States do with captured weapons today?
2018-02-01 17:28:56 Hi, I have an unnecessarily detailed Q&A question! There are lots of cases of armies using captured American weapons, but not so much the other way around. With the exception of flintlock muskets, I'm wondering how many cases there are of the United States issuing captured enemy weapons to American soldiers in an official capacity. The examples I can think of were the U.S. use of AK-47s in Vietnam for special forces (the U.S. actually made sanitized 7.62 ammunition), the Henry Rifles used to guard Jefferson Davis in the Civil War (not the U.S. Army, but still), and the U.S.-Made Mosin-Nagants which armed U.S. Troops in Russia in 1917-19 (although that's not exactly captured). I'm particularly interested in what happened to captured weapons in the Civil War, Late Native American Wars, and Spanish-American War; both sides used the same rifle in the Civil War, and the Native Americans and Spanish were often armed with better or faster-firing rifles compared to the trapdoor Springfield. Also - and I know this could be a whole other question - but what does the United States do with captured weapons today?

Hi, I have an unnecessarily detailed Q&A question! There are lots of cases of armies using captured American weapons, but not so much the other way around. With the exception of flintlock muskets, I'm wondering how many cases there are of the United States issuing captured enemy weapons to American soldiers in an official capacity. The examples I can think of were the U.S. use of AK-47s in Vietnam for special forces (the U.S. actually made sanitized 7.62 ammunition), the Henry Rifles used to guard Jefferson Davis in the Civil War (not the U.S. Army, but still), and the U.S.-Made Mosin-Nagants which armed U.S. Troops in Russia in 1917-19 (although that's not exactly captured). I'm particularly interested in what happened to captured weapons in the Civil War, Late Native American Wars, and Spanish-American War; both sides used the same rifle in the Civil War, and the Native Americans and Spanish were often armed with better or faster-firing rifles compared to the trapdoor Springfield. Also - and I know this could be a whole other question - but what does the United States do with captured weapons today?