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Q&A Time! (Patreon)

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2018-03-27 02:16:48
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I need questions for the next Q&A video - what would you like to know? I am looking for questions about guns specifically, not the current YouTube drama - I will post updates on that situation as I have them.

Comments

Anonymous

Should we just ask them here?

Anonymous

Since you shoot such a variety of strange weapons in difficult to find calibers, I was wondering if you reload? Personally it's the only way I can afford to shoot some of my more oddball rifles.

Anonymous

For the sake of steampunk awesomeness, which firearm operating system would you have liked to see stick and develop with all the technology for manufacturing and material science? In other words, what gun would you like to develop to it's most extreme given today's manufacturing tech?

Anonymous

Do you think the delayed roller lock could become a relevant system again? For example, if a company were to incorporate it into a modern style of rifle.

Anonymous
>>11089584

He just answered this in the latest Inrange Q&A. He doesn't because he has no time. Karl does however.

Anonymous

What exactly are the differences between a gas tappet system and a short stroke gas piston system? What are the pros and cons of each system?

Anonymous

Do you think with the new Remington 870 DM could they combine it with the recoil reduction system of the 870 competition that you did a video on years ago to make a viable low recoil pump action shotgun or is it just a crazy idea that would never work?

Anonymous

What procedure do you do to clean your firearms typically? In particular older firearms that you might shoot with corrosive ammo and have to take extra care to preserve (I live in FL where the humidity is a constant enemy)

Verdha

Could you do a brief synopsis of the Post-WWII Yugoslavian Mausers (M24/47, M98/48, M48, etc.)? It seems they’re a fairly overlooked set of rifles, and I can’t seem to find a lot of information on them compared to other variants.

Anonymous

Do you have any particular feelings on the letter "k"?

Anonymous

I recemtly got hooked on buying milsurp

Iain Hutchinson

Sorry this is actually one that I should put on inrange but I didn't think of it at the time. What were the final weights for the WWSD rifles?

Anonymous

What is a gun-related system (i.e. firing, loading, etc.) that you know is outdated, but is too cool to not want to try out or attempt to modernise?

Anonymous

What gun qualifies as a forgotten weapon that you are surprised was not a success with either the military or the commercial sector?

Anonymous

What was the main hindrance in WW1 with automatic firearms development? Materials, ideas or cost?

Anonymous

How come new MLOK/Key mod hand guards still have a Picatinny rail at the 12 o'clock position for optics? In other words, how come MLOK/Key mod aren't good enough for optics?

Anonymous

With the large-scale adoption of 3D printing technology, do you think it's more likely that difficult design processes, such as squeeze-bore barrels might see a revival? Would a squeeze-bore design significantly alter the ballistics of a rifle-calibre round enough to even make it viable?

Anonymous

Hi Ian. I'm an engineer and I'm personally fascinated by the toggle locking system used in traditionally older firearms (though there are exceptions). Do you think this system could make a comeback? If not, what are the inherent flaws in toggle locking that have led to it falling out of mainstream?

Anonymous

Are there any action types with a blow forward piston?

Anonymous

What are some pros and cons of something like a paradox choke on a shotgun versus full rifling in terms of barrel life and accuracy

Anonymous
>>11089641

Sorry about that, i misclicked, as i was saying, i recently got hooked on old milsurp rifles and even purchased a mosin nagant, i was wondering if you had any recommendations on what i should look to buy next

FrontTowardEnemy

Why did the Germans leave their recievers "in the white" when manufacturing Gew 88 and Gew 98? Was this a cost saving measure, or just for looks?

Anonymous

What is your opinion on the current Remington bankruptcy? How did they get to the point they are now?

Anonymous

Do you think American gun laws, like the NFA, have hampered or altered the development of small arms?

Anonymous

Ian and/or Karl - on the WWSD rifles who is doing the assembly of the rifles ? And if we want to duplicate your efforts what advise about tools etc would you recommend above a Armor's wrench?

Anonymous

2 questions. What was the last us horseback Cavalry carbine. And the second question is I have seen pictures of US Coast Guardsmen in World War II with a vehicle mounted potato digger when was that weapon finally taken out of service.

A premium hog

What was the first gun you bought solely because it added something of note to your firearms collection rather than buying it for a practical purpose?

Anonymous

Is the FAMAS the best bullpup ever? And when do we get to see an in depth video on yours?

Anonymous

To karl specifically, though I also welcome Ian's perspective: What do you think of an all paper two gun match in which a shooter is allowed to bring two guns out of three categories (rifle, pistol, shotgun) and in which pistol/buckshot hits are scored identically while carbine/slug hits are scored identically? It seems a shame that shotguns seem to be falling by the tactical wayside and it seems part of that is due to competition shooting not appropriately allowing them to bridge the capability gap a match like this would allow them to exploit.

Anonymous

Being that Stoner created some platforms that have quick change barrels like the Stoner 63 using the same two pin upper as the AR15 - have you considered looking at barrel swap kits for WWSD project guns? And what would you consider the best kit available.

Anonymous

What nation do you feel is often under-appreciated or overlooked in small arms development or history? Why do you think this is?

Anonymous

In recent years there has been another spike of stocked or in this case braced pistols, like glocks and some of the sig offerings. Do you think these more modern variations offer anything over the more traditional takes like hi powers and Lugers? Such as functionally extending the stand off distance ext. Like the micro roni for example. Another unrelated question any ideas on where to find a sear spring for a Dreyse 1970?? Thanks for all your hard work!!

A premium hog

How often do museums and private collectors approach you to do videos on their guns vs you approaching them?

Anonymous

How did Commonwealth militaries go about designating weapons for Drill Purposes? Would a weapon, say an SMLE, with "DP" stampings be safe to operate, or would a gunsmith's inspection be in order before trying?

Anonymous

Do you have any plans to tour East Asia, like you have recently toured Europe? I really enjoyed the obscure gun videos from the museums, and private collections you visited in Europe. I would like to see similar coverage from Japan, and South Korea.

FrontTowardEnemy
>>11089656

I know this question wasnt for me but, i think it was more of an issue with time. As well as others issues like money and material.

Anonymous

What happened to Mutzig (under German control) after the Franco-Prussian war? I know the stocks of weapons there were absorbed and converted, but the manufactory itself? (Early on in my collecting I missed a Mutzig Chassepot with bayonet, and it haunts me still!)

Klaton

Favourite tank?

Anonymous

Any Ideas on going to the smaller fire arms museums that dot the country?

Anonymous

What is the difference between "straight" blowback and "recoil operated" with respect to operating systems? It seems the two terms can be used interchangeably. Can they?

Anonymous

As someone who one day wants to own an automatic weapon whats the process you have to go through to be able to purchase one? What license, tax, etc do you have to pay and is there an agency other than the ATF that you have to go through?

Anonymous

What is, in your opinion, is the best cartridge that was stifled or not viable because of the technology or metallurgy of the time? Examples of cartridges like this, in my opinion, would be 6mm Lee Navy or .276 Enfield.

Anonymous

How has development in firearms affected armor development for the average soldier? I'm thinking of things such as the introduction of helmets during WWI to reduce mortality from head injuries due to shell fragments. Has there been much back and forth between firearm tech and armor advancement and has this continued to the present day? There has obviously been a lot of work for armor on vehicles (say the interplay between armor thickness, reactive armor, etc due to the advent of shaped charges) but I am concerned with your average grunt.

Anonymous

I've been wanting to ask this question since I first started watching your channels many a moon ago. How do gun designers get the measurements correct? I understand that they start with a cartridge and from their they make the chamber, but how do they on the drawing board correctly figure out how far back the piston or bolt has to travel before it needs to unlock or lock or however the mechanism functions. How do they decide where the lugs will begin to rotate or when the spring will need to begin pushing the bolt back into battery? How do they decide on a piston length for a gas piston system?

Anonymous

Why did lever action rifles not seem to catch on outside the USA or as a military firearm in General?

Anonymous

Do you think the Stoner 63 system would have found more success if instead of it being configurable in the field by the average troop, it would have been configured in the factory? That way, instead of so many of the parts being pinned to the receiver, they could have just welded them on. Seems it would have retained the original intent of using as many common parts, while being much more grunt proof.

Anonymous

Other than the Finns, who else had their arms development heavly influenced by who was most likely to invade them?

Anonymous

The soviet union made a prototype triple barrel assault rifle called the tkb-059, from what I've heard it fired really fast and with 3 barrels. Do you think that this gun could have had some potential or is it just a rifle that was made to function like a LMG.

Anonymous

From one lefty to another: Are there any firearms that you think fit a lefty specifically better or equily as well as they fit right handed shooters? (Particularly older stuff)

Anonymous

Why was the shallow open notch v or u rear, and bead front, sight retained for so long on military and civilian rifles? The peep rear and and plain post front sight is so much better that it seems obvious to us, yet ....

Anonymous

Ugliest and prettiest firearms? Only aesthetic. Thanks for great show!

Anonymous

In arizona, how many homebuilt firearms can you posse?, Do they need serial numbers?

Anonymous
>>11089704

Given that American gin laws (prohibition) helped spark a crimewave that led to the NFA, even your typo is correct.

Anonymous

I recently went back and watched your video on the banke-thiemann folding stock for the Luger and in it you mention that it was displayed at a German sporting Expo and it was to derided by attendees because they thought it would be used to poach. This got me thinking have there been any other instances where this happened in history? For example was using smokeless powder to hunt seen as being unsportsmanlike or as something only a poacher would use?

Anonymous

Is camouflaging a Rifle truly a worthwhile investment, Military, civilian, or otherwise?Also, Do you have a favorite camouflage pattern?

Anonymous

Do you think the designs of early semi-automatic rifles would have be affected if the designers had modern high speed cameras?

Anonymous

SCAR-L vs HK 416. Which do you see long term being more likely to remain in use, and which is (or perhaps are both) likely to go the way of the Stoner as a gun that seemed great and then was relegated to a dust collector in an armory?

Anonymous

Recently handled a M.I.L. Thunder Five , how any outhere moderne pistols have cast the frame and the barrel as one complete unit. Yes the barrel is cast as part of the frame with the rifeling , no incerts.

Chris Hamlin

Hi Ian, why do you think that primer-actuated semi-autos like John Garand's early rifle prototypes never really went anywhere? The two biggest reasons I've seen cited are inconsistency in the ammunition, and incompatibility of the ammunition with existing guns. The first point seems like a relatively simple problem to overcome in mass production for the benefit of a much smaller action, and if they were considering a switch to .276 Pedersen then the second point is a non-issue too? Is it simply that McArthur effectively mandated .30-06 and no one ever bothered to pick up the technology again?

Anonymous

I have noticed trends in locations of major manufacturing centers ie. Springfield Mass, Liege Belgium, and others. Is that based upon like minded individuals coming together and creating communities of firearms manufacturers, or do they happen to share similar geographical properties that help them to be successful locations for firearms building and design?

Anonymous

How well do common firearm actions scale in size? Could you make a .50 cal lever action, or a direct-impingement rotating bolt 75mm cannon? What obstacles are found in scaling up firearms actions?

Aaronbern

This may be more appropriate for inrangetv, but do you still think that .223 in rifles and 9mm in handguns are still the best choices in locations with magazine capacity restrictions? Would a glock 19 with 10 round magazine still be preferred over say a glock 30? Does this artificial constraint negate the advantage of intermediate cartridges in rifles?

Anonymous

In some of your videos you mention ways the Germans circumvented the Paris Accords to continue building arms. Can you recommend a book that covers the history of their violations in detail?

Anonymous

What is so special about the Colt python or anaconda that gives them such a coveted status?

Anonymous

What do you think is the most viable firearm to lose out at becoming a service weapon after testing? Firearms like the Pederson, glock 19x, ruger p85, etc. but from any country or time.

Anonymous

do you think that if by the time ww1 started and guns like the maxim machine gun had not been invented yet, that maybe the hand cranked gatling gun could gave seen a lot of service in ww1?

Anonymous

How 'necessary' are the heat shields on WW2 submachine guns? Why did the bare-bone, low-cost, 'minimalist' submachine gun designs like PPSh-41, PPs-43, Type 100/44, and the Sten still choose to have heat shields, while some of the supposedly 'nicer', interwar, machined-parts-filled designs like MAS-38, MP38 or the Thompson chose to not have them?

Mark Becht

You mentioned the High-Low pressure 40mm cartridge with the hand crank grenade launcher. Has any other waepon or weapon system used that principal?

Anonymous

Is there any particular reason why nearly all old rifles and pistols have tiny, difficult-to-use sights?

Anonymous

Hello - in a video you had talked about Remington-built Mosin Nagants, and that Remington wasn't fully paid because of the Russian revolution. I have one built in 1918, though - how did that work? Wouldn't the contract have been over by then? Thanks!

Panda

What was the first firearm using free floating barrel / When was free floating understood as a benefit ?

Anonymous

Do you have any plans to, or have you considered, doing any videos on larger guns/cannons like those used in armored vehicles, towed artillery, towed or self propelled anti-tank guns?

Anonymous

I was reading in a resent magazine that the testing process might kill Bolt longevity. That it “starts” the stress cracks that eventually kills the bolt on guns. If they didn’t test for over pressured rounds we would be able to have our favorite guns longer. I was wondering if you believe this or believe it’s a necessary evil to keep the public safe?

Anonymous

How did the French get away with using 7.5x54 into the 70s when everyone else in NATO/the free world went .308, either willingly or otherwise. I’m imaging an alternative world where the MAS 49/56 were all originally .308 and many MAS36s were converted to .308 by French state Arsenals. I bet you would like living in this world!

Anonymous

What is a good source for information on Israeli firearms? I am thinking of the converted-for-NATO Mausers and Kareen Hi Powers (I know, technically Bulgarian) in particular.

Anonymous

You get that Chauchat yet, and if so how goes getting it up and running?

Anonymous

I have an 1866 Springfield (a converted 1864) that still has cartouches for Erskine Allin and Frank Sanderson. Can you describe these cartouches (were they actually applied by Allin and Sanderson themselves, or were they general marks?), and how common it is to still have a rifle with them present? I've heard a number were refurbished, and the cartouches removed, for the Franco-Prussian war, so curious how these rifles, and their marks, were handled. Thanks!

Anonymous

What is your opinion on the use of lasers, sights and other aiming devices for handguns? Yea or nay?

alphawhiskey

Hi, what recent weapons or developments in firearms technology do you see as being the most likely candidates to become the next generation of Forgotten Weapons?

Anonymous

Do you believe that there ever was a true “death” to the sub machine gun? And the resurgence of the 9mm and other rounds in the AR and AK platforms will affect in a good way the innovation of such firearm manufacturers such as B&T, H&K, and CZ to stay at the top of the subgun market?

Anonymous

I'd like to know more about the big caliber rifles, similar to a couple of the Sharps, and why did they move away from big bores such as the .45-70 and .50-70?

Anonymous

I recently read the AR-10 book and the first AR-15 book from Collector Grade. Are you aware of any other guns that were as deliberately screwed over as the Stoner system? The AR-10 for instance had testers during the trials being told to erase favorable reports, and in the end the list of complaints that the Army had that they called important was a string of minor quirks that were easily correctable. Is that just an American thing?

Anonymous

I've had a real fascination with the .32-20 revolver. I was once told that the .32 caliber was the superior round of the time due to it's ballistics. I also knew and was told there was the 32-20 round for the rifle that should never be used in the revolver. Why was there this confusion? thanks!

Anonymous

The Swiss were very meticulous in their (well, everything) small arms procurement & development. How did they go about verifying that what they ended up with were in-fact good guns in the field, as a neutral nation?

Anonymous

As a budding author this may be a dangerous question to answer, but are there any publishers or authors that you have found to have consistently poor quality? I'm working on building a library now and I'd like to avoid pitfalls.

Anonymous

In your opinion where's the future of firearms going? Ex: electronic safety devices, polymer ammo, better propellants than gun powder, etc.

Christian Hanes

I have 2 questions: 1. Are there any guns you've done videos on and were surprised to find out had longer service lives than you had previously thought? 2. With the video you did awhile back on InRange on sand testing the M1A, have there been similar problems reported in Iraq and Afghanistan with the M14 EBR?

Anonymous
>>11089891

VZ58 is very left hand friendly from the factory (left thumb to flick safety, charging handle on right side, mag catch operates by trigger finger). For turn bolt guns, straight handled Mausers if you use the left arm operating the bolt technique (Mauser stripper clips are just as easy left handed since they have a cutout in the reciever, the best in the business, and the safety is easy to knock to fire with your left thumb). The K31 has an aftermarket left hand bolt handle. M1 garands are also lefty friendly watch Ian run his.

Anonymous

I recently was asked by a family member to gather some info on a gun their father sent back during WWII. It is a Kar88 I didn't find anything in your back catalog when I went looking. What info do you know about these guns and what do you suggest to someone who is wanting to help a family member learn more about a weapon their father sent back.

Anonymous

Video request: what about your Greener Police Gun. I have one but I want to know what you know about it.

Anonymous

So have you had any lucky finding or handloading some 32 French long ammo?

Anonymous

What do you feel is the biggest shortcoming of intermediate cartridges from both the civilian and military perspective? Is it utilitarian as the designers intended?

Anonymous

I have watched your seminar on proof marks a few times. Is there any chance you could do an updated version? Also any other similarly in-depth seminars like this.

Anonymous

Karl and Ian, what kind of footwear do you use in matches? Also do you use knee/elbow pads?

Anonymous

What is Uncle Sam's procedure for disposal of old or warn out small arms. What is the process for destruction,salvage, export, surplus sale. Who what when where why how, please.

Anonymous

Hi Ian! Love your videos and in my opinion you have some of the best content on YouTube! My question is when it comes to single shot rifles if you had to pick between the Martini-Henry or the Springfield Trapdoor in any iteration which would you choose?

Anonymous
>>11090274

Ian posted a book review. Look up the "Commission" keyword.

Daniel Atwater

Regarding US military conventions for naming equipment, how did we go from the M1911 straight to the M9? What were the M1 through M8 pistols? Similarly, M2 through M13 rifles?

Anonymous

With the .223 wylde barrel becoming ever more popular in AR's do you think this could lead to the possible adoption by one of the armed forces. Based on the on the fact that with the .223 wylde you can use both .223 and 5.56 accurately and safely.

Anonymous

Can you comment on the Sturmgewehr project? Is it still on?

Anonymous

What happened to the Google Hangout live chats?

Anonymous

This is the 4th time I ask if CMMG Guard's mechanism has merit. Was going to give up, but your FAMAS exploits spurned me for the one last try. It's like a FAMAS or CETME, but it's an AR. I cannot help being intrigued.

Anonymous

Hi Ian! Any thoughts on FN discontinuing the Browning Hi-Power?

Anonymous

Do you think the U.S. military picked the right firearm in all their gun trails? If not what should have they picked?

Anonymous
>>11089800

I believe recoil operated implies the barrel moves with the bolt/locking action to some extent, while a blowback system has no locking mechanism and the explosion of the cartridge simply blows the bullet forward and the case backwards.

Anonymous

I seem to recall first-generation early-production M4 carbines (not M4A1s) were made on M16A2 lowers with M16A2 rollmarks. However, it's been many many years since I saw one. Can you confirm if my memory is correct?

Anonymous

If you had to pick an every day carry gun from different eras. Let's say civil war, ww1, ww2, 1970s, and today, what would they be? Any common handgun, not just military arms.

Anonymous

Tell us about the arms production at the French Arsenal’s once France became over run by the Germans. Did the French workers go to work each day right up until the fall of France or did the Germans have to do extensive work to get the factories up and running?

Anonymous
>>11090434

+1. I am very happy how CETME-L project turned out, so I have faith in Hill&Mac, but I remember that CETME-L itself suffered significant delays shortages of parts, and I had to source some of them from Apex in the end. But with Sturmgewehr there's no alternative supplier. IIRC parts are not compatible with the German original.

Anonymous

Say stable 3-D printing techniques using high-quality metal were available. Which pre-1900 self-loading pistol would you print first, if any?

Anonymous

Hi Ian, i have a 2 part question. First is about rifling. Specifically something like a naval gun. I recently took a visit to the USS Wisconsin and noticed the rifling in the bore of the 15 inch guns are very aggressive. Something like a quarter or half inch. Is this due to the 2000lbs+ weight of the projectile, or more to help reduce fouling from the massive charges? My second question is this, if you were going on a big game hunt in Africa, for lets say a elephant or cape Buffalo, what rifle and what cartridge would you choose? You are limited to either a single shot, a double rifle or a bolt action, and any modern or historical cartridge, excluding modern military anti material cartridges? Bonus, what backup sidearm would you bring?

Anonymous

How about some lesser known post Civil War revolvers from after the expiration of the S&W through cylinder patent?

Anonymous

Any suggestions for finding good deals on military surplus? My local gun shows are pretty weak lately and I spend most of my time staring at the door waiting for something interesting to walk in. Where have you had the most luck?

Anonymous

Probably asked before, but... What's one Forgotten Weapon you would like to have seen adopted in place of the service rifle (or pistol, or MG, etc) that actually WAS adopted?

Anonymous

How was proofing done? was there a government office that fired the gun with a charge or some policy or ...? Specifically for non-military firearms

Anonymous

I'm interested in the transition from loading firearms integrally, i.e. cap and ball revolvers, versus self contained cartridges. How much do you think Smith and Wesson's business practices defending their self contained cartridge did to slow the progress of self contained cartridge development, if any.

Anonymous

It would be sweet to hear more about the experiences of soldiers with the Webley revolvers in ww1/2 or in earlier conflicts. They seemed to be well regarded by those that used them in combat but I can’t seem to find specifics.

Mr Wayne

I have a few early 22's, the one I can not figure out is a Marlin it fires from and open bolt (slam fire???) but I do not see any extractor on the bolt. The face of the bolt has a bar from the top to the bottom that I think is used to fire the round, yes the shell is ejected maybe from the gasses ? Do you know where I might find info on this? Thank you Wayne Mabie

Anonymous

Hi Ian. Have you investigated the possibility of gaining access to the Swiss Guard's armory at the Vatican? While I'm sure it's not an easy task, I seem to recall a firearms blogger being allowed in to photograph and report on the collection, so it's not impossible. If anyone is qualified to examine their inventory it's certainly you. Would love to see a batch of videos from there, with a collection from halliburtons to MP5's.

Anonymous

Can you tell us about the development history of tracer rounds, their background and doctrines of use? Were there German WW2 tracer rounds that changed colour during their flightpath, and if so why?

Anonymous

Did Maxim only build one type of silencer? Or was there more than one model?

Anonymous

Thoughts on Remington's latest bankruptcy

Jason

Ian, here are 3:

Jason
>>11090709

Was the MAB-15 ever an official French service weapon? I can't find a definitive answer. The sources I have (print & internet) give conflicting information. Ingram Model 6 and 7. Opinion? Not fully developed? Or just came out at a bad time for successful sales? Will you do a video on them. Best reference book on history of the FN MAG. Especially non-US use.

Anonymous

Hi Ian. As a collector and shooter of old military guns, have you had any problems with cleaning your guns? Especially rifle bores? I've found that I simply cannot get my old military rifles clean not matter how much time and effort I put into them. Have you found this to be the case with yours? Do you have any special way to clean them? I'm not talking about cosmoline removal or that kind of stuff, just regular cleaning after shooting. Thanks and cheers from Australia!

Anonymous

Hi Ian, could you tell us about the 6mm lee navy rifle cartridge. It’s history, development, it’s pro-cons and most importantly why it failed as a service round. I

Anonymous

What is a good reference book on terminal ballistics? I would love to have a source better than Google image searches. Also I wanna prove my 45-70 can drop the engine out of my friends' car...with math.

Anonymous

Recently the Argentinian army selected the Barreta ARX-200 in 7.62x51mm to replace their FALs. This makes Argentia one of many countries like Turkey, Chile, Norway, and Pakistan that refuse to adopte a hight vilocity 5mm round like the 5.56x45mm, or other intermediate round like 7.62x39mm. Why do you think this is? Is a logistics thing, where they want their machine guns to use the same ammo as their rifles? Do you think there is still a place in modern militaries for battle rifles like the G3 and newer designs like the ARX-200?

Anonymous
>>11090729

Sorry sent before I was ready!! Do you think they missed an opportunity to further develop a cartridge that was ahead of its time ?

Anonymous

The vetterlis that made their way to china in the 1920s, were they swiss vetterlis or italian and if so what model?

Carl

What is the likelihood of you getting to check out an SPIW prototypes any time soon?

Anonymous

Will Carl ever do an up date on his experience with the Walther CCP? He loved that gun but after it was recalled that was the last I heard from him.

Anonymous

It's 1987: If you could only have then-current production guns from one manufacturer, who would it be?

Anonymous

Hi Ian, I am new to collecting firearms. I have observed a lot of desirable firearms come from periods of war or times that have been romanticized like the American old west. Is there any other region or time period other than war that made an entire class of firearms famous and desirable like the old west did with lever actions and six shooters?

Jago Dakari

Thinking of your WW1 armour test on your inrange channel, any plans to do more testing of that nature in the future? I'm curious to see how the armour in past conflicts hold up to weapons of the time. Maybe a Vietnam era flak vest?

Anonymous

Do you ever come accross any old German Drillings? Do you know anything about the Christoph Funk company from Suhl?

Anonymous

Ian, you mencioned several times that the imput for a big army to change weapon system / main caliber in use, should be a huge advantage / improvement of the new against the old... then why the 7,62 nato exists?

Anonymous

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 military do with weapons it captures today?

Anonymous

Rifle, Carbine, H, H2, H3, Hydraulic - what is the history and reasoning behind all these weird and varied buffer thing-a-ma-bobs we stick in the back of our ARs?

Anonymous

What is one gun myth that needs to be debunked?

Anonymous

Hi Ian! Why is it so common in the US to draw a distinction between "pistols" and "revolvers"? I've done some poking around on my own, and so far as I can tell the National Firearms Act of 1934 specifically identifies revolvers as "a type of pistol", however I've also seen US army training films from WWII which draw a clear distinction between "the pistol" (specifically the 1911) and "the revolver" (which seems to refer to any of the various Colt or S&W revolvers in use at the time). Is the common US distinction between the terms "pistol" and "revolver" simply a product of US military convention? If so, do we have any documentation on when and how this came to pass?

Anonymous

Got another question! Why did "high capacity" magazines not become popular sooner for self loading pistols? Were there simply limitations in the technology early on? Or was it due to a change in shooting tactics and doctrine (such as emphasizing quick follow up shots) which consumed more ammunition?

makovette

Have you had an opportunity to examine any of the Japanese tanegashima matchlock rifles ( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima_(gun)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegashima_(gun)</a> ) or their history? These are fascinating in both construction and how they were deployed and used in feudal Japan with what little reading I've done. Contrasting these with European firearms and tactics would be pretty darn interesting, at least for gun geeks like us :)

Anonymous

What kind of cheese did you use in the sandwich you posted?

Anonymous

Were any U.S. small arms designers or companies experimenting with intermediate cartridge designs to the level that the Germans and Russians were before WW2? Specifically, purpose built intermediate cartridges and the rifles that would fire them rather than "technically, sort of, kind of, maybe" designs.

Anonymous

Is there a reason why the triggers on older French Rifles (The Chassepot, Gras, Lebel, Berthier, RSC, and Meunier to name a few) are relatively "straight", without much curvature to them? Was this simply tradition?

Anonymous

I wonder if there would be a video on the Swedish K machine gun M/45B?

Anonymous

I've noticed that in cartridge history there has been a shift from big and slow with black powder to smaller and faster with smokeless, with some obvious outliers like the 950 jdj. Why do you think that there has not been a push for a new shotshell in any verity like smaller diameter but longer, bottle neck to where the wad is in the neck and powder below or even rimless? Are shotshell just that good as they are, is it that there is too much market inertia, or something else?

Anonymous

Given that the Finns adopted Russian weapons or made their own copies of them, why didn't they formally adopt the RPG as their principal infantry antitank weapon. I would think this would be a no brainier considering who their potential adversary would be and the massive number of tanks the would have to face.

Anonymous

Guys, I saw your endorsement of the P Mag - but I just watched a video of both the Hex Mag and P Mag breaking under cold condition drop test <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeeS5bYJaUY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeeS5bYJaUY</a>

Anonymous

What revolver would you carry if you lived in the old west?

Xdust5

What do you carry for your EDC gun?

Anonymous

Will you be doing a video on the history of Heckler and Koch? And if so will you have Deviant help you break into the Grey Room for a G11 video?

Anonymous

Where do you personally like to get military surplus ammo for the more common calibers, like 7.92x57 &amp; 7.5x55 Swiss. Do you have a local supplier/particular website or just do a google search.

Anonymous

Why didn't more countries adopt straight pull bolt action rifles? Was it simply a cost benefit analysis? Or are there real functional disadvantages to it.

Anonymous

Have you ever considered doing a video or videos in collaboration with Othias over at C&amp;Rsenal?

Anonymous

Generally speaking, what is the process for making a legal firearm from an open bolt subgun parts kit?

Anonymous

1911 vs Hi Power what would you pick if you had to go to war in WWII

Anonymous

What do you think about the FX-05 Xiuhcoatl? How rare are they?

Anonymous

What do you know about the Howa Type 89? How could someone get one?

Anonymous

What firearm did you first use/ learn with growing up?

Anonymous

What keeps the M231 port firing weapon from firing out of battery?

Lurker45

The 1902 Madsen light machine gun has a box magazine that has no feed lips. Since the feed lips are the most difficult part of a magazine to reliably manufacturer, why was this apparent alternative not more thoroughly explored?

Ryan Butler

Can you explain the German High Command’s objection to Americans troops using shotguns in WW1? It seems odd that a country that just spent years killing millions with shrapnel shells and flame throwers would somehow object to killing a man with a shotgun shell instead of a 30-06.

Anonymous

Hey Ian, I know you have talked about which modern gun you would take into the trenches of WW1, but which pre 1918 gun would you take into modern combat? And perhaps as an extension, which pre 1900 gun?

Douglas Boyle
>>11092024

I would love to see an entire video just comparing and contrasting these two.

Anonymous

Would it be possible to shed some light on the Malaysia armed forces adopting the XM8? Did anyone else adopt the xm8 or did it turn up in conflicts? Basically anything you can find out as information is scarce. Maybe Larry would know more then what is commonly known.

Anonymous

Hi Ian, I am new to collecting firearms. I have observed a lot of firearms that are collectable come from periods of war or times that have been romanticized like the American old west. Is there any other region or time period, like the American old west, that made an entire class of firearms such as lever actions and six shooters famous?

Fish

Do you have any guilty pleasure firearms? Something with a poor reputation for whatever reason, but you have a soft spot for and enjoy anyway.

Anonymous

Do you think that the 5.56 is due for replacement

Anonymous

Do you think caseless ammunition is the way of the future?

Anonymous

In the inrange TV Q&amp;A, you mentioned that 5.56 is here to stay and why. can you tell us more on the H&amp;K caseless G11? and why it tanked?

Anonymous

Ian, do you have a favorite or "go to" book that covers the development of modern firearms? I enjoy "Small Arms of the World" by Ezell and I was wondering if there are any other books of the like that I need to add to my collection--perhaps one that has better pictures as well?

Anonymous

In the early '900 the 32acp cartrige was very popular among the general public, both civilian &amp; law enforcement, and it was deemed adequate for its purpose. Today is regarded as a flimsy cartrige, and the standard for self defence is 9mm. Why?

Anonymous

What do you believe is the greatest 'mistake' any armed forces made when it comes to adopting (or not adopting) a certain small-arm or cartridge? Be it in hindsight or with the information available at the time.

Anonymous

I recently purchased a Remington Mle 1907-15 and other than the inconvienience and expense of tracking down 8mm Lebel ammo, I love it. I have done a little reading on the Remington contract Berthiers and I know that they were not accepted into French service. I am wondering why the French turned them down despite being in seemingly desperate need of rifles in 1915/16.

Anonymous

What is the best firearms-related gift you ever received? Not necessarily most valuable, but the one that had the most meaning to you.

Anonymous

Has anyone tried to adapt a "High–low system" to a shotgun?

Anonymous

PPSH-45 with the collapsible stock. Have you ever handled one? Can you get access to one? Are they interesting enough for you to do a video on?

Anonymous

Which firearms that you have seen, which was adopted and used in large numbers (at least 10s of thousands) was the poorest production standard. By this I mean out of tolerance and quality control issues, not manufacturing methods.

Anonymous

Which version of the Lee Enfield rifle would you recommend someone purchase if they wanted to shoot it?

John S Wren

A repeat question. How were long range or volley sights actually used -as in how is it even possible to hold a rifle to the shoulder when the rear sight is so high above the bore axis? The general doctrine I understand but I can't find any drill manual that really explains just how it's achieved.

CavScout

Flash hiders/flash suppressors. Work-company armorer stated that they were originally made to suppress the flash for the shooter. With modern day military time and mostly a modern perspective on flash hiders in general, I figured it was mostly to hide flash from the enemy. We train to shoot into muzzle flash, albeit the inverted triangles to simulate the AK split brake. How did we get to where we are now?

Anonymous

How is your book coming along?

Anonymous

In your video of the Breda model 30 you mentioned that only one of it's replacable barrels could be zeroed at a time given that both the sights are placed on the reciever. Both the MG-34 and 42 have a similar configuration with no sights on the replaceable barrels. How did the german designers deal with this problem especially considered that barrel changes were much more frequent than on the Breda 30?

Matthew Jackson

I'd love to see more detail on the history and improvement of sights, but why were militaries so slow to develop and adopt peep sights and longer sight-radius setups? I recall a Bloke on the Range video noting that although the K31 is much more inherently accurate than the Garand or the No 4 mk 1, most people shoot smaller groups with those rifles because receiver mounted peep sights are so much better than the short radius open sights on the K31.

Anonymous

Ian, I've been obsessed with firearms my whole life, to the point where I've enlisted and am currently serving as an armorer in the Marine Corps. Your channel has given me an absolute wealth of both historical and technical knowledge. Prior to when I first started watching Forgotten Weapons back in 2013, my knowledge of historical firearms was limited to wikipedia articles and the occasional book. My question for you concerns the first (generally speaking) submachine gun to be put to service, the MP-18/I. Considering that the Germans and other warring nations had already long had complex recoil-operated and gas-operated firearms mastered (the Maxim variants, Luger pistols, Hotchkiss, and even early self-loading rifles to name a few), why did it take as long as it did for somebody to develop the basic open bolt, straight blowback submachine gun? Thank you again for all of your efforts to make scarce knowledge readily available to the world.

Anonymous

Given what we know about infantry combat now, would the United States have been better off ditching the Krag Jorgensen rifle but keeping the 30-40 cartridge? The 30-40 is certainly not an intermediate cartridge, but given that it is less powerful and has less recoil than the 30-06, I find the idea of a 30-40 1903 Springfield or a 30-40 M1 Garand interesting.

Anonymous

What was the first striker-fired gun? Hammers (in the broader sense) have obviously been around since the matchlock, but when and why did the striker show up?

Anonymous

Thoughts on the AO-46?

Anonymous

What is the next planned international destination for you to do and any particular tasty ones we can expect to see from said trip in the near future?

Anonymous

I recently discovered a French SACM 1935a pistol locally. It's a beautiful piece and really shows the lineage of the Sig p210. Which made me realize I don't know much about French handguns from WW1 through WW2. Did France simply not make many, or were they just never imported in large numbers here, thus leading to their lack of popularity?

Anonymous

Are striker-fired pistols inherently safer than hammer-fired pistols, even when both are equipped with Glock-style trigger safeties? A couple of recent Youtube videos suggested that the hammer-fired gun "needed" a manual safety.

Anonymous

If you were restricted to 10 round magazines, would you under any circumstances opt for a slightly larger caliber such as .45 or .357sig to avoid "dead space" in a full sized handgun, assuming you maintained shootability since you have a larger grip? Everyone I know in similar circumstances opt for small pocket guns in 9mm, most of which I don't think are any more shootable than a full size handgun in a larger caliber.

Anonymous

Recently, a popular Youtube gun channel spent more than 20 minutes detailing what he saw as the cons of a certain popular handgun cartridge. The virtues of the .40 S&amp;W aside... have people always been so passionate about their ammunition choices, or is this a modern phenomenon?

Anonymous

Have you handled an original striker fired Hi-Power, and if so, what do you think of it? Would it have offered advantages over the hammer fired production gun?

Anonymous

Hello, can we say that the Mars Automatic Pistol was the Desert Eagle of his time? And if Desert Eagle don't find a use in military but is very popular to civilians, why is the Mars was not as popular at his time?

Anonymous

Do you have any experience with older scandinavian breech loaders? Like the kammerlader, jarmann or krag pettersen?

Anonymous

Is there any work going on with the AR platform on counter recoil system, like there is with the AK-107?

Anonymous

You've spoken before about how the hand-fitted nature of many old guns make them cost prohibitive to reproduce due to the low number of people that would be interested and that better 3D printing in the future might change that. Are there any guns out there that stick out as being particularly suited to that?

Anonymous
>>11094784

It was a rimmed cartridge, not good in modern weapons of the day. Geoff Who has not fired a Krag.

Anonymous

Which machine guns do you like most, in each generation? Before WW1, before WW2, cold war and Middle East?

Anonymous
>>11090682

Follow-up, do you think any other companies are in the same sort danger?

Anonymous

What would you recommend an unabashed Anglophile (no judgement against you Francophiles) look for in terms of an interesting Forgotton British gun to add to the collection? What's just soooooooo British I have to have it?

Sleep

Straight blowback can be thought of as an inertial lock mechanism; there isn't a mechanical locking surface, but the laws of physics will do. Are there firearms that use an inertial lock that is NOT the straight blowback version of that mechanism?

Anonymous

I'd like to see more of the history of CZ. What the development of the pistols was like kind of like you did with the 1911 or Luger. Also any of the designers from CZ were there any John Browning like designer.

Anonymous

Do you know any details on the Russian pistol trials that led to the adoption of the Nagant revolver? What were their improvement goals over the S&amp;W #3? What other designs were tested? Did they try to make a smokeless cartridge firing #3. Did they test the Luger in the early 1900's?

Mark Churchwell

Love the content Ian. Question, if Karl and you could both use any (forgotten) weapon during a 2GACM what two weapons would you want to pit against each other to see how they would stack up? Personally, I would love to see the Fedrov Avomat vs the STG 44.

Anonymous

What is the most efficient gas operating system.?

Anonymous

Did the U.S. ever sell any of its huge WW1 surplus of Mosin-Nagants to the Finns? The Finns of course bought or traded for Mosins from all over Europe, did they make any contact with the U.S. Army/NEW/Remington? From what I've been able to find online some rifles were given to the Czech Legion in Siberia, but I haven't heard of any others going abroad. When they were sold a surplus they went for $3 each, surely the Finns would have paid more than that for new rifles.

Anonymous

If you could travel back in time to alter the course of firearms design and development with the extensive knowledge you currently have, what changes would you make and why? How would it impact modern firearms? Also, are you hiring?

Anonymous

If you were head of small arms design for the 1920s/30s Soviet Union, how would you/could you change or improve the Mosin Nagant rifle?

Anonymous

Ian, can you be a mythbuster? I have been told that the reason why .38 cartridges are called .38 instead of .36 is because the .36 caliber got a bad reputation as a man stopper from the 1851 colt navy. Thus if they had marketed it as a .36 caliber, it would have been branded as a weak round. Is this true?

Anonymous

For both of you... I'm looking to assemble a WWSD rifle for myself in the coming months. I'm also looking for ways to cut costs, and I remember you mentioning that you've seen aluminum hand-guards be very hot to the touch in the AZ sunshine. But here in south-central PA, the summers do get hot and muggy, but not nearly so. Do you think that given the slightly cooler climate, that you might consider swapping out the hand-guard for a cheaper aluminum one?

Anonymous

Have you run across any military firearms that, either by design, field-expedient adaptation, or manual of arms, gave consideration to left-handed shooters? As a corollary, have you seen any whose design essentially precludes a left-handed person from using them (barring percussion and flintlock rifles)?

Anonymous

From time to time, you're able to get your hands on firearms, that were submitted to the army trials by some virtually unknown designers or gunsmiths. Even back in 1860s or 1870s, getting an informations about trials and requirements does not seem to be a hard task for big names, closely associated with firearms industry. But what about those lesser known, small players? How did they manage to get those data? Thank you for your incredible work!

Anonymous

I know your father was really into guns, but what was your earliest firearm-related memory? How did that influence where you are today?

Anonymous

Why don't current manufacturers make a proper chamfered rim for 0.303 British ammo to prevent rimlock? I have to stagger rims so that loading via chargers is unidirectional. Also 8mm Kurz also is not supposed to have the proper rim shape.

Anonymous

I'd like to know more about Remington's downward spiral. They used to be the benchmark in the firearms industry but now I wouldn't buy a Remington product with someone else's money.

Anonymous

Ian Why do you think the straightpullaction like the steyr m95 didnt make it into ww2? I mean in service of one of the armies. As austrian i only know we had it, till the german occupation.

Anonymous

What was the reason so many militaries used spade triggers on their medium/heavy MGs? I always wondered if there was an intrinsic advantage to them that I wasn't seeing...

Anonymous

Ian, do you think a modernized version of the Johnson LMG (M1941/1944E1/IMI Dror) would be a practicle battle rifle today chambered in 7.62 NATO fed from common AR-10 pattern magazines and a redesigned recoil system, maybe even a rotating bolt?

Will Sanders

Two Questions: One weapons related, the other more personal When you did the reproduction Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon, you mentioned it was not capable of the pressures of .50BMG. Is this because the breech block is no locked to the barrel but simply fixed behind it making it constantly in compression vs. tension? Nightwish, Tarja or Floor? Yes I’m intentionally skipping Annette.

Anonymous

Hi Ian, I really enjoy your content. Every once in a while you are managing to put your hands on some firerarm that is interesting because of some historical events that are associated with it rather then its mechanical features. The question is: do you have some firearms that are connected to some events other then wars (political assasinations, famous criminal actions, etc.) in your "wish to film" list?

Anonymous

Have you ever unintentionally damaged or destroyed a gun or an accessory during disassembly or filming and had to pay for it?

Anonymous

Would Wyatt Earp's Colt used in Tombstone be the most valuable gun in existence, if found?

Anonymous

Why did the Russians/Com-Bloc choose compensators over flash hiders for their AK-pattern rifles, particularly the 5.45mm variants?

Anonymous

will you be putting out a WWSD on BCGs &amp; a WWSD on GasBlocks?

Anonymous

Why there is a tab that looks (almost) like locking lug on the AR extractor?

Anonymous
>>11097223

Piggybacking on this because I think my question is a good follow-up: Are you familiar with Beast In Black and/or Battle Beast?

Anonymous

During WWII a lot of different manufacturers in the US made rifles for the army. Given one M1 Garand from each manufacturer, each in the same general condition, what determines the value of one over another?

Anonymous

Who is most influential gun designer of today?

Anonymous

How can we get the younger generation off their phones and to the range? We NEED more education. The kids at the march last weekend were either misinformed or lied to as far as guns and the NRA go.

Anonymous

Why did it take so long for Germany to field a self loading infantry rifle (the G-43) in WW2? As a nation with advanced and reliable automatic weapon production, one would think that producing an 8mm Mauser self loading rifle and fielding it would be simple; is this assumption incorrect?

Anonymous

Hi Ian, Apart from Mauser designs, do you know of any other pistols that were made to chamber the Mauser 9x25? Why did this round, not do well? Was it a case, like the later 10mm auto, of “a bit too much of a good thing”? Also, do you know if anyone looked at resurrecting this cartridge in the 80’s-90’s when the fashion for “big” 9mms began?

Anonymous

In your opinion, what's the greatest military small arms cartridge and/or platform? Also more WWSD please :D

Anonymous

Ian, how exactly did lubed cartridges work back in the day? Were they simply just cartridges coated with a liquid lube at the factory or was it dried onto the case, I'm finding it hard to get information about them and hoped you would know. Also, has anyone ever told you that you look like Les Claypool from the band Primus?

DaveJD

I recently acquired a vet bringback Wehrmangewehr Mauser 98. When the opportunity next arises, would you please consider discussing this interesting class of German target rifles? I've been working my way through some Internet material, but between some strange Google Translate results and my poor German language skills, I suspect I'm still missing some parts of the story. Thanks for the great content!

Anonymous

What's the worst idea related to a firearm that someone ever patented?

Anonymous

Good day Ian. I understand this isn't an old firearm but possibly not well known. Croatian PHP MV9. Being Croatia's first domestically produced hand gun and it rather infamous history as being unreliable I thought it would make for an interesting video. Thanks for all you do Ian.

Anonymous

Which manufacturer seems to be going in the right direction to having the next revolutionary design? Weather it is Guns optics ammo etc.

Anonymous

The Schmeisser name keeps cropping up in German weapons design. Will you tell us a little more about this family of designers? Thanks

Anonymous

What is the rifle the soldier (though more like a partisan) in center of the picture holding? The screenshot is from a documentary "Soviet storm" I've watched on Youtube - <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C1sIC0nOdTSHU-UpNGDmTNiXRR5X0Oj6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C1sIC0nOdTSHU-UpNGDmTNiXRR5X0Oj6</a> Thank you!

Anonymous

I have heard several times that the type 14 nambu pistol is dangerous to fire. How true is this, and what is the background behind it? What would one look for or avoid in purchasing one of these as a 'shooter'.

Anonymous

The Webley type VI is frequently found with it's cylinder 'shaved' to accept 45acp in moon clips. Does this mean that the original 455 cannot be used anymore, and are there limits on the 45acp loadings used?

Anonymous

Ian - (keep up the great work!!!) you have said previously that small arms development seems to have "plateaued" with the current generation of assault rifles with composite material construction, modern sighting systems etc etc......but do you feel the same about ammunition/projectiles....or could there be more room for development ??? It would be interesting to hear your thoughts.

Anonymous

Hey Ian, I'm not sure if this has been addressed before, but I just discovered that you covered the Girandoni Air Rifle some time back. Outside of the logistical reasons you addressed in the video for its discontinuation, why do you suppose the concept hasn't been re-examined by modern European firearms manufacturers, given the abundance of air guns and their popularity in Europe?

Anonymous

A long time ago, maybe in 93 or 94, I saw this large frame pistol that had a bolt inside the "slide", chambered in .45 or maybe 9mm. I know, super vague. Have you heard of such a thing?

Anonymous

I love it when you do pre-civil war breech-loaders. I'm still waiting and hoping for you to get your hands on a Greene "bolt action" breech-loader. When do you think it is likely for you to get ahold of one?

Anonymous

Also, keep your eye out for the post-war Elliott breech-loader. (William H. Elliott of the Remington derringer fame) I had the chance to buy one for under $4000 and am still kicking myself for not getting it. It is extremely rare and a unique brilliant design. It was one of two designs from the 1872 tests (the other being the magazine version of the Ward-Burton) that the Ordnance Department recommended field trials for, but were not accepted because the congressional authorization specifically prohibited any expenditures towards weapons other than the winner (Erskin Allin's trap door). Remington had too much invested into the rolling block to also market a competitor as good as this one, so very few were made. The Elliott is very similar in appearance to the Lee Vertical action. Like the Lee, the hammer acts as a hammer and as the means of opening the action. However, in the case of the Elliott, pulling back on the hammer alternates between opening the action and cocking the weapon. (For the Lee, the action opens when you press forward on the hammer.)

Anonymous

Do you know of any commercial weapons chambered in 7.92x33? Also you mentioned a while back that there were no straight pull bolt action rifles with a bent bolt handle. Though it is a commercial rifle, the Mauser (Rheinmetal Group) M96 has a bent-bolt which toggles the locking lugs in the locked/unlocked position using a Stoner/Johnson style bolt. Wouldn't this quallify?

Anonymous

After watching the vids on the AR10s I came up with what I assume to be an easy question. When a country loses its license to produce a firearm, how hard would it be for them to go ahead and keep producing against the wishes of the original company? Is there really any enforcement between 2 countries that have decided not to work together anymore? It seems to me that in dealing wth another country, and in fact, with their Government/Military, that if they are no longer on good terms with the company supplying the plans/license, then what would stop them from disregarding an agreement and producing the firearm themselves? (Or are these countries only purchasing and not actually producing guns themselves?)

Sleepy's good boy

Ian do you think the universal machine gun concept as developed by the Germans between the world wars was a flawed concept? It seems to me that nearly every army has experimented with a so called universal or general purpose machine gun, but fall back into the traditional pattern of having a light, medium and heavy MG. The continuing popularity pf MGs in 50 caliber and 14.5 mm would seem to suggest that rifle caliber guns are just not suitable for the roles that heavy MGs are used for on the battlefield, and that medium MGs in full power rifle cartridges are fine support weapons but are hindered by their weight and lack of ammunition compatibility with the standard infantry rifle and this is why we continue to see the widespread use weapons like the M249/minimi RPK and Ultimax along with heavier guns like the M240/FN-MAG and PKM.

Anonymous

What's your favourite 90's action movie firearm?

Anonymous

Do you consider "Garand Thumb" to be an issue of poor weapon handling by the operator or an inherent flaw in the system?

Anonymous

What is the most ridiculously complicated firearm you’ve seen?

Anonymous

We live in a more and more electronical world as time passes on, yet when it comes to firearms it is still mainly (smokeless) powder and steel (with polymer parts). There was the XM29 OICW which would have included quite a bit of electronics, but it never made it. Partly political, partly technological. What application do you see electronics play in the future of firearms? Is there a future in a hand held railgun, or will it only be limited to sighting systems etc, at least in the next decades?

Anonymous

Could you discuss the costs and benefits of conversions and rechamberings, who resorted to them when and why? I am especially interested in militaries below the first rank producing powers doing such things - Israel or India with 308 rechambered Mausers and Enfields for example. What are the bottlenecks in new production that make such conversions attractive? When does ammo matter more than cost of guns, how much is really saved reworking vs making new, etc. Are there examples of large conversions viewed as failures by those doing them, and on what measures were they failures?

Anonymous

Have sight differences before modern electronic assisted optics every made a serious practical difference between militaries or specific guns, whether at the adoption / trials stage or in actual conflict? Is there a developmental history or progression of practical sights parallel to that for actions or cartridges, and if so what were its stages? If some types were clearly better, why wasn't this discovered earlier or why didn't a better type drive out the competition sooner?

Anonymous

I have seen various attempts to rate or understand the practical accuracy differences between bolt or semi auto rifles on the one hand, and submachineguns on the other, but rarely in ways that were rigorous enough to be convincing. At what range does a practical accuracy crossover occur between them, for typical realistic levels of training, firing conditions, target sizes or exposures including exposure times, etc? When is a short burst from a pistol caliber sub gun more likely to get hits than a single carefully aimed shot from a rifle?

Anonymous

Do you ever get up to the Phoenix area for shooting events? Do you plan on doing any meet and greets, there or elsewhere, without or without your InRangeTV friends?

Anonymous

After WW2 France continued with their Mas 40 program (and 44) however with the Mas 49 and 49/56, they kept it in service until the Famas came out and they only issued 10 round magazines for the Mas49/56's, why was that?

Will P

Hello, have you ever considered covering aircraft and their armaments? Do you have any interest in aircraft? It seems that it’s a rather underappreciated historical topic, thanks!

Anonymous

I’d be interested in seeing more information on the .32 Winchester Special. My late brother had one for deer hunting and I took it for granted. It wS sold after his passing and I regret not getting my hands on it.

Anonymous

Apart from 577/.450 there were no necked black powder cartridges with widespread success. Why might this have been?

Anonymous

What is the oldest technology or system in current use eg. Browning tilt barrel

Anonymous

Have there been any firearms which you previously thought highly off but then completely changed your mind once you ran it through a 2 gun match or any other sort of practical environment? If so, what were the flaws that didn't appear in research but came out in practice?

Anonymous

Do you see any cheap surplus guns coming to the U.S. in the near future? Will we be forced to wait until the end of World War III for the next glut of firearms?

Anonymous

What are your thoughts on the future of optics; electronic reticles, built in range finders, etc?

Anonymous

How did the P-14/M 1917 do in the trench war? Sgt. York used one pretty well...

Anonymous

Have you ever been given a gun to look over at an auction, and found it is a forgery or so heavily modified as to no longer be recognizable as an authentic piece? If so, how did the seller feel about this?

Gori the all powerful

It is Commonly stated that the stoner 63 pattern required excessive cleaning after use in the field. So much so that really only special forces could deal with the amount of care needed to keep it reliable. Is this because it has too many ingress points or because its system naturally produces a lot of fowling? Would love some insight on this since in my opinion it's a criminally underrated system.

Anonymous

Do you plan on doing a video on the Japanese type 11?

Anonymous

Any tips for taking care of old guns? Especially the wood, to avoid cracking stocks and such?

Anonymous
>>11091437

For clarity's sake I'm assuming that the last bit is to exclude the .276 Pedersen?

ForgottenWeapons
>>11112700

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH9VQGht8CU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH9VQGht8CU</a>

Anonymous

with remington filing for bankruptcy, do you think that the american gun market is oversaturated? what do you think this means for gun companies in the future, and guns, bieng that guns are very durable goods, do you think the market will ever become unsaturated in the forseeable future.

Anonymous

Can you explain repeatable lock up and what exactly it lends to increased accuracy? Why do bolt actions only have for example 2 lugs and still maintain greater accuracy than semi autos?

Anonymous

What gun would you choose to carry if you lived in the introductory period for semi-auto pistols, say 1900-1940?

Anonymous

question about water cooled machine guns: you stated in a video that the water jacket keep the barrel from getting hotter than 212 degrees. that would apply only to the outer most part of the barrel wouldn't it. the inner part(bore) would still be well above 212*? since the wear is on the inside how much real good is done for all that extra hardware say vs. air cooling? thanks

Anonymous

It looks like low bore axis is a feature that is in vogue with gun designs right now. Why is there no design out there that wraps the recoil spring around the barrel like a walther ppk even if it should quite easy to do with a rotating barrel system or a bergmann style locking system?

Anonymous
>>11091859

Agree. It used to be Remington 51, and later Glock 19 with Juarez slide and RMR. Anything besides those two? The 51 in particular took me aback.

Anonymous
>>11092179

Type 64 too, please. A parts kit of that one would be tremendous, especially if the barrel is not cut. I think may be able to improvise a decent receiver (within reason), but a barrel is completely out of question.

Anonymous

You have shot several matches with an M1. How many clips do you bring for a match, and how often do they get lost in the course of shooting the stage?

Anonymous

Would you ever consider doing a 2-gun match with an AR-pistol? I´ ve been looking for a more professional unbiased look at the capabilities of them, what the accuracy and the results on the range can be. And if that doesnt qualify as a question, here´s another: If the MP-18 would´ have been invented and issued in 1915, do you think it would´`ve changed the outcome of the war by breaking the stalemate before the US was ready to join the fight?

Anonymous

Another one if you don't mind: Have you thought of making all your videos available on a CD/DVD/etc.?

Anonymous

Can you and Karl add stickers and morale patches to the webstore please? Thanks to both of you for the excellent content! Keep up the good work.

Horse With No Name

A few years ago you did a short range video on the Owen Submachine gun - is there any possibility of getting a full video on the Owen gun and its interesting history in the future?

Anonymous

Hi Ian. The mechanism on the vz.59 that strips the cartridge off the belt and feeds it, is supremely simple. Does it have a weakness? Because, why does more machine guns not use a similar mechanism? Or do the modern guns use a similar mechanism? I must confess that my knowledge of modern belt fed machine guns is severely lacking. Thanks Neil.

Anonymous

What is your conclusion of the 1986 miami shootout in terms of caliber effectiveness?

Anonymous

Magazine Cut Off: How is it that soldiers could be so undisciplined as to not waste a full magazine of ammunition while simultaneously being trusted to not to throw the magazine cut off switch on their own initiative while under attack?

Anonymous

Any chance you will do a show on the Savage 99 or Dan Wesson revolvers? Both are excellent, innovative and out of production.

Anonymous

Given unlimited money, equipment and expertise, what historical weapon would you like to build from scratch?

Anonymous

My dream job would be Gunsmith. I already have practical machining and fabrication skills. In your opinion, is Gunsmith a practical career goal today, and if so, would you know where i could start to get into the industry?

ForgottenWeapons
>>11126111

<a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/how-to-become-a-professional-gun-nerd/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.forgottenweapons.com/how-to-become-a-professional-gun-nerd/</a>

Anonymous

On some of your videos you have mentioned quite a few skilled polish gun designers in around the ww2 era. What happened to them with the occupation of poland?

Anonymous

(You can just call me Calvin) (There's a shorter version of this question at the bottom if it would better fit your format) How much stock do you put in the idea of directed energy weapons? I know that it seems to be the go-to when considering what might be the next step that takes us beyond the Glock/AR-15 plateau, but the idea seems unreasonable to me. The energy density required, even if the batteries are treated the same as magazines are today, is so immense as to be unreasonable any time soon. It seems more likely that the advancement would instead come in the form of advanced manufacturing and materials, but in the ammunition rather than the weapon. More advanced propellants seem like the most likely change within the next couple of decades. Maybe the problems with caseless ammo are solved, which would be pretty cool, but even if those problems arn't solved the advancement could be as important as the adoption of smokeless powder. A cartridge could be developed with ballistics identical to the 5.56, but with less required cartridge volume. Or it might be that the weapons of tomorrow use a cartridge that looks identical to a modern 5.56, but at a vastly higher velocity. An advancement like this doesn't seem entirely out of the realm of possibility, and could be leveraged into a multitude of areas. Increased velocity, decreased weight, increased ammunition capacity (imagine a 5.56 with straight walls like most pistol calibers), or larger and heavier projectiles. --- Short version: Do you think that advancements in propellants might be what pushes us beyond the Glock/AR-15 plateau. With modern chemistry it seems like only a matter of time before we see an advancement similar to the widespread adoption of smokless powder. Whether the tech is leveraged into reduced weight or increased power, it seems far more likely than the development of a battery that could power a man portable laser weapon. --- A side note, not really a question: Lasers seem really risky, especially if your opponents aren't using them. It would not be hard for even insurgent forces to create smoke grenades that would create cover, not just concealment, where lasers are concerned. (Metal filaments, etc)

Anonymous

IRON SIGHTS and 7.92 KURTZ MACHINE GUNS 1) Pre-WW1 it seems the vast majority of military firearms used open/tangent/notch sights. However, Post WW2 all modern weapons (with few exceptions) have been designed with rear aperture sights. Why is this and how did the change come about? What weapons, technology, tactics, or military experiences accounted for both the pre-WW1 adherence to notch sights and the post-WW2 transition to aperture sights. Were there any military trials where the two were tested side by side? 2) Did the Wehrmacht or anyone in the Nazi arms industry ever propose or experiment with light belt-fed machine guns chambered in 7.92 Kurtz to field alongside the STG44? (like the M249 SAW is to the M16)

Anonymous

Why is the principle of constant recoil not applied more widely in the firearms world ?

Anonymous

How much has the education, qualification and skills of gun inventors shifted over the years? Whereas gun inventors are mostly engineers in modern day, how did self taught gun inventors succeed?

Anonymous

More historical than strictly gun-related question: We often hear in your videos about enterprising individuals who present a firearm design to a given military and have it trialled. Often this is around the 1800s and (it seems) up to around the 1920s and 30s. What changed? Could we see a return of individual enterprising gunsmiths in the future? Follow-up: might the smaller number of gun-owners in European countries gradually mean an end to the local firearms industries? It seems that the UK doesn't turn much out these days.

Anonymous

Have there been an attempt to lock the action on a blowback design with magnets?

Anonymous

As a fellow lefty, surplus and C&amp;R rifles are not build well for me. What are some surplus rifles which are suprisingly well suited for lefties?

Anonymous

is there any footage of your famas rifle in the works? i'd like to see how it handles at a 2gun match

ForgottenWeapons
>>11145999

Yes - I used it in our big two-day Desert Brutality match, and that footage will be starting to post shortly on InRange.

Anonymous

Do the military weapons trials that you're familiar with usually have multiple strong candidates (like the Pedersen rifle vs. the Garand, or the Luger vs. what would become the M1911) that need serious evaluation, or is it more common for a single weapon to stand out right from the get-go?

Anonymous

Also, commenting separately to say that I really enjoy Forgotten Weapons and I'm glad to finally be in a position to support it here on Patreon (my question was long enough without you having to read that part out if it makes the cut!)

Anonymous

Simple enough question for you, do you think there is any real use in the modern times for long-recoil action firearms? If so, could you name any in use today? I would also like to add; Longtime fan, first time patron, and glad I did it! As well as my first name is pronounced “Kyler” (It makes no sense, I know)

Anonymous

Why did the US military in the 1930s distrust gas ports when the BAR had used that system since WW1?

Anonymous

How did we go from the M1 rifle to the M14? What were rifles M2-13?

Anonymous

From BF1, many more people know about the "Ribeyrolles 1918 automatic carbine". On paper, it seems to be comparable in capability to the much later STG44. What fatal flaw prevented it from being developed further?

Anonymous

Hi Ian, huge fan, I’ve always been fascinated by Wehrmacht tapered bore weapons like the German Panzerbüchse 41 with It’s flanged projectile and it’s extremely high velocity, approaching 5000fps. Has there ever been a small arm that used this same principle? Could you see a small, or large, arm utilizing it effectively in the future. Either way, Id love a show about the concept or the sPzB 41 some day!

Anonymous

Where do the Spencer cartridges fall in terms of velocity/bullet weight as compared to 44 Henry and full power 45-70? Was there a lost potential to be an intermediate cartridge like the 45-60?

Molly McAllister

Dear FW TV. Do the various forms of delayed blowback actions still have a place in modern small-arms development or are they an obsolescent dead-end design?

Anonymous
>>11108318

There are actually more that are necked than not: .43 Dutch, .42 Berdan, .43 Mauser, 11mm Werndl, 8mm Kropatschek, 10.4 Italian Vetterli, 10.4 Swiss Vetterli, 11mm Gras, .43 Spanish, 11mm Comblain, 11.43 Turkish, .43 Egyptian, 10.15 Serbian, 11mm Murata, 10.15 Jarmann, 9.5 Turkish. That's what I can remember right this second anyway.

Anonymous

Could you recommend a good book or series of books on black powder cartridge rifles and their development as a whole, or very in depth books about specific arms of this type? Thanks!

Brandon T
>>11118538

There are actually multiple systems that do this, 2 (out of my small-but-kinda-strange firearms collection, BTW) being the FNH Five-seveN pistol and the Bersa Thunder 380. (AFAIK you tend to find barrel-wrapping-springs on .380 ACP and smaller, "simple blockback" designs. The Five-seveN is an unusual example...that is, the 5.7 is simply unusual, no matter how you look at it, period. ;) )

Anonymous

Dear Ian! I'm your new patron from Moscow Region of Russia. I've heard in your previous Q&amp;As that you would like to visit some of our museums and arms factories. What would be your priorities regarding those? I don't work in this field, but if you require any assistance at all from a native speaker - please be my guest. Thanks.

Cody Cook

I just watched one of your old Q&amp;A videos, and I wanted to ask: "Did you ever find if there was a .50 cal Bren gun?" and "What do you think about the M27 IAR now that it has been around for a couple of years?"

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).

Anonymous

Hi, Ian. What's your opinion and/or insight on the Geha Mauser shotgun conversions? Them being "unsafe" in the larger gauges, due to the lack or forward locking lugs because of the bolt face, or being chambered for shorter than the modern standard length of shot shells? The internet is abound with both people saying they're death traps and other people saying the first group is crazy.

Anonymous

Hi Ian, My question is about the use of short barreled shotguns by the military. The US government in the 1939 US v. Miller case asserted that shotguns with barrels under 18 inches were not suitable for military use. Are you aware of any shotguns with short barrels either being issued as standard equipment or modified by troops in the field prior to 1939? Also have any short barreled shotguns been subsequently issued or used by any military force since then?

Anonymous

Follow up questions to the ones above. The original NFA set the minimum barrel length for both rifle and shotguns at 18 inches. Why was the NFA modified to allow rifles to have a minimum barrel length of 16 inches? Why were shotguns left at 18 inches?

Anonymous

Hi Ian, I've noticed in a few of your videos where you reference patent drawings when determining the purpose of a feature, or changes made to the original concept of a weapon. As someone deeply interested in the nitty gritty of mechanical design, my question is: are those patent drawings easily available for public viewing? Thank you for all your videos, as an American in Europe for work for 9 months, I live vicariously through all the content you put out.

Anonymous

Hello from Australia! As I'm sure you're aware, Australia has much stricter gun control than the US. Pump-Action Shotguns are heavily restricted. They are categorised on the same level as semi-automatic weapons (Category C). The only real way to get one as a civilian is to prove you need it for feral pest management - either as a job, or because you're a farmer. However, Lever-Action Shotguns have recently become very popular due to having a lower restriction (Category 'A', the same as Single/Double-Barrel). There are now several turkish-made models (including the Adler A110 and Pardus LAX12 if you wish to look them up). While they aren't terrible, they're not as good as pump-actions, and so are fairly unknown outside of Australia. My question is are there any other cases that you're aware of, of a gun/type of gun becoming popular more to do with not having access to something better or other options, rather than because it's the better option to begin with, or other situations of little legal loopholes like this? PS Do you plan to visit Australia at some point? I'd be quite happy to have my lever action shotguns featured in one of your videos, especially with a discussion on Australian Firearms laws, as I think there is a lot of misconceptions about them. You could do a series on differing laws around the world perhaps?

Anonymous

In 1957 NATO adopted the US .308 cartridge. The british/begian entry in the competition was the .280. Was there any cartridges put forward from other nations?

Anonymous

This might be more for InRange, but what design features/flaws of the AR 15 do you wish were different?

Landric Hakon

Ian, have you visited the World War I museum in Kansas City, MO? If not, any plans to do so? I have no idea what sort of policies they have in relation to getting access to the collection for a review but it might be really interesting if you could work something out. Love the content, keep up the excellent work! <a href="https://www.theworldwar.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theworldwar.org/</a>

Anonymous

That is an pretty open topic! "Guns". I would ask about the development and manufacture of the K98 Mauser during WWII. Also before the war Germany had a civilian marksmanship program and shooting was a competitive sport for many. Believe the common rifle was a Mauser in .22 caliber.

Anonymous

Did the Russians/Soviets sight in their M91/30s with the bayonets fixed? It was explained that doctrine at the time called for bayonets to always be fixed. Is there any truth to this? I always figured it to be a myth and an excuse for poor accuracy of surplus rifles.

Anonymous

At the height of popularity of military bolt action rifles, why didn't more nations develop and adopt straight-pull rifles? The Swiss straight-pulls, especially the K31, are quality rifles and once the kinks were worked out of the Ross, it was also a good rifle. It seems like the straight-pull would enable you to increase the rate of fire and make it easier to train soldiers to use the weapon.

Timothy Conklin

How extensively did the United States distribute excess small arms as foreign military aid after the Second World War and what were the political or logistical effects of such aid? For example, I’ve read that the American donation of around half a million M1 Garands and M1 Carbines to the French military in the 40s and 50s was a significant factor (along with costly operations in Indochina) in halting the widespread adoption of the MAS 44 and the MAS 49 semiautomatic battle rifles.

Anonymous

will you discuss in detail components such as suppressors, weapon lights, ir illuminaters/lasers, and night vision for the WWSD rifles? Or discuss even if those components are necessary to the concept behind a WWSD build...

Groaghach

You have touched on Constant Recoil weapons earlier. What are the primary weapons that uses this? And why aren't more manufacturers implementing this?

Anonymous

A video looking at home made firearms would be interesting. Maybe a collab with royal nonesuch. Maybe this fits inrange better.

Anonymous
>>11153559

I was trying to get Ian to answer question about Guard. But yes to both questions with the exception of straight-walled, low-pressure cartridges.

Anonymous
>>11124669

Both Chinese and Finns had guns with similar belts. Russians themselves did not, because they wanted compatibility with old belts, which in their case were compatible all the way back to the 1910 Maxim's cloth belts. So, the newest PKP extracts to the rear because Maxim did it. Also, PK's feed system is supremely reliable and durable, so there's very little disadvantage to using it - perhaps the weight, if that.

Anonymous
>>11108446

Browning M1919 seems like a strong contender. Of course people still shoot break-open shotguns.

Anonymous

Ever run across a ssg-82? What was the purpose of this 5.45 bolt action 'sniper rifle'? Why haven't we've seen more bolt action 5.45 guns or does the cartridge not lend itself as well to precision shooting as 5.56?

Anonymous

Is/was there any notable gun designed for cold weather use? (Tolerances to fit when ambient temp was far below freezing, frost prevention etc?)

Anonymous

How do you avoid getting soup in your moustache? Everytime my own beard approaches your level, I need to trim it back to enjoy liquid foods and ice cream. Any special tips or tricks?

Anonymous

Have you considered doing a full video on the Remington 51? (I know you touched on it briefly in an episode on John Pedersen designs). It was so far ahead of its time, yet apparently was a victim of both weak marketing on the part of Remington, particularly when positioned (and underpriced) against the Colt 1903/08 - and its complicated takedown. For such an innovative design, it sure seems to be rather obscure and unappreciated today.

TJ

I don´´ t know if this question would be better to InRange but here it is. About tolerances. Some guns are famous of being too well made, tolerances are so tight that it can cause issues in cold weather or when dirty. However, in one of your episodes in InRange you mentioned that the AR-15 performed well because of tight tolerances, dirt just can´ t get in. So how come some guns have bad reputation cause of tight tolerances and some not? Is the bad reputation just maintenance issue or there´ s something in design what makes guns not working?

Anonymous

230gr .45ACP FMJ ammunition is often referred to as "Hardball". Where does this term originate from?

PHAZE

Why does "sporterize" mean "cut back the front handguard"? What about a gun with a bare barrel is more sporting than a gun with furniture all the way up?

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089660

Not a question of "good enough," it's more a question of "nobody will buy our hg if they have to shell out extra for the bare minimum rail that they expect to need if they're shelling out $ to upgrade to a modular hg..." Who on earth is going to spend money on a rail system w/o even the one basic rail everyone needs?

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089666

No. Evolutionary dead-end, if it was worth the effort then the M-1 Abrams would be using a squeeze-bore instead of smooth-bore cannon.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089678

Google "Fortner (sp?) action" &amp; you'll discover it's still in favor. The down-fall to toggle-locking designs is action length: the mechanism starts getting too long for anything but a short cartridge, hence its continued popularity in 22lr rifles...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089697

Looks. This was before military minds had grasped the value of camouflage and were still enamored with shiny bits for the parade ground...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089700

Um, rampant mismanagement? Go to rimfirecentral.com/forums &amp; do a search on "Freedom Group" and "Remlin" and you'll get an eyeful...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089718

It has been a long-standing tradition for the Navy to continue use of otherwise-obsolete small arms removed from Army service in coastal defense roles, shipboard arms lockers, etc., so I'm not too surprised if the Coasties were using an 1895 Browning or a 1917 Marlin-Rockwell [piston conversion of the 1895] as late as WW2, but your question is a good one: when *was* that worthy design finally retired?

Bruce Brodnax

Can't parse your question; the typo [fist?] isn't making a connection for me. Edit please?

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089739

Nope: like all French small-arms, it seems to have it's own set of idiosyncracies. But a resounding "heck yeah!" for a deep dive on one!

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089753

Modern materials &amp; production methods enable the new pistol braces like the RONI to be made more rigid &amp; sturdy while keeping weight down. Of course, they only have a practical life someplace like Israel where long-arm ownership is restricted but using a stocked pistol doesn't run afoul of the law, vs. Stateside, where you are violating NFA '34 unless you pay the $200 tax...

Bruce Brodnax

You know, I think the Segway might have had a much more significant impact on modern culture if it wasn't for the fact the CEO rode his off a cliff when they were still just taking off commercially... ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089807

You have to have to be finger printed and get your application signed off by the local chief of law enforcement [if you live in a city with a hostile municipal police chief, it is often more likely to get the county sheriff to sign-off.] The ATF [BATFE now, properly] does the rest.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089879

That would have removed the appeal of a task-specific configurable system. Unit-armory or depot-level configuration might have worked, but the focus wasn't on parts commonality for production cost-savings, it was to have one system that could be adapted on the fly for whatever mission presented.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089975

Primer activation depends upon a very closely-controlled combination of cartridge characteristics to create the requisite primer set-back to provide the driving force for the action. Meanwhile, having tolerances loose enough for the machine to function reliably under field conditions means that if something goes wrong with the cartridge, the shooter is likely to end up with an eyeful of high-pressure, -heat, &amp; -velocity gas. Ultimately, the primer set-back action that Garand devised displayed his ability to think outside the box, and that was more valuable to Springfield armory than any patents he may have had on a rifle action that was an evolutionary dead-end...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11089982

Geography, both physical and socialogical, created those communities where particular industries took hold. Prior to the early 19th century, water was the deciding factor, both as a transport corridor and a power source. Then you needed a community that was large enough to supply a skilled workforce, while not being so large that it outstripped the surrounding food supply. Once a particular industry took hold, it tended to dominate the area.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090041

Still used with the M203; originally developed for the M79. Can't think of anything besides the 40mm grenade that uses that approach tho'...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090231

Not even an "American thing;" strictly U.S. Ordnance's NIH attitude. "We'll tell the soldier what he needs when we decide he needs it..." ::)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090305

He can probably hit up Othias over at C&amp;Rsenal for some .30 Pederson rounds; they'er the same thing...

Anonymous
>>11295468

Military rifles generally have full length stocks and handguards. Hunting rifles tend to have cut back stocks and handguards. Look up pretty much any infantry rifle and pretty much any hunting rifle and that's what you'll see.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090424

The transition from m(year) to M(model#) was instituted some time in the '30s, iirc. That's why we have two M1s, rifle &amp; carbine, &amp; why Johnson called his rifle the m1941 [because that's what he &amp; everyone else were still used to, so it had familiarity going for it, but wouldn't conflict with the Army's revised naming convention.]

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090428

No. The military has used the 5.56NATO chamber in their M4s &amp; M16s since NATO standardized on it. No need for them to worry about .223Rem at this late date.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090492

It's an expensive, all steel single-action gun in an era of plastic fantastic bargain 9s, and anything the GP35 can do the CZ-75 already does for le$$. It's sad, but FN has to follow the market or die... :-\

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090495

I'm going to go out on a limb here &amp; bet Ian says "No," and predict his 1st example would be "FAL over the M14..." [or even AR-10, except the whole bullet exiting the side of the composite barrel episode *really* handicapped them there, &amp; it was totally their own fault...] ;-D

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090603

While S&amp;W did slow the widespread adoption of self-contained cartridges in *revolvers*, their lock on the Rollin White patent for through-bored cylinders did nothing to slow the development in long arms. And many people continued to use C&amp;B revolvers long after the patent lapsed. ['Cause, you know, they were cheap, plentiful &amp; readily available...] The real delay in self-contained cartridge development was everyone was too busy fighting wars in the 1850s, 60s &amp; first few years of the 1870s to really focus on developing the new tech: the old "fight with the weapons you have, not the ones you wish you had" game.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090668

More than one, but I think it was largely serial production [ie, once he developed a new model it supplanted the one before it...]

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090719

I've read that many of the old milsurps have a layer cake of powder &amp; copper fouling accumulated, and the best approach to cleaning [initial] is the electrolytic method [either the commercial kit or DIY.] Once the electrons blast the fouling off the barrel, lapping any corrosion pits so they don't accumulate fresh copper fouling as quickly will make the post-range ritual a relative breeze...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090769

Perhaps because Argentina is a country of pampas &amp; mountains, and as we have learned recently to our detriment it sometimes pays to have something that can reach across the valley? It's probably a doctrinal thing, &amp; we just don't share the same game plan...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090783

According to Othais' report on the Vetterli over on C&amp;Rsenal, they were Italian ones...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11090926

*Movies* made lever guns and revolvers famous, not Manifest Destiny... ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091029

Because the U.S. shoved it down NATO's throat. When England kept trying to meet the U.S. half-way by modifying their [far more rationally designed] 7mm Medium [7x43mm, renamed .280 British to prevent confusion with earlier 7mm cartridges], the U.S. kept saying "No, no, NO! We insist it be everything the .30-'06 was, just in a shorter cartridge!" And the rest, as they say, is history... ::)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091044

Destroys them. Soldiers aren't even allowed battlefield bring -backs anymore [excluding NFA items, which of course can't be brought home after Hughes '86] AFAIK.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091194

I think this is merely a distinction of customary usage, since all handguns were "pistols," [unless they were a pepperbox] until Sam Colt made revolvers "a thing." At that juncture in history, the distinction arose, since if you were still using a pistol, you got 1 shot &amp; had to reload, whereas if you had a *revolver*, well, you were sitting pretty! Then when self-loading pistols came along, it perpetuated, since they were clearly related to the former single-shot handguns in profile &amp; configuration, &amp; wholly different from revolvers.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091238

Making a self-loader feed reliably is easier from a single-stack mag, and those become ridiculously long in short order as you increase capacity. So, a combination of limits imposed by materials science, cartridge dimensions and understanding of human ergonomics, I should think.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091342

It was about English wartime diet, so I'm going to go with "cheddar..." ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091476

Shotguns are low-pressure [relative to rifles] launchers of a massive payload intended for hunting afield [ie, keep'em *light*, you'll be lugging it around all day!] and beyond the transition from waxed paper hulls to plastic ones, there just wasn't any economic incentive for change. Heck, why is 12ga the ever-green standard instead of 16ga [which is the superior all-around choice for almost any shooter?] Because economics...

Bruce Brodnax

The Portland tail is wagging the dog in OR, just as the Bay Area &amp; Sacramento do here behind the Granola Curtain? Nuts, OR was on my short-list of places to move to in Free America when I retire...

Bruce Brodnax

Single-action: the trigger does one thing [releases the hammer or striker.] Double-action: the trigger does two things; cocks the action, and releases the hammer/striker. This one might be a better question for Mark over on C&amp;Rsenal's 'Anvil' sub-channel...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091754

Yes, polymers are known for getting brittle when cold. You might want to stick w/ metal mags if you live in the Artic, vs. live in the AZ desert like Karl &amp; Ian! ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091993

They have, and Othais has mentioned Ian &amp; Karl on his channel on multiple occasions.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11091994

Buy parts kit. Buy parts to make it a closed-bolt semi-auto (so the BATFE doesn't come bust down your door @ 3am, stomp on your kitten &amp; punch your pregnant wife in the belly while arresting your criminal @ss.) Assemble parts. It's pretty straightforward, as long as you reside in Free America...

Thomas Achilles

How do (particularly older guns) manufacturers know their sights are correct at particular ranges? Am I not giving the tradesmen credit for how finely they can work? What about tolerances for soldering/screwing/dovetailing on front and rear sights? Shaping or filing of front and rear sights? Or flip up sights with several ranges on them

Bruce Brodnax
>>11092433

They were too effective. The U.S. wasn't a signatory to the Hague Convention, so their whining wasn't relevant. When they threatened to execute any U.S. soldier captured wielding a shotgun, we just responded by saying we'd execute an equal # of German prisoners in our captivity in retaliation. Shut'em up quick. It was a ridiculous ploy, and the Germans knew it, but hey, it was worth a shot...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11093059

Like nuclear fusion, caseless ammo has been "10 years out" for 50 years. The technological complications just don't merit the weight savings...

Thomas Achilles

What makes a cartridge “inherently accurate”

Thomas Achilles

Anywhere to learn about fire alarm engineering? Beside c&amp;rsenal and forgotten weapons

Bruce Brodnax
>>11093064

Because Reagan: no more Soviet Union, DDR falls. Germany reunites, no cash for new toys when massive social upheaval and infrastructure upgrades suck everything up.

Thomas Achilles
>>11185492

Haha, and the fact I can have a ruger charger, any other semi auto 22 pistol, or anything up to a 45 But heaven forbid I get my hands on a semi auto 22 rifle

Bruce Brodnax
>>11094256

They're to hide the flash from the shooter's perspective, so that his own flash doesn't make him night-blind. Also help by making flash ball-shaped [if not eliminated entirely], as then it is uncertain to observers if ball is head on, or off to one side of shooter. That's my understanding, I welcome correction.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11094674

Attrition and trench warfare. It took several years of losses of material in WW1 before realization kicked in and the need for a [relatively simply- &amp; cheaply-made] short-range high-volume bullet-hose became apparent. And after WW1 was over, everyone went immediately back to the old standards of high-precision, lovingly sculpted metal work until they had to learn the lesson all over again in The Great War, Part 2.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11095050

40S&amp;W is the poster child for your question: we attended that dance Stateside from 1994 to 2004 [&amp; some of us are still living it!] :-\

Bruce Brodnax
>>11095072

What was it the cowboy said when he was asked why he carried a .45 Colt? "Because he don't make one in .46..." Yeah, that's a facet of the human condition, I think: "Thag like big rock, but Thurg prefer thick tree branch..."

Bruce Brodnax
>>11095191

The DE in .50AE is only a matter of degree in comparison to a m1911 in .45acp: the Mars was from a whole different *planet* in comparison with a C96 Mauser!

Bruce Brodnax
>>11095284

Jim Sullivan's constant recoil adaptation [you can see it on IRTV, it's part 2 of their interview with him, iirc...] Counter recoil? Not that I'm aware of...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11095319

Merwin &amp; Hulbert revolvers: people have talked about bringing them back to market for years, but it's just not practical [so far.]

Bruce Brodnax
>>11096339

Put JMB on a low-fat diet so we can get 10 more years out of his genius... ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11096385

The Colt 1851 Navy was an excellent man-stopper in its day, despite having ballistics no better than a modern .380acp [the soft lead ball punches above its weight, according to anecdotal evidence.] The cartridges are called ".38" because that was the groove diameter [&amp; hence size of the lead ball] of the revolvers that were nominally .36cal *bore* diameter. Really a bizarre and involved bit of history, and well worth Ian's time to properly elucidate...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11096454

Don't forget, the CF hand guards are lighter than the aluminum ones as well [&amp; more resistant to casual knocks that might ding an aluminum one. But it's all or nothing; once a CF handguard is compromised, it's a replace the whole thing deal, while an aluminum one might be hammered into usable shape &amp; put back in service...] I was tempted to go alloy ['cause I'm cheap!] but found a CF one on sale by lurking on the gun.deals site: not as nice as Ian &amp; Karl's Faxon version, but nowhere near as pricey either. When I *was* considering the alloy route, I was planning on giving it a coating of ceramic paint, to keep it from absorbing so much heat from the barrel or ambient radiation...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11096590

There were these things called "newspapers" back then, &amp; everyone read them...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11096692

Google "Cerberus" and "Freedom Group" &amp; you should have a big chunk of the story...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11096806

They were designed for the shooter to be seated behind them when in operation.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11096981

Uh, the m1941 Johnson rifle &amp; Johnson LMG *have* rotating bolts, in fact, Johnson *worked with* Stoner at one point adapting his rotating multi-lug bolt concept to the AR design. Did you mean to say "...maybe even gas operation?" As far as it goes, I think Ian's position that "7.62NATO isn't practical in a F/A shoulder-fired weapon" is pretty clear by now. And he absolutely hated his experience shooting the Dror, from what he's said. So I'm going to wager he'd say something like "Stick w/ an AR-10 in semi-auto, be happy &amp; laugh all the way to the bank ..." ;-)

Bruce Brodnax
>>11097747

Wow, talk about instant gratification! They already did a WWSD on BCGs!

Bruce Brodnax
>>11097995

During WW2, there were *two* manufacturers of the Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 [aka "Garand"]: Springfield (national) Armory, and Winchester. Relative scarcity &amp; brand cachet determines the value of one over the other, ceteris paribus, and in this case, the Winchester will be the higher-valued one in almost all cases. But the Springfield rifles were better finished and consistently better made, so if I wanted one to *shoot*, vs. collect, I'd take the Springfield over the Winchester [again, ceteris paribus.]

Anonymous

What do you think about the future of machine guns at the squad and fireteam level? SAW/AR/IAR/LSW seem to get rotated around every few decades in multiple different militaries do you think the future is box fed or belt fed?

Anonymous

Hi Ian, thanks for all the great content. Any thoughts on to what degree, if at all, the HK VP70 was based, directly or indirectly, on the 1945 Mauser Volkspistole, given the similarity of purpose, features (blowback 9x19, striker-fired, DAO), and the wartime Mauser roots of some of HK's founders and engineers in the firm's early years?

Anonymous

I know you did a video on the Italian Veterli Vitali rifle, but will you ever do one on the Dutch Beaumont Vitali? Forgive me if my nomenclature is a bit incorrect as I can never attain the level of knowledge that you possess haha

Anonymous

No forgotten rifle is complete without a forgotten bayonet on it. Do you have a favorite bayonet? Mine is the Spanish 1941 Bolo.

Cody Cook

I know I'm late for this month's Q&amp;A, but why didn't the US (among other users besides Italy) just convert the M1 to a detachable mag-fed 7.62 NATO rifle instead of building new rifles? I know Italy did just that with their BM-59, but why did no one else do it?

Bruce Brodnax
>>11317539

A long case neck, and a low aspect ratio [case length to breadth.] I suspect that the less taper [straighter case wall] the better too, but I haven't read anything specifically stating so. As an example, the 7.62x39 has never elicited claims of inherent accuracy, but the PPC cases based upon it [6mm PPC, 22PPC, etc] all have.

Bruce Brodnax
>>11271588

This becomes particularly pertinent given Remington's utter mishandling of the R51 "descendant" of the Model 51 and its contribution to their bankruptcy that has just hit the news recently...

Bruce Brodnax
>>11344675

We did: we call it the "M14." But you know how it is, "Oh, why don't we add on these other alterations while we're at it..."

Beccaskye

has there ever been a machine pistol (sub machine gun) that used a belt feed?

Bob McCormick
>>11159480

You may want to ask on British Muzzloaders channel also. He covers flintlock, paper cartridge, and metallic cartridge rifles, including how to make paper cartridges. ( Great if you think these brass things are just too easy.)

Anonymous

Do you know of any manually operated (I.e. not gas or recoil operated) magazine fed, double action pistols? That is, a gun that resembled a semiautomatic pistol, but was cycled entirely via the action of the shooter’s hand?

Anonymous

I am interested in what Australian small arms manufacturers existed prior to their gun ban existed and if the ban itself caused some excellent or innovative arms to stop being produced lending to higher collector values.

Michael Batza
>>11371128

the volcanic pistols? they feed from a mag tube and function like a lever gun.

Anonymous

¿What would it take to ressurect the various guns you've profiled? At least the more promising ones (like the Medusa, the .5Ø cal rotary cannon, etc.)

Anonymous

I have been through 'Full Circle', and your videos, but I can't seem to find the genesis of the caming cocking lever on the CETME. The Gerat 06 looks like it has a conventional, straight-pull cocking handle. So does the model 50, all the way through the Modelo 2.

Anonymous

My assumption is that the 7.62 x 51 cartridge necessitated a heavier anti-bounce mechanism, and therefore, a caming lever was needed. Can you confirm this?

Anonymous

In your FAMAS, do you run brass or steel cased ammo? I know the military ones were fed French steel cased ammo but Larry Vickers says he has yet to experience failures with brass in his FAMAS.

Anonymous

Why did the AR10 not catch on like the FAL/G3?

Anonymous

Do you have any knowledge on an obscure Colombian "R. Famage" Mauser chambered in 30-06. I saw one of these the other day and I can't find hardly any knowledge on the history of them. Thanks and I really appreciate all the education you have bestowed upon me so far.

Anonymous

Hi Ian,

Anonymous

Hi Ian just wondering if you have ever handled any John Rigby &amp; Co guns? I have briefly read up on some of the parents he holds and some of them sound ahead of their time- I know these are high end guns but we're they actually practical back in the day? Keep up the good work!

Anonymous

Ian - I just watched you Q&amp;A #10 video on YouTube and am wondering where you purchased that wall material and hooks that you use to display your rifles in the background? The the hanging system have a name? I noticed the slots are vertical which seems much more logical to me than the hanging systems utilizing horizontal slots. - Thank you, Derek

ForgottenWeapons
>>11674396

<a href="https://www.matrixarmory.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.matrixarmory.com</a>

Anonymous

Cartridges have been named several different ways since the beginning 44-40 45-70 45-60 then during same time others by just caliber and name ie. 45 colt no powder designation. Why were some older rounds known by caliber then powder loading others by name alone 45 scofield 44 Henry etc? Thanks Dayton

Anonymous

Hi Ian, I’ve been watching your channel for 4 or 5 months now and love it! I just became a Patreon supporter today. My question is: The norinco M305 is a very popular firearm in Canada. Although it and the M1a are far from Forgotten Weapons, the story of the tooling may be. In Canada it is often mentioned that the Chinese versions use the original US M14 tooling. Supposedly it was sold to them because the US had mothballed the M14 after the adoption of the M16. Is there any truth to this story and what were the circumstances/events/repercussions surrounding this sale. Thanks so much for your great content! Cheers, Steve

ForgottenWeapons
>>11806613

No, Norinco did not use US tooling. That tooling went to Taiwan, which definitely did not share it with mainland China.

Cody Cook
>>11374568

If you're interested, Sportco of Australia used to have some interesting .22 LR rifles, and rebarreled SMLEs into 'friendly' calibers. <a href="http://www.sportco.org.au/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.sportco.org.au/</a> <a href="http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Sportco_Martini_rifle.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Sportco_Martini_rifle.htm</a>

Anonymous

What is a good book for terminal ballistics charts/references? I want to prove my 45-70 can drop the engine out of my friend's car...with math.

Jay Powers

Why does the VZ58 not have a heat shield for the lower handguard?

Anonymous

The magazine on the 30-40 Krag Jorgensen rifle has always appeared to me to be more of a cartridge hopper than a positive feed magazine, as there is no spring or follower. It appears that gravity alone feeds the cartridge from the magazine to the elevator. This raises the question in my mind, if the gun Is canted to the right will cartridges fail to feed into the lift position below the bolt?

Anonymous

Hi, Ian. some time ago you said that if you would have to choose only one pistol, it would be H9. Do you still think so? There are more and more voices that H9 is not as cool. Przemek from Poland

Anonymous

How viable is 10mm for bear defense?

Anonymous

What are your thoughts about using an inertia system such as is used in Benelli shotguns in intermediate caliber military rifles. It would seem that it would be a light simple method that would be less prone to fouling than gas operated systems.

Anonymous

Can you tell us about how Winchester used their tooling for the WW1 Model oh 1917 to produce the Models 52, 54, and _____?????