Imagine a bar where you walk down into what is essentially a World War I bunker. On the walls is oak paneling and sandbags. The room is illuminated by oil lamps on the tables and low watt bulbs in the ceiling. All across the area is military surplus, battle flags, and recruitment posters. The bar is reclaimed teak from a dreadnought, and Ian is slinging sazeracs and talking shop in full French military kit. Now that's a bar.

@AM-hf9kk

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in. Where? Tucson? Is this Ian's next Kickstarter? Sounds like an amazing place to debrief after a range day.

@Tadicuslegion78

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Indy Neidell's home office

@mattsonn

4 жыл бұрын

Sam G yeah but how would you get people to leave?

@knusern666

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Sonn open the GarageDoor?

@loreman2803

4 жыл бұрын

Put it in Verdun

When Ian was at a bar. Customer: I asked for a wine not a glass of water Ian: look again Customer: wow, when did that happen?

@BrassCatcher

4 жыл бұрын

You win

@jjarechiga

4 жыл бұрын

Wrong mesías, gun Jesus converts surplus ammo to the caliber that you need

@nichevo1

4 жыл бұрын

@@jjarechiga or reloads fired casings

@nichevo1

4 жыл бұрын

@Joe Ç loaves and fishes

@bjm1219

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjarechiga 7 Ian said to the servants, “Fill the ammo cans with Hirtenberger”; so they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the K31.” They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet chambered the 308 that had been turned into GP11. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the milsurp knew.

P38 v Glock is a red herring. The correct answer is Browning High Power

@bernhardschmid9222

4 жыл бұрын

True

@mankomamada2545

4 жыл бұрын

@Anton Zuykov 100 dollah problem solver.

@GashimahironChl

4 жыл бұрын

And the BHP fits ya in the hand better than both those damn things, too!

@AnimeSunglasses

4 жыл бұрын

Damn right! (At least of you want some real elegance.)

@GeoffSayre

4 жыл бұрын

My Browning High Power is a delight to shoot. Makes me smile every damn time!

"In the right place, _for a long time_ " might be the best descriptor of the M14's survival in service I've yet heard

THANK YOU. THANK YOU IAN. Many years ago I was at the gun registry office in Toronto and a Chinese gentleman came into register a Bren gun. I was very surprised to see it was in 30.O6 with Chinese markings and a B.A.R magazine. His English was very poor and he was somewhat suspicious of me and my questions and was not too forthcoming. When I told my friends what I saw they thought I was full of BS and wanted to know what I was smoking. To this day I still get teased about this "fantasy firearm'. But no more: Now I have the word of Gun Jesus to back me up. I am redeemed. .HALLELUJAH!!!! All praise Gun Jesus!!

@kendalllladnek9779

4 жыл бұрын

The Gun Jew Zeus has indeed nailed you with HIS hands like lightning.

@johnnytrigger5512

4 жыл бұрын

Good comment until the slandering of jesus, poor you🙄

@kendalllladnek9779

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnytrigger5512 have a pity upvote while you pray for me.

@johnnytrigger5512

4 жыл бұрын

@@kendalllladnek9779 i meant the comment you replied to, your's was nonsensical bollocks. Im not religious but even cunts dont dis Jesus. You should pray for yourself😟

@xgford94

4 жыл бұрын

Mate hope you really enjoy the “Told you so” moment they are really few and far between, but oh so good 😊

For alternate history or sci-fi, I really like the concept of a society stuck with black powder longer than we were. For instance, ending up with a huge semi-automatic weapon that has a gas-operated foulage-clearing brush.

@leovang3425

10 ай бұрын

nah, we would just be stuck with long recoil for everything.

Scholagladatoria produces interesting content on bladed weapons, covering most things from ancient to the mid 1800's

@Gakulon

4 жыл бұрын

Warning, the world of historical arms and armor youtubers can be a bit addictive. Be aware of what you're getting in to

@torbenjohansen6955

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gakulon than dont watch tod from tods stuff.

@Gakulon

4 жыл бұрын

@@torbenjohansen6955 Too late man, I'm already in too deep

@deannorris5662

4 жыл бұрын

I second Schola

@torbenjohansen6955

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gakulon Oh sorry to hear that. he is the worst when it comes to being addicted. He is the bedst in my opinion. He puts the bar up high. making it hard for others to follow. and he is making good stuff to. Not to talk about his good videos especialy his latest armor longbow test series of videos.

Question: do people ever ask you to bless their guns?

@kurtbergh

4 жыл бұрын

I've got a box of 50 rounds of 9mm Geco with Ian and Karl's autographs, it's blessed ammo right?

@thedrifter2790

4 жыл бұрын

*Thats a solid +10 Holy Damage!*

@Brez1969

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, oh gun jesus bless this ammo we are about shoot

@MisterTengu

4 жыл бұрын

or turn their hoppe's into whiskey.

@laggymclaggylag5882

4 жыл бұрын

He sanctifies it with WD40 to remove the sin of cosmoline.

there's a relatively large section of the Musee d'Armee in les Invalides on the resistance and Free French forces. I would highly recommend spending a whole day as the Musee is absolutely huge

@williestyle35

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation.

@oklahomahank2378

5 ай бұрын

I have also been there. Agree with the recommendation.

"The French Collection" sounds like the title of Ians first feature length film. Lol

@mbr5742

4 жыл бұрын

I just see a goatee wearing, long haired Gene Hackman in it...

@TeflonSoul

4 жыл бұрын

I think this calls for some movie poster Photoshopping. FW fans, get to it!

@Likexner

2 жыл бұрын

Why is it called "feature" length?

My Grandfather was a Medic in WWII serving in the Italian campaign. He was given an M1 Carbine as a service weapon. I don't know if it was official issue, or just a unit assignment done in the heat of battle? If anyone knows if medics were officially issued M1 carbines, please respond to this post. He fought with it for 7 months before being injured by a grenade and spent the rest of his tour on a hospital ship, and lived the remainder of his life with limited use of one arm. He reported that he liked the M1 carbine and purchased one shortly after the war. It sat in his farmhouse bedroom for the remainder of his life. As his confidence in the little carbine was earned during the war. I was lucky enough to have him teach me to shoot with that gun in the early 80's and I will always have love for the little M1 carbine.

@richardelliott9511

4 жыл бұрын

Not to dismiss your grandfather's story and opinion and I do love to hear the old vet's war stories, but just to point out that not every GI loved the M1 carbine. My father being a company level radio operator in WW2, was initially issued a 1911 that was later replaced with an M1 carbine. He never talked about why but after the war he picked up a GI surplus 1911 and, to my knowledge, never touched an M1 carbine again. I think that says it all for him. He always was a better than average pistol shot in addition to being on his companies rifle team in the 50s and 60s shooting a borrowed Garand. I still own and regularly shoot that 1911, its fun and it keeps my connection to him fresh. If you really want to attract attention at the range try some black powder 45acp in a 1911!

The G36 replacement tests should be Desert Brutality & Finnish Brutality.

@Themayseffect

4 жыл бұрын

those are 2 polar opposite tests...and the same thing companies already do.

Why were the French obsessed with rifle grenades?! They used rifle grenades on their Lebels, their MAS 36's, their MAS 49's and their FAMAS's.....I know rifle grenade attachments were present in Western battle rifles like the FAL's, L1A1's and the AR-10 but why did French doctrine call for rifle grenades at the individual level instead of having grenade launchers, e.g. China Lakes (Vietnam era).

@thegoldencaulk2742

4 жыл бұрын

It was part of their response to getting smashed by German fixed MGs in WW1. They developed a counter-tactic surrounding the use of Chauchats and rifle grenades to suppress or destroy the gun emplacements. The tactic worked so well that they made rifle grenades standard equipment. As for why they kept if for so long, one of the big benefits of a rifle grenade over a grenade launcher like the China Lake or M79 is that, in an ironic twist, the rifle grenades are more effective than the purpose built grenades. On the topic of "It's all about compromises," one of the compromises with grenade launchers is that the barrel tube has to be of limited diameter and the walls of limited thickness to keep weight down. The added effect is that the munition itself has to be kept small, leaving almost no space for the explosive warhead itself. You ever seen an M203 HE round detonate? It's totally underwhelming, the blast is smaller than a standard frag grenade. Alternatively, the rifle grenades do not have this severe size restriction, you can make them much larger because they wrap around the smaller rifle barrel, and that leaves you with enough space to make a crazy strong warhead. Imagine instead of an underpowered grenade, you have an underpowered mortar shell. There's also the logistical advantage of not needing an extra piece of hardware that you need an extra man to carry around. A given squad is already gonna have rifles, so just make them carry a set of launching cartridges which take up little space, and a few rifle grenades each, and you've vastly improved their effectiveness and flexibility over having one guy who's specific job is to man the grenade launcher.

@ST-zm3lm

4 жыл бұрын

The main advantage seems to be the relative light weight of a few 22mm rifle grenades compared to an underslung rig and a few rounds. Not to mention that every rifleman in a fireteam or even platoon can launch grenades at a moment’s notice. The main downside of this, of course, is that it’s more gear for everyone to have to carry. But the versatility of rifle grenades and the wider distribution lend themselves well to certain circumstances. As Ian always says, it’s really a matter of compromise.

@dointh4198

4 жыл бұрын

The Wehrmacht used rifle-grenades with impressive results at a large scale. They had anti-personnel and hollow-charged grenades, wich gave regular infantry a lot more firepower aside to the Panzerfaust and mortars. The French did recognize this well.

@kevinsullivan3448

4 жыл бұрын

Rifle Grenades come in many shapes and sizes; al the way up to 140mm anti-armor grenades designed to take out Soviet era tanks. Top armor is a lot thinner than front side or rear. Plus you have all the types: HE, HESH, HEAT, WP, Smoke, Chemical, what have you.

@VT-mw2zb

4 жыл бұрын

Taking out the rifle grenades were probably a mistake. The advantage of a rifle grenade over barrel launched grenades, besides the ability to put a much bigger warhead; as already stated by TheGoldenCaulk (golden username, if said in a New Zealand accent), is the fact that you can turn any infantryman into a grenadier instead of restricting the ability to do so to just a few guys in a squad. Even better; the most modern rifle grenades designs, the bullet trap and bullet-through, allows for the grenades to be launched by standard ball ammo instead of only blanks. The only advantage of a grenade launcher over a rifle grenade is the fact that in an emergency, you can instantly use your rifle to shoot at a close target with rifle bullets instead of the grenade and there is no chance of accidentally blow yourself up by shooting a rifle grenade that require blanks with ball ammo. Proper squad positioning and situational awareness, plus newer rifle grenade designs will solve most of that. Note that in WWII, US Army did authorised the launch of 60mm mortar shells (benandbawbsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/revisiting-rifle-grenade.html) from rifle grenade launchers. that is a big boom to be launched from a rifleman's rifle. The tiny 40mm grenades shells are tiny compare to those 60mm mortar shells. Also note that the French, at the squad level, still retain a 51mm commando mortar (the Lance-grenade individuel Mle F1 [LGI Mle F1]); a small mortar with 675m range, launching 51mm grenades. Even better, they are supposedly actually propelled in manners similar to the PIAT: the muzzle report is supposed to be 51 dB. French squads are divided into a 300-meter fireteam each armed with a FAMAS 5.56 mm assault rifle and carrying an AT4 anti-tank weapon and a 600-meter fireteam with a FN Minimi another FAMAS and a LGI. That's a lot of explosives. Some reports from the latest high-intensity conventional combat in Ukraine suggests that at squad levels, rifles and machine guns aren't all that lethal. Automatic fire suppress, but explosive kills. French squads have rifle grenades (for every riflemen), and 51mm mortar. That's a lot of explosives. A lot more than 2 x 40mm grenade launchers.

Othais can finally go for a walk without you asking him for weird ammo!

A third point about the Glock is that it resurrected striker firing as a viable option for police and military use. Prior to the Glock it was seen as much less desirable.

@SlavicCelery

4 жыл бұрын

H&K says hello.

I would've thought your favorite Chinese smallarm would be the BROWNINGSBROWNINGSBROWNINGS

@kevinsullivan3448

4 жыл бұрын

Not Browsers? (Browning and Mauser markings on the same weapon.

@paulshayter1113

4 жыл бұрын

moosemaimer, Only the ones that are marked BrevetteBrevetteBrevette

15:20 Thank you, I was looking for the term for "eye box" and couldn't think of it. Very much appreciated!

This looks like a great line up of questions and I cannot wait to watch it! Keep up the great work!

I would recommend Matt Easton's Schola Gladiatoria channel for bladed weapons. Easton covers swords, axes, etc from the dark ages through the Victorian period. He also teaches longsword and military saber.

@GunFunZS

4 жыл бұрын

And todds stuff.

About resistance places in france there are the Arras Undergrounds that are very insterestibg to visit as they were used during both World Wars as shelter/ hidding / regroupement / ambush places and all. (Arras is around two hours north of paris by car and less with trains)

An interesting point I’ve seen on .30 carbine out of a handgun is that given its optimization for a carbine length barrel, muzzle energy is significantly hampered by the 4”-7.5” barrels typical of those handguns offered in the cartridge. If I’m not mistaken, you only tend to get 9mm +P levels of performance but with exponentially more blast and flash.

@paulshayter1113

4 жыл бұрын

Sam T, If you want to see what that muzzle blast and flash look like Demolition Ranch has a video of him shooting an AutoMag in .30 Carbine (along with 2 or 3 other AutoMags) and it is impressive.

Scholagladiatoria.... it’s like forgotten weapons but a uk version and about swords and bayonets very cool channel . I commented to him that he is the uk version of Ian

@AnimeSunglasses

4 жыл бұрын

Now I want them to collaborate on a video about CONTEXT! and bayonets.

@seanjoseph8637

4 жыл бұрын

More a medieval weapons and armour channel though.

@diamondflaw

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnimeSunglasses I'm sure Matt would enjoy a good talk about bayonets and..... good penetration.

@michaelwright8978

4 жыл бұрын

Bump

@luisrivero7975

4 жыл бұрын

Bump and Tod's Workshop

The only testing parameter I think we can safely not concern ourselves with is pouring wet concrete on the rifle while it is being fired (looking at you, Japanese semi-auto rifle committee).

As late as 1990, unmodified M-14s were issued as Designated Marksman rifles to troops patrolling the Korean Demilitarized Zone, one per squad.

I don't know there is enough said about how NICE it is to see the questions answered in the description. 10/10 practice.

I've got one of the Chatellerault Finn Mosins, 1894 production, refitted into m39 configuration. It's had an interesting life.

I've been cruizing through old videos today. I've gotta say you've really hit your stride Ian!!!! I still like the old intro but I judge all other videos, creators etc. By your video quality, presence, and over all feeling and professionalism...... You and Karl have forced everyone else to step it up or just fade away...... I'm extremely grateful....

Channel recommendations: ScholaGladiatoria Skallagrim Metatron Those are the ones I watch most / trust most!

@kevinsullivan3448

4 жыл бұрын

So you have learned the secret of ending your enemy rightly?

@AnimeSunglasses

4 жыл бұрын

Pommels!

If you have to confine yourself to Paris, the best resistance/liberation museum is Le Musée de la Liberation de Paris - Musée du Général Leclerc - Musée Jean Moulin. There are several others that I think there are better, and devoted only to the history of the resistance, but none are near Paris.

Hearing about your previous jobs rally makes me understand why I identify so much with your outlook, thanks.

Thanks so much for doing these q&a vids Ian! Always very enjoyable and interesting. I’m not in the financial position to support you on patreon yet but hope to in the future. Keep up the good work sir!

Really nice that Ian added times, for the different questions!

I watched a WW2 training film made circa 1942 (?) for the tank destroyer training command, and the film depicted the crews in training using the 1917 in rifle marksmanship training.

Is that a picture of the "holy hand grenade" on your left?

@philllax1719

4 жыл бұрын

It's a common catholic symbol. As a high school student (catholic school) I noticed one of the statues was holding one. I asked my religion teacher about it, he was rather upset to explain it wasn't the holy hand grenade of Antioch

@Robban.D.Jonsson.

4 жыл бұрын

@@philllax1719 So you're saying the Catholic Church stole it?!! How dare they!!

@chrisplumb4284

4 жыл бұрын

Chartreuse is known for removing varnish if u spill it, not for it's explosive properties!

@Nooziterp1

4 жыл бұрын

I think Robban Dahlgren Jonsson is referring to a scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. 'First you pull out the holy pin. Then you count to three. No more, no less.'

@Robban.D.Jonsson.

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nooziterp1 so...you're saying that wasn't a documentary?

I always look forward to these Q&A videos

Musee de la Luberation de Paris Opened this august Above Rol Tanguy HQ In place Denfert Rochereau paris 14ème The museum is new There is also a museum in the Marne and the musée de la libération at the Invalides

@ThatGuyCS88

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@truckerallikatuk

4 жыл бұрын

If you're in Paris for a good length of time, consider a trip to Brussels as well. There's several train options to get you there and back in a day with several hours to look around. Thalys is 90 mins each way and an economy Izy service is about 2 hours for a bargain price. The Military museum in central Brussels is amazing, tho a bit lacking on the resistence stuff, but the change of pace/food culture/beer etc will add a lot to your visit.

@josephvaillancourt9139

4 жыл бұрын

Libération !

@cellardoor3156

4 жыл бұрын

Lube Museum

The small engine mechanic job is a cool connection. Not only is it something carriable driving stuff by explosions, I also made the experience that small engine documentation is a lot harder to come by than for bigger engines. So you really have to understand beforehand what you are dealing with by looking at it. Perfect preparation for taking apart forgotten weapons!

Chinese guns use the same word for "type" as japanese (式) which can be translated as type, model or pattern in this context.

@SpaceCowboyfromNJ

4 жыл бұрын

Is it the same for Korean or Thailand as well? Though I guess with China and Japan being the two major sources for Asian firearms in the US it's probably just as likely to be the default.

@yuyuyu25

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpaceCowboyfromNJ Probably true for NK, SK uses a different designation system.

@williestyle35

4 жыл бұрын

Thailand uses a different script. The designation maybe similar, the printed character won't be.

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

4 жыл бұрын

@@yuyuyu25 Actually NK completely eradicated the chinese from their writing system.

between the ferns with gun Jesus

@forgotten weapons Hearing you talk about your careers and life before you became Gun Jesus was very relatable and enjoyable to read. It took me 45 years to figure out what I really wanted to do. Something I love to do. Helps me get out of bed in the morning for sure. Kudos to you for getting to do what you love everyday, man. I think I’ve seen all of your vids, so you better get to cranking them out 😂 Thanks for everything! BEST CHANNEL ON KZread!!!!!!!

The QBZ-95 may be thoroughly unimpressive, but given the frankly ludicrous number of soldiers and support personnel the PLA has to arm that is completely understandable. Instead of putting their engineering time into making a good gun, they focused on making one cheap enough that they could reequip their entire force with weapons chambered for the 5.8mm cartridge in a reasonable amount of time and without cutting too deeply into the budget for other projects, which it can be argued is an engineering accomplishment in and of itself. The resulting weapon is, as expected, generally crap, but it is crap that fulfilled its design requirements.

@jaspercorbyn8678

4 жыл бұрын

all very true, but slightly off point

@turdferguson3803

4 жыл бұрын

The PLA isn't much larger than the US Army and is still smaller than the current Russian Army. Also the PLA is nowhere even near the size of what the Soviet Army was, yet the Soviets were equipped with high quality small arms. It's not that it's a cheap design, it's a matter of China being bad at domestic arms production.

@turdferguson3803

4 жыл бұрын

@Yankee Gohome Both those rifles originate from Soviet designs and are not domestic Chinese designs like the QBZ-95. China still copies/steals the majority of their military designs, the QBZ-95 is an exception to that and unsurprisingly it's the worst made rifle the PLA has ever adopted.

@turdferguson3803

4 жыл бұрын

@Yankee Gohome Also I should mention the Soviets directly taught the Chinese how to make those rifles, which is mainly why they are so well made.

29:41 The Beretta 92 (as Ian mentioned earlier) uses the P38's falling locking block. The Cougar and PX4 both use rotating barrels. Several Grand Power models also use rotating barrels. As far as I can tell, they are slightly more expensive to manufacturer. It's simpler to just reuse the "most efficient" design of a simplified Browning tilting barrel / ejection port lock to take a tiny amount of market from all the other clones rather than do anything original or interesting. Interchangeable grip frames are not new or interesting - they've been possible since very early on.

In 1979 in the 3rd Armored Division, we didn't have access to M-21, so our snipers were issued M-1D, and .30-06 sniper rounds were made availavle.

Always enjoy the Q&A vids.

Q&As sessions in a podcast format would be amazing imo!

@thedrifter2790

4 жыл бұрын

Savit Bharadwaj legitamitely, if he could upload these to a podcast channel after the fact that could be downloaded for later use well... That’d be simply amazing!

Imagine being served drinks by Ian, a.k.a Gun Jesus, a.k.a the Holy Bartender! [Dogma reference]

You learn something new every day. Boiler up!

A nice long one. Hooray!

Been watching your channel for several years! Glad to see a fellow alumni! BTFU!

I have to argue with Ian about the "high capacity revolver" by bringing up one he overlooked: The Dardick. The comparison is fair, since the BioShock revolver gets an upgrade that feeds the cylinder from a snail drum magazine. The problem is the Dardick didn't go far enough. It *should* have fed from interchangeable box magazines, with optional higher capacities just like a semi-auto, but it didn't.

I’m glad he cares enough to do these q&a videos

The French Collection, starring Ian McCollum

Scholagladiatoria is a good bladed weapons channel

Really looking forward to Chasp To Fam Ian. Will be the first detailed firearms literature I've added to my library.

Don’t forget the dardick, the magazine fed, revolver thingy...

@ZGryphon

4 жыл бұрын

IHNJ, IJLS "Trounds".

another awesome video

(On the subject of blade youtubers with extensive knowledge.) For me, it's a three way tie between Skallagrim, Shadversity, and Mettatron. Blades historical or modern are Skall's bread and butter. Shadversity is the go to channel for swords used by european mercenaries/foot soldiers from all kinds of historical time periods, and Mettatron knows his onions when it comes to Asian bladed weapons and bushido doctrine.

@Likexner

2 жыл бұрын

I can hear distant cries of "context".

On the Finnish M39 someone may have already covered this but the trigger was heavily modified as a 2 stg and is as nice as my Garand but with more 1st stg travel.

Boiler up Ian! (from a fellow Boilermaker- DX '91 here).

About the semi-automatic black powder rifle: There's the 1888 Danish Forsøgsrekylgevær rifle if I recall correctly. The one that utilises the system that would eventually be used in the Madsen machine gun. If my memory serves me right, some were used by the Danish naval infantry in the coastal defence forts, though none ever likely saw combat.

Skallagrim has some good stuff. He does HEMA so has some interesting info regarding old manuals and applications of bladed weapons. Also reviews blades and theory crafts about fantasy weapons.

So THIS is why the stretch goals had cocktails! Good to know!

@VideoHawkeye

4 жыл бұрын

Almantas Kli why wouldn’t it ? Lol

I love the q&a videos!!

interesting comments about the Johnson LMG. My Dad was a Marine in WW2 and carried a BAR. He was able to get a Johnson LMG on Guam. He LOVED it. He said it was lighter and easier to get through the jungle plus it had as much fire power as his BAR. He said it made him cry when they made him get rid of it. He called it a "Buck Rogers" gun.

Scholagladatoria/ Mat Easton Is a good source for blades and hand weapons. A lot of his stuff is more focused on Victorian-ish era, but he does do a lot with more modern and older stuff. Plus he's big into hema, so you're actually getting real stuff, not just opinion. Another one is Lindy beige. While he's not as much to look at individual items, he does do quite a bit of historical stuff. Like what guys in wwI said/wrote about regarding their weapons.

The best channel about bladed weapons I know of is Scholagladiatoria Mainly about british saber but he talks a fair bit about bayonets and other subjects

Awesome overcoat my friend

On push feed versus controlled feed: For dangerous game hunting, push feed is generally preferred (if a bolt action is used) because the Mauser style feed has the round eject once it clears the chamber, which can cause a short-stroke in stressful situations where many push feed designs eject only when the bolt reaches the rear of travel. At least that's the way I've heard it. Otherwise a controlled feed is generally better (AFAIK).

@LuvBorderCollies

4 жыл бұрын

The controlled feed for hunting is way over rated, mostly important in the fertile minds of gun writers. I've extensively used push and controlled feed for hunting and never had a problem with push.

46:17 They did try interchangeable cylinders but they would have most likely had to have been custom fitted for each gun.

i didnt know you went to purdue, im from indiana so knowing one of the most knowledgeable gun guys on the net went to school in my state gives me a little extra appreciation for purdue.

@williestyle35

4 жыл бұрын

Ian was on the shooting team at Purdue as well.

"This is definitely my favorite job of the bunch". The rest of us: You don't say!?

As for bladed weapons. Scholar Gladatoria would be a good place to start as well as Todd's Workshop.

If you're interested in swords and stuff, one channel worth checking out is Skallagrim. As for submachine guns, I'd say the number one design element to add to even cheap and simple designs is double stack double feed magazines. That can increase the reliability quite a bit over double stack single feed magazines.

Push feed can also be made slightly stronger in the event of gas leakage, as you can more completely surround the case head with steel. With controlled feed you pretty much have to leave some part of the case head unsupported. ... I still prefer controlled feed though.

Okay, Ian's forgotten backstory was the highlight of this video!

Electricity , booze and bright light, explains a lot!

On the note of semi auto conversions, I like france's method with the RSC, they didn't convert any gun to semi auto but used lebel furniture. For wartime production taking Lebels and stripping what might be the hardest material to source (the wood) makes a lot of since at that time. On constant recoil, I thought the way they made that work was to completely decel the bolt by before it hits the back of the gun. Wouldn't that reduce the severity of recoil even in semi auto?

The Taiwanese T91 gas piston has a spring between the piston and bolt carrier. I wonder if this works like the Farquhar-Hill system. Maybe it delays bolt open so chamber pressure is dropped further

For the last question I was so sure he was going to say the magazine was the most important design element.....

My favorite example of a "good prototype versus a crappy production gun" was that .223 rifle/12ga shotgun mess that you reviewed. It was supposed to be sleek and semi-auto, and it ended up being pump-action and clunky :D

The US Navy had M-14's in use until as late as 2007. They were a standard watch standing/SSEW weapons.

I don't know if it was serendipity or the KZread algorithm, but the Gerat 06/06H was one of my recommended videos today (before I watched this one!).

The sharpest memory I have of war related sights in France was seeing all the bullet scars in the buildings in Northern France. It was both shocking and chilling. Paris did have them but other towns I visited had far more, but it too long ago for me to offer suggestions as to were to look..

@duanesamuelson2256

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps an even sharper memory would have been East Berlin before the wall came down. Even 45 years later large areas were still rubble. Times have changed but during ww2 the allies targeted civilians intentionally (not sticking up for the axis here).

I can help with both of these. @21:45, about Paris, you might read /study" Is Paris Burning" about the Wehrmacht General who saved Paris? @54:49, for spades i recommend Lowes.

55:45 a double-action revolver is a self-loading black-powder compatible gun design.

I know there was a C&Rsenal episode where he described an incident where someone during some gun trials had an out of battery discharge pushing one bullet into another like you described.

The new 6.8 x 54 army round and squad automatic weapons have just been released for testing... Have you look at any of it and what are you thoughts on bi-metal or polymer round concepts that are being shown?

really looking forward to the Ross content, I have a soft spot for those

Hey Ian! I have a suggestion for ya. Could you start putting a clip of the weapons you’re displaying operating and perhaps firing, somewhere in the video? I love your videos, keep up the good work :)

It's nice listening to an engineer vs a mythologist.

11:12 See SCSW 4th Edition p. 139. 20 S&W N frames in 30 carbine were tested at APG on 17 Jan 1944. One sold at JD Julia in October 2003.

at 58:40 he explains why he is actually an expert... Those who know get it. Thank you Ian.

On the Paris-related question : the « Musée de la Libération » opened at the end of the summer, and it includes an access to an underground resistance HQ bunker. And if you know the right persons and have some minimal equipment, you can access a german bunker via old quarries under Paris. But it’s not exactly 100% ok with the authorities.

The new SIG 365 SAS has sights kind of like the ASP's Guttersnipe sight.

Schola Gladiatoria is a channel that deals with bladed weapons, although Matt is primarily a sword guy. He did talk about bayonets several times though.

Fun fact there is a gun in the Bundeswehr that is built to fit the criteria of dumping 1000 rounds down range, without a barrel change. It does it really well, it's the MG3, it weighs 11.5kg. And when you need another 1000 rounds after the first, you change barrel.

@TheViperZed

Жыл бұрын

​@@justforever96 The 250 rounds max is only outside of combat where the total operating life span of the barrel is more important combat effectiveness. In a combat situation where a higher barrel degredation is acceptable it's built to put 1000 rounds down range, given the appropriate fire discipline that german soldiers are trained to use, which is not permanent full auto because then it'd be done in under a minute. Other things you can do in a combat situation, for which it's also rated is quick cooling a barrel that has just come out of rotation with liquids, including, if nothing else is available, pissing on it. My source: The Oberfeldwebel that instructed me in the proper operation of the weaponsystem in the German Army.

Thanks for the good callout on Taiwan's Bren. It'd be great to have a mini series on the firearms of the R.O.C. Taiwan.

Didn't know you graduated from Purdue too. Boiler up!

@williestyle35

4 жыл бұрын

p. s. Ian was on the shooting team at Purdue.

The ironic thing about the Glock is that its partially-cocked striker action isn't really copied that much. It sold everyone on the idea that striker-fired guns without a manual safety were safe, but then all of Glock's competitors eventually just went with true fully-cocked single action mechanisms.

Maybe I missed it, and I'm sure Ian are aware of them too, but there are also some 8 shot revolvers chambered for .357 magnum, such as the S&W M&P R8. Also, cosign the shouts for Scholagladiatoria as a source for bladed weapons.

@kevinsullivan3448

4 жыл бұрын

I know Ruger made an 8-shot .357. And 9-shot .22 S/L/LR were once quite common. I had a High Standard back in the day.