Comments by "SlavicCelery" (@SlavicCelery) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1. "It's black friday, or our season of rampant commercialism" - yet another reason to love Ian and Forgotten Weapons.
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  2. Seeing WWI era guns getting disassembled really explains why the Browning style handguns really dominated the market.
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  3. P38 v Glock is a red herring. The correct answer is Browning High Power
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  4. NGL, the fact that "flapper locking systems" got going in the 1920's always makes me laugh just a bit.
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  5. I think it's kinda funny hearing Karl's voice in the backround of these earlier 2-gun action matches; before the start of In-range videos.
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  6. Whomever does the closed captioning on these videos (which might be Ian), thank you so much. You do an excellent job in communicating the nuance of Ian. I don't struggle with my hearing, but having grown up with people in the Deaf community, I run subtitles all the time. Yours are particularly good!
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  7. Teddy was a dude's dude. But surprisingly progressive in the right ways.
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  8.  @solidsnake4167  Time to sell my crackhouse to get an FG-42. Unfortunately it's more of a Crackhome.
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  9. "I gave this three clicks of adjustment. I have not looked this up" - Ian being absolutely honest in his videos. Love it!
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  10. An early Karl in the wild moment! You can catch his voice at the end of this, a solid 2 years before inrange channel rolled out.
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  11.  @sdivine13  The STG bolt and the AK bolt have next to nothing in common. STG is a tilting bolt and the AK pattern guns are rotating bolts. MK said he was inspired by the M1 bolt system.
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  12.  @bretth6393  He records batches of videos at a time and releases them over a while. I am pretty sure his trip to France happened Summer 2019. Same situation as the HK Grey room videos. He'll record as many as he can. He doesn't release them the same way as the auction videos, because those are dependent on when the auction happens.
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  13. Is it going to be a collaboration with cold steel? The ColdTek defender.
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  14. There's also pistols from WW2 that fired grenades. See also: Leuchtpistole 42
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  15. Kurt Bergh a good balance point of simple ruggedness and complexity that adds to the function.
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  16. I can never help but feel that this gun was designed by German's attempting to out Swiss, the Swiss.
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  17. Microstamping is literally the dumbest thing. All firearms already leave unique firing pin marks. Also, figuring out a firearm used in a crime 98% of the time doesn't push a case along at all. Since most crime firearms are used in so many crimes that you can't pinpoint them to any specific individual. Classic Spartacus defense.
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  18. The poly cartridge case is basically a civil war invention.
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  19.  @sdivine13  source? All the interviews I've seen, with MK say otherwise.
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  20.  @sdivine13  The book that was linked, in MK's personal letters, he cites that the M1 garand was influential in his design. From the pictures in the website, it is quite clear that the design springs from the Garand and not the STG. The argument that it is taken from the STG44 is sad and very inaccurate. It's as bad as people arguing that the VZ58 is another version of an AKM because it vaguely looks like it from the exterior.
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  21.  @sdivine13  Yes the M1 is a rotating bolt, o never said it was a tilting bolt. I said the STG are tilting bolts...the AK and the M1 are both rotating bolts. Also, the USSR did receive a M1 for their research. Also captured arms typically return to research and development factories. You can bet that MK absolutely handled M1 rifles by 1946.
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  22.  @rags417  false dichotomy.
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  23. I feel like the AI slop only gets people who aren't used to looking at proper film photos. The focal plane is something AI cannot get right at all. There will be something significantly to the fore or aft of the picture that is crispy sharp. AI doesn't understand depth, because it doesn't see like people do.
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  24.  @damonjenkins2185  it's not often a country has a war with birds and loses.
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  25. "It was just in my Whiskey Collection" - I mean, she was an impressive person before this...
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  26.  @sdivine13  Lastly, if it's "designed from the blueprints of the STG* (your words) Why are the internals completely different? Why is the trigger group basically an M1 trigger group? Why does it use a different locking system? Because it is a completely different system and not built from STG blueprints.
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  27.  @sdivine13  rotating bolt not rolling bolt. And you're carte blanche saying that the Russian government says without a doubt that the AK is from the STG blueprints. Prove it. Give one good primary source.
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  28.  @zoiders  Confusing the BAR Police with the BRENaboog bois is not a fair comparison! BAR Police love a flawed design and know it's not perfect. BREN'ners maintain that weapon was the most perfect weapon ever created (just a hair behind the SMLE).
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  29.  @sdivine13  https://youtu.be/KfJLX61OMFA - for being a "gunsmith" you know fuckall about guns and gun design.
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  30.  @sdivine13  also, you must not understand basic firearms design.
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  31.  @simonrival1613  The US had adopted the updated design as well. However the legacy models will stay in service for a long time. In the last video, someone who served in Afghanistan talked about having a M2 with a serial number in the three hundreds range. So, yeah that one is OLD.
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  32. The mechanical clicking noises of that gun when opening is sheer perfection.
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  33.  @ivankrylov6270  Recreating any firearm without a data package is a difficult proposition. It gets harder when you have a small sample size of already created units. When you have a weird version of long stroke action that no one else is really using..... yeah. It's one of those seemingly easy things. The reality is something different. Heck, Hungary couldn't manufacture CZ Bren 2 under guidance and licensure from CZ. That's with a data package.
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  34.  @sdivine13  You won't find it. Because it's simply not true.
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  35.  @Gojiro7  Congrats on replying to my comment from 2017. What a simpler time that was eh? I would say that the electronics industry is one where the simple version isn't always the best. The Raspberry Pi is the simplest item. But is it the best?
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  36.  @thatsnotafact7840  does the cruise missile say WAUSER WAUSER WAUSER PATRIOTIC WISSILE?
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  37.  @curtisthomas2670  Because some mouthbreathers are convinced the STG44 is the AK-47. And they're very different firearms. But unmentioned people are stupid enough to believe that a completely different operating system is the same thing. Basically they could argue about intermediate cartridge design, and they might be able to say something. But no...it's like arguing that cheddar cheese and horseradish are the same thing, because they often flavor beef.
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  38.  @sdivine13  You said rolling lock action for the M1.
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  39. I'm guessing avoiding paying for a technical package is a larger part of it all.
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  40.  @Idogames4  This isn't a defense of the M14 - but, I can't shake the feeling the FAL has gotten MASSIVELY overrated for a long time.
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  41. "His mating call is well known. 'Do you have any french .32 loungeouix?'"
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  42.  @sdivine13  As far as "rolling bolt" you're thinking of the roller put on the M14 rifle bolt. I also do not say that MK worked in a vacuum. He's the face, but usually other engineers perfect the firearms. Same thing as John Browning he was a massive inventor, but other people tweaked his designs.
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  43. In the end, the USA went to the M240B, which is a grand rework of the BAR. So we got there eventually.
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  44. DesRoin It's not that complicated, it comes all down to size. Micro-Uzi machine pistol - full size Uzi sub machine gun.
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  45. Also, machine pistols are usually pistols first that are made automatic. Examples a G18 is a fully auto G17 essentially.
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  46. In the USA, going "dutch" on a meal out is a term for splitting the bill. But can overwhelmingly be perceived as being cheap. I guess the old statement stands: if the klompen fit.
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  47.  @rags417  Top five countries with Gun ownership - 1. USA 2. Falkland Islands, 3. Yemen 4. New Caledonia 5. Serbia. Top 5. country Murder Rates 1. Honduras 2. Venezuela 3. US Virgin Islands 4. Belize 5. El Salvador. - Lastly "Of the 86 countries where we have identified mass public shootings, the US ranks 56th per capita in its rate of attacks and 61st in mass public shooting murder rate. " - Once again False Dichotomy. Statistically Gun ownership does influence suicide rates (only with men). Do some research before you assume you know better than the whole world sir. Also if you want to know one of the big differences, depending on where you look at specific statistics for "mass murder/shootings" varies. According to where I live, Australia has had at least 7 mass murder events within in the last year. Gun laws be damned.
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  48. Minor Correction: JMB made many of the finest mechanical creations. He also made many cartridges. He basically made everything.
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  49. Gusto Glock is known for inventing the pistol. It's why it's so reliable. (clearly not serious...but people will correct me on this one I feel it)
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  50. That's the Western way. The Eastern way is overbidding the contract and losing most of the money due to corruption.
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  51.  @kmech3rd  Woah woah woah, Wauser Wauser Wauser is it's own camp.
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  52.  @1stCallipostle  It has better ballistics than 9mm. If you think about it as an improvement upon an SMG, it's pretty awesome.
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  53.  @christopherreed4723  The magazine safety was important to Elbonian officials. It made sure the pistol always had to have a magazine with it. It helps stop corruption with people selling off their mags on the black market. Unfortunately, corruption still existed, so there's lots of Elbonian pistols that are non-functional.
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  54.  @twp397  Watch out, this guy uses .700 magnum loads if he's calling 30-06 anemic. Yeah military ball loading of 30-06 isn't the hottest load, but it's a fair shot hotter than what 95% of people are shooting on average (9mm, 45acp, .223, 5.56, etc)
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  55. One might even accuse it of being a forgotten weapon.
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  56.  @carcole3994  do we have any proof he doesn't?
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  57.  @kmech3rd  Indirect fire? You mean a Darra Adam Khel wedding celebration?
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  58. Maybe I'm crazy, but that pin method is better than the OG method for retaining a handguard. Seems cheaper and faster.
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  59.  @rags417  Lastly, according to studies - a country with a much looser selection of gun Laws - CANADA - Is ranked above Australia in safety by more than 7 countries. So I will say again. False dichotomy. Not that proper gun control is a bad idea. But presuming legislation will resolve everything is beyond stupid. Case in Point - Countries with the death penalty for drug use. They have no addicts anymore right? Everything is safe from drugs? No. We all know the western hemisphere's war on drugs won right? Oh wait....it didn't.
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  60.  @fidjeenjanrjsnsfh  unless you're the Italians
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  61.  @windhelmguard5295  The whole Jewish thing kinda overwhelms the communist thing.
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  62.  @Hansengineering  Not to mention, the US Navy had previously adopted a box magazine rifle.
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  63. I think the French "touching rifle tips" that Ian just covered is a bit more embarrassing.
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  64. Carcano rifles have had absolutely mind blowing performances...too soon?
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  65. We are all idiots. He's clearly referring to Tombstone. Pony tail, goatee, and gunfight.
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  66. The sun's of agathor support this rifle selection!
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  67. Bic lighters being marketed by Snoop and Martha Stewart "For lighting your candles. And other stuff"
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  68.  @gfr237  Oh they tried. They just made some bad mistakes on their upgrade path. Like me in nearly every RPG ever....and real life.
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  69. He would have indicated that.... but what is the point? puff puff
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  70.  @ScottKenny1978  Or just buy a new firing pin. Those are cheap and readily available.
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  71. I think there could be a great 80's themed two gun match possibility here.
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  72. All the RIA guns are handled without gloves. The thought being, you're less likely to drop something with bare hands. They also oil the guns after any handling. Usually with Aries he has gloves on.
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  73. I'm pulling for Mr. Rogers first. "Each and every firearm is special in its own unique way. Along with the person holding it."
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  74.  @tidge879  Well the problem with that criticism is that full auto on battle rifles is just a bad idea. Unless you got the weight and proper bipod/tripod for it, it's not as important as some people say. They were trying to combine everything into a single package, smg/lmg/rifle. That's where the real issue with 7.62 nato lies. It's not that it's a bad round, it's a bad idea to replace an LMG with a light rifle. That said, putting everything into a 5.56/5.45 get's people into a similar problem. Yes the ammo is lighter and it's easier to handle in full auto capacity...but it makes for a crappy LMG/support round. This is easily seen with the fact that most countries are backing away from the M249 SAW (Minimi) but keeping with the M240B. Basically, there's a whole narrative about how the US stopped development of "intermediate rounds" with the 7.62 NATO. They didn't ultimately. The rounds being offered compared to 7.62 all had their flaws. They make better battle rifle rounds, but worse LMG rounds. Also, they're going to ultimately get replaced with a SCHV round. There's no free lunch in physics. 7.62 NATO is a great round, for MG usage. Did the USA force the hand for the 7.62 NATO? Yeah, not arguing that. If there was adoption of a 6-7mm rifle round, would 5.56/5.45 not happened? No. It's going to happen because of the benefits that there are with it.
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  75.  @erikdingman9806  He has a tendency to only drop the videos of weapons he really wants to bid on after the action has transpired. Or so I think he referenced back in like QA 3 or something like that. That said, I could be entirely wrong.
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  76. I'd disagree with the Germans placing a high priority on SMG early in the war. The emphasis on infantry units was entirely placed upon the MGs. Their whole attack and defense structure centered on the squad MG with very few MP38/40s issued compared to rifles.
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  77. The ronston "lights everytime" sales line, is from the 1950's... So it's falsely attributed to American Tanks.
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  78. I wonder if a blow forward design would work well with a 22lr handgun. Recoil is pretty minimal with that round to begin with, and it could potentially resolve feeding issues.
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  79.  @windhelmguard5295  WOW, defending genocide really takes a leap in logic. Yeah, this conversation is going no where good.
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  80.  @Razgriz85  To be fair, it got chambered in more than just 30-06.
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  81. Ian's calico testing probably increased their sales 100 fold over the last two months. That said, buying most guns is difficult right now... but I'd own one for the heck of it.
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  82.  @ScottKenny1978  Based on Cali laws, it's probably taxed at 1000% level. And it's still stupid.
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  83. Can we get Ian a really Chinese themed/pattern of material smoking jacket to wear for all the updates with the chinese warlord book? I'm just saying he'd look smashing in red. Or is that a goal that hasn't been unveiled yet?
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  84.  @sdivine13  https://youtu.be/uTJO14uiQWM - maybe you'll listen to some intelligent people and learn something new.
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  85. Dust cover is a safety on the grease gun.
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  86.  @RobertDecker417  And now we're predominately left with giant oversized (even moreso than a decade ago) pickup trucks. At least the Maverick is at least approaching a reasonably "small" truck for modern times. Pretty sure the Taco is still bigger than it.
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  87.  @boomermoose  Lord knows if the Australian Emus had joined them, we might have had a very different outcome.
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  88.  @silverjohn6037  "Don't come crying to me when some lunatic comes after you with a pint of lingonberries!" - probably totally wrong on the quote, been a couple years since I've seen the episode.
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  89.  @HanSolo__  It's known as the G19, which clearly stands for Gusto Nineteenenthingermabob. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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  90. Funny my introduction to the name Griswold was from the Vacation series of movies.
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  91. Please stop repeating this stupid myth.
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  92. Well the term Muzzle can be used to refer to the mouth of animals or an item to protect people from the mouth of the animal. So it could be a muzzle muzzle.
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  93. In the additional info of the video, he indicates that it was sold onto the civilian market. Could have been during one of the numerous bankruptcies Colt is known for.
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  94. You have to keep in mind Canada: which has similar rates of firearm ownership. There is a culture of violence that pervades American culture unfortunately. Stats are a snapshot of an aspect of a culture, not the sum of the culture. Switzerland also has extremely high rates of firearm ownership and low rates of violent crimes. Firearms do not automatically equal violence.
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  95.  @carlistasycia  Would you say Americans placed a high priority on SMGs? Because they similarly had Squad leaders equipped with Thompson's or Grease Guns. You determine priority based on tactics. The country with the highest emphasis on SMG warfare throughout the conflict would be the Russians.
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  96. Marauder224 Hopefully they're "forgotten about".
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  97.  @ostiariusalpha  The problem you got there, it's not a magazine fed LMG. It's an automatic rifle. Different scope and goals. Sort of like complaining that rifle grenades aren't as effective as bazookas. Yeah they get used for similar things, different end goals and designs.
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  98. It's basically the Finnish MAC-10. A dubiously designed machine pistol/smg that got associated with crime.
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  99. Well, consider how the vast majority of rifles were loaded at the time. It is more of a fine motor skill, but very much a standard practice for the vast majority of people serving.
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  100.  @jason200912  Well the newest AK is cheap, but holy hell that thing isn't close to efficient. The M91/30 was neither cheap nor efficient. Also, picking two of the firsts of a new genre and calling them neither cheap nor efficient is just obvious. Yes, they're the first....so they're not going to be the best. That's like arguing that the Model T lacks all amenities in a modern vehicle. Yeah and?
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  101.  @phillipgriffin  It's practically a MAC-10 level of cost. That's a steal in the world of NFA full autos.
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  102.  @OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz  Ethan? Ian? Grey room? What's the black room? I'm very confused by this whole post.
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  103.  @wierdalien1  There's a strong separation between continental and English Protestantism. Almost half of English Protestantism is because the king wanted to F' some new minge. It's not all English.
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  104.  @ivankrylov6270  Based on a lot of the discussion around the development of the STG clone (both HMG/PSA) - there are issues baked into the design. So it's not just making a new firearm, it's also addressing engineering choices made 80+ years ago. And those choices, are what the market wants to see in the released model. They probably could slap an AK style operating system in there and make it work. But who is going to buy that?
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  105. I believe he's referring to The Saint
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  106.  @windhelmguard5295  As soon as you start talking about lesser of two evils, it presumes accepting the evil. So at a core level, you're defending genocide since it's not "as bad".
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  107. SMG's are easier to use effectively than handguns. Also, considering most criminals use/used handguns, you've got a heck of a force multiplier. Sort of like US cops riding around with a shotgun.
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  108.  @0neDoomedSpaceMarine  That's why the most successful early automatics were recoil operated Maxims. You could run a black powder cartridge at the time with Maxim's action. Also, there was a move towards compressed black powder in cartridges that really brought their general performance closer to standard smokeless powder. Cartridge technology and consistency were probably larger issues than BP. Some of those early brass carts were pretty much brass foil wrapped around a case head.
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  109.  @losonsrenoster  Um, going to disagree on that sentiment a whole lot. Watch some of C&Rsanal's videos on revolver development. Hell even Ruger's investment cast frames, are pretty significant changes in the world of revolver development.
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  110. It's not a bad gun. But is it that much better than it's contemporary options globally? G3? AKM? M14 (yes)? AR-10? It was widely adopted, but does wide adoption mean everything? People get their panties in a bunch if you say anything about it critically, that does not involve 7.62 NATO.
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  111.  @daDuke42  And he did.
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  112. Considering the ratio at this current moment 2.4k likes vs. 12 dislikes; probably some salty channels who don't like seeing others succeed, or the vegan teacher sorts.
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  113.  @milamber319  Guns are not required for terrible behavior. OK city? 9/11? France's truck attacks? Charlie Hebdo - those weren't from guns laying around. Red Herring argument.
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  114. I know people are quick to praise 9mm as so much "better" than 45ACP, but when it's about FMJ....ehhh not nearly the same thing.
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  115. Timed fuses were in use by all sides, before prox fuses. Hell, the only reason the USSR got a hold of the Prox fuse tech was due to the Rosenbergs, IIRC. And they only died because they were making it a political stand. The bigger advantage for 20mm+ rounds payload, is you could impact a potentially less vulnerable part of the plane and still take it down. I believe 50mm+ rounds directly hitting was usually a kill, regardless of impact location for most airframes.
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  116.  @zoiders  Depends on the BAR in question. While it's not a perfect weapon, it has a number of shortcomings that are more of a product of the USA military's than the original design. BREN gets love that it deserves, and some it doesn't deserve. Same as the BAR.
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  117. That polished wooden carry handle is just a cherry on top of a delicious FAL sundae
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  118. Full semi auto?! That's enough to cause PTSD in some journalists.
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  119.  @CRO_Bash95  I can't answer that exactly. But I do know that preferred cigarette choices have a tendency of getting absorbed by the higher levels. With American rations, typically the primary dispensers would claim the choice cigarettes before they made it to the front.
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  120.  @mbr5742  He's also done a small amount of artillery... there's so much artillery that can be covered.
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  121. Give all the suggestions you want. Ian in a couple of videos has talked about audio editing is something that he'll avoid doing if at all possible. IIRC.
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  122. About as many rods to the hogshead my automobile gets.
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  123. insert bald tactical jackass personality "But they jam every round! Get a Glock 19 anything else is basically suicide! I mainline bang energy drink and low-key like fem-boy porn!" I wish I had that connection to a firearm. But a crazy anti-gun aunt gave away to the police all of my Granddad's guns.
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  124. It really seems to be the fully modernized MP5. You've got extruded aluminum instead of stamped sheet metal. Modular AR style grips. Delayed action that appears to be significantly easier to manufacture. Ambi-charging handle. Pic rail across the top. It's practically the what should HK do project. What they should do to make the US 16" barrel limit, is pin and weld a 4.5" fake suppressor to the end of the 12" barrel. No baffles, just a blast can.
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  125.  @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017  I think it's the amount of hand polishing and smoothing. Nowadays, stuff is taken out of the CNC machine and deburred. Pre-1960's machining is just melty perfection. Every corner is so smooth and pleasant.
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  126. +the Creative Assembly machinimas I haven't read through all of the earlier comments, so I'm like a child without a point of reference (movie reference). One of the most important things to be noted; typical American violence stats include suicide. Typically 2/3rds of the victims of "violent crimes" are people who have chosen to end their own lives. I am in no way supporting suicide, as it is a terrible thing. However, imagine if Italy included all forms of suicide in a crime stat. It drastically alters the numbers.
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  127. While watching this, I have a renewed appreciation for the ease of enbloc clips. Compared to the SMLE, stripping off two stripper clips, the 8 round clip is fantastically quick.
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  128. +Kyle D. Arthur Watch the Japanese firearms episode. That's the one you see Ian's dad.
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  129.  @Jreb1865  Of course everyone on the internet owns and fires everything. Look, you're arguing whether or not a center of gravity shifts with an offset weight. It does. But to be extra fair, I've seen complaints from lots of vets. Someone carrying a firearm in combat, has a bit more weight than a range warrior. Long story short, the STEN falls into the genre of good enough. It's flawed as hell. Some people like to pretend it's the greatest SMG of WW2. And they're objectively wrong.
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  130. Look up all the uses of the AKM tool kit. It's pretty incredible.
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  131. If only they thought about perforating the jacket more They could have shaved off at least a pounds of weight.
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  132.  @ostiariusalpha  Also it's the grandfather of the M240. Mediocre isn't exactly the right word. It was a firearm that needed some serious rework to make modern. Dated is probably the most accurate term.
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  133. Well obviously a sound educational channel that doesn't hate firearms must be evil....right?!
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  134.  @PrototypeSpaceMonkey  I know he's prophesized it. But, until his death, we won't see the prototypes.
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  135. NGL, using the reinforcing ribs for some hot branding is pretty sick.
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  136.  @v8beamer  And how many of STS and HT1s are the primary rifles in militaries globally? The answer, not many. Getting an incredible trigger on an AR platform rifle is easier and more affordable. Also, why go for a shorter OAL rifle for a sniper? They're not rapidly changing positions. Maybe a DMR. That said, there is a reason why you don't see an excessive amount of bullpup DMR/Sniper setups. The juice is not worth the squeeze.
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  137.  @scooterdogg7580  The paper spinner was absolutely one of the best ideas of the time. Two paper disks spinning a distance apart would show the amount rotated in-between the first disk and the second. Such a simple way of determining speed of the bullet.
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  138. the Creative Assembly machinimas  http://news.sky.com/story/china-stabbing-33-killed-in-station-massacre-10415347 http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/world/japan-knife-attack-deaths/ http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/10/20/6-killed-in-arson-stabbing-rampage-in-south-korea.html It's been done many times. One could also say, 9/11 was knives that allowed the terrorists to gain control of the airplanes. The vast majority of knife crimes are committed with kitchen knives. People don't scream for the banning of kitchen knives left and right. Why? Because, they are a tool that the vast majority of people use for tasks outside of murder. How about Nice France? He had guns, however, he used a truck to massacre innocent people.
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  139. the Creative Assembly machinimas  France? So, the fact of the matter that he didn't kill with his firearms. All the death and destruction are from his truck. And if you see a list of just a few of the numerous mass murders with knives and you choose to ignore all the clear facts and just say wrong example. Then, I clearly cannot help you. You postulated how it's so much harder to mass murder with knives. I presented facts that it's clearly not hard to kill multiple people. I included Nice as an example that people do not even need guns or knives. The best you can reply is "wrong example. He shot people too". The only conclusion I can come too is, you have a whole lot of difficulty accepting that people can be terrible, and firearms or not.
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  140. Quoting an astute observation from the forgotten weapons QA #11 (I could be wrong on the exact one) - if you ever wonder why a military does something, the answer is almost always logistics.
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  141. We watched almost a half hour of his hat collection... So basically, yeah we would.
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  142.  @bryananderson3772  Eh, he's quite frankly not beholden to either political party and that bothers some people. Honestly, I respect someone who's not lockstep with either party. Whether or not I actually agree with everything they say. At the very least, you know that they stand on their own logic, regardless of the quality of the opinion. Which is more than I can say about blue dog democrats, blind republicans, or anyone of that sort of ilk.
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  143.  @jwc00789  I love Star pistols. These rifles do not reflect the quality presented by Spain in general .
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  144. If he want's a mini sombrero, I will physically send him one. No questions asked. (I bought them for a party, and I got a surplus floating around).
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  145.  @ThatGuy182545  Yeah, well Camels have always been a bit like the Mussolini troops. Quick to make alliances, and spend more time dicking around in the desert rather than actually helping.
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  146.  @ketchman8299  To be fair, the primary firearms of Vietnam for the USA (outside of the grease gun and M14) were not similar to what standard people would have encountered in the commercial market, all things considered. We also had widespread use of fully automatic SCHV rounds in a relatively light rifle. That combined with relatively limited training on accurately controlling fully automatic fire, led to a massive spike in rounds expended per kill.
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  147. I'm not going to lie, when the camera first panned over the launcher, I just assumed there was an AK mag under it stabilizing the firearm for the camera shot. I'm pretty sure this whole weapon system is the living manifestation of "They asked if they could. Not if they should".
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  148. It's akin to headspacing off of the rim. Although, you gain better feeding characteristics with a belted cartridge vs rimmed.
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  149.  @iatsd  Except jump bags frequently separated from the troops, and they would end up in nearly the same situation as the German troops. The issue with the British style (American's used it as well) is how the canopy unfurled. If I remember exactly, the canopy would unfurl completely before the cordage had fully been let out. Meaning the last couple feet of drop the soldier would still be going nearly full speed and then immediately slowed down. This would typically rip off the drop bag. Modern parachute unfurling will have all the cordage out, then the canopy will unfurl. This creates a much more gentle transition while slowing down. The massive issue with the German parachute design was the fact it was a single point connection. This let the soldier spin around and have no control over his descent.
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  150.  @Devin_Stromgren  Shad is problematic in the videos I have watched from a historic source citation point of view. I don't know if it was just the selection of videos I have watched, but it seemed to be lacking. I'd point people to Matt or Todd's workshop first or Knight errand (whatever his name is can't remember). They have a stronger reference for their sources generally. Shad seems to give a lot of opinions moreso than historic fact. Lindybeige is similar, but he's very clear that lots of his opinion is coming from historic reenactment. YMMV.
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  151.  @smokingcrab2290  Not all German guns are comfortable to shoot. Looking at you schnellfeuer C96.
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  152. The Elbonian military currently issues the Bo-thong underwear. It's for when you need the comfort of boxers combined with the low speed, high drag sex appeal of a thong. Boxers in the front, thong in the back. The reverse mullet of underwear.
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  153. It's all fun and games until you're dropped into a combat zone with an Allen key and a flat pack rifle.
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  154. The fact the subtitles refer to the noise of firing as applause is perfect.
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  155.  @douglasherron7534  I believe the term used here is skittle nuts.
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  156. The wood serves a secondary purpose...it makes it into a "harmless weaker hunting rifle". it's probably not even fully semi-automatic.
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  157.  @bigtasty42069  Wait a few, a handful of rocks guy is going to show up.
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  158. the Creative Assembly machinimas Defending against someone with a knife is not an easy matter. Please see also, mass killings in China with knives. Intent and action is something people have, not items.
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  159.  @Clean97GTI  To be fair, tons of people have dicked around with the AR-18/180 base design and had successful rifles as a result. AUG/G36/etc. I will balance that point with the dumpster fire abomination that was SA80. Talk about rawdogging your own soldiers with that non-sense. They should have learned from the US mistakes with the M16.
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  160. Ian wears gloves when the location requires them. RIA doesn't use gloves as there is an increased risk of dropping the firearms. Many museums worry about skin oils damaging the metal.
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  161.  @catfish552  He went through an officer program. Transferring from the officer program isn't subject to the same limits as directly going into armor or recon. That's a gross oversimplification, IIRC.
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  162. ​ @nuoksu  Correction: the US civilian market, is pushing the military market. At least with firearms and accessories. See also: PMAG, M-LOK, optics and optic designs, striker fired poly pistols, etc etc etc.
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  163.  @88porpoise  He's in the tales of the Gun video on Japanese firearms during WW2. I watched that dozens of times before I ever encountered Forgottenweapons.
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  164. And if you could make one work properly, you'd have a lot more change.
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  165.  @steeltrident  The BHP is essentially the original wonder 9. It's not a perfect gun, but it is the design that's the starting design for most modern guns.
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  166. Have you seen the thing disassembled? There are some major fundamental flaws in the design. It needed a brand new chassis before anything. It needed a longer recoil stroke for the bolt. It also needed a much more simple design. That thing is a floor shop prototype that got released. And it has the reputation of killing two gun companies in the long run.
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  167. Honestly, it could be for a food company, a clothing company, a firearms company, etc. That's an amazing name that should be re-embraced.
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  168.  Jake Roberts  I mean, is there much better than a bacon creek? Maybe a bacon torrent or bacon tsunami.
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  169. There's a whole series of videos talking about equipping the fake country with the worst weapons. Commentary on it includes Drachnifel, The_Chieftian, and Ian.
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  170. I still sing along with the wordless music intro. Even though that got pulled years ago.
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  171. The non-corrosive ammo had velocity drop precipitously in severe cold. The short comings becoming obvious in the Korean war make sense. That said, it's a great gun and quite effective against bipedal targets, in a reasonable distance.
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  172. ​ @moosemaimer Ah, the M91/30 approach.
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  173.  @chipsterb4946  The thing about JMB is his areas of influence. Most firearm designers got one area on lock down, and maybe explore another area. Mauser = Bolt action rifles, and pistols. It's not like they didn't try to move into other areas. Maxim - MGs. Furrer - Toggle Locks. You could limit JMB to just cartridges, or lever action rifles, or falling blocks, shotguns, or MGs, or pistols... and ANY of those categories would make him a very notable designer. He did it all. There's a reason that pocket pistols in Europe were commonly referred to as "Browning" - he was Glock before Glock was Glocking horses for fun times.
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  174.  @oktayyildirim2911  Good reason to use muffler; it's the same darned technology as mufflers on cars. By law we're supposed to have those.
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  175.  @thecoolbrick9518  That's where you're wrong (according to Life of Boris). They wear them all the time. Along with their Track Suits. (he says as he wears Adidas Track pants and an ushanka for ice fishing in the US).
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  176.  @boomermoose  The emu's never were really going to join. They didn't have the navel wherewithal to actually make it there. They were thinking about paying off the South American Cassowaries to do their dirty work.
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  177.  @Horgler  Well it's also what you get when you trial a new composite barrel in testing. A barrel rupturing about halfway down the length during trials is going to dampen ANY military acceptance. Were the trials unfair? Yes. Did Armalite screw the pooch with the barrel? Oh hell yes.
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  178.  @VeraTR909  That's their upgrade to microfiche.
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  179.  @totallyniceguy  Because there's no longer American government run armories. It's contracted out to third parties.
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  180. I could be wrong, but I thought they had softened that sort of thing. Were even reproductions stocks were allowed? I could be just remembering some fever dream, but I thought that had changed recently-ish (recent is such a vague term).
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  181. In an extra funny turn of events, the non-ribbed pistol mag of choice, the glock mag. While not being ribbed, it is extremely wide, and that does impact ergonomics.
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  182. Oh do tell, you must pronounce EVERYTHING correctly. I'm fairly certain that all of English sounds EXACTLY the same no matter where you are at...oh fudge.
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  183. "Artisanal Production Chinese pistols" - a delicious word soup there.
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  184. Normally it is tight enough to shave off a thin ring of lead from the projectile. Also, typically people would plug the chamber with a bit of grease/beeswax.
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  185. I'm impressed at so many levels with that intro clip
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  186. When HK looks a little to plebeian, and you're not quite willing to throw around Korth money - B&T.
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  187.  @Echin0idea  Cost of ammunition. Also a 16" barreled calico looks better than a 16" PS90.
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  188.  @presidentmerkinmuffley6769  Dude is a insomniac ally. He's helped me through some rough nights. A true gift to humankind.
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  189. Perhaps it's just me, but in my head I saw a Quentin Tarentino movie featuring that gun....or maybe just Samuel L Jackson with a tri-barreled shotgun pistol.
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  190. US navy Remington Lee says hello (10 years before the Lee Enfield)
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  191. Mark Novak has quite a few words to say about patina.
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  192.  @Chris_Garman  There's literally a guy who served combat in this chat who says otherwise. They're about the same.
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  193.  @allangibson8494  I really don't think that in the absence of the post war restrictions, the handgun development would look that different from today. Once the various patents ran out, short recoil tilting barrels will dominate the action type as far as pistols are concerned. With all the time since then the top two actions are still, Tilting Barrel short recoil, and blowback. Yes there still is the falling block, ala Beretta and rotating barrel designs. Other designs are much more limited use, delayed blowback (gas, lever, roller), pederson, etc. But cost and efficiency has shown that the tilting barrel is the most cost effective/package friendly systems. I don't think that would change.
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  194.  @Gameprojordan  Also, by having a side mounted magazine, you have a variety of force constantly pulling the SMG to one side. Side mags are... a solution?
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  195.  @kyuzotatsuya9641  Genuinely laughed reading that comment.
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  196.  @tarmaque  Well, I think the biggest problem is there simply isn't a huge benefit to switching over to a straight pull system. It's not like you get a sustained fire rate that is significantly faster than most other bolt systems. The next step truly was semi-auto firearms. Not to mention, you're going to have to retrain everyone involved with the firearm. From maintenance, handling, drill, etc. So, it's just really a lateral step. If they'd come out and attempted to get them sold internationally right off the bat, there might have been a larger consumer base.
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  197. The German Protestant or English Protestant church?
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  198.  @wierdalien1  Wycliffe while important is not the solitary start of Protestantism. Honestly, if you're going that direction you need to include the friars as well.
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  199. Figured out how to sell my plant based "Viagra" through a sketchy email ad campaign. Finnish flag icon link!
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  200. Drug mule was pretty epic.
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  201. Also, bacon tsunami sounds like an amazing sandwich. #trademarkingthatshitnow
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  202.  @vladimirpecherskiy1910  That's literally a timed fuse. A set distance is calculated with time. Self destructing is a timed fuse. I think you're arguing about adjustable distance timed fuses. But that's still a timed fuse. It's just one that the time is set before firing. ALA ground AA.
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  203.  @vladimirpecherskiy1910  Heck, you can go back the the Mortars from the 1700-1800's and their fuses would be considered timed.
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  204.  Zachary Peterson  looks are suggestive yes....hammer fired will always be more sexy. It's like lingerie vs naked - they both get you there, but guilding the Lilly has its' merits
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  205. It's capable, but it doesn't work well. There's also an Israeli LMG that's duel feed. But it is better since it adjusts gas pressure for the different feeding systems.
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  206.  @willthethrill20111  Feature creep on a corporate level there. Yeah, if they had stuck with 7.92k and x39mm, I think they could have done that. But too many goals before getting things established.
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  207.  @Dathkami  Needle guns had military acceptance, so I wouldn't say they were unpopular. Franco-Prussian War should not be forgotten. Also, if we're discussing Semi-automatic arms development, commercial acceptance was much larger in the USA than much of the European market. See Remington Model 8, various Winchester semi-autos, etc. The US military avoided semi-auto designs largely due to logistical concerns when participating in the Indian Wars. That said, outside of the RSC, and the Mondragon - there were not majorly successful semi-auto designs at that time for military use. So it's more of known quality over new innovation.
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  208.  @aaronorr5586  Classic IL screw job. Practically a teacher union level.
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  209. Stripper clips are stamped. Machining them doesn't really work.
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  210. Better in the sense more full featured? Yes, they are better. Glock is like McDonald's, a standard. Not the best, but still the standard.
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  211. Perhaps they thought it less snaggy than a straight grip initially.
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  212. There were a lot of straight pulls, if you include the Austro-Hungarian empire. The biggest problems were primary extraction, cost and institutional momentum. If you've been using turn bolt solutions since single shot black powder, why would you switch over to straight pull?
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  213. I heard clarkson's voice before I even realized what I was reading
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  214. That's a heck of a lot easier to rebuild than some. Better than being squashed like that one Spanish pistol Ian covered in the "It belongs in a museum" video.
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  215.  @roadsweeper1  'Good weapons handling' is a new invention and cannot be applied directly to old designs. Case in point: safeties in trigger guards, Widowmaker shotgun designs, trigger pulls to drop a bolt and load the chamber, etc etc etc.
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  216.  @joshsquatch7474  This whole thread is so terrible and misinformed. It's gotta be trolling. Also, Mikhal himself talked about how the M1 Garand bolt influenced the AK47's design. I'll never understand how people think a tilting bolt operation was stolen and turned into a rotating bolt system.
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  217.  @ywe3  lol seriously? A poly receivered short stroke piston that's clearly inspired by the AR-18/180 is the modern version of the STG44? Right. STG44 has a fair amount of issues with it and it's development. It's round is over a half mil wider in diameter, leading to a much longer magazine length. It's metal pressings are more complicated. And it has a trigger design that's an absolute nightmare. It was a ground breaking design for it's time, but it is far from perfect. The AK-47/AKM is also far from perfect, but the STG44 is not inherently superior. At a very small (but massively important level) the AK magazines are far superior to STG mags. And a gun without a mag is hardly a gun at all.
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  218.  @ywe3  The STG had all the time to develop after it's introduction, and it ultimately was seen as a dead end. Specifically for that exact design. The next steps are see with the eventual CETME. The design had years of development. Also it's presence in random conflicts is no argument for a specific designs superiority. M91/30s show up in nearly every conflict, that doesn't mean it's better than a 240 bravo. They show up there because of the same reason as STGs - arms dealers.
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  219. ​ @Contentrist Let's be real, if they were going to go European, FN is more likely than HK. Not that they're cheap, but they tend to be cheaper than HK.
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  220. Depends on the powder. Some smokeless needs some pressure. This is a powder specific complaint.
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  221.  @jamesgilbert124  All the primary sources in the world indicate it never happened. Apparently, they weren't as committed to speed loading in the same way we are today.
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  222.  @dalemoss4684  The Mississippi River basin reload - aka the New York City reload, but involving a sack.
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  223.  @kevinfelton689  In the distance a cloud of dust rises up. A substantial group of men crest a hill with the sun rising behind them. As light glints off their FAMAS's, you hear a battle cry rise up out of the distance. "Hey guys, I'm Ian with forgotten weapons. Prepare to die." *BEEP*
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  224. I can feel Othais breathing heavily while watching this video.
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  225. @asdrubale bisanzio Say that louder for my friends in the Air Force who got 1970's era M-16's in Afghanistan, in 2009-2013. It absolutely happens.
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  226. Bruh on the Range.
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  227.  @terry7907  Clearly some liberties were taken in this edition. I didn't hear Ian saying he'd be our huckleberry once throughout the video.
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  228. I'm pretty sure they ended up merging with Remington at some point in time. Thus Union Metallic Cartridge. Thus UMC/Remington ammo.
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  229. The reason behind attacking squirrels is all the laughter that happens when Germans attempt to pronounce squirrel around native English speaking people.
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  230. It's outside of stevemre1989 releasing a bunch of videos....the best time of the month.
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  231. Hold up there....the classic coach gun would like a word with you.
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  232. Keeps crayons minty fresh for Marine use.
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  233.  @Valsorayu  I'm referring to nearly any locking mechanism on a knife. Unless you're limiting to fixed blades, there's a lot of surface interaction in a design. Just look at a Spyderco Paramilitary blade and their locking system and say it's so simple?
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  234. "Think it will work?" "It would take a miracle." "Buh-Bye!"
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  235. ​ @asierurteagaaguirre3462 Volley fire is legal. See also: the stupid double barrelled revolver.
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  236. Based on the discussion between No.4 and 1917 - It sounds like they got the crap 1917's as much as we have crap SMLE's here.
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  237.  @bingozonk3143  If the sus is about the second comment. I had spammers commenting on all of my comments across all videos for a while. If it's about Karl, then yes.
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  238. Ok bond arms....make this now! I'd love one of these.
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  239.  @AgentTasmania  They're both a bunch of fun! One is for shooting, the other is for self defense. Second half of it sort of loses its charm.
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  240. Does it take Glock mags?
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  241. Wait what... did Ian have more to say about Swiss rifles being fired in anger? Or was that the whole thing?
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  242. Well, once you get introduced you'll also be a forgotten weapon.
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  243.  @dfwai7589  is that a pun off of modern metal belts there? I see what you did!
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  244.  @ostiariusalpha  Suck is only absolutely true if you remove all context. A limited design with issues? Yes. But a design that was present on the battlefield when needed? Yes.
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  245.  @fredo51  You can try to crap on the "Yanks" for not accepting a ton of foreign designs. They surely have, although... when your country birthed JMB, things are just a bit different. That all said, Yankees are not all Americans. It'd be like if Americans insisted everyone who resides in England is a Manc. Scratch that, I'm now referring to everyone from England as a Manc from here on out.
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  246.  @reubenpickering7777  And the M240 (although it is inspired by the BAR), the 40mm Bofors, the 57mm AT gun, the current 5.56 used by NATO, etc. There's lots of foreign designs in the USA.
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  247.  @reubenpickering7777  The M60 bolt group was the FG42 essentially. M9 is Beretta. HK416 is used by the USA.
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  248. I've encountered people in the past that talked about how much of a debacle the pistols trials were for the eventual adoption of the 1911. Honestly, based on a lot of these videos, I have no idea where they get that. The requirements seem fair and the length of testing was reasonable for a brand new auto loader pistol.
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  249. You think they're non-existent until you try out 23 and Me. Then you find out about that Tajuana mistake.
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  250. Love love love seeing that development segment from CMMG. I don't know how Ian (and Karl) get the industry interacting with them in ways no one else does. I am not complaining, far from that. It's just so cool to nerd out on the tech side without marketing gimmicks.
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  251.  @ryanj610  With a flat side shot. If that tank is angled the penetration isn't exactly a sure thing. The side turret armor is 2", and at 1000yds the 47mm is said to pen 1.4" at 30 degrees. Zero degree pen is 2". But if it's the turret, there already is a 3 degree slope on the vertical. So..... Not a sure thing.
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  252. Is it as good as the time Ian had a surprise folding shotgun?
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  253.  @LeadHeadBOD  I'll agree that their aviation is critically underrated. But, their tanks were good for what they could do. Ideally their industry would produce something closer to the Pz 38t. Weight wise their industry could handle that class. Even though it was an outdated tank later in the war... if the Italians had that, it would potentially be a game changer in some campaigns.
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  254.  @botzachary9891  I know you're right but it still annoys me.
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  255.  Google Ghey  Just wait until a scientist comes into the comment thread who works on absolute zero. Coolest job in the universe.
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  256. You sure it wasn't just a bog standard Tavor? I don't think Ukraine has been exporting a whole lot of those.
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  257. I don't think Glock is gucci enough for bond. Maybe one of the "custom" glocks like a ZEV pistol. But, it's probably SIG or HK.
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  258.  Jake Roberts  A constant reminder that no matter how bad everything gets, a little bacon makes things better.
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  259.  Jake Roberts  Well to be fair, the amount of things named after Daniel Boone in KY is excessive.
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  260. +Tomek Inn I believe the good old boy term is "truck gun"
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  261. I wouldn't be surprised if he puts this up as his throwback Thursday video essentially
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  262.  @christopherreed4723  Until you see enough (as previously noted in this very discussion) top mounted mags being an issue with identification. I think had the bar had a better Bipod setup and a few small changes, it could have been just as competitive.
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  263.  @zoiders  Holy Moly, how can you not say the AUG is AR 18/180 derived? Take a look at the bolt, bolt carrier, and general spring setup. The AR 18/180 is one of the most commonly derived systems more modern rifles outside of the AK/AKM long stroke or the DI AR15 systems. The MAG system is developed from the BAR system. Yes the feed system is different because it's belt fed over the mag feed of the BAR. But, arguing that isn't not ultimately a child of the system is a poor argument. That's as bad of an argument, as insisting that the AKM is a direct development of the STG44.
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  264.  @michaelhorning6014  The large scale Navel exercises leading up to the implementation of strategy with CVs were called "The Navel Problems". That is if I'm remembering Drach coverage properly.
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  265.  @Joe45-91  Well three shots could easily miss all off switches. Plus with FMJ, and a skinny target there probably was an icepick sort of penetration. Same issue happened during the Blackhawk down incident in Somalia. Granted M855 coming out of a 12.7" barrel absolutely ice picks targets that are skinny.
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  266. This was something amazing to watch!
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  267. My guess - Profit Margins, and control of manufacturing. A large amount of (better quality)steel mags are made by Mec-Gar. So lots of companies outsource to them for manufacturing. That means you gotta lose a cut of your potential income. Polymer setups are not cheap (as I have been finding out in the WWSD2020 videos); but you can create a massive volume to offset costs. That's why glock and PMAGs are so much cheaper.
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  268.  @Dathkami  A little bit earlier 1837 is when the Dreyse was invented. But close enough for Government work.
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  269.  @thetruthexperiment  SMG is making them for $5k... if that's affordable or not depends on your income. For me, it's about as affordable as purchasing NASA. So not in the least.
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  270. The undercut at the frame effectively works like a beaver tail. I guess if you got some real meat hooks, it could be an issue
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  271. Also, what if you're in a circumstance where opening up that gaping hole in the firearm for debris to enter. You may not want it at that specific moment.
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  272. Or standing in a muddy rice paddy...you might not want your mags falling into a watery muddy environment.
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  273. I want to like the double eagle, especially in 10mm. But why does it look and feel like some mid-development intermediary design?
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  274. Mae and Othais had some pretty positive things to say about the design.
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  275.  @verycreativ233  7.62 NATO is a better MG round. 6.5 Swede is a better rifle round.
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  276.  @silverjohn6037  both of the links aren't from flying circus. Those are from latter works.
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  277. IL - Rock island is one of the Quad Cities that borders IL and IA: Rock Island, Moline, Quad City and Davenport.
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  278. Asian swastikas are their own thing. Just a good luck symbol that got converted into something much more sinister because art school rejected one guy.
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  279.  @christopherreed4723  Not to mention, there are multiple models before arriving at the final design. You may have parts that are from some of the early trials models. Plus there's the element of overgassing. The STG44 was pretty heavily gassed for reliability. At the downside of reduced lifespan. When you're expecting to lose thousands of them in combat, lifespan isn't as big of an issue. Being overgassed isn't absolutely a massive problem if you've engineered around it. AKs are typically overgassed, but built to withstand higher levels of gassing.
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  280. Ian helped me through some rough times in my life. It gets better.
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  281. Now all I can hear in my head is a version of the song "Beast of Berdan" from the Rolling Stones. I don't even care that much about them.
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  282. Also could be improperly formed and finished brass (slightly more likely). Ian did say the chamber was improperly cleaned though.
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  283. You could always go back to Wyoming to avoid all human contact.
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  284. Everytime I see the name Shaun Bean (or any variation of the name), I always think - Damnit, you're either Shawn Bawn or Seen Been...You can't be both!
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  285. Finally! I've been waiting on this for forever. Well not forever, just a couple of years since I saw someone using one of those on a video.
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  286. He says it's in none of the documentation. Likely meaning it's an after-patent addition. Documentation likely includes some level of the technical drawings at various levels. I'd be inclined to agree it's something preventing the sear from dropping to a lower full auto setting. There's some other comments indicating it might have been a work around for the rifle to exist where full auto was banned before the royal armories got a hold of it.
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  287. Real economy mode is the SIG-310 that Ian covered a couple years ago. I remember thinking it wasn't that bad after a Swiss person referred to it as a "ghetto blaster" in the video. After watching these models leading up to it.... I completely understand the sentiment.
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  288. Also, the M240 is a reworked BAR action. Meaning the children of that design are still in use today. JMB pretty much defined most modern firearms. The sheer scale of his impact is impressive. Maxim really spent his life mainly refining and developing a single idea. JMB touched everything, pistol designs (martial and civilian), Shotguns (pump, lever, semi-auto), Machine guns (LMG, MMG, HMG, BAR), and so so many rifle designs. He basically introduced the effective pocket semi-auto. Cartridge designs that are still used today.
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  289.  @mrtlsimon  side note: already working on a series of give away guns.
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  290.  @mrtlsimon  Hell some of the guns I purchased are worth 50% more than my purchase price
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  291.  @blarton6375  The advantage for Colt is the lack of knowledge in the USA patent office, and the commercial failures of the prior revolvers.
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  292.  @tsoliot5913  Most of the black sheets videos are at Rock Island. It's a side room and not setup by Ian, as far as I know.
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  293. Maybe it's just me, but I always swear by choking up a bit on the knife for those careful cuts.
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  294.  @randymagnum143  I didn't mention the bolt on purpose. Just admire the knurling.
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  295. Woah woah woah. We're TRL generation. Pimp my ride is crap and everyone knows.
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  296. ​ @Alphonselle Do you wash it with "Mississippi River Water"?
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  297. Schritter = Meters = Yards 300 = 225 = 246 For everyone else searching for the answer.
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  298. A locked action physically locks the bolt closed, so in the instance of a K98 rifle, the lugs of metal at the front of the bolt enter into recesses in the receiver. This prevents the bolt traveling rearward from the recoil energy. Unlocked there is nothing locking the bolt forward. It literally is just the weight of the bolt and the springs pushing it forward holding it in place.
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  299. I don't believe he does, as he referenced someone else making the ammo for him. On the plus side, further down in the comments, he referenced the parent case as 7.62x 54r. That means, reloading that case, isn't that impossible.
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  300. I seemingly love how so many people act as if 5.56 and 5.45 are terrible rounds and bemoan the loss of .280 British. Ultimately, the round does fail at being the absolute universal round. It would probably be an excellent SAW round. But, for the regular grunt, 5.56 and 5.45 are pretty much just about a perfect balance of weight and effectiveness. The goal of the .280 was a universal round. They were trying to logistically bring it to a single round. Which doesn't work then, nor does it work now. Given a larger development cycle to .280 Brit - there would still be a large need with the PDW - close combat ranges which would have brought us back to something akin to 5.56. A 7mm round has a potential niche role in the military. That said, once you upscale to vehicle based guns, it really needs to be .50+ caliber or a cannon. 7.62 NATO still has relevance for a heavy support weapon. In my honest opinion, .280 is still too much. I can see the arguments for something more akin to 6.5 grendal or 6.8SPC, wherein, terminal ballistics are boosted but carry weight and recoil isn't overly increased. Last point - the US raised a big stink in 1951 regarding rifle rounds. It wasn't until 1952 that the UK actually tested a Nuclear weapon. At that time, the US had immense leverage concerning that they were the only ones, outside of the USSR who was packing nukes.
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  301. @Azrael R. "European pistols like the astra, the ruby, the tt33, the luger, the webley, the c96 etc ..." - TT33 is a copy of JMB designs, Lugar is it's own thing, but toggle locked is a nightmare (which Ian has covered many times over) - Webley which one are you talking about?, C96 - developmental but a dead end. So you're salty that dead end designs or direct rip offs of American designs don't get enough love? Okay sir. Lastely, any discussion of Spain is literally for most of their creations (WHAT DESIGN FROM JMB or SOMEONE ELSE CAN WE RIP OFF!?). Seriously dude? You didn't focus on any of the REAL developments from Europe, like the percussion cap system, modern bolt fire, or readapting american machine gun designs. You're just being salty for the sake of being salty, and not even informed. Whatever.
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  302. TrikeRoadPoet slightly less than 7.62 tok.
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  303. +M85FSLUVR It's far more important to have an excellent crown than a comp for accuracy.
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  304. There's one up already on full30.com
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  305.  @kyotra  Civilians change uppers and lowers in the field. Military does not. That's an armorer level. Really only for SOCOM. Standard military, you get a rifle, not a Lego set. The AR-15 modularity is a separate function than a stoner 63. It's a benefit of the design and the market. Not a plan of the rifle. Unlike the 63 where it was directly planned into the design
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  306.  @kyotra  I was referring to altering uppers for AR-15 in the field. People throw it out as a standard practice in the military, when it's not. As far as SOCOM, they don't always operated under SOP for bog standard military.
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  307. +David Green Your timeline is off. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109405/ Sulfa and other antibiotics were in use by the late 1930's.
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  308.  @Soff1859  Well, I can see why. I just wonder if there was something less crazy and more WW2/Cold war-ish.
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  309. ​ @cdubsoptional7849 If you're going back into the late 19th/Early 20th centuries to say people aren't "racist", it's a losing proposition. I'll quote a history prof of mine "Be careful going into history. They do things differently back then."
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  310. ​ @muhughu  Reasonably inexpensive 9mm is something like $0.20-0.30/per round. Most other pistol rounds tend towards the $0.25-$0.90 per round retail. If you reload, you can get the costs down close to 9mm costs. The cheapest rifle rounds might be in the $0.60-1.20 per round retail. If it's match grade, defensive, or hunting the prices go up from there. Costs can be reduced via loading, but that's the general lay of the land regarding pricing. If the round isn't NATO, pistol caliber used by law enforcement or rimfire...it is going to be significantly more expensive.
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  311. You can simple blowback anything....if you got enough weight. That one could be done...because it's been done with 10mm, by hi-point. The issue is with high pressure/long pressure curve of rifle rounds, you just need a serious amount of weight. I forget the exact amount, but .308 would need something akin to an 18lb bolt for simple blowback. Now imagine that reciprocating in a rifle. The thing would batter itself to death unless massively overbuilt.
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  312. They're either fully ejected or burned up entirely. Otherwise the next cartridge will most likely explode out of battery, upon loading.
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  313.  @danliberty734  the wad is directly behind the bullet and ahead of the powder. The force of the explosion forces it down the muzzle. Behind the powder stops the detonation from happening.
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  314.  @danliberty734  Think wad like shotgun shells. Putting the wad between the cap and the powder makes a non-functional cartridge.
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  315. Dead cats. Not the stupid things over a mic. It's ritualistic sacrifice of felines for better audio quality. Same thing Hollywood has done for decades.
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  316. Also, a dust cover combined with a safety isn't unique to the grease gun. Last time I checked the AK uses a system that combines them as well.
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  317.  @howardchambers9679 Well Manchester United F.C. is one area and we don't know where you all come from... so yeah. Live with it?
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  318.  @callumwright7459  It's not just northern vs. southern. It's a hard New England Northerner. It's a specific regional thing. And to answer the other guy, I'm not from Indiana. Just because you call everyone a Yankee from the USA doesn't make it accurate. It just makes you the opposite of that, (oh yeah) inaccurate.
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  319.  @howardchambers9679  Hoosier is still a regional term. It's like me saying "You're not a ManC, so you're clearly Welsh".
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  320.  @callumwright7459  Just because you're wrong for 200 years doesn't make it right. You can't tell another country to adopt your terms because your grandpappy used them. It's that simple.
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  321. I got a LaFever, and it's only cure is more misshapen revolvers!
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  322. Well if it followed the rest of the WW2 sub gun patterns - it should have a barely usable folding stock to be considered a Tankers SMG. Or it needs a 20" barrel.
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  323.  @tarmaque  That is true. It is important to keep in mind how many iterative developments in the Mauser/Lee/Mannlicher series of rifles had already been implemented by 1907. Essentially, they're having to sell a brand new design against stuff that had been battle tested and improved multiple times over. Most of the designs having 20-30 years development time already baked into their patterns. The lack of wanting to license the design to third parties wouldn't exactly had people beating down the door either.
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  324.  @wierdalien1  Being inspired by someone else doesn't mean it strictly occurred at that location. Muchless, the influence of Protestantism in England has a result because of Monarchy vs. the people. Assuming the two are connected is a fallacy at best.
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  325. I'm amazed. Some how the Brits brought back long recoil strength ejection on a AR-180 based system. Impressive. The slow mo shows how many cases are a RCH away from jamming up the system.
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  326. And somehow it will be the best tapco sks.
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  327. Powder change for the M-16.
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  328. Had a lot of fun watching this one. Great Q&A!
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  329. I got a BM and Super B, love both of them.
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  330.  @faolan1686  My point still stands, laws in and of themselves do not alter human behavior. That doesn't matter where you live. You can get executed for drug trafficking in China and other areas of southeast Asia. I believe this week there were two Canadians who were given death penalties in China for trafficking drugs (but it could have been in the last month). My point isn't that no rules is the best thing ever, it's that assuming that a law on the books alters people is wrong. It will only alter the people who abide by the laws in the first place. So, yelling about how other countries need to alter their laws to what you are comfortable with, is a poor starting place. Yes, I don't live in Australia, but saying that your laws have effectively stopped all issues is just wrong. For a second, lets remove the hot button issue, firearms. How long as murder been illegal? Has that stopped murder?
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  331.  @jwalt2032  Well you have to remember that people assume with their past (devoid of context) was better than now. So... it's not your fault that SKS's are $300. It's your fault you were born in the wrong year. They act like they took down the Nazi's and the Red threat.... but they had nothing do to with it. Don't let them know that womens rights started a whole century earlier. They like to think they changed the world. Even though they didn't.
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  332. Parascope films (spelling is probably wrong) has the allied testing on bunker busting. .50 cal was insufficient along with 105 howitzers in testing. 75 and 76mm were sufficient and 155mm was suggested.
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  333.  @jasperiusdedacia9400  Kansas existing is already a flu.
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  334. I don't entirely understand the fears of a manual safety on a modern firearm. There was some logic behind the choices. But Joe-Blow CCW is convinced that trigger dongles are perfect and anything else is uncouth before God and man. *shrug* Apparently training is something to be forever ignored.
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  335. +Marc Reynaud I'd hate to see your response to someone pouring box wine into a aluminum cup. It does have a role in camping!
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  336.  @TheArgieH  There's a difference between getting a wooden block well within 1/64th of an inch and a metal part in .002 +/- tolerance. Block and pully tackle is one thing vs. a firearm. But, people also argue that the model T Ford is the first modern production line, and there's arguments that beer bottlers had done similar things years prior to Ford. But is assembling a consistent bottle of beer as hard as a car? I'll say this as someone who has brewed lots and lots of whole grain beer.... no. Beer is easier than making a car. The Royal Navy's accomplishment in manufacturing is astounding. But, it's not exactly the same as a firearm. Firearms manufacture, historically, more people fail at than succeed, regardless of technology limits of the times.
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  337.  @TheArgieH  Also, as far as I know, "standardized" production in America and Europe could mean different things at different times. Is standardized production, fully interchangeable? For instance, the Ruby was a standardized production item in Spain in WW1. But that doesn't mean interchangeable. Heck the Reising SMG wasn't interchangeable, and that was rare by USA standards of the time. I'd think, some of the customs of hand finishing and craftsman work hours, probably were maintained longer in a lot of European manufacturers vs. American ones. But, that's a whole lot of assumption based on looking at things like, service rifles and general consumer goods of the time. I could be entirely wrong on that one.
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  338. Imagine if they used firearms engineers!
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  339. Stribog is basically a UMP. Also, they're going to make a roller delayed version...aka MP5+UMP.
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  340.  @vladimirpecherskiy1910  I wasn't saying they were used on 20mm, just that timed fuses for airburst/AA functions were used on all sides.
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  341. A fake country that's real in our hearts.
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  342. We get to witness the first generation of trigger dongle in this video. Impressive.
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  343. You give it a loving home, and gently guide it into becoming adult brass. If you do a good job, it might end up working with Berdans. A bad job is a .300 BLK sneaking into a 5.56 mag and banging things out.
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  344.  @CharliMorganMusic  well the newest design avoids that.
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  345. What about the Glocklicher? Or Berglock?
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  346. To the dozens of comments asking about the legal nature of this firearm. In the USA, volley fire is not considered a machine gun. So you could easily manufacture one in the USA for sale with the proper license. If it's for personal use, if you're legal to own guns, there's absolutely no issues. There are volley fire guns for sale in the USA currently.
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  347. Looking through the comments you'd think that .280 British was some wonder cartridge. The reality is further from the truth. Historically there were a couple variations of the cartridge. The earliest versions had roughly the power of 7.62x39, with a whole lot of extra weight. Testing quickly showed that, a round like that wouldn't be sufficient for GPMG/support fire. So, they increased the weight and powder load for a more effective round. What they ended up with was a round that weighed a significant amount (no where near 5.56 or modern intermediate cartridges), recoiled less than 7.62 NATO (but not a ton), and was less accurate. 7.62 NATO was posting group sizes that were HALF the size of the .280. Lots of people have wanted a 6-7mm round to replace 5.56 and 7.62 NATO, and what usually ends up happening is what happened in the tests. You get a potentially better rifle round than 7.62 NATO, while curb stomping the efficacy as a machine gun round. .280 Brit is not a good intermediate round. It's a what if, so that makes it extra sexy to people. People almost always make the mistake of comparing it to the latest developed 6-7mm rounds, instead of looking at it's actual performance...which was quite poor.
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  348. Letting loose a hive of angry bees!
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  349.  @claycarmine7466  look up the American 180 videos from Ian.
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  350. The system is sealed. That variety of it....less so.
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  351.  @studentaviator3756  Not saying one way or the other about that specific study. I'm just referring to the system having a lot more gaps on holes in it than a standard AR18/180. Mud varies in quality to be sure. Sometimes it's the silt that kills a rifle. Sometimes it's the pea gravel that does.
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  352. Yay, now I get to see a million comments on how 7.62x51 is supposedly the world's worst cartridge. All because people forget that machine guns exist. Also that often attempts to downsize a GPMG cartridge got reversed....because in the words of automotive people "there's no replacement for displacement". It's gone past annoying to stupid.
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  353.  @brettbaker5599  An Ohioan not screaming "Go Buckeyes" in a post is truly a monumental experience. Lol, you guys also got the astronauts and the worst political ads in the country.
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  354. This merits the response: ooft.
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  355. S&W brought up the hammer bar safety in 1945. Before that rebounding hammers would prevent most of that sort of negligent discharge.
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  356.  @N0sf3r4tuR1s3n  But pinto revolvers don't trap you inside of them after being hit from the rear?
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  357.  @rslover65  Depends on the com bloc surplus to be fair. Not all com bloc AKs are made equally.
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  358.  @F1ghteR41  Yup, it's why there's so much local variation amongst the various designs. Also, some countries like China reverse engineered the whole shebang after souring relations with Russia.
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  359.  @Ghelasin  Having a larger bore diameter really impacts how powders burn and how the pressure wave flows through the weapon. Taking a gander at reloading data, it's all mainly mid-speed pistol powders with volumes that dance around .38 spl - standard 9mm loads. That said, different case design and bore size has a big ol' impact. 38 spl, with 5 grains of accurate #5 is probably pushing something ~720fps and 14k psi. Same powder level in 5.7x28 is good for 42k psi and 1500+ fps. Not saying it's one way or the other. I've heard lots about how finicky 5.7 can be to manage. But that could be all hearsay. All I know for sure is that loading it is a pain.
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  360. 5:57-ish The noise of that grenade being inserted straight up gave me a partial.
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  361. I think you answered your lack of knowledge about why the pistol grip is shaped that way; when you mentioned the MG being used as a flex mount with observers. The thick leather gloves lined with shearling would require a thinned grip due to the bulk. Also the massive trigger guard makes more sense. Edit: Well you cover that in your video. Good show ol' chap (not to be confused with the other chap).
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  362. Honestly with a design like that.... you're talking tens of thousands of rounds. There's not many "major" components that will need to be replaced. Springs and a firing pin? 9mm is not as hot as a rifle round, so the barrels last a long time.
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  363.  @leszekkadelski9569  Pretty much. With a pistol, you might have to replace springs in about 5-10k of rounds. But major components should last the lifetime of the pistol.
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  364.  @samuelprice2461  Funny you say that, CMP was founded in 1903. Just saying.
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  365. I understand transfer fees being reasonable. But in Chicagoland there are stores that charge so high a transfer fee; to allow for additional markup on their product. $100+ for a transfer is some hot BS.
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  366. Well to be fair, 7mm isn't intermediate so that's a dead end. And if you're splitting a rifle and gpmg round...you'll want more oomph. Bad logic by USA, but accidentally right.
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  367. Hopefully the lower is <$100. Ideally $75 or less.
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  368. Ehhhhh....a little? The biggest influences is the general stamping style. But that was being used by a whole lot of people by WW2. I'd say it's more like a product improved Sten. The grease gun has rails that the springs and bolt rides on.
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  369. Do you consider the Bizon a gen four? Because a calico is an upside-down bizon.
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  370. There's a whole lot of early style primers. Those two pretty much took over and still rule the roost. One of the early versions of primers you may have already dealt with...paper cap gun. Paper caps are basically primers. And some of the early multiple firing primer systems essentially used the same sort of system.
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  371. Different spokes different folks. M9 grips are solid for me. That said, Glocks feel like clutching a 2x4....*shrug*
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  372. Hear hear! I don't have carpal tunnel, but lordy Glocks impinge upon that nerve cluster. And losing feeling in multiple fingers while holding a loaded firearm isn't a good feeling.
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  373. Except body armor has modernized significantly in the last five years. And even uprated M855A2 has been shown to struggle with modern plates. And that's a juiced, and cored 5.56 round. It's just hit it's limits. Going to a 6mm intermediate doesn't buy much time. I hate to say it, but I'm seeing the reason for the choice.
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  374.  @BatCaveOz  I got a fair amount of pistols both with and without beaver tails. I see decent clearance, unless fat hands. Shrug just different experience. I've had guns bite that should never. And the opposite.
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  375. Maybe Gun John the Baptist?
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  376.  @petesheppard1709  chris voice "Sometimes Colt did things wrong. And this... THis was not their strongest showing."
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  377. He's got a video on the schniellfauer (however it's spelled).
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  378. What divides us are those dirty dirty neutrals. Who knows where they stand on the matter?
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  379.  @shelbyz1988  that's incorrect. There are volleyfire that are completely legal to purchase without any NFA restrictions.
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  380. Volley fire doesn't fall under NFA restrictions.
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  381.  @whisperchainsaw102  One could even argue that SMLE/98/03 are the next generation, but there's a further generation past them. I think people think about WW2 era generations of guns and really undercut the merits of some of those forgotten rifles. The SMLE had a whole lot of issues that people quickly over look. They'll just talk about how it is the "best battle rifle" - forgetting that British troops in WW2 typically only carried 50 rounds of ammo, for their rifles. The primary role of a British infantryman was to support the Bren gun. At least from a gear perspective. American's in standard load out would carry 80 rifle rounds. In practice, both groups would carry more ammo when in combat zones (American's would carry 180ish rounds typically, British would carry ~100-ish). I'm not trying to say that one group was inferior or superior. But I will say, that the focus of combat was different. SMLE has gotten additional love after the fact, that probably is a touch unmerited. Although, I shouldn't say any of this too loud or BOTR is going to come after me.
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  382.  @anzaca1  Someone didn't read comments about people being trained on carbines 20 years after the war. Big ooft.
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  383. Well, the average person has two kidneys .
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  384. Javier Montoya Right now he also posts everything on Full30.com. Vids are still free to watch.
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  385.  @Mute_Nostril_Agony  If PSA can get those lowers....it will happen (God willing)
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  386.  @skylongskylong1982  5.11 lbs
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  387. Good hair product is key.
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  388. It's all part of the global conspiracy to make squirrel unpronounceable in any other language.
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  389. Pretty sure KelTec's engineers are watching this while taking a whole lot of notes.
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  390. Good luck. Ian is not the biggest fan of sound editing. That said he does a great job for being a solo guy.
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  391. Modern pistol designers seeing that excessive serration on the trigger - "Write that down boys!"
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  392.  @iatsd  I hadn't had time earlier, but I will. I was going off of the memory of myself that is extremely flawed and broken. I'm glad I kept it reasonably accurate. ADHD is a bitch, I will remember lots of stuff like single point harnesses in parachutes, but forget about eating for the day. So, I am very quick to say the experts know a whole lot more than me.
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  393. Maybe a Vz61 in 7.65 French Long (full auto), would be the PDW to want.
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  394.  @therogers4432  It keeps his skin supple and youthful.
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  395. You can also use that pistol as a divining rod to locate fresh water in combat zones.
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  396. Also one point about German parachute webbing. They were single point attached to their parachute, at their back. They did not have the duel points of attachment above the shoulders like US paratroopers. You shoot anything and you're going to be spinning in a circle quickly. Honestly, their harness design was not the best.
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  397. In an alternate universe the Brits would actually adopt the decent rifle instead of using the stillborn SA80 (until corrected by H&K).
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  398. Probably goose/turkey with that size of shot. Maybe even deer. It's about the size of buckshot.
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  399.  @pilot4prophet  I'm not pulling that out of my ass. Watch any military training videos, heck with the M16 initial remediation was/is lock the bolt open and squirt some lube on the lugs. You're not doing a full breakdown in a hot environment, unless absolutely necessary. Even then, first action would be use a different firearm if possible before disassembling the one causing issues. Multiple part pistons are not infrequent in short stroke systems.
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  400. ​ @henryturnerjr3857  New York City trigger job FTW!
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  401. ​ @fuzzy1dk Volley fire is completely legal in the USA. Connecting the triggers would not be illegal.
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  402. Looking through the comments, there was a run of mags with the relief cut out due to fragile feed lips. They stopped doing it after reworking the metallurgy for the mags. Apparently they go for big bucks in auction.
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  403.  @poisonouslead85  The grip safety will stop the bolt from falling all the way. Just because the bolt is open, you still have to address the grip safety.
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  404. So basically, there are 1 MOA Mosin's out there. They're uncommon but they do exist. Take that Garbage Rod people! Since I'm already being offensive... the SMLE is overrated.
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  405.  @ForgottenWeapons  I feel like the USA armor review in WW2 got accused of being the exact sort of group of people that, gets judged excessively. That said, there are a lot of their decisions that were genuinely right. The American Wunderweapons, at least as far as heavy tanks were concerned, were not great.
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  406.  @TadRaunch  If there's an emu behind you holding you hostage, telling you what to type. Blink twice!
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  407. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeBi8jt7CdI - Just going to leave this here.
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  408. Serial number 420? For the memes.
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  409. Love how surprised that a part of the world that has been frequently involved in conflict over the last 100+ years can make a decent firearm.
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  410. The logic behind Sherman modularity is basically the WW2 tank AR15
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  411. IV8888 just had a video on some AR's featuring that round recently. I think they talk about who is making them.
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  412. What Ian really doesn't mention is the black suitcase that can be seen in the last minute or so of the video is his personal luggage that he's loading up.
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  413. I support this idea. A large amount of 2x4's do not support that. Neither do any wives who might have to deal with a guy firing off 30-06 rounds in the crawlspace for a home project.
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  414. I'm guessing that's actually just really bad QC on the ammo. Squibs don't really occur if the powder burns.
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  415.  @gutfinski  That's ammo out of spec. My guess is they didn't alter the powder load when switching to the jacketed bullet. QC issue there.
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  416. You know your pistol has got some grip issues when the pistol in question feels chunkier than a 92FS.
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  417. Calico? He miracled that into decent reliability!
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  418.  @IntrospectorGeneral  Well I was high and tipsy, so my spelling wasn't on point. To be fair.
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  419.  @arteljus983  The fallout games are merely a view into reality.
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  420. I'll take 50 shades of green puke over the 50 shades of baby poop brown that things are now. Maybe it's because I grew up loving the woodland camo patterns of the 80's, OD's of the Vietnam and WW2 eras.
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  421.  @themeatpopsicle  I'm not defending Trump, but the proud boys were not the same thing as the others.
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  422.  @themeatpopsicle  No they're not. There's a difference between a group of morons. And an organized group of people that attacked people and forced compliance with the government. Good lord. The actions of ANTIFA are more in line with the brown/black shirts. Are the proud boys morons? Yes. Are they the same thing the brown/black shirts? No. That's like calling someone you disagree with a Nazi. Seriously pay some attention to history.
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  423. Comparing them is offensive to everyone who died in the holocaust. Seriously people.
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  424.  @themeatpopsicle  On the path and the same thing are not the same thing. You've got a false equivalency. And when comparing to such a great set of atrocities, you need to be careful. Not the same thing.
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  425.  @themeatpopsicle  They also didn't have direct government funding. Nor did they setup childhood camps to indoctrination people into joining the groups as adults. Seriously, ones a group of unorganized idiots. The other had ranking system and military levels of organization.
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  426.  @kino_61  The SS started as a branch of the SA. They only broke into two organizations after the night of long knives. So yes, they were directly responsible for the deaths in the holocaust.
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  427.  Ric O’shea  I'll never fully understand why the UK's mishmash of Metric and other measurements is not a big deal to a whole of the internet trolls. But US using F instead of C is a crime against humanity? shrug
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  428. Do they get fun hats after war were declared?
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  429.  @viridian8056  So it's thinned the length of it, with a bulge at the front. Guess wise, some firearms were over driven from time to time leading to binding at the back of the bulge.....OR it was cheaper, which is probably the answer.
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  430. He'd also show off a Raven 25ACP pistol in front of both of these.
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  431.  @Logan-zp8bi  Pretty much. Also the Air Force was the first branch to embrace the AR-15 platform. Also these were beat to hell rifles that had seen everything.
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  432.  @mrtlsimon  I got a single 30-30 round left over. It's not being shot in my lifetime.
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  433. The gun was successful, the duel feed not so much. Too much bolt velocity when using mags.
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  434. The real question, isn't the performance in Switzerland climate. It's what happens if those rifles got put into a swampy bayou situation? Would the pins that haven't had any issues in a more moderate mountain climate, behave the same in Vietnam, Laos, Congo, or Louisiana? I can't begin to answer that question. But, it has happened with rifle designs in the past multiple times.
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  435.  @tsoliot5913  As far as Ian's gear, he consistently takes a single black tablecloth for contrasting firearms. As far as curtains behind him, He's never indicated that he schlepps them around himself. Now his gear on the road videos could be out of date. But the black curtains predate his gear videos. So, it's typically just RIA in those videos. Or occasionally burgundy sheets are the James Julia auctions. White cinderblock is either Cody's or the National armory in leeds. Fireplace, is a private collector with some amazing personal options. Round bookcase is Ian's personal residence. But I only notice that because I've longed to purchase it at world market in the past. Blue curtains with windows and flags is Malta.
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  436. The BAR was ultimately converted into an amazing GPMG. M240 is essentially a BAR action flipped upside down and simplified.
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  437. +biohazard 918 30 carbine not straight walled? I could have sworn it was.
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  438. But do you have a fish license for your pet 'alibut named eric?
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  439. Heck you could holster that one in the ol' prison wallet.
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  440. I'm just waiting for BOTR to show up and talk about how these are the best thing ever. They aid Primary Extraction, are smart looking, MAD MINUTE, *cue frothing at the mouth, tea and God Save The Queen background music*, AND SMLE BEST BATTLE RIFLE, NO FLAWS, PERFECTION, MEEAHHHHHHH!
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  441.  @kenbrown2808  Should we let the swiss loose, with their designs, clocks, chocolate, and blokes/chaps on the range?
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  442. #togglelock
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  443.  @Valsorayu  I mean yes, pistols are more complicated than a well designed pocket knife. But there's a lot more going on in the tolerances/clearances/build materials for a knife than you're giving it credit.
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  444. CY CLONE it was named after a musical instrument.
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  445. That knurling on the back is getting close to the American knurling on the hotchkiss portative LMG barrel. But that's just some of the best machining I've ever seen in a video period.
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  446.  @jakegrube9477  Jake, not from state farm... You're coming across more poor right now.
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  447. I think it needs to go into an ultrasonic cleaner after removing the stock and handguard. Then soak it in something to break everything free.... maybe kerosene.
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  448. ​ @p_serdiuk Yes, since winter is a massive issue in Israel.....wait, what?
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  449. Back when they gave a hoot.
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  450. ​ @55vma  I'm not saying it's a bad gun. I'm saying that it's not superior to it's contemporaries. But if you want to do a popularity contest - How many countries produce a version of the AKM or a variant of it?
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  451. I can't shake the feeling that these unlisted views are truly a gift from Ian himself. He knows he could avoid the early views, but we like it too much!
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  452. Volley fire is kosher, not a machine gun by the ATF.
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  453. I know everyone talks about how much better Polymer framed handguns are for carry. But, those older carry guns are so svelte. Yeah they weigh more than a G17 with it's massive ammo capacity. Scratch that, just double checked and it looks like they both weigh 25oz. So, viable. Not a great round (.32acp or .380). A viable carry option though.
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  454.  @GunFunZS  I love outdated measurements, Arshin I think is 28" approximately. Closer to a genuine stride than the Yard or Meter. Just double checked, and yes it's 28" per Arshin.
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  455.  @GunFunZS  I bring up the accuracy of Arshin vs. Yards, because I used to handle insurance claims over the phone. We'd have people count out steps a whole lot. If you're not exaggerating the steps, you're a whole lot closer to Arshin than Yards (or meters, which are 3.3 yards roughly). Grains are what they are. I don't think they're inferior to milligrams. They're just unique. All of that said, if you're indulging in illegal (or legal depending on the state) substances, you'll learn grams pretty quickly.
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  456.  @GunFunZS  Measuring systems are just that. Systems. They all have benefits and weaknesses. I will conceded many many advantages to Metric, save one. Temp, Sorry C isn't SUPER superior to F. Decimalized imperial is actually pretty darned good for what it is.
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  457. I think you have the history wrong. Elbonia took over engineering and manufacturing of the rifle early on. The rifle is a success of elbonia. All hail Elbonia!
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  458. +Michael King Mass and spring power. Think blowback action on a pistol.
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  459. +Nikolas Run it on both! And make sure the ads run! I may not have patron support but I watch many many times.
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  460. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4dnxhLO7fdU - Your prayers have been answered.
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  461.  Westley Everett  fuck you guys. Using a comment with replies. Fuck off from me.
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  462.  @coaxill4059  I mean, from everything I've read and Ian has said... They're just shitty guns to shoot. Which is a bigger issue than a sideloaded mag or stiff recoil.
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  463. How could anyone "like" the PIAT?
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  464. +max margherio Accuracy requirements haven't changed that significantly today. A typical M4 carbine in US military use is expected to have a 2-3 MOA standard. Sub MOA is more of a standard for a true "sniper rifle". DMR rifles would be expected to have a 1-2 MOA standard.
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  465. @Azrael R. The reason that American influence is seen so often with European weapons can be summarized with a couple names: John Moses Browning, Hiram Maxim, Armalite. No shame in getting inspiration from those people. JMB basically created the modern concept of the handgun. The Hi-Power, that finished up development after his passing, is the closest to the concept of the wonder nine's.
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  466. @Azrael R. I think you're missing development for inspiration. There are moments of development in Europe that don't get the love they deserve. For instance the polymer framed handgun. Clearly created by H&K with their P7 model. But, the Glock gets all the love. That's because it's the item adopted by a wide range of forces. Ultimately, it's a short recoil operated system that is from JMB. There are areas absolutely developed from European sources (read: percussion caps). But the development of the system is from the American side of things (center-fire rounds). You're being salty because you want a strict eurocentric view. Sorry that JMB and Maxim influenced so much? Forgotten weapons is quick to point out development from either side. So stop being salty.
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  467. Also, focusing of rip offs as a point of contention is just stupid. That's like me complaining that Chinese Tech is not getting enough focus when it's clearly tech ripped off of other countries. Focus on the genuine developments from Europe (which there are many), and not half assed improvements from a fascist shithole. Spain did improve things, but it ruined as much as it improved.
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  468. @Azrael R. Lastly, it all depends on what viewpoint you take on the matter. A lot of European arms development is straight out of observers during the American Civil war. So even if it originates in one country, if it's inspired by another country does it count? For instance, a lot of the desire for multiple rounds on tap for Europeans comes out of the Turkish Russian conflict. Because the Turks were using American designed lever actions. So, are the multi-round magazines European in origin or American? There's a whole lot of back and forth between both continents on firearms development. So to get stuck on a "one side is better" is just stupid. James Paris Lee, developed the Magazine system in the USA - but he's scottish. JMB had some of his most influential work done within Belgium. Is that American or European? Considering your level of butthurt on the matter, you should look into the complexity of it more than *one side is better than the other*. If you're not willing to do that, then stay out of the comments.
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  469. @Azrael R. So basically you want to hide from the history of arms development to claim Spain's premier creation. Nothing I can do to help that. Specifically since the vast majority of Spanish arms development is ripping off other people. I love Spanish guns, and I collect them. But they're not on the cutting edge of development.
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  470. @Azrael R. If we're going to go back to "historical arms development", get the hell out of Europe and America and focus on Asia. I'm not crapping on Spain (I love the country and I have siblings who live there). What I am saying is Spanish arms development throughout the 20th century and before that, are taking designs from other people and adopting that to their own manufacturing capabilities. What I am saying, is that when it comes down to MASSIVELY influential designers of firearms, they're not from Spain. Sorry, but that is fact. There are Belgium, German, English, Italian, and yes even American arms developers. When it comes to 20th century arms developers, there are a number of names. Most of them had an influence on both Europe and the USA. The channel focuses on both items. Considering Ian's first book is about French arms development, he's not entirely focused on the USA. Their second book in on English Bullpup designs. So I'm not sure where you get their their American bent... outside of the fact that FW resides in the USA and has a bunch of videos from there. That doesn't change the fact that most of the important designers of firearms are from the USA in the last 100 years (like it or not). I didn't tell you to eat shit. But you're going to to the exact opposite of whatever I tell you, so... Eat healthy, have a long life and I wish you the best. I say that because it's the truth, have a good life, eat good food (and there's some damned good ham from that part of the world) .
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  471. @Azrael R. Lastly, Franco was a horrible person, and I never wish that upon any country.
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  472. Just imagined this with a different timeline - Some Gen Z yelling SKEET SKEET MotherF'er! While storming some beachhead and spraying and praying.
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  473. +Maliciously Delicious The vast majority of research the American military is doing on ammo isn't caseless, it is telescopic.
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  474. Any time you "encourage" mounting and dismounting items on the end of a barrel, you can increase the risk of crown damage. I think since the focus was on police/anti-terrorism, comps and silencers were seen as unnecessary, given the time when it was designed.
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  475. Octagonal barrels being thicker tended to have better accuracy and less potential wander.
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  476. Who in their right mind would dislike this video? Great work Ian, I love the channel and always get excited to see new videos.
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  477. I haven't laughed that hard at a forgotten weapons video in a long while. Good show.
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  478. Two of the biggest hurdles with caseless ammo are: 1. cased ammo pulls out a whole lot of heat from the chamber. 2. Effectively pulling out a round in the chamber without firing is quite difficult. Until they can figure out a propellant that does not produce as much heat, the G11 project is dead in the water.
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  479. Correct me if I am wrong... but didn't the US not sign the Hague convention which involved bullets? A cursory glance at wikipedia agrees with me; but I trust that source about as much as I trust lambskin condoms.
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  480.  @hemlockoutdoors  The shame about the Ross, if they accepted the final fixes and used decent ammo, it might be as beloved as the SMLE.
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  481. My guess is that hook is a sling point. The cleaning rod has a narrowing point behind the jag that would most likely be used for rifling stacking.
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  482. The Colt All-American - The R51 years before the R51 debacle.
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  483. A testament to the build of it; that gun has very little wobble while firing. I know AK's have the added bonus of the gas system adding additional torque on the barrel. Also they fire a more powerful round than the grease gun. All of that said, that is amazingly stable. Solid design that is genuinely better than the sten (although most things are better than the sten).
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  484. I've seen full auto leave a pile of brass. That's consistent. That was slightly better than semi, only because you're watching it walk around. That's still a dumpster fire for consistency.
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  485. "So I only have seven rounds right?" "Yes" "So why do I need the cut outs in the grip?" "So you can see how many rounds are left." "But there's only seven... If I shoot at all, I should probably just preemptively change the magazine. Right?" "But then you're not using the holes in the grip." "Do they make sense...Seriously, it's seven rounds... You should reload if firing any of them." "Why did we cut holes in the grips?!" "Because you're stupid?" "NO!...USE THE HOLES IN THE GRIP!" -Silverman talking to a tester
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  486. You're almost convincing me to download the PC version, instead of only playing the console version. Which I already have thousands of matches (and no dollars) sunk into.
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  487. Hudson's design was better. They had a combo pack of QC issues and pulling an osbourne. They shouldn't have announced the poly framed hudson until they were good to go.
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  488. Make this with a polymer frame, and you could sell it today pretty easily. Shame it wasn't more popular.
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  489. And if it was made during WW1 it would be the same size and still only chambered in .32acp
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  490. My guess is industry of scale. The AR platform has so many users, both military and civilian, so many manufactures can easily be supported. It also means that per unit cost of any widget/switch/optic are substantially decreased. The FAMAS has basically no civilian market and basically one military. While as AR based platforms have SO many users. If you're making AR lowers, you've got a massive market. Meaning you don't need the profit margins to be as successful. Also, you're probably going to make tens to hundreds of thousands of units every year. Compared to a singular military contract.
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  491.  @danliberty734  Well in that instance. The force of the explosion will still push it down the bore. Same concept as blow forward designs.
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  492.  @danliberty734  The gas pressure will reflect off the back of the breachface and push anything in the bore down the tube.
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  493.  @danliberty734  Have you watched blow forward actions? Same principal.
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  494.  @edm240b9  Everything I've ever seen regarding the comparisons between the two firearms agrees with your assessment. FG42 was a better firearm, but not exact solider proof. Even the Dror in .303 is said to beat up the shooter. And that's a lighter cart than 30-06.
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  495. That just shows how much raw profit is in one of those.
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  496. It straight up looks like 90% of the homemade firearms seized by Brazilian police forces.
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  497. I think you do the stabby stabby, then fire the gun for quick bayonet removal.
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  498. Yeah, short recoil dropping block action. "Pretty much inspired" by the P38. The Vz.58 uses a similar dropping block to lock a rifle.
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  499. His face in the thumbnail said everything.
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  500.  @Ohne_Silikone  And flying carrots of death.
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  501. I know the benefits from constant recoil are mostly seen with full auto. But wouldn't limiting the bolt carrier group smacking the back of the receiver "lower" the recoil significantly? I understand the energy is still fully transferred, but the rate of transferrable energy spread out enough to limit the felt recoil in semi auto?
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  502. I love that no matter how Metric the world gets, 5" barrels for pistols still make sense. I know metric is better than other measuring systems. But, I still love inches and feet (not in a creepy onlyfans sort of way).
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  503. Of all the repros I want... this one here. Yes.
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  504. If you're in a hot situation, rack the bolt close the dust cover. When you want to fire open the dust cover and you can fire. That's not as ergo as modern safeties....but not that hard or slow. The dust cover interacts with the bolt preventing NDs. If you're having ND's you're handling the weapon incorrectly. It was a much more complete weapon than say...the sten.
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  505. The answer to your criticism and the answer to nearly all military questions comes down to one thing logistics. What was the need of a grease gun? A cheaper Thompson and a gun for people who carrying a M1 carbine was inconvenient. Complexity is the enemy of effective military firearms.
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  506.  @Shepard_AU  1. The grease gun dust cover interfaces with the bolt aka the hammer of the gun. So functionality is effectively the same as the AK. 2. Yes 1990 seems like a long time, but considering what it was being used for, Tank crews, it was more than sufficient. Just because a design is old or used for a long time doesn't really count against it. Ma' Duece is still the primary HMG of the US ground forces. We're under 10 years till we hit the 100th anniversary of that design (if I remember correctly). If we were using the grease gun as a primary battle implement, then yeah it really needed replacement. But as far as something that's got a 0.00000065% chance of getting used. It was sufficient and better than only giving them a M9 handgun.
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  507.  @howardchambers9679  Yank is a generic term for people who don't know. Just like me calling you a fan of Manchester is a term for people who don't know. Maybe don't defend it. Yankee is specific to one area of the USA. It's only a generic term for people who don't know.
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  508. Late 19th - early 20th century France had mall ninjas.
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  509. Zip zip zip of supersonic bullets
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  510. Did you just figure out a somewhat reasonable justification for that stupid Kel-tec 5.7 pistol?
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  511. Why would that even do that? The burning compound is in the base of the bullet. I guess they are longer, so there's more friction. Outside of that, does anyone argue that slightly longer bullets will wear a barrel out?
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  512.  @minuteman4199  MG barrels is a whole different ball of wax. Heat/volume of fire/etc.
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  513. I know I've watched this one a dozen times, but they could/should have shaved off a hundred hours of machine and man time in producing that.
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  514.  @stevenbobbybills  it could probably take out a couple wild hogs. 5.56 is a caliber of choice for a lot of hog hunters. Or 300blk.
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  515.  @stevenbobbybills  gotta love some boar bacon! Tasty creatures.
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  516. For many years, the Germans claiming warcrimes on shotguns confused me a little. Post Russian invasion of Ukraine, it makes a lot more sense. Their media seems to think anything justifies nuclear responses....so that exemplifies the mindset. History just rhyming.
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  517. I'm guessing weight is the primary issue.
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  518. All the fan boys are losing it over Ian showing off a Buffalo Bill Johnson.* FTFY
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  519.  @woodrowcall3158  Question: have you ever reloaded a 1911 and a revolver? Because there is a pretty significant combat utility between the two.
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  520. If you remember when it was adopted 1911 - It's before WW1. When Cav was still on horseback and considered an important aspect of warfare. To say one of the primary arms of Cav that can be easily reloaded on horseback compared to prior revolvers; isn't a combat utility is foolish at the very least.
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  521.  @woodrowcall3158  You have to remember Cavalry. While they are being used as a mobile fighting unit and not dismounted. The primary arm in that instance is the handgun. They will have to reload. Handguns are used because they are also controlling a horse. Perhaps you've heard of the creature. Being easily able to reload, along with more than a 10% increase of ammo in-between loading sessions does have an impact. Reloads are done in combat as often as needed, merited and allowed. Look, I've seen footage of guys reloading mags from loose bundles of ammo because the mags have run dry. So, your question is one that's impossible to answer. You're arguing that it doesn't happen. Which is objectively false. You reload when you can and as you need.
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  522.  @woodrowcall3158  Perhaps consider the war in the Philippines. Pistol use was enough that they merited the .38 cal did not suffice in that circumstance. Enough so, that other pistols were sent halfway across the globe. If pistols were worthless or not used, why would that have even been an issue? Keep in mind they had quite a selection of more modern firearms at the time. Pistols were still an important arm at that time. That conflict largely informs the choices made by the US military when choosing a replacement sidearm.
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  523.  @woodrowcall3158  The role of pistols has grown increasingly more and more niche over time. At the time that the 1911 went through trials and was accepted, there wasn't an SMG. Carbines were still full powered rifle rounds. Pistols covered quite a large area of responsibility, and not just sitting on officers hips. That role has been significantly reduced in modern combat due to changing technology. That said, they still serve various roles in combat today. All you need in someone to tunnel.
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  524.  @woodrowcall3158  Additional context, Krag rifles barrel lengths still sit in the 22-30" range. 1903 came out hot with a 24" barrel. Use ANY of those indoors for any length of time and you'll see the merits of a pistol. Honestly a fun game is hand someone a service rifle from the turn of the 20th century with a bayonet affixed, and wait until they poke a hole in the ceiling. It's usually under 10 minutes. So in those circumstances, the blade was a dominate weapon. Unless someone had something small and practical. Like....a pistol.
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  525.  @woodrowcall3158  My advice, is please go watch the series put out by C&Rsenal. They cover a wide range of WW1 firearms. And pistols were an important part of that conflict. To the tune of millions produced. In a dizzying array of styles and designs. It's very easy to think about pistols in modern terms of conflict. We have a lot of different options and warfare is significantly different. We have to consider what the context of conflict was before WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Falklands, Desert Storm, and Desert Storm 2: Electric Boogaloo aka GWOT (to name a few).
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  526. H&K says hello.
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  527. IIRC grendal weighs a heck of a lot less
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  528. 14-17 grams roughly a cartridge (Grendel) vs 20+ grams a cartridge for 280 Brit. 6*100 = 600 grams for a standard loadout difference. That adds up quickly
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  529. I remember watching IV as a kid and slowly realizing they were all real guns modified for the movie. I'm glad I figured most of those out before someone else explained it. That said, Leia's blaster I absolutely did not. Nor the guy who get's his arm cut off. But I was the weird kid yelling about MG34's in star wars. So... Yes please keep making these!
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  530. Yeah a clean and dry, no mag, no optic L85A2 is 8.4lbs. With SUSAT and loaded is 14.5lbs. That's a heavy mother compared to what you talked about.
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  531.  @kennethquesenberry2610  And when you pile crap on a light rifle it gets heavy. The problem is, that rifle in particular starts out heavy. Without a combat light, or any gear beyond a SUSAT. You can add weight....you can't take it away. Lastly, pulling out a BAR weight to prove your point says everything.
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  532. Not lastly! You didn't compare it with modern 5.56. Just because soldiers had heavier rifles in the past is also doing a disservice to the present. Typically rifles weighed more in the past, but the total weight of kit was lighter. Which makes the current weights even more unforgivable.
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  533.  @wierdalien1  You don't understand Luther and his influence on the continent.
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  534.  @N1CKT00N  Yeah. Probably a better analogy is the large amount of boomers who argue that their generation invented civil rights and woman's rights. While ignoring the fact the laws were passed by the prior generation...and that rights activists had been fighting for it for literally hundreds of years.
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  535. I still see it on some modern firearms. It is not uncommon to see a hammer/striker impact that runs the full width of the case head.
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  536.  @ScottKenny1978  One would hope not. But the reality is, often people do rely on ol' .22lr. A ruger 10/22 is an easy gun to learn with low recoil. You run the right rounds in it. I'm not saying it's a good idea, but it can work. Really good for recoil adverse people, or people concerned about indoor concussive force. Some people don't live in a state where you can get NFA items, so suppressors are not an option.
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  537.  @ericgrumbles447  I'm still working at unbubba-ing a yugo SKS. Gotta love handfitting a new dustcover since someone drilled and tapped the original.
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  538.  @ericgrumbles447  Ian will have pulled some piece off of a south African pellet rifle that's unobtainium.
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  539. The A1 was a dog. No point in defending that guise. It's like arguing about the version the M16 when first introduced into Vietnam. The gun is good, but there were extenuating circumstances for it's failings (read: fuckers saving a GD penny). Similar story for the L85A1. You also had a bunch of engineers, who didn't work on guns.....yyyyeeeeeaaaaahhhh
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  540. That's why the steel in the components is heat treated. It shouldn't wear out any faster than say, a standard sear. How fast do teeth wear out in standard gears that aren't load bearing? The answer, not fast. No point in over complicating, a more complicated design.
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  541.  @pokerclown7922  Yes it was more complex, but most of the complexity was an improvement over the STEN. Bolt riding on the guide rods instead of the receiver, is something that really took off as part of modern firearms development. The flap was a much better safety than the hole punched through the receiver and the hook latch. Also, the fact that the Grease gun had a lifespan going into Desert Storm vs. the STEN getting dumped nearly as quickly as possible, says a bit about the two systems. Lastly, what STEN variant are you comparing to the Grease gun? M3A1 would probably be more simple than an number of STEN designs.
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  542.  @roberthardy3090  I wasn't discussing the Sterling, which is a great SMG. The Sterling is a fully refined firearm. Which is very different from the rather rough and tumble Sten.
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  543. Perhaps the logo should include some french firearms....
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  544. Not to be that guy, but I wonder if a system like that could work in delaying a AR PCC build?
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  545. Rifle style bullets is slippery slope. What about bottlenecked cartridges? 7.62x25 tok?
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  546.  Zach cash  What barrel length? And modern tok or surplus? Surplus typically defeats IIIA level body armor.
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  547.  Zach cash  Also, I'm giving crap because of "rifle style bullets" - when arguing for 4.6 or 5.7, is typically given to them because of their ability to defeat IIIA body armor.
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  548. The multi-lug rotating bolt was designed long before Johnson ever got around to it all. Fosbery's shotgun of 1891 bolt system is immensely familiar. Ian has a video on that one as well.
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  549.  @superfamilyallosauridae6505  He definitely influenced it. As did a number of other engineers and designers. Way too many people pretend that Stoner did everything for Armalite, and gloss over Jim Sullivan's massive amount of contribution. In the end, there were a lot of people working on those firearm designs. Much like the AK/AKM was not exclusively developed by Kalashnikov. Johnson's bolt wasn't particularly that novel of a design. It would seem that some people think of Johnson's designs as superior to their contemporaries. They're not bad designs. I think the fact they're the "lesser known/underdog" designs, provides them an unrealistic aura of superiority. Similarly, the Pederson attempts to unseat the Garand, falls into the same camp of "If only they used this design".
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  550. Logically, they should have spent that time and money making better web gear.
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  551.  @wolfehoffmann2697  Originals did have issues with reliability. It's been noted on a number of surviving examples. That said, most people argue that the shortcomings are due to "age" and "wear and tear". I'd posit the fact they do indeed have issues. People just hand wave them away, because they don't want to believe it could have issues.
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  552. I'm guessing the inconsistency of corrosion is probably due to not cleaning off the black powder salts correctly. Or it could have gone through corrosion trials and that royally f'd it up.
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  553. 5.11lbs. That's still lighter than some people's "low weight" builds. Damn you guys for making me feel like I'm not 'merican enough with my current ARs.
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  554. Lighter springs have a slower rate of fire.
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  555.  @SigurdtheRyder  I understand that, but if you lessen spring tension while leaving the bolt intact, the fire rate will decrease.
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  556. All of the mass/spring rate/buffer system/powder charge/bullet weight impact ROF. Changing one aspect can and will influence ROF.
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  557. Vodka is best room temp, straight, sipped and not overly distilled. Basically for all the reasons you said. That said, some cheaper eastern European vodkas are complex and fantastic. Shit like grey goose/insert any vodka over $18 is not worth it's weight.
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  558.  @davesmith3289  Laws will not make people ethical. Wholesale banning of items does not stop people who have intent. I'm sorry that, that concept is difficult for you. Just like the death penalty doesn't stop people from murder. Sort of like how the experiment of banning alcohol worked super effectively to stop....Oh wait it didn't. It actually increased the power of organized crime.
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  559.  @mpetersen6  https://youtu.be/ul_ucU3l1Dc - it's not my opinion on it, watch for yourself.
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  560. Nicholas is like 6'4-5". So he's a bit taller than average.
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  561. I now want a recreation of that case for a truck gun. Heck, throw in a D50 drum, 4 standard mags, and a two piece AR and you got yourself a stew. Everyone is a federally certified hard ass, until they see the purple velvet.
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  562. Landing forces
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  563. Doc Holiday Twerking foes to death
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  564. The question with the French vs. Swiss, probably should have been FAL vs. STGW. That's a more fair comparison.
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  565. Queue IASIP meme I play both sides so I always come out on top
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  566.  @TheArgieH  I'm processing through a whole lot of various information. But should I be correct in assuming, the standards of manufacturing are varied and different amongst many different items? Or basically, the best is phenomenal, while not the standard of the age? Precision and accuracy could be accomplished, but not at a mass scale? I just want to make sure I'm capturing your idea without dismissing it at any level.
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  567. A 1911 with a certain Latin flair.
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  568.  @nolanolivier6791  But would it be sexier with those grips? Probably.
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  569. Not going to lie, I sorta want this theme song back on the new videos! I lied. I genuinely want the theme song on the new videos.
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  570. How is the other guy the reincarnation of Hammurabi with a shorter beard? No hate meant by this.
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  571. Buy a bunch (if possible) otherwise...... start making some 3-d models and you'll get there soon enough.
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  572.  @kez0o9  Downside to said mine rounds - due to their thinner casings, they could not withstand as excessive of pressures of a higher velocity round. Leading to a strong arcing of the projectile in flight. Skilled pilots could lead effectively with the round. Or they'd have to get really close to effectively use them.
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  573. Richardson - The OG hi-point.
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  574. The lowest common denominator museum complaint is not infrequent. Drach complained about one of the Navel museums hiding away most of the interesting stuff not that long ago. Well probably like a year or two ago.
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  575. How much are you going to put into a Glock improving it? Sights and a trigger could cost at least $200. At that point in time it's a wash.
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  576. Okay, that is probably the sexiest Bergmann I've ever seen. And I watched the full month of ForgottenBergmanns.
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  577. Johnson LMG - A gun that is basically a horrible spouse. It claims to be everything perfect; not too heavy, great handling. Except it turns into an abusive MF when you get behind the trigger.
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  578.  @hakjobtm7472  I see you get those ads as well.
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  579. I get that gas ports in barrels were something many designers tried to avoid at that time. But, was there some sort of reward for the shortest possible dwell time in that era?
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  580. Having now seen the models that preceded this model...This is indeed a cheapened beyond all reason, model of gun.
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  581. Seriously. The issues with the rifles are very well documented. So yeah. It's not someone coming out of left field.
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  582. Hint: the issues don't originate in America.
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  583. Is that you Furrer?
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  584. I call the big one bitey.
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  585. AH yes, but the M240B is basically a product improved/redesigned BAR. So we went from a German design to ultimately JMB's roots.
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  586. It did. Thus the A2 variety.
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  587.  @thomasbecker9676  I know it's from dilbert, but that doesn't explain the hoodies.
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  588. They only helped us gain independence... Seriously! They're French! They also celebrate cheese and bread...and have a fucking sniper revolver. French people. Wait, what am I complaining about?
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  589.  @alexmoore1506  Dude it's a HK plant.
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  590.  @zoiders  Okay, I see where your opinion rests and you've adopted that view. So, this will not be productive in any way. Have a great 2021.
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  591. The BAR has it's issues, but if people are talking development of the design than we must consider where it ultimately ended up. The BAR became the M240B (for US military parlance). It's the same sort of issue as looking at an AR180 vs. the AUG or other designs that are clearly the starting point of it all.
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  592.  @dp-sr1fd  Everything I read about .303 said the worst ammo came out of England, and the best came out of Canada.
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  593.  @User_Un_Friendly  One of the reasons the Ross was so bad in WW1 was because of the crap tolerances in British .303 ammo. It had it's issues, but it could have been a great one.
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  594.  @dp-sr1fd  https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/wwi/historical_resources/default/sec04/PDF/AmericasMunitions1917-18.pdf - Looking through some closer sources to primary, the impacts of American ammo and supplies provided to allies was significant and far reaching. As far as SPECIFIC manufactures, that can be a different story. If UMC Remington isn't giving you the quality of ammo you want, that's not "America messed it all up", that's Union Metallic Cartridge. Remember that American arms wasn't entirely state run, nor was it completely commercial at the time. It's like blaming Crozier entirely for the Lewis gun debacle, or the British engineers who potentially miscommunicated updates to the design.
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  595. Second rack around 8:10, if you look closely you can see light reflected from the bullet jackets spinning in the light. So cool.
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  596.  @exploatores  That's about as brilliant as financing a farm to grow kelp on land. At least the 7.62 NATO version.
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  597. It's because it's the lady that will be the wildest lay ever. Then shiv you in the gut and steal your wallet. It might be worth it.
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  598.  @P7777-u7r  FAL is an outdated design. This isn't cheap pro American views.... Because the AKM is superior to the FAL. The AR-15 is superior to the FAL. And the AR-18 derived systems are superior to the FAL.
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  599. Even if the FAL ran a light rifle cartridge. The early intermediary carts are heavier than people think.
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  600. Rotating bolts are better objectively than tilting bolts.
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  601. I wonder if countries that adopted this, adopted a doctrine. Basically, if there was a shorter engagement would they just lock the bolt to the rear for cooling vs, always switching over to a new barrel? I can see merits to both systems. But if it was a short engagement - 50-100 rounds over 10 minutes... maybe hold off changing the barrel and just let it air cool with the bolt locked open.
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  602. With where that front sling attachment point is located; I wonder if that ever lead to failures to eject.
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  603. Cancer? Is there nothing Gen Z wants?
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  604. I should really give Ian that contact that I have who specialized in collecting French bicycle pistols. The last time I talked to him, years ago, he had over a hundred different models. There's a reason bikes and guns were sold side by side.
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  605. https://stdgun.com/s333-thunderstruck/ - case in point. Completely legal for anyone who can legally own a handgun in the USA.
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  606. Except for states that have a approved handgun registry and limit models. But that's not NFA. That's California being crazy.
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  607. Me watching this video "I know this one!" Glad you can keep up showing people your history!
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  608. If there was a throwback firearm for a manufacturer to recreate - this is about as great of an option as there is available (in a cost to create category).
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  609.  @Activated_Complex  Scruffy is SinistralRifleman. Karl....Karl might Slurms Mckenzie it.
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  610.  @studentaviator3756  Yeah a dust test is one thing. Moon dust in the sandpit is another. Not saying any gun failed it's test. It's more like a test failed the gun in the end.
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  611. Those threads on disassembly are massively f'd in the A, as it were.
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  612. There are volley fire guns being manufactured in the US currently. No issues for personal use. If for commercial sales, you need the proper FFL.
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  613. Fouling is still one of the biggest, if not the biggest issue.
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  614. Because of that belt size and the rate of fire, you've got an enormous amount of time before reloads. Color me impressed.
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  615. Welcome to the world of ammo shortages. We've been in one more or less for five years in the US.
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  616.  @jussayinmipeece1069  If we know anything about Ian, it's that in a year he'll be running a wild game butcher shop in Arizona in addition to everything else. And handling his knives like he's not afraid of them. He needs to choke up on them.
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  617.  @jussayinmipeece1069  He's done a bit of it already. We need a Bolo bayonet butchery episode!
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  618. Stanley Scalf Usually it's brass shavings or unburnt powder.
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  619.  @Dathkami  Well it was adopted by 1911. Before that point in time the amount of semi-auto pistols in Europe was varied depending on country. That said, many many revolvers were still being used by militaries USA and European. So, your statement about unreliable is a general statement about early semi-automatic pistols. Not to mention many of the initially developed were not good enough for military use. C96 and Luger are the stand out designs from Europe at that time. But, adoption wasn't decades before the USA. 1904 is the earlier adoption of the Luger before they standardized on the P08 model. Which is all of two years before the 1911. And all of that to say that the 1911 was part of a number of trials that predated the adoption. So, historical evidence says that USA or Europe was not "preferred one or the other". USA police forces did use revolvers as a duty weapon for a long time after reliable semi-autos were on the market. That said, you can point at many European police forces that used revolvers late into the 20th century as well. As far as semi-automatic rifle designs, the most successful ones largely were the designs of JMB. The RSC would be the largest issues Semi-auto rifle until really the Garand. Yes there are a few Russian designs that were interesting, but not practical. So in conclusion, I really don't get where you're coming from. This isn't an American exceptionalism... This is both sides of the pond didn't want a new design that couldn't hold up to combat needs. Until proper semi-auto rifle designs came along, both sides tested various designs. Semi-auto pistol adoption is not separated by decades. Revolvers got used for decades after they had become obsolescent. As far as lever action rifles, yes those were more popular in the USA side of things than Europe. But that's probably as influenced by the fact that the best lever gun designs were all being made in the USA at the time.
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  620.  @jamesdevore3022  Which all of that is deliciously ironic considering the development of the BAR and the 1919. Leaving a cutoff shows a system wherein the soldiers are supposed to support different weapons systems primarily.
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  621. Everyone creams their pants over stoner, but those other guys really make his designs work. Just saying.
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  622.  @ihcfn  I love Steve as much as the next guy...but his fucking with glass tinging is driving me nucking futs.
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  623.  @ihcfn  it is! Except when he cuts the shot right before hitting the glass. He did it in the British cold weather that he just uploaded.
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  624. Volley fire is not considered a machine gun by the ATF. So in the USA, you're good.
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  625. Just curious why short rifles are a detriment to you?
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  626.  @danletter9357  So basically you hate everything you don't love. Awesome.
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  627. I think the BAR would have had a much better showing if they allowed more standing off hand firing
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  628.  @jonprince3237  they could have tested all the items offhand, but they stated it was unfair to some of the LMGs....so they played to other LMGs strengths
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  629.  @leszekkadelski9569  The lifespan of the platform, will likely exceed multiple users, before major repair. How does that sound? I guess part of that conversation comes down to what constitutes a major repair. Typically it would be bolt/barrel/receiver, would be the "major" components. Anything else would be a minor repair, usually. Unless the ejector is like part of the receiver and needs to be cut and a replacement welded into place.
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  630. Fun match to watch.
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  631. The big question - This one or the Cobray?
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  632.  @AsbestosMuffins  well he did make most of them.
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  633. This SMG is a case study in why telescoping bolts are so important in keeping SMG's a reasonable size.
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  634. 29:00 Onward - C&Rsenal and ForgottenWeapons just giving all the opinions! That said, keep up what you do at the Cody Firearms Museum! If you're being criticized, it means you're important enough to get it. If you're being criticized by two of the larger Youtubers... You're REALLY important.
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  635.  @f1r3hunt3rz5  Backroom corruption exists in the states. Sometimes it hurts people who are law-abiding, because "scary". Not because it actually helps regular people or keeps them safe. Is the larger issue present in IL right now.
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  636. Finally a pistol with length to match my mosin!
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  637.  @JohnDobak  with CNC and reduced manufacturing time it could easily be achieved. But we'll have to wait and see. $100 hits a sweet spot because you're not having to spend as much building the lower.
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  638.  @cameronwilde7599  where? I could find other lowers but not that one.
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  639. To be fair, I believe Maxim talked about how his machine gun was no more complicated than a sewing machine.
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  640.  @6thmichcav262  To be fair, they don't handle explosions on a regular basis. And 1890's MGs are still running as well.
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  641. At least you don't have a chance of blowing your bullocks off with this one.
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  642. +51WCDodge Cannon now references rifled guns typically with a bore over .50. So 20mm and above commonly would be cannons.
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  643.  @michaeltempsch5282  That's true to a point. But the elements that make up a grease gun just aren't present. Clam shell design welded together, bolt + springs + rails all a single assembly, charging handle/ultimate lack thereof, shared magazine design with STEN. Those are all elements that make up the Grease gun that are not present on this one. In the end they're both open bolt blowback SMG's. That grouping includes a whole lot of very different designs and construction methods.
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  644. I'm pretty sure the same exact mindset still exists in many English people's minds today. That's why you get all the nonsense about "The mauser is only a good hunting rifle!" sort of chest beating on the internets.
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  645. BUG match!
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  646. Let's be real: the gun only functioned because Ian carries the blessing of HK; who fixed the gun in the first place.
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  647. ​ @lordmuhehe4605 Based on the story developing out of LA (cop going full tilt in an area, and killing a civvy crossing the road)....never.
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  648.  @FoxtrotFleet  To be fair, look at the recycling programs in the UK and the USA at that time and throughout the war. Total war, is a total thing.
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  649. I want this "pocket shotgun" used by Doc Holiday in the tombstone movie. As a back up to his regular shotgun.
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  650.  @spacewater7  Except they're all pushing the cartridge out of feed lips the exact same. The only difference it the exact path to the feed lips. Look at the bottom of a P90 Mag... feed lips. Bizon - feed lips. Calico still uses feedlips.
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  651.  @spacewater7  Here's the thing. They're still using a spring to go down a length of mag to get picked up at the feedlips. The most unique magazine/drum that you can argue is something truly special is the Lewis LMG. That isn't spring powered in the sense of 99.999% of box mags or drums. Helical mags are basically like twisted boxes, and therefore the same camp. The capsule (or should I say half capsule mag) on the Krag still functions ultimately in the same manner as a regular magazine. The loading and presentation is different. But it's still the same concept. Spring pushes the rounds to the feed lips. Different are miniguns/rotary cannons with a mechanically driven system and the Lewis (which is probably a precursor to a minigun system in a small way).
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  652. In theory, wouldn't the length of pull be ever so shorter? Still outrageous, but like a 1/2" shorter?
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  653. You can hate on boomers anytime... I'm still subscribed and love your channel! (Granted I'm not a fudd or a boomer)
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  654.  @Darious-_Milsurp_Mark  Boomers are just the worst. They think they invented combat and modern technology. The problem with boomers is largely their assumptions, and less on reality. If you're questioning that statement ask a boomer about the history of civil rights. Lord knows they don't acknowledge the freedom riders, OR anyone else that fought for civil rights DECADES before they did.
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  655. Two words: wood/steel.
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  656.  @dunadan7136  I'd believe they had mentioned obsolescent not obsolete for those items. Just to clear.
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  657. Talking about G3/FAL
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  658.  @dunadan7136  I do draw a line between obsolete and obsolescence. Can a flintlock kill today? Yes. Would you honestly choose it on the modern battlefield? No. Not if you had any other option. That's obsolete. Obsolescence, is maybe not the best choice but still has enough merit to serve. A battle rifle makes sense in some combat. But it's officially niche and not primary. That's obsolescence.
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  659.  @dunadan7136  DMR is a role. A battle rifle is a full caliber rifle that is semi-auto (it can be full auto but it is not a requirement). Battle rifles include G3, Garand, FAL, M14, etc. Nearly any battle rifle can be made into a DMR. But a DMR rifle doesn't even need to be semi-auto. DMR or Sniper rifles typically (in the modern era) are scoped. But just being scoped does not make them the same. What separates a DMR from a Sniper rifle is the role they play in combat. A sniper is a 1-2 man team that primary role involves recon, along with focused fire. Carlos Hathcock would be a prototypical sniper. A DMR would be a designated marksman. This is a man working along side his unit to provide accurate firepower. It can fulfill the roles of overwatch, commonly. In the movie Saving private ryan, the "sniper" is actually a DMR. He's working with the platoon with a scoped '03. DMR as a "rifle" is about it's role. Now some people will say a DMR will need to be semi-auto, like the Dragunov, or the modernized M14 (nomenclature isn't coming to mind at this very second). But technically, it's not required at all. Sort of like how a PDW, isn't a specific SMG. It's a role it fills So yes, I do know the difference. Perhaps you do not?
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  660. Anyway, I don't know why you're arguing about my knowledge of what constitutes a battle rifle or a DMR. I was merely explaining the difference between obsolete and obsolescent in the context of battle rifles. They can be utilized as DMR. That's one of their most frequent roles. But they are also useful for combat zones that tend towards extensive cover and longer distances. Basically when 5.56 isn't getting it done, 7.62 is better. But you talk to anyone who's been in the thick of it, and they want a gun that weighs less than anything on the market, with none of the recoil and the impact downrange of an GAU 8. In Iraq urban combat, sometimes the 7.62, whether in the guise of M240B or a battle rifle was needed when the mud brick walls were just too resilient to 5.56 fire. So in that instance, the battle rifle served a niche. But, in an ideal world, they'd have .50 BMG or 25mm rounds to really help keep heads down.
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  661.  @dunadan7136  A designated marksman rifle - meaning the rifle a designated marksman uses. Traditionally a rifle fitted with a scope. There are rifles that have been specifically developed for DMR roles as I noted, however it's a role and not a specific line of rifles. Seeing as a DMR within a company may have a standard rifle, merely with improved sights. A DMR can also use an intermediate round, a battle rifle cannot. Indicating use at greater distance is an important distinction. Seeing as until recently, magnified optics were not a standard issue optic. Even though it was attempted a number of times, but relatively unsuccessfully. I won't argue that a GMPG is more useful than a battle rifle. I merely indicated that they, battle rifles, can serve a niche role. I don't get why that concept is alien. The M79 still sees some use in niche roles. Is it the best grenade launcher available right now? No. Is the best one for specific moments? Potentially. Same story. Not all DMR roles are specifically "designed". Many of them were simply optics mounted main line rifles. Sometimes, DMR were simply rifles that showed greater accuracy at the factory and were issued directly to soldiers who were more accurate at distance than their peers. Meaning, they can get more out of their rifle at distance. So more useful at distance? Yeah...more useful at distance. Have there been rifles specifically designed to fulfill the role of designated marksman better? Yes. I never denied that. In fact I noted some in my last post. DMR is like the concept of Sniper in a way. The way is, it's a battlefield role. Sometimes gear has been modified for the specific role. Sometimes, it's people fulfilling the role with the standard gear. The famous Finnish Sniper simo, killed many Russians with an iron sighted Finnish Mosin.
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  662. Can a battle rifle get a scope slapped on it an it be used as a DMR? Yeah. Does a DMR have to be purpose built? No. Is it a good idea to have a purpose built rifle? Yes. I never said it couldn't be purpose built. But to say it must be, is disingenuous. That said, SVD is a 2-3 MOA rifle. A decently built battle rifle can be within a 2-4 MOA. It's not that different. G3's commonly are 1-3 MOA rifles. The mechanical accuracy of most rifles used in combat is 2-4 MOA. Most DMR's are not sub MOA or even 1 MOA rifles. Hell the .50 BMG anti-material rifles aren't even sub MOA. You're trying to make it sound like they're super different in accuracy. And they're really not. The biggest complaints traditionally with using the G3/FAL platforms were the optics mounting options. That said, they have found new means to mount repeatable zero on battle rifles.
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  663. It appears if internet sourcing is correct there is about a 1/2 pound difference (.25 kilo) between the two. Considering both weigh around 9lbs or 4 kilos.... not that significant.
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  664. Really? I mean...really? I can't argue entirely with your hot take. But, was it ever a good idea?
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  665.  @andersjjensen  Yeah I get that. But was it ever a good idea? The question still remains. It took a whole company (successful mind you), down.
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  666.  @andersjjensen  Indeed it was
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  667. A generational change is usually adopted by almost everyone. MP5's move to closed bolt. Stamped construction was almost universally adopted. Etc etc etc. A FNP90 hasn't been basically made by everyone.
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  668. I think the PPS has a fire rate that is solidly in the worst spot possible. Faster like a PPSH-41 and it's smooths it out. Slower like a grease gun, and the chatter is more manageable. I don't think you'd need to slow it down that much to smooth it out.
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  669. 16:50 - Dog sighting! Top left quarter of the screen.
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  670. So it's not Henry. It's "enree".
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  671. If an FG42, Sterling and Owen had a child.
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  672.  @ScottKenny1978  Thank you for the spelling. Never studied German myself, so it's not my strong suit.
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  673. Pretty sure a bunch of the Italian repo companies are seeing that thinking "Yeah, we can do that"
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  674. Updated M2 design? I think that was out 2 years ago. I believe that was Ohio ordinance works.
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  675. Rarity is a quality on too itself. At least I've heard that from collectors of like wwi french LMGs.
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  676.  @shelbyz1988  https://m.imgur.com/a/vt2Qz Q16 - volley fire per the ATF is legal and not a machine gun.
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  677.  @lscarlet2475  you have no idea how many people can't grasp that concept. I gave up on correcting that.
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  678.  @agoogleaccount2861  pretty much. The comments are so wrong about the concept of volleyfire it's frustrating.
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  679.  @Joe-nq6hy  https://www.guns.com/news/2012/11/27/arsenal-to-import-af2011-a1-january-1-2013-launch-shot-show
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  680.  @Joe-nq6hy  https://stdgun.com/s333-thunderstruck/
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  681.  @Joe-nq6hy  volleyfire is not NFA restricted.
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  682. Is the first word "Damnit" and the third word not said because someone was using a mallet in the wrong manner?
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  683.  @loochan325  Finally someone who gets it! I get driven nuts by the amount of people that argue that some of the 6-7mm rounds of that era are "intermediate". Same situation with .280 Brit. They're full power rifle rounds that are slightly less powerful than their contemporaries, but not intermediate. Historic intermediate rounds are the lever action rounds/m1 Carbine ammo - not a 6.5 swede.
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  684. I see ultimax, I hear Carnik Con.
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  685. Found the Canadian serial killer
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  686. Well, just looking at the video, there's evidence that the firearm dealt with jamming issues. Specifically, look how out of round that charging handle is currently.
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  687. I'm fairly certain if some manufacturer spooled up a line to make a few hundred of them; they'd sell like proverbial hotcakes.
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  688. Its more like a biker gang of murder hornets.
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  689.  @danielburgess7785  Yeah, the American 180. I know the video.
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  690. WWBobD2021 - Lets get the KP22 Pistol out of them!
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  691. Short consistent ejection is planned. That is something else indeed.
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  692. Well, to be fair... Maxims aren't still being used by the US military.
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  693.  @ScottKenny1978  Depends on the loading. 6.5 vs. 7.62 NATO can be loaded to wildly different pressures. 7.62 NATO can handle 10k PSI more pressure comparing SAAMI and EPVAT measures. Also, depending on which 140gr projectile you choose, the power values drastically vary. Some 140grain projectiles for the 6.5 swede are almost 500 joules less energy compared to the NATO counterparts. So you can push a 6.5 up to NATO...but you can push a NATO farther. So, I still stand by the 7.62 NATO being a better MG round. I mean honestly 7.92 Mauser and 30-06 are better MG rounds than 7.62 NATO. BC while important, is massively overrated when it comes down to combat. There's a reason why 2-4MOA is acceptable for combat rifles. People (generally) are not sitting with a bolt action rifle picking off bravos at 2000+meters.
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  694. There are other areas where NATO is superior - capacity internal to the bullet. More varieties of rounds for MG use. So no, BC is not the only measure of MG round. Is it a magnificent round the 6.5 swede? Yes, 100% yes. Is it a better MG round than 7.62 NATO? No.
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  695.  @ScottKenny1978  I'm not saying API/API-T don't exist with 6.5 swede. But most sources I've skimmed through have not acknowledged the existence of either round. But there's more than HE loadings. Stuff like SLAP etc. Wikipedia (as flawed as that is) shows 2 variants of 6.5 Swede. It shows over 30 variants of 7.62 NATO from the USA alone. The bigger the projectile the more you can do with it. 6.5 is narrow and long.
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  696. They've run them with brass. That's an issue with changing over to more "modern" loadings of 5.56. You can run brass in a FAMAS so long as you're not trying for a 68grain anti-"armor" loading.
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  697. Given a full development cycle.... This would replace the M249. Hell that gun wasn't great to start with.
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  698. They need a folding lever on the spring detente holding the barrel in. Or something that would move the tip of it slightly further from the barrel and receiver
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  699. The Johnson rifle wasn't that bad. The LMG however.
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  700. Not that crazy.... who's going to attempt to mug someone, or Rob a bank while using a cannon?
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  701. Doesn't even mention the Vicker's K gun there... That place looks amazing to spend a few hours in.
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  702. The logic behind it probably is, if you're below 20 rounds, you should be reloading. You don't want guys running their guns always dry.
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  703. That gun is thicker than a brick shithouse.
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  704. Kel-Tec Design Engineers - Guys, I totally got a absolutely unique cool idea to make. "ENTER KEL-CHESTER TEC-ERATOR"
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  705. A2 is the HK model.
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  706. Probably not. Where is the gas check?
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  707. Say what? As far as field stripping, that's a very simple field strip. Maybe FAMAS and G3 are simpler - but as far as non-adoption there were reliability issues present when tested.
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  708.  @pilot4prophet  In the field, soldiers aren't going to drop the gas system unless absolutely necessary. You're going to pull the bolt and carrier out, and that's about it. Pretty much same amount of parts as most systems in use today. As Ian noted, tons of systems in use today are modified AR18 bolt systems.
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  709. Elk grove village! That's a Chicago suburb. Leave it to cook county to mess that up.
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  710. Wouldn't that be a SIG at that point in time? I think SIG makes good looking pistols, but my goodness, they have high bore offsets.
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  711. The logistics of clip supply become an important element. With much of the M1 ammo came already in the clip, which supports the clip walls and prevented damage.
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  712. With a fixed barrel, you could any manner of muzzle device on it. Although back pressure from a silencer could have some negative results.
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  713. That sight is so far off of bore nope. Ian has said it a couple times in the comments.
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  714. Hold slide, frame against leg. Bingo Bango bongo.
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  715.  @hornyducks4090  And you might have to do the same exact action regardless of handgun type. There may not be a handy belt or table edge. Also, it's not a "defensive" handgun. It's clearly a competition gun. Not every firearm is a CCW.
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  716.  @hornyducks4090  Well you just undermined your complaint.
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  717. Looks straight out of Goldeneye N64.
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  718.  @esrvdb88  Shhhh.... You're encroaching on the pseudo-history about Glock. We all "know" that all pistols before glock were horrible failures. Also all Glocks are perfect (after replacing the sights, trigger, stippling or taping the grips, changing the barrel and spending a minimum of $800 additional on the pistol)
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  719.  @esrvdb88  The biggest credit we have got to give Gaston, is he made ND's by LEOs fashionable.
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  720. Man, I feel like with some extruded aluminum, and judicious use of polymer.... you could lower the manufacturing cost on that guy quite a bit. Come on Bond arms.... bring it back!
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  721. 7.92mm Mauser is frequently called 8mm in the states to prevent confusion with 7mm Mauser. shrug
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  722.  @jeremypintsize7606  oh seriously? This line again. 6.5 japanese is quite a strong round. It's a 250 fps faster and 15 grains heavier than 8mm Kurz. Is it a lighter rifle cartridge? Yeah. But it's genuinely not intermediate.
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  723. It also helped eject the ammo!
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  724. Full auto has no practical purposes... Says someone who never encountered a spinner
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  725. The current issues with suppression measurement, is there's not really a industry standard. Every manufacturer is using their own methodology. Is it a semi-auto? Is it a bolt fixed bench rest gun? How long is the barrel? How far away from the gun are you measuring the DB? What angle to the gun are you measuring the DB? Those are all the things that are sort of inconsistent. Until there's the industrial norm, it's going to be difficult. We're not going to get an industrial norm (most likely), until suppressors come off of the NFA. Or until a large government agency creates the standard (think FBI gel test standard).
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  726. ​ @rogerroca3443  If you're measuring downrange "suppression" then db means very little or everything. You're dealing with fight or flight psychology, and human risk assessment. Good luck. That said, we still need a industry standard for cans.
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  727. The double shots from the Smith and Wesson was a feature not a flaw....ha!
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  728. ​ @geodkyt They also have an inherent over travel issue when used in semi-auto. And an issue with people not pulling enough once the first round goes off. I've never met a progressive trigger that genuinely benefitted a firearm more than having a switch on the side.
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  729. So this is the UWU version of a FAMAS? I'll see myself out.
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  730. Control states. That's about it.
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  731.  @RottenRotny  Yup, that blows. I mean I'm in a crazy state (IL) but we can still get fun guns with normal magazines. Finding areas to shoot them in the northeastern portion of the state is the real problem.
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  732. So is the Lee-Navy the shortest service rifle and not the M14?
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  733. It was exclusively made with a mag well by the time the M3 was developed. The dropped drums as an option pretty quickly.
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  734.  @baconvonmeatwich  Compare the receivers between a 1928 model and an M1A1. The magwell is short, but it prevents the drums from being slid in from the side. Not a big one, but indeed, it has one. 1928 w/ Drum - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Thompson_nobg-1.png M1A1 w/ Magwell - https://cdn.rockislandauction.com/dev_cdn/71/1560.jpg
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  735.  @baconvonmeatwich  Mag wells aren't defined on absolute depth. VZ58's aren't exactly running super deep mag wells. But, the Thompson mag well, does impact what magazines are compatible with the firearm. If you want to get super nuanced, the rail that holds onto the T-Bar of the back of the mag would also be part of the mag well, as well. Early SMG designs are just unique in their own way.
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  736. Better trigger feel.
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  737. I'd almost imagine that it wouldn't be that hard to develop a load to handload those carts. It's relatively low pressure all things considered. I wonder if a flake style shotgun powder would perform the same task.
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  738.  @bigorsetomatoesauce6403  https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/the-great-australian-emu-war.aspx
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  739. @toeff7852 The rational behind CETME is all due to the STG45. I get that it's Mauser and not the original manufacturer (DWM I think). Their conclusion is accurate; STG44 is still too complicated and expensive. Taking the system to a roller delayed setup is far more cost effective. Mere refinements of the design wouldn't be as beneficial as a complete simplification. Same sort of situation with the AK vs. the STG. AK is perhaps less refined looking, but it streamlined the concepts in a way the STG44 didn't.
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  740. @toeff7852 So, your stance of not liking it says everything about the designers. Got it.
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  741. No. Volley fire is not defined as a machine gun per NFA/ATF
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  742. Everything I've heard, they're much less dirty than simple blowback but, dirtier than a locked breech. If it's anything akin to the MP5 in reliability, it's pretty solid.
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  743. Initially I wasn't excited to click on the thumbnail for today's video. Then I remembered the date! HUZZAH!
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  744.  @chickenfishhybrid44  imagine? Printing and selling books? What a madlad!
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  745. If only it mounted a trowel bayonet...
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  746. Ian is fast becoming the Rick Bayless of French firearms.
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  747. A firearm, potentially an antique depending on the state. No issues with volley fire.
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  748. What they need are some blinged out EM2's.
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  749. I'm fairly certain that's his handgun that he's used in a number of 2 gun matches. But he could have more than one....which does match his overall brand.
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  750.  @woohoo1861  Well that's using a name for money right there.
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  751.  @OnlyKaerius  Yes, however rifle grenades are still filled with a lot of recoil - see also, wrapping SMLE's in copper wire to stop them from exploding. Is it as impressive as a launch that launches straight hand grenades? No. Are both of them flipping insane? Yes. Absolutely. WHO DECIDED THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?
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  752.  @OnlyKaerius  Mass is mass - low powder charge or not, there's a reason the pistol grenade launcher didn't last long. Same reason the other grenade launcher didn't last too long.
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  753.  @OnlyKaerius  Comparing the M79 to anything from WW2 is an unfair comparison. The high-low cartridge really reduced the level of back pressure significantly.
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  754. Leave it to a Franco-Germanic combo to make the sexiest .22 trainer. This is right up there with CZ.
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  755. It's not a sticky issue with ATF. It's an issue with costs and demand.
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  756.  @sporkstar1911  The S333 Thunderstruck
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  757. Seen that before, I don't know how someone can be that dramatically uninformed. But then, I remembered that, that's politics in general.
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  758. Repeat after me, increased ammo capacity does not change the generation of SMG. Drum magazines, existed on all generations.... P90 is a unique drum magazine gen 3.
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  759. Additional point to the 7.62 NATO haters. It's a better LMG round than most of the larger intermediate rounds available at that time. The BC's of those rounds were not the 6.5 Grendal sort of ballistics. And in the end, you do want a certain amount of weight down range when it comes to suppressive fire. It's why the ol' .50 BMG is still considered a fantastic support HMG. The smaller rounds make better rifle rounds...but in the end, what's the most important element to the battlefield? Radios, communication, firing tables, artillery, combined arms tactics and CAS. All the hoopla about the 6mm rounds is just because most of the conflict we've been involved in has been in Afghanistan and Iraq with incredibly long ranges. 7.62 NATO isn't the best cartridge all-round - but it has very few genuine weaknesses. The fact it's lost effectiveness around the 1000-1200 Meter mark, is where .50 BMG and mortar fire takes over.
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  760. I don't know about you people, but a KP-15 + A1 upper is just a combination that needs to happen. The absolute modern + vintage is a great combination.
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  761. When parts were left in the white, they always have a very high polish. That coupled with the fact they should be frequently cleaned and oiled, keeps rust to a minimal presence. I've got a reasonably well worn m91/30, and the bolt has a bit of staining on it, but otherwise is perfectly fine. And that rifle was built during 1942, so it looks like a hyper middle schooler assembled it with an angle grinder. But it shoots fine. I could be wrong, but I think bolts in the white are easier to clean as well.
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  762.  Exeunt Omnes  I've found, that if you like 92FS/M9 sort of grips, get into the world of CZ. They're the exact opposite when it comes to ergos compared to Glock.
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  763. Hotchkiss Portative but practical!
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  764. Amazing video! Fantastic work and discussion.
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  765. The occasional round deflecting and spinning off into the distance, adds so much to the video.
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  766. Maybe it's just me, I want a gas seal revolver in 5.7. I think that would be sick. Especially if it was a Chiappa rhino style revolver.
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  767. Maybe it's just me, but I seriously want to clean that up a whole lot and put a nice coat of wax to preserve it. It just looks so gummy on the interior of that bolt.
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  768.  Ric O’shea  Do they convert it to Stone first, or is that second?
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  769.  @Deadeye313  Wrong. Mac-10 was the best in CS. No one loved it, but it was a headshot machine with fast bursts.
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  770.  @Deadeye313  Back in the day, I played on a Rats server that tracked everything. They only played the rats maps (which are still the best). But I decided to work on the guns no one played. The Mac with bursts was literally better than everything at the time. But this is back in the Half-life mod days. None of this stand-alone bullshit.
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  771. The gas trap is after the muzzle. It basically allows a gas action without a gas port being drilled in the barrel.
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  772. Nope.
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  773. It's not an intermediate; it's splitting the difference between 6.5 and 7.7 Japanese. It weighs too much to function like a standard small, high velocity caliber intermediate round. Basically not a high ammo carrying benefit. And not powerful enough for a GPMG round. Sooo....appealing when talking about Afghanistan. But in every other environment...too much and not enough?
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  774. Perhaps a prototype firearm from the Balkans would be another option?
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  775. The key with killbot spinner targets, is to send enough men at them. Eventually their kill counters will reset. And then the game will be in hand.
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  776. Call me crazy, but I'd almost think if they inverted the front grip safety people would love it. Like, cock it with the grip down... only when you snap it into place you're ready to fire.
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  777. The PTRS would also be magnificent against all the standard softskinned vehicles at quite some range. Halftrack at 400m - the PTRS could bring some hate at that range a standard rifle couldn't at the time.
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  778. The Jav, a gun for a man who has nothing to compensate for....seriously...The 7" barrel is for velocity and not something else....YOU KNOW WHAT? FUCK YOU GUYS I"M GOING HOME!
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  779. Americans, Brits and Russians also had air cooled gun..... Germans also used some water cooled guns.....so?
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  780.  @lilswain  Pretty sure he has, at least when he discussed the Israeli duel feed LMG a couple years ago.
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  781. ....as an anti-drone system it is starting to make sense.
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  782.  @v8beamer  So, the goal posts being "It's not used" and "It's easier to utilize other systems"? I'm not saying any system is bad. I'm saying if it was really worth it, we'd see it more regularly. Your answer is that a single answer is good enough for YOU. If that's not shifting goalposts I don't know what is.
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  783.  @v8beamer  Keep in mind most of the SOF in militaries can use weapons that normal soldiers do not use. If there was a need/desire for bullpup sniper rifles, we'd see them in use their first. But we really don't. And those are the guys using Stoner 63 firearms and hacking parts off of stocks in Vietnam. They're also using Glocks/1911/HK when the rest of the army is using M9 handguns. So the answer is the same, the juice is not worth the squeeze. That trigger might be great for you, but are you Carlos Hathcock? Are you British SAS with their selection of the Artic Warfare rifle? Which came out well after the first generation of bullpups? The answer provided is simple, You've got a trigger that you love. Nothing wrong in that. That doesn't mean it's the right selection for military forces.
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  784.  @v8beamer  Fine, you can get a great trigger in anything....your point? The length factor is not enough. Nor is your trigger option enough to get people to change. Can I get a trigger on a .22lr rifle that's incredible? Yes. Does that mean it is a great DMR solution? No. One trigger means very little. If it was the right solution, we'd see it implemented. Heck, there's been a revolver sniper platform. But that's a very specific use case scenario. Much like a need for bullpup high accuracy platforms. Arguing niche roles for widespread acceptance just doesn't work. Other people have noted many of the retro-upgrade kits fir AK-74 are more about giving the platform rail space. Not because B-pups are so incredible.
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  785. That first gun needs a good cleaning and greasing.
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  786. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oxhLz9l5s
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  787. The fact that magazine safeties made trigger dongles an upgrade on modern firearms says a lot about magazine safeties. Here we got a combination for some reason.
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  788. I feel like Manny from Lucky gunner needs to make an appearance.
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  789. ​ @paleoph6168 If you're looking at firearms developed in the late 19th/early 20th century....JMB did it or inspired it, a solid amount of the time.
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  790. If only they stole the Czech extendo cartridge prior to adopting the 7.62x39m
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  791.  @slamblamboozled1245  M1885 Remington Lee.
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  792. Daniel Vedberg Sekulic He says it was from Russian weapons, but the bolt system is obviously inspired by the M1 Garand.
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  793. Point number one, the AK was not his first rifle design. He did not work alone. He's not some absolutely solo gun designer. All of that said, if you can understand how significantly different the system is, then you'll understand that they are absolutely different guns. Plus, Russians had been developing intermediate cartridges before WW2. The 763x39 first prototypes were getting tested in 43. You have multiple countries developing the same concept at the same time. The M1 Carbine, is a intermediate cartridge rifle that predates the STG44, with removable magazines... The GERMANS COPIED THE US! That is literally what you are arguing. It is literally that weak of an argument. Just because something from the exterior looks similar does not mean it's the same thing, or developed the same way. Ergo, the VZ58 is not a STG or an AK.
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  794. Czorńy Lisek #3 the issue with the M16 wasn't the fact it was "dirty" it had to do with a few last minute changes. They pulled chrome lining the bores, changed the powder load to a faster burning powder and did not issue cleaning kits. All of those issues fed towards unreliability with the initial issues. The firerate was significantly increased, and the guns were attempting to unlock with an overpressure chamber. If they left the gun in its proper guise, we wouldn't talk about the failures. Those were changes from pencil pushing politicians and not the firearm designers.
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  795.  @softcatmonster  Bingo - the bolt slamming home is the loudest part of a decent silenced firearm. It's why peak quiet silenced pistols are bolt action - or lock the action shut. It being quiet going backwards isn't the problem.
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  796. The ghost of JMB must be appeased in the US military forces.
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  797. Most likely not....if it's only a few times. The more you do it, the more likely something like that happens.
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  798.  @davidtuttle7556  Where are the sugar daddies at this day and age? I would love if someone decided to fund my hobbies. Instead, I have to fund them myself. Largely meaning, they don't get funded. That bastard (me), keeps paying bills instead of giving myself fun times.
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  799. Would Manny be caught with one of those soviet rifles?
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  800. These comments sheesh. 1/3 "Foresight that's not impeding the sight ooooohhhh sin sin sin". 1/3 "Everything from England is sacred and this rifle never struggled. You're clearly making up this whole available history, that has sources, and multiple models of rifle, and documentation. The rifle, being British, is perfection. I never had an issue and I personally shot 500k thousand rounds through it. How dare you!" 1/3 "haha anxiety about slo-mo."
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  801. It always hits home with me when I am at the range. Loading a bunch of single feed pistol mags without any tools is tiring. But loading AR mags is a cinch. Whenever I see loading tools for pistols, I see something logical and meaningful. When I see loading tools for AR mags, I always feel a little confused. Unless I'm running a class or planning on blowing through 5k rounds over a weekend, it's not really needed. I do put in an exception for the clips and spoon technique. That's clearly designed to expedite reloads in a combat zone. So yeah, I get that.
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  802.  @kenbrown2808  STGW 57 is pretty close to that spec.
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  803.  @kenbrown2808  Yeah look at their spring solution. If you want more gearwork then go with the WW1 French non-hotchkiss MG. Ian has a video on it.
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  804.  @kenbrown2808  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofZnarVq8pw - Iunno - that's closer to clockwork gears than a gatling.
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  805. Seems like something B&T would improve and charge 7g's a pop.
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  806. ATF letter about volley fire for the continually wrong statements about it being a machine gun (Q16). https://m.imgur.com/a/vt2Qz - not a machine gun.
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  807.  @celmer6  The newer versions of the Mini 14 are more accurate than that. But, I still think it is a weirdly overrated gun from some people. I remember when I bought a VZ2008 and I had some Fudd telling me that it was a horrible purchase and I should buy a real rifle, like a mini 14. shrug All I know is that vz58/vz2008 are great guns, and I've put probably 2000 rounds through it without any issues. I would put more ammo through it, but most of the ranges around me forbid steel cased ammo. Even though you can have a non-magnetic projectile, and the case has nothing to do with damaging the backstop.
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  808. Guess answer about the barrel narrowing. Essentially it was done to attempt to stop drag of the bushing along the barrel slowing the action down. By thinning in over the length of the slide action it's going to free up the front of the gun from drag. It was probably to improve reliability.
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  809. Not going to lie, that is seriously one of the few designs that I think could be tooled up for modern repro. Even with a poly lower.
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  810. He has used a patented plastic pokey purple hand. I'm guessing he's getting sued for patent infringement.
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  811.  @RyTrapp0  Absolutely. Love Walter. I That series, and the work that it took, is absolutely what I was referencing. Doing something difficult on a mass scale is incredible. People really forget how late, true parts interchangeable guns came into the scene. Reising SMG still weren't in WW2
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  812.  @bosknight7837  Glock is lazy. So of course they only make fixed blades.
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  813. Black friday is talking about the rich color of elbonian mud.
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  814.  @ForgottenWeapons  Snap! Couldn't have said it better. I just read a comment that insisted any issues with the guns were due to "poor quality American ammo and failure to know the guns". Can't make this up.
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  815. The knowledge inferred was also American, for clarification.
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  816. PneubTube wrapped in Paracord it would probably be better.
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  817.  @dbmail545  Depends on the matchlock, some are trigger users.
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  818. Maybe it's just me, but I would take one. Actually make that two, except I want the second one chambered in .410. I don't know why that being in .410 appeals to me, but aesthetic screams out for a semi-auto shotgun.
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  819. Michael King he has done a number of videos on the development of the Lee-Enfield.
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  820. Michael King Lee Enfield Rifles: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9e3UCcU00TQcsFJD07MOb2M7ewZ_OSMF 14 videos, two are on books
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  821. Michael King Lee Enfield Rifles: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9e3UCcU00TQcsFJD07MOb2M7ewZ_OSMF 14 videos, two are on books
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  822. Costs. The lewis gun was using an Aluminum shroud. Aluminum was stupidly expensive at the time. The magazines are large and expensive. The whole system is nearly as bulky as a water cooled system. Also by 1924 the ZB series of rifles were under development. That ultimately lead to the BREN, which would easily be considered the superior of the Lewis.
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  823. Fun to come back to these old videos and cringe at the sight of that lower. Ugh, those people.
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  824. I think the item to submit to get the company behind you (1900 FN/DWM) is a refined pistol design. You can drop a linkless short recoil action pistol and take the pistol world by storm. Then PKM with a milled receiver, which I think can be manufactured at that time.
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  825. Ian has already said it a dozen times.... .30 Carbine is too powerful for blowback....but what if we made it delayed blowback? Improved Peterson device...eh ehhh ?!
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  826. Your martini order is pretty much exactly the way I prefer mine. I don't get the move to a cocktail glass filled with cold gin. Maybe it's because people cheap out on their vermouth.
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  827. If you pulled the accelerator out of the pistol, would that mitigate the potential frame cracking with hotter ammo?
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  828. Somewhere in the far corners of the internet's lifesizedpotato is watching this visibly turgid.
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  829. Everybody:.... BOTR: pRiMArY ExTRaCTiOn!
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  830.  @ogscarl3t375  "Free arm of the western world!" "Best battle rifle ever conceived" "FAL was better than everything else on the field" Overrated? Darn tooting it's overrated. Doesn't mean it's a bad gun, it's almost as shitty as an M14. That doesn't make the M14 great, or the FAL bad. It's just not a great soldiers rifle in general. Great for niche roles.
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  831.  @ogscarl3t375  So outside of widespread adoption. What is your argument that it's not overrated?
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  832. Pretty sure that would benefit from lopping off most of the barrel and slapping on some tapco furniture. Oh and sloppily welding a cockeyed pic rail on top. /s
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  833. That 1905 extractor goes on forever.
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  834. 1907 also does the same thing.
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  835. Only if you don't care to have one. Mid-length gas systems on "standard" 16" barrels handle bayonets perfectly well. So long as there is a lug.
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  836. 7.62 Lugar - aka -P .30 Super Carry
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  837. "please be kind and reload"
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  838. Forgotten Weapons isn't demonetized formally. InRange stopped monetizing their vids a ways back.
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  839.  @joshtiscareno1312  Along with an ad campaign of overweight balding men swinging it wildly.
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  840.  @GunFunZS  Arshin are Russian. Schritt are Swiss/Austro Hungarian.
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  841. So basically the UK version of the DMV?
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  842. Those windows are amazing. What a horribly design, yet beautiful all at the same time. Early designs on a tech spectrum are just crazy.
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  843. It wasn't even the Best German machine gun in service at the time.
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  844. In America probably not. Any open bolt guns are a headache and a half.
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  845. You'd have better luck with a 7.62x25 PCC on an AR platform
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  846. A tactical tuna with a carry handle? Well, now that's just fantastic.
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  847.  @randomidiot8142  most "recyclable" plastic isn't recycled. It's a scam. Look it up.
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