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

  1. This had such potential. The simplicity of the roller delay system. Combine with a readily available cartridge design for just the type of ranges police would be using. A good upgrade from the m1 and M2 carbine.
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  2. From the people who brought you Reese's peanut butter cups..... "There's a sword in my gun. There's a gun in my my sword!" 😳🍫🗡️
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  3. This makes the M-1 Garand look like a Springfield Trapdoor.
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  4. The French Chauchat predates the M-1918.
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  5. John Moses Browning. the greatest mechanical engineer never to go to an engineering school.
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  6. This definitely is not Gettysburg. That is a hell of a trip. That generation is almost all gone now. To be able to see something in person that you only see in the movies would be kind of cool.
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  7. John Browning maybe the best Mechanical Engineer who never attended a Engineering School. Just think how complex it's to design a gun from scratch? No computer. No auto CAD. Just paper, pen and a slide rule. Then the idea of gas operation? Guns had been used for 500 years. And nobody had used gas power to do work outside of steam. Yet, he is only given the title, gunmaker...
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  8. US Navy was still using those things when I went through recruit training in 1989.
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  9. The Luger grip angle seems more natural for one hand shooting. And that was the method of the era.
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  10. I think this shows why the concept of the M-1 Carbine made sense for many users.
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  11. The gun was designed to be used with a attached stock. Making it into a carbine.
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  12. They renamed it High Power for that reason.
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  13.  @SkinnerBeeMan  Off topic rant.
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  14. Isn't that what you have a left hand for? Just because you see competition shooters dropping mags all over the place doesn't mean you have to.
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  15. Failed pistol, from a Failed Nation. Oh, well....
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  16. I have a copy of the first book. Must own book for any Library.
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  17. 🤔 Interesting tech experiment.. it has a lot of thought out ideas here. A practical power source. A practical size. No recoil and no flash or sound. I would think some sort of fin stabilized projectile would take care of accuracy issues? It's not a game changer, yet. But I could definitely see as a first step away from using combustion of chemicals to propel projectiles.
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  18. Actually, the US had a extended mag version of the 1903 rifle for flying use also.
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  19. “This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.” ― obi-wan kenobi
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  20. Try 500 years of firearms stock design....
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  21. Logistics is not a flashy topic, but it is what gets the job done. A large portion of the war was won simply on petroleum or the lack of. It was all that Texas oil getting shoved all over the world that the Japanese and Germans did not have. Tanks, ships, and planes needed tons of it. The ability to supply things like high octane aviation fuel gave aircraft better performance for example. Even something as simple as the invention of SPAM, the meat of course. Was a game changing bit of logistical Supply. The ability to keep people civilian and Military supply with a shelf stable protein that did not require cooking or Refrigeration is a game changer. It's little things like these that make the difference rather than guns and bullets.
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  22. Logistics problem is my first thought. There is no standard of weapon, parts or ammo.
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  23. ​ @RabbiShmuelShecklestien look not everyone is a gun fan. That is not a crime.
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  24.  @thegoldencaulk2742  They used US military aid. That was the US service caliber. So they adopted the same.
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  25. Not a simple question when you break it down.🤔 Personally, a .30 carbine and Swedish Mauser guy.
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  26. Great Depression.
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  27. I loved those.
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  28. Right. The AR-7 in the briefcase in, "From Russia with Love." Yeah, this makes more sense than a . 22lr.
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  29. That might stop RoboCop.
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  30. ​ @alltat I think that pretty much sums up the situation. It would be the same if he had left a car from the same era. It has some collective value. Grandpa may have been a nice guy. But taking a garage space does nothing for you 60 years later. And not everyone is a gun fan.
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  31. Just as a side question.... Did any of the 1895 Winchester's see any service? Or had they just sold them all by The 1940's?
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  32. All I can think is, somebody thought it would be macho to stay on deck in a typhoon? 🌀
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  33. Le Gomer Pyle, Army de Republic.
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  34.  @theocorkrean6810  it's a pretty hot round as is.
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  35. ​ @Doomer1984 well let's hear it for the Belgian imperialist cheering section. 😤
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  36.  @ivareskesner2019  I would disagree with your assessment. Happy troops are well disciplined and motivated troops. They're also the kinds of people who sign up and to reenlist. That's why we offer tons of benefits, bonuses, housing and other amenities. This is more so in a modern military which no longer relies on conscription and requires quality over quantity.
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  37. Quriky thought. With the right backstop, I could have a basement 25yd shooting range....
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  38. It took me a second to pick up on the Village People tune.
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  39. It's not the third machine gun ever made. That's just the model designation.
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  40. Sounds like," The Andy Griffith Show: South Atlantic edition? "
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  41. Witch🧙? I'm getting Monty Python flashbacks... 🤔https://youtu.be/X2xlQaimsGg
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  42. That's why gun import companies exist.
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  43. You know, I like it.........😎
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  44. It's a war production issue. It's going to take time and cost money to build a new rifle.
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  45. Hitler had some valid concerns. And like a bunch of Germany's other Wonder Weapons, it's a departure from conventional tactics. It's just like jet airplanes and missiles. It's an unknown and untested quantity.
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  46. I guess snakes going to have to find a new place to land that glider?
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  47. Why?
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  48. Why is that strange? The Garand just as a drill rifle I found to be heavier than it needed to be.
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  49.  @ostiariusalpha  Brunel is underrated as well.
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  50. Actually most companies have a custom shop.
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