Comments by "Marvin De Bot" (@marvindebot3264) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1. Thank you to the estate of the late owner for allowing Ian to pull apart what is an eye-wateringly expensive piece of history.
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  2. Jeff is probably the most unlikely arms company executive I've ever come across.
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  3. "You can remove the lead and replace it with something interesting" - Praise Gun Jesus and pass the ammunition.
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  4. Holy crap! An SMG maker with a reasonable expectation of the effective range of their creation! It's not a bad design, fine for a cheap police/prison/security service SMG. 50 rounds are sufficient for most of those people without a reload being necessary. The foreign buyers are exactly the ones I would expect to be on the list for a weapon such as this.
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  5. Thank you to the owner/owners of these for allowing Ian to disassemble them for us.
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  6. Thank you very much CZ for allowing Ian to shoot this piece, I did not expect you to do so to the point I was thinking "pity he won't get to shoot it". Obviously, it's a developmental piece, it would be interesting to see if the bugs could be ironed out as it's actually quite a nice design and that's coming from a died-in-the-wool Skorpian fanboy.
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  7. The original tubing for the pipe shottie was Jeep steering column tube, it's strong and almost exactly 12ga. Glory to Elbonia!
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  8. Fireplace guy strikes again by buying up just about every surviving pre-production Roth. A pretty solid investment I dare say.
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  9. I was in the Congo in the late 80s/early 90s, the situation then was far simpler and we still could have used a spreadsheet to keep all the factions in order in our minds. Nothing is simple in that crazy place. While I'm sure it would be possible to pull that shot off with a Bren if you know that particular weapon well enough, if you have a #4 sniper why the hell would you use a Bren? This kind of stuff is one of the reasons I don't generally watch movies about places I contracted.
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  10. Thanks to the owner who allowed this video to happen.
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  11. I'd call that a continuation model, not a reproduction. Nice work Brownells.
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  12. That's a really nice, well-designed and manufactured SMG that does not deserve to be forgotten.
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  13. In the Philippines it was WW2 Jeep steering column outers, those are apparently 12ga. Who would have guessed that so many steering columns are of a shotgun bore?
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  14. "This project <that wouldn't exist without me> kinda feels like my baby". Yes mate, true.
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  15. "Today, on Unnecessarily Complicated Engineering Masterpieces, we have a Stamm-Saurer". It's beautiful but, holy crap, so many pieces.
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  16. They make their own tooling? Wow, I'm very impressed. The fact they do their own poloymer parts is impressive enough but to make the moulds and the stamping dies is quite impressive and the amount of top line gear is amazing, this is about as modern as a firearms factory gets. Very interesting as I've never seen anything from this factory before.
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  17. That's really not a bad little SMG. I'm of the "the simpler the better" school of thought for SMGs, the useful range is under 50 metres anyway so KISS doesn't do any harm and makes it a lot easier to build, maintain and operate.
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  18. And Gun Jesus spake unto the masses on the eve of His birthday, praise, happiness and a safe, fruitful 2021 be unto Him.
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  19. Those little french super-folders are pretty dang cool stuff. Kudos for helping out those who help you as well mate.
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  20. You really have to appreciate an honest man.
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  21. Yeah, tragic that huh? So many innocent skorpions were lost without trace, mostly in river crossings, amazing how many just fell of tanks into rivers . . . :D
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  22. This needs to be researched by Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history. He may have some luck at least finding out its very early provenance.
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  23. Thank you so much to the owner of this incredibly rare and valuable piece for not just sharing it with us but for pulling it apart as well. I'm sure that is the jewel of his collection.
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  24. Yup, Australia included. Probably be possible on a collector's permit but not a normal handgun licence.
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  25. Holy crap they let you shoot this thing? Given how fragile the silencers are I'm surprised. ROFL! I just knew there would be some variant on the classic Buggs line coming up there! Now, I will deny it all but I can tell you these were used not up to the 60s but saw field use right up into the late 80s early 90s in certain parts of the world (tho mainly later marks) and I would not at all be surprised if a few were still out there. One thing, I have bever seen one with a cut spring, all the ones I have used have a standard weight "light" spring and indeed the example in your hands has a factory finished spring a fact that should, sir, TBh, be obvious to you. I have however seen them with the gas vent holes brazed up and redrilled to adjust the gas bleed into the expansion chamber. That is the only adjustment I have seen for various loads to ensure they don't run away or go supersonic. Oh, and that is asbestos in the foregrip, not horsehair. I seriously suggest that if the buyer is reading this and intends to use the weapon rather than just let it collect dust on a shelf (a fate as one who has used a MK VI in the field can attest, it does not deserve) that he or she replaces it with woven glass exhaust wrap which looks identical but won't potentially adversely affect your health.
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  26. I've always known it as a fact but it still is a huge source of both wonder and amusement that a Sten mag fits a 1920s German SMG (and visa versa).
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  27. Well, that brings to mind the fact that a WWSD in .308 would be an interesting project.
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  28. Madsens are the perfect LMG for the situation, the things are dead set reliable even in conditions that would kill a modern one in months. It's the Maxim /Vickers of LMGs.
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  29.  @AnthonyHandcock  No, this would be the equivalent of taking a loco with a serviceable boiler and deliberately boring holes in it.
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  30. BUG match officials: "what did Ian bring today?" "The antichrist"
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  31. Gun Jesus - 2021
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  32.  @leroyjenkins4811  Read what I wrote again, but slowly.
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  33. This thing is so rare that every mention online says no details are available and no one has ever seen one up close (tho Wikipedia says the Sth Koreans have one) so chances are this is the only one in the west. No doubt it was aquired either in Iraq, fighting ISIS (who were delivered some) or in Africa.
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  34. Shades of Dad's Army firing practice from Jonesy's van, "Out two three, bang two three, load two three, in two three" 😆
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  35. Oh it helped his sale I'm sure but I still thank him, been a while since I've heard that bolt slap back open.
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  36. Rather nice little close protection firearm actually and more accurate at under say, 30 metres than you may think. Any half decent shooter can put short bursts into a man-sized target at that range and that is all it was designed to do. Pretty much a silenced, 9mm Skorpian. If only the field strip issue wasn't there it would be quite a desirable piece for its intended role.
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  37. I suspect that one was a lot brighter when new.
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  38. "Thank you to the consigner" Exactly! Thank you very much unknown owner for your generosity in allowing Ian to shoot it for us.
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  39. As someone who deals in detecting fakes on a daily basis, I can say it is not that hard to add dirt, even aged dirt. Never mistake dirt for patina (which is much harder). Dirt (as in crud) can be collected and added if the genuine piece is expensive enough to be worth the effort of faking well.
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  40.  @robertreynolds9228  Nothing nobody doesn't already know mate.
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  41. It's more of the phosphor gets blown out from the constant bombardment, it dies before the tritium does.
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  42. I had one (a 4" at that), carried it in Africa for years. It saved my life at least once or twice. I was fortunate, I had a half dozen mags with mine and those would be worth as much as the gun today. I liked the crossbolt safety as we flew transport aircraft and shooting your airplane by mistake is considered bad. The dual drop mag was good as well, protrude for the range spit it for combat.
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  43.  @darkmage7280  Like a lot of stuff, it still does a job. IIRC these have been obsolete for a few years now but they were around for a very long time. Small, light and easily transported; a battery of three of these would make for a bad day convoying on your average Finnish road which tends to have rather substantial ditches on both sides. Remember, the MG42, the Ma Duce, the .30 Cal, M1911, the 89 and 120mm mortars even the MP40 are still in daily use by some army somewhere in the world. If it works and does the job why change it?
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  44.  @williambinions4205  Yes but do you mean Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history or some other Jonathan Ferguson?
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  45. So a crew of 2 could carry 480 rounds in 2 packs plus 1 in the gun gives 500, that's a reasonable amount of firepower.
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  46. I know you watch these sir, I am so jealous! You have done a superb job of putting together what is pretty much a definitive reference collection of Finnish arms. Wow, just wow.
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  47.  @typxxilps  What on earth are you going on about? Apart from some Japanese troops on places like Saipan or Yap "those Russians" were the toughest adversaries in the entire conflict, no one is putting down anyone but you. Grow up.
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  48. Is he an Aussie? He sounds like an Aussie who's been in the States for a while.
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  49. Actually Ian the half-life of radium is 1600 years so it's lost little to no radioactivity. What has happened is the phosphor that is excited by the radium and does the actual glowing has been bombarded to the point it no longer fluoresces. As a rule radio isotopes themselves do not glow, they are mixed with a phosphor that when bombarded with particles by the isotope is excited and glows in the same way a fluorescent tube works.
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  50. I love those shirts but the shipping to Down Under was more than the shirt.
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  51. Thank you to the owner for allowing this to happen and congrats in advance to the new one.
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  52. And in such outstanding condition. I shudder to think what it will fetch, stg44 money I suspect..
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  53. "Gun Jesus has a one of maybe one left on today" "Fireplace Guy?" "Yeah, Fireplace Guy . . ."
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  54. When AK Guy will lend him one.
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  55. Sounds like they made over 100k of them so that's not a small amount really, especially for Mr Riseing at $2 a throw; 200 grand was a heck of a lot of dosh in the 1940s. IIRC the coast guard kept these for many years and was quite happy with them. Prisons were the other big user.
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  56. So, how many Freedom Coupons does a registered FNC auto sear change hands for these days?
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  57. Pretty sure the answer would be Suomi hands down.
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  58. If you can get a pinky finger down onto the mag to stop it bouncing the jams go away. They were all like that to some extent
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  59. I think you are on to a winner picking up this one, best of luck in the US market.
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  60.  @johnanon6938  Correct,Vic was chosen because he was a champion mouser.
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  61.  @badasscustodes1697  3 tours with the US Army in Afghanistan and Iraq as a tank commander. he is wearing that Cav hat because he is entitled to.
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  62. Because they make real good sense for a 2 man crew. It makes mag changes by the second so much faster.
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  63. Someone is going to be very happy. One of the most desirable BAR models in very fine condition.
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  64. As John says and that lot should take you about 20 seconds if you have been keeping your gas block clean.
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  65. Total, complete and honest transparency, how often do you see that from a (not a ) firearm company? He made it quite clear what this is, a very expensive toy but that won't stop them selling all they make I bet. This will sell to folks who want to be the first (big) kid on the block with a new toy as well as those who want to mess around with some new tech and there are plenty of both with 3.5k to spare.
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  66. Especially doing proof loads all day.
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  67. Sorry mate but I'm three minutes in and the wind noise is driving me nuts, I had to give up.
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  68. Less finished yes but still beautifully made to a high standard.
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  69. I know it's a dealer sample with will limit the prospective buyers somewhat but I can see this being quite popular come bidding time. It's a nice piece at a fraction of the cost of an MG42
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  70. That's how they sound, a very distinctive "double pop"
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  71. 200k each, minimum.
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  72. Original specs said it had to be usably accurate up to 15 yards.
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  73. Kiss them goodbye now . . .
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  74. I'll say what I say with every release, I'd buy the lot if the shipping wasn't so obscenely expensive to Australia.
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  75. Iran, Africa so 1000 ways to acquire one and I bet a few ended up in Afghanistan as well.
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  76.  @d3734  Original loads do go for that yes. You can produce reloads for these but genuine rounds are not cheap.
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  77. With the aftermarket 30 round mags this would be fun. Pity they ain't still 300 bucks like in the 70s.
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  78.  @jorgecaballero6215  Oh dear, does not sound good. Korean war vintage Jeeps, oh boy. If you had the good stuff on paper I wonder if someone had their hand in the cookie jar?
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  79. Facen it, it's made for ranges between 10 and 50 feet and at those ranges you really don't need sights for an SMG.
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  80. wonderful blueing on that, it looks new.
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  81. Yup, I've shot 1000s of them in the 80s.
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  82. Thank you sir for seeing humor where others may see blasphemy.
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  83.  @frosty3693  Easy, they are just circles of rubber. Those ones will be home made.
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  84. Everyone hates on Highpoint and yes, they are heavy and a bit chunky but they are a cheap, well made and reliable weapon that just works. You can't really say much bad about that.
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  85. Oh most certainly.
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  86.  @jiraiyaofmountmyouboku1945  Why? No reason why not. The RPG is just a destructive device and can be legally registered as such, the training round is simply a longarm and in the US requires no rego at all.
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  87. Very nice of the guy to make his files available for everyone.
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  88.  @Dick_Gozinya  Not 4! Nor shall it be 2 unless counting to 3.
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  89. Better than that, he was wounded early in the battle and he lashed himself to the gun in order to continue firing.
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  90. No trouble owning that here in Australia but private import of that would be a nightmare.
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  91. About half past eight.
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  92. "Correction," he said, so he's ex ADF as well if he is an Aussie.
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  93. Allowing Ian to shoot it probably adds bugger all to the publicity and TBH a YT video isn't what sells these types of firearms. No one impulse buys a Lewis.
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  94.  @Jabberwockybird  That would actually be fun little toy but a reloading device for those mags would be a must! Oh and picture it. Home invader: "LOL what are you going to do to me with that toy gun?" Toy gun: "Brrrrrrrrrrrrt!" Home invader: <surprised dyeing sounds>
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  95. These prizes just get better and better.
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  96. Amen
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  97. Yup, a seriously great product that people now know exists.
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  98. Given who was using it those stories probably can't be told.
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  99. Correction, it's not a firearm in America. It most certainly is (or soon will be) in a lot of countries.
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  100. Funny-looking "flintlock" Ian 😁
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  101.  @commodore92  #Camp 3 generations for disrespecting Dear Leader.
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  102. I think 4th overall is pretty darn good, especially for someone who wasn't the best of shots a few years ago.
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  103. There is no overkill, only "Open fire" and "Reload" - Maxim #37 (Amended).
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  104. I'd say it was done. three blocks, two men and say 6 rounds a minute? The system had been used in small bore artillery for several hundred years before this, stuff with a bore of an inch and a half to two inches, mainly German and Austrian. Of course in those the ball was also loaded into the removable breech block.
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  105. If you still have it and are willing to allow Ian to put a couple of rounds thru it I'm sure a lot of folk would be grateful. I can put you in touch if you like. These are a very strong action and I'm sure Ian would underload the cartridges just to make sure.
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  106. Unless it be a Cobray Terminator in the case of which, keepeth thine cloak.
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  107. Ian: ".45 Sterling, blah blah blah" Everyone else: "MINI STEN!"
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  108. You do NOT want to take that buffer spring out, trust me 😁 I never had that many issues with these (apart from a broken gas piston) and I quite liked it. I found it handy to use as it pointed well and had a soft recoil, accurate, wonderfully engineered (not so important practically but it really was beautifully engineered), and easy to clean/maintain. Ours were mostly mounted and we had some of the spade grips as well which I believe were not exactly common in regular SAA service. It rates up there with the MG3 as one of my favorite to use GPMGs.
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  109.  @petrimakela5978  I'll assume this is from your collection and if so that's a very nice collection you have sir, that was quite a room!
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  110. Even mentioning the MR73 in the breath as this thing should be a criminal act.
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  111. LOL, How many messages did you get wanting to buy it? There are quite a few of these out there.
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  112. And Gun Jesus saw and it was good.
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  113.  @roryokane5907  Bad? Oh hell no, the Maxim/Vickers (pretty much the same gun) is still the best static defense, heavy machine gun in the world. If I'm dug in and not going anywhere it's the HMG I'd want. As long as you have ammo and a barrel every 100,000 rounds or so it will fire forever, they have been proven to be capable of firing well over a million rounds continuously with stops for belt and barrel changes only. At the end of that, all parts were still within spec.
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  114. Best video from you in some time. Just two accomplished historians answering a very interesting question.
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  115. Thank you so much to Jan for allowing us to see how this piece works, that was incredibly kind of you sir. Someone like Pedersoli HAS to make these again, what a wonderful thing it would be to own and use.
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  116.  @kaerakh4267  Ah, Shad is far from anti-gun, mate.
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  117.  @Ellwe2000  Because he's a Patreon and gets to see the videos before you do.
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  118. Oh man, NEVER do that!
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  119.  @Oblithian  Thankyou. These auction house guns are owned by folk who may not even have heard of Ian and are of course in the process of being sold, parts are almost impossible to come by and some can be quite fragile so we are very fortunate so many allow their pieces to be shot.
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  120.  @Dang_Near_Fed_Up  More than one, there was also an incident out west in between a union and Pinkerton that involved a Gatling gun mounted in a rail car that killed more than a handful of striking rail workers when opened up on them.
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  121. @ET Hardcorgamer Don't underestimate the possible rate of fire for these. With a two-man crew, 20rpm or more is viable and using HE you would only need one round on target. Those pirate attack crafts were not all that quick (maybe 25 to 30 knots) as they were usually heavy timber craft with a 50 to 70HP outboard. If you are making 20 knots and they are trying to intercept the relative speed was rarely more than 15 knots and that isn't all that hard a target to hit from a large and thus stable vessel such as a tanker or container ship.
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  122.  @pteppig  It may within territorial waters now but HM Government still is hesitant to challenge the sovereignty of the place. It doesn't pay taxes, vessels and aircraft come and go at will from both sides of the channel subject to only Sealand customs controls. They are getting away with it because they are playing the game and taking a responsible outlook on customs. On the UK end HM Customs will vary between none and a full on international arrival procedure whether by sea or by air. The fact that happens every now and again keeps everyone honest and also helps reinforce the fact that the UK takes it's (Sealand's) sovereignty seriously. They have lost far to many court cases to be game to take them on again, every time they do it adds more to the case that it is indeed a nation of its own. For the same reason they should never have removed all the 37s, even if dismounted they should have remained on the platform and thus "in country". It's a lot easier to keep a liberty than it is to regain one surrendered and for that reason they should have remained. Me? I would have added a few reproduction muzzle loading cannon to gunports cut into one of the higher levels of the towers. What's the point of having your very own sea fort/micronation if you can't yell "run out the cannon!" now and again? Scrap iron is cheap, you could cast your own shot in house and have a load of fun shooting at a 44 (55 to you Yanks) gallon drum raft. Even more fun with hollow projectiles and some binary :) I also doubt that the one gun rack seen on the most recent footage is all they currently have , it's very much sporting (trap/skeet guns) and vermin control pieces (.22s and .410s) buy what country plays its entire hand arsenal wise? As an old friend of mine once said "you can buy anything and I do mean ANYTHING dockside in Antwerp, Hamberg or Rotterdam and being dockside already and being dockside already you can then have it sent almost anywhere with a seaport" so whatever Sealand wants Sealand can get. As long as what happens on Sealand stays on Sealand the UK looks to be ahppy to let it be because it can't risk losing an appeal to the World Court or the UN which given the amount of time their independence has not been seriously challenged they may well win. That would be a huge loss of face to the UK. For a similar instance google "Principality of Hutt River" for the Aussie version.
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  123.  @FroggyHopScotch30  But it doesn't keep advertisers away. Do companies not advertise on say, CBS because they showed Saving Private Ryan or showed a news story announcing that 20 Russian soldiers were killed in a battle last night? I think you are ascribing way too many ethics to your average advertiser.
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  124. All praise to our Lord, hail Gun Jesus!
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  125. I've used a MK2 version of the LEM conversion Bren, I quite liked it. Mine has a Kahles 2x optic fitted and while it was obviously no sniper rifle it was a nicely accurate LMG out to quite impressive ranges. I could put a 30rd mag into a 10 or 15 foot square at 800 yards making life rather difficult for anyone who happened to be occupying it.
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  126. A gunsmith can make a vast improvement on the reliability and they are very sensitive to ammo. For some reason, they seem to like PMC ball or at least they used to, that stuff has obviously changed since then.
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  127. I wonder if the USSS ones were made in the White House woodshop?
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  128.  @dbmail545  Painful 😁 As someone said I'm sure you get used to it but it would be like doing the same with a .44 mag all day long.
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  129.  @flankerrulz  Not really but what we needed we could obtain. Sourcing munitions was never a large issue.
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  130.  @TheArchaos  can confirm 100%
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  131. Ah the episode we have been waiting for!
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  132.  @GaiusCaligula234  Dude, it's a meme, a famous meme.
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  133. Another book I really want but the postage will make way too expensive. 😟
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  134. And it worked, really well.
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  135. This is simply a must for The Armed Forces of Elbonia!
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  136.  @mjbranch2109  Thats not what reproduction means, mate.
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  137. Nothing ever changes, the DRC is still a shithole. Can't say I miss the place . . .
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  138. I will bet that receiving fire from 1800m (especially) in 1870 would be somewhat disconcerting and more so if it were 40 or 50 Gras in volley fire. Just the rounds impacting around you would be bad enough but if they get a couple of your buddies you are thinking "We are still over a kilometre and a half away, what will happen at 300m?" Area fire, even with bolt action rifles has its place even today. All you need do is get close enough that the impact is seen and heard, if you get one or two of them, even better.
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  139. That is one heckin' beautiful pistol. Of course, it's Fireplace Guy's.
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  140. Maybe he owns the other one . . .
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  141.  @laurisikio  Because they are not his to shoot, are quite old (this one is 100 remember) and sometimes fragile. They are guns up for auction and some may never have been fired by their current owners who may not be prepared to take the chance. Can't blame 'em.
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  142. Mini 14s are like M1 carbines, everyone should own at least one.
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  143.  @PalleRasmussen  Ian is the first to admit he's not the greatest shot in the world.
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  144.  @DanaOrtiz  Don't believe everything you read mate.
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  145.  @stefanmolnapor910  Well, they do but you need 5,000 plus to be in that club.
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  146. Oh i was hoping for this!
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  147.  @G_Ludwig  STG34K is the maker's designation, not a WW2 weapon. "Stemple Takedown Gun" 34 (MG34 based) K (short)
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  148.  @a.hollins8691  HE/incendiary compounds
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  149.  pj jp  Who the hell are you babbling about and why? Keyboard warrior much?
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  150.  @djd8305  Hard to say, not many closeups of it but it may be a Sinn
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  151.  @nickh6076  Extremely good, the .22 is as good as it gets.
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  152. You do, yes. It only takes the smallest of tilts.
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  153. The Hollywood silenced gun sound effect is literally a first-round thru new baffles Welrod shot.
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  154.  @ForgottenWeapons  That's great for the Europeans, but doesn't help us Aussies much. It's a $180+ Australian book as it is and when you add on the $60 or so to ship it's a lot of money. It's not your fault mate, it's just that global shipping is insanely expensive, way more expensive than it has a right to be.
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  155. Ma'am, you are a keeper!
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  156.  @veselinjokanovic3032  Full stop is correct for the UK, Australia, New Zealand and I suspect, Canada so ignore the Americans, they forget other places exist :)
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  157.  @bretert  900
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  158. Always did like these, we came across a few of them in Africa, and as Ian said, dead set reliable and nice and simple.
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  159. I've shot one, it's a mold line.
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  160. Don't perpetuate the myth that we have no gun rights, I have a safe full and so do 100s of 1000s of other Aussies.
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  161. No, this won't stop an over-hot round blowing a chamber up.
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  162. Enough with the "schoolyard" comments already! It was the guy's name FFS so not inappropriate in the least.
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  163.  @liammeech3702  There were less than 50 people there but every man and his punk loving dog claims to have been one of them.
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  164.  @kintustis  Mag and bipod is everything?
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  165.  @kereyc5751  Seriously? Only the 45th greatest nation in all of Europe!
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  166. And 5 to 20
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  167.  pj jp  Fuckwit
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  168.  @GhostBear3067  point of aim is engines
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  169.  @GhostBear3067  fastest stop is no motive power. A dead helmsman can be replaced and .50 sized holes take a lot of time to fill a boat.
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  170.  @michaelgregory9721  BUT IT'S A TIGER!
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  171. It's a one-off prototype, why didn't you just wait until after Fireplace Guy bought it? 😁
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  172. Can confirm, Škorpion is fast on the mag dump, yes. I carried one as a PDW in Africa and have a lot of love for them.
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  173.  @Ealsante  Amen. Thank you brother Ealsante for that reading from The Book of Armaments.
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  174.  @vincentmueller3717  I was thinking the same.
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  175.  @shadowlord0162  Not close enough if you are in a bunker 800m from the weapon. 🤔
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  176. With just a hint of broom handle Mauser thrown in.
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  177. Holy crap!
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  178. That is actually a very nice design and with a bit of refinement, I'd like one. Do it in stainless steel and it would be a great truck/boat/airplane/ski cabin/whatever gun. It's a 7.62 NATO not much larger than the size of an M1 carbine. That has to be a good thing for a lot of uses where size and weight and firepower are all important. No trouble getting mags either!
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  179. I think that makes the point, normal speaking voices meant it was hard to hear.
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  180. Theirs don't, 1200m
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  181. A lot of fun tho.
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  182.  @G_Ludwig  No but the OP did and you said "it's 4" backing up his statement
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  183. Ian you need a correction on this one, not only does Industrias Trejo de Zacatlán S.A still exist, they still make firearms alongside coffee-making equipment and, they still make a version of this little jigger.
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  184. What a beautiful set of guns, that is about as desirable as HMGs get. In addition, not only is it fine Swedish engineering but like most Swedish ex-service weapons, it's in lovely condition.
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  185. Oh God I completely missed the joke until now 😂😂 😂
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  186. That myth is so old I can remember it being in the British "Battle" comics that used to come out weekly with a half dozen serialised war stories in them. Maybe that's where it started?
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  187. Indeed, it should be on every school reading list to remind them that while demand "safe space" rooms their 17 and 18 year old forebearers were dyeing at sea in below zero temps. I doubt anyone who has ever read that book will forget it, it's his masterwork IMHO.
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  188.  @Thermalions  Somewhat of an understatement I suspect sir.
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  189. Someone is going to be very happy in a couple of weeks. Congratulations in advance to whoever buys it.
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  190.  @derekeastman7771  Not really mate, the stud for the safety will tell you and if you have it in back to front you won't press it so no kaboom.
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  191. "oh that must be rare, the kind of thing that fi . . . yup, we at fireplace guy's" This is another early pistol I'd buy a reproduction of. The list is getting longer and no bugger makes any of them.
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  192. It could be the worst HMG ever made (it's not, far from it in fact) but it's still a fully transferable HMG so no one would care, it would still go for a medium-sized fortune.
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  193. 'ken oath, or better yet, 44/40 giving you the option of black powder loads if you so wish.
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  194.  @ForgottenWeapons  Yup, I knew it 😊
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  195. Shame he was incorrect.
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  196. I've just come home from doing the fireworks for a county fair, that smell, all hail!
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  197. Very cool, Matt Carriker just bought one and he loves his. "He managed to damage his recoil spring" Sounds like it is Matt's. 😄
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  198.  @paulmorissette5863  He means cost wise mate
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  199.  @Sir_Godz  He does but he has a really crappy fake fireplace with I can never reconcile with his obvious wealth.
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  200.  @MrTruckerf  Why would it be gone forever, you guys need to stop believing everything you read on the internet,, seriously. I still have mine along with my other handguns.
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  201. I carried a Bren 10 in Africa for years and I can assure you it's a fine piece of kit.
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  202.  @JohnDoe-pv2iu  As someone says above the main reason was that it was written into Mr T's contract that no one would get shot.
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  203. Thank you for both your service and your little lesson there sir. You lived thru two of history's most intense naval battles that's for sure andin a very exposed position.
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  204. There is only one king of the PDWs, the Skorpian rules supreme and that's from someone who carried one In Africa for years. The idea of a PDW is to enable you to GTFO of there, killing power is not an issue, weight of fire and rounds on target are. Crossovers? Matt Carriker! That would combine great knowledge and an overgrown kid in one video and the result could well be magic. For me, the last great millsurp buys were the Sweedish Muusers and the Lgumgman semi-autos. 6.5x55 is a great cartridge and both of the above are great weapons.
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  205. Most folks yes but have you seen AK Guy do a speed mag swap? Wow . . .
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  206. Collectors and fun at the range.
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  207. Chap up above says his granddad used one in '44 and told him it was "a very good weapon".
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  208. methinks that's why the last owner had two charging handles.
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  209. Ya , those are for horses, not people.
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  210. Ignore the haters mate. Not worth getting irate over them.
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  211.  @melekhthechanger88  And time fuses, lots of time fuses.
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  212. I don't get your question. The plunger is centre loaded, yo pull back to fire the spotter and push to fire the 106, and the plunger returns to the centre after firing either.
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  213.  @christurnblom4825  Mate a water or foam extinguisher has a schrader valve, no need to mod anything.
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  214. No reason why not and it wouldn't need to be that much bigger although it would need to be a bit longer.
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  215.  @stevenherd9799  Phrasing Steven, phrasing . . .
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  216. Pedersoli make repro ones already in a range of calibres.
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  217. Marvin De Bot 1 second ago I'd say so. three blocks, a couple of men and say 6 rounds a minute shouldn't be difficult? The system had been used in small bore artillery for several hundred years before this, cannon with a bore of an inch and a half to two inches, mainly German and Austrian. Of course in those the ball was also loaded into the removable breech block.
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  218. I know, that barrel is beautiful, the depth of the blueing is exceptional.
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  219.  @junzhiyu7281  What are you talking about "no one wants you there"? Charles' family is Chinese.
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  220. @lyle You do realise that a Nazi is the very antithesis of a Commie, yes? Your statement is nonsensical.
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  221. It most certainly sold last time it was up. There is a reason it is back on sale, it has nothing to do with the firearm or the auction house.
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  222. Mate, no one in OZ refers to the L1A1 as an FAL, it's the SLR, sometimes pronounced: "slar". I would have thought you were aware of that.
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  223. @Random Guy That's not a gun problem, that's a major mental health problem.
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  224. Oh I'd dearly like one of those! I shudder to think of the cost, however.
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  225.  @sonnyforsberg9778  What complete and utter bullshit!
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  226. What a beautifully engineered piece!
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  227. Ooookaaay . . . Has someone been playing with Doc's DeLorean? With a total of 392 views this obviously didn't come out on Oct 27, did it? <insert Twilight Zone music here>
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  228. We DO NOT speak of the emu wars!
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  229. So, Len hasn't talked Aimpoint out of it yet? 😆 OMG, they allowed you to fire it!
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  230.  @NRJenzenJones  yes it's expensive but not as expensive as yours, it near doubled the price of the book on Pistols of the Warlords. Your books are not cheap, that's not your fault as boutique publishing is always expensive but add the shipping and it becomes out of reach for a lot of people.
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  231.  @chemistryofquestionablequa6252  Our Messiah said they do so it must be true. "Never had an issue in 20 years so they just hand hold the revolvers to proof". Those things are so overbuilt and there is so much QC (I believe they xray the forged parts for example) that there is no real danger.
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  232. Guys, you are being trolled, isn't that obvious? Stop feeding the troll.
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  233. If the owner blesses us by bestowing permission upon Gun Jesus then yes it will.
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  234. It's a miracle of The Gun Jesus! He has beat the dreaded FB algorithm. All praise to Him!
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  235.  @Sophistry0001  It's not a one-off prototype, you can buy one now for $3375
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  236. Any real Webley calibre should begin with a "4" after the decimal point. Just sayin' . . .
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  237. #NotMyFührer
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  238. You get used to the safety pretty quickly and as you said it becomes second nature. They can also be improved a bit with some file work and also tend to be a bit easier right-handed for some reason.
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  239.  @noecarrier5035  The Book of Armaments, Chapter 7 Verse 7:14 All praise the name of Gun Jesus.
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  240.  @Mace907  The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
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  241. Its OK, I get that you got it even if many somehow did not.
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  242. LOL, no way. FPG would never sell a one off.
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  243. Toob!
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  244.  @jacobmccandles1767  Mine ran an attached searchlight battery in Korea, 4 x 72" lights serving a battery of 8 Bofors. AS has been said, worked just as good against hordes of commies as the almost non existent airpower.
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  245. @Drakilicious It would make an excellent movie instead of endless remakes of already good films.
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  246. It was issued along with around 80 mags and the reloading tool; the idea being you had no need of reloading during a firefight.
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  247. Now there is a one-off that Fireplace Guy probably won't be interested in. Or, maybe he will, who knows?
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  248. @B A 75, so? Is there a rule that says you can't be 75 and on YT, grow up and pull ya head in.
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  249. Damnit! I can get their gin (ie: diesel oil) and clear spirit but not the rye here in OZ, not happy!
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  250. Well yes, our lord Gun Jesus is immune to such simple trickery.
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  251. Viva Elbonia! Viva glorious mud!
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  252. Hmm, a loudener . . .
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  253. Gun Jesus bought himself a birthday present . 🙂
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  254. You get to shoot at the most fun ranges. That lever action was to die for, what a piece!
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  255. @ You have no idea what you are talking about, unsure if troll or just ignorant. Mr Ferguson is one of the foremost firearms historians in the world. When you have an entire shelf of books with your name on the spine, maybe you can comment in the manner you are, but you'd still be incorrect. PS: an M1 and an M14 are entirely different rifles, an M14 does not use clips and an M1 can't use a magazine. Additionally, 50 rounds of 7.62 NATO weigh almost 3 pounds, meaning a 50-round drum loaded would add around 5 pounds to the weapon, that's half as much again as an M14 with a 20-round mag. It is also bulky and completely unsuitable for use on a rifle. Drum mags are also notoriously unreliable. I have no idea where you learned otherwise.
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  256. It's a competition free pistol, it's designed to put 10 shots into a single hole at 50 metres.
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  257. Question, is there an owner who actually takes his (or hers) out and fires it now and again? OK, my question was kinda answered. Seriously tho, if you can't shoot it, why own it?
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  258. You really should have got together with Artur Rehi while in Estonia.
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  259.  @Schrodingers_kid  Because they are elitests. High Points are cheap, a little heavy and not pretty but they work first time every time.
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  260.  @jeffturnbull9661  100% In something like .44 Mag it would be a lot of fun and quite handy.
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  261. Only one in existence and complete with documentation so of course, it belongs to FPG. Who else?
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  262.  @BadBart64  Litterily a blast from the past for the Officers.
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  263. Beautiful rifle, I want one.
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  264.  @shalafi4  Oh believe me Ian did! He has a few thing in obscure hard to come by calibers. Original duplex rounds do exist, there is a video on YT of some testing done by a YT gun guy a few years ago that showed the concept has merit so it can be obtained for samples which would make your job a lot easier. IIRC that was 30.06 duplex however if that is out there chances are a few of these will also still exist. Oh, and do yourself a favor and get a website and/or a FB page, (I can't seem to find either) I'm sure plenty of folk would love to talk to you especially if you were willing to look at reproducing some of the large caliber rimfire rounds as well there are a whole heap of pinfires that would be worth looking at.
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  265.  @mikekelly3903  Which would indicate a higher than normal interest in firearms and thus the reason for possession of such a fine piece.
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  266. Prince Leonard of Hutt River has several and in fact his people train several nation's armed forces in historical cannonery including our own.
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  267.  @mr.anderson9938  I hope you also throw your used car batteries into the ocean to recharge the eels. It's a safe and legal thrill!
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  268.  dimapez  "See that heavy machine gun over there? The one slaughtering my troops . . ." "Yes, that one, make it go away please".
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  269. Makes perfect sense when you put it like that.
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  270. CVA made some really cool stuff, I loved their cannons.
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  271. Don't wait too long, there can be many of those receivers left. There was only circa 900 in 2006.
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  272. That's a damned nice .223
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  273. The M1 Carbine, a PDW so cool it's still desirable as a bolt action.
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  274.  @ApurtureSci  Eric fancies himself as some kind of "expert" but he is demonstrating the opposite every time he punts fingers to keyboard.,
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  275.  @doraran2138  His 350 pound women? Are you fat shaming? How dare you make a mockery of overweight people! You need to cease such discrimination, hatred and intolerance immediately lest we report you to YouTube.
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  276. Gee, I wonder which lost zero, the solid chunk of metal or the opto/electronic sight? Come on man, it will be the sight that lost zero.
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  277.  @alltat  No, this is an actual precision rifle designed for sniping not as as an anti material rifle. 1 MoA @ 1700m
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  278. Just thermal mass, the water turned into steam and was either just vented or condensed for reuse in a catch can. After every few hundred rounds you poured in more water.
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  279.  @GreenBlueWalkthrough  You have utterly NFI what you are talking about, do you?
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  280. Yikes! I knew I should be afraid to look. I can remember "three ohs" being 80 bucks Australian with ammo at $10 a hundred.
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  281.  @zachdew9gaming985  I'd rather not have that opportunity please.
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  282. Um, eh? most semi autos have a slide.
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  283. Double the dakka!
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  284. This was Japan's Gallipoli and yes, the island is beautiful, I've been there a few times.
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  285.  @hazzard8785  We can but hope.
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  286. It's as good as most in the day and good enough for an SMG. Not really spongy but the pull varied a bit from weapon to weapon.
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  287. That's nice! Looks expensive tho.
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  288. No, in artillery terms this is semi-automatic, as Ian said.
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  289. Seriously? Someone got a steal, what an investment!
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  290. The Wall of Envy.
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  291. For so it is written.
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  292.  @stevbe1723  It is, Willys Jeep steering columns are almost exactly 12ga internal dia and are plenty strong enough for a shotgun as they were seamless tube.
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  293. @ Oh yeah I forgot, only 'Merica has guns. Silly me. :D
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  294. There was a great deal of respect for airmen on both sides of WW1, Von Richoften for example received a funeral with full military honours.
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  295. I'd buy one. It's an M1A but smaller and (I suspect) lighter. It's kind of a maxi14 but even simpler.
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  296. the main issue was who was allied with who. basically, there were two main factions of antigovernmental forces that stayed reasonably static and didn't like each other. However, within those factions there were many semi-independent groups who were always fighting amongst themselves for control of the overall faction. The Congo is a silly place, like Somalia on steroids. Our company was in the business of flying supplies very various international aid orgs (and certain others) so yes, anyone who shot at you was basically a bad guy. @smolkafilip 
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  297. We did yesterday.
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  298. Not a light machine gun Stop comparing apples and oranges.
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  299.  @Intelwinsbigly  Did you buy one? I'd love to hear how it shoots if you did.
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  300. Way too good for Elbonia.
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  301. Thank you for your service even in a fucked up war. I'd love to lay my hands on a PBR but regrettably there are only a handful remaining. Even info and specs are short supply nowadays.
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  302. No real issue in QLD, a hand gun is a hand gun up here.
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  303. Ahh, the well known Get Off My Lawn 5000
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  304.  @LucioFercho  WTF are you talking about? It is NOT a copy, it was designed by BRNO for the British. Good god man, if you are going to comment at least know the subject!
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  305. Hmm, an H&K built for the .44 Automag? That would be interesting, maybe a machine pistol?
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  306.  @lancekilkenny721  LOL, who spreads this bullshit and why do y'all believe it? No one is being put in camps for not getting the jab nor is anyone being forced.
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  307. I've watched this several times but I've never noticed the inbuilt muscle memory reaction where he goes to close the shottie after loading two shells almost every time. It's a perfect illustration of why stuff you do in a range comp (such as pocketing a mag instead of dropping it) can be fatal in a real-life shoot. Habits are hard to break.
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  308.  @MrBandholm  An assured increase in value especially when it gets a glowing review like that from someone people trust to be honest. If you were after an early SMG to actually shoot you would now know that this is a solid bet, easy to shoot, accurate and runs well without jams.
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  309. Ian, just how many platforms do you think someone can support? $15 a month is more than Nexflix for a handful of videos. If I subscribed to every creator going down this path I'd be in for 100s a month. Sorry mate but not happening.
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  310. That muzzle doesn't move a milimetre! Very impressive.
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  311. Gun Jesus does the M79 The Roach approves
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  312.  @atfyoutubedivision955  I think it's 'bot but I can't for the life of me work out why it's here all the time. Maybe just some twat who has it in for Ian for some reason?
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  313. @ Best of luck sir, it's a piece worth the time and effort, of that I'm sure. Oh, and ignore the trolls, they are not worth the effort of a reply.
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  314. Elitest crap, they are cheap, dependable and have the best warranty in the business.
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  315. The machining on this rifle is exquisitely done.
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  316. That's a nice example too with most of its finish intact but enough patina that you aren't going to be stressed about shooting a pristine example. AND it's in 9 mil, drool . . .
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  317. By the looks of it, 100m would be no problem at all with this.
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  318. I'm excited yes but the postage to Australia always kills these for me. It takes the base edition to over AU$200 and I just can't justify it.
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  319. Dear Leader is #1! Can I have my potato now?
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  320. And verily, Gun Jesus laid hands upon the Owen and saw that it was good.
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  321.  @discerningscoundrel3055  Exactly, things like a Fairy Swordfish had fabric there.
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  322.  @jakeblanton6853  Why yes of course they import the mud, from Elbonia naturally.
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  323. Mate always be so! Great cars, great jets and some incredibly good guns come out of Sweden. Oh, and ABBA, don't forget ABBA and IKEA. Lots to be proud of.
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  324. I (and this is unusual with such a rare piece) have NFI who the owner is but thank you sir for allowing us to witness this in use, it is hardly something we will see again, and given the rarity and desirability, you didn't have to do so as it would've sold for top dollar anyway. A coup[e of million people are forever in your debt.
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  325. With GSG9 on the butt end, I'd trust anything they consider appropriate.
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  326. Ian must really love the Yeet Cannon 😁 And yeah, that wasn't the maker's fault and more than Boaty McBoatface was the fault of the UK government.
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  327. My god that first one is gorgeous! Too nice tho, too nice to shoot.
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  328. You sound like Jay Lenno's dad.
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  329. I'd rather drink diesel oil than gin but a single malt rye Finnish whiskey sounds interesting . . . BTW IIRC the name of the Finnish state-run bottle shops (the only bottle shops) translates as "I like Alcohol" 😁
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  330.  @stevenbaker8184  45/70 is a bit much for a brass frame and trapdoor breech. .45LC or 44/40 however would be spot on.
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  331.  @Clay3613  More than you think. The 20s and 30s were dangerous times.
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  332. Very effective actually, with AP rounds that would have penetrated a couple of models still in use at the start of WW2. 37mm is a highly effective calibre or at least it was.
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  333.  @SweetyVoltyy  I used to do exactly that.
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  334. I've just finished reading a couple of books about Shanghai in the 30s and the gangsters who ran it, absolutely fascinating subject. Any freeport was a wild place but that one, whoa . . .
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  335.  @cameronnorton5898  Fixed mag so the only really practical way.
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  336.  @laxityazathoth1423  Negative, it happened mate. Some sources: ARRSEpedia (the British military open encyclopedia) - https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Vickers And Popular Mechanics - https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a18971/forgotten-weapons-the-vickers-gun-is-one-of-the-best-firearms-ever-made/ Plenty more out there.
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  337.  @hailexiao2770  No the PIAT was actually a giant spring launcher, no explosive in the launch.
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  338. I suggest reading Eastern Approaches for a good primer on the early days of the SAS and a hell of a lot more to boot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Approaches
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  339. Looks like something Thomas Magnum would carry. I like it.
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  340. The complete set would be rather nice to have.
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  341. No, tankers as well.
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  342. The over shot wad
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  343. @Random Guy Now you are using homicide stats, not firearms-related stats. America has a large mental health issue that needs to be dealt with now instead of focusing on forearms but fixing mental health is difficulty and expensive.
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  344. Where do yo live that you can't own handguns at all?
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  345.  @goofynose2520  LOL, no I didn't notice, it was somewhat late :)
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  346.  @taichanie  I believe there was an Irish gent tied up in that debacle.
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  347. Please, please tell me the seller allowed you to shoot it! I can not express how badly I want that.
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  348. That's disappointing. Fortunately, there are other such places.
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  349. Sir Humphrey Appleby (Yes, Minister) would call the decision not to attend SHOT Show "Courageous" and he'd be right. Potentially, a very expensive decision.
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  350. So, which one did you buy? 😛
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  351. Maxim - Silverman: Exists Gun Jesus: Knows Someone needs to make these in .38 special.
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  352. I now want one even more than I did yesterday.
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  353. Something else I never knew I needed until now.
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  354. Very nice but alas I only purchase my carriage-equipped MGs in batterys of three.
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  355. It barely made low sixes.
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  356. LOL, not even close mate.
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  357. Yeah, but M1 carbines are a dime a dozen and a seriously good piece of kit. Therein lies the problem
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  358. And thus the only question here is will DT get their rifle back or a cheque.
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  359.  @refusefntk  LOL, who told ya that? We most certainly can and do mate.
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  360. 3 years ago: https://youtu.be/uJ2LJVcuoaM?t=123
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  361. That she is.
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  362. As it turned out (for those who came in late) it wasn't the ammo in the end.
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  363.  @VeraTR909  Not sure he's ever said exactly but the gunsmith had it for over a year. He finally made a shooting video late last year and it now runs like a champ.
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  364. That is beautiful and I'd love it. It would make for very relaxing afternoons shooting off the verandah.
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  365.  @donjones4719  Exactly and even if it is 9mm para if you have a round landing in a say, 10x10 foot space every two or three seconds you going to leave that space or get hit, aren't you? And after all, making someone go away and stop shooting at you is all that is required from a PDW.
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  366. As is yes, nothing a decent flash hider couldn't tame dome somewhat however.
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  367. How neat and easy is that field strip? What a nice little SMG, I think I prefer it to the Uzi.
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  368.  @PieAndChips  Not that unstable mate.
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  369. I'm not, I love it. it's arguably an improved Uzi and I'd rather have the Styer.
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  370. Man, I was getting my wallet out to find my Visa to buy this and then you mentioned that the "Collector's Edition" has extra pages with bonus content. That's not what a collector's edition is, a collector's edition is leather binding, better paper, higher quality printing, gold leaf on the page ends and a bound in bookmark. I do see how you can claim to be a serious reference work if the fancy upmarket copy contains different information compared to the version us plebs can afford and the average public library would buy. TBH I'm quite disappointed that this was not a problem for you. In this day and age knowledge should not be relative to disposable income.
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  371.  @kj3n569  Think it's crude.
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  372. There is no "overkill." There is only "open fire" and "reload." - Maxim 37.
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  373. If you have an interest in old Shanghai I strongly suggest you read this: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/city-of-devils-9780143790570
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  374.  @ihcfn  WTF? Y'all are lost and confused ain't y'all?
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  375. Can't understand why it isn't already.
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  376. Agreed, I'll miss Tom a lot but being on location (commonly in a foreign country) every week talking about a new subject must have taken a huge toll. Ian has said himself how much extra work travel videos take. I don't think the two are comparable. @ayebraine 
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  377. Beautiful condition!
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  378. Australia з вами! Героям Слава, Слава Україні!
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  379.  @OneEyeDollar6  the Germans actually made quite a few recommendations for medals to the Allies via the Red Cross during the war. the most famous (apart from this one) being the guy who survived being blown out of his bomber without a parachute and surviving. From memory they put him up for a DFC.
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  380.  @Alexander-cg1ey  True enough.
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  381. Mate, you can't show inserting a magazine into a rifle, how is that reasonable?
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  382.  @Allthedifferentcheeses  Mate it IS the case now, this is what everyone is pissed off about, Ian mentions it at the start of this video.
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  383.  @londonjolly9174  12-15 will buy the rifle, some cases, powder, press and all the rest (maybe) but add 10 plus for glass. There would be little or no change from 20k to get set up I'd wager.
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  384. George Lucas approves,
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  385.  @gettingpast4391  I'm not in the military so . . .
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  386. yes
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  387. Put a Holosun on it and fix the safety and that would be a very nice little SMG/PDW. I like it.
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  388. So simple yet solid as a rock and tiny. I actually like it.
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  389. 11pm here
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  390.  @techfixr2012  Nothing that a good metal spinner couldn't make in brass I'm sure.
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  391. Utreon doesn't have a paywall per se, you can subscribe if you wish (same as here) but viewing is free.
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  392. Isn't it just?
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  393. And this is why they brought out the double-stack mags.
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  394. Yup, way more than cool. The coolest gun I've seen pretty much all year I think.
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  395. That's a pretty little full wood Mauser!
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  396.  @RedXlV  Cost, simplicity and far less maintenance.
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  397. So . . . you could say that it's a Darne good gun? . . . . . . I'll get my coat . . .
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  398. That's a beautiful little pistol, I'd happily own one.
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  399. BAR isn't rally a LMG tho, its an automatic rifle. Different role.
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  400. It's stiff, it's new. I've seen a few of these and the stock came off easily on all.
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  401.  @iododendron3416  He probably bought them from RIA tho.
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  402. He's a Cav officer(ret), he's fully entitled to wear that hat.
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  403. Such a useful list even IRL.
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  404. Wow, that would be the gem of almost any collection. While it's not quite his style it is a one-of-one so maybe Fireplace Guy will be interested? I shudder to think what this will go for. Oh, and let us give silent thanks to an un-named GI who saw something special and saved a piece of history from the torch.
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  405. Our Lord doth not age like mortal men.
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  406. No, Matt owns an original model complete with issues.
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  407. You can open up one of those packs and replace the cells, they will be a standard size I bet.
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  408. The Bren was actually a Czech design but no, nothing in common with this one other than magazine position.
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  409. They really are Hollywood quiet. And just as importantly what sound there is sounds nothing like a firearm.
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  410.  @markfergerson2145  Believe me, it can be and in fact, is done. I can't think of a time we have sent the crud off for DNA testing or a pollen ID however as other indicators usually stand out first. With mechanical times this old it's as OD says, screws. All screws were handmade back then and little or no standards existed so if the screws conform to a known thread standard and yet the item supposedly predates it then it's a fake. Checking for pre-Manhatten steel is also quite common for pre-war objects. Mind you if it's an expensive object the forgers will use pre-war steel and hand-cut threads at the top end of the forging game the same way they will use old timber, parchment, pigments and even glass.
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  411. Because the length is impoprtant, a rod gets more drive from the coils.
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  412. A bit crude and could do with a tune-up obviously but, I like it.
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  413.  @u.p.woodtick3296  Probably the best allrounder you can buy TBH. The Ranch Rifle is almost all things to all men and will take most game if you have to while being light and almost indestructable.
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  414. The Congo was the last place I saw one of these. Not the best little SMG but solid and reliable.
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  415. They may make you pay for it but I bet it's the pick of the bunch!
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  416. Are you sure that's Eastonian? I'd swear it's Elbonian.
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  417.  @roddydykes7053  On a GPMG who cares?
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  418. Beautiful! I desire this but I shudder to think what it will go for.
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  419. The darling of police anti-terror forces everywhere.
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  420. It's just a shame the postage costs near double the price of Headstamp books outside of EU and the US.
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  421. 2 part field strip, brilliant! A very clever design indeed.
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  422. And to field strip is two parts!
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  423. Problem is, that ain't horse hair. Our Lord is mistaken, that is the nasty stuff.
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  424.  @spiffinz  You guys really think we have no guns, don't you?
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  425.  @msea2757  There are several different frag rounds available for the RPG mate and he even mentioned that fact. The ones I've seen used will drop everything in a 25 foot radius.
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  426.  @msea2757  I am fully aware of how an RPG works, I've had enough sent in my general direction. You don't have to hit the actual person mate, just something around them like, oh, I don't know, the ground? Believe me, frag rounds are effective, your argument also means that mortars are a waste of time, it's only the delivery system that differs.
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  427.  @richarddixon7276  A good operator can sign their name at 300m in full auto. The controllability is something you need to experience to appreciate.
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  428. yes
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  429. If I had the chance to own one I wouldn't be picky, really, LOL.
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  430. Someone has a very nice collection of SOF arms . . . The only sensible way to procure weapons for Special Forces is to go "Here guys, here is $XXXX.XX, go purchase what you want, keep the caliber to XXX, XXX or XXX. for logistical reasons."
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  431. No
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  432. This was prior to the MG3 and for export.
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  433. Did the JET have a good day? Must go look for news.
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  434. I know the guy who started the campaign to have that thing named the Yeet Cannon. Never let the public name your new firearm. :D
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  435. So many nice toys at Morphys, if you can afford them.
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  436.  @MalikCarr  LOL, I'll have to find a codec that can play it :D
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  437.  Floyd Vaughn  .32 ACP is fine and universal the world over. It is a very good match for this weapon.
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  438. Crittendon was the uptight Colonel who was always dropping in on Hogan and spoiling their plans on Hogan's Heroes.
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  439. "The former Yugoslavia" is the term you are looking for. I like that, very nice LMG and that's a lovely example to boot.
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  440.  @pastfinderfrank  Ah! It may be a job but is it really "work"?
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  441. Wish I had bought some a week yes.
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  442.  @sumvs5992  The MP-40 clone must be a Stemple 😁
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  443. Why not both?
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  444. If I ever design a sub machine gun it will take MP-40 mags. 🙂
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  445. Done to keep the dust away from the camera I'd be guessing.
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  446.  @Spocket  Your club should be congratulated on its range. If the rest of the facilities are as nicely designed, equipped and maintained I'd be very happy to be a member.
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  447. Thanks for your insights.
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  448. Finally! Happy to meet you sir, incredible collection and thank you so much for sharing it with us.
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  449.  @damascuskillet5532  WTAF? Seriously? that's insane. Nice endowment for the family, however.
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  450. I'd have custom fitted ear plugs under the best muffs I could buy.
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  451. Baker Arms fixed it later but yeah, the early P18 had one heck of an issue.
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  452. Not even close, at least 30 seconds late
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  453. Come on Arcflash, couldn't you have found a better switch? Hopefully the proddy ones will be a little neater given that they are not exactly cheap.
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  454. What an incredible piece of history! I hate to think of what it will fetch at auction.
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  455. Well, after this week we now know he may beat Ian in a chilli eating contest.
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  456.  @CheshireTomcat68  the look on Tom's face when that last one hit 🤣🤣🤣
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  457.  @thunderring8056  You ain't the only one!
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  458.  Chaotic Gamer  Please show me the oil in Afghanistan. Also, little thing called 911
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  459. The newer production ones have a different stock.
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  460. Slava Elbonia!
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  461. First Aussie?
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  462. Vastly underrated.
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  463. "So I started blasting . . ."
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  464.  @donjones4719  Speaking from experience analyzing what you are being shot at with is indeed a consideration but far from the first thing on your mind.
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  465.  @fattywithafirearm  Wow, somehow I have missed hearing that story. Considering that state of relations at the time it's incredible that either side co-operated enough to make it happen but I'm glad it did..
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  466. LOL, with practice well under a minute.
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  467.  @stevenbaker8184  Yes that may well work, good thinking!
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  468.  @Harry-nk8yl  Back deck of a PBR, imagine the looks powering thru Haulover or Boca 🤣
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  469. I know quite a few people here with cannons, it just takes the right paperwork. They would probably draw the line at you telling them that a 105 mm pack howitzer from the 60s is a "vintage collectable" however.
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  470.  @AmishGangsta404  That's near infrared not the far infrared that NVE uses.
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  471.  @COIcultist  That's near infrared mate, different wavelength. NIR you can see, night vision uses far infrared which is up above the wavelengths that give off large amounts of heat (ie: amounts we can feel) and beyond what we we can see. Put your hand directly in front of a IR emitter on an Starlight scope for example and you can't feel jack. Yes the IR scope is still sensitive to near IR but the illuminators don't emit it.
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  472.  @ew3612  Correct, the water can often seen connected was simply a condensing can so as not to create mud and so the water can be reused after it's condensed but it was,'t a feed system.
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  473.  @michelleadams6999  Considering it went for 2300 you are far from the only one.
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  474.  @demoncleaner80  Oh yeah! I remember now and yes that was a fine film. A friend has a pair of rottweilers named after the "stars".
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  475. I rode home from the gunshop with guns on my back on my pushbike at 17, I brought them home strapped to my back from town on the train, no one even blinked. If I tried that now I'd be arrested. That sucks . . .
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  476. 23,000
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  477.  @garypatrick7817  It's the correct past tense of shit
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  478.  @victoracosta4796  12 of them can!
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  479.  @kennynoble1223  Did this come off mate?
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  480. Please Google the subject
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  481. Try living in Australia where it's almost impossible to have any semi auto at all.
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  482.  @jasonarmstrong5750  And guess what, they have even more guns per capita!
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  483.  @quistan2  https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Vickers
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  484. It has a bore greater than 15mm so yes, technically that is a canon.
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  485. Good timing for this to pop up in my feed, I've just finished reading the story of the Finnish utter mad lad, Aimo Koivunen. Absolute legend! Glad to see your extensive use of Aussie/Kiwi merino wool BTW, best in the world!
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  486. That would be a gem in 6.5x55 Swedish.
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  487. always?
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  488. Yeah, it looks like it may be new unfired or at least very low round count.
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  489. Beautiful condition metalwork on that example.
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  490.  @ysf-psfx  I'd be wearing plugs and muffs over the top.
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  491. In the case of the Brit WW2 stuff, what powder? It's tiny sticks of cordite, filthy, nasty, corrosive cordite. I have some WW2 Brit ammo but no way would I use it in even a semi-auto. As for "today's insanity" there is no ammo shortage, it's twats who think they need 20,000 rounds of 7.62, 50k of .223 and 100k of .22 that are the problem. There is no shortage in the rest of the world, it's just you mob in the US hoarding vast quantities of the stuff for no good reason. On some FB groups I'm in it is now a contest to see who can find and buy the most ammo at once and who has the most "on the shelf". It's these twats who are pushing up prices and pushing down availability, it's your own damn fault. PS: Ian was that an act or are you drunk posting again? PPS: Have you any concept of what introducing me to a whiskey distiller in Finland that does not export to Australia is going to cost me? 😛
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  492. And yea verily did Gun Jesus (PBHN) lay eyes and indeed hands upon the Skorpion and He saw that it was good. - The Book of Armaments, Chapter 6, Verse 14 Seriously, experience tells me these are the class leaders for their intended purpose and also make a very decent CQB choice for room clearing and the like. At 10 yards calibre means little but rounds on target do and at 20 yards and under there is little that will consistently put more rounds on target faster than the Skorpion while possessing it's fast pointability and speed to acquire a target. To make it perfect in this role just fit a holographic sight or a laser depending on preference. PS: There were a limited number of 25 round mags made by a third party for these but they were hard to come by even 25 years ago. I've seen them both in North and West Africa and also Bosnia but mainly Africa.
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  493. Pretty sure he's used an ASP as well, just can't recall which series/episode.
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  494.  @takeawaykitty.  3.7 thousand now.
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  495. No dude, the FG--42 copied this not the other way round.
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  496. Perfect!
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  497. Unusual and very effective! It's close to the perfect "sneaky business" weapon and deserves a lot more attention than it gets.
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  498. You didn't get to shoot it? 😥
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  499.  @coyoteranger  Yeah that's a no no, if the driver slews right and the rear slides left . . .
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  500. If only it had come with a three or four round mag. Sales would have been much higher I suspect.
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  501. I wonder how long Denel's underground range is?
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  502. Oke, that was fecking awesome!
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  503. They may not have sold that many but I bet that the "Dept. of Skulduggery" of every principality, state and country in Europe had a half dozen in the armoury. This, then, is why I like a Skorpion now.
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  504.  @ColdFuse96  You do in a lot of the world mate.
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  505.  @jantschierschky3461  Yes but an awful lot will sail in the sixteen feet of mud that covers a great deal of the country.
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  506.  @jantschierschky3461  I think you misunderstand the intent of those arming Elbonia . . .
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  507. If Shanghai in the 30s and pre Japanese takeover 40s interests anyone I sincerely suggest you read this: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36031240-city-of-devils
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  508. That's a beautiful piece! I bet they now go for considerably more than two extra zeros on the original price, especially in the condition that one is in. I doubt many of them had a hard life as even later, that's a gun that would be treasured rather than a working man's tool. .
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  509. I actually would quite like that, very unique piece and shootable.
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  510. Before it was just a fashion statement.
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  511. AKA the Xibit, "Hey bro we heard you like guns so we put guns on your guns".
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  512. Still the simplest and most reliable SMG in existence.
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  513. OK, I came across a lot of odd stuff over the years in various hotspots but this one? Na. Rare isn't a sufficient descriptor for this, some lucky (and, obviously, wealthy) bugger is going to be very happy.
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  514. Yes, there were plentiful supplies of MP-40s in Africa in the 80s and 90s, even some STG-44s that were probably on the same ship if that story is correct (not one I've heard but believable).
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  515. Matt Cariker will be a happy lad, I think he threw his original one away in disgust LOL
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  516.  @robsorgdrager8477  Um, WTF sounds do a n MG-34 and a Stirling SMG make? There are dozens of both in A New Hope
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  517. Rear sight off, rail on and a suitably Blastec looking red dot style sight on there and I'd be a very happy camper.
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  518. He shoots a lot of two gun mate
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  519.  @warlordshaxx856  Yes it does, .303, which part of .303 do you not understand?
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  520. On the other hand, let us, for the sake of clarity, assume stupid. 30 calibre, ie: .3 of an inch, ie: .303, .308/7.62mm. Also 7mm Mauser, 30 M1, 300 Winchester, 300 Wetherby Magnum, 300 H&H Magnum, 30-30 Winchester, 30-06, and a crapload of others. Which part of ".30" do you not get?
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  521.  @warlordshaxx856  Oke, troll because no one is that stupid.
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  522. From the c comments below I surmise that whoever made this piece would be well advised to make a couple of hundred more as they would sell like hotcakes..
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  523. The smile broke out on the lassie even before the recoil was complete. I'd trade my Boys .55 on this at the drop of a hat.
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  524. Google is your friend . . .
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  525. Because we started making the F1
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  526. @Forgotton Weapons, any idea what this went for?
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  527. I'll just say, yes.
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  528. They did, the German Army version. Only difference is the bolt and buffer.
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  529. It's #1, if "Steve" isn't who we now know as Fireplace Guy I bet FPG now owns it. 😉 Regardless, thanks Steve for allowing us to see this in action. Oh and yes, this needs to be reproduced.
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  530. Firerplace guy .. . . I'll assume there are very few of these extent in that case. EDIT: LOL yes, 4 or 5 left, 40 ever made. Damnit, FirePlace Guy, you have taste.
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  531. OK, I like that, a lot.
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  532. My God! Imagine not having a .56 Cal brass framed Spencer carbine! Seriously tho, can you imagine the advantage of owning one of these when your adversaries were armed with muzzleloaders? I'd say an aimed round every ten seconds is not a stretch with these.
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  533. Would be a fun little plinker tho.
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  534. Might have something to do with why the kids want nothing to do with this bit of history?
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  535.  @someweirdguyew9757  yes and no,I've held fresh phosphors upto 40 year old tritium and still got a glow. reduced? oh heck yes but still a usable glow. Source: 30 years of watchmaking.
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  536. Yes, correct.
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  537. Some of the finest, yes.
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  538. New rubber disks fixed it again. They dropped spares and during practice it didn't matter if it made a bit of noise.
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  539. The Taurus Judge Rifle comes in .410 that also fires a whole raft of rifle rounds.
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  540.  @PaulVerhoeven2  Now that is an excellent idea, on loan would do.
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  541.  @proteus2103  Na, that's 80s vintage Dymo labelling.
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  542. I never had an issue with the charging "buttons" myself but yes it could have been better. What do you consider to be a better piece? I've always considered the skorpion top of its class for a PDW and a more than capable room sweeper to boot.
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  543. The company I worked for in Africa had a couple of them, I found it a nice weapon but a bit heavy and bulky for everyday use; we left them in the aircraft as "crowd control". If I wanted to carry a shottie for some reason I used a SPAS-8 instead.
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  544. I'd like one of these almost as much as an MKPS and that's rather a lot.
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  545. The basic concept is good, if the damn thing fed and had some decent furniture fitted that would be a nice little rifle, especially with a match barrel fitted. It could have been a quite useful DMR with a good scope on it.
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  546. Hmm, one-off, patented early handgun, probably in Fireplace Guy's collection by now.
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  547.  @dr.johnpaladinshow9747  An unbeliever! Reading from The Book of Heresy no less! Oh Gun Jesus we implore you, striketh down the intruder from across the Eastern Ocean and preserve the glory of The Colt.
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  548. yes
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  549. 16 6-inch projectiles between them, radar ranging to boot. That would be a formidable deterrent.
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  550. Especially in the match version. An M1A, Mini 14 and a 10-22 covers just about everything bar extreme long-range shooting.
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  551. In Russia factory come to you.
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  552.  @couchcamperTM  And the issue with the Fischer is what, exactly?
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  553.  @TheBelrick  Apart from the M82 (which is hardly very portable in itself) what rifle weighs 14kg, I'll wait . . .
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  554.  @TheBelrick  You have a very high opinion of yourself, don't you? Anything is debatable, you are not the font of all information. Both the M82 and the M107 are antimaterial rifles, they are not designed to be carried long distances as a battle rifle and they are arguably transportable rather than portable. Calm down and stop taking life so seriously, are this argumentive in person?
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  555. its constantly charging
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  556.  @elitemook4234  Not when the battery and charger are designed for that. Lots of commercial grade equipment is designed to sit on a charger.
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  557. Not the intended use.
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  558.  @joshwist556  The intended use is home defence, that is what the company has stated in black and white.
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  559. So, they didn't name it after Artur? 😁
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  560. Ian: "let me get an origenal Sten MK2 . . ." Everyone else: "Ahhhh, shadup!" :D
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  561. Under 4 seconds
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  562.  @madisntit6547  😁
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  563.  @patrickpendergast898  Yup, it won't be cheap, obviously but it would be worth it.
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  564. I know, the most important part of the story wasn't told.
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  565.  @rohesilmnelohe  I noticed that and I assume it was on purpose to keep the dust clear of the camera side.
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  566.  @rogainegaming6924  Rodger that. Only one here who appears to have a complete (well as complete as it gets, there are huge gaps in both the official and unofficial reports) knowledge of the incident.
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  567. How quick and simple is the field strip? Depress one catch and remove one part.
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  568. That's a really nicely engineered LMG!
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  569. Him and his mortar team mate, cleaned up the lot.
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  570. That is crying out for a carbon fibre handguard. Nice design, I want one.
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  571.  @shootmcrunfast  How the hell are you shooting a full auto machine pistol in the UK?
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  572. Five Million Rounds . . .
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  573. There will be no Stemples for sale new after this series and a second-hand one would be half as much again as it was last week.
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  574.  @Ezekiel_Allium  Wrong
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  575.  @Ezekiel_Allium  Oke, whatever.
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  576. Gun Jesus needs to take some .303 ball and turn it into 11mm.
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  577. Doesn't get nicer than that and the sound bringing that hammer to cock s amazing, so solid.
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  578. The MP5 we have at home.
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  579. Browning better than the Vickers . . . hmmm . . . for trench warfare that's pretty debatable.
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  580. As someone who would need to huge loops to own an auto or pump shottie these days (thank you Martin Bryant you fucktard, I'm an Aussie at home now) jump thru huge hoops to own a self-loader I approve immensely of this video but Ian, mate, it's "Eight" <rackbolt> "nine". Thank the Gods we still have lever actions but I miss my PA-8 and I've been blessed to have used the Rhodesian version of this one and I wish I could have brought it home as it is seriously one of the best Buck shotties ever made. For human targets at 30 yards or less there are few substitutes better than this piece with double ought buck including the aforementioned 870. At close range, the only equal was the Skorpian and even that depended on conditions. The only shottie I'd prefer is the aforementioned PA8 Franchi pump and the immortal 870 as I still prefer a pump over an auto in a shottie and the PA8 is unquestionably one of the best shotties ever. It did replace my SAA Auto8 in service but even the best things come to an end eventually.
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  581. Who noticed that the shotgun bore ramrod was also a cleaning jag for the revolver bore?
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  582. Yeah, it isn't going to be cheap.
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  583. Part of that rate may be the age of the mainspring.
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  584. 30 cal, between 4750 and 6250 rounds depending on variant.
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  585. It's not
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  586. 100% correct, one .25 auto in your heart and you are as dead as someone with a 9mm para in there.
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  587.  @811brian  I can, a lever action 30-30 is a good choice for someone who just wants one firearm. It will take any small to medium game, deer if need be. It's light, easy to use and dead set reliable.
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  588. Mongo's Colt no doubt. Not as terrifying as you may first think. Remember it's a cap and ball style weapon so how bad it kicks will depend on how hot you load it. a 75 cal miniball doesn't need to be moving that fast to have incredible knockdown power. I'm surprised it doesn't have a mount for a shoulder stock on the grip tho, seems an opportunity lost.
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  589. Everyone should have owned at least M1 carbine.
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  590. At least you didn't have to put a thumb in it. I see Demo Ranch have a relationship with a trauma kit provider now and Matt is encouraging people to carry one when shooting. Everyone should.
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  591.  @lakisg2289  Unsure quite what you mean by that
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  592.  @vulekv93  It's not a part of the home that the guy who owns these pieces lives in I'll bet. A cream brick, unused fireplace with a really tacky mantle? Na.
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  593. I stopped watching at "the barrel has been welded shut and in". Sorry but it's no longer a firearm, it's a piece of scrap.
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  594. Something tells me that wasn't Señor Osorio's first rodeo. Very well designed piece of gear and I'd be surprised if it were meant to be a one off. For starters it needed to be legit to make it out of the country and into the US to be registered so it wasn't a backyard illegal piece.
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  595. I have an unfired primed but unloaded 4 bore paper (ie: shotgun style) cartridge in my collection. Impressive isn't a strong enough word. Beautiful firearms, horrible history of use.
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  596. I wonder how many have been sold in the last few weeks? I'm surprised there are any Stemples left after this.
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  597. I'm more upset by the fact the deluxe edition has more information. Hardly a reference work is it? I feel let down by Gun Jesus.
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  598. I thought Baker made the LES P-18?
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  599. Pretty quick, a field strip is about 10 minutes. Apart from the delinker, it's actually a pretty simple system.
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  600. I don't care if it has a few foibles, I want one.
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  601. A nice one to have for when the revolution comes (assuming you think it will).
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  602. If George Jetson owned a handgun this would be it.
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  603. Now that's nice! Add a safety and make it in say 45.70 and I'm in for one. Things like this are crying out to be reproduced and this one would be nice and simple.
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  604. "non Arabic numerals" you meant mate not Latin numbers. Also, do the import marks need to be visible when assembled or can they be hidden under a stock for example?
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  605. I know, work of art huh?
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  606. 3 minutes after upload and there was spam already, fix it YouTube!
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  607.  @Allthedifferentcheeses  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSSbLNDW6vU for one.
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  608.  @Allthedifferentcheeses  Brandon Herrera censoring his latest video on the advice of his YT rep: https://youtu.be/9BFi_B0mLn0?t=35
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  609. If that day ever comes
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  610. They were still in use quite recently and I would be surprised if some little police force somewhere has a half dozen in the gunroom to this day. They still do the job and I've seen at least one with optics fitted in police service.
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  611. Poison gas: No problem Shotgun: INHUMANE!!
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  612. Meah, I'd pay $50 for the novelty value and maybe to stash under the seat of the Cessna with a box of shells.
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  613. Damnit, now I want one and I bet no one is importing any into Australia. Holy crap! 7000 freedom coupons so 10k Aussie 😲😲😲
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  614. Both will vastly improve handling.
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  615. Ian, you should be thanking the owner as well as the auction house.
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  616. You can see the difference in the video.
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  617. What a fun little toy and in such great condition as well. The blueing looks to be 95% or better.
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  618.  @WarblesOnALot  Pull yer head in and stop going on about things you do not understand, you're old enough to know better.
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  619. Now that would be nice to have as a set.
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  620. Well that would be true, if you could buy one which you can not. Military and police sales only.
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  621. Captured (from) E.T.A (Spanish resistance/terror group)?
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  622. Much like a Volvo, it's boxy but its good :D Sadly I have zero interest in owning anything that's been welded into a lump but it is however one very useful little howitzer with a broad range of possible uses. Not quite as light as a mountain gun but still something I'm sure troops would have felt good about having around.
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  623. I'd love the book but much like Pistols of the Warlords, the shipping to Australia kills it for me.
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  624. IIRC the steering column of a WW2 era Jeep is almost exactly 12ga internally and lots of slamfires were made from them post ww2 in places like the Philippines and Malaysia.
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  625. I'd love to go (it's even a bit cheaper from Australia) but 2 months simply isn't enough notice for me.
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  626.  @Adler_Morgan  Do not feed the troll.
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  627. For those saying "!14k is unaffordable so this will no effect on supply or prices". Seriously? What's a jet ski, ATV or snow mobile cost?
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  628. I very much like the gold foldy boi.
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  629. I'd prefer the 37mm next to it but nice little jigger all the same.
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  630. The Taurus Judge: "Am I nothing to you?"
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  631.  @ryohio4706  Were their antigrav units broken?
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  632. Oh great, now I need to go build a Carcano . . .
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  633. Unsure what you mean, he said 200k, I said 200 each, minimum. Examples in Europe have indeed gone for that kind of money in rough condition. your view that a US price of "a third of a million" is as cheap as one can be procured is what is embarrassing. The world is larger than the US buddy.  @georgegordonbrown9522 
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  634. Tell Bob Nioa that . . .
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  635. WTF are you on about? He isn't wearing any medals or bravery awards.
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  636. When your DNA dates back to what is arguably the best sub-compact PDW ever produced of course you will be a fine SMG and the Evo3A1 is most certainly precisely that.
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  637. Why have I never seen this until now?
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  638. It's not hard, all YT need to do is autoban the use of Whatsapp or Telegram and a number in channel/member names.
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  639.  @thecommissaruk  True enough but no builder would use that cream brick for the internals of a fireplace.
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  640. Mini gun: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt! Gun Jesus: Yeeee haw!
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  641.  @PatGilliland  Well get two Aussie, have Mel appoint Brian Cad as historical advisor
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  642. OK, #winning
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  643. Ah yes, the "fish tank air tube" SMG :)
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  644.  @monotech20.14  But then again, places like Switzerland and Sweden that have very liberal gun laws don't have piles of dead kids either. 90% of it is a mental health problem, not a gun one.
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  645.  @monotech20.14  Semi-auto pistols are totally legal mate, I have several. Even semi-auto rifles are obtainable (tho not as obtainable as I'd prefer) if you have a "demonstrated need" (usually feral pest destruction by farmers or commercial shooters).
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  646. I'd buy one as it's a relly cool book but the 50 bucks shipping is a killer for me. I know full well that's not your fault but it does add a fair wack. We will see, maybe I'll have a good couple of weeks . . . EDIT: I'm getting more enthused but 50 bucks is still 50 bucks, damn you USPS!
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  647. You can also use their improved ammo.
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  648.  @beargillium2369  Irreplaceable is usually pretty valuable yes.
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  649. OK that's pretty damn cool.
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  650. They should have called it the WWBD, the What Would Browning Do. It is pretty much to the BAR what the WWSD is to the original AR15
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  651. Honestly, you can invade a dozen countries and everyone forgets in a couple of decades but you have one little Emu war . . .
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  652. Not the bit that was at war.
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  653.  @88njtrigg88  They are working on it, most promising is to use the magnetic impulse to put a spin on the projectile.
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  654. It was historically correct however, the Home Guard received very little if any live fire practice and the average unit had maybe 50 rounds per man if TS did HTF. Had England been invaded they would have all died, gloriously but still dead.  @ianfinrir8724 
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  655. Damnit, Ian! I really can't afford it right now but it's getting to the point where I will require this book for reasons that are totally obscure to me considering that I have previously had bugger all interest in Chinese pistols. It had better be a good read!
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  656.  @TheWolfsnack  And mud, lots and lots of mud . . .
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  657. Sheer design genius, shame about the plastics.
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  658. There is utterly no rhyme or reason to their rulings.
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  659.  @BluCappy419  Yes, he speced the entire Elbonian armoured corps in a Q&A.
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  660. Neat, I'd pay good money for a reproduction of that in say, .380.
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  661.  gofa curself  Not even close. That is a firearm pretending to be something it isn't.
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  662.  gofa curself  Um, the delinitor was cool not impressive. A lovely engineered super silent pistol is cooler than a strange and (TBH) somewhat pointless lever action, we were not talking about personal achievement.
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  663. it sits by your bed, in its charger
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  664. Not his gun, the owner may not have given permission for it to be fired as after all he's trying to sell it.
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  665. And verily upon the day of His birth did Gun Jesus give us The Sermon of the Duce and we gazed upon the sermon and we saw that it was good. Seriously this is J. M. Browning's magnum opus. The M2 IMHO will be in service as long as cartridge firing heavy machine guns exist, never before or since has a firearm design stood the test of time so well, the only comparison would be the Vickers and maybe (if we can stretch "firearm" to include light canon) the Bofors 40mm system but it has undergone far more change than the M2 ever will. If you really need to reach out and touch someone, that guy way over there and all his mates, their vehicles and the chopper above them there is simply no substitute.
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  666. Fireplace Guy does it again. he never ceases to both amaze and come thru with the good stuff.
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  667. Zip 22s may be awful but still a cool piece in a collection if you find one cheap enough. Actually not may be, they ARE awful, even if you manage to make one fire reliably (and it can be done) its still possibly the worst firearm design in the entire history of firearms. I'd still like one though as it's so bad it's good.
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  668. What is the point in a semi auto belt fed? An original Tippman yes.
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  669. OK, one of the Spanish mobs needs to make reproductions of these, such an interesting design and by all accounts a quite reasonable shooter.
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  670.  @vonSchwarzberg  Well it is called a RPG, ie: rocket propelled grenade isn't it?
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  671. Yeah that's a nice little SMG and they are little.
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  672. If you can hear the car alarm after that.
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  673. Long live The People's Republic of Elbonia! In Mud we Trust.
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  674.  @scottclose6060  The Ethan Alan? Interesting if it was.
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  675.  @ihcfn  Well worth every last cent of that. What a piece to own.
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  676. Gun Jesus puts .465 down behind, holds hand there palm open for just a second to make sure a year's salary for most stays where he put it.
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  677. Anyone notice how tight that AK was? Not a movement anywhere in its furniture apart from the mag.
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  678. Re-blue that in a deep glossy blue and fit a nice walnut stock and that would be a very good looking SMG.
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  679. Ah, no . . . There was an original FJ Cruiser, the FJ series were 1970s Landcruisers so it is in fact, apt.
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  680. Yeah, i still prefer the VZ61 however, the size is more practical for a PDW.
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  681. Aussie/Kiwi wool, quality Finnish design and manufacture with Forgotten Weapons branding, what more could you want?
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  682. Ahh Elbonia, i spent a year in Elbonia once, I think it was a Tuesday . . .
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  683. Wot? No mag dump?
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  684. 3300 amp-hours? I think not . . .
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  685. Now that would be a fun piece to own and almost practical as a shooter.
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  686.  @BatCaveOz  I flew for a "cargo carrier" in Africa and other places. I owe James Blunt my life (as do many others), if you know why you will know at least one other place I flew into down to the day.
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  687.  @EwanMarshall  When ATF catch up maybe but right now this "not a firearm" so can't be a machine gun.
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  688. /me "I wonder why Fireplace Guy has a Chinese carbine?" Ian: "The highest known serial # is 19" Me: "Ahh . . ."
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  689.  @stevenbaker8184  Happened here in Brisbane, Australia as well only a couple of years back on a small production. A blank round in a 12ga killed a musician (it was a music video being filmed) when the wad hit him in the chest at close range, the impact stopped his heart.
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  690. Not that is a really nice little LMG! Light, compact and about as hard to aim in full auto as a garden hose.
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  691. There may well be no decedents any longer mate. Bloodlines die out over time.
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  692. Well, yes. That goes without saying.
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  693. Far more useful as a time signal than as a bird scarer and I suspect that was most would have been used for.
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  694.  @charliemccutcheon6030  Was that necessary? Reward/award so what? Chill
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  695. I bet NIOA Trading would be interested.
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  696.  @chaosXP3RT  Fuck off dickhead
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  697.  @malcolmmarzo2461  Even in country they are few and far between. One was recovered a few years back and brought back to the US and it took them a couple of years to track one down. No idea why PBRs are so rare nowadays but for some reason they are. I've seen photos of ATCs over there still bu even those are uncommon. Sometimes it's the most unexpected stuff that becomes almost unobtainium.
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  698. But can I shoot it?
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  699. Maybe, it's almost new so maybe not.
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  700. For someone's first attempt at a pistol that's a very neat little unit and the result is a very collectable piece, I bet Fireplace Guy bought it :D
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  701. That would be a really neat little thing if someone were to remake them in .22 short (I'm thinking LR may be a bit too much for the design?). If the price was reasonable I think there would be a market just for the fun value.
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  702.  @JohnHughesChampigny  Ooooh, I see . . . like that huh?
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  703.  @1harrismccarty  Not sure over penetration worries them much down there . . .
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  704.  @shoelessbandit1581  Doesn't happen, you only put a couple of hundred or so rounds thru one on a mission.
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  705. Watch The Chieftain and Lindybeige at The Tank Museum videos on Lindy's channel.
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  706. Holy crap, the mother lode!
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  707. Wow, the Soviets did something nice for once.
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  708. The ones I saw were not de-milled.
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  709.  @efirizaki5656  Completely.
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  710. If something abandoned in prototype ever deserved to be developed this is it.
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  711. Of course, he doesn't try to hide the fact either but, wait a year or two . . .
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  712. It is this, they just don't admit it.
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  713. So, what did it go for at auction?
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  714. I now require one of my own, please tell me he's planning on a run of these.
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  715. If you only ever own one revolver this is the one.
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  716. That takedown system is genius.
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  717.  @tarmaque  Or 6.5x55 Swedish, that would work quite nicely me thinks.
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  718.  @thomasa5619  Excuse me? I resemble that remark!
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  719. That' sir is genius. If Ian is reading this he'll be pissed he didn't think of it. A $30 ebay fog machine would do the job.
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  720. It's the "Get out of my trench 3000".
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  721. I'll take one of each please.
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  722.  @justincholos.balisang6884  Very Special Agent Bezit will not be impressed.
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  723. Regardless of the issues, I like it.
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  724. That's exactly what it's designed to do actually.
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  725. Mate, there is no real shortage of gen C-96s, with the scope mount it still shoots so don't sweat it.
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  726.  @ruslankazimov622  Use an Uzi for home defence and see what happens . . .
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  727.  @KingHalbatorix  About the same but you need a very long extension cord.
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  728.  @danielschroedinger2090  How many of those died in school shootings? Get it right numbnuts.
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  729.  @TheRoadhammer379  and/or 15 to 20 . . .
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  730. I quite like it, the colours work very well with the angular design.
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  731. Actually a few were still in use much later than '64 at least in Australia. They were they only gun that was trusted to fire live rounds over the heads of troops in assault course training (the barbed wire crawl) right up until that practice stopped with the end of the Vietnam war.
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  732. Old Shanghai: Gun Jesus tries to explain the inexplicable. It takes three or four history books to even begin to touch on the place. And Ian, mate . . . those Marines of whom you speak were, from circa 1930 onwards the most corrupt US serviceman ever. They make Milo Minderbinder look like a saint and an ideal serviceman. They ran bars and gambling joints that held the slots owned by a couple of the big boys of whom the biggest was an ex-marine and escapee from a US state pen. They also smuggled most of the opium to the US as marines at that stage did not pass the customs and served as enforcers to a large section of the underworld of Shanghai. In those days (up until the Japanese takeover) you just walked ashore in Shanghai; it was a treaty port so no need for ID or a passport. Your goods may have been checked to make sure you didn't have too many prohibited items in there but as long as you more or less had clean baggage you just walked in. Guess what a melting pot it made for . . .
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  733. I so want one of these.
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  734. If you've seen the film clip you know why. I bet they know When You Were Young as well.
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  735. Only live HE rounds would as it's a smoothbore.
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  736. LOL, I wish!
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  737.  @KrisHandsome  Not directly no but trust me, some of the Iranian guns along with some sent to Syria need up in the hands of ISIS.
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  738. Malwarebytes has tanks.ly blocked as a security threat . . .
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  739. The platform he is actively promoting us to go join is a subscription-based service that he apparently owns.  @ripper888888 
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  740. That would look very nice in my gunsafe.
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  741. Dude, no teasing us with 10 second clips, unfair!
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  742. One of my mates was the man behind the Yeet Cannon campaign, his proudest moment.
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  743. That so deserves to be reproduced by someone like Navy Arms. I'd be in for one.
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  744. Because they have enough to worry about without needing to keep track of a rifle. Because for personal defence this is a far better weapon than a rifle.
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  745. Regrettably, you won't be getting into Australia in the foreseeable future 😥
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  746. Hmm, rare pre production, almost one of a kind Colt . . . what's the bet fireplace guy bought it?
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  747.  @mkms685  This guy is a Patron who had access two weeks ago.
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  748.  @msea2757  Frag and HE rounds do.
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  749.  @msea2757  So to you a mortar is only used in indirect fire situations? Nonsense, they are used plenty when the target in LOS which is obviously the scenario I was referring to.
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  750. Yeah, not all that great by most accounts but that doesn't mean I don't want one.
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  751. Highly possible come to think of it.
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  752. Do you mean the sound of letting everyone you are shooting at know your weapon is empty?
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  753. Lordy knows how old it is.
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  754. People criticize the cocking method because there is no bolt holdback but in fact, there is, a piece of stick dropped in there makes a fine holdback and sticks are everywhere. Can't find a stick? Use a cartridge. I do wonder how these sold post war when M1 carbines were everywhere.
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  755.  @1pcfred  you beat me to it, these fetch insane prices.
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  756. That would be a very strong action.
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  757. And so the Guadalcanal coverage begins . . . .
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  758. Someone at Pylon should have faced charges, that is unconscionable behavior.
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  759. "Hey bra, we heard you like Mausers so we put a Mauser in your Mauser."
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  760. That's the little mountain gun? he's done it.
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  761.  @afre3398  My bad, no I don't think he's done that one. Did any make it into the US? I do last after the mountain gun however, lovely little piece.
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  762. Ian does look very suave in that suit, he wears it well.
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  763. Nothing will "entice" me. I am a patron to one dozen accounts, that's it. I evaluate them every three months or so and may at that point drop one or two and take up a couple of new ones but it has exactly nowt to do with "enticements", benefits or whatever, it has everything to do with if I believe the channel content is in the top dozen or so of the channels I watch with a little bit of "does this 'tuber really need my support or are doing OK with me?". One thing that puts me off instantly and forever is the habit of some channels (not you BTW) to constantly and oppressively plug the "subscribe, like and give me money" routine. That shits me to tears and tells me the person is in it for the money and bugger all else. I acknowledge that to produce regular and quality YT content it's a living or not attainable but the constant badgering from some is way OTT and pisses me off no end (once again, not your style sir) and no way will I do any of the above if it's a barrage. I watch, I get told by YT when new vids appear anyway so why bother subbing to an asshat just because he makes good content? Don't ask, just make good content and the rest will flow as The Gods and nature intended.
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  764. It looks incredible Ian. I would have loved to purchase a "Warlord Edition" but the cost of shipping to Australia made it unfeasible due to Covid-induced fiscal restraints. It really was a huge sum on top of what was (understandably) not a cheap book.
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  765. That finish is amazing, the perfect .45?
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  766.  @robertreynolds9228  Who the made the arbitrator of what can be discussed? All of this is common knowledge.
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  767. "And here's a full auto one that Morpheys just happened to have lying around" . . .
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  768. It would have its uses, that much firepower in a compact package always will.
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  769. No, brazed
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  770. War was well and truly over mate. The serial belongs to a 1918 production M1911, probably the one that was copied.
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  771. Ah, no. I'm the customer (so to speak), not the service provider. I'm simply reporting on an issue that (for me at least) made this video unwatchable.  @chrisgabbert658 
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  772. I'm not mate, I'm on a home theatre system.  @thezieg 
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  773. "If there were more widespread there would be incidences of people shooting themselves using them under stress" > Wimpering Glock noises
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  774. he commented up this thread, he knew its value.
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  775. How did that not end up in Star Wars?
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  776.  @Bird_Dog00  Not half as much fun tho!
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  777.  @jebise1126  105mm pack howitzers or charges dropped from choppers.
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  778. Mate, 5/8ths of a pound is not half a kilo, it's about 280 grams so just over 1/4 of a kilo.
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  779. And there are more still around then you would think. This one however being an early Mk II Swedish piece I would have expected better from.
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  780. How could you sit on that thing and not yell "Git off ma lawn!" :D
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  781. 15:51 That grin 😃
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  782. Unless that room is double cinder block with a 5mm plate steel door I'd be arrested for that setup with as much as an air rifle on it.
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  783. All of this is (or should be) settled in four words. "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED"
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  784. No, there were a Lewis
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  785.  @impromptuidiocy9014  Hasn't been for a few days mate.
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  786. Oh, so you bought it? Early Christmas present to yourself? Edit: Oh even better, a present from Laugo!
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  787. Oh Ian please, if you are going to hit on parts of 100 plus year old firearms please, use a soft face hammer!
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  788. It's infinitely variable (up to it's 6000rpm limit), just dial the rheostat to the desired speed.
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  789. Not a patch on the Skorpian.
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  790.  @kevinsullivan3448  yes but the one with leg down and one leg raised is also a Chinese lion thing so there are many influences in the grip designs.
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  791. Good taste, a lot of knowledge, great contacts, a lifetime of collecting and huge amounts of disposable income.
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  792. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the were primer activated :D
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  793. Amen
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  794. Intimidation index: 100 Usability index: 5 Practicality index: 3
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  795. Simple is effective as born out by the fact that they were still in use in WW2 some 50 years later.
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  796. Headstamp needs to acquire the rights to that book and do a new print run.
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  797. In the early 80s there were $400 or so and common as muck. Oh and yes, not at all fun to fire but ventilating engine blocks at 500 yards does make it bearable :)
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  798.  @chrisest6715  In SA? Pretty much even last I was there.
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  799. Bunker Branding?
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  800. As a person whose bloodlines are mostly Norse, Baltic and Celt with (presumably a lot later on) some Native American I fully approve of this somewhat contestable history. Imagine if this were true, a lot more countries would be speaking Norse nowadays.
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  801. Felk makes far better trailers than he did pistols.
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  802. Why?! Mind you, imagine the penetration if you cast a hardened steel core into those rounds?
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  803.  @samanthaanne246  That is why lathes exist.
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  804. Slide release on the left
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  805. Another fun little piece I'd buy a modern replica of.
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  806.  @74KU  Whilst dry firing a centrefire shouldn't hurt it doing so with something like this is not advisable, no.
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  807.  @blakegoulds8313  Holy crap, that is a staggering amount of money. I knew it would be crazy expensive but not THAT expensive.
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  808. And neither was the one in the first video so he's handled all three.
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  809. Shotgun trainer, fails to check chamber upon having weapon handed to him, proceeds to drop hammer without checking chamber. WTF?
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  810. Drool . . .
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  811. Viva Elbonia! Long live the glorious nation of mud!
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  812. Insert part way, pull pin, slide home. Spoon flies off when launched.
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  813. Bayonet mount, must be a Japanese design :D
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  814.  @lastdayonearth8381  Hmm, thinking of it that ay maybe they did look at ArmaLite
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  815. / laughs in Spitfire
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  816. I will never forgive Norway for melting down 13,000 or so of these in 2005. To this day its still a totally serviceable SMG and in deed there are still quite a few out there in Africa and other odd places. That '41 is in amazingly good condition.
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  817. 26.11 what are the KG and associated markings on the slide?
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  818. Fireplace guy, for when only the best (collection) will do.
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  819. I do want one tho
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  820. I know, I want one.
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  821.  @jic1  Hmm, it was until some time last year. Chances are they would still make you one.
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  822. Shipping to Australia puts this series out of reach for me.
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  823. Yup, seen those as well. It's very high quality steel so it makes sense.  @Zorglub1966 
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  824.  @SHAGG13  Good point but that's usually OD not ID.
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  825. Some later ones were 9mm
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  826. They worked exceedingly well.
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  827. Hmmm, for me a bit organic to be truly Steampunk but a nice piece all the same.
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  828. There were quite a few of these in the Congo, and probably still is.
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  829.  @idi3oticus  Thanks, I can't remember where I read that, an old John Duxcat (English alcohol expert/reviewer from the 60s) book I think.
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  830.  @calvingreene90  Not for me mate, it's the one spirit I just can't tolerate.
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  831.  @spacewater7  Not at all, it's accurate, reliable, practical and rugged. The Cobray may be rugged but it isn't any of the others. It's also a SIG,
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  832. Who told you that BS? Importation is ramping up not down.
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  833.  @daveycrocket6277  LOL, bullshit. He got that name by being here a very long time and beating all us other fuckers to it.
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  834. As Ken said, buy the current Korean ones, great mags.
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  835. How do you put a compensator on a 365XL? It doesn't have a threaded barrel?
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  836. Legitimate channels reporting on the Ukraine war can't use the word "killed" without getting demonetised, it's crazy. It is now impossible to show any footage at all involving any kind of combat or even the aftermath of it. They are censoring a war.
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  837. This is the MP7 you have at home.
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  838. Oh, and can I say as soon as these things get some real power behind them does anyone honestly think they won't end up classified as firearms? It'll only take a few deaths to give ATF the impetus to do so. Remember we are talking about an org that classified a shoelace a machinegun as well as declaring a picture of sear to be the same.
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  839. That's in lovely condition.
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  840. that's their ready rack, they have an amazing collection.
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  841. Even bloody rarer here mate, hardly anyone can get the license to own one even in L1A1 configuration.
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