Comments by "Simon Nonymous" (@Simon_Nonymous) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1. get it on the back of a pick up and drive it at 70mph, the world needs to see this sight in action!
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  2. I wonder if the nine 'wrongly stamped' pistols are worth more than the correctly stamped ones? A lovely pistol, and I would love to own a vanilla one just for nostalgia's sake
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  3. The reason the Chieftain isn't in this vid is that he needed medical treatment when he heard the track tensioning system had been damaged by the air burst
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  4. Is the "9mm cartridge" gag the first time Ian has consciously done a joke on FW? Made me spit my tea out laughing... EDIT, in line with Ian's thoughts about guns should be kept able to fire so we can understand them better as pieces of engineering, and also in their firearm capacity, this is one weapon I would love to see being used on the range. So many useful features done on a tiny scale - as Ian rates it: PDC.
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  5. There must be somebody somewhere with a biplane two seater who'd turn uo for Big Sandy just to try it for real
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  6. Perhaps Ian has a full length oil painting of himself tucked away in the attic?
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  7. Don't let the Chap on the Range see this, it could severely upset him.
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  8.  @PipMan1101  it's very interesting to look at the various 'moral panics' in the UK that have led to various restrictions and/or bans, including: flick knives and gravity knives, the Ninja style weapons you mentioned, the 'Samurai sword' issue, and most recently 'zombie knives'. Meanwhile, the knives most commonly used in crimes are those found in any kitchen... go figure.
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  9. So, at some point, the trials board said "Now for the Money shot". A moment that should have been recorded on a wax cylinder for posterity.
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  10. I find Ian's ability to talk fluently and comprehensively on his subjects very impressive - no obvious cuts, edits or autocues, just knowledge and wisdom. Bravo!
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  11. It looks like someone has kindly said that in UK RM Commando speak, it's spoken: four five Commando, not fourtyfive Commando. The little things do matter, thank you Ian!
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  12. Very interesting, and I would suggest somewhat influenced by the STEN Mk V with the stock and grips? However the two safety devices to hold the bolt firmly shut look innovative and practical too. Many thanks Ian!
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  13.  @andersjjensen  I have never heard that extension of the quote, but will use it from now on!
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  14.  @Kremit_the_Forg  plse add 3a) - 'Alec, are you sure?'
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  15. So one of your sports is tank hunting? Serbia - oh yes . USSR - oh yes tank hunting of Fascists a national sport. Finland - hold my 67% alcohol fruit vodka and bathing trunks.
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  16. I loved knocking rounds through the batten that held the Figure 11 up on a 100m range and watching them fold and fall.
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  17. Not only that he holds it up with one hand - that is an impressive feat!
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  18. Ideally ones close to a distillery... it'd be one shot after another.
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  19. Wow! What a rare treat! Although I would have been tempted to move your target to where the first bomb landed, and see how the rest fell?
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  20. Glad you are surviving Alan, and a good precis of the issues seen from the museums' point of view.
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  21. it's a long standing 'trick' from at least the days of world war one sniping (I think I have read it in Hesketh-Pritchard), and from my range days in the 80s, a damp t-shirt or scrim face veil was used on dry dusty ranges. I am surprised it's taken Ian that long to 'discover' it!
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  22. Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you Ian for a great year of output. I toast you with a small glass of Laphroaig!
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  23. *almost the same.
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  24.  @travishabursky4362  the irony that a man of the cloth increased the killing power of firearms... but yes.
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  25. I'd agree except swap out the word Americana - the things I love about Ian and this channel are not exclusive to a part of the world.
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  26. Hmmm... you can tell Poland wasn't short of wood. If you got stuck in the winter that stock could be burnt to keep you warm and cook your rations for 24 hours.
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  27.  @yam83  ESS ELL ARR mate!
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  28. I signed up to HoWaW a long time ago. It's good to see how their channel is attracting more high quality You Tubers who can be watched in ad free freedom.
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  29. Not totally related but.... I collect and build plastic model kits; I let the missus see ones with 1970s price labels on the box.
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  30. It was worth a mention - thank you :-)
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  31. kemlokemlo correct; George I was 300 years earlier!
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  32. GardenState2012 apart from being wrong - you're wrong. Having shot my SMLE all morning....
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  33. Watched and enjoyed this last night on HOWW with no crappy adverts to annoy me.
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  34. So which Islay malt were you enjoying? Just so I know what to buy you if I ever visit the US.
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  35. he does a very good job on being curator and collector, and explaining what goes on behind the scenes
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  36. +Thamuze Ulfrsson wait till you see the .55" Men (Joke!)
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  37. Firing pins - on this basis should all edged weapons in museums therefore be bluntened etc?
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  38. Quite so - and as a righty I never found the 9mm mag felt like it was there, it was nicely in place just over my left arm. It's also interesting that I found the folding stock very useable and comfortable, and Ian hasn't criticised it in this vid, so another nice feature of this weapon.
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  39. Ian, please can you explain your scale of coolness; is "kind of cool" better or worse than vanilla "cool", or "really cool"?
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  40. An interesting comment, thank you very much for your knowledge.
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  41. I couldn't hit a house if I was stood inside it.
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  42.  @genericpersonx333  it's always good to see proper referenced sources otherwise we go round in circles repeating and often amplifying anecdotal evidence, and then people trying to explain a myth. Rob at British Muzzleloaders or Bloke on the Range are good examples of channels where such myths are looked at skeptically, and David Fletcher at the Bovington tank museum is a good example of someone who likes to retell fairy stories and give them an aura of respectability.
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  43.  @Neomalthusiano  but to be fair - not all warfare even on the western front was based on trench warfare eg the opening battles of 1914, eg Mons or Le Cateau, or the closing battles of 1918; and there was a lot of warfare that was not in Flanders. Based on how British infantry was fighting in the later 19th century, the volley sight wasn't that stupid. And if you are a fan of the Vickers gun, it replaced a lot of the volley fire functions of riflemen by using what was called plunging fire to create a beaten zone in just the same way volley fire was supposed to work.
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  44. Fascinating detail - your spelling is fine by the way!
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  45.  @plummz  not as such no... Bloke on the Range does a good video about this I am sure, but all the gunner needs to do is traverse the Bren to create a beaten zone of the required size, not too tricky. Where the GPMG comes along is that it has double the rate of fire of the Bren, and belt feed... especially in the SF role, this can be useful.
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  46. Or Australia could just have made the STEN as intended instead of tinkering. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Or outback.
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  47. I did hear mention of a red herring - maybe he had that instead of his egg?
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  48. There is an alternative theory that it only rains if you go outside, with the chances of it raining being doubled if you are on holiday, own a motorbike, are camping or want to go climbing. The chances are tripled if you own a new gun and/or want to go game shooting. Plus there is the Test Match factor.
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  49. He asked for it in .22LR but seems .5" BMG is easier to get
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  50. As soon as you said interruptors and synchronisers I could have cried with happiness. Then you said you would like to do a video on it, and I did a little dance :-) I know you should't rely too much on flight sims but in IL2, they have managed to replicate the synchronisers so you get a lovely sweet spot in engine RPM where the Vickers guns go onto overtime.
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  51.  @tristanhodgden4286  you're right in that the moving working parts vs the weight of the overall weapon is minimal, it's in a nice straight line into the shoulder, and if held correctly, makes no actual difference when the trigger is pulled. Unlike the SMG, where I felt you had to allow for the working parts flying forward when you aimed.
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  52.  @brittakriep2938  thank you for your explanation. It's also worth saying that the Allies were quite happy to use gas and flamethrowers once Germany had used them first, and arguments about the morality of what each side did in a war are always difficutl shall we say?
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  53. Yup it's even marked up as an L1A1, possibly better to refer to it as an SLR rather than a FAL. But great video as always.
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  54. Wiki: 308 Winchester vs. 7.62×51mm NATO Although not identical, the 308 Winchester and military 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges are similar enough that they can be loaded into rifles chambered for the other round, but the 308 Winchester cartridges are typically loaded to higher pressures than 7.62×51mm NATO service cartridges.[12] Even though the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) does not consider it unsafe to fire the commercial 308 Winchester rounds in weapons chambered for the military 7.62×51mm NATO round, there is significant discussion about compatible chambers and pressures between the two cartridges based on powder loads, chamber dimensions and wall thicknesses in the web area of the military compared to commercial cartridge cases.[13][14] As the chambers differ accordingly the head space gauges used for the two chamberings differ.[15]
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  55. never watched it for just that reason. After Saving Private Ryan, I realised that any nod to history would be replaced by gratuitous rubbish to please the pop corn munchers.
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  56. I love these quirky things - usually at the end when Ian tells us that it cost as much as an auto pistol that was smaller and carried twice the ammo, that's why they never took off.
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  57.  @Assdafflabaff  I'm not totally sure YouTube autodeletes them... much more likely they are deleted after complaints from real people. You do seem to have a perverse view of history indeed.
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  58.  @craigwelsh  Iain says Bradford instead of Bradfield a couple of times. This may explain it. I would suggest it is the Berkshire college as Wison Laidlaw suggests. There's nothing a quick Google turns up, so I'll leave it to the weapon's new owner to do the leg work
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  59. the best laugh I have had all week - may I say SMSL?
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  60.  @MystificationSwarp  one of the most forgotten facts on WWII was that my country (UK) went to war with Germany because it invaded Poland, but did nothing when the USSR did the same 13 days later- in fact did quite the opposite, right through to Yalta and beyond. As for 1920, and 1980... I think someone has already suggested that "became part of" would be more neutral, and a lot more tactful.
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  61. sergeantbigmac it's a story I'd suggest... the end of the Empire wasn't in sight in 1928, the Indian army and police had modern firearms in any case, and as it turned out, they were used more on each other during and after partition rather than against the British.
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  62. How many times a year? Month? mainly weekly to be honest, bless his cotton socks.
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  63. Go ahead, you scoundrel and cad, make one's day.
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  64. The baby was fostered by Corgi Models.
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  65. yes isn't it? Were there any other rimfires using dual or multiple pins?
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  66.  @eloiseharbeson2483  yes indeed; Drachinifel does it, so does the Chieftain, therefore I can cherry pick if I want to; it's a very helpful tool, and well worth the time the authors put into it
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  67.  @solarissv777  I completely agree with your point but would still encourage shooter to have both.
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  68. I think the OP's point still stands - Fairbairn is a Scottish name, and the language of Burns is a lot more than 'just a dialect'
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  69. A nice fun way of testing it - "sounds the same?" "yeah sounds the same!" Why not try a run over chronograph possibly, or borrow a decibel meter? That would satisfy my inner nerd1 Love the vids Ian, keep them coming :-)
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  70.  @TomFynn  thank you from a UK Tom Lehrer fan!
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  71. +sharkfinbite sounds dodgy to me - apart from calling a Tommy a GI - I started using the Rifle No. 4 at the age of 12 and 35 years later (and shot one 6 months ago) I have never heard of any such advice being given. What was actually said - I think - was load with 10, but when you're down to 5 rounds, use the 5 round stripper clip to recharge the mag, ie never empty the mag unless it's the mad minute time or the Germans are on top of you etc. NB yes moving to a 5 round internal mag in my opinion was a step down, as the reliable 10 round magazine gave the Lee-Enfield a small advantage for rapid firing over the 5 round competition. NB - the obsolescent .303 round continued happily until the mid 1950s! Happy shooting guys :-)
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  72. It's predecessor by the same author is a quality read - it is worth the price.
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  73. Well said. I'd also quibble very slightly with Ian's comment re the Lee-Enfield, writing it off, as this question isn't about just having a long service life. The Lee-Metford/Lee-Enfield family experienced an awful lot of updates, which is why Ian has done so many videos on them ;-)
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  74.  @marc0523  they are usually 'positive pressure' sytems where air is drawn in through a compressor/fan system and filtered, then injected into the crew compartment and allowed to exit through orifices naturally. As long as the pressure is high enough for long enough, opening the breech to insert a shell, or the very brief opening of the spent case hatch, should not really upset the system, as the filtered air should flow OUT and naughty contamination should not flow IN. This would also help with any fumes from fired weapons by using fresh filtered air to push stale or polluted air out. I think.
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  75.  @andrewpease3688  it might be a rumour; I'd observe that UK forces were issued the L1A1 known as the SLR, not the FAL. Yes there are a couple of ways to get an L1A1 to fire fully automatic and a matchstick was one of them, but none of the Falklands vets I have known ever mentioned it in this context.
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  76.  @johnmccallum8512  I read that flogging was abolished by act of Parliament in 1879; I believe that sodomy is now optional though 😉
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  77. I feel there might be a book in the making here?
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  78. No need to thank me, I thank you. I am sitting drinking Scotch (with a wee bit of water) and very grateful for the most objective and fun and friendly and informative firearms channel on YT. BOTR, C&R, Cap'n'Ball are all up with you in my top 5, so on pay day I am off to your Weapons and War channel ; I did the trial, and it's great. No adverts no filler.
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  79. This might be a bit of a trope - I was told this over 20 years ago about French/English translation which turns this phrase into "blind lunatic". Also try working out what this was supposed to mean in English - "Donjon alembique!".
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  80. Ian, as much as I love all your gun videos, you have excelled and shown your inner 'GP all history is good' historian here too. Thanks for being fair to us Empire Colonial types too.
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  81.  @noahs-a2631  there's eleven of them now. Must be the de Lisle carbine owners club.
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  82. what a smashing idea - he looks like a nice bloke too.
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  83. well said sir! (or madam, etc)
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  84. I got it if no one else did. Regrades, Spine Millington. (Dec.)
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  85. How fascinating! Are the British better shots? Ah yes I see your edit, and your lack of medical knowledge is at the same level as your crime rate knowledge. Please see posts below re comparative murder rates crime rates and murder by firearms rates to educate yourself.
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  86. I was allowed to use on in a regimental museum in Sheffield when I was a lad; just feeling the weight of a service rifle, and using a steady hold was hard. Maybe there are better ways today to train without firing live rounds but for training those who have never held a rifle... A lovely bit of nostalgia for me Ian - thank you.
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  87. And what was your point? The Ross rifle was trialled by Ross with his own British unit in the in the Boer War - I am not sure why you think you should be seeing pictures of it in the hands of Canadians at this point, as by the time it was accepted for Canadian military service, the Boer War was over. The video's point is that if you do manage to reassemble the bolt incorrectly (which was made impossible by the rivet mentioned) then the bolt could hit you in the face, but tales of them flying loose etc ...... What isn't so mythical are the issues of jamming in action. As for the rest --- yes it proved totally unsuitable as a service rifle when used in trench warfare, was quite rightly replaced by the SMLE eventually when there were enough to be issued,  but the use of it by snipers  who would and could have time to give the weapon the TLC it needed are not myth, in the same way that the P14 was utilised. The SMLE lived on and rightly so as a good main battle rifle. Best forgotten - definitely not as there are still shooters out there who love their piece of Canadian history, and secondly, a good example of how sometimes cutting edge technology isn't always what a soldier needs.
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  88. Same for me too in the CCF except we never had any 9mm weaponry full stop. We did have one SF kit for the Bren though! I can tell you now WARPAC wargames for the invasion of the UK always steered away from grammar schools ;-)
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  89. Seems ok but can you recommend a reliable armourer to make sure they all have the right sort of pistols? Is there a book on the subject you could recommend?
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  90. and if it's based on trench warfare practises, once set up and registered eg on a likely approach line or gap in the wire, could be then fired in the dark blind as such, and manually traversed to sweep the defined area?
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  91. yup I've just rewatched it to see what he had to say about the zeroing issues... nothing earth shaking or anything that stopped the No 5 being a useful weapon; I'll see if Bloke on the Range has any content on the same subject
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  92. I think Ian has outdone Charlie Bucket and got at least two Golden Tickets... or possibly more?
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  93.  @scooter2099  I know - I have seen how to do it too, but we were politely told that if this knowledge was put into action, we would be in big trouble. And they made me carry the LMG anyway so it was a moot point!
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  94. well said Tristan, I think this is one of the many reasons so many of us love Forgotten Weapons.
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  95. You said what I was thinking. Goodness knows what it would take to get Ian angry but I don't think I would like to see that happen. Off to Utreon now and yarbles to YT.
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  96. Fabulous; the Sterling was the first and only SMG I have ever used. So nice to see it's stepsisters here. NB every time I see you Ian at the Royal Armouries in Leeds I feel the need to rush over and introduce you to Yorkshire bitter (beer). I then think that this was of course recorded months back and put the car keys down.
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  97. Lovely bit of history again! I was interested to see that the US started its own Legion too , as here in Britiain the British Legion did the same function, and was also was the bunch that made the poppy on Armistice Day a big thing plus - backed very much by Earl Haig - sought to make sure all ex service personnel could get a job, no matter if they were fully able or not. I also recall reading that in the 1920s that many relatives of those lost in the war would go to Flanders and France to see the cemetery where their loved one was laid to rest, or more sadly, the cenotpahs to those who could not be identified. Nice to see something positive Ian from such a horrid history - thank you as always.
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  98. I would like to ask the same question Iain!
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  99. ***** this happens to be totally true by the way guys!
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  100. +domnikoli Indeed for its time it was advanced, but 20 round mags, no barrel change facility, no pistol grip... perfect? Compare perhaps to the BREN or the MG34 with a 50 round drum and see what was being used 20 years later?
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  101. Whatever you think it was designed for, it was used as an LMG... so in its role obsolete. Poland made a much better job of trying to get the best out of it in the 1930s than the USA if you watch Ian's video on the Polish version of the BAR. As an autorifle... well Ian's fired it here and we can make of that what we will. Interestingly as full calibre autorifles were introduced in the 1950s (-ish) they were made to be fired from the shoulder, and Ian shows how hard this is with something that weighs nearly as much as a 'proper' LMG. Also interesting is how having developed rifles such as the M14 and FN FAL that could be fired as a normal automatic rifle, there was then a realisation that in full auto mode, they were almost uncontrollable so the trend then moved on again. The idea that if everyone had a BAR instead of a Garand... would it have made any difference? NB - TFB TV has a rather interesting view of the Thompson SMG as well in a comentary on overrated weapons. Spooky.
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  102. You go get your machine gun /assault rifle etc to 'defend' yourself and be democratically happy then but I'll bet my boots our murder rate is somewhat lower than yours.
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  103. Robert, an emergency surgeon will tell you that any wound's severity depends on its size location etc not just the mechanism that caused it. I have not stated that one type of wound is more dangerous than another, simply because of such variables.  My first point to Mr Obama is firstly that his allegation that there is more violent crime in Europe than (I am guessing) in the USA is poppycock. My second point is that for someone who claims to be a medical professional,  their knowledge is as questionable as their spelling and criminological research (eg a 'full body laceration' - a term I guess they invented...)
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  104. gump my 'expert book type knowledge' is that the Canadians were not permitted to manufacture the SMLE under license so had to look for a home grown alternative. The SMLE is much easier to look after - the bolt can be removed in one easy operation with no tools required - but I'd hesitate to call any rifle favoured by snipers for long range shooting 'junk' or suggest they should not be fired... An interesting video in many ways - my main interest was whether the bolt could be operated without moving he head out of the aim and it seems not. It also suggests that tales of bolts flying out of the action may be somewhat exaggerated.... Am I also right to think it's a 5 round magazine so any bonus in rate of fire is lost in any case, when compared to the SMLE which holds 10 and doesn't need you to break the sight picture when operating the bolt.
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  105. stormywindmill aye the gas regulator is adjusted with the tip of a round. Genius.
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  106. +NormanMatchem summed it up nicely - thank you for your knowledge
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  107. There was a similar kit for the UK L1A1 SLR too.
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  108. Bravo Ian! NB my Polish Resistance Fighter t-shirt just arrived in the UK today - happy Christmas to me :-) EDIT - in a moment of really wanting this project to come together I've tripled my original pledge. Hopefully - Belgium here we come!
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  109. I am wearing my battle studded thunder shorts while watching this.
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  110. Ah - I mistakenly thought it was part of a T-34's gearshift assister.
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  111.  @dbmail545  nice explanation - thank you
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  112. The slow motion of the Beretta ejecting spent brass was poetic. Excellent shooting - both weapon and camera.
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  113. No volley sights? Rubbish gun....
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  114.  @mikael7084  because some of us a) like the fact that there is content yet to come and b) if a 23 word comment is a blog to you, then good luck!
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  115. I am no way experienced enough to say I know better, but thought Ian's comment about sighting/instinctive shooting was not really such a big factor. Otherwise the OU shotgun's bottom barrel would be less than optimal. Thank you for your experienced thoughts sir.
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  116. Two Boer wars on record Ian, not several. And I always wonder why in just under 40 yrs since I first fired a Rifle No4, never heard them called smellies in the UK only ever heard it on the www from non UK sources. Ess emm ell ees is fine for me :-)
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  117. Based on this - I will now be a C&Rsenal subscriber. Well done gents - the goal is better knowledge for us all. A total win. :-)
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  118. Lovely video. When counting your hits Ian, just remember all those bits of research about how many bullets it took for each kill in various wars. As has been said already, many of those near misses would have me eating dirt, filling my pants, and generally keeping my head down. Brill video, thank you.
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  119. Hi and welcome to Forgotten Ammunition. Yes I am aroused already.
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  120.  @mek1429  Thunderbolt and Lightning - very very frightening!
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  121.  Alexander  erm yes we can... check your sources please.
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  122.  @turbogerbil2935  thank you for clarifying
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  123.  @dominicrichardson5546  (and Motoben) - you can have all the fun of the fair with air weapons, and pistols make great garage guns. Ive shot the target style, and also the Umarex 8 shot types...I think there are clubs that run practical air pistol comps if you want to go tacticool and do as Ian does.. just more cheaply and more quietly!
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  124.  @flynlion-p9i  indeed - I know Ian said it's x3, but I am wondering what the field of view will be; early sniper scopes were very narrow field of view. I am also not clear so far as to whether the iron sights were replaced or not, as I am alos puzzling over why the scope is offset to the left... I'll type that all out in my own response!
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  125. pancholom But I'd not like to call the infantry man unqualified --- Empire troops were very well trained in the use and care of their own weapons. Ok - misassembly when tired or stressed can happen, but having started to read up on this in response to another thread, the actual cases of injury caused by a bolt seem to be rare and of minor significance. The basic point of the video is that if the rifle is assembled correctly then you have nothing to fear, and that as soon as there were cases of the reversed carrier, a modification was ordered to prevent it.
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  126. +Vince L it's worth watching Ian's BAR video where he shoots the WWII version; as a man who knows his guns from shooting them, his conclusions are worth listening to. I've used BRENs in both .303 and 7.62 NATO, and it stayed in service because it did so well. The BAR was intended as an automatic rifle and for its time was good, but heavy. Its adaptation into a light machine gun had the limitations you describe, and I'd say it falls between two stools, designed as one thing, used as another. It was outclassed by the time 1939 arrived.
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  127. Thanks Jake - I'll see if I can get that title as an e-book. I'd recommend Gary Sheffield's biography of Haig; it does a lot to put several myths to bed. Interestingly you both misquote Haig, and the actual correct quote is invariably given out of context to further the ends of making Haig seem a dinosaur.  http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/30/horse-in-war/ The fun of history from the sources - it's always good to check the original sources as anyone with an agenda can write a book nowadays.
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  128. Well let's not stray off topic - I think we can agree that this is about guns and also an interesting discussion about not relying on poorly informed and poorly researched "sources".
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  129. Intentional homicide in western Europe is about a quarter of that in the USA. And you claim to be a medical professional? I wouldn't like you treating myself then as gunshots, especially high velocity or high energy ones are very complex compared to blade penetrations.  I'll leave it there.
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  130. I know - this was simply about gun control in the UK and western Europe having a significant and notable affect on public safety. Then we have people saying that we're all killing each other with knives and clubs instead, and cuts are more dangerous than firearms injuries. Good old www - lets you pretend to be anyone you want to be!
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  131. Used by the machine gun detachment of the 3rd Seaforth Highlanders, Ross' own unit, in the Boer War. Read "the Ross Rifle Story". I think when we get to the point of seeing you copy and paste your view a few times  then we know what your next response will be if we carry on trying to talk with you.  If you wish to believe Canadians were sold short by naughty British imperialists - carry on!
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  132. gump and your reference is.... missing, but at least you're pretty clear about your anti British bias now. Junk then, junk now, and you're best forgotten.
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  133. I wonder if Cap and Ball has watched this hunt with such a primitive firearm? Kidding apart, I do believe every meat eater should either do this or go veggie ;-)
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  134.  @SpiderGeometry  I am sure you can as well if you know the right people, safe with a rifle, and so on. Plus you can do courses with the British Deer Society, which I think covers all of the UK... yes you have to pay but... well that's down to what you value in your life.
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  135. Bloody hell I remember when Steve Hislop managed the first 120 mph lap in the early 90s... things are indeed moving on fast!
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  136. A good point, but consider the cost and scarcity of telecopic sights at this time in history, plus I don't think anyone expected the trench warfare where modern sniping has its roots. By the end of the Great War, I would suggest Empire troops were possibly leaders in the field, but I am usually wrong :-)
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  137. I will easily recognise your cameraman by the ejected brass in his forehead ;-)
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  138. Ooooh - oh not on display. I'll see if I can catch Jonathan and bribe him to let me see it.
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  139. yup spot on; additionally there is the 'spherical bastard' a phraise coined by physicist Fritz Zwicki. No matter which way you look at it from, it's still a perfect bastard.
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  140.  @Tunkkis  well remembered sir!
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  141.  @ajaxribaldo  bless the nerdology! And AFAIK, none of the post war upfettlements went back to the drum sight, so (if Ian agrees) it's pretty likely that drum sighted BRENs will be the first generation of the thing?
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  142. Quite right - history was full of wonder weapons that never quite worked and still is. Meanwhile in 1812, the limits and expenses of factory manufacturing set the bar at muzzle loaders, let alone the limits of drilling and training soldiers who had very limited experience of machines. Even the muzzle loading rifle was used in small numbers because of these reasons
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  143. mrjockt - lies, we don't even get proper snow, we just get sleet and pretend. That day two years ago was in June as I recall.
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  144. Interesting they used N for NATO when in French it's OTAN
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  145. Funny - maybe even true - but in northern England we say it "garridge" with the stress on the first syllable, and that will probably be true for Small Heath too, but the people that paid for it say "gararge" with the stress on the second syllable just as it would be in French. (See also grass vs grarse, ass vs arse and so on....)
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  146. Possibly more of a "Fat Girl Guide" rifle? I have heard there is a bipod currently being built at Cammell and Laird.
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  147. What a lovely bit of iron, and beautifully presented too Ian. So what is in my mind is why the Mauser and not this? The disassembly and operation look squaddy proof. All it needs is a ten round mag and it might almost be as good as an SMLE, and I'd bet a 10 round mag in that calibre would barely upset the balance of the rilfe, and would win in terms of shooting comfort?
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  148. Very nice video, watched it on WaW. One downside is no comments/discussion so a question; the internals: are they from something like a Ruger .22 tweaked a bit, totally original, or is it hard to tell?
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  149.  @stephenbarker5162 , it's not probably, it's a fact. The UK changes came about after 2007 when a pair of arms dealers were busted for converting possibly over 3,000 deactivated firearms back into viable weapons, and funnily enough, they weren't sold on to FAC owners but to criminals who I presume were not into punching holes in paper targets or collecting rare and historical weapons. Link to news report here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/dec/09/ukcrime.ukguns
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  150. Thank you Ian; we have just completed a small one week tour of many RAF stations/museums and possibly have seen more RAF Brownings this week than I have ever seen - wing guns, turret guns and pintle guns. Very good timing to watch this tonight - thank you Colt and J.M.Browning, and thank you Ian. PS - I wonder if this WWII video is interesting to any of you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NScptsa5zJA&t=2s&ab_channel=JoluqaMalta
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  151. Pardon?
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  152. I have always thought if you want to neg rep anything you should have to post why in more than 25 letters. I think that might stop such bollox.
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  153. I was about to say the same thing... but also now thank you to the experts who have provided the model details. Cheers!
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  154. and save for the fuel to run it ;-)
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  155.  @monyclair5357  that I think is where the saying comes from, and you beat me to it Steve Clarke to translate it!
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  156.  @iatsd  the drop bag is the sort of genius I like... totally bloody obvious when you think about it, very low tech, and made from stout canvas like most Land Girls' knickers were! NB - great link, not seen that website before.
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  157.  @2157AF  I was wondering if Iain would tell us the weight... thank you for the data
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  158. I think Ian has been somewhat circumspect with his language on this one - e.g. when the Germans 'took over' Czechoslovakia. I'm here for his knowledge of firearms though, not to debate his choice of pharses with you good people. 🙂
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  159.  @helbent4  a fair point.... I wonder how it will do at auction.
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  160.  @BleedingUranium  I agree - but having handled a .303 and a 7.62 version, the bits that matter still impress me in my memory with their weird magic of looking beautiful, sliding in mysterious but meaningful ways, the different colours of their metals.... the best bipod I have ever used, and the lovely way they go pop pop pop and send the bullets where I wished them to go. I am very biased, but they are works of art in my British eyes. And no, I really couldn't get as turned on by a STEN.
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  161. Completely agree - the same with his back up gun choices.... it's not just about winning but having fun too!!
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  162. Enjoyed this on HoWaW! So Ian you mentioned the three gun challenge; with your love for turning up at shooting matches with interesting weaponry, what would you use as your shotgun just to be different? I'd love to see you with a traditional side by side myself, in shooting tweeds. And fully loaded tactical hip flask of course.
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  163. I'd buy that for a dollar!
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  164.  @ginacalabrese3869  I believe it's older than that, from the Latin of the Roman empire; we still use dextrous, from 'dexter' right handed to indicate good hand eye coordination etc. I prefer the term 'cack-handed' - it leaves little to the imagination ;-)
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  165. Lovely video - a nice piece of history. Off to read Jonathan's take on it, thank you for providing a link Ian. NB - a worthy precursor to the Stupidly Long Rifle L1A1!
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  166. Good speech! You're only an alcoholic if you lie about your drinking.
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  167. +Philip Kerry yup I loved mine - could hit Figure 11s 90% of the time at 600m at Leyburn once I'd worked out the wind.
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  168. Daniel Olbris Pardon?
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  169. Same for me IRL. Not the same as a Bisley sling for sure but for field shooting, the 'hasty' sling is usually enough if there wasn't a rest for my rifle, and I do/did use it most times. But still good how a simple idea can try to make shooting easier. I like!
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  170. +Landon Truman as a Brit.... I still think it's a good saying. Some historians refer to the world wars as the European civil war. It's worth thinking about even if you don't ultimately agree. Peace all xx
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  171. Now I do disagree with that - and I can say that as I live here :-)
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  172. Jake - if you can reference it that would be great because where you read it and who wrote what you read do make a big difference; eg the old worry of fact vs opinion - I do like to know where these things come from. It's not as if you're against Pershing as I thought you wouldn't be, but in the UK there is a lot of bad history about generals such as Haig, where poor history is quoted as fact, so I am a bit picky about accepting wikihistory if that makes sense? I can only compare to the article on the Owen gun from this site which is good - then look at the comments on it which would suggest Owen had a fully functional SMG ready in 1939 and the 'stupid' government made his life hell. The truth is very different. So - no offence to yourself, I just like to know where these things come from.
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  173. I wondered too if it was accident or chance. But I like the 7's veneer explanation best iatsd! Thanks for the info all of you. NB - Bakelite does not have an R in it ;-)
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  174. Stick to singing Johnny, you make a poor criminologist.....
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  175. +Richard Maunder Handguns are banned in all of the UK*; a few are owned on a Section 5 ticket for very specific purposes, and this is nationwide, not on a regional basis. So could you share the source of your information - or I will be tempted to think you are making things up. I am ready for your pithy response and looking forward to seeing you spell some four letter words correctly. *Edit - I neglected to say Northern Ireland has its own system.
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  176. Watch the full version if you can guys! But despite some webbing and hats, does anyone else wonder what 2 members of of ZZTop are doing in this video? Only joking Ian - this channel is the best I have found on YouTube, and it's a mine of useful information and is very addicitve NB - well done for all your left handed shooting!!! EDIT - and in a shoot off, to win vs a right handed shooter is even better, but surely not a fair test of the weapons? NB I think it's fair to say that by 1917/1918 British Empire troops had evolved their own combined arms infantry assault teams by 1917 and were as cutting edge as the German approaches used in spring 1918. Sturmtruppen were not unique to Germany. Gary Sheffield or Gordon Corrigan are the best revisionist authors if you wish to read further. Peace to all.
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  177. +Laurent Belkacem Yes I completely agree, it's a Model Ten, but it's written Model X for reasons Ian did explain. Use of Roman numerals is common in other European countries. As others have said we do't talk about the German Panzer eye vee tank but the Panzer four etc. Indeed we also refer to World War Two but not World War Eleven, and Henry the Eighth not Henry the vee eye eye eye. NB I believe there was a RAAF Sptifire also modified to carry beer, the Spitfire Mk XXXX
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  178. Indeed - memories can be tricky but on the other hand the British can not make War without Tea so even greasy powder flavoured Tea is still Tea. I'll buy one of these next pay day and see what we get!
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  179. If the camera mike is set to autolevel instead of a set manual level Id be surprised if we could tell any difference - if there was one?
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  180. Likewise - came here to post what you just posted! Snake!!! Snaaaake!!!
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  181. according to the NRA article they improvised a moderator and used blankets and mattresses to stifle the sound as much as they could... have a read, you'll like it
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  182.  @unknownmenace1957  116 years? And then some.... from1066 to 1815 approximately, and it's English spelling, not everyone in Britain speaks English (thank goodness!)
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  183. very well said Sir.
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  184.  @Archangelm127  and when experimental archaeologists get to work on trying to fathom how they did it... my respect increases. Especially when they show it could be done with two planks of wood, some string, and a big pair of balls.
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  185. "No matter what you do, just stay alive!"
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  186. The Welsh turned it down too
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  187. Very very interesting. I've read a lot about the bush war in Rhodesia, seen a lot of photos, and suddenly a lot of it all makes sense. You said the video wasn't that exciting - well it's exciting for you, knelt there wondering if you have a dud or a hangfire before you manually operate the action. Rather you than me! Tahnk you Ian - slainte!
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  188. Nice vid hope there is a shooting one to follow :-)
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  189. And my respect also. Bravo Ian! Oh crivvens I have bought myself one. A good source for English speaking readers that I read again and again is: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003GUBIO8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 I hope it's ok to include that link Ian?
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  190. or a couple of tactical muffs?
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  191. I was waiting for Ian to end the video, and stand up in a) his boxer shorts b) a kilt or c) a tutu Such a lost opportunity.
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  192. Hopefully you enjoyed the video.... has any one ever said, actually no I didn't? Grat vis, will deffo visit, and what an interesting rifle. Thx Ian!
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  193. I had to Google Glencarin (sic) Bill, as I only them as lamp glasses due to the shape (and own a few too!)
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  194. aw no down range footage Ian? :-(
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  195. Well I was about to do my usual "please call it 7.92 x 57 mm" rant but read up a bit more and looks like I was wrong. What an interesting story though.
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  196. Sorry - I called it a Bren even when I was told it should be called the LMG, but then again I called the L1A1 a gat.
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  197. would it be that hard to do with a redoing of the board as a jpeg or PDF to print at home then some clever 3D printing to give you the pieces? Get inventing Braydon Jones, if you can make it. I will buy it.
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  198. I nevr knew that - fascinating! Thank you.
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  199.  @andrewpease3688  yeah maybe so!
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  200. yes that would be a good double feature, especially if all done like Rob does it inperiod costume. Oh bring the Bloke and Chap on the Range over too. Should only be a few days worth of video.
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  201. A couple of questions/observations on a great video... - the gas plug, I think that the button to release it could also be pressed in then turned with the nose of a live round? - pressed steel fore grips vs wood or polymer? Any thoughts about why?
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  202. absolutely - I've used both .303 and 7.62 versions in my life, and loved the thing! The original Zb26/27 with the 7.92mm round and straight mag looks as if it already knew we'd knock it into 7.62 NATO
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  203.  @dentonw6ir0qf15  I might have this wrong but I think it's sort of the other way round - there were Northern Ireland issue mags for the LMG which would at a pinch work in the SLR due to a better/stronger spring. Happy to be corrected if I am wrong as always!
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  204. Isn't hindsight wonderful? As is the question: well what should they have used instead based on the power to weight ratio of the time, and what was actually able to fit in the wings of fighters at the time?
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  205.  @seytanuakbar3022  source of your story please?
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  206. Genuine fact - 10% of alcohol in your blood stream will leave your body in your urine.
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  207. I love this approach - instead of choosing the optimal weapon to "game the game" we have Ian picking something marginally less effective than a slingshot. Way to go, and ooooh fit bod too. Nice.
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  208. Foreword by Martin Pegler, author of "From out of nowhere" - the book is sold!
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  209. And yes, you should be sipping a single malt from a cut glass goblet, and smoking some sort of rare cheroot or Balkan Sobranjie in an ivory holder sculpted from walrus ivory.
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  210.  @zsoltmolnar1143  highest rate as 'a per centage of people murdered where the weapon is a knife'. Homicide rate per head is less than one quarter than that of the USA . Thank you.
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  211. A good format - and as always, Ian will actually ask the question that should have been asked, but thanks to the Patreon for getting the ball rolling, as essentially it is a good question. Just one question or point re the STEN being brought in as Germany had used SMGs in the Battle of France; was it more a case of wanting arms then and there to replace the more costly rifles and MGs lost in the retreat from France as cheaply and as quickly as possible? My quick research suggests the STEN cost less than half of a rifle in money terms, and could be knocked up it any bicycle repair shop where someone could weld, ie a lot quicker than a rifle. And Ian - if you need some English accent coaching, please do contact me :-)
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  212. My first ever full bore rifle, at the age of twelve. A good job we only got ten rounds at the annual range practise in the Cadets!
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  213. 'Hopefully you will find this interesting' - I've never been disappointed yet Ian. Thank you.
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  214. After - Ian says so at about 5:10,
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  215. No but I know a man who might. If it's still in the UK, there was a running AMX13 5 minutes walk from me.
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  216. What a lovely man - it would be a privelidge to share a long train journey with this chap.
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  217.  MrMajsterixx  and they still are.
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  218. Ardbeg fan - visiited it at least twice :-)
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  219.  @Yandarval  have I missed the point here (as I usually do). UK military nomenclature is even more idiosyncratic than our day to day language. 😜
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  220. Get to the Czopper!
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  221. I posted the same - perhaps a letter O could be confused with a number zero 0 or some other explanation.
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  222.  @truckerallikatuk  oh someone replied on my post it is a standard NATO abbreviation so not actually in French.
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  223. I always enjoy your videos Ian. A thought passed through my head about the computer games I play, eg DayZ, SCUM EXILE, where the firearms technology is basically current/futuristic. Would the period 1850 - 1870 make for a much better game as firearms technology made such big leaps?
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  224.  @zoiders  he'll be back to tell you you're pretentious next ;-)
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  225. He has the patience of a saint.
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  226.  @Touay.  oooh nice quote - is it yours, or where is it from? :-)
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  227. Pardon?
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  228.  @Piromanofeliz  spot on. The M16 is exactly the same, as the top of the stock is in line with the barrel.
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  229.  @edwalmsley1401  or when they stuck a round lead ball down the barrel instead of a kind of arrow. APFS was a thing in the thirteenth century I am led to believe.
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  230. Good video but so glad my country had the Bren gun; if the barrel needs to come off quick, put a handle on it. Meanwhile the M60 happens.
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  231. I loved this pistol as soon as Ian uncased it yesterday... so two silly questions! 1 - how hard is it to shoot right handed with a pistol like this if you are a lefty (as compared to long firearms?) 2 - the heating up. In a normal blow back, is a lot of that heat going straight out of the barrel, whereas in this design, some is trapped in the mechanism for long enough to transfer heat to the pistol? Greetings from the UK!
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  232. Lovely stuff. I remember the first episode of yours, sipping Scotch in a hotel room.
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  233.  @pkt1213  quite right. I always know what day it is, it's whisky day. Cheers!
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  234.  @FTWIHA  from someone who can't write or punctuate, I'd be very reluctant to take any guidance on writing styles from a nob like you, especially when TomFynn was simply quoting a song writer far wittier than you could ever be.
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  235. Ian, your French is already in progress every time you say carbine instead of carbine. But seriously, I am impressed you want to learn another language just to know more about weapons. Formidable mon brave, á bientót!
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  236. +lptomtom for once I do have to say Ian, it is a flechette pronounced flesh - ate to rhyme with bet; two t's and an e in French always rhymes with bet, and in spoken British English we say it 'right'. I can get the carbine being said car-bean (as it is in French), but what is a saybow? No it's a sabot - sa bow - as it is in the original French. Having lectured you all, please forgive my Englishness, and let me thank Ian yet again for being good enough to do these sessions and educate us all. Peace all. NB - if you're in England, and come to the Royal Armouries at Leeds, please announce when/where - I owe you a drink and a meal for the knowledge you have shared!
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  237. joezzzify I think both the rear sight and the foresight are modified to get the line of sight higher than the pan magazine so switching between the two mags might not be so easy, plus it's removing the sighting axis further away from the bore axis. As Ian says, drum/pan mags have loading/jamming issues that stick mags are less vulnerable to.
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  238. go0fy11137 it worked very nicely thank you in its 7.62 NATO reincarnation, and its long service with the UK military reflects a sound design and a lovely weapon to fire. Also saw action in Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Aden, the Falklands...
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  239. pinz2022 Don't panic! Don't panic pinz!
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  240. Just a thought but what's the provenance of Jake's mention of General Pershing? It sounds rather unlikely hence my question of "did he really?" NB Paul; as you started this conversation with a bit of a silly post, thanks for at least reading  the several responses challenging what you said!
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  241. Tiger Custardman Tiger - I see Richard's posts seem to have vanished; will he have removed them himself or is there active moderation here? Maybe he's calmer now I hope...
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  242. +Barack Hussein Obama II By all means clarify it for us then if my reply is based on a misunderstanding; my apologies if this is the case.
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  243. Barack Hussein Obama II as per several posts on this thread, the statistics are quite clear. That's speculation is it?
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  244. Panzerbusche 38/39 had teargas ammo, then later tungsten.
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  245. pancholom and additionally the issues around machining costs etc would have been dealt with if it had gone to mass production. It's slightly odd to criticise this when modern equivalents sport scopes, lasers, night sights etc - you want the best or the cheapest?
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  246. Ritchie Wolf Sure - procurers always try to get the best deal for their £, and I have never said that cost isn't a factor. I mean it in the sense that these cost differences between one weapon and another are small change; the major cost of a personal infantry weapon per year comes from ammunition expenditure. I wasn't clear - hope this helps
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  247. +FirstDagger think about it... Australian plane carrying beer... Google for castlemaine beer if you still don't get the joke mate 😁
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  248. s.a.s elite not sure - I think the Ross only ever held 5 rounds, and the P14s and the M1917s brought out in 1940 when we were expecting invasion were also 5 shot magazines. SMLEs - always 10, but not sure if there were any 8 shot bolt actions out there... Anyone else?
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  249. j0nthegreat Razzle.
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  250. Yes us people are dreadful aren't we. Glad you have outed your hatred and bias Ted, it helps other readers understand why you fabricate and misunderstand in line with your own agenda. Meanwhile - the rest of us can try and understand history with a more open mind.  Ciao!
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  251. Fred - you can't help anyone who suffers from nationalism/racism etc as anyone who denies him his right to rant is "one of them". He's got as good a grasp of history and research as the next lunatic.  Let his unreasoned comments stand - I bet the only reason he hasn't abused pancholom as being a Fiendish Brit is that pancholom is clearly Italian speaking so can't easily be tarred as part of the Evil Empire!
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  252. Io parlo latino - il resto è stato facile
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  253. Et aussitot, je ne suis pas un anglais...
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  254. Oh don't call him 'old chap' that's too British. Just let him win.
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  255. We're safe guys - he thinks I am English and that you're called Mark. I love the man - he is the 21st century's answer to Oscar Wilde.
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  256. Michael Emberley I'm not sure that is right - the water jacket is isolated from the firing mechanism etc so no powder residue lube etc should get into the water which as it heated up to steam would be under a positive pressure in any case; I'm sure I have read accounts that soldiers would fire a belt off to make water to brew up with - or would use the opportunity to fire off a belt to make hot water. If it's been attempted with a Vickers in modern times and the water was contaminated - I offer my apologies!
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  257. +Sam Doohan have I understood you right? The condenser can is fitted by a pipe to the jacket, so what are you suggesting? Or what do you think I have suggested? NB - I was interested enough to try a bit of myth busting on the Vickers tea kettle story, and it appears that from the easily available sources, it may have been used as such but overall it wasn't common practise as Robert Graves would have had us believe , as Michael Emberley quite rightly maintains, the water would have oil in it that would make it a kettle of desperation, not choice.
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  258. Watching very happily on HoWaW, and I do have to say (or ask) - where did you get that shirt Jonathan? It is just fanstastic, and I even think I'd buy one if I was allowed. Great video as always and very interesting to hear about the issues of real firearms being represented in video games (I play hunting games more than mil sims) but didn't realise how much was involved.
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  259. The long range sights - I had a quick read and there was a WP round for the weapon, so for use against bunkers etc, yes I can see why they bothered to do this. I remember seeing what I thught was a bazooka HE round which was two standard handgrenades end to end with the rocket motor behind... did I dream this or was it ammunition from a different system?
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  260.  @rogermcbadlad2812  it might have been that - I googled away and couldn't find any pics, so yes, probably my bad memory. Thank you!
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  261. Happy Christmas Ian!
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  262. Nice - I wasn't watching when the top cover flew off but loved the Tom and Jerry sound effects as it hit whatever it hit
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  263. I've seen these comments, I always flag and report them. Yes YT could do better, but I hope if we all did the same it would get the fake profile/user banned more quickly.
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  264. Second!
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  265. Yup I'd agree... then add there will always be SMGs that don't quite fit the defintion perfectly but why does that matter? It's like the arguments over what makes an LMG or a SAW etc...
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  266. 35 thumbs down from J.Stalin, Kuntsevo.
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  267. Is it too hard to call the 7.92 German rounds by what they were called by their makers and users, but have to stick to your US "oh it's really 8mm" version? Maybe just call 7.92x33 '8mm short' instead of 8mm Kurz as well, to avoid further brainache for viewers who can only think in 'Murican?
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  268. It'll be other shooters digging themsleves out of the dust thrown up
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  269. I am unreliably misinformed that it should spelt MOAR DAKKA, but I totally agree with your core principle.
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  270. 3:22 wooh! TARDIS sighted!
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  271. Watching quite happily on History of Weapons and Whatnot TV. Question/idea: conversions of bolt action rifles to self loading or selective fire... how many different types were there, what were they, how were they done, were they ever put into use?
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  272.  @colinkelly5420  this is a very good point that is far too often overlooked; it would be interesting to see the same casualty figure statistics for the German army in Normandy for instance, and to punt up a guesstimate for the actual lethality of the PBI's rifles and squad level LMGs. There's another side issue - that if you're relying more and more on poorly trained troops then whatever gain you might get from a more advanced battle rifle is further minimised if they are not fit to fight in all senses of that phrase?
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  273. good luck with the firing - I hope nothing terrible goes wrong.
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  274. Elgin marbles folks - the G is hard not soft. Thank you.
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  275. Drífa - snowfall or snow drift, what a great name. Really good video Ian, and I applaud your respect for Island's history, culture, language and of course alphabet!
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  276. Damn saw the title and expected a video on British naval outerwear....
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  277. It looks very nicely made. As an old time user of the Sterling in 9mm, I'd love to have a go on one of these.
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  278. And Im double posting but ... the chef/head butcher bloke is now up there with Gunny Highway and Ian McCollum himself as a God. There is a man who knows food.
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  279. Biggest? Nope, not quite - 120mm UK recoilless rifle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/120_mm_BAT_recoilless_rifle. NB troop dispositions in UK armed forces take heed of such backblast areas, even down to the 84mm Carl Gustav we used to use. Not to be used inside a buidling, just like the Panzerfausts. Any chance of a look at the Davis recoilless rifle one day? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_gun NB great slow mo footage guys :-)
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  280.  @aaronorr5586  that is just perfect. You get my vote.
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  281. The shirt is worth the view all by itself. You have to be a dude of the highest rank sir. And it would be fair to say, a bit like fake profiles on dating sites, actually working out how and why it is a fake is possibly more fun than finding a genuine item.
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  282. Making the word 'cludge' as popular as it needs to be!
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  283. Elephant in the room - possibly. Ian, you make many references in your video to the 'correct technical definition', and kindly put it in the description too. Where did that definition come from please? If there's already a video from you about it explaining the history of the phrase/definition, that would be nice to watch. NB - weird firing range for the SIG 540 - old railway tunnels?
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  284.  @archonix  now that got me laughing!
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  285. What were shooters 40 - 43 using? Wheel locks? I love these little gems Ian, keep it up.
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  286. I can't make it that, too far from home but I hope whoever does go has the expedition of a lifetime!
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  287. 3:37 - you walked right past it, you walked right past it!!!
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  288. MNAM MNAM? https://youtu.be/8N_tupPBtWQ?t=12
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  289. Lovely video. The 'what ifs' areinteresting. The USA entering Vietnam with a .280 FAL not the M14 then M16... and how much did this versionof the FAL weigh please? Finally - the School of Infanry is at Warminster, but all the emphasis is on the first syllable. Great video - would love to see the .280 being shot live, and feedback on how it behaves.
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  290. Great question, great answers.
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  291. Great socks, nice skills! I see you posted before BOTR ;-)
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  292. Yay for the Lewis gun --- used on land air and sea for possibly over 40 years? Great test - it would be cool to see the test done with the crew served element in place too? But still - like soemone else said, this is a major piece of research that serves to inform us all. Thanks all of you - shooters, donors, road crew.
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  293. Now that Alan Rickman is dead, I feel I have spotted an ideal replacement for our 21st century screen villain. Add one cat and a cigarrette holder and presto!
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  294. No harm in trying - even though the weapon failed the experiment is a success.
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  295. Makes sense to me - British barracks whether for regs or territorials usually have plenty of access to indoor 25metre ranges for small bore shooting, so drills and practises could be conducted under cover in poor weather with artificial lighting if needed in the evening, and without the need for a full size range; There also exist .22 conversion kits for L1A1 SLRs and the Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle, both still in use in the late 80s here in the UK. Ping ping!
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  296. Magazines that move and reciprocate - is this unique?
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  297. Could we please have information on the standard scales for measuring stabbiness - metric or otherwise. Thank you.
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  298. A very interesting proposal Ian - thank you for supporting Ukraine in the way you have done it. Was the Liberator pistol a deliberate inclusion? NB - the Red Cross will always take donations if you wish to give to them please.
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  299. Lethal Wespon?
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  300. Ah the pure dakka of it. Thank you Ian.
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  301. Ian, and community - based on this very good video, is there any theoretical equation that says if the cartridge does THIS then the blowback parts will have to do THAT; ie if I wanted to make a 7.62mm NATO blowback weapon what would I theoretically need on the recoiling side of the equation to keep it safe? This is assuming no delayed blowback trickery or advanced primer ignition wizardry of course.
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  302. I think even Ian says it can be a bit tricky....
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  303. Enjoyable as always!
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  304. Ian, you mention the cuts and stuff needed for Mk I - which was a lot of big numbers - have you any data for what it was reduced to in the modified Mk I and then the Mk II please?
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  305. Well done all those who gave, but thank you to Ian for making us aware too. So happy!!!!!!!!
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  306. Lovely video - what a beautiful gun with the barrel but also the very unique patterning on the fore grip. A good reminder to us all that it's a bugger of a job to make a video about a weapon when it's not in full working order. thank you Ian!
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  307.  @Ihasanart  ah makes sense it's a NATO abbreviation not a French one
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  308. LMGs not understood in the Great War? Well not in the USA obviously, nor in WWII, meanwhile the Lewis gun...
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  309. Lovely video. If you are ever in the area please visit the Royal Armouries at Leeds in Yorkshire. Thousands of guns, swords, etc - for free. I think we need to install Iain as resident curator?
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  310. An intelligent and reasoned monologue! I don't think anyone could be offended by this one Ian. I do like your hypothesis about museums then and now, and think it holds water. I agree that to understand a machine it has to be used - what I would like the Royal Armouries to do is offer me a job putting this into practise. I can do 40 hours a week, have my own eye and ear protection, and am willing to work my lunch.
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  311. The Balvenie tin in the background full of gizzits and cleaning gear is worth my monthly Patreon fee all by itself... I tend to keep all my whisky bottle tubes for just the same reasons. Just lacking an M85 that's all.
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  312. Sorry if this is listed already, but how much heavier than the Bren was it?
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  313. Damn right. I've only ever shot .22 rimfire and air rifles, but the first job you should do is work out what's the best ammunition for it.
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  314. I never get tired of seeing a man have too much gun fun 🙂
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  315. Good to see a man happy in his work. So - as good as an MP5 possibly?
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  316. A steering system dating from 1915 - fantastic!
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  317. Hope you get well soon Ian, and stop vibrating gently while you drink your whisky.
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  318. A little bit linked... a lot of street names in England where I live are called after our various battles, and there is an Inkerman Street not too far from me. Lovely video Ian as always.
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  319. * or if peasants use longbows. Now there's a video in the making: defining the moment where war bows were out and fire arms were in.
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  320. Update - I have been reading this book for three days now and have only just made to to 1940! Very nicely written, beautifully illustrated, and also brings new knowledge to the table. There isn't a lot on tactics or deployment so far, it's nearly all about the rifles, the scopes and their ancillaries including clothing. This isn't a major draw back - we can always go back to Hesketh-Pritchard and C. Shore if we want to look at that aspect in detail. Thanks for bring it on here Ian - it is a book I am very glad I possess.
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  321. I hope you enjoyed Praha Ian, and enjoyed some of the local beers. All the best to everyone for 2025!
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  322. It's a BLEN gun. Jeepers, it's like Isambard Brunel had made it over a weekend off. More rivets!
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  323. Great video - and thrilled to think there are more to come! Correct me if I am wrong but I recall the bottom dust cover slid open on cocking, plus the 7.62 LMG version had its own wider sling - was this not the case for the .303 BREN which is seen here with a rifle sling? Finally - never knew the flash hider bit was stainless - was it necessary to leave it in the white, or could it not have been Parkerised? If anyone knows, I'd love to find out.
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  324.  @shoottheheadcase  I was going to say Catapult to Twatapult...
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  325. Ian - I think you said 'rifle' at one point but referred to a shotgun it as well. I'm sure it's a smoothbore but what gauge/bore is it if you know please? Apols if I missed anything in your talk - my fault totally.
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  326. Beautiful carbine, beautiful video. Thank you Ian.
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  327. Thank you Ian... a bit of your soul laid bare. I'd rather shoot my own food (or indeed gather it) than support farming methods I think are not nice. Now in England... that's seen as a bit weird. But I think you respect and value your meat more if you take responsibility for it. I love Cap'n'Balls hunting videos for the same reason - a certain sadness when you take anbother life, but always respect for the animal, and grateful that you have plenty when others do not. Thank you for your time as always.
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  328. or drizzle of course.
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  329.  @davewolfy2906  yup I was told it was because we were near the top of the Spetznaz hit list. I looked it up and it was actually Duran Duran. Weird innit>?
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  330. What is the history of the magazine disconnect prior to this weapon if anyone knows please?
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  331.  @jeanwesleynew  I've never quite enjoyed a malt over 12-14 yrs old... what's the 18 yr old you recommend if you could be so kind?
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  332. Glad to see you transalted it better than Ian!
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  333. Brilliant video! Fascinating dead end weapon. Meanwhile in Europe, Chassepots and Dreyses are battling it out.
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  334. I'm curious... if the bolt was pulled fully back, and either placed in the safety detente, or not and was ready to fire, would the safety lever move and lock the the bolt from moving forward again?
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  335. Just for the sake of saying it - HEAT does not work by thermal energy, but by the kinetic energy of the warhead exploding in a focused manner. Still a great video!!!
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  336. I hope you enjoyed your lie down. Subscribed to you just out of principle, but also I liked the look of your videos too.
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  337. YT linked me straight into another video where shooters actually match a No 4 Mk I (T) vs a BREN gun. I noted a pinned post from Nick Moran (the Chieftain) which seemed very much to defend the film's choice, not on the grounds of making the film thrilling, but that this could actually have happened. I hope I have read his post correctly. The big question - was there any suggestion whatsoever that this actually, really, happened?
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  338. I suppose for every starting pistol there must be the right amount of stopping rifles otherwise the universe may well collapse.
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  339. ANCA - we watched this on HoWaW!
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  340. I would trust this man with anything simply due to his moustache. Top tip - check curtains/blinds/drapes and unwanted reflections from windows before filming... luckily on this occasion BOTR wasn't stood working the camera in his Y-fronts
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  341. Cludged. A lovely word that we all know what it means even if it doesn't appear in any dictionary.
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  342. Saving Private Ryan had mistakes? Surely not! NB - are there any records of snipers in WWII operating left handed, in the days of right handed bolts for all?
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  343. Viz's Spoilt Bastard by any chance? "Mummy will buy you one darling!"
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  344. I thought the same - but you say carbeen, I say carbine, you say hose clamps, I say jubilee clips. You say royal armories, I say Royal Armouries, and so on. This may get UK English some leverage (not levverage!)
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  345. Hello from the UK,; good advice from this man - go to your primary legal sources, not just anyone on social media who tells you what you want to hear.
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  346. Hecate is not pronounced to rhyme with headache either in Greek or French - please Ian! You'll be saying carbine next instead of carbine. :-)
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  347. Really interesting also to see all the swarf and crud that's flying around there
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  348. 5:26 - the L42A1 has a fully free floated heavier hammer forged barrel - the L8(T) did not, as per the previous video on the L8
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  349. Waiting for Part II - mainly for the lack of audio therein.
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  350. Did you shoot some card targets just to see how much the pattern is changed by the adaptors? Just interested!
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  351. Wonderful!! Has anyone any idea what the field of view of such a scope would be? I am also interested as to why it is offset to the left. I know that on early sniping rifles, offsets were to allow the use of charger clips (I think) but perhaps on this weapon it was to allow the use of the iron sights? Just guesses, would love to know more!
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  352. I have an infestation of Velociraptors, and have great legs in shorts.
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  353. Watched the WaW version, very nice work if you can get it!!
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  354. Yup, all distilleries are generally the same inside.... and yes, so many questions we see are the 'wrong' question!
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  355. Please do this dressed as Princess Leia or Han Solo or similar. Awesome!
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  356. I suppose for every starting pistol there must be the right amount of stopping rifles otherwise the universe may well collapse.
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  357.  @gm3dmo  I think some of us missed the point you were making; please expand your comment.
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  358.  @mazambane286  I think you are right - they do not have the UK style of muzzle brake/flash hider
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  359. Couple of quickies - did Ian mentioned whether it was closed or open bolt? Sorry if I missed that bit. The hold open device - in the Australian version you can see a hole towards the top of the vertically sliding hold open rod, that looks like it could have held the pin to engage with the magazine follower and make it back to an automatic hold open weapon? And - you made it all the way through the video without mentioning the BAR. Well done ;-)
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  360.  @minuteman4199  thank you - I need to listen better :-)
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  361. Please add a flying carrot and hey presto! Guess what you have then?
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  362. I'm reading the title trying to work out the link to role playing games.... it must be time for another drink.
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  363. Well said Daniel = I'm in England so just as academic for me too, but another interesting fire arm is good to see.
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  364. Big Flipping Gun
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  365. A Webley-Fosbery flop? Someone will be for the high jumpt then.
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  366. Brilliant video. We get tumbleweed collectors and then a vulture/eagle in the background, then a load of people having fun! No apologies needed for this one Ian.
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  367. Seems to be a fair bit of barrel whip there - great slo mo footage!
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  368. So... when did the RN run out of the old ammo, and what did they change to? 7.62 NATO ot 5.56 NATO? The previous video in this series should be longbow vs Minié rifles :-) Bless our wetleg RN cousins - rum bum and baccy all the way.
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  369. Sorry if this has been covered already... bro in English English is often used instead of borough or brough - eg Middlesbro.The only Glenmore forest I know of is in the Cairngorms near Aviemore . Beautiful wepaon, expertly narrated. NB - many English Scottish Irish and Welsh nobility have/had mottos in French, eg Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, so a French motto isn't that unusual.
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  370. Lovely stuff. The minimalist SMG par excellence.
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  371. Lovely video Ian - I always learn something, and this time it was about how that nose cap was there to avoid the bayonet attaching to the barrel. Never apologise about the length of your videos - we have pause buttons nowadays while we top up the whisky and settle down for more wisdom and charm from you.
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  372. Fabulous work - and thank you Henry!
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  373. It's got three giant bipod feet... made me laugh, Ian is so perfectionist, it's so rare to hear/see him make a veyr small error Interesting to see a training weapon that is better made than a PPSh or a STEN Is this the Haenel that still make air rifles and ammo by the way?
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  374. Well done Ian - you have done so much for people just by your videos, then you go and do this. You definitely deserve a place in the Last Great Armoury in the Sky.
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  375. Have another thumbs up just for saying 'complete bollox' whilst drinking Scotch. Top man!
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  376. Cmon Ian - don't forget that quite a lot of us forrins don't understand US gun laws but thank you for it being explained in the video - Curio and Relic it is.
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  377. Ian, if I may, here is a YouTube piece about the radium girls who painted this stuff on, it is from a very good source; thank you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIGz_3kYC8
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  378. Argentine rhymes with carbine Ian, not carbine. If you get what I mean.
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  379. Sorry but stop the US angle on this weapon; this example may well be a US manufactured version, but the UK was using them a long time before the USA entered the field....
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  380. and I thought it said Erotic Firearms too....
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  381. Would love it - and also if possible test them as they were actually used with crew - loaders, barrel changes etc? I'd buy the .303 for the BREN gun!
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  382. Amazing - North America realises it wasn't the first at last..... and having seen a barrel bend with each shot, can I feel smug that we here only gave up the No 4 rifle once we found a rifle that actually did it better in terms of accuracy and fire rate.
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  383. Enjoyed? No I loved it. On your coolomete, this is indeed very cool.
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  384. Oooh I like this SMG a lot - thanks!
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  385. A rifle that stacks the ejected brass into a tea cup.... how lovely.
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  386. Battle rifles. A US definition of a certain sort of firearm, am I right?
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  387. For 7.92mm full fat round that is an amazingly shootable rifle - thank you for this video Ian. NB - where are your arms?
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  388. Fantastic! My subscription renewed last week, my inner voice said do it
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  389. If that didn't take off immediately maybe the balloons will... one of the best gags so far!!
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  390. Very enjoyed it, and it is a good looking firearm, particularly the wood which matches the metal work beautifully.
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  391. So.... is this the winner in the longest serving model of gun category, or is it still the Maxims seen in Russian and Ukrainian service?
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  392.  @KingSpittusFactus  aha of course, thank you!
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  393. Jeepers I had a very realistic dream last night that I had one of these beauties in my hands for real. Stop doing this to me.
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  394. I suppose for every starting pistol there must be the right amount of stopping rifles otherwise the universe may well collapse.
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  395. Good bit of lesser known history; sadly the war didn't end for everyone in November 1918.
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  396. Truly fascinating! And as a civilised nation, you get two hours for lunch :-)
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  397. So - not actually a rifle if it's smoothbore?
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  398. Thank you for posting my own thoughts!
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  399. Lovely video thank you Ian
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  400. Agreed... I've been messing with an external mic on my camera; autosound levelling usually clips the louder sounds, maybe it was a manual audio setting?
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  401. What a whopper - at times I was expecting a small desk top crane or set of armourers trolleys being used to move the parts....
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  402. Treat your camera lens to a quick clean old boy, but excellent pair of videos on this weapon, and would like to see what you think if you clagged on a standard AK stock instead of that converted bit of a crutch they used!
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