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

  1.  @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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  2.  @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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7.  @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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  8.  @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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  9. the best laugh I have had all week - may I say SMSL?
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  10.  @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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  11. 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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  12. How many times a year? Month? mainly weekly to be honest, bless his cotton socks.
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  13. Go ahead, you scoundrel and cad, make one's day.
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  14. The baby was fostered by Corgi Models.
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  15. yes isn't it? Were there any other rimfires using dual or multiple pins?
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  16.  @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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  17.  @solarissv777  I completely agree with your point but would still encourage shooter to have both.
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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20.  @TomFynn  thank you from a UK Tom Lehrer fan!
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  21. +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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  22. It's predecessor by the same author is a quality read - it is worth the price.
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  23. 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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  24.  @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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  25.  @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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  26.  @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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  27. I feel there might be a book in the making here?
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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. 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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  31.  @noahs-a2631  there's eleven of them now. Must be the de Lisle carbine owners club.
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  32. what a smashing idea - he looks like a nice bloke too.
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  33. well said sir! (or madam, etc)
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  34. I got it if no one else did. Regrades, Spine Millington. (Dec.)
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  35. 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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  36. 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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  37. 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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  38. 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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  39. 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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  40. 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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  41. 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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  42. I think Ian has outdone Charlie Bucket and got at least two Golden Tickets... or possibly more?
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  43.  @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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  44. well said Tristan, I think this is one of the many reasons so many of us love Forgotten Weapons.
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  45. 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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  46. 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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  47. 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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  48. I would like to ask the same question Iain!
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  49. ***** this happens to be totally true by the way guys!
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  50. +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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