Comments by "Pete Sheppard" (@petesheppard1709) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1. After years of silence, Calico's phone starts ringing madly...
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  2. 'The French copy no one, and no one copies the French'...adds to the sadness over the decline and death of the French firearms industry.
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  3. Ian's shots with the black rounds shows why such munitions are called 'less-lethal', rather than 'non-lethal'. That throat hit--and maybe even the head shots--could well have killed a human.
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  4. Thanks for the shout-out for Nick Moran! For the audience, he is a Major, Armor, in the California Army National Guard, and a combat veteran. He is The Chieftain with World of Tanks and his YouTube channel is 'Inside the Chieftain's Hatch' where he reviews and explores armored fighting vehicles. The tilting barrel system looks like it was really useful for high-angle fire, compared to conventional breech systems.
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  5. As great as the shooting was, I have to admit Ian's physicality and grace as he zipped around the courses was something to behold! ALSO, the whistle is a great idea! Besides saving the RO's voice, it's much easier to hear amid the range noise.
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  6. A true 'Forgotten Weapon'...Has a value jump pre- and post-Ian ever been noted?
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  7. Pity the soldier who runs the bolt and scratches the carrier...
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  8. 'Axis had access'...Did Ian just try to pun??? :p ETA: Julia needs to set up a spinner for Ian!!
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  9. This story is starting to sound more and more like a belated April Fools'...but some things you can't make up. :p I was waiting for Elbonia...
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  10. Nice! Kelgren is arguably the most innovative firearm designer of the last 40 years. Production and quality shortcomings have kept him from getting his deserved recognition. THAT would be a great interview for Ian!! Lack of sling attachments is, IMO the main shortcoming of the SU16.
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  11. "Change your perception of recoil..." Brilliant understatement.😎
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  12. When Brownell's first offered these repros, they were marked 'Retro' instead of 'Colt', and there was some heartburn. It's cool that Brownell's was able to use the original 'Colt' marking.
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  13. I worked for a distributor in the early '90s, and these were around $180. But nooo, I wasn't gonna buy a cheap Commie gun. Somebody kick me...
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  14. Pity there won't be any shooting; watching that front sight flip over in slo-mo would have been fun!
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  15. "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind..."
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  16. Scout waay before Scouts were cool. Looking forward to your shooting video. Given your experiences with the FAL and G3, your thoughts will be welcome.
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  17. As awesome as this YouTube channel is, I imagine that Headstamp Publishing will turn out to be Ian's true legacy.
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  18. While this is somewhere outside of Pluto's orbit for me, I really enjoy seeing new guns, and people having fun with them!
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  19. I imagine German expats were not real popular in post-war France...
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  20. Ian took the match on a pistol spinner? WANNA SEE!!
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  21. It's nice to see a gun with a bad reputation beat the rap! Did you notice any heat buildup from the gas system?
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  22. I like the anodized pistol better, would be a blast to take to the range. It was refreshing to hear about Mr. Hillberg's integrity and care for his workers; a shame they didn't make a better marketing deal. Your comparison to a Ruger's disassembly brought a chuckle. It seems to me that every Ruger has some sort of 'Gotcha!' in their field-strip procedure--especially their Standard .22s.
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  23. Waiting with bated breath for the Saturday shootie video...
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  24. Brutally elegant Soviet engineering. AIUI, Russian 12.7 ammo is really hard to come by in the States, so many are converted to .50BMG. From what little video I've seen, a firing DShK makes the Ma Deuce look puny with that YUGE! muzzle blast.
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  25. He said 'Century', and I guessed which one loses...
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  26. It's interesting how that carousel keeps going around: The M855 is essentially a machine gun cartridge in 5.56x45, and the new .277 Fury seems to be biased toward machine gun use, penetration criteria notwithstanding.
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  27. We can see how nice a guy Ian is by how uncomfortable he was having to say what and how bad it was.
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  28. And terrifying when Stalin got interested...😨 Thankfully, Degtyarev was a sport.
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  29. The Grenada operation was in the early '80s, obviously long after GCA '68. The most likely reason the Marine souvenirs didn't have import marks was simply that they came in via a Marine's seabag rather than an importer (A pox on the bureaucrats who have since restricted war trophies!). In the same way, I have a CZ-75 without marks that was bought by an American serviceman in Europe and brought back as a personal firearm.
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  30. What a great gift idea. It already has Mae's name on it!
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  31. They must have hooked up with a real prince...
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  32. FitzGerald, Askins, Applegate...it is nice to see the names of early gunfighting pioneers mentioned.
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  33. US as well. My dad was born lefty, but was taught to go right. Much other right-handedness, besides.
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  34. HUGE credit to everyone who helped him accomplish this dream!
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  35. How about an LMP 1889 patch? A French Combat Rock patch would be a great morale builder!
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  36. When my dad taught shop class back in the '60s, he had to be on constant lookout for students doing 'side projects'...
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  37. My brain kind of skidded as well when I heard that. BIG blooper from Ian...I'm surprised he didn't catch it in the edit.
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  38. Actually, the chassis concept was pioneered by Kel-Tec in the '90s with the P11, then refined by Sig and now HS/Springfield. EDIT: It has been pointed out in the comments that the chassis concept originally came out of S. Africa. Thanks to everyone who politely and thoughtfully pointed this out.
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  39. I can't help but wonder if the barrel, long-range sight and monopod were attempts to get around subgun restrictions.
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  40. One of the James Bond movies featured a 'smart gun', which incidentally went stupid just in time to get a Bad Guy killed. Another 'proprietary' feature was the MagnaTrigger, which made an appearance in the '90s. The idea was to have a block in the gun that was operated by a ring on the shooter's hand; no electronics, just magnets. Massad Ayoob wrote about it, and even mentioned using one for his HD gun. This is also where external safties can come in handy: They can delay an adversary's use of one's own gun long enough for the owner to take corrective action. Mas has documented a number of cases where this has saved a police officer's life--even a mag safety!
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  41. As an interesting side trail, would you consider an episode on the history and variety of ammo containers? It seems the metal hinged can is the Western standard, and the sealed 'sardine tin' is Russian sphere. I'm sure that's a gross oversimplification, but a discussion would be fascinating.
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  42. I REALLY like the 'Only Dropped Once' patch.
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  43.  @sir0herrbatka  Given that the spinner is his traditional nemesis, it must have been EPIC!
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  44. Thanks! I've seen 'C.U.P.' for a long time, but never knew how it was actually derived.
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  45. It has been tried, but for all our enthusiasm, there are simply not enough gunnies OR pro-2A advertisers to make it fly. Services like 'History of Weapons & War', Pepperbox or Mug Club seem to be the best option. We still need YouTube presence to help non-shooters discover the sport and get some good information and knowledge.
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  46. That is indeed an accepted method of getting a stuck bayonet loose.
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  47. And he actually makes money having that much fun...😎
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  48. Sometimes you just have to go for fun! I really enjoyed the color commentary during the stage. The 'bazooka' /tank prop was way cool! Kudos to your cameraman; getting good footage safely at a crowded event had to be challenging.
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  49. This was easily the most enjoyable collaboration you’ve done yet! With the last question I was reminded of how the AK/AR situation was pretty much the same here in the US, up into the ‘90s. AKs and ammo was plentiful and cheap, while ARs were rare and pricy.
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  50. Nice! Ian's experience with subguns really showed in that final mag dump. The muzzle didn't seem to move at all.
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