Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1. Actually the name of the pistol comes from the test reports. Unfortunately the writer of the report had a broken typewriter. Meaning he had to substitute "t" for "d". Hence lines in the reports such "The tarn plstol repeatedly failed to function".
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  2. And afterwards, a little wine, eating some cheese and catching some rays. Bon chanc
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  3.  @lizzahk  No, it's a Marty Robbins reference.
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  4. No mon ami. He drove a Citroën Traction Avant.
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  5.  @davidmcguire6043  The first you take a Mk II apart its lie one of those Chinese puzzles.
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  6. The Irish is the proper stuff
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  7. I remember a section from James Jones history of WWII in which he describes interviews of German POWs about their opponents. They said the the English shouted, the French sang. But when the Americans attacked they were grimly silent. The Germans said that scarred them more. Jones said it was so the krauts couldn't hear their teeth chattering
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  8. Similiar to other markets. You can have two automotive manufacturers that both produce good products. One well sell better than another for "reasons". Another decent 9mm service pistol. The Agentinian copy of the Hi-Power. They shoot decent. Are reliable and were really cheap. A little rough maybe but they work.
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  9.  @mrjockt  Makes sense. I would expect the troops involved in the familiarization process would be SF or airborne personnel that could potentially be deployed into the area. A just in case situation.
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  10. We just lost two local privately owned (open to the public) that are soon to be paved over with soulless McMansions. Could be worse. It could have been perfectly good farmland. Between lower numbers of rounds and higher property taxes I am not surprised.
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  11. My dad was in Italy (173rd Field Artillery) in an independent field artillery unit. He said they got their hands on some of these late in the war when German or Italian Fascist units were surrendering. He said they shot very smooth with very little recoil. Even the "simplified" version looks to be machined beautifully.
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  12. Being in effective range of most anything can be a significant emotional event. Even the Rock, M1, Antitank.
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  13. More like Steampunk. Or better yet Magnetpunk. Or Coilpunk
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  14. The L85 and my grandfather's axe are 1st cousins
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  15. Probably former FW-190, AM-6, or MiG-15 pilots
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  16. Hell, aliens inhabiting a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy. Plus I expect the USMC guard post outside the Pearly Gates has a couple of these in sand bag emplacements. Just to keep Ol' Scratch's minions at bay
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  17. And now new for th he 2023 model year. The pintel mount is standard equipment on every Rhino 1/2 ton pickup. Ring mount optional. See your local Rhino dealer for more details.
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  18. When it comes to weapons procurement the Sten has to be the exception that proves the rule.
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  19. Rocket Science is kind of a misnomer. It's really rocket engineering. The science may come in on the materials level but it takes competent engineers to make things work. One thing I think that is missing in engineering today is the practice of making engineers work on the shop floor in manufacturing, assembly and servicing areas so that they really have a grasp of just what problems they can create. My last job I found a number of engineering mistakes that caused problems in the service life of machines. These were caused by assembly issues or improper clearances or tolerances. One involved the a problem that would cause a bearing spaced to be crushed because it was possible to be constantly chasing the torque specification because the part holding the bearings in place had too much clearance allowed between the faces. Others involved seals inside an assembly that could be rolled over simply because there was no lead on the part the seal rode on and when assembling there was no way to know. Experience on the shop floor would have solved a lot of these issues.
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  20. And Samsung turned around and used either stills or film footage from Kubrick's 2001 to demonstrate that that the concept of portable devices are nothing new. The tablet props used in the film look thoroughly up to date. Todays smart phones also bear a lot of resemblance to the personal computers used by the crew of ISS MacArthur in The Mote in Gods Eye. Also the author Jerry Pournelle when appearing on Tom Snyder in the 1970s gave a very accurate prediction of a Kindle or Nook when discussing a possible future E-reader including the download process.
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  21.  @MrRobbi373  Yes, I expect Sargent Harper was demanding to know just who nicked his bolley gun made by "John Nock of London".
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  22. There are some superb British engineering/manufacturing firms that come to mind. Cosworth and Ilmor come to mind. The British also had at one time a superb machine tool manufacturing sector. As did the US. A number of factors killed these industries off. Cost was one factor of course. Two others were poor management and government. In the US companies were paying inventory taxes on spare parts and unsold machines. Foreign manufacturers could import machines and warehouse them without going through customs. The machine would then go through customs when shipped to the buyer. This allowed the importer to fill orders in a shorted time frame. Mazak for one was especially good at filling orders this way.
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  23.  @Dreams_Of_Lavender  If Ian were a vampire they way to distract him would be to lay a trail of French Longue
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  24. ​ @cbroz7492  If you are going to cavort. Cavort with the best. I always get her and Susan Hayworth confused. IMO Hayworth was hotter. It's like the eternal question. Ginger or Mary Ann.
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  25. Ian has all of the French .30 longe in existence. All 5 rounds
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  26. USS Wisconsin, hold my beer. She reportedly had a direct hit on a T-34 in Korea with one of her 16"50s
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  27.  @JamesThomas-pj2lx  My father was in an independent Field Artillery Group in Italy. From he told us once his battery broke up an attack by panzer with pretty close to direct fire from 155mm Long Tom's. He said the forward observer could see shells skip off the ground the angle was so low.
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  28. Thanks, now I'm gonna have "kill da wabbit" rattling around in my head all morning
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  29.  @Notsure92  The Martini was probably the best of the Single Shot black powder breech loading service rifles. In terms of handling, fire power. The British were willing to spend the money. The US Army stuck with the Trapdoor because of finances. They did run trials of other rifles but they didn't go anywhere until smokeless powder came into being. The Trapdoor really isn't as bad as it's made out to be. Once drawn brass cartridges were figured out it came into its own. Karl on In Range did the mad minute thing probe and shot off over fifteen rounds iirc. Other good Single Shot Breechloader of the era include the Remington, the Norwegian one (K something, name escapes me) and the really slick Werder from Bavaria. Two triggers. One drops the hammer while the other trips open the breech and ejects the spent case. Insert round. Pull back on hammer which closes the breech and cocks both the hammer spring and the spring for the front trigger.
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  30.  @mrgameboy6261  There's brute force and brutal brute force.
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  31.  @Deridus  All it would really take is either an oral description or a general drawing for the starting point for the development of the Kammerlader. But who knows. It is entirely possible that one or two of Hall's commercial guns made it to Norway sometime prior to 1840.
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  32. Surrender Rifle? Dropped once Rifle? Dropped twice?
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  33. My late father in law got to tour he Canal while enroute to his extended vacation on Okinawa. After his vacation on Iwo Jima was cancelled due to over booking.
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  34. Along with the recreational mortar.
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  35. Depends if your partner is channelling his inner Gerald Ford.
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  36. All to the Immigrant Song playing in the backround. Sometimes the Swedes come up with interesting names for weapons systems. Carl Gustav. They could always use Thor, Odin, Loki etc.
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  37. ​ @rdrrr  People who literally can't figure out how to put batteries in a flash lite. Although I want one of the USB rechargeable ones. Just don't like the price point.
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  38.  @PunishedSpindle300  screw Marvel
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  39. The train story. Well if it's got Burt Lancaster (did all his own stunt work as usual) in it I'm game.
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  40.  @jettz8571  Looking at VietNam strictly from a military aspect the VC and NVA got kicked six ways to Sunday. After Tet the VC were never really a factor. The NVA had the staying power. Afganistan, the place they say empires go to die. Again the Taliban got there collective asses kicked. But staying power and a tribal mentality do mean a lot. Someday, maybe around the time humanity launches its first starship the Afghans will climb out of the Dark Ages.
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  41. Function over form. The closest to a snazzy (1) looking Ruger pistol imo is a Mk ll/lol or lV with custom grips and bull barrel. The best looking firearms ever built were the Woodsman, the Wolverine and the PPK. 1) The word sexy and firearms do not mix imo.
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  42. ​ @joshmitchell1002  One can appreciate the engineering behind a firearm. Or be interested in its history. One can even participate in and enjoy shooting sports. One can appreciate a firearm in its performance. But love a firearm? I reserve the word love for my wife, my kids and family.
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  43. Next up Tombstone
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  44. And not just regular machines. Specialized machines and tooling to do specific jobs.
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  45. Mr Roger's talks guns
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  46.  @happyundertaker6255  Any government.
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  47. Add a longer barrel as in the carbine models. 30 or 40 round stick mag and it's a sub gun. I wonder if anyone ever modified a 1911 into a machine pistol.
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  48. If you use dowels that are case hardened dents and dings should not be an issue.
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  49. I'm surprised the Russians don't have warehouses full of flintlocks left over from the Napolionic Wars.
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  50.  @hermanman8235  Somewhere Pederson must have had a German engineer somewhere in his make-up
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