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

  1. He should have had a NYPD patrol man's visored cap. Or a Chilean picklehelmet
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  2. In the 80s iirc the military was looking at brass cased shotgun ammo with flachettes. The idea was for Embassy guards. The State Dept likely killed that.
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  3. A lot of the forestry products used in the DeHaviland Mosquitos during WWII originated in Wisconsin forests.
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  4. I've videos of the Japanese "Knee Mortar" being fired.
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  5. Probably about as complicated as the operating diagram for the TurboEncapulator
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  6. You probably would have seen a rethink about tactics. Really fast
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  7.  @scmroman  Are you saying Ian is the new King of Cool.
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  8. Pre war the Cavalry was not allowed to have tanks. So they had (in a stern voice) "Combat Cars".
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  9. If you look good you feel good.
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  10. And here I thought the Bren used flat nose silver bullets. Make the undead dead
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  11.  @hermanman8235  I wonder sometimes just how well designers who worked on military arms slept. Pon one hand they could justify their work as attempting to help defend their nation. On the other hand some designers and manufacturers were in it strictly for the money. A man like John Garand could justify as working in the defense of his (adopted) country. Other like Hiram Maxim seemed willing to sell to all comers.
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  12.  @davidmcguire6043  As I recall the ones that came with my MKII weren't.
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  13. It doesn't look like the high point of Czech QC and construction. Pretty is nice but 1) Does it chamber a round : Sure does. 2) Does the round fire : it appears so. 3) Does the round clear the barrel and head down range : it would seem so. 4) Does it chamber another round and fire : 4 for 4. Remember, perfect is the enemy of good enough. That set-up for stripper clips is freakin" brilliant
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  14.  @akatripclaymore.9679  Does K Mart even exist snymore?
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  15. Nick Moran from the Chieftains, uhm, no.
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  16. Did the Luftwaffe Falschrimjagers even make any combat jumps post Crete. Plus I am under the impression that they were primarily employed in Italy. Given Smiling Albert's service arm being Luftwaffe that makes a certain amount of sense. But I could be wrong. It's happened once or twice 🙄
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  17. Looks like it needs some sort of dust cover on the bolt. Looks like a pretty slick piece of work.
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  18. Does anybody remember the 3 Stooges short where they are painting stuff with camouflage paint.
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  19.  @eizol568  Well, technically at least 1945. That's also the last time they lost a war too.
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  20. If they just would have taken a few average riflemen and had them shoot these in front of the Ordinance Board we could have just skipped the whole M-14
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  21. No matter how much people think small arms will become obsolete as long as humans fight wars small arms will still be here. Especially in conditions of asymmetrical warfare. The small arms may change* but as said boots on the ground matter. *any man portable weapon is small arms be it slings, assault rifles or lasers
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  22.  @SlavicCelery  It would depend on the time and place the 105mm M4 Sherman's were built specifically for the infantry support. But then it is my understanding that they were usually mixed in with 75mm and 76mm M4's. But then a couple of rounds of 105 on a Mk IV or Stug would probably mission kill them. The Self Propelled 155mm was used in direct fire support against bunkers
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  23. Paint ball guns could very useful for IDing rioters. Load the paintballs with a clear UV sensitive dye. As suspects leave shine a UV light source at them and the light up like dayglow
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  24. While this isn't a 'real' China Lake it does put paid to some of the myths. But then I suspect each one of the China Lakes had a lot of armorer time making sure they functioned correctly. If they cycled smoothly then the ability to lay 4 40mm rounds into an area in 3 or 4 seconds could make a big difference.
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  25.  @RMJTOOLS  Mabe initially but the production models along with the YB-60s had twin 20mm. The turrets were mounted on frames that swung down or up after the covering doors retracted out of the way. The Soviets actually kept dorsel mounted turret mounted defensive cannon in use longer than the USAF did.
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  26. I am of the opinion that if brawn brass cases had proven to be a more difficult technology to master. Then there may have been composite cases. Especially in the single shot military rifles post ACW. The problem I see is in the production of bottle necked cases similiar the Martini Henry. The only real options available for composite cases at the time would have been cellulose based or possibly iron. Although i think iron might not have been a good choice due possible metallurgical issues between the case and the chamber. I'll give an example although not iron. I used to rebuild machine tools. One project was for a 6 spindle indexing lathe. The chucks were hydraulically operated. They had a rotating coupling on the back end. My boss decided to have the spool and coupling body chromed. Not a good idea. The coupling is would lock right up.
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  27.  @Mishn0  Rule #1 First liar never wins. See Monty Python's "We Were So Poor" skit
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  28.  @googiegress  And uphill both ways through 1 meter of snow fighting off Grizzlies with our loose leaf folders
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  29.  @jeremywatson9129  It does have kind of a Hi-Power vibe the way the frame and slide look on the front end.
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  30. There are certain manufactured items that laid the foundation for precision manufacturing. One of course is firearms. Another is clocks and watches once they became a mass produced item. A third surprisingly is wood cased pencils. Pencils are also related to one of the first government sponsored chemical research programs. Early pencil manufacture was centered in England due to a deposit of naturally occuring graphite. The graphite was also used to produce molds for cannon balls. The French, being cut off from a source of graphite started a program to come up with an artificial substitute. See, this was fire arms related
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  31. It's good that they got to be used for something other than their intended prpose.
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  32.  @matthayward7889  And do the design work needed to develop the tooling needed to produce them.
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  33. Squadron Commander addressing his pilots. "Here we're issuing you this great "03 Springfield in case you get shot down behind the lines." "Sir, what about parachutes?" "Parachutes, why would you ever need parachutes? Real pilots don't need parachutes. All they let you do is abandon your airplane if its damaged." "But sir, what good is the "03 going to do us if the plane is burning and we can't abandon it and jump with a 'chute?" "Um, yes Lt Luke. I see you point." In my considered opinion, this was not one of the US Army Air Service's better ideas. And just where does Lt Luke or Capt Rickenbacker stow this thing in their Newport or Spad. That said the 25 round magazine combined with semi auto would of been a great idea.
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  34.  @wayneantoniazzi2706  Richard Widmark was more into the shove the old lady in the wheel chair down the stairs type of thing.
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  35.  @Regolith86  Remember the Nova (iirc) episode where the smith in Door County made one.
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  36. I worked with a guy that claimed he could plop rounds in a ten foot circle at about 300 meters with an M-79. Note the word claimed.
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  37. ​ @Stevarooni  Curiously though. People still were building houses, buying cars etc. Not everybody was broke.
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  38. Many moons ago I worked with a guy that was drafted in the 50s. Infantry. About 5,2. Naturally they handed him a BAR.
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  39. I can hear Carl in the background No you can not shoot thatat the next 2 gun match
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  40.  @ForgottenWeapons  Range Officer. "Shooter will engage the two steel targets....." Shooter "What targets?"
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  41. Lawyer? Now these are lawyers!
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  42. In a peer or neer peer conflict just how many causalities are going to be caused by small arms. Versus artillery. Either conventional tube or rocket. Besides does any one expect the leadership of most countries to give a rats as about the troops on the ground.
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  43. Does Bannermen have it in stock!
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  44.  @stanpotter7764  Hell, I don't want to get shot by a BB gun (might have my eye shot out). Is the .30 Carbine underpowered compared to an intermediate cartridge much less a full powered battle rifle cartridge? Of course it is. But as stated in the video it must be taken in context of what the rifle was designed to do. As to my original post maybe I was being swarmy or pendactic. But sometimes the others just bring it out in me. As to penetration Paul Harrel has a video using the "meat" target.
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  45. Ketchup on Hot Dogs. You bought it. You're the one eating it. If you want ketchup it's your freaking business!
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  46. The usual inventor of any typically seems to get screwed. And then you have the Dr Seldon types. Never invent or build anything. Just file a patent so you can strong arm royalties out of people with lawyers.
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  47. I as going to say crooks not cooks. But this can in some ways be attributed to one branch of engineering not understanding another bronch or discipline of engineering. Firearms and say automotive engines are both machines. But that does not mean an engineer proficient in one would be competent in ths other. Some of this aslo sounds like over zealous cost controls on management's part. Substituting a casting for forged or machined from solid is not a decision to be made lightly. The same could be said for substituting one steel vs another or heat treatment's
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  48.  @captslaq  The same could be said for just about any profession. One example I've lawyers smart enough to pass the bar but were seemingly dumber than a box of rocks in other areas.
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  49. Do you seriously expect politicians of all stripes to really do what is needed to reform the VA? Thankfully I never had to go in (I was about a month from getting my draft notice when they stopped sending them out). Those that did serve and were scarred mentally or physically deserve better. But unfortunately it seems most politicians only care about one thing. The next election. And if they see something that seems better for their district in terms of possibly securing votes they will invariably it seems vote in favor of those programs instead of properly funding the VA and its programs. That's how we get bridges to nowhere. Thats how we get programs that just give money to local and state governments with no requirement that the money spent on those problems will change anything. Federal dollars shoveled into education that produce no results comes to mind. Would more dollars in the VAs budget cure everything? Probably not. Any issues that are administrative cannot be solved with money. That takes policy changes and the will of the VA chiefs officials to enforce them. The VA is not a jobs program after all. I will now get off my soapbox
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  50. The thumbnail for the video it looks like Ian is smoking a pipe.
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