Comments by "Be Kind To Birds" (@BeKindToBirds) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1.  @Timber_LXG_5  the only reason the military wants them is because of wear on weapons and poor ammunition quality. There is a reason almost no firearms ever made have them. It is a stupid and unique thing the military has so we can keep using shitty old guns for a long time. It is better to not have the additional weight and complexity and simply have a clean weapon. Watch the WWSD videos about the AR, there is a very good reason no one but the us military wants it or needs it. ...they don't have the same morons in legislation and command as we do here.
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  2.  @dog209  simo did virtually all his killing at 100-150m. He was in dense forest and rough topography, there weren't extreme distance sight lines and he did not use an optic.
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  3. Lot closer to 5000 years than 50 mate. Afghanistan is always a place of war in human history
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  4.  @alexbowman7582  ALL extreme distance snipers do. Americans are not the only ones affected by things like the wind and gravity.
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  5. M16 reliability is a battlefield myth that doesn't have merit and is based on old political decisions that have long been rectified. L85 criticism is inherent to the firearm's design and very very real. There is a reason the AR15 has taken over global arms
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  6. Still in use in 40,000 years with the death korps of krieg
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  7. Except it clearly is hitting the barrel a lot. The alignment isn't perfect and in the slow motion you can see the projectile bouncing down the barrel. The manufacturing isn't good enough to float the round perfectly.
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  8.  @808bigisland  The suppressors are 3D printed and far advanced of any other kind of suppressor. Traditional suppressors have already been proven in mass US military adoption so going cheaper and more durable is a major step which is why the Army is going 100% suppressed. Also because of the payouts to folks like me who got issued bad ear protection, further adding to the cost savings. Additionally, it's the US, not a smaller country. Throwing away the can after a few years is something the US can afford easily, you would be shocked at some of the other things we do. Money burning lol. But this is actually designed from the start to mitigate these issues. This isn't try #1, the Army has been at this a very very long time. They don't change ammo lightly at all but this is a very long time coming. The optic is much much more bold, dramatic, and risky but that also is proven. I can't speak on its comparison to the round you mentioned, I haven't shot it or this. I know that the Army Futures command is absolutely on the cutting edge though so if this performs slightly worse than another round at penetrating green wood then I am positive the round has loads of advantage elsewhere to more than make up for it. Accuracy and range no doubt, the lighter high velocity is always the choice taken va slightly heavier and slower. I do find it very interesting how we have moved back to those cartridges that were initially turned down for the intermediate ones though. Physics is clearly showing the bias here in terms of similarities. It is a saying in the US military: "Nothing ten years and then billion dollars can't fix."
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  9.  @ReaperofValhalla  Well I'm out of the Army myself but let me simplify for you: In ww2 they issued rifles and carbines yeah? Garand and M1 Different rifles for the secondary units and the main units. Now instead you have lower power ammo which is still deadly and hot ammo How is it different from issuing a carbine and a rifle? And idk what unit you are in but in the 101st we had plenty of opportunity to train lmao. Plenty. So don't worry man, the units than need to kill guys aren't going to be like "uh oh, we don't know how to shoot hurr" And the units that aren't ever going to shoot bad guys in armor don't need to be using high velocity super ammo do they? And I'm sorry dude but an 11 series is probably the absolute worst place you can be in the army for seeing what is going on overall. Brigade level is barely able to see big army's plans for 95% of the command. The US Army is not dumb and believe it or not it won't be that hard to learn to shoot hot ammo. And the key point is everything that might have some slight complications for the US Army is going to be impossible for China or Russia. And that's the point. For the next few decades we are guaranteed to overmatch in infantry v infantry. And overmatch is what the US military is doing. Bet And I'm sorry if I made it seem like I'm talking down, it's just we've heard this before with NVG's and all kinds of stuff
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  10.  @dog209  that is idiotic. Many people have good distance vision and hero worshipping simo as if he is the only person to have ever been born who could do it is just childish. There are hundreds of thousands if not millions of very good marksman. There are tens if not hundreds of millions of people with better than average vision. It is very difficult, few can do it and few have the skill and even fewer would ever try. But one man is the only person ever ? Stop reading comic books and playing video games ...your perspective is warped.
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  11. If you think it's going to be hard to do now imagine how hard it will be for China or Russia to catch up and be able to peer with HV ammo like this. This rifle is the cutting edge and this is what uncle sam does, we do it because it is hard and no one else can. It represents literal decades of superiority over our adversaries. I am absolutely confident in the US Army and US Marine Corps being able to dominate with this weapon. Everything you said applies to literally every single equipment the military uses. Maybe you were national guard, idk why you lack confidence.
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  12. I got all kinds of glimpses into Afghanistan (pashtu) just by buying bags of socks for them. It was hard to get good socks there I guess. Lovely food too
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  13. I think it was Einstein who said you can explain it simply if you really understand it.
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  14. You can with a muzzleloader too, just slide the rifle down to where the muzzzle is near you and the butt by your feet. Like come on, let's think for a minute here mates.
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  15. It is people accidentally pressing the button on their phones
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  16. Better than the M14
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  17. Not at all. In fact, they went way above and beyond in addressing the issues of the rifle and updating it. They have phenomenal ethics for any company, let alone a firearms manufacturer.
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  18.  @emperorfaiz  the very first iteration was good. Political decisions to change the powder, tell soldiers they didn't have to clean them, and issue crap magazines all have nothing to do with the design of the rifle.
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  19. How are the apple trees doing?
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  20. Wonderful collab. Love the 'amateur' historian crowd on YouTube, I really think you guys are doing something great with education and history
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  21. The part of Afghanistan/pakistan this comes from isn't really a desert. It is dry but rocky trees and scrubland kind of dry. High alpine, not sandy desert, that's more south and west which has a different culture and is completely different tribal groups. These are mountain tribe kind of people, the pashto
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  22. The learning curve from 1 way range to 2 way range is also high.
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  23. ​​ @harveywallbanger3123 Disagree completely on the 249 and 240. I absolutely love those guns. The 249 on it's bipod in position is a fantastic gun, I would trust it without doubt. And the 240 is a true beast, I think by now it's younger cousin may be replacing it with better tech but it was the one who knocked over and replaced the M60 and that gun is a LEGEND. The 240 jumps around? That thing felt like boba in a tea straw to me and was the best time I personally ever had with 7.62
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  24. Saw is nice to shoot at least. 5.56 with all that weight makes it a dream. Plus, when you are in the prone with the hand on the stock firing position it's really easy to get away with napping
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  25. In Basic my drill sergeant introduced us to this guy like this: "Privates! This here is the two forty bravo! It is 27 POINT 6 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal! If you walk into a club with one of these you are damn sure going home with someone!" I love the 240, great machine gun. It'll put hair on your chest and make your dick bigger.
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  26. Don't want to get to the Curie Point.
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  27. All the teachers and lawmakers here grew up in the 60's - 80's. It isn't our fault we didn't get that experience
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  28.  @GrenadierV  we filled them to maximum capacity. I think you are mistaking your specific training to fix some issue with the magazine for universal military doctrine. You were issued poor magazines and were given training to accommodate that. Do not try to speak for all military veterans when sharing your perspective based on your training and experiences
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  29. I'm here weeks after reading this comment to say thanks for the recommendation mate. Been watching his stuff all week.
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  30.  @freedomloverusa3030  I doubt it. The Army is very well committed to the high velocity and short barrel length. The US has the money to outfit all of NATO.
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  31. This comment brought me back, seeing trunks covered in flowers and indian cloth. What a trip man
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  32. It was ww1, they were almost certainly executed.
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  33. No it wouldn't have. Napoleon would not have won because of better rifles. Political and logistical reality ruined him, not tactical considerations. At the time people thought he was invincible and unbeatable already. He was undefeated in the field for huge amounts of time. ...he didn't need a better rifle.
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  34.  @wazza33racer  You're right, no one should ever have a first aid kit...
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  35. @kevin pierson gasp, if only everyone had known that for the last 15 years!
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  36. Disappearing guns like this were common across many different countries but quickly became obsolete. You see so many british ones because they made the largest investment in building up their fortifications with disappearing guns.
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  37. And he was completely correct. He did not have anything like the time to invest the decades it would take for steam to become a viable method of propulsion. He didn't make the mistakes of hitler, he focused very well on what was practical and could be done in time to matter. His decision to not adopt the rifle or the steam ship was absolutely correct for him. Set human warfare back no doubt but investment in these technologies would have been expensive wastes that wouldn't have produced any results for him. A thousand of these rifles wouldn't have won him wars lost because of lack of food.
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  38.  @server1ok  You can literally make one in science class. Does it not exist until it matches some comic book ideal of yours? I am really struggling to find your definition of coil gun. A gauss gun is literally a coil gun, how powerful do you think it has to be to meet your definable standard?
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  39.  @server1ok  Alright well I hope you keep your enthusiasm going forward but I really don't have time to explain things to you now if you aren't going to read. Take care, learn some metric.
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  40.  @server1ok  Dude, go argue with the articles you read and calm down. I explained to a guy that these guns still have an equal reaction and you have spent hours and hours being mad and talking past me. Get help. I don't work with you, I'm not paid to listen to you rant past me about things I never said. I get this is a comment section but I have to work and not on Wikipedia. You are literally making up an argument and having it 100% on your own because you are too excited and didn't read. I never took any position you have argued against yet other than the fact that this rifle is not the only gauss coil gun small arm. Read about it in 30 years when it's on Wikipedia and go argue with kids more because I don't work in commercial and I'm not begging investors. And you for sure have never had this discussion with decision makers on a military base and it bloody shows.
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  41.  @MadMax-bq6pg  That is a panic scenario. The US is issuing them now, years before a conflict. So everyone will be extremely familiar with them. They are also so near other weapons and calibers that it will be easy to adapt a novice average american
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  42.  @freedomloverusa3030  Oh, you are a troll bot. Boring.
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  43. Auctions: money laundering and tax evasion for millionaires
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  44. People with big fingers and small phones, people who didn't want the recommendation
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  45. Good dog
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  46. YouTube is evil
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  47.  @Pilotmario  You have made a very good point.
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  48.  @sassyviking6003  Ah, you are right. I misread entirely.
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  49. The raid on Alexandria
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  50. Why
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  51. The sea would destroy a gun like this before the ship was halfway to it's destination is why it wasn't used
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  52.  @bavarianpotato  That is absolutely not correct, war fatigue and the effects of combat on people are extremely well documented and common throughout history. It's just now there are more people who DON'T have ptsd and less social acceptance of the ill effects of PTSD so it gets spotted and treated when before it was the nature of men and not considered any different. A modern diagnosis is a label applied to a condition that is fundamental. PTSD is the blanket term for conditions that re write the brain, but the brain re writing itself around trauma is as old as life itself. So your statement is entirely mistaken I'm afraid.
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  53. You don't understand the point of any of those projects lmao
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  54. Compensator definitely gave each shooter more confidence in longer bursts, easy to see right away.
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  55.  @famalam943  Bot account lying lmao. How is a lower ballistic force in a heavier rifle going to hit harder?
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  56. The extra lethality in light cover for urban environments is exactly in line with this requirement. It is also going to be very difficult for China or Russia or any adversary nation to equip it's force with sufficient armor to stop this kind of round. Exactly like tank warfare.
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  57. Unless you do it wrong and stupid yeah, there should be no problem. That problem would be insufficient exposure to full power rounds but that's easily solved in a hot range every now and then and by using hot ammo in your ramp up to deployment. The muscle memory of firing full power vs lower isn't going to be that big compared to the shock of going from a 1 way range to a 2 way range.
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  58. Is it really very different from issuing a carbine and rifle? The units that need hot ammo will be familiar with it.
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  59.  @Otokichi786  So fifty years of development after when we are talking about. It's like saying "nazi germany should have won, they had icbms" ...Well ...kinda. but you wouldn't look at a V2 and see a minuteman ii But that's what you are doing now with the idea of steam ships. He didn't make the wrong choice (at least not wrong for him and his ambition of power)
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  60.  @patparker4280  If you think about it, all of his kills were achieved with a "Suomi" )))
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  61.  @Redmenace96  Or ...he could use this exact same resources for something that would have an immediate effect. Like more food or moving his army.
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  62. No, it would no have had a direct effect on the napoleon wars! Why does everyone in this thread think this way? Hitler's ambitions were ruined by investment into new tech that wouldn't see fruition until years after his military defeats and here people are saying napoleon should have done the same! He was already on the march to St Petersburg, Alexander had already taken finland, there was already war in spain! A rifle was never going to help him. He invested extremely wisely, that is why he had canned food and not this rifle. Because he didn't need more firepower, he needed food This is just people wishing for a repeat of the Ferdinand! And how do people look back at those kinds of innovations? They call the Nazis fools! But change the details a bit and now every single person in this video is lining up to make the exact same kind of logical mistake No. This rifle wouldn't have helped. And neither would the steam engine. If they had both had years of development put into them they could have helped but you are talking about a man in a tent in the field thousands of miles from France making the decision to start experimenting with new muskets. When he had never had a problem with enough musket firepower and musket firepower hadn't won him europe up to that point. Steph curry doesn't need to learn to tackle game 6 of the finals and if he does, it ain't going to help.
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  63. That and a James may hello shirt could be my favorite shirts
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  64. You are thinking in terms of old how hard they were to make. Nowadays it's a lot easier and they can be easily mass produced. If the can breaks, ...put a new one on. But the new manufacturing method should be a lot more durable as well as cheaper.
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  65.  @SergeiMosin  The opposite, they are MORE durable. Better support structures are possible and weld free. Or ... entirely made of weld in a way lol.
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  66. I am so proud of you guys, so much from being in a room in rock island with a crappy mike and a passion
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  67.  @terryturner4116  What a completely subjective and irrelevant comment.
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  68.  @terryturner4116   Literally every nation on earth was doing stuff in the 1860's dude. It was the industrial revolution. More to the point, a international dick measuring contest gas absolutely nothing to do with my comment about the British decision to invest in disappearing guns. Whatever triggered your patriot pea-brain to associate my comment with subject is your problem, not mine. It could not be more irrelevant. It's a video about a gun that was never useful on an Italian island built by people you never met who have been dead for a hundred years based on an american design and you strapped on your boots like you're off to defend the crown. It's just sad af dude, knee jerk defending something long gone to make yourself feel more relevant now.
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  69.  @urmum3773  I don't fall for bots trying to stir up drama.
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  70. No, it is the military industrial complex working well and providing the best. Unless you can provide a reason why this isn't the best option I can't see a reason why the company shouldn't get the full ride like when they made the PT boats and what else.
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  71.  @hanelyp1  are you working for YouTube or just a fool?
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  72. ...I have a new life dream
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  73. Fire it a few times it will warm up
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  74. It was even a bullpup which we still haven't gotten to lol. Shocking.
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  75.  @FrostyFoxGamingIGM  The recoil is exactly the same as a rifle of the same power. The only difference is a rifle is pushing gas and metal out and this is only pushing metal out. The force transfered back does not change with the materials accelerated, only with the mass and velocity of them.
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  76.  @server1ok  Completely wrong, it would have the exact same recoil as a sniper rifle fired conventionally with the same energy.
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  77.  @DigitalNeb  That is already what it is like to be shot at.
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  78.  @server1ok  I am a physics major and I promise I understand how it works. The nuance you are elaborating on would have mislead 99% of people who are saying "no recoil" (because they are kids probably) Everyone in the comments thinks it will have less recoil because lasers and video games. The details you are talking about are not what they are assuming, they are assuming space magic = no recoil. And my comment is meant to answer that. There is still an equal amount of force being applied backwards to launch the projectile. These kids are saying space gun, not talking about the finer points of moment of force.
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  79.  @server1ok  Look homie, let me explain first of all I'm not a computer person okay. Want to talk about something fun? These guns have been outside a long time okay. Like, a while. Like, literally back in the days of steam engines. So let's make some educated guesses together. Do YOU believe that this 3D printed home kit is the very pinnacle of the technology in use? But can you think of any reason to use this over a conventional rifle? What about almost the exact same parts? thedrive /the-war-zone/russian-backed-separatist-shows-off-questionable-homemade-counter-drone-jamming-gun A lot more practical. The Navy is who plays with big guns, no offense to this company but electric small arms aren't the need. Electronic small arms are, and so are Electric Naval guns. But this idea? Kinda looks like a ballista to me. I think it could have its place on a vehicle or in and emplacement without doubt.
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  80.  @server1ok  I am puzzled by the fact you both doubt my expertise and are not aware what you are describing exists already? And the double joke is, this video is literally and example of it, this is similar to a standard rifle cartridge for small game used all over the world. I'm guessing you are somewhat younger? You talk like comic book argument not materials science to me. Not meaning any offense I am just not certain what you think you are correcting me on and the way you talk past me and don't really have great reading comprehension makes me guess that you are arguing something else and using what I said as a stand in because you misunderstood me.
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  81.  @Hawk7886  Wow I wish the US military, the most powerful warfighting organization to ever exist, has people as smart as you making decisions for the Army Futures Command. It would be so useful if the Defense Future Command knew about time. Dumb internet dork, the whole point of this move is that TIME is on our side and strongly against China, and Russia. I am really starting to hate the video game generation.
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  82.  @G58  If that is your future analysis then you are absolutely garbage at it. And you really think that the US has any near-peers yet? Or that we are going to be bottlenecked at a single factory in a war? Honestly, ...find a new hobby. You are terrible at this.
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  83.  @MadMax-bq6pg  You've given me a lot to think about actually. I'm going to have to come back to it even. Cheers mate, take care and God bless
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  84.  @N0sf3r4tuR1s3n  Lame bot, only 5 months old and can't even use punctuation
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  85.  @kekula69  Your prediction is stupid because soldiers are already and have already been shooting the AP ammo...
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  86.  @kekula69  I know. This weapon was not literally built when the video came out mate.
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  87.  @kekula69  The weapon was developed for the ammunition.
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  88.  @sheikbombalot5781  The US isn't good at occupation But we killed two entire generations of military aged men with virtually no effort and time. Dont confuse the occupation with the overwhelming crushing power of our army. Or do and see for yourself whatever wanna be country you are from. Come break into an americans house and see if you don't get a lot more than you expect lmao. China and Russia are going to take decades to catch up to american equipment NOW. Don't you even dare think how long it's going to take to catch up with us with new guns and all the new tech from the Ukraine war lmao. F.A.F.O.
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  89. Neither would have really helped him though. His problems were not enough food and vast land distances. The advantages given by those inventions didn't occur for decades later. If he had been victorious that would have been a gross oversight. Given history though there wouldn't have been any reason those inventions would have helped his situation
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  90.  @mitchellline3398  from what I understand, the Germans were the first country to issue them as standard and did so in ww1
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  91.    That is made up lol. Explosives can be extremely inert.
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  92.  @sorrenblitz805  Uranium is only weakly paramagnetic. Penetration is related to hardness and projectile length. A steel dart will penetrate fine.
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  93.  @FloodExterminator  Rats, I guess they all vanished into thin air. Mine did, I am devastated.
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  94. Ian I am really interested in how your career has gone from a clunky gun channel (though I do miss the old intro music) to becoming a globally renowned firearms expert. I wonder if one day you will be asked to advise on the creation of a weapon. I could see that if a military were to do something like the MG34 today, they would require someone with a broad and relatively specific knowledge like yourself who could assist with the selection of requirements or systems. I know you may think it silly to think you could design a firearm but part of design is not just metallurgy and contracting but also acting as a sort of neutral where you could say "no we should not pursue integrated bipods because of __ and historically they ___" Analysis is a very small field but can come in great value. God willing we will never see that kind of need for new weapons but consider how many firearms giants were commercial successes beforehand or even just in the press If it happens or not it has been a pleasure to see you go from the old videos taking apart guns in the desert to having the potential to be a subject matter expert analyst on these systems and their historical slotting together. Crozier as head of ordnance was an interesting fellow but imagine a world where Ian was. Very interesting time to be alive as these kind of global experts can exist now
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  95. Same in the US army, ammunition is expensive and many units have very small allocations that is for "maintaining competency" with the assumption that you will already be sufficiently trained. In training they have an allocation and assume your unit will do the majority of the shooting. Anyone who shoots casually knows buying ammo is always the bottleneck unless you want some rare kind of special gun. This is why the army is trying to experiment with a less expensive bullet
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  96. That has to do with the length of the projectile and it's ability to penetrate. I am certain that dart rounds will be practical. The slug I think is an infancy type round. Also canister rounds.
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  97. I am so glad that you talked to British muzzle loaders, that guy is making amazing historical content
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  98. Russia thinks that inflicting deep wounds on your serfs is an effective method of regional control.
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  99. Videos like these +++ there is so much to firearms and so few educators out there, you champ
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  100. It really did feel like "The Army"
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  101. Except for that whole business with the galley...
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  102. He doesn't work for DARPA
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  103.  @justforever96  We absolutely have much more than "rough beginnings" of a plasma weapon. You could literally convert this to fire plasma, it would just be way too expensive and dangerous without better manufacturing. The only difference between this and a plasma gun is that this fires a cold metal slug instead of a hot gas slug. That's it.
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  104. It comes in Dsshka size lmao, sick
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  105. Just how fast will it make a rolling chair fly backward when it fires? (just a little chair force joke, pls no mad.)
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  106.  @josht2675  This is also a coil gun mass driver. They are the same thing.
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  107.  @josht2675  Oh, you are right. My mistake 🙏
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