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Q&A 18: Ammunition Adventures (and more)
00:30 – Belts or links, and why? 04:53 – What determines locations of gun manufacturing centers? 06:40 – Why did France not use 7.62 NATO? 09:38 – CMMG Guard, yea or nay? 12:32 – How […]
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Q&A #17: Bullpups, Stocked Pistols, Delayed Blowback, and More!
0:26 – Can roller delayed blowback system be relevant in modern guns? 3:32 – Difference between gas tappet and short stroke gas piston 6:00 – Cleaning procedure, particularly for corrosive ammunition 7:32 – Brief […]
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Q&A #16: Lightning Round!
Today we are doing a slightly different Q&A format, because I ran a bit short of time to do my usual background research on questions. So instead, we have a Lightning Round of short questions…7 […]
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Q&A #15: Disappointing Guns, 7.92×41 CETME, and 1873 Revolvers
Today’s question topics: 0:00:36 – Have I considered designing the perfect gun? 0:02:38 – Dealer sample machine gun market 0:07:20 – Stocked pistols and pistol-carbines 0:10:53 – P14 & M1917 nomenclature 0:12:45 – Particularly good […]
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Q&A with Larry Vickers: German WW2 Gun and Modern Small Arms
Larry Vickers has published the newest book in the Vickers Guide series, and it looks at German small arms of World War II – the first of two volumes to do so. I had a hand […]
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Q&A #14: Recoil, Nerf, and Forced Air Cooling
Today’s question topics: 0:00:58 – Factors affecting recoil in machine guns 0:04:57 – Revisiting/remaking old videos 0:05:58 – Is the MP5 still relevant? 0:06:47 – Am I excited to film different guns? 0:08:12 – Vintage […]
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Q&A #13: Cameras, Surplus SMGs, Modern Rocket Balls, and More!
Today’s question topics:: 0:00:24 – Belt-fed ARs 0:02:13 – US Army and the .276 vs 7.62 NATO 0:06:20 – Finnish cartridge choices 0:08:11 – Guns with built-in recoil absorbing mechanisms 0:10:45 – Deep dive on […]
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Q&A #12: Small Arms in Modern Conflict Zones, with Nic Jenzen-Jones of ARES
This month’s Q&A features a special guest, Nic Jenzen-Jones from Armament Research Services (ARES). We have a bunch of very interesting questions for him on modern conflict zones and insurgent groups: 1:15 – Russian cartridge […]
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Q&A #11: Rockin’ Like It’s 1950!
Today’s questions: 0:00:35 – Least pleasant gun I have ever shot 0:02:51 – Favorite gun to have showcased on the channel 0:03:46 – Why did large militaries have .30 cal at the turn of the […]
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Q&A #10: Collectible Surplus Guns, Dumb US Decisions, and Lots of French Stuff
We have some great questions this time around! Specifically: 0:25 – Gain twist rifling, description and application 5:40 – The 6.5mm Arisaka compared to modern 6.5mm cartridges 7:44 – US abandonment of the M1917 Enfield […]