I "remilitarized" my grandfather's M1903A3 Springfield (well, technically Remington) deer rifle a couple years ago, but not to try and make the rifle worth more. I did it because when he gave me the rifle before going into assisted living (where he wouldn't have been allowed to keep it), he mentioned that he wished he hadn't sporterized it. So in my case it was more about doing the detective work, and then the _work_ work, to undo one of an old man's regrets, if that makes any sense. In a case like that, or just as a project for fun, I think it's worth doing. (As a financial proposition, it feels more like fraud, but maybe don't go by me.)
To add to what Ian states about "restoring" bubba'd AKA sporterized guns: You'll spend more money than an original gun would be worth and in the end you'll still have a mismatched restored gun that is worth a fraction of the original gun.
Thank you Ian I for one am extremely glad that you don't have to show and tell me that the firearm is empty. Especially when I'm fairly certain your entire audience understands you taking that rifle apart and put it back together several times before the camera actually starts rolling. I'm not sure how many people honestly believe that you grab a gun right off the rack with the camera rolling and you're going to delve into this complicated disassembly and reassembly on some of the rare antique guns you deal with. So at least for myself thank you for believing that I've got at least half of a brain and know that you're dealing with everything safely......
Well you guys run one of my absolute #1 channels on all of YT, together with Forgotten Weapons you two are the only ones I will watch every episode of :)
My grandfather owned a sporterized Argentine Mauser with the original irons that my father decided to restore. He didn't know where to get a replacement stock, so he bought a cheap Yugo Mauser as a donor. Then he bought a Turk and there is now an Argentine Mauser in his living room with a loose fitting Turkish bayonet and a cleaning rod that does not have the proper threading to stay in place. He's got a Yugo "scout" with the drop in stock and a bent bolt that he's never shot and I've got a Turkish "scout" project. The Turk had a great bore with a terrible crown, so I felt okay with making it usable again by cutting and recrowning it and that opened the door to other mods. Boyd's laminate stock, aluminum floorplate, and an aluminum sleeve with picatinny rail on the barrel. I'm sad about the history, but I do like the project.
Even though it's an expensive hobby I buy sporterized rifles and restore them to the correct way. Not to save money or resale them or anything but as a tribute to it. Someone once entrusted their life to that rifle. They ate, drank, slept, and rucked with it and cared for it like it was an actual person. Then later a different person butchered it up because they didn't like it. It sounds kind of stupid but I do it as a tribute to the person who carried it and the rifle itself
Scott M I'm not any hero. That was my great grandpa. He really taught me to respect the weapons. He carried an M1 Carbine all through WW2 and it NEVER failed him. He took care of it and it took care of him. It saved his life twice and is the reason I'm even alive. (The first time German came through a hedgerow 5 feet in front of him and raised his rifle at him and squeezed the trigger. Unluckily for the German, his firing pin had broken and it gave my great grandpa enough time to empty his magazine into him and the German behind him. The Mausers and his M1 still sit in my safe wrapped up.)
Sporterized rifles aren't butchered. They're tools modified to do the job that they're being used for better. The reason sporterized rifles are a thing is because soldiers liked shooting what they were familiar with but wanted them lighter and better. So by unmodifying the rifle you are disrespecting the rifle and probably the soldier who carried it as well.
Kyle Vreeland but he's also not against guns he said in one interview that he's glad and happy that in the tremors movies that guns where never turned on people
Ian, at least back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, almost every South American Country, as well as Central American countries (except for maybe Costa Rica) as well as Mexico prohibited military cartridges. For example, by regulation, transport of cartridges such as 9 x19, 45 Auto, 7mm Mauser, .223 NATO, 7.62 NATO and 30-06 was prohibited to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador. I also know that the importation and possession was prohibited to Mexico. Oddly enough during the same period one of the most popular semi-Auto pistol Center fire rounds in the same nations was almost a “super” 9mm, the 38 Super.
I’ve been watching forgotten weapons for years and this is the first time Ian has ever said “my wife”... wow 😮 congratulations 🎉 GJ and Mrs GJ I’m happy for u...
Rhian Hunt That's not his wife, that's probably just some lady from the auction company. I presume this is his wife since the video is from Ian's old channel th-cam.com/video/X5UH4Z6hhYg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Ian for considering Italy a "major" country, ahahah. I confirm what you say and add that here 5.56 nato and 7.62 nato are also prohibited, which means we are allowed to shoot only 223 rem and 308 win. Is that really a problem for us Italian gun owners? Not really, but it is kind of a stupid law anyway since it does not stop crimes being committed, neither makes your gun less lethal...
38Super is now also restricted. It was briefly a viable alternative to 9mm/40/45, causing it to become Mexico's favorite, but is now a cultural artifact just as banned as the others.
29:30 - Russia dropped the 5.45 prohibition a couple of years ago. The reason given behind the initial ban was to prevent people from stealing from military stockpiles. Other countries ban military calibres because they want to emphasize the civilian-military distinction in as many legalistic ways they can.
You really should visit the WWI Museum in Kansas City. It's hands-down one of the best museum military collections I've ever seen, and its presentation of the war's timeline, as well as its variety and breadth, is spot-on. Further adding to the cool factor is that it's literally built under the National WWI Memorial built in the 1920s. It would be awesome for you to get into their gun collection and do some videos. They only show a fraction of what they have in archives, and yet there are still hundreds of guns on display in the museum itself. Anyway, just wanted to give yet another endorsement for this fantastic museum.
The KC WW1 Museum is really nice. I learned more about the war there than anywhere else. They did a good job setting the tone of the war and it's always expanding. When I was a kid back in the early 90's it was just a few rooms with some displays. Now it takes an entire day to just gloss over it all. Lots and lots of firearms and artillery there. And, the bbq you'll find here is so good you'll slap your momma.
I appreciate your confidence in our maturity that you don’t feel the need to nanny us about clearing the action. I understand everyone wanting to promote that habit, that’s great, but I’ve literally watched hundreds, if not thousands of gun vids, and own and shoot many, so the habit is long engrained in my head already. I like that your videos get right to the point as if we are two mature, experienced gun guys having a professional conversation.
1: great shirt! 2: That gun store in Tombstone... did it smell like cat pee? I've been there, purchased what he told me (I knew it wasn't true) was an Apollo capsule parachute. Turns out it was an F-111 capsule ejection chute, and it's currently residing in the Parachute Museum. (also, this country has a Parachute Museum.)
*loading 300blk while watching* I think the 300blk had two big purposes, one was as you mentioned, shooting heavy weight subsonic bullets, particularly with a suppressor and short barrel. I think the second is REPLICATING 7.62x39mm in a standard AR15 package. There are of course 7.62x39 AR15's, but they use proprietary mags of questionable reliability (unless things have changed dramatically recently). Then of course there are the hybrid guns that use AK47 mags, but thats a different story. I consider 300blk and 7.62x39 mm effectively the,same round, so I see it as giving you the superior hitting power at close ranges of the AK47 with the superior handling/ergonomics of the AR15, with only the swap of a barrel.
With the new C-Products magazines and ‘enhanced’ length firing pins the 7.62x39 AR’s are actually very reliable with cheap steel case ammo. The guns are usually over gassed, but so are most AK’s. Even the cheap Bear Creek/Palmetto uppers work very well under $300 when they have the enhanced firing pins.
Firearms/ammo restrictions based on things like corrupt soldiers selling Government-property stuff pisses me off the most. What you're saying right there is that the law-abiding public should be punished because the Government itself is provably not responsible with its own firearms/ammo. Utter bastards.
Vulf Faolán So... basically every gun law ever. Criminals do criminal things which they can be prosecuted for yet lawmakers look to add additional laws which happen to restrict the rights of the law abiding majority. I see your point, just noting that the specific employer of the criminal is likely irrelevant.
The employer is relevant this time around, because the employer of those criminals, and the party who claims full responsibility for those firearms (Even going so far as to stamp them "Government Property" in many cases), also happen to be the people who make the rules, and try to force gun laws on us because apparently we're the ones who can't be trusted with guns.
Vulf Faolán My whole point was that the individual is to blame for their actions. I see it as ironic in a sad way but that's more because some lawmakers use situations like this to further their agenda. Blaming the government for the acts of individuals doesn't make sense without a link to them being complicit. Sure, a government can always do better in vetting employees, security procedures, etc. but unless there is gross negligence or a conspiracy (which I don't know enough about the Italian military to comment on) then I would completely blame the individual who did the crime. To put this in other terms I will draw from personal experience. I live near the US/Mexico boarder. I have worked with and are friends with CBP agents. Occasionally, an agent gets tempted by money and assists the cartels in their efforts. I don't say the US government helped the cartels import drugs, I say an individual did. Without a conspiracy higher up the chain there is no specific government influence on an individual's actions. Have governments done illegal things in an attempt to create a specific result? We all know the answer to that question. However, I would say the vast majority of criminal acts by government employees is not an overt act by the government itself.
thatguy3428 You're not wrong, friend. But nothing you say is going to make me less pissed off about the situation. I live in a country that has ferocious gun laws, and the excuse they always give is to reduce gun crime. Every raid they conduct that results in seized firearms, they take great pleasure in showing those guns on the news, and it's always the same thing. Government-owned surplus, and taped-together AK's that were NEVER civilian owned. Let me put it to you this way, if your friends were found helping the cartel, and the US Government responded with something truly extreme, like enacting Martial Law over your entire country rather than dealing with its own small security breach, you'd be pissed, and you'd have every right to be.
Vulf Faolán I won't say I understand your situation because I've never lived in such a situation. I do understand the concept though. Decades ago I moved from a very gun restrictive state to a much better one. That being said, no state in the US is a bad as you've described plus I'm presuming you don't have options like moving to a more "gun friendly" state within your country. My discussion was aimed at what I feel is a reasonable standard for handling such situations. Obviously, governments will do as governments do. I don't know where you live but I hope things will eventually turn around because responsible gun ownership is a keystone of any free society.
I know this is an older vid, but I just got around to listening to your Q&A's recently. I appreciate that you don't infantilize your audience. I really don't like being beat over the head with safety. I know guns are dangerous when mishandled, and I would hope anyone who is interested in firearms would know this, if not the general population. Love your channel, it's the first I ever decided to contribute to via patreon.
In terms of suppressing military weapons, I know at least the marine corp is looking into it in a big way because it can have a huge impact on battlefield awareness. Also they developed a strategy that involves two units in a fire and maneuver type situation, except one of the units has suppressed weapons and one doesnt. The one with suppressed weapons maneuvers around the target and engages from a different angle, and since they're suppressed and the other unit isnt, the enemy takes longer to realize they've been outflanked and remains exposed for a much longer period of time giving the flanking unit a larger window to cause casualties.
JohnnyMo its actually not that different from how it works now. Modern part of fire and maneuver involves half suppressing half moving to flank/assault. The suppressors would be intended to increase the effectiveness of the maneuvering element in the tactics they already do.
JohnnyMo the marine corps staff sergeant that was quoted on it referred to the operations in training as company level so it seems like its not breaking down by fireteams rather its during larger operations, platoon and larger. Also they've been testing the concept of issuing suppressors to everyone since about 2016 and the response has apparently been pretty overwhelmingly positive. Here's one of the articles about it. Its been an ongoing thing. www.military.com/daily-news/2017/05/11/marine-unit-norway-first-deploy-rifle-suppressors.html?ESRC=todayinmil.sm
Made the “sporterized” purchase mistake last year. Bought my first C&R, a sporterized Loewe and Loewe 1891 Modelo Argentino. Parts are actually not that hard to find EXCEPT stocks. No replacement stocks to be had for the long rifle variants anywhere!
I guessed your answer to 1:00:46 Question as being WWSD AR. It is what it is.No need to quantify /justify or explainify. It is what it is. Always enjoy your Q&A Segments.
I remember we had MAB-15 in the PAP-F1 version in our armoury in 1982 but it wasn't used as a regular carry gun. (BTW it was in an Engineers Corps regiment).
Brazil "prohibits" having a lot of military cartridges, 9x19 and.45 come to mind, but also anything rifle pretty much aswell unless you have very specific forms filled out with a whole lot of bureaucracy and a incredibly overly expensive pricetag for everything
My favorite part of every Q&A is you bringing constant recoil and the Ultimax. I had a question for you Ian! I visited IMA and came across the smock you and Karl will occasionally wear in mud tests, but they ended their run. Heart broken, I am hoping you have maybe 1 left. I wish you safe travels and hope you get to spend sometime with family this Christmas season. Thanks! -Fern
I was honestly happy when I heard him say he was married. I wasn't sure if he was or not. I've never seen a ring on his finger n I didn't think he was because he travels so much. I also thought maybe him n Karl might be a couple lol.
The British used Bren guns Chambered in 7.62x51mm right up to 1980's. They could even take SLR Magazines when needed. So making the Bren gun work in 30.06 wouldn't have been an issue.
Paul my only concern would be just how long the 7.62x63 is. As every cartridge that the bren/ cz 26 was chambered in was shorter than it's original 8x57 and being too long can certainly be an issue. One could most likely enlarge the bren but that is far more work.
The ZB 26 like most Czech weapons was designed with an eye towards the export market, so I suspect 30.06 which had been around for a while would have been allowed for. It wouldn't surprise me if they had done some preliminary design work.
I actually found a prototype belt-fed MG the US was working on in 1943 called the T23E1. Long story short: it should have been adopted because it is basically a 26 ibs FN MAG.
I've heard of some training weapons that have a free recoil with an abrupt stop to increase felt recoil and make them feel more like the weapon you are training for.
Thank your wife for us, Ian, for being the "power behind the throne", and for being so understanding of your nomadic and loud lifestyle. Without her, I doubt you would be who you are, and definitely not be able to do what you do so well. Having a true home to go to after your travels, and her getting you out when you need to, is a quality that few appreciate.
Very good Q&A session. I would say to the last question, yes the 1917 is probably the best of the World Wars bolt guns. I have one and everything you mentioned is spot on. Trigger is excellent for a 2 stage on a military rifle. It is heavy but not overly so. Sights are very good; however, my only complaint is they are not exactly user friendly to adjust but it's understandable why.
Interesting tidbit is that the French did not adopt MAB PA-15 but the Finnish border guard did. It was replaced in the 1990`s by Glock (17 & 19) but FBG`s MAB`s were transferred to FDF in 2003 and is still (as my knowledge is) in reserve.
I get a laugh when dum-dums get bent out of shape about a sporterized Mauser, when in reality it is an Oberndorf factory sporter that was made to a higher standard of fit and finish than any of the military rifles.
@Zane Blaire Not even counting the numerous factory sporters, there are tons of examples of damaged mil-surp stocks being replaced with sporter stocks. Plenty of guns may have simply been Bubbafied, but just as many others are legitimately sporterized.
@Zane Blaire not at all? It just means you aren't a history guy, or you have decided that a bajillion of said gun has been made, and you don't give a damn, lol.
The British Auxiliary Units had some silencers for their .22 rifles. France used to ban military ammunition because of the numbers of captured/air dropped weapons that never got handed in. Thousands of them are allegedly still out there and the government used to legitimately feared their use in insurrections. I suspect the Italians also had similar reasons. BRENs were made in 8mm Mauser for the Chinese in WW2.
he said his wife wasn’t happy with him de-cosmolining an ak mag 6 years ago. that’s when I subscribed to him. aside from him also repeating that story when he did the hot water trick for de-gunking rifles
Great video. To answer the downsides to inertia driven systems being used more is accessories for one. Inertia driven requires a certain amount of recoil/movement to work properly. if you start mounting lights, lasers, quad rails ect. to the front of an inertia gun they become less reliable because of all that added weight on the front of the gun. Well what's one thing our military loves? the ability to mount a lot of crap to things lol.
46:00 Ian I’m sorry but you’re wrong about this point. This is an unfortunately common platitude that I despise. You suppress the enemy with fire, not scary noises. While maybe the report of a rifle has in some rare cases has helped keep the enemy down. Having spent time on a two way ranges it makes no difference. At average engagement distances it’s often difficult to tell the difference between friendly fire and enemy fire. I’ve never witnessed friendly or enemy cover or run based on sound, only by effective fire. I don’t mean to be harsh but I truly despise this myth. And many decisions based on it. The simple reasons most militaries don’t suppress their rifles is simple. Cost and training. Even a cheap suppressor is $500 which is 75-80% the cost of the rifle they’re putting it on. And especially when it comes to conventional forces, the military spends as little as possible. There’s a reason that almost any equipment issued to grunts doesn’t use threads or anything that can be easily broken. Because grunts will screw it up. I’d be willing to wager that if the army issued a barrel threaded suppressor, within a year 20-30% would be destroyed or unserviceable.
ChemistyStudent it was a perfectly valid question. It was the answer I was unsatisfied with. Especially since I hold Ian’s opinion in such high regard.
Kyle - In Ian's defence, most of the field studies on suppressive (neutralising) fire have emphasised the noise of the weapon. At around 4000rds per kill, suppressing the noise risks losing much of the suppressive effect.
Dermot Rooney I would like to read some of these. Do you have any links? I have heard this in common parlance between the military and the private industry but always thought it as a platitude. The 4000ish rnds per kill is true but I think is misunderstood. Like I stated in my original comment. Suppressive fire in my experience is only useful if it is accurate or what is commonly referred to as effective fire. On the battlefield, fire and maneuver are key. Unless you are being effectively fired upon your goal is to move to gain the advantage, if you are receiving effective fire, your goal is to gain fire superiority so that you can maneuver. Fire superiority isn’t just shooting to make more noise, if that were the case then sights and accuracy wouldn’t matter. It’s about putting enough fire on the enemy position to make them take cover. It’s a rapid progression from suppress the position to making accurate shots that actually hit they’re target. I hope I’m not being too pedantic, this is one of those largely misunderstood principles because people are not articulate when they speak about it.
The suppressor only suppresses the noise at the firearm end as well, as someone who has spent a lot of time in the Butts of a rifle range I can testify your still going to hear the crack of the round going overhead.
On handgun magazine retention, at least some of the frst1911 magazines had their own lanyard loops. This makes sense when you think of it being used by horse mounted cavalry.
Thank you, I will let her know. She will just have to stick to having one made. The Tremors movies are her favorites, and she is always looking for Tremors related items. By the way, she has a fascination with old octagonal barreled firearms, specifically Henry lever rifles and Gatling guns. I tuned her in to your channel a while back, and I think she has been watching your videos recently, because this morning she quizzed me on the Gatling... thanks.
So you and your wife don't sit on the sofa (couch?) together watching Ian's videos about octagonal barrels Joe Doakes? That seems like a not bad idea. At least you have something to talk about.
No, we don't sit much when we're together or watch much television or internet together. Our time together is usually spent playing with our six dogs, working on our house and property (mostly maintaining our garden), training on our range, reloading ammunition, cleaning firearms, going off-road (4-wheeling and rock crawling). You know, the normal things that real Americans do in our spare time.
41:20 Question (as read) was about a Type 14 Nambu, but answer described the Type 94 attributes. Note: Just read the Subject List timeline and the typed question is for the Type 94. Sounds like a jet lag mix up. Ian, get a cold green bottle and take a day off. Come back refreshed.
Charles Sears Didn’t really change the answer much anyways, three of the four reasons were relevant to the Type 14 as well, though I don’t think they had a sear issue like the 94 did.
I have a Chinese mystery copy of the Browning 1900 and, wisely or not, I shot it (I don't want a gun that I can't shoot). The shoots surprisingly well, especially considering that it has no extractor and no rear sight milled into the slide. I say, where shooting glasses and gloves, keep 911 on speed-dial and go for it.
Zibingo Taeam that is what I was going to ask, and like the AR versions, you can add more printed material where the structure needs reinforcement, unless it is the feed lips. It would seem like a pretty decent concept anyway.
I think I've been watching your videos for way too long. I can guess your answers to most questions before you answer them. But you always bring up weird exotic things that I've never heard of even in your answers
"I have an Ariasake that has signs of a flamethrower hit and was picked up from a guy who was hit by one ^Ian slowly pushed a flamethrower under his chair^
The rebuild thing is very true. My brother rebuilt an M1917 recently, which was a tremendous pain to source wood for. He got it done and the old girl is in mint shape, but he made no money on the proposition
I think it is also intersting to note that breech loaded rifles have the avantage of being operated in prone position and in confined space whereas muzzle loaded ones could only be loaded standing of squatting
I understand that the USMC is looking at suppressing all of their smallarms, including the .50 M2, as standard. I read a press release last year that a unit on exercise in Scandawegia had tried it out and loved it. They reported massively increased situational awareness (including not needing to rely on squad-level radios), no need for hearing protection, and nearly no firing noise outside of line of sight. This made them stealthy enough the SNCO interviewed reckoned they would be able to 'hit' targets without alerting units on the other side of the hill about their location, or possibly even presence.
l think the HK-style paddle magazine release is making the button design obsolescent. It's pretty much just as easy to use but harder to activate accidentally. Also, fully ambidextrous.
Finnish Border Guard has used MAB-15s a long time. When the Finnish Police changed from "various pistols" to Glocks and the Finnish Army is planning to change FN BDAs to Glocks, the BG still wants to keep the MABs. I have shot one, I'd love to have one myself.
Damn it now my brain is working on a suppressor mounted to the barrel shroud of a long recoil rifle. Annular connection between the back of the suppressor and front of the barrel at rest(basically a gas piston, and on that thought it that might force the barrel back too hard like a hybrid piston/recoil gun? hmm) Thanks for the interesting topics.
Here's a testament to the crazy around Python prices. Back at the beginning of December, my dad's Colt Boa went up for auction at RIA. It gaveled for $15k. We still had the original box (albeit in poor condition), and the gun itself was in fantastic shape. A slight drag line on the cylinder and a few small nicks on the grips. Fifteen Thousand. Crazy.
As for inertial system in a rifle there is a specific feature that makes it ill suited for the military in that a quick jerk toward the buttstock will cycle the action since nothng locks it. you could easily lose a few rounds by jerking the rifle while running
The US Marines recently experimented with issuing suppressors to infantry units and while there were upsides there were also downsides that Ian didn't mention. One experienced officer mentioned that he had gotten used to knowing when a friendly unit had engaged and being able to judge where they were during a live fire exercise using just the sound of their gunfire. He couldn't do that when doing similar exercises where all participants were shooting with suppressers. That has the reverse benefit of the enemy also doesn't know where engagements are happening unless they are close enough to be involved. The mass issuing of suppressors will only be worth it if military doctrine changes to take advantage of it.
Not sure if it has been said, but I've seen comments that inertia systems have issues with adding mass to the gun itself. It acts like a recoil system but instead of the bolt and barrel moving past the receiver, inertia has the bolt, barrel, receiver, and even the stock move past relative to the bolt carrier itself if I'm not mistaken. So now adding mass to any of those parts can cause issues as a suppressor or bayonet would on recoil operated.
Ian, I know that very gun shop in Tombstone, Tombstone Territorial Firearms. Former SF medic type, who is a great guy with a good eye for guns. He closed the shop about two years ago, bt is still around down there.
I believe Spain also has restrictions on the purchase of military calibres for civilian use - I understand that a consequence of that law is the popularity of .243 where .308 is prohibited.
I "remilitarized" my grandfather's M1903A3 Springfield (well, technically Remington) deer rifle a couple years ago, but not to try and make the rifle worth more. I did it because when he gave me the rifle before going into assisted living (where he wouldn't have been allowed to keep it), he mentioned that he wished he hadn't sporterized it. So in my case it was more about doing the detective work, and then the _work_ work, to undo one of an old man's regrets, if that makes any sense. In a case like that, or just as a project for fun, I think it's worth doing. (As a financial proposition, it feels more like fraud, but maybe don't go by me.)
It’s restoration. If you sold it and we’re transparent I don’t think there’d be a moral issue
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To add to what Ian states about "restoring" bubba'd AKA sporterized guns: You'll spend more money than an original gun would be worth and in the end you'll still have a mismatched restored gun that is worth a fraction of the original gun.
Thank you Ian I for one am extremely glad that you don't have to show and tell me that the firearm is empty. Especially when I'm fairly certain your entire audience understands you taking that rifle apart and put it back together several times before the camera actually starts rolling. I'm not sure how many people honestly believe that you grab a gun right off the rack with the camera rolling and you're going to delve into this complicated disassembly and reassembly on some of the rare antique guns you deal with.
So at least for myself thank you for believing that I've got at least half of a brain and know that you're dealing with everything safely......
At around 17:50 it would have been hilarious if Karl had walked through the background covered in a sheet.
Are you sure there are no replies YT? You yourself said there were two.
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Guatemala also restricts military calibers, in the strangest way, for example 5.56x45mm is prohibited, but .223 Remington is legal. Go figure.
Joshua Radick same in Italy... :(
Same in ireland. But you can have a lot military calibres now. Rare a government sees sense
thats why .222 Remington exist in mexico
Andy47357 222 was out before 223. 222 was the parent case.
Pakistan limits or restricts military calibers. I always thought it was an English Imperial thing.
"...my wife..." It's as if somebody just reached down my throat, ripped out my heart, and tore it in half in front on me.
Ἀντίγονος :(
♥️He's a catch, that's for sure.
He's just talking about Karl of course
You joke but that's what my money is on
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I highly recommend the C&Rsenal video on the Pederson Device in the description. In fact, the whole channel is excellent.
I actually recommend the channel to friends whenever I can possible squeeze it in.
Nah, I hear they are creepy and Othais speaks in the third person online.
C&Rsenal While they may be creepy, they do provide a entertaining presentation of information. Plus Mae still needs to do the Dinorsenal idea.
Well you guys run one of my absolute #1 channels on all of YT, together with Forgotten Weapons you two are the only ones I will watch every episode of :)
"Maybe he's born with it, maybe it's Cosmoline"
Morgan Locryn - 10 points!
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given the marketing for varusteleka ian did last week, this comment aged exceptionally well
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Re. LMG - Inglis in Canada produced BRENs in both .30-06 and 7.92x57mm for the Chinese.
My grandfather owned a sporterized Argentine Mauser with the original irons that my father decided to restore. He didn't know where to get a replacement stock, so he bought a cheap Yugo Mauser as a donor. Then he bought a Turk and there is now an Argentine Mauser in his living room with a loose fitting Turkish bayonet and a cleaning rod that does not have the proper threading to stay in place. He's got a Yugo "scout" with the drop in stock and a bent bolt that he's never shot and I've got a Turkish "scout" project. The Turk had a great bore with a terrible crown, so I felt okay with making it usable again by cutting and recrowning it and that opened the door to other mods. Boyd's laminate stock, aluminum floorplate, and an aluminum sleeve with picatinny rail on the barrel. I'm sad about the history, but I do like the project.
"Step 3: Profit"
Old memes are best memes, bless
Also, congrats on the marriage that apparently happened in the midst of your historian workings!
Even though it's an expensive hobby I buy sporterized rifles and restore them to the correct way. Not to save money or resale them or anything but as a tribute to it. Someone once entrusted their life to that rifle. They ate, drank, slept, and rucked with it and cared for it like it was an actual person. Then later a different person butchered it up because they didn't like it. It sounds kind of stupid but I do it as a tribute to the person who carried it and the rifle itself
I hope there is a special place in heaven for you, keep up the good work!!
Not all heroes wear capes.
Ralph Dials Thanks. It's expensive and I've only done about 10 or 15 but that's better then they were before
Scott M I'm not any hero. That was my great grandpa. He really taught me to respect the weapons. He carried an M1 Carbine all through WW2 and it NEVER failed him. He took care of it and it took care of him. It saved his life twice and is the reason I'm even alive. (The first time German came through a hedgerow 5 feet in front of him and raised his rifle at him and squeezed the trigger. Unluckily for the German, his firing pin had broken and it gave my great grandpa enough time to empty his magazine into him and the German behind him. The Mausers and his M1 still sit in my safe wrapped up.)
Sporterized rifles aren't butchered. They're tools modified to do the job that they're being used for better. The reason sporterized rifles are a thing is because soldiers liked shooting what they were familiar with but wanted them lighter and better. So by unmodifying the rifle you are disrespecting the rifle and probably the soldier who carried it as well.
Love that shirt. I got a gaint worm in my yard I need to take care of
I bet Ian is the only person who has a bigger elephant gun than Burt.
Kyle Vreeland but he's also not against guns he said in one interview that he's glad and happy that in the tremors movies that guns where never turned on people
The first Tremors movie was a magnificent horror film.
Better gettem' before you get Shriekers.
If you guys haven't seen the Tremors TV show, I highly recommend it! Burt and Nancy return, as well as some special guests!
Ian, at least back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, almost every South American Country, as well as Central American countries (except for maybe Costa Rica) as well as Mexico prohibited military cartridges. For example, by regulation, transport of cartridges such as 9 x19, 45 Auto, 7mm Mauser, .223 NATO, 7.62 NATO and 30-06 was prohibited to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador. I also know that the importation and possession was prohibited to Mexico.
Oddly enough during the same period one of the most popular semi-Auto pistol Center fire rounds in the same nations was almost a “super” 9mm, the 38 Super.
I’ve been watching forgotten weapons for years and this is the first time Ian has ever said “my wife”... wow 😮 congratulations 🎉 GJ and Mrs GJ I’m happy for u...
He's talked about her before, the most recent was the British ration series of videos.
Rhian Hunt That's not his wife, that's probably just some lady from the auction company. I presume this is his wife since the video is from Ian's old channel th-cam.com/video/X5UH4Z6hhYg/w-d-xo.html
+mihajlo olujic I suspect you are correct, her hands look like the hands making food in one of the British ration videos
mihajlo olujic That can't be Ian's wife: if it was, she would have reassembled the trout after she showed you how to take it apart.
Thank you Ian for considering Italy a "major" country, ahahah. I confirm what you say and add that here 5.56 nato and 7.62 nato are also prohibited, which means we are allowed to shoot only 223 rem and 308 win. Is that really a problem for us Italian gun owners? Not really, but it is kind of a stupid law anyway since it does not stop crimes being committed, neither makes your gun less lethal...
5.56 and 223 308 vs 7.62...... there really ain't enough difference to right home about
Mexico prohibited military calibers as well, that's why .38 Super is so popular there.
38Super is now also restricted.
It was briefly a viable alternative to 9mm/40/45, causing it to become Mexico's favorite, but is now a cultural artifact just as banned as the others.
29:30 - Russia dropped the 5.45 prohibition a couple of years ago. The reason given behind the initial ban was to prevent people from stealing from military stockpiles. Other countries ban military calibres because they want to emphasize the civilian-military distinction in as many legalistic ways they can.
You really should visit the WWI Museum in Kansas City. It's hands-down one of the best museum military collections I've ever seen, and its presentation of the war's timeline, as well as its variety and breadth, is spot-on. Further adding to the cool factor is that it's literally built under the National WWI Memorial built in the 1920s. It would be awesome for you to get into their gun collection and do some videos. They only show a fraction of what they have in archives, and yet there are still hundreds of guns on display in the museum itself. Anyway, just wanted to give yet another endorsement for this fantastic museum.
The KC WW1 Museum is really nice. I learned more about the war there than anywhere else. They did a good job setting the tone of the war and it's always expanding. When I was a kid back in the early 90's it was just a few rooms with some displays. Now it takes an entire day to just gloss over it all. Lots and lots of firearms and artillery there. And, the bbq you'll find here is so good you'll slap your momma.
I appreciate your confidence in our maturity that you don’t feel the need to nanny us about clearing the action. I understand everyone wanting to promote that habit, that’s great, but I’ve literally watched hundreds, if not thousands of gun vids, and own and shoot many, so the habit is long engrained in my head already. I like that your videos get right to the point as if we are two mature, experienced gun guys having a professional conversation.
1: great shirt!
2: That gun store in Tombstone... did it smell like cat pee? I've been there, purchased what he told me (I knew it wasn't true) was an Apollo capsule parachute. Turns out it was an F-111 capsule ejection chute, and it's currently residing in the Parachute Museum. (also, this country has a Parachute Museum.)
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>question from Ian
>"this isn't me"
>asks about a french rifle
Thats just suspicious as fuck, even if unintentional.
These q&a are awesome, I look forward to them all month. Keep up the good work.
*loading 300blk while watching* I think the 300blk had two big purposes, one was as you mentioned, shooting heavy weight subsonic bullets, particularly with a suppressor and short barrel. I think the second is REPLICATING 7.62x39mm in a standard AR15 package. There are of course 7.62x39 AR15's, but they use proprietary mags of questionable reliability (unless things have changed dramatically recently). Then of course there are the hybrid guns that use AK47 mags, but thats a different story. I consider 300blk and 7.62x39 mm effectively the,same round, so I see it as giving you the superior hitting power at close ranges of the AK47 with the superior handling/ergonomics of the AR15, with only the swap of a barrel.
With the new C-Products magazines and ‘enhanced’ length firing pins the 7.62x39 AR’s are actually very reliable with cheap steel case ammo. The guns are usually over gassed, but so are most AK’s. Even the cheap Bear Creek/Palmetto uppers work very well under $300 when they have the enhanced firing pins.
Wait, you have a wife?
Does she know that you spent the college fund on a FAMAS?
thedude1671 I’m fairly certain their first daughter will simply be called Famas.
Ian *has a famas*
Everyone "where the hec did you get a famas!"
@@borismuller86 "ITS A B̶O̶Y̶ FAMAS"
Firearms/ammo restrictions based on things like corrupt soldiers selling Government-property stuff pisses me off the most. What you're saying right there is that the law-abiding public should be punished because the Government itself is provably not responsible with its own firearms/ammo. Utter bastards.
Vulf Faolán So... basically every gun law ever. Criminals do criminal things which they can be prosecuted for yet lawmakers look to add additional laws which happen to restrict the rights of the law abiding majority. I see your point, just noting that the specific employer of the criminal is likely irrelevant.
The employer is relevant this time around, because the employer of those criminals, and the party who claims full responsibility for those firearms (Even going so far as to stamp them "Government Property" in many cases), also happen to be the people who make the rules, and try to force gun laws on us because apparently we're the ones who can't be trusted with guns.
Vulf Faolán My whole point was that the individual is to blame for their actions. I see it as ironic in a sad way but that's more because some lawmakers use situations like this to further their agenda. Blaming the government for the acts of individuals doesn't make sense without a link to them being complicit. Sure, a government can always do better in vetting employees, security procedures, etc. but unless there is gross negligence or a conspiracy (which I don't know enough about the Italian military to comment on) then I would completely blame the individual who did the crime.
To put this in other terms I will draw from personal experience. I live near the US/Mexico boarder. I have worked with and are friends with CBP agents. Occasionally, an agent gets tempted by money and assists the cartels in their efforts. I don't say the US government helped the cartels import drugs, I say an individual did. Without a conspiracy higher up the chain there is no specific government influence on an individual's actions.
Have governments done illegal things in an attempt to create a specific result? We all know the answer to that question. However, I would say the vast majority of criminal acts by government employees is not an overt act by the government itself.
thatguy3428 You're not wrong, friend. But nothing you say is going to make me less pissed off about the situation. I live in a country that has ferocious gun laws, and the excuse they always give is to reduce gun crime. Every raid they conduct that results in seized firearms, they take great pleasure in showing those guns on the news, and it's always the same thing. Government-owned surplus, and taped-together AK's that were NEVER civilian owned. Let me put it to you this way, if your friends were found helping the cartel, and the US Government responded with something truly extreme, like enacting Martial Law over your entire country rather than dealing with its own small security breach, you'd be pissed, and you'd have every right to be.
Vulf Faolán I won't say I understand your situation because I've never lived in such a situation. I do understand the concept though. Decades ago I moved from a very gun restrictive state to a much better one. That being said, no state in the US is a bad as you've described plus I'm presuming you don't have options like moving to a more "gun friendly" state within your country. My discussion was aimed at what I feel is a reasonable standard for handling such situations. Obviously, governments will do as governments do. I don't know where you live but I hope things will eventually turn around because responsible gun ownership is a keystone of any free society.
I know this is an older vid, but I just got around to listening to your Q&A's recently. I appreciate that you don't infantilize your audience. I really don't like being beat over the head with safety. I know guns are dangerous when mishandled, and I would hope anyone who is interested in firearms would know this, if not the general population. Love your channel, it's the first I ever decided to contribute to via patreon.
In terms of suppressing military weapons, I know at least the marine corp is looking into it in a big way because it can have a huge impact on battlefield awareness.
Also they developed a strategy that involves two units in a fire and maneuver type situation, except one of the units has suppressed weapons and one doesnt. The one with suppressed weapons maneuvers around the target and engages from a different angle, and since they're suppressed and the other unit isnt, the enemy takes longer to realize they've been outflanked and remains exposed for a much longer period of time giving the flanking unit a larger window to cause casualties.
JohnnyMo its actually not that different from how it works now. Modern part of fire and maneuver involves half suppressing half moving to flank/assault. The suppressors would be intended to increase the effectiveness of the maneuvering element in the tactics they already do.
JohnnyMo the marine corps staff sergeant that was quoted on it referred to the operations in training as company level so it seems like its not breaking down by fireteams rather its during larger operations, platoon and larger. Also they've been testing the concept of issuing suppressors to everyone since about 2016 and the response has apparently been pretty overwhelmingly positive.
Here's one of the articles about it. Its been an ongoing thing.
www.military.com/daily-news/2017/05/11/marine-unit-norway-first-deploy-rifle-suppressors.html?ESRC=todayinmil.sm
Made the “sporterized” purchase mistake last year. Bought my first C&R, a sporterized Loewe and Loewe 1891 Modelo Argentino. Parts are actually not that hard to find EXCEPT stocks. No replacement stocks to be had for the long rifle variants anywhere!
I guessed your answer to 1:00:46 Question as being WWSD AR. It is what it is.No need to quantify /justify or explainify. It is what it is.
Always enjoy your Q&A Segments.
I’ve shot the 5.56 lage upper a few times now it is wonderful to shoot and very controllable. I’m glad he’s started production.
Wait, you're saying you and Karl aren't a couple?
Gabriel Lacerda lol, you mad bro?
Just mad that all my fanfic is now non-canon
I always got a Bert and Ernie feel.
Gabriel Lacerda we'll make our own inrange Canon, with beards and long flowing hair
OMG fanfic hahah
I remember we had MAB-15 in the PAP-F1 version in our armoury in 1982 but it wasn't used as a regular carry gun. (BTW it was in an Engineers Corps regiment).
Brazil "prohibits" having a lot of military cartridges, 9x19 and.45 come to mind, but also anything rifle pretty much aswell unless you have very specific forms filled out with a whole lot of bureaucracy and a incredibly overly expensive pricetag for everything
excellent answer about "Showing Clear" every time you pick up a firearm...
My favorite part of every Q&A is you bringing constant recoil and the Ultimax. I had a question for you Ian! I visited IMA and came across the smock you and Karl will occasionally wear in mud tests, but they ended their run. Heart broken, I am hoping you have maybe 1 left. I wish you safe travels and hope you get to spend sometime with family this Christmas season. Thanks!
-Fern
I really enjoy these Q&A sessions - thanks!
Yes! It is patronizing to see the gun being cleared every video!
You got an AR-10? Mud test when?
They are combat weapons. They are most beautiful when they are in the elements
Lol worried about an AR10 when they already did a PE-57
Come now. They've done worse to far more expensive guns.
Karl did it to one.
The WW1 in Kansas city is amazing, one of the few times I came in with decent expectations and was impressed.
thank you so much for your comments on not clearing weapons on video. people get WAY too wrapped up in that crap. BL: don't be an idiot.
TIL Ian is married lol
Him talking about the wife was honestly cute
Gabriel Lacerda Indeed
Well he is a grown man, Most grown men are married... Or will get married at some point.
bwahah
I was honestly happy when I heard him say he was married. I wasn't sure if he was or not. I've never seen a ring on his finger n I didn't think he was because he travels so much. I also thought maybe him n Karl might be a couple lol.
The British used Bren guns Chambered in 7.62x51mm right up to 1980's. They could even take SLR Magazines when needed.
So making the Bren gun work in 30.06 wouldn't have been an issue.
Paul my only concern would be just how long the 7.62x63 is. As every cartridge that the bren/ cz 26 was chambered in was shorter than it's original 8x57 and being too long can certainly be an issue. One could most likely enlarge the bren but that is far more work.
The ZB 26 like most Czech weapons was designed with an eye towards the export market, so I suspect 30.06 which had been around for a while would have been allowed for. It wouldn't surprise me if they had done some preliminary design work.
Canada made Brens in 7.92x57 for the Chinese during WW2 so doing it in 30-06 seems very feasible.
I actually found a prototype belt-fed MG the US was working on in 1943 called the T23E1. Long story short: it should have been adopted because it is basically a 26 ibs FN MAG.
I've heard of some training weapons that have a free recoil with an abrupt stop to increase felt recoil and make them feel more like the weapon you are training for.
Only thing missing in background is Fallout power armor.
I basically watched this waiting for a radscorpion so scuttle past
What a well made description. Thanks for caring, love the videos!
Thank your wife for us, Ian, for being the "power behind the throne", and for being so understanding of your nomadic and loud lifestyle.
Without her, I doubt you would be who you are, and definitely not be able to do what you do so well.
Having a true home to go to after your travels, and her getting you out when you need to, is a quality that few appreciate.
18:13 *Arisaka mysteriously falls over*
Disembodied voice: ...BANZAI...
Very good Q&A session. I would say to the last question, yes the 1917 is probably the best of the World Wars bolt guns. I have one and everything you mentioned is spot on. Trigger is excellent for a 2 stage on a military rifle. It is heavy but not overly so. Sights are very good; however, my only complaint is they are not exactly user friendly to adjust but it's understandable why.
Interesting tidbit is that the French did not adopt MAB PA-15 but the Finnish border guard did. It was replaced in the 1990`s by Glock (17 & 19) but FBG`s MAB`s were transferred to FDF in 2003 and is still (as my knowledge is) in reserve.
It might be my age but I'm very amused by the chagrin that folks express when encountering sporterized rifles. Lol
I get a laugh when dum-dums get bent out of shape about a sporterized Mauser, when in reality it is an Oberndorf factory sporter that was made to a higher standard of fit and finish than any of the military rifles.
@Zane Blaire Not even counting the numerous factory sporters, there are tons of examples of damaged mil-surp stocks being replaced with sporter stocks. Plenty of guns may have simply been Bubbafied, but just as many others are legitimately sporterized.
@Zane Blaire not at all? It just means you aren't a history guy, or you have decided that a bajillion of said gun has been made, and you don't give a damn, lol.
The British Auxiliary Units had some silencers for their .22 rifles.
France used to ban military ammunition because of the numbers of captured/air dropped weapons that never got handed in. Thousands of them are allegedly still out there and the government used to legitimately feared their use in insurrections. I suspect the Italians also had similar reasons.
BRENs were made in 8mm Mauser for the Chinese in WW2.
So cool the WWI museum in Kansas City came up in a question because I'm planning on visiting it in a month or two. I'm very excited about it.
Wait... you're married !?
Ive watched you for years and I had no idea.
Talk about keeping things professional 😋
Jesper O It was mentioned during his "British Rationing" series, but I dont 100% remember if that was this channel or InRange.
Jesper O I saw a video of her from about 8 years ago, I think
He has been hiding the channel from his wife not the other way around.
he said his wife wasn’t happy with him de-cosmolining an ak mag 6 years ago. that’s when I subscribed to him. aside from him also repeating that story when he did the hot water trick for de-gunking rifles
Andy47357 Yep, that's the first time I subscribed also.
6:40 that has been partly, although not entirely, true with the AR-15 family in US military service, e.g. the M16A2/A3 and the M4/A1.
Great video. To answer the downsides to inertia driven systems being used more is accessories for one. Inertia driven requires a certain amount of recoil/movement to work properly. if you start mounting lights, lasers, quad rails ect. to the front of an inertia gun they become less reliable because of all that added weight on the front of the gun. Well what's one thing our military loves? the ability to mount a lot of crap to things lol.
46:00 Ian I’m sorry but you’re wrong about this point. This is an unfortunately common platitude that I despise. You suppress the enemy with fire, not scary noises. While maybe the report of a rifle has in some rare cases has helped keep the enemy down. Having spent time on a two way ranges it makes no difference. At average engagement distances it’s often difficult to tell the difference between friendly fire and enemy fire.
I’ve never witnessed friendly or enemy cover or run based on sound, only by effective fire.
I don’t mean to be harsh but I truly despise this myth. And many decisions based on it.
The simple reasons most militaries don’t suppress their rifles is simple. Cost and training. Even a cheap suppressor is $500 which is 75-80% the cost of the rifle they’re putting it on. And especially when it comes to conventional forces, the military spends as little as possible.
There’s a reason that almost any equipment issued to grunts doesn’t use threads or anything that can be easily broken. Because grunts will screw it up. I’d be willing to wager that if the army issued a barrel threaded suppressor, within a year 20-30% would be destroyed or unserviceable.
Kyle I was mostly curious about other suppressed rifles, figured the second half was worth asking since I brought it up.
ChemistyStudent it was a perfectly valid question. It was the answer I was unsatisfied with. Especially since I hold Ian’s opinion in such high regard.
Kyle - In Ian's defence, most of the field studies on suppressive (neutralising) fire have emphasised the noise of the weapon. At around 4000rds per kill, suppressing the noise risks losing much of the suppressive effect.
Dermot Rooney I would like to read some of these. Do you have any links? I have heard this in common parlance between the military and the private industry but always thought it as a platitude. The 4000ish rnds per kill is true but I think is misunderstood. Like I stated in my original comment. Suppressive fire in my experience is only useful if it is accurate or what is commonly referred to as effective fire. On the battlefield, fire and maneuver are key. Unless you are being effectively fired upon your goal is to move to gain the advantage, if you are receiving effective fire, your goal is to gain fire superiority so that you can maneuver.
Fire superiority isn’t just shooting to make more noise, if that were the case then sights and accuracy wouldn’t matter. It’s about putting enough fire on the enemy position to make them take cover.
It’s a rapid progression from suppress the position to making accurate shots that actually hit they’re target.
I hope I’m not being too pedantic, this is one of those largely misunderstood principles because people are not articulate when they speak about it.
The suppressor only suppresses the noise at the firearm end as well, as someone who has spent a lot of time in the Butts of a rifle range I can testify your still going to hear the crack of the round going overhead.
On handgun magazine retention, at least some of the frst1911 magazines had their own lanyard loops. This makes sense when you think of it being used by horse mounted cavalry.
My wife has only one question for you, Ian.
"What the ****? Where did he find that shirt? I want one! I WANT ONE!"
It was a prop from the TV series, which they sold off when it was cancelled.
Thank you, I will let her know. She will just have to stick to having one made. The Tremors movies are her favorites, and she is always looking for Tremors related items.
By the way, she has a fascination with old octagonal barreled firearms, specifically Henry lever rifles and Gatling guns. I tuned her in to your channel a while back, and I think she has been watching your videos recently, because this morning she quizzed me on the Gatling... thanks.
So you and your wife don't sit on the sofa (couch?) together watching Ian's videos about octagonal barrels Joe Doakes? That seems like a not bad idea. At least you have something to talk about.
Search Last Exit to Nowhere for some lovely film themed shirts.
No, we don't sit much when we're together or watch much television or internet together. Our time together is usually spent playing with our six dogs, working on our house and property (mostly maintaining our garden), training on our range, reloading ammunition, cleaning firearms, going off-road (4-wheeling and rock crawling). You know, the normal things that real Americans do in our spare time.
41:20 Question (as read) was about a Type 14 Nambu, but answer described the Type 94 attributes.
Note: Just read the Subject List timeline and the typed question is for the Type 94. Sounds like a jet lag mix up. Ian, get a cold green bottle and take a day off. Come back refreshed.
Charles Sears Didn’t really change the answer much anyways, three of the four reasons were relevant to the Type 14 as well, though I don’t think they had a sear issue like the 94 did.
Yeah he was thinking the type 94 and said type 14. That’s what I was thinking too. The type 14 was actually much more popular
LOVE our Lage stuffs. On the wait list now for a new sidecock upper.
I have a Chinese mystery copy of the Browning 1900 and, wisely or not, I shot it (I don't want a gun that I can't shoot). The shoots surprisingly well, especially considering that it has no extractor and no rear sight milled into the slide. I say, where shooting glasses and gloves, keep 911 on speed-dial and go for it.
When Ian is commenting on the Type 14 I am 99% sure he is confusing it with the Type 94.
Have you considered 3D-printing additional FAMAS-mags? It seems to work relatively well for AR-mags.
Zibingo Taeam that is what I was going to ask, and like the AR versions, you can add more printed material where the structure needs reinforcement, unless it is the feed lips. It would seem like a pretty decent concept anyway.
I’m currently developing a 3D print mag for the valmet m76, which are very rare in the us.
It was a good day, I even got to watch a Q&A.
I think I've been watching your videos for way too long. I can guess your answers to most questions before you answer them. But you always bring up weird exotic things that I've never heard of even in your answers
Love the show. Awesome shirt that AR-10 is not going to be up to taking down to graboid lol.
I know right, they had to use every gun in there house when that thing broke into the basement.awesome scene.
troubledturtle2332 lol right!
I love your shirt! Burt was a childhood hero to me and many others.
"I have an Ariasake that has signs of a flamethrower hit and was picked up from a guy who was hit by one ^Ian slowly pushed a flamethrower under his chair^
I watched this whole video without realizing it was an hour long. Hurray for boredom. Kudos Gun Jesus.
I really enjoyed the 'boop' sound effect for throwing away parts.
The rebuild thing is very true. My brother rebuilt an M1917 recently, which was a tremendous pain to source wood for. He got it done and the old girl is in mint shape, but he made no money on the proposition
Particularly enjoyed hearing Ian talk about building up AKs!
Mexico restricts military calibers as well... To the best of my knowledge, thats why 1911's in .38 super became popular down there.
I think it is also intersting to note that breech loaded rifles have the avantage of being operated in prone position and in confined space whereas muzzle loaded ones could only be loaded standing of squatting
GUN JESUS IS MARRIED.
Been watching for years and sure it doesn't matter but I've literally wondered for years.
I understand that the USMC is looking at suppressing all of their smallarms, including the .50 M2, as standard. I read a press release last year that a unit on exercise in Scandawegia had tried it out and loved it. They reported massively increased situational awareness (including not needing to rely on squad-level radios), no need for hearing protection, and nearly no firing noise outside of line of sight. This made them stealthy enough the SNCO interviewed reckoned they would be able to 'hit' targets without alerting units on the other side of the hill about their location, or possibly even presence.
l think the HK-style paddle magazine release is making the button design obsolescent. It's pretty much just as easy to use but harder to activate accidentally. Also, fully ambidextrous.
my T99 was really well taken care of minus the aircraft sights, some one snapped those off even the markings are intact
The part about showing an empty chamber is so true, I’ve never understood why that’s a thing
Mexico forbade the civilian possession of .45 acp for similar reasons. Hence there love of .38 super.
Brazil recently dropped the 9x19mm prohibition, but still banned the possession of self-loading rifles in military caliber
😂😂 know the feeling on the wife looking at you. Of I'm home for longer than a week she starts asking questions.
Finnish Border Guard has used MAB-15s a long time. When the Finnish Police changed from "various pistols" to Glocks and the Finnish Army is planning to change FN BDAs to Glocks, the BG still wants to keep the MABs. I have shot one, I'd love to have one myself.
Brazil prohibits military cartidges to even the police forces (9x19).
Spain prohibits 223/5.56 and 5.45 for all rifles and .308 and 7.62x39 for semiautos.
Damn it now my brain is working on a suppressor mounted to the barrel shroud of a long recoil rifle. Annular connection between the back of the suppressor and front of the barrel at rest(basically a gas piston, and on that thought it that might force the barrel back too hard like a hybrid piston/recoil gun? hmm) Thanks for the interesting topics.
Here's a testament to the crazy around Python prices. Back at the beginning of December, my dad's Colt Boa went up for auction at RIA. It gaveled for $15k. We still had the original box (albeit in poor condition), and the gun itself was in fantastic shape. A slight drag line on the cylinder and a few small nicks on the grips. Fifteen Thousand. Crazy.
As for inertial system in a rifle there is a specific feature that makes it ill suited for the military in that a quick jerk toward the buttstock will cycle the action since nothng locks it. you could easily lose a few rounds by jerking the rifle while running
Love the shirt Ian also keep up the good work
The US Marines recently experimented with issuing suppressors to infantry units and while there were upsides there were also downsides that Ian didn't mention. One experienced officer mentioned that he had gotten used to knowing when a friendly unit had engaged and being able to judge where they were during a live fire exercise using just the sound of their gunfire. He couldn't do that when doing similar exercises where all participants were shooting with suppressers. That has the reverse benefit of the enemy also doesn't know where engagements are happening unless they are close enough to be involved. The mass issuing of suppressors will only be worth it if military doctrine changes to take advantage of it.
Not sure if it has been said, but I've seen comments that inertia systems have issues with adding mass to the gun itself. It acts like a recoil system but instead of the bolt and barrel moving past the receiver, inertia has the bolt, barrel, receiver, and even the stock move past relative to the bolt carrier itself if I'm not mistaken. So now adding mass to any of those parts can cause issues as a suppressor or bayonet would on recoil operated.
Ian, I know that very gun shop in Tombstone, Tombstone Territorial Firearms. Former SF medic type, who is a great guy with a good eye for guns. He closed the shop about two years ago, bt is still around down there.
Thanks for answering my question! You may have said it was a disappointing answer, but it's the one I kinda anticipated.
I believe Spain also has restrictions on the purchase of military calibres for civilian use - I understand that a consequence of that law is the popularity of .243 where .308 is prohibited.
"...a K31, and a wasp..."
A Demro Wasp?
38:16 he has answered this question a lot in these q&a sessions. Wonder why this question is asked so much