Q&A 44: My Workout Routine, NATO-Caliber Brownings, & Defend the Alamo!

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00:59 - Is there a future in balanced recoil type systems?
02:05 - Does 8mm Kurz have a place today?
03:44 - Was there ever an M1 Carbine in .223?
06:05 - How is Floatplane working out?
08:30 - Is the gunsmithing profession in decline?
12:17 - Reprint of Chassepot to FAMAS
14:10 - Will the M14 make a comeback to defeat body armor?
15:00 - What was so bad about the M14 anyway?
16:43 - How to check out a Carcano TS carbine, and fuddlore gunsmiths
20:06 - Lightweight AR-10 as a scout rifle?
21:48 - (Literal) Silver bullets
23:33 - Elephant guns in the trenches in WW1
25:41 - If I were an armorer in the next John Wick film
27:31 - What is my daily exercise routine?
30:04 - Why was the .22LR designed with a rebated bullet?
32:11 - Firearm factory tours to show new and old machinery
33:35 - Is the move away form military bullpups permanent?
35:29 - Transparent handgun grip panels
38:30 - Constant recoil plus 3-round-burst
39:53 - You have one hour to equip and train the Alamo defenders with any guns. Go!
42:55 - Judging the OGCA display show
43:46 - Why night sights on pistols and not rifles?
45:19 - How much ammo and how many spare barrels did a German MG squad carry in WW2?
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49:41 - Different ways to get rid of guns in your collection
55:08 - Questions about my plans to film a particular gun
56:51 - Why didn't the US convert the 1919 Brownings to 7.62mm NATO?
59:59 - CMMG radial delay system for intermediate or rifle calibers?
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[@ssreeser95]

John Wick is dumped into the Arizona desert. The first house he comes across is Ian's house. John is unarmed but the baddies find him and he is forced to defend himself with whatever random French thing Ian tosses him. There's your cameo.

[@fien111]

>John grabs a gun Ian: "No, that one isn't working yet" >Grabs another "No ammo, waiting on someone to make brass for it" >Another, clearly frustrated. "I got that one as a joke, don't fire it....it'll probably explode" I can see it, it'd be a great comedy scene.

[@veerparth8858]

Funny but no ian have good cool collection of aks

[@fien111]

@@veerparth8858 oh they grt to those eventually, but the idea of John struggling to find a sight picture with a chinese mystery pistol first is just too good to pass up.

[@Axemantitan]

Do it!

[@onpsxmember]

I think Ian's Idea of forcing the character to use "old" weapons could really bring a nice change to the movie series. They could run out of steam when you look at shooting part 4 and 5 back to back.

[@MrAnton275]

"There is no reason for you to want silver bullets" Aight, sure Ian McVampire...

[@RvEijndhoven]

Note how he makes no mention of werewolves. Coincidence? I think not!

[@Bubben246]

@@RvEijndhoven And with that hair, too!

[@maxman1602]

And yet he drank a bunch of garlic.

[@ArcturusOTE]

Silver tipped rounds on the other hand, no mention of composite silver either, right?

[@ryanerstad6001]

He does have similar hair and facial hair to Vlad the Impaler

[@will9501]

No reason to make silver bullets? Mentions "The Vampire thing", while refusing to acknowledge the more obvious lore? Has lots of hair? Ian is a werewolf confirmed.

[@nobleactual7616]

He is werewolf gun Jesus

[@deathofkindness]

Exactly

[@drakozozhaeternus2840]

@@nobleactual7616 This is getting to Powerwolf-tier cover art stuff now.

[@paulshealy1863]

And he didn't postulate the uses of Silver Tipped or Silver Cored bullets.

[@JS-ob4oh]

I think the Lone Ranger would disagreed.

[@ComradeBenedict]

I'm a little disappointed that Ian doesn't have an old-timey strong man routine featuring kettle bells and gymnastics

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Well, this morning's routine did include ring dips... :)

[@navie78]

Lol

[@khurramzafar]

Timestamp please where he talks about that?

[@onpsxmember]

@@khurramzafar Look in the description...

[@alun7006]

He's got the moustache. Just needs a leopardskin leotard, and a piano player to provide the accompaniment to his feats of strength.

[@michaelthomas4890]

Gunsmithing is in the same situation as watchmaking. Most people aren't willing to pay $300 to restore grandpa's old watch, even though the watchmaker may spend a lot of hours doing painstaking and highly specialized work doing it. Most watches today are mass produced and essentially disposable. Thus the number of people willing to spend the time, money and effort to acquire the skills of a master watchmaker are vanishing. Change a battery? Sure! Replace a cracked crystal on an old Bostok wristwatch from the Soviet era? Nada!

[@Hansengineering]

We got a Westinghouse mantle clock repaired several years ago. It needed a new watch glass, and something with the timekeeping inside. There was ONE dude globally who worked on them, and he had a multi-year wait list. He retired _while_ we were on the wait list, as in he closed the list to new entries, and completed his list. It's since stopped chiming, though the clock itself still works, and every time I look inside I KNOW I would just fuck it up. Sucks, but that's reality.

[@Tunkkis]

"Bostok" gave me a good silent chuckle.

[@FeintMotion]

This is some headass boomer shit automatic watches in a post quartz crisis world haven't ever been as popular as they are these days lol

[@moosemaimer]

@kevin lawrence I replaced a tac switch in my window fan, but I couldn't get the case open without breaking some of the plastic... it was clearly not meant to be disassembled.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

@kevin lawrence its not explicitly that its all cheap, older stuff especially electronics broke in a more routine way, but also could be fixed easier. Todays electronics like a tv can go 10 years without any component failing something unheard of even 20 years ago, but that also leaves a tv repair man unable to develop the skills or volume of business.

[@IamTheMisterMan]

Guys let's start a petition to get Ian, Gun Jesus Himself, into John Wick 4/5!

[@KTo288]

Yes as himself.

[@PaulDriverPlus]

Awesome Idea!

[@ThinkingFingers]

I would love to see him as a quartermaster or someone who equips John Wick.

[@MotoTrooper]

He'll hopefully do a cameo as an american sommelier Let the petitioning begin

[@jonnoMoto]

Or a character in payday

[@iknklst]

The smith at my local gs is currently getting ready to pack up from his stint in the sandbox, his ONG job is an armorer. He is one of the rare younger guys with the skill and knowledge of gunsmithing to rebuild, rebarrel, refinish, renew your worst POS firearm and have it working and looking as new. He was called up and went overseas March of last year, he'll be back end of next month. There are enough customers waiting for him to return to work on their firearms to keep him busy for a year. Word quickly got around that he knows his guns and how to fix them, people came flocking from miles around to have him work on their stuff The guy is a treasure.

[@userJohnSmith]

Wouldn't happen to be in Colorado would he?

[@iknklst]

@@userJohnSmith NE OH. his guard unit was called up. Back home in 21 days.

[@b0rd3n]

and you don't share his name.. sum friend ya arse.

[@sir0herrbatka]

Johny: People are saying that you are the best weapon expert around. Ian: Well, I am humbled to hear that. Johny: I need a machine gun. Ian: Chauchat.

[@iododendron3416]

Johny: Merde

[@sir0herrbatka]

Oh, I have a better idea. "I need a foldable gun." Ian: "Ooooh, I know JUST the thing."

[@boymahina123]

Ian just being Ian

[@jubuttib]

@@sir0herrbatka I know you're thinking of the Hotchkiss Universal, but the Burgess folding shotgun would also work well for a Wick movie. =)

[@sir0herrbatka]

@@jubuttib I was thinking about unviersal, yeah. Didn't knew the shotgun but it looks sweet indeed.

[@appalachiangunrunner5613]

Biggest reason is the M1 Garand was a step ahead of it's time when adopted, the M14 was a step behind the times by it's date of adoption.

[@Hansengineering]

Exactly. The M1 existed in the late 30's and was revolutionary. The M14 was 1930's technology, plus a tiny little bit, in the 1950's. edit: You know what? The box magazine wasn't even a new development. The K series Swiss rifles had them for the WW1 time period. So did the SMLE. So M14, still 1930's technology, in the 1950s.

[@speeddensity9543]

@@Hansengineering DITTO

[@SlavicCelery]

@@Hansengineering Not to mention, the US Navy had previously adopted a box magazine rifle.

[@sir0herrbatka]

Also in the same timeframe, AK-47 started getting its reputation.

[@xt6wagon]

M14 when issued was a wood stick with optional spear head and maybe sometimes a gun. The fact it took many many years to make a reliable gun out of it... AFTER it was issued is what makes it pure garbage. Look, it was bad enough that the US Army with its love for big rounds and wood stocks went to a plastic gun with tiny bullets because it needed something that went bang when the trigger was pulled.

[@Jack_Heslin]

The best implementation of transparent magazines is on the P90. Especially since the magazine is only a quick glance down from the sights without changing your stance

[@c.j.1089]

Fudd Lore is a word I needed so many times but didn't have.

[@davidbrennan660]

Fudd Lore..... a beloved character no longer permitted to have his historical firearm due to current self imposed political censorship that spoils the character and the fun that was the point of that character.

[@JazenValencia]

Elmer Fudd is the reason inner city kids grew up to be gangsters, it has nothing to do with Democrat policies that have destroyed the inner city family for decades.

[@pallendo]

FUD Lore - Fear Uncertainty and Doubt

[@c.j.1089]

@@pallendo Is it Fud lore or Fudd lore? I didn't realize there was an acronym of similar spelling. I assumed it was Fudd since that's a colloquial term for dim-witted.

[@pallendo]

@@c.j.1089 Since he's throwing doubt on the reliability of the weapon, I would suggest FUD.

[@blackirish781]

"I try to avoid gunsmithing" , also owns a French bolt gun that feeds from a chauchat magazine...

[@karlanthony3521]

So he doesn’t I think people should make silver bullets. The question must be asked, has anybody ever witnessed Ian using a mirror?

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

I just watched a Mythbusters episode where Kari cast silver bullets. They didn’t work very well. Perhaps they could catch the rifling correctly. They didn’t explore further.

[@timblack2885]

Could he have that glorious hair without a mirror?

[@JohnHughesChampigny]

You just saw him drink "Vinegar, garlic, ginger and a whole crap load of pepper for a morning pick me up", so probably not a vampire. Werewolf?

[@trooperdgb9722]

@@DoctorQuackenbush Probably used "normal" moulds designed for lead.

[@karlanthony3521]

JohnHughesChampigny And we only have his word that that is what was in it... It’s an obvious Set up I tell you!

[@jakeadair8292]

Flat out "you should find a different gunsmith because that guy is an idiot". Legend. 😎

[@arnoldwardenaar127]

He doesn't beat around the Bush with that one

[@jacobmccandles1767]

Bring down the shades and bring up the blunt, 'cuz Ian went full gangsta with that one!

[@colemanmoore9871]

I want the guy who asked that question to email his 'smith this video.

[@scooterdogg7580]

@@colemanmoore9871 hope so lol and name him to expose the incompetence

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Ian: Vinegar, garlic, ginger and a whole crap load of pepper for a morning pick me up Me: And here I was expecting something French.

[@aicragej]

@@mattrobson3603 I agree, we have very similar sauces in Philippine Cuisine XD

[@LJCyrus1]

@@mattrobson3603 I mean technically you could drink hot sauce if you really tried. Probably.

[@UTcommando]

He listed the ingredients and I thought "That's Mexican hangover juice, innit?"

[@macmurfy2jka]

@@LJCyrus1 you can, I can attest. Something about chugging Frank’s Red Hot, as part of a summer camp meal show... not as bad as you might think.

[@robertpatter5509]

@@LJCyrus1 Don't do it. The vinegar can really do a number on your stomach. It's not the hot taste that you have to worry about it's the vinegar. I drank a whole bottle of hot sauce one time. For $20. Never did that again.

[@feraligatorade99]

That fudd gunsmith was still salty about JFK. Oswald's Carcano seemed to work fine.

[@highlanderfreelancer4553]

so did George HW Bush's Remington fireball from the grassy knole and Jessie Ventura couldn't make Oswalds shot with a Carcano.

[@earlmcmanus194]

​@@highlanderfreelancer4553 , at 200 feet that shot was virtually at a point blank zero for the 6.5 carcano dipshit, the magician Penn Jillette made that shot.

[@christiankneupper7011]

Italian Rifles can't shoot presidents

[@tommywilson9836]

It makes me happy that you'd be happy to be in a John Wick movie.

[@JediViking117]

chng.it/9sKj9hQwvR Then let's make it happen!

[@JigglePhysics3000]

We can only hope a producer watches this channel.

[@Enthymene]

In a future where all guns are strictly controlled and gunsmithing is a dying art, John Wick's only option is to use guns that nobody thought were worth the effort to control. *Enter John Wick with a brace of Whitney Wolverines*

[@GogglesAreAwsome]

Ammo: *Placed near Carcano* Carcano: "I guess I'll explode"

[@taccovert4]

John Wick: "I need a gun" Gun Jesus: "I don't have production WWSD yet. Gives John Wick a Chauchat and MAS 38" John Wick: "Proceeds to mow down hundreds of people with them" Rock Island Auction House: "Price of Chauchats and MAS 38s just went through the roof!"

[@Marvin.Runyon]

Gun Jesus AND a WWSD cameo would be incredible!

[@ArcturusOTE]

Increased prices for antique guns! Good news everyone! No wait that's bad for me...

[@zul448]

"take it to a gunsmith who is not a bigoted idiot." This is just generally good advice in 2020.

[@zbou23]

the extended discussion on issues a carcano might have was fascinating!

[@simonegentilini4814]

Lubosh: "Was there ever a M1 Carbine chambered for .223?" Ian: "Well yes, but actually no"

[@scottshaw2143]

@@Eluderatnight That is the first thing that came to mind for me.

[@wilsonj4705]

Always though of the Mini 14 being just that

[@mrb692]

The Mini-14 doesn’t use the M1’s gas tappet system though. It’s either a direct impingement system or a long stroke gas piston depending on if you consider the operating rod as the bolt carrier or not.

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@mrb692 it's usually considered long stroke gas piston, just like the Garand and M14.

[@mrb692]

Scott Kenny I was initially going to say long stroke gas piston. Only reason I was thinking otherwise is the op rods of the Garand and M14 are pistons that go into a cylinder on the gas block (male op rod and female gas block) while the Mini-14 is reversed with a hole in the op rod that goes over a spigot on its gas block (female op rod and male gas block). Either way, whatever system the Mini 14 uses, it’s definitely not the M1 carbine’s gas tappet system.

[@matthayward7889]

50:42 ironically, cosmonaut pistols would be floating around. My own ‘unicorn gun’ for Ian to video would be the TKB-022

[@Candyrock87]

The ultimate unicorn gun for Ian to make a video on would be the experimental short range magazine-fed laser gun the soviets developed for cosmonauts to use should americans attack soviet cosmonauts as part of WWIII hostilities breaking out.

[@nmarbletoe8210]

@@Candyrock87 Ok, those two, plus the one on Ian's shirt -- the "bigger boat" harpoon gun. . Ok and Ian chooses... 1) a bolt action rifle, 2) watercoooled belt fed WWI machine gun action . There's 5. Send the list to the writers, cc Wick, Socrates, and Morpheus

[@poMocnyMichal]

A shooting instructor once told me that the biggest problems with shooting have guys who are big - either fat or buffed because they got a lot of body mass that needs an oxygen, yet they often don't know how to control brething. Jogging, sprinting (and proper lifting to some extent) forces you to control your breath during the activity, which can translate into shooting.

[@andrzejsobanski6752]

Okay, but will shooting make me a better runner? Because it's a little more enjoyable.

[@d3faulted2]

Heavy lifting also teaches you really good core control and how to hold a breath and how to brace yourself. Exercise in all the ways can only improve your breathing.

[@nmarbletoe8210]

@@d3faulted2 Yes, all exercise will be good! A few times a week, and balanced. . Like Ian mentioned, if you do one direction, do the other also. This helps avoid stiffness and knots. If you do endurance, do some anaerobic too. If you do a lot of fast work, add some slow or isometrics. Use the reticle, use the force.

[@gonnegottkehaskamp1667]

I never knew I wanted a cameo of Ian in John Wick until now😂

[@MrEsandSecrets]

Me either.

[@richardchristian9411]

I am formally trained gunsmith, and in my shop I have found most don't care about cost as much as time. Everyone wants it done now. So when I tell them six months to a year to refinish grandpas rifle, they freak out. I have a large back log, so if they say no oh well.....lol.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

In most businesses, that would lead to hiring of more people to accommodate the workload - but most gunsmiths I am aware of aren't interested in that.

[@thecoolnerdplaysvr5674]

@@ForgottenWeapons it is sad to see speciality gun Smith's becoming a rare thing. I love watching the Midway USA CEO on KZbin still doing gunsmithing. Its becoming a lost art. Whenever i get out of the military I plan on studying gunsmithing for older firearms alot more

[@davidcox3076]

I wouldn't worry about time. I'd rather have the gunsmith be honest about the process. If it's going to take 6 months to do the job right, you can have Grandad's M-1 carbine for half a year.

[@userJohnSmith]

I work in a high custom production industry. Most projects take 6mo. That timeline sounds entirely reasonable.

[@richardchristian9411]

@@ForgottenWeapons the liability to hire just some rando off the street is way to high. And it would almost cost more to hire another properly educated person than its worth. Kind of a catch 22

[@xgford94]

Elbonia is growing a following Drac just gave me a thumbs up on my request to do their Navy and The Chieftain just ordered their armour 🤣

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

M1Elbow1 Abrams?

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@masaharumorimoto4761 oh, no. King Tigers, IS3, etc.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

@@ScottKenny1978 Oh shit, classics!!!

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@masaharumorimoto4761 well, part of the deal was that the year was 1949 or so.

[@Balmung60]

The Elbonia series has been a delight. Hopefully the Chieftain and the others also do the part where they have to try to salvage the situation they've gotten Elbonia into.

[@mrpirate6187]

"There are a lot better things to do with silver that shoot it into the dirt"(paraphrasing) But then you can mine it again, Ian.

[@thesmallestminorityisthein4045]

The kids mine for silver, I get my bullets back, everyone has fun.

[@TheYuri46]

I would like to see a ian workout vid 👀👀

[@sir0herrbatka]

You know what? That sounds like an actually good idea. That stupid virus made me scared to go to the gym and I am so out of shape.

[@PaulDriverPlus]

Disturbing...

[@johnm3907]

@@sir0herrbatka start doing push ups, squats, sit ups. Youre a grown man you can figure it out yourself

[@reaperactualgaming3075]

@@sir0herrbatka pick stuff up and put it back down. Hold stuff for prolonged periods of time. Run around the block a couple times. Pretty basic stuff.

[@ragnarragnarsson3128]

Bench press a stack of BARs?

[@jubuttib]

When John Wick came up, my mind immediately went to "Ian and Karl serving up an oven fresh WWSD2020" =)

[@mikesierra030]

Same thought!😅

[@jeromethiel4323]

For filming in factories, it's not about proprietary anything, usually. At least in the US, it's OSHA. If you happen to film someone doing something wrong, that's evidence, and they don't like that one little bit. I run into this all of the time at factories, and i have to have copies of the actual code running these machines, which is WAY more valuable as a trade secret that video footage ever will be. Video footage: "Oh look, it's an XYZ 5 axis machine tool, just like the ones we use, and you cannot see anything important, because the part is being showered in cutting fluid." VS. "Here is the actual CNC code that is producing the part on machine XYZ that we use." Funny story i was embedded as an engineer at a paper mill, and the owners PAID to have a trainer outside of the building for me, because i "might find out things." Hello, i have access to machine drawings, electrical prints, the PLC code, AND i talk to your employees every damn day. You have no secrets from me.

[@downunderrob]

I think the last WW1 Heavy Machine Gun action to be seen in a Hollywood film was in the Schwarzenegger one, The Sheriff. They had a Vickers .303.

[@Quetzocoatl22]

I couldn't believe that scene. I thought it was the most badass thing ever. I think "1917" counts as a Hollywood film though.

[@achillebelanger9866]

I saw that.

[@rapl1183]

Quetzocoatl22 to be fair, 1917 was an actual WW1 movie lol. I feel like the OP should’ve emphasized “modern Hollywood film”

[@marks_sparks1]

26:42 "he needs to get his armament out of a museum" *Simon Phoenix approves*

[@michaeltriola3978]

Ian in John Wick: "Hey John, thanks for tuning in-" "Not now Ian, I'm being shot at."

[@jbeers1234]

An often overlooked benefit to running/jogging is much increased BALANCE. This should benefit shooters if all types.

[@Kavika-xh1qj]

Military rifles equipped with night sights are optimized to engage targets from a defensive perspective, and they are normally intended to be used with tracers on full auto, and in conjunction with parachute flare illumination. Also useful in NBC environments when you have problems seeing your sights, even when shooting from modified aiming techniques.

[@RedLdr04]

26:53 - Keanu Reeves did use a PU Sniper (Mosin Nagant) in Siberia. Not John Wick, but decent.

[@GeFlixes]

25:55 Ian as a armorer in a John Wick movie? Yes please! They could even make a Gun Jesus joke (Like Ians role being a priest that also sells gun, or something like that).

[@showtime2629]

SOME BODY GET THIS MAN A SCHWARZLOSE!! Damn totally said that before he mentioned it.

[@SWBF2-2005IsBestStfu]

"Russian cosmonaut gun" "not alot of them floating around" aaaaaaaaaaah, I see what you did there ;)

[@Nick-hw4gd]

He looks fancy and casual at the same time. Gotta hand it to him, not a lot of people could pull off this style.

[@JazenValencia]

When you said that, I thought Hugh Hefner in a smoking jacket. Ian needs a pipe.

[@thelizardking3807]

I’m 21 and just finished gunsmithing school, I’d say there’s no decline because there is quite the waiting list to get in.. the problem is finding a school nearby (only 4 or 6 schools in the US) and staying on track.

[@jimyeats]

I’m not sure that’s an indicator that the trade itself is in high demand, you have only illustrated that there are more students than available gun smithing school capacity.

[@thelizardking3807]

jim yeats every gun store or pawnshop I’ve been to is looking for one, I’ve given out so many of my cards to people because they need work or somebody they know does. I have fellow students that got job offers before they even graduated because people need them. They are absolutely in high demand, when people find out you’re a gunsmith the word gets out and you’ll be in business

[@jimyeats]

@@thelizardking3807 But are they paying top dollar for your expertise? Any gun store is going to want to hire an employee who happens to be a qualified gunsmith, but are they actually paying much more for your education than they are their regular clerks? I genuinely hope they are, as that would be a good indicator that these local gun shops are truly making money off gunsmithing services.

[@thelizardking3807]

jim yeats of course you’re going to get paid more for your education, I’ve been promoted first day because of my knowledge and machining skills. Again, you go to a gun store or pawnshop and say you’re a gunsmith they’ll be coming to you and asking you for gun work. Gunsmithing is a dying art, not because of demand but because most gunsmiths are over the age of 50 and are retiring.

[@jimyeats]

The Lizard King Fair enough. Hope you do well!

[@DK-nv9zu]

Good gunsmiths are definitely not the easiest to find, but machinists and metallurgy experts will never go away, so there is a viable alternative (although maybe the legality of working on firearms commercially is a hurdle- I don’t know the laws). However I had a local machinist/welder fix my 1927-A5’s bolt. He was no gunsmith but he knew materials. It was expensive, but it was done right.

[@madeconomist458]

"You've only got an hour to train someone who has never seen a self-contained cartridge" You thought about this a lot, didn't you?

[@colemanmoore9871]

I understand his thought process on the Rolling Block, but I think an hour is good enough to teach how a bolt action works. So I was thinking a Swedish Mauser.

[@nilsmanuelgut131]

@@colemanmoore9871 I think you can pick 20 smart people and train them how an ak works in about half an hour. And most people will understand the bolt actions fast enough. Just make sure they all have the right mags/clips with the correct ammo in them. Give rifles of their time to all the stupid guys leftover so they don't waste time bothering those that could be fighting with the magic pewpew sticks from the future you gave them

[@kloper2550]

The Battle of the Alamo began in the predawn hours of 5 AM. Mexican troops advanced undetected to musket range. The range advantages of rolling blocks would not matter. I believe cartridge loading double barrel shotguns would furnish sufficient range and outstanding fire volume to men unaccustomed to more modern arms

[@parrisgeorge9708]

I was thinking High Wall Winchester as the answer played out.

[@Thorn19774]

Yeah, i was going with a martini henry or Springfield trapdoor.

[@GammaAKF]

Cardio, flexibility, and core form the basis for establishing strong shooting positions, breath control, and weapon manipulation.

[@JaredHardy001]

How do you pronounce that shot you took? Spelling it the way it sounds but Google keeps recommending tilt up walls?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Agua chiltepin.

[@JaredHardy001]

Thank you!

[@soapyork9356]

I’m glad there are still few enough comments that I could easily find this answer as well. Thank you!

[@phileas007]

@@ForgottenWeapons This must have been the same recipe they used to wake up Doc Brown in 1885

[@bentilbury2002]

I bet their website is getting a lot of extra traffic at the moment!

[@mattwilliams3456]

I would love to see John Wick pull out a Burgess Folding Shotgun from beneath his suit jacket.

[@ScottKenny1978]

Amen!

[@anna_arw6006]

give him a burgess, an ASP and a calico

[@nathansghs7144]

When I was an armourer at the cmp you would get quite a few m1s 03s and carbines with a hole drilled in them, when buying them from someone other than the cmp inspect them carefully

[@billbolton]

'Find a gunsmith who's not a bigoted idiot'. Sounds like good advice.

[@charleyfolkes]

William Bolton Exactly. Most conversations I’ve ever had with gunsmiths ended up as a long excuse for not working on the gun.

[@gworfish]

It's a policy I try to stick with for every person I interact with often.

[@thunderstruck1078]

Bigoted? What a wild unsubstantiated assumption about this gunsmith. Calling people bigots is kinda rich from a guy who doesn't give a crap about freedom of speech and "deplatforming", if making a stand would potentially threaten his bottom line.

[@billbolton]

@@thunderstruck1078 I think Ian is suggesting the gunsmith had a low opinion of the gun cause it was made in Italy; not because he knew anything about it.

[@thunderstruck1078]

@@billbolton That was my implication, yes, and that's a huge claim that has no basis in the information we have. Hell, I don't know, maybe you assume the worst about Americans if you bump into a faulty AR, but I somehow doubt this gunsmith does.

[@MCYonazz]

Oh yes, bolt action... uh, action, needs to happen in the next John Wick. Extra points for bayonet usage.

[@nitro105]

Great video, i shot a 303 British with a hole drilled thru under the front sight ramp, It had worked for several shots but needless to say it did fail and i spent several minutes looking for the ramp, i took it to a gun smith and had him shorten and re crown the barrel and solder the ramp back on. works good now

[@Marvin.Runyon]

Tio Ceddy is going to be wondering why they are flooded with orders on a Tuesday morning.

Looked at that, but… okay, given the ingredients and the suspected low volume they do those in, not surprisingly that they don't deliver much outside the US. Not much of a chance to get my hands on this from Europe.

[@ditzydoo4378]

As a Gunsmith of 42 years I can agree that having a gun refurbished, or stabilized will never be cheap. What I've done, much like Doug Turnbull's shop (I highly recommend) is to offer a list of services at a set prices with a proviso that unknown and discovered complication during inspection will be discussed with the client before proceeding with any work. The days of dropping a bill on a client of over $100-an-hour Labor, less Parts/and Expendables is pretty much in the past.

[@turkeyslurpy]

You're 42, and have a MLP username/profile pic, and have been a gunsmith for 42 years, which would make you 60 if you started at 18. I'm smelling something here...

[@marknovak8255]

The big boys charge by the job, not the hour. It's the difference between being a mechanic, craftsman, and artisan.

[@ditzydoo4378]

@@marknovak8255 I know that, but when you work as the Customer Service Gunsmith at Weatherby for 12 -years they pay by the hour.

[@moronoftheoxyvarietys489]

@@turkeyslurpy if there is one thing I’ve learned while on the internet, it’s that a person’s job and age, and what you assume their profile picture would be, are directly disproportional.😂

[@Zues120]

"Fudd Lore" is a fantastic term that I will have to add to the ol' terminology

[@Snootypriss]

That was a fantastic question and answer about the Alamo. Really interesting and quick analysis of a multitude of factors. Very impressive and interesting.

[@bc30cal99]

Good morning Ian, fine video as always sir. Regarding the semi-auto scout rifle, one of the considerations in North America would be functioning in extreme cold. Our Canadian Rangers recently replaced the No 4 LE with a made in Canada Tikka T3 with some modifications, not going with an auto loader because there are still some function issues below say -40°. While it's been decades since I've personally shot under those conditions and powder technology has come a long way, back when using then available IMR and WW ball powders there was a definite velocity loss. Anyways, if one avoids Alaska, much of Canada or the northern prairie states then one doesn't need to worry about such minutia. Thanks for the informative videos sir and stay well.

[@509Gman]

I’ve used M4s and military ammunition in those conditions. I did observe the loss of velocity (had soot from unburnt powder coming out the barrel), but zero loss of function as long as the action was kept dry and the rifle wasn’t taken in and out of warm buildings without wiping off the condensation. I think the Canadian Rangers keeping a bolt action comes down to Canadian politics and their use by the individual rangers as hunting rifles.

[@ancientixl]

I take exception to your answer about night sights on handguns, Ian. I have never had any problem in the past with hitting a target in darkened conditions, It is a matter of having a handgun that fits your hand. If you point your finger at something and then, without moving that finger and moving your head down to sight along your finger you will find your finger is pointing right at the object you were pointing at. The same with a handgun if it fits your hand. It works. I've also tought many people to shoot this way and they always had great results. This is why old time pistoleros often removed the front sight from their Colts'. They knew where the gun would shoot to and the front sight only served to snag on something. That's a comment from about 54 years of shooting experience. I'm 69 now.

[@b.s.3993]

How do we get those John wick comments to the attention of Keanu Reeves? The water-cooled machine gun scene needs to happen.

[@phileas007]

I want multibarrelled (duck foot) flintlocks

[@hazcat640]

RE: Gunsmiths. I am currently having a 257 Roberts hand built on a M1922 Brazilian Mauser action. By the time the smoke clears it is going to be in the $3500.00 area and will have taken about 6 - 10 months. BUT I will have a rifle that was built for me, on my specifications, with wood I picked, cut rifled barrel, chambered to my specs and it will be a one of a kind beauty.

[@yairmanzano2483]

So Linus Tech Tips gets mentioned in a video of Gun Jesus. Crossovers you didn't know you need it 👍

[@d3faulted2]

Mark Novak does really amazing work at resurrecting old pieces. I feel like he's the guy you send something to as a last resort, when no one else can or will fix something. He is swamped with work and if it's a major project your looking at a multi-year wait . It is what it is when you want something that no one else can or will do.

[@jasonirwin4631]

The only time transparent or translucent mag or grip panel seemed to be useful was on the P90 mostly due to the mag being right on top of the gun. With the P90 having a high mag capacity being able to look down at the mag quickly and see what's left might be a good back up if you lose track of how much you fired.

[@ScottKenny1978]

G36 as well.

[@nmarbletoe8210]

No Country for Old Guns . Scene 1: Assassin Anton Sugar sits on his back porch, murdering things. Wick rings the doorbell. Sugar's head explodes. . Scene 2: Drinks? Scene 3. Wick: "I'm interested in a tasting. Something old, something new. Something borrowed." Ian: "Something blued." Wick: "Exactly."

[@barrbrown12]

The biggest surprise out of this video was finding out that Ian is married.

[@rdb8509]

Thank you so much for the reference to gunboards.com. I have been looking for something like this for a while. It reminds me of my classic fly rod forum that I use.

[@Al1DesAlpes]

What about working out your trigger finger? In case you have a second Calico magazine...

[@YuanMizzle]

This and Inrangetv’s q&a are my favorite KZbin videos each month! I’d be so damn happy if they got enough patreons to justify biweekly q&a videos!

[@509Gman]

Yuanmei that’d be too much of a good thing. I’m already at a point where I can usually guess the answer to most questions and be right

[@ixiairisborne1695]

On gunsmithing: There are gunsmithing schools still operating. The one I went to was excellent, with the exception that they taught students to focus on speed of work over quality of work. Like Ian says, people these days have unrealistic expectations regarding how fast they think gunsmithing should take, and the school taught students that, in order to succeed, they should be willing to be mediocre in exchange for being fast. I strongly disagree with doing mediocre work on a device that is designed to set off and contain a 60,000+ psi explosion inches from someone's face.

[@colemanmoore9871]

If you want to make money, you gotta go fast or charge a lot. Its a balance.

[@susoku5615]

which school did you got to?

[@ixiairisborne1695]

@@susoku5615 Colorado School of Trades

[@456eec]

I have tried silver bullets. A friend knew someone who worked at a silver / lead smelter. He got me a small amount of slag from a furnace. I carefully melted, fluxed etc. several times until I got some nice molten liquid and managed to cast about 8 projectiles. Using an Ideal mould #358429 casting what is normally a lead 174 grain semi wadcutter designed by Elmer Keith. Weighing the bullets compared to pure lead ones I calculated they were about 80% silver and 20% lead plus other metals (there is even some gold in there). I loaded and fired them in my S&W 686 using a fairly light load and they seemed to shoot as well as their lead counterparts. Wasn't game to try them on any vampires or werewolves as I was not sure if only 80% silver would do the job. My next project is to design a gun that shoots wooden stakes.......

[@grifter3680]

0:25 Japanese kamikaze pilot drinking his last glass of sake (1944, Colorised)

[@leetrotboswell6273]

😂👍

[@JazenValencia]

Actually the Kamikazi did Meth. Strangely the Nazis started using steroids and the Japanese used Meth amphetamines.

[@sionsoschwalts2762]

I never expected for Linus tech tips to ever have any cross over even in a mention with any of the firearms channels I watch

[@MrMisterDerp]

Hey ian when are you gonna do a stevemre crossover?? I know I’m not alone in wanting to see one

[@rixille]

This. That would be awesome.

[@vertigo4236]

Ian likes the 100+ years old chauchat, but can he stomach a 100+ year old french ration?

[@jackmcslay]

I want a Demoranch crossover where he gets Matt to shoot something ludicrous

[@thaedleinad]

I second this, but only if Steve grows his hair long again.

[@604116]

Frankly, that would be nice.

[@rondobrondo]

I always seem to end up finding the questions about the day to day utility and individual logistics of military rifles so much more interesting. Like, how did the soldiers carry their gear? How much ammo did they carry? How did they organize the location of their gear/equipment? How did they maintain their equipment? Etc.

[@WalkaCrookedLine]

I have an Osprey book I am quite fond of, "World War II US Army Combat Equipment". It appears to be still in print and available from Osprey's website (lists as $21 but I didn't hunt down shipping charges). It's a rather slim paperbound book, but it has a pretty complete description of everything a US WW2 infantry soldier would carry into battle, including web gear and ammo pouches, ammo carrying options for heavy weapons, canteens, messkits, entrenching tools, bayonet sheaths, weather gear, backpacks, and probably other stuff I'm forgetting. There are plenty of drawings alongside the text. My interest is primarily in WW2, but I think they have similar books for WW1 and Vietnam era equipment.

[@joekahno]

Modern CNC is a good thing. Classic firearms that were dropped from production decades ago due to the rising cost of skilled labor are becoming available again. The down side is that it's production technology. You can turn out thousands of Mauser rifles but if final check shows the head space out of spec on one of them, it's cheaper to break it down to play mix and match with the parts than it is to hire somebody who can fix it.

[@susoku5615]

there still is a real gunsmithing school in suhl germany where students learn how to build guns from nothing. this apprenticeship takes 3 years and after that you have to do a 1 - 2 year master school to be allowed to build guns and have your own workshop. they only take 15 apprentices each year.

[@pastorclay82]

Took my vepr to a local FUD gunsmith to convert it back to AK specs. I gave him a new Magpul mag for fitment purposes. He modified the catch and the mag. So I ended up with a one of a kind gun and mag......

[@SidneyBroadshead]

Which Vepr? The Ukrainian rifle, the Molot hunting rifle, or the Molot shotgun?

[@pastorclay82]

@@SidneyBroadshead vepr 7.62x39

[@pickinthatbanjo]

As a man who used to run a vz-58 for 12 years but suddenly decided on an AR-10 fully setup with 22" heavy barrel and full handguard. Plus a 3-15 vortex gen 2 pst. I can say that yeah some of us need to hit the gym. Back when I first ran that rig, I could barely hold it up but these days I'm doing matches with it. So yeah work you're triceps and biceps. They do come in handy while holding heavy firearms

[@whyjay9959]

If you're making silver bullets, I guess you might as well make them on a lathe so shrinkage isn't a problem and you can give them some super-aerodynamic shape. Or just take a bunch of the silver pellets you can buy at goldsmiths' supply shops and stuff them into a shotshell.

[@alun7006]

This. If there're werewolves on the loose, I'm going to want buckshot.

[@trooperdgb9722]

Or have molds made designed to cast silver. A "normal" mold designed for lead would IIRC throw a severely undersized projectile if silver was used...

[@itsconnorstime]

My first thought about the Alamo question was Rolling Blocks.

[@AppalachianTemplar]

I'm still looking forward to a workout video with Ian. *insert "these guns" pun*

[@itsconnorstime]

If you're in a John Wick movie you should be a villain called Poudre B and in every shot have a different Berthier.

[@rowanwills9698]

How do you take care of that glorious mane? Or has that been addressed in a previous Q&A?

[@onpsxmember]

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[@PvtRyan-ke4of]

It has. I believe he just uses shampoo.

[@davidhanson8826]

Thank you for posting quality content

[@MargaretLeber]

Rocking a smoking jacket for breakfast... Gun Jesus FTW.

[@earlmcmanus194]

The 'small frame' AR-10s are already within a pound of Cooper's desired weight for the scout, a pined brake 14" small frame chamber in .358 with a micro red dot is definitely on my list.

[@XBoxSux]

How sweet would it be to see Ian give John Wick a tour of the museum that he eventually commandeers his arsenal from?

[@Kaiserland111]

"Fed-Exing a 100 pound machine gun." Now that's a phrase I like to hear.

[@superkjell]

The guys at Alamo were in a fortified position. Teach them to use hand grenades and claymore mines!

[@mrkeogh]

Gunsmiths are some of the last true craftsmen left. Often what people mean by "gunsmith" now is just a basic maintenance man for guns. You get what you pay for, and for the very best smiths, you'll have to wait too. Expect waiting lists going into *years* because these guys take their time to do it right: "If it ain't right, it don't leave the shop!"

[@sethgordon4473]

FYI, regarding auction sites: Recently, on two separate occasions, I contacted the sellers of pistols I was interested in on Gunbroker. Both times, I came to a private agreement with the sellers, who then canceled the listings, and sold the guns to me directly. The second time, the gun had gone through the first listing period with no one placing a single bid. When the gun was relisted, that's when I sent a message asking if I could make an offer. Both transactions were flawless.

[@mitchellcorona8]

Ian just gave linus a shout out , this is a great crossover.

[@explosivo666]

That Mosin-Nagant better have a bayonet attached.

[@jakeadair8292]

Im feeling an m44, and he runs out and flips the bayonet out like a boss with the bad guys messing their drawers haha

[@kirkboswell2575]

Regarding the heeled bullet, the biggest and most important reason for going to bullets that fit inside the case was the lubrication. A heeled bullet is necessarily lubricated on the outside. It was quickly found that the lubes were dirt magnets that captured all kinds of abrasive material. It was like using lapping compound every time you fired a cartridge. By going to bullets that fit inside the case, the lubes were protected from the environment. Dry lubrication eliminated that concern, but by then, the 22 LR was about the only survivor. This is also the source of some naming issues. The 44 American. 44 caliber bullet. When moved inside, the bullet became 43 caliber but the caliber name didn't change. 41 Colt. 41 caliber bullet until moved inside the case. Now a 38 caliber bullet. 38 Colt. 38 caliber bullet until moved inside. Now a 357 caliber. The advantages of headspaceing on mouth or shoulder actually were realized after the move to inside the case. I love learning about all these historical tidbits 😁

[@alexdemoya2119]

Russian Cosmonaut Space Pistol sounds like a synthwave punk fusion band

[@angst_]

On new rifles (especially milsurp) I always check headspacing. This is easily done with an empty brass case and some layers of masking tape over the head of the case. I've invested in a set of go/no-go/field Guages for 308. I once bought an Indian 308 Enfield and it would close on a no-go Guage with 3 layers of tape added. Yeah, I sent it back fast. Poor thing. I bet he just sold it to someone else...

[@jeromethiel4323]

For all my milsurp stuff, i try to bench fire it (in a vice), remotely. String on the trigger works usually. not standing behind the gun, nor right next to it, behind and off to one side (the opposite side as the extraction port if a semi auto. That way if it does go kaboom (even after a thorough inspection) the chance to get hit by shrapnel or a bolt/bolt carrier is greatly reduced. Note, i did not say zero chance, just reduced. In other words, you should do your due diligence before sending it to anyone else, and even then, take as many precautions as possible. Once you've put a magazine through it, it should be good to go.

[@Whitpusmc]

I have to say that just from a visual standpoint looking at the screen with your smoking jacket, antique world globe, choice of hairstyle and the herbs hanging in the background and drink at your elbow then hearing you say that there isn’t any point to a silver bullet vampire cartridge... just took me a second... I’m onboard now but just for a second I was waiting for a “or maybe there is?” Great Q&A.

[@dancing_odie]

40:40 i would give em all AKs. Children run AKs in Africa just fine.

[@509Gman]

DancingOdie children run around with AKs in Africa. Putting up a meaningful defense against a professional army is an entirely different thing.

[@SidneyBroadshead]

Automatic fire is hard to get used to. German soldiers in Poland in 1939 equipped with MP38s sometimes shot themselves trying to overcompensate for recoil. And they had gone through range training on them. The plan to issue AKs worked in Turtledove's Guns of the South because they had more than an hour to train them. Break-open rifles using centerfire smokeless powder metallic cartridges would be a major force multiplier. They would definitely hit harder than a Henry or a Spencer and would be faster than a muzzleloader. The increased range would probably take a while to get used to, but the break-open action is much simpler than a lever-action Winchester or a bolt-action Mauser.

[@justthetip7136]

Just ordered a bottle of Agua Chiltepin, looking forward to trying it

[@RalphReagan]

I love my carcano. In the war some were converted to 8mm.

[@williamflowers9435]

Hey Ian, if you can convince the John Wick producers to include the MAS 38 in the next movie with you, you just might be able to finally get that large supply of 7.65mm French Long😉