Q&A 22: Travel and More

[@brianyoung3324]

I have a TSA story! I had visited Pearl Harbor and got a pen shaped like a 30.06 bullet. At the airport, after checking my bags, I noticed that the pen was in my carry-on instead of the checked bag like I had planned. I let a TSA agent know about it before the security check. He seemed annoyed and said I needed to mail it to myself. He showed me to the mail booth and asked if I needed a pen. I already had one.

[@SnarkyPosters]

1:10:53 "Germany took me by surprise..." They've been known to do that.

[@Kremit_the_Forg]

Great... now i have coffee all over my Laptop.

[@DGARedRaven]

Me too. And I'm German. Thing is, more of us speak English, especially in the age groups that Ian mentioned that many people think.

[@nicksande6880]

You learn english from 3rd grade onwards in germany ian, thats why most of us are able to understand you pretty well ;)

[@Kerndon]

So I guess I'm in the 17/97/4 group...

[@nigelwright1610]

Also add the fact that from 1945 to the present day (even more so during the cold war era) you had a couple of million Brits, American and Canadian troops stationed all over Germany. A fair few have integrated into the local population (by marriage or local de-mob), hence Germans having a higher standard of at least spoken English than France or the southern European nations.

[@sb-ant6457]

Finland under snow is a must Ian, so much of the culture only comes out to play when it's cold.

[@3kids2cats1dog]

Ian in Gun Jesus outfit in the snow? No one will find him... O wait.

[@brlbrlbrlbrl]

@Toastmaster1990 Which was an advertisement for an "innovation expo" drumming up venture capital.

[@piotraria6809]

By culture do you mean being drunk all the time?

[@zedoktor979]

Loved that sign

Nah. Compared to the Finns, the rest of us look like teetotalers.

[@b0ned0me]

That “Bert” conversation would have been priceless to listen in on. “So you have flown here from the US to stay with a man called Bert whom you met on the internet? Is he good looking?” LOL.

[@garyneilson1833]

After saying "There's not a whole let else to do in Leeds" Ian McCollum has been made a freeman of Lancashire.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Unfortunately we will now be banning him from Yorkshire for life. What's the opposite of receiving the keys to the city...? Only kidding of course, we're looking forward to his second filming visit :)

[@hailexiao2770]

@@jonathanferguson1211 I suppose you could give him a lock to the city?

[@UHCredhead]

Jonathan Ferguson he’s clearly not done the ottly run or been to the Moore’s

[@TomasPabon]

Remember when Gromit tried to bomb Yorkshire?

[@RaininPayne2]

I talk with Robert, the son of the owner of Ohio Ordnance, and the guy who designed the HCAR, quite often. The HCAR is definitely not out of production and they’re pumping them out like crazy

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

getting one in a dedicated Forgotten Weapon's video would be pretty good for publicity - they should send one to Ian

[@sartainja]

Too bad that rifle is so expensive.

[@ghostwriter1415]

@@sartainja unjustifiably so! It suck's! It lost 8"s of barrel (maybe 2500 fps with the lightest ammo), and 100's of fps. It's not select fire. Dude come on. An M 14 is ten x better.

[@mikeo6261]

@@ghostwriter1415 the 16" version can reach out to 1200 meters. A lot goes into making it. That justifies the price. That rifle is a heirloom.

[@ghostwriter1415]

@@mikeo6261 the BAR is a "heirloom", and 1 + 1 = 2 even though the gender-free instructors say that it can be three. The " a lot " that you believe in may be nothing more than a sales pitch.

[@Terabit3]

I've literally been a viewer since 2014 and I absolutely love what you're doing, but I'm finally decided to become a patron. Keep up the good work, Ian

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Thanks!

[@blakewinter1657]

Re: bullpups, one advantage to them which seems to be often overlooked is that they offer a drastically reduced moment of inertia around the axis of the shoulder or central torso of the shooter. As a consequence, they're easier to use when changing targets quickly, and make the shooter more stable (there's a good study on this by Stone et al., 'Biomechanical and Performance Implications of Weapon Design'). This is because they are both shorter and also move the heavy parts close to the shoulder. This also means they're easier to use one-handed, if the shooter needs to manipulate a door or drag a heavy item/comrade while firing. One downside is that this also means they're a bit harder to aim accurately at longer ranges. They're more susceptible to the shooter twitching. The shorter length also means that even on a bipod, they're more susceptible to twitching and harder to aim than a conventional rifle.

[@Kaboomf]

On the need for ambidextrous rifles: Don't know if this is still a common doctrine, but back in the late 90's we trained on both right- and lefthanded shooting specifically for fighting in built-up areas. Shooting lefty when rounding a right-hand corner lets you make more efficient use of cover. I still do that today, when qualifying on a police-issue MP5 and shooting past a right-hand barricade. Having bullpups that pelt you in the face with brass when switching shoulders would be bad for all soldiers in this situation, not just the lefties.

[@rcbif101]

Parts kits = my life. It sucks they get cut up, but it presents some cool opportunities for handy people. Half of my interest in firearms is building. And not just assembling like AR tinker toys, but actually laying out, cutting, welding, filing, finishing, and then shooting the reborn gun. Not everybody at the range has a Sten or Swedish K!

[@IanBurns]

I am eagerly awaiting that Inrange video on the SKS/M1 Modernized.

[@SmaugTheTerrible]

I never knew I needed to a see a modernized M1 Garand but I need it bad

[@angus57720]

@@SmaugTheTerrible HERESY

[@NM-wd7kx]

@Joe Ç a *successfully* modernised M1 Garand.

[@corey3606]

Me too so I can watch Karl complain about the shitty tapco accessories

[@codykensington1424]

Ee

[@coyote9594]

Russians don’t need safeties. If Ivan gets hurt, one can always get a new Ivan.

[@kendog84bsc]

Gosh, you gave me a weird idea... Ivan the Russian Gun jesus. Ivan -"Hey comrades, thanks for tuning in to another video on Forgotten-Weapons.ru. Today, we are taking a look at..."

[@jjtomecek1623]

This is my Ivan, there are many just like it, but this one is mine

[@mechredd]

@@blairbuskirk5460 an army vet once tol me that violence is always the answer because it gets rid of the problem.

[@xmm-cf5eg]

Except on Russian firearms there's an assumption that the user has some sort of trigger discipline, rather than flipping their (AR-15) fire selector back and forth constantly like a maniac. Safety dust cover on an AK is for getting sandwiched into a vehicle so your gun doesn't get mishandled. And on stuff like the TT-30? Its called not carrying it chambered. Firearm is fine tovarisch, no need for "safety" if you yourself are safe!

[@EuropeYear1917]

As the dead Russian Tsar, I can clearly say that all Ivans are replaceable... even the politically powerful ones... Damn you, Lenin!

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

I like adjustable stocks between wearing armor and not. It helps, especially with scopes that have small eyeboxes. I think bayonet lugs are more useless.

[@wingracer1614]

Bayonets are EXTREMELY useful, just not in typical combat situations. Crowd control / riot duty is why they still exist.

[@texanmaniacreturns7096]

Like the old M1903 sight? With that super friggin small sight picture

[@Kaboomf]

@@wingracer1614 yep. Having a sharp pointy thing up front dissuades people from trying to grab your weapon. It also allows you to use lethal force against someone in front of a crowd, without overpenetrating and killing innocent byastanders. IIRC, a couple decades ago a Norwegian royal guard bayoneted a drunk and disorderly man in the shoulder, when said drunk tried to wrestle the guards rifle away from him.

[@IndianaJoe3]

If soldiers are carrying knives (and why wouldn't they?), then a bayonet lug is an effectively-free way to give them another option in combat and crowd-control situations. Why would it go away?

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

I guess so, but it prevents you from having a longer handguard.

[@LivingLife128]

having a small biz that used to deal with large corps i would have done the same thing as the range and wanted my money up front. So many times 60 days became 6 months and sometimes inquiries became " sue us" . Great show as always

[@parsecboy4954]

I have collapsible stocks on many of my rifles solely because my wife shoots them sometimes. Also I'm operator AF.

[@feraligatorade99]

All those poor Thompson gun receivers that are now scrap metal...

[@lordlizard2195]

53:30 this aged perfectly :-D who would have guessed russian imaginary battle armor will bring full power rifle rounds back...

[@russetwolf13]

Yeah! CZ-82 for the win! First pistol I ever bought, it's very nice, I love the ambi-safety since I prefer to use my trigger finger to drop mags. Don't have to change my grip that way. It'd be neat to hear Ian talk about the ammo they were developing specifically for that gun, a higher velocity, low weight cartridge with a sintered bullet. Only down side to the gun is the ambi-safety creates a sharpish ridge on the beaver tail that can scrap your skin off depending on your grip. I shoot with gloves to avoid the issue, the gun is made to work with gloves as well.

[@Saltpork305]

20:45 This is basically the process of legally building your own guns which is also why the 3d printed gun stuff is such a hotly contested thing here in the states. If the laws change on building your own guns for your own uses legally here because of 3d printing gun scares, we can no longer do things like this. This matters greatly to hobbyists and milsurp enthusiasts.

[@mattarmstrong8197]

I watched this video just for the commentary on the HCAR. I don't know about you guys, but the idea of a modernized battle rifle in 30-06 sounds awesome.

[@largegoop]

I’m a simple man, I see a HCAR in the thumbnail, I click the video

[@searinggravy7047]

hell yeah

[@josemorenoporras7506]

I recognize it in 0.0001 seconds

[@jwill540]

Watched the whole video almost wondering when the hcar was gonna be the subject.

[@litorres4125]

@@jwill540 did i ever appear

[@charlesdorval394]

No matter your opinion on folding guns, your weilding of that folding shotgun was awesome! Thanks for all your videos, I'm new here and I never thought I'd get interested in weapons that much, but all this history, these mechanisms and your explanations are passionating.

[@7773366666]

1:11:05 Hello from France ! Some of us can speak english

[@kirikoucortex7042]

It depends on the region or the age, most of the people I know speak fluently-ish, but theyre not the kind of people interested by guns

[@verfugbarkite]

Why bother? French is the language of gods.

[@verfugbarkite]

@@pacman10182 only to our mortal ears

[@Zorglub1966]

yes weekend. Non.. Heuuu.. Oui caine?

[@thedude1671]

The French are only capable of speaking English when no tourists are within earshot.

[@Ray-tg1sj]

If you ride in vehicles with a rifle for 12 hours a day you'll want that collapsible stock I promise.

[@rodzynson]

Have you heard about folding stocks?

[@memyselfandpieable]

@@rodzynson doesn't work fot the ar15 platform

[@Ray-tg1sj]

My rifle doesn't fit with the stock expanded where I keep my rifle. As far as folding stocks go I have to use what I'm issued and certified to carry. As far as actually using the rifle I always have my stock in the same position so collapsible doesn't help when shooting. It's just for the storage and the dismount/mount.

[@rodzynson]

Not in a "classic" layout but with some modifications like lr-300 they could. I know that would be hard to redesign in DI system( if possible) and potentially make rifle less simple or/and have slightly changed recoil force something. So yes in ar-15 not that easily archivable but not the whole world is using ar-15 :D

[@andyrihn1]

If I remember correctly, the Dreyse was a great contributor to Prussian victory over the Austrians but the Prussians also had a much more effective use of rail and telegraph, having learned from the American Civil War

[@larrydorazio7130]

At 72 I always enjoy the real "wood and steel" firearms you review. Brings back many memories of younger days. Also some sad ones of guns I should have kept.

[@Smokey420Greenleaf]

being a shorter than average guy, i've liked adjustable stocks quite a bit personally. gotta keep in mind people come in all shapes and sizes, thats why we have adjustable stocks. may only adjust it once, but at least you can when you need to. makes a lot of sense on military rifles that are handed out by the thousands.

[@mortisCZ]

Damn, I have to force more of my friends and family to watch Forgotten Weapons. We need to ramp up those Czech demographics. We have bloody CZ on the back yard, guys and it needs some patriotic likes! Just for a little pun: International sign of Czech Republic is CZ. What more should we want?

[@wingracer1614]

Well if it helps, I'm part of the US demographic but do have some Czech ancestry.

[@KristianHerdi]

So it's god that Crvena Zastava doesn't exists?Greets from Serbia!

[@jamess662]

I don’t have any Czech ancestry as far as I know, but I do love the CZ firearms.

[@rinflame44]

Does Slovakia count? Also as far as CZ production goes I would love to hear Ian's view on the BREN 2.

[@mortisCZ]

Of course it does. The most interesting weapons of CZ history were made during our common history as Czechoslovakia afterall.

[@nicholastrueblood8683]

pepper boxes make a great entry collection. Also I think the forward assist on an M-16 or M-4 is the most unnecessary part in modern riffles.

[@Axemantitan]

In the Austro-Prussian War, in addition to the Dreyse Needle Gun, the Prussians also used the telegraph to coordinate the movements of their three columns of troops, and also used the railroads to move troops and supplies wherever possible, so that the troops arrived quickly and well-rested. (Source: Asimov's Chronology of the World, pp.381-383.)

[@mattrodda1975]

Top Q&A tip - download on your phone youtube app when you're at home with wi-fi, then listen to it as a podcast on a long train journey :)

[@lieutenantdan116]

If you’re flying into Pennsylvania, AVOID PHILLY AT ALL COSTS! That airport is the worst I’ve ever been through. There’s like an 80% chance your flight will be delayed.

[@nicholas_scott]

I've had a few SKS's with scopes, and a problem they all had was the shells eject with such force that they often would hit the scope or mount, causing it to loose zero. They do make shell deflectors, which add even more problems.

[@swcadarren107]

Wow I never expected to have my question touched upon the first posting. Thank you Ian, you're right about sighting options for the sks. I am actually expecting a picatiny rail that replaces the leaf sight today. I'm planning on coupling this with a vortex red dot, I'll post my gun on the Inrange patreon when it's done. I look forward to you and Karl's take on this when you get there! That's again, Darren.

[@gz7006]

Alright, this video seems like a good excuse as any to arrive late for work.

[@ADarkFoxx]

This is my excuse for not doing my work

[@danielpalmer1791]

On your point about the reliance on the germans for small arms, and them no longer being the primary means of force projection today. Most European countries have kept their more technologically advanced weapons programs, like ships, aircraft, and armoured vehicles and they are producing these weapons. Even if they license designs, they are domestically produced. The french in particular have continued to produce most of their own equipment, up to and including completely domestically designed fighters and aircraft carriers. Realistically though, it is important to remember that rifles are also a relatively small part of the overall defense budget, and so there is a lot more willingness to purchase these from an established maker, rather than keeping a more expensive domestic production going.

[@aidan11162]

Honestly I don’t see this as a positive trend for Europe in the long run. Centralization stifles innovation. Independent countries with their own industries and thus their own innovations, does have its attendant risks with the extreme being wars, but the big picture does tend to benefit humanity as a whole.

[@jenkinsonian]

Also the concept of "we" in the "we need the ability to do this" is also changing. Were once "we" was our own countries "we" is now becoming the core EU countries. France is seeing Germany as "we" just like Holland is seeing the Danes as "we" etc etc. All in all this is a good thing what with all the wars that have been thought since the concept of war. The Belgiums and Germans have the guns sorted, France has a lot of higher tech stuff sorted, the Dutch, Danes, Italians etc all chip in as well.

[@aidan11162]

Foxtrot_13 and you then have a centralized governmental system that is as unwieldy as it is bloated. A common identity is indeed a good thing, but as it is being implemented it also will stifle innovation in my opinion

[@kevinsullivan3448]

JohnnyMo I did ReForGer twice. It wasnn't France that was going to block the Fulda Gap.

[@aasphaltmueller5178]

@@aidan11162 a lot that is "unwieldly" or bloated in the EU is the result of the member states calling and - often - blocking the shots. Im Pro-European, but will always stay an Austrian, I do not see it your way

[@eddiegirvan2394]

great as always. never a bad show. what i really want to know when we will see a forgotten weapons smoking jacket

[@spakes6561]

It would be awesome to see a remaster and full review of the Fedorov Avtomat as it’s super rare.

[@lawrencebmarshall]

Sold my Mateba Unica 6 in 44 mag and instantly improved my collection so loved that question about loving things from afar.

[@sionsoschwalts2762]

"The chance that we will revert back to the standard military use of full power cartridges, totally not going to happen" This quote did not age well with the acceptance of 6.8x51

[@PMGF]

Whoop Whoop! Leeds! They're are plenty of things to do here! History is mostly medieval & industrial around here, In the city museum we also have a real Mummy! Or see the beautiful rolling Yorkshire landscape or enjoy an evening in a city famed for its nights out :P York is an hour away where the 1000 year old walls were built to keep out the Vikings! If you like Vikings, Medieval architecture, Ghosts or even Trains York is a great visit too! I work as a tour guide for Leeds and York ;)

[@darthhodges]

I think what will happen with collapsing stocks is something like an armorer adjusted stock (screw on back plates or the like) but not a quick adjust. One thing I have seen people who served say about how they ran their service rifle was that they rubber banded a tourniquet to their stock (on the side that wouldn't interfere with their normal use) but specifically placed the rubber band over the adjustment lever so that they couldn't easily adjust it. Armorer adjustment gives the military the ability to adjust the rifle for unusually statured soldiers (especially as women are now allowed in combat roles) but they can start every rifle at an average setting that will suit most soldiers and customize as necessary for the outliers.

[@glennsargent5292]

I have a cz83 in 380. It's been my favorite carry pistol since I grabbed it. Fits in a pocket with ease, great ergonomics and reliability. It's a bit on the heavy side, but with 13 rounds in a steel gun It really helps with the handling.

[@morono4016]

Thank you for answering my question! Very insightful!

[@jordanevans3735]

Probably not gonna see this since it’s a two year old video, but as I have a unique position of having grown up in Lafayette, IN and spent Christmas in Helsinki, I can comfortably say that Helsinki is more hospitable in the winter, just more consistently cold (ie in Indiana all of our snow seems to come down in a matter of hours, while in Helsinki, it was coming down at a reasonable, steady rate). I found my pea coat and scarf completely adequate for being outside for extended periods of time.

[@bigghoss762]

Ian, the Zastava M57 pistols are variants of the TT33 with a longer grip and larger mags but they have trigger safeties so they don't need cludged on afterthought safeties. Classic Firearms has some, in case you wanted something more common to shoot rather than an original unmodded Tokarev. I recently sold off my two SKS rifles, one was a shortened "paratrooper" and the other was a Sporter with a 16" barrel that took Ak mags. I looked at a lot of products for them and I just was not satisfied at the aftermarket for them. There is only one or two decent optics mounts, none of them are capable of co-witnessing and light mount options are even worse. Maybe if some of the barrel clamp light mounts for the AK would work on the SKS (now that I mention that I wish I would have thought of it before selling off my rifles but I have 4 AK's in 7.62x39 so not a big deal) you could get one of those and just learn to use the iron sights. Canada has some interesting options for modernizing the SKS since they're still available and relatively inexpensive up there as I understand.

[@JackGamesTooMuch]

These videos will always get thumbs ups from me simply on the grounds of the great selection of questions, and Ian's unquestionable selection of attire...

[@dwightehowell8179]

Ian may be missing a couple of small points. There aren't enough private gun sales in most of Europe to support a gun maker. Most NATO countries aren't spending enough on defense to qualify as members of NATO. That would be 2%. Size wise their armies are a sick joke. To be blunt they are depending on the US to defend them.

[@kevinsullivan3448]

Why do your fair share when you can cower behind the US military?

[@Cheesytarian]

@@kevinsullivan3448 because it will be a bad day when America will fail

[@zbillster]

What this video needs is a Playboy bunny to come in and serve a cocktail via bunny dip.

[@JustAsPlanned1]

Greetings from 22 years old male from Ukraine. Your channel is great, Ian. Keep up the good work.

[@ryanbrown4053]

I see this comment is 4 years old now. Are you well? How is your family?

[@JustAsPlanned1]

@@ryanbrown4053 I really appreciate you messaging me Ryan! My city of 500 000 people was 1 hour away from the frontlines most of the year. But now it's somewhat safe. Russians bombed the pipe that brought clean water to the city and no one could fix it. Authorities built a new pipe to a local dirty river so we have water for sewer and showers but it's dangerous too drink. Now everyone who's left buys bottled water. I moved to a safer city 3 month ago because shelling intensified and won't come back until the water issue is solved. My mom and grandma are living in a refugee camp in Moldova. My sister and niece are living in Israel in her Jewish husband's relatives' house. It's depressing but all of our belongings are intact and we are not injured which means we are already having it better than millions of other Ukrainians. However the place I shopped at got shelled back in May and a person I knew got killed. I was there same time one day earlier. A scary thought, isn't it? It was a middle of a residential area with nothing even remotely military in sight. I'm saying this in case Putin's fans read this and decide to blame our military. Not a chance. And by the way, I'm from a group Putin claims he came to liberate. A native Russian language speaker. So I can say I'm okay right now and I don't dare to wish for more. I thank you again for messaging me. Things like this make my day.

[@criticalcontainment]

it's so nice to see albonia to get some international recognition.

[@criticalcontainment]

@John not gonna lie I had no idea. thanks for telling me about it😀

[@kevinsullivan3448]

People from Bloom County should not travel overseas.

[@3kids2cats1dog]

This video is C&Rsenal long

[@That_NJ_guy]

Ian's Q&As/specials and Karl's Q&As/specials are about 40 mins to 1 hour and 30 mins.

[@wierdalien1]

That should be an actual adjective

[@scipio10000]

Can testify on the remark on shooting communities here in Europe. My club is not just a shooting facility, it is truly a club where people meet, have drinks after the shooting, gossip, have parties, run small competitions with fun, small value prizes, trying out each others guns and exchaning tips, and generally having a good time. I value the social aspect of the club as much as the shooting I do there.

[@alexmoore1506]

scipio10000 and the government probably has bugs everywhere inside

[@enrickescobar3000]

I remember watching your videos 3-4 ago and i was wondering why you didn’t have 100k subs yet with such good content. Its great to see that you got what you deserved!

[@dash4177]

Owen gun future video would be great, its arguably the best smg of ww2......particularly those used in the pacific

[@andrewince8824]

KLM City Hopper is sublime. 15kg (approx 33lbs) in hand luggage and 35kg (approx 77lbs) in the hold. The in flight food is pretty decent and the stewardesses are gorgeous. Plus it's bloody affordable.

[@AndreasMarx]

29:17 other important factors were severe budget cuts in the preceding years, and the simultaneous war against Italy.

[@Jackedhobbit]

Would love to see a new video on the 1873 French service pistol. I saw your older video and really liked it. That pistol is just a personal favorite of mine.

[@henryrodgers7386]

The question about the SKS? I have a Norinco, and the reason the stock, sights and trigger are not commonly found aftermarket bits is they are perfectly adequate! Mine has a scope for deer hunting, but I'll probably take it off, it won't stay zeroed. I WOULD like to find the longer handguard (I forget the country) style of stock, but that's not really necessary. A used Norinco SKS can be yours for $275-350, and with AK derivatives costing at LEAST twice that, the SKS is a very viable defense/hunting rifle!

[@ryanbrown5905]

Sweden and Netherlands are both fairly big English speakers especially amongst the younger adults. Germany I think it might be that English is a Germanic/Romantic cross language so may be it's easier to understand?

[@searinggravy7047]

its pushed in school and enforced online

[@betaich]

You might be baffled by this, but we learn English in school here in Germany and we start at the latest, depending on state, in grade 4 which is at age 9/10.

[@Tiger351]

Most nations in Western Europe have been teaching English in schools for decades (yes even France lol), same as other world languages are taught in English speaking countries (at the time I was in high school French, German and Japanese were taught in schools in Australia, but more choices are available now). English has basically become a de facto universal language in modern times anyway.

[@dannyboi2148]

Hi power has finally been modernized, kyle!

[@videodistro]

Yes! 18% gray cloth for proper light settings. I mentioned that to Ian on many occasions. It really helps

[@NothingIsNot]

I'm from Sweden and live in the Netherlands and am a gun enthusiast beyond repair. My company is based in Scottsdale Arizona and would love to by you a beer!

[@exohead1]

With regard to surplus Tokarevs, the most recent imports of Yugo Toks have a really nice tabbed trigger safety that I really like. Of all of the add-on import safeties, it's the best, in my opinion, though the hammer-block safety on the slides is a little more practical for carry purposes, if someone were wanting to do that (I do, on occasion).

[@kevinbock261]

I'm so excited for forgotten weapons to make the 1 million subscribers mark.

[@BuffaloWarrior7]

This is 2 years old but collapsing and folding stocks are great for storage. Sure 9/10 they could just be two position instead of 6 position for the ar 15 platform. But being able to collapse or fold it down to store in a smaller place or in a vehicle certainly has it's place and can be used every day. Unlike 1200 meter iron sights.

[@jorge8596]

Do my eyes deceive me or is that a "What Would Browning Do" BAR in the thumbnail?

[@nchlsjnichols]

Yep hcar lol

[@josemorenoporras7506]

I would love to see an HCAR review in this channel

[@texanmaniacreturns7096]

Do you want a description of a HCAR?

[@alexanderspangler2137]

I'm probably the only person in the 18-24 age group who is actually interested in these videos based on the mechanics of firearms rather than the guns for looks.

[@dcerioclt9942]

YESSS, these are my favorite videos he comes out with next to his overview of a line of weapons videos like his l85 overview or british smg video

[@billangell6478]

I don't know if it's been asked before but a good question would be what's the most over looked major development in firearms history. i.e. black powder, rifling, cartridges, semiautomatic/full auto, closed bolt full auto. Something like that.

[@kickthebabylmo]

I dont own a firearm and have no desire to get one, I just get real warm and fuzzy when Ian explains something to me :3

[@I3urton]

I'm having a very serious case of migraines right now and I can't watch anything bright or loud. Ian makes the perfect content for this case. I can put the phone away and just listen to him explain the mechanics and quirks of interesting firearms. I don't know any other creators on YT that I could watch in this situation.

[@CurtisMenton]

Hi Ian, the camera feature that would correct for the brightness of the scene is called exposure compensation. If your camera has it is usually pretty simple to use.

[@darthhodges]

Regarding the end of state owned arms manufacturing it has the bonus advantage of companies that also make commercial products can be continually innovating (or trying to). Thus when the government decides to consider something new what has been commercially already successful can drive, if not just be, what the military needs. Thus you get modern trends of some militaries just buying slightly modified commercial products. You see that with the U.S.'s M17 pistol (as well as most of the competitors for that contract), the international popularity of the HK 416, and the U.S. just recently acquiring a large number of commercial LPVOs to be considered as standard issue optics. Also, the U.S. government hasn't made it's own rifles since the 60s. The M16 was never made in house but always by private companies that sold guns to the public (first Colt, then FN Herstal).

[@ZAKW42]

Collapsing stocks makes sense from a manufacturing point as a single solution for small and large stature shooters, it also, more relavantly, allows for a smaller rifle for stowage, in vehicle, in box, etc. Only thing better would be a side folding A1 fixed length stock.

[@darthhodges]

Regarding bullpups I think where they stand out is when you want something you can hide under a jacket but with better ballistics than a handgun, like the P90. It has a 10.5" barrel but an overall length under 20 inches. Combined with its unique cartridge the US Secret Service loves them for clandestine use. Most traditional layouts are around 20 inches from chamber to butt plate, one with enough barrel to be worth it wouldn't be concealable.

[@johnmatkinson]

Point 1 - I 100% agree with you regarding collapsing stocks. Point 2 - I own an FN-40P pistol which is a Hi-power, modernized, with a polymer frame and in .40 cal. Exactly the sort of thing you meant, I think, about modernized Hi-Powers.

[@Clipazine]

Wow, I really like the gun culture we have here in the USA but really wish we had the sort of in-person community that they have in Europe and elsewhere internationally.

[@pat0652]

What I like about SAS is that their baggage polices were very clear and reasonable when I flew with them. Its nice to show up at the airport and know you won't get gouged with fees on your baggage.

[@johnfisk811]

Well I am 64 and watch you from France. I never knew that I was a living anomaly.

[@lowellhouser7731]

American bureaucrats wrote the the NFA1934 made two major mistakes, 1)they made the receiver important so that they would only have to keep track of one thing in order to cut down on their paperwork load, and more importantly, 2)they assumed that one thing would always be difficult to manufacture. Oops.

[@Kosake86]

Regarding what you said about the SKS: I've seen a couple of small-scale manufacturers providing modern polymer stocks for those, ranging from "simple black" to "bells, whistles, adaptable cheekrest and optical rail mounts". It might be a bit of work to find a WWSD-Level replacement stock, but I am quite confident, that it would be possible to get a good, working stock that would allow for a lot of accessories/functions. I don't remember the particulars of the SKS internals too well, but I'd wager since it's about 20 years younger than the M1 Garand, it >should< be a better design for at least a couple Parameters. And regarding the collapsible stocks - having only one lenght may work for an at least average-sized Person, but once you are on the short end of the scale, it is an absolute must. I can barely get a propper grip with a fixed stock when I wear a plate carrier and I've seen some - oftentimes women - struggling to get into a propper firing stance because the plate carrier obstructed their movement range. So you tell me what's the way to go: Getting smaller, softer and usually more expensive plates that offer less protection (for now at least) or just having adjustable lenght stocks that can be retrofitted on most service-type firearm.

[@hendriktonisson2915]

Strange that before WW2 France developed new 7,5mm light machine gun(MAC 24/29) but did not develope new 7,5mm medium machine gun to replace the oboslete M1914 Hotchkiss.

[@Kumimono]

Elbonia still uses slings, tho.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

The Pattern Room history is actually pretty straightforward - it came straight from the MoD to us at the Royal Armouries in 2005 (although it was geographically based at Enfield, Nottingham, and then Leeds before it was actually gifted and the NFC established). An important point on access, it's for 'bona fide researchers' (quoting the Home Office), which is assessed by us on a case by case basis. So not open to anyone, unfortunately.

[@Hawkeyejk]

I love your content. Just a little correction with you flying SAS - flying from Copenhagen to Helsinki is not a domestic flight, but an international flight (Copenhagen is in Denmark and Helsinki is in Finland) Both Scandinavian but different countries still.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

I should have said trans-continental, not international.

[@Hawkeyejk]

I thought it was a mistake, just wanted to make sure - some people really get pissed when being put in the same "box". Great videos and content.

[@b0ned0me]

But it’s all schengen, so no immigration and no customs. At Helsinki you grab your carryon and head for the exit, first stop is the taxi rank. It’s for all practical purposes a domestic flight.

[@kevinsullivan3448]

Don't lie, Scandinavia is all one country... (my paternal Grandmother was Danaish)

[@b0ned0me]

Kevin Sullivan congratulations, would you like some sort of medal? I am a Norwegian citizen and live in Sweden, so how about you stick to prattling about the US and let the Scandinavians talk about Scandinavia.

[@fjshdf]

"Where are you staying?" "uhhhh bert"

[@leathery420]

For the modernized SKS get an ATI strike force stock, and a magwell adapter that allows for use of 7.62x39 AR-15 style magazines. It's become a thing in Canada because some AR-15 mags can hold 10 rounds when made for AR-15 pistols, while SKS rifle mags are all pinned to 5 rounders. So to be able to use 10 round stripper clips/easily change mags I got a magwell adapter. While the optic issue when compared with m1 mounting systems it's really quite handy being able to use 10 round stripper clips or 7.62AR mags of any size. Possibly better than the M1 for close range, though I have no doubt the Garand will shoot circles around it at distance. Though the SKS never was really meant to shoot much past 300M, and the same could be said for the AKM when compared at long range with the M1

[@charlesoconnor4743]

He's absolutely right on the Austro-Prussian war point. We learned about that battle specifically when I studied in Austria and demonstrated the point that the reluctance to adopt new technology was one of the major points in the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire especially at that time.

[@counterstrifekid]

All of this parts kit stuff just reminds me how we in the U.S. are both blessed and Cursed with our gun laws.

[@lizgayle14]

@@CountArtha Yeah, it's weird here in the US. For the average person it's great. You walk into a store, and assuming you aren't a felon or other restricted individual, you can walk out with a gun in under 20 minutes (in most states. Some are much worse than others). But if you want something fancy or full auto, or you want a suppressor, you can get it but it's now going to be a several month wait while forms get processed and much more expensive as well.

[@RLRSwanson]

A point "modernized historical firearms": If you go the way of looking at firearms designed and manufactured after the introduction of a particular design, provided it was a good design, you will find the modernized version of said firearm, maybe not the exact same firearm with extra doohickeys but still. For example, if you were to "modernize" an SVT-38...or if one were a bit cheeky and went with an SKS, you'd end up with with what is essentially a FAL, except probably not nearly as good. Now, it would be a different matter if one were to make an SVT-40 in .308 or an SKS in .223 and limited the modernization to fixing the problems caused by the design and manufacturing quality of the original guns.

[@nekoghostgunner1129]

I have a vz82 and the military surp mags that came with it are 12 round capacity. Also, for a more recent TT pistol that doesn't have the crap type aftermarket safety, some of the Yugo M57s came in with trigger blade type safeties that work fine and don't molest the look of the gun.

[@Thrashgu]

Ok man, you're now an officially upgraded version of Zorman with that coat and that background, we're ready for Jesus Christ the robot of the future.

[@miahryan300]

Amazing my friend!! Keep up all the hard work and keep putting out that amazing content!!!

[@erminos8628]

Domestic flight from Copenhagen to Helsinki? Damn. I really should watch more news...

[@unclejustin7267]

Oh man I bought your dad's book. I just sold it last weekend to a guy who wanted to know the history.

[@Zbyhonj]

As for the point at 29:17, one could argue that what actually killed Austria in the Austro-Prussian war was their own leadership. The Dreyse had an effective range of only 600 meters, thus the Lorenz outranged it by 200 and the rate of fire advantage could have been easily diminished. _Could have._ Thing is, the empire had previously been fighting in northern Italy and austrian brass had grown fond of bayonet charges, as those were quite effective in the articulated hilly terrain. So when the Preußen attacked, the austrian command decided the best course of action would be to go and bayonet them to death. *Somehow omitting the fact that most of the battles took place **_on absolutely flat ass terrain._* ...I suspect that even if the prussians were armed with rusty flintlocks, they would have still kicked our ass.

[@simplymadness8849]

Kryštof Pazdera There is no way a 200 meter difference in effective range could possibly be relevant here. 600 - 800 meters is a hard shot to make with a modern rifle and is way beyond normal combat distances, let alone for black powder rifles.

[@51WCDodge]

Pity the Austrains didn't kick the Prussians. Europe would be a whole lot diffrent. Do know if any better but maybe no World Wars?

[@Zbyhonj]

SimplyMadness (sorry if I misunderstood and you already know this): The war happened in 1866. Military doctrine at the time was about large collumns of infantrymen firing volleys on command, ideally at maximum range. One hundred years earlier, that maximum distance would indeed not exceed 200 m, but as rifles became standard issue, the combat distance did in fact extend past half a kilometre. However ridiculous, this doctrine prevailed all the way till WW1, hence all the WW1 rifles with 400m zeros and 2km maximum sight range.

[@simplymadness8849]

Kryštof Pazdera Was lines of infantry exchanging fire with small arms at nearly a kilometer a common occurrence? Even given the napoleonic tactics of the day, that seems preposterous to me. It certainly couldn’t have been typical could it? Handed the option between a rifle effective to 800 meters but muzzle loading vs 600 meters and breech loading, the breech loader wins hands down.

[@stephenwoods4118]

If combat in 1866 was planned to be Lines of infantry exchanging fire at a click, someone wasn't paying attention in 1861-1865, which by 1865 had spontaneously degenerated from a war of movement into WWI style trenches.

[@waynehindes3396]

So at 51 I'm in a lower bracket, I would have figured that as backwards but that might just be because I love the channel.

[@keithlarsen7557]

Semi-rimmed pistol cartiges. Work in revolvers AND semi-autos. Can't beat that!

[@01ZombieMoses10]

My dad has been traveling for work for the past decade and he recommends Alaska Airlines above any other American company. That said understandably, it can be quite hard to use Alaska, especially if the airports you're going through are not Regional hubs.

[@TheSuburban15]

I just read a letter to the editor that was printed in Guns magazine referencing a book on Japanese rifles by Duncan McCollum. Left me wondering if Ian and Duncan were related. I guess I now have the answer to that question.