Improvised & Craft-Built Firearms w/ Jonathan Ferguson & Nic Jenzen-Jones

[@leljdam3189]

perfect for protecting your home *bad for rushing dome*

[@chief7573]

Yes

[@shroomzy8030]

This is a good comment thank you

[@BenDover-qi9js]

nice refernce :)

[@axiom3935]

Lol

[@Woe_YT]

Unless you are Welyn.

[@callsignshulei229]

Welcome to the hall of weapons historians. Here is your standard issue beard and ponytail.

[@jamesh1758]

This comment has me dead. Jesus Christ

[@kevinwestermann1001]

@@jamesh1758 *Gun Jesus Christ

[@tednjessdamman7089]

And matching black polo shirt.

[@carstealer]

@@tednjessdamman7089 OH YEAH

[@alexbarnett8541]

The government only trusts people with beards and ponytails to own and handle machine guns. It's absolutely the number one thing they look Into most before issuing licenses. Beards are way more important than looking into someone's criminal and mental health backgrounds. Secondly it's also important to be as calm as Mr. Rogers while speaking in a soft soothing voice. It's working well for Ian. He gets full access to everything. And it's not because he has a successful KZbin channel. It's the beard and pony tail legal loophole.

[@Jrtekk]

Parents: Eoka isn't real eoka can't hurt you. :

[@MrBlack75922]

can you help me, naked man standing in front of my door with double barrel shotgun

[@matthewmintel75]

@@MrBlack75922 no

[@MrBlack75922]

@@matthewmintel75 darn

[@ryanstanberry7470]

Full metal and ak wont save you from naked with eoka

[@Gabwien]

Unless the dude is already dead from the thirsty roof campers

[@boobpoocacca2064]

Ha, that's what the Eoka pistol in rust is based on

[@t1channel2]

a legitimate name exaxt thing i thought when I saw the title

[@Foxxie0kun]

That's exactly why it's called the Eoka pistol, too. The faction using those bic-lock handguns was called Eoka I presume.

[@InsanoBinLooney]

"ebola pistol"

[@dicckkstaccyy8919]

was just thinking that

[@djordje123king]

Only the real vets know it as the "toenail"

[@modulator7861]

I don't know much about guns, but I could field-strip that "Slam Shotgun" in like 1 second.

[@AlexK-jp9nc]

The beauty of it is that it starts off stripped

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The downside is that you need to field-strip it to be able to reload it. The upside is, it's very fast and easy to do.

[@dadddynoldddz286]

I can disassemble it fully in the the same time

[@thelegacyshow4248]

Probably yeah

[@Peta_CHAD69]

@TheReaperOfLykos76 Even if it was cleared, I'd find some way to blow my face off.

[@nukenfries9403]

Holy crap, we have the crossover of Gun Jesus with the GameSpot Gun Guy

[@fogaming2578]

Lol

[@AntonAdelson]

Best crossover ever!!

[@Bikavin]

@@AntonAdelson Yes

[@mateodevin]

I still think keeper of firearms and atrillery sounds significantly more bad-ass

[@robotman5105]

@@mateodevin he sounds badass but he doesn’t shoot guns for us as much as Gun Jesus!

[@loumorningstar7709]

American: buys a gun. British guy: cant buy a gun so *devises a home made nuclear warhead in his shed*

[@jamesh1758]

We can buy guns, we don’t like hand them out to just anyone tho.

[@redcell9636]

@@jamesh1758 neither do we.

[@jamesh1758]

RedCell96 can’t argue with that to be fair But what I meant was we don’t have rights and we don’t really have a gun culture so when people do want to own guns they have to jump through way more hoops than you do in the US

[@redcell9636]

@@jamesh1758 yeah it's sad to see so many arbitrary issues with firearms ownership in the UK. I mean in the US you still need a background check and come back clear and you have to be a resident of the state you are purchasing a firearm and/or do it through an FFL on the internet. Everything about it is extremely convoluted. The best thing for people to do before getting all booty-tickled is do the research. I think, at least in the US, they need to mandatorily teach about 2A, firearms law, and the proper procedures like they do with driving. That way everyone has a good baseline to make informed opinions.

[@thatguybrody4819]

funny story about the nuclear shed, it was actually a thing done my a boy scout. (obviously not a warhead but a reactor)

[@XavXavBoi]

I came here for the Eoka, I left with an LR and an angry Hazmat kid on the floor.

[@emircavusculu8617]

eoka gaming

[@FleezyLL]

Hahaha

[@julesbellet1449]

Lolmao

[@voided764]

I made on n now my cousin on the floor help

[@dammbenderisgreat]

you mean xqc

[@torbrowser1155]

boys y’all tryna go eco with eokas 😩☠️

[@bIahaj]

eoka gaming

[@Ketaportal]

Xd

[@Inthemoment77]

Yesssir

[@jjcoolprime6084]

Best comment

[@xixyz7127]

Eoka raid

[@YayAkiba]

Ok, that folding stock also doubling as a front grip is genius.

[@TannerisSmol97]

Is it tho? You can only use one at a time

[@mrfourtwenty8506]

I prefer the front and rear sights being a barrel is the best

[@kushmoosh4171]

Irish genius who’d have thought

[@human678]

@@TannerisSmol97 But when using it as a stock you probably don't need the stability that the front grip brings to the table.

[@grizzlyblackpowder1960]

There are some eastern European weapons you'd be into if you like strange and somewhat unnecessary utilities.

[@ayebraine]

Dear Ian, I'm reasonably well-versed in "traumatic weapons" topic in Russia, so I'll add a few details to the video. First of all, the rationale for this class of firearms is the ban on handguns and short-barreled firearms for civilians in Russia. Traumatic guns (OOOP, "limited effect / less-lethal firearms") were introduced into the federal law in order to give civilians a self-defense option other than mace or shock-sticks. The inception of the class was marked by the success of the Osa (Wasp) "barrelless" handguns: 4- or 2-barreled pocket weapons developed for an effective, even formidable cartridge, the 18x45 - with its thick cases substituting for barrels in a lightweight alloy, short, break-open derringer-type frame with electric ignition. The interest by civilians pining for real handguns saw different firms developing various "almost-real" self-loading hanguns and revolvers for the class. Foreign companies often adapted their blank-firing or gas offerings to answer the demand. All of these models use special rubber-bullet cartridges (like 9mm PA and .45 Rubber), incompatible with firearm cartridges. They are also allowed to fire flashbang, gas, and illumination/signal cartridges. As of now, Russians can apply for a traumatic handgun license, similar in requirements to regular shotgun or rifle licenses. A citizen can have 2 of these registered to them at a time. At some point, the law was amended to limit the growing influx of imported traumatic hanguns by banning their import (there's a lot of legalese there, but essentially they forced both locals and foreigners to manufacture them domestically). Now for the stuff really relevant to the video: all traumatic pistols certified in Russia have to prevent easy conversion to live firearm variants. The law specifically calls for addition of barrel obstructions: I'm really not sure about the "spiral barrel" that your co-host mentioned, mostly these took the form of spaced "teeth" or "steps" inside the barrel that the bullet should squeeze past. As I understand, with time, manufacturers relaxed these measures and now include only token barrel obstructions. In any case, these (knowingly) introduced weld-weakened and thinned / pushed in sections into the barrel, which increases the protection against conversion. Further, the guns should be made such as to only withstand the stresses of normal operation, and barely at that. In the case of PM-based traumatic guns, this means weakened barrel base, and irregular or squeezed barrel (see above). Purpose made traumatic guns mostly get made from low strength alloys and also have weakened barrels. The stated life of these guns is low by firearms standards, in the low thousands or even less than a thousand. Although of course the ones who skirt the law the hardest are the most sought after. But mostly traumatic guns have questionable material quality, fit, and finish - with the exception refurbished combat ones like Izh-78 / 79 (which is not strictly a PM, but a modified security guard pistol based on the PM, Izh-71) and the Izh-78-9T, which is a rebarreled PSM pistol. So for the UK Baikal assassination guns, the criminals could take two routes: either drill-through and rechamber the gun for a cartridge larger than the original "9mm PA" rubber cartridge; drill out the obstructions and load and sell custom lethal rounds of 9mm PA; or replace the barrel outright, especially considering the supposedly weakened barrel trunnion.

[@camron.w1841]

ayebraine 5 likes and one comment after all the effort. Keep doing what your doing man.

[@shadowstorm657]

Thank you for the wealth of information.

[@Ganimoth]

That was a very interesting read, thank you!

[@pr0xZen]

I would never have learned this if not for you. Thank you.

[@Luke-tm5oy]

thanks from Canada dude !

[@dean5699]

Being British and growing-up in the 1980's and 1990's, the weapons obtained from the conflict in Northern Ireland are particularly interesting. Putting aside the divisive politics and tragic loss of life on both sides, the ingenuity of gaining and/or manufacturing firearms by both sides is fascinating.

[@waffleology5762]

Man, now I can doorcamp my neighbors.

[@l00tgoblin37]

Hopefully they come out full kit 😈

[@fosty.]

@@l00tgoblin37 My neighbors come out naked

[@aiden4474]

@@fosty. bro?

[@Inthemoment77]

Yep😂

[@stephendowdican7589]

Omg They Had AK

[@M95-v4r]

Is this actual footage of the Last Supper?

[@iisadragonborn7128]

they even found a second jesus

[@DBZ483]

Looooool

[@drsnooker1776]

I’m the one hundredth person to like your comment

[@vegaspapp]

Yeah but it's just Jesus and a British crackhead

[@Original-Phantom]

It should be

[@austinflint8671]

You can really tell the two hosts are trying to keep their professionalism at the forefront of their minds but seeing the guy discuss the magazines was like watching a kid describe their favorite game xD you can tell he's passionate about the subject

[@freedomisntfreeffs]

The "303"-marked submachine gun kind of baffle me, Muffle-suppressor, Folding stock-foregrip combo, forward placed return spring. And all of it made by a non-gun company, presumably. It's also sexy as hell.

[@johnjuiceshipper4963]

Ulsterman96 a true business man.

[@freedomisntfreeffs]

Thanks for the additional insight. Do you have a name or source where I could learn more about him/it?

[@kafelkan1482]

Spr4yzz Truly sexy weapon engineering

[@joezzzify]

There is a website called Balaclava street which has an article about weapons acquirement you may be interested in. A lot of the Loyalists who made guns where experienced engineers and had the necessary experience to create working firearms at that level of complexity.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+Laird Cummings Yup. You just need a piece of tool steel and a hydraulic press.

[@Bleakcobra33264]

I’ll give you 1000 caps for those

[@unintelligentlifeform3821]

A man of culture

[@phuklyyve8941]

@@unintelligentlifeform3821 loooool

[@PoopfaceMc]

If you had higher Barter or Speech it would only be like 500...

[@JeSsSe66]

In New Vegas more like 6000 caps lmao

[@monkeyt2675]

Sorry dude wrong game

[@godlia_]

An actual Eoka

[@theforlanjoker4457]

Did you not know they were real

[@godlia_]

@@theforlanjoker4457 Nah, thought it was rust's idea

[@Kevin-McLaughlin]

@@godlia_ Please tell me you're being sarcastic

[@berryy82]

@@Kevin-McLaughlin yea i thought it was some fictional gun that was created to be just some meme

[@beenchillin2yill197]

@@berryy82 Same

[@harvestn9841]

Am I the only one who is still waiting for them to talk about the other four guns?

[@DFX2KX]

nope. I actually giggled at the Liberator, because I have the STL files for that, and now have a 3D printer. I could feasibly have one this evening if I wanted (I don't, because it's a death trap)

[@trailblazer632]

DFX2KX you should look into some of the new research in 3d materials for guns and gun parts. Things have come a long long way since the liberator lol

[@bensmith4563]

me

[@westsidefolk]

no i wish these ladies would stop chatting

[@1pcfred]

It did seem like they picked the few most boring and discussed them.

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Nobody going to mention the one man also is a bearded pony tail guy? Ian's British clone...

[@nathanwaters8971]

Australian*

[@andrewsinabutar560]

That's Ian from another UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Nathan Waters Is he Australian

[@4lligator]

Me, immediately: He has slightly different facial hair and a british accent! It's Evil Ian!

[@masterblaster8440]

Gun Lucifer

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Whilst you can't fondle the weapons, for those of you that can get to Leeds, the Royal Armouries is a must-see collection. Jonathan is an amazing picture of British of cautious and reservedness, perfect for working with firearms although I'd like to see what happens to him after a few pints of Timothy Taylor's Landlord

[@mooseitself]

I once met a kid who showed me a video of him playing with a staple gun that was converted into a single shot 22 pistol.

[@plaguedoctor4411]

I think ive seen that gun in a police photo

[@mooseitself]

@@plaguedoctor4411 As of a few weeks after my original post, that kid went to jail. So that's not that unlikely.

[@bananaking2305]

@@mooseitself oof

[@evoklax]

@@mooseitself why didn’t he get fined for that ( did he stay in jail for a year)

[@mooseitself]

@@evoklax I have no idea what he got bagged for originally, but he's out now. Still actin a fool.

[@DictionaryDylan]

I'm so pissed that crazy looking pepperbox wasn't talked about.

[@stratometal]

I KNOW!

[@sunlol93]

yea same >:(

[@justinbarbee5917]

Yeah I'm a bit salty on that one too.... Gun Jesus done failed us

[@justarandomtechpriest1578]

To normal

[@greycatturtle7132]

Yea

[@keelanmurphy9941]

You kinda touched on another reason improvised firearms were more commonplace with Loyalist paramilitaries than Republican ones. The traditionally unionist-dominated industries in Northern Ireland, especially shipbuilding, were crumbling by the time of the Troubles, meaning that there were a LOT of disgruntled and highly capable machinists and the like with a lot of time on their hands.

[@ianbarclay8658]

Also, the Republicans were supplied with plenty of firearms by supporters in the USA, so there was not the same need to improvise. Some of these came from National Guard stores, though they were reported as 'stolen'. This was clamped down on as part of the 'war on terror', after September 11th. The best the Loyalists could do was magazines and barrels from supporters in Canada.

[@hypnotised-clover]

@@ianbarclay8658 Libya was also supplying weapons to the IRA, Gadaffi was a big supporter of Irish Republicans.

[@neonswine]

There are ex-UVF loyalists in Belfast who give tours of the Shankill neighborhoods as part of a rehabilitation program, and one of the guys giving the tours worked at the shipyard building these, told me all about it when I visited

[@mrchickenfeathers9184]

@@ianbarclay8658 lol. Loyalists were smuggling m60’s, colt commandos, MAC10’s among other things from Canada. There was 300 AK47’s and 2 tonnes of explosives found in Teesport in England bound for loyalists in 1993.

[@TheFirearmEnthusiast]

This video needs to be a few hours longer with more guns.

[@gigaslave]

Even youtube videos could use more dakka.

[@johnthefox6239]

Yes.

[@Musicguy1161]

Amen! You got that right.

[@drmaudio]

I suspect craft produced weapons will get much better in the coming years.

[@trailblazer632]

They have been up to hand built gun factory quality for a long time. Its just time consuming. There was a documentary on a while back about people in brazil and the Philippines making fully functional collector quality 1911s from scrap steels by hand with no machines involved. All hand work and files. Why go through all that work though if you just need something to send lead down range at a semi accurate yet fast rate of fire?

[@matthewmudgett7413]

They've always been pretty top-notch. Blowback subguns are ridiculously easy to manufacture- so long as you have a magazine to build it around, as they pointed out in the video. Pretty much everyone iterated the same general design over the course of WWII, and more than one belligerent resorted to using dispersed machine shops to increase production.

[@skm1091]

Machining technology becomes more affordable and user-friendly as the years go by. And metal 3d printing seems to advancing very rapidly. You will probably see full blown copies of full-sized assault/battle rifles in the coming decades.

[@skm1091]

Btw have you guys read about the r9-arms? www.forgottenweapons.com/the-r9-arms-machine-pistol/

[@brendandor]

CNC 3D milling machines will get cheaper to some extent and then you could mill pretty much any gun you wanted as long as someone has made a 3d model of it. The difficult bit will be getting the correct steel and heat treating it, but with lower powered cartridges its not so difficult.

[@kiba_the_lucky]

the 3 lords of the gun council have come together truly, an event to be remembered for ages

[@PureChivalry]

I waited the whole time for them to talk about the 7 barrel beast in the front.... I'll be here when you guys are ready.

[@livelyupmyself1]

Did they talk about the 3D printed one? Too lazy to watch and be disappointed.

[@DerTypDa]

Gotta say, the dual-purpose buttstock/forward grip is legitimately pretty clever.

[@obviousgreyman]

DerTypDa I was really impressed, super intuitive and useful as a grip in “pistol” form and looked very solid for a stock of its type.

[@alexfrederick9019]

I completely agree, but it's not a surprise, given that it is a weapon from "The Troubles"

[@seefuchs1006]

Until the grip leaves some marks on your shoulder

[@british35]

Accuracy 100

[@user.who137]

Leave it to the IRA

[@aestheticsvibes6435]

That guy in the middle looks like he could do some video games reaction

[@RedLegs13B.]

That Sten type smg he said was called "Avenger" is remarkable! The workmanship is pretty good, for what it is I must say. Whoever came up with that was quite crafty. And to think, that one was a part of some underground workshop/black market arms shop. There's probably more of that copy floating around.

[@theforlanjoker4457]

Many stashs the old boys put away just in case.

[@murphy7801]

@@theforlanjoker4457 gonna be interesting in few decades when people die and find bunch guns in there loft / cellar etc

[@theforlanjoker4457]

@@murphy7801 what’s grandpa got in his loft ? “ ow “

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

"Here we have our first example, made by James T. Kirk to defeat a Gorn."

[@NortonPeabody]

Brilliant!

[@dualnamehype]

@@NortonPeabody magnificent

[@mikearmbruster2171]

There was a naval museum on bremerto that had a 1500s cannon I think from Korea that was bamboo wrapped with rope

[@neverpreparedenough6431]

I love how they just totally slipped the Leuty subgun sitting on the table because it works and works well

[@codyamann12345]

"Everytime there was a conflict that the British military was involved in, they'd bring back interesting stuff" I didn't realize this was a video on the British Royal Museum

[@MrCh0o]

Brits are secretly Blood Ravens

[@AmbeamTM]

* royal armouries in leeds. It has all the weapons from antiquity collected from around the world. Well worth a visit if you want to check out some genuine elephant armour.

[@enderjed2523]

@@MrCh0o I mean, just look at our museums.

[@ezragoldberg3132]

Sick Burn :D

[@urmum3773]

Sore losers

[@Furri1bia]

I swear I fired some of these guns in Fallout.

[@christopherconard2831]

Furri1bia I have pile of cans, a Zippo lighter, and a shrub. Let me scrap them, and I'll make it a SMG.

[@kaic-m2865]

Furri1bia pretty sure there are more now that 76 is out

[@t.w3280]

One of them does look like the deliverer from fallout 4

[@adkviking69shofner98]

Lmao

[@daddy8884]

Kai C-M You mean Fallout seventy shit?

[@firstname4097]

I thought someone made that makarov by themselves for a hot minute, and then realized they just put a threaded barrel on a makarov. My faith in humanity has been dashed

[@qdaniele97]

Actually, they converted a blank-firing fake Makarov in a functional Makarov replica and added a homemade suppressor to it.

[@Lipi19821]

I converted gas revolver for shooting flares into 22lr when i was 14 years old...by drilling the barrel , revolver cylinder and changing the striking hammer to strike closser to the rim... No real tools..no vice no press drill...just an electric hand dril and my hands...got some bloodie blisters...lol

[@coryindahus7319]

My grandfather made a revolver in woodworking class too

[@arianaxdr7399]

Nice hahah

[@demidemise-uz2ne]

I made a pipe rifle in .22LR last week, it's single shot, but I want to improve upon it and make it a legitimate design for an actual rifle, though I have a very limited amount of tools

[@whatsup5914]

@@demidemise-uz2ne made a simple 410 shotgun from homedepot parts in 15 mins (most of it spent on sharpening the firing pin made from a threaded piece of metal rod)

[@milkapeismilky5464]

100% American posts.

[@sebwiers1]

How could you post this and NOT discuss that bizarre multi-barrel thing in the foreground? Is it "just" a pepperbox gun with a clumsy handle and trigger?

[@backyardjungle2562]

@cablecow15 Same here. I stayed around just to see that one.

[@DekkerDekker]

Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of firearms and artillery for the Royal Armouries in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history, is one of my favorite firearms experts.

[@jameskoch9567]

He keeps uncomfortably holding that gun because he's forgotten which Ian is his one and he's worried they'll coordinate.

[@tawan_kd]

thanks for making my day, this is a really funny comment. i bursted out laughing when i noticed they look nearly the same after reading your comment.

[@achuu7917]

“Someone here will betray me tonight”

[@tylerb5764]

Videos like this remind me of how damn easy it is to actually make a working firearm, even a simple one, which is why the laws won't work here in the US

[@CaptainApathetic]

Yep, and in the US making your own firearm is legal as long as it isn't full auto

[@druidofthefang]

"laws wont work in US" what do you mean?

[@daltongarrett7117]

@@CaptainApathetic few other nuances but yeah. its nice isnt it? bullshit we can't legally do full auto.

[@daltongarrett7117]

@@druidofthefang the extremely draconian English laws regarding firearms would be unenforceable in the United States. we would have civil war 2 with a bunch of previously in circulation guns and new homemade machine guns.

[@druidofthefang]

@@daltongarrett7117 it's just as easy to make guns anywhere, even with more strict laws than america. that doesn't explain why laws do not work in america.

[@Cypress_Stoned]

I like how uneasy the felt when talking about the public and firearms.

[@anderty4088]

Because Europe is not USA. It's drastically huge difference of firearm culture and general sense on violence veneration in overdeveloped countries and underdeveloped ones. Not to pry or sound like elitist or something - it's just so much things to wrap up, but in very short term - yes, welfare of common citizen directly relates to violence level and everything tied to it.

[@vchslv13]

I'd better not make any assumptions about Europe entirely. Czech Republic has quite a liberal firearms laws and it's intentional homicide rate is twice less than in UK, so it's really just UK's troubles with civil liberties.

[@owenblount7334]

​@toeff7852 The armament of the common man is not protected to be protected by the last man alone, it is meant to be protected by the armed populace as a whole by way of militia. As outlined in the second amendment "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" the rights of the people can only be protected properly through the unrestricted access to armament and the coalition of the armed populace to protect their rights.

[@dawsontomar7558]

@toeff7852 if you remember or even study you would know a lot of white guys died to fight against slavery and that people who were slave owner's were democrats.

[@detroitvseverybody3813]

@toeff7852 You need to study up on your English skills.

[@taistelutomaatti]

"We'll get back to this shortly" And you didn't. :(

[@BrxIghtside]

Ian being so excited to pick up the guns is so pure

[@ezragoldberg3132]

"Happiness is a warm Gun"

[@briankelly8297]

The loyalists manufactured their machine guns in the Belfast ship yards.

[@metabaron90]

Nick from ARES needs to work on his Three Musketeers facial hair game

[@2cups499]

ｍｅｔａｂａｒｏｎ Yeah with hair like that he could be the bad guy.

[@ostiariusalpha]

He's Porthos.

[@user-zz6ks9gw7i]

And his manners.

[@davecSFD]

Dude looks high af

[@mokonono5903]

Seeing Jonathan here is really cool. I mean yeah I know he's the head of the Royal Armouries and not just some random British gun expert GameSpot hired but its nice to know his internet influence is still pretty sizable. :D

[@taylorkeating6884]

Ian has done about a half a dozen other videos with Jonathan, usually about bullpups. There was one video about how to make tea correctly, though.

[@EmpPeng2k7]

Thank you to Royal Armouries and ARES

[@matthayward7889]

Yet another video that feels like it was filmed especially for me. Brilliant Ian!

[@kblyler04]

This would be an interesting series to watch and I'd be here for it

[@bplup6419]

"Which would not be legal to do in the UK." Isn't that everything?

[@trisjack82]

BP Lup visit and find out

[@andljoy]

A man was genuinly charged for being armed witha potato peeler in the Uk.

[@hexoslaya3696]

Andrew Joy proof or bs

[@Mr-Ad-196]

@@andljoy really?

[@sethlance8009]

@@andljoy I believe it it's getting insane now. But at least they are buying wepons from the USA now LOL

[@ultramarina4401]

Nice talking round. I really love that format and maybe you can make some more.

[@jeffumbach]

6:24 brings a whole new meaning to "slam firing". I guess the one before it was a literal "hand cannon" as well.

[@Greger88]

Really interesting video but I'm kind of disappointed to see hear "we'll get to that later" and then not show them (the plastic handle and the "pipe with 2 handles") because I would love to hear more about them.

[@clevermcgenericname891]

Tomas Gregertsson the plastic things is a 3D printed single shot pistol. Program is available online, if your inclined.

[@johannesdolch]

One of the remarkable things is that this "Slam Shotgun" is probably very effective as long as the metal is somewhat strong. Sure it's only one shot but if you get close one Buckshot is really all you need.

[@nickelakon5369]

Essentially the principle behind the liberator. You use it to kill an enemy and take their proper gun. It doesn't need to be good or effective, it just needs someone with the wits and guts and to use it.

[@delta90903]

this is the absolute best crossover i've ever seen

[@Madbot_]

they will always find a way to make a gun

[@c.g.b.spender294]

madgod 117 clearly we need to ban metalwork knowledge, firearms expertise, metalworking tools and potentially introduce mandatory license to use hands for whatever reason.

[@Madbot_]

I bet someone can make the stick with a 20 mm cartridge and some wire "gun" with there feet.

[@kahe4237]

C.G.B. Spender In Finland we are so lawful citizens, we would probably do that.

[@andrewince8824]

But most won't because they don't have the skills or access to ammo/powder.

[@gullreefclub]

I can see it now a Hacksaw blade registry list

[@gertjanmoens4188]

bic-lock firearm, nice.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Super late reply. But do you think that smashing up a long necked bbq lighter and electric tapping the sparker wires to the flash hole (with the pyro crystal and clicker in the grip) would make for a more reliable ignition? It should work almost like an electrical primer.

[@jaystockman7087]

I love crude firearms. It absolutely amazes me what people can come up with.

[@MesCaLiN21]

6:06 You can use the barrel part as a melee tonfa. Simple but deadly design.

[@kevinwestermann1001]

Didn't know there were any /ranged/ versions of the tonfa, though. :P

[@MesCaLiN21]

@@kevinwestermann1001 www.jiunan.com.tw/en/defense/t3.html You can shoot non lethal rounds like rubber balls, pepper balls or paint balls. A tonfa looks like a gun so why not using it as a gun? :D

[@rcairnut]

improvised weapons always have and always will exist. even Nanny states/governments can't change it.

[@GrimHellscream]

Not like they really care, because if you tried to use it against them they'd drive a tank through your house or drone strike you from 4000ft.

[@MinecrafterHarry]

GrimHellscream why would a government destroy housing with military hardware?

[@GrimHellscream]

@ Stalin with a Walkman I dunno, ask David Koresh.

[@GrimHellscream]

@Rodney Peters It's guerilla war and you happen to sound like exactly the kind of moron gun laws were invented for.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Considering they go after rifle-caliber self-loading firearms more than almost anything else and that particular category is especially under-represented in craft-work firearms, I'd say your point rings especially hollow. Let's not sacrifice nuance when we talk about this. We know what they're after. There'll always be guns, especially in the US where both the will and the means to make them is prevalent, but not everyone has the means to make what the popular vernacular has dubbed "assault weapons." These and semi-auto pistols are what the state and anti-gun advocates have the biggest hard-on for restriction. I think we can agree, that shit in Las Vegas wasn't going to turn out that way with any of the examples represented in the video above. The anti-gun folks aren't blind, they will see that and latch onto it and refine their argument further. Pro-gun folks will also need to refine their argument to keep up, lest we all look like obstinate jackasses with no leg to stand on.

[@ringsidejudge4302]

11.14 Even if they did not have that many guns to fit them to , might be a bit of an understatement , considering that one of the factories raided by security forces captured component parts for 800 . The factory was operating for 20 years.

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

Nice, I'm always interested in your work with ARES

[@Tumathy]

Oh no it's you again

[@JonManProductions]

He's everywhere and usually contributes to the conversation. Also his face.

[@BrandonBaumvideo]

I see you everywhere so hey

[@RadzMexicano]

JonManProductions that's redlettermedia's Mike stoklasa. Great channel, check it out

[@robashton8606]

+Dick Fageroni "ARSE"?

[@Evergreen1400]

You can tell the other 2 guys find American gun laws completely barbaric aaaaaand I like it because I find their gun laws completely tyrannical and oppressive so I guess we are even.

[@B-System]

@@OpulentConnoisseur Overall your gun laws are much more sensical than ours in the US, if nothing else. Particularly the parts of a firearm which are legally controlled, as noted in the video here.

[@ilovehotdogs125790]

nah that dude on the right was pissed off that he's british, he wants that American freedom!

[@gonufc]

I understand that you can't now change your gun culture (though I find parts of it non-sensical and grounded more in how a gun makes people 'feel' than practicality) I am very, very glad that we don't have you gun laws in the UK as I feel it would be hugely damaging here.

[@Evergreen1400]

@@gonufc. I’ve been a responsible legal gun owner for almost half my life nobody has been hurt due to me carrying a gun people have actually been kept safe by my guns so I love our laws. God bless America

[@gonufc]

@@Evergreen1400 I never said I thought your laws were 'bad' or foolish (plus, they vary so much state to state!). I just am glad my country doesn't have them in terms of how they would work here. Legal guns in Northern Ireland would've been catastrophic (not that the IRA in all it's forms lacked firearms, wink wink) and I think in terms of other terrorism would not be a positive. I have no doubt there are huge amounts of people like yourself but that mere possibility of having a gun is likely the biggest reason for your police violence issues- it is rational that people over-react when a potential lethal interaction is about to take place. I'm glad our police are more cordial and diplomatic- not because they're "Better" but because that constant threat isn't there. I'm also glad that any police that wields a firearm here are extremely well trained and vigorously tested. It's become too political and engrained to change. People see it as an affront to have laws tightened and I understand that- but I'm shocked by the lack of honest- and most importantly, uncoloured by politics- discussion on the matter is in the US. By both "Sides". Remember when you used to have seperation of church and state? That was a nice idea before all that "God Bless" bollocks.... ;)

[@samham2843]

The collab that no one asked for but we all needed

[@redstickrant]

“Improvised” or “craft-built” is SO yesterday. They’re “artisanal.” Please make a note of it. :)

[@toolthoughts]

Nice to see research done into this subject. There are a couple image blogs (homemadeguns on wordpress is one from the top of my head) and at least one public forum dedicated to the "art".

[@Svveet69]

I would like to see more episodes on home made or improvised weapons from around the world. They are much more common then you would think and very interesting.

[@espositogregory]

Oddly enough: every deadly weapon can be less-than-lethal, just as every less-than-lethal can become deadly; if you suck enough at using them.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Wait! What about the polymer gun and that weird thingy on the foreground with the fat short barrel?

[@CaptainGrief66]

Andrew Suryali The polymer gun is a 3D printed single shot (and single use as far as I've seen) pistol, you can find instructions on how to design it for your 3D printer on KZbin, it's for a protest or something.

[@whisperchainsaw102]

It is called the liberator. Its made to be a modern version of the wwii liberator pistol. There is alot of information about it.

[@patrikhjorth3291]

The "weird thingy in the foreground" looks a lot like a pepperbox style weapon, but I would really have liked to see more of it.

[@ShadowHunter120]

koolkitty8989 eoka pistol perhaps?

[@cvrnagevr]

Very crappy homemade pistol. Used some type of wire to connect a 20MM shell to the grip. So basically, it's a muzzleloader type gun that used a 20MM shell as the barrel.

[@achtunger5528]

No one knows, but the Eoka pistol is the most powerful weapon, dealing 180 damage. It should probably be used in the military.

[@thelonewanderer6762]

I saw the pistol in the thumbnail in a firearms history book

[@johnm3907]

Same here. 2 pages near the end about home made guns

[@jbed6]

That Weird Fox Guy Or raiding someone's trap base

[@sepl0498]

same here aswell

[@thoughtengine]

Dorling-Kindersley's Gun: A Visual History?

[@suro5038]

@@johnm3907 aye same book

[@mrwri]

13:15 He sadly passed away from two self inflicted gunshots in the back of the head shortly after this statement RIP what a tragic accident.

[@jamesh1758]

Just like Epstein

[@michaelmckinnon1591]

Sounds like he pissed off the CIA (I know he's a citizen of the UK) and they called their wetwork specialists in.

[@aethelyfel7573]

There is little else more beautiful than the ingenuity of shoddy improvised weapons.

[@mwam1985]

“The troubles in Northern Ireland “... So British.

[@elkpants1280]

That actually is what it is known as over there.

[@51WCDodge]

Sounds much nicer than 'Civil War' or 'Invasion by citizens of a Forign Country'.

[@phoenixrising4573]

MsBowhunter95 in any place outside of Ireland and the UK, it's called the troubles, and always has been. For Americans especially, it's not a knock on the political situation, it's simply what it's called.

[@51WCDodge]

No it's called the Troubles, nice and sanitized.

[@marlonbrando2328]

Exactly. The term "the troubles" was coined by the British and then used by Irish media after that. A nice way of putting: The unlawful occupation of another country and murder of their people by "Great" Britain.

[@perciusmandate]

Wow that guy in the middle was tiptoeing around the topic so hard you'd think he was in a minefield. Why even be on the video if half your contribution amounts to, "Ooooh, the MoD wouldn't want me to talk about this!"

[@pauldavies7786]

Got to remember the UK is probably the farthest thing from free you can get arrested for damn near anything

[@kirbyjoe7484]

@@pauldavies7786 If you look at the rankings of country by relative freedom the same can be said of the USA. We sit at a considerably worse spot on the list than Great Britain does aka we have less personal freedoms and rights than they do. The USA has an aggregate freedom score of 86 vs Great Britain's 94. Both are still considered free countries but the USA is rapidly creeping towards not being one anymore at a faster rate than the UK. I have lived in both countries, the USA is the only one of those two where I have actively feared the cops as much or more than the criminals. I have only had a gun shoved in my face twice in my life, both in the USA, once by a tweaker and once by a psychotic cop who kicked the door in after I called 911 for an ambulance for my friend having a seizure on the floor. Our country is no where near as "free" as they claim it is. We actually rank pretty badly vs most of western first world. We have the highest percentage of our own people in prison of any country on the planet both present and past. This includes shit holes like North Korea. Think about that for a moment. Open your eyes and look around. We are losing our freedoms at an alarming rate. Edit: By the way, before I get some idiot ranting to me about the importance of the 2nd amendment I have said all of this as a gun rights supporter or rather a supporter of all personal freedoms even those like the 2nd that come with a cost in blood.

[@pauldavies7786]

@@kirbyjoe7484 well I'm not going to rant but you may want to look past your aggregate scoring and check the news out sometime for the UK don't care what the score is they're much further on down that rabbit hole then most realize and yes I know the USA is following close behind the difference is when worst comes to worst US Citizens can actually defend themselves against our own military and government where as if they want to take their freedoms in the UK they're not going to have any opposition is the majority of the population have become sheep and content with whatever the government wants to do

[@peanutdust1053]

All our countries are in trouble, communist ideals are coming..I always thought it was a joke, but it's true.

[@pauldavies7786]

@@peanutdust1053 yep most sheeple won't even see it till the time for a revolution has began

[@maotisjan]

Very educational but it's also nice to see people interested in the same thing exchanging information

[@rickcoona]

too bad they didn't discuss the nice SMG on the left that looks like the one designed by P.A.Luty back in 1998. he dedicated the book to all those who refuse to be helpless subjects of the state.

[@jyralnadreth4442]

It is a Luty ;) wouldnt be surprised if it is his personally built piece that the police nabbed him with

[@aritsa3946]

@@jyralnadreth4442 It was Luty's gun.

[@abe881]

Without the guns on the table the start would look like a mirror image

[@_Lobster_]

The collab we all needed

[@UZI9MMAUTO]

11:00 that is a hydraulic tube for a screen door. ;)

[@artoriusrex4358]

It's only a matter of time before metal pipe becomes illegal in the UK because it could be made into a firearm smh...

[@Pijawek]

They actually tried to bam tools that can be used to build guns. In a rare moment of sanity somebody realized that it would ban all tools and they didn't go throughbwith that idea

[@iamejify]

Artorius Rex do you have to be an arse

[@tjj300]

@@iamejify Why? Because he's correct? The UK is no longer a free country.

[@iamejify]

tjj300 no your just both being childish

[@tjj300]

@@iamejify Nope. Have fun living in a country where the cops come to your house and arrest you for what you posted on social media. And a country that's now trying to ban knives. No, you lost your freedom, and it's not coming back.

[@alexanderryan-jones600]

Dude! It's the two Gun-Gods of KZbin!

[@tedarcher9120]

Wow, two gun Jesi!

[@ollilehtonen6351]

Ted Archer I've never seen the word "jesus" in plural before.

[@tedarcher9120]

olli lehtonen oh, i've seen a lot. There is still debate, is is Jesuses or Jesi.

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Ted Archer Obviously Jesi! We're naturally going by traditional rather than modern pluralization.

[@tedarcher9120]

Michael Berthelsen yeah, i totally agree

[@somberflight]

a stellaris jesus nation! :o i know the race name now.

[@stilllife8]

"The troubles" in Ireland.

[@milkapeismilky5464]

*cuts to footage of Ian and Jonathan headbanging to Bulls on Parade, Nic hides under table.

[@siavery9413]

Is it just me or does the guy in the middle keep pointing that Makarov at that dude's face to his right?

[@deltavee2]

Not just you. He swept him with pretty much everything he picked up. Clot.

[@wormengine]

because theres no ammo here

[@LoftBits]

His right or your right?...

[@siavery9413]

@@LoftBits My right XD

[@urmum3773]

American moment

[@templariclegion2826]

"All of these weapons are non-functional" A sad place the UK is.

[@jamesh1758]

Quite sad innit gov.

[@a.e.richardson218]

they weren't planing on using them so they made it so that if they were stolen no one else could use them

[@EvelynH-tj1qt]

@@a.e.richardson218 They already have their own anti-theft, if they are fired they either immediately detonate or don't work in the first place.

[@D3cyTH3r]

The US had 15,000 firearm related deaths in 2019 (low estimate), here in the UK we had around 60 (high estimate). If you scale that up by 6 so our populations are equivalent, we'd have around 360 firearm related deaths per year. Thats why most normal people here couldn't give a fk about owning real firearms, the truth is we pity you in the Americas.

[@doinyamomm4]

@@D3cyTH3r look at your bludgeoning and knife crime, your no safer than we are, you just have less freedom. And im glad britains think about us but the last time we thought about Britain was in 1776

[@jackli1662]

endgame loot: Eoka

[@mitchellhunter8591]

When i was aa kid we made "samostrel" guns using wood stocks and gas pipes for barrels.

[@SPARTANTROOPER]

Everything is a prohibited weapon in the UK, I'm surprised I can use a knife to eat at this point.

[@domnoya4130]

Knives were actually banned back in the day in royal court because of bum rushers stabbing up the king and his buds. So back then if you were eating with the king you would have to convert your traumatic knife. Some guys would come to dinner with sticks then go to the bathroom whittle a point onto it then proceed to stab at the king and his buds. Eventually they even had to ban bones because people were making isd’s or improvised stabbing devices. Also interestingly even back then people did not like talking about the Northern Ireland situation.

[@JeSsSe66]

@@domnoya4130 Intriguing!

[@FoxMacLeod2501]

I particularly enjoyed this. And I already particularly enjoy Ian's videos.

[@timothinking9855]

Barrel sweeping the hell out of the guy next to him...

[@odinschild8303]

lol....I noticed his expression too.

[@davidwevans4132]

They don’t seem to be practicing any gun safety, that’s for sure. Yes, I’m sure that they were checked before hand! But!!, people are watching you on this video! They didn’t see you check these weapons beforehand! It’s simple, remove magazine, pull bolt back, check the chamber! The only one you safety checked was the 2-piece shotgun. So the Brits don’t have guns now, so they don’t have to practice “Gun Safety!”?

[@deltavee2]

Gave me the jits and pissed me off at the same time. Just the example, never mind if it's been "cleared."

[@johncastillo2194]

David W Evans All of the guns are non functional

[@timothinking9855]

@@johncastillo2194 I know you feel like you have some "inside knowledge" on these guns but in reality these guns are all fully functional(except form the broken first one) and all 100% as they were when they were made and or confiscated. Ian talked about these very guns and how he had the opportunity to fire a few of them on the range, whilst I have common sense and know they have all been cleared prior to the camera being turned on, gun safety is gun safety and barrel sweeping is barrel sweeping... It's ALWAYS an uncomfortable feeling regardless...

[@bilibiliism]

The front grip + rotatable stock design is smart, wonder why no major firearms I could recall used this.

[@CaptainGrief66]

bilibiliism They did, it's just that most of the time the device either is a shitty front grip or a really bad stock.

[@collinis1]

bilibiliism they make one for the sig mpx

[@kampase]

It’s not very good that it reduces the gun to either/or in terms of having a fore grip or a stock. I’m sure people would prefer to have both.

[@Foxxie0kun]

I, personally, would prefer a solid stock AND a vertical or angled foregrip, not just a one-or-the-other situation. Having both can definitely help keep you on target, as your hands aren't slipping and the recoil is being managed by your torso/shoulder with the stock to absorb the backwards recoil, and with your hands on the grip and foregrip to prevent vertical and horizontal jump far better than without a front grip, plus the front grip also helps to pull the stock back into your shoulder for a better brace.

[@OspreyKnight]

I have a sterling carbine and I use the stock like a front grip all the time when it's folded up. It's decent and if I had fully automatic it would actually make a difference but it isn't bad.

[@geigertec5921]

Ian really wanted to play with that traumatic pistol conversion, you could see it in his eyes like a kid in a candy store looking at a giant gummy bear.

[@tz8785]

*narf* ...and not one single word on the pepperbox thing in the foreground.

[@thomasmreichert]

Don't want to speak to much about ".."the troubles" in Northern Ireland" LOL

[@boxfoxreyes9950]

When you find out the Brits actually called a war the "troubles"

[@ieatmice751]

boxfox reyes are you Irish?

[@7316bobe]

@@boxfoxreyes9950 It was actually going to be called "The Bubbles" but the Brits could not spell the word bubbles.

[@ieatmice751]

boxfox reyes it wasn’t really a war more like terrorists killing police officers and civilians just because they were too blinded by their nationalism to realise that the whole situation with borders was super simple and didn’t need to be complicated

[@STANKYCHEEZEMAYNE]

@@ieatmice751 ACKCHYUWALLY more like a group of people whose home had been raped and pillaged for hundreds of years trying to stop the aforementioned from happening over and over and over again

[@TheTimofee]

I'm just here to check out the Eoka

[@DonziGT230]

I was looking forward to the "we'll get to that later" guns, bummer.