June 2017 Q&A - Part 2 of 3

[@cujo15]

I watch a huge amount of KZbin videos. It's my primary entertainment/learning source aside from books, by far surpassing TV or movies. And in all the channels I subscribe to (gun-focused or otherwise) I think you guys produce, pound for pound, the highest quality and most enjoyable content I watch. Obviously other channels produce a higher volume of content (eg Hickok45) or go more in-depth on a specific subject (eg C&Rsenal), but you guys have easily become my overall favorite. I created my Patreon account a month or two ago specifically to support you guys (and Forgotten Weapons). Of course, now I'm supporting, like, a dozen other channels that I love so thanks for being a gateway drug... Keep up the fantastic work.

[@InrangeTv]

+Cujo Thank you!

[@joquin4618]

So excited about these series... and we still have one more to go!!! Thanks guys!

[@mitchschutter4302]

Karl's spiel on 5.56 was very needed for a lot of the defensive community.

[@DanielWW2]

The real irony with the WW2 snipers is that Zeiss sold the Soviets the design for what became the PE scope, and also provided tooling to produce these in the Soviet Union. They in turn took all this knowledge, and created the PEM and PU scopes, to shoot Germans with. Meanwhile the German army dumped its sniper program and had to relearn everything while there own soldiers where being shot by essentially there own technology. Whoops. :P

[@tsuhobbs]

Kind of like the British giving the Russians their jet engine technology for the MiG15's. Seems to be a pattern. LOL

[@DanielWW2]

Pretty much. Most of the Soviet WW2 artillery park was also based upon German designs, but there also seems to have been some Swedish and Italian mixed in between. Mortars where French and derived from the French 81mm, just as literally everybody else. No really, there was no combatant during WW2 which did not use a derivative of the French 81mm mortar. Then Soviet trucks where based upon US models. The owners of those factories, like Ford, where politely requested to leave the "home of socialism" after setting up production, or else. The Germans however got paid for what they delivered, by shipments of grain, taken from starving peasants who subsequently died by the millions... Meanwhile the British didn't even got paid for the engine, nor for the Lend Lease aid, same as with the US aid. And that is why you don't trade with communists, unless they pay up front. :P

[@PassiveDestroyer]

Don't forget the Christie tanks that formed the basis for the entire BT series of tanks, and which led to the T-34 design. An American who attempted to sell his technology to everyone(but the US didn't buy, but used it a little; the Brits bought it as well.) got in trouble with the US government for selling this technology, and basically lost out what little money he got from the Soviets in legal fees. The Soviets made out like bandits on technology pre-WW2.

[@DanielWW2]

Pretty much, although Christie suspension kinda sucks. It just takes up to much room inside the tank, and really made the T-34 a miserable vehicle to be in. I would not consider it to be the greatest piece of technology acquired by the Soviets.

[@Kaihatdiemacht]

I *hated* peep sights until I got my astigmatism corrected with surgery. Even with lenses, I could not focus at all on the front sight. Every other shooter I've talked to with astigmatism blames the sight instead of their eyes, like I did, and prefers any type of notch over a peep sight.

[@Kaihatdiemacht]

Gaston Mannlicher if you ever get lasik, you'll instantly be able to see the peep sight perfectly and you'll know exactly what everyone is talking about. But until then, peep sights will be worse.

[@VelikiHejter]

Yup, our special forces guys refused to adopt 5,45×39mm exactly for that reason (mind you they are highly professional and respected branch so they can "refuse", nobody even asked rest of us for our opinion...), they complained that denser brush can stop it and they are, for example, used to peppering the obstacles as they are advancing and 7,64×39mm still being effective. Of course, for the rest of us, who are mostly lugging equipment around and not actually using it, lighter ammunition is a great advantage and also when you have less trigger time, low recoil gun is better. But more valuable units will, of course, always get new equipment first, and they chose not to use it...

[@VelikiHejter]

Of course not, that was a typo, it's called 7,62X39 just as everywhere else.

[@steeltalon2356]

A M&P22 compact with suppressor and laser is most fun .22lr I have. Dropping soda can tangos never gets old.

[@krinkov39]

I wrote a report on military energy weapons and I can say for certain that we won't be seeing laser weapons fielded as infantry arms regardless of any break through in energy storage. The most powerful laser we currently have projects a 8cm beam with a power of over one megawatt. It can burn through a flesh target at a rate of roughly 1cm per second. In reality the target will be moving and receive 3rd degree burns rather than a penetrating wound. The problem is that humans are made of water and carbon, two of the best armors against heat weapons. Also, if you did somehow make a laser capable of punching a 5.56mm hole clean through a person, you wouldn't need to worry about hitting any vitals because the expanding vaporized water would just make the person explode.

[@kevinstafford4475]

Great part two. Your discussion about vet memories was spot on in my opinion. When I first joined the army we still had Vietnam vets in my first unit. Needless to say, many of us were extremely tainted about our issue M16's. However, with multiple tours overseas, I soon realized the 5.56 was actually a pretty effective round and the "mature" M16 (M4's, A2's, A4's, etc...) is a very effective platform. So from a combat vet, I just want you to know that no one should take offense to your addressing perceptions and oft times misconceptions us lowly grunt types too often cling to out of either ignorance, misinformation, or lack of knowledge.

[@TheRealColBosch]

Ah, gentlemen, you're wrong on lasers. A practical laser weapon will cause explosive results through the near-instantaneous superheating of material. While popular fiction has lasers annihilating matter to burn holes or "cut like lightsabers," a quick thought on general principles of physics will show that's false. The matter has to go somewhere, and it's just been made VERY energetic. Laser weapons - if or when they come to pass - will cause horrific wounds. Even modern surgical lasers "cut" by inducing micro-explosions in living cells; in fact, human tissue seems especially susceptible to this! If a laser WAS powerful enough to annihilate matter...well, let's remember Professor Einstein's famous equation. The good news is that it appears that the sort of energy storage density that would allow such weapons to be individually-carried is impossible by current physics. The bad news is, of course, that current physics is flawed and does not perfectly model the observable universe. So we could discover something overnight that changes everything. But, as far as we can predict, your conclusions are still sound: the modern firearm is probably at the pinnacle of its mechanical development.

[@RasdenFasden]

From what I understand, there isn't one definitive .280 British round. Instead, the US kept demanding the power to be bumped up. It's probable that the .280 British Ian fired is probably substantially more powerful than it was originally intended to be. The EM-2 adopted by the British used the .280/30 round, which is little more than a necked down T65 (7.62 NATO) The original plan was for something far more intermediate.

[@shawnc1936]

I love 5.56. That being said I definitely agree with the barrier penetration. I tested on a 7" tree... it went through easily. But after exiting it was deflected so much it it missed a target every shot 3 feet behind it.

[@franktheweinerburke]

in the 2 gun match you said something to the effect of "thank God I had that vis red laser for those 250 yard daylight shots," dripping with sarcasm.

[@Player_Review]

Q&A's are my second favorite uploads on this channel, only bested by the Western Vignettes.

[@AlexanderTzalumen]

On the topic of lasers, the Pulsed Energy Projectile/Pulsed Impulsive Kill Laser ignites an explosion of plasma on the target. It is still subject to the energy density issues you've mentioned.

[@SvWarfield]

At 8:00 I was expecting Ian to go into "Would stoner have designed the AR-10 in the .280 cartridge, and would that still have led to the design team to have then gone with the modified .222 remington to make the AR-15 in .223 (beefed up to meet the military specs)"...

[@paulwhite959]

I have used a red dot on a modern 92 and holy cow it was amazingly fun and really easy to shoot to 50 yards with 357.

[@troy9477]

I very much agree that lasers are overhyped. They do have their uses, but a person needs to be proficient with their pistol sights. Too often i see people with lasers squinting and shaking, trying to see the dot and get it on target. Use that front sight! The laser seems like a decent training aid, to show how much u shake if nothing else. But it is not your primary sighting system. Karl is very correct in pointing out its utility in rare and uncommon situations

[@thibaudguinet1844]

24:25 Indeed Karl, it's already a reality. The French FELIN soldier is now active since a few years. It has a weapon to soldier interface with a sighting display on the monocle of the helmet, telemetric sighting with ballistic calculator, NV, WHOT and BHOT thermal imagery, an every-time link to the entire combat unit, the HQ and the president of France with possibility of live video and audio broadcast to all of em, a vehicle to soldier interface with batteries charging devices and data loading, a GPS, a screen with live display of the battlefield with present units, etc, etc.

[@TeletubbiesRcute]

A good example of "cyberwarrior" would be the French FÉLIN system. It was deployed in Afghanistan, went through a few iterations, and supposedly will be adapted to the HK416F as well as new vehicles Jaguar and Griffon.

[@MrMzr-er7kb]

Regarding integral electronics on firearms. While in the field the last thing I want to see while hunting, shooting, etc. is a DTC and an alarm (audible, visual, whatever) at the critical moment. This why backup Irons are still a thing on most red dotted, holographic sighting systems.

[@BurningMonkey]

Great answers guys. I think integrated optics where the foot soldier has a HUD with weapon sight always visible, is not far off. As a matter of fact, I have to talk myself out of building one constantly. I constantly wonder what the next step is, and I agree that it is pretty much unknowable at this point.

[@H311fi5h]

I talked to someone who was in combat in Afghanistan about precisely the last topic a while back. He said after his unit was issued Eotechs they rarely used IR lasers anymore. Helmet-mounted night vision + Eotech worked perfectly fine.

[@KurtAustin2448]

I know I've said this on other stuff regarding 7.62 vs 5.56 vs. 6.5, I can see a reason that the US military would adopt a 6.5 cartridge. But that reason isn't for standard service rifles. Everything is set up logistically for 5.56 on a large scale. And for most purposes, 5.56 does pretty much everything you'd want it to be doing. Where I see 6.5 coming into play is for special forces where they might appreciate the more powerful round at times, and for DMRs. 6.5 cartridges have better terminal ballistics than 5.56, especially at range, while still maintaining more of the soft shooting characteristics of that smaller round. And you can carry more 6.5 in the same overall weight than you can 7.62. So this would help designated marksmen out because their rifle would be less of a detriment in close quarters, but would still have the long range attributes that they need for their primary purpose.

[@RichWhiteUM]

I agree with the SKS as a bang-for-the-buck C&R selection. They also make for a good starter rifle for a young shooter, especially with the mentioned ammo prices and availability. You can still find a good Chinese Type 56 in the $250-$350 range, if you shop around. I paid $250 for my son's, a scrubbed and renumbered post-ban, and $350 for my most recent one, an Arsenal /0130\ circa 1978. Arsenal in this case referring to the factory in China where it was manufactured and not the Bulgarian company of AK fame.

[@jacobpitts6846]

As for the laser question, that's the primary way we aim at night in the military. We pretty much never mount NODs on the rifles, or try to use the optics with the NODs on our head. Virtually every soldier an marine trains to wear NODs on their head and use the laser to aim, not just indoors either, on the high power setting (which i understand isnt civilian legal) you can see the beam for 1000 meters or more on your standard ATPIAL C(PEQ-15)

[@con6lex]

Lever action with a long eye relief scope or red dot would be a great tactical rifle for states that ban AR-15s, AKs, etc. SKS would work also.

[@millroll97]

As for the quality of a 1942 Mosin, I can. first hand tell you how bad it is. On mine, the tool marks are awful, and the barrel is off set roughly 1/8th of an inch from the center of the reciever. And the bolt head is also horribly out of center. It's so bad that it's almost like they did it on purpose.

[@phileas007]

technically, they did

[@slightlymadotter8709]

The next steps in small arms design we can see now is the integration of more computer guided weapons(mostly with explosiv warheads). Weapons like 40mm air burst grenades like the ones XM1166 HEAP or the Rheinmetal DM131 make the it possible to engage targets in cover relaibly. Weapons like the Dynamit Nobel RGW 90 LRMP/wirkmittel 90 make this technology to a manportable arty strike. Sights like Trackingpoint ones are currently under deveopment for many systems from RPGs, grenade launcher and of course rifles. These in combination with better communications systems being integrated in to the modern equipment will probably bring the shots needed for one enemy to drop quite a bit and supress the enemy quicker which is usefull for the air burst weapons to finsih them.

[@vincecirivello1385]

In you 8mm Kurtz discussion, you talked over each other a bit and mentioned a 44 something. What are you talking about there?

[@acidtalons]

Ian, one of the major problems with the naval rail gun is heat which is eating up the rails (barrel) of the gun.

[@Tobascodagama]

I agree with you guys. As soon as Augmented Reality-type technology can be hardened to mil-spec standards, it's going to become ubiquitous almost overnight. Superimposing your rifle's point of aim or even a continuously-computed impact point like a ground attack fighter HUD could be a real game-changer, to say nothing of heads-up map/compass displays or even IFF recognition systems.

[@Horus_the_Lupercal]

Best part of the PU sniper is the optic in my opinion. I do enjoy Mosins but slap that optic on and I love it.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

41:58 - Sounds like a veeeeery interesting element to a stage in an action match of some sort. Extremely exclusive, but interesting to me none-the-less.

[@gabeldunn5068]

My father purchased a. Moisin-Nagant from Montgomery-Ward for @ $10.00 in 1969. Absolutely nothing to take notice of. Now my nephews have come to the point it's a perfect rifle worthy of much glory. It's cheap and will remain with as a $10.00 rifle.

[@FirstDagger]

22:30 And even with energy weapons you then have railguns and coilguns as a choice. And as ships provide enough energy both the Zumwalt and the next Japanese Destroyers will field lasers (against UAV) and railguns.

[@slightlymadotter8709]

Don`t forgett the Rheinmetall HEL which is able to destroy mortar shells mid flight and only needs a big vehicle to be mobile.

[@charlesinglin]

If my understanding is correct, the original prototypes of what became the FAL were designed around the 7.92x33mm, then it was changed to the .280 for British tests and finally the 7.62 Nato. Did FN ever consider producing a FAL in 7.62x39mm? Seems like it would have been practical and open up a large market segment.

[@DarkestVampire92]

As for laser weapons: Karl points out they´re icepicks, and thats true in a way- they´re not doing enough damage on hit, they´re doing damage as things progress. The experimental naval-mounted laser gun the US tinkers with to shoot down drones sets drones on fire over the span of several seconds, but its not as instant as a projectile piercing it. So as an infantry weapon they might not be viable at all, given that the damage isnt instant.

[@MadraktheRed]

The idea with a laser rifle is that you pulse it really, really rapidly to ablate targets away instead of a single, high energy pinpoint. They make way more sense in space anyway, I've always felt.

[@DrewEdwardBacklas]

Spot on with the svt40. My brother has owned one for over 20 years. Has never run properly.

[@jagx234]

I have the Crimson trace laser on my CCW. I wish I had the light instead nowadays, but I of course thought the laser cooler at that time. I do find that the laser is a good training tool though. It makes it very easy for me to see what someone I'm teaching is doing with their sighting right before the shot breaks, i.e. dipping or pulling them over by squeezing too hard or something.

[@whyjay9959]

If the 5.56 is to be replaced, I'm thinking that what we should go for is a more elongated, faster bullet of the same or lower caliber; If I understood correctly, for a given muzzle energy a lighter and faster projectile produces less recoil, and the elongation could help with drag and penetration. Today's barrels might be durable enough to not be worn down too quickly by a considerably faster round than the 5.56, and it may be possible to design one that has similar recoil but is more effective overall.

[@ADVtheMISSIONARY]

i have used Green lazers for spotlighting/hunting and found them useful especially when with other people.

[@first6digits]

I could be mistaken but I haven't seen a k--31 at retail or anywhere near 300 for a while now... classic will get a few but they are all gone within 10 or 20 minutes

[@vlaricshard2]

first6digits. some places have the older rifles and carbine for $300-$400

[@first6digits]

vlaricshard2 Source?

[@vlaricshard2]

www.southernohiogun.com/longguns/surplus-longguns?SID=Wju19v1uYd8MFidC7VFG7P8ncD3dRdGRJBmlyjbrIQA= they might be out though you'd have to call.

[@vlaricshard2]

www.gunbroker.com/item/659297510 buy now for $340

[@first6digits]

vlaricshard2 neither of these links are for k-31s. They are both for 1896/11s...

[@USAACbrat]

S&W single shots came from this era. Colt Navy Conversions also competed

[@exploatores]

I know more the one time in live fire exercises when I was the look out for the squad. more then one squdmember dumping a couple of magasin and after ask where the targets was. So I almost think IR googles or something that makes it easyer to find the targets would do more for the soldiers then the ability to fire sub moa groups at the firingrange.

[@yzhou05]

I have found having a visible laser on a pistol in combination with a light (e.g. TLR-2) to be very useful for room clearing/searching and shooting accurately from compression and more unconventional/awkward positions (on toes, peeking into room). Also, I carry and usually shoot a DA/SA Sig. My wife's gun, which doubles as the home-defense gun, is a Glock 17 (she much prefers not having to deal with the DA trigger). Having the visible laser on the Glock helps solve 2 problems: 1) my instinctive POA problem due to the difference in grip angle between Sigs and Glocks 2) my wife's minimal training time (I still try and have her qualify a moderately difficult pistol standard bi-annually). I will admit that it can be a crutch, but one I find useful in certain circumstances (like real crutches).

[@yzhou05]

For "realz": none Force-on-force training: ~30 (abandoned school, daylight and nighttime). Context for training is as a solo civilian or LEO. Pistol often times is all you have. Yes it does give away your position, but that is mitigated by also having 800 lumens of white-light projecting out from that position, hopefully right at the opposition's eyes.

[@yurei8368]

One note on DE - directed-energy - weapons, such as lasers. While I agree that they're not likely to replace projectile-firing weapons any time soon as it's far more efficient from a physics standpoint to use energy to accelerate a projectile than it is to use energy to accelerate more energy at a target, the 'ice pick' issue doesn't necessarily follow. With DE you're burning the target, not piercing it, and burns by their nature spread out to a degree from their source. Heat an area quickly enough and you can cause thermal expansion, which is a lot like something I really don't want to have happen to me. Furthermore, there's also the issue of converting bodily fluids forcefully into steam with enough application of energy, at which point you are *causing the target to explode*. All of these take vastly more energy to accomplish than simply pushing a metal slug through important bits and thus are not likely to be effective even if they're feasible. That and if people think 5.56 is a lousy barrier penetrator, wait until they try their AR-99 in 300nm. What might do better is, as stated, electromagnetic acceleration of stuff like plasma packets. No, I don't think Science Plasma Guns are going to take over from slugthrowers any time soon, especially since most realistic plasma designs require specialized ammo just exactly the same way slugthrowers do, but there could be applications for it. You don't really get more incendiary than 'small fireball', for example. That and theoretically, plasma accelerators would have a whole lot less recoil than slugthrowers and thus be far more controllable in rapid-cycling full-auto fire. One guy with a plasma variant of a SAW, for example, could provide much more accurate - and terrifying - suppressing fire while his slug-armed squadmates get to the work of picking off people hiding from the fire-spewing maniac. That's pure theoreticals, of course, but I've always been a huge sci-fi geek so thinking about practical and realistic applications for pie-in-the-sky Future Stuff is a great way to kill time for me. Lasers are a no-go - atmospheric diffusion eliminates them as snipers, which a lot of folks would otherwise think they're excellent for, and energy requirements eliminates them as most anything else in terms of infantry weapons - but plasma may have some interesting applications if we can figure out how to reliably and quickly convert material into it and then kick that material out the end of a bore.

[@jakedeforus6779]

A big reason why someone would optic an old rifle is laws I know in my state I can't own an AR or an AK so a lever gun in say 45 with a red dot lets me get those quick follow ups and things of that nature even just if it's in a fun factor

[@MrCyphermonkey]

With firearms can the lasers be used to estimate range? For example with the laser on my air rifle its zeroed at 30m. If the target is beyond 30m the laser will be below the cross hair, closer above which allows me to compensate. Or does the different ballistics of firearms ammunition make this use irrelevant

[@atilliar]

The early ar15 is a C&R now right?

[@tuck234]

Yup.

[@genericpersonx333]

Those produced before 1967 should be considered C&R now, yes. However, it is not a huge deal since they are nearly all machineguns and so have a lot of nasty paperwork left to do.

[@ssreeser95]

I've fired Mosin-Nagant many times and I find it quite enjoyable... for about 10-20 rounds. I have been able to hit steel targets at around 100 yards but a wide MOA. Overall I would say if there was a cheap one in decent shape I would buy it for a fun gun to take out occasionally but I would never trust my life with it.

[@Mack7830]

Speaking toward cheap mosins, I've got a Ex-dragoon hex receiver, and a 42 izhvesk, and boy howdy the difference in quality...

[@Tubajock2]

was able to get a interwar (27') 91/30 mosin thats in amazing shape (thats the important bit was bought from a widow of a VERY picky collector), fun to shoot but heavy. decently accurate and cheep glad I have it, but def much better guns out there. I really want a swiss straight pull but saving for an H9

[@johnyricco1220]

Ian, I see you have a Brandt mle 37 mortar in front of you. Mind telling us about it? I've always wondered how it's cable sighting system works.

[@bvhnightmare]

@14:00 Iraqverteran888 did a very interesting video on bullet deflection in hunting guns.

[@Terran994]

Funny you mention the whole Pederson round/rifle vs 30-06 and Garand debate. Makes me want to hear you thoughts on the Garand vs Johnson rifle debate. You think they went down the wrong road with the Garand and 06 with 8 rounds but then there's the Johnson. To me it's an interesting design but it's also a novelty. Not in a bad way but in the idea there's no future in it. For example I have a old Calico M-100 Fun gun. I got video of it on my channel and it runs but obviously besides the Russian Bizon smg, no one seems to see a benefit in the helical mag concept, in the same way the Johnson had the potbelly rotating magazine that no one else copied, and for probably good reason.

[@Mack7830]

Also as far as lasers are concerned, I agree with the dubious value some manufacturers put on them, but I also have a viridian c5l on my PPQ as my daily carry gun, with the logic that in low light/night time the sights may not be easy to see (if at all). The laser as I've tested it is more than capable of letting me hit targets out to 25 yards or more, and the green laser is wayyyy easier to see and track than red ones.

[@PlurimusPartum]

Gaseous propellant could be the next step in technology if it was given enough development and attention. The only problem may be that it isn't enough of an improvement to outweigh the cost of changing systems. Similar to hydrogen powered automobiles--great for smaller countries, but not so much for large countries with well-established systems in place.

[@danieltaylor5542]

Wouldn't a laser powerful enough to be a weapon also flash the water around the wound to steam causing additional damage?

[@somedude3766]

Hi, love the channel. Your comment on the K31 are dead on. K31 are already way more $$ on the canadian market. GP11 ammo is slowly drying out. So get one while you can! They are great shooters, precise, and they have that cool factor of the straight pull. For sights, I added apperture rear sight on an SKS, it is much better. I agree with your sights picture option.

[@jonathanmikesell7006]

Ian, power is a rate of energy transfer, not an amount of energy. Also, as a side note, if a 9V battery (not merely a similarly sized higher voltage battery) provided a gigawatt of power, the amperage and heating of the circuit would be insane.

[@zedhiro6131]

Red dots are great for cross dominant eyes, and lever action guns can be an acceptable opinion for a nonfree state.

[@NPS69]

Visible lasers are especially useful for people who have piss poor vision like myself, especially for home defense, as I can't really depend on my glasses getting on and staying on my face and the little red dot is a lot easier to pick up than a .120" front sight post, even with night sights.

[@alaskajohn907]

Also, John Lovell is the go to guy on night vision instruction, and he has a few great videos covering the subject in depth :)

[@kevinisherwood6987]

I have not been able to get my hands on a K31. Where are they hiding them all?

[@CrysResan]

how would something more like .243 work over 5.56 or is it too little increase?

[@soonersmith4179]

The enfield is a masterpiece

[@Devin_Stromgren]

Is that the Time Life The Old West series on the shelf behind you?

[@michaeldavis4651]

Speaking of Mosin-Nagants, I was in a gun shop yesterday, and I noticed a Mosin stock on the wall. The owner said it was left-over after a guy who owned the complete rifle took the barrel and action and put them in a synthetic stock. My reaction: What possessed him to take all that trouble for a Mosin?! (Naturally, I phrased it much more politely.)

[@loneghostone6883]

I'll complain about your comments on lasers. When a high-powered laser "hits" something they dont just burn through it, they ablate the material, turning it into a vapor which expands rapidly. The effect is often explosive depending on the power.

[@lukew2194]

I guess this video was shot at Ian's place.

[@Tunkkis]

M40 Lahti? The M40 is the Swedish license built copy of the original Lahti L-35 pistol.

[@Buzzard-wq1bw]

I love my mosin :(....... my m44 (you can room clear with it because it's so dam loud 😂😂😂 it's like shooting a flash bang !!)

[@trumble7766]

I have a 91/30, but my buddy has an M44 and it is ridiculous, I get a headache shooting it because the concussive blast of unburnt powder at the muzzle feels like someone slapping your forehead. I'm almost convinced you could use one to start a campfire with the fireball that comes out the end.

[@Buzzard-wq1bw]

Trumble I don't really know why every one hates on mosin :( I would take my mosin to war if I couldn't get my hands on an ak :) it was actually the first gun I ever asked for :) got it just a few years ago for my 13th birthday. I wanted to get a cheap m-91-30 because they were inexpensive and I wanted my momma to save some money but all they had in the gun store was a m44 :) we got it for 300 bucks...... always gonna be one of my favorite guns period!

[@trumble7766]

I Need to do some work on my Mosin, sticky bolt (not due to a headspacing problem) I think it just needs to be scrubbed super good with an oversized borebrush on a cordless drill. I might have some cosmoline build up down in the locking lug recesses. and my firing pin might be offcenter, I watched an IraqVeteran8888 Video about how to improve the action on Mosins, mine feels stiff, and you have to be a man about it when you shoot it, but it's not unshootable and it's surprisingly accurate for an old warhorse. I got my 91/30 for $75 back in 2007. I own an AR now, so the mosin doesn't get much love anymore, but I refinished the stock on it and duracoated it gloss black back when I was really shooting it a lot, it looks nice. I wasn't worried about ruining any collector's value on it since it's a 1936 Tula round reciever and there are like 7 million of them lol. I think people shit on Mosins because they're the Marlin Model 60 of Mil-Surp you can't go anywhere without tripping over one lol, and I have to admit after firing a springfield 03A3, a Mauser k98, and an Enfield that the average mosin is harder to cycle than any of those others. Some of it's reputation is deserved, and some of it is bandwagon shitposting.

[@soylentgreen7074]

Springfield's handgun cases have picatinny rails on them!

[@americanfootball8694]

what about small shaped charges as ammunution?

[@left-handedtexan2658]

The Helwen Egyptian 9mm pistol is only about 250 dollars. They are not bad pistols. Plus not a lot of people know what they are. They are a Beretta clone. Could y'all possibly do a video on one.

[@robertbenson136]

Beware of shooting a Helwan they break their locking block wedge with great frequency then are unsafe. Helwans make Hi Points look like Kimbers

[@left-handedtexan2658]

I did not know that was a issue they they had. I was thinking more along the lines of a unusual and affordable gun.

[@alaskajohn907]

Finnish M39s competitive in price to an SKS and are insanely accurate. 54r ammo still reasonable. Good bolt gun choice

[@laxbro4ever]

where do you find k31s???

[@johnfloyd8199]

ON THE TOPIC OF RANGE COMPETENCY. i personally am a shooting sports enthusiast and a hunter. i have noticed something about public ranges. in my experience hunters are far safer with their firearms. i go to the range often and on any random Saturday there will be 20 people firing away with sometimes scary unpredictability. such as firing when i am downrange trying to check a target. On the weeks leading up to open hunting season this all changes. you will see 20 plus families (father son/daughter and grandpa) all shooting with impeccable safety. An absolute chorus of FIRE IN THE HOLE and ALL CLEAR with everyone patiently obeying the rules in concert.It absolutely amazes me since hunters get that BUBBA stigma and the Tac guys are supposed to be the gun experts. I have NEVER had that grandpa in forest cammo fire a rifle in a way that makes me shit my pants, but have had those two dudes with the super Tacd out AR'S start blasting while i am across the firing line. Bear in mind that i am as unbiased as they come, seeing as i both shoot tactical firearms IE an AR and love to hunt. Also the strict "gun people" enjoying the range are way less concerned with actual marksmanship than the "huntin fellas". Has anyone else had a similar experience?

[@rcairnut]

8mm Kurtz.... have one on the way... :) can't wait!

[@Liam-B]

5.45x39 doesn't cost very much, especially if you buy bulk. Not talking about 7n6.

[@kfeltenberger]

One comment and one question...When you were discussing lasers as weapons and mentioned that they'd "ice pick" the target, this is likely not going to be the case. When the laser hits the target it will begin transferring energy to the surface; LBE, plate carrier, plates, uniform, and eventually the body. The energy that allows it to burn through the covering materials will, when presented with living tissue, most likely convert the water in the cells to steam by super heating the liquid and thus creating a nasty surface explosion that would then partially ablate the laser beam. If the beam was strong enough, it would continue super heating the liquid as it burned its way deeper into the body. Nasty, very, very nasty. The question is about your comments on "Mosin-Nagants"; would this include the Finnish M/38? They were significantly reworked/redesigned from the M-91/30s that the FInns captured and exhibited a much higher quality with regards to parts fit, function, and accuracy.

[@Howjadoo22]

How's the availability and cost of .303 British compared to 30-06?

[@SlavicCelery]

It all depends on where you live.

[@Daemascus]

I miss the spam cans of 7.62x54r, cheap ammo for my PSL on the out door range. And a much better sniper than a Mosin Nagant.

[@sae1095hc]

As for high power laser weapons being like an icepick, I think you could tune the photons to cause explosive boiling of water so ...

[@phillippatryndal4255]

(Do you know how microwaves work (cooking?)) The problem with that is the the frequency needed for heating water, is completely different to what's needed to penetrate metal etc..

[@n2dadarknight]

Just from my viewer standpoint inlay some pictures to keep my Adult ADD in check.........ever shoot w/ Swiss snipers?

[@piotraria6809]

Law Enforcement use lasers when pointing pistol on arrested suspect from the hip (So they don't have their gun taken from them) Often partners are very close to target so they need to be sure to pointing on target. Lasers on guns are banned here in Poland for civilians.

[@cprice2011]

k31 have skyrocketed in price, can't find one below 550$

[@Spitsz01]

Good stuff guys! What is that "thing" in the foreground? Mortar? Grenade launcher? Just curious...

[@InrangeTv]

+Wacky Tabacy Blender.

[@con6lex]

I do remember Ian buying a mortar a while back, and proud that his housemate allows it as a coffee table decoration.

[@Zorglub1966]

It's a MAC model 1937 50mm grenade launcher, it's french and rare, few produced.

[@Spitsz01]

Thank you Zorglub, I was curious!

[@Zorglub1966]

You're welcome. Few were produced because the invasion in 1940, and It became obsolete quickly after WW2, Mas 49, Mas 36/LG48 & Mas 35/51 rifles were produced with integrated grenades launchers

[@bansheemopar]

I think you got that with the laser quite wrong. As far as I am informed, if a person would be hit by a powerful laser, the water in the body would basically explode, because it is heated beyond boiling point and therefor do catastrophic tissue damage.

[@con6lex]

Yes, but how powerful a laser would be needed, and for how long would it have to illuminate the target? Weapons mounted on vehicle or ships would have a good power supply (generator and battery bank), but a handheld weapon might be pretty limited. See Firefly episode ""Heart of Gold".

[@michaelschlissel8071]

on lasers...I'm currently using a green laser for teaching my 6 y/o daughter to shoot. So I know what she's aiming at

[@exlibris3776]

Im only a scrub tier $2 a month supporter so I cant submit questions, but I feel that 7mm/.270 type calibers have always been a great meeting ground between the 7.62/5.56 discussion you guys always seem to be answering. 308 too big for infantry rifles and 556 is just too weak for med machine guns. If you could create a caliber to fill both these roles, what would the optimal dimensions be and what would your preferred fps be?

[@left-handedtexan2658]

The reason .270 would not work is because it is a long action round.

[@exlibris3776]

i meant the diameter of the projectile being "7mm/.270 type" not the actual .270 round. So stuff like 270/280 british, 276 pederson, 6.5 creedmore, 6.8 spc, etc

[@Christian.Lee_]

A good author for anyone interested in the potential of future wars is George Friedman. The book I'm thinking I believe is actually called "The Future​ of War". Good read but it can be dense.

[@ShaDOWDoG667]

disruptors when

[@SlavicCelery]

I agree completely with the take on the .280. Internet lore makes it sound like it was *slightly* more recoil than a 5.56. While as the reality of it, is that it's still a pretty big ol' round. I think the weight savings of 5.56 alone would have made the AR-15 still as viable in the alternate reality as it is in ours.

[@Garith000]

laser weapons will also cauterize the wound making blood loss pretty much next to nothing

[@kenibnanak5554]

So it is agrreed, those of us with Martini Henry or Sharps carbines should knock off those horrid rear sights and put a decent red dot sight on. :)

[@bradym9787]

Karl, it looks like your fitness is really coming along, Congrats and keep it up. Sincerely, An ex fatty

[@404Matt]

I'd imagine visible laser sights would be useful while wearing a gas mask.