January 2019 Q&A

[@SWEmanque]

Joe Lyons 00:39 How come you stopped uploading your videos to PornHub? Brice H. 01:48 What piece(s) of gear have you originally thought to be useless or impractical but after testing found to be very practical and usable? Fabian H 03:51 Ever thought of doing live stream Q&As? Daniel F 05:03 Would a magazine cut off and single loading option have made a lever gun a more acceptable option to military adoption? Benjamin R 07:52 What is your opinion of Russian/Belarusian optics quality? Have you been seeing improvement over the years? Anthony H 10:29 What do foreigners need to know about competing in the Finnish match? Alex S. 12:12 What your y'alls thoughts on the G36? Kevin B 15:29 Do you think the M1 Garand would have been better than the BAR for walking fire in WWI given its lighter weight and quick reload if mass issued? eRahja 16:07 What weapon would you use as Soviet soldier during world war 2 if you could choose(No captured weapons)? Jonathan J. 19:35 John Moses Browning or Eugene Stoner for greatest American firearm engineer? Christopher S 21:33 If you could go back in time and have one gun receive the development the AR15 has received since it's inception, which do you think would be most interesting? Ian S 24:56 Do you think we will see a time were handguns and rifles will have no iron sights? DandyEcho 26:49 Why is it you think that bolt action rifles and pump action shotguns became the norm? Brian C 30:25 Best value in home-built parts kits available today? CETME-C/G3, CETME-L, Uzi, or still the AK? David L 35:35 Update on your Beretta 92 and Walther CCP? Garrett Sder 36:24 Favorite piece if classic/vintage gear? Roy B 38:54 Is an SMG effective in a modern context? John L 41:47 What has been more practical, a slick plate carrier with a chest rig on top, or a combined rig? Joseph F 43:07 Did you really throw away the CZ52/57ish at Red Oktober? Jon C 43:47 Given the number of weapons you (and particularly Ian) have lying around and borrow for videos, how many calibers of ammo do you have lying around? Tim B 47:15 Would you all consider a project to modernize the M1 Carbine as a sort of small “jungle gun”? Ryan Z 48:59 If you had access to a C93 Borchardt and an early Madsen semi-auto rifle, would you run a 2 gun match with them? Imperator314 49:58 What are your opinions/preferences regarding proper AR-15 lubrication? Jeremy R 51:16 Why do you think a device similar in concept to the Pedersen device wasn't further pursued inter-war? Martin W 53:00 4k video, when? Bobby M 56:02 Are you seeing AR pistols with Braces at the matches more and more? Kyle C 57:17 What is the best dual-purpose cartridge for Cowboy Action shooting? stuka444 59:16 Why did the French never adopt larger magazines for their battle rifles despite all other nations having what seems like a 20 round magazine minimum? Scott F 01:03:31 I'm really interested in competing in Desert Brutality. How should I start out and what gear would you recommend at the minimum? David C 01:07:48 Do either of you own any "wall hanger" firearms and if so, why don't you shoot them?. justin C 01:10:54 Regardless of current technological limitations what in your option would constitute the perfect carbine optic? Gori the all powerful 01:11:42 In the previous Q&A you stated that of all the cap and ball revolvers, you'd carry and 1860 Colt. Why? Icebreaker Interactive 01:13:53 It's World War 3 in 1985. You are out of ammo and you see among the dead on the battlefield an M16A1, a FAL, a G3, an AK74, and an M/49 Hovea. Which one do you reach for? Brian I 01:14:21 Why are grip safeties and trigger safeties not utilized in rifles and shotguns? John G 01:18:18 What did you guys think of “They Shall Not Grow Old”? Alex 01:21:19 Are revolvers obsolete for combat? James 01:21:59 Legalities aside, would you please explain the benefits and negatives of concealed carry vs open carry. Andrew D 01:26:04 Why were pump action military rifles not a thing? Fred R 01:26:41 Any thoughts on buying and restoring surplus military vehicles as a project car? Carl L 01:28:59 Hi Karl, you mentioned you have Norwegian Roots. What's your relation to Norwegian culture? X-51 01:31:19 1911, would you put it being obsolete or in obsolescence? Eamon B 01:32:08 What are your thoughts on rifle-only run-and-gun type matches? Anonymous 01:35:07 Have you ever considered running or participated in a shooting competition with nighttime or low light shooting? Matthew R 01:37:34 I was told that the Army decided lever actions were too difficult to operate while shooting prone. According to your research, is this true?

[@christianstahl4099]

Thank you so much!

[@maxjones503]

Cheers, mate.

[@SWEmanque]

@@maxjones503 Thanks, too bad the comment was flagged as spam by KZbin so a lot of people missed it, but I'm glad InRangeTV deflaged it.

[@maxjones503]

Yeah, I'm glad I still got it pretty high up (fifth or sixth).

[@JohnDoe-pk8lc]

Not all heroes wear capes, some just put effort in youtube comments

[@shanesizemore3654]

Karl you are absolutely right about the stripper clips being all over the place. When I was in Latvia on an exchange program, I talked to some locals about where some battles had occurred, bought a metal detector and went out into the woods. I used the metal detector to look at first but after finding almost a dozen stripper clips within 20 feet of where I was, I started just eyeballing the surface and only digging for bigger objects. After 1 single day I had found, 42 sets of full stripper clips, 4 canteens, a really rusted Luger, a dozen helmets with all sorts of damage (Russian and German), an STG44 which had a bent barrel, several Mosins, and what looked like an SVT, a foxhole with 3 MG42 barrels, a box of intactish grenades (which I flagged and reported to the authorities), and a ton of other shit I couldn't identify. People fail to realize that both sides lost more stuff than they could ever really use in combat. When the adrenaline and fear kicks in you lose stuff left and right. And I found all of that stuff in a wooded area less than 5 acres big. Edited to fix my derpy spelling

[@nirfz]

It's not just adrenalin, when people get injurred they loose things, when artillery pulverizes them broken and bent things stay there, dead soldiers are burried or carried away, injurred ones are carried away and if time matters you carry your buddy and not his stuff... all the other things aren't/weren't cared as much, or time wasn't there to care about them.

[@Apolloneek]

Shit did you get to keep any thing from it ?

[@andrewgillis3073]

Battle fields today still yield a fair amount of discarded / lost equipment. Even from the American Civil War. People have found unfired Minie balls prercusion caps even today. Grenades and other explosives are a concern in Europe, and all countries have active OED service. This is different than finding an aerial bomb or artillery shell, which was expended but never exploded. Used stripper clips and mags can also be found.

[@gingaluvsweed]

Awu you r

[@Kerndon]

My experience with bringing sporting guns into the US as a European tourist: Send the application through three different channels (email, fax, letter) and usually two of them get denied, one approved.

[@forestalfrank1074]

@The Judgemental Cat Probably most government agencys around the world.

[@Woodie-xq1ew]

@The Judgemental Cat governments move at a snails pace, many government IT systems here in the UK are still running windows XP so fax is pretty high tech to some agencies

[@Carbide195]

Admittedly I work for a different government, dealing with different kinds of applications, but duplicate applications actually tend to be a real headache when it comes to trying to get the applicant's submission processed quickly. If and when the computer system even realises that the applications have been duplicated, we have to decide which application is most complete then link and withdraw/reject the others. This often involves getting the duplicates transferred to/from different offices because often each duplicate will end up being processed in a different place, especially if they arrive at different times through different channels. With any and all applications I would recommend applying once and enquiring frequently for updates.

[@WalcomS7]

Watching the clouds move in the background is actually pretty soothing.

[@andreaslaroi8956]

That's why we need 4K!

[@lilkassa9732]

nice nerf content

[@marzcapone9939]

@@andreaslaroi8956 Back in my day, we just went outside, guess I'm old ;-)

[@vitoscaletta7151]

Between you two, Who is the better dancer?

[@InrangeTv]

Neither.

[@vitoscaletta7151]

@@InrangeTv Dance off when?

[@InrangeTv]

Never.

[@vitoscaletta7151]

@@InrangeTv Never say never

[@proteus2103]

@@vitoscaletta7151 Fight fight fight.... oh wait

[@andreaslaroi8956]

I think you're underestimating the potential of 4K, especially for ForgottenWeapons: It would drastically improve our enjoyment of worn out, obscure markings on really old guns. Or allow us to read the titles of all the books on Ians shelves. I also definitely need more details on the cacti in the Q&A videos.

[@MrGrimsmith]

Glad I'm not the only one that pauses videos to look at someone's library. Then again, I may have more than 1,500 books in mine so you could say that teh written word fascinates me a touch. On topic though I run a 40" 4K screen for watching videos and 1080P with the built in upscaling is plenty sharp enough. The biggest issue with 4K is that the OS doesn'[t handle it well as far as text is concerned and my old eyes can't read anything without slapping it to 300% which only applies to some things rather than all.

[@coffeestainedwreck]

Possibly, but I think you'd need to save the frame and then zoom in to get any value out of that - it's not what video does well at all. In terms of video, I think a resolution that matches most of our screens (720, 1080) is optimal. I'd prefer that Ian posted pictures on the FW blog for things that require lots of zoom and detail.

[@c.j.1089]

There's a lot of reasons to go to 4k. It's already a standard.

[@alaskajohn907]

Something to consider for a slick plate carrier is the health of the user. In field conditions it is beneficial to be able to remove your chest rig and the weight of all your kit for a multitude of reasons, and yet keep ballistic protection on your body. It doesn't seem logical until you've had to carry a lot of kit on patrol for significant distances.

[@DieselMcBadass1]

If you were cast as an action movie hero, and could pick what weapons you had, with emphasis on looking totally awesome and no need for practicality, what would you be packing?

[@tripleog9557]

DieselMcBadass1 that’s easy man a SD9 MP5 surpressed

[@RobertBeckk]

GAU-8

[@alexwest2573]

1858 Remington

[@eddyguizonde401]

gatling gun (or any rotary barrel mg) with a bayonet fixed on each individual barrel. silly, but awesome.

[@RobertBeckk]

@@eddyguizonde401 it would be really kooky if it was a different bayonet on each barrel.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

I like your not-livestream content. Livestreams I have watched are loaded with 'hey, dude shout-outs, trolling and inanities.

[@alaskajohn907]

Gun Jesus granted this month's QA with his presence. I always feel something is missing when he isn't there. Part of the fun is hearing the similarities and disparities in your opinions

[@alaskajohn907]

Also, please no livestreams, preparation is better

[@ericverwoest1678]

Pump action shotguns are more prevelant than bolt action due to shotguns primary use rooting in wing shooting. With a pump, you can charge the next round while mainting your swing and follow through on your moving target much easier than you can with a bolt or lever action. It is also arguably faster. Pumps are not as popular on rifles because traditionally, rifles are often shot from a rest, weather it be bags or a bipod. The pump gets in the way of this and requires the user to re-set his test every time he fires to charge the weapon. With a bolt action, the forend can be rested and the bolt manipulated with relative little disturbance to the rifle.

[@CCW1911]

The grip safety on a 1911 helps keep it from firing if dropped with the thumb safety off due to inertia of the trigger itself which was all metal and heavy.

[@lordaleksandre]

Indeed. And additionally, would one run around with a cocked single action revolver? Nah. Grip safety really is the high cut of single action autos.

[@Tagawichin]

Browning was asked to add the grip saftey because horse calvary was still around and they were concerned about being able to drop the pistol on a lanyard to take emergency control of the horse. They had conserns about the autoloader on the end lanyard discharging multiple times.

[@nelsonglover3963]

I’ll sometimes watch InRange and Forgotten Weapons on Full30 if I get the email notification for Full30 before the YT notification but it is just more convenient to watch here. If the worst comes to it I’d definitely move to another source.

[@AluminumStud]

I always say that the safety on a pistol is the holster, but rifles don't have holsters; therefore, they require a manual safety.

[@Strawberry92fs]

I say handguns need manual safeties because cops get itchy trigger fingers. "accidental" shootings by cops went way up after they started using glocks instead of berettas. I THINK. take that with a grain of salt, I need to look it up again, but if I don't comment now, I'll forget. I'll try to come back with a source for that later.

[@AluminumStud]

@@Strawberry92fs I'd argue that's a failure to learn the equipment. The gun shouldn't be out of the holster, pointed at the Target, with a finger on the trigger unless the operator is willing to follow that through.

[@Strawberry92fs]

@@AluminumStud I agree. But it's the world we live in. American copa seem less likely to shoot people they shouldnt shoot when they have a safety lever on the gun

[@taggartlawfirm]

“They shall not grow old,” was amazing. No one could make a movie like that today, no government would allow that footage to be released.

[@ExUSSailor]

The M1 carbine was a band aid. It was an expedient solution to a war time problem. There's no need to modernize it, because, in the 70+ years since it came about, there have been an hundred-fold better solutions to problem of a compact, light weight, personal defense weapon.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

@@skepticalbadger "any WW2 SMG was superior to the M1 Carbine within its actual role of PDW and combat out to 100m" - I would take a M1 Carbine over a Sten, Thompson or MP40 any day of the week for 100m engagements.

[@scott5913]

For as long as you guys are still on youtube, I'll keep watching on youtube, solely for the convenience. There's other content I watch that hasn't decentralized to the extent you have, so I'll stick with what's more convenient for me. I'm sure most of your viewers are in the same boat. If it's any consolation, I run ublock origin, so I'm putting load on youtubes servers without giving them money.

[@mattstrunk5006]

I watch on my phone and a 4k pc monitor. 1080 still works fine. Increasing resolution yeilds diminishing returns.

[@slaytanicsabbath]

That's why my Lasik led to divorce

[@thustra07]

The Armorer's Bench said he had a source for G11 ammo.

[@diamondflaw]

For some reason the discussion on video resolution made me flash to people talking about wanting sub-MOA accuracy in a weapon that realistically would not be used at ranges beyond where 2-3 MOA is just fine.

[@Mr2ndAmendment]

The British taught us that song at the end of "They Shall Not Grow Old." Something historic and sad about British soldiers, Americans, and French artillery all hanging out in Iraq in 2018. That documentary was seriously healing for me, and it's amazing that after Afghan and Iraq, and 100 years later, their voices about that war echo some of the things we feel and say all the time. Just dropped in the comments to say something about that, can't ever forget the Mademoiselle from Armentieres. Used to sing it around the French dudes, it'd drive them nuts haha.

[@johnn8223]

As a Norwegianish person, I would love to read that memoir of the occupation.

[@nickbeckwith6211]

As a student of history, puhlease post that oral history account of living under Nazi occupation in Norway if possible. Primary sources like that are invaluable.

[@tristanholland6445]

Lol what is Norwegianish are you half Swedishish?

[@kylefunke4008]

I believe the answer to the question of why we don’t see more lever action shotguns is because you don’t have the ability of rapid follow up shots like you do with a pump. You can use your non dominant hand to rack the shotgun without having to move your eye off of a flying target like you have to most of the time with a bolt action rifle. This coupled with the higher pressures of rifle rounds making the bolt action more reliable than a pump rifle which is why I believe small caliber pump rifles like .22s were popular.

[@ernstbergerbrent]

Stoner vs Browning is almost like Isaac Newton vs Steven Hawking.

[@Klovaneer]

You mean Hawking vs Einstein. Browning did all the footwork, his DNA is in almost every successful design.

[@Zealot_of_Omnissiah]

You mean like disabled?

[@KombatRok]

The lack of awareness of earpro that integrates both comms and amplification of ambient noise is strange during the discovery of SMGs and supressors.

[@jacobharris7711]

i can not believe i have shot an HKG36, MP7, and P90 and Ian has not, i find that crazy. Ian just message me i will get you on track brother you do a lot for the firearms folks out there. keep it coming and most of us will help in a moment if we can. Thank you for all you do.

[@coladirienzo3655]

I can only imagine the cancer from an Inrange livestream chat. Make it happen.

[@TheGM-20XX]

Oh boy would that be aids.

[@RG001100]

Even better if the livestream is a mud test.

[@Jeremiah90526]

Be honest, the cancer in Inrange and Forgotten Weapons comments is nothing compared to the rest of youtube. Other than specific videos, so dude saying mud test video, you are evil.

[@tiortedrootsky]

Perpetual stream of mudtesting all the variants of ARs and AK)))

[@JimFortune]

Seems like 80% of live stream is "Is this working? Are we going out? Do we have another question?"

[@ernstbergerbrent]

Bolt action shotguns only seem to be common in states that don't allow rifles for deer hunting. My dad had one with a rifled barrel and 3 round box magazine.

[@RTJsims]

@InRangeTV You mentioned the Grip safety of the 1911 still being there post addition of the thumb safety. Two Reasons that pretty much blend together If i recall correctly. The weapon was adopted in 1911 and it was a single action only firearm... In 1911 we still had actual cavalry who would possibly be required to fire from horseback. the 1911 keeps the grip safety because the gun needed to be drop safe even with the thumb safety off. Being a single action only fire control group meant, at the time, that there was no long heavy trigger pull as an added drop safety measure like the double action revolvers of the period. So using the context of possibly being dropped from a horse in a gunfight and not having a double action trigger; the grip safety is absolutely necessary.

[@RodneyGraves]

Ayup.

[@johndon762]

The reason for suppressing a 556 supersonic is "...not for hearing safe or to be able to ascertain the situation around you..."? Guess again Karl, those often are why the suppressor is on. Clearing room after room - often done with standard ammo in an M4 is a lot easier on your team mates with a suppressor on and deployment after deployment you deaf less quickly

[@benstoyles1297]

If you want to know about travelling abroad with firearms I'd suggest getting in contact with some of the high level USPSA/IPSC competitors. They tend to do a fair bit of international travel with firearms, especially if they're going to the world shoot. Ben Stoeger runs a youtube channel.

[@ostiariusalpha]

The Laugo Alien is the update to almost all of the promise of the HK P7. By essentially flipping the delaying piston to be on top of the barrel, instead of underneath, the Czechs have managed to get the bore axis even lower than the already low P7; and it moves the heat (which makes shooting the P7 uncomfortable after a few mags) further away from the shooters hand. Basically a hybridization of the best aspect of a P7 with a CZ-75. It doesn't have the complicated squeeze cocking mechanism, but while that mechanism is pretty neat, it isn't really as functionally beneficial as the gas delay system.

[@C4ndleJ4ck]

22:37 Oh no, Ian exposed as being merely human.

[@johnthomas7517]

Maybe I'm weird, but if you're setting up the two gun matches, what's the problem with adjusting par times to fit the function realities of muzzle loading weapons? The only thing in reality I can think of is that not enough folks would sign up to play.

[@InrangeTv]

It would ruin the match for everyone else for the benefit of the 2 people who would actually try it.

[@johnthomas7517]

Ok, that's a valid answer. But it is possible to make a match for muzzle loaders? I figure most folks that shoot those critters are in the East, where Civil War "fanbois" and reenactors are abundant. Maybe it could be a thing I'd be silly enough to try. Thanks.

[@InrangeTv]

www.n-ssa.org

[@johnthomas7517]

@@InrangeTv Thank you.

[@johnhans2929]

I bought my M1 Carbine at a gun show a couple of years ago. My Dad was with me, and helped me look it over. On the way out of the show, we stopped at an ammo dealer to get some ammunition for the carbine (and other guns I own). I sat the carbine down, propped against the table while I shopped. After it nearly fell over a couple of times, my Dad picked it up and slung it on his shoulder. I couldn't get it back from him until we got to the truck. He really liked his carbine when he was in the Army (Missile Corps) back in the early '60's.

[@ab5olut3zero95]

For the G36 question- While deployed to Kosovo I earned my gold Schutzenschnuer (sp? sorry- American) in 2014. Part of that qualification was qualifying on the Bundeswehr G36. I absolutely love my ARs, but the G36 is a fantastic service rifle. There's virtually no recoil, the built-in optic system is excellent IMO. The rifle balanced very well and the controls were ambidextrous and very intuitive. The first time I ever held the rifle I put every round on target and had no question if I had solid hits, all without adjusting zero. If you ever get the chance to shoot one, go for it. I will still choose the AR over the G36, BUT that's merely personal choice. Really enjoyed that rifle.

[@clawrence034]

In regards to the chauchat magazine, I imagine the blanks for the halves of the magazines including the holes in the side of the magazine were die cut from sheet metal in one go. That press was probably running day and night and to modify the tool on the press to remove the windows would have stopped production of the magazine for a period of time the French deemed unallowable.

[@dwightehowell8179]

Even if the tube is damaged you can single load a Winchester with no problems which doesn't mean I think they were wrong about what the military thought. Single shots being cheaper and sustained fire being about the same may have been the reason.

[@caryk3028]

in defence of the grip safety, its for dropping your 1911 in any condition to grab the reins if you don't have a lanyard and a horse then its indefensabe

[@vlaricshard2]

I'd argue that the FAL is still worth the build ,because dsa stuff isn't cheap at all so a build doesn't cost much more with typically better parts.

[@comderbob]

It’s a pain in the ass is what traveling internationally with firearms is. Ignoring the other country for a minute. Traveling from the US with a firearm is a pain. As all firearms are ITAR controlled items. Best places to start are the State Department, TSA, CBP (Customs and Border Patrol), and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) websites and a quick google search. It looks like PewPew Tactical did an article on traveling internationally with a firearm so looking at that would be good. Then you have to look at the country you’re traveling to and have to check their firearms laws and temporary import rules for firearms. But Karl and Ian’s answer is the best answer try to borrow a gun from in country.

[@TheTongo11]

If you travel inside EU it's quite simple. But I wouldn't even bother with internationel travel outside EU.

[@gewamser]

The 1911 was originally meant to be a cavalry pistol, cocked often dropped...with reins in hand.

[@BobSmith-vi2iv]

I would like to point out that you can see moving parts on the G11 when the gun is fired. The magazine moves with the rest of the recoil delaying reciprocating action and this can be seen quite well on high speed footage. Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6C3hmCOZdaVpLM

[@kaptunkordan6656]

my grandfather used top carry a lematt revolver with him when he played poker, he would set it on the table whenever anyone was starting to make trouble i think the lematt is a novelty gun but the idea of someone having a revolver and a shotgun in the same gun has a big fear factor, whats the saying the bark is worse than the bite, or something like that

[@prepperpov5852]

kaptunkordan that’s awesome haha

[@kaptunkordan6656]

@@prepperpov5852 from what i heard he never had to use it though, with good reason though, not many people would start trouble when someone has the ability to stick a shotgun and a revolver in their stomach

[@darthhodges]

Combo plate carrier and chest rig is better for a military that wants to order a large quantity of the same thing for standard issue. But for special forces or civilian competition shooters the desire or need to change your setup is frequent enough that a separate rig and carrier makes more sense.

[@Walden-jx4mi]

Forgot to mention even entire countries infantry when talking about the iron sights, as bad as it was, the L85 almost never saw combat with irons since it was issued with the su sat and that is being replaced by the ACOG

[@elbuano13]

Some insight for the question about pump/bolt action shotguns and rifles. I think you may have overlooked the fact that one of the reasons to go to breach loading was to fire from prone position. Pump action firearms are incredibly cumbersome to operate from the prone position. I remember an IPSC competition where one shooter was using the troy pump ar15 and when shooting prone he would have constant malfunctions and would loose sight picture every time. Not really a problem for shotguns because who's skeet shooting from prone? but I highly doubt a pump action rifle would military trials.

[@NiklasKing87]

love watching these long Q&A thank you for all you do I now these long ones are pretty taxing on your vocal cords!

[@JohnCBobcat]

Referencing the M1923 cartridge belt (the US WW2 belt for the M1903 Springfield and the M1 Garand), they were indeed originally procured with the inner snap-secured strap to hold the second stripper/charger clip securely even when the main flap was left open. I think that feature was carried over from the M1910 in WW1-era. That said, I inherited a 1923-style belt in OD #7 from my grandfather's post-WW2 USCG shooting team gear, and it doesn't have the inner strap. It might be Korea-era, though, by which point the M1903 family was basically relegated out of service. Unfortunately, the markings are long since worn off or obscured by decades of dirt, grease, and general crud from use. But I agree, it's a solid choice for "unexpectedly good vintage load-bearing gear", though I'd put the British P08 gear as not too far behind, since it's arguably a semi-user-configurable, "modular system" approach. It sorta has the retention drawback, but if memory serves some models had inner retention straps as well. In some respects, the P37 equipment from WW2 is a partial step backward.

[@wingshooter1967]

I watch your videos on a 4K 65” tv and appreciate that they are 1080 and would like to see them in full 4K but it is not necessary and like you said not quite worth the extra time to upload longer videos in 4K. Thanks for the great content!

[@darthhodges]

I'm pretty sure Arnold was using an 1887 shotgun in Terminator 2. You can see it does have a long throw the few times he reloads "traditionally" which is probably why they came up with the flip move so he could reload one handed while riding a Harley.

[@1leerling]

For video quality i agree 1080p is king but for forgotten weapons it'd be really awesome, seeing how it's an archive of historical stuff the more details the better

[@Tagawichin]

The 1911 was the last American horse pistol. There are a multitude of reasons a calveryman may need to drop his sidearm to free up a hand to take some other corrective action. Thats what the lanyard is for and with a revolver, not much of a consern. But imagin the havoc of a single action selfloadong pistol bouncing at the end of the lanyard.

[@nickbeckwith6211]

It was my impression that the US Army Cavalry Board insisted the grip safety remain even after the thumb safety was added.

[@Tagawichin]

@@nickbeckwith6211 yes, it was requested in addition to the thumb safety.

[@haloserb]

Most interesting Q&A for a while!

[@toolthoughts]

*DandyEcho* if you happen to see this, thank you for asking about the shotgun and rifle actions! And thanks Karl and Ian for talking about that. I tried to ask a similar question question, lever vs pump, a couple times on the FW q&a but it didn't get picked. I'm really glad to hear this discussed. (I tried writing this comment in several different ways, but it seems to get caught in some kind of filter or block. Can't imagine why. Hopefully it gets manually OK'd if that's possible. My other comments show up fine it seems. Bonus annoyance for filters and mutes being "shadow" - youtube sometimes is so frustrating.)

[@Picolinni]

Karl, you hit the nail on the entire point of select fire/cut offs. The most common thing I've been told by instructors is limiting rate of fire so soldiers don't blow their load in the first minute of combat... their words, not mine. I believe that is the entire reason the US went to three round burst on their rifles.

[@TommyPeel]

I watch a lot of KZbin on my 65in 4k TV. Most of the time I can barely tell the difference between 1080 and 4k KZbin. It's certainly not enough of a difference to make me stop watching 1080 content.

[@amschind]

You cannot pick Stoner and ignore Garand if the M16 and M1/M14 are the basis for that pick. On the other hand, Stoner's gas system from the AR16 is widely used to this day, much like Browning's short recoil design for pistols.

[@wompa3571]

My understanding is that grip safety on the 1911 was a requirement set forward by the calvary. Their reasoning was more to do with having to handle a horse than anything else from what I recall reading. There might be more to their reasoning than I know, however.

[@nate_thealbatross]

American living in France. The French magazine doctrine was influenced by the military structure. National service was required til 1997. France wanted millions of infantry, and each mag times millions added up fast.

[@whyjay9959]

If the G11 firing footage was slow enough to get a good look at projectiles, I would be interested in seeing what exactly happens to that plastic cap thing at the front of the cartridge.

[@ijduadfs3690]

In Finland if weapons overall lenght is over 840mm and/ or barrel is over 400mm it is a rifle, under both the measurements it is a pistol. It is just that simple. To buy ammo you need to show your gun licence (looks like a drivers licence) if you don't have one good luck. Transporting gun from one EU country to another is just case of filling a form far enough ahead of time that weels of byrocracy have time to turn. Outside EU you might strugle. Alot.

[@DrRob-gr5br]

Remington 760 was a rotating bolt pump gun in high pressure rounds: 30-06, 308, 270, etc extended magazines are unwieldy. Like a pump gun 10 shot 30-06 has a mg like a BAR. Later 223/556 guns were made, just not very popular. Good accurate guns fyi.

[@zakatalmosen5984]

"Revolvers were obsolete in WWI" *ian starts hearing screeching in the distance and rushes to the next question* lol you guys complement each other so well

[@MichaelZeagler]

Karl, I have to take issue with your assessment of military ARs' maintenance treatment. Usually they're stripped of bluing by EXCESSIVE maintenance. Regards

[@WJS774]

Regarding revolvers being obsolete for combat, what about use with a ballistic shield? I've heard that they can still be useful in that particular niche role.

[@N0mrcy4U]

I enjoy these Q&As and I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. I know both of y'all are busy, so it was nice having both of y'all! Proud subscriber and supporter here!

[@M04R92]

In a military rifle the trigger safety is completely unnecessary, because if it's a select fire gun it has a selector lever anyway -> adding a trigger safety just adds some parts.

[@heisenberg1817]

I own a mosberg bolt action shot gun with a box mag it’s box mag only holds 2 rounds and I kinda sucks because the extractor is like two skinny steel square pins with hooks on the end (it’s been a while so I might be slightly mistaken) that hook around the rim of the shell so unless the shell enters from the bottom it doesn’t eject right because one of the hooks doesn’t hook the rim of the shell and it tends to extract the shell but when it ejects it tends to flip and land back in the open bolt so hand loading a 3 rd shot is not really worth it your better off loading the mag racking the bolt and then removing the mag and adding another shell but when bird hunting on a wheeler it takes too long

[@jeanvaljean341]

I shot 250 rounds out of my m1 carbine last month and I had zero malfunctions. I used to have get failures to feed but that was due to bent feed lips on the magazine. I bent'em back with some pliers and I've had zero failures to feed since. Who keeps handing Karl and Ian junk M1s?

[@nate_thealbatross]

Karl, Iove your consistency. But if you were looking for a a lever gun that WASN'T .357, what next? France is weird about .357 and I'm wondering about low bullet weight .45 as a flat shooting alternative.

[@JDTN1985]

I think a mag cutoff would have helped sales for henry rifles far more then winchester due to winchester's use of a loading gate.

[@phatlaluke]

Well if the army managed to put aside its dislike of tube magazines, wouldn't they be more likely to adopt something like the Remington-Keene over a Winchester (even if it had a mag cut off)?

[@werre2]

M1 carbine is one of my favorite guns when it runs. I have completed 2 matches with it without malfunctions. I even used M2 30rounders and it still worked. First time I took it to a match I won a medal. My third match with the gun went well until on the last target of the last stage I got a mega-jam. Twice. The magazine and recoil spring strength and extractor must all be perfect or it will fail. When it jams you have like a triple feed going on. Luckily it's one of the easiest guns to clear malfunctions of

[@werre2]

and compared to, say, SVT-38/40 it's super reliable

[@darthhodges]

I can see open carry being a deterrent against solo muggers who intend no physical contact, but that's a fairly narrow subset of the kinds of threats you should be considering. I agree that in many, if not most, other situations it is certainly more of a liability than a deterrent.

[@williamprince1114]

M1 carbine , as everyone knows, was brought forward as a PDW. Would American service personnel been just as well served in the PDW role by a Winchester 92 or 73? Particularly if a 45 ACP (or 45 AR) version had been created. Would that have been a more cost effective approach?

[@Gopnik57]

To the discussion about the video quality, i need to say that i personally watch it while doing something else, for example playing a video game, or making some food... like just everything.. where i look at the screen for 30 seconds or longer and then resume to my on going work.. and this happens either on my second screen monitor or on my smartphone... or i just listen to you guys.. less on the forgotten weapons... since i get a bunch of good footage of the weapon.. but even if the firearm interests me less.. i just like to listen to you both... if there would be an podcast i would be listening to it... for example the Q&A videos.. i could do what ever i want and just listen to you guys. Besides that... there is really no need for an 4k or even WQHD quality video... even on my main monitor where i play on WQHD i can watch Ian's FW videos in full extend and still make out every last corner of the darkest spot on the rifle while standing in the other side of my room.

[@herknorth8691]

I remember hearing that the 1911 grip safety was kept at the request of the cavalry: if the pistol was dropped from the back of a galloping horse and then dragged by its lanyard (another thing the cavalry insisted in) then the light single-action trigger could easily be pulled by a piece of debris on the ground while the pistol was bouncing around, pointing in random directions. Also, I would like to hear that Norwegian lady's memoirs of the German occupation. It sounds like a video that would be enlightening and down-to-earth but also not terribly long either.

[@darthhodges]

I would argue that maybe the biggest factor (at least for the U.S.) for not standardizing on a lever gun was cost. They went with the inferior trapdoor Springfield because they thought it would be cheaper to convert in inventory muskets to that. I have heard that at times post Civil War soldiers were allowed less than 5 rounds per year to train with. The U.S. military was not the super funded behemoth it became during the 20th century and money was a problem.

[@tmenzerj]

Great discussion on open vs. concealed carry. This mirrors the opinion that I've had for a long time. They passed open here in Oklahoma several years ago and as someone who works in LE I kind of cringe every time I see someone open carry in public. Especially if they are not using a holster that has some kind of active retention. It's a scary prospect having someone try to take your gun from you and I think a lot of people overestimate their ability to prevent someone from getting their hands on an open carry firearm.

[@CAPNMAC82]

Rifle safety can affect more "bits" (bolt, etc.); trigger safety (generally) only limits the trigger.

[@01taran]

I love your answer to 4k. Upgrading makes sense when it is an issue, and some day may be necessary; why bother until it makes financial sense or makes sense for a technical reason.

[@FirstMetalHamster]

The G36's integrated red dot has a tendency to fog up pretty badly in humid weather, and the dot is pretty big. But that is being fixed with the A2 version using a seperate Zeiss optic (the same one used on the bundeswehr MP7) via picatinny rail ontop of the internal x3 sight.

[@DrKlausTrophobie]

I'm pretty sure you two are good at live stream, you seem to be natural speakers. The Q&A are almost live with very few cuts. But i also don't see any benefit doing the "real thing". In live stream there are always pauses, rambling, stuttering and off topic (to answer chat questions). Actually i prefer even the "edit wars" (when content creators do three hard cuts in only one sentence), to be honest: They are easier to follow then the usual live performances i had seen.

[@avlawns3037]

Ian, Where did you get your hat? I run through about 6 boonies a season being a landscaper. Looking for something a little more substantial than the chippity china ones I find here that rip when they see a branch.

[@lgiorgio71]

The is a moving part on the outside of the g11, the middle magazine recipacets back while the action is traveling in the receiver.

[@thatsleepyguy136]

Even if there's no ejecting or whatnot, I'd be really interested in high-speed footage of a g11 burst just to assess how successful hk were at delaying the bulk of the recoil impulse past the last bullet exiting the gun.

[@michaelkolano8686]

Have you guys considered looking into Cherrybalms gun lubes, and offering your opinion on it? They seem to have a promising product, as they have mentioned being able to get finicky/unreliable firearms to work well, and good preformance in bad environments, such as mud or low temperatures, as well as tolerating dust/dirt/filth. They also have some pretty good articles about the history of firearm lubricant, like how commonly used sperm whale oil(grease) was used, early synthetic options, and the DoD switch to oils.

[@mrd1433]

My first Shotgun was a .410 bolt action and my cousins always got their follow up shots off faster with their pump action than I could.

[@mrrossrazo]

Thinking about the question about the deletion of conventional sights, one military rifle that comes to mind is the swedish Ak4b

[@Ficzzho]

Hey guys. Just my two cents regarding the 4K question. What I'd say is that 1080p is perfectly good enough as an upload quality, but as a content maker it makes sense filming in 4K to retain quality when cropping.

[@krinkov39]

There will be a Swiss sg550 and 551 in the classic division this year. Should be fun.

[@Every_Day_Heresy]

I actually have a bolt action 20 gauge shotgun that my grandad bought for bird hunting decades before I was born and I have to tell you guys, Ian and Carl got it right. The reason most bolt action shotguns have 3 round mags is _entirely_ due to the physical shape of the shells. The rim combined with the flat tubular shape makes it nigh impossible to create a reliable mag that holds more than three rounds and stays reliable _every time you load it_ . I think that's pretty much the only reason. After all... You can't short stroke a bolt action very easily

[@paulwhite959]

I've got an old, inherited Stevens bolt action 12 gauge. I'm never going to sell it--sentimental value--but it's not nearly as reliable as any of the semi-decent pumps I've shot over the years. It looks in basically good shape, but it's prone to having problems feeding.

[@seriousGeex]

Regarding the trigger safety on modern "rifles"..the BT MP9 has one, in addition to a fire-selector-switch/safety

[@tiedyedkarma]

Karl, I have to disagree with you. I use two Pietta New Model Armys (1858) for SASS Cowboy Action matches. I use Goex or Pyrodex in R&D cylinders. Most of the clubs around here shoot 6 stages during a match. I have never had the action seize up due to fouling. When unloading I wipe the base pin off. After stage 3 I squirt some 10:1 Balistol on the base pin. That is it.

[@werre2]

Flippable backup sights are stupid. You wave around extra weight and complexity 100% of the time. You could as well carry quick detachable backup sights in your vest if they are mandatory. Out of the way and the gun is now lighter and has less things on it.

[@TheObso1337]

I've had an improved M1 carbine that worked 100% reliably, it's called a Ruger Mini-14.

[@drmaudio]

The first six or eight 2 gun ACM matches I shot, I used a AR, a Sig 229 and really nothing else. Mags in my pockets. I didn't do all that well, but I finished, learned, and had fun.