November 2017 Q&A

[@joeyduke81]

"A semi auto SMG is like a shotgun relegated to one buckshot pellet at a time." Brilliant analogy.

[@evilmustache]

I've got to say, your take on Net Neutrality is the best I've heard. The analogy of the "Town Square" is spot on. Please separate it out into its own video and I'll share with everyone I know.

[@Jason-td9yb]

For those with an astigmatism;I astigmatisms in both eyes, and this is what works for me and has worked for several other people I've turned into it since:Try using a red dot absolutely co-witnessed through a small rear apature. You don't need the front sight up to do this, the key is the small apature rear constricting the light entering your eye.I use this with an Aimpoint micro (R1) on a lower 1/3 mount by looking over the sights at the big smudge of a dot for 0-50, and dropping down on to the sights which shrinks and sharpens the dot allowing better accuracy at longer ranges or smaller targets.

[@Hostilenemy]

I have a question, Karl. Can you provide an answer?

[@InrangeTv]

Probably not.

[@Hostilenemy]

That answers my question. Thank you.

[@InrangeTv]

Perfect, I love low effort success scenarios!

[@Devin_Stromgren]

You sir, are a genius.

[@fsmoura]

*_*answering intensifies*_*

[@keithplymale2374]

Karl I can echo your history feeling. On my short list for years was to walk Omaha and Utah and in 2002 I finally did it. After studying the events of that day for decades; to stand on those beaches and (in the case of Omaha) look up at the bluffs; to see the modern reality in front of me while my mind placed the black and white past over the very spot I was standing; it was an awesome experience. Good Q&A. Nobody asked about the STG? We were told we would get a magazine update on the HMG Facebook page and then the week ended without one. I guess no knowledge on your side either. Enjoy both channels. Keep your powder dry and your faith in God.

[@CptCudlScoops]

InRangeTV Been looking forward to this since the October 2017 Q&A. Really love these Q&A videos, keep up the good work Ian and karl.

[@M101K3]

Well said mon frere

[@SgtKOnyx]

"I smell Lindybeige"? Excuse me good sir but I've seen him launder his shirts myself.

[@tommihommi1]

In Europe: 'Let's go see a WW1 and WW2 battlefield'

[@michalbarsfajny4268]

Well, we have shot up old front door in garage so I guess I dont have to look anywhere. I also found German flak cases on my back yard

[@R281]

@@michalbarsfajny4268 where do you live?

[@michalbarsfajny4268]

@@R281 east Slovakia. Seems like there was flak on my yard covering train station

[@R281]

@@michalbarsfajny4268 amazing

[@Marty48034]

LOVED the thorough treatment of the WWSD project. So many issues. It's been my favorite from start to impending finish.

[@HarrysHolsters]

Regarding the registered sear in a modern semi auto I remember a a while back people were talking about putting a FNC sear in a SCAR. I don't know if there is any validity but the consensus was the ATF would frown upon it. At the time I don't think FNC sears were crazy expensive and had it been possible and legal you could have theoretically had a FA SCAR for around 10k.

[@kyleturnbow3373]

Every time I listen to one of your Q&A videos, usually takes about 3 days to get through one, I am amazed by how much knowledge you guys have in both modern and historic firearms. I especially like it when you get off on the "what if" tangents. I am especially excited for the next project: Lever Gun What If Alternate History. I personally feel that they are an under rated platform. It would be interesting/fun to see each of you pick your favorite lever gun model and cartridge and shoot a match with them.

[@DerKrieger107]

Witold Pilecki was the Polish fighters name. Incredibly interesting character. Sabaton, the band you saw in Finland, actually has a song about him called Inmate 4859

[@cheese4432]

I thought that story sounded a little familiar

[@KennyCnotG]

Karl, you don't understand how happy I am hearing you say you play Hurdy Gurdy- I'm in my universities early music ensemble and it's the one instrument I never get to play for more than a few minutes- I'm stuck in the wind section. Nothing like a great dance tune on a hurdy gurdy. In relating music to some of the more popular topics on Inrange, it would be really neat to see videos on recreation and it's impact on the battlefield, such as pianos delivered to fronts, marching songs and cadences, military bands and also things like sports, games, holidays and other things that keep people deployed into bad situations mentally healthy.

[@tartcartpas1]

Now we need an Ian bagpipe video. Please? It is xmas.

[@JonJonGTA]

I just love how karl doesn't care about what kind ammo he shoots I'm the same way. One of my buddies that barley got into guns was telling me to never use cheap bulk ammo and was happy to pay 50 cents per round. At the end of the day i only care if it goes bang. I don't reload my own ammo and clean my guns regularly anyways, so bulk/cheap ammo is fine by me.

[@Billo1281]

Jonathan Same. I could care less. I always clean my guns after shooting like you said.

[@deepbludreams]

Depends, Precision Rifles hate shitty ammo, but then again, part of the cost of shooting such rifles is good ammo.

[@Cthippo1]

What is this "friend" thing and where would I buy one?

[@TheDoctorGnome]

Cthippo1 Amazon has a good range, Walmart has the creepiest selection.

[@Cthippo1]

TheDoctorGnome Are they eligible for free 2 day shipping with Prime?

[@thepom572]

If you have guns too I'll be your friend for free!😁

[@wolfman4lph4]

Cthippo1 honestly same

[@fsmoura]

sorry, can't help you there, i have no friends

[@Dreju78]

1:28:25 - the name of the soldier is Witold Pilecki (phoneticaly Veetold Peeletzki). For a short, comprehensive bio in English you can go to 'Today I Found Out' YT channel and look up'volounteer to Auschwitz'

[@pyroguy6922]

Or, if metal is more your style, you could turn to Sabaton. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKWwdISsf72qkJY

[@Devin_Stromgren]

THATS why the story sounded so familiar. Today I found out.

[@_Nyx_]

Am I the only one that is kinda sad so few seem to watch these awesome videos to completion? Always enjoy your guys' content! Keep up the awesome work!

[@kenhelmers2603]

Karl, I must admit being surprised that you didn't include the 1860 Henry as a fun gun to use :) REALLY looking forward to that new series too!

[@Halinspark]

"I think people out them on in the background and listen to the audio." *Discreetly ALT + F4s the game I'm playing.*

[@SgtKOnyx]

Pulls over and puts car in park

[@davidhildebrandt7717]

The Belt, Vest, Pack system is often called the "Line" system. Your 1st Line is your belt, and typically the 1st thing you put on and the last thing you would ditch/doff. I keep a few mags on mine along with an IFAK. Your 2nd Line is your Vest/Plate Carrier, pretty self explanatory. If you need to ditch your Plates or Vest, your in a pretty bad place, so will need a few things on you battle belt. I am sure you can guess whats the 3rd line.

[@misomalu]

The market tends to solve problems when there is ample competition, but when monopolies and oligopolies control a market, there is no reason for them to be competitive. If you are against Net Neutrality, then you better be supporting a government decision to break up companies like Comcast into many smaller entities that actually compete.

[@KarltheKrazyone]

Karl, a factor of net neutrality that I don't often hear mentioned is that it's an international problem. Whatever the US decides will have huge ripple on effects compared to say what Canada or Australia decide. Do you think that there is room within the debate in the US to simply take a "good of the world" stance and mandate neutrality, or would American exceptionalism/isolationism mean that the debate has to be only framed as a cost:benefit in the US?

[@Jixijenga]

Probably not, the people against the equal treatment of data are inherently selfish and greedy people which is how the powers that be control them. Net Neutrality is something a lot of Democrats want so they're told to be against it which makes them eat up the bullshit, never questioning why the other color wants it. These people really don't give a fuck about the rest of the world.

[@AgamemnonTWC]

I was so excited when I saw the Jeep in your older videos, and I'm kinda sad to hear it's gone. But one of the few things I love more than historical guns is old Jeeps (and classic vehicles in general).

[@NG-VQ37VHR]

Love the q&a's. I could listen to you guys talk for hours.

[@corwinhyatt519]

Mini-14 and Mini-30 vs AR or AK: The Rugers are generally CA legal out of the box, the AR and AK are either in the middle of an endless two-step with the CA Legislature/DOJ (AR) or straight up banned (AK).

[@brandonalmeida5493]

Thanks for answering my question about using fal in 3gun. It's ok you didn't give a "good" answer but that's why I watch and that's what I need to hear. Ian answered beautifully with his head shaking. Thanks guys!

[@CFABN267]

Standing ovation. Slow clap. Outstanding. The way you compared the government and google and the build your own highway comment really made sense. Keep up the great work fellas.

[@burning1rr]

In regards to the knee-jerk reaction: The tools ISPs would use to prioritize and filter traffic are the same tools the government would need to censor traffic. With net neutrality in place, there's little business incentive to deploy such tools. With those tools in place, there's little reason not to start legislating what goes over the internet. Those of us who have been on the net for a long time will remember that Net Neutrality is what allowed P2P traffic to become a thing. When record companies started going after P2P users, they had to do pursue individual users and companies building P2P tech such as Napster. Without net neutrality, they could more easily just have pushed for nationwide legislation on P2P traffic. I think Ian hit the nail on the head with the main argument against NN: Traffic shaping can have performance benefits, so long as you aren't one of the people being shaped. I think we've all had to deal with slow public / hotel / aircraft wifi because everyone was using bandwidth on netflix/youtube. Traffic Shaping could fix that. But so would investing in better infrastructure, something that traffic shaping might dis-incentivise. Other arguments: It's hurting Comcast / AT&T's bottom line. Net Nutrality would mean they can make more money, while offering less service. That's bad for investors, and bad for 401K plans. Good for consumers though. It prevents Comcast / AT&T from experimenting with different pricing models. Maybe cheaper options that don't include video service? I'm sure we'd all love that... Yeah, those reasons are all awful for most of us. But I think being honest about them is a good way of explaining why there's such a big anti-nn push.

[@soylentgreen7074]

Yes! So excited to hear the lever gun series is coming!

[@Shiro128b]

The best way I've ever been able to "show" people what my astigmatism looks like is to get a clear glass bowl & set some grapes still on the vine in the center. Then have them look through the bowl after picking it up. I find I can still use them by doing 3 things. 1. Only have them as bright as needed. 2. Keep both eyes open. (Should be doing this anyway) 3. Focus on what I want to shoot, not the dot. (Was taught to do this regardless of the type of sights your using anyway) This let's me use most red dots out there. I've also picked up a Vortex Spitfire 1x prism recently but yet to actually use it. Just playing with it tho it seems to solve these issues while creating the new one of eye relief, as mentioned by Karl.

[@anthonybetsworth]

its goggle and the major internet providers who have the real power,great q&a.love you guys

[@kfeltenberger]

Regarding information speeds and the Net Neutrality discussion, most ISPs have some fine print about CIR, Committed Information Rate, or the minimum guaranteed speed that they will provide. When I was involved in the ISP business, the TELCOs were notorious for having 28.8kbps as a CIR for a DSL circuit and some cable companies were starting to get on the bandwagon. The TELCOs used 28.8bps because by law (again, at the time, it's been about 12 years so this may have changed) they had to provide voice quality service on any circuit they sold. My ISP was a subsidiary of a local cable company and we offered the full range of services; cable modem, dark fiber, POTS, T-1(and above), and ISDN/DSL. As a general rule, we tried to ensure that whatever capacity we sold never grossly exceeded what our backbone could provide, and we were successful. The cold equations are that with a $50/mo cable modem account that provides 10mbit/s you aren't going to be able to provide a dedicated 10mbit/s backbone. That's roughly 7 T-1 circuits and back in the day we paid way more than $50 for just one (at our price, not resale price). In the end, it becomes a balancing act and while I think the government could/should give guidance, unless they declare that the last mile providers are now utilities, I'm not sure I want to see them regulated. It gives the government a chance to put their nose under the tent of what has become something as vital to the country today as long distance was in 1970, probably more so. This is the same government who has trouble passing a budget and holding a contractor liable for the website they produced for Obamacare. Perhaps if they formed a joint oversight committee where there were both industry and government members, but even then, I get a squick feeling when I think of just who are going to be making the decisions.

[@notbadsince97]

"I think ppl put it in the background and listen to the audio" as he said this I launched HOI4

[@KnifeCursed]

I plan to buy a few of those Polish Resistance shirts as stocking stuffers. The story of that resistance and that guy in particular is incredibly inspiring.

[@BT-yc8zw]

The major difference between prismatic vs reflex/holographic sights is prismatic sights come with magnification. Therefore, they are used for a different purpose, longer ranges, distance shots, whereas reflex sights are mainly designed for close range and qcb. Typically, prismatic sights come with 3x 4x 5x magnification, but there are exceptions such as the burris ARX1, which is a 1x prismatic sight. In addition. The reticle of prismatic sights is always visible, even without illumination turned on, no battery is required during daytime use. The red dot or projected reticle on relflex and holographic sights always requires led powered illumination, when battery dies, no reticle. With any magnified prismatic sights the iron sights are not in focus and co-witness setup is not possible. Reflex sights can be mounted as a co-witness or 1/3 co-witness to line up with iron sights.

[@vogonford]

I second belts. I used to airsoft a lot, and ended up coming to the conclusion that my favorite load-bearing gear for use with an AR was... the ALICE belt. I usually had two magazine pouches, a gas mask pouch as a dump pouch, sidearm with one spare magazine, and two canteens. It's super light light weight in comparison to most things on the market today, it's really easy to take on and off, and honestly the need to keep my gear secure was more important to me than quick reloads (which still weren't all that slow). I have this theory that people are more willing to have less secure magazine pouches partially out of the need to reload faster, but also because with the increase in weight and armor they simply can't move fast enough anymore in order to need more secure pouches.

[@MilsurpWorld]

On the ATF form 20 for interstate travel, when you send it in you can put as much as a year in length on the item. I do this with my SBR and the ATF has approved my travel with it from Florida to Utah and Washington state.

[@pixelpusher75]

I was told by an optometrist, who is a gun guy, that any magnified optic, like a 1-4 or 1-6 illuminated, used on 1x like a red dot could eliminate the "smudge, smear or blur" some astigmatism sufferers see with red dots or holographic sights. You won't have all the same functions as a traditional red dot, but depending on how bad your astigmatism is this might be a option. Test it in a store and see if it works out for you.

[@ShawarmaFarmer]

Excited for the FAMAS to show up at a 2GACM

[@agelessyankee7790]

RE the red dot sight on a Unimak rail - there are a couple of disadvantages you don't mention. First, it makes the rifle feel barrel heavy even with lightweight optics and mounts (4-5 oz). Secondly, the barrel-mounted rail makes for an extremely hostile environment for an optic in terms of shock and heat. That fact tends to push you from budget optics to mil-spec optics if reliability is a critical factor. As a point of interest, my EOTech XPS-2 would not remain attached to the rails of either an AK 74 or an AKM with the factory mount. Without using thread-lock (which the factory recommends against), the securing knob would invariably back-off and allow the optic to start moving. RE the restriction on folding stocks with a side mount optic. There are several high-quality folding stocks on the market that are available in left and right-folding configurations. CNC Warrior has them for VEPRS. RE mounting a red dot on the sight tower. That is an abomination that leaves the rifle without any back-up sights. Fun for a range toy, unsuitable for serious use. The unfortunate, expensive reality, is that there is no better place to mount an optic on an AK than the side rail, preferably with RS Regulate mounts.

[@ColusaLivin14]

I love Q and A best thing to listen to while I’m at work or cooking!

[@tripleog9557]

I so agree with both of you on your takes about net neutrality... I wish everyone felt that way ... a digital bill of rights is needed...

[@InrangeTv]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqioqaeCes1gf7M

[@gabrielsalinas4284]

as for the mini 14/30. that is going to be my next firearm purchase because i live in ca. so its either an ar i cant get the mag out of if there is a malfunction, an ar i cant get a proper grip because its featureless, or a mini 14.... i go mini 14.

[@jjarechiga]

I salute you commiefornian comrade, few will understand the pain

[@NPS69]

Having your immediate access stuff on your belt with a small backpack is fantastic. Magazine bandoleers are surprisingly usefull for having ammunition on hand but out of the way as well.

[@Tobascodagama]

As someone with astigmatism, usually bright point light sources (like car tail lights at night) get smeared around. The pattern, I think, depends a lot on the individual eye. My own astigmatism tends to manifest as a diagonal smearing of the light source. So usually I can figure out where the actual origin of the light is (like in the car example), which is sufficient for me to bike safely at night. But trying to shoot accurately would definitely require extra concentration to find the "real" dot within the smear, and part of the sight picture would be obscured. Not something I'd want to deal with while being clocked, that's for sure!

[@DarkSteel361]

I really appreciated the discussion regarding the necessity for a digital bill of rights, I think its an extremely important issue that needs to be resolved either by being legislated into place, or through the judicial application of the bill of rights to digital space.

[@jakedeforus6779]

In Massachusetts you can’t buy AR’s or AK’s so things like the mini 14 have a purpose

[@TheSlovenlyTactician]

Setting a red dot to its highest setting is exactly what red dots look like all the time to people with astigmatisms, with varying degrees of severeness depending on the persons eyes. One way to work around this for people looking for sighting solutions is to turn the brightness down as low as you are comfortable while still being able to see the dot clearly. It'll still be a star burst, but a much smaller one. HWS's like EoTechs also work well for me, personally. As far as sights that are broken eye friendly the Russian Rakurs sight, while a prism, has a very generous eye relief and appears sharp to my eyes. I have no experience with the Obzor.

[@tribble1]

full auto wwsd gun would work great on the spinner of doom

[@wikieditspam]

We need some sort of volley style fire control group that delivers insane high rate of fire bursts before the shooter is able to perceive the primary effects of recoil.

[@Papperlapappmaul]

So would you prefer the Russian AN-94 or the German G11? Edit: The Metal Storm system might also be an option.

[@SgtKOnyx]

wikieditspam So US rifle development during the last few decades basically?

[@Klovaneer]

@@wikieditspam 4-gauge buckshot?

[@elitearbor]

In general, it is NOT okay to use a registered sear outside the specific weapon system for which it was originally designed. The firearms tech branch kicked back every single one of my designs, and I'm far from the only guy to attempt having a new system produced specifically made to accept existing registered sears.

[@MrAdamfinlayson]

You gentlemen are the most interesting people in earth.

[@moosemaimer]

The FDA says you're not allowed to list "love" as an ingredient.

[@TheSuburban15]

Linear compensators are great for like 10" SBRs. Baffled compensators are better for longer barrels, but create huge flame balls and lots of noise on shorter barrels.

[@irondwarf66]

Holy crap! I never understood why I couldn't shoot with red dot sights as well as irons or Scots. I now know thanks to my astigmatism. Thank you!

[@LieutenantTbone]

“ maybe I’ll shoot some of that stuff at steel from like a foot away and terrify the internet “ new favorite inrange quote .

[@commando552]

The British MOD Police (a civilian police force that guards MOD sites and a few other things) chose the semi only MP7 SF as their standard weapon. The intent was to replace all of their L85 rifles, MP5 SMGs and Browning pistols with a single weapon. As you might guess, it hasn't really worked that great with all of the previous classes of weapons having to be retained and upgraded. I have fired one of these guns and they are great to shoot, I just have zero confidence that the round would do anything of note when it hit the target. There was also a brief period where somebody had the idea that the RAF could adopt the full auto MP7 as a weapon for fast jet crews, but this went nowhere. Bear in mind, some squadrons dropped the Browning Hi Power on the grounds that it was too heavy (ripped off of the vest during ejection) and replaced them with .32 ACP chambered Walther PPs, so I have no idea how an MP7 was supposed to work in a jet cockpit.

[@tisFrancesfault]

I want to see Ian and Karl playing the hurdy gurdy and bagpipes together. :p

[@antitankautism8052]

I count my self lucky in regards to in store ammo purchases. For some reason, I am yet to find any online retailer cheaper then my local store. Especially when you calculate in the cost of shipping and the hazardous material charge. However, it is accurate that these stores rarely ever carry 5.45. In fact I think the only reason my store does carry it was because someone mistakenly ordered that instead of 5.56

[@alexvogel610]

I've run both my FAL and G3 in matches; it is hands down NOT competitive. It's a BLAST to shoot, and I love doing it from time to time, but you're going to have a VERY hard time keeping up. I think with the FAL at a decent local match I was right about the 50% mark; with the G3, I actually *did* win, but that was mostly because it was -17F in December and only about 20 of us showed up, and I shot really well against guys severely hampered by the weather. I shot the same G3 at a tac-rifle match, which I've both placed highly at AND won using a red dot AR, and placed like 4th or 5th from last. I watch a lot of InRange, and I love shooting old guns, and even run them in matches from time to time, but they're not a good choice. Anything you can do with a FAL or G3 in 3Gun, you can do far better with an AR

[@shawnadams1965]

Yeah! Looking forward to it!

[@chzzyg2698]

I'm just now getting around to this vid on my watch later list, but thanks to you guys I had to add a Garand to my want list.

[@harperdr1]

"would you carry a 7 shot 38 or 357?"Me- "no....My 357 is a 6 shot" ;-)

[@jeremyroberts4595]

I bought a M1917 after watching Othias. I bought a M38 Carcarno after watching Ian.

[@7hart2]

Jeremy Roberts No ROSS after either of them? 'Bruh, you're not even trying... 😂

[@jeremyroberts4595]

That's on the list! I just haven't had the luck to see one at the LGS.

[@ToXSicK1340]

Absolutely LOVEEEE these Q&A Video's, Thank you Much for doing these!

[@toddwebb7521]

I don't see any benefit to a mini 14 over an AR platform. A mini 30 is more accurate than an AK and has detachable mags unlike an sks. I think a mini 30 could be a viable over an AK if you was dead set on wanting a 7.62x39 but wanting a more accurate platform than the AK

[@stevenschumacher5566]

For James @ 46 min in... Try an old Weaver quik-point. It uses ambient light to project the dot created by a fiber optic onto a coated lens. I have one on an older gun and it work fine. The age of the Quik-point and the gun match, so I keep them together.

[@cheese4432]

"I smell LindyBeige" - Karl at about 36:04

[@soylentgreen7074]

The Sullivan full auto would be a nice addition to the WWSD rifles.

[@a.d.knight5695]

Some thoughts on the 1911: For military use a lighter gun with more capacity and less maintenance requirements makes more sense. Bear in mind the military makes very little combat use of pistols, and even the Tier One guys rarely use pistols in combat. Pistols suck for killing people. LEOs use pistols as a primary weapon and have similar concerns to the military, though I would argue a higher risk for ambush and multiple aggressors. They have an even better argument for capacity. For personal self defense it is fine, if that is what someone wants to carry. Capacity concerns are irrelevant in that context, and weight concerns only become relevant if the add weight discourages the individual from carrying the pistol. My research on CCW suggests that as much as people profess to love the double stack duty pistols it is really a minority that actually carries them. Last year I went through some of the better online sources like TAG and EDC Forum and sifted through a few years of self reported data regarding EDC. While this is far from scientific the outcome was interesting. Most commonly carried guns highest to lowest. 1. Single stack (sub) compacts. 9mm or less. (Shields and the like) 2. Small revolvers. (J-frame) 3. Compact double stack (Glock 26 M&P compact 1.0) 4. "Duty" double stacks. Glock 19, M&Ps, Sig229 5. "Duty" single stacks. 1911, Sig 220 6. "Duty" revolvers. The first two, single stack compacts and small revolvers, represent the overwhelming majority of all carry guns in the self reported data I saw. This mirrors what I see in the real world too, as one of my close friends and shooting buddies is a big glock fan that never misses an opportunity to talk shit about anyone carrying a 1911......though in the real world he carries a 9mm Shield the overwhelming majority of the time. Less capacity, less "power", and I find more difficult to shoot well than a 1911.......the gun he absolutely relishes shitting on. Its attraction? Size and weight. Can't argue against that. I even own one myself. High Capacity, at least in CCW, is generally one of those theoretical benefits that in reality is essentially irrelevant. You need to have enough ammo for the task at hand, more ammo than that is certainly not worse, but it also in no way measurably better. If you need four rounds to stop an attack, and you came to the fight with 19 then those remaining 15 do nothing to improve your outcome. They are irrelevant to the outcome. The only way capacity can be relevant in this example is if you didn't have the four rounds you needed. If you want to have a little fun, going forward in life keep an eye out for self defense shooting and record all of the situations where the defender required 10 or more rounds. If you are really bored, or laid up with an injury as I was for a while, you can try to research what data is available since the age of the internet. I did, and while it was by no means exhaustive it was informative as I discovered defensive shootings involving 10 or more rounds are legitimately very rare. The media, the tacticool community, the operator-ish instructors, and the 3-gun crowd would have us believe otherwise, but that is simply not the case as far as I can tell. You are far more likely to need a precision longer range shot, far more likely to need hand to hand skills, far more likely to fight over weapon retention......hell, far more likely to need First Aid GSW skills then need 10 or more rounds. I enjoy shooting but I don't mistake a 38 round pistol stage as having any relation to a real world gun fight. I love the 1911 but I carry tactical tupperware. If i wanted to carry a 1911 I would, and I would never question whether it was enough gun. 8+1 in an ergonomic easy to shoot gun will handle 99+% of all REALISTIC self defense situations without even requiring a reload. As far as 9mm vs 45scp.....perhaps worth a deeper dive another time. I favor 9mm, but the FBI report isn't the "last word" that people make it out to be. Anyone interested should read the full paper with a critical eye, and then the sources that were used to create it. TL;DR The FBI went back to 9mm for institutional reasons, and because of their much publicized departure from 9mm historically this paper was required to justify this return. Doesn't make it wrong, or bad or anything else. But it is not the "last word" on caliber by any means.

[@acidtalons]

Polarized shooting lenses reduce the effect of an astigmatism because they block light that’s not “straight” in line with your eye

[@atilliar]

I have both a Aimpoint comp M4 and a few Holosun 403Bs and I actually prefer the Holosun simply due to the weight. Both have been reliable and excellent and I really don't work in an environment that requires the added toughness of the aimpoint.

[@jimhart4158]

Why the Mini14? California, that's why.

[@InrangeTv]

I'd rather just move. ~K

[@jimhart4158]

So would I, but it is not always that simple.

[@petesheppard1709]

Aren't there places where Mini-14/30s are the only semi rifles allowed by law?

[@7hart2]

When will InRangeTV run Straight-pull rifles against each other: Ross 1905 MKII/ 1910 MKIII, Steyr, K-11 / 31 and the Lee? Cheers!

[@sethrich5998]

If you use a light weight bolt carrier you should also have an adjustable gas block. Otherwise you won't get any advantage.

[@ValThracian]

8:37 I would recommend starting in some sort of cowboy action competitions. That would make sense for someone who likes C&R and competitions; the problem is the crazy premium one has to pay for most older American firearms.

[@darthhodges]

The flaw in your argument about Net Neutrality is that the ISPs that it supposedly restricts were in favor of keeping it. That's because the way it was implemented was an all or nothing of a cluster of regulations from the FCC. Why ISPs like it is it makes competition harder basically giving them local, government-backed monopolies. It is now 2019 and literally right now another ISP provider is laying new cable on my street to compete with those who already have connections to my home. As of right now, I believe the end of what was called net neutrality has been good for me.

[@tuck234]

1:28:18 I believe his name is Witold Pilecki. A literal badass during that time. Him and Henryk Dobrzański definitely represent the message of that vintage operator shirt.

[@WARLOCH24]

In regards to astigmatism and some optics, I have astigmatism and I also have an Obzor and it DOES work very well. No blur everything looks sharp.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

Why would I choose my mini-14 over an AR for competition? Because I'm a contrarian and enjoy being different for the sake of being different.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

Nope, Minnesota. No severe feature restrictions here other than the permit to purchase.

[@NV-gm8bq]

Great Content! I have a question that hopefully get's answered in another video: Melee combat was still found in both world wars., but only the spade and knife seemed to be used in both. From what I read, crafted hand weapons like the trench club/mace saw use in WW1 and I didn't find reading of their use in WW2. If there were still instances of hand to hand combat, like Eastern Front WW2, why didn't trench maces/clubs return? Thanks!

[@maximilianschmidt4142]

Concerning the bottlenecked pistol calibres: H&K released a PDF describing that in the case of a modern terrorist attack, most gunmen wear AK mags as a sort of improvised bodyarmor. The" traditional" SMGs like the MP5 firing 9mm can't actually penetrate the mags reliably in test compared to 4.6mm with its higher velocity. Also the maximum effective ranged increased from ~100m to ~200m. Keep in mind that this information was given by the producer of the MP7 and the 4.6mm cartridge but I think that those are valid arguments for the use of this type of ammunition.

[@exploatores]

You can allways make a senario where the best weapon for even a fobit is a H&K G3 to slug around with, incase that they happen to have a AK47 armed enemy and have to fire at him over 300 m away. It depends on If you want to sell something or you don´t want to buy a replacement for something.

[@alaskajohn907]

The new Galil ACE claims to be a sealed system, would make a great mud test

[@SmallDisturbedChild]

I had initially been looking at a Lantac Dragon muzzle break for my new rifle, after watching a lot of your videos again and some others I realised I'd rather have a flash hider. I ended up with a White Sound defence FOSSA 556, they class it as a flash hiding compensator. I'd be interested on your views of things like this. From what I've seen of reviews, it outputs a lower lux level than an A2 at night and has a decent compensation for muzzle rise(though their isn't a huge amount on 5.56) when timed properly. Any thoughts are appreciated.

[@Khanclansith]

In regards to the .50beowulf, I would not regard that as a combat round. The place where the .50Beowulf shines is in thick mountain woods. It would do well against Yogi bear When you walk around a cliff edge or similar situations.

[@darthhodges]

Regarding obtaining 5.45 ammo, remember that some of your viewers live in jurisdictions where purchasing ammo online may be heavily regulated, restricted, or even banned.

[@nsansa7552]

Should really try a Superlative Arms adjustable gas block and/or LMT Enhanced BCG. Both are really huge steps forward in AR design.

[@chrisf247]

How many people have significant astigmatism but no other vision issues they need corrected? I have astigmatism but never noticed issues with red dots because my lenses correct for it.

[@Rockman7532]

me too

[@LegionHelium]

I have an astigmatism but do not wear glasses or contacts and I have good vision. I might not have a bad astigmatism though since the red dots are pretty crisp to my eye when out side. When inside/dark it starts to burt a lot but I figure that doesn't matter all that much in a HD situation though.

[@Xzibit9]

well if you know what astigmatism is you know that it can occure on different parts of the eye for different people. Its a condition but the effects are different for each individual. I dont have problems using red dots either.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

From what I've read whether and how an astigmatism affects a red dot is completely random to the individual and a lot of people will never even know they have one without looking through a red dot sight.

[@Tobascodagama]

I think it depends on the individual. I have both astigmatism and nearsightedness. The nearsightedness is totally correctable with glasses, but my astigmastism resists correction. My glasses mitigate the worst of it to let me read, but point light sources still smear around unpleasantly.

[@tsuhobbs]

Nightly news just said Google will punish Amazon for not selling Google products by blocking KZbin from working on Amazon products. No more KZbin on firestick after January and they will block audio on other products. Thought that story was right up your alley after listening to your last two questions at the end of this Q&A.

[@hauptmanndosman]

As for the rattenkreig question. I would take whatever the hell I could get ammo resupply with, preferably a semi. A WWSD 5.56 would be great, until you run out of ammo and all there is floating around is 7.62x39 (as an example).

[@deepbludreams]

Only two nations on earth still standardize on 7.62X39, that being India and Finland, in all reality 5.56X45 Nato is on it's way to being the most common military cartridge on earth.

[@hauptmanndosman]

I think you missed a couple. To name a few that still use 7.62x39 as a front line cartridge; Cuba, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, North Korea, Vietnam, and more. Not to mention all the countries that still have it as a second line round like China. Yes, there are a lot that have it serving alongside special units equipped with 5.56, and 7.62x51 rifles. Then there is all the non-state groups that use it like the Peshmerga, Isis, Boko Haram, Taliban, etc. The point is that 7.62x39 is still and will be for a long time the most produced cartridge in the world.

[@h.kochdude9718]

Curious if your thoughts on net neutrality have changed since its repeal and it’s several years later since this video was made. Plus all that has happened from tech companies and government.

[@CaesarTjalbo]

The Netherlands was the second country in the world to codify Net Neutrality in law. The reason was that the biggest ISP at the time was talking with investors about their anti-neutral plans, such as charging customers per tweet. The vice prime minister at the time was an avid tweeter and he could easily be made to understand why the country needed Net Neutrality.

[@SnarkyPosters]

The problem is that the "Net Neutrality" fight is not between users and their ISP it's between Google, et al. and the ISPs. I, for one, welcome the hellscape that the pre April 2015 internet was. I've got my colander and leather banana hammock.

[@ajappat]

Guy asking about mini 14 has played too much playerunkowns battlegrounds :P

[@farenheit3513]

W-w-we in C-Californa... *shudders*

[@Devin_Stromgren]

My mini is one of my favorite rifles and I am completely unfamiliar with the game you refer to.

[@fsmoura]

Oh yeah, great rifle, I owe my life to it; got me through very rough times in PUBG.

[@Klovaneer]

First time i saw one was in jagged alliance 2. Well, technically A-Team before that but i had no idea what that thing is.

[@alexandruianu8432]

18:00 - That's probably the AK Master Mount. BTW Karl, technically most side folders are right side folders. Left side folders are mostly a Soviet/Russian thing.

[@bloodandoil9226]

The polish individual you are trying to remember the name of is Witold Pilecki. There is actually a song by the band Sabaton about his feats called "Inmate 4859"

[@tinncan]

I would think maybe some of the two round, or non ratcheting 3 round burst would be useful if fast enough to not shift impact greatly...

[@kevinsparrow34]

I know I'm late on this comment. As someone with astigmatism, in my personal case, I've found some red dots are better than others. I have found holosuns to be the best for me. No idea why though. I also was able to take my red dot to my eye appointment to get corrective lenses, but definitely go to a gun show, or your local gun store & try as many as possible.

[@TheVideoMaker15]

You can look through a rear BUIS on a red dot if you have an astigmatism and it fixes it. There is a KZbin video covering it.