October 2017 - Q&A

This month's Q&A is over an hour and a half long:
~~WWSD Questions~~
1:10 Mark B - 11.5" vs 14.5" AR-15 for 0-300yd defensive carbine
3:20 London J - Pre-1960 Weapon to Improve
5:40 Itchy Dragon - A1 vs A2 Carry Handle
7:14 Michael C - Other Captured/Alternate AR-15 Buffer Systems
10:10 Nathaniel - WWSD as "Go-to" Rifle
12:37 Joe - Integrated Gas Key on Bolt Carrier
13:55 Brandon T - Unused Ideas for WWSD
16:46 Leslie W - D60 and Drums in General for Practical Use
18:33 Rick M - High End vs Low End Products for WWSD, "Gucci"
24:32 Ryan W - Muzzle Devices
26:25 Rusty S & Joseph R - Why 5.56
32:25 Mauserdude, Dylan M - Bayonet
~~Match Questions~~
36:45 Phil C - 2Gun Rules on Handloads
38:12 John O - What Tools come to Matches
39:52 Anna G - Phone Apps for Shot Timers
41:11 Samuel H - Compensators at Matches
43:47 Jevidar B - Special Shotgun event at 2GACM
~~AK Questions~~
44:38 Mitchell C - 5.45 vs 7.62 for First AK
45:45 Levi C - What Rifles for Red October
49:18 Joe S & Zach D - What Would Kalashnikov Do
51:02 Matt C - Is the Kalashnikov Market Dying
~~Technical Things~~
52:55 Daniel T - Intermediate Gun Build
56:45 Andreas N - Cryptocurrencies
~Misc~
58:01 Scott G - Grail Gun
1:00:05 Kevin B - Hand to Hand Martial Arts - Skilsets
1:08:20 Theodore W - European Tourist Shooting in the US
1:10:15 Mark S - "It's Just As Good As!" & Derp
1:16:56 Patriot - If Ian is Gun Jesus, What is Karl
1:19:30 Karl H - Modern Non-Glock Handgun
1:21:57 Mikey T - Cooking
1:25:20 B.R. Waldo - Future Content
1:27:35 Charles A - Historical Videos for East Coast
1:29:44 Joshua F - What is the Video Backlog Like
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[@austinhunt2411]

Forgotten recipe's would be Ian's cooking channel

[@Isaaclichtenstein]

Let this be an April Fools Day upload. With the whole cooking channel shtick and everything.

[@marrioman13]

Isaac lichtenstein Nah, Forgotten Weapons: E-11 Blaster Rifle. It's from a long time ago

[@jonasandersson7367]

Townsends

[@scruggs6633]

"We'll have to keep this about an hour." Sees it's 1:40:09. Heh.

[@beardypb2443]

Gosh its good to hear well worded intellectual gun related content. Thanks guys.

[@planeflyer21]

RE: Integral gas key on the carrier, a quick search at Brownell's turned up a lightweight bolt carrier from Voodoo Innovations.

[@prenticegoodwin3522]

I love how they get a little frustrated with each other and it is honest.

[@BuntMeister66]

BTW, I liked the Bergmann vids, it actually made a flow. Keep it up gentlemen.

[@tugboatyan]

Gotta say regarding muzzle brakes and compensators... At Red Oktober this past weekend, I quickly learned to shoot the precise targets first, especially in Stages 2, that way I didn't have to wait for the dust to settle before re-engaging. I only had a standard -74 zig-zag muzzle device too - some of the folks with fancy-pants muzzle brakes were pretty much making a smoke screen of dust every time they fired in those trenches!

[@Player_Review]

Poor Ian had to talk about all those percussion firearms when he's stated in the past how his interest isn't in caseless ammo options, unless he's changed. Hopefully he'll be able to look at more 'interesting' firearms at the next auctions that he's more intrigued by. Ian's grail gun: FG 42 Carbine they gave the paratroopers.

[@dudehaha3000]

Karl, which psychotic facebook smuggler did you get your armour from? If you're ever interested in getting anything else from the kit there's a not insignificant amount of it stateside that regularly goes up for sale in some of the reenactment and airsoft facebook groups.

[@bjohnson7188]

Alton Brown/Good Eats got me through first months working in a jail, it was all logic after 12 hours of anything but

[@carn0user]

I can't be certain that you answered the "A1 vs A2" question. After re-watching it, it still seems like you both agreed that carry handles used to be cool but are no longer relevant, but didn't compare the original M16 upper receiver to the M16A2 upper receiver. I'm assuming that Itchy Dragon was asking more specifically about whether or not the ability to quickly adjust windage and elevation was a real advantage of the A2 or if the original's windage adjustment turret that required a tool or cartridge to turn was adequate, or even more desirable since it can't be manipulated by accident as easily.

[@509Gman]

David Burns A1>A2 for all practical purposes. The Marines wanted something better for their "highpower" style qualification range when they designed the A2 sights. No one really touches their sights in combat, that's why ACOGs have BDC reticles instead of target turrets.

[@509Gman]

Further evidence: the Canadians kept their "A1" style sights on their C7(until they went flattop with Elcans), and they're some of the best when it comes to military marksmanship.

[@VelikiHejter]

It's so funny hearing somebody's top wish is to own PKM. For me, and being from Serbia might have something to do with this, it's like giving an option to wish for anything and choosing an agricultural tractor. Yeah, great tractor, one of the best tractors ever made, but still a tractor, wouldn't you want an 1963 Aston Martin DB5? And your answer is "Nope, that's a great tractor and I want it and nothing else!", which is hilarious to me.

[@henrimela8495]

Bayonets on breach loading rifles were still useful when fighting in colonies against enemies that were less technologically advanced.

[@theana86ar]

Bayonets were used efectivelly as late as 1939 during winter wars trench battles, infact trench warfare is still a significant part of finnish warfare... allthough during training the bayonets are not on the rifles, only during parades and the parade training...

[@paulwhite959]

Quality of the instructor and school matters *much* more than what form of martial art you take IME.

[@tripleog9557]

Gun Lucifer don’t ever change the way you make your history content cuz u nail that shit. I don’t want the tourists info the knowledge u bring is were it’s at... and I thank you for that

[@HarrysHolsters]

The reason for train is to support the Military Industrial Complex! lol Nobody needs to train! The above is complete sarcasm. I can't wait to see the old west series!

[@jwplayingsomegames6687]

InRange should so do a Tactical Cooking Show!

[@justinmishler6758]

I for one would always keep the bayonet as an option for service rifles

[@InrangeTv]

+Justin Mishler I wouldn’t.

[@justinmishler6758]

I think lack of supply and the ability to have reach in a hand to hand situation is something not talked about enough anymore. I fact if you’d like to hear I have an interesting anecdote

[@CountArtha]

In my opinion, martial arts training without physical training is a total waste of time. You'd be much more capable of winning a fight with one week of karate lessons and one year of strenuous exercise, than the other way around - especially when you're young and healthy. I'm frankly embarrassed at how much money I wasted on months and months of karate and aikido lessons while doing NOTHING to prepare my body for applying those techniques against someone who actually wanted to hurt me. Every class was just a bunch of lazy college students doing a dance in slow motion that none of us could do without instruction. I think skinny dudes like me tend to fall for the hype that martial arts (particularly oriental ones) are some kind of secret weapon that turns you into a badass, when the truth is they're useless without mental and physical alacrity. If I take up martial arts again (which I probably will), it'll be boxing or savate. You get one hell of a cardio workout every day that you train, and they emphasize the psychology of fighting to win.

[@anter176]

Soooo... When do we get more bergman videos?

[@InrangeTv]

+anter176 That’s a question for Fw.

[@Luk_Wisco]

Either Japanese or Brazilian Ju Jitsu - I've turned a gun at my back around, thrown the attacker to the floor and ended when they choked out within a minute; but that is what we trained for

[@Mjutami]

Life advice with Ian and Karl.

[@nate_thealbatross]

I propose we nickname Karl "Nobody" as in "Gun Jesus was Talking to Nobody." Kidding sorta. I like "Karl."

[@TwentythreePER]

I have a question about Ian's WWSD rifle, the so-called "Rifleman's" rifle. I believe you said the original intent was a DMR but you realized yesterday's designated marksman is today's rifleman but you kept the 18" barrel. I'm curious why you kept that length instead of going to 16" and saving even more weight and length. Is it about velocity?

[@509Gman]

TwentythreePER imo the only reason the 16" barrel exists is the NFA. Either stay at 18-20" or go to 14.5" they wanted two different flavors of rifles, so there you are.

[@kevinstocum4321]

amazing video guys thank you can you do a separate vid on that valmet? how did you install tube stock etc thanks

[@8thobretenov354]

I see arsenal Kazanlak's guns popping up in these discussions and I wonder what people's opinion is on Arsenal selling them in the US at 4-5 times their retail price including VAT in Bulgaria. And they also make a profit on those sales in Bulgaria.

[@sd09gfh8sfgjmsf9yhkm]

Ian and Carl's sugar shingles! Buy one get one free!

[@jackrex7817]

1:24:30. I would absolutely throw money at InRange and ForgottenWeapon Patreon accounts to see GrubNGun with Ian and Karl.

[@rosiekatze]

with regards to bayonets, if you seriously need a bayonet for guarding or whatever, would it be simple enough to have a mount on the tube? the chance of you using it is so low that there isnt any need for it as an official part, but if the chance is there like with mounting lights, lasers and what have you.. aka, if people want a bayonet so much they can just mount it themselves for their own gun, and not waste your development time on something mostly irrelivant x3

[@509Gman]

Chance Barker the army hasn't done even initial training with bayonets in at least ten years. Also during my five years in the army with two deployments, bayonets were never issued. They're dead.

[@LoneWolf9411]

If your ever in the Nebraska area, feel free to let me know. I'll make you both Abelskever.

[@brendonorourke]

Wholesome Ian at 1:06:00

[@swisssig6039]

45:58 Ian "I'm going to have this guy. My Valmet M78 ,now with side folding tube stock." Holds up Valmet M76 Tube folder. Disciples Of the Holy Valmet, forgive Gun Jesus his sin...

[@bigretardhalo]

If Ian is gun Jesus I think Karl is gun Moses... ...Browning that is. Ian brings us the knowledge of all things gun, Karl gives us stuff that he knows works - and we like it

[@AtholAnderson]

'Let you out of Rock Island?' Please. Ian, we all know, the only reason you leave is because the staff found your latest hidey-hole and MADE you go home.

[@leonardwei3914]

In my last deployment to Afghanistan, we were trained to use our muzzle end to jab people with (if need be). They didn't even bother issuing us with bayonets.

[@nate_thealbatross]

Part of the "just as good as" disease is also context. Just as good as for what? Bears in Alaska? Snakes in the desert? In a match? For a lefty? The people who swear a k98 is better than an M1 Garand aren't fighting WWII they are hunting or something. Cost, purpose, environment, training and doctrine all matter. The "gamer" mentality says that you can CCW an AR-15 or use a Glock 9mm for bear. And sometimes it even works in real life and you make the news. But most of the time you end up in jail or eaten by a bear. Unfortunately, the news story about a unicorn is spread far and wide, while the typical results are boring statistics.

[@TwilightsChapter13]

Regarding the question at 1:08:20 about foreigners owning guns, I'm actually a foreigner who has been in the US for 7 years, owned guns for 4 and been through a bunch of visas and is thoroughly familiar with the process. If you ever want to do an episode on that I could provide the information for it. It's (I would think) a pretty esoteric and interesting part of gun culture that suits InRange really well. I also had to deal with the Australian Federal Police and the LAPD because of guns and came out relatively unscathed, so it's not just buying guns.

[@Tiger351]

As a fellow Aussie it would be great if you could share your experiences in that way. I'd definitely watch it anyway for comparison sake if nothing else.

[@alexhowe639]

Karl's freudian slips on idioms during these Q&As are great. "I'm prepared to challenge the natio....notion" ..... "When the metal...when the rubber hits the road."

[@b.hagedash7973]

Ian's take on martial arts reminded me of one of my favourite Burroughs' quotes "if a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing, even badly, we can’t all become Annie Oakleys doesn’t mean we can’t get some fun and benefit from shooting…”

[@GabeMacDonnell]

B. Hagedash I'm not sure Burroughs' wife would agree...

[@b.hagedash7973]

Touché :)

[@jean-yvesmead3972]

Also reminds me of the saying, 'Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one.'

[@phillyfoggvids]

1:15:27 I was that guy :P I never saw combat but I can sure turn the hell out of a wrench! All joking aside, I agree that people often think all vets are some sort of gun experts just because they were in the military.

[@luthon]

Finally a single part Q&A I can watch in a singl- oh it's 1.40.09

[@1awrenceofarabia]

Definitely want a ".237 Whammoblaster " shirt per Ian at 32:00

[@bend1483]

Absolutely!

[@windwalker5765]

Me too

[@ShawarmaFarmer]

I have to say I enjoy all the topics you cover. If I did not watch your videos on digital rights and defcon I would have never cared about it. Thanks for educating me on things I didn't think I'd end up doing more research on. Karl and Ian's personalities just make this channel one of the better things to happen to KZbin. It's always good to find new interests in unexpected places.

[@RasdenFasden]

What about the FG-42 for the 3:20 question?

[@kaelanschmidt494]

Em-2 is basically an FG-42 Right?

[@Sen_Kanashimi]

The people who ask "What would Kalashnikov do?" kind of make me chuckle, What would Kalashnikov do? He'd do exactly what he (his company) did. That whole "Nyet, rifle is fine" deal is kinda true, nyx the wood parts at least.

[@AgamemnonTWC]

The wood is pretty though. Leave my beautiful wooden furniture alone, I'm never switching to plastic.

[@MarvinCZ]

I quite liked the Month of Bergmanns.

[@brianbeckman3713]

Karl isn't Lucifer, he's Martin Luther with his 95 theses! 1.No bayonets on modern rifles.

[@MrRobbi373]

And instead of nailing his theses to a church door, he'll spread his word throughout the internet.

[@kenhelmers2603]

I'm looking forward to you sharing the upcoming Hudson 9!! Otherwise - another great show guys Thanks!

[@TheNukewave]

"about an hour"

[@sakelaine2953]

They were within an order of magnitude! It's fine!

[@wierdalien1]

Sake Laine yeah they were within 10 hrs

[@huey13player]

Just because your a vet doesn't mean you're an expert, as a veteran I say that all the time lol

[@KG-cr4bz]

For some reason a lot of the videos I’ve been watching have been bringing up the wwsd rifle, and being a vet with plenty of time with an a4, you guys are convincing me to make a wwsd rifle!

[@reedpond6867]

Ian, I liked the entire Bergman(sic) series....

[@wierdalien1]

REED POND that was great!

[@SgtKOnyx]

Yeah. Screw those whiners.

[@con6lex]

Bergman was interesting but long. I really liked the Henry-Winchester rifle series. Even took notes to summarize each model.

[@grafixbyjorj]

+1 to Bergmann month. As Gustave Flaubert said, anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough. I'm watching KZbin because it still does what MSM has forgotten how to do, take somebody who knows what they are talking about and just let them tell you about it. MSM seems to think we need an idiot presenter to represent our ignorance, so we get 45 minutes of moron and 5 minutes of expert, 4 of which are spent telling moron what was wrong with the dumb question his equally moronic script writers came up with in order to crowbar in some weak pun.

[@SoltyII]

Bayonet is useful as a tool. You can open cans, you can cut through brush, you can use it as a screwdriver etc. Many more aplications, that is why it is still there, but yeah, not usually on the gun.

[@Vanalos]

SoltyII You're talking about knives.

[@SoltyII]

There are different types of bayonets.

[@dicktwister4674]

Herding POWs is another justification Ive heard for keeping bayonets.

[@JakeAnthony98]

Bayonets are shitty for everything but being a bayonet. I’d rather just carry a good knife that can be a weapon and tool.

[@pvtavis]

I was thinking the same thing. You could carry a hammer, a wire cutter, and a high speed knife, or you can just issue bayonets.

[@s.p.ltd.3886]

Concerning bayonets on rifles, there is an old Bill Mauldin cartoon where Willie or Joe says something like 'did you know this can opener fits on the end of this rifle'.

[@ronhmclaughlin]

There have been a handful of bayonetings in the GWOT by US forces and at least two bayonet charges by U.S. Marines in Iraq. The first was in the early days of the invasion when elements of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment came into contact with Fedeyeen at close quarters in some marshland. The second was at An Nasirya when a company of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines fixed bayonets when it came into close contact with insurgents in a palm grove. While not bayonet charges during the Battle of Najaf there was heavy hand to hand fighting involving Marines to include bayoneting of several insurgents while clearing a hotel occupied by Mahdi Army.

[@MilesStratton]

Karl as a certified video editor and youtuber just know that i fully understand how much work you must put in to make the videos look good. Your QC in regards to video is excellent and thorough. My flagship series on my channel often requires more than 10 hours of editing for a 7 minute video. And i am professionally certified on AVID Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Thank you for the work you put in from one editor to another.

[@1972glm]

Why doesn't Ian like Kahr? Never shot one, but hear great things about them. Interested in his opinion. And since you both answered the non-glock handgun with service pistol in mind, what about CCW specifically? Sure, any of the service handguns would do, but you both premised it with there being the different categories and chose 'general service'. Also curious, since you both are very warlike combat targeted in your competitions, what you both think about civilian defensive gun use combat and acceptable weapons/mindset/training for just that (under the burning truck in iraq against combatants with AK's and walking to my car in the city and being attacked by a man or two with at the worst another pistol/a knife are two very different circumstances)?

[@StephenPowers1]

These really are informative. Well, I haven't seen this one, it went up just a few seconds ago. I am looking forward to it, but going on past experiences. Jeez, I'm like a rambling drunk in the mornings.

[@AlphariusMemegon]

Chop down a 7.62x54R VEPR then pin and weld an AMD-65 brake onto it. That's some real blast.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

The camera is the only one bored with your rambling. The Q&A videos may be the most interesting ones you gentlemen put out.

[@douglasshouganai2516]

huh, wasnt expecting to get a name drop on AFTE and their annual meetings. too bad i missed that meeting and your presentations!

[@KarltheKrazyone]

Karl, don't sell your editing skill short. You are well within a decent ratio of content to editing for the product you are delivering. A lot of the time saving that pros have is in workflow and tools. The stuff takes time, and the skill is in picking the shots, and covering the content in a way that tells the story you want to tell. The fact that you are willing to take the time shows that you care.

[@con6lex]

Regarding “just as good as”, some of it is justifying your own purchase. If I can only afford X, and you are showing off your XX+, I don’t want to look bad or a fool so I say “my X is just as good as your XX+”. For casual plinking, a Taurus revolver is as good as a S&W Performance Center. But not if you are Jerry Michulek.

[@AGS363]

My Grail gun is the Wieger 940. Although finding the actual grail my be easier.

[@Jackedhobbit]

Bayonet is for opening MRE’s that’s pretty much it.

[@PassiveDestroyer]

Regarding the 'Gucci' gear: the JP buffer illustrates why word of mouth is the most effective advertising. You wanted a captured buffer, you knew JP made a good one, so you bought it. Also, it's not like you're a review site, where all you do is AR part reviews. You offer far more than that. In regards to WWSD, you had certain design criteria, and you really didn't seem to care about price. It's not like you're designing the new rifle for the military, you're making two(one each). What I can't grasp is why people are complaining about the parts that you put on YOUR AR. Why does the 'price tier' matter? The only questions that should ever matter are: "Does it work in my application?" and "If not, why not?"

[@teryshaw7370]

Because they want a rifle to those same ends, but they want to do so for less expense - in this case, the hand guard + the buffer spring costs as much as the lower + upper + barrel, and they’re wishing for Karl and Ian to offer a modified, lower cost recipe. The answer here is simple - modify the recipe yourself.

[@jacobfarley434]

What's your guys thoughts on 7.62x39 for environments where you have more brush cover, to the point where you likely can't see past 100 yards, so long range ballistics are less important? Or would you stick with 5.45?

[@nate_thealbatross]

.45-70 kidding. Sorta.

[@keithhollar4380]

Ok, I'm wondering when you're done with the WWSD project will you publish a complete list of parts? I want to build one like Ian's but will have to make the lower a little different since I live in Commiefornia. And your comments on flash hiders vs muzzle brakes we here Commiefornia can't have that evil flash hider because it makes it an "assault weapon".

[@InrangeTv]

Yes.

[@scottshaw2143]

In am seeing (today) shot timers on ebay for $100.00. Good ones - Pact, CED.

[@SNOUPS4]

The Bergmann videos were awesome! I wished there had been even more! I hope Ian will see this comment because really they were hella cool and interesting :)

[@deanranged3762]

Voo Doo makes a low mass Integral gas key ar 15 bolt carrier

[@justinnishitsuji9344]

.267 Whammoblaster the next greatest cartridge

[@윤홍규-u2q]

무조건총기완전분해한개아니라는거야부모님들이계속다친거야 사격후어깨통즘호소후임병 보고후거정하지마걑은사람이야완전분해부품만분실안하면되문제있으면바로바로얘기해지금부터전원시작 오신통

[@mclang5932]

These Q/As are very interesting. Don't tress over the video production quality, you both are doing better than fine!

[@chrisf247]

I'd love to see a vid with more of Karl's thoughts on the Beretta 92. The US military kind of trashed its reputation in the US with their magazine and spare parts stupidity, and it's actually pretty underrated and a good value for the base model now.

[@elbryan9]

Why is the B.A.D. Lever bad?

[@justinmishler6758]

I personally like the bad lever myself

[@conorfoster2337]

Some ARs don't like them for some reason. They get all funky with the bolt catch and cause malfuntions apparently. Some they work fantastic with. Try it on your gun if you want it and see if it wprks out for you.

[@justinmishler6758]

I’ve ran them for 6 years and have had no issues whatsoever

[@conorfoster2337]

Justin Mishler it seems like you either love or hate them

[@EurofighterTyphoon24]

On the carry handle thing, my instructors during basic always drilled us on never carrying the rifle by the carry handle.

[@lowellhouser7731]

Bad lever is BAD. PDQ Ambi Bolt release is GOOD.

[@agentcrm]

First video I’ve watched on youtube in a while. Only because of it’s so long. Back to full30 for normal content.

[@InrangeTv]

These long videos fail during upload to Full30. ~K

[@윤홍규-u2q]

독일사람이란뜻아리라는거야 GERMAN 젤멘 게르멘 영재는1%영김99%노력 머릭가탸어낳을때부터총은사람은없다는거야 게르만민족 독일둑일 미국사람

[@douglasshouganai2516]

my grail gun: GAU 8/A Avenger

[@morehead9362]

Voodoo innovations has an integrated gas key bolt carrier for just under $150 from their site (31/10/2017)... On the martial art point as long as the skill promotes an "all in" sparring you learn body control and the will to win, those at the points that matter in fight/flight adrenaline levels.

[@MacDorsai]

What would Kalashnikov do? is largely addressed by a modified Galil and possibly the Galil Ace.

[@jeffersongreen3415]

Karl, I used to sing in the Utah Opera Chorus and I once rehearsed 45 hours for a one time 1 hour performance so 16 hours editing for 15 minutes of video makes sense to me. This also applies to the 80% concept; I was pretty close to 100% as a professional choral singer but that was a cumulation of 20 years of experience singing the hardest things that I could find.

[@scottwatrous]

From a manufacturing standpoint the integrated gas key seems like a non-trivial problem to solve. The cam surfaces would not be easy to fabricate and the gas port hole would be an issue as well. Maybe a future additive manufacturing process or similar would change this but not anytime soon.

[@jcodym13]

Do you guys plan on torture testing any CZ pistol?

[@nate_thealbatross]

On the 99% skill level, ANY practical sparring martial art that gets above 81% is almost certainly overkill. My Kung Fu teacher trained at a temple in China, came to America, started a martial arts school and worked for an airline union... and has been in about six fights. Lifetime. If you are at 85% or 90% in any martial art whether it is boxing, karate, kung fu, etc you'll be fine. It is simply WAY better to be a 90th percentile boxer than a 50th percentile Brazilian jujitsu practitioner. Just like a hit with 20 gauge shotgun is more effective than a miss with a 12 gauge.

[@riverstyxarmory9782]

A long video unfortunately merits multiple comments, apologies. Being a civilian, and having to justify lethal force, I appreciate my bayonet lug for the reasons Ian pointed out. I would *not* reject a capable rifle for lack of a bayonet lug, but a 16" middy and a FSB, it takes a bayonet. 20" rifle, takes a bayonet. However, I also took my M7, properly sharpened it (unlike the angle grinder edge it was issued with) and fitted nice Walnut scales to it. It is no longer a bayonet to be paired with a fighting knife, but a fighting knife that doubles as a bayonet if the secondary need arises. I only keep 3 mags loaded (but 840 charged) assuming a only grab my belt with those 3 mags, 90 rounds *can* go quickly.

[@0214Bub]

I would wholeheartedly agree the 5.45 is the way to go with an AK platform. However, the 7.62x39 seems to be well suited for the SKS rifles. I know they are dated, but I actually enjoy shooting them. Is there any of platforms out there for the 7.62x39 like bolt guns the anyone has experience with? The one problem you have with all them is the round drops fairly rapidly, so maybe it's best days are behind it.

[@Seebu]

Ian, the Danish sandwich thingie is called 'Smørrebrød', which is roughly translated to 'butter (and) bread', same as the Finnish word for sandwich - 'voileipä'.

[@darthhodges]

For choosing a gun, if you have a range that rents pistols try a few out. It's a way to eliminate ones you would struggle with and narrow your choices. I found I hate dangling my pinky on a tiny grip but that shorter barrels didn't negatively affect me, the more rounded the grip (as opposed to flat-sided/squareish) the more I like it and I can shoot it more accurately, and that a high or low bore axis wasn't significant in my ability to shoot any of them. But that's me. Rent some guns if you can and see if you can learn anything BEFORE dropping $500 (and more for holster, ammo, etc.) on a gun. It should reduce the chances of you deciding you hate it later.

[@comderbob]

About the drum mag for military use. Take a look at the AR-100 series sadly there's not much out there on it. It's a variant/update of the AR-18 as far as I can tell and the very limited marketing material there is for it implies carry a 100 round drum in the gun and reload with 30 round box mags. Also would be a great topic to ask Jim Sullivan about if you guys get the chance to talk with him again.

[@bertram238]

"Maybe FAMAS's, that'd be cool" "No"

[@IntroSpectre6x3]

That's an ohGr shirt. I had no idea they existed outside of my realm of accidentally stumbling across because they had a nifty name. I like you 6% more now, Karl. Thank you for existing.

[@GogiRazmadze]

One comment on "empty hand" skills. BJJ seems to be really effective and thus popular, but there is one issue left out most of the time: in real life there almost never is just one opponent. And given that you NEED some skills to avoid take-down - do you really want to be choking one bad guy on the ground while two of his friends are standing next to you?

[@austinhunt2411]

Also are you guys ever doing another gewehr 43 video

[@masterEEE]

14.5 with mini can vs 12.5 with full size can within a half an inch of each other. Trade offs, 14.5 will reach out farther the 12.5 will be quieter. Both by slight amounts

[@chassoto]

Ian, some dude in Austin is selling a case of 10 Chauchat magazines. Wants $500. Just FYI in case you have all that patreon cash to burn :)

[@That_NJ_guy]

I have a muzzle break on my ar. Not because I wanted it but became NJ state laws. It's pinned on. I was going for an ar-15 that looked like an a2 but some things had to be changed to be legal. Like no lug for a bayonet and a pinned muzzle break. If the rifle had an adjustable stock that would also need to be pinned but mine has an a2 stock so it's ok.