Q&A 49, with Mike and Fabien of Bloke on the Range

[@fien111]

"Finnish national tradition is to get a bit hammered while naked in a sauna in the winter, which is most of the time." Meanwhile the summer tradition is usually to get a bit hammered while tinkering with old cars

[@deltavee2]

Where do I sign up?

[@MW-bi1pi]

I think I discovered the common denominator there.

[@Tunkkis]

And also going to sauna naked.

[@Mr.Praetor]

This episode brought to you by the sound of Tinnitus

[@milamber319]

around 9845hz. constant. Has Ian lost the ability to hear that high lol

[@vaclav_fejt]

Joke's on you, I have tinnitus myself! But it's about an octave higher. So I get both.

[@danschneider9921]

8 years in the Army, as an Artilleryman, and 20 years in bands...yep I'm with you my squealing eared brother

[@anttimohkoi7437]

WHAT!?

[@Sman7290]

There was a squeal? That's not good.

[@another3945]

The "spherical platoons" I belive is a physics joke. As often in exercises related to objects it opens with "Assume an object is a sphere and in a vaccum" as then real world niuances don't make the equations harder

[@irondwarf66]

That's what I assumed as well

[@milamber319]

Yeah its a reference to a physics joke. (example comes from wiki) Milk production at a dairy farm was low, so the farmer wrote to the local university, asking for help from academia. A multidisciplinary team of professors was assembled, headed by a theoretical physicist, and two weeks of intensive on-site investigation took place. The scholars then returned to the university, notebooks crammed with data, where the task of writing the report was left to the team leader. Shortly thereafter the physicist returned to the farm, saying to the farmer, "I have the solution, but it works only in the case of spherical cows in a vacuum".

[@IndianaJoe3]

"Imagine a spherical cow, in simple harmonic motion..."

[@Nix2081]

I heard this joke about one horse power metric definition: "One horse power is a power produced by a spherical horse 1 meter in diameter in vacuum".

[@BjornTheDim]

That's almost certainly it. When I was in undergrad and completing my physics classes, mathematical questions often began with assumptions that are completely ridiculous for real-world applications, like assuming that all objects are spherical and frictionless, exist in system that is a perfect vacuum without exchange of mass or energy with the outside, and that all collisions are perfectly elastic.

[@BatCaveOz]

"We just like cool old gats" = Legendary response

[@edwalmsley1401]

BoTR Tshirt right there

[@BatCaveOz]

@@edwalmsley1401 100%

[@jonathandavis6072]

I heard “gerats”.

[@edwalmsley1401]

@@jonathandavis6072 they are pretty bloody cool too

[@zigzog7]

Anyone else’s first time learning Chap’s name?

[@rizaradri316]

Well you're not alone

[@kudui21]

does learning it's not just fab but fabian count?

[@JenniferinIllinois]

I had no idea what his name was. I just figured it was Chap or Chappie. ;)

[@vaclav_fejt]

@@JenniferinIllinois El Chapo. :D

[@DavidCowie2022]

I thought Chap's name was Joel.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

A Brit, a Frenchman and an American walk into a Finnish bar.

[@jubuttib]

Bartender says: "Get out. It's 2021 and we're not open."

[@tsufordman]

(each present multiple negative test results)

[@jubuttib]

@@tsufordman doesn't really help when they're not allowed to be open, but still. =)

[@Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano]

2 Brits and an American. None of those dudes are French. The ‘Blokes’ have Brit accents at least, and ‘Bloke’ is a Brit term.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

@@Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano fabien (aka le chap) is French. He hosts many of his KZbin videos in French. Ian even makes reference to the fact that he is French. He has lived in the Uk, thus his British accent.

[@nindger4270]

Come on, you have the president of the International Lee-Enfield Admiration Society on for a Q&A and there's hardly any Lee-Enfield questions in there. Love all of y'all's content, cheers from Germany!

[@rttakezo2000]

Lads, never forget; casual shooters with pristine weapons get different impressions compared to soldiers who have a weapon that has been in the inventory for a decade and hands of 10 previous soldiers, had thousands of rounds already fired through it, carrying it through some crappy environment day in day out for weeks on end with only field cleaning and having to fire literally hundreds of rounds through during very short periods. Both lend themselves to significantly different opinions.

[@polychromia]

The Reising comes to mind specifically there.

[@ukromarine426]

Ian should make an onlyfans with just pics of his gun collection

[@gp556by45]

Draw me like one of your french rifles.

[@randomnobodovsky3692]

(Field) strip one those Great War LMGs.

[@MosoKaiser]

And higher tiers would get disassembly, reload and cycling videos.

[@georgelstuart]

The soundtrack should be Bloke repeatedly saying "I middle fingered it" and "Knuckle deep"

[@michelguevara151]

@@georgelstuart what the fleck did i just stumble into?! I'm too young for this sauciness, i'm only fifty!

[@DeusGladiorum]

something something *Ian’s Only Fan’s* something something

[@letsburn00]

Oh god...The bloke is a bear.... I CAN'T UNSEE IT!

[@AToastyEngineer]

Aww yeah, give me that HK slap baby

[@aaronclair4489]

Ian would joke about it, but probably wouldn't do it. Karl, though...

[@WasteOPaint]

A chicken farmer has a problem - his chickens stopped laying eggs. He hires a theoretical physicist to help. In a week the physicist comes back and says: “I have a solution! But it only works for spherical chickens in a vacuum”

[@Arkeo36]

The "on the Range" gang could easily be expanded to include Lad on the Range, Chav on the Range, Codger on the Range, etc.

[@letsburn00]

They clearly need a Greek guy called Homer. Then it can be Homer on the range. I'll see myself out.

[@vaclav_fejt]

Dude on the Range

[@itsconnorstime]

Coomer on the range

[@GunFunZS]

Yobbo?

[@SlavicCelery]

Bruh on the Range.

[@slashes22]

36:04 Never thought I'd see Iain as an Orc player in 40K. MORE DAKKA, BOYZ!

[@josephmontanaro2350]

need to see the custom gun jesus war boss mini, anyone want to take my challenge? :D

[@TheTransgenderAgenda]

Orc Ian today we're taking a look at a humeze laz gun let's look at da markens

[@russwoodward8251]

Hey, wow, this is great. I appreciate the flying and swabbing and all it took to make this. Thank you.

[@DeadAntGaming]

In regards to EU gun law changes, Czech Republic is another country that does the bare minimum when the EU tries to force BS laws. They have actually just legalised Suppressors and are putting in place more laws to protect civilian firearm ownership

[@mikehoare6093]

How do I apply for citizenship ?

[@DeadAntGaming]

@@mikehoare6093 marrying a Czech is an easy way, with the added bonus of marrying a Czech

[@mikehoare6093]

@@DeadAntGaming hmmm, as a serbian speaking person, that should not be too much of a problem , I guess !?

[@DeadAntGaming]

@@mikehoare6093 the Language would be easy to pick up if you already know another Slavic language

[@mikehoare6093]

@@DeadAntGaming can I transfer all my arms from germany to the CZR ?

[@polishjerk]

I love this nerdfest, and extremally technical inside jokes.

[@Chilly_Billy]

Three of my four favorite YT gun guys together, shooting the breeze over drinks. Great stuff.

[@jacobfarley2332]

Who is number 4,?

[@jimyeats]

@@jacobfarley2332 Gotta be Karl.

[@michaelrogers4157]

Same here, and my favorite non-gun tuber was even mentioned, Lindybeige!

[@Cakeyflour]

I've been watching Bloke on the Range for years and never knew Chap's name was Fabian. 0.0

[@craigevans6156]

There should be a “Best Beard” competition

[@caturix4541]

Ian, by miles.

[@ulysses2921]

Definitely Ian, because he looks like Napoleon III

[@jubylives]

Wow that high pitch squeal is terrible. Freaked my dog out

[@jubylives]

Mic must have picked it up.

[@GunFunZS]

Were you that excited about the video?

[@dave_h_8742]

I must be deaf as didn't hear any high pitched noise

[@mattsgrungy]

Yeah, it's something that's easy to remove too but I suspect Ian wasn't able to hear it and you can't remove what you can't hear.

[@jubylives]

@@GunFunZS wtf you talking about?

[@kriegguardsman9117]

The strange connection between a Forgotten weapons video and lindybeige through bloke on the range.

[@davenport2000]

The Imperial War Museum London deserves a shout-out as a destination in the UK. Customers who bought FORGOTTEN WEAPONS also bought IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LONDON.

[@Kikker861]

The audio has a high pitched whine, but I'm bearing with it because the content is so good.

[@conorfoster2337]

For anyone wondering, a Swiss Franc is equivalent to 1.07 USD

[@thesmallestminorityisthein4045]

Really figured it would be more.

[@keithallardice6139]

That was a great way to spend an hour ... thx for sharing your knowledge, expertise, opinions and views guys, much appreciated!! :-)

[@Loweko1170]

I wish to express my support for the Drunken Sauna Episode. Perhaps with strategically placed hats?

[@Simon_Nonymous]

or a couple of tactical muffs?

[@high633]

One thing i love about not just your q&a's but my job. Is i can just play the video now and listen. If its clear your showing something i can just pop my phone out and look real quick. Then go back to work. Thats one of the reasons i started watching these recently is before i had to sit down and watch the video in my down time when honestly i have other things i can spend an hour-ish doing. Which i could just play it and listen how i am now but before my enviroment was to loud for it. Either way love the video/videos keep up the great work.

[@IceWolfLoki]

Arguably firing on the escapees might be classed as fired in annoyance rather than anger ;)

[@michaelguerin56]

Thanks guys for another great video. The Mauser straight-pull rifle design was sold to Roessler who still produces it. Merkel makes the Helix straight-pull rifle, Steel Action makes an all-steel straight-pull rifle and as someone else has said, ‘what about Lynx?’.

[@tangero3462]

I discovered the cartridge OAL sensitivity with working on an irreparable sporter I'm converting to 308 as well as an absolute dog of an M1934 that was rebuilt with mostly 1917 parts. I had issues with cartridges jumping the feed lips, but when appropriate caliber magazines are used (7mm for the M1934 and 257 Roberts for the 308) feeding is a breeze. With that 308 I'm just going to need a spacer for the bottom of the magazine since the 257 box is off a Model 30, which is lacks the 1917's belly

[@brasstard7.627]

One of the 1917s in 7mm Mauser is the best Bolt Action, they were made for Spain and Honduras

[@vl672]

man... it`s only me, who struggles with their low volume?

[@vl672]

​@@joeykickassery If you bump the volume up it turns up Ian will crush your ears))

[@Stevarooni]

No. No, it's not only you.

[@MrGrimsmith]

Audio enhancements in Windows, Loudness Equalization is your friend. I only turn it off for music. It's essentially compression to even out the levels and makes KZbin tolerable.

[@derekp2674]

I had no bother with the audio, but I was listening via Google Chrome on Linux Mint on a cheap HP Stream laptop and using inexpensive headphones.

[@warel5730]

Its lovely to see guys repeating "yeah, thats your US crazy stuff" :D Btw: following the EU "bans" on magazines, Czech gov. took the chance and gun owners here now can get "hollow point" permit :D (carry here is just a type of license, that takes little to no extra effort)

[@haldorasgirson9463]

You are having way too much fun Ian. Glad to see the crossover. Thank God for the crazy Finns.

[@LordBillington42]

Nice to see some high quality booze being consumed. Sold a lot of Thornbridge during my time as a bar manager in the UK.

[@alexandervatter1436]

Would love to see that your three more regularly maybe plus Karl and maybe online!!!

[@urkince26]

Nah. I'm fine without karl

[@niclbicl]

How is this comment a week old

[@alexandervatter1436]

@@niclbicl Simple I am a Patreon supporter and got early access!

[@chrisspencer6502]

Ultimate Q&A 9 hole review, Bloke, Ian and Karl.

[@niclbicl]

@@alexandervatter1436 ahhh okay

[@michelguevara151]

nomme de pipe! une deuxieme!?! merci Ian, j'ai bien aimee l'autre la, sur la chaine BOTR. toujours bon d'ecouter des vraies connaiseurs discuter leur sujet. .

[@SomaticApparition]

TRUST Ian to be the only one in the room drinking esoteric liquor, AND bringing up the weirdest French example of a mounted machine gun 😂

[@willy480able]

My favorite three gun KZbin guys!

[@TomSedgman]

Instead of WWSD, WWFD: Can you make a toggle locked AR15.

[@felixthecat265]

My go-to beginner rifle is a .310 Cadet.. lovely little gun with a light recoil and good accuracy!

[@M.M.83-U]

Wonderfull collab, so fun to see you all on screen. 58:46 Sorry, Black Mamba are not hollow point ammo, they are made exactly to avoid hollow point restriction.

[@siremilcrane]

36:12 first gun I shot after a .22 was a Brown Bess musket, highly recommend it

[@Bloke-98]

I have very limited firearms experience being from the UK. Shot my old man's shotguns a few times but thats it. Saw a brown bess at a country fair I somehow found myself at once, definitely a shock to the system but it was unbelievably fun

[@pkuula]

Hi. Nice to see you in Finland!

[@themigmadmarine]

The "spherical squads in a vacuum" bit comes from engineering hypothetical questions that often start with "Imagine X object simulated as an idealized sphere of uniform density in a vacuum" as this removes a lot of complexity that isn't important to the hypothetical, things like air pressure, center of mass, etc.

[@kam_iko]

the audio for bloke & chap is just awful 😣 (thankfully i’m old/deaf enough to not hear the constant high-pitched noise in the background)

[@343killedhalo4]

yea it was really bad

[@comradesoupbeans4437]

i mean it's not amazing but they are understandable for me (and i have audio processing issues)

[@kam_iko]

@@comradesoupbeans4437 yeah, but i mean ‘understandable’ (which it certainly was) is a pretty low bar.

[@comradesoupbeans4437]

@@kam_iko it's a bar that a lot of this kind of stuff doesn't hit even when they aren't traveling in another country

[@chadkhl1690]

This was honestly such a disappointment.

[@AlexHalt100]

"unholy, actually rimless, caliber. yes" and that smirk it came with. lovely :D

[@bruceinoz8002]

Regarding the No1 Mk V: Most of the production seems to have been banished to the Indian Army. Post WW2, Indian troops armed with No1 Mk V rifles were sent to oversee the repatriation of Japanese troops from Indochina. There must have been some "spillage", as there are a couple of photographs circulating, featuring Viet 'local' militia types, post Dien Bien Phu, with No1 Mk V.rifles. And, on top of that, there is an Australian connection. The No 1 MkV "package" was sent to Lithgow when it looked like it would be the next service rifle across the "Empire". Part of the key to production was a completely new body forging, that included the "lumps" at the rear of the body, which would be machined into the bases for the aperture sight. All of this went nowhere, between the "peace dividend and subsequent "winding down of the Lithgow plant "'new" production. Lots refurbishment and "un-starring"' No 1Mk 111* rifles back to "proper" Mk 111 configuration. WW2 and lots of jungle fighting and the raising of actual parachute regiments prompted the search for "appropriate" tools for the "meat-bombs" to carry. Hence the truncated SMLE, actually designated, "Rifle Parachutist" on the drawings and a couple of bayonets for it. Also during the war,the idea of something like the Brit No5 came into view. So, The R&D types came up with the "No. 6' carbine series. In four different patterns. Half of the meager trials run had an aperture sight, exactly like the No1 Mk V. So, either s bunch of Oz No Mk V rifles were "re-engineered", or, more likely, the Lithgow drop forge bashed out a hundred or so, brand new "blank" bodies ready to be bolted to the old fixtures and turned into No6 carbines.

[@7hart2]

Full props for Porters - room temperature, I hope! - and the aged Gin. 🥴👍

[@MrUsingb]

Blazer R8 is now a very famed straith pull sporting rifle in Hungary and around middle Europe.

[@johnphillips222]

DS Arms (DSA) did purchase the StG 58 parts, tooling, manufacturing equipment, prints, and intellectual property from Steyr in the mid-90's. I purchased many of these in the 90's. Some of the tooling and processes have been updated as CNC technology made more sense. DS Arms has also designed their unique versions of the FAL.

[@stevailo]

I don’t know exactly how it works in Switzerland, but in Italy, despite the ton of paperwork we have to go through even to own guns, when it’s done it’s sort of easy to get other ones after the first one. And even more important, basically if you can own one you can import one. There’s not such a dramatic difference as there is in the US.

[@spoeny]

For me, for the first gun there was a small 5min Interview, but it varies from canton to canton. But the rest is always the same, get your criminal record, send it to them and get the acquisition permit for up to 3 guns within a week or so. Really not hard here. It's the same for importation, you need to know the serial number and get one form, that's it. You can also buy directly from other persons and don't have to go through an FFL like in the US. Last gun I bought (Colt Gov't Carbine, with that special permit Bloke mentioned) was from a person I never met, I sent him the money and he sent the gun per mail, no problem.

[@stevailo]

@@spoeny that’s so cool. In Italy the pile of paperwork for the first gun is needed as you need a license, so medical evaluation, training to operate most common guns safely, a ton of taxes and than you can buy guns, but always through an FFL. You can buy from other people but you either have to go get them yourself or have them shipped from their FFL to yours. And every gun you have needs to be registered by your local police office, along with ammo every time you buy it new, than you can replenish it whenever you want. I know, it’s frustrating, you need to be a lawyer just to remember what you need to do not to become a criminal...

[@spoeny]

Yeah, that's quite a bit easier here. You basically get 3 copies of the acquisition permit, both parties sign them, 1x for the seller, 1x for the buyer and one goes to the firearms office. So everything is registered. For ammo, you either show your criminal registry or a recent acquisiton permit, but only the first time you buy ammo from a store. But I mean the important thing is that we get to enjoy firearms! At least once the ranges are open again...

[@stevailo]

@@spoeny I couldn’t agree more, I’m more than happy to go through anything as long as I can get almost any gun that I want, and at least until now I can, let’s hope for the best for the future, both for laws and ranges...

[@brian5832]

It's amusing how habitually Ian retorts his passive "...okay..." when respectfully disagreeing or not actively engaged in a diatribe.

[@b79holmes]

>>>>Anyone else’s first time learning Chap’s name? Yes. A while back I was stunned hearing him speak what seemed to me to be fluent French (!!) as I hear no French accent with his English but maybe because his English isn't American??

[@shura0107]

I'm super jealous that you're in Finland. Also, you said sauna properly.

[@dave_h_8742]

Excellent as usual would listen to you all waffling on any day.

[@LiquidState317]

lindeybeige shoutout love it!

[@marksaxby607]

Interesting chat, but drinking Porter out of a bottle?!?!?! :D

[@derekp2674]

I'm glad it's not just me on that one. Any beer that has, or claims to have, a decent flavour should be savoured from an appropriate glass. i think the fashion for drinking beers from the bottle comes from young people in nightclubs, for whom the most important aspect is to show off their chosen cool brand of drink.

[@LeutnantJoker]

@@derekp2674 or maybe they just wanted to drink a beer in a hotel room that didn't have glasses that size so they did what any normal guy would do... But hey...

[@derekp2674]

@@LeutnantJoker But Ian had a glass of about the right size for his drink. Perhaps this Q&A was the forgotten beer glasses edition :)

[@derekp2674]

@@chickenfishhybrid44 Convenience can play its part too, but I find that (and I guess the OP does too) you need a glass to really appreciate the full flavour.

[@marksaxby607]

@@chickenfishhybrid44 if you don't care, you don't drink Porter

[@betaich]

For hunting rifles here straight pull has made a comback already.

[@danieljennerman7549]

I seriously thought Chap and Bloke were actual brothers.

[@dave_h_8742]

Ditto bit disappointed now 😀

[@LeutnantJoker]

Huh? Their nationality should have been a bit of a giveaway :D

[@danieljennerman7549]

I guess I either haven't been paying attention or I missed a few videos.

[@tobiasactually]

The shirt Fabian is wearing is a "Tricothemd 75" better known as "Gnägi" because they were introduced under Federal Councillor Rudolf Gnägi. A piece of clothing worn by the Swiss army for colder weather.Since it is part of the personal equipment and is also available elsewhere, it is also often worn for activities outdoors in a civilian context.

[@anthonyhayes1267]

The one thing that the P14 does that no Lee-Enfield does is eat any ammo you give it no matter how bad the brass or how high the pressure

[@dapa4]

Props to Ian on proper pronunciation of sauna

[@TatoDwisusanto]

Like no. 30 from Jakarta Indonesia 🇮🇩. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@rizaradri316]

Weis ada orang Indonesia juga disini

[@spiritofthetime]

Love these guys around a table together, it's like the 3 musketeers.

[@thesmallestminorityisthein4045]

And just like the movies, not a single musket between them.

[@romainlapie6362]

About the K31 fired in anger it might be interesting to look to the French resistance movement close to swiss border, it might be possible that they sneak out few rifle out of the country and used them against German soldier.

[@Zajuts149]

One mention of Furrer, and I'm reminded of the MP41/44. That toggle-lock still make me irrationally angry.

[@brianbetts3444]

303 vs 7.5x55 I could hear in my head all the Q&A times Ian has explained the pros of rimmless cartridges in rifles vs rimmed cartridges.

[@stanfordwillis4841]

Yeah have huge stockpiles of american, british and german weapons here in France, huge black market for us collectors, I've seen ww1 bars and the likes, a lot of them, but I've never seen any bring back

[@jimcappa6815]

The first firearm I ever shot was a Hawken .50 black powder rifle. It was awesome. Then I got to shoot a Ruger 10/22. I was about 14 at the time, and I was hooked! So, I would agree that those would be ideal for the first time shooter. The Hawken was loaded with a half load, so it was very mild to shoot.

[@LadyAnuB]

Wait, where's The Chap's pear? Can't bring that into Finland as a family heirloom?

[@thebotrchap]

Far too fragile to risk transporting. Ian will just have to make it over here to try it 😊

[@LadyAnuB]

@@thebotrchap He'll have to pack his smoking jacket. The drinks globe will be missing though.

[@onyx9943]

BOTR and Ian's OnlyFans... Is that where you'll review the Orita 1941? I can't wait...

[@Peterowsky]

8:34 He means to reference the Old joke that physicians can perfectly calculate how likely a chicken is to lay an egg and how efficient it is at laying eggs, so long as it's spherical chickens in a vacuum. Because it QUICKLY gets A LOT harder to calculate things either outside of a vacuum or that have... shapes other than spheres. And of course the difficulty increases with the number of chickens/variables involved (shape, distance between surfaces, air resistance, air conductivity, etc. a sphere only has ONE point closest to anything not intersecting it and it's at radius distance from the the center). It's a common joke for physicians, mathematicians, and engineers.

[@RalphReagan]

You tell him Ian! Once you get used to turning the bolt it's just as fast! Don't be knocking us south paws!

[@Stevarooni]

Saw a southpaw operating a Lee-Enfield like a champ. Magazine swaps and all.

[@G_Flash84625]

Now we need to see Ian and BritishMuzzleLoaders together

[@PapaSchultz74]

I would more like to see Karl and BML

[@slywolf1972]

I can definitely agree with Ian on the G3 after getting a Sphur and heavy buffer that drastically lower the felt recoil and comfort

[@relativisticvel]

Not due to US legislation, its due to executive edicts, on how they will interpret some really badly worded and opened ended legislation (in the worst way possible).

[@pignebula123]

Hey Ian, I love the Q&A videos and would love to see more of them or maybe something more casual. I think that it could work great in a podcast form maybe something like every other week you bring on a guest voted on by Patreon supporters or something similar. I am aware of how much time and effort that would take though and you are very busy as you have stated in the past. Just wanted to let you know that I think there may be a market for that if you've got the time and energy and that I would be enthused to see something like that popup in my notifications.

[@kalicom2937]

Does an AR-15 count as a straight pull...? I am being a little factious but the point stands - the bolt carrier moves in a straight line and the bolt rotates with a cam. You can lock / unlock using the charging handle - which is a straight pull. I can think of other locking mechanisms that could work just fine is a straight pull configuration. Seems odd that people would worry that the concept is inherently unsafe.

[@509Gman]

I just paid $0.65 per for Winchester M193, and $0.95 per for Federal M80 here in Alaska (no online purchases due to hazmat). The federal was much closer to what I remember “normal price” being.

[@dermotrooney9584]

Whoo-hoo! My 3 fave TV gunguys.

[@dermotrooney9584]

And the A to all Qs will be No 4 Mk I*.

[@LadyAnuB]

Forgotten Weapons: Beard Off edition

[@tsachisamoray5602]

Sitting in Finland, talking about straight pull actions and not even mentioning Lynx? Really??? You should check it out. External locking lugs, I think.

[@vcostello712]

the "spherical squads fighting in a vaccuum" thing is a reference to problems/questions in physics textbooks i think -- often you assume an object of interest is a sphere, in a vaccuum, to simplify the math.

[@farmerbrown84]

Pissed that local Swiss Brownells wouldn't import the Retro AR-10. I have a JP! And I also prefer the G3 (no Spuhr) over the FAL (even though I was raised on the L1A1). My G3s are HK and Enfield. My first gun intro is AK-74 - they think it's a 47 without the recoil. I've tried to get the Italian BM-59, but failed so far. I saw a box of new manufacture GP-11 last weekend at the range!!

[@mutelatedLEMON]

Wait, you mean they arnt called Bloke and Chap?

[@davidbrennan660]

Quality video for Thursday lunch time.

[@jubuttib]

54:50 This sounds like the starting point of a future "What Would Furrer Do 2030" LMG... =) Just imagine what that magnificent bastard could have designed if he had access to 3D printing for prototyping etc. :D

[@ЮрийБабенко-с8ъ]

Hell Ian, the phrase "Spherical horse in vacuum" is known in Russia as an verry exagerated exapmle of something verry standard(vacuum here is serve as a methaphor that implies that the object is only itself and free of outside factor or in other words is perfect example of itself).

[@BYLRPhil]

I’ll save everyone the time of watching the video. Bloke’s answer to every question: I’m not sure I understand the premise of the question

[@skepticalbadger]

He said that once. Ian then repeated it with another flawed question and he just agreed, apologising at the same time for questioning the premise. How else is he supposed to deal with bone questions?

[@danielroesner2342]

I saw you at the bolt Action challenge 2019 having your Lunch with the participants, but I was afraid to run to you, rip my shirt off to beg for an Autograph on my humble chest, glorious masters!!! When you do a Botr Semi Auto Challenge, I let you try my Spuhr G3. You will throw away your FALs

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

33:32 I knew it would be the M1, because that's the one I like to intro new shooters to. They get intimidated by the reload, so I do it for them, but they always love it when it comes down to shooting it.

[@NO_LOVE_LOST]

Ian: "getting slightly hammered" Me: instant like

[@badpossum440]

Australia is full of new straight pull rifles. Lynx 94 Custom English Hunter Straight Pull Rifle - 223 Remington - SKU: L94EL-223. $9,049.00. No Reviews. LYNX Lynx 94 Custom English Hunter Straight Pull Rifle - 30-06.

[@aussiviking604]

How did get there? Well my Australian Granddaddy and his mates , liked no5 smle, aperture sights. Appropriated a stack of them from some Egyptians. On the way to Ethiopia. Then took them home ,because the Japanese started causing trouble. Then they wanted some sbrs ,because they are much more handy in the jungle. Then in 1945 they had to help out in Indochina. Left them behind because the game was over. That being said there are few of the non shortened no5 smle's from that stack still floating around in the land of Oz. I Hope that helps. Also before the 1997 gun back ,there were quite a few original mk5c " tanker" Garands . We really like shorty scrub guns in Oz.

[@ADVtheMISSIONARY]

1996 ;)

[@brianj.841]

Thoroughly enjoying binge watching! Question: Feelings about the calico pistol/smg-carbine helical feed?

[@Hansengineering]

The "spherical infantry unit" is a reference to the spherical cow. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_cow

[@konstantin.v]

The intro is just perfect already 😂

[@FCWW87]

Bloke and Chap need to up the mane game if they want to sit next to IanThaGod

[@kenibnanak5554]

I am amazed you guys cinsidered the Alin Trapdoor conversions, but did not consider the Sharps conversion carbines, from percussion to .50-70. They work well too. :)

[@thebotrchap]

Anything still employing a non-self cocking side lock sucks. Something no like the Reilly Comblain for example, but that was never an military adopted rifle.