What Makes a Good Gun Design

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[@heckler3119]

And not a single underslung chainsaw attachment? Clearly unrealistic

[@funrun07haan50]

😂

[@KF99]

And it should be powered by gun recoil

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

gears of war reference :) ​@@KF99

[@cloutgrabber]

Chainsaw bayonet?

[@Gameprojordan]

​@@KF99 powered by Imulsion

[@eksbocks9438]

18:37 This makes the gun a lot more versatile than people think.

[@brando7130]

i agree

[@macobuzi]

But reliability will be questioned...

[@somerandomdragon4655]

@@macobuzi Just as reliable as an m4 just has its recoil spring somewhere else

[@chesspiece81]

Imagine if the WWI pilots had something like a Glock Switch for their 1911. The 30.06 is such a great round.

[@gyromurphy]

I still remember the first time I shot one. I was 11, and the largest gun I shot up to that point was my dad's 3030. Well, I asked him if I could shoot the 30.06 and I should've known to maybe wait till I was bigger when he asked me If I was really sure I wanted to. The thing damn near knocked me over

[@user-sr6bq1ru5d]

30-06 in a 1911?

[@monomono9627]

The M1911 was never chambered in .30-06, which is a fully powered rifle cartridge that the gun can't even fit in the chamber...

[@user-sr6bq1ru5d]

@@monomono9627 He was talking about a 1911 and then 30-06, so I was asking if he thought the 1911 was chambered in 30-06.

[@monomono9627]

​@@user-sr6bq1ru5dmy comment wasn't directed at you

[@TheLastArbiter]

6:50 switching to your pistol is always faster than switching to your buttstock pistol

[@KageNoTora74]

It seems to solve a problem that was solved long ago.

[@idorandomthingsjpg]

​@@KageNoTora74 or, hear me out it could be used as a backup to the main pistol.

[@Ididitlikethis2079]

*“The answer is a gun, and if that don’t work use more gun”* - The Engineer (Team Fortress 2)

[@dukstedi]

🫡

[@knrz2562]

Wo0w😅😢

[@GeorgeCowsert]

None of this video talks about design. It's all just "neat features this gun and that gun has" when true design lies in the internals and how they affect performance.

[@Finnish_Guy_3301]

38:16 Shooting rapid fire while safety is on. Truly soviet.

[@Starihidze]

Пакистан

[@ToddAdams1234]

On the MP90, it’s most interesting trait is the way that it operates. It’s ammo goes into the weapon sideways, and then turns the proper orientation to chamber. It also ejects from the bottom.

[@SLIM-SH8Y]

*p90

[@Ohnobro707]

@@SLIM-SH8Yare you alphabetical

[@glubglub7982]

@@Ohnobro707numerical i think

[@Ohnobro707]

@@glubglub7982 nah he’s eletric

[@ThirtytwoJ]

My luck id put my and over the ejector in a rush. Then again 3 times ive had rounds go down my shirt back or land in my pant pocket. One in my boot. Same luck with stray cigarette butts actually..

[@shaider1982]

You guys need to collab with Ian Mcollum and Jonathan Ferguson. I would like how you guys will animate those two. Merry Christmas🎄

[@magfal]

The 416 is the standard conscript weapon in Norway. With a red point sight, flashlight and verical foregrip. Really nice smooth shooting rifle.

[@kmatford]

I personally think that the pedersen device would've been good as a standalone submachine gun. A weapon that tries to do two things at once may seem good on paper but in practice not so well.

[@flyingace1234]

I find it interesting because I could see it having been an alternate path to assault rifles had it actually entered combat? Like I can see them thinking "HUh, it's nice to have the high rate of fire but swapping bolts out was slow. I wonder if there was a way to combine the two into one."

[@kmatford]

@@flyingace1234 I'm not saying it doesn't always work assault rifles are perfect example of a great and proven concept. Military doctrine is always one step behind technology in WW1 army's we're using Napoleonic era tactics against machine guns.

[@YourPalHDee]

That doesn't make sense. The point was a cheap modification for an existing weapon, of which they had millions, in a short time period. I feel like you don't understand how expensive and time consuming it would be to design, test and mass produce an entirely new weapon.

[@kmatford]

@@YourPalHDee yah your right

[@kmatford]

​@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5joke's on your I'm agnostic.

[@robertsmith4681]

Depends what you intend too use it for ... A pistol sucks at taking moose at 500yds and a 30-06 precision rifle sucks for concealed carry ... The mission determines the gear, not the other way around.

[@BxBxProductions]

shut up lmao all you need is one well placed shot. skill issue, spend more time at the range. copium lol

How do I become a gun designer? “Don’t.”

[@user-lq2mq9oh6j]

When I get older I will become a military engineer

[@robertsmith4681]

Mechanical engineering. Guns are no different than other machines that use high pressure gases to operate. A steam engine and a machinegun are very similar in the way the function under the hood.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

true, a train engineer can also be boiled down to engineer :) ​@@robertsmith4681

[@EasilyCringed]

As an American who is into firearms. I'd say a beautiful gun design all comes down to personal preference. For pistols the Sig P320 and 1911 really catch my eye Aesthetically. For rifles I'm a big AR guy (Daniel Defense M4).

[@C0astDelta]

Honestly I love easy to carry concealable guns like the NTW-20. Compact, light, great for teaching the kids too!

[@kerrychen3015]

you don't need to clarify you are into firearms when u start the sentence with "As an American" we all know you guys already love guns and Big Macs

[@EasilyCringed]

@@kerrychen3015 Well if I just left "As an American" it would've came off as Arrogant.

[@andrewkoehn6619]

While I agree with preference because the individual handling the firearm needs to comfortably and safely handle it. You also need to take into account the reason for the firearm. Weather it is for home defense, everyday carry, hunting, they will also have an impact.

[@DrenchedCanadian]

@@kerrychen3015 Californians and New Yorkers or really just anywhere more liberal

[@TheFluffyWendigo]

Simple and reliable. Prefer revolvers myself, very little to break

[@avian68tb]

Depending on the lockwork of your revolver.

[@TheFluffyWendigo]

@@avian68tbColt Single Action Army

[@jason200912]

The turning arm is the most fragile piece of a revolver

[@YourPalHDee]

The Pedersen Device was so fuckin cool. It was such a game changer and came just slightly too late.

[@KS-PNW]

Seriously! I wish I could get one lol.

[@Kirbo_Theworld_destroyer]

The thumbnail is perfect, crisp, and refreshing for it being the holidays while i am watching your content at the same time I luv it :)

[@darius0lupus]

One issue with dont hold by mag part. Some guns likely were designed as to be grabbed by the mag. One example that comes to mind is the ppsh41 (papa shaw) as it was designed to be held by the mag.

[@Joseph660]

Some also use the Harry’s technique to hold a knife instead of a flashlight, but they’re probably inspired from CoD.

[@docnatigee]

Remember, switching to your secondary is faster than reloading!

[@NebulaTheFloofer]

my build in PF is demon

[@ThirtytwoJ]

So is not missing, spray n pray just leaves ya out of options.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@TheJoshChannel317]

I love using the experimental M1903 Springfield in Battlefield 1. It's such a comically unique design.

[@Flugel971]

That's the MA-E-211 SAMPU from Armored Core 6

[@w1zz0d45]

Yes it is!

[@DevSpaCito]

i learn more from simple history than my history classes

[@mr.notperfect2716]

Who doesn't tho

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

they should show these vids. :)

[@jason200912]

Schools don't teach about guns. Only that you need to hate them and let them brainwash your vote to help them ban guns by the time you're 18 (founding fathers actually viewed adults as 21, not 18)

[@kirstywalker6950]

The UZI having the magazine in the grip and the kris vector having the bolt go down into the gun to mitigate recoil as I heard.

[@camamac7787]

Love the mechanics of the vector, very exotic. When shooting the Uzi I'd recommend burst fire as you can feel the balance of the gun go whacky due to the bullets weight not being there anymore 😂

[@xT0xicz0mbi3x]

Hi simple history I absolutely love videos and your voice is so soothing. Have you ever considering having celebrity guests that are a fan of history or gun fanatics do voice overs. Donut operator, demolition ranch, Brandon herera, popo medic

[@machector892]

I love how the video about gun designs also has a thumbnail of history’s most ‘famous’ leaders having a feast.

[@fesco4752]

7:41 hahaha, BF1 reference, The servant quaarter or point B on Ballromm Blitz. Its the same building, with the tall structure and windows

[@batboylives]

My Winchester 70 .220 swift cal. is my fav, also have a Remington 870 Express.

[@oliversherman2414]

This reminds me of those people who add every single attachment available to a standard weapon in a CoD game lol Also Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[@ElvargsBane]

For a light machine gun, what if the mag was on the bottom but the gun could be rotated 90°. Like give it sights along the side and the top and fold out stand and maybe even a trigger and grip that rotates or is duplicated.

[@ThirtytwoJ]

Ive seen people do this with red dots and sometimes an extra foregrip. Mostly though theyre not thinking through that theyll have shells and gas ejecting in their eye.

[@johnmcfarlane3147]

Anything that is easy to handle, and that you can trust to work no matter what kind of pain you put it through

[@temkin9298]

Almost all guns can be trusted. The problem is the familiarity of the gun and some imperfections of the gun which is usually not intentional. I wouldn't want a loose mag socket no matter which gun it is.

[@blaze_hammer]

Merry Christmas everyone

[@xXAmaroqXx]

I find it interesting how different armies utilize different stances, despite each countries soldiers having the same anatomy. When I was in the german army in a recon batallion, our prone position would often have one leg pulled closer to the torso than the other for added bracing particularly on uneven surfaces, or we would dig holes for the front part of the feet to be put in, for more comfort and additional support if we knew we would be lying there eventually. Shooting while standing would often times happen from a pose effectively called "pooping deer stance" which is a half ducked-half standing pose with legs and arms being close to each other and the torso, that attempts to minimize the profile towards the enemy while still being able to move at an accelerated pace (rather than ducking completely or standing wide open), reducing their chances to hit you, or a vital organ (by having your arms partially in front of your torso acting as a meatshield if you happen to be lucky). Its largest drawback would be that it can get quite uncomfortable when exhausted or over prolonged times, as the pose is pretty unnatural to the body.

[@jarkoer]

3:35 Bro, if I saw that in the gun store today I would totally buy it. lol

[@Daniel4646]

31:02: That guy certainly would *not* have gotten the starring role in Commando (1985)! 🤣🤣

[@TimberWolf99]

All FN Minimi-based machine guns have the back-up side magazine well. The Canadian C9 also sports it. It also barely fucking functions even in ideal circumstances.

[@ProfessorDreamer]

Simple History can you do a Simple History video on Human Experimentation in Wars.

[@sirnikkel6746]

0:08 MOAR DAKKA! WAAAAAGGGGHHH

[@FluffyTsoggy]

first thing that came to mind was the very old simpson episode with the revolver and the loudener and "this is for shooting down police helicopters" attachment

[@jmanj3917]

17:12 Right. But the SAW has that "capability" only as a last resort. Anyone who has ever had to rely on magazines to feed the M249 will know just how "good" an idea these things were...lol

[@makuballz6516]

Merry Christmas

[@turqeeman]

I like the bottle opener on AKs

[@vedsky2501]

it can perform reliably and accurately, it is easy to use, its not too heavy, it can kill

[@arthurmorgan9665]

Merry christmas S.H. team

[@youknow3916]

1:18 ayo

[@AjJake1]

Fun fact: if you put fun fact at the start of a sentence there is a 99% chance they will read to the end

[@Ayane_Kishaba]

I Don't Know Why I Got Recommended This Video But At Least Is Very Informative And Maybe Useful

[@YahTemple]

It's quicker to switch to your secondary weapon than reloading!

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

"from a normal holster"* lol

[@KageNoTora74]

Yeah, that mule stock is a horrible solution to a problem that was already satisfactorily solved long ago.

[@AcidGambit419]

Ahh this is exactly what i need to watch on my first xmas eve on my own after dealing with idiots all day

[@johndolenc7658]

Merry christmas

[@paulahillier1390]

It makes a"Pew pew" sound.

[@fidodenstore9232]

the mag above was the first idea,MADSEN,

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

15:04 yeah well the p90 has a very odd magazine design that makes it flat and it still has normal sights

[@joeh2236]

Colt 1911 and Browning M2, perfection. Only if they could create the B.F.G. How does it not hurt doom guy?!?

[@normalhuman9260]

I fully agree with the 1911,never needed changed, because they nailed it.

[@RealNaisuCinema]

0:44 that guy on the left needs to call his hits.

[@JamesCampbell-vf3vb]

Can you do a video on Operation Pastorious

[@connori1324]

Cheap and easy to make, easy to use, reliable. Boom, best gun

[@zyvernious]

So the AK

[@jason200912]

@zyvernious Ak took like 30 years until it finally became cheap and easy to make. I'd say it was the Chinese that perfected it first in 1956. Soviets only sold or gave out sks to save on the at rhe time expensive ak47s

[@jason200912]

Nvm akm came out in 1959. China didn't do stamped type56 until 1965isj

[@pejutalittleelk1236]

The thumbnail tho💀

[@johnbrooks595]

There was a cartoon with a guy in the back seat with a. 45 saying "Let's strafe 'em "

[@w1zz0d45]

The gun in the thumbnail looks like the Sampo from armored core

[@DobleWhiteAndStabley]

6:15 they called the ar15 an assault rifle. Lol!

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

As an artist, I can tell what makes a good gun design: it should be recognizable by silhouette alone.

[@beHaski]

Good gun design is an engineering problem, not a silhouette or artistic one.

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

@@beHaski Buddy, you're too serious. That was a joke.

[@YourPalHDee]

​@@user-co3uc8vt7eit didn't really come off as a joke. This is a history channel, why would he assume you weren't making a serious comment?

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

@@YourPalHDee It's an inside joke aimed at those who have heard "recognizable silhouette" advice many times.

[@IsmaelSantos-xv9qf]

On the other hand, if a gun is good beyond expectations, then it's silhouette will become recognizable.

[@alexanderkidonakis9185]

NASA has a special response team?!? That’s very cool. Sometimes the aliens get out of hand

[@TheRandomSandwiches]

I had to rewind so many times to hear what he said 😂

[@mikitz]

They're the MIB.

[@Theavaragesoldierjayden]

The Peterson device well is the m14 carbine but ww1😮

[@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk]

Amazing

[@jmanj3917]

37:00 Yeah, that was a good technique for the times, or for when you somehow end up with only a pistol and a flashlight on today's modern battlefield...or as a police officer. But now we just mount a Surefire flashlight to the pistol...lol

[@tsuaririndoku]

What’s make a good gun design? It has to be reliable. East to use. Able to adapt in harsh conditions. It must work in the water. Accurate. Easy to maintain. And fun to handling. Also, it has to be quite cheap to make. Strong enough so that it won’t break in soldier level of handling.

[@Sus_Blanket_Stain]

Most SMGs made in the past were supposed to be held by the mag, how else would you hold it? By the insecure area behind the mag? Or the superheated metal directly touching the bullet when firing?

[@SatoKujo]

rifle bayonets werent used for combat but to give fallen soldier that were seriously injured a grace strike

[@Hoxha_was_cool]

20:49 “Heckler & cohke”💀

[@BckoftheWdz]

I shoot long guns with my left and hand guns with my right although i can shoot handguns with my left I prefer my right.

[@user-ik1tr3eb1k]

Your videos just make me want to play COD roads to victory

[@Warwisel-bk3lu]

19:50 was that a war crime ?

[@Xupersaiwan]

best magazine locations deeper voice

[@gelatoman7066]

Bruh I wasn’t ready for that first clip homie didn’t have is gun loaded 😂

[@The_Corporal]

Somebody Says "Gun is Gun"

[@c.9900]

Merry Christmas all

[@TheSpy3333]

Imagine getting a drive-by from an airplane. Can’t believe this actually happened.

[@dthantw1468]

20:42 what’s with the name on the tail of the helicopter? Is that just who did the animation?

[@Sevbyy]

What's the use of Muzzle breaks? Just asking

[@Sevbyy]

Them jus standing there 2:22

[@Preaplanes]

19:48 Uh, isn't that a war crime?

[@Starihidze]

Ну это же под Патронажем Оон, значит можно. А русские как всегда едят младенцем, преверженцев Лгбт, ещё мы не навидим всех говнюков одинаково, не зависимо от вероисповидания и расы.

[@Reznov_1945]

I’m taking notes

[@jimdigriz3436]

No bull pups, like the Steyr AUG, a superb select fire weapon.

[@youregenericjoeboibcyes]

madness project nexus arena tinkerer gameplay

[@Soapetr394]

I could swear the guy in the thumbnail wasn’t dressed as Santa a few hours ago

[@user-sm8jy3jm4v]

This is not related to the video but I find it so funny that i got a ad asking to help the USA government deport quote “illegal aliens”

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

"Delta force is synonymous with excellence in special operations" Even though not particularly grounded in reality

[@nathancof]

"Assault rifle..." 😂

[@alexkang2897]

22:39 "NASA's emergency response team"?!?!

[@artyom1264]

Yup, it’s part of their security team, NASA needs them in case of any intruders

[@somethingfishy1802]

Correction* AR-15 was not and has never been a military rifle, likewise the MULE stock was not designed for it. M-16 and m4 yes. Also an assault rifle must have full auto, Ar-15 does not.

[@jason200912]

Lol the horse shoe magazines are always so silly

[@anakinpendleton9231]

Can you answer this question who is better swat or military

[@masnyniemiaszek881]

i love peterson device

[@Hufi2.]

What is the backgroundmusic at the very start of the video called

[@jamesalbert4111]

Can you put a master key on a shotgun or is that too weird

[@user-xz7mx8zh8k]

Интересная заставка.. настоящий гений..

[@vladislavshevchenko9970]

9x39mm (for comparison Ak-47 fires 7,62x39) it is not a pistol cartridge, it's a rifle cartridge and therefore a weapon firing it is an assault rifle, not an SMG.

[@biocrab]

1:17 what did he sayyyy

[@wollenferret]

heckler and coke 20:50