Forgotten Weapons
Q&A 30: ACRs, Besas, and Czechoslovakia
2019 • E168 May 22, 2019
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Another month, another Q&A!
00:24 - Why did the British adopted the Besa?
03:51 - Reproduction French WW1 uniforms
(http://www.doursoux.com)
04:54 - Could the Magpul Masada/ACR worked as a replacement AR upper?
08:02 - Why are auto-ejecting magazines not popular?
11:03 - What smaller countries have impressive small arms development?
13:50 - En-bloc clips - pros? Cons? History?
18:21 - Smaller/faster cartridges in future handguns?
20:14 - How is group size measured?
24:03 - Guns with added ballast just to control recoil?
26:04 - Guns that fire open-bolt in full auto and closed-bolt on semi
29:17 - Future of the SIG 550 series in the US?
31:51 - Will there be an ebook version of Chassepot to FAMAS?
33:31 - Would the Dreyse have been good in the US Civil War?
34:19 - Memorably surprising auction prices
36:10 - How did I hurt myself on an EM2?
37:25 - Most advanced arms that could have been made ca. 1900?
40:06 - Thoughts on the Daewoo K2
41:29 - French trials of the Madsen LMG
42:01 - Lefty-friendly rifles and pistols
43:26 - British 4.85mm
(The Last Enfield: https://amzn.to/2wdvv0f)
44:55 - Lunch at Rock Island Auction Co
46:27 - What weapon for fighting Franco in 1936?
49:12 - What are the most interesting firearm locking and operating systems?
49:50 - What "Forgotten Weapon" do I want to see back in production?
Contact:
Forgotten Weapons
PO Box 87647
Tucson, AZ 85754
https://www.headstamppublishing.com/french-rifle-book
http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons
Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons
Another month, another Q&A!
00:24 - Why did the British adopted the Besa?
03:51 - Reproduction French WW1 uniforms
(http://www.doursoux.com)
04:54 - Could the Magpul Masada/ACR worked as a replacement AR upper?
08:02 - Why are auto-ejecting magazines not popular?
11:03 - What smaller countries have impressive small arms development?
13:50 - En-bloc clips - pros? Cons? History?
18:21 - Smaller/faster cartridges in future handguns?
20:14 - How is group size measured?
24:03 - Guns with added ballast just to control recoil?
26:04 - Guns that fire open-bolt in full auto and closed-bolt on semi
29:17 - Future of the SIG 550 series in the US?
31:51 - Will there be an ebook version of Chassepot to FAMAS?
33:31 - Would the Dreyse have been good in the US Civil War?
34:19 - Memorably surprising auction prices
36:10 - How did I hurt myself on an EM2?
37:25 - Most advanced arms that could have been made ca. 1900?
40:06 - Thoughts on the Daewoo K2
41:29 - French trials of the Madsen LMG
42:01 - Lefty-friendly rifles and pistols
43:26 - British 4.85mm
(The Last Enfield: https://amzn.to/2wdvv0f)
44:55 - Lunch at Rock Island Auction Co
46:27 - What weapon for fighting Franco in 1936?
49:12 - What are the most interesting firearm locking and operating systems?
49:50 - What "Forgotten Weapon" do I want to see back in production?
Contact:
Forgotten Weapons
PO Box 87647
Tucson, AZ 85754