Forgotten Weapons

Q&A 33: It's All About Compromises

2019 • E257    Aug 22, 2019    1m
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Time for another monthly Q&A!

00:18 - Guns that exceeded and fell short of my expectations?

03:14 - Why did the US keep the 1903 instead of the 1917 after WW1?

04:59 - Bren guns in .30-06

07:07 - Book on French handguns or bayonets

08:45 - My jobs before Forgotten Weapons became full-time

11:12 - Any effort at .30 Carbine handguns in WW2?

12:44 - 7.65mm French Long brass by Starline

14:15 - Objectively bad gun that I like anyway

15:20 - Eye relief and eye box in scopes

18:19 - Prototypes with neat features dropped from production models

19:38 - Have I met Oleg Volk?

20:22 - Why wasn’t the Winchester 1907 SL more popular?

21:08 - Will I continue to collect French arms now that my book is done?

21:45 - Sites to visit in Paris related to the Resistance and Occupation?

22:36 - Why didn’t France adopt the M16?

22:57 - Glock 17 or Walther P38; which was more influential?

24:44 - Is push feed worthwhile or important?

27:12 - Plans to do video on the Ross and Huot?

27:52 - Finnish Mosins

29:39 - Why so many blocky looking handguns?

31:03 - How was the experience using Kickstarter for book launch?

33:23 - Was the Charlton the only bolt-to-semi conversion used by a military?

34:21 - Is the Spencer still my preferred Civil War carbine?

35:48 - Why don’t more guns use the constant recoil concept?

38:00 - Why isn’t there more use of ASP-style “guttersnipe” sights?

39:02 - Military rifle trials tests

42:36 - How did US small arms technology compare to Europe in the Civil War?

45:05 - Widgets to increase revolver capacity?

46:35 - First 8mm Lebel rifle, and PPU ammo compatibility

48:52 - Why don’t more guns use the Farquhar-Hill buffered piston idea?

50:00 - Why didn’t the US adopt the MG-42?

51:39 - How did the M14 go from replaced service rifle to EBR?

52:52 - Chinese small arms?

54:49 - Channels about bladed arms?

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