Q&A 19: Answers From The Boonies
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Published 2018-06-28
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0:25 - FAMAS parts kits coming?
1:15 - Why heel magazine releases on European handguns?
3:07 - Are Continsouza Berthiers worth less than MAS and MAC ones?
5:10 - Having stronger FAMAS magazines made.
5:50 - Why were there M2 and M3 Carbines instead of M1A2 and M1A3 Carbines?
7:17 - What was my first parts kit build (and ARs don't count)?
9:25 - Would the Pedersen Device have been as great in combat as the US Army hoped?
I highly recommend C&Rsenal's video on this topic:
• History Primer 065: The Pedersen Devi...
10:22 - Best firearm operating system for suppressing?
12:21 - Why not show clearing of the action in every video?
13:46 - Why should a new gun collector NEVER do?
17:21 - Have I encountered any haunted or possessed guns or locations?
18:18 - Why did militaries waste so much money on single shot and tube magazine rifles and then replace them so quickly?
20:45 - Why did simple-manufaxcture submachine guns take so long to appear?
23:46 - Was the MAB-15 ever an official French military service weapon?
24:17 - How often do I travel, and does it cause problems?
25:54 - Have I ever been to the WWI museum in Kansas City?
26:20 - Best setup Milsurp bolt gun for lefties?
28:20 - What semiauto pistol mechanism could have been as popular as Browning's tilting barrel in an alternative timeline?
29:26 - Why do some countries ban possession of military caliber firearms?
30:47 What firearm was just a tweak away from greatness?
31:45 - Was the Lebel the single largest leap forward in small arms technology in history? If not, what else?
33:09 - What was the coolest pawn shop/small gunshop/etc find you ever had?
Berthier Cuirassier unboxing: • Mystery Rifle Unboxing!
Scotti Model X: • Scotti Model X Italian Prototype - Sh...
34:31 - Can recoil energy be calculated, and do militaries try to calculate it?
Recoil energy calculator: www.shooterscalculator.com/recoil-calculator.php
38:16 - Why are there not more military straight-pull rifles, or civilian semiauto conversions of bolt actions?
Bloke on the Range "mad minute" with a K31: • Mad Minute Series: Swiss K31 Straight...
40:07 - Thoughts on inertial operation in rifles.
41:19 - Why did the Type 94 Nambu get such a poor reputation?
43:34 - Why is the Colt Python so great?
45:25 - Suppressed military firearms, and why aren't there more of them?
48:20 - Best LMG the US could have used in WW2?
49:33 - Why was .30 Carbine made non-corrosive in WW2 but not .30-06?
50:10 - Thoughts on the M11/9 and Lage conversion uppers?
Testing the Lage Max 11/15: • MAX-11/15 12/30/17 Test Video #1
53:29 - Guns I have that I can't or won't shoot?
55:08 - Can you collect brass at the 2-Gun matches, and do I use Berdan or steel cased ammo there because of it?
56:05 - Did Cobray ever make anything worthwhile? If so what? If not, what was the worst?
Cobray Terminator: • Cobray Terminator 12ga Shotgun
57:00 - How to find provenance on specific collectible rifles?
58:19 - Is there a firearm that have you really wanted to own or video that you have not been able to?
58:47 - Were there any wartime rifle simplifications that were actually beneficial?
59:58 - Is the .300 Blackout the answer to 7.62x39mm?
1:00:46 - What would my ideal rifle be, and do I already have it?
1:01:18 - If Germany had not reunified, would the H&K G11 have been perfected and adopted?
1:01:55 - The Mauser 71/84 and Lebel seem very similar - is the Lebel actually better and why?
1:02:31 - Best all-around bolt action rifle form both World Wars?
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