Q&A #17: Bullpups, Stocked Pistols, Delayed Blowback, and More!

'How much of a gun guy are you?' Ian: 'Well I use boxes of cartridges as book holders for my massive library of gun books, does that answer your question?'

Shout out to all those collectors who share their guns so that they can be shown to everyone.

I am not even obsessed with guns like some people, I just like mechanical things. You make the content interesting Ian thank you.

'What Would Saint-Étienne Do?' FAMAS series confirmed for 2019?

the french, finns, italians, and japanese are all definitely underappreciated in the world of firearms design

Love the ammo box book ends

The best gun cleaning "solution" is hot water. I do a lot of black powder shooting and could'nt live without it. When I was doing my 11 months in national service in Finnish Army, I once cleaned my heavily fouled RK62 (lots of blank ammo!) in hot shower. It was the cleanest gun I have ever seen, and our armory sergeant said: " Yes, clean, but the next time gets you 10 days in the cage!". Oil and lots of scrubbing only after that...

There is something to add on buying a machine gun. Some states don't allow possession of machine guns. So the the first step would be to move to a state that allows it or change the state law.

"Everything in firearms design is a compromise" Oof I'm telling Hk on you

Full Smoking Jacket.

The Pipe! You're just spreading it on thick at this point.

Using ammunition as book ends is an idea I should have had by now...

one day Ian is going to be that 100yr old dood that knows EVERYTHING about guns, machining processes, history etc. he's well on his way. Excellent class, bud, the robe has got me cracking up (sips a tea mug). love your show, keep up the good work.

I had always wondered about those "missing" weapon designations. Today I learned something new. Nice.

i found a mauser in my grandpas house with 1899 and serbian coat of arms on the reciver

With what you said about the L85 being too heavy, don’t worry the MoD listened and the new A3 is a whole 100 grams lighter!!!!

30:00 IMO The best bullpup within its own cateory is the P90. Simply a perfect design for a multitude of reasons i would be happy to argue ^^. One may also talk about equaly the RFB for .308 or the new MDR for 5.56.

Helpful tip from guitar world: Simple Green is a fantastic all purpose cleaner that will not harm bare wood or even the most delicate of lacquered finishes. Be careful with it on maple though as maple is really hygroscopic and will absorb it readily. But you shouldn't have unfinished maple on a gun (or anywhere really) anyway. Simple Green doesn't react with bluing. Also, since it has a pH right around 9, it will neutralize the salts leftover from corrosive primers. This is the same reason it works so well in getting the gunk from your hands, off your guitar's metal parts. You can spray it right down the barrel and it'll be just fine. edit and if you're worried about money transfers on a machine gun purchase, you can probably find an escrow service or a title company or an attorney who will hold money in escrow so that it is insured, accounted for and will only be released at the agreed-upon time.

Would be interesting to see some sort of tunable blowback system. Maybe as simple as a changeable weight on the bolt.

Re: Squeeze or taper bores, the Colt Canada cold hammer forged barrels used in the C7 and C8 series of rifles have a very slight taper to the bore, as well as an in-line forging of the chamber. It doesn't require 3D printing, just a carefully hammer forged barrel around a mandrel with a taper machined into it.