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

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...

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

Love the ammo box book ends

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.

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

Full Smoking Jacket.

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

32:10 The Desert Tech MDR should definitely be mentioned here! I realize it's new and no one has a lot of experience with it, and it's also not a military gun, but it should definitely be a contender! If it can bring Karl around regarding bullpups, it must be good! ;)

Dear Gun Jesus: You have to write a book about mechanics aspects of gun, the how and why of different actions (blockback, gas, ...). With illustrations and diagrams. It looks like nobody written one before, and even Internet is severely lacking in that regard; your videos being the most extensive coverage of the matter I ever found.

I'd like to add on the point of 3D printing that additive manufacturing is inherently weaker in design than most other methods. In plastic, for example, an injection moulded part can be very very strong because the liquid polymer can cool into a single monolithic piece. In additive manufacturing you have each layer cool individually one on another, which creates a kind of "wood grain" to the final product. The danger of delamination means that extra care has to be put into planning layer directions in stress bearing parts. In that case, something like a single weld makes more sense- like your WWSD lowers. The honeycomb internal is made possible by casting the parts in two halves then welding them. Yes that makes the seam a weak point, but that's better than hundreds or thousands of them in a print.

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!!!!

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.