Q&A #8: Triple Locks, New gun development, and the .50 Cal Lewis Gun

I had to laugh at the idea of Ian sitting alone in an auction house full of guns with the lights off, just basking in the aura of that much blued steel.

I live in Czech Republic and I'm making gun license right now. I think that we have really good gun laws here, we have some gun license classes, but you can virtually have all of them, you only need to apply at near police station, pass written test and shooting test and let doctor to examine you and that's it - your have gun license (which renews every 10 years). Then you can basically own whatever you want, even full auto gun, but you need exception for that, which is little harder to get, but you can do that. You can also CCW without any issue. You can read more on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_the_Czech_Republic Also stuff which EU proposes doesn't make any sense, they want to restrict everything...

Ian, that bit about mass surveillance is so relevant. I absolutely love the way you understand and explain the importance of a topic, that effects most people daily yet they know nothing about. You've out done yourself, thank you.

I'm Canadian and I've just returned from the UK and I agree with your sentiment about there more apparent "professional" appreciation of firearms there I visited a small gunshop in Glasgow and the cultural parallels were interesting but the differences between here and there were quite significant I purchased a decent set of .223 dies though

Re: European gun culture, take a look at the Bloke on the Range channel. Bloke and Chap are English ex-pats living in Switzerland.

There are very few generalisations one can make about firearm regulations in Europe, the culture and practical considerations vary a lot. But the one big difference between European gun culture as a whole compared to that of the United States is that we haven't seen owning a weapon as a civil right in a very long time. Firearms are viewed practically, as tools for hunting or sport shooting. There's definitely a correlation between sparse population, large forest area and high frequency of privately owned firearms. Sweden, Norway and Finland are all in the top ten in the world for numbers of privately owned firearmes per capita.

From the perspective of someone who is a gun nut in England, I completely agree with what Ian has to say on the subject.

Props to you Ian for your comments about surveillance and digital rights. Few have grasped the implications of this and still have an almost romantic idea of defending themselves from tyrannical government in some sort of glorious firefight when the reality is so much more insidious and subtle.

On the drone thing... we actually have a UGV that we're finishing up testing with that can accept Keymod/1913 equipped weapon systems called the Red Shirt T1. If you ever find yourself in Raleigh/Durham/RTP, we'd love to show you what it can do. In practice it bridges the gap between infantry and cavalry, it's much smaller and lighter than something like a Humvee and it's unmanned so you don't risk a human life using it in combat. In comparison to other drones on the market, which generally cost around 1-2 mil, we have one that can be purchased for around 100k fully loaded, and it's durable, able to take rounds up to multiple .338 Lapua and survive. I wouldn't underestimate the field of robotics, that's where a lot of the experimental military money is going right now, and the stuff that GE/GD/Boeing/Lockheed/Northrop-Grumman/BD/Ect have will astound you.

Australia's laws work like this... A&B licence = lever action, double barrel, bolt action, pump action [rifle only] = anyone non-violent, non-mental illness who has a reason they deem to be ok, aka not self defence. C = pump/semi auto shotgun farmers with larger lands, .22 semi's. = few people D = semi-automatic rifles = government workers or very large land holders with feral animal problem. Aka a very tiny number of people. H= handguns = anyone who wants to wait 6 months, who doesn't have a violent record and is willing to pay the price of a glock every year for club membership and get finger printed and have to shoot 10-12 times a year to prove they own them for sport Everything else = no chance. One way to think of it is most people can have WW1 technology, forget anything else. If you're in the US, don't give them 1", they'll take a mile.

Ian did it again - answering (sometimes difficult) questions deeply and in a way easy to understand. He says outside there are 50 degrees Fahrenheit - they're equivalent to 10 degrees Celsius. Even in the desert it is cold in the winter ... The german armed forces have a very similar sweater, available in OD and dark blue. We call them Pullover. Have a look at them here: https://www.raeer.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?catid=1021

Ian, I really enjoyed the video. These Q&A's are always so interesting and informative; thank you.

You make great videos! I truly find them very interesting not to mention very educational. Thank you very much for all your hard work. Inrange and this are my favorite firearms/history channel on YouTube!

So much Forgotten Weapons this morning. A great way to start the day. I hope you can do more collaborations like you did with Total Biscuit.

Ian, i really enjoy your channel being interesting also a firearms an mechanic. Good job and keep going!

Thank you Ian for answering my question. Great video.

I live in the England and own shotguns and have owned rifles in the past. The UK is an incredibly hard place to own firearms. Pistols and automatic weapons are outright banned(apart from very, very few special exceptions). Even owning a bolt action rifle is a terrible trouble, you need to have a "valid" reason to own each different rifle and calibre(e.g .22LR for rabbit, .223 for fox), you also need an approved place to shoot(you most likely will not be granted a .223 on a 2 acre piece of ground for example). You must renew you licence every 5 years(which requires your house being inspected, interview, recommendation by "persons of good character" (whom you've know for more than 2 years), as well as still having a "valid" reason to own each firearm. You can also only process your allotted amount of ammunition as stated on your licence.(All ammo bought is recorded on your licence). This is a very sad state of affairs in my opinion and I have had to give up my firearms this year due to losing my permission. The basic message in the UK from people, schools, television and media is that guns are evil and that there is someone "wrong" with a person who owns or wants to own and shoot guns. I am not the greatest fan of the USA and what they do in the world, but I think its views on the public owning weapons are as it should be and should be protected. As for the UK its only getting worse and I can see in my lifetime all weapons being banned to the general public.

Cheers, these Q&A videos are always your best ones! I'm a lot more interested in things like development, history and doctrine than in the mechanical workings of weapons, if that makes sense

Hi Ian, another great video. The professional approach you describe really shows through in your work, I am proud to say I have just become your 2100th patreon subscriber! Keep up the good work.

College is done for X-mas and one of my 1st priorities was catching up on Forgotten Weapons!!! Much love!