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Q&A 48: Magnetic Guns, Electronic Guns, and Fake Guns

February 18, 2021 Ian McCollum 28
00:35 – Automatic rifles in .250 Savage in WW1? 04:21 – Why did stripper clips stay around so long? 07:24 – Modern military responses to body armor 09:17 – M1 Carbine in 5.7×28? 11:08 – […]
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Q&A: Silencers with Kevin Brittingham of AAC & Q

January 21, 2021 Ian McCollum 25
I am excited to have the opportunity to talk suppressors today with Kevin Brittingham. He has been working with them for more than 25 years, over that time founded Advanced Armament, sold it to Remington, […]
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Q&A 47: Collector Tips, Bond’s Next Pistol, and the Sights I Hate

December 24, 2020 Ian McCollum 35
Awesome whiskey bullets! We also have a bunch of merchandise on sale until December 31st: http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons 01:09 – Will Headstamp publish English translations of foreign-language books? 05:34 – What are some things to look for in […]
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Q&A #46: Scotland, .30 Carbine, and Mauser (w/ Mauro Baudino)

November 22, 2020 Ian McCollum 25
0:00:47 – What happened to the “Worst AK I’ve Ever Seen”? 0:02:23 – My filming logistics 0:06:47 – PDW vs SMG? 0:08:54 – Do I still do gunsmithing and restoration? 0:10:29 – Did France ever […]
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Q&A 45: Repros, Sporterization, and Guest Appearances by CMMG and Calico

September 17, 2020 Ian McCollum 39
Preorder your Elbonia shirt, poster or patch here! Today’s Q&A questions come from channel supporters on both Patreon and Floatplane. Thanks guys! 01:15 – 20th Century weapon for medieval battle 02:44 – Viability of a […]
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Q&A 44: My Workout Routine, NATO-Caliber Brownings, & Defend the Alamo!

August 11, 2020 Ian McCollum 21
00:59 – Is there a future in balanced recoil type systems? 02:05 – Does 8mm Kurz have a place today? 03:44 – Was there ever an M1 Carbine in .223? 06:05 – How is Floatplane […]
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Q&A 42: Books, Machine Guns, Cannons, and Forgotten Weapons by Mail

June 25, 2020 Ian McCollum 33
Q&A time again! This time we have: 00:17 – Favorite military uniform or camo pattern 01:12 – Stockpile of odd ammo? 02:15 – Bolts closing automatically when a new magazine is inserted 04:18 – Filming […]
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Q&A 41: Rebuilding Elbonia, and Lots of British Rifles

May 28, 2020 Ian McCollum 25
0:00:27 – Followup: Restoring the Elbonian military 0:05:48 – How to learn about pricing of collectible firearms 0:09:57 – Why are German small arms so highly desired? 0:13:32 – Pick a gun in a new […]
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Q&A 40: Ian Sabotages the Elbonian Army and Throws Shade on the Taurus Judge

April 30, 2020 Ian McCollum 54
Time for another month Q&A! Thanks as always to the awesome folks on Patreon who make Forgotten Weapons possible – our questions come from their submissions each month. This time we have: 00:35 – Why […]
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Experiment: Live Stream Q&A: Cocktails, Carry Guns, and More!

March 24, 2020 Ian McCollum 10
This month, I decided to experiment with doing a live streamed Q&A session. This was recorded yesterday and open to Patreon supporters at $2 and up (the same people who are able to submit Q&A […]

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