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Q&A #38: Short-recoil SMGs and Kimber Model 1907 .45s

February 18, 2020 Ian McCollum 30
Q&A time again! 00:45 – Rifles with 3-dot pistol style sights? 01:56 – Why not more short-barreled machine guns, if barrel length doesn’t impact accuracy? 03:53 – Is bolt/carrier mass important in a roller delayed […]
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Q&A #37: FNs in Korea and Suomis in Denmark (and more)

January 21, 2020 Ian McCollum 53
0:00:21 – Do I only drink Scotch? 0:02:03 – Belgian semiauto rifle at Chosin Reservoir? 0:03:54 – Do patent laws improve firearms design? 0:05:49 – Who do I like when I read fiction? 0:06:14 – […]
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Q&A 36: All About Tanks, with Nicolas Moran (the Chieftain)

December 26, 2019 Ian McCollum 20
I recently had the chance to do some collaborative filming with Nicolas Moran, and figured it would be a good chance to do a Q&A specifically on issues related to tanks. Nicolas is a Major […]
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Q&A 35: Books, Black Powder, and Why the DP12 is So Annoying

November 7, 2019 Ian McCollum 35
0:00:36 – Why so few .380 ACP military pistols? 0:02:09 – Thoughts on the NGSW program guns 0:03:24 – Exciting new things in the firearms industry today 0:04:21 – Why did the USSR not use […]
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Q&A 34: Brought to you by Scotch

October 24, 2019 Ian McCollum 28
Today’s Q&A is brought to you by the Patrons who make Forgotten Weapons possible! Not actually by Scotch (although maybe that’s why it went longer than normal). Our questions this month are: 0:00:50 – Why […]
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Q&A #33: It’s All Compromises

September 17, 2019 Ian McCollum 14
Time for another monthly Q&A! 00:18 – Guns that exceeded and fell short of my expectations? 03:14 – Why did the US keep the 1903 instead of the 1917 after WW1? 04:59 – Bren guns […]
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Q&A 32: Curatorial Adventures with Ashley Hlebinsky

August 8, 2019 Ian McCollum 25
The Cody Firearms Museum recently held its third annual Arsenals of History symposium, gathering professionals from firearms museums across the world to discuss issues specifically related to this particular speciality within the museum world. This […]
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Q&A 31: Russian and Soviet Arms w/ Max Popenker

July 25, 2019 Ian McCollum 10
We are joined today by Max Popenker to answer your questions about Soviet and Russian firearms: 00:32 – Russian-contract Colt 1911 pistols 01:33 – Clarification on SVD accuracy standards 02:57 – Is the PSO-1 BDC […]
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Q&A 30: ACRs, Besas, and Czechoslovakia

June 20, 2019 Ian McCollum 38
Another month, another Q&A! 00:24 – Why did the British adopted the Besa? 03:51 – Reproduction French WW1 uniforms (Doursoux) 04:54 – Could the Magpul Masada/ACR worked as a replacement AR upper? 08:02 – Why are […]
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Q&A 29: Galilean Sights and American AKs

May 23, 2019 Ian McCollum 23
The Kickstarter presale for my book, Chassepot to FAMAS, is still running, and you can still get an exclusive Kickstarter copy at a discounted price! Questions for today’s Q&A, as always, come from my Patrons, […]

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