Q&A - Forgotten Weapons

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]