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Q&A #17: Bullpups, Stocked Pistols, Delayed Blowback, and More!

April 24, 2018 Ian McCollum 31
  0:26 – Can roller delayed blowback system be relevant in modern guns? 3:32 – Difference between gas tappet and short stroke gas piston 6:00 – Cleaning procedure, particularly for corrosive ammunition 7:32 – Brief […]
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Q&A #16: Lightning Round!

January 17, 2018 Ian McCollum 30
Today we are doing a slightly different Q&A format, because I ran a bit short of time to do my usual background research on questions. So instead, we have a Lightning Round of short questions…7 […]
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Q&A #15: Disappointing Guns, 7.92×41 CETME, and 1873 Revolvers

December 21, 2017 Ian McCollum 58
Today’s question topics: 0:00:36 – Have I considered designing the perfect gun? 0:02:38 – Dealer sample machine gun market 0:07:20 – Stocked pistols and pistol-carbines 0:10:53 – P14 & M1917 nomenclature 0:12:45 – Particularly good […]
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Q&A with Larry Vickers: German WW2 Gun and Modern Small Arms

December 11, 2017 Ian McCollum 15
Larry Vickers has published the newest book in the Vickers Guide series, and it looks at German small arms of World War II – the first of two volumes to do so. I had a hand […]
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Q&A #14: Recoil, Nerf, and Forced Air Cooling

November 1, 2017 Ian McCollum 50
Today’s question topics: 0:00:58 – Factors affecting recoil in machine guns 0:04:57 – Revisiting/remaking old videos 0:05:58 – Is the MP5 still relevant? 0:06:47 – Am I excited to film different guns? 0:08:12 – Vintage […]
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Q&A #13: Cameras, Surplus SMGs, Modern Rocket Balls, and More!

September 11, 2017 Ian McCollum 36
Today’s question topics:: 0:00:24 – Belt-fed ARs 0:02:13 – US Army and the .276 vs 7.62 NATO 0:06:20 – Finnish cartridge choices 0:08:11 – Guns with built-in recoil absorbing mechanisms 0:10:45 – Deep dive on […]
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Q&A #12: Small Arms in Modern Conflict Zones, with Nic Jenzen-Jones of ARES

July 27, 2017 Ian McCollum 37
This month’s Q&A features a special guest, Nic Jenzen-Jones from Armament Research Services (ARES). We have a bunch of very interesting questions for him on modern conflict zones and insurgent groups: 1:15 – Russian cartridge […]
Shorty EM2 with regular EM2 and early FAL
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Q&A #11: Rockin’ Like It’s 1950!

June 27, 2017 Ian McCollum 54
Today’s questions: 0:00:35 – Least pleasant gun I have ever shot 0:02:51 – Favorite gun to have showcased on the channel 0:03:46 – Why did large militaries have .30 cal at the turn of the […]
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Q&A #10: Collectible Surplus Guns, Dumb US Decisions, and Lots of French Stuff

May 16, 2017 Ian McCollum 31
We have some great questions this time around! Specifically: 0:25 – Gain twist rifling, description and application 5:40 – The 6.5mm Arisaka compared to modern 6.5mm cartridges 7:44 – US abandonment of the M1917 Enfield […]
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Q&A #9: Gas Impingement, Reading List, Squeeze-Bores, and More (Video)

February 18, 2017 Ian McCollum 18
And if you would like to help support Belt & Holster, you can find his site at http://www.beltandholster.com . I have no financial involvement in this project; I just like the idea. Today’s questions: 1:06 […]

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