Q&A 47: Collector Tips, Bond's Next Pistol, and the Sights I Hate
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01:09 - Will Headstamp publish English translations of foreign-language books?
05:34 - What are some things to look for in WWI/WWII gun collecting?
14:18 - Essential burger toppings
14:57 - Good vs poor quality gun books
19:07 - Support weapons in .280 British
23:09 - What would I like the next Project Lightening to be?
24:29 - H&K drum sights
27:02 - Best needlefire rifle
29:34 - Santa's guns for the naughty and the nice
31:09 - What was the point of the Stoner 63 system?
34:22 - A modern pistol for James Bond to replace his Taurus Curve
37:53 - Best and worst folding stocks
40:20 - Status of NFA items during the 1994 ban
42:36 - Thoughts on the 7.5 FK cartridge
46:51 - Why a .45 Liberator and not .32?
48:18 - Did John Garand make any other guns besides the M1 rifle?
50:12 - Solutions for shooting around corners
51:47 - Using lottery winning to buy something not a gun, but gun related
53:37 - Does the size of my audience influence what I say in public?
56:15 - FN-D vs ZB-30
59:31 - Why should someone get a WWSD2020 instead of any other AR?
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James suspected, as he looked at his newly issued Taurus Curve, that Q has found out Bond had slept with his girlfriend.
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Fun fact: "to curve" also means "to cheat on a partner" in Czech. That famous K-word in Czech (and in Polish, with a "w" instead of "v") comes from the same German variant of the word, and also depicts a woman who behaves like that. Or a prostitute.
Wait, did Ian just say North Elbonia? When did the Elbonian Civil War take place? Did the North Elbonians revolt against the government because of the defense minister's poor small arms choices? 🤣🤣🤣
We need answers not sleep 😂😂
Actually they hated when the second guy came in. He got rid of all the cool stuff, total nerd
They were fighting because of a disagreement over how mud was to be utilized in the northern region.
Ian just had to flex on us with his bullet "ice cubes". Perfect christmas present
it was a good ad
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Sold out!!😡
If they chip my teeth I’m suing for a FAMAS
I mean...wouldn't you?
The 'whiskey bullet ice cubes' warning is the best thing I've read today: "Choking hazard - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN". There's so much to unpack - like, I'm more likely to choke when drunk, why did my kids drink the whiskey...etc
It's just general life advice. Stay out of the reach of children. 😉
When did I have children who are these small humans in my house
ice "cubes"
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@@williampotato9101 a guy named Potato calls gun Jesus a noob is wrong in so many ways
Who likes to drink lead with their whiskey?
One thing to keep in mind about why James Bond is issued a pistol at all is that as originally written the 'Double 0' section was primarily tasked with duties like assassination, extraction of high value intelligence assets from hostile nations (think From Russia With Love or Atomic Blonde for the mission profile) and other duties that would fall under the more modern concept of 'wetwork'. Given that, some sort of compact concealable but combat effective firearm makes sense, especially when the original stories were largely written before the invention of the variety of passenger and luggage screening technology used at airports and other transport hubs today (one of Fleming's later novels actually includes a discussion about Bond requesting the technical branch develop methods of concealing weapons from the newly invented walk-through metal detectors being trialed at American airports).
It also had to be concealable under a bespoke tailored dinner jacket (as in Casino Royale, in which it was never fired).
If only Bond had a Glock 7. You know what that is? It's a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesn't show up on airport X-ray machines and it costs more than what you make in a month!
@@Mrcaffinebean You know what's sad, people who make gun laws actually believe stuff like that. Their knowledge of firearms comes from movies and/or video games. Gotta ban guns because of Glock 7's and those bullets from Lethal Weapon 3.
@@logicplague yep and even sadder is if you educate them an teach them about guns the result is they are just more knowledgeable on what to ban and how to ban it.
It's easier and more deniable to acquire guns in the country you're going to be in. Yeah you're not armed at all times but if you're doing wet-work, the deniability is paramount; and if you cared about your own morality, you wouldn't be an assassin.
[drops a trio of frozen cartridges in glass, pours in alcohol]
Does that mean Ian had three Shots of Whiskey?
oh god this is so bad....but so good.
Loo
I know I am quite off topic but do anyone know of a good place to watch newly released movies online?
@Austin Lane Flixportal =)
@Finn Alberto thanks, I signed up and it seems to work =) I appreciate it !!
He looks more and more like revolver ocelot
I guess his hat collection.
Ian and The History Guy should trade.
Engravings.... give you no tactical advantage, whatsoever.
They _do_ however make for a great collectors item, like today's showpiece here at Rock Island auction house.
you are not wrong at all ...
So next Q&A we need some hero to ask Ian to say "I love the smell of cordite... y'know, that sul'fry smell?"
I was gonna say Wild Bill
A fine gift for Christmas Eve, Ian. Merry Christmas, my dear fellow Gun Nuts!
Merry Christmas too you and yours aswell
Merry Christmas and God bless y’all!
Isnt that Ellas gun from r6 on the thumbnail?
Agreed! Glad I got some! Happy holidays 🎉
@@ab5olut3zero95 Many thanks, friend!
"Collect what you like."
Sage advice.
Reminds me of that wine advice. We can talk about what the fanciest or prized wine is, but the secret to finding the best wine is to try different ones, and then just buy whichever one tastes best
@@thesmallestminorityisthein4045 naw man, I preferr the powdered wine alan harper had
I love how thoughtful and careful Ian is with his words. Very genuine and informed speaking.
And Gun Jesus spake unto the masses on the eve of His birthday, praise, happiness and a safe, fruitful 2021 be unto Him.
That hair is becoming holy.
@@theophilusthistler5885 99
Hail the Ian the heavenly King!
Amen
King of the king. Gun of the gun!
So you are taking a "shot" of whisky i see....
Nice
Maybe you could get and shampoo and conditioner sponsor? Something that adds body and gets the lead out?
Does Hobbs make a number 9 shampoo and conditioner?.
@@bachtomin213 That's a cash cow just waiting to happen.
I'd go with Gun Jesus lead wipes. Forgotten heavy metal on your face and hands
"ATF decided".........The most ominous, and or stupid phrase in gun ownership. As we have recently been reminded of.
my crazy old man always said, the problem isn't so much with politicians, the problem is with beaurocrats that make rules with the effect of laws. He ALSO said, Thomas Jefferson screwed up when he allowed lawyers to hold public office, they should be ONLY able to advise, NOT rule. because now we have a screwed up political system.
If would be nice if they would send a letter to the DOJ saying what they have decided that locks in so they can't change their minds. Somehow when they try to do that the people throw a fit.
We in UK have a similar dreaded phrase 'Police Guidelines', means they make it up as they go along.
@@51WCDodge help me out here, I know the people of England have not forgotten germany, and Germany tried to invade england. You had no guns to defend yourself from Germany's invasion in 1939. Now you have a tunnel under the English channel to allow Germany to invade. And again no guns to defend yourselves when Germany invades the next time. Have you in England lost your mind? Germany after all has tried three times so far, do you think they've really given up?
@@jackdundon2261 Well, let me tell you what a Belgian Friend of mine said shortly after the Euro was introduced. I, along with a group of friends hade been invited to a military vehicle show in Belgium. Regular occurence.So I said 'Wow ,so much easier now the Euro is here I don't have to carry French and Belgium Francs, or Dutch Guilders'. He gave me a filth look and said 'Ya, the new Reichmark'. Does that answer the question ?:-)
Hark! the Herald Steel Plates ring!
Glory to the French Long King!
Piece in hand and facts compiled,
Gun and hist’ry reconciled...
These two comments are wildly underappreciated
35:50 In regards to the idea of a "spy pistol," I remember seeing an old WW2 training film on youtube that made a similar point in that carrying a concealed pistol in wartime is pretty suspicious.
Some old SOE agents mentioned in their memoirs that they never used holsters for concealed carry. Being caught with a concealed holster at a random checkpoint would be just as bad as being caught with a gun, and it's hard to sneakily drop a holster off your belt into the gutter while sauntering nonchalantly up to the checkpoint. These guys relied on pocket carry, with a big hole so the pistol could be discreetly dropped down a trouser leg.
I've never understood collecting mint condition anything, especially firearms. I once tried to buy a .41 Magnum Model 58 from a collector. When he brought it out he had on white gloves and would not let me handle it at all. It had never had its hammer back or the cylinder spun. Sheesh, what's the use of that? I ended up getting a nice Highway Patrol carry piece that I shoot to this day. I'd of rated it at about 90% when I got it.
I can't get into wall hangers or safe queens either.
Agreed, patina gives the item character.
Other than old family weopens mine are working
Imagine the day where that guy has his never-been-cocked .41 Magnum, a box of hard cast rounds, and someone just broke into him home.
@@thesmallestminorityisthein4045 it’s not broken in and fails to cycle. Dude gets murked and his tv stolen.
Re: condition/numbers matching: It's the same with old sports/musclecars -- you can pay $Texas for one that's restored to showroom condition and never drive it, or you can pay $peanuts to drag the same thing out of a junkyard, get it running and safe, and thrash it on the racetrack. Then there's the middle ground of "doesn't look like garbage, but beat-up enough that you don't care if somebody dings it in the parking lot." I prefer the latter.
My 1916 Enfield SMLE spent time in India and got a new (matching-number) stock, and my 1915 Webley Mk VI has no finish and is cut for .45 Auto, but they're both marked George V, covered in Broad Arrows, and fun to shoot (the revolver with handloads that approximate the original, ofc. .45 Auto is a proof load for .455, although the thing is so overbuilt it's hard to break it with factory .45ACP. But you shouldn't risk it.)
(Really need to get some Auto Rim brass, moonclips just aren't as cool as cracking it open and having the cases go flying.)
A number of my surplus guns are mismatched. Some are all matching. Most are beat up a bit. I've even got some sporterized options. I'd love to have all matching, all original, excellent condition show pieces, but I don't abide safe queens. They're all getting shot.
At least I'm not worried if one gets a nick, dent, or scratch.
Thats how I feel about guns. I only SHOOT guns I own...in competition for preference...so yeah... what I'M interested in is the factors that contribute to accurate/reliable shooting. I am NOT a collector in any way ! If they look half decent that's just a bonus. My 1912 Steyr doesn't have a lot of finish left on it...but it functions brilliantly. My 1895 Steyr rifle actually looks quite good...but more importantly it shoots WELL. I truly respect actual collectors..but do not share that mindset.
My naughty list would be given a Cobray Terminator personally. Utterly useless, hurts to even use, and not gonna bring much cash on sale.
Liberator. easy.
@@omardevonlittle3817 But the Liberator actually worked for a few shots
@@Kadeo-ms6qw That was more of a Gun Jesus miracle than a representative example of the Zip
If you do a Project Lightening II, consider making it a gun team effort. It would really show the difference of each type if there is an assistant machine gunner to help with reloading.
Splendid idea! Hopefully we'll see it come to life one day.
That would be way better, if the gun crews are actually trained as per periode doktrine.
Bond's 25acp Beretta was replaced because it got snagged on his belt and nearly got him killed.
The 32 Acp is like a brick through a plate glass window according to Q.
Can anybody who speaks fluent Eccentric Britonish translate Q's comment for the rest of us?
@@josiahgibson6373 sh*t hits like a truck, G
Technically he's not wrong if you shift the emphasis, .32 ACP will go through a plate glass window somewhat like a brick
Remember that this is in the context of 1950s and 1960s concealed carry size firearms.
@bacorable Too big and gross and russian. Certainly not svelte enough for bond :)
Dude if you like whole grilled green chiles on burgers, check out the Chuckbox in Tempe. Their Tijuana Torpedo fits that bill to a T
Bullet shaped whisky stones???
That's kind of risky. My 1st thought is to never put that anywhere near my face
33:42 Wait, North Elbonia? Did Ian's sabotage get so out of hand that it triggered a civil war?
Wars will break out over the interpretation of gun Jesus’s preachings
I can only imagine some dude at Century going "Hey..." with a saddish face.
They should. How can you be in the vintage gun importation business and then destroy value through your chosen import mark size and location? You can’t change the law but you could minimize your import mark as much as possible.
They know what they're doing.
Hes upset, but more with himself.
Remember, a lot of milsurps WILL be mismatched... due to war or post war arsenal/battlefield refurbs...
Example: ALL Russian capture Mausers.
Virtually every M1 Garand that were cleaned in batches in the field. It's usually a matched gun (all correct drawing numbers) that are messed with after the wars by collectors who find the "right" matching numbers.
Met an armorer who worked with m1 carbines in 1948-51 when looking for an extractor for my m1. Most of his work involved replacing sights, adding bayonet mounts, and swapping any (old style) broken bolts.... "Modernizing" them.
He said basically, "[we did our best to keep numbers matched, but generally, if we had new parts on hand, they were matched (engraved number wise), and any good parts that already had numbers just got turned into Frankenstein guns. Barrels were the most frequent numbered parts that got swapped, but springs and extractors were the biggest non numbered parts. The Frankenstein guns were generally not sent to the front lines and instead became ready rack rifles or training rifles.]"
From the sounds of it, his commander was concerned with hodge podge weaponry killing his soldiers. I thought that was pretty neat.
@@zeke7515 His commander must have been an older guy. The M1 carbine was the one weapon that you didn't need to worry about that. The way it was made was different than most other weapons. There wasn't a single company that built all the parts for it. Every part was made by different companies. The "manufacturers"of M1 carbines were just the company that assembled the parts. The Defense Department worked very hard to ensure that ALL parts were interchangeable and the tolerances (minimal) were very tightly controlled.
Thanks for answering my Stoner 63 question - I guess I was only considering it from the point of view of selling to the US military which already had a full slate of modern weapons, and would need a major manufacturing programme rather than an off-the-shelf purchase. I can see how a single package deal would indeed make sense to a small nation looking to completely replace an entire obsolete arsenal in one go, and then economically maintain what they'd bought. Thanks!
Great question!
Re: Bond: Yeah, actual intelligence officers don't carry, they have their counterpart captured by their side for trade or Delta/the SAS if it comes to it to get them out of a jam. Or more likely their employer says "Who? Never heard of 'm."
But the discussion reminds me of that scene in US Marshals, the '90s film, where Tommy Lee Jones tells Robert Downey Jr. "Lose the nickel-plated sissy-pistol and git y'self a Glock."
I mean I imagine some do, dependent on where they are stationed.
It really depends on a variety of factors, but generally if they carry a pistol its for personal protection and going yo be concealed.Its similar to undercover officer vs detective or swat
Standard issue sidearm of England is the Glock 17 also currently used by the SAS
Also depends on their cover story.
An international import-export dealer is much more likely to have a firearm than someone traveling to look for work.
Bond is usually going in as a fairly rich person, whether or not he is personally from a rich family. Given that Bond was SOE during WW2, chances are he was fairly well off to begin with.
And Glock paid for that. They paid for lots of movie advertisement.
Mecahical translation sucks i was talking to a friend about the PAK 40. It kept being corrected to Pakistan.
😂😂😂 thats not the only Problem the worst one is that it translates word for word and not sense-ical
Yet again, Gun Jesus warns us of the evils of the Cobray Terminator Machine Gun.
Whiskey bullets......
I am not throwing away THAT shot...
On the difficulty supplying different cartridges often being overstated, think of a British armoured unit in the Second World War. They had .303, .30-06, and 7.92 Mauser rifle cartridges. Early on they could have a mix of .50 BMG, .50 Vickers, and 15mm Besa for heavy MGs. Plus .38/200 revolvers and .45 ACP or 9mm submachineguns.
A logistical nightmare.
@@ADITADDICTS Also that's why the Garand and No. 4 Enfield were made in the calibers they were -- they had so much ammo lying around from the last war, it'd be cheaper and faster to make the new rifle fire the old good-enough cartridge than make enough of the new and better cartridge, and also not complicate the logistics for the reserves/home guard issued the obsolete rifles.
cf. the 75mm, 76mm, 3-inch, and 17-pounder tank/artillery guns -- all the same bore and mostly compatible projectiles, but different names to avoid sending the wrong ammo to people at the front. Same as .38/.357/9mm.
The Canadians were even worse lol
WW2 supply chains had to be able to handle tens of thousands of different items (at least), an extra caliber or two won't make much difference. But if your vehicle has guns in several different similar-looking cartridges, it might make a difference in the heat of a battle I guess.
BTW, that order of magnitude difference between number of various supplies in ww1 and ww2 made a big difference for the armies which were not ready for it (like Red Army in 1941).
regarding translation - the translator needs to be familiar with the subject matter, otherwise it doesn't work.
Yeah, he said that
Not just familiar, but fluent or expert in the subject.
I have a book where the translator specifically talks about that.
@@ScottKenny1978 Yup, I am currently retranslating a 15C cooking manuscript for exactly that reason. The existing translation is not bad, but the translator's specialty is poetry, not cooking.
@@Medieval_Arpad_cooks oof, I can only imagine how ... rough that initial translation was!
Probably as bad as a presentation I did in a Japanese class where I wrote it in English and then translated it.
Just like getting a Q&A on Christmas Eve, a WWSD 2020 would be a welcome sight under my tree.
Regarding the NFA during the assault weapons ban: newly manufactured SBRs and SBS still had to comply with the AWB. Meaning a newly produced semi auto SBR couldn’t have a detachable magazine and more than one “evil feature”.
This made them even less desirable during this time in addition to the NFA process that wasn’t widely known or understood before the internet made it easier for us.
Edit: Also almost forgot Suppressors were legally considered flash hiders and had to be used on pre-ban Guns, or it counted as one of the features on the list.
Stop the presses; the Arizonian likes green chilies on everything 🤣🤣🤣
I thought we liked red chili more and green was a new mexico passion...or both??
Coloradans claim to love green chile as well, but Pueblo green chile is nothing compared to Hatch.
@@dtownknives Coloradan green chile is more of a pork stew condiment than just roasted chiles... It gets really confusing for those of us not from out there.
This is getting like a ‘which tea is best’ question to someone from the UK/Ireland, or ‘which cheese’ to someone from France/Netherlands etc. (Apologies to those great sources of foodstuffs not mentioned)..😋
I was a lobbyist and I had to sit through a lot of floor sessions at our Wisconsin state capital and I literally sat through the whole debate and vote about the “original home of the hamburger” which was decided, not unanimously, to be in Seymour, Wi
I’m very excited to buy a WWSD 2020 once this whole thing gets sorted out
Ian walking out in that outfit cracked me up. merry Xmas from australia
Whiskey bullets: Taking six shots, or only five?
... Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, do you?
In all this excitement (and the whiskey), I can't remember...
That glass you are drinking from looks like Julian’s glass from the Trailer Park Boys lol
It wasn’t the Beretta that went like a “brick through glass”, it was the Walther...
Merry Christmas to Ian and all of the subscribers 🎅🎅
Merry Christmas to you as well!
Merry Christmas
And you, too!
You too homie
Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day!!
Translating from one language to another is a magical discipline. It's why Google does it so tragically, it is not something that can't seem to be automated. As a polyglot, and one that is fluent, I do not claim to have the powers of translating from one language to another. My second language is Spanish, and I specialize in Chilean Spanish, a dialect that developed in seclusion, with the vast Pacific on one side, and the daunting Andean ridge on the other, it went for centuries in isolation, with small bursts of influence from European languages carried by ships' captains and crews to the second city, the port of Valparaiso. It explains the difference between Chilean Spanish and Rio Plate Spanish, spoken a relatively close distance away in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. So, as the shepherds in windswept Patagonia would say, Feliz Pascua, Merry Christmas Forgotten Weapons. Hopefully el Viejo Pasquero te traerá un año que te corresponda, uno de páz y bondad.
Agreed, translation is an art, not a science.
Just a quick point on the Liberator. Objectively it was a terrible gun, but I am not sure it was a waste of resources. Sure you will be hard pressed to find a reliable account of a Partisan using one to kill a GER Soldier and taking his Rifle or Pistol. But the value of the gun was at least partially in GER Intelligence finding those Parachute Supply Cannisters all over the country-side. Anything you can do to shake his moral in occupied territory is a worth-while investment.
33:27 The SEALs weren't looking for a logistical advantage; the Stoner63 was a 5.56mm belt-fed machine gun that weighed about 12 pounds against the 7.62mm M60 weighing about 24 pounds and that's before you factor in the difference in weight between a belt of 5.56mm vs 7.62mm. The Stoner63 also had a higher cyclic rate of fire over the M60.
Yup.
Firepower advantage, not logistics.
Merry Christmas Ian,
For the past few years, I have been continuously impressed with your ability to accomplish so much with your time every given week. Running a RUclips channel, co-running a publishing company, researching material for futute videos, traveling to different arsenals and museums to film new content all on top of participation with InRange. Even above that, You have a strong positive outward appearence and demeanor and seem to enjoy your life.
All of it is inspiring to see how much can be accomplished when you set your self towards a goal. The cost of such dedication was alluded to in your C&Rsenal collaboration by how much Othias and Mae had to push to keep you on schedule.
I'm moving into the professional world soon now that I've finished university, and I wouldnt consider myself awful at time management, but clearly I am nowhere near your Jesus tier productivity. What kind of advice could you lend us to be a better at time management? What tools or kind of tools do you use to keep yourself on task and on schedule? What helped you to transition to such a productive schedule?
Thank you for doing what you do.
Holy shit those are amazing ice "cubes"
If there’s any need for pig Latin I’m your man. Cool name by the way.
@@amendable5401 thank you :) your user name is pretty nice too
Project Lightening with ww2 weapons? THIS WILL BE RAD
With all his knowledge. Ian must make the master gun.
That's the WWSD 2020
The difficulty with this idea is that Gun Jesus is not an engineer. Yes, he is very knowledgeable but they don't exactly transfer over into each other.
@@Watchdog_McCoy_5.7x28 oh my bad. I guess I'm wrong.
That'll put lead in your pencil.
Josef Mötz; Joschi Schuy Vom Ursprung der Selbstladepistole
For all the other Germans who had a hard time understanding ian.
🙏
Snobbery?
The first time he said it, I thought it was Russian. Ians pronounciation of German Words is in General impressively good, but not this time
I wonder if the 7.5 FK round would make sense for a pistol/PCC combo.
I like how talking about the Cobray Terminator drives Ian to drink.
There's an old OSS training film you can view, here on youtube or on Real Military Flix, which has a fictional scenario, based on a real one, of EXACTLY what you described, Ian! A spy "carried a pistol to get him out of a jam, instead it got him into one" when a date hugs him, feels the pistol carried small-of-back and informs the secret police in "Enemie Aria" (the fictional country used in OSS filmstrips and training films which is basically Not-Germany). The film goes on to recommend that deep-cover agents never carry a weapon of any kind unless they are activated for a very specific mission in which it will be needed (assassinating a government figure, etc) and other training materials I've seen go on to say that such a mission will almost never be given to a deep-cover spy, instead that would normally be the job of a native partisan or an agent smuggled into the country on a short-term basis. Deep-cover agents are simply too valuable to be used in such a manner and they've spent so much time worming their way into a position to gather intelligence that there is no other way of gathering that it would be a waste.
12:49 Naughty: Elbonian small arms
Bond died with Sean Connery. R.I.P.
@Abe Froman As was Tim Dalton, for those who'd read the books.
@Abe Froman He is a very classical actor and a big fan of the books, hence being so often thus reckoned the definitive Bond... but as you say, you're limited by how shite the film script is. I *think* Dan Craig also said something about taking inspiration from Dalton for how to play a realistic Bond for todays' films, instead of being too campy like Roger was.
What no Perice is bond Goldeneye64
Couldnt stand Roger as Bond....
way too campy and sold the big stunts very poorly.
@Abe Froman I think you mean Pierce Brosnan. I like The Living Day Lights and never understood all the Dalton hate. ruclips.net/video/jhOSoqmLP5U/видео.html
Wait just one darn minute. North Elbonia? You mean there's more than one? OMG
Short-lived, ended after civil war. Elbonia has enough separatists movements that they are quite busy fighting each other.
Couldn't all that import marking be done with a small QR code?
Thank you for all your amazing work over the years . Merry Christmas and stay safe . Terry
I'm going to start collecting BUBBA guns
You mean, "Elbonian"
I bought a Bubba'd 1916 SMLE in the early 1990s. Doing a "restoration" on it has been very satisfying.
@@kmech3rd I bet.
I'm kinda tempted to build a severely bubbad SMLE into a copy of a Charlton Automatic Rifle (semi auto only, unless I get hired at an SOT manufacturer). Need to find one with a chopped down barrel first.
The video title should have been Q&AK 47
The 25 didnt hit like a brick through a plate glass window, the 7.65 Walther did.
Though mad respect on Ian for calling out the 357 max as a hunting gun. The Max is my favorite hunting round
The new Bond isn’t going to use a gun because guns are bad. Instead of years of combat and self defense training, she has a degree in social sciences and she took a few psychology courses at school, so she’s just going to talk her way out of using violence.
For my money, the most important thing in collecting is SIL: Sh*t I Like.
A friend collects Bosun's pipes and sailors' knives. He'll never make a penny from his collection, but it's sh*t he likes. When asked why he added something to his collection he'll say, "It's SIL."
Buying stuff you don't enjoy just in the hopes of making a profit some day isn't collecting, it's investing. Which is fine, if that's what you want to do. Collecting SIL is fun; investing is worrisome. I'd rather have fun.
A point about packaging methods of same-caliber ammo (ref 22:30) - Canadian (NATO) serviceman here. Our ammo comes in single cans regardless of caliber. 5.56x45, 7.62x51, doesn't matter what gun it's intended for - it all comes in ammo cans of individual rounds in packages of 3-5. Belt links come in a separate can, and it's up to the end user to link them up manually.
The sole exception is with preloaded MG belt boxes, which you CAN get pre-belted. However, they're just empty pre-used boxes that've been refilled manually by the ammo techs using (separate) loose rounds and belt links. They aren't manufactured pre-belted.
Hope this clarifies things. Cheers!
You mentioned the logistical problems even with the same cartridge. One day my artillery battery was going to the range to shoot a bunch of M2's. The "L-T" had ordered the ammo. When we were ready to shoot and tried to load the .50 rounds in the Ma deuces it wouldn't work. The "L-T" had order ammo for the M85 machinegun and the belts are not usable in M2's. The M2 was developed in the era of cloth belts so cartridges needed to be withdrawn from the rear like in Maxim's. They eventually developed metal link belts which replaced the cloth belts. The M85 was developed much later after disintegrating metal link belts had been developed so the rounds are pushed forward, similar to the M60 and German M42.
I've found the photos in a *lot* of firearm reference books to be rather crap. I have a set of disassembly books, and the photos there are lower resolution and entirely in black & white. It makes seeing the important part of what they're trying to show you difficult.
Ian, if you'll ever need Russian translator with perfect knowledge of both English and Russian - hit me up! The first book in my life was the A.B. Zhuk's Small Arms. I read it since i was 4 years old. About the same time i started learning English.
As a New Mexican, knowing Gun Jesus says Green Chile is an essential burger topping makes my heart happy.
I hear you. I moved to western Colorado in the 90's and use Green chilies on a regular basis on and in many things. ESPECIALLY good on burgers.
I would have to disagree with Ian on Bonds next gun. I would think the new Glock 43x MOS would be the best. With the combination of a red dot, an accessory rail on this version, the Shield Arms 15 round magazines, and being about the same size as the P365 xl it just makes sense.
I don't think Glock is gucci enough for bond. Maybe one of the "custom" glocks like a ZEV pistol. But, it's probably SIG or HK.
It is 6am with no sleep for me. This is still pretty temping though. An hour more cant hurt
Good luc my mon
Proud of you right now
If you're still awake at 6am, might as well stay up and suck it up for the day.
I collect vintage watches much more than guns (ie; my main item) and pretty much all the advice here applies to those also ie; condition price range, condition vs. usability, top condition vs. all matching parts, original vs. refinished, providence, etc etc.... I would imagine the same advice applies to almost all collectable items of the vintage sort. I'm like Ian, both with my watches and my guns. I love a factory mint piece as much as anyone, but in reality I'd usually rather have one ~75-85% condition and then I can actually use it without worrying about the slightest scratch.
I agree that ammo in link and mag are essentially 2 different supply items even if the round is the same. Breaking link to reload mags is not something you want to do under fire, and scabbing around picking up links so that you can put lose round into them is even worse.
So one might as well have different rounds, e.g. PK and AK.
Watered down, not chilled. You'll get more notes out of it. If you don't like it that way, choose another whiskey. Not watered down -> notes are hidden since they are locked to the alcohol. Watering down is also called "unlocking". Pour a few drops of the whiskey (or Rum or whatever) in the palm of one of your hands, apply the other hand, rub them together and then smell the result. This is what it should taste. There are Rums and Whiskeys that actually betters when chilled, but they are few, and really not good from the start since chilling sort of hides the bad notes. I hope for a really good discussion on this.
*_Whiskey Bullet Ice Cubes_*
Never had ice looked this awesome before.
Not ice, cold metal for chilling without diluting the beverage.
If you give all of the Naughty a double 1911, the value of the gun would plummet. It would be worthless, and it would still suck.
AUCH YE NEED A TOUCH O HIGHLAND WATER TAE OPEN THE FLAVOUR LADDIE
How much of the money spent on the FW shop goes to Karl? That'll determine if a purchase will be made
Springbank - Nice!
Love the "ice" bullets. Ordered a set.
"Keep out of reach of children" - Yeah. They'll drink your whiskey.
Been collecting sporterized WW1 and WWII rifles for years. I started because it was the only way I could afford vintage rifles. Now I appreciate both the history of the original rifle and the person who sporterized it. The vast majority of my rifles I've paid around $150. Recently I splurged and got a beautiful krag Jorgensen with an unbelievable custom stock, great bluing, untouched rifling and Peep sight for 300.
Re: ZB-30 vs Model D: Why not both and modify one to fire the other's magazine?
Ian, is there any way to contact your weird sporter collector friend? I have something in his wheelhouse that I would love his expertise on, as I have found absolutely no leads.
James bond's next pistol is gonna be rape whistle because guns are scary
I actually happen to know Mötz personally. If you happen to need something specific.
Merry Christmas to you all from The Netherlands!
Merry Christmas from USA
Hey same to y'all!! Y'all have a beautiful homeland!!!
Done! Whisky bullets on the way! I, too, favor the Springbank. Currently cherishing an 18yr bottle. 😉
Asymptotically - learned a new word today. "In mathematical analysis, asymptotic analysis, also known as asymptotics, is a method of describing limiting behavior.
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That's actually not the right word for the situation Ian describes. An asymptote is something that you will never quite get to. Finish condition is something of an asymptote, you will never get to 100%.
Ian was looking for "exponential", the higher the finish the much higher the price. Look at squaring numbers: 1² is 1, 2² is 4, 3² is 9, etc.
@@ScottKenny1978 Are you sure about his correction? I take the comment as a value within the range of a upper and lower values, which themselves are not rational. Gun prices are not so irrational that they only rise in a perfect curve.
@@terrywarner8657 true, but a 99% condition firearm will be dozens of times more expensive than a 75% condition one. Which is a decent enough comparison.
Hello Ian, During a filming of Forgotten weapons have you ever unintentionally Damaged or broken a firearm you where looking at and what was the fallout of that?
"yer gonna choke yer throat out kid" merry christmas and watch a christmas story.
What about making some type of insert that could drop into the existing foreign language book the sea were utilizing the pictures that it already been copyrighted in the first release
It's good to see that at 9:30 PM Australian time Christmas eve, we have a festivus. I mean Christmas miracle.
Merry Christmas from USA!
What do you think about steel or metal infused polymer frame p365 ? do you think its good idea?
I like the whiskey stones. Personally I prefer diluted liquor, but that's cool.
Yes, I tend to go with two ice cubes and 2-3 fingers of beverage.
Liberator could have been a butter knife gun. Get better weapon, pass the butter knife to someone who needed any weapon. Rinse and repeat.
When he answered the question about shooting around corners I immediately thought of the Land Warrior system from back in the day. They literally had that eye piece camera set up
Merry Christmas to all from the Great White North. Ian’s Q&A is the perfect monologue to accompany present wrapping. I am pairing it with an excellent cognac (Hardy) and feeling nostalgic for previous Christmas’ and hopeful for better ones to come. Here is hoping the longest undefended border in the world opens soon.
Are there any places to buy repro Krag-Jorgensons in straight walled cartridges? Like 45-70, 450 bushmaster, .50 beowulf, etc.
No one would build those because of the millions in cost of tooling up for a completely obsolete and objectivly less safe design just to break into a market saturated with safe, fast cycling and cheap to manufacture leverguns.
Not that I am aware of.
Better to go for a stronger and yet just as smooth option such as a Steyr 1903.
Unlikely.
The Krag action is kinda weak, and I suspect that .45-70 is right at the ragged edge of what the action can handle. Trapdoor .45-70.
@@ScottKenny1978 .45-70 in modern levergun pressures have no greater bolt thrust than the original service loads used in the 6.5x55 Norwegian Krag.
Strength of locking lugs is not the issue, the magazine design is. That weird capsule mag is designed to feed bottlenecked rounds, you'd have to grind away half the receiver and make an entirely new magazine side plate in order to feed .45-70 in either a US or Norwegian Krag.
The older Danish Krags though...
Those were historically used as the basis for some very heavy-caliber custom rifles used for polar bear protection by early arctic explorers. Pretty sure one of them had a Danish Krag chambered in .50-110.
"Bubba"..... LOL
Destroyer of Fine Weapons!!!
16:15 - i still am not sure of the differences between an AKM and an AK47! All due to a poor illustration in my ‘My 1st gun book’...🤨
Ian, another ian here, I couldn't help hearing you like green chiles on your burgers, have i got the idea for you! Bun, patty, green chiles, egg patty(fresh eggs are a must) and your choice of condiment, best paired with sweet potato fries, ive always called it the KAMIKAZE