Q&A #3: What-Ifs and How-Comes
Forgotten Weapons
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In this month's Q&A video, I take on more questions from my wonderful Patreon supporters, including:
* Would we still have Browning pistols if the 1911 had not been adopted?
* Gun designs from non-industrialized places
* British .303 Conversions of the Martini
* Weapons best left forgotten
* What conflict led to weapons innovation besides the World Wars?
* Reproductions I would like to see, and why we won't see them
* The MG81
* And more!
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