Q&A 35: Books, Black Powder, and Why the DP12 is So Annoying
Forgotten Weapons
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1h 18m
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 detachable mags on the SKS?
0:06:40 - Books on the Krag and Trapdoor Springfield
0:08:05 - Ideal guns for Classic Division in Desert Brutality 2020
0:10:05 - If Forgotten Weapons a team or still a solo enterprise?
0:10:38 - Semiautomatic guns using black powder
0:13:16 - Is the Mosin Nagant really such a bad rifle?
0:15:19 - Why is it so hard to design something like a good bipod?
0:17:00 - Magazine coupling systems - good or bad?
0:19:25 - If small arms cause only a few casualties, do they need to be the best?
0:21:36 - What would guns like the FAL or MAS-49 look like with 50 years of development?
0:23:55 - Why did the .303 British cartridge have a rim?
0:27:01 - When did 3-round-burst become a thing and why?
0:32:29 - First semiauto pistol I would choose over a revolver
0:35:44 - Next joint project with C&Rsenal?
0:36:49 - Why do I now link to RIA YouTube and Instagram pages?
0:38:05 - If you take over FN or DWM in 1900, what do you convince them to make?
0:40:29 - No NFA: What is your first new machine gun?
0:42:09 - Why no more dual firing pins on rimfire guns?
0:43:48 - Why no .30 Carbine AR15?
0:46:51 - Thoughts on the Horne StG45
0:48:37 - What's up with front sights on French rifles?
0:51:30 - Mauser production under French occupation
0:53:49 - What goals now for me and Forgotten Weapons?
0:55:38 - Non-Colt-made C&R eligible 1911
0:57:41 - What is my favorite Brownells Retro rifle?
1:00:02 - Which is better, ZB26 or Bren?
1:01:13 - Advice for a would-be firearms designer
1:02:53 - What is France had not rushed the Lebel and 8mm round?
1:06:08 - Overlooked obsolete calibers, and 7.65 French Long
1:07:27 - Movie guns I hate
1:09:18 - Thoughts on the L85A3
1:11:24 - If I could buy or build any one gun
1:12:51 - Why not more delayed blowback pistol-caliber carbines?
1:15:09 - How will 3D printing impact arms collecting?
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