Q&A #37: FNs in Korea and Suomis in Denmark (and more)
Forgotten Weapons
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1h 9m
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 - Would it have been easier to make a reproduction StG45 than StG44?
0:08:33 - FG-42 controllability and its stock buffer spring
0:11:08 - Finnish submachine gun with he Danish Resistance?
0:12:10 - How do collectors afford machine guns?
0:16:13 - If France had not fallen in 1940, would the French have developed an intermediate cartridge rifle?
0:19:26 - When did the US military have the biggest advantage and biggest disadvantage in small arms?
0:23:44 - Was the MG42 really so good?
0:26:54 - Was the SKS really a good idea for Russia?
0:30:53 - Opinion on the new cheap Chinese semiauto shotguns?
0:32:35 - Did Japan show an interest in the StG-44?
0:35:16 - Explain the C&R License.
0:39:39 - Can you lock two FG42s together like MAS 36 rifles?
0:40:49 - Why wasn't the Maxim Pom-Pom used more in WW1?
0:43:39 - How do I get into different places to film?
0:46:43 - Are people biased in favor of their own nation's service rifles?
0:49:43 - Most interesting "forgotten ammunition"
0:50:54 - K&M M17S Bullpup
0:53:15 - Should the US Government reopen Springfield Armory (or something like it)?
0:56:43 - Why are museums like the Royal Armouries not open to the public?
0:59:56 - Why did the French never get rid of the Chauchat magazine holes?
1:02:14 - Did the US simplify weapons like the Axis "last ditch" things?
1:04:16 - What does my wife think of Forgotten Weapons?
1:05:52 - Are my "Only 3 Guns" still the PKM, WWSD, and Hudson9?
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