Q&A #38: Short-recoil SMGs and Kimber Model 1907 .45s
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00:45 - Rifles with 3-dot pistol style sights?
01:56 - Why not more short-barreled machine guns, if barrel length doesn't impact accuracy?
03:53 - Is bolt/carrier mass important in a roller delayed system?
04:45 - How do I maintain my gun collection?
06:01 - Recoil reduction in rifles
07:20 - If the Savage .45 had been adopted, would we have Kimber 1907s today?
09:16 - What would today's Sten gun look like?
10:53 - What are my hobbies outside guns and whiskey?
12:26 - Gun lubricant recommendations
13:57 - Were US servicemen in WW2 allowed to carry non-regulation sidearms?
15:15 - What non-firearm weapons have I studied?
16:28 - What are the best deals in the NFA market today?
19:54 - Do I plan cannon videos in advance or just film them at moments of availability?
21:38 - Guns I would refuse to film?
23:32 - What does a proof mark really mean?
25:16 - Etymology of "carbine" in a post-horse military world?
26:32 - M1 Carbine improvements, and the 5.7 Spitfire cartridge
29:50 - Can SMGs really fire when dropped, like in True Lies?
32:16 - Why not more bullpup SMGs?
33:57 - Unusual magazine types
37:21 - 3D printing of guns today by major companies
39:10 - Weird mechanisms I have not yet filmed
40:16 - Mag-fed vs belt-fed squad automatic weapons today
41:35 - Could the AR-10 have won its US trials if Stoner had more development time?
43:49 - Thoughts on the Ruger 57 pistol
44:51 - Why did England use the Webley revolver for so long?
45:58 - Why are so many modern AKs in 7.62x39 and not 5.45mm?
46:51 - How do more modern firearms effect troop training?
49:08 - English-language resource on 7.62x39mm cartridge development
50:00 - Century .308 conversion of the MAS 49-56
51:33 - Bullpup shotguns
52:31 - Any successful short recoil SMGs?
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