Q&A 43 (feat. Jonathan Ferguson): Military Wing of the Campaign for Beautiful Rifles
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Thanks to Jonathan Ferguson for joining me today to answer our second-to-last question!
00:20 - My most unfortunate haircut
00:46 - Why do modern rifle cartridges still have a slight taper?
01:38 - What do I say to critics who say I'm wrong or a jerk?
04:04 - Rimfire .22 rifles that are both bolt action and semiauto
06:00 - If WW1 continued into 1919, how would the Pedersen device have been adapted to field conditions?
07:48 - Backlog of Zastava videos?
08:39 - Is the FG-42 more like a rifle or an LMG?
10:45 - Carcano, Ross, or Steyr?
13:37 - Favorite pistol-caliber lever action rifle?
14:41 - Filming my own guns that I have bought or had built
17:57 - Rifle-caliber blowback designs
20:26 - Rechambering historical rifles for which original ammo is unavailable
22:32 - Concealing serial numbers when filming guns
24:50 - European military surplus in the Old West?
27:13 - Post-production audio editing
27:44 - Three-gun choices to place last but have fun
30:17 - The Campaign for Beautiful Rifles has taken mom family hostage...
Pedersen rifle:
32:40 - Most interesting provenance of a gun I have filmed
Ferguson rifle:
33:59 - How do I know when the literature on a subject is wrong?
35:32 - When does a belt fed become more effective than a magazine fed LMG?
36:58 - What are the three threaded holes on the M1919 rear sight bracket for?
38:45 - How was .300 Savage involved in development of 7.62x51mm NATO?
41:15 - British semiauto rifle development before WW2 (answered by Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries)
48:36 - Have I ever "rage quit" a competition or event?
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