Q&A 51: Troop Trials, Postwar MG34/42, and the DIY Maker's Match
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1h 5m
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:05 - Why no Madsen LMGs in WW1?
0:06:26 - MG34 use post-WW2, and Norwegian rechambering of the MG34
0:10:40 - Post-WW2 use of the MG42, and comparison to the MG5
0:13:34 - Difference between prototyping and troop trials
0:17:45 - Modern handgun to use 7.65mm French Long?
0:20:18 - Least appropriate gun at the Backup Gun Match
0:21:08 - The Indian INSAS
0:21:39 - Why did anti-tilt M16 followers take so long?
0:22:52 - H&K Mk23 for home defense?
0:25:29 - "Re-homing" individual guns vs batches?
0:27:55 - Archive project progress
0:29:19 - Left-handed guns
0:30:23 - Other YouTube channels I would like to collaborate with
0:31:48 - Difference between locked and delayed (ie, roller or flapper)
0:33:17 - Borchardt the first bullpup PCC?
0:34:05 - Contacting gun companies for research
0:36:11 - Covid's impact on my work
0:37:36 - Guns other than High Powers and Brens sent to China?
0:40:30 - Why no modern revolving rifles?
0:43:00 - Is the surplus market dead?
0:45:45 - Three suggestions for the French armament program in 1906
0:50:37 - Why no spitzer handgun bullets?
0:53:39 - French Foreign Legion arms procurement
0:54:47 - Semi-pistolgrips on lever actions?
0:55:10 - Status of the Calico shooting
0:56:27 - Impact of the Maker's Match on public perception of DIY guns?
0:58:11 - Issues reprinting firearms reference books
1:01:39 - Supervision handling guns in other countries
1:03:16 - MAS49 vs FN49
1:05:01 - What is my favorite rum?
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