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01:11 - Was the Vickers .50 any good, and why did the British use 4 different heavy cartridges instead of consolidating?
07:35 - The Sten and its single-feed magazine design
10:27 - Owen versus Sten, and German use of the Owen.
14:38 - British wartime work on an "assault rifle" sort of weapon?
15:44 - Why no British semiauto rifle during WW2?

Jonathan Ferguson on British semiauto rifle trials:
https://youtu.be/ac5psNc445k?t=2531

18:04 - EM2's automatic bolt closure system
20:46 - Did the British use other allied weapons besides American ones?
23:15 - Is the PIAT a Destrucitve Device under US law and why?
26:07 - Bren vs Degtyarev
27:50 - Why not make the Sten in .45 to use Thompson ammo?
29:37 - Did the British get M3 Grease Guns?
31:01 - British SMG in .455?
32:03 - Sten vs Lanchester
33:26 - Was there an LSW version of the EM1/EM2 planned?
34:25 - Why wasn't the BESA in .303?
36:34 - Biggest British missed opportunity during the interwar period?
38:40 - British naval service small arms
41:45 - Did .280 cartridge development begin during the war?
43:24 - Impact of MP44 on British post-war small arms development?
44:25 - Gallilean sights on the Enfield
46:25 - Why is there a semiauto selector on the Sten?
49:17 - Did American soldiers use British small arms?
50:29 - Why did the British choose the Lee action over the Mauser action?
51:16 - Which was better, Sten or Grease Gun?
52:34 - Why did the whole Commonwealth not switch to the No4 Enfield?