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  • The Infamous Klobb: Guns of GoldenEye N64

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/licensed-troubleshooter?ref=e0y2xl

    We are really close to hitting the stretch goal to add a section on the Guns of GoldenEye N64 to Licensed Troubleshooter!

    For a lot of people, James Bond was introduced not by Sean Connery, but by a 64-bit rendit...

  • Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene)

    If you had to pick one, would you take an early Beretta 38A (with bayonet), or a Finnish kp/31 Suomi? Both have semiauto selectors, although the Beretta's its easier to use. The Suomi has a higher rate of fire and larger magazine capacity, but is slower to use. Both have roughly equivalent sights...

  • Men of Empire Drink Beer And Talk Gats: Rowan of @dsar9489 and Mike Discuss!

    Download Audio As A Podcast Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vsusZI1iuwIWBWCaVbpu04OuFeVfNs9M/view?usp=sharing

    So Rowan of @dsar9489 was within striking distance of Schloss BotR, so how could Bloke turn down the chance of beers with his Aussie mate when he had nothing else on that weeken...

  • Lynx Brutality 2024 Overview w/ Jari of Varusteleka

    Lynx Brutality 2024 is a wrap! Full match videos are coming in a couple days, but for now Jari and I will give you a brief overview of how the match went and what kit we used...

  • Researching Hungarian Kalashnikovs: Interview with László Becz

    Rifles on the Danube: Hungarian Kalashnikov Firearms 1959-2002 is available now on Kickstarter:
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=ezuyuv

    Nic Jenzen-Jones, Director of Research for Headstamp Publishing, spent some time in Budapest speaking with László Becz, a...

  • The Truth Behind the One Chinese Red Dot Factory

    At SHOT Show this year Ian took some time to speak with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics (formerly of Primary Arms and Swampfox). Mike's a friend and a true optics nerd, and I figured he could help give folks an understanding of some of the fundamentals of modern firearms optics. Today the topic of...

  • Original US Military Machine Guns on the Civilian Market (w/ John Keene)

    Today Ian is back with NFA specialist John Keene of the Morphy Auction Company to talk about US military machine guns. Specifically, how intact and original examples end up in the civilian market. Some models, like the Reising, as very easy to find in completely original condition (almost hard no...

  • Fundamentals of LPVOs: Cheap vs Expensive

    At SHOT Show this year I took some time to speak with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics (formerly of Primary Arms and Swampfox). Mike's a friend and a true optics nerd, and I figured he could help give folks an understanding of some of the fundamentals of modern firearms optics. Today, we are talkin...

  • Q&A With Jonathan Ferguson of the British Royal Armouries

    Today I am joined by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the British Royal Armouries for a Q&A session, with questions provided by the fine folks who support Forgotten Weapons on Patreon...

    1:02 - Would the L85A1 have been better if Enfield wasn't being privatized while it was...

  • Presenting Guns in Video Games w/ Jonathan Ferguson

    Today I am joined by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history. We're talking about the representation of firearms in modern video games, in particular the changes in names...

  • Intro to Prism Scopes: What are they Anyway?

    At SHOT Show this year I took some time to speak with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics (formerly of Primary ands and Swampfox). Mike's a friend and a true optics nerd, and I figured he could help give folks an understanding of some of the fundamentals of modern firearms optics. Today, we are going ...

  • Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What's the Difference?

    At SHOT Show this year I took some time to speak with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics (formerly of Primary ands and Swampfox). Mike's a friend and a true optics nerd, and I figured he could help give folks an understanding of some of the fundamentals of modern firearms optics. Today, we are going ...

  • Correcting Gun Myths w/ Bloke on the Range: StGs, Carbines, and M16s

    #1: The AK is copied from the Sturmgewehr

    #2: Mattel made M16s

    #3: Chinese jackets in Korea stopped .30 Carbine rounds

    0:00 Introduction and discussion on the Lynx Brutality match in Slovenia
    0:28 Debunking and comparison of firearm myths: AK vs Sturmgewehr
    3:11 The history and development of ...

  • Interview with Richard Fisher of the Vickers Machine Gun Collection

    Richard Fisher, the director of the Vickers Machine Gun Collection and Research Association, was kind enough to invite us down to take a look at his collection of Vickers guns. Richard is a fantastic source of information on the Vickers, and British small arms more generally, so it was a real ple...

  • Finnish Brutality 2023: A True Bucket-List Experience for Derek the SF Medic

    I took a few minutes at Finnish Brutality 2023 to chat with Derek, a former Range and SF medic who overcame some quite daunting personal challenges to come shoot the match despite stage 4 cancer. It was great to hang out with him at the match, and to take inspiration from his story!

  • Why Are the Russians So Bad? War Stories from Ukraine with Neil Vermillion

    Back by popular demand, we have Neil Vermillion again today. We're talking about his experiences while volunteering as a trainer for troops in Ukraine. We're going to discuss why the Russians underperformed so badly, what the Ukrainians are doing well to adapt and improve, and perhaps why he has ...

  • Flamethrower Q&A with Charlie Hobson

    http://www.flamethrowerexpert.com

    You can find Charlie Hobson's book, "US Portable Flamethrowers" here:
    http://amzn.to/1SP9yc5

    Rather than doing a monthly Q&A myself, I decided to take advantage of a visit from Charlie Hobson and answer some questions about flamethrowers. These questions all ca...

  • Introduction to Military Flamethrowers with Charlie Hobson

    http://www.flamethrowerexpert.com

    You can find Charlie Hobson's book, "US Portable Flamethrowers" here:
    http://amzn.to/1SP9yc5

    Flamethrowers are a significant piece of military weapons history which are very widely misunderstood, as flamethrowers have never been the subject of nearly as much co...

  • Interview with Ashley Hlebinsky - Cody Firearms Museum Curator

    Sorry about the sound quality! I did my best to clean it up, but the air conditioning system in the museum had a more significant impact on the video that I had anticipated.

    https://centerofthewest.org/explore/firearms/

    Ashley Hlebinsky is the Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, and today we a...

  • State of the NFA Collecting Community 2019, with John Keene

    When I film at the Morphy Company, I always enjoy taking time to chat with Master Sergeant (retired) John Keene, who is their NFA expert. He always has some very interesting insights into the state and trends of the machine gun collecting community. This time, I figured I would share some of that...

  • Developmental History of the AK with Max Popenker

    I am very happy to be joined today via Skype by Russian small arms researcher Max Popenker. You may know Max from his nearly 20 years publishing world.guns.ru, one of the original small arms reference web sites. He has also written numerous magazine articles and several books in both Russian and ...

  • History of the SVD Dragunov with Max Popenker

    Russian small arms researcher Max Popenker joins us again today, and this time he is discussing the history and development of the Dragunov rifle. We start from the desire to match longer-ranged NATO forces and the competition between Simonov, Konstantinov, and Dragunov through its development an...

  • Overview of Estonian Gun Laws

    Today I am joined by an Estonian collector friend to discuss gun laws in Estonia. This a continuing series on gun laws in different countries around the world, and is intended to be an overview only - we do not cover every detail and many subtleties are generalized. I find it interesting to learn...

  • Chatting About Cannons & Tanks with Glenn Fleming

    When I arrived at DriveTanks.com down in Texas, I was happily surprised to find my old acquaintance Glenn Fleming working there as lead gunsmith. Glenn and I first met on the set of a certain TV show many years back, and he is a great guy - in marked distinction from the rest of the show's cast. ...