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Q&A 20 - With Special Guest Bob Bigando

http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons Check out the Secret Weapons of WWI shirts and posters: http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons On to our questions... 0:50 - Berthier type iron sights on military rifles 2:15 - Books covering all US military small arms 3:25 - 4.85mm British compared to its contemporaries 4:19 - Alternative history: PMC armament in the 20s and 30s 8:19 - What gun do I dislike the most? 8:40 - How to find rate or fire and bullet velocity pre-computer? 11:21 - Why is rimfire priming only used on weak cartridges? 13:28 - Infantry rifles as PDWs instead of primary arms 14:52 - Winchester 1917 Model D 17:21 - Underappreciated development of the 21st century? 18:20 - Who are the team behind Forgotten Weapons? 19:44 - How to calculate iron sight design on old rifles? 21:00 - What is the worst part of my job? 23:11 - What collection would I really like to visit? 24:06 - Would the Davis Gun be suitable for Forgotten Weapons? 25:19 - Plans to do Browning High Power videos? 26:50 - Clip logistics in WW1 and WW2 28:38 - Most beautiful and ugliest rifles? 29:35 - Do 3-round clips work in the RSC-1918? 31:55 - Thoughts on the .224 Valkyrie 33:01 - Is the belt-fed squad machine gun obsolete? 33:59 - Why were semiauto pistols around so much earlier than semiauto rifles? 36:24 - "Dream guns" 39:14 - How did US small arms rank in WW2 compared to other nations? 41:12 - Matching numbers and headspace in milsurp rifles 43:26 - Weapon that is not so great but is enjoyable anyway? 44:56 - Why did smokeless rounds all end up 7-8mm? 46:56 - Why did box magazines not predate tube magazines? 48:54 - Semiauto AA-12 shotguns 51:08 - What does Ian's average day look like? 53:47 - How did artillery pieces get onto the US civilian market? Featuring guest answer from Bob Bigando of Hamilton Firearms. 58:10 - Library book list on the web site 59:02 - Would early adoption of better small arms have changed WW2? 59:53 - How

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  • Originally Aired July 24, 2018
  • Runtime 1 minutes
  • Created September 28, 2021 by
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