http://www.frenchriflebook.com Check it out for all the cool news on my upcoming book on French military rifles! http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons Today's Q&A is all about French guns, because I am getting close to being finished writing a book on French military rifles - the first book to cover this subject in English from the Chassepot through the FAMAS! 01:34 - Favorite French pistol, rifle, and machine gun 03:13 - How did I get interested in French arms? 05:05 - Lebel's effectiveness at preventing tube magazine detonation? 07:45 - Plans to make the RSC after WW1? 10:00 - Why was French arms development overwhelmingly government and not private? 12:01 - Current arms manufacturing capacity in France? 13:30 - How does the FAMAS fit into the general bullpup timeline? 16:16 - Should the RSC have been updated to use the 7.5mm cartridge? 17:30 - Do I speak French? 19:46 - Which was better, the Lebel or Berthier? 20:35 - Why did it take so long to replace the MAS 49/56? 22:18 - Would a modern FAMAS using P-mags be feasible? 24:05 - Why did France not adopt the Maxim gun? 26:02 - Do I plan to get optics for my FAMAS? 30:07 - Why did the French adopt en bloc clips? 31:20 - What French arms are currently available at reasonable prices? 34:36 - Are there French-specific themes to their small arms? 36:35 - Would it have made a difference if France had adopted a semiauto rifle by 1939? 37:04 - What did the French arsenals do under occupation/Vichy? 38:28 - Will my book include the tabatiere? 39:17 - Should France have adopted an intermediate round in place of the 7.5x54? 40:37 - Do I have a Chatellerault M91 Mosin? 42:48 - What could be improved on the FAMAS? 44:17 - Most practical French rifle of WW1? 44:54 - Did France use the Gatling Gun in the Franco-Prussian War? 47:13 - Thoughts on the adoption of the HK 416? 50:20 - Best French rifle adopted at its time? 51:54 - Why does the French government keep WW1 and WW2 stuff classifi