Ian's (immediately corrected) misspeak about SWAT team members practicing "ballistic entries" gave me the image of a SWAT officer serving a search warrant on a home by being flung bodily through the living-room window by one of those giant circus cannons, and for that, I will always be grateful.

Title made me think the video would be about some cool cartridge called the lightning round

Summary: First older firearms you’ve purchased for yourself?- 0:49 Why are you interested in French rifles? - 0:52 Coming to New York City? - 1:36 Recommendations for museums in Paris? - 1:50 Why the 10 mm not explored further? - 2:50 Your most shot gun and least shot gun? - 4:15 .45 Auto obsolete ammunition? - 5:08 Best firearm manufacture? - 6:15 Pistol calibre carbines useful or range toys? - 6:49 What era of time produced the most forgotten weapons? - 7:21 Earliest semi-auto centrefire rifle? - 8:35 Most unicorn firearms you’d like to get your hands on? - 8:57 Does shotguns have a place in modern military? - 9:22 Which piece of field artillery from Great War do you prefer? -10:00 Where to find black powder .22 rimfire ammunition? - 10.25 Relevancy of the many new calibers, will they become forgotten? - 11:23 Your favourite reference material for British small arms? - 12:34 Favourite and least favourite airline? - 13:34 How much time do you spend at home? - 14:18 When will you shoot your Chassepot? - 15:00 What’s the best kind of whiskey? - 15:27 Military application for subsonic ammunition? - 15:33 Cheapest/best source for collector grade books? - 16:05 Calico guns? - 16:48 Do you have any French heritage? - 17:50 First full-auto firearms you’ve shot? - 18:05 Time gap between military and police adopted a semi-auto pistol? - 18:42 Military rifle with straight-pull bolt? - 19:19 Which WWI weapon would you choose (Shotgun, MP-18/Luger, m1917 and revolver)? - 19:45 Which of the firearms you own would you save if you house burns (chose 3)? - 20:03 Best Bullpup overall? - 20:29 What Russian experimental weapon of the cold war would you like to examine? - 21:45 Gun laws videos on other countries? - 22:23 Why no attempts of mass-producing suppressed rifles during 20th century? - 23:50 Favourite AK-74 Magazine? - 25:06 Beretta 92 or CZ-75? - 25:30 Signature cocktail? - 25:39 Browning Hi-Power or 1911? - 26:06 Best semi-auto during WWII? - 26:10 One handgun to shoot for the rest of your life? - 26:22 Would you be a reenactor? - 26:33 Coffee or tee? - 27:19 How does the new P-210 stands up to the original version? - 27:30 Were you able to convert the Henry from IMA into something shootable? - 27:49 Which European country for the armistice centenary? - 28:39 Which pre 1930 weapon would you bring back? - 29:18 Most influential yet underrated firearms of the 20th century? - 30:32 Rifle ammunition clip design falling/ejecting? - 31:11 Japanese ammunition underpowered myth? - 31:54 Do you hunt? - 32:58 Your opinions about forgotten weapons online memes? - 33:12 Firearms scary to shoot? - 33:36 Favourite handgun type: revolver or semi-auto? - 35:00 Why did Savage get out of the pistol market? - 35:13 Worst military small arm fielded in the last hundred ish years? - 35:46 Favourite movie-prop weapon design? - 36:20 Have you damaged any weapon you’ve been reviewing? - 36:54 Planning on future collaborations with Larry Vickers? - 40:23 Have you ever fired the Ruger PC9 / PC9s? - 40:43 Does the Hudson 9 worth the money? - 40:53 H&K G11 financially viable? - 41:32 How Canadian Diemaco C7 compare to US M16/M4? - 42:08 Are the guns on the 21th century the best that ever existed? - 43:05 Relevancy of the 7.62x51 NATO and consequences over other cartridge? - 43:30 Tulle and Tula manufactures entanglements? - 44:40 What software do you use to edit your videos? - 45:21 Modern Japanese rifles? - 45:30 Average time between a video being filmed and uploaded? - 46:14 How big is your box of moldy web gear? - 47:44 Use of big game civilian rifles during WWI? - 48:21 Which of the FN SCAR, the Bushmaster ACR or the CZ BREN would become a forgotten weapon in 20 years? - 49:47 What obsolete cartridge would you like to come back? - 50:06 Why the Colt Monitor the best variant of the BAR according to you? - 50:36 How is Ian father doing, why we don’t see him more on Japanese firearm videos? - 52:41 Ian’s dog? - 54:21 Most useful firearm tool? - 55:05 Individual Rail-gun? - 55:56 Any plans to come to Norway? - 57:03 Rank Schmidt-Rubin K11, k31 and Steyr M95? - 57:09 What are the Wondernines? - 57:37 Any plans to visit Czech Repupblic? - 57:50 Would you shoot a low number 1903? - 58:17 BM-59 build yay or nay? - 58:43 Which rifle of the 1980 advanced combat rifle program you’d like to get your hand on? - 59:30 Any strikes from KZfaq? - 59:45 Was the adoption of the 7.62 NATO over the .280 a mistake? - 1:00:26 Favourite .32 ACP pistol to shoot? - 1:00:51 Your opinion on the Polish vis.35 new production? - 1:01:30 Your recommendation on ear protection? - 1:02:42 Is accuracy on pistols any relevant for police and law enforcement purposes? - 1:03:37 P14 oy Type 99 Arisaka? - 1:04:17 Could magazine forward on pistols (like on the C-96, Bergmann Bayard) make a comeback? - 1:04:49 What forgotten weapon under 500-600 $ everyone should add to their collection? - 1:05:09 Do you still have time to shoot your own gun to at the range? - 1:05:55

Talk about a nice video to find on a coffee break. Feedback: I like both styles of Q&A, honestly it might be nice to sort of "clear the cache" of questions with a session like this every so often, but mainly retain the other style where you go deeper into some of the answers.

As a professional English-Russian translator and interpreter, tell me if you need a letter to any Russian museums translated. Would gladly help out pro bono.

Best cocktail is a shot of whiskey mixed with the rest of the bottle.

2018: "At this point, a Hudson H9" 2020: "Thanks for tuning into Forgotten Weapons. I'm Ian, and today we have..."

Everyone shits on the Nagant revolver and it's ammo, but it's really not *that* bad. The cartridge is hardly whimpy as people suggest. It's basically a .380 which was a fairly common military pistol caliber at the time. Most people are just used to the crappy commercial ammo that is 500fps. Original ammo is 1,300fps.

> Lightning round > still over an hour long

I thought it was going to be about some form of obscure proprietary cartridge from the 1860s...

The Paris Army museum will take you a day. Another museum to see is the Naval museum Musée national de la Marine (National Navy Museum) located in the Palais de Chaillot, Trocadéro directly across the river from the Eifel Tower

I prefer the longer form answers that go a bit deeper; but I would like to see this style come back maybe on a quarterly basis. It’s a nice broad spectrum of questions and answers but I definitely would miss the longer form if it went away.

Having been a veteran and gun enthusiast during the era I always considered the term "wonder nine" to be more relevant to the pre Glock steel framed hi cap 9's that died out with the successful introduction of polymer frame guns. High Power, S&W59/69, Beretta, Cz 75 etc.

I would love to see a video on the Canadian version of the FAL; but include both the C1 and the C2, and also the excellent sub-calibre adapter kit that we used for training. As with the Rhodesian one, our version had some interesting and innovative differences from others of its time, including stripper clip charging of the magazine with a cut down top cover, which also made clearing stoppages much easier.

I counted at least two distinct bashing of the L85. Well done!

I dig the format for sure. Good way to mix things up a little. Maybe once a quarter, or just whenever the pile of simple questions gets to be a few pages long.

47:00 "i don't want to publish them all in a row because often they have some themes to them" so what your saying is your trying to avoid another bergman plague

"It's hard to go wrong with 6 rounds of .357. It really just... worked." Great answer.

I like this new format alot but i also love the more in-depth answers of the old format. Maybe throw in a couple rapid fire questions in the old format? Best of both worlds? Thanks for the video

I would think a big reason that the military didn't develop a suppressed combat rifle is just the nightmare it would cause for maintenance. How many shots do you get from a suppressor before it starts to be less effective, and how many until it's completely shot out and useless? How many shots in a prolonged gun fight? How do you make it field serviceable for the average soldier to clean? Logistically it just seems more trouble than its worth

I like both formats. This one is nice, quick, and i still learn things I didn't know before. Two thumbs up.

A great Q & A as usual, and your advertising skills are strong, I’m now craving a drink I never even heard of before you mentioned it!

17:17 Calico is very much still in business, and making some very interesting prototypes lately... 12ga, 5.56x45mm, and other items. If you have a M11 or M10 full auto, they've also got some uppers that are worth every penny.

If you're in Paris, take the train to Saumur to see the musée des blindés (tank museum), that's row upon row of armored vehicles, most of them still in running condition. And during the summer they drive them around outside.

Forgotten Weapons Precision Disassembly tool is best tool, confirmed.

“Working is the main problem with the G11” well said

This was a excellent Q&A format, information rich, running time; very good for subject matter.

Great format! Still elaborate enough and fun to watch/listen to.

Enjoyed your perspective on the various firearms you were questioned about. Viewing a session of this type and length indicates to me just how little I know about firearms development, particularly military, post Vietnam period. I kinda thought I was keeping up. My gun show and range buddy went to the great shooting range in the sky about ten years ago and I’ve fallen woefully behind and interest has waned to some extent due to age/physical limitations. Thanks for your highly entertaining and informative videos, they’re a pleasure to watch.

I definitely like the lightning style Q&A's. It covers so many topics from practical to theoretical. Pretty good.

just too kewl man u make videos like u owe us... its wonderful to soak in the time periods and information u present

I really enjoyed the Mosin Nagant, SMLE and 03 showcasing your head and shoulders while discussing these weapons as background.

I like this format

I thought I would hate this format but turns out I like it. A lot of info was pushed through and that's really what I want in the Q&A's, to learn more stuff. Though I kinda miss some of the long and convoluted answers. :) Thanks Ian. Love what you do.

"What's the best kind of whiskey?" "Easy, scotch, the peatier the better" I knew I liked you for a reason ;)

I enjoy this much more than your other Q & A format. Cheers mate.

This format was pretty good. I wouldn't mind seeing more of it in the future.

I like this format a lot, I wouldn't be opposed to seeing it done monthly or even every other week.

ians super long and detailed answers are the best but these many questions answered is nice too

While the police penchant for revolvers over automatic pistols had something to do with perceived reliability, and with six shots being seen as 'good enough' for police work, the desire for most law enforcement agencies to differentiate themselves from the military, which generally lasted up into the mid-1980's and even longer in some places, should not be overlooked.

I like the foam ear plugs as well but I did have a problem with them. I was shooting at my favorite indoor range and my left side foam plug came partly out of my ear. I didn't realize that had happened until the guy next to me fired his second shot from his Tokarve pistol. Many months later I still have ringing in that ear.

What's the deal with that stock on this MAS36(?), is it aluminium or what?

As for hearing protection - I prefer ear muffs for pistol. When it comes to rifle, I like "sonic ear" plugs (not sure if they are made anymore) or a set of custom molded ear plugs (available for $50 or less, but only in person). The custom molded block the sound very well.

Yep, I like this format. Perfect for listening to without having to look over.

I find both formats enjoyable, but prefer the longer version. My suggestion would be to have every Q&A be 70-80% in depth interesting questions, and then end with a bunch of quick easy ones.

Lightning round format is fine for occasional use. I appreciate the greater depth of your standard format.

Most excellent locations for the 11th november: Ypres/Ieper in Belgium. Be there at dusk for the last post at the Menen gate. That whole area of western Belgium and NW France is full of WW1 and WW2 memorials and other important locations.

Thanks Ian, I enjoy listening to the Q&A's :)

I like the new format of questions. Would be cool to do this once a quarter or so.

I Always Enjoy you answering questions , long or short does not matter to me - I love learning about firearms of all types and forms - you are great and I am glad that you and Larry Vickers are working together, different but similar..... Love all that you do

On the subject of cocktails, I had one that I _really_ liked once called Sazerac. Not a big cocktail guy in general, but that one was delicious and gave me a very pleasant buzz.

I wouldn't say Wonder Nines necessarily have to be polymer framed, but that's a good guiding principle for many of them. Beretta 92, CZ 75 and P226 certainly count

A good warning lesson on gun laws would be to gun laws in the Republic of Ireland and the sneaky way they managed almost overnight to pretty much confiscate all firearms beyond double shotguns and .22's....

I love this particular format!

Mix it up every so often. This is something that would be interesting to see maybe a couple of times a year.

"That's easy. Scotch. And the peatier the better." Couldn't be more right :)

I am very sceptical of guns and proponents of the 2nd. That said: the depth with which you discuss the topic wins me over ten fold to develop a more open mind. Such a fascinating topic of history and engineering. Thank you for your channel!

I will be interested to see more from the spring of 2018 RIA auction items! All the questions today were the thoughts flooding my brain when I met you in person.

really enjoyed this! Thanks for the great videos.

I enjoyed the format Ian! Great job!

Its funny that every time I watch these I'm shaving my face/head. Love these keep up the good work!

i like the non lighting round style of Q&A like the back ground history of the questions

Very interesting. Would really like to see this happen again occasionally, a smorgasbord of things to think about.

Quite a nice format i like it!

1st: I am a little disappointed that you put your WWSD-Rifle on your "rescue from the burning house" list. I'm sure it's a really nice rifle to shoot, but it only consists of current parts and could easily be recreated. 2nd: I like this format for less complex questions. I prefer the normal Q&A style, but one of those sessions every few months would be great too.

I feel the same way about NYC. I went there once for a couple of weeks and was hugely glad to leave. Many love the place for their own good reasons but it is a very unpleasant place to many, as well I much enjoyed this format.

I like the quick format and the longer one also. I would like to get an old military bolt action...I need to start checking the local shops on a regular basis.

Fun video Ian, hope you'ill mix in these with your normal Q&As.

Are you going to be at the"Hill 80" dig in april?

I greatly enjoyed this format ❤

I picked up a Schmidt-Rubin 1889 recently, based on some of the related data you've posted on the channel. It is stunning how well made and well maintained those Swiss rifles are after over 120 years. Ammo will be a little bit of extra work trying to replicate the old GP90, but it looks fairly straightforward and worth it. May still go back and pick up the Vetterli, source a spare bolt to tap and convert to centerfire, and get it shooting again too. Crazy good value for the money.

Man I love waking up to Ian sharing his wisdom.

I really like this format Ian.

FWIW I found the rapid fire Q&A interesting and would enjoy watching this format again in the future. Maybe a quarterly endeavor????

Great Video, had a lot of fun watching

Buying a Colt 1903 in 32 ACP is the most Gun Jesus first gun to buy ever.

Really like these personal questions, I get to know Ian more!

YES, The lightning round format!!!

I do like the Lighting round format. Lots of information.

Awesome Q&A Ian, thanks!!!!

This is the best way to start the day

I prefer the classic format but this was a welcome change of pace. I really need to think of a good question to submit next time, I always draw a blank when the email comes

super cool format !!!!

Nathan Fillion says, "SCORE!!!"

As an old road warrior musician I feel for ya Ian. As long you love most parts of traveling, staying , leaving and returning.You are doing well. Yes, waiting, also called the hotel boredom, is the hardest part.

There was a question about soldiers sourcing rifles on the civilian market and you mentioned WWI. IIRC, in "White Feather", Carlos Hathcock talks about getting a Model 70 in 30.06 at the PX in 'nam to do his initial sniping with.

I think this would be a nice format from time to time for Q&As.

Thanks for the recomendation to see the Paris army museum, I'm in France at the moment and it has been my favourite place to visit, just wish I had more time to explore there as I could easily spend all day there and not run out of things to look at. I wouldn't have gone without you mentioning it in this video so thanks again.

Also regarding military use of silencers, when you're being shot at you notice the crack of the bullet and its impact before you notice the report from the muzzle, which at least may help you peg down where the fire is coming from. IMO/IME the biggest downside to issuing cans is extra weight, heat, and having another serialized item to keep track of. There's a reason you see optics dummy-corded to rifles--PFC Schmuckatelli tends to lose shit. I belive there's a USMC infantry battalion (I wanna say 1/7?) currently evaluating can use for line infantry and reporting good results

This is a good format for Q & A.

Totally agree about your choice of whisky. Next time you are in London I would be happy to stand you a couple of Ardbegs or Caol Ilas at the Soho Whisky Club.

I like both types of Q&A thank you .

My worst pucker moment in firearm shooting was my 1895 Chilean Navy Mauser. I actually contacted Mauser, who put me in contact with an old German gentleman, to determine if my rifle could fire modern ammunition. I was informed that it should be OK, but that very first round was a bit nerve racking. Before that I was to young to be worried about the serviceability of a firearm.

I like every Video of you Ian, i think this also ein awesome format

Hey Ian, Will you be at James D Julia for it Spring Auction in March? If so would you like to take a look at my Victor Ejector in 410 Bore?

On the bullpup question. Have you seen the Lithgow F90 the Australian's adopted?

This is a great format.

What I'd like to add on the question about supressors in military use is that supressing a full power, high velocity rifle round is meaningless in the battlefield. First, the bullet at best 3 times the speed of sound makes a whiplash sound much louder to the assumed target than the cartridge going off at 300yds away.. Second, the battlefield is assumably filled with much louder noises than rifle fire, in other words cannon shells and bombs going off, heavy machine gun fire, mortar shells exploding nearby etc. etc. There is nothing clandestine when let's say 2 opposing army corps go head to head.. There's about 75 thousand men on both sides who have a pretty certain picture about what is going on around them..

I prefer normal format, but once in a while this is ok :)

1:01:00 the Vz61... there's one transferable of which I'm aware. It is very much a unicorn, and demands as much as the M134a or Mk19 on the registry.