Regarding snubnosed machine guns, there is also a bonus if the barrel is safely outside the vehicle!

There are only 2 things about the 5.7 that are remotely interesting 1) the AP rounds we're not allowed to own and 2) the P90 sub gun ... that we're not allowed to own.

Pictures Ian in college picking up the the girls on horseback playing outlawed songs on outlawed pipes

Sunday Morning in college, everyone else in the dorm is sleeping, Ian is wailing on his Highland Pipes and drinking Whisky.

Ian talking about Sten guns firing when dropped reminds me of a story from my Granddad, to summaries it the mid 50's and he along with many young Dutch males his age have been conscripted for a term of national service and during a night patrol his partner got so fed up with Army life he SLAMMED his STEN (think bottom of the barrel guns the UK did not want that were given as military aid) and the STEN fires of a burst of round. This puts the whole base on alert and a security team and several officers rush over on bikes to investigate.

Firearms are just one stroke engines with a free-floating piston, motor oil is ideal.

I never knew I needed a video of Ian playing bagpipes, but now I /CERTAINLY/ do.

Scuba gear, eh? Looks like Ian is finally planning on going after all those S&W light rifles the British dumped into the ocean.

I think it's funny that when describing the accidental bolt release of a sten, Ian actually moved his hand as though he had a sten in front of him. Most people don't get to hold enough submachine guns to do that instinctively.

Ian, you overlooked a very useful and convenient use of 3D printing: remember those very rare en bloc and stripper clips that were never meant for re-use? They are rare and they get damaged or worn after each use. Now, you can print up any stripper or en bloc clips. Never have to pay ridiculous price for a 100 year old clip that does not even work well or at all. You can have all the RSC clips, Mannlicher clips, etc. that you want and never have to worry about damaging or losing them because you just print more of them.

I don’t think people realize how awesome it would be to see Ian using “forgotten spearguns” to go fishing

On the "three dot rifle sight question" - a good example of this is the Yugo SKS. (it might be others, but that is the one I have experience with). It features traditional notch rifle sights, but has flip up three dot style tritium night sights. They work well and I have used them on a pig hunt.

Thank you for subtly correcting @Captain Coconut - I don't know why some people still can't understand that England and Britain aren't interchangeable terms. Nicely done Sir.

Is it me or did Ian read 2020 when he said 1920? (9:20) If so: care to try again Ian? Thank you for your amazingly prolific work.

Scuba? Spear guns? I see a dream collaboration with Jeorg Sprave in the future.

"Highland bag pipes aren't an ideal dorm room instrument" not with that attitude, I would have loved it

15:20 if anyone is interested for the best "sword guy" version of Ian, I would suggest checking out Matt Easton on the scholagladitoria channel.

Thank you, Ian, for putting time stamps on the description. Very usefull for those of us that are interested in some questions but not others.

Re: the Webley, Britain was flat broke during and between the wars. Every tonne of steel and coal, every worker and every machine was a precious commodity that was desperately needed for fifteen different things. Tooling up for an automatic pistol would mean *not* tooling up for something else. We would have kept the Webley even if it was lousy because sidearms don't win battles, but it was actually perfectly satisfactory for the intended role.

Me (An Irishman): “Whisky is at the centre of my world” Ian: **Opens globe to revival whiskey** Me: *T* *H* *I* *R* *S* *T*

The Austrian Stg-77 A1 backup sights are 3 Dot, if it hasn't been abused to much

after 12:30...Why oh why do I see "Random Gun Oil" in the Merchandise store coming soon...

Weird Italian Machineguns, and no mention of the Perino Model 1908, which used a hopper of 5 twenty-round clips, the idea being that the loader could keep topping up the hopper.

2020 - SMG/sten gun I am thinking of a Full auto Hi-Point with extended mags.

Last time i was this early 45 long colt was just called 45 colt

“Less I lead people astray “ Spoken like a true gun Messiah😇

A Video about the 10-22 and ist History and development would be interesting, esspecialy for non americans

Regarding short recoil smgs: the steyer tmp is also short recoil operated with a rotating barrel locking system. They're still sold today by b&t. Also, LWRCI's new smg45 is short recoil as well. They keep calling it delayed blowback, but if you see one taken apart, it's just short recoil w/ a vertically traveling locking block. Similar to the strike 1 pistol and bergmann 1910.

can we get an F in chat for Twombley's hearing from that M249

Ian, as read, Gabriel’s question was about the Sten being made in 1920, not 2020. Thus, I found the mention of polymer rather jarring. Regarding oil & cleaning, I heard Ken Hackathorn say that in most of the world guns are cleaned with diesel and lubed with motor oil. Makes our proliferation of magic snake oil seem laughable.😅 Really enjoyed your Q&A, thanks.

And here, based on the email notification, I was expecting a Kimber Model 1907 .45. Somewhat bummed.

I really do enjoy these Q&A videos a lot. A part of me would like to see more of them.

I'm thrilled every time I see the subscription count rise! Great job Ian!

You mentioned weapons training and weight loads. Years ago the US Military(and I assume every other military) did a study on how much weight soldiers could effectively carry. They found the average soldier(NOT Green Beret, Ranger, SEAL) could effectively carry approx 50lbs of gear while maintaining a 4 mile per hour road march pace over long distances. Increasing the weight load rapidly diminished the speed and range of the soldiers. Also increased number of injuries. For what is called a FORCE MARCH, typically soldiers drop their extra gear and only keep what was available on the LBE or LCE( whichever way you learned it. I heard both.) The speed of a FORCE march was 6 miles per hour. Weapons training doctrine in WW2 and for a little while there after was dominated by the longest shot possible training. Most units trained to shoot targets out to 1000 yards. The reality of combat showed that most engagements were at a much closer range. Shifting the training doctrine to more shooting at shorter ranges. Hitting a 300 yard target repeatedly is better training than hitting a 1000 yard target once. Breeds confidence in skills. Those that shot well were given the opportunity to shoot targets at longer range. Economics being a factor why waste ammo and time on people who may never be able to shoot consistently at longer range targets. Enter the Sniper schools. Only train those that show an aptitude for it. Also after Vietnam during training the Drill Sergeants would many times use the term WEAPONS FAMILIARIZATION. This term is just that. Training that familiarizes a soldier with a particular piece of equipment but not enough to make them an expert. How to safely load, fire, engage targets, clear malfunctions, unload, and clean. FORSCOM TRADOC set the parameters. Soldiers in Combat Arms units in the 1980s qualified twice a year with the M16 platform approx 200 rounds each time Zero through Qualification and with crew served weapons once per year. Non combat MOS soldiers qualified once per year. The level of marksmanship and hand to hand combat training had gone down up until the late 1980s. A period of relative peace for the US Military. The Urban legend of the reasoning was that if there was a war troops who were FAMILIAR(there is that word again) could be trained up quickly during predeployment cycles. If there was no war, when soldiers ETS out of the service their skills would degrade rapidly without training and they would not be a menace to society. I.E. trained killers walking the streets.

Oh, scuba diving is a lot of fun, and not that far off from guns when it comes to safety and procedures (and risk), even if the context is obviously different. Hope you like it !

When we lived in Phoenix '76-'78, we had the "illustrious" swamp cooler change over to A/C.

These Q&A's are great thank you!

Okay, after that description of the Fiat-Revelli's bonkers magazine, I *want* a video of Ian tearing that down and explaining it.

One quirk of long-barreled 9mm carbines that gets overlooked here I think is armor penetration. Yes, you start getting diminishing returns past 10 inches, but you can still gain velocity up to around 13-14 inches, and that extra velocity can aid in more reliable penetration of soft body armor or environmental barriers. Yes, it's less effective than an actual rifle round, but it's a notable advantage over normal pistols for organizations interested in simplified logistics, and I think it's an overlooked facet of long-barreled 9mm.

I did the SBR process on a 9mm Colt "SMG" and it was fairly painless. It's the only PCC I'd want to own.

I've posted my disgust with the M3/M3A1 submachine gun a few times here but your comments on the magazines for the M1 Carbine make me wonder if we had considered the mags for the submachine gun to be a "disposable" item to use once or twice and then replace if that might not have helped the reliability issues I had with them as a unit armorer. Interesting to consider at least.

Ian, thank you for another great and informative video. Your dedication to making sure viewers have proper and correct information is unmatched. Keep up the great work. One day I hope to cross paths with you and shake your hand in person. Forgotten Weapons is undoubtedly my favorite channel on YT.

Awesome video as usual. The ruger 10/22 used to come with literal 3 dot sights with white dots lol.

I threatened to leave one of my best friends stranded on the side of the road when he began to practice on his chanter in the back of the van on a long road trip. So it was likely smart to stop piping in college.

"I'm looking forward to doing some really cool underwater video." H&K P11 INCOMING

Here in the deep South we have more humid conditions, so occasional planned maintenance is a good idea. Most of my Enfields are used fairly frequently, but even so a check every few months is a good idea. A little Hoppe's and Breakfree is used. I also occasionally use oil soap on the furniture, or even commercial furniture polish to keep mold off the stocks.

"If the Sten was designed in 1920?" Did you mean 2020? I was going to say it WAS designed in the 1920's....it was the MP28....

Ideas bounce back and fourth. Researchers: we have a revolutionary idea. Boss man: tell me more Researchers: well, remember what we were doing 10 years back?

28:46 One reason the army chose to develop a .30 caliber round for the M1 carbine was so the barrels could be bored using existing .30 caliber boring tools, thus reducing cost and time needed to set up production lines.

I noticed some Egyptian 8mm Mauser surplus ammo on classic the other day, any chance of getting a ammo testing video and evaluation? I really liked that series of videos.

perfect video for coming off my half bottle of fernet

Been running ar/ak hybrid gun on 5W-30 for about 500 rounds. So far so good.

Awsome video for reloading Keep up the good work m8

here in alaska, in winter (-50f) we use dry graphite as lubricant

US Army recently dropped a required grenade throwing test along with testing land navigation in boot camp. They needed more time for "awareness" classes and the like.

Woah, last time I was this early the US army was using the Krag-Jørgensen rifle

"We don't usually hear about 9mm rifles." That's because they're all sneeki breeki Russian guns made with Soviet magic. ;-)

I love the idea of bar hidden inside of a Globe

Wonderfull video. Just a little clarification, at 36:30 you are describing the Breda 37, the infantry model; the empty cases retention device/mechanism was officially (I'm Italian and have read the original manual and speak to one wartime officer) to recover the brass for economise scarce material and up to a point to recharge them. The tank model, the Breda 38 have a much simpler top feeding box magazine and a canvass bag to retain the spent case.

I for one would love to see Ian diving sunken wrecks off the coast of Normandy. Particularly as I understand you can get into supply ships and still see the cargo of weapons and vehicles.

I thought it's the momentum that's conserved and applied equally forward and back, while recoil kinetic energy is not? The ones I've seen listed were much lower than the bullet's, at least.

As usual, that was pretty gosh-darn interesting.

Arizona and New Mexico have a near perfect climate for preserving steel. Same reason the USAF has boneyards in the region. Bought a set of 1940's welders goggles from a lass in NM years ago for less than $10, the leather was dried and almost perished to dust but everything else was intact. Incidentally, the exact same type used in Memoirs of an Invisible Man iirc? Lenses helped make for some good astrophotography. =]

Glad to see the Havana Club Seleccion de Maestros in addition to the Whiskey.

I would love to see Forgotten Weapons underwater. I love spearfishing and diving videos!

Excellent, as usual.

The image of Ian playing his bagpipes at full tilt in a college dorm room much to the annoyance of his roommate makes me laugh quite a lot for some reason

6:01 Now I would really like to see one of those long barreled Kriss Vectors, but it's chambered in 7.62x51 NATO...

7:00 if you take a look at sig's patents, they were trying to use a system where the entire inner frame of the gun slides back under recoil to smooth out the gun. iirc eventually only their machine gun used that.

I think the 1911 has been so popular for so long is simply that it is a great looking gun

Looking forward to Ian scuba diving to shipwrecks and voice over discussing the cannons and possibly other arms found.

To Erics question. The red dot sight has reduced the time it takes to make a recruit a decent marksman compared to iron sights which in turn leaves more time to train with fancy widgets as Ian mentions.

Goodmorning Ian!

Right on about oil . I like Mobile V Twin 20-50 when breaking in new 1911's, use it in my Harley's so I always have it on hand. Also like STP on bcg parts on ar's when breaking in. Clean and reapley often.

Thank you , Ian .

Talking about the drop safe issues with open bolt guns. When I was in training for the Army, we were using m60s (yes they are still in use even today in some areas like ROTC), I flopped my m60 on the ground when reacting to contact causing it to go off and it just happened to do a partial run away. Luckily it was just blanks but dropping a gun and getting a run away can happen. Even if very rare.

My great grandfather talked about an incident in the korean theatre where a relatively old, well worn M3 Grease Gun, dumped its mag and scared everyone in the barracks when it was tossed on a bunk.

I Googled that AR10 composite barrel fail, it's frightening.

On the subject of sub machine guns firing when dropped the first British soldier to die in Northern Ireland was in an accident involving a dropped Sterling SMG. There were other incidents including at least one to my knowledge of a SMG going off when the cocking handle caught in the webbing when raised to wave to mate on roof OP.. The safety on the SMG only locked the sear so the bolt could travel back far enough to engage a round without reaching the sear. By the 1980s the SMG was a little long in the tooth and many weapons had worn sears so would double tap from time to time when on single shot.

On 3-dot rifle sights, I think a brief mention of Tiger Sights as used on double rifles might have been appropriate.

Hey Ian just on the Carbine question, I found it extremely odd that the Swedish designation for the G3 battle rifle is AK 4, meaning Automatic Carbine 4. Which kinda throws everything on it's head since according to the military it is a 1m long 7.62 firing Carbine. Is it still considered a Carbine in your eyes or is the naming procedures from the military always right?

Also the swedish Ag m/42 B Ljungman had a set of night sight attachment

3-dot setup was quite common on dangerous game and express rifles too. Mostly oversized ivory beads and inserts. Pretty sure radium was used too. Anyone looking to protect firearms which are likely to be stored for a while could do worse than look at some of the aerosol products intended for weld prep . I’ve used Rocol TFP ( thin film protectant ) in a damp climate with great success. Just clean the bore before shooting. Great point regarding reliability in both cars and guns !

Ref a weapon loading and firing without having the trigger pulled - I had an incident in the late 80's with my SMG (Stirling). I was on the range to do my annual weapons test on it, firing a detail which was to be single shots at 25m, pulled the trigger and the weapon had a 'run away' (safety set to R, finger off trigger but still dumped the full mag of 28 rounds). I was in the kak due to loosing of a mag on auto (negligent discharge) and not carrying out the IA drill (remove mag - I reasoned letting go with one hand to remove the mag would be worse than holding it pointing down the range till all 28 had gone). All charges were dropped as it had not been a one off incident with the 9mm ammunition at the time, the report that filtered down to us was it was sub-standard (cheap) ammunition which could with some weapons push the bolt back far enough to pick up a round but not enough to engage the sear (the Stirling getting on a bit by then and being replaced).

I can see it now: Underwater 2-gun competition The Kasarda drill alone would be amusing.

The FIAT MG sounds like has a similar magazine to that weird Maxim SMG.

Ian, your gun oil answer is actually fantastic. "It doesn't matter" is sometimes more important information that "This is the best!" And I'm surprised that someone who looks so much like Robin Hood has never done much archery lol

Ian, more often our guys had their families ship them knives. That's how the Randle Knife Co. Got started was GI's liked his fighting knives and had their families get him to make one and ship it to them. I'm sure there were others but I heard that's what put Randle on the map.

Motor oil is a very common lubricant we use in our M240s

Ian Mcolumn I stress the use of the foreward forarm lock adds more balance in inrecoil control keeping level platform.

Regarding the Proofing question, around 24:00 , theoretically this is true. Practially however, there have been guns "in the wild" over here in germany with proofed barrels but without a chamber cut (gunsmith i visited last year had two of those, recent proof from a german proofhouse). A friend of mine encountered a proofed gun and barrel, where the barrel was only loosly screwed to the reciever and was wobbeling about quite a bit. That does make you wonder how these guns get through the overpressure proofing, especially since at least the proofhouses in germany are also supposed to do headspace checks on every gun beforehand...

i have heard and read in the legion magazine that many stens were dropped and hit rocks or concrete would sometimes would empty the whole mag

Modern MGs are going shorter and shorter, but also are using modern design muzzle devices and often times short cans made more to reduce blast and flash than sound.

You are smokin' the smoking jacket Ian; most refined.

Renaissance wax is an excellent metal protection for guns doing long term storage

I’d love to know how that g11 LMG/SAW things magazine worked because based on the one picture I’ve seen it looks like you are braking the back half of the gun open and shoving a small shoebox sized brick of ammo in and that’s about as fascinating as it gets for a loading mechanism on an lmg thing

36:57 That crack though...

Hey man love your videos. The thought just hit me to ask you a question. I have a 1952 Colt Challenger pistol that I have dang near looked the world over for a new or good used front sight. It has the pressed in sight. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

Snubnose barrels on an MG would also not be able to take up as much heat because of their lower mass. So they'd overheat more quickly. Barrel length has also a lot to do with harmonic vibrations. There are a few sweet spots where the muzzle moves the least and shortening the barrel can lead to worse accuracy, especially at long ranges. You also want your muzzle to extend over fortifications like sandbags and thick bunkerwalls.

Ian doing something with the Chieftain. Where he gives you the basics on tanks and you drive them would be cool. Also you could do something on best tanker weapons.