Forgotten Weapons

Q&A #14: Recoil, Nerf, and Forced Air Cooling

2017 • E294    Oct 23, 2017    1m
Today's question topics:

0:00:58 - Factors affecting recoil in machine guns

0:04:57 - Revisiting/remaking old videos

0:05:58 - Is the MP5 still relevant?

0:06:47 - Am I excited to film different guns?

0:08:12 - Vintage vs modern tooling and production

0:15:28 - Nerf guns

0:15:58 - Koborov video at some point?

0:16:55 - Military surplus gear, good and bad

0:19:38 - Worst US service rifle and pistol

0:22:05 - Most uncomfortable firearm I have fired

0:23:54 - Adding “gravitas” to a basic gun collection

0:26:54 - Most difficult guns to disassemble or reassemble

0:28:48 - Fluted chamber vs lubricated cartridges

0:29:51 - Double barreled pistols

0:32:03 - Shooting guns at the Julia auction house

0:36:22 - Closed bolt vs open bolt

0:39:12 - Kiraly lever-delay in a service rifle

0:40:17 - Spanish Civil War domestic production arms

0:41:49 - Vickers booster as muzzle brake

0:43:15 - FG42 development in intermediate cartridges

0:46:02 - Forced air cooling in machine guns

0:47:20 - Manual safeties or not in military pistols

0:49:50 - Would a US Army lever action have prevented bolt action adoption?

0:52:04 - Why is the PKM the best GPMG

0:53:54 - Why no modern water cooling?

0:56:11 - Restoring collectible guns

0:58:36 - British & Japanese semi autos before WW2

1:00:56 - Punt guns

1:02:45 - Best small arms implementation in WW2

1:04:12 - Most undeserved poor reputation in a service arm?

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