Forgotten Weapons

Q&A 49, with Mike and Fabien of Bloke on the Range

2021 • E60    Feb 24, 2021    1m
Today's Q&A was filmed in Finland, with special guests Mike and Fabien from Bloke on the Range, who came out to shoot the scaled-down Finnish Brutality 2021 with me. If you like what you see here, you can watch and support their work:

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01:48 - Most effective first generation smokeless rifle?

06:04 - Swiss straight pulls ever fired in anger?

06:56 - "Bring backs" in Europe?

08:32 - Stgw 57 vs FAMAS

10:05 - Museums, ranges, and other gun places to visit in Switzerland

12:12 - Dichotomy of bayonets alongside 400m zeroes on rifles

14:29 - Any recent changes to Swiss gun law?

17:46 - What has the local reaction been to the Bloke on the Range channel?

18:37 - P14/M1917 vs SMLE/No4?

22:06 - What do Bloke and Chap see in the US market that is unavailable in Switzerland?

26:18 - Ammo prices and availability in Europe

28:50 - FAL vs G3?

33:32 - What gun(s) to takeoff a brand new shooter to guarantee a fun time?

36:27 - .303 or 7.5x55?

38:30 - How to make a good shooter out of a sporterized SMLE (without a new stock)

40:57 - Why the Swiss and straight pulls?

44:32 - Favorite Enfield variant?

48:06 - Why didn't Switzerland adopt NATO calibers?

50:33 - Guns that surprised you (good or bad)

55:56 - Non-gun factories that made SMLEs or SMLE parts?

58:08 - Is the 9mm vs .40/10mm/.45 question different in Switzerland because of their ban on hollow points?

1:00:28 - What is the best breech loading conversion system?

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