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Q&A 20 – With Special Guest Bob Bigando

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On to our questions…

0:50 – Berthier type iron sights on military rifles
2:15 – Books covering all US military small arms
3:25 – 4.85mm British compared to its contemporaries
4:19 – Alternative history: PMC armament in the 20s and 30s
8:19 – What gun do I dislike the most?
8:40 – How to find rate or fire and bullet velocity pre-computer?
11:21 – Why is rimfire priming only used on weak cartridges?
13:28 – Infantry rifles as PDWs instead of primary arms
14:52 – Winchester 1917 Model D
17:21 – Underappreciated development of the 21st century?
18:20 – Who are the team behind Forgotten Weapons?
19:44 – How to calculate iron sight design on old rifles?
21:00 – What is the worst part of my job?
23:11 – What collection would I really like to visit?
24:06 – Would the Davis Gun be suitable for Forgotten Weapons?
25:19 – Plans to do Browning High Power videos?
26:50 – Clip logistics in WW1 and WW2
28:38 – Most beautiful and ugliest rifles?
29:35 – Do 3-round clips work in the RSC-1918?
31:55 – Thoughts on the .224 Valkyrie
33:01 – Is the belt-fed squad machine gun obsolete?
33:59 – Why were semiauto pistols around so much earlier than semiauto rifles?
36:24 – “Dream guns”
39:14 – How did US small arms rank in WW2 compared to other nations?
41:12 – Matching numbers and headspace in milsurp rifles
43:26 – Weapon that is not so great but is enjoyable anyway?
44:56 – Why did smokeless rounds all end up 7-8mm?
46:56 – Why did box magazines not predate tube magazines?
48:54 – Semiauto AA-12 shotguns
51:08 – What does Ian’s average day look like?

53:47 – How did artillery pieces get onto the US civilian market? Featuring guest answer from Bob Bigando of Hamilton Firearms.

58:10 – Library book list on the web site
59:02 – Would early adoption of better small arms have changed WW2?
59:53 – How long will modern guns last?
1:01:04 – Why did the .41 Action Express not become popular?
1:03:41 – Gun with magazines behind the action?

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