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Q&A 35: Books, Black Powder, and Why the DP12 is So Annoying

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0:00:36 – Why so few .380 ACP military pistols?
0:02:09 – Thoughts on the NGSW program guns
0:03:24 – Exciting new things in the firearms industry today
0:04:21 – Why did the USSR not use detachable mags on the SKS?
0:06:40 – Books on the Krag and Trapdoor Springfield
0:08:05 – Ideal guns for Classic Division in Desert Brutality 2020
0:10:05 – If Forgotten Weapons a team or still a solo enterprise?
0:10:38 – Semiautomatic guns using black powder
0:13:16 – Is the Mosin Nagant really such a bad rifle?
0:15:19 – Why is it so hard to design something like a good bipod?
0:17:00 – Magazine coupling systems – good or bad?
0:19:25 – If small arms cause only a few casualties, do they need to be the best?
0:21:36 – What would guns like the FAL or MAS-49 look like with 50 years of development?
0:23:55 – Why did the .303 British cartridge have a rim?
0:27:01 – When did 3-round-burst become a thing and why?
0:32:29 – First semiauto pistol I would choose over a revolver
0:35:44 – Next joint project with C&Rsenal?
0:36:49 – Why do I now link to RIA YouTube and Instagram pages?
0:38:05 – If you take over FN or DWM in 1900, what do you convince them to make?
0:40:29 – No NFA: What is your first new machine gun?
0:42:09 – Why no more dual firing pins on rimfire guns?
0:43:48 – Why no .30 Carbine AR15?
0:46:51 – Thoughts on the Horne StG45
0:48:37 – What’s up with front sights on French rifles?
0:51:30 – Mauser production under French occupation
0:53:49 – What goals now for me and Forgotten Weapons?
0:55:38 – Non-Colt-made C&R eligible 1911
0:57:41 – What is my favorite Brownells Retro rifle?
1:00:02 – Which is better, ZB26 or Bren?
1:01:13 – Advice for a would-be firearms designer
1:02:53 – What is France had not rushed the Lebel and 8mm round?
1:06:08 – Overlooked obsolete calibers, and 7.65 French Long
1:07:27 – Movie guns I hate
1:09:18 – Thoughts on the L85A3
1:11:24 – If I could buy or build any one gun
1:12:51 – Why not more delayed blowback pistol-caliber carbines?
1:15:09 – How will 3D printing impact arms collecting?

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