{"id":11579,"date":"2020-05-28T12:06:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T12:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/28\/qa-41-rebuilding-elbonia-and-lots-of-british-rifles\/"},"modified":"2020-07-18T10:49:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T15:49:32","slug":"qa-41-rebuilding-elbonia-and-lots-of-british-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/28\/qa-41-rebuilding-elbonia-and-lots-of-british-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A 41: Rebuilding Elbonia, and Lots of British Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jKG_3UPVQQ8?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\/home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:00:27 &#8211; Followup: Restoring the Elbonian military<br \/>\n0:05:48 &#8211; How to learn about pricing of collectible firearms<br \/>\n0:09:57 &#8211; Why are German small arms so highly desired?<br \/>\n0:13:32 &#8211; Pick a gun in a new caliber<br \/>\n0:15:32 &#8211; Why not recoil spring above barrel for reduced recoil?<br \/>\n0:17:34 &#8211; Why aren&#8217;t guns better prepared for Army trials?<br \/>\n0:21:46 &#8211; Why isn&#8217;t gas-delayed blowback more common?<br \/>\n0:24:13 &#8211; Fluted barrels<br \/>\n0:27:09 &#8211; Advice for firearms writers<br \/>\n0:31:33 &#8211; StG44 vs Cold War rifles<br \/>\n0:33:51 &#8211; Updating versus replacing military small arms<br \/>\n0:37:02 &#8211; Breechloaders converted to use magazines<br \/>\n0:40:11 &#8211; Farquhar-Hill in WW1, would it have worked?<br \/>\n0:42:06 &#8211; Why is 7.62x54R still a thing?<br \/>\n0:45:45 &#8211; What military adoption boards actually got it right?<br \/>\n0:47:43 &#8211; Why is the Mauser DA90 made by FEG?<br \/>\n0:49:38 &#8211; Designs limits by contemporary metallurgy?<br \/>\n0:50:58 &#8211; Real-life inspiration for the Half-Life: Alyx pistol?<br \/>\n0:53:17 &#8211; What to collect if firearms are too expensive?<br \/>\n0:56:03 &#8211; What is the US adopted a Mauser 1892 instead of the Krag?<br \/>\n0:58:30 &#8211; M1 Carbine as a replacement for the Thompson SMG<br \/>\n1:01:42 &#8211; Why did Japan adopt a semi-rimmed cartridge?<br \/>\n1:03:58 &#8211; Should the UK have adopted the E.M.2 instead of SA80?<br \/>\n1:05:39 &#8211; Constant recoil pistols?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all my wonderful Patrons for making Forgotten Weapons possible, and thanks to Andrews of Bothwell for my Secret Weapon!<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. 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