{"id":17944,"date":"2021-03-11T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/11\/qa-49-with-mike-and-fabien-of-bloke-on-the-range\/"},"modified":"2021-03-11T06:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T12:00:29","slug":"qa-49-with-mike-and-fabien-of-bloke-on-the-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/11\/qa-49-with-mike-and-fabien-of-bloke-on-the-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A 49, with Mike and Fabien of Bloke on the Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJAzfDS_ELQ?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Q&#038;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:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9k2WzcJ1kUMl4KIwNQwrFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9k2WzcJ1kUMl4KIwNQwrFA<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/BlokeOnTheRange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/BlokeOnTheRange<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01:48 &#8211; Most effective first generation smokeless rifle?<br \/>06:04 &#8211; Swiss straight pulls ever fired in anger?<br \/>06:56 &#8211; &#8220;Bring backs&#8221; in Europe?<br \/>08:32 &#8211; Stgw 57 vs FAMAS<br \/>10:05 &#8211; Museums, ranges, and other gun places to visit in Switzerland<br \/>12:12 &#8211; Dichotomy of bayonets alongside 400m zeroes on rifles<br \/>14:29 &#8211; Any recent changes to Swiss gun law?<br \/>17:46 &#8211; What has the local reaction been to the Bloke on the Range channel?<br \/>18:37 &#8211; P14\/M1917 vs SMLE\/No4?<br \/>22:06 &#8211; What do Bloke and Chap see in the US market that is unavailable in Switzerland?<br \/>26:18 &#8211; Ammo prices and availability in Europe<br \/>28:50 &#8211; FAL vs G3?<br \/>33:32 &#8211; What gun(s) to takeoff a brand new shooter to guarantee a fun time?<br \/>36:27 &#8211; .303 or 7.5&#215;55?<br \/>38:30 &#8211; How to make a good shooter out of a sporterized SMLE (without a new stock)<br \/>40:57 &#8211; Why the Swiss and straight pulls?<br \/>44:32 &#8211; Favorite Enfield variant?<br \/>48:06 &#8211; Why didn&#8217;t Switzerland adopt NATO calibers?<br \/>50:33 &#8211; Guns that surprised you (good or bad)<br \/>55:56 &#8211; Non-gun factories that made SMLEs or SMLE parts?<br \/>58:08 &#8211; Is the 9mm vs .40\/10mm\/.45 question different in Switzerland because of their ban on hollow points?<br \/>1:00:28 &#8211; What is the best breech loading conversion system?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>Forgotten Weapons<br \/>6281 N. 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