{"id":19324,"date":"2019-03-21T07:20:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T12:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/21\/qa-27-machine-guns-with-john-keene\/"},"modified":"2019-03-21T07:20:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T12:20:48","slug":"qa-27-machine-guns-with-john-keene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/21\/qa-27-machine-guns-with-john-keene\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A 27: Machine Guns with John Keene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cssjmceX0gI?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/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>For today&#8217;s Q&#038;A, I am joined by John Keene, retired US Army Master Sergeant and NFA specialist for the Morphy auction company (and for the James D Julia company before their acquisition by Morphy&#8217;s). John has a tremendous knowledge of machine guns, the machine gun collecting community, and the legal issues surrounding it. We have some great questions from Patrons, and I think you will really enjoy the show today! Timestamps for questions:<\/p>\n<p>0:00:52 &#8211; Favorite WW2 machine gun to handle or shoot?<\/p>\n<p>0:02:28 &#8211; What transferrable MG is the best investment?<\/p>\n<p>0:03:47 &#8211; What delayed development of large-caliber heavy MGs like the M2?<\/p>\n<p>0:05:20 &#8211; If the NFA registry for machine guns was reopened, would you be happy?<\/p>\n<p>0:10:14 &#8211; US copy of the MG42 in .30-06<br \/>US training film about German MGs: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Oyj-ZHXFKQI?t=96<br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Oyj-ZHXFKQI?t=96<br<\/a> \/><br \/>0:15:40 &#8211; Is the Browning M2 still made or are the guns all WW2 vintage?<\/p>\n<p>0:16:51 &#8211; What MG deserved more attention than it got?<\/p>\n<p>0:20:42 &#8211; Opinion on Soviet MGs?<\/p>\n<p>0:23:39 &#8211; Why did the Germans have high rates of fire on the MG34 and MG42 and why did the US not do the same?<\/p>\n<p>0:25:58 &#8211; What was the most important development in early MGs?<\/p>\n<p>0:28:08 &#8211; Converting PPSh or PPS to 9x19mm<\/p>\n<p>0:30:58 &#8211; Why did the US not adopt the MG3?<\/p>\n<p>0:33:14 &#8211; How common are rewelded\/reactivated machine guns?<\/p>\n<p>0:35:50 &#8211; What are good options for the introductory machine gun collector on a budget?<\/p>\n<p>0:42:15 &#8211; Why did Germany continue to produce the MG34 after the introduction of the MG42?<\/p>\n<p>0:44:15 &#8211; What factors determine machine gun value, and do some obscure guns fall through the cracks?<br \/>&#8220;The Schmeisser Myth&#8221; on Amazon: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NZvZ1X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NZvZ1X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:50:27 &#8211; What are some examples of transferrable guns the you wouldn&#8217;t expect to exist in the registry?<\/p>\n<p>0:52:56 &#8211; What are the strangest machine guns that came through Julia and Morphy&#8217;s?<\/p>\n<p>0:55:29 &#8211; What is the process for moving to a different state with NFA items?<\/p>\n<p>0:56:20 &#8211; If you had to pick just one type of MG belt to use.<\/p>\n<p>0:58:01 &#8211; NFA fakes?<\/p>\n<p>1:01:15 &#8211; How do you know how many guns of a particular type are in the registry?<\/p>\n<p>1:06:20 &#8211; Why did the US stick with the M1918A2 BAR as a light machine gun in WW2?<\/p>\n<p>1:15:06 &#8211; How many machine guns came back with US GIs after WW2?<\/p>\n<p>1:21:05 &#8211; Did the bump stock ban impact machine gun prices?<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>Forgotten Weapons<br \/>PO Box 87647<br \/>Tucson, AZ 85754<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons For today&#8217;s Q&#038;A, I am joined by John Keene, retired US Army Master Sergeant and NFA specialist for the Morphy auction company (and for the James D Julia company before their acquisition by Morphy&#8217;s). 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