{"id":20519,"date":"2018-07-26T06:54:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T11:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/26\/qa-20-with-special-guest-bob-bigando\/"},"modified":"2018-07-26T06:54:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T11:54:26","slug":"qa-20-with-special-guest-bob-bigando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/26\/qa-20-with-special-guest-bob-bigando\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A 20 &#8211; With Special Guest Bob Bigando"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/is2WovpmD9c?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>Check out the Secret Weapons of WWI shirts and posters: <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On to our questions&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>0:50 &#8211; Berthier type iron sights on military rifles<br \/>2:15 &#8211; Books covering all US military small arms<br \/>3:25 &#8211; 4.85mm British compared to its contemporaries<br \/>4:19 &#8211; Alternative history: PMC armament in the 20s and 30s<br \/>8:19 &#8211; What gun do I dislike the most?<br \/>8:40 &#8211; How to find rate or fire and bullet velocity pre-computer?<br \/>11:21 &#8211; Why is rimfire priming only used on weak cartridges?<br \/>13:28 &#8211; Infantry rifles as PDWs instead of primary arms<br \/>14:52 &#8211; Winchester 1917 Model D<br \/>17:21 &#8211; Underappreciated development of the 21st century?<br \/>18:20 &#8211; Who are the team behind Forgotten Weapons?<br \/>19:44 &#8211; How to calculate iron sight design on old rifles?<br \/>21:00 &#8211; What is the worst part of my job?<br \/>23:11 &#8211; What collection would I really like to visit?<br \/>24:06 &#8211; Would the Davis Gun be suitable for Forgotten Weapons?<br \/>25:19 &#8211; Plans to do Browning High Power videos?<br \/>26:50 &#8211; Clip logistics in WW1 and WW2<br \/>28:38 &#8211; Most beautiful and ugliest rifles?<br \/>29:35 &#8211; Do 3-round clips work in the RSC-1918?<br \/>31:55 &#8211; Thoughts on the .224 Valkyrie<br \/>33:01 &#8211; Is the belt-fed squad machine gun obsolete?<br \/>33:59 &#8211; Why were semiauto pistols around so much earlier than semiauto rifles?<br \/>36:24 &#8211; &#8220;Dream guns&#8221;<br \/>39:14 &#8211; How did US small arms rank in WW2 compared to other nations?<br \/>41:12 &#8211; Matching numbers and headspace in milsurp rifles<br \/>43:26 &#8211; Weapon that is not so great but is enjoyable anyway?<br \/>44:56 &#8211; Why did smokeless rounds all end up 7-8mm?<br \/>46:56 &#8211; Why did box magazines not predate tube magazines?<br \/>48:54 &#8211; Semiauto AA-12 shotguns<br \/>51:08 &#8211; What does Ian&#8217;s average day look like?<\/p>\n<p>53:47 &#8211; How did artillery pieces get onto the US civilian market? 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