{"id":23713,"date":"2023-12-04T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/04\/deep-lore-on-machine-guns-qa-with-john-keene\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:00:20","slug":"deep-lore-on-machine-guns-qa-with-john-keene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/04\/deep-lore-on-machine-guns-qa-with-john-keene\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Lore on Machine Guns: Q&#038;A with John Keene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SUqpJPvSA5c?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>All the best firearms history channels streaming to all major devices:<br \/>weaponsandwar.tv<\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;m speaking with retired Master Sergeant John Keene, the NFA export for Morphy&#8217;s. 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So we have a slate of questions for him from Patrons:<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>0:29 &#8211; What\u2019s the best way to sell a transferrable SMG?<br \/>5:00 &#8211; German small arms engineers used by the US after WW2?<br \/>10:44 &#8211; Could the T24 (American MG42) have worked?<br \/>14:09 &#8211; Are there any machine guns underpriced or overpriced right now?<br \/>18:30 &#8211; What new machine guns would become popular if the NFA registry was reopened?<br \/>21:18 &#8211; Was open bolt ever a bad thing on a crew-served gun?<br \/>24:14 &#8211; Best first machine gun?<br \/>27:31 &#8211; Converting Colt Balloon Guns into other models &#8211; acceptable?<br \/>35:06 &#8211; If you bought a Thompson in 1932, what was required to keep it legal until today?<br \/>42:27 &#8211; Why was the MG42 considered such a good machine gun?<br \/>48:48 &#8211; How effective was the M1919A6 as a squad automatic?<br \/>53:00 &#8211; Most important improvement in machine guns by today?<br \/>55:29 &#8211; Are variable rates of fire actually practical?<br \/>1:00:51 &#8211; What is the current direction of machine gun collecting?<br \/>1:06:20 &#8211; Impact of Knob Creek ending, and will there be a replacement?<br \/>1:11:50 &#8211; Examples of feed systems that hinder a gun?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>Forgotten Weapons<br \/>6281 N. 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