{"id":28580,"date":"2025-12-24T06:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T12:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/qa-december-2025-how-i-write-books-and-much-more\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T06:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T12:50:42","slug":"qa-december-2025-how-i-write-books-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/qa-december-2025-how-i-write-books-and-much-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A December 2025: How I Write Books (and Much More)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bruFeV7zGDs?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to Kyr\u00f6 for sponsoring this Q&#038;A! Use the code HOLIDAYSPIRIT10 for 10% off their spirits at:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kyrodistillery.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/kyrodistillery.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:03:34 &#8211; Gun design standing on the shoulders of others<br \/>0:08:08 &#8211; Swiss adoption of the SIG P320<br \/>0:10:43 &#8211; High pressure cartridges, like 7mm Backcountry<br \/>0:13:46 &#8211; FRTs and SuperSafeties<br \/>0:17:55 &#8211; Is it hard for me to watch the gun mistakes in war movies?<br \/>0:18:48 &#8211; New .338 Magnum machine guns<br \/>0:22:13 &#8211; Where will the FN Mag and PKM be in 50 years? 100 years?<br \/>0:24:23 &#8211; My camo collection<br \/>0:27:07 &#8211; My thoughts on Project Grayburn (SA80 replacement)<br \/>0:29:14 &#8211; Why do Valmets not use Galil magazines?<br \/>0:31:20 &#8211; Plan to collaborate with C&#038;Rsenal again?<br \/>0:32:22 &#8211; Can other modern MGs match the service life of the MG42 family?<br \/>0:33:47 &#8211; Why am I not in Discord?<br \/>0:34:36 &#8211; New gun owner feels overly cautious about gun handling<br \/>0:37:23 &#8211; What is my process for writing a book?<br \/>0:50:16 &#8211; Suomi converted to MP40 magazines?<br \/>0:52:24 &#8211; Porting and commentators in handguns<br \/>0:54:27 &#8211; Non-firearm videos?<br \/>0:55:10 &#8211; Overview of my filming equipment<br \/>1:01:11 &#8211; DeserTech quad-stank mags<br \/>1:03:29 &#8211; Why don&#8217;t we have more P90-style magazines?<br \/>ZB-47 video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TYVSe6s8kGE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/TYVSe6s8kGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1:06:04 &#8211; How would I market the Grot?<br \/>1:08:10 &#8211; Headstamp AK book with Max Popenker<br \/>1:11:23 &#8211; Correcting information in the NFA registry<br \/>1:13:50 &#8211; Engineering considerations for bayonet mounting?<br \/>1:15:24 &#8211; What gun do I want from Santa?<br \/>1:16:30 &#8211; What constitutes a &#8220;collection&#8221;?<br \/>1:18:53 &#8211; What&#8217;s the deal with 1,000 meter iron sights on old rifles?<br \/>1:21:43 &#8211; Plans to cover more Norwegian arms?<br \/>1:22:02 &#8211; Why did .30 Super Carry fizzle out?<br \/>1:24:24 &#8211; Book on the Auto-5?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/492imcc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/492imcc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1:25:15 &#8211; Book on the Lee Enfield?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/498cdv4\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/498cdv4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1:26:30 &#8211; Book on Japanese rifles?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pRVW4M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pRVW4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1:28:19 &#8211; Book on the technical details of firearms tolerancing and heat treating?<\/p>\n<p>The best firearms reference books: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Kyr\u00f6 for sponsoring this Q&#038;A! 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