{"id":29410,"date":"2026-04-25T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/qa-april-2026-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-dumb\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:00:11","slug":"qa-april-2026-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-dumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/qa-april-2026-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-dumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A April 2026: The Good, the Bad, and the Really Dumb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5gHQ4x6BBJ8?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Q&#038;A is sponsored by Kyr\u00f6 &#8211; get 10% off all their spirits with code SAUNAWHISKY10 at:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyrodistillery.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.kyrodistillery.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>00:01:25 &#8211; The .30-06 experimental Thompson<br \/>Thompson 1923 auto-rifle video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EMO4o4yANpY\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/EMO4o4yANpY<\/a><br \/>Thompson .30 Carbine prototype: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lW-IjtiVthc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/lW-IjtiVthc<\/a><br \/>Previous owner talking about the .30-06 1943 experimental: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Dse6kd1kDc<br\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Dse6kd1kDc<br<\/a> \/><br \/>00:07:57 &#8211; Why side-mounted magazines didn&#8217;t catch on<br \/>00:12:28 &#8211; Other Maxim gun designs?<br \/>Maxim-Silverman pistol: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F1ElpucXu6A\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/F1ElpucXu6A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>00:14:36 &#8211; Double-clip experimental Garand<br \/>00:17:45 &#8211; US &#8220;last ditch&#8221; rifles today<br \/>00:20:50 &#8211; High Power with 1911 trigger?<br \/>00:22:42 &#8211; Using the same action in rifles and pistols<br \/>00:26:34 &#8211; Bottom-firing revolvers<br \/>00:30:39 &#8211; What anti-tank rifle would I choose?<br \/>00:33:25 &#8211; AI in firearms manufacture or design?<br \/>00:36:02 &#8211; Just on tweak away from success&#8230;<br \/>00:38:42 &#8211; Connections between MAS-40 and AG-42 Ljungman?<br \/>00:41:10 &#8211; Viable reproduction guns<br \/>00:45:24 &#8211; Longevity of the Maxim machine gun<br \/>00:50:21 &#8211; A better Italian interwar LMG option?<br \/>00:51:56 &#8211; FRTs and belt-fed ARs in competition<br \/>00:57:38 &#8211; Mag-fed vs belt-fed LMGs<br \/>00:59:45 &#8211; Best small arms of WW1<br \/>01:01:32 &#8211; Why no more delayed blowback rifles?<br \/>01:04:07 &#8211; Parts kit builds vs pre-import-ban semiautomatic rifles<br \/>01:06:42 &#8211; I get to choose new US small arms in 1939<br \/>01:11:10 &#8211; NATO assault rifle or SMG book?<br \/>NATO Battle Rifles book: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ru45s8M5eoU\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ru45s8M5eoU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01:12:27 &#8211; Undervalued area of gun collecting<\/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! 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