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September 2018 Q&A (Patreon)

Published:
2018-09-12 16:26:46
Edited:
2018-09-12 16:26:48
Imported:
2026-06

Content

Hey everyone, it's time to get your questions for this month's Q&A.

It'll be just Karl for this one, so keep that in mind.

Please provide only one question and phrase it as a single sentence (if possible).

Thanks!

Karl

Comments

BrandonHiPower

Do you think there is a future for recoil systems like the AK-107 and AN-94 or is that just a concept that would never work because of the complexity?

Joe Lyons

This isn't gun-related at all, but what is your favorite tabletop RPG? Failing that, what is your preferred genre of geekiness, firearms aside?

Kevin Bohne

As someone who is too much of a non-conformist to get an AR-15, how much am I really giving up in terms of capability by getting an AK-74 instead?

Greg Cain

For a WWSD-inspired carbine for 2G ACM style shooting - Faxon 14.5" pencil barrel - flash hider or brake? And why?

Sidney Reilley

Karl, how about providing your detailed expose' on Ballistol as you've promise,d in the past? And good show on the discount codes.

MichaelPee

EDC used to be the walther. Is it still? Why/whynot?

Craig Stockwell

Karl: what's your take on George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" in light of today's concerns about the 1st Amendment? Thanks!

Jonathan Beland

I was very excited to hear of the commercially available WWSD rifles, can we expect to see them soon?

demoniclemming

On the tech/cyber side of things, any thoughts on EU Articles 11 & 13 being enacted, and the general response across the pond to it?

Markus Kammler

Do you always have an Assault Rifle and extended med stuff in your car?

Matthew Jackson

What is a pistol caliber carbine actually good for?

Chris Stuart

Do you think a constant recoil system would be beneficial in a semiautomatic rifle, or are most of the benefits found in full auto applications? Would if be possible to get close to a constant recoil system in an ar15 playing with multiple springs like in the stealth recoil spring?

Grant Howard

What's more important, accuracy wise, for a precision rifle: barrel quality or ammunition? I'm building a 6.5 Creedmoor with a Faxon barrel (bought it off primary arms the day before the buyer's club, bummer for me) and was curious if I'll have to start reloading to get any meaningful results.

Ed Heckman

Expansion on a question from the last Q&A: What less obvious things make a competition gun "unsuitable" for self-defense or combat use? For example, I sometimes see the CZ Shadow 2 described as only for competition though it's not much different from the CZ SP-01.

Sean Smith

How is that Colt Thunderer / Billy the Kid project coming?

Melvin Lusk

I know Ian did a video on Battlefield 1, but do you also enjoy playing video games, and if so, which ones are your favorites? Thanks for putting out great material on InRange and Forgotten Weapons!

Corey Allhands

Funny, I've been thinking about this lately as well. I don't think it would do much in an AR, but heavier calibers it might.

Joseph Roberts

What dou you think of the future we are moving into where roles like "anti-drone" or "E-warfare specialist" will be moving to the squad level.

Zachary Eggebeen

What is your favorite 2-gun stage that you have run or created?

Phillip Holmes

With most of the Assault weapon ban talk defaulting to features, like pistol grips, collapsed stocks, flash hiders, and mag size do you think it would be worth it to see how a 90’s style AWB gun would actually run at a 2 gun match?

London Jolly

What would be the minimum gear necessary for a 2gun match? Sorry if this has been asked before, trying to gather stuff for whenever I can make a match.

Johnny Osprey

What themed match have you always wanted to run, but can’t due to impracticality?

Corey Allhands

You won't NEED to start reloading to get more than acceptable accuracy, but loading to the gun will nearly always get you that last little bit. My Ballistic Advantage 6.5 CM barrel shoots just above 1/2 MOA with factory Hornady ammo.

James Ludovici

I’ve accumulated some expensive firearms in my collection, and feel I should have some kind of insurance. Do you recommend special insurance for a firearms collection?

ZeroSuitSamo

Is there any part of the WWSD rifle that you would go back and change? You and Ian have used them in a few matches now, are all of the components still holding up? In particular how are the "cheap-o" holosun optics doing?

Anthony Hope

Are you aware of any attempt to develop a 12g machine gun going on the success of the Trench Shotgun in WW1, particularly for trench defense?

Corey Allhands

I don't know if anybody has asked this yet. Would you rather fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?

Deviant Ollam

Just curious if you looked into taking any guns with you to Finnish Brutality. I know the guys there have plenty to offer... but Flying with Firearms is fun. ;-)

Anthony Hope

Was thinking more of a WW2 amd earlier tripod mounted concept, when they still expected wars to be fought in trenches. I'm aware of the modern shoulder fired systems

Ian Seifert

If sub-machine guns are better in full-auto, do binary triggers bring semi-auto PCC's closer to subgun usage or are binary triggers still awful?

Sean Maguire

Should I be using a brake instead of a flash hider for competition? I know brake and comps can be really annoying to other shooters and I don't want to be that guy, but I seem to see them more and more at 2 or 3 gun events. Thank you for any input on this, also I completed my WWKD 74 build.

Provo

With the on going importance of digital security and rights, how would you go about breaking it down and introducing it to people who are ignorant of it?

Eamon B

What is the process like for borrowing guns to do videos with? And as a followup, if you ever want to borrow a Ruger PC Carbine to shoot in a match or do a mud test on, I'd be happy to loan mine to you.

Matthew Conner

Since Hudson has released a threaded barrel and a comp for the H9, have you given any thought to going “full Roland” with yours?

Ryan Zins

Walther has recently released the Walther CCP M2 (one of which I now own) which has a tool-less takedown but otherwise seems to be identical to the original CCP. As a fan of the CCP as a carry pistol, are you planning to upgrade to the CCP M2 at any point?

Jethro

Hey Inrange, as someone who has become interested in 2gacm, thanks to the efforts of both Karl and Ian, I've found out that in my region of the country (Southern U.S, Tn specifically) there is not many of these matches rather only Appleseed and CMP events. After having talked to many range buddies we have all decided to try to set up are own 2 gun match to get other area shooters interested. What is the process to come up with the stages and how to do you make the course fun and challenging at the same time? What are some "do's and dont's"?

Denver Shipman

Which was the more preffered revolver in its day, the Colt 1851/1860 or the Remington 1858?

Arthur C.

My question is about the advancing technology not directly related to ballistics and the actual mechanical function of the gun. Today, its purely in the realm of sci-fi, but several settings such as Shadowrun, Cyberpunk 2020 and others have the idea of Smartlinked weapons, where the gun has a HUD link up or some kind of aiming assist directed towards some eyepiece camera, which could also perform threat assessments and such. If the technology is ever perfected and actually implemented, what legal issues could arise from it and the effect it would have on shooters? Followup Question, what is your favorite sci-fi firearm concepts/tropes?

Adam Cicigoi

How important is magazine compatibility with your carry gun and your significant other's carry gun?

Nathan Seegmiller

There are many guns that are referred to as pmag adapters on the channel. Do you believe that firearm, and especially cartridge development are being held back by the constraint of fitting in an AR 15 magwell?

Zac Donovan

What experience in your life has most shaped the way you think about personal liberty (perhaps other than your recent run in with the TSA)?

Thomas Pigott

This may be a better question when you're both there, but generally, there was a trend as WWI progressed that saw the move from heavy machine guns in the like the Maxim and it's derivatives to more "portable" machines guns like the Chauchat, BAR, and MG08/15. If the war had started with these "light" machine guns, would the war have been fought differently and would we have seen a move to heavy machine guns in emplacements as the war progressed?

Mikey

Hi Karl, very excited about the recent vid announcing your and Ian's participation in Finnish Brutality and Varusteleka kindly providing gear for you guys. With that, is there any product that you have found that they offer, aside from the carrier systems which you guys have gone over in detail previously, that you have found to be an excellent find/deal that you wholeheartedly recommend? Sorry if this has come up and I have missed it previously.

Logan

With all the sanctions and import bans we now have, Do you think we will soon see the end of the AK platform?

Zayernot

As someone who grew up shooting almost exclusively Sig Sauer pistols, I am somewhat biased in favor of them. What are your thoughts on the company and its products? I have a 239 in 9mm but as a big guy the grip barely fits my hands so I am considering something like a Glock 19, what would you consider to be the best carry guns available today new or used?

Teddy

Besides Ostfront / The Great Patriotic War and the Old West, what particular region and period of history most interests you and why? (If Ian is there, everything French is disqualified as well!)

Chadi P. K.

Repost: Why do you think the AR "lego" modularity is not widely copied in other firearms (AK, G36, Tavor, etc...)?

Rhodie

What is the biggest thing holding firearms development back?

Anthony Boyd

Karl, in you past competition experience, did have any guns that required hand loads for reliability/accuracy? I know hand loading for hi power is almost always a must.

Tim

Have you ever gotten burned out with competitive shooting of any sort?

Mobius

Howdy. What's your preferred OS for a mobile phone? Apple, Android, or some other?

Tim Black

What is your opinion on PCCs as a home defense weapon and for competition?

Jonathan Mikesell

If a basic rifle that could defeat modern body armor was needed, would a smaller extremely fast round (analogous to 5.7 but for rifles) or a larger caliber (a hotter 30-06 AP or something similar) be a better solution for military use?

Matthew Palmer

Me and my boyfriend recently moved to Texas from California, and we both are interested in getting our carry licenses. We don't know much about modern pistols, so what would you suggest (or should we just get Glock 19s) and in terms of carry, what kind of holsters and type of carry do you yourself recommend?

Kyle Clark

What is your honest opinion on the M-60 GPMG? Do you think we got it right, or should we have waited a bit and gone with a different design, like the FN MAG or -somehow- the Rheinmetall MG3? In my opinion, the M60 suffered from the dame problems as the M14, trying to be a little bit of everything and not really finding a niche.

Justin A

Does Modern ammunition in defensive carbines, or any weapon system, change choices for civilians/police vs the military? Thinking in terms of The Hague Convention of 1899.

Thaddeus Clark

If you could be present for one event in history (World War Two, Assassination of the Arch Duke, etc) what would it be and why?

stuka444

If you could make one clone of either yourself or Ian, who would you clone?

1958Stovebolt

What’s your opinion on .38 super? Historically, and it’s rise and fall through competition circles?

Matt Sedore

What do you think about the birdshead style grip on a single action revolver?

Jacob Murray

Dear Karl, behind you on the shelving appears to be a set of the old TIME magazines series on the old west. Is this the case? If so what is your opinion of the contents of the books?

Steven Schumacher

As for an all around handy gun, dont you think it makes sense in the north to use .223 to train, but something more like a 6.8 as the carbine in "arms reach". Reasons being, larger four legged varmints here, and for a good part of the year the 2 legged ones have more layers.

james affeld

I just got an AK and am planning to put an optic on it. Do you see Russian optics as comparable to what we see on ARs? Is there any point besides "correctness"? Am I undervaluing correctness?

Thomas Wohl

How much ammo do you like to keep in your personal stock for something like a wwsd rifle? For collection pieces?

Greg Powers

If you were equipping a platoon sized military force, which would you choose as your automatic weapon, the M27 IAR or the Knight's Armament Light Automatic Machine Gun, or a couple of both?

SpaceCowboyfromNJ

Would you considered doing some videos on firearms Urban legends (Garand ping reveling a s soldier is empty or faked to trick enemy into thinking he was/surrendering Japanese shooting a US soldier by pressing the sear on a Type-94), and more importantly that even if they are technically possibly plausible is there any documentation of such an event?

Murasumi

in your spencer vs trapdoor series, what kind of load did you shoot though your trapdoor, smokeless or black powder, also would you shoot that load through a rifle length 1884 trapdoor?

Paul Richard

This may be a long question, and I would love to hear a feature length In Range episode about it, but what are your thoughts on Def CAD, Defense Distributed, Cody Wilson, etc. as pertaining not only to firearms and our first and second amendment rights, but also to our “digital rights” and the forces acting against them?

Leonard T Schmandt

You usually do a rig rundown on your or Ian's gear used in a match. I would be interested in seeing the same thing about some of the other competitors gear, or is there reason for not doing that. Thinking OPSEC?

Duke VonMeep the 2nd

How do you tie your head rag to avoid a big knot in the back? My gun Lucifer effigy needs some final touches to be accurate

Philip Straatsma

Does PCC have a place in competition? Some say it feels out of place in USPSA/IDPA, but giving its lack of long range effectiveness, it really can't take over for a rifle in medium-long range matches.

Charles Hoppe

How did you and Ian Meet, Through forgotten weapons or did you two know each other beforehand?

John W

Could you run a 2gacm with a ps90?

Shawn Patten

That one has been discussed before. There is a regular 2gacm competitor who uses a PS90 for the events.

Ferrous

Let's say you're approached by Netflix/Amazon/HBO for an in depth mini-series on someone or an event from the Wild West. What persons or events would you focus on and why? As always, keep up the good work.

Drake Vanders

I'm curious to find out your thoughts and opinions on certain Russian armaments and "niche" ammunition types as these weapons always strike me with a hint of interesting but you can never find much or any opinions about them from usual firearm enthusiats, these include the 9x39mm weapons and ammunition, 23mm Slugs for the KS-23 Shotgun and the your thoughts on Russia's 12.7mm Battle Rifle and AMR, the Ash-12.7 and VSSK Vykhlop

Fox

Thoughts on digital rifle scopes

Niel Dilworth

Most (all?) cartridges have a case diameter that is larger than the bullet diameter, except for the standard .22, where the bullet is the same diameter as the case. Why was this done and are any other cartridges designed this way?

Ryan Starr

Seeing as you and Ian have traveled to Finland a few times now, what can you recommend to see or do there as a tourist?

Joe

Asked this once or twice so far. Considering the fact that so many pistol caliber carbines use actual pistol magazines, why haven't more been designed to have the mag well inside the pistol grip? The Beretta CX4 Storm does this and has "pistol-like" controls, and seems like a pretty rad design, being more compact in OAL than some PCCs with rifle-style magazine arrangements.

Ed Motlin

Was there ever a gun that you were so excited to shoot, you simply smiled throughout the entire time you used it? For me, it was a full auto WWII BAR.

Matias

Hi Karl, here in Australia is kinda hard to get handguns in calibers above .38/9mm (not impossible but a pain) and also we are limited to 10-round magazines as well. With that in mind, is there any reason to get a modern double stack polymer 9mm pistol? especially considering that, for example, a 1911 in 9mm with a 9+1 capacity would offer basically the same capabilities and characteristics, except maybe for increased weight? This would be in the context of a sporting handgun (the only reason we're allowed to own handguns here, unfortunately). I'd love to hear your opinion on this, as I'm currently looking to buy my first centerfire pistol. Thanks!

John Chaves

Historic cultural origins of firearm ideosyncrasies(military on non)? For example: German over-engineering, American accuracy standards. I'm being vague on purpose because usually, the rambling tangents are the best part!

Nathanael Midura

Good morrow, Karl. Do you know of any manufacturers who are making or willing to make carbon fiber handguards for the AK? What comes to mind regarding reception of the idea is your (Karl’s) experience from several years ago asking vendors about suppressing the AK and being told to “go away now.”

Call me Lilly, Lilith if ya Nasty.

Dear Karl... What piece of T&E have you received for InRangeTV that gave you the strongest feeling of, "Oh god oh god I must spend money and actually Own this." ...and what piece has made you feel the most, "Oh god oh god, I'm so thankful I didn't spend money to own this."

Brian I

I know you dislike binary triggers, but do they have any relevance in a faux smg role, considering smg's effectiveness lies typically in their "volume" of fire?

PHAZE

What era and countries soldiers kit, including standard service rifle, pistol, uniform, armor, and gear, would you choose to run if your goal was get the best absolute possible times in a 2 gun style competition?

Alan

Reloading magazines At matches how do you reload magazines? Do you carry a nifty tool or just load them one round at a time? How about soldiers in combat, especially for magazine fed machineguns? Were special magazine speed loaders ever issued or was the plan just to have a couple guys next to the gunner furiously cramming rounds into magazines so he could keep up fire? I'd imagine the soviets and their full auto doctrine would face a similar issue? How has this been addressed (if at all)?

Alan

What is the earliest 2GACM equivalent in practical shooting history? Were guys in the 1920s doing similar type matches with their Remington Model 8 and Colt Pocket Hammerless?

Alan

IAR vs SAW What is the use case for an automatic rifle and a squad automatic weapon. How is their use supposed to differ? Does the utility/use case of either change when full auto assualt rifles are the standard infantry rifle?

Angus Anderson

There are a lot of "clouds" out there being thrown up by corporations for customers to deposit their memories and dreams. How safe are they? Are some better than others? Do you cloud?

ThatManitobaGuy

What are your thoughts on the Canadian military still issuing WWII production Inglis Browning Hi-Power's to deployed troops when compared to modern pistol options?

Angus Anderson

Australia exactly the same. The Browning HP I got in Afghanistan was made in 1965 and beaten to shit. Still worked. But we were flabbergasted the cheapskates wouldn't fork out for a few Glocks ... don't fly a Chinook for a couple of hours and buy 20 !!! Like to hear Karl's take on this.

Thomas

England and France have left the Bullpup, Austria, China and Australia are keeping theirs, Israel has gone to the Tavor and new models have hit the commercial market; where do you see the concept going?

Oisin Farrell

What project/series on InRange did you enjoy doing the most?

PHILLIP DOUBLE U

Thank you for the hard work you put into your channel, it is awesome how educational and entertaining your content is. As an engineer, your Q&A videos with Faxon are my favorite, do you intend to do more videos with other firearm or firearm component manufacturers?

Sean S.

In most cases other then as a support weapon or in nitch situations do you guys believe full auto is actually effective? Keep up the great work guys.

Michael K Jones

Hi Karl, I'm sorry to bring this up but in regards to the legendary InRange mud test, I remember it was a theory that a possible reason that the CETME -L performed better than the G3 was bolt velocity differential between the 5.56 and 7.62 NATO cartridges. A test of the civilian AR10 could add data for or against this theory.

Brian I

That would be very cool if they did.

Thomas Bobay

Semiautomatic action, intermediate cartridge, optics and mag capacity have been noted as the important differences between current rifles and WWII-era bolt guns. How would you rank these in importance?

Sam A.

Beyond specialized competition guns, do you see potential in small arms where the trigger mechanism and/or the action is electrically operated?

Rimfire Viking

Karl, Would you consider the 30-30 an intermediate cartridge where proper military cartridges may be unavailable or difficult to find.

Herk

2nd ask: Are fixed-magnification scopes (e.g.: ACOG) dead thanks to LPVOs or do they still fill some sort of niche that neither the LPVO nor the RDS can quite as well?

Laurence Rosen

With the future of iPhones using only face recognition to unlock, and given your recent encounters with the TSA, will security/privacy minded consumers be forced to use Samsung products?

E Germi

Is the German Army right to get rid of the H&K G36, or should they instead try to fix the rifle's problems?

Connor Durbin

Are there any pros of building an SBR in 9mm as opposed to 5.56 or other intermediate rifle rounds?

ThatManitobaGuy

It's just nut's. The training ones are just being held together with scavenged parts to keep them functional. I know we had some in storage since Korea as Colt Canada did the refurbishing to get them ready for deployment in Afghanistan but I don't know how many actually made their way into theatre. Sad thing is they've been going on about procuring new sidearms for over a decade and nothing has happened, down side to politics with no long term planning. Perfect example as well is our current jet situation.

Andrew MacDougall

karl said in a previous Q&A he considered bolt action rifles to be obsolete but lever actions maybe not entirely so given that the bolt action disturbs the sight picture after every shot and the low ammunition capacity. but doesn't the clip loading of bolt actions and the possibility for modern bolt actions to have detachable magazine loading overcome the lever action's one-at-a-time tube magazine reloading once you've gone dry? I personnaly cannot see any advantage of a lever action over a bolt action.

mavmanish

After using a modernized AK in 7.62x39 with modern gear at Finnish Brutality, has you're opinion on the cartridge changed in either direction?

Glenn Kelley

Since you dropped out of the WW11 project could you comment on the lead time you need for this type of project ?

Matt

Hey Karl, I am from CA and am wanting to attend one of your two gun matches soon. I have a featureless AR, would you suggest me leaving on my grip fin or removing it for the match (once in AZ and replacing before going back)? Really appreciate all you do and hope to get out to a match soon

JeremyV

Hi Karl, you mentioned that the wwsd rifle is more of a specialist weapon and might not be combat proof enough for standard issue, what exactly would prevent it from replacing the m4 and are there any components you would suggest the military look at and possibly make standard issue like the gwacs lower? Thanks for the awesome content!

Brian I

I asked the same question earlier today before I saw you beat me to it.

Fred Rush

Going to DB this year as my first 2gun competition, in your experience what are some common pieces of kit/gear newbies often overlook or just forget to bring to matches?

Carl Volt

What was your camera setup at Finnish Brutality when traveling internationally? And how did the Norwegian akevitt taste?

Jinwoo Kang

Is there a transcript of all the questions and answers from Q&A vids? I don't want to ask something that has already been answered. If not would you want someone too transcribe it? Also I'm getting a vive any tip/tricks?

Nathaniel Myers

What do you guys think of the growing popularity of PCC division in USPSA, IDPA, etc? Do you think the popularity of PCC in competitive sports might lead to a resurgence in the use of sub-caliber guns by law enforcement and military?

Eric Ledbetter

Why wasn't the XM307 ACSW (or at least the idea) developed. It's attenuated recoil system was cool and at well under half the weight of the M2 Browning it seems like an obvious benefit. (Optional extra Q: if you could have either, M2 or DSHK?)

Matthew C.

Karl, You said that youd rather have a lever action in .357 magnum, why not 45-70gvt? With 45-70 you can have a much wider variety of loads and even approach some 438 lapua magnum loads even? I understand that its a hard kicking round but surely the versatility gives it more over the .357?

Will Rodger

What are your thoughts on Bernie Sanders's BEZOS bill and it's potential to break corporate oligarchy?

Dayton Robbins

First off thanks for putting out such great content. Have you every thought of putting a medical drill into a two gun action match. I've seen matches were a dummy is dragged but what about moving a dummy to safety then applying a touniquite or pressure bandage. Making holes is fun but having the skills to patch them is, in my opinion, just as if not more important.

Ed Motlin

Have you and Ian considered instead of doing mud tests doing sand tests, as getting a wheelbarrow and dropping the thing in sand? I’d think it could produce some interesting malfunctions and less of a mess than the mud.

Denver Shipman

Glock 43, concelament express IWB holster with the ulti-clip option. Coming from a recent Texas transplant this is something I've found I can wear all year round in any clothing, from t-shirt and basketball shorts to dress shirt tucked into slacks.

Jon B

Hi Karl, love the channel. Do you have a favourite sporting rifle? One that isn’t milsurp or semi automatic?

Andreas Nohl

Some states are training Eagles to counter drones. Are they only in Police or also army applications?

Andreas Nohl

In German news: First: It is a big scandal that the rifles are shooting around a corner. Than: ohm, they are doing what they where ordered to do. But we neeed new ones! Later: We need new ones because politicians decided so.

Andreas Nohl

That would be a loot of work. You really want to do that?

Andreas Nohl

I want to send you a gun modelled from chocolate, what is the coldest time to send it? What are you looking for; do you have a wish list :-) ?

Adam Jones

Can you see a future for systems like TAR (tactical augmented reality) in civilian use?

LowKey

In your opinion, to what degree has the NFA hindered the development of personal small arms? Absent it's creation do you think we would have seen a trend towards explosive SD rounds (similar to the German B-Patrone) perhaps in smaller calibers due to lower recoil and higher magazine capacity? How about pistols with full auto or 2/3 round burst settings in smaller calibers?

Warboss Lincoln

In your opinion what's a good way to learn practical marksmanship skills when you don't have access to a class due to location, finances, time etc? We can all stick a target out there and try to hit it but are there any good drills, online resources, or strategies for improving one's marksmanship while shooting solo? Or is it more of a 'just practice more' kind of thing? Hail Santa

Steven Swingler

Karl, do you have any rules or guidelines for Classic Division for desert brutality 2019? Like would a CZ-75b, or modern colt carbine fixed carry handle upper be considered acceptable and modern repros like the Brownells stuff or would it have to be a period gun?

Phil Block

What is your favorite gunsmithing project you've ever undertaken (coolest, most challenging, etc.)?

J35789GPW

You have mentioned in the past that for Karl, the Glock 19 is a perfectly sized handgun, so my question; in your opinion, are most “duty” sized handguns oversized?

Jordan Ridgeway

Why did the Russians even play around with a 10 round stripper clip fed semi auto rifle just to replace it as soon as it came about with ak? Is the sks still relevant with the advent of newer magazines and stock systems?

Warboss Lincoln

I'm far from an expert but from what I understand it began development before the AK did. I think when the AK started development they kept going with the SKS because of the stamping and manufacturing issues with the early AK development. The AK was radically new to Russian manufacture and was iffy at first but they knew they could mass produce the SKS. That provided some safety so that if the AK turned out to be a failure, or was going to be delayed a decade for more R&D, then Russia wouldn't be stuck with a bolt action rifle in the 1950s. They did manage to sort out the AK's problems and it worked well so the SKS got axed and was mostly distributed to allied countries like China.

Oliver Neale

Question about the PQD lever, have you guys ever had any issues with the bolt not locking back on an empty magazine? As in the dust cover putting enough pressure to release the bolt/ not lock back? I have a few of the levers but one in particular seems to be having issues. Also, do you use the right side level to lock the bolt back for say clearing a double feed?

Michael Batza

If you were able to design a PDW for the elderly or weaker people and laws were not an issue (no NFA) what would you come up with? Love the videos! Keep up the great work!

John

Will there be a universal pistol MRDS mounting system? I"m hesitant to mill a slide or buy a dot for a pistol if the "1913 picatinny or M-lok for pistols" is around the corner.

Nick Champlin

Do the different AR-15 twist rates have an effect on terminal ballistics?

Matthew C.

Previously you said if you were by yourself, it would probably be better to have a 308/7.62 nato rifle do make up for the reduce in firepower. If GWAC releases a .308 rifle, do you think it would be better for WWSD as a "SHTF" rifle?

Richard Nicklin

The 1986 FBI Miami shootout had major repercussions for law enforcement firearms selection through the 1990's - how would your conclusions have differed from the FBI's (i.e. increase calibre to 10mm/40SW), and why?

James N Hancock

What are the pros and cons of polygonal, 5R, and conventional rifling?

MK_Ultra

While it certainly looks cool in movies and video games, what is your opinion on the practicality of the Center Axis Relock (CAR) shooting system, and have you ever seen it used at a match? Thanks for all the great content!

Anthony Lewis

Do you have or thought about doing any videos that do analysis on modern or past military training doctrines in terms of small units tactics by country.? I have heard you reference different doctrines and theories in some of your past videos but never in any great detail of how they work or break down the pros and cons of how they should be used.