A Serious Question for all the InRangeTV Patrons (Patreon)

Hey everyone - 

I have a legitimate question that I want your most honest answer for.   Ian and I have been talking and while InRange as a separate channel is growing and getting more clout, the reality is that Forgotten Weapons (as a channel) is already huge and growing more so every day.

We are assuming, although not sure, that the demographic of the audiences between the two channels has substantial crossover.   We also believe we're doing (mostly) excellent and superb work with InRange that is unqiue and different to the firearms community.   We're proud of what we're doing with InRange and want more people to see it.   We believe that InRange promotes a positive message regarding the knowledgeable and skilled use of firearms; it's not just entertainment that treats guns like toys but it is still quite different than the pure Forgotten Weapons' content: Old West Vignettes, modern guns, training, competition, etc.

Here's the deal - Forgotten Weapon's income, be it ad revenue or Patreon, wholly supports Forgotten Weapons.   InRange's Patreon income wholly supports only InRange efforts - they are DIFFERENT endeavors "on the books" and *must* remain that way.     

What would you all think if the InRange content stayed what it is, the same stuff we're doing now that you hopefully like (being a patron), but the difference being that it's published on the Forgotten Weapon's channel instead of a separate YouTube InRange channel? 

The immediate and automatic benefit would be that we'd immediately reach a broader audience with the InRange efforts and there's potential for cross-over education between people who watch only one or the other.    People who don't want to watch InRange content that pops up in the Forgotten Weapons feed would merely...not click on them, and vice versa.

The Patreon efforts would have to stay separate, and we'd keep the same Patreon benefits we have now for InRange - monthly give aways, etc.   It is critical that the Patreon support that you, yes you, have generously been a contributor towards does not dissolve if we were to do this.   

In summary, the proposal is:

Publish InRange content under the Forgotten Weapons' Youtube channel to broaden the reach.

Not lose the existing, and hopefully even continue to grow, the InRangeTV specific Patreon support.

Please note this is just a brainstorming idea and I'm going to you, our core, to hear what you think.  

Thank you for your support, your time and your valuable input,

Karl