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March Q&A (Patreon)

Published:
2017-03-08 18:08:50
Imported:
2026-06

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Patreon team -

We haven't solicited for Q&A questions because, honestly, we thought that you guys were drowning in Q&As with HMG and now Faxon.

Those are targeted conversations, however, so perhaps we need one more strictly InRange (as we do promise).

Please submit your questions here and we'll get the ball rolling.   As always, we probably won't be able to address them all but we'll do our best.

~Karl

Comments

Arne Kvidbergskår

Hi! This one is for all non US subscribers/viewers: Can you please explain US gun laws for dummies? More specific the NFA. What firearms are free to buy, and what are regulated? How many guns are one able to own and so forth… Background for my question: I’m asking because of the huge cleft in firearms culture that difference the US from most other countries, In Norway, where I come form, buying a AR15 (or any other assault rifle form a very short list of legal guns for dynamic shooting) is a process witch acquires minimum 6 months of active shooting in a dynamic shooting club, a fat wallet, dedication and devotion. When I hear folks in the US talking about owning several AK rifles like I own pair of shoes, I get a little mind blown. Hunting guns are normally limited to six guns (shotguns and rifles combined), and buying a handgun is pretty much the same process as buying a AR15.

Mark

What's your opinion on SBR pistol caliber carbines for home defense? Potential pros being low recoil impulse, higher magazine capacity and precision than a regular pistol and lower penetration through walls than a rifle which should be a consideration in an apartment setting.

Corey Allhands

This isn't so much a question as it is a request. On one of your 2 Gun matches, could you guys swap gear? You each pick the guns and gear, after agreeing on a class, and don't tell each other what you're bringing. Then you get what you get at the match.

Jacob Schaffer

While the M-16 and it's derivatives maintain prominence in the American military, most modern rifle designs being produced today seem to be based in large part on the AR-18 action even after that particular firearm found extremely limited success when it was first introduced. 1. Do you think this trend of AR-18 derivative rifles will continue? And 2.) are there other historical firearm actions or components that you think have a chance of being revived in some form on a modern rifle?

Mike Christie

You've mentioned several times before that small-arms development is in something of a plateau right now, and for the foreseeable future. Do you think the same is true of body-armor? Or is that developing more quickly/steadily? And if so, where do you think that might lead to?

Taylor Martin

Hey fellas, first of all, shoutout to the best haircut duo in the YouTube business. Couple of short questions. Ian, I was wondering if you could explain why lever-action guns never found prominence in shooting spitzer bullets (or perhaps, why doesn't the design allow for it?). Also, what do you guys reckon, all things considered (troop likability, battlefield effectiveness, technological advantage, etc.) is probably the most dominant infantry fielded machine gun of all time? Thanks guys. -Taylor

Sean Smith

Karl, I am seriously considering building a HMG CETME-L and just rattle canning the finish cause all I want is a "beater rifle". I know Ian had his nitrited, and that would finish the interior of the receiver. Did you finish the inside of your receiver at all, or did you just leave it in the white?

Tyler Miller

If you reach $5,000 a month will you start importing mud from Vietnam?

MediumTim

Could you elaborate on the links and relations between US and Belgian arms industries? Brownings early designs manufactured in Herstal seem very interesting.

Jasper Welsch

Karl, I've noticed what appears to be a trend. When you test a rifle, the sample size is one which you freely admit. But the trend is that you seem to have much better success than other YouTubers with the same rifle. (Others said the Century C308 was a 4-8moa gun, yet you shot well in a match with yours.) Either you have incredible luck or there is some skill. You have hinted at your experience, but could you go a little deeper into your background (I started shooting X at Y years of Age )? And could you estimate the investment of time and money that it took to get where you are?

Peter Henning

Are you going to do more episodes of the long range precision rifle series?

Ashley

Hi guys and thanks for the awesome content! I want to start running 2-gun matches, but because I live in CA I have to deal with a 10-round mag limit. Would you still recommend a Beretta 92SF when it's limited to only 10 rounds, or would a USP 40 or other pistol in .40S&W make more sense? Thanks a lot!

Monke

What are your thoughts on the utility of pistol caliber carbines for civilian purposes (HD, plinking, training, competition, etc...)?

james Kachman

What is the best fighting/defensive AR-15 round for a civilian shooter?

Matthew Jackson

Suppose you were offered the option to retroactively remove one category of restrictions from the NFA - length, caliber, muffling, or auto/burst. Which would you choose, and how do you think the US civillian firearms market might have developed differently as a result?

Arya Roy

Your 2 gun videos are some of the best tests of practical shooting. Karl, you have been a highpower target shooter, and Ian was, from what I remember, a bullseye pistol shooter in college. How does your target shooting background inform your practical shooting? What aspects of training/ skills from your target shooting background do you find applicable in the realm of practical shooting? Related but somewhat different question: If someone were to ask you "quantify" a good rifle shooter, what would your answer be? Thanks for making InRange a wonderful channel.

Nathan Fisher

Directed at Ian and Karl, but with Karl's national match experience he may have a stronger opinion: When I was a kid I shot a fair bit using a "hasty" sling, a vet friend of the family showed me how to do it. At some point along the way I dropped it, but have recently started experimenting with it again. What is your opinion of this technique. Does it have merit, something you stop using as your stability without it increases, etc. Just wondered what your thoughts were. I've never seen either of you employ it, so that may be my answer.

Daniel Ruoss

I'm curious about the evolution and durability of the plastic/polymer used in modern firearms. Is wood still relevant as a material? What are the advantages/disadvantages of polymer frames in pistols? Also how is it made? Are there any new or different types of materials on the horizon in firearms manufacturing?

gord

when will they lift the ban on importing foreign shotguns that hold over 5 shots because that is irrelevant in my opinion since most shotguns here hold more #bringbacktheneostead2000

Kyle Allen

I would like to know if and what other home build projects are in the works on inrange?

Kyle Allen

Something I was wondering about the 2GACM is if you're allowed to introduce other camera use into them to capture different angles like ones attached to the rifle or shooter for other vantage points. Like maybe a 1st person POV, drone shots from overhead, or facing the shooter.

Fudj

CCP update! How's the gun doing?

GunnerFreeman

Karl, I know that you are a big supporter of all gun owners increasing their knowledge and ability when it comes to firearms and their usage, what firearms classes/ instructors do you recommend and which ones should be avoided in your opinion?

Jeffrey

Would you ever consider running a "nation-wide" 2 gun match in the vein of the Red October AK matches, but with C&R guns instead?

Frank Moonyoung Lee

I have a question that's directed more towards Ian, but Karl can answer if he knows. Some of the German produced model 98 Mausers, for example the Gew 98, M1907, and M1908, are largely left in the white, leaving many of the important parts like the receiver and bolt assembly completely unfinished, save for some parts like the barrel and sights. I read/heard somewhere that Mauser slow-rust-blued their parts, and so was this a cost saving measure, or some reflection of their attitude toward what parts actually need finishing, or both, or something else entirely? I just found it somewhat odd since most contemporary rifles and handguns had almost all their parts blued or strawed, as far as I know, (maybe except that one French revolver, which was left completely in the white... (!) ), so I've been under the impression that finishing all the parts was a standard sort of thing.

Samuel K Harsha

What can we as firearms owners do to cultivate a healthier martial culture and demonstrate its importance and benefits to the overall society? (by martial culture I don't mean militias, I mean the culture behind the mores of private citizens possessing the best technology available in small arms )

Andrew MacDougall

This is more directed at Ian, but either of you can answer if you wish. I was always under the impression that the switch from round-nosed to Spitzer type bullets was due to aerodynamics. But recently I've heard that it was at least in part due to increased wounding effects, basically that the long tapered nose was more likely to yaw when impacting soft targets than simply punch right through like a round nose would. Since WWII it has been found that Spitzer FMJs do indeed have fragmenting effects of some sort at least but since every signatory to the Hague convention was universally using them by then it was effectively grandfatherd in. Could you weigh in on all of this. Thanks.

David Lingafelt

Can you describe the thought process the US military had with the 1903 rifle's ladder sight. Why is the folded position a 500yd zero? If you're out patrolling and an enemy pops up at 100yds, you are required to raise the ladder and find the target in the peep but targets at 500yds can be quickly engaged from the folded position. I attempted to hunt with this rifle a few years ago and when a pair of deer came running past, I had no time to raise the ladder. I tried snap-shooting with the folded sight and missed high. What was the battle doctrine that encouraged such a backwards sighting system?

Jonathan Hartley

I always wondered why striker fired (I am referring to the Bolt-action style of striker) semi-automatic precision rifles are virtually nonexistent. All of the rifles I can think of in this category are hammer fired which I find rather odd. The benefits I can think of in regards to using a striker instead of a hammer are: Reduced lock time, replacing the radial motion of a hammer with the linear motion of a striker that is concentric to the bore minimizing the chance of a POI shift, and I believe though I could be wrong that it would make for a simpler firing mechanism as well. The issue of lock time may be irrelevant between the two systems as I know the PSG-1 utilized a trigger pack that had a special hammer spring set up to increase the radial acceleration of its hammer. Seeing that Karl has quite a bit of experience with precision shooting and Ian has extensive knowledge of firearm mechanics and history, I was hoping you two could come up with a few reasons why striker fired semi auto precision rifles aren't more common. Keep up the outstanding work and congratulations on reaching the $4,000 goal!

Caleb Ray

Quite often you guys talk about different training events you have been to and the need to train regularly to maintain or improve personal skills when I comes to firearms. I would like to hear your thoughts on activities like airsoft as a supplemental form of training. Most of the airsoft rifles and pistols available are similar if not the same weight as their real counterparts and the weapons manipulation is very similar (i.e. mag swaps, safeties and sights). It does also allow you to practice in the kit you may use with a real rifle as the magazines are of similar decisions to their real counterparts.

Duke VonMeep the 2nd

Firearms and females question: what are your thoughts about 22 TCM or double stack .380 guns for very recoil shy women? My sister is very recoil shy and I hope she can work up to a 9mm carbine but for a pistol she lacks strength to easily rack a slide, the 22 TCM seems like an appropriate niche cartridge which has some validity for someone like her but are their any other underappreciated female or light statured person-friendly firearms?

Mike F

I follow InRange (and Forgotten Weapons) on both Full30 and YouTube. Why are different videos and/or videos in different order uploaded to each "channel"? It all comes out in the wash, but I've never able to figure out the logic behind it.

Michael McGeary

The early 1903 Springfield is known for having brittle receivers due to obsolete heat treatment methods. Why was this not a problem with Krags, Lee Navies, Trapdoor Springfields, ect? Were the comparatively low pressure cartridges enough to negate both the presumably similarly poor heat treating and weaker actions? Also, did anyone else making Mausers have similar problems, or did they get it right on the first go?

Nicholas Wineman

Karl/Ian, as the "scientific" arm of the YouTube gun community I was hoping you consider a field of study that I find interesting and might interest your viewers. Would you two consider doing a video on the actual military implications of firearms suppression? I think there are several facets that are lost upon other YouTube gun channels who seem purely engrossed with "hearing safe." Obviously, a rifle squad that can better communicate would be more effective; however, as an active duty Marine, the Corps is currently experimenting with suppressors and while not a new thing, I personally think that one of the most significant benefits is sound signature reduction with regards to the ENEMY. It would be really neat if the InRange team would set up a pseudo controlled environment in the desert and measure some average distances between suppressed and unsuppressed rifles (aka at 1.0 statute mile I can hear the M4 unsuppressed but cannot hear the M4 suppressed). I don't think many people know, on average, how effective suppression is at reducing rifle sound signature with regard to the badguys/neighbors/etc... Obviously, with your access to the open desert, you have a fairly decent open air testing ground to do such a thing. I think the implications of suppression are interesting especially with HPA and other items perhaps on the horizon. I think, once again, you two could shed light on an often misconstrued area of gun usage. Would an enemy of a suppressed Marine Infantry Battalion really “march to the sound of the guns?” I really appreciate all you do. Thanks! Nick Link to USMC article: <a href="http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/11/22/corps-put-silencers-whole-infantry-battalion.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/11/22/corps-put-silencers-whole-infantry-battalion.html</a>

Tim

What guns do you want to subject to the mud test, but just haven't been able to for one reason or another?

Jim Robertson

Also how long will polymer firearm frames last? All of the old plastic ti own become very brittle after 25 years.

Jim Robertson

Hello gentleman, I'm a firearms enthusiast and your channels recently introduced me to Patreon. Firstly I have greatly enjoyed your videos I. R. And F. W. I have a comment then a question. I have long listened and read about the great caliber debate, especially in self defense hand guns. For many years I have believed that while long guns are superior to hand guns, the caliber of any firearm is of minor importance compared to shot placement. I now wonder if that has changed after the Dallas Police Shooting. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers</a> "July 8, police killed Johnson with a bomb attached to a remote control bomb disposal robot. It was the first time U.S. law enforcement used a robot to kill a suspect." Also considering recent advancements in robotics <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c</a> I feel it is likely that law enforcement will continue on the path of using robots for its most dangerous assignments. While I have tremendous respect for law enforcement officers, I feel uncertain about the future application of this technology. So my question is what would be your caliber/weapon of choice to disable an advanced robot attacking you and how would you choose shot placement? I look forward to your answer.

John B. Clausen

What's your thoughts on computerised reactive targets, in my experience they make much better targets than passive steel or paper targets, because they can maintain a certain amount of surprise and force you to react to the target rather than knowing exactly where the next target is and how many hits it would take to neutralise it. Do you think it is something that would ever find it's way to two gun or even 3 gun given the extremely high costs of such systems?

Jake Martin

Do y'all know of a good two gun match in the dallas area you can recommend?

James Montero

What are your opinions on shooting with a red dot plus magnifier vs a 3x or 4x fix scope like an acog or cheaper prism scope.

Tyler H.

I've been very curious lately about advances in metallurgy, particularly in light of a recent interest in black powder revolvers, as well as a very long and rich chat with an original Detonics engineer concerning the hurdles of downsizing the 1911. I find myself wondering if a modern reproduction BP revolver could stand up to modern SAAMI specs for smokeless powder, as our metallurgy has surely advanced exponentially since those times (open-top designs be damned). What are your thoughts, and would you consider doing a video on this? I think a sober experiment, and not a juvenile excuse to make an explosion, could be very interesting.

Alex Auman

I know you're asking InRange for the purpose of a video (which hopefully happens because this is a great question for non-US viewers). But yes, here we can own pretty much any semi-auto or manual action gun in any quantity. There is not a limit. However some states have different laws restricting certain guns or magazine capacity. California for instance does not allow owning a regular AR15 easily. Regarding the NFA, machine guns, short barreled rifles (rifles with barrels under 16 inches), short barreled rifles (shotguns with barrels under 18 inches), and stocked pistols fall under this umbrella. Certain licensing applies to own these. A $200 tax for each such gun and in some counties the sheriff must sign off for you. It isn't a terribly a difficult process to go through, but is quite time consuming with 6 months to a year for the ATF to qualify your license. Most people, however don't go through the trouble to obtain NFA weapons. This is a brief overview, but should get you in the right direction. I really do enjoy this question and hope Karl and Ian will answer this one. :)

Alex Auman

Hi Karl and Ian, my question is a little odd. At some point I'd like to hitchhike across the US and don't feel entirely comfortable doing so without a handgun. I carry a Glock 19 or 26 everyday, but these guns are a little large to carry under backpack and could potentially be seen easily in this scenarrio. So my question is what is a good, small semi-automatic pistol that wouldn't have to be cleaned (or at least not cleaned often) and is fairly reliable for this purpose. I think it'd have to be a pocket pistol size and carried in the pocket. I've been pondering the Walther CCP since your video or a Ruger LCP sized gun. Do you have any recommendations regarding this special circumstance?

Terry Buchholz

What are your thoughts on the 5.7 AR uppers? Thank you.

Jon B

Hi guys, I have a question in regards to the roller delayed blowback system H&K are famous for. I notice the only current production H&K firearm using this system is the MP5 9mm. The UMP series are direct blowback. Is it fair to say that this design has faded into obscurity? Particularly where battle rifles are concerned? Thanks. Love the show!

Dan Porter

In your video on exploding rifle rounds in WWII, you guys used blocks of ballistic soap to track the concussive force of the rounds. I've looked it up rather extensively and it's actually very difficult to find good resources on calibrated ballistic soap, the best description I've found being one paragraph in a book about terminal ballistics. Did you guys cook up a mix of ballistic soap and manage to find out what the calibrated ratio of contents was to make it match tissue (ala Gel), or did you just use off the shelf glycerin soap and find that to be satisfactory?