Q&A 51: Troop Trials, Postwar MG34/42, and the DIY Maker's Match

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http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons https://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons/home Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com Want to help support excellent history? Check out "Glory and Defeat: the Franco-Prussian War of 1870" from Real Time History: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/documentary-book-the-franco-prussian-war#/ 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:05 - Why no Madsen LMGs in WW1? 0:06:26 - MG34 use post-WW2, and Norwegian rechambering of the MG34 0:10:40 - Post-WW2 use of the MG42, and comparison to the MG5 0:13:34 - Difference between prototyping and troop trials 0:17:45 - Modern handgun to use 7.65mm French Long? 0:20:18 - Least appropriate gun at the Backup Gun Match 0:21:08 - The Indian INSAS 0:21:39 - Why did anti-tilt M16 followers take so long? 0:22:52 - H&K Mk23 for home defense? 0:25:29 - "Re-homing" individual guns vs batches? 0:27:55 - Archive project progress 0:29:19 - Left-handed guns 0:30:23 - Other YouTube channels I would like to collaborate with 0:31:48 - Difference between locked and delayed (ie, roller or flapper) 0:33:17 - Borchardt the first bullpup PCC? 0:34:05 - Contacting gun companies for research 0:36:11 - Covid's impact on my work 0:37:36 - Guns other than High Powers and Brens sent to China? 0:40:30 - Why no modern revolving rifles? 0:43:00 - Is the surplus market dead? 0:45:45 - Three suggestions for the French armament program in 1906 0:50:37 - Why no spitzer handgun bullets? 0:53:39 - French Foreign Legion arms procurement 0:54:47 - Semi-pistolgrips on lever actions? 0:55:10 - Status of the Calico shooting 0:56:27 - Impact of the Maker's Match on public perception of DIY guns? 0:58:11 - Issues reprinting firearms reference books 1:01:39 - Supervision handling guns in other countries 1:03:16 - MAS49 vs FN49 1:05:01 - What is my favorite rum?