This video is Part 1 of a November 2019 Q&A session, featuring questions from viewers on a variety of firearms-related topics. Discussions cover the role of small arms in a hypothetical Korean War, improvements to the Bianchi UM84 holster, choosing a combat rifle from 1866, the appeal of Red Oktober matches, POI/POA shifts when shooting around barricades, criticisms of specific firearms like the G3, the use of handloads for self-defense, experiencing historical and automatic firearms as a tourist, disconnector functions in open-bolt machine guns, two-gun pistol holsters, aluminum case rifle ammunition, hypothetical 2gACM stage design, cleaning corrosive primers with Ballistol, common firearm misconceptions, personal machine gun collections, footwear choices, preferences for steel targets, leaving a brake on the XCR during trials, Karl's personal firearms history, and the potential use of flux pistol braces for law enforcement and competition.
This video provides a detailed evaluation of Ethiopian 7.62x51mm NATO ammunition, imported by Century International Arms. The analysis covers three key areas: visual inspection of appearance and packaging, live-fire testing including velocity and consistency measurements using a 7.62x51mm Israeli K98k Mauser rifle, and a teardown to assess bullet weight consistency. The ammunition is believed to have been produced between 1977 and 1985 at the Emperor Haile Selassie Ammunition Factory in Addis Ababa, intended for rifles like the BM59 and M14, and machine guns. The video notes a significant hangfire issue present in at least half the fired rounds, despite all rounds firing on the first primer strike. Bullet weights are found to be consistent, with an average of 143.4 grains. The presence of a gilding metal over steel jacket is confirmed, which attracts a magnet.
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