This YouTube Q&A video covers a wide range of firearms topics, including the British adoption of the Besa machine gun, potential Magpul Masada/ACR upper receiver compatibility with AR-15 platforms, the unpopularity of auto-ejecting magazines, and impressive small arms development by smaller countries. It also delves into the pros and cons of en-bloc clips, the future of smaller/faster handgun cartridges, methods of measuring group size, guns with added ballast for recoil control, open-bolt/closed-bolt firing mechanisms, the future of the SIG 550 series in the US, and the potential for an ebook version of 'Chassepot to FAMAS'. Other discussions include the Dreyse rifle's suitability for the US Civil War, surprising auction prices, an incident with an EM2 rifle, the most advanced arms conceivable around 1900, thoughts on the Daewoo K2, French trials of the Madsen LMG, left-handed firearm designs, the British 4.85mm cartridge, a lunch at Rock Island Auction Co., a hypothetical weapon choice for fighting Franco in 1936, interesting firearm locking and operating systems, and which 'Forgotten Weapon' the host wishes to see back in production. The video also briefly mentions reproduction French WW1 uniforms.
This video delves into the less common flapper-locking system in firearms design. It traces the patent by Friberg in 1870 and the practical application in the 1907 Kjellman. The system saw extensive use in the Degtyarev series of machine guns (DP, RPD, DShK) and was also featured in German G41 and G43 rifles. The Mauser company briefly utilized it in their early 1905/06 pistol and 1916 rifle. The description highlights the similarity to later roller-locked systems without detailing them.
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