This Q&A session for October 2025 features Forgotten Weapons host Ian discussing a variety of firearms topics, including unusual pistol designs, future plans for the channel and Headstamp Publishing, and personal life updates. Gun-specific discussions range from Sedgley Gove Guns and grenade launchers to the Gyrojet vs. Dardick, the .30 Carbine cartridge, modern rifle developments (like the 6.8x51mm M7), squad automatic weapons, and the potential replacement of iconic firearms like the G3 and High Power. The conversation also touches on firearm literature, technical terms like 'spring tension,' the market for 9mm PCCs, and the viability of technologies like Metal Storm. The video concludes with a lightning round of potential future video topics and advice on building a firearm and cartridge reference library.
This YouTube video, "Dardick vs Gyrojet: Which is Worse?", delves into a comparison of two unconventional and arguably "terrible" or "failed" firearm designs. Leveraging the hashtags #forgottenweapons, #gyrojet, #dardick, #pistol, and #failed, the content likely aims to explore the historical context, design flaws, and practical shortcomings of these unique pistols. It's presented as a Q&A or review, likely appealing to enthusiasts interested in obscure and unsuccessful firearm development.
This video features the rare Gyrojet pistol being tested, with the highlight being a catastrophic malfunction captured in super slow motion. The video is a collaboration with @BallisticHighSpeed and includes sponsorships from TacPack and SDI. The creator, Brandon Herrera, also promotes his merchandise and second YouTube channel. The malfunction itself is a significant event, offering a visual and dramatic element to the demonstration of this unusual firearm.
This video from Madman Review presents a list of the Top 5 Worst Modern Production Firearms Ever Made. The creator expresses bewilderment at how certain designs made it to production, questioning the executive decisions behind them. The video aims to identify and discuss these problematic firearm models.
This Q&A episode from Forgotten Weapons covers a wide array of firearms-related topics and tangents. Key discussions include modern squad weapons, favorite historical sites, daily schedules, the advantages of toggle locking systems, and the potential comeback of Gyrojet ammunition. The video also touches on aerial guns, video backlog, the feasibility of the 6mm Lee Navy with modern materials, helical magazines, rifle importation, specific historical firearms like Berthier rifles and Broomhandle Mausers, and the possibility of modernizing the H&K P7. Other subjects include single-feed pistol magazines, the 8mm Kurz cartridge, big-bore pistols, the rationale behind judging service rifles, and collaborations with other YouTubers. Further topics delve into the FN MAG, the reasons behind the lack of top-feed LMGs, new modular platforms in 6.5/6.8mm cartridges, the failure of the Walther MPK/MPL, gunsmithing support for rare guns, WW2 German use of captured small arms, the Steyr-Hahn machine pistol, variable pitch recoil springs, bump stocks, post-FW plans, constant recoil guns, puzzling military adoptions, WW1 small arms, and a comparison of HK and AR15 irons.
This Q&A episode from Forgotten Weapons covers a diverse range of firearms-related topics. It delves into the design of Rollin White's revolver, the historical decline of pan magazines, and the reasons behind the absence of pointed pistol bullets. The discussion extends to unconventional ammunition like Trounds and Gyrojet rockets, the current US MHS trials, and underappreciated firearms designers. Additional segments address import markings, military field modifications, the replacement of .30-06 with 7.62x51mm, and cancelled development programs. The video also touches upon the presenter's father's interest in Japanese arms, the scarcity of ammunition for them, and the use of gloves for handling valuable firearms, concluding with a look at an Austro-Hungarian WWI machine gun.
This video explores the Gyrojet Carbine, Mark 1 Model B, a unique and futuristic firearm. The description highlights the Gyrojet's innovative rocket-propelled projectile system, designed to be lighter and cheaper than traditional firearms by circumventing high internal pressures. It details the advantages of the rocket fuel combustion and the spin-stabilization mechanism. Despite its creative concept, the Gyrojet faced intrinsic accuracy issues that prevented its market success. The video focuses on a rare carbine variant from MB Associates, with only a few hundred produced in two models.
This video explores the Gyrojet rocket pistol, a unique and historically significant firearm. The presenter details its design and functionality, highlighting that it was the closest attempt at a commercially successful rocket pistol, despite the company's eventual failure. The focus is on the 13mm pistol variant, the most common model, and its use of 180-grain rocket projectiles. The video provides a glimpse into a rare and innovative piece of firearm history.
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