Q&A - Part 1
Added 2021-03-03 01:02:06 +0000 UTCI've also taken some time to compile audio only for you guys. The files should be attached to this post. Hope you all enjoy and thank you for your questions and support! Part 2 should be up shortly!
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Just gotta warm her back up.... I hope.
C&Rsenal
2021-03-08 08:26:46 +0000 UTCMy dinosaur knowledge is poor
C&Rsenal
2021-03-08 08:26:18 +0000 UTCyes!
C&Rsenal
2021-03-08 08:26:02 +0000 UTCnext year live ya guys. just kidding. heck that was a bunch of stuff. maybe skip the food section next time. downgradet MC I have. as fireams side eats up a bit of cash I went down to a honda nx250. fun cruiser and cheap. just a bit small for me. hope ya get to ride soon.
Guido Schriewer
2021-03-07 20:50:43 +0000 UTCHow big could pterosaurs get? Giraffe sized https://images.app.goo.gl/6Q58FmT78RieA4fT8 though they are not pterodactyls(which are a subset of pterosaurs). Here https://youtu.be/scAp-fncp64 is a short video on them from my other YouTube channel that I support on patreon, PBS Eons, whose content is well worth watching.
Primarch359
2021-03-05 06:31:05 +0000 UTCMy goto for books is https://www.addall.com/used/
Alden Skinner
2021-03-04 04:25:40 +0000 UTCjesus that effort!
C&Rsenal
2021-03-03 20:15:13 +0000 UTCThank you.
Bradwan
2021-03-03 19:52:28 +0000 UTCwould LOVE a husky 1907 9browning long. always thought it looked cool. 1912 steyr is a sweety too though.
Guido Schriewer
2021-03-03 19:35:17 +0000 UTChow long?!
Guido Schriewer
2021-03-03 18:36:41 +0000 UTCThe pace is still pretty pedestrian...;-)
Guido R.
2021-03-03 11:36:09 +0000 UTCAlso, I took the opportunity to transcribe and timestamp the questions if you want to copy and paste them to the YouTube description. I'll post part 2 once I've had a chance to watch it tomorrow: 4:19 – Were enlisted infantrymen allowed to purchase their own sidearm, or was this prohibited during WWI? 9:56 – Do you definitively that the C93 Borchardt was never used in WWI and if so why it was shunned despite the pistol shortage? 11:32 – Why were the French and British so resistant to adopting a standard semiautomatic pistol and kept to their revolvers? 16:36 – Alvin York and Frank Luke are American soldiers who famously used their pistols in combat, are there equivalent soldiers from different countries? 22:20 – What sort of weapons would sappers be equipped with to fight the enemy with? 26:08 – Why does the Luger and a few other handguns have a trigger that is almost a complete circle? 28:02 – What do y’all reckon is the best stocked pistol of the war? 31:08 – Excluding the 1917 revolvers, how common was the use of speed loaders during the war and how many would one typically have? 33:10 – Have you seen any training materials on the Styer-Hahn that indicate how it was supposed to be carried? 35:12 – Excluding the 1911 and the Luger what period sidearm would you want to defend yourself with? 38:00 – Have you ever shot a Martini-Henry or similar firearm, and did it serve in WWI? 39:34 – Between the trapdoor Springfield, Sharps and Remington rolling block, which would you take in .45-70? 41:25 – Are there any good sources for reloading data for obscure black powder and transitional cartridges (11mm Mauser, 8x50R Mannlicher, etc.)? 44:27 – Why was the bolt handle of the Mosin so short compared to contemporary rifles? 46:55 – Outside of specialist personnel like snipers, do you know how often precision sights were adjusted in battle? 49:37 – Why were there so many bizarre scope mounting systems before the world settled on a system where the bottom is screwed to the receiver and the top wraps around the scope? 52:50 – Who actually thought the barleycorn sight was a good idea? 53:58 – What are your opinions on the sight graduations for WWI rifles? 55:55 – Which rifle or MG cartridge struck you as the best balance in WWI? 58:30 – If the Second Boer War had not happened, how would this have changed what the British army was doing in 1914? 1:01:05 – In your research have you come across records of unit volley fire employed in an indirect fashion? 1:02:25 – If Australia was to do a “Canada” and adopt a rifle in .303 that wasn’t a Lee-Enfield, what would they have adopted? 1:06:03 – What was your favorite model of Krag? 1:07:21 – If the U.S. had ordered the Krag back in 1896 with two locking lugs, clip loading, pistol grip stock, tangent sights, etc. would the 1903 Springfield have been developed? 1:11:24 – What gun have you covered that best fits: “My brain says no, but my heart says yes”? 1:20:14 – If you could get your hands on a beater Ross rifle, would you consider making the shortened rifle described at the end of your Ross episode? 1:22:22 – Do you find it funny or odd that the most hated military rifle of the 20th century is now leading the way for modern high-end bolt action rifles? 1:25:12 – Since “en-bloc” is French, what did Mannlicher call it? 1:26:01 – What happened to captured enemy machine guns after combat had ended? 1:27:23 – Why did no military produce the FG-42 after WWII? 1:29:27 – Which shotgun are you most looking forward to covering in the upcoming series? 1:33:07 – What drove innovation in the American shotgun market, ease of use, or ease of repair? 1:36:58 – How frequent was the use of shotguns for hunting larger four-legged animals, rather than for clays or birds? 1:38:35 – You have old, broken pump shotguns that need help. What do? 1:40:22 – Why do you love shotguns so? 1:43:00 – Please rate the 6.5mm cartridges, first for shoulder arms and then for machine guns. 1:46:35 – What WWI firearm or firearm accessory was from the “this will be awesome” school of manufacturing, but failed hard and stands out to you? 1:47:29 – What prototype weapon concept of the WWI era would be the most effective? 1:50:24 – What firearm(s) have you come across that have a disastrous development story that would be fitting of a collaboration with the Well There’s Your Problem podcast? 1:52:36 – Has there been a design of a firearm you have come across and been “man, if only they changed this one thing” it would have been amazing? 1:55:55 – What guns would have been better suited to a role than the one they were given? 1:57:52 – What firearm do you find the most fascinating, regardless of its functionality? 1:58:58 – What is your opinion of Indian made muskets/pistols as part of the Reprocussion series? 2:00:14 – Which improvements do you feel had the biggest impact on firearms design at the turn of the century, metallurgy, machine tools or test equipment? 2:02:15 – What WWI firearm had the greatest impact? 2:04:12 – How many WWI firearms had an impact that their counterparts did not? 2:06:27 – How did WWI soldiers typically clean their firearms? 2:08:22 – How do you clean and maintain the guns in your care? 2:12:17 – What are your opinions on milsurp stock maintenance? 2:13:29 – Aside from Browning or Colt, which firearms designer could use a Tiger King style Netflix series? 2:14:50 – Who was the best dressed of WWI, both of uniform practicality and outright style? 2:17:22 – Assorted questions on equipping the Elbonian (and others) army (blame Ian) 2:32:30 – Your time machine has broken down in the middle of WWI. FAL or G3? 2:34:53 – What modern military rifle or firearm would be best suited to trench warfare? 2:40:09 – You are now in charge of the 1st Elbonian Dino Regiment, what is your preferred dinosaur and how do you equip the riders? 2:44:22 – What is the most surprising thing you have learned from your research? 2:48:54 – What were your favorite books that you came across in your research? 2:53:57 – Are you aware of any other books or documents on classic firearms that go into engineering detail? 2:55:51 – What do you do if you can’t find a proper book for researching a historical firearm? 2:57:51 – Where are places to find affordable reference books? 2:59:15 – What are some of Mae’s favorite guns that she gave a “hard no” to? 3:01:40 – What are some of Mae’s least favorite guns that she gave a “yes” to, or are overhyped? 3:04:15 – What’s the worst possible loadout that gets a “yes” or the worst possible loadout that gets a “no”?
Hunter Compton
2021-03-03 07:18:35 +0000 UTCWow. I know Othias likes to beat himself up, but very few content creators publish this level of engagement with their viewership. For that I want to thank everyone on the C&Rsenal team for their time and dedication.
Hunter Compton
2021-03-03 07:16:52 +0000 UTCThe shirt in the "Ian Can't Othias" video...
David Axel Hansen
2021-03-03 06:00:38 +0000 UTCIf you email us through the contact form on the site I can pass ammo questions to David. Once we have his show prototyped we'll get a contact form up for him.
C&Rsenal
2021-03-03 05:19:06 +0000 UTCDid I miss something about v-necks?
C&Rsenal
2021-03-03 05:18:20 +0000 UTCActually had the time to watch half of part 1 in video format, which was great, but really appreciate the audio files. Is it okay to PM on a hand load question concerning up coming episode (not 1911)?
Gary Newman
2021-03-03 03:58:15 +0000 UTCI appreciate the audio files, tis exactly how i plan to consume
Daniel Burwell
2021-03-03 02:02:29 +0000 UTCWow! Longest QA ever and I couldn’t be more excited to watch. I can only imagine how long it really took to do a 6+ hour shoot. Thank you all so much for the hard work, it’s very appreciated, friends!!!
Sabertooth88
2021-03-03 01:22:04 +0000 UTCOthias looks like a Yankee until he puts on the V-neck shirt or the ball cap. 🤣
David Axel Hansen
2021-03-03 01:06:25 +0000 UTCCan't wait to listen to this
Gage
2021-03-03 01:03:23 +0000 UTC
