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Q&A - Part 1

🕑 Added 2021-03-03 01:02:06 +0000 UTC

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C&Rsenal

Just gotta warm her back up.... I hope.

C&Rsenal

My dinosaur knowledge is poor

C&Rsenal

yes!

Guido Schriewer

next 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.

Primarch359

How 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.

Alden Skinner

My goto for books is https://www.addall.com/used/

C&Rsenal

jesus that effort!

Bradwan

Thank you.

Guido Schriewer

would LOVE a husky 1907 9browning long. always thought it looked cool. 1912 steyr is a sweety too though.

Guido Schriewer

how long?!

Guido R.

The pace is still pretty pedestrian...;-)

Hunter Compton

Also, 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

Wow. 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.

David Axel Hansen

The shirt in the "Ian Can't Othias" video...

C&Rsenal

If 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

Did I miss something about v-necks?

Gary Newman

Actually 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)?

Daniel Burwell

I appreciate the audio files, tis exactly how i plan to consume

Sabertooth88

Wow! 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!!!