Videos tagged with Floatplane

This video explores the impracticality of a bullpup Chauchat design due to its long-recoil mechanism. Ian McCollum highlights that the bolt and recoil spring must remain behind the action, making a compact bullpup configuration impossible. The discussion also touches on potential handling improvements through shortening the original Chauchat.

YouTube's evolving policies are significantly impacting firearms content creators, leading to vague restrictions on mentioning product websites, promo codes, and even the number of rounds in a magazine. These unwritten rules, communicated through backdoor meetings rather than public policy documents, create a precarious environment for creators and sponsors, potentially harming the entire industry. Support from tech YouTubers like Lewis Hetherington and Linus Sebastian is highlighted as a crucial factor in pushing back against these restrictive measures.

Forgotten Weapons, led by Ian McCollum, is transitioning to 4K filming and expanding its content schedule for 2024. Due to YouTube's restrictive policies, exclusive and high-resolution content will be hosted on the new 'History of Weapons & War' platform and the dedicated streaming service WeaponsAndWar.TV. The channel will also release the second volume of its 'Small Arms of WWII' series, focusing on the Soviet Union.

This video details a custom Sig P365 build, contrasting it with a previously completed P320 build. The instructor, Ian McCollum, highlights component choices and assembly differences, noting similarities in fire control unit concepts between the two Sig Sauer platforms. Due to platform restrictions on YouTube, the full build video will be hosted on Floatplane and Utreon, with announcements made on YouTube.

Forgotten Weapons is shifting its content strategy to focus on long-term projects like the Archive Project and upcoming books on silencer history and Finnish small arms. The public video schedule will reduce to four videos weekly, with a fifth exclusive behind-the-scenes video for supporters on Patreon, Utreon, and Floatplane. Collaborations with Varusteleka for merchandise are expanding, and new content formats like field footage and museum visits are planned.

This video delves into the history, mechanics, and legal complexities of the Drop-In Auto Sear (DIAS). Due to YouTube's content policies, the full educational content is hosted on alternative platforms like Utreon and Floatplane. The DIAS allows semi-automatic firearms to function in full-automatic mode, a modification heavily regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

This video announces the availability of an ad-free viewing experience for Forgotten Weapons content on Patreon, Utreon, and Floatplane. It encourages viewers to sign up for these platforms to support the channel and enjoy videos without advertisements. This is a meta-announcement about the channel's operational model and viewer support, rather than a review or demonstration of any specific firearm.

This video provides an overview of the Forgotten Weapons channel's mission, content scope, and future projects for 2021. It highlights the channel's commitment to historical accuracy and an apolitical stance, while detailing upcoming book releases and a new archival project. The video also touches on the channel's support model and growth.

This video announces The Gun Collective's (TGC) move to the Floatplane platform, explaining their decision to isolate from perceived Big Tech censorship. Jon Patton guides viewers through the reasoning behind this platform shift. The description also includes various links for supporting TGC directly through Floatplane and SubscribeStar, as well as links to other TGC channels, affiliate lists, Amazon purchases, gear recommendations, and sponsor information. It emphasizes the importance of direct viewer support for the content creators.

Forgotten Weapons, led by Ian McCollum, is transitioning its primary content hosting to Floatplane, a creator-focused platform. This move aims to provide greater independence from YouTube's content policies and Patreon's fee structures, ensuring long-term channel stability and direct fan support. New content will be exclusive to Floatplane, with the extensive back catalog being uploaded over time.