Le Protector palm pistol with firearms and weapon expert Jonathan Ferguson

This video reviews several new firearms showcased at SHOT Show 2025, highlighting their features, performance, and price points. Key models include the FN 510 Tactical in 10mm, the Oracle Arms 2311 utilizing SIG P320 magazines, and the micro-compact Staccato CS. Other featured handguns cover various calibers and designs, such as the Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 Metal, Savage 1911, Glock G47, S&W M&P 5.7, CZ DWX Compact, Lionheart Vulcan 9, RIA 5.0 ST, S&W Equalizer, Lonewolf Dusk19, Springfield Prodigy, Avidity PD10, and Taurus TX22 Compact.

This video reviews 25 firearms, ranging from hunting rifles and competition pistols to concealed carry handguns and shotguns, highlighting their features, performance, and value. It covers a wide array of brands and models, offering insights into their suitability for various applications like hunting, self-defense, and sport shooting, with price points varying significantly.

This review focuses on the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro with an added manual thumb safety. The instructor highlights the pistol's compact size, ergonomics, and reliability, while specifically examining the implementation of the ambidextrous safety. Key points include its snag-free design, ease of operation without compromising grip, and the ability to charge the firearm with the safety engaged.

This review of the Springfield Hellcat RDP (Rapid Defense Package) highlights its features as a micro-compact pistol equipped with an integrated HEX Wasp red dot optic and a self-timing compensator. The presenter discusses its ergonomics, trigger characteristics, and the functionality of the optic and compensator, offering insights into its performance for concealed carry and self-defense applications.

The 'Little All Right' palm pistol, patented in 1876, is a rare 5-shot revolver chambered in .22 Short. Despite its concealability, it suffers from significant ergonomic issues and potential safety concerns regarding gas blowback. Production was extremely limited, making it a unique artifact of 19th-century concealed carry innovation.

This video examines the highly unusual Tester 10-barrel, bolt-action, self-defense pistol. Expert Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries details its complex loading and ignition system, which involves a multi-component feed device, percussion caps, and modified 22 Winchester Rimfire cartridges. The pistol features a unique bolt-action for locking the barrels and external hammers for firing, allowing for either five or ten shots to be discharged simultaneously.

Ian McCollum and Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries present a challenge to find three unique firearms based on appearance, mechanical oddity, and historical impact. They showcase experimental and rare pieces like the Charlton Automatic Rifle, Sterling 7.62mm prototype, Schwarzlose Model 1898, Gabbett-Fairfax Mars pistol, an SA80 prototype, and a BSA Machine Carbine, highlighting their unusual mechanisms and limited adoption.

This entry details the Knight's Armament KS-1 (L403A1), the British Army's new Alternative Individual Weapon, adopted under Project Hunter. Expert Jonathan Ferguson from the Royal Armouries provides an in-depth look at its features, intended use for specialized units, and its role in supplementing existing platforms like the SA80.

This guide details the process of arming an 11th-century Norman knight, as explained by an institutional expert from the Royal Armouries. It covers the sequence of donning essential protective gear, including padded undergarments, a mail hauberk, a nasal helmet, and a kite shield, emphasizing weight distribution and historical construction techniques.

This guide details the installation and operation of the Harston's Patent Mark IV magazine, a rare modification designed to convert the single-shot Martini-Henry rifle into a repeater. Expert Jonathan Ferguson explains the mechanism, its inventor Captain Charles Gravelle Harston, and the historical context of its development. The guide covers fitting the magazine, the cycling process for feeding rounds, and the use of the cutoff device for single-shot operation, while also noting potential reliability issues and the high conversion cost.