The Forgotten 3-Shot Grenade Launcher Before the M79: The T148E1 with expert Jonathan Ferguson

The speaker, with over 40 years of firearms experience, discusses various handguns and rifles, offering opinions on brands like Kimber, Glock, and SIG Sauer. He emphasizes the importance of proper firearm maintenance, trigger quality, and the debate between hammer-fired and striker-fired platforms. The discussion also touches on Second Amendment rights, gun control legislation in different states, and personal defense strategies, highlighting the need for firearm safety training regardless of carry laws.

The Springfield Armory SA-35, now available with a 4-inch barrel, enhances a classic design with modern features for defensive use. It offers improved concealability, a factory-tuned trigger with a crisp break, and durable construction from forged steel. The pistol is chambered in 9mm and manufactured in the USA.

This video provides an in-depth look at the US WW2 M1 Garand rifle, focusing on its development, production challenges, and technical evolution. It details the transition from the gas trap system to the improved gas port design, highlighting manufacturing hurdles faced by Springfield Armory and Winchester. The expert analysis also covers operational differences compared to the M1903 Springfield and the rifle's combat performance.

This video reviews several new firearms and industry developments. It covers new Performance Center pistols from Smith & Wesson, Rock River Arms' A1 carbine SPR, and Springfield Armory's updated Echelon with an Aimpoint ACRO cut. Shotgun news includes the Thompson Center Pro Hunter Turkey Encore. The video also touches on industry drama involving Beretta's stake in Ruger and a dispute between BNT USA and BNT Switzerland, alongside new gear releases from Timney, Radian, Harrington Arms, and White Label Armory.

This video showcases the Springfield Armory Kuna PCC, highlighting its smooth operation and low gas system. The speaker expresses strong satisfaction with the firearm, noting its performance with a Nexus lower and Rise Armament trigger. The Kuna has reportedly endured over 11,800 rounds.

This video provides an expert-level review of the M15 (T44E5) rifle, an American military prototype developed from the T44 program that eventually led to the M14. Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons details its design, intended role as a light machine gun to replace several existing firearms, and the reasons it was adopted but never mass-produced. The review highlights its heavy barrel, bipod, and select-fire capability, contrasting it with the standard M14 and discussing the challenges faced during testing at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

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.