Exclusive Hands-On with the New FN Evolys: Live Fire & Full Breakdown with expert Jonathan Ferguson

Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons provides an expert overview of the FN Evolys LMG, a new offering from FN Herstal. The review highlights its lightweight design, available in 5.56mm and 7.62mm, featuring a monolithic top rail for optics and a unique side-loading feed tray. The Evolys prioritizes weight savings with an 'easy change' barrel system and includes safety features like a selectable fire mode and a safety that can be engaged with the bolt open or closed.

This entry details the Stoner 63, a highly modular light machine gun favored by Navy SEALs, designed by Eugene Stoner. It covers its historical significance, modular configurations, comparison to the M60, and the existence of semi-automatic clones like the Robinson M96. The content emphasizes its rarity, high market value, and unique operational advantages in historical contexts.

This video showcases advanced tactical training scenarios, featuring the M249 SAW, thermal imaging, and CQB techniques. The high-energy presentation by Barrel & Hatchet Tactical Group emphasizes coordinated small unit tactics and proficiency with specialized equipment. It highlights realistic training environments like a Tactical Training Range and CQB Kill House, demonstrating professional-grade breaching and operational readiness.

This video demonstrates the first-person perspective of firing an M-240 machine gun, chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, from a professional range environment. It showcases controlled automatic fire and the kinetic impact of rounds on an upright piano, highlighting the destructive power of belt-fed heavy weaponry. The demonstration is conducted by an operator with clear expertise in handling such firearms.

This guide details the basic operation of the FN MAG 58 machine gun, drawing from expert demonstrations. It covers opening the receiver, identifying design lineage, performing a quick-change barrel operation, deploying the bipod, attaching belt feed devices, and understanding safety and ejection mechanisms. The instruction highlights the weapon's robust design and tactical utility.

This video showcases the FN Herstal M240 machine gun in action on a snowy outdoor range. It highlights the weapon's capability for controlled bursts and the visual effect of a tracer round. The demonstration implies advanced handling skills due to the nature of the weapon system.

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.