General GunTuber thread

[ChampFantana]

I realized I'm the same way (read: old) when I looked at my favorite two gun channels: ForgottenWeapons and Paul Harrel. Man talks about thing for 26 minutes, 2 minutes of very interesting shooting. Kino.

Too bad Paul is dead. Roy does his best, god bless him.

I gave up on FW years ago when it became obvious that Ian had run out of interesting videos long ago.

Paul was the very best of them all, and his passing has left a void that even his brother can't fully fill.

I DO really appreciate Roy though, and he is one of only 3 Guntubers I actually subscribe to.

 

[Zyklon C]

I gave up on FW years ago when it became obvious that Ian had run out of interesting videos long ago.

I think Ian still does interesting videos these days, but only when he has some genuinely forgotten/rare weapon and not some "Hey look, a gun designed in Croatia and being made under licence by Springfield!" kind of crap. Probably explains why these days I miss a fair amount of FW videos compared to when there was a time I probably watched every single available minute of footage that involved Ian, from his channel or otherwise.

Nothing lasts forever, I suppose.

 

[kingfollett]

Ian has a newish diving channel, I think someone already mentioned it in this thread.
I’m not a diver, but I follow cave diving online, for reasons that are hard to explain.
So I have id say an above average knowledge, albeit entirely theoretical, of some topics.
One of Ian’s videos looked like it was advocating full face masks (maybe it was just clickbait to be fair).
I’d never heard any serious cave diver talk about them, so I was curious, after about 1 minute of googling it became apparent that they have some limited niches, such as nasty water, but the downsides tend to outweigh any benefits for the majority of people.

The point I guess is that kind of soured me on him, I think he’s more in the read others materials and summarize category than the actual expert category in some, maybe many, areas.

for another example, his video on USFA revolvers (which I know a bit about, and have owned a handful), compared to Brian Pearce’s video (who extensively talked at the time to the people involved, has owned many, developed loads, rechambered a couple 44 spls to 44 mag after his testing showed they could handle it, etc) was a good contrast to me.

I don’t dislike him, but skip a lot of videos that look to me like they’re more just, here’s a weird gun, here’s some facts about it I googled

 

[PP Police]

I think Ian still does interesting videos these days, but only when he has some genuinely forgotten/rare weapon and not some "Hey look, a gun designed in Croatia and being made under licence by Springfield!" kind of crap. Probably explains why these days I miss a fair amount of FW videos compared to when there was a time I probably watched every single available minute of footage that involved Ian, from his channel or otherwise.

Nothing lasts forever, I suppose.

I miss the videos where he'd spend 20 minutes breaking down a 100 year old gun, explaining all the mechanisms and the way the action worked. There was something kino about that which I haven't really seen from him in a long time.

 

[D.I. Grim]

I’m not a diver, but I follow cave diving online
So I have id say an above average knowledge, albeit entirely theoretical, of some topics.

Sic.

I’d never heard any serious cave diver talk about them, so I was curious, after about 1 minute of googling it became apparent that they have some limited niches, such as nasty water, but the downsides tend to outweigh any benefits for the majority of people.

The point I guess is that kind of soured me on him, I think he’s more in the read others materials and summarize category than the actual expert category in some, maybe many, areas.

I don’t dislike him, but skip a lot of videos that look to me like they’re more just, here’s a weird gun, here’s some facts about it I googled

 

[kingfollett]

Sic.

Thats actually my point, I think, but I may need to google some more.
I can do some basic research on a topic I’m familiar with, and be just as informed, or more, than he was on a video he made.

I suppose the difference is I don’t have a YouTube diving channel and I’m not trying to teach people about the topic.

Anyone can like his stuff, it’s all good; I’m just saying in the admittedly limited areas I have some understanding in, his videos are not as interesting to me.

 

[AGPinochet]

I think Ian still does interesting videos these days, but only when he has some genuinely forgotten/rare weapon and not some "Hey look, a gun designed in Croatia and being made under licence by Springfield!" kind of crap. Probably explains why these days I miss a fair amount of FW videos compared to when there was a time I probably watched every single available minute of footage that involved Ian, from his channel or otherwise.

Nothing lasts forever, I suppose.

The problem with a channel like Forgotten Weapons is

1. There are only so many guns to cover that are remotely mechanically interesting or have an interesting story/ behind them/history associated with them
2. There are only so many guns that Ian can access ie, that aren't in China or Russia or other countries with massive government owned military history museums and archives that he can just Email or waltz Into.
3. There are only so many guns whose owners will let Ian fingerfuck them.
4. Also, for whatever reason, Ian doesn't do his scheduling where, for example, he'll go to the IMT, spend weeks or a month there, and record a video on literally everything they have there instead of doing several visits over years which is inefficient.

 

[ellroy]

The problem with a channel like Forgotten Weapons is

1. There are only so many guns to cover that are remotely mechanically interesting or have an interesting story/ behind them/history associated with them
2. There are only so many guns that Ian can access ie, that aren't in China or Russia or other countries with massive government owned military history museums and archives that he can just Email or waltz Into.
3. There are only so many guns whose owners will let Ian fingerfuck them.
4. Also, for whatever reason, Ian doesn't do his scheduling where, for example, he'll go to the IMT, spend weeks or a month there, and record a video on literally everything they have there instead of doing several visits over years which is inefficient.

Not to mention some European arms makers are actually hostile to him. HK Germany being one he has publicly mentioned as being awful. Come to think of it, FN has never granted access like CZ and B&T have.

Must of not been impressed with his French.

 

[kingfollett]

To contribute something actually gun related to the thread, I am very jealous of Ian in that in his video on the Keith no5 he was able to shoot it, which was incredibly neat.

For single action people, that may be like a grail gun; a maybe lesser known, but maybe cooler gun is Ross Seyfried’s 475 Linebaugh, built by Hamilton Bowen, with a browned Damascus barrel, beautiful English style engraving, and an express style flip rear sight, inspired obviously by double rifles.



The write up for anyone interested is here:

https://www.bowenclassicarms.com/news/articles/World's_Ultimate_Revolver.pdf

Take a look at the shot groups, and the distances - Bowen believes a very slight narrowing at the muzzle really helps accuracy, he thinks maybe the soldier of the Damascus sleeve accomplished this.

Just a wonderful revolver

 

[KiwiFuzz2]

It's the mindless consumer aspect of the vast majority of Guntube that annoys me the most.
I get that shit like FRTs are a neat toy, but I have zero interest in watching some failed abortion burn several grand worth of ammo for some incredibly stupid and gay video.

I'm a fuckin' tourist here and I will freely admit it.

So much guntube is like "If you don't own [obscure manufacturer] chambered in [obscure caliber] loaded with [handloaded round with gold dust and unicorn feathers] do you even shoot, bro?"

Like I said I'm a tourist but it seems like unless you're just out to collect obscure shit, the practicality value falls off fast.

If I need to blast an urban coming to rape my dog, I don't need to be looking through the ammo closet for an hour deciding what round to use.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

If I need to blast an urban coming to rape my dog, I don't need to be looking through the ammo closet for an hour deciding what round to use.

You need to get yourself a box of Hertenberger Buscadero Ticondas.

 

[Your NSA Handler]

You need to get yourself a box of Hertenberger Buscadero Ticondas.

This quote is so legendary several otherwise gun-negative people in my life will go "noooo... not my ticondas..."

 

[74164978231]

It's the mindless consumer aspect of the vast majority of Guntube that annoys me the most.
I get that shit like FRTs are a neat toy, but I have zero interest in watching some failed abortion burn several grand worth of ammo for some incredibly stupid and gay video.

Deep for lack of a better word thought out expansive content is not rewarded.

For example I came across a video that the topic/info in it was very very pertinent to my current interest. Problem though it was presented in such a low iq mind rotting way I could barely get through it and had zero interest in checking out the channels other videos. The video was meant for someone with an IQ of 70, but alas mine isn't.

Just from the stupid fucking thumbnail you can see what Im getting at. Those stupid fucking retarded thumbnails.

Anyways Im doing that something very similar to that but 9mm, as subsonic 300blk is way too expensive for a fun plinker. Already have 1000 rounds of primo 150gr syntech and about 700 rounds of 165/147gr hush.

 

[Foley]

Come to think of it, FN has never granted access like CZ and B&T have.

Funnily enough, Ian has just begun to release a bunch of videos filmed at FN. Here's his video of the new ARKA:

 

[Romulus augustulus]

To contribute something actually gun related to the thread, I am very jealous of Ian in that in his video on the Keith no5 he was able to shoot it, which was incredibly neat.

For single action people, that may be like a grail gun; a maybe lesser known, but maybe cooler gun is Ross Seyfried’s 475 Linebaugh, built by Hamilton Bowen, with a browned Damascus barrel, beautiful English style engraving, and an express style flip rear sight, inspired obviously by double rifles.

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The write up for anyone interested is here:

https://www.bowenclassicarms.com/news/articles/World's_Ultimate_Revolver.pdf

Take a look at the shot groups, and the distances - Bowen believes a very slight narrowing at the muzzle really helps accuracy, he thinks maybe the soldier of the Damascus sleeve accomplished this.

Just a wonderful revolver

you can get No.5 grip frames from various sources that'll fit a Ruger. the no.5 grip shape marries the bisley backstrap to the front strap of a SAA, and is what the bisley should have been. the notion had been around for a while before Kieth's no.5 was made but Kieth's revolver is the most famous by far.

The stock Ruger bisley shape is fairly close but not the same. for a stock bisley though, the Ruger blackhawk bisley is the way to go.

 

[Laminated Flooring Panel]

The problem with a channel like Forgotten Weapons is

I would add to this maybe the perception of him churning out ludicrous amount of videos back in the day. When his channel was growing fast, he put out six videos a week which is just a bonkers amount of content when you start thinking about the filming and whatever background work he does. Unsurprisingly his channel sits at 4.4k videos right now which is baffling amount of firearms content.

Now he is still uploading videos about every two days which is quite a schedule, but that isn't as many as before. That makes me think that some might have the perception of his channel slowing down or losing its steam, while in reality the Arizona Steamroller is this churning out videos in amounts that make other channels blush.

 

[Romulus augustulus]

I would add to this maybe the perception of him churning out ludicrous amount of videos back in the day. When his channel was growing fast, he put out six videos a week which is just a bonkers amount of content when you start thinking about the filming and whatever background work he does. Unsurprisingly his channel sits at 4.4k videos right now which is baffling amount of firearms content.

Now he is still uploading videos about every two days which is quite a schedule, but that isn't as many as before. That makes me think that some might have the perception of his channel slowing down or losing its steam, while in reality the Arizona Steamroller is this churning out videos in amounts that make other channels blush.

I remember that years ago he stated that he was going to have to slow down the posting schedule because he was burning through his backlog so quickly that he had no buffer if he had to take time off. that was probably a decade ago at this point.

 

[Laminated Flooring Panel]

I remember that years ago he stated that he was going to have to slow down the posting schedule because he was burning through his backlog so quickly that he had no buffer if he had to take time off. that was probably a decade ago at this point.

I remember that too and he probably also doesn't want to release videos he either promised not to release yet due to whatever business stuff going in the background or because there's a chance the firearm ends up being sold in US. I think some of his Tony Neophytou videos took years to be released due to that and also like those videos he filmed in Columbia.

 

[kingfollett]

you can get No.5 grip frames from various sources that'll fit a Ruger. the no.5 grip shape marries the bisley backstrap to the front strap of a SAA, and is what the bisley should have been. the notion had been around for a while before Kieth's no.5 was made but Kieth's revolver is the most famous by far.

The stock Ruger bisley shape is fairly close but not the same. for a stock bisley though, the Ruger blackhawk bisley is the way to go.

Yep, I learned that recently, before I presumed that Keith’s was the first instance of it.
A month or so back a 1908 (if I remember right) era saa came up at an auction with that grip frame, in 32-20, but those old colts go for so much I didn’t want to splurge on the off chance the grip was much later vintage.

Agreed about the ruger bisley, you also get rugers version of the bisley hammer and trigger with it - the Blackhawk bisley is the main “donor” gun for the custom big bore conversions, it’s a great gun.

the rear of the trigger guard can hit the middle knuckle under severe enough recoil, so some of the aftermarket grip frames tweak the ruger dimensions a bit (rwgripframes has a ton of variations).

I’ve shot the freedom arms “version”, prefer the ruger - haven’t ever shot the BFRs version, which looks wonky but I think to give that knuckle some space

 

[Unimaginative Username]

Funnily enough, Ian has just begun to release a bunch of videos filmed at FN. Here's his video of the new ARKA:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0ea6jNRFsM8

I remember him doing a video from the FN factory showing the Hi Power production line shortly before it shut down but it looks like it's no longer on JewTube, probably because of their ever-changing rules about how much detail on firearms production is considered permissible. I might search my hard drives over the weekend because I think it was still up when I mirrored his entire channel with yt-dlp a couple of years ago.