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Special guests, our pals and very first Patrons, Nick and Dylan join us for a Movie episode where we recap recent releases (like AQOTWF) and talk about some of the cool upcoming ones (like The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare & Civil War). 

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Part 2 is here!

All sorts of MILSURP Questions on every firearm we could think of in this part, from opinion/subjective ones to factual and collector ones.

We run down a bunch in the Speed Round, do a few MILSURP rankings, talk shotguns, revolvers, Mausers, Carcanos, Lebels.. and no joke, Othais passionately discusses some modern guns!

We also get filled in on shooting, reloading, and range routines, and talk the most controversial topic we have ever covered....  what happened with those "explody" Vetterlis!!

So check it out!

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`THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE EPISODE` || OTHAIS PART ONE - THE INTERVIEW SEGMENT ||

Christmas came early for us this year as we got the honor to chat for hours with one of the best out there and a favorite creator of ours for years. It was a fun one for sure.

COLLECTION TALK

--from his first to his last --how did he get started? --what's he holding on to these days?

C&RSENAL

We get into the show story and the work that goes into each episode, including the research details, editing, photography, animating, etc. and also discuss the channel's future including some upcoming WW2 episodes that everyone is excited for!

--Othais clears up all about borrowing firearms, and what is or isn't useful to the channel.

(And why he does NOT list what he is looking for anymore!)

MILSURP TALK

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Part 2 is here and has tons of MILSURP questions!

We have the Speed Round and find out Ian's favorite Mauser calibers, rank bolt action & semi-auto rifles, plus lots of collector and technical questions, our new Fudd Lore game, our personal & user-submitted firearm questions, & even some shooting and competition talk, reloading, range day routines, upcoming collabs & finally, the FW Logo mystery is solved!

Can you tell if a gun was a French capture? Who had the best response to smokeless 8mm Lebel?  Were any Berthier carbines made with safeties?

We cover all that and more, and even how us fans can help out! 

Ian was a great sport and this pod will 100% teach everyone something!

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Ian McCollum from ForgottenWeapons.com | PT.1 |

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Holy smokes this one is jammed packed with topics, so much so that we had to make it a two-parter! 

This part is the "Interview Segment", where we pry deep into Ian's collection and find out what he has-- the % Modern, MILSURP, French, & "Forgotten" forearms, and see how his collection grew from his first Sporterized Swedish Mauser MILSURP to what it is today.

Then we discuss Ian's three published books a bit and even have an exclusive reveal of  the topic of one of the next books in the works!

We proceed to get into the newest and biggest project he has going on- the "History of Weapons & War" app and the site over at weaponsandwar.tv! What is there, why it's there, who is there, and what will be there... all this is answered and will answer all of your questions about "why an app?". 

Part 2 coming up is almost 2 hours of basically MILSURP questions only, but at the end of Part 1 we get into some as well when we play a little Trivia.

Machine guns, H&K G11s, Czech semi-autos, anti-tank rifles and Russian contract guns are all in the game and discussed before we sign off Part 1....

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The MILSURP HQ team and their trio of informative friends had a friendly game of "Guess the Hammer Prices" with Day 1 of the Poulin Auction using a few dozen selected lots that were MOSTLY MILSURP, with some items estimated over 100k, some under 1k; pistols, snipers, semi-autos.. and even a Panzerschreck, this auction and our list had a big variety!

So...do we have our fingers on the pulse of the online buying community?? Not sure about that, but we had some fun playing.

Our crew of "experts" (pizzabert, Anderson and THE Tenacious Trilobite) help us make our guesses as we go up against 3 tough "Mikes"-- MILSURP YT legend Mike B, "NICE" YouTuber MILSURP MIKE, and our other pal Marine Mike (Just gave him that nickname...)

*Email us your scores @ [email protected]

This man needs a book and a movie!

Right out of the gate we learn about Dennis' Vietnam captures- PERSONALLY captured (wait until you hear how he got the PU Sniper!) and other firearms in his self-imposed restricted 20 gun collection. 

We learn how he personally knows about blood pitting effects, starting the passion at 8yo with an Enfield, and why at 13 he'd have dead animals in his trunk while he sat in school.

We get into some of his service as a teen 101st Airborne Combat Medic, saving hundreds of soldiers on his way to three purple hearts!

We get into his wild college years where he toured the country as a successful rock band, playing with lots of hall of fame acts. Look up the Ozark Music Festival of 1974 Wiki to see who he was rubbing elbows with... 

He also shares some BIG name celebrity friendships & stories, some actors, musicians, race car drivers-- you've ALL heard of em! There is one ZZ TOP story that is guaranteed to blow your mind, 100%.

We brush upon his successful career as an antique coin salesman, and how museums & dealers call him to this day, and we work our way up through when he made the shift over from coins to full time MILSURP firearms. (The site has remained the same...)

Even his MILSURP stories are wild! 

We get into deals involving THOUSANDS of firearms-- wait till you hear how he almost purchased EVERY bolt action from the country of Sweden... 

Did you know he had first dibs on the RTI guns out of Ethiopia, flew there, & stood knee deep in goat crap??

Wanna hear how he had Remington AND Hornady work for HIM??

Give this show a listen, you won't want to believe half the stuff, but you will believe it because if this fella is anything, it's honest. Well Lucky and honest... (I won't even get into the 3 plane crashes he's survived!)

PT 2

PT 1

We are back from the 52nd annual Kansas City Missouri Valley Arms Collectors Association Arms Show! We survived our first trip to KC and spoiler alert - the show was amazing. 

One of our buds we met up with EVAN joins us for a recap of the show!

We share everything we saw- the prices, the rare & cool stuff, the weird things and discuss all the awesome firearms we played with at the great show.

It was an eventful and full weekend, from the moment we stepped out of the airport into 100+ degree heat to when we were cooling down with a cold beer while handling an old Johnson. (Thanks to Danny from MILSURP WORLD for being a true pal)

Were the rumors of the best deals on the 'Friday setup day' true?

What Fudd lore made an appearance? What new Fudd lore was added?

Did we buy anything? Who won the "coolest item" contest?

Was it very hot there?

Check it out !

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