@@JustinLeisure-qc3knOh man I would LOVE for Simon and Matt to meet. Cause you know damn well Matt would somehow convince Simon to somehow come to the US just to shoot a two bore. lol
I most appreciate this pr*ck's patronising attitude when he so blatantly airs his ignorance, such as when expressing muzzle velocity in foot-pounds. Give it a rest, mate; you're an expert on absolutely nothing.
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics, Matt from Demolition Ranch and Gun Jesus himself, Ian from Forgotten Weapons. What a treat to see them included in this video. Also, Casull is pronounced ca-sool. Like stool, but without the t.
Simon seems to take great pride in his hit or miss attitude to pronunciation of names. Stephen Tobolowski? (Toe buh LOFF ski) toe ball o WACKy, according to simon.
It is important to mention Drop Towers from which known drip sizes of lead were released to fall and land in water to cool, it was the easiest way to mass-produce relatively accurately sized balls that could then be press-forged into bullet slugs. This is why the bores were in weights.
Town I grew up in had something similar, but for ammonium nitrate. They were making it for the local mines rather than as fertilizer for the most part, and having more uniform and spherical pellets yielded better results.
I've been a years long supporter of Ian at forgotten weapons and now he's mentioned by Simon this is like a fourth wall break and good content simon! More please!
The 44 magnum was the most power handgun in the world when Dirty Harry was filmed. The 454 casul was still a wildcat cartridge at this point, so it isn't considered.
Correct, the first production firearm chambered in .454 Casull, the Freedom Arms Model 83, wasn't introduced until 1983. The cartridge itself was only standardized (SAAMI specifications) in 1997. When Dirty Harry was released in 1971, it was the most powerful PRODUCTION handgun in the world. There are always wildcat cartridges and custom firearms out there that will be "overpowered" compared to readily available production firearms.
454 was only even possible to shoot from old colt SAA's that had to have almost every part of the frame case hardened in order to not shatter when fired. Despite this intensive process, the. 454 casul was actually quite popular in the enthusiast community, which is why such an obscure and niche round got itself a dedicated production gun in the 1980s of all times. There was even law enforcement interest from random cops but it seems unlikely any ever carried the 454 when it was still a wildcat cartridge, as the potential for their gun exploding likely meant no cop was ever getting that approved.
The Arsenal Firearms double barreled pistol was featured in Spectre. Some friends of mine thought it was some gimmick for the movie. They were shocked when I showed them it was a real firearm.
@@danieljob3184 Thank you, I couldn't remember if it was her or Gross that actually fired the rifle. I just remember they were making ammo in the basement/rec room/bunker then it breaks in and they start firing everything they have lol
Short answer: No. Longer answer: "Elephant gun" is a colloquialism for many big game rifles. imfdb lists the "elephant gun" from Tremors as William Moore & Co. 8 gauge shotgun loaded with slugs.
While I am never overly happy with this channels content. This must be said. At the very least credit was given to other content creators work when used on screen. There are other channels that not only us the work of others, but that’s all it is, the work of others with different vocals added and absolutely 0 credit given to the original producer. So well done, for having enough decency to recognize to those who actually did the original work. Thank you!
The AF2011 has 2 triggers, they're probably no longer imported to the US because it's an expensive pain in the ass to import firearms, the manufacturer has to prove the firearm serves some type of sporting purpose like hunting or target shooting.
@roblopez8481 as stated in the video, the triggers are mechanically linked. Pulling either fires both chambers, and the firearm is incapable of cycling from a single cartridge.
@@chrism6880 I've seen other videos on it, some explained it gets around the machine gun classification cause it's considered volley fire. There's a 22 magnum double barrel revolver with a single trigger that has two finger grooves that's legally sold because it's a volley firing gun
No. You can buy it still today in the U.S. you just have to get one imported or buy one already here. It's a Hassel and will cost. And it has to be done through a dealer. Anyone wanting one, willing to pay for it, will know how to get one. APF has one listed for 9k. But there will be other fees on that. Not really a gun most people are going to pay for.
$17,000 USD would be pretty cheap for a one off custom wheel gun like that. I personally know several custom gunsmiths who's entry level platform is around $10,000 USD and easily reaching $20,000 USD+.
Ha 10k 20k pfff that's bum wiping $$$$$$ the real firearms are ones that start at 250k before customization most are optioned up to 3x their pure stupid base price
As I understand its pretty easy to convert an semi auto weapon to full auto. The gun need an way to not fire again on chamber the new round, and full auto on pistols is a thing, its just very unpractical as its almost impossible to control
@@magnemoe1 that really depends on the type of gun. Some it's easy, striker fired blowback ones can be converted to open bolt fairly simply. Because tube. Locked breech is a little more difficult. If the sear isn't being tripped once locked into battery and the hammer/striker is following it home you will probably have FTF from light strikes or worst case scenario and out of battery detonation. Sure, on some systems a little bent coat hanger can get the desired results but on others there is a little more fabrication involved.
Side Projects is the middle ground between Warographics somber seriousness and Decoding the Unknown's sillyness and I'm here for it! That self-censorship in the beginning was great
A few years ago at SHOT Show, Taurus brought a 28 gauge revolver version of the Judge to the showroom floor for a half hour before the US BATF (Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, aka, the Fun Police) had questions. Handguns over .50" in bore diameter can't be imported without their consent and Taurus forgot to ask, so they had to take the 28 gauge revolver (.55" bore diameter) off display. It had a rifled barrel to avoid being a Short Barreled Shotgun or Any Other Weapon(AOW) requiring extra paperwork and taxes for potential buyers, but it was still considered a Destructive Device as an import from Brazil. If it was made in the US, it could apply for a sporting exemption like the .600 Nitro Express single shot from Thompson Center and a few other larger than .50 caliber pistols. They were able to import it and sell it as a 28 gauge revolving shotgun with the proper length smoothbore barrel and overall length, but 28 gauge is not common in the US.
Fanning a SA revolver means gripping the revolver with only one hand. This would be a profoundly bad idea unless you are built like Scott from Kentucky Ballistics. Even then, it would not be controllable enough to provide any noticeable increase in the rate of fire.
My guess is that they can’t import the double barrel 1911 because I think it technically violates the NFA as a machine gun. The NFA defines machine guns as basically a single trigger pull firing more than one round. So while this is obviously not a machine gun, it kind of is by definition. 16:42
Should've had a jar of Grey Poupon on the desk to help Scott in his mission of getting Poupon everything and if theres and edition with Rifles that features the AK50 you will need to have multiple Big Iron references otherwise the comment section will go nuts.
There was also a arma light style riffle that also did the same. Though these both are not the first of this type of fire arm produced. These were both produced for the civilian market as a curio. As a double barrel riffle was tested for the same project that the AN94 was entered into. Placing more bullets into the same area was considered for armor penetration, when modern metal and ceramic plate armor was first created.
Holland and Holland and Parker used to make "Howdah" guns, which were mostly 20 gauge or less as backup guns for tiger hunters. They would be in their howdahs, the little huts or platforms on top of an elephant used for safari, shooting down on the tigers beaten out of the bush. If they missed, the tiger might climb up to get them, so they needed a backup gun. Howdah guns were loaded with blackpowder and roundballs, designed for pointblank range at an angry tiger. When cartridge guns came around, they made them in the various "smaller bore" rifle rounds in single and double bore, pistol versions of their shotguns or big game rifles.
WHAT'S UP FOLKS, MY NAME IS SIMON, AND YOU'RE WATCHING SIDEPROJECTS! Love that you guys started with two-bores with the legend that is Scott in the background...
12:00 Excellent Addition!! ... The goal or purpose, could also be described as "Do not have to have to ARM of a Long-Bow Archer?? Or the Bank Account of a Cross-Bow owner!! .. Very good!!
05:00 Because the .454Casull fires the same diameter bullets as the venerable .45ACP war veteran, it is still the largest legal caliber sports gun in most of Europe, and therefore can be obtained legally despite its 1.5x .44Magnum power envelope. My first experience with my brand new 454 Ruger was the range master tapping me out with a few napkins. The recoil had torn the skin between my thumb and index finger so I was dripping blood like a stuck pig. The recoil had also numbed my hand so much that I hadn't noticed.
A refreshingly nice new list for OP handguns. Thank you for the effort, enjoyed this - although the first two I would personally call a hand cannon rather than a handgun. lol
I recall an episode of the 60s spy comedy Get Smart in which Maxwell Smart and 99 wanted to stop Kaos from smuggling Stereophonic Pistols into the U.S.. These pistols were 2 6-shot revolvers mashed together to create a 12-shooter. Obviously, if Kaos agents carried 12-shooters, Control agents with 6-shooters would be at a big disadvantage in gun fights. At the end of the episode a Kaos agent grabbed one of the stereophonic pistols to shoot Max only to discover that the Japanese manufacturers had taken "stereophonic" literally and made gun shaped radios. The double M 1911 reminded me of the double revolvers.
I would love to see someone recreate both the Gyrojet and the 15th Century arrow pistol using modern technology. They'd still be gimmicks, just really fun ones and I reckon there's enough crazy people out there who'd be willing to buy them, me included if I lived somewhere where every man and his grandma owns a gun - like America!
Good vid. Wh40k fan and ive always loved the gyrojet but ive always thought it made more sense as an indirect fire weapon. There was a tank called the Sheridan, in the 70s I believe, that had a gun launched rocket as its main weapon. Weapon had mixed results so it was abandoned. I bring it up because although it was never made small it is the lore accurate bolter. A gunpowder charge launches a rocket which performs better than a shell or slug. Maybe the sheridan could be a future video?
The gyrojet (when the damn thing works) is remarkably effective at short range despite its sub terminal velocity. Where as normal bullets rely on momentum only to deliver energy, the gyrojet at close range is still under power as it enters the target…so what it lacks in delivered energy, it seems to make up for in penetration 😂 Brandon Herrera did a video with ballistic high speed demonstrating this - it’s insane
A video on interesting 19th century guns would be cool , even bigger company's like Remington and colt were releasing some odd things back then especially after the civil war when cartridges started getting popular and they converted a bunch of muzzleloaders to fire them
The Se-Chongtong being so cheap and easy to manufacture as well as being extremely easy to use is wild, especially when you consider the idea that one or two blacksmiths could perhaps arm an entire village with them, potentially blunting the effectiveness of any Barbarian assault.
I'm not a full on gun enthusiast..but that last entry was my favorite.! If I was going get some handguns..at least one or two..would be there marvelous gems. Speaking of gems..are any, anywhere..made successfully out of just some kind of "clear" crystal.
I'm proud of them for not even mentioning the 500 magnum. Don't think there's a single reference. However surprised the 50 bmg hand guns that have been made deserved an honorable mention.
Sir Samuel Baker used a very large bore muzzle loading rifle as a rifle of last resort when pursuing elephants in very heavy cover during the mid 1800's. Technically it wasn't a 2 bore, but it did fire a half-pound bullet with 270 grains of black powder. It weighed about 20 pounds, and Sir Samuel dreaded firing it, the recoil was so severe. The rifle was built by Holland & Holland, and they still have the records of its manufacture.
What’s crazy is all the way back in 1597 a German blacksmith made a wealthy person a freaking REVOLVER. Sure it was a black powder and had to be manually rotated, but this rich dude had 10 shots while everyone else had 1. Dude would seem like a wizard.
The Gyrojet did get adopted by the military as a flare launcher that could penetrate foliage. Not as the original handgun but certainly a derivative of the original Gyrojet design.
In most jurisdictions, the Arsenal is technically 'fully automatic' because it fires more than one round per trigger pull. This lands it as illegal anywhere something like an AK-47 is illegal.
(way off topic.)On his self censorship in the beginning. Back while I was at Uni I played VtM LARP. I played a malkavian(entire clan cursed with Insanity.)who thought the world was a TV show, because vampires aren't real. He censored himself in that exact same manner, turned into a "tick" of sorts.
My favorite part about a Brit talking about guns is that I, as an American, can buy any of these and legally walk around in public with them in full view, and they cant even buy a .22 revolver. Hell yeah!
i love the oncept of gyrojet weapons. with the range requirement a rifle version would probably be more useful, if its reliability could be upped a lot. They appear a lot in various sci-fi RPGs, such as Battletech/Mechwarrior, GURPS, Star Frontiers and likely many others that im not thinking of
For future reference, you'd be better refering to things in joules of energy rather than foot pounds. Ballistics enthusiasts will understand that better. Gyrojets might make a comeback if Spaceforce ever gets off the ground, as they could be the weapon of choice for microgravity.
Kentucky Ballistics had to make an appearance in this video. One can never talk about a 4 bore and not mention Scott.
I wonder if he'll see this and add to his wishlist
@@chadfalardeau5396 he needs too
Simon should collaborated with Scott or Matt from demo ranch for this. 😂
@@JustinLeisure-qc3knOh man I would LOVE for Simon and Matt to meet. Cause you know damn well Matt would somehow convince Simon to somehow come to the US just to shoot a two bore. lol
@@JustinLeisure-qc3kn naw simon and the fat electrician
Never did I think I'd see the day Kentucky Ballistics was mentioned on a Simon channel!
Greatest anime crossover of all time.
You too
Me either. When I saw Scott I was like no effing way
I AM a little disappointed in Scott. The first time I'm hearing about a two bore pistol and it's Simon spilling the beans! 😂
@@stevenmartin3848You don't watch KB then?
Simon is just giving Kentucky Ballistics a shopping list lol
950 JDJ derringer?
If only 😔
Hope Scott sees this video. The drool dripping down his chin as he fantasizes about the recoil.
Right? Kentucky Ballistics 600 Nitro Express when?
@@comettamer I think he has one, and I know he has a 700 nitro express, but its a rifle.
"Legitimate use."
(Laughs in American)
Pinging steel and poking holes in paper sounds pretty legitimate to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@233kosta Not to mention FREEDUM!
I most appreciate this pr*ck's patronising attitude when he so blatantly airs his ignorance, such as when expressing muzzle velocity in foot-pounds. Give it a rest, mate; you're an expert on absolutely nothing.
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics, Matt from Demolition Ranch and Gun Jesus himself, Ian from Forgotten Weapons. What a treat to see them included in this video.
Also, Casull is pronounced ca-sool. Like stool, but without the t.
Simon seems to take great pride in his hit or miss attitude to pronunciation of names. Stephen Tobolowski? (Toe buh LOFF ski) toe ball o WACKy, according to simon.
Scott does our state proud.
He does humanity proud.
Floridian agrees.
Matt and Scott are getting all the love from commenters, but none so far for Ian of Forgotten Weapons.
Ian is the best!!
Fascinating egg skull though
Luv Ian!
everyone loves gun jesus
He's in the microjet video
simon was so expressive in this one you'd think it's brain blaze
The Side Projects clone was in the lab for maintenance. Happens sometimes.
"You need Grain to bring the pain ... but you need Velocity to commit an atrocity" 😂
Lmao gold
I like that 😂
Comment of the year
Love the reference to Scott from Kentucky Ballistics and Matt from Demolition Ranch😂😂😂 They're great guys, really.
They should invite Simon over for a range day. A bit of a commute but it’d be helluva video.
Never thought id see kentucky ballistics and demo ranch on here
im dead i didnt watch this video but i cant wait
A little disappointed that BrandonHerrara didn’t make it for the GyroJet as he has BHS on there too…
@@adamtalpash6469I know right but still shocked to see demo and Kentucky
* checks comments for Kentucky Ballistics reference *
Ok good
Was doing the same thing.
1:10 - Chapter 1 - 2 bore pistols
4:35 - Chapter 2 - Pfeifer/zeliska 600 nitro express revolver
7:55 - Chapter 3 - Gyrojet
11:35 - Chapter 4 - Se chongtong
14:15 - Chapter 5 - Arsenal firearms AF2011
Thanks man!
It is important to mention Drop Towers from which known drip sizes of lead were released to fall and land in water to cool, it was the easiest way to mass-produce relatively accurately sized balls that could then be press-forged into bullet slugs. This is why the bores were in weights.
Not to mention that it simplified the description of a shotgun bore (of which only the .410 is described in inches).
In Melbourne they have one such tower preserved right in the centre of the city’s main shopping centre main hall.
Town I grew up in had something similar, but for ammonium nitrate. They were making it for the local mines rather than as fertilizer for the most part, and having more uniform and spherical pellets yielded better results.
Shot is still made this way.
Much love for Scott! There's Poupon Everything! Even Sideprojects!
That double stack 1911 is still a dream gun for me for some reason. Not really a "gun" guy but that one just talks to me. Thanks, Simon!
Don't waste your money. It's useless. You will get more enjoyment from dual wielding regular 1911s.
Shame it's so ridiculously expensive
I've been a years long supporter of Ian at forgotten weapons and now he's mentioned by Simon this is like a fourth wall break and good content simon! More please!
The gyrojet is the precursor to the bolter from Warhammer 40K.
I found the Bolter reference!
The Arsenal firearms AF2011 reminds me of the storm bolter as a double barrelled gun.
The 44 magnum was the most power handgun in the world when Dirty Harry was filmed. The 454 casul was still a wildcat cartridge at this point, so it isn't considered.
Correct, the first production firearm chambered in .454 Casull, the Freedom Arms Model 83, wasn't introduced until 1983. The cartridge itself was only standardized (SAAMI specifications) in 1997.
When Dirty Harry was released in 1971, it was the most powerful PRODUCTION handgun in the world. There are always wildcat cartridges and custom firearms out there that will be "overpowered" compared to readily available production firearms.
454 was only even possible to shoot from old colt SAA's that had to have almost every part of the frame case hardened in order to not shatter when fired.
Despite this intensive process, the. 454 casul was actually quite popular in the enthusiast community, which is why such an obscure and niche round got itself a dedicated production gun in the 1980s of all times. There was even law enforcement interest from random cops but it seems unlikely any ever carried the 454 when it was still a wildcat cartridge, as the potential for their gun exploding likely meant no cop was ever getting that approved.
The Arsenal Firearms double barreled pistol was featured in Spectre. Some friends of mine thought it was some gimmick for the movie. They were shocked when I showed them it was a real firearm.
Wasn't the Four Bore featured in Tremors just short handed as the "Elephant Gun" that Reba's character used?
It was Michael Gross's character, Reba played his wife.
"Broke into the wrong damn rec-room! Didn't ya!"
@@danieljob3184 Thank you, I couldn't remember if it was her or Gross that actually fired the rifle. I just remember they were making ammo in the basement/rec room/bunker then it breaks in and they start firing everything they have lol
Short answer: No.
Longer answer: "Elephant gun" is a colloquialism for many big game rifles. imfdb lists the "elephant gun" from Tremors as William Moore & Co. 8 gauge shotgun loaded with slugs.
No.
I don’t know a lot about guns but I love watching videos about their evolution.
Nice to see Scott of KB in the video 🤟🏻
Cool to see one video with the exact same idea as the entire Kentucky Ballistics channel.
Done by my favorite teacher.
While I am never overly happy with this channels content. This must be said. At the very least credit was given to other content creators work when used on screen. There are other channels that not only us the work of others, but that’s all it is, the work of others with different vocals added and absolutely 0 credit given to the original producer.
So well done, for having enough decency to recognize to those who actually did the original work. Thank you!
I love the fact that he used an image of Kentucky Ballistics.
KENTUCKY BALLISTICS 🥰
Oh, "Overpowered" that took me a second.
Now, we need Simon to take a trip to Kentucky😂
I believe it cannot be sold in the UD as it meets the definition of a machine gun, i.e. fires more than one round with a single trigger pull
I say this sounds likely,
The AF2011 has 2 triggers, they're probably no longer imported to the US because it's an expensive pain in the ass to import firearms, the manufacturer has to prove the firearm serves some type of sporting purpose like hunting or target shooting.
@roblopez8481 as stated in the video, the triggers are mechanically linked. Pulling either fires both chambers, and the firearm is incapable of cycling from a single cartridge.
@@chrism6880 I've seen other videos on it, some explained it gets around the machine gun classification cause it's considered volley fire. There's a 22 magnum double barrel revolver with a single trigger that has two finger grooves that's legally sold because it's a volley firing gun
No. You can buy it still today in the U.S. you just have to get one imported or buy one already here. It's a Hassel and will cost. And it has to be done through a dealer. Anyone wanting one, willing to pay for it, will know how to get one. APF has one listed for 9k. But there will be other fees on that. Not really a gun most people are going to pay for.
"What's up, guys? My name is Simon, and you're watching Kentucky Ballistics!!"
2 1911's?? 4 WORLD WARS BAYBEEE!
$17,000 USD would be pretty cheap for a one off custom wheel gun like that.
I personally know several custom gunsmiths who's entry level platform is around $10,000 USD and easily reaching $20,000 USD+.
Ha 10k 20k pfff that's bum wiping $$$$$$ the real firearms are ones that start at 250k before customization most are optioned up to 3x their pure stupid base price
Love that I keep seeing more & more well-educated/researched(as expected lol) videos about firearms from this guy
Gyro Jet and .45 acp are low power. You should be disappointed.
I love that all the stock footage is basically an advert for Kentucky Ballistics, Demo Ranch, and Forgotten Weapons.
"Remember, switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading."
Finally, was interested enough to make it all the way to the end. Simon seemed not quite as dull on this one. Good Job, Mate !
Getting some big Brain Blaze energy in this Sideprojects
There was that gangster in the prohibition era that commissioned a full auto 1911.
As I understand its pretty easy to convert an semi auto weapon to full auto.
The gun need an way to not fire again on chamber the new round, and full auto on pistols is a thing, its just very unpractical as its almost impossible to control
Hymie Lebman (1903-1990) was a San Antonio, Texas, gunsmith that modified several different firearms for 1930's gangsters, including full auto 1911's
@sambowz9077 Because he could do that without looking at serious prison time! Today the AFT would be all over him in a New York nanosecond!
@@magnemoe1 that really depends on the type of gun. Some it's easy, striker fired blowback ones can be converted to open bolt fairly simply. Because tube. Locked breech is a little more difficult. If the sear isn't being tripped once locked into battery and the hammer/striker is following it home you will probably have FTF from light strikes or worst case scenario and out of battery detonation. Sure, on some systems a little bent coat hanger can get the desired results but on others there is a little more fabrication involved.
@@billmullins6833 Actually he did much of his "Work" after the NFA of 1934 and it was illegal at the time.
Side Projects is the middle ground between Warographics somber seriousness and Decoding the Unknown's sillyness and I'm here for it!
That self-censorship in the beginning was great
Kentucky and demo on here. Didn’t know Simon was such a cultured fella!
don't you mean the editor? Simon doesn't pick the clips playing, he only reads the script, as he himself points out frequently
Simon knows squat about guns. His writer put this together. He's just a talking head. (As he frequently admits.)
He writes none of his own material. He's just reading a script.
500 Bushwhacker. 😎
A few years ago at SHOT Show, Taurus brought a 28 gauge revolver version of the Judge to the showroom floor for a half hour before the US BATF (Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, aka, the Fun Police) had questions. Handguns over .50" in bore diameter can't be imported without their consent and Taurus forgot to ask, so they had to take the 28 gauge revolver (.55" bore diameter) off display. It had a rifled barrel to avoid being a Short Barreled Shotgun or Any Other Weapon(AOW) requiring extra paperwork and taxes for potential buyers, but it was still considered a Destructive Device as an import from Brazil. If it was made in the US, it could apply for a sporting exemption like the .600 Nitro Express single shot from Thompson Center and a few other larger than .50 caliber pistols. They were able to import it and sell it as a 28 gauge revolving shotgun with the proper length smoothbore barrel and overall length, but 28 gauge is not common in the US.
My local gun store here in Austria has only about 15 handguns for sale. The double barrel 1911 is one of them. It’s around 5000€.
The best thing about the Pfifer Zeliska .600 Nitro Express revolver is that it is single-action which means you could theoretically fan it.
Fanning a SA revolver means gripping the revolver with only one hand. This would be a profoundly bad idea unless you are built like Scott from Kentucky Ballistics. Even then, it would not be controllable enough to provide any noticeable increase in the rate of fire.
One could.
@@MichaelScheele I said it could theoretically done. I never said it would be anything near a good idea.
@@alexjames1146 Should is the question.
My guess is that they can’t import the double barrel 1911 because I think it technically violates the NFA as a machine gun. The NFA defines machine guns as basically a single trigger pull firing more than one round. So while this is obviously not a machine gun, it kind of is by definition. 16:42
Should've had a jar of Grey Poupon on the desk to help Scott in his mission of getting Poupon everything and if theres and edition with Rifles that features the AK50 you will need to have multiple Big Iron references otherwise the comment section will go nuts.
There was also a arma light style riffle that also did the same.
Though these both are not the first of this type of fire arm produced. These were both produced for the civilian market as a curio. As a double barrel riffle was tested for the same project that the AN94 was entered into. Placing more bullets into the same area was considered for armor penetration, when modern metal and ceramic plate armor was first created.
Holland and Holland and Parker used to make "Howdah" guns, which were mostly 20 gauge or less as backup guns for tiger hunters. They would be in their howdahs, the little huts or platforms on top of an elephant used for safari, shooting down on the tigers beaten out of the bush. If they missed, the tiger might climb up to get them, so they needed a backup gun. Howdah guns were loaded with blackpowder and roundballs, designed for pointblank range at an angry tiger. When cartridge guns came around, they made them in the various "smaller bore" rifle rounds in single and double bore, pistol versions of their shotguns or big game rifles.
I didn't expect this one on my bingo card 😂
Thank you for mentioning Kentucky ballistics, Scott's fantastic channey
This guys channels are more personality than information!
Please Simon, got to Kentucky and do a walk through video with Scott. That would be an amazingly long and in depth video 🤞🤞
Gyrojet, the real life 40k Bolt Gun
They make a 50 BMG pistol BTW..
Everythings a pistol if you try hard enough
I saw one back in the 90s. It was a monster
Somebody tag the big man KB!
WHAT'S UP FOLKS, MY NAME IS SIMON, AND YOU'RE WATCHING SIDEPROJECTS!
Love that you guys started with two-bores with the legend that is Scott in the background...
Get your F-16 before they're gone....Crazy Brandon's liquidation sale! LOVE IT!!!
12:00 Excellent Addition!! ... The goal or purpose, could also be described as "Do not have to have to ARM of a Long-Bow Archer?? Or the Bank Account of a Cross-Bow owner!! .. Very good!!
Awesome episode!! Thank you for all your hardwork 🤘😝🤙
05:00 Because the .454Casull fires the same diameter bullets as the venerable .45ACP war veteran, it is still the largest legal caliber sports gun in most of Europe, and therefore can be obtained legally despite its 1.5x .44Magnum power envelope. My first experience with my brand new 454 Ruger was the range master tapping me out with a few napkins. The recoil had torn the skin between my thumb and index finger so I was dripping blood like a stuck pig. The recoil had also numbed my hand so much that I hadn't noticed.
Scott. My bud. Guy is a legend
I don't think I've ever seen Simon this casual for a video, nor a tiny sliver of his presume-to-be home. I'm pleasantly surprised.
That is his home. He stated in another video there's some work going on at his office.
@@Shiny_Dragonite Yes, I heard that in a podcast episode of "Decoding the Unknown" too.
@@GeorgieB1965 Probably the episode I watched last night. I tend to stick with UA-cam, rather than the podcast versions. 🙂
don't forget the Mars pistol, it was the Deagle of its era and even more complicated operation than some rifles
A refreshingly nice new list for OP handguns. Thank you for the effort, enjoyed this - although the first two I would personally call a hand cannon rather than a handgun. lol
I recall an episode of the 60s spy comedy Get Smart in which Maxwell Smart and 99 wanted to stop Kaos from smuggling Stereophonic Pistols into the U.S.. These pistols were 2 6-shot revolvers mashed together to create a 12-shooter. Obviously, if Kaos agents carried 12-shooters, Control agents with 6-shooters would be at a big disadvantage in gun fights. At the end of the episode a Kaos agent grabbed one of the stereophonic pistols to shoot Max only to discover that the Japanese manufacturers had taken "stereophonic" literally and made gun shaped radios. The double M 1911 reminded me of the double revolvers.
I would love to see someone recreate both the Gyrojet and the 15th Century arrow pistol using modern technology. They'd still be gimmicks, just really fun ones and I reckon there's enough crazy people out there who'd be willing to buy them, me included if I lived somewhere where every man and his grandma owns a gun - like America!
Glocks may be boring, but that's part of their charm. A Glock is a self protection gun.
Good vid. Wh40k fan and ive always loved the gyrojet but ive always thought it made more sense as an indirect fire weapon.
There was a tank called the Sheridan, in the 70s I believe, that had a gun launched rocket as its main weapon. Weapon had mixed results so it was abandoned. I bring it up because although it was never made small it is the lore accurate bolter. A gunpowder charge launches a rocket which performs better than a shell or slug.
Maybe the sheridan could be a future video?
Seeing Scott on the first title card made my heart go pitty-pat.
KENTUCKY BALLISTICS FOR THE WIN.
Two guns are on my wish list, and you mentioned one of them today, the AF2011. The other is the Gilboa Snake, a double barreled AR-15
The gyrojet (when the damn thing works) is remarkably effective at short range despite its sub terminal velocity. Where as normal bullets rely on momentum only to deliver energy, the gyrojet at close range is still under power as it enters the target…so what it lacks in delivered energy, it seems to make up for in penetration 😂 Brandon Herrera did a video with ballistic high speed demonstrating this - it’s insane
A video on interesting 19th century guns would be cool , even bigger company's like Remington and colt were releasing some odd things back then especially after the civil war when cartridges started getting popular and they converted a bunch of muzzleloaders to fire them
The Se-Chongtong being so cheap and easy to manufacture as well as being extremely easy to use is wild, especially when you consider the idea that one or two blacksmiths could perhaps arm an entire village with them, potentially blunting the effectiveness of any Barbarian assault.
I'm not a full on gun enthusiast..but that last entry was my favorite.! If I was going get some handguns..at least one or two..would be there marvelous gems. Speaking of gems..are any, anywhere..made successfully out of just some kind of "clear" crystal.
9:50 - See Brandon Hererra's video of his Gyrojet pistol blowing up!
I'm proud of them for not even mentioning the 500 magnum. Don't think there's a single reference. However surprised the 50 bmg hand guns that have been made deserved an honorable mention.
15:16 If it can't work individually then why have two separate mags? I mean, the connected combo mag seems like a necessity rather than a convenience
As an American, I love using what you can only watch on TV
Sir Samuel Baker used a very large bore muzzle loading rifle as a rifle of last resort when pursuing elephants in very heavy cover during the mid 1800's. Technically it wasn't a 2 bore, but it did fire a half-pound bullet with 270 grains of black powder. It weighed about 20 pounds, and Sir Samuel dreaded firing it, the recoil was so severe. The rifle was built by Holland & Holland, and they still have the records of its manufacture.
I love the "Hold my beer" guns, they are so stupid but I love them.
No Marty Robbins references?
Definitely some big iron going on here
Dude your firearm content is kickass!
What’s crazy is all the way back in 1597 a German blacksmith made a wealthy person a freaking REVOLVER. Sure it was a black powder and had to be manually rotated, but this rich dude had 10 shots while everyone else had 1. Dude would seem like a wizard.
She be kickin'! That Pfeifer-Zeliska wouldn't look out of place in Hellboy's hands.
5:06 Footpound is not a measure of velocity.
5:26 Ditto.
The Gyrojet did get adopted by the military as a flare launcher that could penetrate foliage. Not as the original handgun but certainly a derivative of the original Gyrojet design.
"What a sensible system of measurement!" LOL! Thank you, and stay safe!
In most jurisdictions, the Arsenal is technically 'fully automatic' because it fires more than one round per trigger pull.
This lands it as illegal anywhere something like an AK-47 is illegal.
Microjet reminds me of the ammo used by a special gun developed by Japan's Secret Service in You Only Live Twice.
It's exactly what they used! I'm glad some one else noticed that. there is a UA-cam video on the weapon
Also it's little brother, a cigarette that could save your life.
Another awesome video! Thanks!
Rsh-12, Desert Eagle, and the Triple Action Thunder come to mind (had to look up the last one, since the name escaped me)
Yeah, I would go with the Desert Eagle too. Gas operated and no moving barrel for better accuracy.
I’m getting some old school Business/Brain Blaze vibes from this video. AM I RIGHT PETER???
"Ca-soooll" 😂
Forgotten Weapons has officially been forgotten in this video…
(way off topic.)On his self censorship in the beginning. Back while I was at Uni I played VtM LARP. I played a malkavian(entire clan cursed with Insanity.)who thought the world was a TV show, because vampires aren't real. He censored himself in that exact same manner, turned into a "tick" of sorts.
My favorite part about a Brit talking about guns is that I, as an American, can buy any of these and legally walk around in public with them in full view, and they cant even buy a .22 revolver. Hell yeah!
Saved the best for last! Good show!
i love the oncept of gyrojet weapons. with the range requirement a rifle version would probably be more useful, if its reliability could be upped a lot. They appear a lot in various sci-fi RPGs, such as Battletech/Mechwarrior, GURPS, Star Frontiers and likely many others that im not thinking of
For future reference, you'd be better refering to things in joules of energy rather than foot pounds. Ballistics enthusiasts will understand that better.
Gyrojets might make a comeback if Spaceforce ever gets off the ground, as they could be the weapon of choice for microgravity.
It's a UK thing, we do love randomly switching between imperial and metric a bit too much. 😆
Was Simon fresh off a live stream ? The sarcasm is dripping and I'm all for it 😂