Interview with Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2019
- You've probably seen over on his channel that we did a video together. Well, it would be silly to just do one, so I brought a camera out and about with me as well.
In the unlikely event that you are unaware of his channel, go here. / forgottenweapons
Did you hear the sadness in Ians voice when he said "I don't have access to all the guns", poor guy.
Nonsense! Gun Jesus just has to ask.
@@nicholaspatton5590 he asked for polish Ur anti tank rifle, so far none has materalized :(
I can already hear Sarah McLachlan.
THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE!
When I am Dictator, there will be a law that Ian can access any gun on request.
I am the light, although sometimes the light is muzzle flash.
ua-cam.com/video/UCOAwHQqhCg/v-deo.html
All together now, "Are your weapons old and rusty / did you bid for them online?"
@@Oppen1945 Oh I recognize the language of the Alternate Revised Suppressed Edition, anywhere. #ARSE
That's how we spot you.
Phillip Knuck well thats youtube for ya, fast and incorrect 400+likes, bit slower but correct 8 likes.
Psalms: 30-06
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
Austin 3:16
@@Nderak 23 years ago o.O
That's brilliant! 😂
wartang Having a full mag of 30-06 would grant that effect, I think.
Avengers: This is the most ambitious crossover of all time
Gun and Tank Jesus:
Jesuses? Jesii? Jesusses? ...Jesuits?
ikr! the prophecy's are coming into alignment!
I hope there's some video footage of Ian doing an "Oh bugger, the tank is on fire" in the future. Or maybe a two gun with Nick in AZ with Ian and Karl.
@@TheCoyote808 I do believe Ian owns a Japanese rifle wherein it was taken from a casualty killed by flamethrower. So,oh bugger the rifle(soldier) is on fire. Mentally picturing two people trying their best to kill each other with one squirted by napalm and crisping visibly in front of the survivor,is a bit different from the clang of a successful tank hit.
The most I have seen is an animal dying in front of me,shot. A human is supposedly different,at least the first time. I knew WWII vets who commented on how hard it was. The first time. After,the them or me seems to take over. Best we keep it light,humorous, and leave out the blood and pain.
So oh bugger the ....... is on fire. Get out and laugh about it.
Cheers.
@@paulmanson253 Really doubt you can find old russian historical educational interviews with veterans from the war, where i saw this very frail old man talk about times when he was 14-16 years old and there was a german who was running towards him with a bayonet, an the boy(at the time) grabbed the SMG that had a drum mag from the dead body of a fallen comrade and emptied the whole drum in the german soldier....that interview was showing every bit of emotion going through that old man, as he described how the soldier was already dead before his body fell ontop of him...
Two of the greats of the military/firearm UA-cam community together! CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY!! 🎄😍👏🏼👍
Says humble youtuber, huh ? ;)
3 of the best youtubers on my screen!
Canada is lucky to have you Matt!
+ hichok45
Ian: “I don’t have all the answers.”
I beg to differ...
EdM240B
So right!!!
if there was something Ian doesn’t know, he knows where to find his answer
@@jamesbulldogmiller
That's the sign if a true expert.
16:30 "I try not to publish that sort of thing back to back to back"... Forgotten Bergman's intensifies
He learned from it. :)
Ian and Karl need to invite The Chieftan to their Desert Brutality 2020 match.
he'll only come if he can bring an M1 Abrams or at the very least a sherman
@@rodroper211 Since it's called Desert *Brutality* , The Chieftain should only be allowed to use the Firefly.
@@MrRobbi373 Woaah easy there Satan.
Edit: Panzer 1 only
Chieftain, if you figure out how to make this happen, I’ll crew for you. No questions asked.
As per the recently released Q&A on Ian's channel he'd only be allowed a dummy carbine and have to shout "PEW PEW!" during the stages.
The fact that Ian stays out of politics is one of my favorite things about him.
Elgauno Yes
Yes indeed.
yes, and completely necessary
Part of me *really* wishes I could get his opinion on some stuff but I know that is a risky move
@@EloyGray We can draw all our own conclusions - I mean, this is a gun channel. But I'm not really here for all that, I just want to see some cool guns that I otherwise absolutely wouldn't even conceive to begin to Google about in the first place.
When at Ft Knox for Armor school, I volunteered for post duty. I spent the day at the Patton Museum allowed to climb up on the tanks to "clean" and "dust" them. A heavenly day's "work" for a young tanker :D I was remind of this by your comment about the MG shoot/Tank museums.
If they'd known how much you enjoyed it, they'd never have allowed you to do it.
@@828enigma6 Tell me about it. But, even better? The ones who didn't volunteer? They got to police up the litter on the main highway through the post all day :D
@@828enigma6 I can remember my first job as a computer programmer. I couldn't believe that people were actually going to pay me to work on computers - when I would have happily (had I the money) paid them to let me do it.
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I went to Fort Knox for Basic and later Unit Movement Training as a NCO. I got to visit that Museum and very much enjoyed it, even though I wasn't a tanker and didn't know much about tanks at the time (other then the fact Bradley Fighting Vehicles weren't tanks as the Drill Sergeants continually barked at us).
@@leonardwei3914 When I was in Ordinance School in the summer of 1970, they took us on a Field Trip to Aberdeen Proving Ground where we got to see some really cool shit, like how to Magnaflux artillery tubes to check for cracks. At that point in time - they had the US Army Ordnance Museum there and as you drove in the gate - down the center median - they had a History of the Tank - starting with some of the oldest vehicles and moving on to the newer ones as you entered the base. Then - they had the real museum of all these different vehicles from all over the world parked out in a field. That is all gone now - moved elsewhere - but - this web site has pictures of the way it was before it was moved.
www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/AberdeenUSArmyOrdinanceMuseum/index.htm
I remember one vehicle really well, this Jagd Tiger
www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/AberdeenUSArmyOrdinanceMuseum/GermanTanks/Jagdtiger/pages/03JagdtigerFrontView.htm
You can see a hit it took on the bow. Standing there looking at it, it looked like a piece of butter that someone had swiped their finger through. You can see that hit in the picture but - it was much more impressive IRL, standing there and able to touch it.
One other thing I was impressed by - was as we came out of the Magnafluxing hut (they were all tin buildings) off down the row, I could see a Mk. V parked next to another building - all splattered with mud and I thought "Hunh ... they're taking that one out and driving it around ..." so, in the summer of 1970 - somebody there had a running Panther.
Also at Ordnance School, one day I was in one of the bays with a big open sliding door and as I looked up a semi-truck was driving by down the main road with a flat bed trailer on it. There - on the trailer - was a Mitsubishi A6M in very, very bad shape, that had been disassembled for transport. I watched that truck drive by and was like ... "how about that ... not something you see every day ..."
I was 18 then but I'd played Panzer Blitz a lot in High School and had a lot of plastic models so - I knew what these things looked like - and all these years later, still remember seeing those things for real.
Museums are cool and ... one thing about that area ... is besides it being just chock full of historical sites (like Front Royal and Harpers Ferry), Washington D.C. has a whole shit load of museums. The Smithsonian is incredible, John Glenn's Space Capsule, the original Wright Flyer. You could spend weeks going through those things all day every day - and still not see everything. If anyone gets the chance to go - do it. Anyone who came here to watch this video - would love it.
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I love how Ian changed his trousers at 1:39
That is sharp.
He used his magic Gun Jesus powers.
The sun got lower in the sky and the lighting changed.
Party poopers came aboard
I agree with Ian on this point - 1:37 - I think quality determines your success more than the degree of differentiation. That you (The_Chieftain) were a tanker certainly draws people initially to your channel. But if the quality is not there - they will probably not stay long.
Unique crap is still crap.
Great interview IMO, BTW.
I think they both have a point.
Differentiation is good to get viewers to notice you, and thus for you to get views in the first place, but when it comes to retain those viewers, you have to make quality content.
Chieftain is still gathering viewers. So I supose for him differentiation is still more important than for Ian, who has his viewership.
Chieftain's point still stands though, you need both differentiation and quality. People come for the unique but stay for the quality.
@@nhancao4790 Wise words well said.
@@nhancao4790 I thought that is what I said...but whatever.
I came across chieftain by sheer chance
I have had the privilege of meeting both of these legends in person. Yes they are really nice guys.
Insta-click when I saw this message.
Firearm Jesus and Tank God...
And Drachinifel the Warship Holy Spirit
Who would Sofilein be?
A Valkyrie
Tank God we got to see Gun Jesus.
Sofilen is the angel sent by tank God to keep us on the righteous path.
Ultimately, tanks are just oversized gun platforms that are also self-propelled.
nhan cao as the Chieftain said: "why carry a gun if a gun could carry you?"
@@fabiogalletti528 HAHAHA!!! NIIICE!!!
Great interview!
I could listen to Ian and nick for hours.
12:56 spoken like a true married man 😂
Imagine Ian McCollum doing an interview on Hot Ones.
this needs to happen.
Please, Internet Gods, make this happen
Two of my favourite UA-cam channels in one.
Ian is such a knowledgeable and charming presenter.
New project.
Digitize Ian's library so he can search it while away at location.
Oh gosh, while he can do that for his own personal use... If it were to be made public, there'd be legal ramifications. Which I'm sure Ian, being an author himself now, would appreciate.
If you have to research as a job, there is a measurable difference in retention between paper and screen. Screens save time for searching, and the copy/paste then cite process for notes. So when you have a choice, its binge read from a physical book while having the same thing pulled up on your laptop.
The_Chieftain: "I tip my hat to you. One legend to another."
Sweet my two favourite addicts 👍
I never figured Ian had an interest in viking stuff, I always figured he was a Cavalier sort of bloke (He needs a big floppy hat with a feather).
Ian is just a boss all the way around
He should do a musket/ flintlock shoot wearing a buffcoat and floppy hat ala English civil war :)
Nah, based on his interest in firearms, I would have taken Ian for someone with an interest in either musketeers or cuirassiers.
He could pass for a French Musketeer, and his Chauchat shoots as fast as one...
If he braided his beard and some of his hair, give him an axe, definite Viking material! :)
Seeing these two together just gave me a serious emotional event
"I want to go to some of the Russian museums"
SerB: SAY NO MORE
"Gun Jesus conversing with Chief Gottatank" (2019, colorized)
The main reason I've been following Ian's channel for the last 5 years is cause he stays away from politics and doesn't voice his opinion in non topical stuff.
Yep. I'm VERY left of center for most everything, but I enjoy firearms content, as long as it doesn't try to bludgeon me with a political view I find disagreeable. I can see that people with opposing views would be the same with their viewing habits. If I want my political views, I'll go to one of the places that is explicit in its position and bias. If you are however, presenting videos on physical objects, I don't see why politics necessarily has to be dragged into it (both sides seem to do this all over the place).
Yes. He is so informative and interesting on the topic I'm here to see. I get the shots with most politicians. I just want to relax when I come to UA-cam
Inrangetv does a bit, however, it's not too extreme ^-^
Except for that one time when he asked viewers to join the NRA. Which was when I unsubbed.
@@randymagnum143 Where does that come from!? You seem like the kind of guy who will gladly pick a fight to make this world "better".
edit: There's some unintentional irony in my comment. Anyway, let's solve this in a fight to the death!
I love that he inserted 'actually' in his very first sentence. Try playing the 'actually' drinking game in his vids made me an alcoholic.
I think I’ll try this! Oh Bugger, the liquor cabinets on fire!
@John Gulyas, lmao, you won the internet today, well played sir!!
Might also work with Ian's "frankly"s.
@@Tunkkis gosh darn yes.
Now I know what I wish for Christmas: The loading tool video!
Two of my most favorite video hosts who both have very underrated sense's of humor.
The_Chieftain is really, really tall! Wow, I know he's mentioned his height before, but seeing him standing next to Ian, really brings home his "fire" drills in various tanks. Much respect!
What's more is that Ian is 5'10, very average to slightly tall in some countries. Chief has a good 5 inches on Ian, so I'd put him around 6'4.
@@Frogstomp27 I didn't realize Ian was that tall, he's slender enought that I think of him as a little guy, 5'8 or less
@@mikeabbott2396 yeah he's pretty in shape honestly, probably works out and eats pretty decently
Watching one of Nicks videos from Rock island yesterday, he said he would like to meet Ian.
I'm honestly just happy to see two of the best and my favorite hands-on military historians of these current times converse. Fantastic interview, Chieftain!
I'm an 'Armoured Cavalry' guy & also very interested in 'Historic Military Firearms'....so not surprised that I thought this a great chat between two of my favourite UA-camrs. :)
The Chieftain interviewing Gun Jesus in front of the Alamo??
I must be high...
And somehow youtube didnt explode when these two filmed this video together.
"I try not to publish that sort of thing back to back to back."
Ian, you forgot the word "anymore" at the end of that sentence.
Are you still bummed out about the Bergman channel 🤣🤣
@@edwalmsley1401 Not really, but I do recall Ian giving it as an example of a learning experience that influenced his upload schedule.
@@thomasbirt4725 personally I quite like Bergman's but it did get a little much
Ah, the days of the Forgotten Bergmanns. We'll never see a time like that again unfortunately. 🤣🤣🤣
I really think I'm the only one who enjoyed the Bergman marathon.
I only thought that my life was complete when I saw the video on Ian's channel. Now that this second one has dropped, I can die a happy man. Not soon, mind you, I'm still relatively young, but still.
I can agree with that statement. The Russians have TONS of very, very cool stuff in regards to firearms. And vehicles.
I have a dream that one day I'll make it to Kubinka!
Everyday I discover new Russian firearms and vehicles, currently my new favorite is the Vodnik
@@whoelsebutmeofcoursei There's something called Vitjaz or similar, tracked utility vehicle that basically swims roof-deep in mud and still moves.
@@piotrd.4850 Vityaz DT-30?
Finally! Hooray! The two legends in a single video
This is their 2nd video together. The other one is on Forgotten Weapons where they are firing all of the guns on a Sherman. Cool video.
@@jaken9817 all that needed was for David Fĺetcher to wander into shot and tell them they were doing it all wrong
And that proof marks talk is the best master class in great delivery of dry subject matter into an entertaining presentation
My wife and I ran into Ian on our honeymoon in Rome. Ian was eating dinner on the sidewalk right outside my hotel as we were walking by. Weirdest thing.
Did he disassemble any cutlery?
@@Alpostpone no, he just seemed very surprised when I shook his hand.
I used to sometimes eat lunch and dinner with him freshman year of college. Great to see him become a professional firearms historian.
@@reubensandwich9249 wait a second, did you eat dinner with him or did he eat you for dinner?
@@reubensandwich9249 Man this is so cool, the world is really a small place!
For an off-the-cuff (but pre-scheduled ;) ) interview, this takes the cake. Cheiftan tracks questions and progress like it's on a Chyron. Ian's answers, comments and anecdotes relate to subject without rambling on. No wonder they have the best channels on the toob!
My two favourite youtubers!
Personally, what I think really differentiates Ian and the Chieftain from all the rest, is that you guys are living, breathing encyclopedias of the subject matter (although that elderly gentleman at the British tank museum probably could give the Chieftain a run for his money!)
Caliber wars? There's things smaller than 120mm?
Mike McL yeah I heard the Russians had a 115. Not too sure of that that though.
@@blgarage9519 T62 has a 115 mm gun.
30 mm is a thing.
Is that what she said?
Rumor has it that they used to use a wimpy 105mm (but that's the internet for you, anything can be put up)
Oh my goodness! I always *knew* in my mind that Nicholas was tall, but wow, never thought The_Chieftian was this *TALL* !!
Great interview and amazing location.
Thank you to Ian and Nick for making this for us fans to enjoy during the holidays.
Now picture that fella bouncing around inside a tank.
Hard to even imagine, let alone picture such a thing!
Oh bugger!
17:52 oooo you're taking picture
But why she said that? was she talking to someone else?
What if she was one of these political warmongers (idk what to call) and she heard two evil men talking about evil guns and decided to ruin their fun
@@whoelsebutmeofcoursei might be talking to sombody else.
Thanks for this, neat to hear the background to making the videos and a big thanks to your patient wives.
Loved this! Thanks to you both for being such awesome and informative people.
Thanks guys, I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, these collaborations are a welcome and refreshing change than enhances your usual excellent content.
Thank you both!
Fantastic to see two historical aficionados just talk. Appreciate you both take care!
I didn’t realize how hard you guys actually work to put these great videos in front of us. Thank you
Thanks guys really great to watch. Thanks 2 of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work
Ian's channel is a leading light on utube. Always delivers quality.
Wonderful chat. Much of what makes Ian and Nicholas great to watch is that they speak from knowledge and not just quoting what they have read,
Two of the most informed and engaging presenters out there. Thanks guys.
This was an Awesome collab to watch gentlemen! I do appreciate the efforts you both put into your research And delivery.
I could watch you guys talk all day. I love the content you put out. I'm looking forward to watching that Tank video you put out together. Stay classy!
As a native San Antonio denizen, I'm kicking myself for missing that they were in town.
Rudofaux Thinking the same.
Two of my favorite people on UA-cam. Two great examples of quality entertainment and well researched information combining to create compelling media.
Two of my favorite youtube channels? Again? These collaborations are the best!
My two favourite youtubers, interesting talk. Chief. i wish you would talk more about battle history/performance of reviewed tank models. Thanks for the best content ever guys.
My favourite gun nut interviewed by my favourite tank nut 😱👌👌
Story time with Ian is the best times.
Fun times with Ian and Karl are good times.
I don't think I've ever seen an interview with Ian, but this was really interesting and nice to watch
Thank you guys :)
There are a few interviews with Ian. Including one discussing his collection. The Q & A videos on Forgotten Weapons and InRangeTV are like interviews ..
Love this video, Ian has some of the greatest, most informative gun videos I've ever seen. Look forward to learning about some tanks from the The_Chieftain.
love this!! really hope you guys do more together in the future
The beginning of this was a video about all of the guns on the M4 Sherman tank, paid for by World of Tanks. So thank World of Tanks for this opportunity.
I hope you and yours have an awesome holiday season. Cheers.
I would say what interested me in Ians content was the in depth explenation of mechanical operation of the guns, which is almost unique, and helps clear up a lot of the fog around guns for someone who doesnt have access to them.
The UA-cam channel run by the US Chemical Safety Board has videos detailing the different accident investigations they've done over the years. These videos have millions of views each. People have an enormous desire for information in addition to entertainment.
I love this so much. Two awesome guys talking about interesting stuff, and with the added bonus of random people walking around in the background. I thought it was funny when he awkwardly nodded at the guy standing behind them. You guys are amazing!
I love to bee part of History from the start of Forgotten Weapons till today. Amazing how far it have gone and Ian is worth everything, you the Best.
Thank you for what you do for us :)
Ian focusing on a specific gun is the reason I came to his channel, Ian focusing on the history of each gun throughout the series is why I subscribed to this channel and watch almost every upload.
I love these collaborative efforts. Since I am subscribed to MHV, Bismarck, Forgotten Weapons, InRangeTV, The Chieftain, and C&Rsenal, I get to enjoy more than one. I've been subscribed to Ian the longest, but,with all the high quality content, it's hard to choose a single favorite.
Thanks gentlemen you have both entertained and educated me. Come to think of it that is a sign of an exceptional teacher.
Love this! Two of my favourite UA-camrs!
Thank you guys for doing this.
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If these two were to find themselves in a tank that was on fire, which do you think would make it out? The one that knows his way around tanks, or the one who can squeeze around obstacles and actually fit through the hatch?
Have you seen Ian crawl through a small hole? He's impossibly fast.
I bet there would be plenty of lumps and bruises to go around .
Two of the best UA-camrs we have. Thanks for the video.
Great conversation between two of my favorite channel hosts. Very enjoyable, hope you guys can link up again sometime.
Ian is actually the reason I've decided something like a Mas-36 will be very early in my rifle collection.
Wow, a glutton for punishment eh?
Getting parts and ammo must be a pain.
@@junkersintutus4282 I just like the odd look of them haha. Will likely be a once in a while one to take out of the safe, with a No.1 mk3 being the first and more regularly used rifle.
@@Radzaification
Enjoy!
I think one of the areas in which the content of both channels is excellent is the intellectual honesty of Misters McCollum and Moran (sounds so stuffy!): both of you try quite hard (it seems) to be very rigorous in stating what you know, and what you do not know, and if you are guessing, you say so, and if you discover you were wrong you also say so, and you are willing to put in a considerable amount of effort to actually learn what is so and what is not. Mr. Moran for example going back through the actual primary source material for Sherman tank effectiveness and losses in WWII, and Mr. McCollum doing as much research as he is able and listening to many many experts and always learning.
Love both these guys and their interesting banter...
Yey Estonia got a mention! Great episode, Love both channels!
They should swap roles for a day and have a go at each other’s skill set, maybe task each other with a gun/tank type, then a Q&A with each other. That would make an interesting film.
Good show as usual guys
Very good interview Mr. Chieftain. It was fun seeing another of my favourite youtuber on your channel!
What a great interview, thank you.
2 of the best UA-cam weapons guys on here.. the intelligence.. the presentation.. the quality information.. keep on keeping on guys.. both A+
3:10 This is why UA-cam is actually BETTER than books (and even documentaries since those tend to be so long winded). Seeing is often understanding.
7:20 His video on the EARLY French MG is my favorite of all Forgotten Weapons.
I was subscribed to Forgotten Weapons time ago nice to see Ian on ur channel too :)
Wow!!! THIS IS THE MOST ESPECTED UA-camRS UNION EVER. Now i have something worthy to tell my grandchildrens! This is beyond AWESOMENESS! Never thought i live to see this day!
Superb conversation and I loved the chemistry.
More colabs please. Maybe an item on tank commander guns or coaxial guns where Ian's knowledge comes in.
Great interview, enjoy both channels!!!
love both of your channels keep it up guys.
Soon there will be
"Oh bugger, the machine gun barrels is on fire"
That is really true about all history. or really just about any subject whatsoever. You can never, ever run out of stuff to learn, there is always another, more obscure, arcane level you can move to, and each level is even deeper than the one before. I love it.
Two guys standing outside and talking. No stupid camera work, no sound effects or pyrotechnics, and yet it is highly entertaining.
Well done!
Meetings like this, the emergence of people like Ian and Nick, are examples of the Internet living up to its potential for a change.
Just weeks before COVID hit. So much for Ian's travel plans.
You mentioned a Greek cruiser, well I guess RHNS Averof , there is a nice little book that I highly recommend : ''RHNS Averof, thunder in the Aegean'' by John Carr.