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Didn't he do this with that meme 10mm handgun they were shilling, whatever it was called, after they went out of business.

If I recall correctly, that would be the Hudson H9.

To be fair, a *lot* of people got burned by that massive cocktease; and it kinda surprised me that Karl jumped onto the WWSD project so soon after that debacle. Ah well


And for comparison, here's Karl's take.
 
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To be fair
I'd rather not, the gun's entire concept was based on crap understanding of physics and motivated by photoshop.
People bought into it and went in looking for that reduced recoil rather than scrutinizing it or, you know, looking at it. The theory of lowering the recoil spring is a placebo since that much weight in a 9x19 handgun reduces recoil on its own. I do love how they fucked people through pre-orders by then introducing a lighter model(that people begged for) afterwards when they couldn't even supply the standard pistols after release.
They dug their own grave.

EDIT: It's incredibly interesting, though, that KE Arms was financially involved in the project. What a weird coincidence that Karl and Ian were pushing it as they're pushing the polymer lower introduced by the same company. What are the chances that Russell Phagan is the Sales and Marketing director for KE Arms(Previously an office manager at Cavalry Arms who made the GWACS polymer lower), and is also a member of InRangeTV?
Man, that's weird!
 
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The gun's entire concept was based on crap understanding of physics and motivated by photoshop.
People bought into it and went in looking for that reduced recoil rather than scrutinizing it or, you know, looking at it. The theory of lowering the recoil spring is a placebo since that much weight in a 9x19 handgun reduces recoil on its own.

When I saw the first teaser photos of it sitting on a shooting bench, my first thought was they'd went with some sort of telescoping bolt-type hybrid, or something that nature. But when I saw the actual numbers & one up close, I knew what they were playing at.

EDIT: It's incredibly interesting, though, that KE Arms was financially involved in the project. What a weird coincidence that Karl and Ian were pushing it as they're pushing the polymer lower introduced by the same company. What are the chances that Russell Phagan is the Sales and Marketing director for KE Arms(Previously an office manager at Cavalry Arms who made the GWACS polymer lower), and is also a member of InRangeTV?
Man, that's weird!

Not surprising; a big chunk of the industry (which isn't that big to begin with) has shifted to small shop/tabletop builders, and because of social media, there's a lot of cross-pollination.

Plus, the firearms industry is historically rife with guys who put out a stinker, rake in the geld for the intial batch, and then run across the country to set up another shop.

But unlike the past, that kind of grift is becoming a lot more obvious & financially hazardous
.... Because of social media.
 
Ian is an anti-masker confirmed, Karl is pissed and yelling at the wall of his room in Ian's basement that he doesn't pay rent for.

Also I love how they're pulling the production during a time where absolutely everything worth the price is sold out.
"Boo-hoo people aren't buying them" We can't, they're sold out "It's a shame nobody wants them" They're constantly sold out, you fuckers.
 

Go to ~5:47 for Ian throwing shade at HMG for their STG bullshit.

Speaking of vaporware reproductions; I always wondered what happened to the FG-42 by SMG, the most recent thing I've seen is an InRange mudtest last year.


Ian was quite enthusiastic about the project.

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I wish guntubers made content in the 80s.

Oh hell no.....

"Gun culture" back then was hot bullshit, disguised as rarified insights & minutae by elitist magazine hacks (read: paid shills) & the NRA; which was then parroted by fudds everywhere, along with old crusty fucks who had monopoly on gun stores & show tables. It was a highly insular scene, and the industry was also a lot smaller & secretive as well.
 
Oh hell no.....

"Gun culture" back then was hot bullshit, disguised as rarified insights & minutae by elitist magazine hacks (read: paid shills) & the NRA; which was then parroted by fudds everywhere, along with old crusty fucks who had monopoly on gun stores & show tables. It was a highly insular scene, and the industry was also a lot smaller & secretive as well.
Yeah but it would be funny to watch today if they had done something akin to youtube. Just some weirdo redneck or a dude who runs a pawn shop in a murder capitol city doing videos about their views on guns and culture in the 80s.
 
Oh huh. I never knew I'd find a thread here for this. I don't remember Ian pumping content out as frequently as he does now, he should stop before the well dries.
 
He's actually releasing less content now since he stopped uploading on Sundays for the most part. He admitted last year that he is running out of guns since he can't get easy access to Russia and other foreign gun museums.
 
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He's actually releasing less content now since he stopped uploading on Sundays for the most part. He admitted last year that he is running out of guns since he can't get easy access to Russia and other foreign gun museums.
Probably should've paced himself. What's the opinion on Brandon Herrera here? I couldn't stomach wading through 30 pages of Karl being a cuck. I feel like he's kind of got the shitty unfunny redditor culture sometimes but he has nice content overall.
 
Probably should've paced himself. What's the opinion on Brandon Herrera here? I couldn't stomach wading through 30 pages of Karl being a cuck. I feel like he's kind of got the shitty unfunny redditor culture sometimes but he has nice content overall.
He's been discussed here a little in regards to his AK50 project. I like his content personally.
 
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