Episode 107: Gun Nerds 8: 308 Gas Guns

This episode is posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cRej2ciIiM. Special thanks to James Kachman for indexing it.

Episode bookmarks

• Introductions

• Ian explains .308 history, .280 Britbong, Lethality and Terminal Ball-istics

• Distance, Marksmanship, more Intros, AR-10 & Armalite

• 308 Lethality and MGs, Hits and Range, Optics, Terrain

• Current Gas Guns, Accuracy

• Mike and Rick arrive, SCAR-17, Short Barrels, 7.62 Guns in the Squad, Tali-Tubby Behavior, BC & Wind

• Adopting 7.62 while looking Forward, Ammo Types, NGSAR

• Current and Future Fights, Future Tech, Suppressors

• 7.62’s Imminence, Assaulter’s Gun, Contenders, Manufacturing Stuff

• Outsourcing Parts, Production Bottlenecks

• Gas Systems and Gun Design, Ergos

• Predictions of the Next Fight, Service Requirements, Meeting (Future) Threats

• Total Mobilization, Training Standards, Megacities and Near-Peer

• Caliber for Megacities, Appreciating 5.56, SDM and Higher-Up’s Opinions

• 600m Shooting, Supporting Near-Peer Warfare, Relief in Place

• The 7.62 Rifle, Rifles in MG Games & Takur Ghar, Role of SDM, 40mm Grenades

• Ash on M14, Why Knight’s Armament is Great, Ballistics and Optics

• Jumping out of Perfectly Good Airplanes

• Shoutouts and Goodnight