Forgotten Weapons YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
At Forgotten Weapons I think the most interesting guns out there are the most obscure ones. I try to search out experimental and prototype weapons and show you how they work, in addition to more conventional guns that you may not have heard of before. You're much more likely to find a video on the C
| Subscribers | 3.2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 1.9B |
| Videos | 4.7K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 390K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2011-05-09 |
Niches: History Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Colt's failing M16 led to an AK inspired piston prototype | 7.9× | 1.7M | 2026-08-17 |
| Cellphone gun with four hidden barrels | 7× | 1.4M | 2026-10-10 |
| Delta Force pushed a civilian rifle into the M110 and then wanted a carbine | 5.1× | 1M | 2026-10-11 |
| America's Do-It-All Naval Gun: The 5 Inch Mk12 on the USS New Jersey | 5.1× | 1.3M | 2026-09-18 |
| A 1943 mechanical computer that no modern computer could beat | 5.1× | 1.1M | 2026-08-13 |
| Shooting a live drone with one shotgun round while chained | 4.8× | 1M | 2026-08-28 |
| India's Unique X95 Tavor "Zittara" (I Did Not Expect the Magazine) | 4.2× | 996K | 2026-09-30 |
| Why this rare prototype was never in Star Wars | 3.8× | 776K | 2026-10-02 |
| 1789 Girardoni Air Rifle: A Generation Ahead of Its Time | 3.8× | 992K | 2026-09-09 |
| The Army traded 5,000 revolvers for single shot pistols | 3.4× | 678K | 2026-10-19 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Army 1871 Rolling Block Pistol - Obsolete When New | 1.3× | 288K | 2026-10-19 |
| The Army traded 5,000 revolvers for single shot pistols | 3.4× | 678K | 2026-10-19 |
| Why this miniature Sten was built as a demonstration | 1.6× | 333K | 2026-10-18 |
| Does the End of SBR Regulation Mean a Stocked Pistol Renaissance? | 1.7× | 385K | 2026-10-17 |
| Pistol shoulder stocks were offered everywhere—and bought by almost nobody | 0.2× | 44K | 2026-10-17 |
| Precursor to the High Power: FN's 1923 Prototype Model Stocked Pistol | 0.8× | 260K | 2026-10-16 |
| Why the HiPower magazine holds 13 rounds | 1.1× | 224K | 2026-10-16 |
| Same Glock suppressor fails, then Nielsen device makes it cycle | 0.4× | 95K | 2026-10-15 |
| US Navy MkVI Lewis Gun in .30-06 for the Marines | 1.7× | 446K | 2026-10-14 |
| Marines trained on Lewis guns but got Chauchats before combat | 1.8× | 372K | 2026-10-14 |
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Repeatable pattern
Question titles. 4 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "Does the End of SBR Regulation Mean a Stocked Pistol Renaissance?".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 60 | 168K | 0.8× |
| Under 20 minutes | 32 | 230K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 7 | 299K | 1.1× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 150K | 0.5× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.3× the channel's usual views across 4 uploads, against 0.8× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 24.4 uploads a month over its last 30 uploads. Plan a pace you can hold for the same stretch.
These come from the channel's public numbers. They show what went with better results, not what caused them.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Forgotten Weapons have?
Forgotten Weapons has about 3.2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Forgotten Weapons upload?
About 24.4 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Forgotten Weapons?
"How Colt's failing M16 led to an AK inspired piston prototype" reached 7.9× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Forgotten Weapons audience?
No. YouTube keeps audience details private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio, and the public API does not share them. TubeMind does not guess them.
Public statistics from the official YouTube Data API; averages and multipliers are TubeMind estimates, see how scores work. Open Forgotten Weapons on YouTube.