Stechkin APS: The Soviet Machine Pistol

[@motherhorsefucker]

"before you shoot a Russian machine pistol, you must first learn its history" Another proverb from his high holiness, Gun Jesus, king of firearms vloggers.

[@peterp1575]

My father was a pilot during WW2, he used TT for "real shooting", defending himself. Also he had an opportunity to compare a lot of german and soviet weapon up to 1967, when retired. He didn't like "short barrels", preferring rifle, SVT with optic, but Stechkin was his favourite, "heavy, accurate, very comfortable for his hand".

[@petrpoletaev8864]

Talking about simularities between APS and Makarov it's fitting to mention that Nick Makarov was Stechkin's scientific consultant while he was a student

[@MasonStoijck]

While who was a student? Makarov or stechkin?

[@Schrodingers_kid]

@@MasonStoijck If I had to guess, it's the latter Makarov is older than Stechkin

[@michailpanchev9952]

That backelite-like material the second pattern of the holster is made of, is called AG4. It is a thermo-activated fabric-filled resin. And some types of it are very rigid. You can hardly break it with a hammer. Other types are brittle.

[@alexk2418]

I remember blueprint of stechkin in school. Year was 1993-94 It was " self defense" class.... SKS, anti tank mine, gas mask and other stuff also...

[@Hanzer-ns5bh]

That sounds like it would beat the hell out of my home economics class way back when.

[@alexk2418]

@@hungryburger1170 . Yep... Crazy thinking abaout it. But it was crazy time. More to the story. It was not about just gun's. Medical assistant, what med take if something happens, if shit past fan what eats and what can't, how to react in catastrophe region. Some behavior models in general (respect to life preservation).

[@TheTimbs_]

Sort of wish I was Russian

[@mars_man9971]

Nothing like waking up before work to a stetchkin video

[@randomfamilyman4876]

mars_man u spelt wanking wrong....

[@themorrigan1312]

Or school, for that matter

[@itswednesdaymydudes8631]

Well said

[@Salesman9001]

My Captain carried one of these at all times. Stock/holster was custom made from some reddish wood after original cracked. This is the gun that really got me into guns and mechanics behind them.

[@rocksteadyska6933]

I would love to have been at the test bench on the range to see the guys face who fired this thing and realised it needed a rate reducer

[@kylebradley3]

Think they would have realized it before even seeing a prototype on the range

[@gunnarkvinlaug7226]

Espesialy since it's a simple blowback too!

[@fp4592]

Stechkin still popular enough among spec police units. They use it without stock just like full size combat pistol. Да и у бандитов штука популярная: особенно с кавказа :)

[@ardhyaanargha2194]

SSO guys in Syria usually carry Stechkin if im not mistaken?

[@bobwong2995]

@@ardhyaanargha2194 pilots also seems to carry it. The pilot of a su25 downed in Syria used it

[@tcrevels]

There is an interesting ANNA News video here on YT where a Russian pilot in Syria shows off his Stechkin, its from about a year ago maybe a bit longer.

[@MakAlexMosc]

Translation of Russian part of the comment: This thing also poular among criminals, especially from Caucasus (Chechens, Dagestanis etc).

[@IvanIvon]

@@iommi1337 Подойти поверить слабо?

[@Diver6106]

The cleaning rod in the stock also has a flattened end, so it can be used as a screwdriver to remove the grips. Also the stock fitting is very robust and well made. It does not have a separate spring, but the lever piece is fitted into a hole and acts as a spring to attach the pistol.

[@thelongslowgoodbye]

Sights going out to 200 metres? That's optimistic.

[@Flying_Lexus]

We'll see about that when he shoots it.

[@stoneblue1795]

Downhill, downwind, rabbits foot in pocket.

[@ThisNewHandleSystemSucks]

Aren't they always?

[@SuperVistaprint]

welp, what i was told (how i learned it) the 200m are not to make "deadshots" it is for the common soldier to just fire suppressive shots in the general direction and have them close enough to seem threatening. if you shoot at someone and your bullets go 20m short... not that impressive, but have them wizz by in some "close" proximity should be enough to keep their heads down. would anyone really engage at that range..... no but they would have a bit higher chances of efficte sup. fire with that range on the sights

[@leathery420]

Lol it will be like shooting rainbows at 200M 9Mak isn't exactly know for it's power. I mean they went from 7.62x25 to 9x18 because they wanted concealable and simpler/cheaper to manufacture guns. If they needed more power they'ed just got straight to the AK.

[@simonwinnik6655]

respected and loved by various police units in Russia as well as the criminal underworld, 20 rounds, rapid fire capabilities and a long sight radius are nothing to sneeze at

[@LymanAbraxas]

Super Makarov at its finest.

[@Erikreaver]

Thiccarov

[@kasper7574]

Actually the super makarov would be he Shr1mp

[@more-of-psycho-less-of-logist]

@@@Erikreaver: Well, it might be Thiccarov, but is it Sliccarov?

[@antinoandrewarts2637]

The Moredakkarov sounds better.

[@dongblak7048]

HK Markarov 23

[@Cacowninja]

Would you like a stock or a holster for your pistol? Yes.

[@ascendedfashy9632]

YOU SEE IVAN

[@KriticalKoitus]

>libertarian >furry pfp Checks out

[@Cacowninja]

based! Well yeah I am a furry and an anarchist.

[@rickautry2759]

How about a 'Stoster' or a 'Holck'?

[@Cacowninja]

@@rickautry2759 Once again, yes as in either one.

[@scoe5908]

Perfect for concealed carry

[@yuribartieniev8364]

Maybe in a shoulder holster. Yes the gun is heavy, a little bit heavier than a loaded 1911 and slightly longer than Walther P38, abouth the same size as Beretta 92. Beautiful gun. In Russia they are getting rarer and turned almost to the status symbol. Anyway I like it for its 20 round magazine and smooth lines.

[@avnrulz8587]

Not with that holster. 😉

[@choosetheright8654]

Yeah you pull it out *ratatatatatatatatatat* 20 rounds later you would of maybe of hit the bad guy

[@rogerwennstrom6677]

With the stock attached ofcourse :)

[@TheAKgunner]

@@choosetheright8654 It does have a semiautomatic function.

[@CrazyArcher2160]

Regarding the wooded stock. My grandfather was a Soviet tank gunner in the early 50's. He was issued a Stechkin with a wooden holster/stock, and really didn't like to carry it. It was really easy to hit the edge of the hatch jumping into a tank with the holster (as it bulged out rather awkwardly), cracking and effectively ruining it.

[@MasterOfHelium]

Unrealistic distances aside, I like the design of rear sight on this piece. Intuitively clear how to operate, big bold numbers, big switch wheel and seems to be pretty sturdy too so it'd take a good beating before being knocked out of proper zeroing.

[@isuzu6851]

I cant upvote this hard enough, I've waited a long time for you to take a look at one of these. Love it!

[@paulmanson253]

Hi Ian. You made a comment about the plastic stock being of some phenolic material. Bakelite is itself a phenol-formaldehyde product. No doubt different look and feel from whatever phenolic material you were thinking of,but likely not terribly different in basic chemistry. I made Bakelite for a science project in high school. Most phenolics use formaldehyde or similar chemistry to create the basic conditions for crosslinking. I could be wrong,but I believe they are all thermosetting as well. A minor issue but you might be interested in it. Cheers.

[@zavoczkihewing]

I wanted to make the exact same comment. I'm studying to be a polymer chemist and it bugged me too. I'm glad you made the comment and you are absolutely right. In the 40's through 50's bakelite and its descendants were the go to polymers when it came to injection moulding.

[@zavoczkihewing]

I might add that in thermosetting polymers was the go to as nylon is not a thermosetting polymer but nylon was also getting heavy industrial use.

[@Sir_Godz]

Ian is probably missing parts from some guns... great of you to volunteer to remake them

[@zavoczkihewing]

I belive my grammar is off. I wanted to correct my previous comment as i was talking about the major use of bakelite and phenolic resins as a thermosetting polymer in that time period. Nylon and other polymers also saw industrial use a lot but they are not thermosetting polymers specifically. I am not able to remake any weapon part, and i am sorry if i got anyone's hopes up because of my bad phrasing.

[@11Kralle]

Wasn't "Bakelit(e)" just the trademark for pressed phenol-formaldehydes until the late 1920s?

[@tripleog9557]

What a slice of heaven you found up there in Toronto. Great stuff and thank Toronto movie guns again from us on Patreon....👍🏼👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻

[@danielschnopp-wyatt3578]

Nothing says commie cool like a Stechkin. Thank you. I've wanted a close-up look for decades.

[@GlFeras]

Last time I was this early the Habsburgs still mattered

[@joshuabrown7815]

Underrated comment right here

[@xgford94]

Wow that’s awesome, I think We as an audience are a little over educated ;)

[@MarikHavair]

I think 300 years was a good run, can't win 'em all.

[@xgford94]

Duncan Grove just a pity they valued their blood line way too much

[@rvanhees89]

@@xgford94 especially the Spanish Habsburgers. They were like the Alabama of Aristocracy...

[@Kevly_]

Every time a new gun gets released on Call of Duty, this channel appears in everyone’s recommendations

[@johnpalmer5131]

I am a long time viewer of you videos and love your work. KZbin just inserted an ad in this video which to my memory the first time I have seen one on your content. Hope the video is monetized and you, the content creator, get to share in that revenue. Keep up the great work.

[@gz7006]

The Bakelite/Resine stock made me feel feelings I thought were reserved only for the opposite sex. Lord help me.

[@Hanzer-ns5bh]

Welcome to guns.

[@dbmail545]

I have always been fascinated by this MP. That polymer holster/stock while more robust also appears to have a longer length of pull. "A pile of Stechkins" Wow!

[@F4Wildcat]

Balalaika's gun from Black lagoon!

[@ivanvoronov3871]

A fellow black lagoon fan, a pleasant surprise

[@zoeyadams7429]

Greeting comrades, I too am attracted as well as scared of the Captain, is it too late to join the club?

[@oneproudbrowncoat]

Kinda prefer the Ripoff Church...

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

Yakuza girl also had one

[@squnxfisher9831]

Rodrigo Seoane yea but I forgot her name, she fire's it in full auto. but balalaika fire's it in single fire if I remember correctly

[@randomfamilyman4876]

I’m sporting wood... like the gun

[@randomfamilyman4876]

Huckleberry you’re right

[@anatolib.suvarov6621]

The Stechkin is my second favorite Soviet pistol. I never got to play with one in the service, but I sure would love to. TT-33 is my favorite Soviet pistol. Don't get me wrong, I like Maks, but I really like the 7.65, x 25 Toke cartridge, more umf than 9mmP, and the projectile weight (if firing the correct ammo) is only five grains lighter than standard 9mmP.

[@glennredwine289]

I am with you Anatoli. I wonder why the 5.7x28 FN pistol was invented when the 7.62x25 was already around. The 5.7x28 is a fly weight incapable of bringing down.

[@paraweld9838]

@@glennredwine289 I believe the 5.7 round was designed to specifically pierce through armor, what you're gonna do on the other side however may be a bit laughable, but at least you get 20 goes at bringing someone down

[@kill6180]

GOD WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO COME OUT JUST BEFORE CLASS

[@TristXD]

I love using this in Escape From Tarkov

[@LexisLodge]

Still my favorite sidearm in Tarkov^^

[@RooZvonBooZ]

Yay, was hoping there would be some EFT nerds here :D

[@AKK5I]

SP7 + leg meta for days

[@lauripyykkonen958]

@@AKK5I Waiting for the golden APS for reshala

[@Kazsquatch]

wood stocks would be a nice addition

[@Князевинженер]

Finally a video about the Stechkin!

[@BoisegangGaming]

That 200m sight is the most "You See Comrade" thing I've seen. "You see comrade if you shoot pistole at American they will expect rifle but be confused"

[@seldogrif9732]

Actually I've seen people who were able to hit a target 200 meters away using that pistol, and those were not lucky shots XD

[@Soul12000]

Yes! I love this one and you just covered it! One of my favourite gun KZbinrs along with Hickhock45, Larry Vickers and Demolition Ranch!

[@kristinarain9098]

Oh my god😮❤ Я люблю Стечки АПС!!!!!! Спасибо! The pilot shot down in Syria was armed with this and used it to hold off a group of 'moderate' beheaders approaching his position. He was wounded and knew he wasn't gonna make it so he took out a grenade and pulled pin and waited until they were trying to drag him off and... Brave brave man!

[@christianhoffmann8607]

Source for this? It better not be RT

[@kristinarain9098]

@@christianhoffmann8607 nope. I'll post the link. I had the actual audio somewheres.

[@kristinarain9098]

@@christianhoffmann8607 what I find most amazing is no one in western media could be bothered to talk about it. This man chose to die rather than be captured. He did was he was trained to do and right to his last breath. ❤️

[@toimeis3778]

Maybe he shouldnt have gone to fight other peoples wars?

[@foxhound1443]

@@toimeis3778 It is his war since the "moderates" are very active in Russia with little to no success but still active.

[@Mpeterson1286]

Coolest stocked pistol I've seen so far. That slick 20rnd magazine looks like it would give an FN 5.7 a run for it's money decades earlier.

[@B52Stratofortress1]

I love these things, but honestly just issuing out PPS-43s as PDW's probably would have made more sense. They're nice and light, and can be easily carried slung with a folded stock. Easy to store inside vehicles as well. And there was no shortage of them after the war

[@5anjuro]

I suspect that was the contingency in the event of an actual war. Soviets didn't have a major conflict till Afghanistan and by then the AK 74U was available.

[@bogdanbogdanoff5164]

The thing about soviet war-production anything was that quality control was barely there, 1942-45 PPSs aged badly and quickly I imagine. It's also not a small weapon by tank crew standards.

[@leeharveyoslik]

they changed the pistol caliber from 7.62 to 9 mm.

[@claudiojopiavilches5169]

Pros of this channel: All the guns are awesome and love the information and history and can't wait to get my hands on some. Cons: Not Ian's fault but living in Australia makes me burst with envious rage.

[@LifeisGood762]

So cool! I've been waiting for this video for years. I remember reading about this pistol way back on the worldguns Russian website. Would love to get my hands on a semi auto version though that's unlikely as I've never even seen a parts kit. On the other hand I got an email from Classic that said they have PM 63s and Colt is making DA revolvers again so I'm optimistic of anything.

[@SurgeonSilver]

I own an airsoft co2 version of this pistol, even bought the the real wooden stock/holster with ammo pouches and leather strap to go with it! The stock is a dark reddish brown!

[@sercancelenk7131]

Just had my ass handed over to me by a bunch of dudes using this gun with 80 round drum mag in Call of Duty.

[@fredwupkensoppel8949]

I don't know what's the bigger misconception in video games: That you can actually hit something with a full-auto pistol without a stock or that drum mags are a good idea.

[@saintqueso6946]

@@fredwupkensoppel8949 neither are, I’ve literally seen both used in urban combat with success

[@Panzerkopf]

I've always loved plum bluing. I had a Ruger MK II where some parts had a slight plum shade to them. Loved it.

[@bargunner18]

The Cyrillic K at the end of the serial number denotes the date of production as being 1958.

[@justinmartinez680]

I love watching your videos before work to relax a minute

[@LimiIity]

This got recommend to me after the makarov got released in mw

[@G_v._Losinj2_ImportantPlaylist]

Hey Ian, love the videos i wish tomorrow you would quickly show of the selector interacts with the frame and if and how it effects the firing pin or hammer. Fan for a long time, have learned a lot about weapons and mechanics to complement reading history. the stories and anecdotes. Thank you for your work. excellent work from editing, shooting, your research, presentation, diction, and speaking. Tremendous Work!

[@randomcomments101]

Nice, Thanks Ian I've wanted to see this machine pistol since I saw it in one of my favorite Korean films "A Bittersweet Life". You don't see it in many English language movies well it was it "Atomic Blonde" but that wasn't a very good movie....

[@5anjuro]

Yes, it features in the Dalkomhan Insaeng very prominently. The fieldstripping scene is hilarious.

[@therealinak]

Thank you! I’ve been waiting for this for a while.

[@mexanik9]

didnt expected to see rate reducer there

[@CeltKnight]

Excellent! A video about one of my favorite (and sadly yet still virtually unobtainable) Cold War Era ComBloc weapons! I can't wait for the shooting video. :)

[@skepticalbadger]

Krinkov is actually an Afghan term, not an American one. See Miles Vining's TFB articles.

[@Kosake86]

Whatever it is, it's not russian and really shouldn't be used. AKSU works just fine. There never was a "U" Version of the 47/59 Versions, so the 74 part is redundant.

[@nindger4270]

@@Kosake86 Yeah but at this point it's just such a common term in the US, you won't get people to stop using it. Kind of like "broomhandle" for the Mauser C96. At least Ian specifically said that it's known as a Krinkov *in the US* , i.e. it's not *actually* called that.

[@devincook2736]

@@Kosake86 aksu sounds like what you say when you sneeze. Krinkov/krink honestly sounds more appropriate.

[@henrydinnick]

Forgive me if I'm wrong as I am English but I thought krinkov mainly applies to a shortened 7.62 ak.

[@keithm5378]

@@henrydinnick "Krinkov" is a catch all term in the US for shortened/chopped AKs of any kind, generally with a folding stock (under or side) I have heard the Russian AKS74U, Zastava M92, Polish FB Onyx, Romanian Draco pistols and Romanian PM md90 all referred to as "Krinkovs"

[@5anjuro]

The APS features in the Korean movie Bittersweet Life (Dalkomhan Insaeng) where it becomes the main weapon of vengeance. The fieldstripping contest scene and the pair of hapless gunrunners are hilarious.

[@cherudium]

I wonder where in the world Ian is right now to post this at this time. If he is home it must be ridiculously late at night.

[@nindger4270]

Unless I'm mistaken, most videos are just scheduled for a certain point in time and uploaded months before that. He has a looooong backlog by now I imagine.

[@cherudium]

@@nindger4270 Never really thought about that I guess. I don't upload videos or have much in the way of social media so I'm clueless to these kinds of things.

[@nindger4270]

@@cherudium I just happen to know because he mentioned that in a Q&A once, there's no real reason why someone should concern themselves with such things as a viewer. :D

[@cherudium]

@@nindger4270 I see, I try to watch the Q&As because there is always good questions and interesting stuff to learn but normally do so while doing something else so I miss things.

[@kvonkirk2340]

Ready to see it fire. Great stuff as always!

[@charlesadams1721]

Seems like a really good option for the political officers in military units. Seems more suited to that role than an actual PDW.

[@rvanhees89]

As in the motivating of conscripts? :p

[@gregoryfilin8040]

It was more used by special units. It was seen as a specialty weapon to be used by a few.

[@charlesadams1721]

Roderick Van Hees; or as in punishing any of those soldiers who weren’t sufficiently faithful to the cause.

[@rvanhees89]

@@charlesadams1721 ssssstttt we dont call it that, tovarish

[@charlesadams1721]

Roderick Van Hees; I understand that, I just couldn’t come up with the word using murder to motivate.

[@TheGearhead222]

GREAT VIDEO, Ian! Never knew that the Stechkin had a rate reducer-Very compact and ingenious design! I want one!;)-John in Texas

[@koleyo9072]

angery makarov

[@taskforcekarma6945]

Reminds me of a Makarov a little but with a longer barrel, full auto capabilities and a few other changes. Both are 9x18mm. Great Video as always.

[@lokichoki_]

Man that thing would of been even more awesome in 7.62x25

[@nekogaming3930]

You can't cause it blowback it would require a recoil spring like the tt-33 for it to be calibrated in 762x25

[@j.granger1120]

Great video, Ian. I was always wondered about this weapon.

[@Weed8Gone]

Anyone, what is the brownish red coating on some of the metal parts? I have it on my makarov also and have been wondering for a long time. Is it a varnish or the like? I'm not going to mess around with it and ruin it, so if anyone could clue me I'd be thankful.

[@curtisgray2541]

Ian stated on another comment it might be due to high nickel content in the steel.

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

Gun Jesus declares that red coloring to be a higher presence of nickel in the steel.

[@gregoryfilin8040]

It’s because of high nickel content steels. That creates that bluing.

[@Pirate85_Original]

God, found this gun and asked myself what is is... Why I am not surprised You already have it in one of your video - thy man. ❤

[@randomcommentor1128]

Who's here after seeing the Sykov in MW?

[@electrichellion5946]

Mack Bolan liked these too. When his Beretta couldn’t be used due to empty cases being left behind often he would carry this instead.

[@pintrat2600]

Hi Ian just wondering would you be able to have a look at any irish made weapons. I know thats a big ask and would be hard to source but I know there was a lot of homw manufacturing of lee enfields mausers and some pistols during the 1916 rising war of independance and a small bit in the civil war. Would appreciate greatly. Keep up the good work and kindest regards.

[@johnm3907]

SHEEV the EXPERT that was in 1800s thats not what he means.

[@stoneblue1795]

Stay on topic, buddy....

[@pintrat2600]

Im on about like people using military rifles as templates and making their own. I have seen a couple in the military museum in dublin. Theres actually a shotgun bayonet on display over there so im pretty sure theres definently information on it

[@happyflea]

His video with the guys at the Royal Armouries on home made weapons did include an example of a home made Irish submachine gun: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoWwo6ikl79_gNk (skip to 6:50).

[@faeembrugh]

I think that was a Loyalist machine gun...

[@Frankdude72]

That black (blued) finish with the chocolate brown accents looks really cool. :)

[@thecbc7658]

Hey review the PERNACH OTS-33

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool Firearm Ian. I would love to have one of those in my collection.

[@АндрейКуролес-г8я]

It's Molot Plant marking, not Tula.

[@samtheprotogen9038]

my grandfather was issued an APS after his TT and before his PM, he was an air force officer

[@johannesr1046]

What treatment makes the small metal parts "red"?

[@theleftonelast591]

Communism

[@RexNicolaus]

Ian said in one comment the high content of nickel in the steel. It could be that plus the heat treatment to the steel.

[@johannesr1046]

@Theleftonelast This is the most plausible answer. Thank you!

[@phileas007]

It happens once the gun gets blessed by a priest. holy aura gives you +10 shiny metal

[@matthewhickey3856]

Your super professional and i love your work

[@insertnamehere4341]

Gun jesus has brought us more beutiful soviet engineering

[@niadhf]

I need this for my 9x18 collection!

[@johnplayer3093]

That's a big gun

[@JetsBauer]

Thanks...

[@corvusification]

For you

[@Hanzer-ns5bh]

_You're A Big Guy_

[@firstnameiii7270]

ok i’ll watch this first even though it’s 2 years old and the shooting is right next you make me want to learn the machine before just seeing the “magic”

[@herrmateuss]

Wz. 63 Rak please! Another interesting Warsaw Pact machine pistol

[@thetuguar]

I giggle every time I see this gun's name, because rak means cancer in Russian

[@herrmateuss]

@@thetuguar the same in polish :) but it's mean Ręczny Automat Komandosów

[@joelmuller358]

I once saw this behind the scenes feature with the armorer for the movie Face/Off where he showed off a Stechkin, with words to the effect of "Of course, this is a bad guy gun, because it's much to cool for a good guy.". I can only agree. Excited to see how it shoots. 9x18 in such a beefy gun, with a rate reducer and all might be pretty controllable. I've heard they're still quite popular with Russian SWAT equivalents.

[@Sm0nkyB0i]

The Deagle Makarov

[@Kacpa2]

Not really, it's just big but isnt sporting any ridiculous caliber, it's more inline with full auto berettas and glocks

[@Sm0nkyB0i]

@@Kacpa2 Ok, But Just The Size Of It!

[@milanstepanek4185]

@@Kacpa2 Well instead of going BOOOOOOOM it goes BRRRRRRRRRRT and both guns are quite big.

[@cgob]

Really loving those brown accents on the firing pin,hammer and selector switch. Makes it look classy, in a soviet bloc kind of way.

[@spicyboi860]

0 dislikes?!

[@nikolosm2632]

And 1.1 thousand likes

[@chongli8409]

as usual

[@MosoKaiser]

@@nikolosm2632 now at 1.5k likes.

6 savages have already disliked this holy words from the Gun Jesus mouth, the time for the next crusade against heretics.

[@comradesam3382]

Only true evil dislikes gun Jesus

[@theopinion9452]

The husband of a cousin of mine was a Castro bodyguard in the interior ministry in Cuba,he had this gun and let me shoot it,not full auto but I remember the stock,he carried under his left shoulder always.

[@Danik0301987]

Are you sure they are not in service? Pretty sure the Russian pilot that was shot down in Syria was using one.

[@AnvilAirsoftTV]

Kazakh Gamer still being used by some Spetznaz units.

[@SergMuller]

Yes, although formally APS and other soviet pistols have been replaced in service, there's such a volume of soviet stocks, they will be in use for at least a couple decades by various forces around the globe.

[@bogdanbogdanoff5164]

air force didn't have the replacements for them yet

[@nomad8723]

Does that straw/rose finish on some of the fire control parts confer any benificial properties or is it simply an aesthetic alternative to traditional bluing or other forms of case hardening (that would invariably grant you the boon of Marx and the Red Menace, as well as make it go faster)?

[@ΚώσταςΠαπαδόπουλος-μ5γ]

Just here from Black Lagoon~

[@scottybeegood]

I love me sum stocked pistols. And anything from Tula.

[@zidan1hao917]

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!!!

[@cross3052]

Weapons like this really do a number on targets within about 30 feet. Zips them right up.

[@distincttouch4287]

Grandad of Glock 18

[@mordecaieagle4240]

@keith moore Well, Beretta 93r isn't full-auto pistol, it's only semi-auto/burst. Secondly, it is more likely based on Beretta M951R instead of Stechkin.

[@CaptainGrief66]

@keith moore Wouldn't call them shit if half the world uses their guns. Plus, what did Beretta copy? The concept? Because the M93R has very different internals and machine pistols have been around since WWI.

[@rickautry2759]

If you're curious as to whether some weird thermoset plastic is phenolic resin based, a tiny scratch in some unobtrusive place will smell like Campho-Phenique antiseptic. It's impossible to mistake it.

[@MlTGLIED]

Russian Mauser C96 ;)

[@ironfelixfromkuban2580]

In Russia, works at full-auto pistol started in 1900th. In 1908, Mauser C06 and Luger P08 reconstructed to full-auto. There was very fast rate of fire, and very low reability, and this project closed. In 1912 engineer Frolov created full-auto carbine-pistol in 7.62x38R Nagant cartridge. There was 20-round magazine, blowback, rotating-closed system. This model not produced. In 1915 senior workshop of Kuban cossack host, Molokov, projected "light machine gun "Kubanetz"", actually - long-barrel full-auto pistol, based on Mauser C96 ideas. 7.62x38R Nagant cartridge, 33-round magazine. Also, in 1915, engineer Jurlov projected "small machine gun "Jacob"" (I don't know, why "Jacob") - belt-fed modification of Nagant M1895 revolver. In 1929 engineer Tokarev created two heavy pistols in 7.63x25 Mauser, "big" and "small" - but, "small" was a bigger than TT-33 and APS - full-auto, 22-round magazine. ic.pics.livejournal.com/lewhobotov/78447514/4595475/4595475_original.jpg ic.pics.livejournal.com/lewhobotov/78447514/4539997/4539997_original.jpg In early 1930th, engineer, whose name I forgot, projected "pocket DP machine gun", weird full-auto pistol with pan magazine. In 1943 engineer Yazikov created weird pistol/SMG, in 7.62x25. Full weight 2.5 kg, ~1200 rpm. Magazines - standart of PPS SMG 35-round, and short Yazikov 15-round. www.kalashnikov.ru/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2_web.jpg Also, in 1990th experimented by "reincornation" of APS. Engineer Alexander Shevchenko created pistol, externally identical to the APS, but, with damped automatic, in 6.5x30 experimental cartridge (muzzle velocity 870 mps, energy 900+ Joules, based on long 9x19 case).

[@jakubknotek4891]

All hail Gun Jesus !

[@troy9477]

Nice. Heard of these in a few novels back in my teens, but have only ever seen 1 or 2 photos. I wonder if there is much velocity gain with that length of barrel. The rate reducer looks like a good design, and certainly necessary. Looking forward to the shooting evaluation. Great video as always. Thank you

[@mudy7471]

+ are these Ak74N in the background?

[@brlbrlbrlbrl]

Impossible to say, the lower one in the middle is an AK-74, but whether it has a scope rail or not can't be seen. The other AK models are an AKM, an AKMS and an AKS-74U.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Bottom-right on the wall, Spetsnaz Special.

[@joearnold6881]

Why are the internals and hammer red? Is that a different form of blueing, meant to match the plastic grips?

[@peppis3408]

Sykov !!!

[@vthegoose]

Fascinating. A double feed mag in a handgun. Very unusual, at least by modern standards.

[@jbovenzi]

200 meters for a 9x18mm, LOL

[@jayzenitram9621]

Ok, I'll grant that's quite a distance; however, let me ask you if you'd be willing to stand 200m away and let someone take 20 shots of full auto 9mm mak at you?

[@Treblaine]

I'd like to see someone try to use those sights out that far. It's not just that the bullet starts slow, it slows down so much more while in flight at an unpredictable rate, with a really big heavy bullet you can consistently lob rounds and with a long sight radius you don't need to as finely adjust nor laser perfect alignment of the sights.

[@Виктор_В]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3fak2Bvlr53l5I

[@Treblaine]

@@Виктор_В Jerry Miculek's powers over bullets is so great it's like he is a real life superhero.

[@boocomban]

well if you throw 20 round in 2 second at the enemies in 200m, it not gonna be good for stopping power, but surely it have enough suppression effect.

[@MannoMax]

Oh god i waited 3 years for this video