Semiauto DShKM "Dushka" in .50 Browning

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Developed by the Soviet Union primarily as an antiaircraft weapon (and used to good effect in that role through World War Two), the DShK heavy machine gun was modernized almost immediately upon adoption. The first batch of new DShKM guns entered production in February of 1945. The final pattern would be formally adopted in 1946.
What we have today is a semiauto DShK built in .50 Browning, which makes ownership and feeding much simpler than with a fully automatic original Russian-caliber example.
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[@masterofthelines]

Normally, charging firearms ejects a cartridge. In Soviet Russia, ejected cartridge charges firearm.

[@PavelKahun]

I mean, I love this meme, but here I honestly laughed out loud. 🤣

[@88Smith52]

это авиационное и танковое орудие, там важен вес и габариты движущихся частей. а еще это традиционное решение, оно использовано не только в этом оружии. мы умеем в простые эффективные решения. как говорил Калашников, "сделать сложно каждый дурак может, ты попробуй сделать просто"

[@lukegaming86]

doesnt this meme have it's roots in Yakov Smirnoff's comedy set in Branson, MO?

[@amenhotepavoskin1307]

@@lukegaming86 Yakov Smirnov is just as Russian as Nelson Mandela is Brazilian.

[@jrgussngussn7093]

In Mother Russia, Dushka charges you!

[@cedricbaccay633]

This and a Toyota Hilux is like peanut butter and jelly hahah

[@thesmallestminorityisthein4045]

Someone told me terrorists using Toyota was bad PR. I told that person a Tacoma/HiLux being able to survive the ownership of a bunch of terrorists with that I'm sure is a disregard for vehicle maintenance while also acting as a light infantry vehicle is some of the best PR they could get.

[@MrDgwphotos]

This and a Huey are like oil and water. ;-)

[@Vtmtnman42]

Facts lol

[@rocket_sensha4337]

@@JKHTX not even just terrotists. Whole governments rely on them to act as frontline light support and for transportation. Both the baddies and (arguably) the good guys know they are amazing.

[@keithklassen5320]

@@thesmallestminorityisthein4045 Also, lots of the people using them were terrorists to some, but freedom fighters to a lot more people.

[@deanhankio6304]

They never made the .22LR conversion, due to the cartridge being too small as a charging handle..

[@andersjjensen]

LOL! Also I think the main spring has to be a teeeny tiiiiny bit weaker for the gun to cycle... and I suspect the friction of a barrel that long might either stop the bullet entirely or just have it plop out at the end and fall to the ground... but besides that it would be sooo freaking funny to fire .22s from a gun this huge.... Kinda like having Arnold Schwarzenegger speak like a Korean tiktok girl :P

[@alvaroasi]

and .22 Sort?

[@edwardcoomer5865]

@@andersjjensen it would look similar to one id those videos of mortar fails where the bomb falls about 2 feet away from the mortar

[@AtlasJotun]

I still hold out hope for a .22Mag iteration.

[@jaimemartinez3866]

lol

[@user-gj1kg6tc4h]

"Душка" actually means "cutie" or "sugar". The more you know. Or "sweetheart", yes.

[@RamBam3000]

Sugar Cutie is the name of a magical girl hero

[@mrsem6670]

Now I know!

[@2298839082508923859]

Yep, but it's definitely not as common as western counterparts, because it's used only when someone want to point out, that this person is a kind one. Also "Душка" is mostly used by females, so, as i know, people prefer call it just "ДШК" (DeSheKa in transcription)...

[@technicaldeath6539]

@@2298839082508923859 wdym it is used only by females

[@2298839082508923859]

@@technicaldeath6539 Usually we don't use this type of terms, cuz it's sounds kinda gay, especially in context of heavy machineguns... It's ok to use it towards females, but still sounds a bit feminine.

[@blank557]

Imagine taking this Bad Boy down to the local sportsman gun range to pop some rounds. "Don't worry guys, It's only semi auto, and legal".

[@thesmallestminorityisthein4045]

If I was there: "idgaf if its legal, fuck the NFA, I care that youre using your buddy as a bipod"

[@AshleyPomeroy]

"I'll pay for any damage to your backstop"

[@joelrobert4053]

I don’t think no range in the US would allow you to shoot something like this

[@tristen9736]

Proceeds to fire it once and deafen everyone at the range

Actually in Russia it's fully legal to own and "hunt" with semiauto e.g. "Maxim hunting carbine" or "DShk hunting carbine". There are some enthusiasts. You can google for those cursed guns.

[@stormthrush37]

That whole thing about using a cartridge case as the bolt handle is a really cool, practical, and unique idea!

[@EvilWhiteGuy7.62]

Idk, I think a simple folding charging handle would have been more practical... imagine having a gun in combat that needs to be charges every couple rounds (which does happen with heavy machine guns often). Meanwhile you got to turn move and look for your charging handle/shell case in the grass/mud everytime time...or have to pull the one you saved out of pocket every couple rounds....idk, it's cool, but not practical

[@bradenculver7457]

@@EvilWhiteGuy7.62 yea it makes sense but I feel like there's a better solution, but eh it works I guess

[@JMAN-pg4tg]

As someone who has fired an m2 browning quite extensively, a large charging handle is a must. You don’t need it often if everything is going well, but if your gun gets dirty, you get a bad batch of ammo, etc, you’re going to want a nice big charging handle for clearing malfunctions. Something like that cartridge operated one on the DShK is going to be a pain in the ass to use from a moving vehicle under pressure

[@ajeje1996]

I was more impressed by the "captive" op rod spring, that's super handy

[@rlb3418]

Yeah I'd rather just use a handle

[@czane1526]

Ian: “Makes a dshka available to a huge amount of people” ATF: wait a second

[@petersack5074]

? auto tranny fluid ?...

[@user-xf2xt5hy1v]

Try to land Huey on the "Resort" while Dushka is firing. The best experience.

[@Bazzooka1518]

Based RS2 bro

[@adanzavala4801]

Playing Fotunate Son while the pilots crash while trying to land because the good pilots don't want to be pilots.

[@swamihernandez5408]

Fuck resort lmao

[@nartho6588]

damn i wasn't expecting a RS2 reference in here. brings back memories of my Vietnamese friend shooting down Hueys with a mosin.

[@hellcatdave1]

@@SpunkMayo Resort is great. The problem isn't the map, it's the community. The average RS2 player is as smart as the dumbest soldier IRL, so they never push or flank and just get pinned down and die.

[@matthewg.305]

I love it when guns designers take an existing successful design and just say “well... let’s just make it bigger”

[@treyriver5676]

@AdBlock plus Happens to ammo too .50BMG= Scaled up 30.06 :)

[@dashdotdashdot8583]

And the opposite in the case of HK

[@ajeje1996]

@AdBlock plus Wait, what's the intersection between an SKS and a PTRS? They seem to me like completely different rifles

[@grgr105]

@@ajeje1996 It has a bit of a different form factor (being an anti-tank rifle), but the PTRS has some quite obvious similarities to the SKS. If you compare them, the magazine, the top cover, bolt handle and gas system are very similar visually (and with the exception of the magazine, also mechanically basically the same). The operating system is also the same. Maybe you are thinking of the PTRD, which is completely different.

[@Alatzas1]

@@ajeje1996 You must've thought about PTRD

[@41luisluisvenancioyaneza39]

Never would i hear "Semiauto" and "Душка" at the same time. Edit: 10 months and I STILL don't like it.

[@francismarionswampfox3468]

There is a gaping vacuum of WHY?!?

[@kirkmooneyham]

Watching the video, Ian says it was remanufactured in Iowa from a Polish parts kit. So, it was made semi-auto so an American could buy it without jumping through a bunch of paperwork that a full-auto version would entail. And in .50 BMG, an American can actually (at least during non-pandemic times) get ammo for it from sellers in the USA, versus the original caliber which is difficult to source in the USA.

[@Stalin99]

@YANEZA Luis Venancio don't you mean "I never thought I would here "semiauto" and "душка" at the same time."?

[@41luisluisvenancioyaneza39]

@@Stalin99 your grammar sucks no thank you

[@user-oh2kt8lf6g]

"My precious душечка" for its owner :)

[@irfaandalal7510]

The charging hande is detachable, made of brass and can also be stowed inside the chamber so that you don't lose it.

[@vitanecro4955]

"These dangly bits are not normally in a DShK" Ian has the best commentary.

[@ivankalinic7094]

if your dangly bits end up in a dushka (darling)... they're not dangly anymore and also, you got lucky :D

[@skwerldeath]

I also enjoyed “boink!”

[@davidsolyom5604]

It was effective against bugs in Starship troopers.

[@michaelmodaffari3624]

Lol those double turrets

[@spidermann5000]

Nope, they got overrun :P

[@asdasdasdasd8970]

They were slightly more useful than the standard Mobile Infantry issued rifle... which isn't saying much.

[@rzerizrz]

@@asdasdasdasd8970 Morita?

[@ShootAUT]

13:43 Says "two locking flaps", but pulls out two bars of Beskar.

[@MrDgwphotos]

Upvoted for Star Wars reference.

[@davide.truzzi]

Charging a .50 heavy machinegun with his own cartridge: Such Chad, Very Soviet

[@rickey5353]

And when your tank throws a track you can use the rod assembly mechanism to jack-up the tank.

[@sashakarachun6423]

Despite the “giant chunks of metal” DShKM is lighter than the “sophisticated” M2 Browning. 34 kg DShKM versus 38 kg M2 Browning.

[@jessicasimp4459]

Gun Jesus originally did a firing demo of an original full auto DShK back in 2013, and everybody demanded that he should do a proper review on this beast. Less than a decade later... the wish is granted, yay!!!

[@AlASokolov]

garrison

[@zendell37]

Pretty sure someone else did the shooting. It's not every day you run across one of these.

[@Tobascodagama]

Ivan: "Did you forget to put on a charging handle?" Vasiliy: "You have bullets, don't you?"

[@Trash_Tobi]

This gun actually looks indestructible

[@daskriegsman7013]

It's Russian

[@redram5150]

Probably originally built to be a landing strut on a MiG 17

[@robertfourie9159]

@@daskriegsman7013 ah, a History Channel weapons expert

[@PedroelNegra]

@@daskriegsman7013 it's a horrible machine gun, dear redditor

[@daskriegsman7013]

@@robertfourie9159 Tis but a joke good sure

[@kliegl8613]

That thing took a lot of muscling by Ian. "In Soviet Russia, gun reviews you!"

[@ChudesaRadugi]

strange but in Russia the DShK is called a "weld machine"(сварка \ svarka ), because of the bright and long flash when it firing, from a distance it looks very much like arc welding. very rarely they call it DuShka

[@thesmallestminorityisthein4045]

Americans sound out acronyms if they form something resembling a word, like FAL and AUG. We also popularized the term "Krink/Krinkov" depite it lacking any Soviet influence. But we also never see these weapons in person, so its a but of a moot point for most of us.

[@chessell256]

Agreed the weld arc is a distinct disadvantage for HMGs as they remove all doubt as to where you are anytime yous fire so you must have alternative positions of fire if you believe you are gunna be in the same position

[@lagancider6153]

A number of these ended up in the hands of the IRA in Northern Ireland, having been supplied by Libya. They were used on a number of occasions to attack British helicopters, and in an attack on Coalisland police station in February 1992. (DSHK was mounted in the back of a truck) The IRA gang were ambushed by the SAS whilst making their getaway.

[@SaladofStones]

Did they accomplish much with it?

[@tommoon5063]

@@SaladofStones There is vidio footage of ione or more being used in south Armagh. Claim to have downed a chopper.

[@jonathangriffiths2499]

The problem with their use of weapons like this moving it , before and after action. You just can ‘t walk away .

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@SaladofStones There were also rumours of the PIRA getting their hands on a Barrett or two which they liked to fire across the border. A friend told a story about a patrol having to cross a road in South Armagh and a rather loud single shot at them leaving a near-two metre streak across the tarmac where it impacted and then skipped off.

[@mrfish1991]

Sergi: Ivan, hand me a charging handle. Ivan: We only have spent brass comrade! Sergi: Isn't that what I just said?

[@usa-1129]

A fine example of anti aircraft application is when Rambo jiggled his muscles and exploded a Soviet chopper.

[@teknoaxe]

"Dushka" is the sound your body makes when this gun impacts into your shoulder.

[@EvilWhiteGuy7.62]

Why would it impact a shoulder? When have you ever shouldered a dshk, or seen one shouldered?

[@worldoftancraft]

Why your body do a dimunative name as sound? Oh, you're a foreigner...

[@ronaldofinkmullen356]

@@EvilWhiteGuy7.62 it’s a joke, stop ruining jokes because you’re a nerd

[@EvilWhiteGuy7.62]

@@ronaldofinkmullen356 if your intelligence is low enough that nonsense statements such as this, are considered jokes. If so called jokes that have no actual validation behind them, then I'm glad I ruined it for you.. hopefully I can ruin many more

[@oldadoggy5873]

@@EvilWhiteGuy7.62 Bet your fun at parties, if you've ever been to one

[@yevgeniyminakov1017]

I had a pleasure to shoot with DShKM in my years in Soviet Army, I was a T-55 Tank driver/mechanic . Simple ,works like a chump , never forget a sound when you pool a trigger. Thank you for bringing back a good memory 👌👌🤘🤘

[@supakritpulmanausahakul1650]

Never knew they were this big compared to a person

[@Chris-ge6ft]

wait until you see the KPVT

[@Chris-ge6ft]

or the Kord

[@supakritpulmanausahakul1650]

@@Chris-ge6ft I did not know something like that can exist. It’s beautiful

[@rong1924]

Ian is actually 4'2"

[@hungariangunsmithguy8092]

@@Chris-ge6ft i recently built a KPVT replica for a museum and it was a challenge to fit it in the car we used to transport it. Thankfully it was for a vehicle so the parts not visible from the outside were built to be fixed in place and simple, it was only around half the weight of the original. Still fun to move that around in small spaces by yourself!

[@Reijack]

To the buyer: Make sure you eat at least 5 Pelmeni and drink 1 bottle of Kvass before operating this weapon.

[@tomast9034]

and beans ......more beans

[@MrFlathead45]

Self tapping Phillips head screws and screen door springs... iM a mAcHiNist... Drrrrrrrr. Hahaha.

[@dsfs17987]

its not just that, look at how it slows down near the end of travel because the springs are too long in the resting state, probably barely has any energy left to hit the pin...

[@tomkeehn]

@@dsfs17987 yeah it's purely inertia at that point. The springs are completely exhausted

[@kirkstinson7316]

So where is your design (that has been accepted by ATFE for sale) that does it better?

[@lances4803]

The amount of machining to convert the receiver body and internals to semi-auto is extensive. And the welding skill to reassemble the multiple torch cut receiver pieces is impressive. But, if you have a better way, the world is waiting to beat a path to your door, with cash in hand.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@kirkstinson7316 It's not the design, it's the implementation -- machine-grade springs and proper machine screws (Allen head, maybe?) would make a huge improvement. The advantage of the existing parts though, is that you can just run down to Lowe's when they break/wear out and need replacements...

[@rong1924]

"the semi auto adaptation of it is pretty darn cool" except for the hardware store tension springs and Philips head screws, which are an abomination.

[@kirkmooneyham]

Yes, while I can appreciate the engineering that went into making it work in semi-auto, the implementation is a bit underwhelming.

[@Snipeyou1]

Hey bro with that top cover on I’m sure it’s all unseen lol. I hear you tho

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@Snipeyou1 Dude the bottom of the gun is actually exposed on the full auto DSHK's.

[@riffraff9000]

Agreed. Came here to say that. No gunsmith worth his salt would have allowed Phillips screws, unseen or not.

[@mattwagner9125]

The fact those cheap ass springs are crucial to the firing of the weapon is the worst part

[@thomaseccles627]

In the last few years, a number of Lee-Enfield no.8 rifles have been bought and shipped internationally from the UK after being replaced in service with the Cadet Forces - perhaps you could get your hands on one? For those unaware, it's a .22lr conversion of a No.4 SMLE used for primary weapons training and inter-service target shooting. Recently been replaced by the L144A1, a wood-furnished adaptation of a Savage Arms rifle (can't remember which one). The No.8 is arguably the last Lee-Enfield in British service!

[@VL125]

Don't laugh, i have a 22.lr Enfield

[@redram5150]

I want

[@thomaseccles627]

@@VL125 It's probably better quality than the actual No.8s! (Unless it is one). Every time a lump or a hole was found in the barrel, the underside of the furniture was stamped. If one of the rifle's received more than two stamps it was meant to be destroyed. But at least in the RAF Air Training Corps, we didn't have enough rifles to go around and didn't have a suitable replacement so I ended up arriving at a competition only to be given a rifle with five stamps... Still won though ;)

[@VL125]

@@thomaseccles627 Its a 1916 gun tough shape but in Family heritage since the 30s

[@51WCDodge]

@@VL125 So do I, dated 1907. Using obsolete rifles converted to .22 training rifles has been a British Army habit since S&W invented the cartridge. I learnt to shoot on an 1890's dated Victorian Imperial WD marked Martini action with a .22 barrel hung on. A bit overkill really :-)

[@CurtHowland]

"A large number of huge pieces of metal moving in here." (paraphrased from memory) Yes, that's Soviet engineering at its best. Who needs subtlety when you have steel?

[@cgi2002]

Americans went "we need to do precision". Russians went "this Ivan, Ivan dumb will break weak thing, Ivan can carry horse, make gun as heavy as horse".

[@victorzvyagintsev1325]

@@cgi2002 Nevermind that its 4kg lighter than an M2 Browning ;)

[@cgi2002]

@@victorzvyagintsev1325 yes but you know russian logic. US put the m2 on vehicles, russians put it on soldiers backpack. Only reason ot ever found it's way onto vehicle was solider once got in car and went "now can fire and crash car at same time" and a commissar said "i want to see that, get me some string".

[@mattisvov]

"An assortment of giant chunks of metal doing things." Ian, ever the poet. :)

[@iamthereddemon20]

God I love the sounds this thing makes as you move the parts.

[@CCW1911]

Am I the only one thinking the semi auto striker springs are a last minute trip to Home Depot solution? I would have to do something different than those chrome plated springs and phillips head screws.

[@Ruhrpottpatriot]

Swap out the chrome plated spring for galvanized steel ones and the Phillips head screws for a tack weld of flat heads and you've got yourself the soviet solution.

[@AtlasJotun]

You are not alone. Chrome silicon springs, and get any and all Phuckup-head screws out of there. Even slotted screws would look closer to 'correct', but still garbage. I don't know what specific hardware selections I'd make, but I know I'd try to make the new parts blend in to some small extent. All that aside, I'm grateful to anybody willing to get cool gear like this past the gauntlet of regs.

[@Ruhrpottpatriot]

@@AtlasJotun You know you won't even see the springs and all? It's not like the DShK has an open bottom. Also makeshift things that don't look like they fit together are probably the most soviet thing on this planet.

[@AtlasJotun]

@@Ruhrpottpatriot Okay.

[@stein_the_lynx3284]

i feel like if the Americans, Germans and Russians got together to design a heavy machine gun. it would have the ability to kill gods

[@thomasfield3185]

1200 RPM, .50BMG, Never jams, seems legit!

[@0-purple-0]

wtf lmao

[@stein_the_lynx3284]

@@thomasfield3185 to quote myself "it would have the ability to kill gods" and by what you described. i'd have a bet that it could kill gods

[@thomasfield3185]

@@stein_the_lynx3284 If you want to kill a god with sheer weight of fire, it'd be your best bet.

[@TheArklyte]

@@thomasfield3185 why use .50 BMG when you're not an american?

[@scrubsrc4084]

I've seen a piece of plate that stopped a dishwasher round and saved the squaddies life in afhgan. Knocked him out cold, did a number on most of his ribs but he lived to tell the tale.

[@dimig5966]

Seeing the charging handle cartridge trick, reminds me of the SVT 40's charging handle and the way it has a hole cutout that just so happens to be a perfect fit for a 7.62x54R allowing for vertical grip on the charging handle similar to some Swiss rifles

[@benmacklin3531]

I had an opportunity to fire one of these once. That muzzle brake is no joke, it directs a lot of the gasses back at the shooter, especially if you're giving it a good burst. The best way I can describe it is when you've been outside all day and you know you're starting to get sunburned on your face. Awesome to shoot at the range, but if I had to bet my life, I'd take the Browning.

[@camerongunn7906]

Nothing seeing a Datsun truck pull up at the end of the street with one of these on the back. .50 vs .50 like an old west gun fight, it will really test your nerves.

[@stevenhernandeziii8520]

As a Rock Island Illinois resident... Is it difficult to believe alot of these beautiful weapons are only a stones throw from my house!

[@benjamindavidovichwaals2899]

when i served in military, we had these in our garnison, we didn't had anything to mount on it, lol

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

Someone in Iraq once mounted one to a shopping cart.

[@jonathangriffiths2499]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 I think you will find that was a “ Tactical Assault Shopping Cart “

[@benjamindavidovichwaals2899]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 HAHA, the reason that we didn't have anything to mount on, because most of the artillery vehicles transported to the conflict zones, after two years, , Second Karabakh war began

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@benjamindavidovichwaals2899 Yeah but you could have used a shopping cart or baby buggy as a ad hoc technical.

[@robertrobert7924]

What a Monster of a fire breathing Dragonov. This video was really interesting, especially showing the parts used for semi-auto conversion. It was obvious that the screws were new due to them being phillips heads. I bought 2 modern American lever action rifles that had phillips head screws holding on the butt plates, which I found extremely offensive. I was able to replace them with slot head screws so now I am able to sleep at night.

[@viwahe]

I feel like "chunks of metal doing things" is an apt summary of all Russian/Soviet firearms.

[@kevinjogoo8730]

Is the old Toyota pickup it mounts on included in the auction?

[@themasterofdisastr1226]

No, it usually comes with a modified jeep from a island in the middle of the pacific ocean, where it was used to kill some pirates

[@MrFlathead45]

White Toyota Hilux .. lol

[@Stovokor41]

no, a new Toyota

[@mattfleming86]

Did they call the original magazine fed version a DiK? I also love how someone just needed some screen door springs and some phillips machine screws to make this US compliant.

[@saltygamer2522]

Big like, waited for a review from you on this gun for years now, thank you very much!

[@Buster_Piles]

All the parts look so delicate. I was worried you'd break something.

[@32132187]

the word Dushka comes from the word Dusha-Soul and means a charming woman, or an attractive and charming person

[@cgi2002]

As nice as that is, its named for 2 of its designers using their initials. Would be fun if they knew this and thats why they choose the order of their names.

[@notyermama1597]

Perfect timing just sat down with my coffee on a Saturday morning, opened up KZbin, and the bang (haha) this excellent forgotten weapons video pops up freshly uploaded!! :-) Thank you Ian

[@OGSontar]

Thanks, Ian, for another fascinating episode.

[@anthonyhayes1267]

I've always wanted a replica of a PTRD in 50 bmg. In general, we just need Soviet heavy weaponry in 50

[@user-od8cy9bv7r]

АСВК - очень хорошая и точная машинка

[@bruensal7182]

DC: Batman v Superman is the most ambitious crossover in history This guy: *Hold my beer*

[@joe6167]

'Parts kits"... "Semiauto"... "closed bolt"... ".50 cal conversion"... man the things you Americans do to guns... For the last machine gun I bought, all they did was grind a little bit of material off the selector lever so that it could only engage the semi auto mode... And the machine gun before that, they fitted a disconnector AROUND the trigger group... Maybe Russia should convert some M1 Garrands to 7.62x54r, full auto, to teach you a lesson...

[@Broken_Yugo]

Basically, "because we said so" the authority on enforcing the laws (ATF) has deemed that any firearm receiver that was full auto is always full auto, and anything open bolt is so close to full auto that it's considered full auto.

[@MrDgwphotos]

It's called invention driven by government regulation.

[@MrDgwphotos]

@@tacticalmattfoley Did you not notice the RIA banner in the back ground?

[@isaiahcampbell488]

Believe it or not the gas system of the AK 47 is actually pretty much an m1 garand gas system but upside down. Brandon Herara did a myth busting video on development of the AK 47 and the STG 44 was brought up but he tore down the m1 garand and STG 44 and compared it directly to the AK 47 and then gave a quick rundown of the development history of all the guns. *Short answer: AK 47s have more in common in terms of how they function to the M1 garand than they do the STG* So yes, you are right!

[@joe6167]

@@isaiahcampbell488 And the Howell Automatic Rifle is basically a sideways M1 Garand ;)

[@bocan3189]

Thank you Prof. McCollum for yet another interesting and informative dissertation on cool weapons, carry on Sir!

[@davidharper9772]

One of these days, Ian will do an overview of the GAU-8, and then Karl over at in-range will fly one in a 2-gun match.

[@shitpost4204]

Fucking PLEASE

[@davidharper9772]

@@shitpost4204 I just wanna know what the second gun is! Probably a 1911 or Beretta 92 fired from the pilot's couch after he ejects, because Karl never planned on landing this thing let's be honest.

[@diestormlie]

"Now, I do lose time in the mixed stages as Range Rules state that I can't fire my pistol in mid-air..."

[@davidharper9772]

@@diestormlie whatever the penalty is, I wanna see him nuke a Texas Star with the autocannon from 30 yards on the ground

[@hrosemd]

"hunks of metal doing things" - Yes!

[@derpasstwahtskie2246]

Gotta love the simplicity of Soviet guns.

[@SinisterGerbils]

Judas Priest?

[@MBkufel]

For those curious: On a full auto Diegtarev system (except for the RPD), the firing pin is locked into the bolt carrier. If you look here, you see it being kidna cut at an angle. Usually it has a special part that keeps it in the same position relative to the carrier. When the bolt locks, the carrier continues forward, pushing the firing pin along with it. I also retracts it when unlocking, so the original firing pin does not need to be spring-loaded.

[@lordadamant8182]

I love how excited you looked when you said you were gonna be able to pull it apart.

[@JoabeRuben]

I find impressive how ian can get a video out every day, is awesome

[@maxrobe]

The red hand holds really sets the gun off as a work of art.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

Excellent Build! That semiautomatic conversion looks very much like the 'Mighty Lime' semiautomatic Bren gun conversion. I would bet that weapon was built by one of my brethren... Great Video and demonstration of a very nice semiautomatic build/conversion. There is an Art to the legal re-engineering of these old war horses. Take Care and be safe, John

[@uzifouryoutwosay]

I’m digging the phillips head screws for the striker springs. Quality.

[@JJWorld666]

Ah yes, a .50 cal. heretical conversion.

[@themasterofdisastr1226]

@tvercetti1 If you listened to the vid youd know that theyve done it bc it much easier to get your hands on 12.7x99mm NATO in the us. Why whould you want a full-auto gun you cannot use bc noone has ammo for it?

[@ScottKenny1978]

Have you ever seen 12.7x108 in the US?

[@falrus]

@@themasterofdisastr1226 "Bullet diameter 12.98 mm (0.511 in)" Original Russian .50 is little more than 0.5 inch, thus making it a destructive device.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@tvercetti1 More like firing a gun meant for a longer .50 caliber cartridge with a shorter .50 Caliber cartridge.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@ScottKenny1978 Actually could you fire a US .50 Cal bullet from a 12.7x108mm barrel without switching barrels?

[@eugeneoliveros5814]

“Hey mom can we get a DSHK?” “We have a DHSK at home” The DSHK at home:

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Ian .

[@Clipazine]

The little snippet of the video that plays when you hover over this video's thumbnail is hilarious. It shows an endless loop of Ian fondling the charging handle nub with his finger.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@davidbrennan660]

It served the Starship Troopers well in their campaigns. Do you want to know more? Great ( non this weapon directly connected) bottle opener tech.

[@dejanmisic8658]

Well done bro... Gun guru Ian...

[@taylormartin4346]

Oooh this has been on my bucket list of Forgotten Weapons for ages now

[@m1994a3jagnew]

Imagine setting up a rotary trigger on one of these.

[@anthonywilliams379]

Brandon Herrera needs to start making these while he's doing his ak 50

[@isaacfenigsohn3839]

@@tssteelx I love Brandon Herrera for his combloc content, but I wish there was more on YT in this style and not just “lol Russian vodka hardbass” memes

[@thesmallestminorityisthein4045]

@@tssteelx the worst part of the Kalashnibren is that the Chinese already converted Brens into 7.62x39mm.

[@enlg3750]

@@thesmallestminorityisthein4045 That was still technically an actual Bren, just chambered differently, for practical purpose and works. The Kalashnibren is a Kalashnikov that has been pointlessly made to look like a Bren.

[@ClayCowgill]

...still kicking myself for not getting one of the parts kits when they were ~$800 at Centerfire back in the day.

[@fredboat]

Thanks ,Enjoyed, What a cannon. I saw a full auto Dushka being shot at Knob Creek Ky in 2017,The owner was running it hard, It made the ground shake. When he fired it that evening ,even the guy with the Mini Gun looked over. Massive muzzle blast. Later.

[@indraarrow4402]

They are taking Charlie

[@antoniobeltranthesumosnipe8634]

Dammit we just left Charlie!

[@amoldalwai3961]

Dshk looks more dangerous to me than m2

[@foxy126pl6]

Yeah, the M2 looks like a box with a barrel

[@themasterofdisastr1226]

Well if you found a disassembeled M2 in the back of a car, youd be pretty scared. Esp if you are not living in the US

[@chaosXP3RT]

Idk, I think the M2 looks mean. The Dshk looks like an odd piece of scarp metal you'd find in a scrap yard

[@mikewerden4056]

Midwest Metal Creations in Lisbon, IA. What a stich. I grew up on a farm 20 miles from Lisbon. It is a town of around 2000 population. Making Soviet "Dushkas" from parts kits in east central Iowa. Wonder when and how that took place? Not far from the auction house there in Rock Island, IA

[@aspidoscelistigris]

I like that every manipulation sounds like big chunks of unfinished steel grinding against each other. Hard to believe there's a single smooth contact surface in the thing.

[@OrigenalDarkMew]

Totally see my Texan friend wanting this to add to his literal bunker of guns... (Its a tornado shelter but still lol)

[@ndaruaji1463]

title : "Душка" with .50 cal red army : wait, that's illegal

[@tiortedrootsky]

Its not dooshka))) Its dushka as in Dunkirk. Female russian name Daria has informal version Dasha/Dusha. And if you are very close to her you could call her Dushka.

[@thankstodd2794]

@@tiortedrootsky check your facts before you correct people

[@tiortedrootsky]

@@thankstodd2794 the fact that somehow didnt cross my mind is that some people actually can call it dooshka (душка) - sweetie/cutie. But it sounds a little weird. I only heard people call it Dushka (Дашка) the female name.

[@thankstodd2794]

@@tiortedrootsky "Дашка" is "Dashka". "Dushka" is "душка", but some Westerners probably pronounce it as "дюшка" (and there is no such word). As the other guy said, "душка" translates as "sweetheart", I never heard it being used as some kind of more "sweet" version of "Дашка", there is probably no connection between the name and the "душка" word

[@tiortedrootsky]

@@thankstodd2794 i googled a little and i'm surprised to see how common it is to call it dooshka... I would bet that today most russians find it a little weird and prefered to call it by female name. Theres no connection between Дашка and душка. Дашка is not exactly more sweet version of the name. A close relative could use this version even in disdain if said in suitable manner. It is very informal and... dont know how to describe it, it has certain tone to it, as when you like the person but you can make fun of her using words that would be rather harsh if you werent such close friends. Its not gentle, affectionate tone... Which is fitting imo to the thing that will make you deaf eventually (in the old days), the thing that you have to manhandle in disassembly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5vKZ4yuaaqfeZY

[@comiketiger]

What a monster! Thanks for showing.

[@Xezr]

7:58 "This whole gun is an assortment of giant chunks of metal doing things" Prolly the best way I've heard someone describe Russian guns

[@0ptera]

This gun looks like a Laser rifle from Flash Gordon.

[@zyamadeadborn1785]

K is not for "heavy", it's for "krupnokaliberniy", "large caliber" in russian.

[@Tremezy]

Thanks, I couldn't figure out which word would K stand for in Russian. Would it be the same for PKM and KORD machineguns?

[@zyamadeadborn1785]

@@Tremezy nope. In PKM it stands for "Kalashnikov" as "Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy" - "Kalashnikov's Machinegum, Modified". And KORD stands for "Konstrukciya ORuzheynikov Degtyarevtsev" - "Degtyarev [plant] Weaponsmiths' Construction" because it was developed at ZID plant that is named after Degtyarev.

[@aaronleverton4221]

"Large calibre" you say? So, the English-language equivalent for small arms would be "heavy", then?

[@romantech2589]

@@aaronleverton4221 seems to be yes. why do you call something .50BMG small arms? I mean in what weight or size term "small arms" ends in English?

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@romantech2589 I have always read it referring to man-portable non-artillery ie pistols, SMGs, rifles and MGs. A Barrett would fall under that definition. Doesn't mean I'm not extending it too far by including the M2HB and similar.

[@MisterAndrewBuckley]

7:58 Best engineering explanation for anything mechanical, inspiring

[@override7486]

Wow, Looks so Elegant.... And Deadly.

[@shakul12]

The Sh is not S and H, it is Sh like in the word shoe. Sh is one letter in Russian, so it should be read together, like the word ash.

[@brandonlittle6444]

Those are the same sounds in English, dude..

[@brandonlittle6444]

Spent months in Russia, y'all make the same sounds and call it something different. Hard, soft sounds all the same. Russian is an archaic language that will fade from use in the next 100 years or so.. Caveman Ugg say "Grunt". Grunt Grunt English Rules.

[@shakul12]

@@brandonlittle6444 S and Sh are not the same sound. And Russian is a beautiful language. ;-)

[@strahinjastevic7480]

@@brandonlittle6444 get bent

[@klondike3112]

@@shakul12 I am a native English speaker and Russian is a beautiful language. Brandon Little is an American nationalist who thinks that everything outside the glorious, 2A-possessing, free USA is below him. And yet, he probably hasn't ever been outside his small, rural town in Arkanas because his family lives on welfare, and he shits in a plastic porta-potty outside because they don't get running water or electricity...

[@bneskylights1152]

I love the more Daaka approach to weapons the Russians have.

[@johngibson2884]

The only trigger I have ever seen with spade grips that is pulled instead of pushed

[@leesherman100]

Dangly bits! Ya make this stuff up! Truly Ian at his best!

[@thegeneralissimo470]

Brandon is going to beat the person who owns this if he ever finds them.

[@paogene1288]

Ak guy?

[@danieliussupienis9703]

Same ectxact thoughts. lol.

[@tritech]

HR-127 will have f-150 technicals rolling around Appalachia with these bed mounted.

[@zibabird]

Always interesting! Thank you, shared.

[@Corvid]

12:06 The scale of the barrel next to Ian's hand when it comes back into frame is jarringly huge! We know it's big, but your eye's kinda forget for a second until we get the familiar scale of the Hand-Of-The-Son-Of-Gun-God.

[@jessicasimp4459]

The point of having semi-auto belt fed machine guns is primarily for gun collection purposes while mitigating the excess out of the roof costs of real pre-86 full autos. For instance, I can only have a real full auto M4 [Converted from M16] and a semi-auto MAG [M240 SLR].

[@PedroelNegra]

>semiauto FN M249, semiauto DSHK USA, please, stop. This is not funny anymore.

[@Zretgul_timerunner]

Probs intended as an prop rather then a shooting tool.

[@AlASokolov]

semiauto M61 Vulcan, very funny. LOL!

[@kmech3rd]

It's that, "Pre 86 transferrable" $$$$, or do without. The folks who don't care to potentially go to jail have few options. As a side note, legit MG owners here have a vested interest in the system... Their guns will never be replaced and never go down in price.

[@chessell256]

Surprising the piston doesn't foul quickly, I got the opportunity to fire one in theater of the FRY and it wouldn't stop. After 10K rounds we found it prudent to change barrels but still kept rocking and no real servicing required by the crew. A good gun though odd to change barrels, but re- linking ammo was easy enough when its a core enough with any weapon system.

[@user-ol9tr4tq1n]

Grip assembly so easily removed, in the original version you can't do without a hammer. And very interesting solution with semi auto shooting. Thanks for informative video.