I Have This Old Gun - Russian RPD

Watch another episode of American Rifleman Television's "I Have This Old Gun": Russian RPD

[@jeroendesterke9739]

"The rounds slapping around in the drum could give away the machine gunner's position!"......O, and the inconvenient noise that it makes when you pull the trigger - won't?

[@johnnycobalt2758]

During running and walking movement. The metal on metal clanging travels. You got to get into position before you can fire the thing. It's kind of important.

[@maurolorenzotongco5521]

SOG Recon Teams and SEAL Teams were recorded to have carried modified shortened RPDs during the Vietnam War. Not just for deniability and ease of resupply but definitely for its reliability :)

[@ca9968]

Same in Rhodesia, we used to pick up plenty of these after a contact, the Terrs would just drop them and run when the FN MAG opened up on their positions, we`d then hand them in and the SAS and Selous Scouts would modify them and use them on their sneaky beaky trips into the bush...

[@harrymarquez5931]

The trigger on the RPD has a mind of its own

[@babypupa3]

I am heavy weapons guy.. and *this* is my weapon

[@gevsheka3926]

Rattling around can give away the gunners position Im sure with all the gunfire around they are gonna notice that. These are the type of idiots that think M1 Garand ping can give away your position.

[@nbenicewicz]

Clearly the example that was being used in this video needs/needed trigger and/or sear work. It continued to fire even after the guy let go of the trigger.

[@فارسكنعان]

Ussr weapons is the best until today , it will works forever

[@Tsudoshi09]

The runaway on their RPD sample is ridiculous

[@BM205]

I have had the pleasure of shooting one a few times and I fell in love immediately.

[@ryanrayfuss9037]

did anybody else see the gun start to run away on them at 1:50-1:56... also, are there any other comments?... i don't see any

[@JF-xq6fr]

Many times in the video... Wide range of cyclic rate too.

[@terminal_ballistics934]

yeah that's why I came to the comments, rpd runs away a couple times.

[@frankbettis4865]

A forced air cooling system, like on the new pkm via Lewis gun, would solve the quick change barrel problem. You could fire it longer without fear of barbecuing your hand.

[@BigStepperDrew9]

I'm pretty sure the noise from the drum didn't give away the gunners position LOL

[@esquad5406]

I have three videos of the RPD on my channel.

[@oliverzurcher2241]

love your videos you got a new sub

[@HawxHunter]

Didn’t seem to want to stop firing when you let go of the trigger

[@NikolayAchikasov]

Real name of this mg is RPD-44

[@tiolucasoff-roadingcompany2113]

That is why the vetkong love it

[@aaronwilkinson8963]

I broke the cocking handle on one of those

[@zawtun4864]

the way they said kalishnikov made me mad

[@FromMyBrain]

Flaps.

[@AR_119]

5:00 did that thing just run away??

[@kevintheclassicman2578]

fix that trigger sear the machine-gun is running off

[@Daylon91]

Fires out of battery quite a bit...

[@waliafghan743]

I have 2 RPD guns

[@john__lemon]

Why do these have no comments?

[@tjt1014]

wow

[@halfhuff976]

I like things with flaps too 💋👅🐱☔️🌽

[@ca9968]

Yeah, but in the long run they cost more in maintenance and feeding than an RPD...

[@madeconomist458]

1:53 is that firing with the finger off the trigger?

[@shockwave6213]

Worn down sear.

[@caffeinatedbuffalosauce883]

Was this gun used in Korea?

[@dobridjordje]

No, first time it saw use it was 1956 Soviet intervention in Hungary but the first war was the Vietnam.