Stribog SP9A1 - What Happened?!?!?

[@Militaryarmschannel]

I get a lot of questions about items we use in video here's a current list of items I get questions about: Propper Fleece (jacket): amzn.to/331qPZW Mechanix Gloves: amzn.to/2BR9dEp Peltor 3M 100 series hearing protection: amzn.to/2ARWwIO ESS Military Eye Protection: amzn.to/2IKUAX5

[@GhetovisionYelawolf]

LMAO I was just about to ask what gloves those are. Thanks for the links, and as always great video!

[@cd4playa1245]

It probably just can’t handle any cold weather. My God, thank you for showing me.

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

Ok, BUT....BOXERS OR BRIEFS? and where can we get a pair of EPSTEIN DID NOT KILL HIMSELF!

[@christophersharp2212]

Well i don't think its the ammo. Call me crazy. If it is it is. But it is most likely the mag the company provided. Cold weather is sometimes a factor. But you already knew that. One of my uncle's had a ride that had the same issue. Failure to feed, double feed, live round ejecting with spent casing. Fixed the mag and it stated working like new.

[@xxDOGFARTxx]

I have one, and I love the thing. Accurate as hell, and never a single malfunction. You really are a turd magnet!

[@toddstrackdays5066]

From the gun community at large, I would like to thank you, Tim, for being a lemon magnet for all of us.

[@brent92888]

Think of all the sig owners he has saved from lemons. Tim is the true mvp.

[@mr.excitement689]

Brent Chuck please elaborate

[@MakersLog]

Hahaha well said! Gettin lemons, so we don’t have to!

[@INVICTUSInc]

Nopes He ain't a lemon magnet !! He's just too honest & that's why I'm here and not on other KZbin channels

[@brent92888]

@@mr.excitement689 Tim has bad luck purchasing guns, it seems like he never gets one that works. So between sig and Remington he had plenty of footage of malfunctions. He's "saving" us from those broken guns.

[@steveh.996]

Tim: "the easiest way to unload these magazines is by shooting them." Strbog: "wanna bet?"

[@1Alexville]

Marines.... Break......everything.....

[@seamusderby169]

Break it lose it or get it pregnant

[@SlavicCelery]

@@seamusderby169 The last of the three options happens by them breaking something.

[@swaghauler8334]

The Army's NOT far behind them. The Army gave the new JLTV vehicle to a crew of "master vehicle drivers" for testing and it only took 3 days for them to roll one. Anything that will stand up to normal US military USE can stand up to a normal operator's ABUSE!

[@seamusderby169]

@@swaghauler8334 it only took Marines a day to roll a brand new cat scraper leave it to H.E. ops

[@atomicsmith]

MAC ===> Malfunctioning Arms Channel

[@danielaramburo7648]

Gun maker: let’s send a gun to a super popular KZbin channel, make sure it’s a faulty one.

[@mikef4832]

LOLOL I love that he is honest though

[@JimmyShot]

Adam Mackey Smith lmfao

[@denyspoyner4150]

Plant a Lemon tree in your front yard Tim, it'll be the "inside joke" for those who know. LOL

[@wookerton]

Denys Poyner like #100. You sir win the internet. A “lemon tree” is brilliant!

[@jeffersongraves5295]

Plants lemon tree, gets watermelon tree

[@jenavevesnowolf13]

Sorry to piss in your memetic wheaties, but.... You cant grow lemon trees in Indiana... But that doesn't stop Tim from harvesting them.

[@joephysics5469]

The Stribog that we have had the great pleasure to shoot has run 115 grain cheap ammo flawlessly. After 1000+ rounds over 4 months it has been the funnest firearm that our group has access to. No mag issues either. We did tons of research before the purchase was made too (because of limited financial resources). Nobody else reported significant issues what so ever. Looks like Tim got the lemon. Yes, it bump fires quite well also.

[@joephysics5469]

@Kevin Schmidt i don't know if anyone has run hollow points through it yet. It's still running the cheapest ball ammo we can get just fine.

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

Mine don't like hollow points. But fmj they both run great. Never an issue.

[@RubiconV]

I love how KZbin runs ads on gun channels while not sharing the revenue. One day they will get what they deserve. Hopefully soon.

[@sammiches6859]

Too bad that Iranian chick couldn't do better. Need to import more of them

[@williamjohnson7899]

Run an adblocker.

[@bl8danjil]

@@williamjohnson7899 on phones?

[@saltykrug]

I just found Full30.com yesterday. I urge everyone to watch these vids over there. Let me know how they treat you gun channel guys as far as ad revenue. I'm sick of the attack on our 2A rights but nobody is really talking about the cultural attack on our 1A rights. KZbin is going full retard on our American way of life and censoring fine content creators that helped build their platform.

[@code_red7744]

Kirk Shipp MAC is one of the founders of full 30 if you didn’t know.

[@jeremystebbins8480]

“Did you make sure that gun runs before we ship it out?” “Uuhhhh.......ya boss.” Somebody at Stribog is definitely getting fired over this review.

[@aholegunner]

But that does not change the fact that the magazines are trash. The gun and the magazines suck. Wow thats quite a feat with todays technology.

[@sammiches6859]

"which one should we send him?" "This one over here only FTF 4 times today." "Yeah that's our best shot. Hopefully he'll use polymer coated ammo."

[@dannreed]

Fired? They ought to be drawn and quartered.

[@timallen6035]

You really do seem to be a lemon magnet. That is just crazy.

[@Stevarooni]

Honest manufacturers will love to get his approval!

[@aceholefirearms5850]

Make lemonade!

[@stevensasy12345]

Call him Don Lemon

[@kickapoo621]

Or maybe he is the most honest reviewer out there?

[@trilliamogdlocog4986]

@@kickapoo621 hmm he is friends with alot of other youtubers that have the same gun and all of them swear the stribog is great..maybe he is just more honest or just really unlucky

[@GBGuns]

I've gotta hand it to you @Miltary Arms Channel. You can make just about any gun not work. I own 2 Stribogs, reviewed on for AmmoLand and one for Tactical Life last year, visited the factory and fired the A1 and A3, even full-auto, but have never had an issue with mine.

[@lances4803]

@B real What do you do ("tinker") with a Stribog to make it malfunction?

[@dealershiptechtruth]

Every gun I own and that you review, you have problems I have never seen but I also dont use that ammo you use. I like the Browning 124gn in my strigbog. My 365's are perfect and so is my Strigbog and MPX. I dont like that polymer ammo and Epstien didnt kill himself.

[@toxicmatrix1337]

Its like a SCAR boinked a UMP or something along those lines.

[@RekzysTheTitan]

looks like a UMP had a baby with a sites spectre.

[@Dja05]

While it's actually a B&T Apc 9 that got slav'ed.

[@unrealhit88]

Toxicmatrix how original

[@RekzysTheTitan]

@@Dja05 kinky

I'd pay good money for that Anime.

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

Someone called me out a while back for saying how much I respect MAC. They told me he is bought and paid like everyone else...I hope they see this video.

[@mr.excitement689]

Florida Man humor me- which of the tubers do you think are bought and paid for?

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

@@mr.excitement689 I'd rather not, I'm not big on drama. I'll tell you who I think is not bought and paid for, MAC being one of them.

[@mr.excitement689]

Florida Man fair enough. I didn’t think about drama, was just curious. You’re right though, would start drama. Good call 👍

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

@@mr.excitement689 Thank you sir. I'll list a couple of channels I thoroughly enjoy. Primary and Secondary Inrangetv Forgotten Weapons Mishaco Small Arms Solutions (Chris Bartocci) MAC The Chopping Block, Buffman R.A.N.G.E., TN outdoors are all great particularly for ballistics. Although Andrew with the Chopping Block is a lot more fun than just ballistics. Cheers!

[@Militaryarmschannel]

People that say such things have never watched my videos. I even reported problems with a CZ 527 which didn't exactly ingratiate me to CZ, and I love CZ products generally. I don't take a penny from any gun company and I can prove it. I am Patreon supported and as long as that continues to support the channel, we will not take money from gun companies. People who say things like that are likely angry because they got banned for trolling me. 😂

[@chrisshumake83]

Great video. I've seen almost every video of the Stribog on KZbin and read almost every review on the internet. This is the first time I've seen this issue. Please do a follow-up video on the issue and customer service because I was dead set on this being my next firearm.

[@joephysics5469]

The Stribog that we have had the great pleasure to shoot has run 115 grain cheap ammo flawlessly. After 1000+ rounds over 4 months it has been the funnest firearm that our group has access to. No mag issues either. We also did tons of research before the purchase was made too (because of limited financial resources). Nobody else reported significant issues what so ever. Looks like Tim got the lemon. Yes, it bump fires quite well also.

[@justinm4323]

www.ar15.com/forums/general/Slovak-SBRs-anybody-Grand-Power-STRIBOG-pistol-to-be-imported-to-US-UPDATE-18APR19/5-2070423/&page=23

[@mischiefmachinellc]

I have never, ever, had a gun jam on call of duty. You are defenetly the most cursed gun guy i know.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Why don't they make firearms malfunction in video games? Huh, I never thought of that until reading your comment. 😂

[@mischiefmachinellc]

I think that all the time. Lol

[@copperandradium]

@@Militaryarmschannel The Stalker games and Far Cry 2 has weapons jamming depending on weapon condition.

[@Idogames4]

@@copperandradium Fallout 3 and New Vegas as well

[@mrmike1183]

Because kids would cry....they don’t understand realism

[@factatactical8262]

The ejection pattern on the b&T seems just as inconsistent

[@Jrhoney]

That's just the nature of blowback designs.

[@GunFunZS]

@@Jrhoney particularly if your ammo has a lot of variation in velocity...

[@treverdavis5881]

Yeah but he won't ever say anything bad about b@t

[@cv209k7]

Facta Tactical it is, MAC is biased as fuuuuk.

[@factatactical8262]

@@cv209k7 were all biased as fuck, he does a pretty good job. That gun preformed like none I've ever seen before. B&t is great stuff too.

[@DrRichMahogany]

Its doesnt take glock mags so thats why you're having issues.

[@mozzberg590]

Having a firearm fail sometimes is worse than one failing all the time. Good luck sir.

[@Brian-oj9zs]

Thank you for all you do for the gun community! Your honesty is always appreciated and I have bought several guns thanks to your reviews. My favorite so far is the Archon type B.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@roygrisham7663]

I ran mine yesterday, 500 rounds, three different types of ammo, even reloads not one single malfunction.

[@joephysics5469]

The Stribog that we have had the great pleasure to shoot has run 115 grain cheap ammo flawlessly. After 1000+ rounds over 4 months it has been the funnest firearm that our group has access to. No mag issues either. We did tons of research before the purchase was made too (because of limited financial resources). Nobody else reported significant issues what so ever. Looks like Tim got the lemon. Yes, it bump fires quite well also.

[@Murphy82nd]

300 rd in mine with no malfunctions, even 124 gr HST, in one range trip. Hope to get out and shoot it more, but there was nothing that hinted at a problem.

[@moongypsy885]

Y'all must have got the 2% out of the batch that works....lol

[@thelefthandedshooter5760]

I have 2 Stribogs - reciprocating and non-reciprocating charging handles. I have ten 30 round mags. Nary an issue with either gun or the mags. Shoots great suppressed. A little dumbfounded by your experience. It’s no B&T but it’s a good weapon especially at the price point. I got a Scorpion, AKV, SUB2K, AR9s, Ruger PCC, and the Stribogs are my favorite this moment to shoot.

[@janbarro]

I have 2 of the Gen 2 Stribogs and have had no issues whatsoever! Also prefer over my Scorpions and my Sub2k etc!

[@PracticalTacticalSheepDog]

I do find it quite unusual that he seems to constantly have issues with extremely popular weapons known for reliability.

[@vhumanfighter3100]

@@PracticalTacticalSheepDog how else do you get views?

[@shawnwillis7561]

"I dont like that it requires lubricant." That's what she said

[@vincedibona4687]

I am with her on that. I need the friction!

[@shawnwillis7561]

That's the first thing I do when I'm trying to shoot a load

[@Sorrywhytescaresu]

Gun Mag Warehouse is my go to for replacement magazines. I like that others think so as well and that GMW supports those that I do. You are an asset to folks like me who are always looking for the best and wish to dispense with the rest and you handle that better than anyone on KZbin sir. Happy New Year!

[@daniellechner599]

The B&T is throwing cases everywhere too though...

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Yes, it was.

[@UnfortunateSon_]

He said so in the video though...

[@sammiches6859]

Not in the trigger group

[@mkultra6664]

Thank you Tim for your empassioned and important speech at the 2A rally in DC. Everyone if your subscribers needs to watch it.

[@aaronbenesh4722]

The ejection pattern was a lot more consistent when the ammo was switched to the 115 gr rds.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Yes, I agree. I also think I may have discovered why the Syntech and this gun don't like each other. That's for the follow-up video.

[@jacobmanalang8162]

i like how logically your problem solving approaches are. i try to be like that myself when somethings not working right. i also get frustrated easily. great stuff tim. and im glad you put videos of your bad luck out there as well as the good. id hate to be the only one with bad luck sometimes because it sure feels like it!

[@tonymcelveen2237]

Had mine for about a year. Steel reinforced feed lips would be a great upgrade for the mags and a Stribog MAC bracket could resolve it 😆

[@DoubleOddJosh]

Why did you get rid of it?

[@workthetrigger]

those mags are coming. Just talked to Global Ordnance about it on Wednesday. they're just not here yet.

[@tonymcelveen2237]

@@DoubleOddJosh I still have it

[@DoubleOddJosh]

@@tonymcelveen2237 Oh you used the past tense, so I wasn't sure

[@marknimmons8906]

I was on the fence about this gun, but I'm glad I waited for your video before I bought one. I laughed all the way through

[@Militaryarmschannel]

I think they ran into trouble when they changed the recoil system. When the new roller locked version finally gets approved by the ATF I think it's going to be an insanely popular gun. Thanks for the support!

[@aceholefirearms5850]

When can we expect your brand launch of MAC Lemonade?

I would buy a case just on principle.

[@dforce183]

Not one malfunction on mine, 2.5k rounds, steel, aluminum and brass. But as stated before, thank you for attracting the lemons and keeping us mildly unlucky folk from having to deal with them! Keep up the awesome work.

[@YourGrandMomy]

For those who are curious to know about the "Stribog": Stribog (pronounced like "Streebog") in Slavic mythology is the god of wind and air

[@crowsbridge]

so..in this case..farts

[@Militaryarmschannel]

In US english where you have a vowel, then a consonant, then a vowel, it makes the "i" long... thus Str-eye-bog.

[@YourGrandMomy]

@@crowsbridge lol

[@georgieporgie1649]

Nobody cares

[@lawrencefrancis350]

Mac the truth Military Arms Channel, love your show and great camera man, thank you Mac and Jason. Need more competition between you two and cheap or not paying a lot for a firearm. Mac you would have won with this rifle for cheap but not inexpensive

[@1000Mountains]

B&T is running nice but looks a bit gassy and erratic ejecting, I love my Scorpion SBR with Omega 9k

[@Roarcis]

CZ nation

[@StraitClownin909]

Erreday

[@Roarcis]

@@justinboss4212 check out the video MAC did on MPX and Evo 3 comparison. I could afford an MPX, but they arent as good. Why pay more for an inferior product??

[@1000Mountains]

@@Roarcis I bought my Scorpion on that video alone after tons of research and trust Macs honest opinion

[@georgieporgie1649]

Agreed, my CZ scorpions ejection pattern is a thing of beauty. I've have spent plenty of time with every major PCC and the CZ is noticeably superior to the MCX despite the price tag. Cost is never an issue to me when choosing firearms but trust is the key when making a selection. (I am a self proclaimed Sig fanboy, owning a 365XL with romeo zero, m400 300blk with romeo 6t, P227 with romeo 1 pro, and 1911, but the MCX was my only exception) @Justin Boss/ Peasant boy

[@myfastcars]

I just purchased the SP10A3. This vid is 4 years old and I hope all the issues have been ironed out. Did you ever sort out what was wrong with that specific gun?

[@christamblyn6780]

Did MAC film the intro after having the failures? He appeared frustrated in the intro or was expecting a lemon.

[@brich2929]

you noticed that too?

[@Rltvader1]

@B real I doubt that. Especially considering his p365 reviews were exactly in line with what was actually wrong with the gun. Plus, idk how Tim could manufacture videos with supposedly new guns on purpose to make them fail

[@Rltvader1]

@B real also, could you explain how he could purposefully sabotage these videos?

[@karldisney6133]

He didn't like anything about this gun before he even shot it. Saftey, bolt release, ECT. He kept saying how the brace made the price 1000$. His comparison to B&T quality is really making me skeptical of his objectivity

[@venomgroyper3954]

I noticed it as well.

[@schlepers]

Thanks for the review.

[@mohawkdriver4155]

‘You’ve stolen my dreams, and my childhood.’ Greta Thunberg, 2019, in a letter to Grand Power.

[@AllanG1914]

She sent the same letter to Sig when the 365 first came out. And, to Desert Tech before that. It's a template letter for her.

[@sambell4208]

@@AllanG1914 ap

[@oktayyildirim2911]

Richard, what the fuck is wrong with you

[@vincedibona4687]

i.imgur.com/ypRfEUB.gif

[@1991USsoldier]

Does anyone know why she only speaks out of the left side of her mouth? It almost looks like the right side of her face is paralyzed.. I worry about her health. She's awfully young to have a stroke.

[@JoseL562]

Interesting... I have ran mine with 115gr plated, 125gr power coated and 150gr Hi Tek coated; both suppressed and unsuppressed and have had zero issues like you Mac. I have ran 800 total on mine.

[@crf450rftw]

The last honest man on KZbin it seems most days.

[@joephysics5469]

An honest lemon magnet.

[@retiredLBPD]

Good video. Looks a little chilly! Enjoying your video poolside in Phoenix today where it’s 85 degrees.

[@chronicdose]

Considering its straight blowback, I feel like reviewers only reviewing this with a supressor is disingenuous. In theory the additional back pressure of the supressor could potentially improve reliability with certain ammo. Thank you for your honest review!

[@joephysics5469]

The Stribog that we have had the great pleasure to shoot has run 115 grain cheap ammo flawlessly. After 1000+ rounds without a suppressor over 4 months it has been the funnest firearm that our group has access to. No mag issues either. We did tons of research before the purchase was made too (because of limited financial resources). Nobody else reported significant issues what so ever. Looks like Tim got the lemon. Yes, it bump fires quite well also.

[@chronicdose]

@@joephysics5469 neither a few good examples, nor a lemon are necessarily proving the firearm is excellent /flawed. That being said, with your example, 115 grain is very specific. I shoot 115,124,147,158 grain 9mm Projectile with varied powder. Being Canadian I do not have access to supressor, so it is good to know how an unsupressed firearm functions with other ammo than 115. From my experience lighter grain factory loads produce a snappier recoil impulse, which again from my experience generally is significantly MORE reliable in a large range of firearms than heavier loads. This is not again saying Mac didn't get a dud, but stating absolute truths with honestly limited data is also disingenuous...

[@Murphy82nd]

@@chronicdose most of what I've shot in mine is 124 gr with no issue. Just FYI

[@MotorBoating1413]

Well damn Watched honest outlaws review and it ran great Get to your channel and all this I was excited to get one now I’m shopping again for a PCC thank you for saving me a ton of money

[@IdeaCalledFreedom]

would love to see the next part in the BCM uncleaned rifle. its been 2 months or more

[@michaelbarwinski1993]

To be fair Garand Thumb did say they weren’t marine proof. I have about 400 rounds through mine with only one issue which I believe was operator error. Without a brace and unsuppressed it shot great, very accurate with the factory sights.

[@AminJorge]

This review felt very biased from the beginning. Still love this channel 🤷🏽‍♂️♥️

[@cv209k7]

A Jorge exactly my thought, he seemed almost venomous about even having the gun on his table.

[@1BXB]

I appreciate that Tim calls it as it is. I am surprised by these results because my Stribog runs flawlessly but it is important to know that some of them don't.

[@TheWizzding]

Must be you! Mine runs beautiful!

[@NickNnox]

Your a great dude Mac...Thanks for all you do!

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Thanks for watching.

[@fortyfive4632]

This episode is bumming me out. I like happy MAC talking about 80’s guns that work more than frustrated MAC reviewing new guns that he gets a lemon. On a side note, I got some trigger time behind one of these that worked well and liked it....

[@loboloco866]

Again very thankful for the reviews yo do, as always you master your field of expertise.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Thank you.

[@trevorcunning6248]

I've literally never seen MAC so frustrated!

[@UnfortunateSon_]

Trevor Cunning you should watch his vp9 torture test then 😂😂

[@trevorcunning6248]

@@UnfortunateSon_ stand the fuck by! Hahahaha

[@LatestHour]

This is such a great video for Grand Power, seriously because I was about to buy one soon and now they're going to have to revise it. I'm also glad I waited to buy a RFB until very recently because they've improved it so much, and your videos attributed to that. Thank you for the awesome vids!

[@Militaryarmschannel]

I hope they make changes to the magazines. I also hope they modify the next version so spent cases can't fall back into the action. Aside from that, I believe this gun was defective, likely a bad extractor or ejector. I don't think the reliability issues I encountered are representative of all of the Stribogs out there. To the contrary, I believe I got a "lemon".

[@LatestHour]

@@Militaryarmschannel Lemons are a thing because of quality control. Understandable for the price, but not far under the price of the CZ and a bad thing in general for a firearm. Thanks for the reply, your opinions are probably my most highly regarded on KZbin.

[@Arkeo36]

I think we can gather that the Czech side of Czechoslovakia did the heavy lifting when it came to gun design for all those years.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Grand Power had most of their R&D done by B&T for this one. They changed it enough not to be a direct clone, but clearly it was heavily influenced by the APC9.

[@marekcopak1557]

@@Militaryarmschannel it is sad how one bad manufacture is giving our country a bad name..

[@Murphy82nd]

@@marekcopak1557 if you look in the comments there are many that haven't had any issues, such as myself. I am not sure I'd say it's given your country a bad name.

[@marekcopak1557]

@@Murphy82nd yes but you know more people are just going to watch the video where they see problems with the gun.. Not everybody is also reading the comments of other owners of this gun or doing some research to find out if other people have same problems

[@Murphy82nd]

@@marekcopak1557 there are far more videos with positive opinions of this firearm than negative.

[@MachOverspeedsPlace]

Thanks Tim. You just saved me a bucket of money.

[@wanneroo7106]

Well I'll just say this, I tried the 130g Syntech last week in my Suomi and Uzi and it was total suckage. It feels very weak and I just had non stop problems with failure to feed and eject. I also tried it in my Walther pistol and didn't like it either, accuracy sucked. Not sure what's going on there with that ammo. I'll probably buy another box or two and do more testing, perhaps will chrono it.

[@Murphy82nd]

I was in a course recently with a guy running Syntech. It was like he was shooting a 380 ACP, both in report and visible recoil.

[@Petedrumsusa]

Wanneroo That’s stuff is for powder puff pic competion shooters

[@wanneroo7106]

@@Petedrumsusa I'm aware of that, in fact just shot the 150g Syntech along with other brands in a big USPSA match where I expended about 400 rounds. So far I have found the 150g Syntech less accurate than the 147g FMJ Federal.

[@mitchelle245]

Thanks for the VA shoutout. Real uphill battle

[@salcidojosiah]

I have about 500 rounds through mine and ive had 2 failures to feed but that was cheap steel case wolf. So I blame it on that. I think mac has an extractor problem.

[@papark]

Make some lemonade. Life keeps giving you lemons. Thanks for the honesty. Keep up with the great reviews.

[@drsolari111]

Humm, the trigger well doubles as a brass catcher.... interesting.

[@Puddin127]

The ejection was eratic in the B&T too. The B&T is the superior machine for sure, but i think its the ammo as far as those weird jams.

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

SHILLS: THIS GUN IS AMAZING! MAC: UMMM NO, NO IT IS NOT! ME: EPSTEIN DID NOT KILL HIMSELF!

[@joephysics5469]

Ours is amazing just like everyone else on the internet has experienced - except Tim.

[@Murphy82nd]

So if it's a positive review it's a shill? Only negative reviews are honest? Good to know.

[@yikesvikes]

@ So, in other words, he was SUPPRESSED?

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

@@yikesvikes LOL

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

@ HAHAHA

[@Hillbilly_grinchwil]

Mack you always end up with the firearms that malfunction brother. Love the honest reviews

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Thanks and thanks for watching.

[@Jack-hv5vb]

Military arms has another gun that won’t run. Shocker.

[@emersonchattin9512]

I’ve had mine for over a year. As a matter of fact, I posted a review of it on the Grand Power Stribog Facebook page when the page first started. My biggest criticism of the gun was the mags. Mine broke just being loaded. I’ve lost three of them with less than 500 rounds through the gun. I posted my review as a LEO using the gun as an entry weapon. Which I would not recommend. At that time, getting replacements was next to impossible. Luckily a member of the page sent me three of his. My biggest issue besides the mags was the producer of the gun calling people liars when they brought up the mag issue. It’s not a good look when consumers were posting pics of broken mags and their response was “that’s not possible”. I assure it was and is. Global wasn’t the importer then, it was RSA. But I will give Global props. When they read my review, they contacted me and offered up replacements. Now I guess they want you to cook them in the oven to stress relieve them? Yea. I shouldn’t have to cook my mags before use. When the article was posted yesterday on the Facebook page, I got a real kick out of the kool aid drinkers blaming you. Saying B&T paid you to break the gun. Or you set it up to fail on purpose. Pretty comical.

[@Beanstalk5]

1000 rounds of multiple types of 9mm and not one malfunction on mine.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

👍 I believe you are the norm. I’m the exception.

[@georgieporgie1649]

Every time I watch another PCC review or video, I feel better and better about going with the Scorpion.

[@TheSkeptic000]

Wow- professional gun reviewer... You are the ONLY guy on the internet that had ANY of these problems. Not a fair review.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

So the failures were, what, digitally fabricated?

[@m783w]

Military Arms Channel that sucks it hasn’t run like the rest we have seen. Thank you for the candid vids, I will think twice about purchasing this until the company resolves this with you. Hopefully it was a lemon, I look forward MAC to seeing an update on this in the future. Thanks

[@PeachTreesHOA]

Tim is the only guy who didn’t edit out the issues?

[@jonmeray713]

What are you claiming exactly. What more does he need to do to make it “fair”

[@TheSkeptic000]

You spent HALF the review on bullets this gun doesn’t like. That Symtec junk doesn’t cycle through my fns-9 or my Glock 19. The other problem was a mag issue. By the end you acted as if this gun was a total failure. You didn’t try a variety of ammo and you never put a suppressor on it. You did not mention that AR triggers work in it. Complete review? No. Not fair.

[@BullsMahunny]

Nice effects on the part names. The production quality is evolving.

[@858415]

Literally no one that owns these runs anything but 115 grain ball ammo

[@unrealhit88]

Dude got a lemon

[@Murphy82nd]

Almost all I've run in mine is 124 gr. Mostly 124 gr Geco fmj at 1180 fps.

[@catskinner9571]

Sorry you had such a bad experience with your Stribog. I've had mine just a week with 200rds down range with no issues. Happy, Happy, Happy

[@TacticalPersian]

Is it me or does it seem like Tim is intentionally loosely shouldering it? Cause I see quite a bit movement of the gun into the shoulder. Might just be me.

[@ronpopiel2570]

There's no extractor in that gun, the open hole can be seen clearly at 25:04, whether it fell out or was never put in from the factory or was taken out, that's why it's ejecting randomly and not extracting shells out from the receiver. They're just falling wherever the ejector knocks them, and likely why the hotter ammo works better, because it's throwing the bolt (and case) back against the ejector with enough force to (mostly) knock them out of the receiver.

[@troydecker9685]

I hope they fix the issues. I really want one.

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

Why? I'm not trolling, I am just genuinely curious as to why people like PCCs.

[@joephysics5469]

@@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS Short length, easier to control than a hand gun, cheaper ammo, can bump fire, makes a great home defense weapon... Too bad we can't get the full auto version they make for the police. We love the Stribog that we have access to.

[@treverdavis5881]

There fine brother. Just buy one. Iblove mine.

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

@@joephysics5469 All valid points. Except the home defense part (imo) why would you ever choose a carbine that shoots pistol ammo? The benefits of a pistol is the size, not the round. If you're going with a carbine, why not use a proper round? Again, I'm looking to have a conversation, not a fight. Cheers.

[@joephysics5469]

@@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS My philosophy of home / personal defense is to place every shot perfectly and to bring down the target quickly and minimize collateral damage. In my hands I am a better shot with a sub style gun (short barrel not carbine length) than I am a pistol in a pressure situation. The three points of contact matter for most. Classically a sub gun is a better way to clear rooms in urban combat / police situations than a rifle. I'm not looking to take on a target 50 yards outside of my house or truck (just too rare to plan for that situation). As for the round, a Hydro Shock style of round will bring down a target efficiently while minimizing the chances of penetrating walls and hitting an innocent. If your definition of a proper round is a rifle round you will find it can definitely penetrate your target and enter the home next door quite easily.

[@woody3693]

MAC is the only channel that doesn't like the Stirbog. I bought the sp9A3 used (post-break-in period) about three months ago and it's been flawless so far at 800 rounds or so. The only drawback is when I do buy a can for it, it will cost as much as the gun itself.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

That's not true. kzbin.info/www/bejne/embdnpiYp76Zetk kzbin.info/www/bejne/nl6Uo3mQisuLorM kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIOTmXymoZyKoKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYrdpJmJer2SoqM kzbin.info/www/bejne/movPgZWMbKZjb8k Top that with TWO letters from Global Ordnance admitting the problems I've been one of the few to report on and that sums things up nicely. I doubt the importer would admit to functional issues if there weren't any. They also wouldn't be taking guns back in for fixes if there weren't problems.

[@vlaricshard2]

There is plenty of footage from Europe with these in winning ipsc footage , so I'm guessing it's yours.

[@dsg256]

Its probably his bubba's pissing weak handloads

[@brent92888]

@@dsg256 he shows you the ammo in the video... and it's federal factory ammo.

[@VG-913]

vlaricshard2 I think it’s a mag issue

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

@@dsg256 Federal = Pissin weak Bubba Good to know...

[@justanotherinternetexpert7743]

The ones in europe are A3 variants i believe. These coming into America are actually a couple years old design. But thats what was approved for import i believe, not 100% sure thats whats going on, but i do know you can pick up the A3 in Europe, and we are stuck with A1s. So take that as you will.

[@PracticallySquared1]

Great video Tim! I was very suspicious being that every other guntuber was so high on this thing. Glad you got your hands on one. Keep up the great work!

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@Murphy82nd]

Yes everyone else is a paid shill. Only MAC is honest. The most likely answer.

[@bstanley6146]

Everyone says a gun is great, the manufacturer is like yea 🤑. Tim says can I try the manufacturers like 😅😧😡🤬🤬 LOL. You and Jason keep it up.

[@clydeturner7341]

Thanks for the video. You saved me $$$. Makes me wonder about reviews from reviewers I trusted when deciding to purchase a firearm.

[@herknorth8691]

Internet: "This is just as good as B&T!" MAC: "This is just as bad as PSA!"

[@craigfurey942]

In all honestly man, you could potentially be saving lives by being honest with these reviews. If a gun sucks, it sucks. Thanks man, keep it up.

[@joephysics5469]

The Stribog that we have had the great pleasure to shoot has run 115 grain cheap ammo flawlessly. After 1000+ rounds over 4 months it has been the funnest firearm that our group has access to. No mag issues either. We did tons of research before the purchase was made too (because of limited financial resources). Nobody else reported significant issues what so ever. Looks like Tim got the lemon. Yes, it bump fires quite well also.

[@craigfurey942]

Joe Uehlein Lemons = quality control issues in my eyes. I get that it can happen to any company, but I’m not putting my life in the hands that will “probably” work. That gap between the bolt face and the trigger group doesn’t sit well with me even if the gun were to run fine. You get a smashed casing down there in a gun fight, you’re toast.

[@ChaseTheChamp11]

DANG. That was...sad.

[@FC_Jason]

The Syntech PCC ammo is quoted at 1140fps from a 16" bbl. It's not really designed for shorter barrels, that's why the 115 ball was punchier. Being a gun from the EU, I'd presume it was designed with 124gr NATO spec ammo... so the Syntech was a little light for it's liking. With that said... the magazines do seem to be **** and need some work to stop all the other silly problems.

[@johnperrotto64]

Never had such issues with my $200 Hi Point 9mm PCC.

[@ryangshooter_1682]

Thats because it's ugly but functional and functionalities all that really matters.

[@ChrisLoew]

Did you clean it yet, looks like a pain

[@johnperrotto64]

@@ChrisLoew yes, quite a chore to breakdown and clean to HP Carbine. It gets easier though after after you've done it dozen times.

[@johnperrotto64]

@@ryangshooter_1682 Its looks grows on you after awhile.

[@ryangshooter_1682]

@@johnperrotto64 the carbine isn't nearly As ugly as the pistol and there are ways to pretty it up.

[@GunsWithGage]

23:51 not only did you have a failure to eject, but you were able to drop the hammer out of battery. I know that the hammer is not likely to fire a round as it follows the bolt, but being able to drop the hammer out of battery is an "uncool" fire control group design flaw.

[@seanforsythe78]

I can drop the hammers out of battery on all of my ARs, vr80, my savage, and my buddys evo as well. Infact i use that to drop the hammer for when im storing my guns for extended periods of time. I would say this isn't anything out of the ordinary.

[@honzabalak3462]

Funny thing is that when the third malfunction happened I was like: "I sure wonder what poor undeveloped country this sh*t came from" (I'm Czech, btw). And then comes the close up and the first thing I see is the cross crest of our Slovakian brothers. Ooops...

[@StraitClownin909]

I saw this gun and for the price it looks amazing and really want to get one. Now I am sort of concerned with the quality control coming out of Slovakia. In the meantime, I'm going to keep shooting my Scorpion and other CZs 😏. I know they're alway hungry and eat everything.

[@joephysics5469]

@@StraitClownin909The Stribog that we have had the great pleasure to shoot has run 115 grain cheap ammo flawlessly. After 1000+ rounds over 4 months it has been the funnest firearm that our group has access to. No mag issues either. We did tons of research before the purchase was made too (because of limited financial resources). Nobody else reported significant issues what so ever. Looks like Tim got the lemon. Yes, it bump fires quite well also.

[@MrJason7680h]

There is nothing wrong with the stribog, I have the Gen 1 and 8 magazines and never had a problem with any of it.

[@ZhuJo99]

Well with my Bark PCC (it's a custom Slovak made PCC based on Scorpio lower) I have found out that PCCs really, really like full power ammo, even a little bit overpowered. It came to me hard way - right in winter on steel challenge in Cachtice (Slovak shooting range). I reloaded somewhat lighter ammo and combined with heavy bolt and cold it became reliability nightmare. On steel challenge having 2 failures per 5 rounds on each stage it means a complete disaster. MP5, Scorpio, Stribogs, APC etc. - all like to have fully powered ammo.

[@ab5olut3zero95]

MAC has extraordinarily bad luck with getting lemons. Give this gun a shot

[@alexanderm8880]

Waiting for the A3--new delayed roller action! Sad to see you got a lemon, MAC. We value your honesty!

[@Militaryarmschannel]

If they really do that, it will be the end of the gun. Roller delay was abandon by the gun community, even HK, for a reason.

[@alexanderm8880]

@@Militaryarmschannel Eh, people still pay top dollar for MP5s

[@Snakedude4life]

The version one of everything sucks. Smart phones, cars, Guns, etc. NO STEP ON SNEK!!

[@Militaryarmschannel]

This is version 2 though.

[@Snakedude4life]

Very valid point, Maybe they’ll get it on version three or four?🐍

[@jsspeer0414]

Glad mine has no issues. It eats steel case ammo and brass. I haven't had any malfunctions in over 1000rnds. But I may be one of the lucky ones. Love the accuracy of it.

[@ryanhayes4331]

Now I feel totally justified for purchasing my Apc9k😁

[@00xanawolf00]

Right off the bat I noticed the negativity in this video. The tone. The offhand negative comments. One. Two. Three. Four. This was before the firearm was even loaded. Then the shooting begins and even more OBVIOUS negative bias. Tim, I’m disappointed brother. Could it be the magazines?????? It’s obvious that there is some bias at play in this “review” against this little beast of a pistol. How is this pistol performing so badly when I’ve seen hundreds fire flawlessly right out of the box? Are all those “other channels” lying, or (god forbid) did you get a Stribog or mag with some issue??? I’m a (VERY) longtime subscriber to the channel and also a supporter. I trust the MAC and (usually) take their word as gospel. I’m at 8:41 into the video and I had to stop it to write this. You see, I’m in the market for a PCC or .9mm pistol with brace. So I’ve been researching like a madman and trying to choose the best firearm for the money. Naturally, the MAC was one of the first places I looked. I’ll share my research experiences with the various choices I’ve researched: 1. Sig MPX is nice but too pricey. 2. B&T is also nice but ditto. 3. CZ Scorpion EVO 3 is cool looking but the grip sucks and so does the safety lever. Add a brace and I’m near the Sig or the B&T after buying all the upgrades to fix the Scorpion. 4. PSA AK-V9 is a great value and a reliable little comrade but you have to be okay with that AK style of operation. 5. Extar EP-9 is a VERY affordable little pistol and seems reliable but the all polymer upper has me worried about longterm durability. 6. The Ruger PC-9 in the new Magpul furniture configuration(with side folding stock and Ruger aluminum free floating barrel shroud with M-LOK attachments) takes Glock mags and has that longer chrome lined cold hammer forged fluted threaded barrel, folding stock, and is a takedown model. But it’s heavy and is a carbine and not a “pistol” with a brace. But the price keeps it near the top of my list. I was going with either the Stribog (gen 2, I.E., the one in this video) or the Ruger. I just thought I would share my thoughts on all the models I’ve researched thus far.

[@GriffXJ]

Kinda makes me question all the other YT gun reviewers who never mentioned issues with theirs, or at least with the magazines. They might have worked flawlessly, but the magazine issues should have been obvious.

[@curtisbecker155]

I have around 500 rounds through mine. I ran 115gr federal, 115 Winchester white, 115 blazer and 124 blazer with zero issues whatsoever from all 6 mags. I have the second guide rod that I believe would block a round from getting stuck where yours are as well?

[@curtisbecker155]

I am also going to get some of that 130 syntech and report back hopefully in the next week or so.

[@Militaryarmschannel]

I use the Syntech because I shoot steel at fairly close range. While it's not frangible ammo, it's designed to be more safe when shooting at steel as it doesn't have a copper jacket. It's the copper that typically comes back at the shooter and cuts them. Let me know how yours likes the 130gr PCC ammo and try some of the 124gr too, if you can find it. But then I had a number of failures with the 115gr copper jacketed ball too.

[@curtisbecker155]

I completely understood why you are using the syntech. I will report back when I get my hands on it. I sent you a picture of my stribog on Instagram message. You can see the second guide rod. I was wondering if yours had that as well. Thanks!

[@Murphy82nd]

Or maybe they didn't have these issues? It kind of baffles me that people can't seem to realize that not everyone's experience will be the same. MAC had terrible luck with the P365 and so did a number of others. But yet some didn't. Doesn't always mean someone's lying.

[@teamhonzilla]

Nice reviews Tim 👍

[@ws5241]

Seems a bit whiney, couldn't make it through the whole video

[@DieselMcBadass1]

on the flip side to mac getting lemons when a gun does work for him you know its solid.

[@ThePerfeckted]

"what a joke...wow" I'll wait for SP9A3. I'll stick with my B&T.

[@joephysics5469]

So B&T never made a lemon???

[@Iamtherealjerkfreak]

Joe Uehlein no only sweet oranges... somme but souer but perfect in balance

[@joephysics5469]

@@Iamtherealjerkfreak Apples, oranges and lemons … OH, My!!!

[@namelessvoy7630]

“Holy Cow” Oooops‐a‐daisy! But，This is so pleasurable and awesome videos!! from Japan

[@AZTrucker]

I swear this happens on purpose. How does Tim end up with lemon after lemon? 🤪

[@mikef4832]

Thanks MAC for making an honest video! I would have bought an APC9 a long time ago if it wasn't for the price tag. The Stribog had me interested because of the $, but it looks like the gun and mags needs some reengineering before it's truly "ready".

[@Militaryarmschannel]

Thanks for watching.