Mud Test: TT-33 Tokarev

[@roguetorino]

"If it doesn't work just hit it." seems like the proper Soviet doctrine.

[@jayzenitram9621]

Worked in "Armageddon".

[@philips.5563]

Applies to reluctant combloc governments as well.

[@skyflier8955]

“If it doesn’t work, there’s two more to replace it” The real soviet doctrine

[@ExUSSailor]

I own a Soviet motorcycle, and, that's 100% true. The most important parts of my toolkit are a 6" chunk of 2x4, and, a rubber mallet.

[@Red-ur5xj]

@sosy1178 Ural most likely and you can find them online for ten grand or so

[@ghostofmarx867]

I miss the patented InRange wheelbarrow.

[@whyjay9959]

They could've tested a dozen pistols in it at once.

[@scruggs6633]

The InRange wheelbarrow of hubris

[@Motoboo_Marine]

I feel like they would lose the pistol if they used the wheelbarrow

[@1SaG]

Exactly! Mudtesting without the wheelbarrow ... you're calling that scientific? For shame! ;)

[@soylentgreen7074]

@@whyjay9959then spend days cleaning all the pistols.

[@wdfghjkl]

InrangeTV mud test except Far Cry 2 music plays when the firearm fails to go into battery.

[@blarghinatelazer9394]

Dew it

[@LUR1FAX]

Man, I loved that game! It's the first real shooter I played.

[@kylosalvesen]

"It's getting stiff, guys" - Karl, 2019.

[@cheyennew811]

Phrasing!

[@five5105]

I would like to point out that the Tokarev did better than the AK.

[@bubba200874426]

To be fair, the Tokarev also has fewer potential failure points than an ak.

[@stevencali3539]

That is because it is decended from the works of the great saint Browning.

[@TheRevoltingMan]

Lol, nicely done.

[@KATAKOTO69]

About the same? hit it and it will go into battery.

[@jabohonu]

Not better than the ak 74 tho...

[@DLowfu]

InRange mud tests - now featuring The certified bucket of hubris

[@CountArtha]

That's CLEARLY an ordinary gallon bucket from the hardware section of Walmart. These frauds just co-opted it an put their "stamp" on it for all their gullible viewers. And THEN, they have the audacity to call it a "four liter bucket." InRangeTV, shilling the Metric System like always - probably because a Frenchman invented it.

[@Psiberzerker]

Hubris is defiance of the Gods, and punishable by Nemesis. (The Titaness, of Divine Retribution.) I think if they'd gotten to the Hubris stage, Karl would have found out about it by now. Standing out under the clear blue sky like that.

[@tsartomato]

@@john-paulsilke893 wow such a joke much funny

[@davidreinhart373]

Try the cz75, i would like to see how the slide riding the rails iside the frame affects reliability.

[@Darkerloaf]

I was just going to ask for this!! Yes. Do it Karl/Ian!!

[@jamesferguson2353]

good idea

[@oldskoolhoss7534]

❤CZ75

[@Fangsフ]

I suspect that it would perform almost identically to the 1911. The ejection port shapes are very similar and somewhat conducive to holding onto dirt, plus hammer fired and dirt do not go together.

[@rhaynesify]

I’m curious how the barrel hood locking vs the lugs on the barrel affect overall function in adverse conditions. The hood seems like it would be easier to clear debris from, but the lugs seem like it would be much harder to get dirt into.

[@viciousslayer]

wow you used water from the certified gun cleaning bucket to wash your hands? THESE RESULTS ARE NOW INVALID THANKS KARL

[@Darkerloaf]

Hahhahah. I thought people would say the same.

[@viciousslayer]

@@fallingumbrellahunter205 why are people so pissy about a mud test anyway gun meets mud shoot gun gun maybe work mud test end

[@viciousslayer]

@@fallingumbrellahunter205 oh aint pissed at you lmao

[@an_ordinary_goose]

@@fallingumbrellahunter205 everyone always wants to be right or have something to complain about

[@ethanzane7648]

Black electrical tape? That just sounds like a standard fix in Russia.

[@SomeguyUA]

* blue

[@philips.5563]

Green in Afghanistan.

[@brianisaacs5457]

Duct tape in the USA

[@commander31able60]

it's clearly fake since it's black. blue is the only izolenta.

[@FenWolf68]

@@brianisaacs5457 Duct tape (maskers) and a hammer was known as 'Royal marines toolkit' when i served ;-j

[@sirarnie9837]

No wheelbarrow, test invalid.

[@CrusoeAI]

Waiting to see a makarov mud test

[@Xerxes1688]

I second that, but my guess that it will fare better than the Tokarev. Tim at MAC did a torture test on one some years ago, and it too him quite the effort to make it fail.

[@kozyrev82]

ПМ (Makarov) is not a gun, it is a bottle opener.

[@ФилиппЛыков-д8е]

Wrong. It is one of the best 9mm simple blowback pistols. Though, say, the Galil's having an actual bottle opener does not make it a non-gun.

[@PokemonHaloFan]

Considering it's a straight blowback gun and it's even tougher than the Tokarev it's unlikely to fail.

[@CringeLord16]

Military arms channel made one

[@ArchieKeen1]

I love these inrange mud tests, they are not particularly biased towards any one firearm and this leads to a very fair test

[@looooooooot432]

I only wish they tried different kinds of mud. It'd just be interesting to see how different guns react to black dirt, river silt, clay, etc vs just this sandy red dirt stuff.

[@calska140]

The best part is the anger it engenders in those who deserve it.

[@stevbe1723]

The thing is though that it can lead you to a false conclusion if you interpret it to mean "overall reliability". I think the guys themselves have said that sometimes, you'll get gun A that's more reliable in a mud test than gun B, but gun B is more reliable under normal operating conditions, so it really depends on your definition of reliable. Is it under normal conditions, with the ideal ammo? Under extreme condition with sub par ammo? Mud, sand, snow, dirt.... Or do you consider all the different conditions as seperate categories that any gun does better under

[@Bill23799]

Oh, I thought this was going to be a " Mud Test " on a US Army T-33 Flame Thrower Tank.

[@merobo5066]

Wouldn't the designation be T33 though? I'm asking because to my knowledge the way to differentiate between Soviet and American tanks is that Soviet tanks have that little dash between the T and the number (and it can be quite helpful to know whether someone talks about a soviet T-26 or an American T26).

[@Bill23799]

@@merobo5066 Thanks, I was not aware of that distinction. The link I found did show the US Flame tank as T33.

[@FirstMetalHamster]

Me, too. Misleading title, 0/5.

[@Semper_Iratus]

-Soviet- Russian state security services are monitoring the situation. 🇷🇺

[@RedBloodSandman999]

In before the next propaganda video in Russian Television

[@beardoggin8963]

Iluna Hantara was looking for this comment

[@RedBloodSandman999]

@@beardoggin8963 Had to do it, but I think it won't happen because it isn't the standard issue sidearm of the Russian military anymore.

[@FerolaJ]

Glorious tokarev is beloved by capitalistic pig dogs

[@RedBloodSandman999]

@Kostas Karadimos We will see ^^

[@Klovaneer]

Won't have to lie this time, innit?

[@DeanmC261993]

Inb4 all the people start complaining because its chinese and not produced in its original country its less reliable...sigh...

[@yoc_4386]

When are you going to start selling certified InRange buckets?

[@kl3847]

If it were a *real* Tokarev from (*insert Country*) it would have done better.

[@Nattleby]

Antartica

[@tristanpaquin]

Québec?

[@tjakra21]

Japan

[@MG-wi1eq]

Zack Ceasar Insert Model Number or insert batch.

[@MG-wi1eq]

Zack Ceasar Insert factory location insert time of day it was made.

[@williamprince1114]

Just for historical sakes I think a mud test of a 'Ruby' 32 acp that were so prevalent on the western front during WW1 would be worth doing. I wonder if the lack of power generated in the slide impulse by the 32 acp cartridge would be a factor.

[@rhaynesify]

It might actually do better being a straight blowback.

[@christianwilliams1690]

Never seen a malfunction like the one at 8:26 before. Interesting. Great work as always guys

[@Klovaneer]

Slide obviously caught on some mud briefly, then got overcome by glorious soviet spec recoil spring.

[@lightweight1974]

da

[@michaellesak6912]

never seen a friction delayed blowback operated t-33 before?

[@TJWDawg]

Do a CZ-52, see if the Czech solution to a 7.62x25mm service pistol does any better (or worse)!

[@MrSmsch]

Wow, you can literally see the slide getting stuck when firing, that's nuts.

[@The_PotionSeller]

Gotta love when percussive maintenance works on a gun

[@murphy7801]

Mainly on USSR guns

[@Mrmigo8703]

Gun would have performed better but the ammunition was Polish, and we all know how well the Pols and the Russians get along.

[@commandZee]

In Soviet Russia T-33 bashes you a couple of times until you are satisfactorily functioning.

[@davidl7006]

Can you guys mud test a Cz or a Cz clone like the jericho or tristar

[@jameshaught641]

I know how you guys feel toward the mud tests, but I must say I for one appreciate your efforts in doing them. This is good, practical and tangible data you’re producing. A genuine thanks as always, keep on

[@esper6119]

That sluggish running of the slide at the 8:30 test it made me cheer for the Tokarev, it's trying its best ;n;

[@SvenskaKrig1709]

Commissar Karl of the NKVD has trouble liquidating Kulaks after dropping Workers and Peasants pistol into the Fascist counterrevolutionary mud

[@soylentgreen7074]

Is certified inrangetv water gonna be mass produced anytime soon? I want the cyber brains and markmanship of karl and the agility and style of Ian.

[@mjc9057]

This was a pretty neat mud test. Definitely a piece I wasn’t expecting to see through the tribulations of ‘Arizona Gunk’.

[@whackycracker1987]

someone should make a Glock-33 using 7.62x25 Tokarev

[@alexanderm3504]

Whoa is it me or does it sound like that bullet whizzed right by the camera @2:37?

[@charlesnewby3626]

Several ricochets could be heard in the background

[@mxpsii]

2:40 the soviets didnt carry with a round in the chamber they were trained to rack the slide as they drew their weapon

[@lookythat2]

I spoke to a guy once who used the Tok in VietNam (he was Vietnamese, OK. A bad guy I think, he was trained in NVN). He said they were trained to carry empty, and rack the slide by catching that (very) sturdy rear sight on their belts to load a round. He pantomimed drawing and charging it like that and it looked pretty fast. Also in case you wondered why that rear sight is so beefy. Kids: don't try this at home. Obviously finger off trigger. Unlike thumbing the hammer back, doesn't disrupt your grip either.

[@oldskoolhoss7534]

AR15: *Laughs in wheelbarrow*

[@ProfessionalNoodler]

When I saw that bucket of water, I half expected (and really hoped) that you were gonna toss the whole pistol in the bucket rather than rinsing it.

[@Robert-qm7yi]

Not a valid test, the mud wasn't in the patented InRange Mud Wheelbarrow

[@CKshouta]

The Soviet 1911 did better than the actual 1911. That is the main takeaway here.

[@eggbert191]

Not based on the 1911. Based on earlier browning design that eventually morphed in to the 1911

[@jabohonu]

@@eggbert191 nope, it was the argentinian versión (the closest one to an original WWII American M1911A1 issued gun) so it's 100% fair.

[@eggbert191]

@@jabohonu shares more with the Browning 1903 and 1907 designs than it does a 1911

[@hakari5014]

​@@eggbert191 TT is mostly a simplified 1911 in a shape of Browning's Model 1903. Just because it looks like 1903 it doesn't mean it's mechanically the same as 1903.

[@mfree80286]

22 years of hindsight will let you do that with a design, you know.

[@dantem4119]

Fastest click I think i’ve done. PS I hope you don’t have to lock the video because of nutty people taking offense to whatever the result is. :/

[@hankshepherd2.086]

Dante M I know right I just watch the video and see how the gun does when it is put in mud and dirt I don’t have a bias towards or against any gun because I know that every gun is not mud proof and know that some guns do better than others

[@jamesvalentine2845]

Western capitalist pig mud is no match for stronk Soviet teknology

[@ComradeCody]

Heh this video reminds me of a story from My great grandfather who fought in the red army during WW2, he said that he once dropped his pistol into mud during the liberation of Poland and it worked for the first three rounds than it had stopped firing due to failure to battery, he had to smack his gun against a hard surface to get it working, while Germans were shooting at him, remarking "we might not have the best equipment in the world, but everything could be fixed by smacking it with a rock or log or helmet..."

[@Nobody___]

HK USP next pls :)

[@andybreadley429]

@Zack Ceasar link?

[@andybreadley429]

Thanks!

[@roguesqadronairsoft]

Not a real mudtest. The wheelbarrow wasn't used.

[@larptm9083]

Theses things are cheap but unfortunately I’m not old enough to by handguns, only rifles😢

[@dude2765]

Dude same mood, save up for a nice safe if you don't have one already so the pistol you get will have a nice home.

[@dankdark974]

I know your pain

[@polsha115]

Have someone buy it for you, then get it as a "gift"

[@kgb3559]

I love mine. My only complaint is the cost of ammunition.

[@polsha115]

@@kgb3559 go on ammoseek, a bunch of the surplus just got in the country

[@samg5463]

I would unironically buy an In Range combat smock

[@docwu2k]

Now THAT'S mud! Well done! in Louisiana, we call that Gumbo Mud, and it's some foul shit.

[@AlexBobowski]

The Tokarev has an advantage over other decocker-based weapons in that the hammer has a protrusion at the half cock notch that seals off the firing pin recess from dirt and debris. The CZ 75 BD (decocker) that I have does not do this, and of course debris could easily get in the firing channel of a handgun carried cocked and locked. With a military holster that covers the entire pistol this shouldn't be an issue in most cases, but it's worth noting. Also, the Tokarev rear sight is so high because the barrel isn't parallel to the top of the slide while in battery, it's actually parallel during cycling. In battery, the barrel angles slightly downwards.

[@robertscott2210]

I don't think that was four liters, it looked more like a gallon to me. 😉

[@tenhundredkills]

What happened to the official InRange wheelbarrow?!

[@blackirish781]

I love tokarevs, great caliber too!

[@moistcakebytheocean3442]

At 2:36 it sounds like a ricochet goes right by him as he's talking.

[@abyssus9304]

That's the KGB agent missing.

[@BlinkyTrigger]

where can i get MY "In-Range Certified" water?

[@msuitepyon6675]

How about mud testing the US Army's new sidearm, the SIG M17?

[@Xerxes1688]

A Makarov PM, or any soviet/eastern block 9x18mm Makarov pistol (even a CZ-82), would be a good candidate for a mud test. They replaced the TT-33 in combloc countries.

[@Graumann06]

Hi people I'm really impressed with TT, especially compared to Glock 19. Do you want to test a Makarov 9x18?

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

Got a TT-33C from Romania. Damn I love this gun. I’m overjoyed at seeing just how reliable it is. Not to mention it’s body armor defeating capabilities.

[@thoralexander9387]

Got one a few months back too! Absolute joy to shoot. It doesn't have an aftermarket safety though, which makes me question how it got here

[@YourRulerSkeletos]

I dunno if this is actually useful information or not, but it seems like every shot that fails to return to firing position or is the last shot in a mag ejects in a different direction than shots that are not followed by a failure. The "bad" shots seem to eject directly back over your head and the "good" shots seem to go much more to your right (but still pretty high). The only thing I can think of is that the slide isn't going back at exactly the same speed consistently.

[@bloqk16]

The 7.62x25 Tokarev round is a powerful one for a pistol. A friend of mine tried using the T-33 as an informal entrant at a USPSA local match, but was denied entry, not because of the caliber size as it was just an informal entry, but because the 7.62x25 round was punching holes through the metal targets; as the 45 ACP, 40 S&W, and 9mm rounds would barely put a dent in the same targets. The USPSA has "power factor" rules to exclude handgun rounds from being too mild, but the T-33 with the Tokarev round may have been a first for being excluded for it being too powerful. xD

[@alwong8477]

nice. aren't these guns only used to shoot Soviet army deserters? NCOs and officers are usually less muddy than lowly conscripts.

[@talhamalik8917]

I am using and carrying this gun as my EDC. It's one of the most reliable guns out there. It was a great video. 👍

[@Achillesnic]

So many boomer-esque Russia jokes in the comments, not sure what I expected

[@Chlorate299]

You do have to hand it to the Tokarev, it's not pretty but it does work better than people give it credit for.

[@shivas3003]

Crazy Russian Hacker : " BOOM ! How cool iz dat ? "

[@bf3forevergreene165]

Law and order mistook a T33 for a 1911 in one episode 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@Razgriz85]

The prop department in the movie SWAT mistook a Tec-9 for an AK47. I just remember it had to do with some guys shooting at a bus with Tec-9s and the radio chatter in the movie says AK47s.

[@bf3forevergreene165]

Razgriz85 wow that pitiful! How do you mistake something for a ak47?!?!?!?!

[@larptm9083]

With the recent bill passed in Missouri basically outlining all federal gun laws does that mean the machine guns are now unregulated and you can make your own auto Sear without getting arrested?

[@beardoggin8963]

ImHereForPie be nice if they let Missouri do for guns laws what other states have done for Marijuana. Just ignore the feds

[@jayzenitram9621]

I had to look up what Missouri had done regarding firearms. Take it for what it's worth, but this is what the article says: Legislatively, the bill would protect Second Amendment rights by refusing to allow any state officers to enforce any Federal laws considered infringements on Second Amendment rights by the definitions of the bill. *Those include any taxes, stamps, or fees exclusively applied to firearms, accessories, or ammunition*. It applies to any registration or tracking of those items.

[@daer2121]

Missouri may choose not to enforce, but that won't stop the feds from doing so. NFA violations are tax evasion/fraud. Ask the whiskey rebellion what the federal government thinks of tax evasion under a states rights banner.

[@mugwump58]

@@jayzenitram9621 So just like some states are doing with Federal immigration law

[@nindger4270]

@@jayzenitram9621 Sounds like a grade A publicity stunt to me.

[@Steve_G88]

Tt33 and hi point > Glock....

[@nickx8411]

Thank you for doing this... I have a few of the new Zastava versions of the Tokarev, nice to know they're likely reasonably robust.

[@rednecksniper4715]

You could have just got an M57 tokarev from classic with the trigger dingus safety ie no holes for a thumb safety

[@ED-od6hy]

Those look like they're gonna go for $$$ in the near future, based on GB prices - especially if they have an unmodified trigger installed.

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Good vid from the uk. Please mud test our prime minister next

[@michaelfodor6280]

Bloody brilliant idea. After you're done with yours, can the Kiwi's and Canuck's have a go with theirs? Come to think of it, we might need more mud. I suggest the mud at the bottom of the Marianas Trench.

[@adaw2d3222]

8:30 you can see when the slide doesn't go into battery. Very nice camera angle!

[@williamflowers9435]

The Orange earplug makes it look like an Airsoft replica

[@paulstein3162]

At 2:37, was that a ricochet zinging by?

[@JoHnDoE2033]

Who would win: Mighty Soviet economy funneled into arms one muddy boi

[@SelfRaisingWheat]

It didn't totally fail though.

[@deniskozlowski9370]

That mud looks gross. Like a little kid got diarrhea from eating a whole bag of tainted Reese's peanut butter cups.

[@AR_119]

Bruh 😆

[@nemo5335]

take: these are possibly the most underrated pistol in the world. while they're old, and have a lot of features typical of their time, they were in many ways also incredibly advanced (particularly the round they fired), well built, accurate enough and as this test shows, very reliable.

[@michaelferrell9245]

The slide stuttered some on that last mag. It went into battery in slow motion.

[@charleshax]

Where can I acquire one of those certified InRange water buckets?

[@anatolystepanovichdyatlov1747]

Comrade, how come tokarev be more reliable if you compare tokarev to kalashnikov. I read in magazine you call cognitive dissonance, because kalashnikov be more reliable, every one know. But inrange i see otherwise. They dont think it be like it is, but it do!

[@kaptainkoolz6359]

Romanian TTC (tt33 clone) was my first handgun bought at age 18. Very proud to own it and got very good at fully dissembling it (much easier than a 1911) and was supremely reliable with new production pud loads or surplus hot hot hot ammo. Very underrated handguns, good on you for removing the aftermarket safety its junk, I would feel comfortable carrying this hadngun at half cock.

[@jamesjanssen2378]

KaptainKoolz >> A really fun gun ! . I have to agree that the aftermarket safeties are ...crap ..all of them . I hate to admit it but I put some super glue on my safety to keep it OFF ,,, it kept working it self on when shooting . Of course I will remove it for good when time permits . It is a a M-57. Other than that .... a very reliable and FUN pistol .

[@Erxhyj]

I ve got the same shovel at home. My grandpa found it into a glacier on the italian alps during the 60s when he worked as park ranger.

[@jcodym13]

The way the slide hesitated when it returned to battery at 8:25 reminds me of laggy video game

[@Zen-rw2fz]

The orange plug makes ut look like a toy

[@KaDaJxClonE]

I would love to shoot a parody video. Mud test an A10 Lightning/Hawg, Me109, or MiG.

[@Klovaneer]

Try mud testing an Il-2 or Su-25~~~

[@brent6452]

Watching the slide was like slow motion, but with out the expensive camera set up

[@HolmWrecker]

I use an earplug in the muzzle of my carry weapon. Keeps the barrel free of lint or dirt. I never pull it out to shoot, I just shoot. It's amazing how much garbage can get in the barrel of a carry weapon over time.

[@auburn8833]

You guys are doing an awesome job of improving these videos every time. I can't even see some of the complaints here on the YT comments because unlike you guys I can't read through most of them if not all of them. Best wishes from a pro-gun german Hope you guys are doing well over there with all the political turmoil.

[@krautandsalo]

"pro gun German" Wie? Ich bin nicht der einzige?? :D

[@auburn8833]

@@krautandsalo ;)

[@talis84]

Love the mud tests, but I always cringe seeing a firearm purposely go into the mud.

[@Badmagix23]

Its interesting how the slide gets stuck backwards for a few extra milliseconds at the end

[@Autobotmatt428]

Will you guys do a Makarov?

[@kaschberle6948]

are these "Inrange Certified" Stickers available for purchase?

[@tengu190]

You should test the Chinese double stack Sig 226 clone in 7.62T. Be curious what you think of it.

[@ianhelgerson6146]

Best EDC gun ever made.

[@This_is_my_real_name]

The reason they used the half-cock as a safety was due to the firing pin! Unlike most pistols, they used a "live" firing pin -- if carried hammer-down on a loaded chamber you have a tragedy waiting to happen -- and, the reason these weapons have a reputation for going off if dropped (and I personally met someone who was shot through his leg and knee when his was dropped). There is a guy with a YT channel in Serbia who demonstrates this. He holds his Tokarev, aimed downrange, hammer down on a loaded round, while his assistant gives the hammer a mild tap with a stick. The weapon fires. This design does *NOT* use an *INERTIAL* firing pin! When the hammer is down it is PUSHING THE FIRING PIN INTO THE PRIMER! The *least* bit of additional pressure will make it fire! That's why the half-cock was SO important!

[@tangero3462]

The Soviet Tokarev: I'd hit that

[@vaclavkrpec2879]

I bought a new production Zastava M57-A recently. Rather bad trigger out of the box (very gritty and very heavy), but after a few hours of work on it, I got it in a decent state (narrowed trigger and sear leaf springs and polished contact surfaces in the trigger group). Also, I replaced the sear and hammer with TT-33 Soviet surplus (unused) spare parts to get back the safety notch (the A model has slide-mounted manual safety and for some reason, they ground the safety notch off---but I like the feature and wanted it back). The parts were cheap and so was the pistol (for a new gun). I also replaced the rear sight with a better one and improved the grip angle using the RazorArms G02 grip sleeve. The result is a pretty decent pistol I can recommend (if you don't mind putting a bit of work into it).

[@Trancefreakeh]

Na, you're not consistent: What's 4 liters? How many freedom units is that, Fl. ounce or Gallon or what have ye ^^? I'm kidding, I'm kidding ;).

[@AlphariusMemegon]

Speaking of Tokarevs, yesterday I picked up a 1947 Tula with no safety and no import mark. Missing the recoil spring guide (already got a replacement on the way) and possibly needing a new recoil spring, but I only paid 325 so I don't care.

[@ronaldcolman6211]

I want one, but prices keep creeping now that the bulk of surplus has dried up.

[@tenhundredkills]

All things considered, they're still pretty cheap. The Romanian examples often sell for around $300 on Gunbroker.

[@ronaldcolman6211]

@@tenhundredkills I know, but I'm referring to when there were Romanians and Yugos in shotgun news for $230

[@jmcr71795]

Although not really relevant to this topic, I recommend getting some new grips for the Tok from Razer Arms. The performance you get out of an old Tok is greatly enhanced by a good grip, and my problems with Toks was always the "T" handle, makes the fucker feel snappy. The Razer Arms grip fixes that wonderfully. And no, I don't work for them in any way, it's just an awesome improvement to the Tok.

[@berzerkinglemur6534]

I'll send some spam, maybe someone will read and know the answer :-) I have a question about the Tokarev 33 (7,62X25 mm) pistol. I fired a Polish version of this pistol once and strange things happened. We used old ammunition that was stored in the garage. Probably the gunpowder caught moisture, because sometimes after pressing the trigger, the cartridge fired efter even more than a second delay (I do not need to explain what impression it made on an inexperienced shooter :-). But it is about something else. I noticed that the casings were burned right through after firing. There was a thin, oblong hole about 4 mm long on the upper part of the casing's neck. What is this phenomenon called, what was it caused by?