SOVIET PPS-43

Larry showcases the World War II Soviet PPS-43 SubMachine Gun.
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[@mikeshoults4155]

When it comes to dollar to effectiveness, this is the best gun ever designed. It is so cheap to make. So easy to make. And yet, Reliably gets the job done.

[@Emik1995]

This SMG is very simple and cheap. It's also very easy to use and very easy to produce. It was made by teenagers and women jn soviet factories, including factories in Leningrad under the siege

[@judsongaiden9878]

Is it true that they shot at the invaders from the factory windows?

[@steirqwe7956]

Not really, if nazi had direct line of sight to the factory they would render it to ruins with artillery fire. You would probably had to walk about a mile to get from factory to frontline.

[@maxmuller8633]

@Adolf Hitler Poor paratroopers, couldn't enjoy the landing much more than getting shot in the neck by some Russian Eagle eye

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

The design is pretty brilliant, it's really cheap and easy to make, but unlike the Sten it has a robust and reliable magazine. Makes me think a lot of the American M3A1, another gun which, just like the PPS43, is brilliantly simple and economical, yet doesn't sacrifice performance.

[@deadringer6759]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine The Sten's incredibly basic safety features also gave it the problem of occasionally magdumping when dropped at the wrong angle

[@Numb0084]

Just telling its story short, no patriotic stereotypes, simply telling its charm with no waste of words. Man, I love your channel

[@SlimRhyno]

Amen. Very well put. Another LAV classic video!

[@timkc1638]

People who shit on Russian firearms don’t get firearms. They’re stupid is what they are. 😂 it’s like taking a shit on an su35s flanker if you like jets…or the mig31 foxbat? You can appreciate Soviet and Russian engineering for its brilliance and ability to get it done, when needed. I mean the simplicity of this setup is just too awesome.

[@Lazasakh]

This is the real masterpiece of war

[@georgekaradov1274]

Lazasakh

[@regsparkes6507]

Considering the power of this 7.62x25 round in my Tokarev TT33 pistol, I can imagine that this PPS43 would and could be a devastating SMG. Thanks for the video Larry!

[@RISSSD17]

Just TT. TT-33 exists only in your cozy little world, like the AK-47. Translator.

[@regsparkes6507]

RISSSD17, then I'll have to tell the government who issued my permit, that they have the wrong model number printed on it. As well, I'll have to tell the dealers that sell this Tokarev pistol, that they have the model number incorrect, then finally I'll also have to tell the manufacturer that they have printed the wrong model number here too. I am so sorry for not being as perfect as you would have me be!!

[@RISSSD17]

You bought a replica? Pfft, why buy replica weapons 30's, if can be buy the original of the or modern its?

[@lioncelica5170]

He is saying it is a real Russian TT33

[@1111Tactical]

The AK47 does exist, just rarely ever used in any major wars that laymen would think AK47's were used in. Most were Type 56's or AKM's. I only learned a few years ago that almost no AK's at all were used in the Korean War, I always thought they were.

[@chocolatedumdum2]

That is the coolest sound shooting sub gun I’ve ever heard. Damn that was beautiful.

[@Nuraslan]

Soviets really knew how to create weapons

[@axelblack7950]

.. For the ppsh.. They copied the series of mp24 and mp34 And for the pps43 , its a steel stock of mp40.. (And its a folding stock like the mp40) So the submachine guns in soviet army are inspire of series of german MP But yes .. The nagant revolver is good , and the rifle too :)

[@Nuraslan]

And even more! All of our modern guns are inspired by old spanish muskets, because of their option to shoot! They even have absolutely similar perts, like Barrel and Stock! When I found this, I was struck to the core! I hope you got me;)

[@xPlatiinHD]

Nuraslan Baltemir triggered

[@michaelpawluk6791]

Axel black you are a video game noob

[@EstellammaSS]

Mr.White I guess you don't even know stg and AK uses different type of recoil actions. But I guess that's too much information for you to handle.

[@Wottymotty]

My great uncle used this while he was fighting in Leningrad but he died in 1944 r.i.p

[@apocalypticdog6332]

How did you know what gun he was using

[@FirstLast-uz6eq]

@@apocalypticdog6332 he saw the killcam

[@_shivesh_12]

@@FirstLast-uz6eq dayum

[@ElectricLarry__]

@@apocalypticdog6332 ikr.....lol

[@jasonbloho8015]

Farmed for kar98 skins

[@andriyvyakhiryev4907]

A soldier setting the Soviet flag on the Reichstag, from the famous photo - he has PPS over his shoulder.

[@victorconway444]

One of the most famous images to come out of WW2, and yet somehow this amazing gun still doesn't get the attention it deserves compared to other SMGs.

[@R5ger]

Beautiful weapon

[@genegarren833]

Great weapon. The PPS-43 was a simplier war time version of the PPSH-41. Far better than many people think. Very controlable.

[@timkc1638]

Yeah the ppsh 41.magazine design and rate of fire was just absurdly dumb and high hahahhaha

[@igordubrovin8744]

Светлой памяти Алексея Ивановича Судаева.

[@samnesvoi9956]

Так точно Игорек. Живешь в штатах??

[@АртурМалахаев]

это не крестьянин калашников!!!

[@user-vx2fw7qe1n]

Que?

[@SteveJobsLoh]

@@user-vx2fw7qe1n they mean: in memory of Alexey Sudayev, he was 34 when he died.

[@МатвейРогаль]

@@АртурМалахаев Что флудерастик,куда без вас засранцев .Только вот как раз Судаев и был мастером-наставником у М.Т.Калашникова в НИПСВО .

[@rjs3590]

Love the russian weapon aesthetic look, very practical looking imo.

[@MayaK_A]

when you permanently hungry for years, and under artillery fire everyday, you have very limited stock of every supply you have, and you must do somethink that will help a lot of people end this nightmare and you can do it, well... i think your mind can create really useful things, because you will see all from practical point of view. Simple, but i think its to hard for our modern world to do such things, not exactly weapons but just useful, cheap and reliable things without suffering you know. Conclusion: we all must suffer. Just a little bit of irony.

[@aldoraine3364]

My choice for conceal carry

[@AWE_ZIOLIO]

obesity is strong in this one ) Kappa

[@SuperWagner23]

Well you need to find one in the Fire Arms Registry. Then go through the paperwork. I bet you will need at least 5K

[@WartimeFriction]

Bud's Guns in Lexington, KY had one (or a version of one) for sale while I was there this weekend.

[@aldoraine3364]

Growler7 thanks for the link

[@mr.r080t3]

Surrrrrrrre... the most obvious conceal carry you could possibly get for under 10k. Lemme know how that goes for ya...(lol)

[@sebastianperez6124]

In a lot of slow-mo footage of WWII SMGs (forgotten weapons) you can see the bolt hits the back of the gun with quite a lot of force after each shot, in this gun the spring is able to absorb all the energy, I think this is a really good thing for controllability, great engineering indeed.

[@alexandruianu8432]

The travel is short enough, and the receiver long enough on this to be constant recoil, like the MP-40.

[@drianmortiz9375]

The Soviet built PPS-43 submachine gun is absolutely wonderful and amazing fire arms.

[@vinogrono]

Изумительный конструктор. Жалко, что он умер таким молодым.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Very simple and easy to use. Combat effective.

[@woronwronsky3237]

PPS-43 & PPSH-41 This is voice of the eastern front of world War II

[@ShortThrowShifting]

It's amazing that the bolt handle slows down and comes to a stop just a smidge before slamming into the back of the slot in the receiver. The bolt actually seems to cycle surprisingly smoothly! It's a minor detail but I'm sure that contributes to how controllable this thing is.

[@ryszardkoprowski1414]

From Poland with love... We, really do great guns, when needed. Please note - polish made "Commie time" firearms are one of best, if not the best on market. In peacetime, with skilled people, resources and proper knowledge - warmachine became new ID and quality. Larry, I strongly belive this SMG was and still is unbeatable regarding cost/ simplicity/ effectivness on a battle field. Still in use, still in private possession (legal). Greatings! Carry on!

[@novydasb4660]

its not polish, it's russian. anyone could manufacture it.

[@ryszardkoprowski1414]

@@novydasb4660 rights, but i'm Poland it was made till late 60.

[@ryszardkoprowski1414]

@@novydasb4660 sure, Russian design, very clever&efficient. I have got one, Polish made from 50', awsome.

[@MaxMinXX]

One of my dream classics. Trying to save up for one.

[@user-yb3zc8ni7c]

Larry; please do a detailed PPS 43 Vs. MP 40 video including their usefulness to countries during war and theatres they served in.

[@ВалерийМатус-у5ш]

This automatic machine is invented by the designer Sudayev in besieged Leningrad. Sudayev has been recognized as the outstanding designer, and his automatic machine the best automatic machine of the Red Army during war. After war he continued to work on the automatic machine and participated in a competition together with Kalashnikov. His project was considered as the most perspective, however he couldn't finish it as he has died in 1946. If it didn't happen, Kalashnikov could proigat and now Sudayev's submachine gun AS-44 would be considered as a legend, but not joint stock company.

[@roland11110010101]

Валерий Матус "kalashnikov could lose"

[@sochideco8597]

фамилия конструктора СУДАЕВ.

[@goedeck1]

roland11110100101 lose

[@23GreyFox]

Why should a submachine gun compete against a assault rifle?

[@SuperIv7]

@@23GreyFox he's talking about AS-44, a prototype of Sudayev's assault rifle: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS-44

[@ValdemarZemelka]

the most reliable submg of all time! - simple, power, cheap, lightweight...

[@eurasianlynx5584]

Far superior to the Nazi piece of shit MP40.

[@holographicmeatloaf5002]

@@eurasianlynx5584 how dare u call the mp40 a pos. it was a pretty good gun too and probably the only competitor with the pps43

[@felixxxxxxstalin]

@@eurasianlynx5584 mp40its shit

[@phoenixdelta346]

@@holographicmeatloaf5002indeed mp-40 was good.. before winter has come

[@taylorliu9093]

@@holographicmeatloaf5002 May you tell me how MP40 is great? Crappy accuracy? Peeing ballistics coming out of 9mm? Slow rate of fire? Or the tendency to accidentally discharge?

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

I have read somewhere in past research that if the Germans could get their hands on one, they preferred these to the MP-40.

[@Barbaroossa]

Yeah, they often re-purposed captured PPS-43s and PPSh-41s to fire their ammunition, sometimes they wouldn't even do that, opting to have them straight in 762 Tokarev instead.

[@PGTRegard]

They could just use 7.63 Mauser.

[@borkwoof696]

Sassy_MacArthur not widely used

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

Sassy is correct... since 7.62 Tokarev was developed as a hot 7.63 Mauser, the Germans would 7.63 Mauser in captured TT33 pistols (although 7.62 Tokarev ammo is way too hot for the Broomhandle Mauser). I am going to have to research to see if the Mauser ammo would be hot enough for the PPS.

[@PGTRegard]

Theoretically it would be a lot easier to make 7.63 Mauser hotter than it would be to convert captured Tokarev guns to 9mm. Theoretically.

[@tonythetiger1man]

7.62x25 , one of my favorite pistol cartridges , honestly it’s a borderline rifle cartridge as well

[@towarzyszbeagle6866]

The forgotten weapons video where Ian disassembles one of these is great. The design is quite literally genius in it's simplicity and use of stampings.

[@rnt__]

What a gun... This has to be one of the best SMGs ever made.

[@andrewpowell9042]

these things are so sweet

[@愛新覺羅普聰]

It looks very simple but reliable。

[@ZekeAxel]

Happy upcoming Victory Day!

[@dayton2vx]

Ura

[@catbox7958]

Them Russians really know how to make mean looking weapons

[@cfhklhog]

And american's weapons are really good for Holywood movies only.

[@Commanderhurtz1]

@@cfhklhog So why would you return an insult to a compliment? By the way, prove that American weapons are bad. Last time I checked, we're still a world power.

[@ВСР-98Флора]

@@Commanderhurtz1 Why, if the American weapon is "The Best," then the most popular and reliable automatic rifle in the world is the Kalashnikov assault rifle?

[@Commanderhurtz1]

@@ВСР-98Флора I never said best.

[@vadimandreev8570]

@@Commanderhurtz1 It was Your ruling class that bent the whole world, not you. In the USA your bourgeoisie bend millions of people, and when it is necessary for your government, send them to die for the interests.

[@oldgamestime5856]

Учитывая то что это оружие делали голодные дети и женщины в блокадном Ленинграде то это сверх оружие!

[@prs314]

@Paul Horn ты смотрел где Сестрорецкий оружейный завод находится? Карту открой и посмотри. А потом глянь карту блокадного Ленинграда.

[@ruslanpala4424]

Чушь. его делали проф рабочие которых на фронт не пустили. бабье и малолетки не могут с точностью что либо изготовить.

[@warhammer-gj3jq]

Чуваки-эксперты, в данном ППС 43 все детали штампованные. Ни каких профессиональных навыков для сборки не требуется. Любой рукожоп мог собрать его. Поэтому это оружие лучшее в своём роде.

[@АланМагометовичИсаев]

@@ruslanpala4424 Бабье? Ну вы батенька и сексист...

[@АндрейЛарин-в6н]

@@warhammer-gj3jq чистая правда! Его собирали не только в блокадном Ленинграде. На всех заводах, на которых не могли делать ППШ.

[@UncivilizedMan]

Very good stuff and relatively unknown (in the west!) with that legendary WW2 era submachine gun! Soviet weapons were often overlooked but history prooved they were more than a match to their german counterparts... Keep-up with the good work Larry!

[@lubomirpompura1681]

very professional video, man is on the ball. he knows what he taking about.

[@СержУгрюмов]

Дымит старичок, но работает! Прекрасный звук. Слава блокадникам Ленинграда, его выпускавшим.

[@BorisAnisimov53]

Да, слава! Защитили государство от уничтожения.

[@botai_]

он же сказал, что конкретно этот был произведен в 1950-м году в Польше, чем ты слушал?

[@СержУгрюмов]

@@botai_ А я не про этот конкретно экземпляр. Про всю модель.

[@ЯрославАлександрович-н7ь]

@@botai_ учи историю позорник !!!

[@lehabelan16]

@@ЯрославАлександрович-н7ь там для историков написано 1950:)

[@FREE_WILL_DEFENDER]

This is a beautiful weapon

[@454pakr]

Looks reliable!

[@zed9095]

454pakr it is

[@aSuspiciousPete]

Reliabilitah!

[@kaankaratas4528]

Such a beautiful gun and mechanism

[@gregmahone1815]

These Russians know how to make a smg or sub machine gun an now I believe the Russians know what they doing an I don't hate Russians I enjoy your videos lav keep doing what you doing sir

[@dominusursus2714]

Sometimes Russians don't know what are they doing (russian modern oligarchs) :DD

[@pocemonspivom]

Dominus Ursus Two debils!

[@19Koty96]

+Paul Nobody said they hate russians...

[@Alex1948ist1]

@Paul Horn русские отпиздили американцев в Корее и во Вьетнаме. и ещё отпиздим.

[@gregmahone1815]

I agree with you

[@friendofcoal]

Even though mine is the semi-auto version, it's a blast to shoot. My nephew sneered when I first showed him my PPS-43, then after shooting the first mag, he was grinning from ear to ear.

[@Bennyy85]

Best smg of ww2

[@hunt3rv221]

Benjamin Awrey maybe not best but very simple and realible

[@lukaszpokoju]

From a production cost/time point of view, maybe. It is a pretty good one overall despite its crudity. I would say it would certainly be in the top 5 with the MP-40, OWEN, M3 a1, Beretta m1938/44 and Suomis KP/31.

[@nathan655555]

If you also look at the production cost and time then yes, without a doubt. It amazes me how much features this rifle and the ppsh41 has. Adjustable front sight, 100/200m rear sight. Excellent quick releasing and inserting magazine. All that and still the cheapest of them all. Compare that to the sten wich has no adjustability, is very uncomfortable and just more worse in every way. Even if you would'nt look at the production costs and just pure shootability and reliability it would probably still be in the top3

[@davidmcintyre998]

I think the Finnish Suomis gun took the honours for best,the MP40 for looks the Sten for cheap,nasty but effective and the US greace gun was very good but i do love the Soviet pepeshas.

[@MRtapio5]

😏 Suomi KP/-31

[@FranciscoDelValle180]

Vicker's Tactical video production is always kick ass. Always look forward to the real time to slow and back frame rate transitions.

[@cptray-steam]

i loved this gun back in Call of Duty 2. I prefer it over the PPSH 41

[@maksimborewich1397]

Same :D

[@erwinroman4217]

My father had one in his collection since I was a little kid. Fun to handle and shoot! Unfortunately, during one overseas move in the late '60's (Army) it was confiscated by customs in Central America. Hated to lose that one.

[@erichlutz2440]

ППС-43 лёгкий, надёжный, убойный, технологичный и простой. За эти качества и ценят боевое оружие. Думаю он актуален и сегодня. И даст фору многим современным именитым ПП.

[@losbrakoneros4444]

Пушка на все времена, у русских должен быть в гербе или на флаге

[@Андрей_Круглов]

В принципе почти все его одногодки и он сам дожил на вооружении некоторых стран до начала XXI века. Разве что временный M3 "Маслёнка" и несуразный австралийский ПП системы Оуэна(магазин сверху а-ля пулемёт БРЭН) раньше ушли("маслёнка" в 60-е, а Оуэн ещё и 70-е застал). СТЭНы(не ранние "кошмары водопроводчика", а уже более поздние) в Индии ещё в 90-е использовались во всю, а МP-40 и ППС в то же время и в Европе встречались

[@sergejsivenko9628]

@@losbrakoneros4444 у тебя на лбу он должен быть отпечатан а не на флаге, чушь всякую не неси пожалуйста

[@aivarasdarulis]

It's a very pleasant weapon to shoot, I guess the caliber is perfect for it. Very little recoil, the gun itself is not heavy, really cool experience.

[@steirqwe7956]

Far from being best SMGs there is in term of accuracy and handling, but this is definitely the best combination of production cost, battlefield efficiency and reliability of all WW2 SMGs. Just check any channel that focused on gun insides- engineering solutions in this gun are jaw drop brilliand. If i recall correctly it only uses 3 springs and 2 pins in the whole construction. And its production cost is less than a half of a ppsh-41.

[@comrademcsalty7676]

Production took about half the material of the ppsh-41 (in weight) and less than half the production time: ~2.3hours vs ~7.1hours (with less specialised equipment).

[@SeraphoftheRoundTable]

I love the sound it makes when firing.

[@R33C3.]

That was the last sound many Nazi heard

[@maximilianfranz2158]

shut up. It was the sound soldiers heard last, but not nazis

[@mr.techaky7655]

@@maximilianfranz2158 Hahhahahaha, uh no... All German soldiers during ww2 = nazis... deal with it.

[@maximilianfranz2158]

@@mr.techaky7655 troll?

[@mr.techaky7655]

@@maximilianfranz2158 No, not trolling what so ever... If a German was willingly fighting for the German government (in the military) during WW2, they are a nazi. End of story.

[@maximilianfranz2158]

@@mr.techaky7655 Bullshit. My grandfather went to war for defending his familiy and country not for strange ideologies. He was in the nazi party because they forced him.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

This is my favorite World War 2 Sub machine gun.

[@Ethan_Golph]

Awesome gun, awesome sound, thanks !

[@justted1335]

Bro those slo-mo's are legendary

[@sae1095hc]

Looked like most of the bolt firing cycles weren't hitting max travel like the "constant recoil" system on the Ultimax 100 where the bolt is stopped by spring pressure and doesn't slam into the back of the receiver or a buffer. I imagine it shot pretty smooth.

[@avalonjustin]

Now that's a lovable SMG! Simple, cheap, reliable, does the job.

[@alexv6324]

Looks like a blast to shoot. All puns intended.

[@jpenna1976]

Few days ago shot with Finnish KP/44. By the ear rate of fire on that one is a bit slower. It's a nice gun too and really fun to shoot. I think magazine solution on PPS43 is better, allowing faster mag change. KP/44 was designed to use then plentiful Suomi mags.

[@andreimohow]

лучший пистолет пулемёт второй мировой войны!

[@Alex-Steiner2D]

@@liod_9 не переживай)) Загнивающие американцы за тебя постреляют из него. А ты не забудь опять проголосовать за путина на следующих выборах)

[@АлександрДрагович-ч2г]

@@Alex-Steiner2D скажите тоже самое англичанам и японцам они вообще ни с сего стрелять не могут

[@havaj6151]

Я и Шас пош сним воевать

[@Alex-Steiner2D]

@Rus Yara один из критериев незагниваемости, это когда власть не боится свой народ, и уважает его право на свободное ношение оружия, и защиту свой собственности , чести, и жизни, с помощью оного.

[@НиколайБелый-ъ2я]

@Rus Yara штаер бот из ипсо, ему за каждый коммент платят. Не удивляйся у него так в методичке сказано.

[@aaronpossien7190]

I love your videos Larry to the point. Thanks for your service to our great country.

[@generalmtv]

Гениально просто - феноменально надежно.

[@pensfan-vk3bo]

One of my favorite sub guns thanks for the video.

[@ilhamshobriantoro311]

favourites of soviet recon unit

[@Semyon_Semyonych]

One important thing -- the PPS magazine was a double-feed. That meant more reliable feeding with way less FTFds, especially comparing to double-stack, but single-feed magazines for such SMGs of the same era as MP-38/40; STEN, Thompson and so on.

[@DeZug]

Best design SMG in WW2. Cheap , Cool & Effective - Soviet Weapons.

[@felixxxxxxstalin]

Hei germany😁

[@liberty202]

every Friday night I put in vickers tactical in youtube search and instantly im happy :) ! thanks you Mr.Vickers for this demonstration of the ppsh43 and thank you for your service

[@alexkotya]

3:49 !!!!!!! Кучно кладет!!!!

[@fridgemagnett]

That really IS controllable!

[@derdanny108]

I like the Russian/Soviet style. Really tough.

[@lex1945]

Simplicity perfected, reliability, easy to mantain, cheap to mass produce, yeah baby!

[@vitoandolini2064]

And light weight

[@СержУгрюмов]

Простое, надёжное, недорогое в изготовлении. Что и требовалось в те годы.

[@9118693223]

this smg can still kick some ass , so many years after it's production

[@Ruckstos]

That full-auto sound is music.

[@Th3J1z]

Pleeaaasseee do more shooting montages like this one with the no slowmo mag dumps added in AWESOME VID!!

[@PythonPolaris]

To me, this looks kinda like a hybrid between the PPSH and the MP40.

[@promokod5550]

Гениально просто и кучность шикарная,я думаю,что если использывать современные материалы,можно дать ему вторую жизнь

[@tommygun6028]

It's a work horse.... Nice show !!!!!!👍

[@L30n4rdo6]

I didn't knew anything about this submachine gun, until Larry show it to us. Thanks man, very appreciated. Now, I am going to do my research .

[@dasaster7993]

Leonardo Andres Garcia Pedraza Classic Firearms has them for sale, the stocks are tac welded and they're not full auto. I think they're running around $560 or so.

[@robertch.519]

This Russian gun I’ve in my collection! It’s fabulous!

[@Agrothewarhorse]

Wow looked like the only recoil it produced was just from the bolt moving back and forth. Very controllable and shoots a high pressure bottle neck round 👌👍

[@Perktube1]

If beauty could be found in utility, this is it. I saw Ian disassemble this gun. It's really simple and clever in design, with certain parts doing multiple things. Also it is more of a pressed metal than stamped. Would love to shoot one, and own one or a variant someday.

[@JustinWhiteKSS]

Grandfather had used it during WWII. This is an automatic pistol good for a trench assault or as tank crew gun. In open field, it neither had the power nor the precision.The round drum magazine apparently was a disaster. But then again, the purpose of the gun was to offer high rate of fire at a close range.

[@akivak4660]

PPS-43 only use stick mags.

[@Primorsky]

Looks like you story is about PPSH(41), not PPS(43)

[@giostisskylas]

The PPs 43 is in my eyes the pure essence of a submachine gun. You can't produce a submachine gun in a simpler and function-oriented way. A submachine gun showing the origin of the besieged Leningrad. No grams of "fat" on the gun. And the 7.62 × 25 mm Tokarew M1930 is a remarkably powerful ammunition whose stop effect is not so great. But she does not have to, because a wounded soldier ties up more resources than a dead soldier.

[@mcekim2]

Fixin to light it up Vickers Tactical style... love these videos! Love watching the action in slow-mo.

[@gadsdenviper7149]

Larry, how about doing your top 10 best sub-guns of WW2 list.

[@paulhruby53]

Wonderful weapon in it’s simplicity and durability in field conditions. Coming out of water, easily drained and almost automatically functional as it becomes above water in the open bolt firing position. Excellent weapon

[@nkp765gtacod5]

The PPS was made to arm guys more quickly than the PPSh and to time to make them was half

[@darryldouglasmarbaniang7162]

The design philosophy of the PPS-43 was quite clearly what had inspired that for the AK platform. That's for sure :)

[@Пенсионер-л5ь]

*My grandfather in 1945 with the PPS Reichstag took))*

[@BW-og1vu]

if i would get just one rubel for every one claiming his grandfather took part in taking the Reichstag ...i would be a millionaire in US dollars.

[@arianas0714]

@Michael Srite Who said he was a fucking communist?

[@imrekalman9044]

@@BW-og1vu The Red Army had 2.5 million troops at the siege of Berlin, so yeah, you would be. :)

[@BW-og1vu]

@@imrekalman9044 no i wouldnt^^ your right with the number .....buuuuut do you really think they would all fit in the reichstag? i dont think they all stormed in :-)))

[@imrekalman9044]

@@BW-og1vu I'm glad you missed my lack of Ruble/$ conversion. :D Anyway, give them a break, in their eyes anyone within 50 km of the Reichstag was at the Reichstag. ;)

[@TheAmtrack69]

My favorite and I think one of the coolest looking mg.

[@2Aknight762]

With that 8 inch barrel velocities must be at least 1800-1900 fps. Quite the little hornets nest.

[@858415]

Bigbore 10" barrel

[@dondieggo]

Amazing. Very well explanaited. Congratulations.

[@dima1353]

Длинный ход подвижных частей - оттого и отдача маленькая. Хотя прикол в том, что в вв2 вообще было много замечательных стволов с невысокой отдачей. Генералы ещё помнили лихие конные атаки и по тогдашней доктрине солдат ещё более-менее считался воином, который должен поражать противника огнём, потому боевым качествам стрелкового оружия уделялось не мало внимания. пп времён войны имели сравнительно малую отдачу. М3, который "маслёнка" оказывается даже кучнее чем модный раскрученный крисс вектор. Тот же ппс, мп-40, все они не хуже современных образцов по кучности. Исключение разве что ппш. Штурмовых винтовок тогда не... вообще была одна, штурмгевер - и её патрон очень похож на 7.62*39, но автоматика построена так, что отдача намного меньше, чем у калашникова. У этого же чувака есть видео со штурмгевером и там видно, что он мягкий и плавный в пример почти любой современной винтовке. Тот же "гаранд" подбрасывало заметно меньше, чем позднюю м14. Позже всё изменилось. ПП стали компактней. А штурмовые винтовки должны быть проще, удобней и надёжней. Потому что пехотинец должен стрелять. Стрелять много, не особо важно метко или нет. Одно время и в США и в союзе гнались за минимальной отдачей, и придумывали разные хитрости и прибамбасы, но в реальности малейшая жертва в весе, надёжности и простоте этого особо не стоят. Патроны в автомате в современной войне, они не для того чтобы кому-то там вышибить мозги. Они должны свистеть над головами и напоминать противнику "даже и не думай сюда соваться, я активная боевая еденица, у меня ещё 10 рожков и я тебе не рад, сиди в своём укрытии и надейся что тебя не достанет наша артиллерия или снайпера".

[@ГосподинТоварищ-ц1ъ]

А СВТ ???

[@carelax805]

These weapons were made in besieged Leningrad, adults were in the war, and children worked in factories, made weapons and ammunition !!! The weapon you are holding in your hands may have been made by children ... This is what makes it legendary!

[@classik_21]

Larry снимите обзор по СВД!

[@Dante8731]

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[@nateone9588]

Love the cinematography.. Larry Vickers, the Steven Seagal of the gun worls

[@bugatvofficial374]

Soviets make the best guns.

[@punisher.0191]

Excellent video, very good work. I'd like you to make one by taking it apart and explaining its parts. thanks .

[@frunzeairship6885]

Блокадник достать такой было честью для командиров отрядов

[@LL-cuh]

wow that sound is a beaut considering it's aged production. Sounds very beastly for an SMG.