Swiss Sturmgewehr 57, 7.5x55: The How And The Why With Dale

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The Swiss Sturmgewehr 57 (aka SIG 510) is an interesting and unique piece - far heavier and more awkward than its contemporaries, there are however very interesting reasons why it ended up like that. In this video, Dale explains the whys and wherefores of the Stgw 57 design, which fully explain how and why it ended up like it did.

[@PolenarTactical]

Awesome video!

[@tfm23856]

Dale was an excellent speaker

[@cattledog901]

Dale seems like a solid and knowledgeable dude.

[@hallerhans8240]

I was trained on this very StGw 57 and still have this weapon today. As a member of the army you get this rifle and have this all your life. I still have mine today, I received it in 1976 when I joined the army. This assault rifle is very reliable, robust, indestructible and accurate. At 300 m you can hit a "target" without any problems. It is a very good positional weapon. The rifle also allows you to fire grenades (as a mortar) and you could also fire tank grenades. Easy to handle, reliable, almost no susceptibility to malfunction, I never had a malfunction during my whole service. And during more than 20 years of military service I always shot very often and very much.

[@barryolaith]

In this era where every ignoramus can broadcast to the people on social media it is so refreshing and satisfying to hear knowledgeable people discussing an interesting topic.

[@beeroholic666]

I carried that thing around for months and even years! Hated it, but I still could disassemble and assemble it blindfolded today.

[@jukkatalari3896]

In Finnish Brutality 2020, I'm expecting to see Bloke with a Sturmgewehr 57, in full Swiss kit, including the Fearsome Flying Carrots :D

[@heinzruffieux5817]

Love it! Not even as a retired Swiss soldier I know all of the history of that weapon! :-) I was equiped with it during my "Rekrutenschule" and later got the Stgw 90! All 600'000 Swiss soldiers at the time had such a weapon at home all the time and virtually no accidents and criminal cases where this weapon played a role! Still today every Swiss soldier has his basic equipment including the Stgw 90 AT HOME! :-)

[@kenbolder4688]

Having done my 22 years in the Swiss Army, and owning such a rifle today, I may give some more insight into why it was designed as it is, and how it was used. The following few comments are just on topics not mentioned.

[@johnparrish9215]

I've spent 20 years kicking myself for not buying the civilian version of this rifle (Sig AMT) when it was available.

[@Blackstone9x19]

The sights have more parts than a whole Makarov pistol 😂

[@ericgirardet1848]

I did my ER in 1990 in the "Troupes d’aviation" in Payerne and was Cpl in 1991. I think we were the last ones to be issues with the 57. I remembered a particular night where one of my comrade was getting exhausted during a load March exercise, I had to carry his rifle, 2 X 5,7 kg plus my rucksack, november, rain, alpine muddy trails, that was really not fun but 30 years later, I only kept the good memories. What we really love was shooting, that was simply awesome. I made a huge mistake not to have kept my rifle after my time in the army at age 32. I am thinking to get one from the Bourses aux armed in Lausanne one day.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Ian namedrop by Dale. Love this guy!!!! :)

[@Sphere723]

The most surprising thing I learned from this video is that there is early automatic rifle that Ian hasn't reviewed.

[@TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN]

Most beautiful rifle ever designed in my opinion!

[@stevenicholas5651]

Every year or so I come back and watch this video haha.

[@brunoterlingen2203]

Put Dale and Ian together to discuss specific technical issues. I young "bloke" with insight into what a firearm should be.

[@magnuskilian5310]

I did my service in 1961 in the infantry. The cost of a Stg57, if lost or stolen, was SFR 1350.00, a hefty sum for that time.

[@peterroth9804]

Hello all Gunners.

[@eisenkrieg553]

Thank God to the bloke for bringing stg57 material. You and your channel associates are like the only source on this gun that presents us with such detail. Aside from covering one with mud.