Tactical Arms - MK 48 and PKM

[@blingbling574]

Was a MAG (M240) gunner back in the day, weapon and was a pain to carry around. But the robustness, reliability and accuracy were superior. You had to change positions for the enemy not to get a fix on you. Three guns worked together, two of them "talking", and the other "walking". The riflemen usually did precision fire, humped lots of ammo, assaulting a position and could be tasked with carrying the wounded.

[@notproplayer3649]

than the mk 48?

[@АвтономныйСтранник]

Excuse me, but how many cartridges did you take with you?

[@dragonjoe1942]

Bling Bling Thank you for your service to our country.

[@heyjayrey8110]

glad hes not one of those guys who hates any weapon used by "bad guys"

[@darrynbrown9211]

Damn that gas regulator must have cranked up on that pkm. That cyclc rate is too high to be on the standard position

[@itsnodawayitustabe5654]

Somehow the FN is still 3 pounds heavier

[@christophersine84]

I laughed when he made the comment about ambushes in Afghanistan. I saw a dude crack off a belt out of a PKM at our convoy and when he was empty, he just dropped it and hauled ass. In his defense though, we were shooting back with a Mk 19 and M2s across the board.

[@AlASokolov]

PKM has weight 7.5 kg (16.5 lb) without ammo, the weigth 9 kg has PK.

[@schifty1]

The PKM did get a facelift though, in the form of the PKP Pecheneg, it's not a great deal different, but they did improve a few things over the PKM.

[@filipdudek5092]

man tis reverb sound is sick!

[@TeenBassFisher]

the fuck is the matter with the sound?!?!

[@ceounicom]

Love the voice effect. I kept waiting for larry to use the force to crush someone's throat and say, "I find your lack of faith...disturbing.."

[@MrWiggo91]

The thing is though, the PKP is a better comparison to the Mk48. The PKM is old school, it would be better to compare it to the likes of the L7A1, M60 and to a lesser extent the 240B

[@mandaloin]

Agreed on the sound.. perhaps a re-upload is in order?

[@temich1985]

Pretty cool comparison, MK48 maybe appeal more overall for some folks but you gotta remember that PKM is a much older gun. How about comparing it with a little more modern PKP Pecheneg?

[@АвтономныйСтранник]

zonwar.ru/images/pulemet/rossia/pesheneg_sp_2.jpg Pecheneg-SP - for special forces.

[@bullet996]

They probably don't have access to one lmao

[@SIAMKHAN-mb7yl]

Larry vickers you are great..i,m a big fan of u

[@tropickman]

PKM? Well, I guess comparing it to a Pecheneg would't be fair. Pecheneg and HK-121; now there is a good comparison.

[@Puzzoozoo]

Nice tests = even Stevens = both just as good as each other, and as always its down to the skill of the person using them.

[@Russkiman96]

Tho the pkm is from the 60s and the mk48 is modern u should see the pkp then has way tighter groupings a non detachable barrel and a little better ergonomics than the pkm as well as less heavy as the pkm

[@Puzzoozoo]

Russkiman96 Pity it wasn't a pkp vs the mk 48 then, but then to do that they'd have to obtain one, and as its only used by the Russian, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan army, that wouldn't be possible.

[@zenly_csgo]

Biggest fact of PKM that Kalashnikov turns weakness of rim (potential jams etc. ) to advantage of machinegun using his ingeneering

[@Mortablunt]

The PKM is older, lighter, cheaper,more reliable, more accurate, and more controlable than the MK48. Why are we not using this? Just weld on some rails if we really must have optics -- this masterpiece is too good to not use!

[@Happymali10]

Mortablunt The US forces use the Mk because it uses the NATO ammunition.If they'd use the PKM they'd have to stock up different ammo, and only the Squad Machine Gunner would be able to use the gun, as no-one else would have ammunition for it.

[@Mortablunt]

So we wouldn't have rifles chambered in 338 LaPua or 50BMG either by that logic?

[@Russkiman96]

+Max S. u do know there are 7.62 nato pkms out there and they are made in western europe (nato countries)

[@Happymali10]

Russkiman96 I do, but the majority is in the old soviet caliber. Narrowing down on PKMs in Nato is like only using 9mm Colt AR15 sporters.

[@Russkiman96]

no what i mean is usa orders guns from fn and shit like that why not order guns from bulgaria? or poland? guns like the ukm2000 or the mg1m same european partners who provide better equipment for a cheaper price just because they are providing com bloc type of guns? i mean seriously is the pkm is that bad then why are they still making it now to nato standards wouldnt it be easier to just get used to these new nato lmgs and produce em like the mk48 perhaps?? i mean think about it?

[@mahilo3550]

When was this filmed? Where's the PKP Pecheneg?

[@Russkiman96]

In America they just dont have any captured pkp's they are still pretty new and havent been dropped or sold off to nato hands tho the true comparison should b the pkp vs mk48

[@ryanevans604]

Why would ypu put reverb on sound

[@havocmwf]

Yea you really need to fix the audio. Otherwise usual same high standard.

[@DieOnlyifITellU2]

So would a machine gun really. A bullet hose is no good if that's all you're doing. A.K.A. Spraying rounds in a general direction of the enemy. That was one of the many purposes to the assault rifle concept: lightweight, accurate, capable of automatic fire, and could be used for multiple roles.

[@timewave02012]

The lines really start to blur between machine gun and designated marksman rifle. The Mk48 is similar enough to the FG42 to adapt its closed-bolt semi-auto capability, and the SCAR, already having a long and heavy barrel, could use the HAMR developments to switch to open-bolt when it gets hot enough for cook-offs to become a concern.

[@spraynpray]

I didn't know the PK design was Kalashnikov.

[@Musashiprodigy]

I mean a one man reload with box mags or nut sacks. Not the actual reload. Like I wonder how they run it, I know the process, just curious how the SOF types go about completing it

[@rsscarr]

At 7:19 dude is scratching the ever living shit out of that hood! Take note when firing belt fed machine guns with a bipod it helps to have a shitty car

[@6mmFilms]

When Larry was Thic

[@jerrya714]

ah the narration kills it but still a good video. Wish they had kept making more shows

[@timwood70]

Sound seams a bit dodge

[@soutsoon]

@timwood70 thats not what T-Pain said

[@MrWiggo91]

@Intermute1119: Is this to say you can get a PKM or Mk48 in the US? If so that is fucking awesome!

[@Jajajawut]

I believe you can build a semi auto version from parts kits, not sure if anyone sells one outright, you can get an rpd though from DS ARMS

[@spraynpray]

You CAN, but you have to be rich or run a business. I couldn't, but I know people that can. Kinda sucks. Before 1986 it was a lot easier.

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

You need a class 3 license I believe it is from the ATF to have full automatic weapons. Then I think a MK48 would cost over $10,000, then the cost of ammo. This is for an individual to legally own one. FN does make a semi auto MK46/M249 SAW that you can own without an ATF license.

[@tarkin56]

Cool video. Love the part where the DMR SCAR out shot the MK 48. The sound in the video is a little messed up though.

[@jomomma8754]

Yeah baby.. Yeah.

[@RevolutionOfMusic1]

MK-48 for sure.

[@kelvinanarchy9974]

So Which One is Better, PKM or MK48? I Wanna Want To Have Both of That.

[@АвтономныйСтранник]

zonwar.ru/images/pulemet/rossia/pesheneg_sp_2.jpg

[@broes1962]

MK48 is better. But easy to understand when the PKM is a pretty old weapon.

[@jem2779]

Upgraded PKM is probably the best gpmg.

[@Wintermute1119]

You're not going to be able to get a hold of a PKP in the US. Not that it is terribly different from the PKM.

[@tvdk4093]

Fucking hate the sound of the PKM.... Been on the receiving end of the that weapon and from that end its got a very distinct, slow and deliberate sound.

[@Musashiprodigy]

What a fuckin beast. Wonder what the loading technique is though

[@zenly_csgo]

PKM destroys it by first shot. Mark destroys it at the end of 14

[@sandrao5513]

COD BO2 brought me here!

[@sseeer222]

so come on you have dare to come If i have this gun mk 48 and pkp and other like that

[@justinhall6715]

So how about you google larry vickers and then re-think your assesment

[@VT-mw2zb]

I found it weird that the PKM and the newer Pechenegs have no forward handguard or grips of any kind. The only feasible place to hold when shouldering it is the ammo box, which is probably awkward to do so. Both the PKM and the Pechenegs are light, which beg to be shouldered. The latter is to be a true Squad Automatic weapon,. Of course you can hold the bipod but that's just even more awkward. Russians design good weapons, but why this odd thing?

[@Unit987654321]

+Xuan Vinh To Because it is not easy to fire full sized rifle caliber rounds on full auto while holding it. And it's not accurate either. Look at how much more effective Pecheneg is when on bipod at 0:06 in the following video: watch?v=o9rmo3AXTAo

[@VT-mw2zb]

+Unit987654321 OK, I guess it make sense then. Still, would it better to have the option to shoulder it in a pinch? for most long gun, it always help to have support of some kind, but still, will you prefer to have the option? I guess you will.

[@Unit987654321]

+Xuan Vinh To Soviets have the RPK which is the squad support weapon equivalent to the M249 SAW. Those are be shouldered and fired as they shoot the 5.45 caliber ammunition. While they are putting down fire it may let the PKM gunner(s) to get into position and setup.

[@darrynbrown9211]

The current pkm/ PKP do have traditional handgurads.

[@becauseiwasinverted5222]

The PKM was a general purpose machine gun, it was meant to be used as a SAW among many other roles but it wasn't optimized specifically for that. Handguards probably wouldn't do much to increase controllability and since it's best fired from prone they must have figured they might as well save some weight. Still works fine.

[@JcarlosDnava]

Nada que ver con 1/2tinanum vls

[@DDimarzioptzz]

Take Pecheneg not PKM MK 48 is so new weapon and PKM so old

[@couchwarrior2449]

I'll take the PKM any day over a Belgian over engineered weapon system.

[@broes1962]

It's a great weapon. Not sure why anyone would hate it. Ah but I'm assuming you just hate the west?

[@bulletproofrecon1082]

Dude, made more excuses for the PKM than anything. You made NONE for the MK 48...Sorry man but the MK 48 is slightly better.

[@lfilikozis]

maybe... just think that pk was accepted into service in 1960..that's 55 years ago. With the current state of technical progress, one should expect that a gun that's 55 years old, has to be much inferior to modern guns. And this one is not. It may be "slightly worse" and even that is questionable. Any credits to the designer, perhaps?

[@bulletproofrecon1082]

LOL perhaps.

[@angeus0475]

Made in Belgium and no USA.

[@CPHannigan]

Yes, the MK 48 is made in the USA. In order for it to be issued, it would have to be American made. FNH has had a factory here in the USA for quite a few years.

[@angeus0475]

Yes, made in the USA but FN Herstal is Belgian.

[@vorjay]

Angeus 04 except you claimed it was made in Belgium.

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

Angeus 04 FN is a Belgium company but in order to win a US DOD contracts foreign companies have to build a factory in the US and employee Americans to make US built weapons for said contract.

[@ntsaicaify]

This video sucks because of the sound/talking echoing

[@JiTiAr35]

16:40 lol. Does he hate badminton?

[@dailer350]

Высокая точность пулемету не нужна, это оружие расчитанно на подавление противника на поле боя, на российских пулеметах кучность искуственно понижается что бы одной очередью накрыть как можно больше противников. почему в видео не используются военные патроны???

[@zenly_csgo]

и как искусственно понижается кучность? в первый раз такой бред слышу, наверное пулемет рассчитанный на поражение гроздьев вражеских голов в зоне рассеивания.

[@bobsharp372]

@@zenly_csgo Действительно полный бред, это я как оружейник скажу, а вот за расстреливание раритетных исторических патронов за ради , чтобы просто пострелять сильно хотелось бы по башке настучать.

[@DieOnlyifITellU2]

Fuck the MAG. M60 or MG-42(and MG-3) all the way.

[@audreymota8423]

DieOnlyifITellU2 the M60 is trash compared to the M240B and PKM machine gun

[@BlueSky......]

mg vs combat mg gta 5

[@ArmorKingEmir]

Pecheneg is the shit

[@zenly_csgo]

any reason?

[@ArmorKingEmir]

Same reliability with much better barrel and improved ergonomics

[@zenly_csgo]

ArmorKingEmir what about difference between ammo pecheneg and PKM have bigger ammo 7.62x54 -it more powerful than 7.62x51 NATO so pecheneg have better barrel and improved ergonomics

[@zenly_csgo]

ArmorKingEmir pecheneg is better at all / but there is PKM on video, these are different weapons PKM is much older

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

murra84 the 7.62x54r isn't more powerful than a 7.62 nato. they are identical.