How Poland's New Rifle will OUTMATCH their Enemy

[@Taskandpurpose]

Get Your Own Mini GOAT Replica Today! bit.ly/40eyDEE Be sure to check out Frag Out! Magazine: www.youtube.com/@Fragoutmag www.fragoutmag.com they are an outstanding group of Polish military content creators and they get full credit for a lot of the great footage you see of the GROT rifle in this video.

[@Peantis1]

Just wanted to say that fabryka broni means gun factory

[@stefanj11]

Interesting fact: GROT are now being tested in Russia Belgogrod region, "partizans" on photos and videos are using GROTs

[@JohnDoe-oh7gf]

Nice material, I'm surprised you've managed to gather so much accurate information about the MSBS Grot and its development. The one thing I can't agree on is issuing the rifle to Terytorial forces "WOT". They are nothing more as weekend warriors that have nothing to offer but bodies taking away resources from career soldiers. Those soldiers should get the new rifles as they can offer real feedback on using them compared to older rifles. And the old equipment should be shipped to WOT as its easier to use and its more 'idiot proof'. Also in WOT there are many good experienced officers from the regular army that know this equipments ins and outs. Do not mistake Polish WOT formation for better trained formations of the same status that operate in Ukraine forces. Its just easy money for a weekend and thats the majority of the soldiers there. Also the goverment uses them as a simple PR stunt funneling resources into them that would be better spent elswhere like the mentioned real soldiers that did the job before it was 'cool' and a lot less profitable.

[@chronosschiron]

in my day they taught us how to sheer of the fnc1a1's certain pin so you could take that weapon and turn it intoa fully automatic weapon being gas powered wiht a max range of a mile you'd need serious bracing to fire like that but hey dont fuck with canada we'll get you at range good sniper and enjoy

[@nonsojoshua3437]

Nice video 👌 could you make a video about the Polish Beryl assault rifle, please 🙏

[@Rodzyniastyyyy]

Grot also was named after Stefan 'Grot' Rowecki, a general of Armia Krajowa, military arm of Polish Underground State fighting against german occupation 1939-1945.

[@pewneosoby2108]

Poor selection. Guy lost the war.

[@marcotolomio5269]

​@@pewneosoby2108 someone could say an honorable defeat is better than an unhonorable victory. That said, Poland is still here, Germany is still here, but the third Reich has gone.

[@pewneosoby2108]

@@marcotolomio5269 This 'someone' must be crazy. No - soldier one and only duty is to win and do everything to make his country independed. By force, trickery or treason. There is no such thing as 'honorable defeat'. Defeat is ALWAYS dishonor.

[@marcotolomio5269]

​@@pewneosoby2108 i don't know man, i m italian, and i m glad italy lost ww2, since we were on the wrong side (at least at the beginning). Democracy in Italy is a thing because we lost the war. So, it's winning always the best end? I don't think so.

[@pewneosoby2108]

@@marcotolomio5269 The thing is - occupant can be domestic. Totalitarian government is no different from foreign occupant. Hence in this case it was a victory. Poland was occupied by russians and 'domestic' totatlitarian occupant.

[@zeroinsight8566]

I feel like Poland looked around, remembered the allies that let them fall before are still their allies, and decided to start creating the second strongest military in NATO

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

They just don't trust Germany... AT ALL for their security...

[@stacymcmahon453]

You feel correctly.

[@PrograError]

national security is still best prepped by the nation, the article 5 is just a safety net... you might never know if it will implode

[@corey8420]

​@@PrograError and nothing in article 5 mandates other nations actually send troops to fight..

[@piterjacksonpl0776]

​@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 as a Polish person all i have to say is YES

[@AlexandruNicolin]

In Romania there's a similar factory in Cugir that manufactures both firearms and sowing machines. There was a joke about a worker stealing a piece at a time to make a sowing machine for his wife, but at the final assembly he realized he had a machinegun.

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

Lol, we have exactly the same joke in Poland about a worker of Fabryka Broni. The practice of using dual-purpose factories producing military and civilian equipment at the same time was common in the Eastern Bloc countries. It started in the USSR. Therefore I imagine that this joke exists in most countries of the former Eastern Bloc.

[@ivanjednobiegowiec7656]

@@kamilszadkowski8864 True story... Old "Łucznik" :D Both sewing machines and machine guns...

[@Kalder5]

This joke is well known in all Warsaw Pact countries

[@Chris.starfleet]

Or the joke could also go that ... a worker set out to make a sewing machine and ended up making one that only made uniforms.

[@adamkg3215]

The worker puts the final small part on and steps back to look at the machine he spent weeks assembling saying, "Well, that doesn't look right."... It was a machinegun, and the last part was just the forward sight. He was so sure it would come together in the end. He shrugs, "I guess I got a new hunting rifle."

[@whoisthis4130]

I’m happy to see Poland stand up for themselves and take things into their own hands. Keep it up guys. Many people around the world are rooting for you and have massive respect for its citizens!

[@elias_xp95]

Poland is in the unique position of having lived through both sides of the major political ideologies. This gives them a huge advantage. They can see the bad in both. The errors that lead to the rot. Love live Poland.

[@marunio1]

U have right bro.

[@bfg762]

Advantage? That’s why they have been divided and wiped off the map 3 times…. It is advantage for us, coz we can use them against the 🐻 like we currently using Ukrainians.

[@elias_xp95]

@@bfg762 Advantage in that they can see the writing on the walls and prepare for the inevitables. The decline of the west, and hostility from Russia. Hence why they have been actively sure-ing up their defences and building key industry for their national economy. They're also avoiding the path of communism and the identity politics exported from america, both of which are plaguing the west right now and a primary cause of the aforementioned decline

[@miloskaluznik48]

Not that unique. Many nato countries are post warsaw pact

[@tinheart2853]

This is probably why I love to insult both left and right

[@aruraru6644]

The word "Grot" also is a pseudonym of Stefan Rowecki - a Polish general, who created the "Country Army" which was a resistance movement under German occupation during World War II. The gratest undertaking of the Country Army was the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The MSBS Grot rifle is named after him.

[@khandovarbalest1369]

Most common translation is "Home Army", at least that's the one i heard the most. Feels like a very British way to translate, they're the ones calling the country "home". But, yours is more literal and technically accurate than that.

[@wojtekmakuch4116]

Drugim ważnym zajęciem Armii Krajowej było pełnienie funkcji niejako policji państwa podziemnego. Zdrajcy byli karani przez Armię Krajową. Ratowała ona także Żydów od holocaustu. O tym świat jakby chyba zapomniał! Polacy to wogóle jeden z najbardziej przyjaznych narodów świata. Polacy mają najwięcej tytułów " sprawiedliwy wśród narodów świata", choć za ratowanie Żydów w Polsce groziła kara śmierci w innych krajach nie. Na przykład we Francji codziennością było nie ratowanie ale wydawanie Żydów Niemcom. Polska stworzyła pod okupacją państwo podziemne, którego zbrojnym ramieniem była wspomniana wcześniej Armia Krajowa.

[@aruraru6644]

@@wojtekmakuch4116 W Polsce też istnieli sąsiedzi, którzy wydawali Żydów Niemcom za pieniądze i ukrywający się Żydzi musieli na nich uważać aby się o nich zbyt dużo osób nie dowiedziało. Za wydanie była kara śmierci.

[@PashaSlavaUkraine]

Wow this should be a Snapple fact 0.0 Poland is the best

[@Kinggg679]

I think it’s named after an arrow head.

[@patrykc9050]

Huge fan of the Polish content you've put out. Thank you so much!

[@babiskissanis2367]

too bad none of it is even remotely accurate.. but rather fan fiction

[@bragz81]

As an American soldier that worked with the Polish TDF and Polish Land Forces that had the Grot and the Beryl, it is an awesome rifle! The Grot functions great and I feel the manual of arms is simpler than an M4/M16/AR15 type rifle. Personally, it didn’t feel any heavier than any US service M4. I just hope one day the civilian variant will be sold in the US.

[@slavkopolskiperun5358]

God bless and save you!!! From Poland-Warsaw.

[@szlufelka]

I think A1 variant was for sale in US but it was only 100 rifles.

[@sushi_wolf]

@@slavkopolskiperun5358we are with you Poland! Much respect to you!!! 🇵🇱 🇺🇸

[@NSGrendel]

I hope you are not excommunicated from the US for not immediately yelling bullpup and AR-15 whenever the subject of a battle rifle comes up.

[@andrzejpacan1883]

ale na pewno wiesz jeśli jesteś żołnierzem aby broń działała dobrze trzeba onia dbać ja sam miałem tylko doczynienia z polską odmiana AK w armi

[@MichaelAngloson]

Im issued a Grot currently, it’s easily one of most reliable rifles I’ve ever used.

[@strider5474]

Awesome!

[@blackhawk7r221]

Yes, tell us more about it

[@linds6609]

Of course you are

[@MichaelAngloson]

@@linds6609 Yes actually….

[@edubogota1]

Look like a very consistent and reliable so far. Thank you for your service soldier.

[@Bhethar]

Poland did the right move to build its own weapons and produce them in house. After seeing how NATO looked unstable 5 years ago and how countries like Germany refused to help Ukraine at first, it’s clear that you risk being on your own in case of conflict.

[@szymonchojczak1627]

As a polish soldier with 3 months of military experience I have to say I love the change. Our previous rifle beryl based on ak platform are quite versatile and virtually unbreakable they tend to be not so accurate on 80+ meters and they are also quite heavy (with ammo and laser + acog attachment it’s 4.8 kg). The grot rifles are much more accurate, lighter, very easy to reload and have a higher bullet velocity

[@nobeltnium]

were the old AK 7,62 or 5,45? Also i have to say, the GROT looks really identical to the American ACR rifle

[@Squish_that_cat]

The last time our government designed a rifle It turned out to be worst assault rifle in human history I don't know how they can fail inspite of having all the resources and technology required for making a rifle

[@ehansultan]

@@nobeltniumthe beryl rifle was actually in 5.56, although export versions exist in 7.62

[@grayman2749]

@@nobeltnium 5.56, Unless you mean OLD old AK, which was 7.62

[@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh]

Szymuś, jakie wojsko? Czynny żołnierz od 3 miesięcy, czy 3 miechy i koniec?

[@santiagoarroyo1844]

Its interesting how alot of new rifles are similarly designed to that of the ACR.

[@BigBoiBleu]

As the songwriter once said "They stole my whole fucking flow"

[@rhedges9631]

A bit like the ar18, it never was really adopted but the basic design was used in many service rifles.

[@PeacekeeperKuna]

Poland used the ACR for a good while (I think they still might in some units) in their army arsenal and took a good bit of inspiration from it when creating the GROT. Improving where it lacked.

[@DChrls]

Looks similar to the Robinson XCR too.

[@bingekingo9040]

Every rifle wants to evolve into the metaphorical crab that is the ACR.

[@LimaFoxtrot_98]

I’m a British-American dual citizen, but my grandmother’s parents came from Radom during WW2 where the Grot is made today. Proud of my cousins!

[@armageddon1403]

It seems you dont have much to be proud of

[@bardzo_normalna_nazwa2837]

Bro your family was living in worst called city in poland by poles

[@kentonbrown937]

You have plenty reason to be proud of Polish heritage. I owned a Radom Vis 35 and it really was "bullet-proof" - firing any 9mm ammo, including SMG-only cartridges, without a hiccup!

[@bardzo_normalna_nazwa2837]

@@kentonbrown937 i said radom is called worst city in poland never said that i am not proud about being polish remember we are always developing weapons to counter out neigbour ones

[@LimaFoxtrot_98]

@@bardzo_normalna_nazwa2837 Tbh my grandma did get mugged there when visiting relatives and did not like it. That’s ok, hopefully pre WW2 and pre Warsaw pact it was a lot nicer.

[@miguelangelsimonfernandez5498]

Polish arms manufacture and inventiveness predates WWII. There were some relevant Browning BAR evolutions and small pistols with notable technical accomplishments just before 1939.

[@chrishooge3442]

Germany and Russia never really let Poland achieve it's potential. Their time has arrived.

[@Maxio1606]

There were some ingenious projcets like own-based BAR version (Rkm wz. 28), similar to FN High-Power pistol (Vis wz. 35) and low-calibre but high energy anti-tank rifle (kb ppanc wz. 35), also numerous planes or tanks/tankettes. Also Józef Maroszek designed an semi-automatic rifle (kbsp wz. 38M), which was one of the earliest semiauto rifle meant for typical soldier. Unfortunetly producion of prototypes started not so long before II World War.

[@manhphuc4335]

Also the really inventive semi auto rifle that's held together by a single pin. That gun was covered by Ian from Forgotten Weapons and was bought by the Polish goverment for their museum.

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

@@chrishooge3442 poland "achieved" its potential and for its crimes russia punished it.. Poland has tried its hand and played foolishly. Polish cry over their own crimes. They should look to the future.. If thry change their mindset and cooperate with eachother they have potential to do very well in the next 40 years

[@Criz0r]

@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 What the f are you talking about? Are you another nazi russian bot? EDIT: Yes, I checked, its another brainwashed or paid bot. No more conversation with you because it's pontless. Feel bad for you tho...

[@joecassidy3323]

As a seasoned Crusader Kings player it's really cool to see Poland growing into the nation state they're headed towards these days. I always see their empire pop up in my games and have a fondness for allying with them throughout my playthroughs and helping protect them from the other AI, this ficticious fondness from the game and it's shallow representation has given me an added fascination about their actions in todays world. Silly I know lol

[@Shiro_PL]

good to hear that bro. Lov from real Poland ;)

[@Blaze8304]

HAhaha. Not as silly as you may think. In most games Poland is set to be targeted by its neighbours as that is what has been happening constantly over the course of history. Feeling sorry for the little guy is quite normal. Although at one point Poland was not such a small guy at all ;)

[@TheNinjadelivery]

I gotta say Poland is stepping up. 🇵🇱 much respect.

[@wadekjozefczyk2985]

Polska rozwija się dzięki obecnemu rządowi to Tusk likwidował Polski przemysł i armie

[@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733]

Germany on one side. Russia the other. They don't stand a chance. Poland are not a nation, they are a battle field.

[@mixmaster3043]

@@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733 germany is litteraly in ue and nato bro, if theres a war, we fighting in belarus territory

[@jackowsky86]

@@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733 dude why would Poland and Germany fight?

[@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733]

@@jackowsky86 well as the man above said Poland and Germany are allies so they wouldn't necessarily fight each other but Germany may very well fight Russia on Polish land. Its not a matter of if, it's when

[@oxh4rb1ng3rxo5]

Went to train with the Polish TDF in 2021, can confirm the Grot is a fantastic weapon. I was genuinely surprised at how easy it is to control when firing full auto.

[@franktuminski8460]

Unfortunately, Germans killed the entire Polish intelligentsia including engineers: this set back Poland for many decades. Not too many people know that it was 3 Polish engineers who first broke the Enigma code and also built a replica of the original machine, just to pass it to the French and British who let Poland down

[@jacekfree8060]

​@@franktuminski8460 nie zesraj się mamy nadal świetnych inżynierów

[@franktuminski8460]

@@jacekfree8060 Listen to me primitive: I have relatives and many friends who graduated from Warsaw Politechnika and some became professors, but it took some time to replace the older generation. and this makes a big difference.

[@jacekfree8060]

@@franktuminski8460 ok primtive we live in Poland not in Hameryka

[@franktuminski8460]

@@jacekfree8060 I was born, educated, and living in Poland. My family still is living in Warsaw or another part of Mazovia. I hold dual citizenship because of my love for the country of my birth. Unfortunately, I see that some Poles like you are not very bright

[@Miko80]

Thank you Chris for shining some light over new Polish military equipment. Grot, manpad Piorun, IFV Borsuk. I would suggest WB Electronics FlyEye system or WARMATE loitering munitions for one of the next episodes.

[@jn1205]

Respect for Poland from Argentina

[@tomekmackiewicz710]

You have great new president, salute.

[@tiagobernardo6807]

Seems to be one of the coolest modern rifles out there.

[@Taskandpurpose]

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[@patriotenfield3276]

Please request review South African weapons.

[@samburdge9948]

The cartels traffick both human adults and children, they traffick narcotics that murder 10,000s of USA citizens and turn many more into slaves/zombies…..they need to be liquidated and USA collaborators need to be charged abetting terrorists…..the Roman Catholic Church rapes thousands of USA children they also need to be labeled as terrorists

[@Alexander-cg1ey]

"And then the next day a few weeks later" I think my infantryman went into a coma.

[@zibski]

Grot name is not from Arrow but from Stefan Rowecki aka Grot. Military General from WWII.

[@aov6563]

recent events cast doubt on your statements. Wagner and the Airborne Forces conduct more operations at night in the same Artemovsk

[@tomredaintdead9575]

The polish are a very ancient and underrated people. I have the utmost respect for these people.

[@robertklimczak5630]

Mieliśmy druga po Ameryce konstytucję na świecie.

[@jaroslawpeter3586]

@@robertklimczak5630 Artykuły Henrykowskie, będące zapisem praw obywatelskich, były ustanowione nawet przed konstytucją amerykańską i 3 Maja.

[@wojciechleonsuchoparte1028]

@@jaroslawpeter3586 Artykuły henrykowskie w żaden sposób nie wypełniają ram trójpodziału władzy ani żadnych oświeceniowych idei (bo takie jeszcze długo nie powstały)i xD To zwykły kodeks dla monarchy, którego ma przestrzegać z łaski wpływowej szlachty innego wyznania. Poza tym "obywatelami" byli tylko szlachcice a nie zwykli chłopi

[@konradhenrykowicz1859]

@@robertklimczak5630 Mieliśmy pierwszą. To były tak zwane Artykuły Henrykowskie.

[@konradhenrykowicz1859]

@@wojciechleonsuchoparte1028 Bo nie musiały gdyż trójpodział władzy praktycznie istniał w Polsce od bardzo dawna. Amerykańska konstytucja też nie czyniła obywatelami wszystkich bo pomijała murzynów chińczyków i innych "pariasów", a w Zjednoczonym Królestwie kobiety uzyskały pełnię praw obywatelskich dopiero w 1928r.

[@nekomakhea9440]

"The main selling point of these rifles is modularity, but militaries are still hesitant to let soldiers perform basic adjustments of their own weapons" Yeah, they buy uniforms with pockets and just to forbid you from putting your hands in your pockets too.

[@kKingKazuma]

gotta get those style points

[@SharpForceTrauma]

It's mostly because setups are mission/role specific. You're given what you need, no more no less.

[@Asghaad]

@@SharpForceTrauma id say the choice between bullpup or traditional setup should be up to individual soldier, they are wasting the most unique characteristic of this rifle by restricting people from making use of it.

[@dougerrohmer]

@@Asghaad But but but what about cute parades where all those marionets must look the same?

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

​@@Asghaad or more importantly, what if the bullpup configuration is actually way worse a rifle, assuming it works at all? They wouldn't want you to know untill its too late right? Sure it might still have its uses, but its probably worse for normal use of the rifle.

[@scott19087]

As a dutchie I go to sleep at night feeling save knowing the Polish military exists 🫡🫡 No seriously, those guys are beasts I highly respect them

[@Zero-jx2hf]

As a Polish citizen - i don’t sleep so well…

[@scott19087]

@@Zero-jx2hf I can understand that wholeheartedly, hope things quiet down quickly

[@rallyauto34]

ahahahahahahahaha you can feel safe but when was the last time the Polish military took part or won any kind of conflict ????

[@scott19087]

@@rallyauto34 they have the people the money and the weapons, more than russia thats for sure🤷🏻‍♂️

[@arturgrodzicki1209]

@@rallyauto34 Poland fought two only two major wars in 20th century and it won polish soviet war in 1920s, defeating USSR. It took part in several more conflicts like in Iraq for example.

[@peterparsons7141]

I never watch commercials. Your Goat gun advertisement was different. Thank you for putting something together that was worth watching. It was very entertaining and enjoyable to watch, and I actually looked at the product. Well done.

[@ChadMcFarland_CanadaEHTeam]

Excellent breakdown and Poland REALLY seems to be stepping up as the lead military power in Europe. They clearly remember the lessons and outcomes from WW2 and want to make sure that never happens to their people again. Something other NATO countries, like Canada, could certainly learn from.

[@sierp13pl]

Yes, we've learned our lesson from 1st September 1939

[@Justin-pe9cl]

@@sierp13pl Yup, and the lesson is Britain and France can’t be counted on.

[@renanvinicius6036]

It will never happen again since they are in NATO, this is just straight up paranoia

[@samdherring]

Leading army for sure. British, French and others have the air/water.

[@jozefkozon4520]

@@samdherring Bro split.

[@muriwatch]

actually, there is already a marksman version called Grot 762N (7,62x51 NATO cartridge, 20" barell ). 250 of those have already been order by PL army in february as a replacement for old SWD rifles

[@wompa70]

That bullet through the rifle is why armies issue brown undershorts. What a cool looking rifle.

[@Redmanticore]

i think its still pretty crazy how many guys go to war just because they are told to go.

[@piotrnowak7730]

Each of the new weapons goes through a specific period of "maturation", where problems emerge that cannot be detected during the design phase, the same was with the beginning of the M4 platform, only the block II version could be called truly reliable.

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

I'd be almost wary of any rifle that didn't have that kind of period. If anyone claimed a gun was perfect on introduction, I wouldn't want that one to bet my life on.

[@aureliuszwitt5508]

One hundred percent right.. only not every country has such Onet or TVN serving Germany and discrediting the domestic product at all costs. Look at the opposition politicians, especially the Civic Platform which the development of Polish companies and their competition with German, French is not convenient. what did Poncilius say? why do we need GROTs, K2 or Apache if you can buy it in Germany.. And after that, there will be no war anyway.The Germans' approach to Polish is shown by Leo 2. Poland buys parts and comes scrap twisted from old leopards.. Very often under the rust are completely destroyed bands.. Such an ally is.. worse than the enemy.

[@dougerrohmer]

A bit like Elon's boomy rocket science, really.

[@crank1985]

It doesn't give the real picture. Prior to huge contracts for rifles, polish news website realesed a "test" that author briefly mentions. The test was obviousky biased used A0 Grot version while the field tests were already done on A1 and A2 was close to leave design desk. Another release of such a test preceded a huge public tender for rifles in Ukraine before the war. There similar thing was done to polish artillery production when Germans demanded from Poland to set the service for german artillery next to polish factory. Imagine your direct competitors having access to your factory... Luckily both artillery and rifles are proven to be well designed and efficient in Ukraine.

[@zorzyk6790]

The Arms Factory in Radom produced the famous ViS pistol, which today is the object of desire of every gun collector. Even before the Second World War, they were famous for the exceptional quality of their products. Their PPS produced after the war still operate in African countries and are doing well.

[@dawidiwanicki4351]

Thank you - for your work - regards from Poland

[@Marxterity]

As a frequent user of this rifle I have to admit that this material is well made in respect of the issues initially reported. However you forgot to mention about the gas piston malfunction that later on has been fixed, the issue most likely was a result of an improper handling by soldiers or being exposed which later on in the A2 version was fixed by increasing the length of the guard. I am so used to this rifle's ergonomics that it's difficult for me to deal with other ones, such as the AK or AR. I was trained to use my index finger to put it in safety and the thumb to change the selector to fire position. In other rifles the ergonomics don't work the same way and it's impossible to switch the selector without taking your hand off the handle. By the way you can also switch the ejection port for a left handed or right handed shooter. I have to admit that there is one negative aspect of this rifle. It's pretty heavy and in an urban environment it's difficult to operate with. I am hoping the bullpup will be available soon and it will make cqb much easier.

[@operatorpolak]

I asked for this episode long time ago💪🏻🇵🇱

[@pushek7865]

I get goosebumps watching our military in action, proud to be Polish.

[@diidac17]

That proud is nosense... (I'm not a rusky fanboy, don't call me suka)

[@pushek7865]

@@diidac17 tfk is ur problem

[@diidac17]

@@pushek7865 just be careful about the proud you feel for one flag

[@ktos2898]

we have the best history outta here and we helped everyone in ww2 though our country didnt exist and tf u mean@@diidac17

[@qacku-h1m]

@@diidac17 Who are you to tell them that?

[@kodiak2fitty]

Pretty cool that your Dad agreed to do the GOAT commercial :)

[@Taskandpurpose]

he's retired so he doesn't have anything better to do lol nah just kidding it was nice of him to help out

[@onegoodfurboj]

Shoutout to Poland and Belgium. Definitely 2 of the coolest places for firearm designs.

[@astrid779]

And CZ too...

[@allyreneepenny9447]

Yes.

[@poorkmorh1269]

we did't use ak74, we used tantal wz.88 that was in 5.45x39 like ak74 family. Then we jumped into Beryl :)

[@lukabrdar6732]

Ok same shit

[@zbigniewp1810]

​@@lukabrdar6732 nope, Tantal is way cooler 😉

[@KamilWariat]

@@lukabrdar6732 Nope. Just look at the burst mechanism.

[@lokomo-px5gx]

And Nigeria jumped into beryl a month ago

[@revolutionibusorbiumcoeles9041]

Maybe not jump but rather crawl :(

[@robertcz8013]

The latest, refined version of Grot is now available and it rocks. Guys in Ukraine praise it 👊🇵🇱

[@FilipilipPL]

Wow I'm amazed that they did so much testing and so many investigations into the design in order to perfect that gun

[@robertklimczak5630]

Z powodu niskiego budżetu na armię.,większość projektów przed produkcja jest bardzo długo testowanych. I trwało to bardzo wolno . Teraz pieniądze płyną szerokim strumienie, budowane są nowe fabryki a stare mają wreszcie 100% mocy produkcyjnych zajęte. Przykład,Niemcy mają skynex my też mamy podobny 35mm lecz na pojeździe. Testowany.

[@arthas640]

Thats pretty standard. The US did much the same refining the M-16 (itself a rush prototype) into the M16A1 and later M4, all the while producing and testing replacements like the ACR and SCAR. We've seen the issues that come about from poorly tested guns, especially ones that arent tested in the field like French Chauchat which couldnt handle dirt, sand, and mud with it's original magazine but was thrown into the trenches and was in part designed for the deserts and jungles of France's colonies, or like the aforementioned original M-16 which was sent into the jungles when it handled humidity and dirt poorly and wasnt sent with enough trained users or maintenance equipment.

[@piotrd.4850]

@@arthas640 Except development of MSBS took almost two decades xD

[@arthas640]

@@piotrd.4850 That's pretty standard. Sometimes weapons get developed really fast if they're an update or alteration to an existing rifle, the M-4 took almost no time to develop since it started out as a carbine version of the M-16 (originally the CAR-15) that was customized a bit and turned into the early M4. The M-16 took around 14 years to develop and they made some improvements after it first saw combat so that was around 14 years of design and development plus 3 years of combat to get us the M16A1 that was popular for so long. It's really funny seeing Russia, a supposed top notch military pre-Ukraine war when it comes to their battle rifles. The took massive inspiration from the STG-44 to make their AK-47 and aside from some basic upgrades like replacing wood with plastics they haven't changed a ton since the 40s and 50s while other countries like China and the UK have gone from bolt action to semi auto to selective or full auto assault rifles to bull pup rifles as technology changed. A lot of their tech has stagnated and they seem to increasingly rely on copying foreign designs and ideas, importing it, or pretending that largely cosmetic changes are the same thing as improvements.

[@johnned4848]

Poland’s rise to becoming the strongest military in Europe is impressive to say the least

[@tomjakob3234]

Having as the neighbors russ and germs, two most aggressive nations in the Europe history does Poland have an other choice??...

[@masterchief-vd1xs]

​@@tomjakob3234 i really would not call Germany the most aggressive neighbour in history. They were basically the punching bag for France since ever. Also there was no Germany before the 19th century

[@tomjakob3234]

@@masterchief-vd1xs And I would my friend cause the first aggressive invasion of the Teuton tribes to the Roman Empire including Balcans, Iberia and Gaul (today's France) took place at l- st century B.C. over two thousand one handed years ago. Sins that time the German tribes ancestors called Saxons Brandenburgs, Teutons, Prussians, Germans etc. have never stopped. Now seems they have a break, but it's not the end I'm afraid. That's why I didn't write 'aggressive countrys' but 'aggressive nations'.

[@masterchief-vd1xs]

@@tomjakob3234 well first I would not go back over 2000 years in time. Because by this standard the italians and greek are the most brutal and oppressing countries. Also note that the Germanic tribes are not really Germans. They are part of their ancestors yes, but nothing more. I mean 30% of the nowadays Germans have also slavic gens. The Germans are just a melting pot of central European tribes. The last part is just pure racism and anti German prpaganda. Great job 👍

[@definitelynotadam]

This is a matter of necessity. Poland doesn't have good experiences with Russia or its allies coming to timely aid in a case of a war.

[@VVixt]

Polish people are weird because when they were asked about fighting for their country, half of them said they would do it, and half said they would not. But looking at their history, and when it would actually came to fighting for it, we all know it would be like, 90% would fight and the rest would flee. I know many poles that randomly just start being patriotic as fuck.

[@uceee1]

so true

[@arturkirtal4349]

Bo Polska jest politycznie podzielona przez parszywe Niemcy i UE- szkodzą nam od zawsze.Ale jak nas ktoś zaatakuje,nie wyjdzie już z naszego kraju😀.Próbowały już największe potęgi i źle się to dla nich skończyło,nawet kilka potęg na raz nas atakowało. My Polacy NIGDY nie zaatakowaliśmy żadnego kraju

[@johncostello5869]

The Beryl is a beast to shoot, cant wait to try the Grot out. If I have a chance. I'll be in Poland next week if anyone wants to hook me up? :)

[@harveyhams1572]

From what I've heard filtering down, the Polish Special Ops people are topnotch. Some of the cold war stuff I've seen, the Poles were probably the most competent troops available in the Warsaw Pact.

[@ManWithNoName1980]

Competent and second in size but never trusted as East Germans for example.

[@iKrufkaPsotka]

*were untill a russian spy became head of defense 👍

[@gregsutton2400]

Dude, this was a concise nuanced review of this weapons development and deployment. What is happening to you. Canadian infantry 83-90. When we transitioned from the FN FAL to the M16a2(C7) the troops were kind of at a loss. The thing was reliable and accurate but so frail. We were breaking them on the parade square doing our normal rifle drill. But the troops learned quickly to not beat the thing up and when we quickly got rid of our stupid canadian magazines and then replaced the carry handle with a picatinny rail it was a fantastic rifle.

[@robertmiller2173]

Go Poland! Love from NZ

[@tieember9596]

The military: "survive, adapt, overcome!" Also the military: "oi, stop fiddling with your rifle!"

[@Ussurin]

Polish army motto is actually "God, Honour, Fatherland", so at least they have that as defense.

[@legitplayin6977]

@@UssurinThankfully it also is becoming inappropriate

[@olekzajac5948]

Yes, brass is strong in our army. To the point that some NCOs discouraged left-handed soldiers from changing the ejection side...

[@jfess1911]

In one of the interviews of Eugene Stoner somewhere on KZbin, Stoner argued that regular soldiers should have minimal easy adjustments on their rifles. He said that nervous soldiers tend to fiddle with dials and knobs.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

@@legitplayin6977 lol how? XD

[@d.l.d.l.8140]

Thank you Poland, for your leadership and commitment to democracy. With balls like yours, you don’t need a desk.

[@gratius1394]

A nation "committed to democracy" wouldn't be denied an opportunity to voice its opinion in general elections and these were already delayed twice.

[@mistewiczjakub2275]

@@gratius1394 lol what are you talking about xd

[@gratius1394]

@@mistewiczjakub2275 Hmm, I was pretty sure that Polish elections were delayed for a year two times. I guess I was wrong. EDIT: Sorry, it was about regional elections, not general. My bad.

[@a.m928]

Poland is barely a democracy at best

[@Polexitnatychmiast]

Gradius! … demokracja w Polsce od zakończenia lIWŚ nie była jeszcze w tak dobrej kondycji jak dzisiaj! Wyluzuj i wyłącz lewackie media😜

[@TurtleChad1]

Poland just wants to make sure history doesn't repeat itself 💪 🇵🇱

[@BadgerUKvideo]

Don't worry. You have the British as allies and you can always rely on us to act fast when our allies are in trouble. :'(

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Im all for poland protecting themselves but its starting to look a bit like an authoritarian government going insane on military spending.

[@carbonstar9091]

@@Ukraineaissance2014 "preppers" always look insane until SHTF. And then they look like the sanest people around.

[@Farweasel]

@@Ukraineaissance2014 If we had Russia & Bellorus on the doorstep .... With their History I'd want that spend *TREBELLED*

[@maxalbon9557]

@@Ukraineaissance2014 You call these socialists an authoritarian government? xD

[@alexratzloff894]

Poland and Ukraine... My two favorite countries in Europe for many reasons. Not just travel. Love and respect from USA!

[@RedXlV]

One thing I've noticed on Twitter is that the Russian propagandists *love* to suggest that Poland wants to take eastern Ukrainian territory. The Russians realize that Poland is one of Ukraine's best allies and desperately want to put a wedge between them.

[@vattghern257]

Feel free to visit Poland. I've met a lot volunteers from USA here.

[@alexratzloff894]

@@vattghern257 Thinking about it 🙂

[@Szymek25]

Admire from distance We are not country, we are a nation, of true organic kind.

[@ThePiotrdrozdowski]

Poland and Ukraine were parts of the same crown till Moscow grabbed it as from 1648

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Kinda has the outline of the Bushmaster ACR and the CZ Bren. Looks dope.

[@Mr.DalekLK]

This carabiner is insane

[@babboon5764]

"Looks dope" ......... Easy for *you* to say. I can't imagine anyone trying to paint it onto the fabric of Biplanes to shrink and strengthen it.

[@PvtPartzz]

What’s the MW2019 version called? The Kilo141 or something? That’s the vibe I get from this and that’s a sexy looking weapon.

[@thelordofcringe]

Well, polish special forces spoke highly of the ACR and I'm pretty sure some of them used them during Afghanistan. So they most likely wanted to implement some of its ergonomics and features.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

butter_warrior, you're forgeting the FN SCAR and a lot of influences that were based on the german HK G-36 rifles and carbines

[@WoodenBirB]

Polish guy here. You said fabryka broni just right 👌🏻

[@jestemdziadem937]

I was using Beryl for 15 years, and for Me it was a very good weapon. It never jammed, it was very precise, sure it had flaws, but after modifications, it could take optics, night vision, or others. They changed mags to „see-throu”, added better forward grip, and different stock. Soooo, grot is great upgrade, but Beryl is not so „naked” as you showed :) Greetings from Poland :)

[@krzysztofiwanowski5308]

Even a guy responsible for developing a design of this rifle stated that he and his team were (at the beginning) testing all of the rifles available on the market and the ACR was their favorite;) thou as I understand during further development the actual design of the operating mechanism changed quite a bit, so it just looks similar from the distance but internally it's a totally different beast

[@stuartdollar9912]

Poland is low-key becoming one of the best conventional armies in terms of quality anywhere.

[@Szymek25]

except indebted horribly

[@robertklimczak5630]

​@@Szymek25 zobacz ile jest długu do PKB. Wtedy się wypowiedz. Dług polski będzie rosnac po to by była Polska. A I zobacz długi do PKB innych krajów.

[@wujciowariatuncio5702]

​@@robertklimczak5630 jeśli dług Polski będzie rosnąć to po to by była 'żydowska' :-\

[@iKrufkaPsotka]

false

[@_Uduwudu_]

Russian bomb dropped in Poland and nobody knew for like a year

[@sapprdaddy]

good job cappy! Keep up the good work. The way you put out the information is so much more interesting than a block of instructions!

[@peteflynn3923]

Excellent analysis. There are lots of complications in deploying small arms for an army. I'm glad you included comments on the manufacturing issues. It's really critical to have a fully integrated system for building a weapons system, not just a single-design rifle.

[@ColonelStanley]

I participated in comparative tests with polish Grot version 1, HK416, FN SCAR, Bren 2 and M4A3. Grot still had its shortcomings - childhood diseases, but despite that, we decided that only the HK416 was friendlier, easier to use in general ... I love the 416. The other assault rifles fared a little worse, but M4A3 was number 3 in our opinion. There were seven of us and it lasted for two days. This was only Grot version 1, which will be modified anyway for the highest version, probably v3 or v4. Currently, v2 is ready and v3 is being worked on. It was disturbing that when the Ukrainians needed every weapon, the Poles could only give them the imperfect Grot version 0... or the older and much less advanced Beryls. Ukrainian soldiers praise this assault rifle, but unfortunately there was a wave of criticism ... especially from the German-controlled media. I understand that in the future Heckler&Koch also has its plans when this war ends. ;) But it was not a fair game, the Poles did not triumphantly announce that Puma, Lynx or PzH2000 are very modern but very defective. But now, today, the Grot is a very interesting weapon, and in version 3 or 4 it should be really, really good, right at the top, among the best of its kind. Kind regards - S.

[@juanzulu1318]

What do u mean by "German controlled" media?

[@BaconSlayer69]

A basic modern day M16 is fine either the A2 or A4

[@Dilo22]

That bullpup conversation kit as standard is wild

[@michal.laskowski.]

Time for episode about GROM and FORMOZA - Polish elite special forces

[@Szymek25]

zawsze na usługi obcych 😂 nawet na terytorium innym Słowian co jest niewybaczalne

[@michaelblacktree]

Looks like a great rifle! I hope they become available in the US.

[@iam5085]

Respect from Northern-Europe! Swedes and Finns are developing a new AR too (by Sako), hopefully they follow this project too.

[@uceee1]

Love you guys. From poland

[@123zbysz]

Work on the Grot started as early as 4 December 2007 as a construction programme (PBR/15-224/2007/WAT) and the first prototypes were built on 15 December 2009. In 2014, this weapon entered the armament of the representative company of the Polish Army. In 2017, a contract was signed for the production of 53,000 carbines.

[@juliuszkocinski7478]

No, Your pronunciation of Fabryka Broni is actually pretty good, especially since in English polish "r" is pretty much nonexistent. It's on par with what I'd expect from someone learning Polish quite some time just with heavy domestic accent :P

[@PashaSlavaUkraine]

Poland 🇵🇱 is the best, vsim nashum bratam polskim thank you 🙏

[@raphaelhanna8345]

I think the MSBS Grot has great potential and I see it possibly being an iconic rifle to Poland in a similar way to how the AK is iconic to Russia and how the M16 is iconic to America

[@sulphurous2656]

Poland's domestic arms industry can be relied on to produce competently designed equipment since 100 years ago.

[@petesheppard1709]

Tragically, they got rolled before they could get the good stuff to troops in sufficient quantity. They aren't making that mistake again.

[@voytech3892]

England and France also got rolled in 1940 with their "world class " weapons after preparing for a year for the Germans .

[@xniorvox]

@@petesheppard1709 It was not a mistake, it was the tragedy of poor country, which has suffered Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Prussian partition and colonisation, then got completely demolished during WW1, and three years after finally gaining back the independence got invaded again by Soviet Russia. It then took the Poles less than 20 years to build quite impressive army and arms industry from scratch, but which country in the world would be able to withstand the simultaneous invasion by Nazi Germany and USSR in September 1939?

[@petesheppard1709]

@@xniorvox So true; in 1939, Poland just ran out of time. THIS TIME, you are hardening before a threat becomes overwhelming.

[@Asghaad]

@@petesheppard1709 didnt stop them from biting a chunk out of Czechoslovakia in 1938 ... oh the irony of them getting steamrolled by Wehrmacht in Czech tanks they themselves helped to deliver to the Germans is just pure gold ...

[@mateusz6255]

This year there will be another interesting firearm released on civil and military market produced by Polish company (Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów ) called "MWS - Modular Weapon System" MWS-15(.223), MWS-25(.308) and MWS-38(.338). First Grot rifles were designed to use 5,56 and later on they were scaled up to 7,62 ammo. When it comes to MWS family they started with 7,62 and scaled it down to 5,56. ZMT's guns won contracts for long range riffle in Polish army and other special forces.

[@henieq]

Tarnów does not produce BWP Borsuk

[@mateusz6255]

@@henieq oh Yes, you got me on that.

[@rhodesianbrushstroke]

>civilian market >name your product "MWS-15(.223)" pick one

[@mateusz6255]

@@rhodesianbrushstrokewhat do you mean?

[@biao-czerwony7557]

Jestem dumny z mojegoi kraju 🤍🤍🤍❤❤❤ tak wiele zmianiło się w Polsce od 1989 roku.

[@sebekglab]

Polish MSBS system is definitely a brilliant design with top notch manufacturing&materials. And price is at right level. Its appearance scare H&K and SiG Sauer so much they organise slander camping against Grot in Swiss/German own media outlet operating in Poland called Onet. One of test was doctored by spraying bolt carrier thick in oil and dropping handful of sand in to ejection port - and claiming that rifle is jamming 😂. In other test they put parts from A0 (development test-bench) in to service A1 Rifle saying that Grot “is lacking promised futures” (what was a clear manipulation) I believe right now Onet facing multi-million € lawsuit from Polish Armament Group . With MSBS Grot A3 version being implemented now it is actually quite mature system with a lot user suggestions (some from combat in Ukraine) implemented in to design, and best part is that due to modular construction even older rifles are easy to bring to A3 standard by swapping parts in field armoury or by user. Personally I hope that Bull-Pup kit will be fielded in some numbers , as it is perfect solution as PDW for vehicles crews giving you 16” 5.56mm firepower with compact package.

[@jamescpalmer]

Germans trying to cheat and fuck over Poles? Where did I hear that before.

[@ruthrobles4594]

I want to see an integrally suppressed bullpup grot with a 40mm underslung, make it the most futuristic looking in-service rifle to date😁

[@Szymek25]

Der Onet 😂😂😂

[@BaronEvola123]

10k rifles being tested in the field equates to 20 years of lab research. The amount of combined arms combat and production experience Poland is getting is incalculable. Even downstream to the Finns, The Baltic states and Slovakia---All their tech is gonna be off the chain.

[@idioluh5838]

Actually, where were quite some issues found during this "field exercise". And afaik all of them are already fixed in the model year 2023 Grots. So yeah, the experience they got was definitely invaluable.

[@BaronEvola123]

@@idioluh5838 Now, as opposed to say, Vietnam where the M-16 platform was being used, the data collection and turn around time to fixing design issues is nearly instantaneous. If the Russians are going to lose, it's not because they're "stupid," it's because the speed of fixing problems is just so ridiculous. Think about just this one thing: They're un-pallatized. Seriously. They load sh.t out of boxes. Un-real. They had a dozen conflicts to get that game together and a continent full of trees.

[@galoobigboi]

​@@BaronEvola123 Everything you said is true for the Russians as well

[@ruthrobles4594]

​@@galoobigboi including the losing part 😂😂, might as well rename it to "blue square"

[@szczur0192]

​@@galoobigboi Including making a "modern" "undetectable" missile that got intercepted and the people who designed it were thrown in the Gulag? Yeah, I guess Russia is pretty advanced in that field

[@johnostambaugh8638]

Army 1968 to 1970 with a year in Vietnam as a combat engineer. Training with the M14 was started but turned to M16 near the end of our basic training. There were not enough M16 so they were left at the range so another group could have access. Very little training was used in basic or advanced training of our rifles. Every soldier got more traing and experience in making our beds, clothing and parade practices than our rifles. On qualification day, were told "you are going to grade each other and everyone will qualify Expert. The army needs ground troops and my unit will provide that." Most misses were at very short range. The M16 has a sight system about 2 inches above the barrel. So impacts are 2" below aiming points in close distances. Once in Vietnam, I was not issued a specific rifle nor were any or the rifles zeroed. Rifles were gotten off the rack without knowing zero or even cleaning. My unit was right beside chopper pads and the soil had tons of iron dust in dry days and iron filled mud in the wet. So we had very little trainig with different rifles than anything anything know then and less experience. Solders would shoot auto fire without even aiming. The very old stratigy used with muskets and lines of soldiers. Most will miss but numbers will improve the results. Number of bullets per soldier and number of soldiers equals better results. SAD I felt we were just something to delay the enemy long enough to get artillery or air support. Or even BAIT. Another error is larger magazines. The longer the magazine the higher the rifle is when prone. Getting down was now not high enough with a 30 round magazine. Training for shooting sideways was not even thought of. Todays long range optics with intellegent aiming needs to take this into consideration.

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

They seriously gave you non-zeroed weapons and no training......just said "here, have at it"??!? That is insane. Also really explains the original reports on the M16

[@johnostambaugh8638]

@@extragoogleaccount6061 We did have training but it was very limited. Zeroing the rifle I would have at the time was of no benefit because the next time I would get a differnt M16. Like I said more training about making beds and footlockers and way more experience of those types of things. Parade marching seemed to be much more important. Manual of arms, where the rifle is moved from shoulder to shoulder, Present arms and all the parading stuff. Perhaps it is to learn to obey now and without questioning. Near of my tour of Vietnam the soldiers were not happy with those camanding us. Our rifles were locked up. Their first try doing so was ok because the racks were made of wood. A local enemy attack showed we had easy access for what we needed. After that the racks were metal. Many soldiers gathered weapons from other sources. My unit was right beside the edge of our compound.

[@oldleatherhandsfriends4053]

@@johnostambaugh8638 Sadly Making beds and Marching/Parade garbage is still more important unless you are in an infantry unit.

[@brendankelly2653]

​@@johnostambaugh8638 So the M16 was a little bit too tall for the user, and the springs in the magazine weren't reliable under extremities. I'm no expert, I've only shot bolt or lever action rifles 🙂. At kangaroos 😁.

[@zoiders]

No your point of aim is not 2" low at "closer" ranges. Its called triangulation as you set the sights to lob the bullet in a slight arc. You zero a 5.56 at 25 metres and you are good out to 300 metres as 5.56 is very flat shooting. You will see a very slight rise and drop between 25 and 300 but that's it. You have to be very close in to see a noticeable difference between sight line and bore line, so close its dosnt make a difference as you will be snap shooting centre mass anyway. There were no 30 round M16 magazines in service with the corps of engineers in 1968-70 either. The M16 30 rounders being nowhere near long enough to effect your prone shooting position. AKs in 7.62x39 suffer from that problem but the much shorter M16 30 round magazine does not. Its also astonishing that none of you were armed with M3 submachine guns. That still being an issue weapon for tankers and engineers in the 1960s. It's almost as if you just made all that shit up.

[@Torpi583]

Fun fact: Fabryka Broni means literally "Weapons Factory"

[@mateuszzimon8216]

Yes, but full name is weapons factory bow-man. Fabryka broni Łucznik 2 Fun fact: they also make locks mounted on door and they become brand-name in Poland, like Pampers means one time use diaper.

[@JeezUriah]

The Polish grot, the Japanese type 20, and the Czech bren are perhaps the model production designs that we should seriously consider as replacement designs for M16/M4 -C7's

[@geographyinaction7814]

Don't lump the C7 in with the M4 please?

[@arthas640]

the C7 is just a slight improvement of the old M-16 and as some others have pointed out the Grot is actually pretty similar to the ACR which is superior to both the M4 and C7.

[@allyreneepenny9447]

​@@arthas640 True,but the C- 7 is better.

[@Zaku_Phantom]

I mean the USMC are already using M27 IAR (hk416) to replace their m4s

[@wydawnictwohartigrama4924]

But you should protect them using plasma nitriding first :)

[@jg3_75]

Forever I thought this TASK AND PURPOSE was cappy’s own channel and he was the founder. I recently learned that it’s a whole organization and he’s just the KZbin guy. Damn. I love this channel and the Ukraine coverage was amazing. The research is superb etc

[@gregandy4277]

Your Dad’s acting was brilliant! I knew right away it was your father. He was really channeling his inner Tommy Weiseau!

[@hadzik]

Looking forward to more videos about the Polish arms industry!

[@oskargborodo4350]

Glad to hear that our factories make good equipment🙏United States giving also us great support and promotion of polish products 💪

[@tomlobos2871]

i have the slight feeling that FN scar project was meant to fundamentally research into the concept of a rifle itself. groundwork about modern applications and manufacturing logics. improving serviceability, modularity, cost and ease of production. this was followed by many "scar-like" rifles inside nato hemisphere having basic design similaritys. the closest one can get to a unified weapon system if many actors involved. main point here is to support smaller arms manufacturers with principles to equip domestic armys, meanwhile modernising the manufacturing process and building new production lines. hence the CZ BREN-2. all of them good rifles.

[@vorosjanos77]

Every Eastern European country faced the same. Carbines from the Soviet era are obsolete. For example, the Czech and Hungarian forces chose the BREN2 carbine you mentioned. Both countries produce BREN2s domestically (in Hungary under a CZ license)

[@zoiders]

The G36 and the XM8 were that template.

[@Kaze_PL]

Anyway, I once saw tests of various carbines with GROTEM. So theoretically they are all on the same level. Thus, companies can compete with each other only on the question of who will offer a better price.

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

The "boot" stock looks just like the SCAR. CZ makes some sexy guns, too for sure.

[@tomlobos2871]

@@zoiders not really, the point is extrusion pressing of aluminium for the reciever, to replace metal stamping in mass production. cutting cost to a minimum. the other keyword is caliber modularity. i think XM8 found out that polymers dont work well and that it isnt the way to go. have been into plastic molding. same problem like car parts. problem is that plastics can behave unpredictable depending on how accurate they are mixed and processed. adding necissary additives, like fiber glass or powders to increase heat resistance add a couple of failure points. so keeping the production on a constant quality level is more expensive than pressing metal by nature of the manufacturing process in general. the ugly problem HK's lawyers dont want to talk about.

[@karlp8484]

Being able to quickly change barrels, (longer, shorter or just a new one) is one of the most beloved features of our Australian Steyer AUGs. And ambidexterity for those who are left handed.

[@kanaljarka]

You mean Austrian?

[@karlp8484]

@@kanaljarka No. We actually make them under licence in Australia.

[@robertklimczak5630]

To nie tylko to, można zrobić z niego też karabin maszynowy ,karabin snajperski

[@ragnargrabson1287]

MSBS Grot first went to Territorial Defense units so that they could test this new riffle. And they did, for instance, Territorials folks found quickly issues with a shooting from Grots "dry" without bullets to practice and how quickly dry shooting was using up a "needle" part and it got fixed in the later versions. The most current version of MSBS is A3, I believe and the FB factory is still working on improving a gun.

[@kajetandziebaj6405]

Gonna wait for the A3 or maybe A4 to hit the civilian market. Should be mint by then.

[@ragnargrabson1287]

@@kajetandziebaj6405 that's right, I am sure that defenders of Ukraine have been providing some combat feedback in regard to MSBS riffles they have been using in thousands, to Fabryka Broni.

[@callyman]

I loved the bit with yr Da! He's a great actor! 😂

[@Taskandpurpose]

He improvised most of his lines haha very kind of him to agree to help out , all for the sake of the goat guns

[@MrNajibrazak]

@@Taskandpurpose i wish you and your family best of health and happiness. i was smiling cheek to cheek guessing that he must be your dad as u sound just like him before you call him dad.. it is indeed a pleasant surprise for your audience. live long & prosper. 🖖

[@codybailey855]

As a kid, I used to worry about Russia rolling west into Old Europe. Seeing their difficulties in Ukraine, I'm confident Poland could beat their ASS by themselves. Which is good, because we've all seen how dependable their alliance is with Old Europe.

[@COGMOFWOC7]

Love the videos on the replacment and development of new weapons for armies. It would be great if you could follow up on videos like these and say how the program and manufacturing is going. Love the content. Its awesome. And your analysis of the situations has gone from good to great. God bless.

[@chrisken8902]

Interesting concept. I've heard about this rife. Just didn't know it was so adjustable (which is a good thing).

[@debicadude]

Cappy u SOB, u are on fire with the content! Keep it up

[@artnow5131]

Your pronunciation of Fabryka Broni was perfect. As a Polish citizen, I am impressed.👍

[@elgenerico6263]

I really like your new miniseries about Polish military modernisation

[@iankuah8606]

There are always some compromises in an assault rifle. The AK-47 was designed to be dropped in mud and water and still function so it has fairly loose tolerances compared to say an M-16, which needs to be cleaned religiously to prevent its gas pipe system carboning up and causing a malfunction. Fairly accurate in single shot, the AK is the least accurate assault rifle I have ever fired in burst mode. I have benchmarked home-grown NATO calibre assault rifles like the SAR-21 from Singapore and the Israeli TAVOR, both bullpup designs, but the GROT is very forward looking with the vision of interchanged components for bullpup and SAW versions. This is a modern design with great potential and I look forward to firing it at some point.

[@thomaspinney4020]

Cappy, your production values continue to improve. I even enjoy your ads. Well done. And you are almost to the million subscriber mark

[@Mugdorna]

Israel did similar with the Tavor. When inttroduce it was allocated to new conscripts first, before later being rolled out to mainline units.

[@ZwiekszoneRyzyko]

I would add that the positive opinions are more about the newest types of Grots, not the 2017's A1 version, those had mixed opinions, the most common issue being stoppages. The C16A2 improved and modernised version, the one that has just been sent to Ukraine has indeed received a lot of praise.

[@palohagara105]

So as each gun, or car, computer, every product.

[@randomnobodovsky3692]

@@palohagara105 Yes, but that's not exactly the point here. You see, there was a media campaign by the manufacturer and local ministry of defence to slander people who talked about shortcomings of the earlier versions and they both insisted none of the issues are real. (To the point of forcing soldiers to pay for broken/fallen off bits). Of course, later an upgraded verision was released, proudle proclaimed to be free of the previous, allegedly non-existing problems. Meanwhile, manufacturer confronts new, better versions of the weapon against valid points from some years ago (points about previous version) while draging people to courts. And, with Polish judiciary being in the state it is, with terrible results for the freedom of speech.

[@obliviouz]

Giving new, less or potentially untested, equipment to the TDF makes sense if you need your full time professional force to remain at 100% readiness - you can't do that if you switch them to a new weapon en masse without extensive training and gaining operational experience first.

[@TarterSAWSE]

Didn’t know your dad was a Hollywood actor

[@yoavmor9002]

It's not the rifle the International Legion deserved. It's the one it needed

[@sebekglab]

Well said. 👍

[@scottmercer4614]

The GOAT Gun skit was hilarious! 😂

[@jansobieski8414]

Correction: Tantal isn't used anymore, I'm pretty sure all of them are in storage.

[@Hamzat22]

I shot it. Its a fine rifle. Good recoil impulse.

[@Redmanticore]

if the service rifle has too good recoil absorption, the infantry will actually use it too much. in the Vietnam War, 50 000 bullets were used for 1 dead enemy. they were just spraying and praying because it had low recoil, using it like a heavy machine gun. this became an issue, when guns started to wear out, and bullets aren't endless in a firefight either, 30 careful shots last far longer than 1 second mag dumb full bursts. for 10 year long-term conflict, you need to be conservative. also, its good to penetrate stuff, which heavier calibers can do, to destroy some covers. I believe usa itself changed to battle rifle type high recoil guns for their frontline troops to test with, XM7, a 6.8×51mm caliber, to replace their 5.56 m4 carbine. also pretty much guaranteed to go through modern body armors into the future, which is the most important thing. the first batch of 25 XM7s and 15 XM250s are planned to be delivered in late 2023.

[@lucastonoli3256]

@@Redmanticore Stop making dumb claims. High ammo usage in Vietnam was due to draftees getting poor training, and a jungle environment with too dense of a softcover for the ammo being issued at the time. I swear to god I need to stop reading the stupid shit some of you people write in the comment section of weapon-related videos.

[@aruraru6644]

​@@Redmanticore 5.56×45mm caliber is a Nato standard and all Nato members must be working toward compatibility with Nato forces, so they make standard caliber weapons. 6.8×51mm caliber in US Forces is a new thing and I guess making weapons of a different caliber may be quite surprising, although it isn't said 6.8x51mm caliber version of MSBS Grot will not be designed, but propably there are more important things to do than that, like providing a lot of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, making fixes and improvements which soldiers need the most and also providing for new recruits of Polish army, which becomes bigger and bigger. There are several things which have been made by the Fabryka Broni company lately, although a very interesting one is a conversion kit, which lets you convert your MSBS Grot to 7.62x39mm caliber which is used by Ukraine.

[@deilusi]

Grot went internally to smaller fresh unit both for reasons mentioned (fresh unit will not have this AK mentality) and just because they wanted to make it more attractive for new-joiners. I guess smaller sample of guns to worry about if it would become a disaster is not a bad thing as well.

[@dmandog056]

Can't deny the value of the Grot, it's brand new but has teething issues. The AK series is battle tested and still in wide use across the world for various reasons. Both weapons can have their place on the battlefield if the weapons can coexist.

[@Redmanticore]

as long as the ak variant is modernized enough to fit nightscope, its ready to rock. and it can be stored in long-term warehouses even if you choose to use something modern and nato compatible to the front troops. when you have billion 7.62 ammo and millions of ak´s, you don't want to just turn them into scrap, even when you turn into nato compatible country.

[@Silver_Prussian]

More than 100 million copies of the weapon have so far been produced since it first appered on the production lines. Turns out the simplest thing really are the best.

[@PinkFZeppelin]

I own nice Bulgarian AKs and American AR pattern rifles. There really is no comparison. The AK, while has a mystique of reliability which doesn’t necessarily reflect in reality. Is a worse rifle in so many ways. It isn’t field repairable often requiring air tools and hydraulic presses and it’s ergonomics are bad.

[@lucastonoli3256]

@@PinkFZeppelin A) You're mixing up terms, reliability and durability are two different things. Regardless, in terms of durability, the things that aren't "field repairable" (that's kind of debatable as Russian and other forces are known to deploy portable armories) are not going to give up on you any time soon. You would change a couple of bolts and firing pins on an AR before needing to replace an AK bolt. The barrel could be a valid point, but that's a shitload of rounds, any weapon would return to the armory well before burning out through the barrel. For a civilian, an AK barrel will outlast most shooting applications, with the exception maybe of heavy competition use.

[@PinkFZeppelin]

@@lucastonoli3256 I’m not mixing up terms and you seem to have understood my point just fine, regardless. Arguing semantics is bad faith so I’ll leave our interaction at that.