The WEIRD Guns Being Used in Ukraine Right Now #3

[@BrandonHerrera]

Thanks for watching guys! Which one of these guns was your favorite, and which would you want to take into war if you had to choose? Let me know down in the comments! Thanks to USCCA for sponsoring this video! usccapartners.com/Brandon

[@thegillieguy9537]

Love the vids man

[@skylorstewart8004]

AKG Notification Squad

[@ultimaterouge13]

#akgnotificationsquad

[@chadmann2724]

Can i have a beer papi?

[@peterp3505]

#akgnotificationsquad

[@issacmartinez6452]

That fact that you’ve been able to make three videos on this topic is impressive, can’t wait for part four where we see Ukrainian soldiers using needle guns from Halo.

[@christianrogers8297]

It’s all fun and games till you see Ivan charging towards you with an energy sword

[@T_for_Texas]

Needler gang gang

[@theredrisen9520]

Im still awaiting the appearance of the MA5B AR

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

More like 1886 Dreyse needle guns

[@johnmullholand2044]

@@j.robertsergertson4513 Or an 1860s rifled musket?

[@DeathByJeep]

What's really crazy about the FN F2000 is that this rifle was one of the higher tier weapons featured in the Ukrainian video game series S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in 2007. How would such an expensive western made weapon end up in the hands of fighters in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in 2015? (the time setting of the game's story). Now 16 years later, here it is.

[@kurczakokoko]

i was just supossed to talk about this lol

[@misterkaos.357]

Follow the money

[@ORLY911]

Life imitates art, it seems

[@RealBadGaming52]

But it’s weird , it looks like a gun from the 22 nd century

[@OperationGames45]

I'm guessing slovenia sent it. Our military uses it

[@robertsmith4681]

When it comes to the mortar RPG, it is a legit field modification aimed at producing RPG rockets that suck less in the anti personnel role. Regular RPG7 rounds being anti tank shaped charges really don't give off much in terms of fragmentation effects. Mortar shells are purpose designed as anti personnel fragmentation ordnance.

[@robertsmith4681]

@Tendies Offmyplate It throws it further than a hand grenade, has more boom juice than a rifle grenade, and works better at poking holes into people than an anti tank rocket, what's not to love ?

[@craigsmith1812]

Hi Robert Smith

[@svz7483]

But we have a grenade(it's a grenade not a rocket) called "Oskolok" for this purpose

[@boombox3136]

@Tendies Offmyplate sure the sights aren't accurate anymore, but I don't think that matters much at the distance these ammunitions are used at. Eyeballing it is also a thing, and if one doesn't hit, use three more until you hit 'em, those mortar rounds they have enough of

[@Swogfish]

didnt Russia produce some fragmentation rounds for the RPG? the OG-7V.

[@godmode8687]

Man those games and films gonna be wild. Just imagine, 150 year old weapons side by side with thermal scopes, drones, and hypersonic missiles. All that in a ww1 setting with trenches

[@trioxinzero]

Call of Duty Vanguard basically

[@joeanthony1456]

There are EO Techs mounted to Maxims…

[@ioele1000]

What I think is wild is that if, before the war, you went there to try to find these weapons you’d have an insane time trying. Yet now they are popping up all over the place. Makes me wonder how many old weapons are just laying around.

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

they're probably just sitting in warehouses mothballed and greased ready and waiting

[@joshuamarvin7400]

@@jimbothegymbro7086 Russia(and, I'd presume, the rest of the former Eastern Bloc) has a habit of just drowning firearms in cosmoline, stacking them a hundred to a crate, and just....not doing anything with them for decades at a time. So basically the same thing the Aussies did when the Buy-Back happened. They're all just saving them for when Mad Max is a thing.

[@jakefuck641]

@@joshuamarvin7400 This, and too that point, they cycle gear from the west to the east as it gets old, so that's why there's a seemingly *infinite* out of 60's era gear.

[@Orcawhale1]

In eastern europe, you've been able to get most of these weapons for decades. The only real problem is getting them across the borders to western europe, because border security has been beefed up, due to migrants.

[@codiwonkanobi9788]

Warehouses and warehouses full id imagine. Russia gets rid of nothing that goes bang.

[@silverfingerthesilverstack5062]

The Thompsons were fitted inside the lend lease US tanks that were sent over but were little used, and most of the ones that survived are in mint condition, the firm I used to work for in the UK imported loads of mint 1928 and later thompsons and drum mags in the early 2000's.

[@jibcano1777]

Too bad you missed a few

[@ScottKenny1978]

Why was a UK firm importing Thompson's?

[@silverfingerthesilverstack5062]

@@ScottKenny1978 For the deactivation market, they couldn't be exported to the USA as they were lend lease and would be confiscated and probably destroyed as the US government still has all the serial no's of the guns they are still owed, they tried with a couple as they were worth a lot more in the USA working than deactivated over here but they were confiscated in the US.

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@silverfingerthesilverstack5062 ah, makes sense. Even if it seems criminal to deactivate a Thompson...

[@kingoftheskies34]

Brandon, on the topic of antitank rifles: the Soviets would shoot at the area where the suspension is to either ruin suspension or punch the weaker armor. This is why the Germans are the only country to use sideskirt armor. History lesson over, very cool video!

[@Mr-Trox]

They were also very effective at stopping rounds from the Bazooka and PIAT as well. Armor piercing rockets really don't like it when they're set off against shurtzen instead of the proper armor.

[@xtremekewii]

The Germans weren’t the only ones, multiple M4 variants had bazooka plates. They were abandoned after the Africa Campaign were the British found them annoying and removed them. The T-14 actually has the most comprehensive side skirts (the 1940s American prototype). The British Crusader tanks also used side skirts.

[@kingoftheskies34]

@@xtremekewii huh, didn’t know that. Learn something new every day

[@LLiivveeeevviiLL]

@@xtremekewii Yes, the thing with Germany was that they started with the Skirts because of the AT-rifles. Then by accident it was actually good vs HEAT. They then adopted other mesh variants for HEAT, not good vs AT-rifles which were non-existent on the Western front. Brandon do discard the AT-rifles as useful vs tanks. But if one read Otto Carius memoirs (mostly known as a Tiger commander) you find that when he was in a PzIII in the start of war the AT-rifles did damage. The pz III was around for quite a while even if never variants did come along.

[@xtremekewii]

@@kingoftheskies34 They are definitely rarer on the Western Front as large caliber AT rifles were not used as much as the Russians did. Side skirts would see a resurgence post-war as most countries other than Britain used HEAT rounds (the British focused on APDS and HESH). That’s why Sherman Fireflies and Comet’s don’t have them but Centurions do

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Those are actually _Ukraine's_ Thompsons. They were stored, unused in their original packaging, in the salt mine Russia captured. Thousands of them.

[@Fastick911]

🤡

[@maxcomstock1831]

I saw that pellet gun on Reddit, a theory some of the guys there thought it might’ve been used for either “quickly diffusing” butterfly mines and or shooting actually using it for shooting squirrels and other small rodents for extra food

[@zachmoyer1849]

thats the only two reasons that popped into my head thanks for validating me lol

[@tallesttree4863]

@@zachmoyer1849 What you think the Ukrainians wouldnt just grab that trash out of a landfill to make a propaganda vid?

[@tallesttree4863]

@@neempata3274 just 4 more billion to zelensky to change russian diet

[@cheeseninja1115]

I can definitely see the second one, but the Ukrainians don't use butterfly mines as they are easily mistaken as toys by children, and because they are defending rather than invading the Ukrainians don't utilize them for that exact reason. The Extra food idea is a really good one, as the Russians have repeatedly been seen hungry and without much to eat. Even some reports of a man giving up a BMP for the food Ukrainians were offering to POWs!

[@greenrena8503]

@@neempata3274 they are eating whatever they can get. Shit supply, especially at the front and especially specially for conscripts.

[@nihil2157]

Fun fact: Mortar shells have the same threads as the rpg rockets - they were literally designed for that purpose

[@lx1995Mk2]

For a simple and cost effective anti personnel round?

[@AGrumpyPanda]

@@lx1995Mk2 That, or what was pointed out in the video- aim up and you have a discount (shorter range and less accurate) mobile mortar piece.

[@ofekmizrahi3079]

The rpg is partially a grenade and rocket launcher thats why it's rockets are extremely fast almost invisible in the air i believe

[@11ride4life]

I have seen the mortars put on RPG-7 rockets since the invasion of iraq.

[@shadowoof6473]

So shouldn't RPGs be called RPM, rocket propelled mortars

[@carsonderickson9148]

Hey Brandon, a more specific explanation for the lend-lease Thomson’s was that they were sent in pairs with Sherman tanks for the crew, but the problem was that they didn’t send them with any .45 ammo. They actually sent a lot of them back due to them being useless, but the ones that remained are probably the ones in those photos.

[@Zack_Wester]

they did send ammo but not enough, and they sent .45 something only the US used had the US sent Tommy gun in 9mm it would had lasted longer because what happen it arrived in soviet soldier was given them and the ammo fired until they was out and then it was useless as Soviet could not make .45 or did not wish to clough down the logistic whit 1 more ammo type for just 1 gun.

[@lances4803]

A LOT of Thompson parts sets were available years ago that were sourced from Russia. Demilled and sold back to us.

[@TheSky1ark]

My granddad returned back to Moscow with a fine collection- MP-40, Thompson, and PPSh. He was a special team squad-commander, and was very fond of technic stuff. Anyway, he preferred mp-40 because it was light, and you can pick lots of ammo ;)

[@perfekt526]

They actually didn't send that many guns... mostly trucks an stuff. But think i have read somewhere, they produced mosin and ammo to the Russians

[@davidgoodnow269]

That's O.K., I'm sure Red Army or Wolf is making M1911 Ball ammo now!

[@Maervyn]

2:55 you can easily tell this is a russian soldier, not ukrainian. Just look at the ribbon of Saint George across his leg.

[@Tonyx.yt.]

also there's is a big ass Z on the front of his baseball cap

[@AIAllar]

Isn't that what he said?

[@Dclerkin17]

It’s so weird to see how diverse the amount of guns is. Ak12s and f2000s, Mosins and Maxims. It’s like a CoD lobby if shotguns didn’t exist Edit: Holy crap, I’ve never gotten more than ten likes on a comment. Thank you all, and Merry Christmas!

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

​@@jayslomine4280Just to note: They have 8 women for every 2 men before the war. Ukraine might actually go exist by the time this is over. Don't understand what country they think they're saving because there's going to be no fathers left if they don't stop killing themselves.

[@jakubblaha4904]

@@jayslomine4280 "Ukraine is trying to mobilize what men they have left" You know Ukraine isnt some small 5mil pop nation right.

[@BlackSabbath628]

Nah, we're in Ukraine. This is Stalker, not CoD. Inb4 the Controllers and Pseudogiants start showing up.

[@efirizaki6457]

Stalker

[@waty0usay1]

you think COD lobbies have weapon diversity? lol.

[@kykyryzokykyryzovich2858]

Hey. I'm from Ukraine, and i want to make a little note to that RPG-Granade thing. Solider that holds the thing is russian, cause he have orange-black-orange ribbon on his leg. That's St. George ribbon, some kind of a reference to russian empire. The point is, ukrainian soliders don't wear them. They wear blue or yellow (no way, huh?) tapes on arms and legs. So look for that in future videos. Thanks for the content!

[@Noskilhsap]

As well as map of Ukraine shown at 0:08 doesn't include Crimea, which worldwide is still considered to be part of Ukraine.

[@kykyryzokykyryzovich2858]

@@Noskilhsap man, i didn't even noticed that. but yeah, you're right

[@freeloader247]

@@Noskilhsap based

[@jakubknotek4891]

Yep, the modified RPG must have an aerodynamic of a brick, can't imagine it being able to hit a barn door from further away than several meters, provided the tape will even hold in one piece. Ukrainians aren't that dumb.

[@srg.graphouni6628]

Surprisingly they are dumb.

[@Circa1664]

I've actually seen a QB57 before. They are collectable and pop on ebay once in awhile. They typically go for $200-$250 depending on the condition. I think they were made in the 90's.

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

Careful. One prominent you tube channel had a catastrophic malfunction of a re-wielded RPG that blew up in his face.

[@whyisitneversummer5262]

From bb guns to suppressed Berret’s. What a wild time to be alive

[@choada365]

Well if you have the pellet gun, you won't be alive for long.

[@juri_xiii9977]

I bet your favorite Animal is a "Farret".

[@snowdogthewolf]

@@juri_xiii9977 Why is "animal" capitalized? 😆 Glass houses, ya know?

[@201hastings]

“Berret” Jesus fucking christ

[@ztkilla]

You know whats crazy? That guy on photo holding a barret is the guy twitter said to be Brandon and that he's died fighting for us

[@LtGenAile]

A friend of mine was in the British Light Infantry in the 90's. During his battalion's deployment to the Balkans, they had an arms amnesty. A couple of the best things handed in were a Thompson submachine gun and an MG42. Plus a Dragunov with a night vision scope.

[@SEIGE.45]

Ak 50 yet?

[@cbrvo8440]

Back in the 90s you could book a "tourist package" to former Yugoslavia. Once there, the tourist could fire a number of Cold War weapons, heavy machine, mortar, etc. including a RPG. ..Back when the world was fun.

[@sc0ner783]

Can you just do an entire series of weird guns appearing in warzones? Iraq and Afghanistan had a ton of interesting gems pop up

[@xXYannuschXx]

A little fun fact about shaped charges: the copper doesnt liquify because it melts, but because the forces are so incredibly high, that it simply acts like a liquid.

[@Pfletch83]

Just imagine the kind of soul crushing mind melting headaches the logistics staff has been going through from the beginning of the conflict up until now 😆

[@robertharper3754]

Just think about the Ukrainian logistic guys having to deal with new shipments everyday of a variety small arms, parts, ammo, rations, field gear, vehicles, ect. I have a feeling they're pulling their hair out so much that most of them are bald by this point, hell, just the number of different types of anti tank missiles has to be bothersome!

[@Pfletch83]

@@robertharper3754 THEN factor in the Russian Logistics staff 🤣

[@davidriadi7999]

@@Pfletch83 the Russian just pick up whatever is in the shelves and hand them to the conscripts

[@colinbollinger9671]

Mars must be fed!

[@Scriptedviolince]

@@davidriadi7999 Nah, Russian logistics guys pick the stuff off the shelf and put it in their pockets.

[@cozdiver]

It took me 2 and a half years to get the permit to carry here in Mexico, but I carry my Grandfathers 1911. The same one he used in WWII and I carried in the Gulf War. It has never let me down, and I have put through A LOT of rounds with it. Also use a Walther 6rd in a boot holster.

[@MORE_BEANS_PLZ]

Lol asking permission from a curropt government to carry 💀, dawg just go ahead and buy some full auto rifle from your local dealer

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Sicario

[@kiokyyikune]

@@MORE_BEANS_PLZ gringo,every government are corrupt

[@tetraxis3011]

Bro actually managed to get a carry permit, that’s rare.

[@tetraxis3011]

@@MORE_BEANS_PLZIf the police or NG catch you with that you are screwed. They’ll convict you for murder.

[@CptSkyDaRk]

12:59 i'd say this is a ВССК "Выхлоп" (VSSK "Vihlop") mostly because of a long suppressor. It's a bolt-action sniper rifle 12.7x55

[@AZREDFERN]

4:39 that’s a pellet gun! I have the exact same one, modeled after the SKS. They were used by the Chinese army somewhere around the 80’s and before for initial infantry training. Some were imported to the US, and it’s actually a great camp plinker.

[@eliaslundstedt5607]

I thought it looked like a bullpup SKS at first, dang, it even (kinda loosely) is

[@WhattAreYouSaying]

Yes, that is correct! I also had one a long time ago, but I sold it. A friend of me still have his. I live in Norway, so they were sold here also.

[@ReichensteiN]

Thought it was an L86 but like, more broken

[@neilw5688]

Same here I still have the exact same air gun as that but customized a little

[@danielotten5847]

It's a chinese QB57

[@deltamike3418]

The detour into "once upon a time allies we armed to fight someone else" was a welcome addition

[@95spades]

While he has a point there regarding the historical examples, is it a good comparison to the current situation really? I mean the Soviets where never friends of the west, they were the lesser evil, as was the mujahedin when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Ukraine has it's problems, sure, but it is a struggling democracy that is on a western trajectory, being invaded by a country that views that development as threatening. There is also the geopolitical angle here as well, with Ukraine being a shield for Europe, since there will be little reason for Russia to stop there if they succeed, but is in no way the lesser of two evils - rather Ukraine is in the absolute moral right, a true ally and part of the free world in opposition to autocracy and in defence of an international rules based order. In that light, I can't see how a communist dictatorship or an islamist guerilla make for good points of comparison.

[@JustAsPlanned1]

@@95spades I appreciate you spending time explaining this. Hello from Odessa!

[@95spades]

@@JustAsPlanned1 Cheers from Sweden man! I feel like Americans tend to miss these things at times, having all that distance to obscure perspectives that are more obvious to the countries of Europe, especially those in Russia's vicinity.

[@Schaden-freude]

@@95spades the comparison there is for autocratic activities like banning every political party for example. everyone hopes ukraine wins but it's not like they are democratic. they have never really been so until they tried in 2014 ish and that kicked off this whole thing to begin with.

[@stevenglikin3219]

@@95spades You've got everything backwards dude, this isn't about a "struggling democracy on a western trajectory" it's a "struggling democracy where the west installed a puppet" This is all due to NATO's expansions and warmongering.

[@mage3690]

Bonus points for the RPG-7 Mod 2 Fuck You round with grenades attached: the RPG-7 has a self-destruct timer. That timer runs out at about a thousand yards, meaning that little homemade round is not only potentially an anti-personnel air-burst round if you get the range right, it is also now an anti-air round. Again, provided you get the range right. Which you'll need quite a bit of luck for, the timer on the self-destruct is sort of like the timer on infantry grenades: not at all reliable if you want precision.

[@strikemanpop]

that thing looks like that wacky german grenades from WW1

[@strikemanpop]

also, why do you need precision if you gonna make meat pulp with a RPG 7 cluster homemade prototype

[@DanielVisOneCade]

There's account's from the Australian Army in Vietnam during the late 60's of NVA (maybe VC need to find citation here) of RPG-2 AND RPG-7 been used both in their intended anti-armour role but also as anti-infantry role. The later was without modification they just intentionally shot the fuckers into the large overhead tree cover of the digger's. Thus creating potentially lethal storms of sharpnel, keeping heads down and sometimes at the very least really angry bitey ass insects raining down. This from memory was during a period they we're actively engaging large bunker systems where ammunition would be stockpiled allowing for even more indiscriminate use of rockets in such a fashion.

[@Willy_Tepes]

When you remove the RPG-7 warhead, you also remove the self destruct timer. Thus the ones with mortar grenades do not have this.

[@Gamer_Live_Studio]

5:46 "Hey, you see that Ukraine over there, shoot his eye out" lmfao I'm Dead I had to spit out my drink lol

[@sneww4282]

I love that he already owns 90% of the "weird" old guns popping up over there.

[@billskinner623]

RPG originally had an 82mm mortar with a booster motor. It was an anti-personnel round. They were called a B40 in Viet Nam.

[@bombomos]

That sounds nasty.

[@galvanizedgnome]

Let's just pray for our Russian brothers. May be our last hope against the WEF EU overlords

[@agentmueller]

@@galvanizedgnome’m with you. I’m no commie but god only knows how the wools being pulled over this countries eyes by fully supporting Ukraine, the most corrupt country in the eastern block, probably much more so than Russia and that’s really saying something. They should have been left to sort out their own problems to themselves. Everybody who doesn’t want to stand up and fight, leave or don’t, that’s their issue. Nothing better than the massive influx on the black market of over a *billion* dollars in “stolen” aid that the ukr generals helped themselves to lol.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

How bout davy crocketts?

[@cosmicbilly]

@@pitchforkpeasant6219 lol those are mini NUCLEAR bombs. Nowhere close to being comparable to anti personnel rocketts lol

[@8BitPowerTrip]

You continue to be one of the most fun, educational gun-tubers(?) out there. I never knew how an rpg-7 actually functioned other than pull trigger, fwoosh, boom. If you do get the RPGs out to the range, maybe team up with the slo-mo guys or somebody with a phantom camera to see it in glorious slow motion.

[@MrWarman17]

Rocking a Glock 19, 17. Or staccato c2 daily Brandon 👊🏻

[@swampfoxfpv]

I fully support this idea. I would pay money to see an rpg evaporate a white claw at 80,000 fps

[@tyrellthiel2201]

This. Do this!

[@ohAwaken]

@@swampfoxfpv exactly. I'd gladly throw a hundred into the pot to see this

[@benfennell6842]

(Shaped charge warheads do not work AT ALL like brandon said, the molten copper/melting through armour is just a common myth. In reality the copper just gets blasted so unimaginably physics bendingly hard that its starts behaving almost like a liquid, but it is still a solid, and it is not molten. It essentially forms a hypersonic solid copper fist that punches through the armour.)

[@raymondvanwyk8615]

5:57 been carrying a CZ P-01 OMEGA for almost 2 years now, and i love it, shoots really nice and its light enough to carry all day

[@michaelngo4353]

5:12 I literally have had dreams of being handed a pellet gun to go to war. It is unfathomable that this is happening in real life.

[@metamorphicorder]

Girrandoni air rifle

[@leviturner3265]

I do not believe any Russian soldier was handed a pellet rifle. Russia has plenty of stocks of Mosin-Nagants, Ak-47's, and SKS-45's, as well as AK-74's.

[@OGPatriot03]

The things Ukraine can get the dull among us to believe...

[@SpikeVike27]

From what i heard, this one is pretty much fake. Like, the bb-gun wasn't found on dead Russian or wasn't their primary. But yeah, don't believe to guy random guy on internet with cyrrilic in their profile

[@alansmyth5814]

The propaganda is strong in this war!

[@Martha-hm7tk]

Everyday, everywhere I carry a Sig P365. This has changed my life. I was scared of guns for over 30 yrs. My grown son encouraged me to learn more about them due to some very dangerous situations my job put me in. Between my son, my husband and my father-in-law I have learned a lot about how safe they are nowadays, I have learned how to handle them safely, and I have learned to shoot them very well. I can shoot a 6-in square target from 100 ft away with my Sig p365. I am now confident in my ability to protect myself and my loved ones and I do not live in fear any longer. If the men in my life could get me to change my mind on the necessity of carrying a gun then there is hope for all of you to get the women in your life to carry. Sad but true when my children were little I wouldn't even let them use sticks as pretend guns.

[@randylahey1581]

Glad to hear you opened up your mind and have the means and capability now to defend yourself and your family. Always good to see people utilizing their 2nd amendment right

[@exspertgames7784]

Great gun love how small and concealable it is and still packs a huge punch with a double stack mag

[@user-yy7tw9hv9n]

@@exspertgames7784 It's really the perfect purse gun if you carry said purse

[@josephfranzen5626]

Thank you very much for sharing your story. I grew up with firearms and spent 8 years as an 11B in the 82nd 1st/504th. I’m very pro-gun but have many friends who aren’t, I respect their opinions but stories like yours solidify the need for firearm education and how ignorance which often turns into fear can be the root cause.

[@Martha-hm7tk]

@@user-yy7tw9hv9n I do own a carry purse but I have only used it twice. I do not like off-body carry when there are so many amazing choices out there for women today to keep the gun on you and very accessible with no printing.

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

About that MG42... When being trained to field strip our MG3 in the German army back in the early 2000s we discovered some parts of these had "1942" stamped on them. We then learned that those MG3s we got were just modified MG42s with the "NATO brake" installed, otherwise not much changed. Due to the MG3 still being used a lot (just like the US M2) this is not such a great surprise to find one there.

[@DiscoBallGaming]

Isn't the only thing they changed the firerate? I know the MG42 fires at 1600 rounds a minute, the MG3 is like 1000 or something like that. I think that's what the nato brake thing does

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

@@DiscoBallGaming yes, exactly! It is a modified locking mechanism and another kind of spring, I looked that up. Original fire rate of the MG42 (MG1 in the Bundeswehr) was 1500rds/minute, new fire rate is 1200rds/minute. But you'll have to change the barrel or let it cool down after 150 live rounds, so this doesn't make that much of a difference anyway. You get something like an oven mitt for doing that and it's quite annoying to do this all the time.

[@ntfoperative9432]

@@DiscoBallGaming the fire rate, and what ammo it takes. It went from 8mm Mauser, to 5.56 NATO

[@Annatar-C137]

@@ntfoperative9432 The MG3 doesn't use 5.56 NATO. It's 7,62 x 51 mm NATO

[@ntfoperative9432]

@@Annatar-C137 ah, my mistake

[@IndyThrowaway]

6:00 - Arcus 98DA. It's my competition piece, and my carry piece. It weighs about as much as an elephant, but it puts the bullets where I point it, and returns to target like a champ.

[@goldenknight007]

In Afghanistan the ANP had what seemed like an endless supply of OG-7V rounds for the RPG-7. Other soldiers speculated they were the normal rockets without the shape charge attached. That was incorrect. It's a fragmentary round specifically designed for anti-personnel. I saw few of the normal shaped charge anti-vehicle bulbous rockets we think of when it comes to the RPG. When I asked why that had so many anti personnel rockets versus vehicle ones, they literally said "this is what we have". So, like Brandon said "necessity" is us8ng what you have.

[@MalikCarr]

Seems like there you'd be shooting at people or unarmored vehicles way more than tanks, so probably appropriate for that theater?

[@goldenknight007]

@MalikCarr yes sir, 100% applicable for the mission anyway. Plus having so many meant you could use them often!

[@Tonyx.yt.]

they have been used in iraq against coalition armored vehicles as well, with of course little to no damage to the vehicles

[@regmarshall5619]

I love seeing the WW2 weapons. I was part of anti weapons operations in Bosnia and the german/Bosnian weapons that were picked up, oh my. I was lucky enough to help strip and rebuild an MG42 which. Later I was able mess with an M60 and the tech was the same. Thanks Brandon, lead is lead.

[@apro3702]

LEAD IS Leed

[@exploreexplode6531]

Hitlersäge is the supreme version of lmg's

[@apro3702]

how to get rich go to ukrain get ww2 guns go back to us with guns sell guns get money

[@fabian731]

The MG42 shown in the video is propably an MG3 , still used by the bundeswehr today mounted on Tanks and trucks for example. It was still used as an Squad MG for training. Pretty good gun but propably only good use when mounted on a tank right now, some new squad MG´s are just lighter and easier to maintain.

[@benarchyuk837]

As someone who has one of those F2000 (airsoft because British, cries in gun ownership), I can admit they definitely turn heads with how rare the things are

[@cloakersmoker]

F2000 owners for the win!

[@overmind06]

As someone who also has an F2000 (cardboard cutout because expensive), i am inclined to agree. Very rare indeed.

[@cloakersmoker]

@@overmind06 I waited almost 10 years to get the F2000 I wanted. Come hell or high water, it was coming home with me

[@Shieldbasch]

As a Porsche 9/11 owner (Hot wheels because debt) I can say that it turns heads as well.

[@someone_03_something]

As someone who uses food (imagination because somalia) i can deffinetly say its tasty

[@alang.carter245]

Great vid , thanks Brandon

[@Kp1c0351]

Quick heads up Brandon, thr RPG7 with taped frags is foe the trenches and woods. There are alot of trench lines running through woods over here and that allows them to target a tree or object near or above the trench and hit it. The resulting blast scatters the frags into the surrounding ding trenches. Basically a High Explosive trench gun.

[@firstconsul7286]

Scuffed airburst

[@gwydionrusso3206]

@@firstconsul7286 more like a cluster mutation

[@EngNerdGMN]

I would just be concerned that the rocket would fly out leaving the grenades at your feet. Some cling wrap doesn't seem enough to "cling" for dear life to that RPG.

[@alanholck7995]

Perhaps try Gorilla duct tape - you can tape water together with that stuff.

[@Kp1c0351]

Oddly enough, te tape should be just wnough to keep the frags on the rpg7 until it detonated. The next question is if they use sympathetic detonation to instantly explode the frags or if the pins are pulled and the rpg just scatters them. If I run into one over here I'll test it out.

[@Tundraviper41]

Fun fact: the Thompson submachine gun dates back to around ww1, actually. The first prototype was produced just as ww1 ended, and the prototype was called the Anihiliator.

[@eioclementi1355]

We was all in BF1 we know.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

I can't remember the source, so I would consider this a bit dubious but - I read somewhere that most of the thompsons we sent to the USSR where included inside of sherman tanks. Just, you know, part of the package deal. Edit - I also remember reading an account by a soviet tanker where he didn't think too much of them and implied the soviets just didn't like them. Hard to say if there was any actual validity to their line of thinking or not.

[@dylankahn168]

​@@ColonelSandersLiteBuy one tank and get a gun for free!

[@MadJack-yl6od]

In stuart light tanks, we recently a few years ago got a bunch of parts kits back in America from Russia that were brand new never fired from in those tanks and the reason they didn't use them is they didn't have a lot of ammunition for them

[@zahfa7608]

Here's more surprising, the Thompson was used way back in Soviet Union before the lend lease program but in limited numbers.

[@JellothePallascat]

1:23 During WW2 Canadian Paratroopers who where outnumbered attacking a Villa turned Barracks for a German unit. They took out the main MG bunker by taking a mortor and planting it up against a tree to fire it horizontally into the bunker. Mortor’s seem to have many uses and applications to the crafty.

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

The Finnish AMOS mortar turret can be use in a direct-fire role if necessary. Sure, it's not a tank gun, but it's still a 120mm mortar, so it can certainly ruin your day.

[@choppergunner8650]

@@nuclearmedicineman6270 I always imagined if it would be possible to have some madlad shoulder fire a mortar one day

[@firstconsul7286]

The Japanese had a mortar that looked like it would fit on your leg and you could fire it off your knee. Of course, you would only do this exactly once (and Americans did try that), but it was a very light mortar that could be braced against a tree (or similar object) and fired directly at the enemy if needed.

[@rickybobby9649]

You know whats funny? I know this exact story from an Alan Gratz book. Huh, didn't think it was real lmao

[@davidgoodnow269]

That's a seriously Canadian way to win! (There's a joke Angry Cops did about Canadians a few months ago, totally spot-on. Stunningly polite and friendly until they're skull-f'ing you while ripping your throat out with a rusty can lid.)

[@GokWan-jl1wu]

I find it hilarious that they are stuck with pee shooters and your sat with a rack full of goodies behind you haha

[@Ofindj]

I would love to see an in depth test of the RPG 7. Especially one where you test the modification seen in Ukraine, to see how effective those adjustments really are.

[@gharretje]

What makes me keep coming back to this channel is honestly more the memery and the tongue-in-cheek awareness about (mostly US foreign) politics than just the guns itself. Keep doing you!

[@zackyv115]

If at all possible, you should team up with the Slo Mo guys and use some of their insane cameras. Besides, the banter between you three would be hysterical.

[@mrtwig2963]

@@alexandergreene461 then why do they film with them so much? Dan is Ex-Army

[@haroldfarquad6886]

Or the guys at Ballistic High Speed. Much smaller outfit, but they have some great cameras and fun videos so far.

[@baseballjustin5]

@mrtwig2963 Gavin may not be a huge fan, but Dan is always the one who handles the weaponry while Gav deals with the cameras, it works out. Besides Gav is Texan now, he's done a blood swap with Texas once or twice lol

[@TheDisabledGamersChannel]

I'm a member of USCCA, have been for a while now and i'm glad to see them sponsor you, great business and great to have them.

[@WesTheHunter]

2:00 I bet if Russia did this the West would be crying "War Crime" I have no alliances but what pisses me off is double standards for "Good Guys"

[@lukas6610]

I remember seeing F2000 rifles on the news in the hands of Libyan rebels. I'm from Belgium so it was like a big thing because it was basically proof that the Belgian gov gave them or maybe some illegal arms dealer.

[@ildarion3367]

Or they could have seized them. Also, from the feedbacks of belgian soldiers that used them, it's better for the ennemy to have F2000 rather than more useful weapons.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

God damn.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

@@ildarion3367 Reasonable.

[@lukas6610]

@@ildarion3367 not a single belgian soldier was lost or captured in Lybia. I think its most likely that they were sold by illegal arms dealers these rifles are expensive and high tech but i believe that civilians can buy them in the us so it can't be to hard to just make up a shadow company and ship them to Lybia. Although they weren't very usefull in small numbers and small amounts of ammo they are great propaganda pieces.

[@MathhackAssam]

Not only Libyan,even Palestinian terrorists r using F-2000

[@skylerdann5712]

Everyone I know who actually has or has really used the fn2000 always speaks very highly of it. They say it looks weird AF but it feels great and comfortable and easy to aim. Super high cyclical rate and it's a long barrel for a compact frame. I'd consider buying one if I already owned a ton of other shit I already want lol. Like if I was really tryna have a full decent collection I think I'd need one

[@ofekmizrahi3079]

It seems like a rifle p90 but still i dont think it can compete with a aug or the x95

[@jarink1]

Weirdest part is how it ejects via a tube near the front of the chassis.

[@SlavicCelery]

They speak highly of it, until they actually have to deal with a jam. It's thankfully infrequent. But, can take a firearm SERIOUSLY down. Moreso than average jams in a standard rifle pattern. *Gun Jams* "Well, lets see if this toilet bowl cover will give enough access to clear this.....no"

[@tbrowniscool]

@@SlavicCelery Have you used it? Or are you just guessing? A jam is bad for any platform. At least its ejecting downwards and not to the side

[@SlavicCelery]

@@tbrowniscool Dealt with a jam on the platform. It's bad. It's also a problem that is true of most of the older generation of bullpup. The most recent rifles, I haven't gotten enough time on to say one way or the other. The FN2000 is a fantastic rifle until it jams. Then it's a nightmare. Thankfully, it's infrequent.

[@thewinterprince1731]

If you make that RPG range video, I'd recommend bringing along a gun safe, humvee door, etc. to use as an example of how the RPG-7 pierces armor. Catching THAT in slow motion would definitely make your video stand out. ;)

[@CoreyandCrew]

Need to have filters and editing to see past the fireball. But yea that would be sweet

[@ATruckCampbell]

They would need a high speed camera for that.

[@TeargasHorse]

The logistics of armor lies must be INSANE! So many differing calibers and types to obtain and distribute.

[@FN_360]

Welcome back to another episode of Brandon's totally not suspicious soon-to-aquire-of gun list, like he did with his AK12. Jokes aside, happy holidays!

[@amphibiousone7972]

Yeah I sense something coming in the future as well. Good Call

[@mihailparfenov4830]

The GSHA has this round because it was designed for close combat and it is used mostly by spetsnaz in buildings. This guns are used for

[@tyrstone3539]

So glad to see you've fully recovered from being killed in action in Ukraine Brandon! Keep up the good work!

[@obiwankenobaddie2734]

What

[@MrHehaaw]

@@obiwankenobaddie2734 there was rumour about him died in Ukraine, killed by wagner, but it's obviously a hoax spread by trolls.

[@ghostlead6937]

@@MrHehaaw I heard Wagner got hit hard and they mostly all died 🤷🏻‍♂️ could be also a lie

[@radonsider9692]

@@ghostlead6937 that's sadly a lie, same class as all of VDV getting killed etc. These kind of stuff don't happen on modern warfare

[@bimbosdump]

@@ghostlead6937 there are still a lot of people in prisons in Russia so Wagner's people don't get screwed

Hey Bud I carry a Sig P320 compact I know I know people shit on them but I can tell you I When I bought it I had them send it back to Sig and double check it was returned and have since fired over 2k rounds no FTF's and I'm already a USCCA member for over a year now. great channel.

[@ffemtjustin]

I just inherited a 1943 S&W .38 SW, that left the factory on October 27, 1943 and was sold to Hartford Ordnance as part of the lend lease program. Its in great shape with minimal rust, and came with a letter of details from Smith and Wesson. Pretty cool.

[@brettr2123]

Is that the pistol that takes a .38 S&W caliber round that is slight different than a standard .38? Those are cool as hell. I'm going from memory so excuse me if I'm wrong, but I think they also got stamped with a crown to show their service in England.

[@m-n18]

The Slovenians my unit ran into in Afghanistan carried FN2000s, and used them to great effect. We got to check them out while they looked over our M4s, M-16A4s and our muskets... I mean M-16A2s. (Combat engineers of the Engineer corps, what can I say we worked with what we were given) This was done to predictable results.

[@twotailedavenger]

I mean, the F2K does kinda make the AR pattern rifle look like a musket. It's got all this sci-fi design shit going on, I just wish it could take more than just plain jane 30-round STANAGs.

[@gagejohnathan9641]

@@twotailedavenger it actually makes me wish the ar15 platform wasn't so perfect, because the f2k seems like the perfect step up from the m4.

[@ravenouself4181]

Fun Fact: The Sideskirts of the Panzer III and Panzer IV were first developed to protect the sides of the tank from Soviet anti-tank rifles. Only lated did they show to also be capable of protecting against other types of weapons as well.

[@Aster1037_]

When I saw the thumbnail my cod brain screamed “THE BP50!”

[@seangannon6081]

This whole thing is definitely going to go down as one of the most surprising and weirdest wars in recent times.

[@justintyler4693]

Most surprising? Bruh. This war has been coming at us like a speeding train since 2014.... like russian soldiers have been dying for almost the past 8 years in ukraine that's been known to anyone following the war for years. Not surprising at all, maybe to the average American it might have been surprising

[@ZOV-w7u]

@@justintyler4693 From the Russian. Wars have never stopped in the 21st century, and most importantly, a big war with the EU and the Russian Federation is waiting for us in 10-20 years, unless of course the Russian Federation falls apart and it is not turned into a colony, as in Africa.

[@rusampler1877]

No intervention from UN (peacekeeprs and international investigation) prior to all out war is what surprising.

[@ZOV-w7u]

@@rusampler1877 There are a lot of amazing things like that. It is easier to say that everyone is trying to get their own benefit, someone is thinking about fast, someone is thinking about long-term, someone is a patriot and does the best for the country not for profit (money is power). For example, we know what is happening in Syria, I can't find information on KZbin. And there are Russian and NATO soldiers there. Why are there always conflicts with Nagorno-Karabakh, Kosovo and many other conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. What did the United States do in Afghanistan in general, if they did not destroy the terrorists for so many years and money + 2000 human losses - the information is not accurate. The United Nations is not fulfilling its obligations, there is a feeling that we are going to the third world War, and we will all end up there. "Translator, I am Russian."

[@leopoldstotch7721]

Just wait for Israel and Iran. New front will open soon.

[@michaeljohnstone1357]

It's been really neat to see the arms related things coming out of the Ukraine

[@F8dg9]

Yeah hearing about what arms they use instead of what magazine cover their president will be on next is good.

[@Monkeybrain6260]

It’s just Ukraine

[@bwofficial1776]

@@Monkeybrain6260 That's what he said.

[@Theredknight252]

Video Games about this war are gonna be wild as fuck

[@cycler42]

man, I didn't even think about that lol.

[@Circle92488a]

@@cycler42fr

[@gravey_official]

I've already played Arma 3 sessions as a foreign legion in Ukraine. literally just an excuse to have Famas alongside Egyptian AKs.

[@RustyBear]

There is a game called glory to the heroes and Squad made a comment that they might add ukraine as a faction in the future

[@rubenrodriguez3164]

There was a really good one where you pilot drones, you can upgrade your drone, you can end up having fights with other drones. It looked amazing really.

[@Polish_Gopnik]

2:10 yeah, the standard rpg7 round is outfitted with a HEAT warhead (high explosive anti tank), but there is an anti personnel version of this grenade, which is longer and more slender, and instead of the copper lining, it is filled with lead shrapnel and an explosive charge meant to propel the shrapnel. Also, for anyone wondering, RPG stands for "ruchnoi protivotankovyi granatomiot" which means a handheld anti tank grenade launcher.

[@chaosmauser661]

seeing that thompson reminded me of a fair i went to 5 years back, the reenactors had a bunch of us weapons and had a thompson 1928 that had been in the lend lease program, it was kept in a salt mine until found by soviet troops after the war, how it ended up as a deactivated display piece in the uk astounds me. was pretty neat!

[@driesmertens8]

Hi @Brandon, Belgium (Belgian Army) donated guns to Ukraine. And from what I heard the FNC's where all oiled up and never used... however pretty old. I would definitely trust them... and apparently the main issue of the 2000 is: empty casings would get stuck once in a while, making the gun less trustworthy

[@МихаилПаламарчук-е5э]

+ I'm from Ukraine, serve in the military right now, and in our unit we have all rifles in 5.56. And many of them from FN, unfortunately without 2000 XD (have FN SCAR myself) + Poland msbs grot, canadian C7 etc etc. And yeah, all FNC's we got, "from the box" state, like you say, old versions but without traces of being used.

[@lukas6610]

@@МихаилПаламарчук-е5э Belgium produces around 500k guns each year but we only have likeless then 30k soldiers. So that's one thing we have plenty of.

[@МихаилПаламарчук-е5э]

@@lukas6610 I'm very thankful for that right now XD I'll be honest, I really don't like AK, especially in the conditions when I had to fight with him, so when I got a new rifle for me it was a new Christmas XD

[@zerrierslizer1]

the firerate on that thing is incredible tho, and with pretty managable recoil to boot!

[@markharmon4963]

You donated guns to Ukraine? Is that the virtue signaling, (vane gesturing) that bootlickers to the empire give to client states? I mean how much is the ticket price price now, 100 bills?

[@ne0w01f3]

It's cool being able to see weapons history being made as it happens since we live in the modern media age..And seeing weapons from a across the past 100-150 years still seeing combat is wild

[@AjJackson-bb7zm]

The way he makes funny jokes and yet keeps a straight face surprises me

[@mattrushing5573]

Those RPG rounds are what you get when MacGuyver sends a package marked "To Whom It May Concern". I love it! #akgnotificationsquad

[@Myomer104]

Slight correction: They are F2000 rifles (denoted by the integrated sight housing and short-ish barrel), not F*S*2000, which is the civilian carbine version and has a Picatinny rail and long barrel.

[@JTR1897]

In my service we have once found 2 of this rifles on dead Hammas terrorists and we were struggling to understand how did they got them they mostly use AK-47, AK-74, old M16, and M4 Good to know that it has two different types though

[@reddishcat1]

All versions have a picatiny rail. Its just a plastic cover

[@werkwerk1722]

You also have a F2000S, Slovenian army service rifle. To make things more complicated.

[@mortache]

F2000 is like the most scifi looking weapon out there

[@mongo4525]

Thought ITS the Halo gun LMAO

[@max-ericthiel2005]

The squirrel killer is exactly that, its very common that soldiers are hunting, having a gun to shoot more or less soundless and munitions so small that you can transport 500 comfortable in your left pocket is a nice thing to have.

[@Mycotography]

seems almost useful in that setting

[@juansolo7485]

From what I recall, there was some use of the f2000 in the Libyan civil war, saw a video of rebels in a city doing street fighting, and one of the guys in the frame was holding what looked like one.

[@Subpac_ww2]

The 5lb fire extinguishers on the PG-7 boosters are by far thee coolest homemade weapons I've seen in the war this far. The KABOOM downrange is impressive but I imagine you can put a lot of explosive and shrapnel inside of a fire extinguisher. I call it the DERP-PG. It would be great to see actual testing of these field modifications against dummies and wood targets, especially the one wrapped with grenades.

[@timothyhines7845]

I saw a 15# CO2 extinguisher damn near invite the Pacific Ocean back into our dry dock during a maintenance/ overhaul in '92. So yeah getting some extra push from 5#er seems perfectly viable.

[@littleblom]

Ys, it must be particularly spectacular if extinguisher falls too short or explodes while firing. Same as grenades detaching from warhead....

[@cheesegaming629]

I'm just saying we need a Brandon, Badger colab that would be one of the funniest videos

[@spenceroneil4747]

I've been asking for that

[@zachconant7031]

You know he watches every one of Brandon’s vidyas

[@whiskeyriver2516]

Yes 100%

[@mikeflame1011]

brandon hearted this.... prepare your braincells people, and abandon hope if badger drags heavenly along

[@fuzzyhead878]

@@mikeflame1011 And then I’ll get Wrath2501 or Chicago Reacts to react to it.

[@rancidmarmot1994]

Typically, I carry my M&P M2.O 9mm, which is definitely a favorite in my collection. If I need something a bit more concealable, my dad left me an S&W .38 special chiefs special with a 2in barrel that is not only a sentimental favorite and older than I am but undeniably reliable and still functions smooth as glass.

[@tomwatson5884]

I love my shield. I have 3 s&w handguns as well as my ar. I carry a p365 daily.

[@ethanweightman3562]

I have my Uncle's S&W M&P .38 from his early days on Phoenix PD. Full size barrel but an awesome gun

[@cliffmyers9645]

Would love to see a slow motion recording of an RPG-7 detonating! And to answer your second question I frequently carry a gun, my daily carry gun is a Ruger SP101 .357 Magnum in a Galco Walkabout IWB holster, I usually have it loaded with Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel .38 Special +P 135 grain rounds, or if I'm going to be in the mountains I switch the ammo out to Speer .357 Magnum 158 grain rounds as we have lots of bear and cougar around here. In the winter when I'm wearing a thick outer coat I sometimes carry my Glock 21 SF .45 Auto with Speer Gold Dot 230 grain rounds.

[@Privatepain1234]

It's crazy to think that this is a modern war being fought with some of the most modern weapons available, while also having some of the oldest functional weapons seeing combat still. Like seriously, Ivan gets a modern ak12 while Sergei gets the mosin his great grandfather probably fought with. Igor gets the old vintage maxim machine gun while chekhov gets the fancy new rpk16

[@oldfartgaming148]

The war is not so black and white, most of the strange weaponry originated as collectors weapons and have since been deployed in the conflict by various partisan and separatist groups; these are just everyday civilians using what they can scrounge up. Unless we are discussing some fragmented and poorly equipped Ukrainian army branches, nobody is being drafted by any major nation with fucking mosins.

[@mrclean29]

Those are not RF soldiers though. Mostly they are DLNR militia from Donbass, who have been fighting for 8 years with whatever they could find. Same thing for the T62 seen on the Russian side, mostly being operated by militiamen.

[@СергейМалышев-ю8щ]

I guess, it's the epitomy of the famous "The rifle is fine." God, I hate this war...

[@KekusMagnus]

It's more that bullets haven't changed much in over 100 years, if anything modern rifles are less lethal for improved mobility and fire rate.

[@RT-qd8yl]

So just like Syria pretty much Or Afghan Or Myanmar etc

[@KaeptnTerror]

Well the MG42 is not outdated at all. Germany and some other countries use it still today as the MG3. Only differeces are the caliber (from 8mm Mauser to 762x51 Nato) and the fireing rate was dropped down a bit to save ammo. The MG42 was far ahead of it's time and is still not out to date to this day - change my mind!

[@r0ckUrHeart0ut]

The round it uses now is the 7.62x51 ✌️

[@KaeptnTerror]

@@r0ckUrHeart0ut thats right, I can't tell why I typed 39. Thank you for the correction.

[@matsv201]

@@r0ckUrHeart0ut A lot of old MG42 have been rechambourd.

[@r0ckUrHeart0ut]

@@KaeptnTerror no prob ✌️

[@NotSaddamHussein]

fun fact, some of those MG3 have modern markings literally slapped over old original MG42 ones. No seriously, bundeswehr just rechambered those used guns and somewhat scratched the nazi insignias, slapped a new one on it and called it a day. And the very same guns that killed russians 80 years ago on the eastern front, are killing russians today on the eastern front, again. Theres literally possibility of a gun killing a guy 80 years ago, killing his relatives today. The very same gun, killing bloodline generations. Now Aint that crazy?

[@countofsif]

To be fair: the 'MG42' shown could very well be an 'MG3' as well, as the second one is basically a modified version of the first and still in use in the German Forces to this day (funny enough sometimes it actually IS an MG42 with some parts replaced and the swastika being removed). It has also been used as an infantry weapon, until they recently decided it makes more sense to have a lighter MG (in this case MG4) at hand when walking. In the end, most modern MGs are based on that model anyway, so it's not particularly outdated. Also most German tanks are from basically the same time period as many of the Russian weapons we see in the field, i.e. despite all the super modern weapon systems we are shown on gun fairs, governments don't necessarily invest too much into such things.

[@SaberMySaberSaberMySaber]

I am looking into carrying. But not sure what I should acquire. Any suggestions?

[@Viktor-Bout]

The Buzz saw is actually a Italian Beretta made MG 42/59 in .308. The Italians made the Bolt heavier to put the cyclic rate down to 800rpm.

[@phil2082]

"If I had more time, I would have written less" but with the typewriter

[@casematecardinal]

Just to clarify, the copper lining inside a high explosive anti tank warhead doesn't become molten, even the explosion is still well bellow even copper's melting temperature. Its used because it is extremely soft which makes it very good for entering into a state known as superplasticity where a material stretches while maintaining a low stress. This causes the copper lining to become akin to a Lance of metal going extremely fast. It is essentially acts like modern sub caliber munitions in tanks except on a smaller scale and higher speed. The tradeoff however, is that the Lance has a much lower range as the velocity achieved from the explosion decreases rapidly. This is why spaces armor is so effective, it both slows down the projectile and forces it to travel a longer distance.

[@dakwha2686]

Yeahhhh, I think you may have heard that the copper doesn't melt through armor and taken that a little out of context. First of the copper does in fact become molten due to friction, so the temperature of the explosion has nothing to do the copper melting, however the copper works as an incendiary after penetrating the armor. Secondly the jet of copper actually penetrates armor the same way a high pressure water jet cuts. The copper is funneled into a long extremely thin stream of particles moving incredibly fast(remember that energy=m*V^2), essentially sand blasting a tiny hole which can then open to a larger size as the rest of the stream passes through(see "shaped charge" to learn more). Since the stream of copper breaks up into many particulates it by definition cannot enter a state of superplasticity. I hope this clarifies the mechanisms behind what makes a HEAT round work. Also the melting point of copper is 1085C, while high explosives routinely produce temperatures an order of magnitude higher than that.

[@wonderfulwalrus5715]

Why is this much scarier than molten metal

[@dakwha2686]

@@wonderfulwalrus5715 It's really not. the penetration is purely the result of kinetic impact, but the copper even in solid form is under so much pressure and is moving so fast, one may just as easily treat it as a liquid.

[@casematecardinal]

@@dakwha2686 you literally contradicted yourself. You're just wrong. Plus if you were right, a heat round wouldn't even work as the liner wouldn't form a jet correctly.

[@dakwha2686]

@@casematecardinal explain why I'm wrong. look it up the facts online. you have the internet. You can't just say I'm wrong without actually telling me how.

[@brosefmalkovitch3121]

For the RPG mortar combo, the NuckingFuts aka the AT4 guy said they have so many captured RPGs from the Russians that they literally can't use them all even if they tried. This seems like a very great way of repurposing the RPG propellants for use in an anti-infantry role as the PG7 HEAT warheads aren't exactly optimized for fragmentation.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

Side note: IIRC HEAT rounds don't necessarily melt the lining, they just use such insanely high pressures that the forces from overcoming the yield strength of solid copper is a rounding error compared to the inertial forces needed to accelerat it from 0 to 10km/s in something like a foot. It might not technically be a liquid, but you can pretend it is and nobody can see the difference.

[@lilwyvern4]

I'll take one!

[@NetshadeX]

4:40 Stepping into a dirty war like that with an air gun is some next level sh**.

[@gjhoward]

My EDCCW has been a P365 variant for a while now. Recently updated my XL to the X Macro, thanks to modularity and the availability of the new grip frames. Love it!

[@Red-we2bs]

My edccw is an xds9. Little heavy for what it is but I enjoy the quality and ergos of it. Nice little piece for cheap.

[@stoops187]

Been thinking of getting a Macro… good pistol huh?

[@charlescarr3909]

We have the 365 SAS.

[@goldenhate6649]

The mg-42 was never retired. Just renamed to the mg-3 and continues to be used regularly in germany to this day. It has been down calibered to nato rounds, but otherwise unchanged. They even have a test for marksmanship with it.

[@Chaos89P]

Brandon has said MG-3 in his arsenal, or he was lent one to shoot and show off, I don't remember which. "Kanye's buzzsaw," he calls it.

[@kiokyyikune]

Mg-3 has some modifications

[@pexobestia]

Spanish army uses it too, fired it during service at Guardia Real. A beautiful monster of a gun...

[@ghost-jesus]

@@pexobestia spanish army also has the 5.56 CETME Ameli based on the prototype MG45 but scaled down to 5.56

[@elcaponeholyemperorofnj1169]

Does that mean we’d be able to do D-Day re-enactments

[@peteraugust5295]

@4:49: That is a sidecharging airgun build into a homemade bullpup stock. The system is modelled after the Feinwerkbau150, which was a very common target airrifle system between the 60s and 80s. The entire system floats on two pins, when you pull the trigger to that the "recoil" of the spring system does not draw the rifle off target. Really fun guns, I have restored a couple of them ;)

[@SuicideNeil]

Close,- it's a Chinese QB57 air rifle- they come like that from the factory ( nothing homemade as such ).

[@admiral_gravleos8]

It also could be oh look Comrade 'poor russian conscript' Look at this Air gun we found!

[@tbrowniscool]

@@SuicideNeil I was really confused for 30 seconds trying to imagine it was a dodgy bullpup AK. They I saw how it cocked and it screams air-rifle. I just told myself I would NEVER see an air rifle in European war...MIND BLOWN 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mortablunt]

I think it’s far more likely someone literally just either decided to make some propaganda using a pellet gun they had or someone decided to bring their pellet gun for some recreational target shooting and it got captured. In the videos I’ve seen in of the Russians in combat they’ve done an excellent job of keeping them properly supplied with the right guns. Yes I saw the video wuth the rusty AK’s, ye but those are used for training purposes, when they get to the front they are issued proper working 74 rifles.

[@tbrowniscool]

@@MortabluntI mean it's very possible that this guy only had his home plinking air rifle when he arrived at the front. 3 months into the war the Russians were telling their people to beg borrow and steal for equipment!

[@thenarrativeandwhyyouloveit]

What are the specs of the semi-auto SBS on the wall behind you?

[@DChrls]

Brandon: It's really wack seeing a 95 year old machine gun still in combat. M2 and MG43: Uhmmmm, hello

[@strikemanpop]

if you think about it is just "modernized" versions of that guns

[@VisionSoundPDX]

Yes to the RPG-7 range day… but even more so, I’d love an Brandon rendition of the taped on grenades.

[@Emerald_Wolf]

Trying to help him win the dead pool eh?

[@damoclesecoe7184]

You remember what happened the last time Brandon built a pipe bomb, right? XD

[@VisionSoundPDX]

@@damoclesecoe7184 yes, yes I do, but if anyone could pull this off it’s him.

[@MidasMakeItRain]

I'd love to see him get a big thick steel plate and put an rpg through that to really visualize what its injecting into a tank. Maybe find someone with a nice slow motion camera to get that slowmo copper jet.

[@LordsXO]

The Bren 2 is one of the ones meant for Canada with the Non-Restricted 18.5-inch barrel. They would have been available last fall in Canada, but CZ said that they would delay them to send what they have produced to Ukraine, instead.

[@gagejohnathan9641]

At least Czech put Their money where their mouth is and actually supported Ukraine, I'll give them that.

[@eddietat95]

Good on CZ. Though, that may be the last of the Bren 2s to ever be available before "that bill" passes.

[@naedanger123]

@@gagejohnathan9641The Czechs would never pass up an opportunity to dig the knife into Russia

[@johnwilson2338]

Brandon, as this was a re-watch for me and I see that it's labeled as #3, I'm presuming that you already covered the use of the Mosin Nagant rifles and carbines. I would not be surprised to see M1 Garands...for Heckfire sakes, they're using Maxim/ Vickers water cooled machine guns! 🤔 But I'd love to see what else you can find, even probably ill-gained acquired M-4's.

[@kaitakala1474]

Maxims can still be pretty handy as AA-mounted versions against the drones because of their sustainable fire (watercooling). The Vickers MG was tested a few decades ago and could fire for a week OK.

[@RandomPerson-ob1hk]

If it ain't broke

[@caseycameron5370]

That's insane a week Jesus h Christ they built shit strong back then

[@thStarcorps-qw6dn]

Im from Germany, so legally carrying/owning a firearm without being in a club or being a hunter is almost impossible. Even handguns like 9mm are hard to get, because you need a valid reason to. And „just because I want to“ is sadly not a legal reason. Still love your videos 👌

[@toddburgess5056]

When I visited Germany in 1997 i remember getting off of the plane in Frankfurt and seeing dressed military soldiers carrying automatic rifles, I was not expecting that, also an armored personnel carrier. Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you needed a firearm for protection?

[@moddudlar3894]

@@toddburgess5056 yes. when i visited the us

[@dersaegefisch]

@@toddburgess5056 Not really. Germany is a pretty safe place when it comes to that. We die for different reasons. Like high-speed crashes on the Autobahn. Or old age whilst waiting on our public transport.

[@Rapilol]

@@toddburgess5056 no, never, but u was in hamburg reeperbahn having a snack, and 10 min after i left, the waiter got shot :O i was terryfied afterwars. thankfully i dont live ion this shithole.

[@NebulaHasADigBick]

Us Americans should do this wtf

[@marcusc9931]

This year I visited the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw, and their collection includes a molotov coctail launcher made from a leaf spring.

[@alanwiggins47]

I always laugh when people say "not your grandad's 1911" because I carry my grandad's 1911

[@SEHC_SOG_13]

Funny

[@DanielKjeldal]

Small note, the RPG clusterfuck grenade is a Russian invention, not Ukrainian as you said. A big hint is the St. George ribbon decoration on the soldier's leg and the absolute state of his equipment.

[@imm0rtal_937]

Bullshit. Ukrainians do the same and first few photos are from Ukrainian side, anyway, how you can be sure who invented that? Maybe it’s you who invented that bs? Or your brother?

[@igor_ai88]

That grenade might be trophy

[@dinamo976]

then it is better to say a Soviet invention, as the Soviets did back in the Afghan war

[@nickeon2]

Yeah that uniform camo is Ruzzian

[@sleepyartist3242]

Totally a nice name

[@troopergio]

A few months back I saw a picture of a few Ukrainian soldiers using M16A4s with M203s and a mix of Eotechs and Acogs, needless to say I got heavy early 2000s USMC vibes from them 😅

[@fuzzyhead878]

Now if only they were playing the Battlefield 2 lobby music.

[@noosertion7615]

Great rifle! Loved my A4 when I was in

[@reebonorton4175]

@VanguardofFreedom20 you're right. I think I know the photo he's talking about. One of the soldiers had an Irish flag patch on his plate carrier which confirms that at least he was a foreign fighter. I'm not sure about the other guys in that photo though

[@Robert53area]

Because they weren't Ukrainian, us forces and other nato forces are in ukraine both sides know it

[@Robert53area]

@VanguardofFreedom20 correct, some are actual nato units in ukraine. The french foreign legion and some US got surrounded in azovstahl and russia let them leave.

[@swojal1493]

Fun fact: the Sniper rifle from Halo is chambered in the exact same round as the PTRS-41

[@rrenkrieg7988]

Not really...

[@MyKillerson]

@@rrenkrieg7988 It does. The 14.5x114mm

[@rrenkrieg7988]

that's funny, i don't remember the PTRS shooting fin stabilized darts?

[@swojal1493]

@@rrenkrieg7988 it doesnt. What are u on about? The halo sniper rifle does not shoot sabots 😂😂

[@rrenkrieg7988]

@@swojal1493 tell me you're joking, a quick look into halo's wiki would tell you that the SRS-99 uses APFSDS from a 14.5mm barrel