Ukraine Is Converting Salvaged Russian Tank Machine Guns

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks for watching guys, here's the full article accompanying this video: armourersbench.com/2022/03/27/ukraine-is-converting-salvaged-russian-pkts/ - Matt

[@texture6]

Make sure to practice social distancing to prevent Ukraine from falling to Covid….plandemic 🤣😂🧐

[@DieselRamcharger]

you should be ashamed of yourself.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I love seeing the community just coming together and helping, Jerry rigging things to add to their usefulness, etc. It's freaking inspiring.

[@chooseyouhandle]

those converted lewis guns are awesome

[@jf7243]

I have noted the men stripping the PKTs from the armoured vehicles. Now the question is answered, ingenuity and adaption to make these things useful!

[@TheArmourersBench]

Exactly, thanks for watching!

[@jonbroadsword7572]

"Necessity is the mother of invention." - Plato The troops need 'tools' to do their job and it looks like these mechanics could use better tools (and safety glasses) to modify the guns into the 'tools' the troops can use. It would be interesting to know if since the story came out weapons manufacturers, armorers and machine tool companies are sending them machines, conversion kits or advice on modifying the guns.

[@Puca_Patchworks]

safety squints are perfectly acceptable Sir.

[@John-mf6ky]

I think I'd be more worried about airstrikes than safety glasses..

[@wyattpeterson6286]

Too true!

[@kaponeal5500]

This is modifying guns just like we do it in Albania and Kosovo modify and convert blank guns to real fire God bless Ukraine 🇺🇦 🦅🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@peterhughes7649]

Well done. First thermal optic I've seen so far. Outside of SF on both sides haven't seen too many optics mounted.

[@beckminh834]

Very interesting video. I am amazed at these creative ideas of theirs.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks for watching!

[@green9165]

And how do you like our Neptune system? In Russia, they laughed at us when we showed it to the world, well .. "Moscow" appreciated, spongebob too)

[@Del-Blanco-Diablo]

An American soldier did this ww2 when he put a stock and handgrip and trigger system on machine guns salvaged from downed aircraft, i think it was called the stinger.

[@teebosaurusyou]

And the plane may have been the Dauntless, rear facing gunner position.

[@merlemorrison482]

Reminds me of the "stinger" adaption during WW 2. Aircraft MG fitted with a rifle buttstock.

[@DecentRecruit]

somebody please tell that man to wear some eye protection. You can see bits of hot metal flying into his face.

[@stevedunn5546]

Good to see a more in depth video on this. Thanks.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks Steve, thanks for watching!

[@Jake_Hanrahan]

This is excellent work.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks mate, enjoy your reports/work.

[@theangrycheeto]

Fancy seeing you here 😮

[@rhoddryice5412]

I saw machine guns fitted with bicycle hand breaks. Forgot where I saw it though.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Now that's intriguing!

[@samsunggrand7791]

That would be early prototypes of a infantry based DSHKs from 2014

[@samsunggrand7791]

Which ended up becoming a mainstay. As it is now a two man portable heavy MG

[@tomtugboat]

Good job on the conversions !

[@yungcdg]

wondering how well that pic rail holds zero. would love to see that thing on a range

[@timwhitford6855]

Necessity is the mother of invention - Plato

[@2011woodlands]

mounting a rear sight using a old M1917 Eddystone or Type 77 Arisaka would work well for adjusting for elevation and distance, a simple M-60 style front sight fixture for the barrel would work well, even a old M1 Garand or M1 Carbine rear sights that is adjustable for windage & elevation would work well too.

[@abdullaex4119]

Brings back my much younger days working on my machines (known to most as firearms). A joy understanding the internal workings of my various machines. Working at 2 Nuc plants helped. Lots of time to play thanks to the DOE. Many, MANY congrates from me to yall, the brave countries craftsmen (and women). To use your educated and trained talents and make free your country. Confiscate any and all. Repair and send back 1000's of 12.7 and 762 rounds back to Vlad. You Mechanic's, machinist's, welders, sheet metal, engineers, inspectors, all my brothers and sisters who heat treat and know metal. That scrape of metal on the road can be made a gift back to VLAD. God is with you in MARIUPOLE. Peace from Texas

[@janines4314]

Not bad^^....1 year later, what do you think now? ;)

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

​@@janines4314he's a dummy and he believes Ukraine is winning😂

[@mc4906]

Good old Ukrainian ingenuity. May the Gods bless the Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@drewschumann1]

The Herat prison had a converted PKT that used parts from a bicycle frame to form the stock. I shot it myself and it ran like a r*ped ape

[@3-2bravo49]

Kind of reminds me of a 240's pistol grip

[@TEKKKNO]

Same tgink happened in libya war 2011 But i think pkts much heavier than pkms which make it hard to move with it

[@StrangelyBrownNo1]

Fascinating as always, thanks mate.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thank you!

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

most interesting and rivetting in ingenuity - thank you kindly 👊

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks for watching!

[@charliemyres5450]

I love reports like this one! One of your captions mentioned a "specialisd mechanic" , a better name for this is a "fitter". My trade in the Australian Army was fitter/armourer. Fitters can make things with an accuracy of 0 to 0.001" using hand tools. Pity I don';t live closer, I could go and help.

[@robertklein9190]

How do you tell your customer that their car's service is delayed because you're working on machine guns.

[@DaveTerrasidio]

ha!

[@حمزهالطائي-ه2ف]

We have a person in Iraq who is professional in converting and repairing weapons. He professionally transformed a PKT weapon into a weapon completely identical to the PK.

[@olehv2447]

Our fighters use these machine guns with tripods on outlander cars. A lot of updated cars took part in liberating north of the Kyiv region. Maneuvering partisan war

[@TheArmourersBench]

Fascinating thank you. I've been waiting to see them in the field.

[@sheriff0017]

The PK and PKT were, of course, in service with the AFU from its inception in 1992, and had served for many years with the Soviet Armed Forces in the Kiev, Odessa, and Carpathian Military Districts.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Indeed! Thanks for watching.

[@tonyyarbray]

I've seen two Ukrainian videos of them in the field set up at fortifications

[@TheArmourersBench]

Tony, do you have a link, would love to see that!

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Thank you for this very detailed analysis. It deeply helps. The efforts by these guys in converting all the weapons captured is just absolutely brilliant. I’d imagine the reason why we haven’t seen too many of them on the front lines is just because the country is so big, that once they get out there fighting it is very unlikely to see them again. Wish these guys the best of luck and keep up the good luck. Slava Ukraine

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks Daniel. Yes exactly, everything we're seeing is just a tiny fraction of what is going on. Thanks for watching.

[@chriswindleydigitalsalesexpert]

Ukrainians are brave and innovative .. Bravo Ukraine

[@janines4314]

Pumped at least 8 year before from the us...bravo...really bravo ;)

[@fw1421]

I pray for the people of Ukraine. They do not deserve the suffering they are enduring.

[@legoguy23451]

if adapted to ground use, why not saw the barrel off to make it more lighter and compact? that gun is longer than most sniper rifles.

[@edgardoromero9607]

""Fascination and ingenuity"" those weapons with aiming systems as it is seen that they were adapted in the hands of a shooter who knows how to handle them are tremendous, devastating and with a longer barrel for better precision and range, digital or regular scopes or better night vision for those guns that's nice!!!

[@Chiller01]

These things are gonna show up on Forgotten Weapons in 6 or 7 years on Ian’s trip to Ukraine

[@juhajuntunen7866]

There is some new ones, like preview.

[@letsburn00]

He already did a video about the work. Doing a test firing will be interesting.

[@chrissmith7669]

Not exactly being met with flowers and kisses.

[@earljohnson2676]

Those PK’s are nasty had many run ins with them in Afghanistan and there very effective from range . If we were lucky enough to find there spots and call in and get air they didn’t work great but without our support there super dangerous

[@TheArmourersBench]

A very capable weapon. Never been on the same receiving but definitely a very effective medium machine gun. Thank you for watching.

[@sheriff0017]

Does anyone know what it takes to convert a coaxial FN MAG/M240 or an MG3 to ground operation? As good as this work undoubtedly is, I wonder if it would be necessary for the Western equivalents? From the photographs I have seen of coaxially mounted MAGs and MG3s, it doesn't like much work would be needed. Ideally, you'd be able to take a coaxially-mounted GPMG out of the vehicle, and swap a few components without having to use tools (other than a cartridge or something else to act as a punch) to make a ground gun.

[@jackfahy6925]

I actually saw one being used in the field mounted on a tripod in a trench

[@TheArmourersBench]

Excellent! Yet to see one myself.

[@pieterwillembotha6719]

There's a little bit of Ork in everyone it seems.

[@cmdrcorvuscoraxnevermore3354]

Very interesting and informative video. Thank you.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@olegadodasguerras3795]

Amazing video

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks for watching!

[@anthonymulquiney2800]

Up against Russia, needs a bigger shed

[@bobbrown5529]

Awesome .. You may defeat an army , but with the civilian population helping the Military , you are in trouble .. " Ukraine for the win ",..

[@ovejensen3624]

Stay strong, Ukraine pray for you

[@janines4314]

you mean 18 countries of NA To ? ^^

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

They've already lost you Nimrod keep taking those clot shot and boosters sheepleton !🤡

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

​@janines4314 how are these people so stupid Janine!

[@HighCaliberHistoryLLC]

Makes me think of the Stinger from WW2.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Definite vibes.

[@foxtailedcritter]

Car and gun repair shop now.

[@GRANTAANBYE]

Very nice work,,,,,,,,

[@honzabalak3462]

They are using actual PK stocks though. And my question is: how comes they have so many extra?

[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

Great job 🙂😎👍

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

It's propaganda nimrod

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

It's called propaganda nimrod

[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

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[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

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[@veronicalogotheti1162]

It looks great

[@occamraiser]

Happily they were successful in defending Kyiv. Forward to complete victory Ukraine!

[@kennethvigeant6663]

I’ll take 2 !

[@АлександрАнтипин-к6д]

DIY went out of control 😁

[@iamtheomega]

since the russians targeted volunteers from their social media postings, for a rocket attack, now I'm worried about this car shop..... I'd like to see the bigger stuff above .50bmg, that's what you need oftentimes even tank turrets/guns

[@rhoddryice5412]

This shop was on Franch24 a couple of weeks ago.

[@youngdenard264]

Nothing new already seen the same modification during some Caucasus war

[@jasons44]

That scope is fuc'ed

[@l.a.xgunner]

pretty late but I do have a photo of Ukrainian soldier with a modified PKT

[@TheArmourersBench]

Would love to see it, drop me an email [e-mail]. Thanks for watching!

[@mrfarmer532]

Excellent

[@slidersgliders5516]

👍 from 🇺🇸👍

[@426superbee4]

On the bigger and heavier machine guns, I would put dual handles on it, with a thumb push button > Gives you some thing to hang on to, in a moving vehicle 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥yes hand grips are better on light machine guns

[@VenturiLife]

Could just actuate the solenoid with a lithium battery or something similar. Bit cumbersome to lug around as a personal weapon, but ingenious nonetheles.

[@mikesuch9021]

This is great. Even though it's 2 years old. Definitely anything to help. Better than the russians pulling the Cannon iff tanks and mounting them on a mount that can't turn or pivot. Unless for Russian troops manually pick it up. Those Drones are the ticket.

[@chooseyouhandle]

that looks heavy

[@TheArmourersBench]

It does doesn't it.

[@aukebij3193]

if it can't be done as it has to be done then so be it if it can

[@maxluburic657]

You should REALLY SEE the ingenuity of the Croatian defenders in 1991. Croatian Homeland War when Balkanian mini-Russians aka "Greater"Serbians attacked Croatia, making the situation the same or worse than Russians in Ukraine with their endless supply of ammo and ordnance, let alone non-existing moral codex! YOu can see that on the site of the Croatian Police,in the Homeland War Museums and numerous home collections and even a business that derived from that creating copy of the Uzi and numerous similar firearms that is better than the Original in one region particularly! LOL

[@TheArmourersBench]

I've seen some photos! Some true ingenuity.

[@torstenpflug5084]

Der Einsatz von Panzer-MG für den Erdkampf ist ein alter Hut und keine herausragende Ingenieursleistung.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Which is something I discus in the video. Danke for watching.

[@ivanstepanovic1327]

Why do they have to do this? Don't they get supplies of weapons from the west that makes this unnecessary? Still, A+ for ingenuity! From that perspective, that is awesome!

[@baneofbanes]

In war every weapon counts.

[@platoscavealum902]

👍

[@426superbee4]

I dearly love USA made Military Guns

[@아무개-u2i]

pkm dragunov rpg7......

[@DJJAW11]

... Hence the recent Russian Garage bombing 🙃 (But the Marxist BBC , conveniently miss that out!)!.

[@jtlanden9771]

LET'S GO BRANDON

[@texaslookout5382]

I thought (MOST) of the Countries Supporting the Ukraine Fighters were sending arms and munitions?

[@TheArmourersBench]

Many have but the attritional rate of any war on this scale is going to be significant. Additionally, we really don't know what sort of scale this work is going on at - could just be this one workshop putting them together locally for the local TDF battalions. Yet to see other workshops doing similar (but that equally doesn't mean it isn't happening). Just an interesting aspect of the Ukrainian war effort. Thanks for watchin!

[@travistucker1033]

President Biden announced that the U.S. was sending 20 million rounds of ammunition, which comes out to an average of 66 rounds for the aproxamently 300,000 Ukrainian soldiers, reservists, militiamen etc.

[@tonyzaycev77]

you also help Hitler too, you now helping the unfinished descendants of the Organization of Ukrainian Nazis and UPA, one day with your help you will achieve a nuclear war, if your leaders do not understand this, then they do not care about you and we will all burn in a nuclear frenzy.