Videos tagged with Open Bolt SMG

The Type 85 SMG represents a shift towards extreme simplicity in Chinese firearm design, moving from the Type 79's gas-piston system to a basic blowback, open-bolt mechanism. It is chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev and features a compact size, a side-folding stock, and a unique charging handle safety. The suppressed Type 85W variant uses specialized subsonic ammunition and incorporates an integrally suppressed barrel with a unique baffle design.

This Q&A episode covers a wide range of firearms-related topics, including C&R licenses, historical firearms like the Hotchkiss revolving cannon and Kropatschek rifle, and modern firearm discussions. It delves into gun depiction in media, the logistics of publishing firearm books, and practical aspects like carbine conversion kits and trench warfare loadouts. The video also touches on optics, government property marks, vintage suppressors, and addresses common criticisms of American AK variants. The discussion extends to personal interests like favorite firearm learnings and future book projects.

This Q&A session covers a wide range of firearm-related topics, including ammunition feeding mechanisms (belts vs. links), the historical factors influencing gun manufacturing locations, and specific caliber choices like France's avoidance of 7.62 NATO. The discussion delves into specific firearms like the CMMG Guard, the historical function of proof houses, and the 6mm Lee Navy cartridge. It also touches upon modern military applications of 7.62mm NATO rifles, unique design features like straight triggers on French rifles, and hypothetical choices for Old West revolvers. The video explores magazine design, the development of semi-automatic rifles before WWII, potential modernizations of the M1941 Johnson, and the future of the 5.56mm NATO cartridge. Additional questions cover collectible firearms for Anglophiles, US intermediate cartridge development, surplus ammunition sourcing, the rarity of straight-pull military rifles, potential Mosin improvements, inertial locking mechanisms, and specific rifles like the FX-05 and Type 89, as well as legal conversion of open-bolt SMG kits.

This Q&A session, part one of a two-part series, addresses a variety of firearms-related questions from viewers. Topics include the effectiveness and practical application of World War I rifle sights, particularly the M95 carbine and the M1903 Springfield's ladder sight. The discussion also delves into the utility of Short-Barreled Rifle (SBR) Pistol Caliber Carbines (PCCs) for home defense and civilian use, AR-15 barrel profiles and fluting for accuracy, the historical implementation of pistol grips on military rifles, lever-action rifle limitations with spitzer bullets, and the most dominant infantry machine gun. Additionally, it touches on SMG bolt types (open vs. closed), building "beater" rifles like the HMG CETME-L, firearm testing methodologies and shooter skill, running 2-gun matches and insurance challenges, and a hypothetical NFA restriction removal scenario.