Videos tagged with Simonov Rifle

This video demonstrates the SKS rifle's operation, focusing on its traditional 10-round stripper clip loading method and rapid-fire capabilities. It highlights the 7.62x39mm ammunition and showcases a live-fire sequence at an outdoor range. The SKS is presented as a semi-automatic military rifle with a fixed magazine, emphasizing its historical significance and practical use.

This video delves into the rare 'Baghdad' rifle, potentially Iraq's first mass-produced service rifle. It explores its connection to the Egyptian Rasheed carbine, noting shared tooling and design elements like the safety toggle blocks. Key differences highlighted include the buttplate cleaning kit cavity and stock wood. The video touches upon the rifle's production years (1969-1977) and mentions the Eagle of Saladin as an Iraqi acceptance mark, contrasting with some Rasheed markings. The rarity of the Baghdad rifle in both the US and Iraq is emphasized, with limited confirmed sightings and unverified production figures of around 2,000 units. The content is presented in collaboration with Machine Gun Dad and aims to document historic firearms.

This review delves into the rare Soviet SVT-38 self-loading rifle, the predecessor to the more common SVT-40. It highlights the SVT-38's historical context, its development stemming from early Russian semi-automatic experiments and 1930s trials, and its adoption in 1938. Key differences from the SVT-40, such as a longer stock and lack of a bayonet lug, are detailed, alongside production numbers and its eventual replacement.