Videos tagged with Submachine Gun Design

This entry analyzes the feasibility of a .455 Auto Sten Gun variant, concluding it was highly improbable due to the cartridge's unsuitability for reliable box magazine feeding in submachine guns. The analysis, drawing on historical context and technical firearm knowledge, highlights the .455 Auto's limitations and the British military's shift to other calibers.

This guide analyzes the technical feasibility of a cartel-built .50 BMG submachine gun, drawing on expert insights from Brandon Herrera. It delves into the physics of firearm operation, ballistic inefficiencies of short-barreled .50 BMGs, and the impracticality of direct blowback for such powerful rounds, concluding that such a weapon is highly unlikely to be a functional automatic firearm.

This guide covers the basic operation and transport of the STEN submachine gun, a historically significant WWII firearm. It highlights the STEN's simple straight blowback action, open bolt firing, and unique rotating magazine well for transport. The information is presented with an emphasis on safety, crucial for handling any firearm.

This guide explains the operation of the lever-delayed blowback system, as demonstrated by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons. It details the core components—bolt, bolt carrier, and accelerator lever—and their interaction to create mechanical disadvantage, slowing bolt opening for safe extraction. The explanation highlights how this system manages pressure and its application in submachine guns, noting the necessity of features like fluted chambers for high-pressure cartridges.