Astra Model 400

This video provides an ASMR-style examination of the Astra Model F pistol, often referred to as a 'Broomhandle' due to its Mauser C96 derivative design. It highlights the firearm's external features, action, trigger pull, magazine operation, bolt cycling, and selector switch. The content focuses on the mechanical sounds and visual details of the Spanish-made pistol, produced by Unceta y Compañía in Guernica.

This review of the Spanish Astra 400, presented by Mae, highlights its physical specifications, including a weight of 2.31 lbs and an 8.9-inch length. The pistol uses a stiff-to-rack slide, an 8-round magazine in 9mm Largo, and features both a grip safety and a manual lever. The presenter notes substantial recoil and a heavy trigger break, concluding that the Astra 400 illustrates the advantages of locked-breech designs over heavy blowback pistols.

This review of the Spanish Jo.Lo.Ar. 1924 pistol highlights its unique one-handed cocking lever and semi-automatic blowback action. While innovative for cavalry, the design is noted as top-heavy and awkward in practical use, with a removed trigger guard posing safety concerns. The speaker, a specialized historical firearms researcher, concludes the concept was better on paper than in reality.

This American Rifleman TV segment of "I Have This Old Gun" explores the semi-automatic Astra A300 handgun. The video delves into its features and historical context, highlighting its lineage as an export version of the Astra Model 400 service pistol, which was utilized by the Spanish military from the 1920s to the 1940s. The description also directs viewers to American Rifleman's website for more firearms content and provides numerous links to various NRA publications and resources.

This video showcases five rare and unique firearms, including the Steyr Hahn Model 1918 pistol, the blowback-operated Astra Model 400, a rare Walther P38 Kurz variant, the open-bolt Voere Model 2005 rifle, and the H&R Model 755 Sahara. It also features the historically significant Remington Model 8 rifle, designed by John Browning and famously used by Frank Hamer.

Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons provides an in-depth look at the Llama M82, a Spanish service pistol developed in the late 1970s/early 1980s. While mechanically a copy of the Beretta 92, it features an enclosed slide and a more complex internal design. The M82 entered Spanish army service in 1987, replacing older Star pistols, and its production concluded around 1997.

This video hilariously tests a heavily accessorized AR-15, dubbed the 'Zombie Carbine,' as a parody of excessive tactical gear. The build, based on a Smith & Wesson M&P15, weighs 23 pounds fully loaded with 270 rounds across nine magazines. It features multiple optics, lasers, lights, and is demonstrated with rapid fire, hip sniping, and Tannerite explosions.

This "ultimate AR-15 meltdown" test pushes a custom build to its limits, revealing key durability insights. The Faxon barrel ultimately burst after 830 rounds, but critical components like the Sharps SRC bolt carrier group and Geissele rail demonstrated impressive resilience under extreme stress and heat. The test highlights the AR-15 platform's robust design, even when subjected to conditions far exceeding typical operational use.

This video showcases an extreme full-auto durability test of a premium Definitive Arms VEPR AK, comparing it to a budget WASR-10. The VEPR AK demonstrated exceptional resilience, enduring 895 rounds before failure, significantly outperforming the WASR-10 and even a previously tested AR-15. The expert analysis highlights the AK platform's inherent durability and heat management characteristics, even under severe stress.

This video demonstrates the legendary durability of the AK platform by subjecting a Yugo M92 PAP to a 700-round continuous firing test. Despite extreme heat causing significant smoke and glowing metal, the firearm remained functional, showcasing Mikhail Kalashnikov's robust engineering. The test concludes with a cooling process and a tribute to the designer's legacy.