Britain's Experimental Viper No.3 SMG/PDW

This review of the Madsen Model 1945 submachine gun, presented by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons from the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, highlights its unique design and historical context. The firearm is noted for its quality construction, pistol-like reciprocating slide, and use of Suomi magazines. Despite its advanced features for the time, its complexity and cost led to commercial failure, making it an extremely rare collector's item.

This comprehensive review by Brass Facts details extensive issues encountered over four years of ownership with the B&T TP9. Despite initial interest in the PDW platform, the reviewer explicitly does not recommend it for serious use due to significant reliability problems, poor trigger performance, and suppressor baffle strikes. The review highlights a decline in reliability after 3,000 rounds and issues with the proprietary suppressor mount causing Point of Impact shifts. B&T's customer service is praised for replacing a damaged barrel, but the platform's inherent flaws lead to a negative overall assessment.

This video offers a detailed visual inspection of the Springfield Armory Kuna 9mm PDW. It showcases the firearm's compact design, ambidextrous controls, and mounted optics. The visual evidence highlights key features like the receiver branding, caliber markings, safety selector, magazine release, top rail with a red dot sight, side-folding stock, and translucent magazine.

The CBJ-MS is a modernized Swedish submachine gun designed by Bertil Johansson, aiming for rugged durability over polymer PDW fragility. It features a unique muzzle sleeve for bipods, a forward grip with magazine storage, and a progressive trigger. The design draws inspiration from the Swedish K for reliability and utilizes a telescoping bolt similar to the Uzi, allowing for a compact receiver made from stamped stainless steel.

This video provides an in-depth look at the Rexim Favor SMG, featuring expert Jonathan Ferguson. The analysis covers its unusual internal mechanics, design features, and historical context, including company drama and the influence of designer Favier. The video also explores its unexpected afterlife in science fiction, referencing its appearance in Star Wars and Alien. The Royal Armouries museum context is highlighted, with links to their collection and support pages.

Gearhead Guns is producing a Type 100 Nambu PCC recreation, with the first batch shipping around March. It's available in 9mm Parabellum with 9-inch or 16-inch barrel configurations for SBR compliance. Customization options include various metal and wood finishes, with optional bayonet lugs.

This video details the unique 'French Finger Trap' issue with the MAS-36 rifle's bayonet, where two rifles can become unintentionally locked together. A 1951 French arsenal memorandum identified this problem, proposing a simple modification to the bayonet handle. Drilling a small hole allows a tool, like a firing pin, to depress the internal spring, enabling the separation of locked rifles.

The M134 Minigun is a scaled-down 7.62 NATO rotary cannon, requiring 24V DC power and consuming 1.5 kW. Its high rate of fire (3,000+ RPM) is essential for aircraft engagement windows. The complex delinker mechanism is critical for feeding ammunition, and practical hand-held use is impossible due to weight and recoil. Live fire demonstrates rapid ammunition consumption and the need for indirect aiming.

The H&K G11 is a revolutionary prototype assault rifle designed in the late 20th century, notable for its caseless ammunition and unique rotating drum bolt mechanism. Despite advanced features like a 2000 RPM burst fire rate and integrated optics, its development was ultimately halted by geopolitical shifts and cost concerns.

This video demonstrates the assembly and live-fire of the German 1936 pattern light mortar (L.Gr.W.36). It highlights the mortar's leveling mechanism for accuracy and the difficulty in visually tracking its 50mm projectiles after firing. The content showcases historical military hardware and its operational use.