You do 🤣 I run about 2.3k double high caps & about 40% of the time, under high heat, I've run out and needed a quick mag fill during combat Haha, always good to have at least 2, 2k sets 👌🏻
Ah the PPSh41! I remember having bought it (the ARES version, back then S&T did not exist) back in 2010. As crazy as it might sound it was my first AEG ever. I have played dozens of games with it since I first bought it. Heavy and cumbersome. Believe me after all these games, I haven't figured out what was the proper way to handle it with the weak hand. The thing is, it is so heavy and un-ergonomic, and you always switch from holding the gun by the mag, the barrel shroud or between the trigger gard and the mag. The most comfortable position is to use when still, is kneeling, weak hand supporting the magazine, and the elbow resting on the knee. The best investment you can do with this gun is a good 2 point sling (AK type). Your arms will thank you at the end of the day. The magazine is noisy as hell, and gets wobbly with the time. It can cause misfeed with time. Stock accuracy and range are so so. The first component I would suggest to change is the hop-up. The firing response time is not that great either. And unfortunately most of the pieces and the gearbox are proprietary. That being said, It's a sturdy gun externally (takes the rain, the snow and the mud), it's a super effective in full-auto, simple to use. And it gets the attention of everybody during the day. In a world dominated by extra-tuned and generic M4's, this gun says "Hey ya mothafuckas I don't need bullshit flashlights nor fookin laser sights". It's kinda badass when equipped with a nice WWII/cold war era suite. Mine is now rusty and full of scratches, covered with dust in my garage. But I hope you will enjoy playing it as much as I did it's a great gun because kinda it's hard to play with. Your video brought back so many good memories of my student times and my first games...
My great grandfather was in the 2nd Irkutsk Division and he was given a Mosin-Nagant, PPsH-41 and a Tokarev TT-33. He was a "komkor" "комкор". In english, corps commander. Lieutenant-General equivalent.
Meths does take off some of the paint but it's very thick and still leaves a matt finish. You would have to go to some effort to remove all the paint this way.
Thank you so much! I just received mine and the magazine didn't fit (not the drum mag, the long thin mag didn't fit) so I filed it a little and now it fits perfectly! Thank you SO much!
Not only did I get to see a cool Airsoft gun, but you have inadvertently showed off that sweet reference book. Checking them out on google there's a bunch of those illustrated encyclopedias on a variety of subjects that are now in my wish list. Thanks!
Once more a wonderful review. I might be wrong but holding it by the mag in the real steel was to help support how heavy the drum was fully loaded, it was not meant for long ranges but could be if you were a really good shot. I look forward to your next video Mike.
TheWanderingMaster you held it by the mag because it was really front heavy and the barrel would heat up. Also unlike the Thompson there isn’t a hand-guard on the barrel as you can see. The iron sights can only be adjusted for up to 200 meters. It was issued to Russian Assault infantry and the Germans preferred it as it was a simpler design.
this weapons fire rate is so ubsurd that the barrel would heat up. the vents would help but would still be to hot. your forward must hand should hold the side of the drum.
Hi, I must inform you that the real steel ppsh 41 has about the same rate of fire as this airsoft version (cca 900 rounds/min) and yes it does heat up quite significantly but since there are no wooden parts near the barrel it doesn´t matter. watch this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q2qD_P10paA.html
Because the the insane rate of fire, the barrel used to get really hot, hence the ventilation ports on the rectangular barrel section. To prevent from burning your hands, they would hold the magazine
It is aesthetic but I like the slim feel of the stick, it loses the iconic charm for most people but the barrel and lack of pistol grip is what makes this gun for me over the mag... It is so dang pretty
at the beginning of the video I thought it was a recent manufacture of PPSh41 in caliber 7.62 * 25. in fact it is in airsoft. I have a one of World War II, it took part in great battles [...]. in another channel I wrote that guns do not work with batteries for flashlights. in this case; I'm wrong. more seriously, I performed ballistics tests with my PPSH41 in perfect working order. the effects are devastating.
I understand completely what you're talking about at the beginning of this video. I'm interested in the technology that can be used to wage war while i'm a pacifist. I think it's due to my interest in advanced technology and more often than not weapons represent the pinnacle of many technologies. So while i detest the harm people do to each other and the way drone-warfare and airstrikes has become ubiquitous these days, the technology used in making bombs hit that accurately is impressive.
same i love the engineering and history behind it there probably has been no other technology so prevelant and consistently built upon by humans than firearms, plus i think the power and confidence for the everyday person to be able to defend themselves is great, the feeling of safety that comes with owning and caring and being proficient with a firearm is irreplaceable
A tip on how to remove cover the white lettering carefully touch sand the letters with fine wet & dry to remove them, and then get some BIRCHWOOD CASEY Aluminum Black and then rub that on the area a few times when fully dry spray over with some back to black car trim there.
Airsoft Mike, I would believe you are correct about how to hold the PPSH-41 with both hands for if the gun does overheat, holding that barrel as the real steel version, you would burn your hand.
Anyone who's watched the film "cross of Iron" just has to love this thing..... For what it's worth, the finish on the airsoft versions is WAY better than the WWII originals. PLUS, you are an evil man, based o n this video, I just blew £200 on one of these things, and im a) a poor student, and b) a nerfer. CANT wait for it to arrive.
I can help explain my buddy... See war is not such a good idea for the time now! And we have done so many bad sh*t in the past but we love the weapons and games they just add so much flavour to the gaming and airsoft Community! We enjoy these historical types of content!
I'd strip it down and take a buffing pad to all the steel. It's the right colour, but it needs a bit more of a sheen. Then I'd mix some red and brown enamel paint and dry brush it on a bit to mimic rust spots. The woods fine. I'd just let that weather naturally, and apply a little boiled linseed after each day in the field. That'd do it.
I just got one yesterday amazing can’t believe I got one sold out everywhere stick mag fits perfectly fine and the drum mag it’s perfect too I love mine! Can’t wait to use it on the field
take a black expo dry erase marker an mark over it an wipe off an repeat untill your desired darkness i did this with my auto ordnance thompson m1a1 an that worked great
Bro you don't mess around you get the best of the best man and I love watching your Channel with all this World War II replicas pretty damn amazing man have a good one over that way my good brother and I say we probably be watching your videos all night pimp👍👍👊👊💥✊✊💪💪🇺🇸
I absolutely love mine. It dominates on the airsoft field. I accidentally screwed up the first motor by putting a battery in that was too strong for it. After replacing the motor this thing runs like a champ.
Hey Mike! I watch all of the videos you post, and I love airsoft! I've never shot a real airport gun, but I just love it anyway. I love the vids, keep it up!
the reason you might not want to hold a real ppsh41 by the barrel shroud is because it will eventually heat up with use. If it's really cold outside and you have gloves than it would probably be fine for a while, so long as you're not using it heavily. Once you've but a couple hundred rounds thru it, however, I'd probably rather be holding it by the magazine, especially without gloves and during the summer.
Lol, I actually found a RU-vidr who is also fascinated by historical weapons. Especially some of the guns that use wood that you don’t see around these days. Also the unique guns like the M16A1 with the weird ass barrel
Well not sure if it works. But u can try sand paper sponge. It's soft and easy to rub the paint work off. That is if it's lightly painted. Make sure u buy a fine sanding sponge so it can help sand the paint off better
S&T Version with the QC Spring Change System is nice. My ARES did not have that. The EBB on my two PPSH's was nice, but first thing I did was Disable it on one and then Polarstar the other. Awesome Replicas!! Take a Real Steel PPSH Mag, take out the guts and put in a MP5 Midcap internals. Of course, some modding needed.
It was either a manufacturer's defect or something but my ppsh turned out to be a waste of money. The first game I played it stripped the piston and so I had to get a whole new motor assembly. That worked for two more games then broke again. The wiring in it just completely died and i couldnt get it running again. I trashed the whole thing because i didnt want to waste any more money. When it did work, it was amazing. Good range, good rate of fire and I filled the role of support gunner and destroyed almost the whole team by myself. My experience was bad so dont let me sway your opinion.
Yah I do get what you say on the beginning, I hate real guns and violence, but they are such marvels of technology, and can relate to an era, like revolvers and gangsters, the mob and tommyguns…
I know it has been a... while since this comment was made 😀, but I think it may have some real potential - plus I've never heard this one before! The problem in this case is that the replica is painted too, so probably anything one can do to the lettering, will probably wear off or otherwise affect the paint underneath as well. Do you think this could just take the letters away and not cause too much of a damage to the paint on the gun...?
