I had a girlfriend in a place in Sweden called Eskilstuna, I was going to live there with her, I got a job with Volvos industrial engine division and I was ready to go until we broke up. However what really bothered me was that I later found out that Eskilstuna used to be called Carl Gustafs stad and that my ex lived across the river from the old rifle factory! I’d been there so many times and had no idea!
Hi Triangle 26 ! Before the Swedish army adopted the AK4 (HK G3) they had five variants of automatic carbines to choose from, in the trials they were called AK 1 - AK 2 - AK 3 - AK 4 - AK 5 AND AK 4 won the trial testing ( AK is the abbreviation of AutomatKarbin in Swedish ). Since it had been given the temporary name AK4 during testing, everyone said that name and it also became official. A short and good name. Just like the M90 camouflage which is the forerunner of - Military camouflage garment that begins to be used in 1990. Is far too long to say, so M90 in short. Skål 😄☕ Tom.
Just for a little perspective on how good the 6.5x55mm Swedish is, noted firearms writers of in the 1950-1970s extolled the virtues of the 6.5x55mm, going so far as taking the round on Safari hunts in Africa, and very successfully taking down a lot of dangerous game with ease. The recoil is mild, the accuracy is stellar, and the rifle are some of the strongest designs the world has ever seen.
My first mil-surp was a M38. Purchased for the exorbitant sum of $99. My M96 $109 and my AG42B $350. I love the pure simplicity of the Ljungman direct impingement gas system.
I like that the thumbnail has Norway as a part of Sweden, which was actually the case back in the 1890's when the two nations were united as the "United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway". Both picked the 6,5x55 but in different rifle systems, Sweden with the Mauser and Norway with the Krag. In retrospect Sweden made the better choice.
Great vid and yes being a Canadian, hockey was a large part of my childhood. Peter Forsberg! Underrated! One of my favorite players ever. Love your vids and actually own an M38 husky, AG42 Ljungman and multiple sks rifles( Chinese and Russian) Your content is some of the most valuable on Earth. Thank you!!!!
Back in the late 70’s , when you could list guns in the newspaper classified ads . I went to look at a AG42 , for me , at the time and the age I was , I thought , wow , that’s a very long rifle ( compared to my 30-30). I didn’t buy , now I sure wish I had bought it
Hey from Sweden, nice video! I saw photos that AK4(The ones used as DMR now) apparently had been donated to Ukraine, it was photos of soldiers of Ukraines 3rd Assault Brigade on a shooting range somewhere, they are solid out to around 600m, so does the job, and new DMR and AK is being introduced soon in Swedish Armed Forces, first roll out early next year I think, it will be an AR, made by finnish Sako.
A Swede M38 was one of my first....still a favorite, that lead me to AG m42. It is an accurate dependable rifle. The 6.5 Swede is my favorit caliber, it has all the atributes outlined in your video.
I've fired the Ak4(G3). It did have a tendency for stovepipe jams, not too often though. The recoil is pretty heavy. But other than that it was accurate and functional rifle.
The sound quality was just fine. Great video with a ton information. I'm used to seeing your sks videos, so this was an interesting venture in a different direction.
I'm a fan of the AG42. Excellent quality and soft shooting. I got alot of swedish blanks I reload for it. That way I don't have to worry about it destroying my reloadable brass.
@mikhailkalashnikov4599 not a larp rifle. The Swedish blanks are normal cases with a wooden bullet that is meant to be shot with a blank device that shreds the wood. I pull the wood bullet/powder and insert a real bullet/powder
Great video. I know this is unrelated to this video; but would you be willing to share your thoughts on the Norinco 86s and the Polytech legend? Do you think the Norinco 86s was really made for "Sporting" or was more of a prototype the Chinese were testing and subsequently decided to sell on the commercial market? Also would like to hear your thoughts on the Polytech legend and how it compares to the Spiker due it having the spring-loaded firing pin.
On the other side of the rifle it does have the ∆ with 26 in it, and the Chinese word you talked about plus a 7 digit serial number ending with a Y and V stamp. What does all this mean?
@@mikhailkalashnikov4599 Yeah, Switzerland seems to have also lost her mind! Neutrality used to seem like a good idea! Oh well, the matriarchies that now run most of Europe know what they're doing, right? Uh, ...right?
@@IMBrute-ir7gz It seems as though things aren't really going according to their plan. I think we're seeing panic moves. When it's time to go "all in" on a pair of 2's, you've gotta put on your serious war face right?
Just curious about the markings on my sks i just bought. It's marked ( Made in China by Norinco ). After that it's markings are 762 x 39 sporter B-WEST TUS, AZ
Depends what you mean by “rounds”. The *cartridges* are definitely not interchangeable, however the *bullets* are. So if you tried to put a loaded 6.5 Creed cartridge in a 6.5 Swedish chamber (or vice versa), that would be a very bad idea. If you pulled the bullets from 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges, and loaded them into 6.5 Swedish brass, that would work fine.
hey man i need some help with an sks, it has two sets of numbers, its a yugo with a set of etched numbers but it also has different electropenciled numbers also matching
Yugo’s tend to have “assembly numbers” which could be confused for a serial number. The assembly number should be mostly zeros, and the serial number should be a random string of numbers with an alphabetical prefix. Does that help?
well, its certainly not zeros, I read that somewhere and thats why I was wondering cause yes they seem like assembly numbers but no zeros, Its an A prefix gun
Does the non Electro stenciled serial number have any Cyrillic in it because if it does then they will electric stencil different serial number on it because of American import law
