WW2 Weapons Used in Ukraine War

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@AJ-nr8cg 2 года назад

I'm always fascinated by the Mosin's longevity. It was practically outdated when it first entered service, but here were are in 2022 and it's still being used lol.

@Mortablunt 2 года назад

I love my Mosin. I use it for hunting, and I have used it for dangerous animals calls, so professionally, too. There are stronger and slicker actions than the Mosin action. There are bigger and better magazines than the 5 round integral. There are far sexier and cooler cartridges out there like 6.5 Creedmore, 338 Lapua, 300 WinMag, 375 H&H, but I stick with it because it suits my needs, and most critically, 7.62x54R is very affordable, so I can hold a higher level of skill by getting more practice.

@WhatIsYourMalfunction 2 года назад

@@Mortablunt "Beware the man that only owns one gun." He will know how to use it expertly.

@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag 2 года назад

It wasn't outdated, what do you mean?

@olgagaming5544 2 года назад

It's not like it was a bad rifle, just the soviet factories made things with a various range of quality, you could get a great Mosin and a very shitty Mosin. That's how it works in communist countries

@nedludd7622 2 года назад

The Mosin-Nagant was used by the most successful sniper of all "The White Death" Finnish sniper Simo Hayha. He also used the Finnish submachine gun Suomi KP/31 which the Soviets adapted as their PPSH-41.

@Vin_Andrei 2 года назад

As the saying goes "No weapon is ever obsolete, as long as it can kill".

@brianmunich553 2 года назад

100% agreed

@bradleywilson5641 2 года назад

Give me a ww2 british bren gun any day deadly

@johndowe7003 2 года назад

@@bradleywilson5641 yep just don't drop it

@kevray 2 года назад

ahh yes I love my flintlock pistol

@stormtruppen4039 2 года назад

Give me a pointy stick! WAAAARGH!

@victorwaddell6530 2 года назад

The Maxim MG was designed by American Hiram Maxim in the 1880s . That's closer in years to the US War of Independence than to the year 2022 . Astounding .

@ilikelampshades6 2 года назад

British/American

@virginiasaintj 2 года назад

He was an American who got sent to Britian for his job.

@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 2 года назад

If it can handle modern ammunition, it’s modern enough for an emplacement weapon.

@Svensk7119 2 года назад

During WWI, it was used by both sides. No other comparable heavy machine-gun existed. That is iconic.

@crypticreality8484 Год назад

nice observation. Astounding indeed

@ronrobertson59 2 года назад

I own an original Mosin sniper rifle manufactured in 1942 with the original PU scope matching numbers with the scope mount being force matched. It is still a very accurate rifle and is a Vietnam bring back.

@ronrobertson59 2 года назад

@Colin Mor No I sold my lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1 sniper rifle during a divorce and could never get it back. I plan not to sell any others.

@99somerville 2 года назад

I have a 44 carbine that I bought 20 years ago when milsurp rifles were cheap.

@Theiliteritesbian 2 года назад

@@ronrobertson59 this is what wisdom actually looks like

@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 2 года назад

I have a 1943. It was gone over by a master gunsmith before I bought it. I’m convinced it never saw combat.

@mr.tall-man1573 2 года назад

@@99somerville My 91/30 with gold bands from aimsurplus was $80. Bought it around 2007. I feel ya.

@andrewhicks982 2 года назад

You've been a workaholic recently without any drop in quality, very welcomed and very impressive dr. Felton!

@GreencampRhodie 2 года назад

A shame Mark hasn't been a workaholic in exposing the TRUTH behind this latest GLOBAL conflict & the REAL agenda behind it.

@blackmantis3130 2 года назад

The war is a perfect opportunity to get more views and subscribers.

@elektrotehnik94 2 года назад

@@blackmantis3130 & people need education on what is going on, since apparently wars might sadly be a thing some of us might need to again participate in. I hope not, but I hope for the best & prepare for the worst ^^

@richardgreville6855 2 года назад

The 762. X 54R the R does not stand for Russian , it stands for rimmed cartridge

@EshBBX Год назад

I mean the fact that every vid has an ad now is a massive overall drop in quality but sure..

@dbmail545 2 года назад

As Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons has pointed out more than once, only incremental improvements can be made until significant improvements are made in ammunition. Hunters in the US use replicas of flintlock and caplock rifles for hunting large game. The 7.62x54r cartridge is still being used in combat. Obsolescent does not mean obsolete.

@daviddoran3673 2 года назад

The democratic Ukraine is short of weapons??? Didn't the Azov division hand out AK47's to grannies and hobo's at intersections????

@InvestmentJoy 2 года назад

I think about the battle of Crete, where civilians resorted to flintlock and even wheel lock rifles to fight the Germans. Sadly they weren't super useful in said engagements. This time around, I can think of very, very few widespread ww2 designs that couldn't be used to devistate an enemy in a conflict like this.

@LostShipMate 2 года назад

@@InvestmentJoy The only weapons that wouldn't be useful are those without ammo. I can't imagine Thew Ukrainians have a vast stockpile of STG-44's with 8mm kurtz lying around. Luckily the Soviets used only a half dozen types of ammo for most of their weapons.(7.62x54rmm, 7.62x25mm, 7.62x39mm, 9x18mm, etc)

@anarchyandempires5452 2 года назад

And just because something is obsolete doesn't mean you are immune to it, if somebody stabbed you in the neck with a gladius you are still just as dead today as your ancestors were 2,000 years ago.

@rodiculous9464 2 года назад

There's already significant improvements being made. Look at the ngsw competitors. Idk how I feel about the textron rounds but the other two are very promising.

@joshostrowski8411 2 года назад

This video reminds me of my grandma. She was born in Germany in 1938 and grew up during WWII. She later immigrated to the US and settled down in San Diego. I really enjoyed hearing her stories from the war and over the last year we had many hours long discussions about her experiences, both of us learning many things. She passed away just a few weeks ago and it has surprised me that WWII stuff is what makes me miss her most.

@alleystargrowley2784 2 года назад

My grandpa a ww2 and korea vet is still alive at 95

@alleystargrowley2784 2 года назад

@@BeautifulGreen252 will do thanks I always do. He opened up a bit to me after Afghanistan. Stories for days shun

@alleystargrowley2784 2 года назад

@@BeautifulGreen252yeah bro

@wstevenson4913 2 года назад

War stories from someone born in 1938 ?

@joshostrowski8411 2 года назад

@@wstevenson4913 she grew up in Germany during the war and had many stories from the different towns she lived in, like watching allied bombers going down and being shot at by an allied fighter on her way to school.

@Tapsomebong234 2 года назад

I bought my M44 Mosin carbine in 2008 for $75. That thing kicks like a mule but is a great rifle. It still has the original factory markings, built in Tula Arsenal.

@gregmendoza1915 Год назад

Jelly

@mz3752 3 месяца назад

When I first shot my M44 from a shooting shed at a gun range I thought someone was throwing rocks at the metal roof! Turns out it was the reverberations of this "flame thrower" making the roof dance.

@Mr_M_History 2 года назад

You have no idea how much guys like us look up to Mark Felton, absolute king!

@Doddster1983 2 года назад

@MiniMania yeah but Felts is the boss!

@dallesamllhals9161 2 года назад

But then why is Greg' angry? ..is it just an Avro and A-bombs? (Not on SoMe = What do I know)

@Doddster1983 2 года назад

@@dallesamllhals9161 you had a pipe?

@dallesamllhals9161 2 года назад

@@Doddster1983 I'm danish! Røvhul! Look it up?

@Doddster1983 2 года назад

@@dallesamllhals9161 what does being Danish have to do with you smoking a pipe?

@expandedhistory 2 года назад

Can we all just appreciate how Dr. Felton has been nonstop with these up to date quality videos in regards to modern conflicts and past conflicts intertwined. As a College student majoring in History and as a History content creator myself, that takes a lot of work.

@chipnormandy4537 2 года назад

You should expect the same from your pro- fessors. Show him/her this channel.

@tonycatat6522 2 года назад

Oh heck yeah 👍

@billevans7936 2 года назад

Affirmative

@Mr_Buzz_Aldrin 2 года назад

Dr. Felton is the way.

@TheGreatest1974 2 года назад

Er, yes we all appreciate him. That’s why we are here.

@Vienna3080 2 года назад

Mosin might be ancient but it’s incredibly lethal and from personal hunting experience with it, its an amazing Sniper Rifle

@williamyoung9401 Год назад

The fact that Ukraine is using weapons from World War 2 is yet ANOTHER reason why NATO needs to step up their military support of that country. If our supposed allies are using weapons from WW2, that is an embarrassment! Time to step it up.

@bandere4ka743 Год назад

@@williamyoung9401 Russian soldiers, then

@dannygunsix 2 года назад

During my tour in Vietnam in 1969 we Marines fired a 105mm howitzer that was dated 1943 Rock Island Armoury. It looked new and shot very accurately out to 7 miles.

@jonathangreenlees4772 2 года назад

Thank you for your service!👏

@ghandimauler 2 года назад

A friend of mine was infantry for a hitch then 2 in MPs in Vietnam. He said they had a mix of WWII weapons (M3 grease gun, Thompsons, M1 Carbines, maybe an M2 Carbine or two) and they'd use them when under attack and the M-16s started to get messy and drop out to clean, the MG gunner would pickup the rate, but many others just reached for the backup weapon. And then some muckety-muck saw them doing that and they confiscated all the WW2 weapon systems... THOU SHALT USE THE M-16! He ended up having his folks ship him a Remington pump 12 ga. and they shipped him boxes of shells. When Tet went down, it was street to street and MPs had very flexible tables of equipment (whatever they could get their hands on) and he had an M-79. He used it take out a VC group on a nearby rooftop. Of course, the top of the building wasn't empty of other stuff... and the M-79 round knocked out the VC on that roof as well as some key commo links.... it was always written up as a VC action... *chuckle*. Miss ya, Dawgie. You were a good man.

@alleystargrowley2784 2 года назад

13 bang bang hoah....edit: Ooorah for yo crayon eaters

@jonathangreenlees4772 2 года назад

@@ghandimauler Awesome story, Sir! Thank you for your service!

@richardhoelscher5125 4 месяца назад

@@ghandimauler In service M60a3 in 1989s The loader n driver Our service weapon was a m3 grease gun

@jeffblacky 2 года назад

I seen old WW2 weapons when I was in Iraq , one Iraqi police officer had a old Thompson sub machine gun. I even seen a couple of M40s in 07 while I was there. Any weapon with ammo and can fire is used … you don’t need a Roman scribe to figure that out

@kilo21swp 2 года назад

We had some old Sten guns lying around in ‘03.

@rubiconnn 2 года назад

Yep they all fire bullets powerful enough to kill. Essentially the improvements made over the last 80 years to weapons has only made small improvements and many still shoot the same ammo as they did back then. Weapons made of lighter plastics don't really make the weapons any more lethal, it just makes it more convenient for soldiers when they have to carry them over longer distance.

@rickdarris6152 2 года назад

My brother said the same thing

@arthurbouwhuis1647 2 года назад

@@rubiconnn Don't underestimate the logistical dificulties of these older weapons. That M1910 Maxim looks like a lot of work to move around. But yeah, if it shoots its usefull.

@longrider42 2 года назад

@@arthurbouwhuis1647 Thats why its on wheels.

@xevox7927 2 года назад

Fun fact: recently i saw a video of ukrainian soldiers setting up a browning M2. The video description claimed the M2 originated from ww2 when it was delivered by America to the USSR as part of the land lease program. It had been taken out from an old storage facility and is now used against the russians.

@scruffysstash 2 года назад

there are still multiple ww2 era M2 receivers in use last I heard in the US.

@RW4X4X3006 2 года назад

Gotta keep Ma happy!

@VisibilityFoggy 2 года назад

The Ma Deuce is used all over the U.S. military to this day, including, gunwale-mounted variants on destroyers. It's the gun that probably will never die because, frankly, there's nothing that can be made better or worse of it lol.

@RW4X4X3006 2 года назад

@@VisibilityFoggy Started a lot of fires with it.

@keithmoore5306 2 года назад

the Aniston arsenal reported servicing and upgrading an M2 made in 1923 (according to the stamp on it) and sending it back to a issue depot for reissuing a couple years back!! they're built like battleships with plenty of spare parts so they're going to keep going!!

@TSemasFl 2 года назад

That's pretty cool, I wonder how many of these Soviet WWII weapons were actually used on the eastern front and now being used today? No doubt some of these guns have a story to tell, they out live their users. I was waiting to see if the German MG 42 would pop up, another timeless weapon still in use today.

@hb9145 2 года назад

Germany has sent in some MG3s - a reverse engineered and slightly modified version of the MG42. Some of them even have parts from original MG42s.

@enki9013 2 года назад

It's mostly not, it has too high rate of fire, it's simply very hard to supply ammo for it

@hb9145 2 года назад

@@enki9013 It's recommended to fire short bursts with it. Secondly, that sound alone is terrifying.

@tigr1021 2 года назад

there were MG42s, MP40s, MG34s, PTRD41 and PTRS41 in use since 2014. The Soviet Antitankrifles on both sides and the german weapons mostly by ukrainian fashist groups.

@theirishhammer9451 2 года назад

Former East German MP44 are showing up in Syria being used daily! Now that's a fun weapon. As long as you have ammo.

@jmanj3917 2 года назад

6:00, The Mosin-Nagant fires a 7.62 x 54R round. The "R" is for "rimmed", as the very bottom of the case has a small rim sticking out, all the way around it. Thanks for (yet another) interesting video!

@williamyoung9401 Год назад

That footage is WELL known to have been staged. Even during WW2. (5:45)

@nicholasmiller667 Год назад

Glad someone caught this… “Rimmed” not “Russian”

@soloban81 Год назад

And kicks like a horse!

@kevins1114 2 года назад

This proves that some weapons are timeless in design and usefulness. One shining example of this is Germany's continued use of the MG-42 machine gun. All they've really done is modify it from using the 7.92x57 round to using the 7.62x51 NATO round, and redesignating it as the MG-3.

@mauertal 2 года назад

Germany delivered hundrets of MG3 to Ukraine in the last weeks!

@mauertal 2 года назад

@@meeow1900 Es wird nicht alles gemeldet, was geliefert wird.....

@donaldtrump2598 2 года назад

@@meeow1900 Man darf Deutschland nicht überschätzen🤣

@kevinlove4356 2 года назад

When I was in the Canadian Forces I used a variant of the MG-42. Nice machine gun. Unfortunately, Canada slowed the rate of fire down from the original.

@mauertal 2 года назад

@@donaldtrump2598 Für ein paar tote Iwans mehr, werden die schon gut sein!

@michaelchandler9176 2 года назад

I have an SVT-40. I took it to the range about 10 years ago. An older man watched me shoot it. I asked if he had ever shot one and he said "No but have been shot by one. In my first tour in Viet Nam, the VC had them. By my second tour they had AKs".

@88997799 2 года назад

Did ya ask to see the scar?

@norths21 2 года назад

@@88997799 You know that silly thing called respect?

@karlhans6678 2 года назад

@@norths21 an old man showed me his bullet scars, i asked him if they were real, he got mad.

@norths21 2 года назад

@@karlhans6678 Most of the people would get mad

@karlhans6678 2 года назад

@@norths21 i would laugh. He's probably dead by now. This was years ago, he was like in his 50s and very overweight. I was very bad at socializing so i asked that dumb question.

@TheMilitantHorse 2 года назад

Imagine shooting a weapon that potentially your great grandfather would've shot. The Maxim still being in service is just nuts to see.

@malcolmmarzo2461 2 года назад

In Vietnam I had a .45 grease gun and a .30 M1 carbine. Good backups for the unreliable early M-16s. From the other side we shot at by old Russian weapons. Some of us wanted to use AK-47s. But were warned against this because the distinctive sound would attract "friendly" fire. Some nights we had to spend time figuring out who was firing overhead. Sometimes you could judge by what the tracer round colors were. Memories from the Vietnam slaughter.

@retrogaminggenesis6102 2 года назад

Thanks for your service man that's a cool story

@Nattleby 2 года назад

I would not feel unarmed with an M1 Carbine in the jungle. I have a Rockola that’s a bit beat up, but shoots very accurately. My great uncle used one in the mountains of Italy during ww2.

@shockwave6213 2 года назад

They never told anyone this to keep it secret, but part of their adamance to keep troops from using captured enemy weapons was because of Project Eldest Son. They were actively feeding sabotaged ammo that would explode and hurt the user or destroy their weapon when it fired to the NVA supply lines in an attempt to turn the NVA and VC against their Chinese backers.

@coltleathers3562 Год назад

Funny my dad, a Vietnam get, told me the same story about the Ak. He didn’t trust his M16 and said he carried a Thompson for most of his tour.

@lassmichruhe Год назад

Have you ever thought about uploading videos talking about your experiences and stories from the vietnam war? i know many people would be very interested.

@InvestmentJoy 2 года назад

Happy to see this video. Some reports I've seen stated that the Ukraine had about one million surpluses ww2 era firearms they likely pulled out of stockpiles for this conflict. With General mobilization, you need every gun you can get. I don't think a person would notice whether they were shot by a ak47, rpd, svt-40 or a k98. All still can play a 2nd line role in a modern conflict, it surely also helps so many use ammunition that is still made today.

@sequence-gaming4841 2 года назад

In my opinion the difference could be told byt the size of the hole that's put through you ! 😉

@mtvrchannel3051 2 года назад

@@DutchGuyMike so foreign volunteers got shafted?

@sequence-gaming4841 2 года назад

Dont fight a war that isnt yours I always say

@quanbrooklynkid7776 2 года назад

@@sequence-gaming4841 damn

@Past10Performance 2 года назад

@@DutchGuyMike that war tourist's video hasnt been confirmed. He was complaining about no body armour but they were told to bring their own. And also they were at a rear staging area it makes sense they wouldent be issued combat ammo loads till they got to the front lines. Buddy volunteered for a war thinking it was gunna be a walk in the park, not fighting farmers they are fighting a "near peer" (lol) enemy ffs of course its not gunna be a walk in the park. And yes deserters are shot in many major conflicts all over the world.

@JD-tn5lz 2 года назад

Not just then and there. I used a 1911 when I was in the Marines in the 80s, my mortar was a WW2 design built during the Korean War. When I got out and went into the Guard, we had M3 (grease gun) submachine guns for the tankers.

@KB4QAA 2 года назад

RR: I last re-qualed in the navy with the 1911 (1945 mfg stamps) in late 1995, one week before they were officially retired. At that shoot i did have one disassemble in my hand, fortunately I wasn't injured. :)

@letoubib21 2 года назад

In 1980 I got from the WAARNG an M1911 built in *1942* as my sidearm *. . .*

@patrikrenmark2010 2 года назад

Yes, the thing is that in some fields (like machine guns and auto cannons) things have made little progress since wwii. Not because technology has stalled, but rather because some of the designs that came out back then has prooven to be really really good.

@randallbelstra7228 2 года назад

And frankly, the M3 and M1911 are still excellent weapon designs. The M3, remains the simplest and most reliable submachine gun design ever. It just lacks the cool appeal of other submachine guns. I and my son, both commercial M1911s. That weapon is also an outstanding weapon that still compares well with any modern pistol, and, it still has incredible stopping power.

@lokomike2911 2 года назад

Still a great sidearm I carry a GI model Ria 1911 in 45auto it's close to the A1 but has flat mainspring housing and slightly longer trigger and the hammer spur isn't as wide as the actual 1911A1. I been thinking about replacing those parts to make it a 1911A1 spec gun.

@kevindavis5966 2 года назад

Impressive that a nation as wealthy and advanced technologically as the US is still using reliable, well-engineered weapons such as the M2. If it ain't broke...

@peterwilliams2152 2 года назад

The best BMGs (M2) were made by sewing machine manufacturers. Much better than those made by car manufacturers.

@ottopartz1 2 года назад

Hell, I saw video of a Ukrainian unit with a ma duce. Made me smile!!

@peterwillians1273 2 года назад

@@ottopartz1 It's a lovely weapon for it's purpose, but only with enough ammunition. The RAN still uses them.

@ottopartz1 2 года назад

@@peterwillians1273 it's a beautiful weapon, simple, durable and reliable. Even more beautiful when she's fed Raufuss or Slap-T rounds. Still a beauty even though she'll be pushing 100 soon.

@geraldmiller5232 2 года назад

john browing was a gun expert. god bless him and samuel colt.

@whatnowstinky 2 года назад

the number of Maxim's in store really shocked me. if they have the belts, loaders and spare parts i could see them being rather useful... remembering that maxim family watercooled machine guns were tactically at thier best in the trenches of WW1 and there are a lot of fixed trench lines in the Donbas.

@ATruckCampbell 2 года назад

They are very useful. I don't understand why people are shitting on these old weapons, if it shoots bullets accurately and reliably then what is the problem? A Mosin is just as deadly now as it was 130 years ago.

@thelordofcringe Год назад

@@ATruckCampbell and it wasn't very deadly then. The mosins were mostly absolutely dogshit rifles, but simple ones so easy to mass produce. Only before ww2 was there a good run of decently made rifles, which were promptly downgraded again during the war.

@littletweeter1327 Год назад

The maxim mg design is to my knowledge still the most reliable and sustainable mg design to date. the British had one firing for a week straight during a test and only stopped due to running out of ammo.

@timonsolus Год назад

@@thelordofcringe : Yes. Only the highest quality Mosins (of pre-WW2 manufacture) were selected for conversion to sniper rifles.

@Jv-ce7qn Год назад

water cooled Maxims will fire forever as long as the water is availablel...

@veganvacuum2751 2 года назад

5:57 The "R" in 7.62x54mmR stands for rimmed, as the cartridge has a rim that protrudes rather than a notch inside the circumference, as is standard on most other rifle cartridges.

@sandy2995 2 года назад

Exactly correct. A small error in detail of what was a truly excellent post by Mark.

@thoriated 2 года назад

Rimmed cartridges were the norm in the 19th century. It provides a positive stop for chambering and robust extraction. They are problematic in vertical feed magazines, so the move to rimless cartridges. Rimless requires precise chamber machining to set headspace.

@redtra236 2 года назад

Not really the norm since around the year 1900

@jamesp8459 2 года назад

Thanks for clarifying that detail, I wasn't sure what the "R" stood for.

@miketaylor5212 2 года назад

@@redtra236 he said 19th century 7.62x57 r british .303 french lebel 8x whatever were all designed in the late 1800s i think mauser started using rimless cartridges in their rifles first in the late 1800s.

@creepinwhileyousleepin 2 года назад

Recently went on a little hunting trip with my mosin and I can safely say you do NOT want to get hit anywhere by those rounds.

@rongray8416 2 года назад

Haha very true the 54R does hit very hard...you also notice the muzzle flash on the vid from the carbine, its also very common, shoot it at night you can see everything like its daylight then your blind as a bat lol,.. still I love my mosin carbine...If you ever get the chance to shoot the SVT 40 take it,..It shoots way different (not the heavy kick after every shot do to the gas operated system) just be aware that its much more susceptible to jams do to the gas system being kind of weak (doesn't fully eject the round and there is a wedge the round will get stuck on and catch the cartridge case) Mostly annoying because if it does that you cannot reload the case ever (for those who do reloading the case is split at the opening for the bullet and goes back usually about 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch...yeah the wedge is fairly sharp and no way to dull it down...the main spring is pretty strong and the ejection of cartridges is pretty weak)

@simplymadness8849 2 года назад

I can safely say you wouldn’t want to get hit with any bullet of any caliber.

@triadwarfare 2 года назад

Yeah, I can see sparks fly on the video on the Mosin.

@828enigma6 2 года назад

Sounds like yours needs the gas port adjusted. When I had mine, it ran well with no jams, and amazingly light recoil for a full power battle cartridge. They had a problem with a wandering zero so instead of sniper use, it was relegated to squad leader use. If the Russians had time to work on the wandering zero problem, I'm satisfied it could have been fixed. Wish I'd kept mine.

@rongray8416 2 года назад

@@828enigma6 lol wow I never had the wandering zero issue mine was dead on and never wandered...On my gasport I pretty much opened it up as far as it would go and got it fairly reliable... Never got the chance to take it to a gunsmith and see if anything could be done do to it being stolen and not being able to find as nice an example (fit and finish were very nice on it) all the ones i saw after were damn near scratch and dent yard sale ones...like oof bad looking, gouges, deep gashes, bad bluing, bent parts even :( ended up replacing it with 2 other rifles later on

@gregmenego2200 2 года назад

Firearm is like the internal combustion engine. The principal stayed the same. When a bullet, that has not evolved at all is still the same when fired out of any weapon. Still lethal! Even a couple of T34 can be dangerous today.

@williamyoung9401 Год назад

Yep, all they have to do is run over the retreating Russians!

@HistoryHustle 2 года назад

Interesting. I also saw - from what I believe - a Mauser 98k.

@vaughanerwin7195 2 года назад

yes there are the odd one in use as sniper rifles

@fredenord2411 2 года назад

As a Norwegian we still use the mg3 in the army. Still one of the best lmg out there Even tho its from 1942

@Republic3D 2 года назад

Yep. And the .50 (12.7mm) M2. Many of them were actually manufactured during the war. Recently the military ordered new stock of the exact same weapon.

@kelikatikarl1718 2 года назад

Mg3 is from 1959. It’s an upgraded version of the mg42.

@thomasrothiii524 2 года назад

@@kelikatikarl1718 same damn thing just in .308

@the_retag 2 года назад

@@kelikatikarl1718 biggest difference is it ses 7.62x51 nato

@tavish4699 2 года назад

@@thomasrothiii524 its not the same damn thing ....it appears however no parts are interchangable

@neophyte1994 2 года назад

It's amazing to see how in WW1 we (humans) used to drop darts out of airplanes and used simple artillery while nowadays we have the ability to send GPS guided inter continental missiles able to blow up entire cities on the other side of the planet, but we still use the Maxim machine gun from 1886(!)

@John77Doe 2 года назад

If it jambs, club your opponent to death with a rock. 😂😂😂😂

@jimmyd1337 2 года назад

But they put a red dot on it atleast 😁

@cmdrgarbage1895 2 года назад

Look at a railway gun and tell me it's simple

@tomsoki5738 2 года назад

@@cmdrgarbage1895 It is, relatively speaking. Big tube on a big frame with an oil recoil buffer system

@russwoodward8251 2 года назад

The video inserts of the guns firing really demonstrates their power. Thank you again Dr. Felton.

@julianbennett3772 2 года назад

Mark, Thanks for these reports. I first came across your work with the WW2 and WW1 clips, but this new work is fascinating. JB

@nzs316 2 года назад

I'm stunned to see the SVT -40 still in action! Thank you Dr. Felton you made my day by this presentation.

@improvisedsurvival5967 2 года назад

Heard they can be bought in Canada but not here. They won’t import them. There is some out there of course

@ShangDi_became_Jesus 2 года назад

Mark never fails to make these titles so damn interesting for those who are obsessed with ww2

@gregoryemmanuel9168 2 года назад

So consistently thorough and interesting as always! Thank you Mark.

@joshuawilliams7141 2 года назад

One of the best RU-vid channels by far. Hope to see more World War Two videos. Thank you Mark

@oveidasinclair982 2 года назад

I seen Ukrainian video's with some of their manpower using Russian SKS rifles, I know this because my dad has a 1953 vintage SKS he purchased back in 1995. I shot that SKS a number of times, it is every bit as good and sturdy as the AK47, just no full auto and only carries 10 rounds, two 5 round stripper clips. The DP27 is just as good as the Bren gun. The DSHK is a good machine gun for fortified positions. As for the Browning 50 cal, that gun just proves a point, if it not broke, no need to fix it, that weapon will be around for decades to come.

@aitorbleda8267 2 года назад

The 50 cal has an issue with head spacing. It is adjustable and that is both good and risky in the hands of an unexperienced person.

@juliogonzo2718 2 года назад

I'm sure lots of sks's being used.

@rickdarris6152 2 года назад

Great rifle

@user-njyzcip 2 года назад

SKS has dedicated 10 round clips, don't need to feed it twice with 5 rounders

@oveidasinclair982 2 года назад

@@user-njyzcip Dad only had 5 round stripper clips

@The_Republic_of_Ireland 2 года назад

It's actually amazing just how many WW2 guns are being used in Ukraine, I was fairly surprised when I saw a guy with a Mosin Nagant and Maxim

@amicusfelium6335 2 года назад

The missile from these ancient weapons is just as deadly as from modern weapons. Old does not necessarily have to be worse.

@CFarnwide 2 года назад

The Mosins didn’t shock me in the least. The Maxim however 😵! I half wonder if a museum was raided.

@Dirtysouth210210 2 года назад

What do you mean WW2 guns? The Maxim and Mosin we're from the 1880s, way before WW2.

@mikkel066h 2 года назад

@@CFarnwide The Maxim works great for emplacements and on the defensive which Ukraine mostly is. Good at sustained fire because its water cooled and the shield can give some protection to the gunner in case of small arms fire.

@stephencarroll9935 2 года назад

If its not broken don't fix it

@ScoutSnipah 2 года назад

@Mark Felton Productions outstanding video!!! I loved your WWII content so seeing it in modern day form is really refreshing. It seems to me though, that you have missed a weapon. @4:22 in the video, you can see a Kar 98k leaning on the sandbags. I completely didn't expect to see it there so it stood out! Keep producing a1 content!

@tomw.6511 2 года назад

Good eye, it is a Kar98! Russian captures (RC) are a thing on the collector's market in the West. I wonder how much 8mm ammo they had in storage too.

@GoingBallistic 2 года назад

Great video. We will be doing a video soon with most of these WW2 weapons and a few others we have seen on other videos that we own. We are very lucky to have an SG-43, MG42, PPS-43, DPM, Sten, Bren (still working on this one) But thank you very much for the video.

@1960glh 2 года назад

What, no M3 "Grease gun"?

@kevinlove4356 2 года назад

Fascinating watching the firing of the Mosin rifle. Brings back memories of firing the Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle. And I love WWI era medium machine guns. Water-cooled is heavy, but the gun can do sustained fire forever without the need for a barrel change. As a Canadian Army officer, my own Second World War weapon experience was using the 9 mm Inglis pistol. This was manufactured just down the street two blocks away from Fort York Armoury where I served with The Royal Regiment of Canada.

@tubthump 2 года назад

Does the thought of those antique weapons tearing apart flesh and bone in Ukraine right now get you hard?

@APersonOnYouTubeX 2 года назад

How often do u apologise

@tubthump 2 года назад

@@APersonOnRU-vidX Z

@Joshcodes808 2 года назад

Firing them yourself is wild. I don’t know why but the percussion is more intense than any other rifle in it’s class.

@magnashield8604 2 года назад

Maybe I'm just hearing things, but when he was firing the pistol at the range. Right at the end, is that and M1 Garand clip hitting the ground? 2:44 Edit: watching the rest of the video, it could have been a mosin stripper clip hitting the ground.

@JohnDoe-pv2iu 2 года назад

RU-vid veiwers are lucky to have a historian with the knowledge of Mr Felton that enjoys producing great and accurate video content. Take Care, John PS, For veiwers who don't know, the Soviet/Russian .50 caliber cartridge and the American/Nato .50 are not the same. They are ballisticaly nearly identical but are not interchangeable. Just wanted everyone to understand that 'feeding' the DSHK and the US M2 does require different ammunition. This war is like comparing the Logistics to WW2...

@deniahmadhendra8842 2 года назад

Thats true, Mr Felton was part of history itself... :D for us the viewers.

@nuggetella 2 года назад

Basic simple weapons, one shot per kill.

@straightshootingtalk6715 2 года назад

Correct on the 2 ammo types. The 50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) case measures 12.7 x 99mm, while the Soviet round is 12.7 x 108mm. I was hoping to see the WW2 era Soviet Anti-Tank rifles mentioned also. Both the bolt-action PTRD and the semi-auto PTRS fire the 14.5 x 114mm round. I have seen photo proof of their use currently, but I suspect so.

@BOB-wx3fq 2 года назад

He has a PhD, should be Dr mark Felton

@nuggetella 2 года назад

@@straightshootingtalk6715 Metalurgy has evolved in leaps and bounds, not the 7 deadly sins.

@notagooglesimp8722 2 года назад

Minor correction. The sniper configuration of the Mosin rifle cannot use stripper clips. You must hand feed it 1 cartridge at a time.

@djRichieOrlando 2 года назад

You are 2nd to none Dr. Felton... your channel is more informative than any history class or youtube channel when it comes to war, ww2 till modern and everything in-between. Thank you for all your dedication & hard work. Im sure im not the only one that truly appreciates you. 💯🙏🙌

@graememorrison333 2 года назад

I find the longevity and usefulness of military hardware perversely comforting. Along with the ageless .50 cal machine gun there's the .303 Lee Enfield rifle which had an almost century-long service life (and is still useful as a sniper weapon), the B-52 bomber first used in the 1950s and not planned to be retired for another 20 or more years, the Russian Mil Mi-8, helicopter still in wide use sixty years after its first flight. There's a ton more...

@carlost856 2 года назад

A sturdy stick is still a pretty damn good way to end your opponent rightly if you think about it.

@Dont_Tread_on_Me448 2 года назад

Don't forget the tupolev Tu 95 bomber , still one of the best and the fastest turboprops out there even tho it entered service in 1952

@Leo3ABPgamingTV 2 года назад

@@carlost856 For that a man of culture would use a pommel, not a stick.

@graememorrison333 2 года назад

@@Dont_Tread_on_Me448 Yup. Those too! If it ain't broke...

@sulphurous2656 2 года назад

It's a shame all of our other technology has fallen to planned obsolescence. Even the household furniture for god's sake.

@longrider42 2 года назад

The old M2 or Ma Duec. Still a wonderful weapon. US Army tried to replace it some time ago, but no one had anything better. Its said, "If you can see it, you can hit it" with a M2

@petergray7576 2 года назад

It's the Goldilocks Gun: it has the right combination of accuracy, lethality, portability, reliability and versatility. In fact aside from adding a quick change barrel and adding chromium inserts, there have been very few modifications added to the M2 since 1945. And the Browning tipping bolt design at the heart of the BAR/MAG series also continues soldiering.

@Archeangelous 2 года назад

I remember training on the Ma Deuce in School of Infantry at Camp Pendelton in the 1994 prior to us being broken up into further specialization. A wonderful weapon. We had one guy get a meritorious Lance Corporal [E3] promotion because he humped [force marched] carrying the 50lbs receiver the entire 20 miles for 8hrs. Incredible but heavy lady, still wowing the boys today

@VisibilityFoggy 2 года назад

The Marines might literally mount a revolution if you tried to take the Ma Deuce away lol.

@Archeangelous 2 года назад

@@VisibilityFoggy i seriously could see that as one of the few causes for an insurrection, Ma Deuce is one of our favorite mothers

@kingcobra7183 2 года назад

I am amazed when I see it tear apart a tank/heavily armoured vehicles I don't even want to see the damage a burst does to Squishies (humans) straight break a human apart like throwing a Lego creation at the ground, just break into pieces with those rounds bigger than Andre the giant fingers

@michaelhodges250 2 года назад

I love your channel. thank you for all this great information. I played the heck out of call of duty world at war 12 years ago, most of the weapons you gave info about were in that game and I loved hearing about the real world applications to some weapons manufactured almost 80 years ago

@hrvojeantoniobusic3345 2 года назад

My grandfather's unit had German Mausers and PPSH. Back then one could still find German Mausers along with Yugo ones. But Mauser k98k wasn't the only German weapon copied by SFRY. MG42 was also copied and was in use with the JNA even during the wars in Yugoslavia. And another interesting thing is that the JNA uniforms and helmets were always a sort of mishmash of influences (from ww2 German, pre war Yugoslavian royal army, Soviet WW2 to American early cold war). Also the TO units had a lot of old vintage ww2 and ww1 stuff weapons (because they were a sort of a stay behind army, meant to emulate ww2 partisans, while JNA was a regular armed force)

@davidclaudy4822 2 года назад

I just love the fact that Maxim guns are still in use. I’d love to add one to my collection.

@nikolapavlovicsova5010 2 года назад

I saw one from WWI in a museum in Serbia. Iconic weapon from history and old war stories :D

@j.h-j5j 2 года назад

Is insane that Ukraine still has 35k units in storage. It makes sense to put these lethal weapons in service.

@nikolapavlovicsova5010 2 года назад

@@j.h-j5j YES 35k INSANE ahhahaha It just shows how war is war and weapon is weapon if it shoots.

@sirboomsalot4902 2 года назад

I saw a deactivated Vickers for 2 grand at an Antique shop; if I had the money then I uhhh just have gotten it lol

@historicmilitaria1944 2 года назад

@@sirboomsalot4902 I bought mine in 1990 when it was 350 quid...currently sitting nicely in the living room

@MatSpeedle 2 года назад

Never judge a weapon by its age, but by the skill of the soldier weilding it.

@tmartin34 2 года назад

True , it is not about gun , every shot can be deadly no matter if it is from newest AK or almost 100 years old mosin if its well maitained. I personally would even prefer mosin in some situations like long distance (200+ meteres) shooting.

@allangibson2408 2 года назад

A crap gun is still a crap gun. Militaries don’t however tend to issue crap guns. Anything issued after 1888, that has ammunition available, will give you a bad day if you are within a half mile down range from someone who knows how to use it. The oldest Mosin’s will be 130 years old this year…

@tmartin34 2 года назад

@@allangibson2408 yea , why would you use crap gun for military ? You dont want to have unreliable or danger gun if you life depends on it

@allangibson2408 2 года назад

@@tmartin34 Corruption happens… That’s why the Russians only have iron sights on the current issue AK-104’s (in spite of the optics rail’s being standard…).

@tmartin34 2 года назад

@@allangibson2408 true , but optics are very expensive and russian economy isnt great neiter and with large scale corruption they can be glad even for guns ...

@evancrum6811 2 года назад

This is excellent. Thank you Dr. Felton as always.

@eck0813 2 года назад

Great content as always. Thank you.

@StalinTheMan0fSteel 2 года назад

I'm enjoying this series of videos on current events, Mark. Keep'em coming.

@daviddoran3673 2 года назад

The democratic Ukraine is the most weaponised state on the planet apart from our Democracy....Grannies have assault rifles there...

@sulphurous2656 2 года назад

@@daviddoran3673 The United States ain't a democracy, it's a constitutional republic.

@pyrolight7568 2 года назад

When you realize the 1910/30 is just a variant of the Maxim gun 1883, you realize a gun does not need to be modern to put some undesired holes in you.

@HM-km4tg 2 года назад

I don't know if you do requests, but I enjoyed your story on Gull force in the East Indies and would love to see more of this part of the Second World War fleshed out. Keep up the great work!

@carlosfaliveni2442 2 года назад

I really enjoy Mark Felton's military videos.

@georgivanev7466 2 года назад

Remember one thing - there is no such thing as "old" weapon, if it shoot and kill its dangerous enough.

@alphanomad511 2 года назад

how about muskets in today's battlefields 🤣

@mixedtv7083 2 года назад

@@alphanomad511 okay, that's actually old haha. However, I think we can all agree that it's still dangerous though

@kristoffermangila 2 года назад

@@alphanomad511 hell, a replica Japanese "peppo" musket can be dangerous if it was loaded with a metal ball...

@jakegarrett8109 2 года назад

@@alphanomad511 I'm in the US, I would totally have a sawed off musket in my car for carjacking if I were allowed to keep and bear that, unless I could get something better of course. Sadly we have no right to keep and bear arms in the US, so you unfortunately can't even keep a musket ready in your car or legally use for self defense where I'm at. Not that criminals follow laws, so you're just dead when they want your car, self defense not allowed. Musket at close range is better than nothing, sadly we are allowed nothing.

@alphanomad511 2 года назад

@@jakegarrett8109 what state do you live in 🤨

@kentallard8852 2 года назад

the same thing happened in Syria, government supply dumps got opened up by rebels and WWII vintage firearms bought from the USSR in the 1950s and forgotten in the desert suddenly started getting used. A lot of it was captured Nazi equipment, so suddenly these guys were using in combat priceless antique StG 44s!

@r563 2 года назад

Now that all the 8mm kurtz ammo has been used up you can buy one for around 50 bucks in Syria .

@startingbark0356 2 года назад

Stg44’s are basically less reliable german AK-47’s

@charlesanderson32 2 года назад

Mark Felton is a great writer! Thank You, I enjoy your work...

@beachside1 2 года назад

Thanks for the great videos and info Mark. Love your channel..Big fan

@socialghost4400 2 года назад

WW2 weapons has shown up in other conflicts as well, while they may look out of place and the common perception might be that they are obsolete; the truth is that in the right hands they can be just as deadly as any modern equivalent weapon…..keep in mind; a competent soldier can be far more deadly with a WW2 rifle than a newbie with the latest and greatest weapons. Also the Mosin Nagant PU model pictured here; all look to be equipped with the 3x optic used in WW2 as well, while this scope was okay for WW2 standards, it might show its limitations today

@louisecollard2320 2 года назад

Read an article earlier today. A lot of the equipment the Ukraine's are getting from other countries are made in Russia. Interesting.

@luigi55125 2 года назад

Same concept with a bow and arrows. Completely obsolete, but an arrow will still kill you the same way it did 1000 years ago.

@TheFirebird123456 2 года назад

@@louisecollard2320 they were apart of the former ussr. So they have experience using and maintaining soviet weapons not to mention spare parts etc. The nato stuff they are getting that are not former soviet stuff tend to be one time use or simple weapons that don't require much maintenance or training to use. They just don't have the time right now.

@RW4X4X3006 2 года назад

@@luigi55125 And I saw some video footage of a Ukie unit with crossbows last week. Open season thereabouts.

@nicolasclermont893 2 года назад

No not at all. If you use any bolt action or any small magazine semi auto weapon from ww2 you would immediately be outclassed at any range and any situation by a modern rifle. There is absolutely no comparison between the two. Its the same jump between musket and bolt action.

@MarvelousSeven 2 года назад

Note: The SKS was fielded in small numbers during final months of ww2, was popular with soviet units that tried it out.

@daniellejones5981 2 года назад

I have a 1954 Russian SKS and i love it! I bought it in 1996 and I could hit 3" targets at 200 Yrds, with no scope! Ugly but Accurate!

@ragingjaguarknight86 2 года назад

@@daniellejones5981 Cool. Does your SKS have the blade bayonet?

@sirboomsalot4902 2 года назад

@@ragingjaguarknight86 Most likely, only the very early (pre-1949) Russians, all Albanians, and the later Chinese had spike bayonets

@ragingjaguarknight86 2 года назад

@@sirboomsalot4902 good to know. 😎👍 I only have a type 56 carbine, and it has a spike bayonet.

@olgagaming5544 2 года назад

Ugly? I love the look of sks

@r.army.8996 2 года назад

Great fan of ur historical properly elaborative videos. Take a bow sir.

@revolcane Год назад

The TT-33 is best used pointing downward at point blank range, sometimes after giving the order "please face wall" or "please face hole"....

@NonConformistPsyche Год назад

Also the Makarov

@nordicson2835 2 года назад

When l was in Iraq we repeatedly took fire from a certain apartment complex A few days later l heard through channels that a sweep of the building yielded many weapons including a Lewis Gun that had three full ammo wheels ,( drums) , and was fully operational. I hope that weapon made it into a museum.

@vlad_47 2 года назад

@Neo Cortex America's whole powertrip in the 90's and 2000's was ridiculous

@jerryle379 2 года назад

@Neo Cortex alway wonder what the yellow powder they wave in un really are ?

@maskedguy2101 2 года назад

War criminal

@maarten1115 2 года назад

@@maskedguy2101 📮

@neemiasguedes8803 2 года назад

yeah thx for the iraq kids

@jonathanmichaelsmith9012 2 года назад

Appreciate your work, Dr. Felton. Edit: I imagine that Czech hedgehog would have an updated plaque to reflect its most recent service.

@Articulate99 2 года назад

Always informative, thank you.

@armorer94 2 года назад

The Tokarev is a perfectly serviceable sidearm even now, and the 7.62x25 is a screamer of a round, with 1700 feet per second not unheard of.

@angusmatheson8906 2 года назад

yeah I figured it was moving FAST considering the round is 7.62 x29. What's the grain load?

@angusmatheson8906 2 года назад

I mean, seeing how much it kicked when he was firing.

@TomaszRyszkowski 2 года назад

@@angusmatheson8906 the grain load is i believe 3

@cptpayday2080 2 года назад

The TT33 is a horrendously designed pistol, way too narrow and the grip angle is just predestined to cause your wrist to hurt.

@armorer94 2 года назад

@@angusmatheson8906 85 grains is the most common loading.

@waltie1able 2 года назад

Another outstanding article by Mr. Felton. You might want to know that I live out here in Montana, USA, after many years in Washington DC, horrible. Many people out here in Montana are well armed with old Garands, Enfields, Mausers, Springfields, M-1 Carbines, and SKS's. We love them.

@Antonio18677 2 года назад

Montana is one of the states in America where freedom truly exist

@BigSkyCurmudgeon 2 года назад

yes we are. with many flavors of Mausers in 8mm, 7mm, and 6.5 swede. SKS are like gold here

@loboheeler 2 года назад

Yep, there is no way I will part with my M1 Carbine. Easy handling, reliable, and effective at shorter distances with the right ammo. If you look at WW2 combat films, there are a large number of Carbines used in front line service. They fire so fast, you don't need full auto like the M2 had later.

@manuelmartins1967 2 года назад

I'm scared that the PPSh-41, just like the MG-42, both made 80 years ago, still are gold standards in both SMG and Machine Gun designs.

@williamyoung9401 Год назад

M-240 is better...

@reallyhappenings5597 10 дней назад

PPS-43 is truly the best SMG of the era. Stamped > milled for armies

@lubovgeorgeable 2 года назад

Nice video. Thanks Mark

@PeterPutz82 2 года назад

7.62x54R - the R stands for Rimmed. It's the stepped rim at the base of the cartridge which the extractor grabs onto to eject the round.

@scavulous6336 2 года назад

There are other 7.62x54mm cartridges, maybe that's what he meant by adding russian who knows

@oldesertguy9616 2 года назад

@@scavulous6336 I don't think there are others with the same designation. The Fins used 7.62x53, which was essentially the same cartridge, but John Citizen was right about the R standing for Rimmed. I think Dr. Felton may have been trying to tell the people that don't know where the cartridge originated.

@reallyhappenings5597 10 дней назад

It actually stands for "rimjob"

@terrancecoard388 2 года назад

They may be old but still very effective. I know my fellow gun owners are drooling and would love to get their hands on every one of them. Of course the heavy machine guns would be grabbed up immediately by the very serious collector who would pay whatever it takes to possess them legally. Granted, in a war zone I would prefer to have the modern weapons just the same.

@juniorsanchez4157 2 года назад

As long as it shoot bullet I would be fine with whatever honestly

@avian68tb 2 года назад

As long as the weapon makes the angry pointy bullet hit the target effectively, a gun is a gun.

@csme07 2 года назад

@@avian68tb and also has armor piercing rounds in huge quantities

@tomjackson4374 2 года назад

Mark failed to mention that the AK 47 has been in service since 1947 and both sides are using them as their primary assault rifle.

@brianaguila6925 2 года назад

Btw, the guy firing the mosin-nagant seems like he's doing a mad minute that was done by soldiers using the lee-enfield

@2070paradigmshift 2 года назад

That Mosin Nagant guy was incredible.

@williamyoung9401 Год назад

Yeah, except every modern military rifle in service today fires more rounds with more accuracy.... but yeah...

@williamcattr267 2 года назад

6:27 The Mosin-Nagant rifle leaves one heck of a muzzle flash for counter snipers to focus on.

@WeserBlitz 2 года назад

Mark, your work is vital to ensure that we remember our history, as well as ensuring that we understand what is happening today. Thank you, I've donated a little cash in order to support you. The quality of your work is absolutely stunning, keep it it up!

@CountArtha 2 года назад

Fun fact: The 7.62x25mm Tokarev has exactly the same case dimensions as the older, less powerful 7.63x25 Mauser from the Great War and the Russian Civil War. This was done so that Soviet troops could train and fight using old stockpiles of ammo from previous conflicts. So in other words, the Tokarev is still working as intended.

@billy56081 2 года назад

@@olliefoxx7165 He is talking about the C96 broomhandle pistol.

@Nattleby 2 года назад

Broom handles were made in a variety of different calibers, even .45acp in China. The 7.63 Mauser is the original caliber.

@wrobinson1702 2 года назад

Excellent, Mark! Thank you for doing these episodes on the current Ukraine war. They are very informative.

@iPsOfAcT0 2 года назад

Operator Starsky spoke about the AK on one of his Q&A uploads....he stated that nearly all Kalashnikovs in use in Ukraine by both sides are AK-74u in 5.45mm

@Sovjetski- 2 года назад

I actually own one Tokarev tt-33, there were many in circulation in Sweden in the 90s, more than there was ammunition for them: D

@todd5082 2 года назад

Every single WW2 rifle and pistol were and still are fully capable!

@toddwebb7521 2 года назад

Just because you have stuff that's newer and higher capacity doesn't mean it won't still kill you just as dead as it would in 1945

@xGoodOldSmurfehx 2 года назад

You people say that like its a good thing Yes, its always good to bring back the good old weapons tainted with blood of millions in the most destructive war in history just so we can kill a few more peope with them isnt it?

@rorigiles1323 2 года назад

Thanks, Mark. Very enlightening I must say.

@dannyfubar3099 2 года назад

Another excellent post, thank you professor.

@theusher2893 2 года назад

I bought a surplus SKS around 2001, I got it at a military surplus store for $100. Looking up the maker's marks I discovered that it was manufactured in 1946. It used to jam on me once in a while, until I stopped using the Russian-made ammo, something about the propellant fouled the weapon rapidly. I began using the costlier US made ammunition and it hasn't jammed since. It's fantastically consistent. It's a little harder to control than my dad's Garand, because it's lighter, but that's just me. If I had to go to war and that was the only weapon available, I would at least have more peace of mind because it's so reliable despite its age.

@Doesitmatter113 2 года назад

I owned a Chinese SKS and after four or five rounds the accuracy sucked. The quality really relied on what country made the weapon.

@unabrett69 2 года назад

watch out for that floating firing pin. it will go full auto on ya

@Doesitmatter113 2 года назад

@@unabrett69 I heard that only happens if the firing pin was installed wrong (Upside down) that caused a slam fire. Either way, I got rid of mine and went to the AR platform.

@alittlebitmoore 2 года назад

First desire for any soldier is reliability, followed by weight :-)

@GunnerAsch1 2 года назад

@@Doesitmatter113 firing pins tend to stick in Sks with incompletly cleaned out cosmoline. Clean out the bolt well and most are good to go. There are some kits to spring load the firing pin so it will never hang.

@ELMS 2 года назад

Thank you Dr. Felton. You’re offering interesting information about this conflict that you just can’t get anywhere else.

@michael_mouse 2 года назад

... excellent!... more please Mark 👍👍

@orneryokinawan4529 2 года назад

You are the content creator we don't deserve, Mark. Awesome as always.

@maeson676 2 года назад

WWII: The gift that keeps on giving

@ArmyJames 2 года назад

My great-Grandfather died in a concentration camp, so wasn’t much of a gift.

@Autechltd 2 года назад

@@ArmyJames The gift was you, live well

@Whyoakdbi 2 года назад

It was hardly a gift

@ComissarYarrick 2 года назад

Well, more like "gift that keeps on killing" :P

@mgoblue9389 2 года назад

Yikes 😬^ Of course he didnt mean it that way. I imagine he meant that 80 years later and there's still endless content, lessons to be learned, and equipment being used. It of course wasn't a gift to the people who lived then or still suffer the consequences of what happened to their ancestors who were alive then. But it is to people like us who can't get enough content. Obviously if I had a magic wand and had to choose btwn the content or undoing the suffering, I'd choose the latter. But since I can't, I enjoy the content

@julians7268 2 года назад

The Mosin Nagant is such a beautiful gun. I bought one about a decade ago, an all matching Tula factory example from 1943.

@zackhawn5944 2 года назад

Its a garbage rod lol

@dogtownoon9791 2 года назад

I’m always drawn to the Russian rifles and arms , very nice

@DelGTAGrndrs 2 года назад

@@zackhawn5944 obviously not if they are still using them. It’s a venerable weapon.

@zackhawn5944 2 года назад

@@dogtownoon9791 Plenty of high quality awesome Russian/Soviet firearms, but the Mosin is not one of them. Heavy, kicks hard for its caliber, rough action, awkward bolt handle position, loading from stripper clips isn't as smooth. Most other military bolt actions rifles of the day were just plain superior other than they were more expensive and couldn't be produced as fast. And that's exactly what the mosin was made to do: cheaply arm tens of millions of peasants in a short period of time

@zackhawn5944 2 года назад

@@DelGTAGrndrs The only ones using Mosins are rear guard troops that will never see combat anyway. Sentries in the DPR and LPR are pretty much the only ones using them

@mikegreenguitar 2 года назад

When I was stationed in South Korea in the mid 80's, The tripod for my section's M2 Browning had a data plate with the year of manufacture, 1943. The M1911 .45 was still in service in the late 80's.

@robertsilva3475 2 года назад

Thank You For sharing this

@christainmarks106 2 года назад

Mark Felton never misses a beat. He targets his audience with historical accuracy so on point, Putins War generals wish they had employed him.

@AINTEROL 2 года назад

No matter what weapon you use in conflicts. It's the man OR woman behind it who makes it deadly. Having several WW2 weapons in my collection, one stood up. Mosin Nagant as a sniper rifle is highly accurate in right hands between 700-1000 yards. Urban warfare it's a damn good distance. Thank you, Dr.Felton, again for a great story.

@improvisedsurvival5967 2 года назад

Mosin is cheap gap filler. You gotta understand they made millions of them. They are bound to resurface in conflicts. an ar10 would have same range as mosin but higher rate of fire. Much better weapon.

@tristinkirby 2 года назад

wonderful work put into this CONGRATS!

@dustylover100 2 года назад

Dr. Felton: I was wondering how you get so many great videos out there in the volume you do. Do you have a research staff who helps you find all of this great material?

@vicprovost2561 2 года назад

You are Awesome Mark, making the connection between modern conflict and the weapons of times gone by. Keeping History fresh and alive, thanks!

@JorgenRomeMojo 2 года назад

This old bolt action rifles like the moisin or Kar98 and so on is still a very potent and accurate weapon in longrange engagements. I have a Kar98k, is very accurate, powerful and reliable in all enviroments.

@maximilianolimamoreira5002 2 года назад

the famous:" old but gold", some older things work better than newer ones.

@RW4X4X3006 2 года назад

I have a Spanish version of it, short barrel. A damn fine brush gun.

@letoubib21 2 года назад

@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 _My pretty aged (53), English, used car from Coventry says "Thank you"_ *. . . ;-)*

@maximilianolimamoreira5002 2 года назад

@@letoubib21 well, when it comes to cars it is even more true, cars today have potato armour, the old ones, like the famous ones from the 30s,40s,50s, and 60s were more resistant, in my country, a lot of people still drive the Volkswagen beetle, due to it's popularity in the past.

@normfreilinger5655 2 года назад

Dr Felton --what a great video !

@atakorkut5110 2 года назад

Can we all just appreciate the beautiful sound of that tokerev

@spectre1725 2 года назад

What people sometimes tend to forget is that efficient use of the weapons of a infantry men means single fire. You can not shoot with full auto on a target 200 meters away unless youre sole aim is to supress but for that purpose you have machine guns. So the SVT-40 can be just as deadly as the AK when talking about range combat. It actually makes a lot of sense to hand these weapons out to reserve units which most likely don't find themselves in close combat. An Aussault Rifle has an advantage in close and urban combat but I don't see much of an advantage when 200m and above distance. Its been a while since I serves as a conscript with an SIG 550. Maybe I am wrong and this has changed since then with more modern weapons but I don't think this is wrong in context of ukraine since they mostly have Ak's from cold war era and their counterpart as well unless some kind of special unit.

@RJ-wx3fh 2 года назад

Also, less trained people may be more useful taking single potshots at multiple targets as it would conserve ammunition compared to having them accidentally emptying a full magazine with an automatic

@commanderfox4721 2 года назад

Guntard moment

@-few-fernando11 2 года назад

The biggest advantage of modern vs cold war era weapons (as long as they are self loading/semi auto) is the ability to use modern optics.

@l.h.9747 2 года назад

Maybe but i doubt the average conscripts can hit much of anything above 200m let alone with an old rifle that has ironsights

@l.h.9747 2 года назад

@@RJ-wx3fh problem with that is that single potshots dont even supress the enemy so the only thing it would do is make the enemy aware where the soldiers are while doing nothing.