{"id":18075,"date":"2019-07-25T06:58:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T11:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/25\/qa-31-russian-and-soviet-arms-w-max-popenker\/"},"modified":"2019-07-25T06:58:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T11:58:03","slug":"qa-31-russian-and-soviet-arms-w-max-popenker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/25\/qa-31-russian-and-soviet-arms-w-max-popenker\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A 31: Russian and Soviet Arms w\/ Max Popenker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JlY7P5QW-mo?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are joined today by Max Popenker to answer your questions about Soviet and Russian firearms:<\/p>\n<p>00:32 &#8211; Russian-contract Colt 1911 pistols<br \/>01:33 &#8211; Clarification on SVD accuracy standards<br \/>02:57 &#8211; Is the PSO-1 BDC calibrated for LPS ball or 7N1?<br \/>03:57 &#8211; What was the purpose of the IR detection in the PSO-1?<br \/>04:58 &#8211; Did Izhmash AK quality drop during Perestroika?<br \/>06:20 &#8211; Was the Soviet 5.45mm development influenced by US 5.56mm?<br \/>08:07 &#8211; Why no English books on Soviet arms?<br \/>10:58 &#8211; Russian reports on the vz58?<br \/>12:32 &#8211; How common was Soviet SMG issue during the latter half of WW2?<br \/>14:05 &#8211; Good source for detailed SKS history?<br \/>15:01 &#8211; Soviet arms trials seem more realistic than American ones &#8211; it this true?<br \/>16:31 &#8211; Why did Czechoslovakia not use the AK?<br \/>17:41 &#8211; Thoughts on AK-12 and AK-15?<br \/>19:04 &#8211; Purpose of Groza, VSS, and SR-3 (9x39mm rifles)?<br \/>20:54 &#8211; Koborov delayed-blowback rifles<br \/>22:38 &#8211; Russian development of helical AK mags?<br \/>23:32 &#8211; What happened to PPSh-41 SMGs after the PPS-43 was introduced?<br \/>25:30 &#8211; Why did it take so long for Russia to use aperture sights?<br \/>26:27 &#8211; Was Soviet small arms procurement as hampered by bureaucracy as American?<br \/>28:00 &#8211; Was the SKS used in the Battle of Berlin?<br \/>29:20 &#8211; Naval Infantry use of the SVT-40<br \/>30:36 &#8211; Why was 9&#215;18 adopted to replace 7.62&#215;25?<br \/>32:14 &#8211; Will 9&#215;39 continue to see service in the future?<br \/>33:25 &#8211; What small arms elements did the USSR copy from Finland besides the Suomi SMG drum?<br \/>34:13 &#8211; Russian preconceptions about western or American guns<br \/>35:49 &#8211; If the SVD was a designated marksman&#8217;s rifle, what was the sniper rifle?<br \/>37:27 &#8211; The 12.7x55mm cartridge<br \/>39:12 &#8211; Why has Russia not replaced the 7.62x54R with a rimless round?<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>Forgotten Weapons<br \/>PO Box 87647<br \/>Tucson, AZ 85754<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! 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