Overview of the Semi-Auto Battle Rifles of WW2 | HCF
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A presentation on the 3 main semi-auto battle rifles of WWII. History of their parallel developments, alternative designs, combat use and disposition after the war.
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Mr. Gurski here makes me wish I had him as a history teacher back in high school or college, I probably would’ve paid more attention with all those one liners of his
My buddy has a svt 40, 2 sks , m 14 war guns and they all are in excellent condition.
Good to see you Stan!
There are couple others, but they were used in extremely limited numbers. The Italians adopted the semi auto Armaguerra Mod. 39 rifle in 1939. But they only managed to make about 2000 before giving up and going back to Carcanos. And of course the Johnson semi auto with the USMC.
Interesting vid,thanks 👍
G43s break in civillian shooters hands because they are over gassed to cope with extreme cold on the russian front and the same conditions are not encountered in civillian hands,so in america they are fitted with conversion kits to limit the amount of gas used in the blowback thereby not breaking the mechanism as the gun does not blowback as violently .I have my g43 on my channel as well as my g41
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I do think the SVT-40 would have stuck around if they wouldn't have went through the SKS and AK-47 in less than 5 years. The soviets went hard on the 7.62x39
In a way, it is surprising that the ak - 47 :did not go with 9mm kurz. This rifle was extremely close to the German stg 44: very close.
BUT you STILL see SVT40s used by factions all over the world. They are still out there doing what they were designed to do in rough conditions and use. They are better than given credit for.
I fell into a big puddle of luck when i retired years ago and began collecting conflict arms. I have an original/matching AVT40, a 1940 matching SVT40, and a field made sniper SVT40, a non match but no import mark definitely out of the trenches 41 and a non matching even more rough 1941 trench shooter you can still feel the permeated mud in the stock and non marked/ non refurb bring back. They were still decently priced also. Now you are looking ar 3-4 thousand for a nice one and they continue to go up in price. ALL shoot great and the doctrine for both the Russians with it and the Germans was different. The Russians got in among or w/in 200 meters and killed as many German officers and tank commanders as possible and the Germans would lay down great cover fire for the MG belt/barrel changes. With the built in muzzle brake recoil on the 7.62x54R is like an AR15 and you can swap mags or use stripper clips to reload. The SVT40 was a very overlooked rifle. In trained hands it did very well, as with the German detailed use and qualified/trained Russian troops. They went with the Mosin as it was cheaper and the Germans already had overrun their stocks of SVT40s. Plus more conscripts were brought straight to the front w/o training so cleaning the svt40 or any weapon was beyond them mostly- even though field stripping is really easy. . The propaganda about the failings of the SVT40 were made as the Americans naturally had to have the better rifle-not that the Garand was bad. 10 round SVT40 to 8 round Garand. The Russian, Finnish and German snipers found they had enough accuracy its just that the doctrine was to shoot as many as possible and displace. With American use of combined arms either the riflemen, mgs or the called artillery and airpower carpeted the probable escape routes unlike and other adversary leading to short sniper lifespans and troops in general. IMHO after having five SVT variants, Garand, Mosins and various Mausers- I like the SVT and the Garand the best but the others are proven capable battle rifles also. Just my 2 cents on great rifles.
Does any one no what state this club is in ???
The knowledge of theses guys is amazing omg.
I believe they are in New Jersey
Forgot to mention the Federov rifles which were the first semi auto rifles to be adopted by a major power.
That belongs more to the first World War and post war period. It is a shame but it was selective fire and further development would have given the Soviets a major advantage in WWII. 6.5 Jap is better than 7.62 RussianR in a smaller rifle.
The Takedown Remington Model 8 was created by John Moses Browning back in 1905, predates WW2.
It's always odd why that rifle didn't become a Standard Issue Service Rifle.
For the Remington Model 8 rifle, it was a rifle that saw use in the civilian market as a hunting rifle, and use as a police long gun. There was no chambering of .30-06 for it, so it couldn’t be pressed into military service. Thanks for mentioning that Remington rifle.
@@HistoryCollectorsForum Will you please make a video presentation detailing the specifications and development of the main types of small arms ammunition used during WW2 such as 7.62x54, 8mm Mauser, 7.7x58mm Arisaka, .303 British, and 30-06, 7.62x25, 9mm Luger, and 7.92x33 Kurz, aswell as 6.5/7.35 Carcano? It would be interesting to talk about the main powder, projectile, and performance differences between each. There is often a big debate on how much 30-06 compares to 7.62x54 and 8mm Mauser in performance. Would you mind detailing their performance similarities/differences during ww2? Thanks.
@@William-13 I think the big debate is unjustified; given that all of the countries involved moved to a smaller round after WWII, their performance in combat was "more than necessary."
All of those rounds would put a hole clean through a person with energy to spare, and the difference between a 30 caliber hole and a 31 caliber hole is negligible. The differences in potential accuracy would likewise be negligible in the hands of the average soldier, at the ranges combat typically occurred.
It really came down to caliber the model 8 didn't fire 30-06. At the time the model 8 round was considered small for hunting large game let along people.
Where does this group meet at or club.I wish I could attend and learn more?
New Jersey Arms Collectors
Thanks.Thats a little bit to far for me to drive from Georgia. But I love your videos. Keep them coming.
NJ Arms Collector’s club, held every third Thursday of the month.
Most the g43 got melted down into a monument in Russia along with many other priceless German ww2 weapons
I feel sorry for the guy that messed up on that Rusky rifle. "To the Gulags You go"
Hay can you please do more helmet videos
I keep hearing folks talking about .276 caliber, be it Enfield or Pedersen, and equating it to 7mm - or .284 caliber. Granted, it's a question of 7 thousandths, but there is a difference. Why the confusion?
I believe it has to do with how the bore is measured, on the lands or in the grooves. For example, 7mm Mauser is also a .275 Rigby and both use a .284 diameter bullet.
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What the heck is a "Battle rifle"!? Don't you mean just "rifle"?
Battle rifle is a rifle intended for combat use and chambered in a full-power round. The term differentiates from Assault Rifles, which are chambered in intermediate rounds. Both terms date from the end of WWII. The FAL, the M14, the G3, and other rifles of that type (and the new US XM5) are all Battle Rifles.