The Czechs took an AK but made it better. The VZ. 58 (smol) Czech Military Service Rifle

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    The VZ. 58 (VZ 58) is probably among my favorite rifles chambered in 7.62x39, and it has perhaps the most interesting history. It 100% showed the world the prowess of the Czech's to make a strong, simple and reliable weapon despite being a smaller country compared to the Soviet Union and their venerable AKM.
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  • @BrandonHerrera
    @BrandonHerrera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7727

    The Czech’s took the SKS and made it relevant again 🧐😂

    • @_454_
      @_454_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      i actually love you

    • @kangarumpy
      @kangarumpy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      I will never unsee this, thank you.

    • @anthonyhayes1267
      @anthonyhayes1267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      That's the type 81

    • @AXE2501
      @AXE2501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      I was waiting for an AK person to go “Hold the F@$& up now” but wasn’t expecting this.

    • @jimmiet1988
      @jimmiet1988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @d51d_46
    @d51d_46 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1526

    "Czech yourself", "Czech them out" Mike's a real dad.

    • @yorecf9641
      @yorecf9641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was about to say the same thing XD

    • @sharonrigs7999
      @sharonrigs7999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Czech yo self before you wreck yo self ?

    • @eriklarson9137
      @eriklarson9137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@sharonrigs7999 Indeed.

    • @dman23827
      @dman23827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They do call him Flannel Daddy lol

    • @DoomTattooArts
      @DoomTattooArts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha I love him

  • @Totenjedenclovek
    @Totenjedenclovek ปีที่แล้ว +415

    I'm Slovak. I was in the army for a year and we still used the model made in 1956. The thing shoots like a beast and I prefer this firearm over any other.

    • @Luxarynko
      @Luxarynko 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Zdravicko bratu

    • @hanzpicek524
      @hanzpicek524 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      kámo je to vzor 58, jakože 1958, nemohl si mít model z roku 1956

    • @DaviG
      @DaviG 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​​@@hanzpicek524😊 vyroba dokonca zacala az v 59. roku

    • @gamerniht999
      @gamerniht999 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your name is hungarian, isn't it?

    • @jozefhorvat3625
      @jozefhorvat3625 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@gamerniht999
      Toten jeden človek in Eastern Slovak language means
      This one person...

  • @JohnSmith-gq1wl
    @JohnSmith-gq1wl ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Used a vz58 for a year in Iraq as a contractor. Not a terrible gun, mine was brand new, hand guard would heat up a lot after a mag or two, but accurate, easy to control, and obviously super cheap for our company. We also had cz75 sp1s which I really loved actually.

    • @josephgogola
      @josephgogola 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The older verzion hawe bether quality🎉

    • @theturkys
      @theturkys 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Too bad you couldn’t get a modernized one with polymer parts and rails. OG 58 is an awesome weapon but modern version is something else.

    • @thebrassbandit
      @thebrassbandit 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...the new ones literally come with barrels the manufacturer got made elsewhere because they realized they were better in every way; Lothar-Walther CHF barrels. @@josephgogola

  • @robertripper
    @robertripper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2832

    I'm Czech, so I really appreciate your review. Weapon manufacturing has definitely put my country on the map. Now, I want to Czech this firearm out for myself. If I end up buying it, I'll definitely pay by Czech. Then I'll be able to keep the bad guys in Czech.

    • @astang1072
      @astang1072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Nothing like smoke-czeching a bad guy!

    • @f308gtb1977
      @f308gtb1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nice.

    • @dizcret
      @dizcret 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      You're not Czech.

    • @altergreenhorn
      @altergreenhorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Uncle Adolf invade Czech first because he want skoda tanks and other czech weapons, wich speak for themself, since F. Porsche all ready stole Tatra technologie to make a VW.
      btw
      West allowed that move by the Adolf , Stalin was against !! jp this is part of a hiden history.

    • @monetschannel5773
      @monetschannel5773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You look like an American.

  • @wallyyt777
    @wallyyt777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +548

    Grand thumb: trying to make good content
    The wind: aaahhhhhhhhhhhh

    • @GarandThumb
      @GarandThumb  2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Hahaha

    • @jacobcastro1885
      @jacobcastro1885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fucking never ends.

    • @briank8697
      @briank8697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Especially in certain parts of Eastern Washington. Not as bad as certain parts of Afghanistan

    • @nickb2461
      @nickb2461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@briank8697 driving through hood river for the first time, with 7k lbs in a trailer was interesting. "it blew me away"

    • @ianspy1
      @ianspy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He needs some of those fluffy attachments for the mic xD

  • @sonatine3266
    @sonatine3266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    As a German I love the Czech! Great engineers. :) ŠKODA builds also some very cool cars for a very fair price.

    • @tomaslotr1417
      @tomaslotr1417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      So you dont want to invade us am i sure :D

    • @sonatine3266
      @sonatine3266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@tomaslotr1417 Maybe...
      TO PARTYYY! :D

    • @krakendragonslayer1909
      @krakendragonslayer1909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@tomaslotr1417 We in Poland also appreciate ŠKODA veeery much.
      BTW. Tell me if he invades you, I can't let him take Cieszyn/Těšín

    • @specnazanti88
      @specnazanti88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      .... a little note. During WWII ŠKODA manufactured large numbers of armored vehicles for german. Like "Hetzer" or "Marder". Do you know Combat Dealers? Main person from UK own Hetzer made in ŠKODA

    • @iplaygames8090
      @iplaygames8090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@specnazanti88 Hetzer was actually based on the czech light tank Lt 38 chassis. Lt 38s were used by rommels units during the invasions of poland and france.

  • @epiccheese911
    @epiccheese911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    In my country, people literally bring a bucket of water whenever they are shooting a polymer Vz and toss the gun in when it heats up.
    I personally own a military grade, full auto, full stock wooden Vz.58.

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      if that's what works, do it, because 7.62x39 rifles cook really hot

  • @BaneOfXistence4
    @BaneOfXistence4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +959

    This guy reminds me of Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman talking about Huey Lewis and the News. Great charisma. Instant sub.

    • @Deafmonkey21
      @Deafmonkey21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      HEY BRANDON

    • @black_site_media
      @black_site_media 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He’ll need to go return some video tapes

    • @TVGGAMEZCO
      @TVGGAMEZCO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Reservation at Dorsia?

    • @brianmiles401
      @brianmiles401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep....and business cards in bone with Sicilian Rail lettering

    • @CoolerKing249
      @CoolerKing249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Let's see Paul Allen's glock

  • @jmig3
    @jmig3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    So we ain't gonna talk about how a shortboi Vz.58 looks almost like a comically large Skorpion?

    • @TurtleButter
      @TurtleButter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      My first thought lol, it's cool and it certainly looks cool but comparing it side by side to the Skorpion makes me laugh

    • @Adamas7
      @Adamas7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My thoughts exactly

    • @johnmc6155
      @johnmc6155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Short boi scorpion in 7.62 Lolz

    • @stepansvabenicky1638
      @stepansvabenicky1638 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      also czech pog

    • @iplaygames8090
      @iplaygames8090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnmc6155 wasnt there a scorpion chambered in the 7.62 tokarev pistol round?

  • @MrsLiederlover
    @MrsLiederlover 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My Czechpoint/ CSA Sporter (VZ-58) has used 4,200 rounds of ammo. I bought the rifle here (in the US) in 2019, nib / new-in-box.
    Zero issues, very high quality! 98% of the ammo has been fed from only two (2) plastic magazines..Even these magazines are still very rugged and 100% reliable.
    My wife "Mrs. Liederlover" and I drove from Munich to Passau last September, then to Cesky Krumlov. This is in the southwest area of the Czech Republic.
    Very nice medieval town with friendly, hospitable people. We stayed on the main street in the Old Town.
    A military surplus store on Cesky's main street, near the Castle, keeps a deactivated VZ-58 outside the front door during business hours.

  • @GingyKlutch
    @GingyKlutch ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm so glad you mentioned strike back, that's what really made me like and appreciate the Vz58, beautiful weapon.

  • @osiris4457
    @osiris4457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +535

    Many also claim that it was a way to give a finger to Soviets - yes, the gun looks similar, but literally everything inside is different, to the point of even mags being incompatible with the AK.
    Also cheers from Czech Republic!

    • @bombsawaylemay770
      @bombsawaylemay770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That middle finger didn't work so well in 1968

    • @jamesray1439
      @jamesray1439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I think the magazine not being compatible was a huge flaw.

    • @BloPsy__
      @BloPsy__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@jamesray1439 Except it isn't, because if it was compatible, it would loose it's LRBHO ability, the whole open top would make no sense, since it would not stay open to have the ability to reload with stripper clips.
      The whole design would make no sense then.

    • @jamesray1439
      @jamesray1439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@BloPsy__ the follower is an important part to the bolt hold open process, but it’s not the only part. And yes it could’ve been done

    • @bombsawaylemay770
      @bombsawaylemay770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jamesray1439 Yugoslavia made it work with the M64 rifle.

  • @lemminglobber1854
    @lemminglobber1854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1414

    Living in the Czech Republic I can safely say that "doing what they are told in their own way" is the standard Czech mentality.
    USSR: Make an AK type rifle.
    Czechs: Sure...ish.
    EU: This is now a law.
    Czechs: Sure...ish.
    Gotta love 'em.

    • @janbernad4729
      @janbernad4729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Yep, cant speak for others, but if I as a Czech get an order to do something what I dont want to do, I will:
      a) Bitch about it
      b) Do it, but take a long time with it and do a shitty job
      or
      c) Do it, but with some sort of hidden suck-a-fat-one message

    • @509Gman
      @509Gman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Malicious compliance

    • @terryfaugno9242
      @terryfaugno9242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      Gotta love that Czechia now has their own version of the US 2nd Amendment.

    • @lemminglobber1854
      @lemminglobber1854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@terryfaugno9242 working on my license as we speak.

    • @natveet7557
      @natveet7557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Terry Faugno YES ❤

  • @wilhemalmodovar8910
    @wilhemalmodovar8910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You always puts out consistent high quality content Garand Thumb and that’s what I appreciates about you.

  • @jacksoncronin9540
    @jacksoncronin9540 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always appreciate the advice at the end, plus the awesome content 👍

  • @ZhuJo99
    @ZhuJo99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    I’m from Slovakia, former part of CzechoSlovakia. We still have vz 58 in our arsenal, although civilians go more towards AR-15 these days. Source of cheap, surplus vz 58s and ammo is gone.
    Anyway, you know the word Pistol came from Czechs? Yeah. In medieval times, there was an uprising against the church which they wanted to be reformed (same as Lutherans later). Warriors of the group called “Husite” (named after reformer Jan Hus) used a pipe filled with gunpowder and rocks, which they called “píšťala” or translated “a flute”. Now from word Pistala you know where the word pistol came from. Also word robot is of czech origin, coming from a book of czech writer Karel Capek, named RUR or “Rossum's Universal Robots”.

    • @messmeister92
      @messmeister92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This comment needs more likes!

    • @509Gman
      @509Gman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So there you go

    • @osiris3103
      @osiris3103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Don't forget also word "howitzer". Czech original "houfnice" > German "haubitze" > English "howitzer".

    • @astang1072
      @astang1072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hey! Czech that out!

    • @tigerbob888
      @tigerbob888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Glad there are no fact czechrs

  • @jester4057
    @jester4057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    Being a Czech i cant help but feel patriotic when i see one of our firearms 🇨🇿

    • @samueltok9130
      @samueltok9130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Mám to stejně

    • @benezderking
      @benezderking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Your firearms belong to the finest, did shoot the Vz 58 on holiday at a Czech shooting range and immediately fell in love with that gun

    • @Macmoucha
      @Macmoucha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The VZ 58 isn't bad.

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      czech arms are generally cheap AND excellent. if they were merely excellent, nobody would care. czech weapons are not hard to find & when you compare prices, they beat all.

    • @nightcorefree4911
      @nightcorefree4911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Jan.jan2024 Pure Czech firearm*

  • @pg.cristiano
    @pg.cristiano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Huge Strike Back fan as well!! I recognized the weapon immediately from that show and that iconic extraction scene!

  • @TrueGold88
    @TrueGold88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice compact weapon, Looks light and sounds.
    Also a good positive message at the end of the video, You're doing good man!

  • @theilluminati7287
    @theilluminati7287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    My heart broke when I found out that all the AK's in the warehouse in Lord Of War were actually VZ-58's

    • @tomaspolacek5365
      @tomaspolacek5365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Yes, this scene was make in Czech republic. FIlm crew called to NATO that line of tanks is only for movie making and not start of the war.

    • @theilluminati7287
      @theilluminati7287 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomaspolacek5365 I know that as well. I saw Brandon Herrera's video

  • @jsbcody
    @jsbcody 2 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    I ran a VZ58 in a Vicker's AK class. Vicker allowed it and used it as a teaching point, showing its capabilities and differences. The bolt hold open feature was fantastic during speed drills; I was switching magazines while everyone else was doing "pull trigger....click". On day two, a couple other guys and gals tried it, loved that it was lighter and "handier" than their AKs.

    • @homealone5087
      @homealone5087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It's dope. They were super popular in Canada after the kalash was banned.
      Now our VZ58s are banned too.

    • @timliu6617
      @timliu6617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ili

    • @humansvd3269
      @humansvd3269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@homealone5087 then the Type 81 is next.

    • @UnstableSiNiPER305
      @UnstableSiNiPER305 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saigas got bolt hold open too, would you think it run the same?

    • @humansvd3269
      @humansvd3269 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UnstableSiNiPER305 PSL has one too and its basically an ak.

  • @Zatracenec
    @Zatracenec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Czech here. Thank You. Great review. I´m proud we make such reliable weapons until today. This rifle just runs, man. In army we gave it hell many times and it just chilled and shot, no matter what.

  • @samuelpjatak5685
    @samuelpjatak5685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    As a citizen of Slovakia, I am glad that you mentioned Czechoslovakia. We still use them in our army. But many of the soldiers would appreciate it if they could upgraded it to a more modern tactical version. Cuz we´re still using a woodstock version and it looks like we're still stucked in the cold war era. 😂

    • @Centermass762
      @Centermass762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The wood stock versions are pure sex, though. They're beautiful.

    • @timplak1029
      @timplak1029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Centermass762 they are but it doesnt change the fact they are really old

    • @svenk.7980
      @svenk.7980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In the Bundeswehr i shoot an Uzi (MP2) with wood stock from 1965. That felt like using a piece from a museum, so strange. One year later the MP7 came.

  • @cams.3102
    @cams.3102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    An excellent edition to the task force 69 Arsenal. Should be an excellent solution for the extreme long range shots the operators are taking on Ron Jeremy variants.

    • @plaggythekingyt4443
      @plaggythekingyt4443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ain’t Ron Jeremy that guy with a fat skin sword?

    • @deadheart556
      @deadheart556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Addition

    • @cams.3102
      @cams.3102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deadheart556 bad grammar on my part.

    • @razt9776
      @razt9776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ideal for full auto fire at 1000m

    • @jamesdrumwright7591
      @jamesdrumwright7591 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Strikeback fucks!

  • @jclark9563
    @jclark9563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    The rifle has a gaping hole every time the action cycles....and I love it.

    • @mrkeogh
      @mrkeogh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      AK goatse ftw!

    • @jamsheeddevotee7588
      @jamsheeddevotee7588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      r/dontputyourdickinthat

    • @eldhaxan
      @eldhaxan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jamsheeddevotee7588 r/putyourdickinthat*

    • @bitkarek
      @bitkarek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      if the ammo is normal, you never see a failure to extract. There is nowhere the casing can get stuck.

    • @notnull5878
      @notnull5878 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually the gaping hole is to prevent the well known ak problem where the guy to your right gets hot metal casings down his shirt and starts wildly firing in all directions.

  • @kylemanson6485
    @kylemanson6485 ปีที่แล้ว

    My absolute favorite. Happy to hear the short barrel does not effect velocity to much. Thank you for your expertise. ML&R from Vancouver BC

  • @iceisnice61
    @iceisnice61 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun review. Love the look of it. Great advice.

  • @RobinRobertsesq
    @RobinRobertsesq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Strike Back used these as props when filming in CZ but used South African Galil clones when filming in SA.

    • @karakas9905
      @karakas9905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's where they first used it but the 5,56 CzechPoint Vz. 58 became a staple of the series.

    • @uummmnocoolnames
      @uummmnocoolnames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That show was kind of hit and miss with the story, but whatever Military/Weapons advisor and/or training they got should be the gold standard for media.
      Also, the fact they found an excuse to have at least one topless woman in pretty much every episode didn't hurt.

  • @krystofzajicek
    @krystofzajicek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    Im not proud of my country often, but when it comes to firearms I sure am. Great video as always!

    • @simonchoudhury7576
      @simonchoudhury7576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿💪💪💪🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿

    • @druncle1977
      @druncle1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      The Czech's are a amazing people, you should be more proud of your country. With love, Denmark.

    • @janbernad4729
      @janbernad4729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@druncle1977 You dont know many of us, do you?

    • @Balvanix
      @Balvanix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@druncle1977 Yeah, you do not know many of us....

    • @dilldowschwagginz2674
      @dilldowschwagginz2674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Seems like you have a nice country over there... Definitely produce awesome firearms anyway

  • @filipvalenta8372
    @filipvalenta8372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video! I am from Czechia so I would just like to give you a quick side-note, the VZ. in the gun stands for: Vzor
    Which basically means "type"
    So it's a type 58

  • @TheHurricane2k
    @TheHurricane2k 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Intro always gets my blood pumping 💯👌

  • @VCBird6
    @VCBird6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    Since it's a short stroke weapon, it's almost more like an ultimate evolution of the SKS rather than the AK
    Definitely it's own funky animal

    • @superfamilyallosauridae6505
      @superfamilyallosauridae6505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it's from the vz52. all these creators don't even have google

    • @glent5659
      @glent5659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why didn't this platform replace the AK?

    • @superfamilyallosauridae6505
      @superfamilyallosauridae6505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@glent5659 it just wouldn't logistically make sense.

    • @yulusleonard985
      @yulusleonard985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@glent5659 First the manufacturer cant produce millions. Second its not great for full auto.

    • @yulusleonard985
      @yulusleonard985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@superfamilyallosauridae6505 Im sure its closer to SKS than VZ 52, since its piston located on top.

  • @sportbrand1171
    @sportbrand1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    "I can't wait till magpul comes out with duct tape and paracord attachments."-Larpers everywhere

  • @ostekuste3646
    @ostekuste3646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Picked up a 16” barreled version when surplus ones were first coming into the US. I only paid $300 and got 5 mags to boot. Wish I’d bought a truckload of them.

    • @yungjetsquee706
      @yungjetsquee706 ปีที่แล้ว

      HOW😟 saw one in terrible condition for like 1100😭😭

    • @yungjetsquee706
      @yungjetsquee706 ปีที่แล้ว

      How long ago was that?

  • @MartinPodholaMlok
    @MartinPodholaMlok 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aaah our classics :) thanks for review, greetings from Czech republic :)

  • @richardnowak3890
    @richardnowak3890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    Greetings from Czech Republic. We do not took any construction issues from AK for doing vz.58. Externally the vz. 58 resembles the look of AK, but its completely diferent gun. As you already know, vz. 58 has short-stroke piston, different bolt locking and firing mechanism+accessories like magazines, bayonets and others. It shares no parts with AK. Vz. 58 is sort of evolution branch of the vz. 52 semi auto rifle, which was formerly ussed by border guards and is still worn by Czech and Slovakia Castle Guard. Both of these guns supposed to be in different cartridge than 7.62x39mm. Originally were constructed in more powerfull Czech made cartridge 7.62x45mm, but we were forced to use 7.62x39mm.. (2nd title)

    • @Rhakjellg
      @Rhakjellg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How do you pronounce this ž

    • @whiskeysk
      @whiskeysk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@Rhakjellg Ž is usually transcribed as "zh", as in Marshall Zhukov.

    • @VladaDudak
      @VladaDudak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Rhakjellg You can asi how to pronounce ř :)

    • @Rhakjellg
      @Rhakjellg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@whiskeysk thank you kind person!

    • @kingloongjan4668
      @kingloongjan4668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      year, Czech vz 58/Israeli Galil/China type 81 look like AK,but not ak

  • @bolshoibooze8010
    @bolshoibooze8010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Czech : "Czech this out guys"
    Warsar pact : "wtf"

  • @pavelyakimov
    @pavelyakimov ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, Kamikoto knives are super great!!!!
    And this AK toy is super nice too!!!!
    Great video!

  • @jakub3851
    @jakub3851 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the video well appreciated credit

  • @suomenkeisari
    @suomenkeisari 2 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    Take a shot every time he says "the most interisting part about the VZ. 58 is..." I am 28 shots down and not even halfway through the video. I am going to die.

    • @FarmerFpv
      @FarmerFpv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      The excuses alcoholics use to drink. Also, you're hearing things. He hasn't said that once so you might want to lay off the booze, buddy. 😂

    • @Blazerghost
      @Blazerghost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@FarmerFpv he just took a shot every time he took a shot.

    • @evanogburn
      @evanogburn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@FarmerFpv r/woooooosh

    • @Rhakjellg
      @Rhakjellg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@evanogburn 🤨

    • @DCGMatthew1
      @DCGMatthew1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tried it out. Didn't have to drink once as he never said that.

  • @foxtrotunit1269
    @foxtrotunit1269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Funny story, the female "Sniper" in Full Metal Jacket is actually using a vz58.
    When Czechoslovakia was still taken over by communists, we sent a lot of military aid to NVA, vz58s being among that.

    • @XD-ew4cf
      @XD-ew4cf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same thing in "Platoon"

    • @Seasniffer69
      @Seasniffer69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who's we

    • @deadheart556
      @deadheart556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Seasniffer69 czechs

    • @zoiders
      @zoiders 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@XD-ew4cf That's not so. Full Metal Jacket was filmed in Norfolk and London during the cold war 1980s. VZ58s were used as Czechoslovakia were prepared to sell them directly to the production team in Britain and they could be legally imported. Platoon on the other hand was filmed in the Philippines and if you watch closely the NVA are armed with Chinese Type 56 SKS and Chinese Type 56 AK47s complete with folding bayonets. As seen when Bunny the shotgunner is bayoneted to death and when Sgt Barnes is killed by the main protagonist. Chinese AKs and SKS were not hard to buy in that part of the world following the toppling of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

    • @DOMINIK99013
      @DOMINIK99013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In FML Jacket was vz 58 originaly send to IRA, i saw one from that film company what had AKS folding stock.

  • @ghill1010
    @ghill1010 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome per usual!!!!!

  • @tyleroliver3014
    @tyleroliver3014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And an invincible reference ? Hands down new favorite video I’ve seen

  • @SerbonOfficial
    @SerbonOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    “Made it better”
    Brandon Herrera won’t be happy that you said that.

    • @Kai-ky6tf
      @Kai-ky6tf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Its true tho

    • @xdgamer5394
      @xdgamer5394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Once an ak guy, always an ak guy

    • @bombsawaylemay770
      @bombsawaylemay770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Kai-ky6tf using non-Warsaw Pact mags isn't better

    • @guidaguida2
      @guidaguida2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      To be fair to Brandon it's a completely different rifle that looks like an AK platform rifle but the operating mechanism looks more like the SKS. I personally don't like the profile of the vz. 58. It personally looks like an franken AK to me but that's just personal preference.

    • @dilldowschwagginz2674
      @dilldowschwagginz2674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The Czechs have made excellent firearms for a long time. They made the 1911 better too among others

  • @foxtrotunit1269
    @foxtrotunit1269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    5:23 That would be the Blaník Knights coming to the rescue, as the legend goes haha!
    Or maybe some angry Hussite peasant rebels, similar spirit.

    • @ingmaslik
      @ingmaslik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Veď mu to napíš v češtine, nech si borec preloží 😎

    • @ingmaslik
      @ingmaslik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A určite o blaníckych rytieroch pri projekte Košte Ing. Čermák nedumal 😆😆😆😆😆

    • @CO_Luke
      @CO_Luke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or our beloved legionnaires!

    • @vaclavjebavy5118
      @vaclavjebavy5118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      je to noclehárna...

  • @chitterlingsrtasty
    @chitterlingsrtasty ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice track at the beginning. Nice weapon. Added to the list

  • @paulriffe2079
    @paulriffe2079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have the "full size" with the standard red foregrip and folding stock. Love this firearm.

  • @jirkaprantl724365658
    @jirkaprantl724365658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Czech here :D Vz. stands for VZOR, in english Mk. - mark 58. It is always nice to hear something nice about a product from our country. From my point of view, the best thing about this gun is its simplicity. During one of our workshop in students organisation, I had to disassembly and assembly it. I did it once normally (my first time ever), second time blindfolded. Due to small amount of moving parts, blindfolded one took me just 58 seconds (no pun attended, just coincidence). :)

    • @peterj.4858
      @peterj.4858 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      presne tak bratu ale ešte aj type alebo model je viac možností ako preložiť ale som rád že nie som sám ktorý si to všíma

  • @jimmyrustler8983
    @jimmyrustler8983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    The Czechs know how to make a firearm, almost like they think of everything before building one.
    If only other companies could sit and watch...

    • @lawoftheland5923
      @lawoftheland5923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dude my p10C rocks. Literally just chews through rounds. Most positive mag release and precision with a stake your life on it reliability I’ve ever shot in a handgun

    • @lawoftheland5923
      @lawoftheland5923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I mean cmon the CZ 75 was possibly among the top 10 greatest handguns of all time.

    • @osiris3103
      @osiris3103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Fact: words "pistol" and "howitzer" comes from Czech language, late middle ages. That's how long firearms have been made here.

    • @dominiktoth582
      @dominiktoth582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@osiris3103 Not relevant to this topic, but word robot is "ours" as well :D

    • @unclesam5733
      @unclesam5733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@osiris3103 howitzer is german. In Czech its "houfnice"

  • @professormoriarty6875
    @professormoriarty6875 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow!
    I love the sound this thing makes.

  • @paulwidomski8608
    @paulwidomski8608 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!!

  • @BSFilms1997
    @BSFilms1997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    The Canadian’s 7.62x39 rifle of choice…aside from the SKS of course. Remember what we’ve lost, boys and girls!

    • @LithiumPB
      @LithiumPB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rip

    • @pukalo
      @pukalo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The government took our Vz. 58s away so we're stuck with the SKS.

    • @IFarmBugs
      @IFarmBugs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wait Canadians can have rifles?

    • @gifthorse3675
      @gifthorse3675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You guys can even have an SKS?

    • @gordtron
      @gordtron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      missin my shorty extra hard with this vid.

  • @KealeyOnCars
    @KealeyOnCars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    The Czech are always so shady trying to just sneak a Z in there when they can

    • @simishyde288
      @simishyde288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Funny enough we actually don't really use the letter Z at all. I'd say English uses it way more in the commons language. But yeah Vzor or VZ is gotta be one of the more known Czech words in the west XD

    • @bsmithhammer
      @bsmithhammer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Zed's dead, baby.

    • @joshuagibson2520
      @joshuagibson2520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Still better than the English use of "zed".

    • @Firefox1189
      @Firefox1189 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshuagibson2520 Everyone else says zed.

    • @bsmithhammer
      @bsmithhammer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Firefox1189 It wouldn't be the first time everyone else was wrong.

  • @michallasovsky4947
    @michallasovsky4947 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🇨🇿🤌
    Awesome gun, I'm shooting it almost my whole life (since my 8 years) and it never disapointed. I'm glad you made video about this icon Grand Thumb. Check the Czech.
    Big heart from CzechMate ❤

  • @Hullakajood
    @Hullakajood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My ad before the video was "Why dating a Slavic woman is a good option?" Get out of my head

    • @psttech4290
      @psttech4290 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      slavic? i got latina lol

    • @Farseer9247
      @Farseer9247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@psttech4290 i got ad for snacks

  • @Torthak
    @Torthak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This Rifle has been on my want list sense seeing it in the TV series "Strike Back" both in 7.62, and 5.56

  • @x-Musashi-x
    @x-Musashi-x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so smooth.

  • @epicspectro
    @epicspectro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s has such a unique sounds suppressed I love it!

  • @matthewarnall8781
    @matthewarnall8781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Man and I just viewed Administrative Results' video yesterday and was hoping for more of this gun! Thanks for reading my mind and putting this video together so promptly, very considerate!

  • @davidnadrchal27
    @davidnadrchal27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    As being Czech I'm really proud to see the Vz. 58 on your channel :). For us here, it's legendary gun.

    • @VladaDudak
      @VladaDudak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not for me :)

    • @davidnadrchal27
      @davidnadrchal27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Zdravím :) Well, actually for me is much more legendary the CZ 75 as one of the first and most advanced Wonder Nines. And people who served a military (which I'm not) tell you sometimes horror stories about the Vz.58 :D So of course, there are better Czech designed and made guns, but the 58 is one of the most popular.

    • @antoninvesely6094
      @antoninvesely6094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@davidnadrchal27 Nastřílel jsem se se vz.58 mnoho, a jediný problém, který jsem měl, byla sklopná pažba, protože je na moji velikost příliš krátká. Jiné problémy se nevyskytovaly. V základní službě bylo možné narazit na zbraň se kterou voják špatně zacházel, a potom byly problémy. Ale to není konstrukcí, to bylo tím, že ji dali do ruky kdejakému ... Co se týká CZ75, máte naprostou pravdu. Především původní výrobky z 80 let jsou téměř nesmrtelné. Střílel jsem ji soutěžně bez jakýchkoliv úprav, a výsledky byly velmi dobré.

  • @macher001
    @macher001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    58 was the go-to rifle for our military for a long time, but we've had the BREN 2's for a few years now. Nice to se a Czech gun featured on your channel though :-)

  • @WindowLickingDeer
    @WindowLickingDeer ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can finally actually relate to one of these "If you've ever [blank], go ahead and hit that subscribe button," bits. Nothing makes you go from cool to awkward faster than flubbing an AK reload.

  • @Sk1m_Beeble
    @Sk1m_Beeble 2 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    "This is a short stroke gas operated weapon"
    Much like most politicians, *AMMIRITE*

    • @spookyengie735
      @spookyengie735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      you missed the opportunity to do a *ARMALITE* pun

    • @Splina.
      @Splina. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      especially in europe...

    • @inlandbhsk8r
      @inlandbhsk8r 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      OH

    • @chitterlingsrtasty
      @chitterlingsrtasty ปีที่แล้ว

      I dunno. I’m feeling pretty long stroked by my politicians

  • @pocketsand4404
    @pocketsand4404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Warsaw Pact: "Czechoslovakia, we give you AK and you'll like it!!!"
    Czechoslovakia: *_NO_*

  • @kingjehukhan8541
    @kingjehukhan8541 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video..so happy I Czech it out...

  • @jiankhan
    @jiankhan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rounds clip compatibility is useful in the way that you can do partial reloading in action, saving you from the modern "tactical reload" and the need of dozen of magazines.
    Pretty smart, in fact. Less mags, more rounds, same weight.

  • @PearlJam2k6
    @PearlJam2k6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "Hotter cousin of the AK-M" , damn man, Brandon's going to have words with you for this one.

    • @mejdlocraftci
      @mejdlocraftci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its true tho. shot it, the handguard is hot as fuck.

  • @matytu899
    @matytu899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    You made a lot of Czechs, including me, happy. Thank you, Flannel daddy.

  • @derricktyler3897
    @derricktyler3897 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will probably get lost in the comments but I just wanted to say thanks, I appreciate your videos on pretty much every level and you seem like a seriously awesome dude!

  • @Randy13Joseph
    @Randy13Joseph 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The sliding chamber of this submachine gun It looked so perfect it went backwards without any swing 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @SierraTangoGuns
    @SierraTangoGuns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    My first ever gun after turning 18 was a Vz. 58 in the classic configuration with the bakelite furniture. I've since modernized it with various mods but the core rifle is still my beloved first gun.
    And yes, even the full sized rifles get extremely hot extremely quickly lol

    • @rabidspatula1013
      @rabidspatula1013 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My full length Canadian NR version would get smoking after about 50 rounds haha. Should be sold with a pair of gloves.

    • @Seasniffer69
      @Seasniffer69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rabidspatula1013 Jesus. what's the deal with that kind of heat even out of a long barrel? I'm not familiar with this platform whatsoever

    • @famousjohny2470
      @famousjohny2470 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would highly recommended

    • @TJ-bg4fw
      @TJ-bg4fw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Seasniffer69 piston guns get hot out front due to design.

  • @thomasvalois9797
    @thomasvalois9797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    A new GT video? I just HAD to drop what I was doing and head straight on over! 🙌

    • @dcyphyr
      @dcyphyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do-doing.

  • @steveairarmskirk
    @steveairarmskirk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant as usual. Love the outro and the failed winks haha brilliant

  • @jirinovak5456
    @jirinovak5456 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big props from CZ! Great to see some love for CZ arms overseas. Gonna cuddle with my vz58 tonight :D

  • @uummmnocoolnames
    @uummmnocoolnames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I've said it elsewhere, and I'll say it here; when it comes to guns, the Czechs are like an Eastern European version of the Belgians - not the first place people think of when they think firearms design, but quietly geniuses.

    • @mkfort
      @mkfort 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Czechia not eastern Europe

    • @wasekoliver9973
      @wasekoliver9973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Central europe lol

    • @MrPovsekakiy
      @MrPovsekakiy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      When it comes to beer, Czechs are the best.

    • @luciusvorenus3517
      @luciusvorenus3517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Česko je středoevropská země.

    • @georgiafloydsod9644
      @georgiafloydsod9644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mkfort we sort of count anything east of Germany as Eastern, I know if you take Russia into account then Czech republic is right in the centre of Europe but most of us dont think of it that way.

  • @thebigokie6.4_392
    @thebigokie6.4_392 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video. The positive message at the end was great.

  • @gregsalerno1434
    @gregsalerno1434 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I have never seen such a neat and tidy package.Love to call one as my own .!👌

  • @johnbaratta3259
    @johnbaratta3259 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like that BANANA MAG in the "finish him" MK voice during the intro.

  • @childsupport5395
    @childsupport5395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I’m happy about my Czech ancestry:)

  • @vojtech3117
    @vojtech3117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Finaly!!!!! My lovely vz.58 . My service rifle and my own sport rifle. Thanks a lot for this video.

  • @nicokarikoski2246
    @nicokarikoski2246 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy has no chill in a mental way and I like it

  • @480JD
    @480JD 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    7.62x39: 300blk before it was cool.

  • @australovenatortomino_1741
    @australovenatortomino_1741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I was just thinking that it was about time for this gun.

  • @1982rrose
    @1982rrose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Strikeback! I was just watching a few of them yesterday, great show.

  • @stormcaptain8493
    @stormcaptain8493 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would have loved to see this in your ice test and your mud test, would be really interesting to see how it performed.

  • @frantisekslipka9651
    @frantisekslipka9651 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, pitty that you have chosen this... shortened cripple. Try fullsize Vz.58. I bet you will like it. Anyway thanks for a nice review, thanks for mentioning our weapon industry and our small country! Greeting from Czech republic.

  • @correlatetube8571
    @correlatetube8571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The fact that he mentioned strikeback makes me somehow like Garand daddy more

    • @slngblde
      @slngblde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup.. and it reminded me I need to watch it again

  • @cryx4
    @cryx4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "hey private Krista, yk how the AK is super simple and reliable?"
    "ano commandir"
    "make it simpler"

    • @Operator_Mak
      @Operator_Mak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Simpler is a bit of a stretch

  • @disabledcombatvet2108
    @disabledcombatvet2108 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro got a great idea for another vid-shooting up those rolling pro tech ballistic shields on ebay right now. I'd love to see them go through a torture test on your channel before buying a couple to cut up to bullet proof a humvee on the cheap. Keep the content coming!

  • @8301TheJMan
    @8301TheJMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes "Strikeback!" Loved that show! I was like, man i never wanted a VZ more than i did watching them use those in that phenomenal show. The newer ones weren't quite as good, but were still pretty fuckin awesome imo. Definitely that 1980's/90's-esque goofy over-the-top vibe, along with almost as many sex scenes as it had shootouts. Great show. I miss it

  • @twm0904
    @twm0904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    “The Czechs took an AK and made it better”
    *Brandon Herrera has joined the chat*

    • @kangarumpy
      @kangarumpy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You were about 30 minutes early.

  • @Amerikanmuscle69
    @Amerikanmuscle69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    If you've ever wanted a vz 58 because you watched Strike Back, go ahead and hit that like button.

  • @RoofKoreanConcepts
    @RoofKoreanConcepts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely thought of strike back. The intro would've been epic with Short Change Hero.

  • @jolebole-yt
    @jolebole-yt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just WOW. I'm a fan of the 7.62x39 and I and I had no idea this little gem even existed. Great little rifle.. ahem pistol.

  • @factsoftheconfederacy7151
    @factsoftheconfederacy7151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Czechs make fantastic firearms. The CZ-75 will always hold a special place in my heart.

  • @2bNIKEt1
    @2bNIKEt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    The Czechs are honestly probably my favorite country in firearms design. They made the VZ-52 rifle for Soviet conscripts but when the rifles showed up alongside the ammo from another Eastern Bloc country, they werent even the same caliber. (The rifle was chambered in 7.62x45) they had every intention of chambering their delayed roller blowback pistol in 9mm but were told "NYET!" and had to put it in 7.62 tokarev. The 58 is the epitome of the Czech people giving big middle finger to Russia. Just like they did 10 years after this design was complete, when they protested Soviet occupation. They, to this day, still loathe their own government that has deep ties to the Communist Party. I love these people lol

    • @samueltok9130
      @samueltok9130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love you for this comment.

    • @bluecheese5489
      @bluecheese5489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love you for this comment.

    • @alesadatika3878
      @alesadatika3878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You write nonsense, you will never know where you belong ...

    • @dizzh4fg
      @dizzh4fg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't know why you were offended by Russia, but I can tell you that no one showed us the middle finger. And rightly so, for few can withstand more than one nuclear warhead.

    • @Macmoucha
      @Macmoucha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Must try the CZ 75 ..

  • @yoloactual6975
    @yoloactual6975 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The slowmo "Bloop bloop bloop" that this gun makes is absolutely ridiculous.

  • @BCJAZZZ
    @BCJAZZZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That short sporter looks sick as hell! :D

  • @petercastell4394
    @petercastell4394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great rifle. Sadly, banned here in Canada along with all our modern semi autos May 1st 2020. They have to be handed in or destroyed. Don't ever give up the fight for your firearms/self defence rights.