Leningrad's Emergency-Production PPS-42 at the Range
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Yesterday we looked at the history of the PPS-42 and how it was developed into the much more common PPS-43. Today we are taking it out to the range - the only time one of these very scarce gun has been filmed in recent history.
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Pretty nice SMG for something that took less than 3 hours to make
When bullet is more complicated than a gun.
i love how some super simple SMGs such as the STENs and PPSs, still look super controlable and comfy to shoot (maybe not super comfy, but it is controlable)
Imagine, as an April Fools joke... Forgotten Weapons and SteveMRE made a complimentary videos. Steve would review an old gun and Ian would review an old MRE...
PPS-42/43 are IMO "the ideal" smg for the WW2 battlefield. Simple, compact, rather lightweight, with a reasonable rate of fire and no unnecessary parts. No wonder Finns (Konepistooli m/44) and East Germans (DUX) as well as Chinese or Polish made a bunch of different copies :) If I had to choose between this and Pa-Pa-Sha it would be an easy choice... :)
May we all look so good and work so well when we hit that age!
This is one of those historical pieces where I just think, “Man, if only this gun could talk…”
This gun was what the M1 carbine was supposed to be.
The improvements in design, the amount of materials used and reduced manufacturing time are simply outstanding.
I have seen you out at the range many times with weird and wonderful old firearms. Some of the wartime expedient firearms, like the PPS-42, somewhat worry me. Not that you would get a massive failure like Scott's RN-50, but that something like a worn out spring or fatigued metal widget would break. I'm curious, especially this is an auction weapon, what would happen if you took a firearm to the range and it broke (no fault of your own).
Ian makes a good observation about rate of fire. After 75-80 years springs weaken. Replacement springs are seldom to original specs, so we will never get a positively accurate impression of firing an old open bolt gun.
For an 80 year old she's going remarkably fast.
Honestly this might push me over the edge to getting a pps-43 kit. As an engineer and amateur firearms designer, I can really appreciate the simplicity of its manufacture and I think it'd be neat to own one. Granted, it would also be cool to own a pps-42, but more for purely historical interest.
Great video! Never knew about the PPS-42 before your video yesterday. Definitely one of the rarest MG's on the registry!
Thank you Ian for the video yesterday describing this guns history and thank you for sharing your range time with us.
Thanks for another truly amazing set of videos of such a rare piece of equipment Ian.
Excellent video as always... I have had a PPS 43 for many years and enjoy shooting it.
I loved the sound on this video. With the wind blowing, and the echo of the shots reverberating. Imagine hearing that over and over while the siege is happening. Intense!!!!
Thanks for the upload Ian. Quite a remarkable piece of history there in your hands. Must have felt a real privilege to shoot with it
A true forgotten weapon! It’s impressive that they developed and manufactured these while under siege.