So are we going to have to plan a heist of some sorts before these all get melted down?
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/06/24/russian-warehouse-find-crates-of-machine-guns/
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>>30390255
Checked, also why would they bother destroying them? Aren't Russians smarter knowing the guns have value? Can be sold to neighbor countries or ME nations for importing here and profit. Hoping Century convinces some official to trade stash to Romania then importing that shit here again.
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>>30390100
>you will never find crates filled with mg42 and krinkovs.
Holy fuck, how does stuff like that gets forgotten?
I think I might actually break down crying if these guns get destroyed. Please do the right thing, lads in Russia.
>>30390100
>MG42
DONT DESTROY THEM
>>30390580
what the fuck is everyone le so sad. We have no fucking control over this or straya or what have you. we might get semis and bolt actions and that's it, but it wont happen under the demon in chief
>>30390601
Well just because I can't have them doesn't mean I'm okay with them being destroyed. I would love an SVT and a wheelnugget though.
>>30390100
>that feel when you'll never find crates upon crates of full auto WWII funs still packed in cosmoline
>>30390622
>Thompson charging handle is on the side
Is it still a breechlock?
>>30390622
man you all sound like imbeciles when you refer to guns as 'funs'. it's really not all that witty and funny.
>>30390639
>no fun allowed shit posting
>>30390622
>>30390100
This is hotter than porn, dont stop
>>30390100
I went on a trip to bulgaria too meet some friends and shoot. They showed me a warehouse that was just stacked to ceiling with ammo and rfles
>>30390100
Dude they are either going to be sold to wealthy people as toys or put in museums. Russia isn't into committing cultural suicide like the west.
>>30390100
Are any of these eligible for import into the USA? Maybe even just the nagant revolvers?
>>30390622
>lend lease
Dont they have to return those? Then again theyd get destroyed if they even here.
>>30390910
*get here
>>30390632
All the Thompsons with charging handles on the sides were blowback operated.
Only the models with the charging handles on the top were Blishlock guns.
The Blish lock didn't really work anyway, and it was just expensive to make.
>>30390100
checked. These weapons will most likely not be destroyed, the most common examples will spend the rest of their days in police armories and the rarer items will likely be shipped out to museums. The public will never be given even one rifle, but it sure beats seeing them chopped up and destroyed. If there's one thing the Russians understand, it's the value of a good gun. Hell, the Moscow Police has made an exhibit out of all the shit they've confiscated over the years, they don't get rid of anything.
>>30391031
shit, not sure what happened to the pic, I think my laptop went full retard
>>30391046
I've seen several close-up photos of the objects displayed at this exhibit.
There's some really interesting stuff.
A lot of highly decorated pistols.
A few prototypes and some guns that were made in very limited numbers.
And then there's the homemade guns.
The exhibit features a bunch of homemade guns, a large number of which are quite unusual and interesting.
For example there are some counterfeit "S&W" revolvers (pic related, this one is not on public display. I have more photos if anyone is interested) .
Those were fairly prevalent in Russia in the 90s during the mobster years.
damn clinton for the russian surplus ban
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>>30390100
Why doesn everyone think these things are going to get destroyed? This is Russia we are talking about here, most of these guns will end up in the Middle East
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>>30390639
f and g are right next to each other on the keyboard, so its a natural mistake that somebody pointed out, like when everyone used to type "teh" as well as being grammatically funny.
so, YOU'RE THE FAGGOT
>>30392157
Hopefully, better combat than a museam, better a museam then melted down
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>>30392316
Notice how the frame is BRAZED together.
I wouldn't fire anything more powerful than black powder loads out of one of these.
>>30392329
>>30390632
28/28A1 were top charging handle/knob, and used a Blish lock.
M1/M1A1 were pure blowback.
LOADS of M1928A1's were sent to the USSR . What>>30390622 posted are either M1 or M1A1's.
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>>30390565
similarly the US government lost the only T28 Super heavy tank prototype in 1974, sat in a field for 27 years
>>30392355
That's all the photos of counterfeit S&W revolvers I've got.
As can be plainly seen the outsides are a lot nicer than the insides. And they're clearly polished up to fetch a larger price. Although the customer would likely not be so happy with his purchase if he knew a thing or two about guns, and had a while to sit down and look at what he bought.
>>30392329
While not optimal, there have been many many firearms assembled using braized components.
Unless that thing is in .357 mag, I doubt a .38" special is going to stress it, assuming it's not made of tinfoil and soda cans.
>>30392380
Whoops! This is a photo of a genuine S&W!
I guess I didn't look closely enough at the thumbnails!
>>30392395
Mild .38special loads would probably work OK.
But I would NEVER fire one of these loaded with +p ammo!
>>30392364
The whole of the APG/Patton Collection is currently rusting/rotting in a field.
The T28 may have been better off where it was.
>>30392278
Hue
I'm comparing these images with my 586 right now and it's pretty amusing
>>30392426
A friend of mine owns a T-34 tank that was modified by the Syrians, then left unattended in the desert for about 30 years before it was sold to a company in the UK that left it in the rain for about 2 years. Now it's in his barn almost completely untouched since then, and it's still in better condition than the tanks in the photo you posted!
>>30392421
Well, not more than a few times. Steels are absurdly forgiving and tend to fail gently.
Usually. Anyhow-
I used to carry an old prewar Colt Dickie loaded with 125 grain .357 JHP's.
(Older Colt .38's had through bored cylinders, so you could chamber .357's, though it was not so great for their longevity)
So...Yeah, that load would have wrecked that piece in short order, but I figured I only needed it to work five times, not five thousand.
>>30392488
That thing about the forgiveness of steel reminds me of when I first started handloading.
I really didn't have a clue what I was doing, yet I thought I was an expert.
I was at that dangerous stage of learning where you think you know everything, but you haven't yet realized how little you really know.
Good thing the rifle I was loading for was a retard-strong FN mauser from the 50s.
Otherwise I would probably be blind and disfigured by now.
Those cases showed soooo many pressure signs, yet at the time I just thought I the brass and primers were sub-par.
>>30392534
Literally, the first "Mauser" action I ever dealt with was a thrashed Spanish small ring.. It more than slightly tainted my view on the Mauser action, though at my peak I owned ~12 variants of K98, before getting sick of the funk surrounding them.
Speaking of handloading.. Best moment was discovering I could scoop load .303" with FFG black, and make really obnoxious loads for my No1 Enfield.
>>30390910
Think that's a different photo from a different place. Wasn't in the article page.
> you will never buy a cratefull of 50 TT's for $2000
wake me up fammu
>>30392605
>at my peak I owned ~12 variants of K98,
MAUSER ÜBER ALLES!
Sesiously, they're pretty fucking sweet.
There's a good reason why high-end hunting rifles still copy the 98 action.
Still, all actions have their advantages and disadvantages, including the 98 action.
>>30392605
>Best moment was discovering I could scoop load .303" with FFG black, and make really obnoxious loads for my No1 Enfield.
Oh my. That sounds FUN!
When my brother first got into guns he knew very little about them.
He got all the necessary paperwork and then bought a (admittedly very nice) copy of an 1886 winchester .45-70 lever action, just because he liked how it looked and felt.
Soon he realized how stupidly expensive ammo for that rifle is here in Europe since for some reason only premium hunting ammunition is available for that caliber here in Sweden.
As the "handloading expert" of the family I was assigned to load ammo for his rifle.
But since he didn't appreciate all the effort I put into it I decided to fuck with him.
I loaded about 200 rounds for him, pretty basic stuff, just mild 350gr cast lead smokeless loads.
And then I slipped a single black powder load into the bag with the rest of the ammo.
This lead to some hilarity a few weeks later since fortune dictated he fired that particular round at an indoor range with very strict rules, including a complete ban on all black powder loads.
sorry if I ramble or make little sense. I'm quite drunk at the moment since us Swedes are currently celebrating midsummer and I'm about half-way through a bottle of good Russian vodka.
>>30390730
But that's not autoerotic
>>30392863
It's highly AUTO erotic!
>>30392716
Of all my Kraut stuff, all I have left is a BYF 42 P38.. I had a bunch at one point as some Az channers can likely attest. I know the Lugers got a bit of a workout, and then there is the infamous Mp44.
The "scoop load .303"" is what got me into collecting Commonwealth arms, and then into French. To me they are a lot more interesting than the German arms, both historically and mechanically as well as being a hell of a lot more fun to shoot.
Really. Take a Mk VI Webley to a range, with a batch of BP loaded cartridges.
Starts fapping to link
New krink parts kits when?
>>30392899
>Take a Mk VI Webley to a range, with a batch of BP loaded cartridges.
I'd love to but Sweden is all gay and shit when it comes to handguns.
If it's not a suitable gun for competitive shooting, and you don't get good results while competing with the handgun (actively partaking in competitions is mandatory) the cops will come and take it form you unless you sell it or hand it over for destruction.
Hence there are tons of old service pistols/revolvers and high quality pocket pistols for sale here for like 50USD a pop, but no one can own them legally.
>>30392982
I'd say "Move to the U.S." but I'm expecting what you have to arrive here in my lifetime.
Likely near the end, one way or the other.
>>30393072
If the leftists try to pull that shit in the US I'll get my ass over there and fight for the constitution!
I'm entirely serious about that too.
Don't give those fuckers an inch because they'll build a solid base on that inch and use it to try and take a mile!
GIVE THEM DEATH! SHOW THEM NO REMORSE OR EMPATHY!
JUST.
END.
THEM.
>>30392468
Is he going to restore it?
>>30393137
"They" have been doing so since the '34 GCA, if not earlier.
>>30392468
Not at all shocking. The U.S. has treated it's armor heritage like an albatross around it's neck since the end of WW1. When I was a wee maniac, I remember the display at the Patton museum being a rusty field of decaying history. And that was in the early 1970's.
The way the U.S. has handled it's historical armor has been nothing less than criminal.
>>30393306
Yes, but it may take a while.
He doesn't have unlimited funds.
>>30390100
>Crates of SVT40s, PPS43s, MG42s, Krinks and more found in Russian warehouse
>http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/06/24/russian-warehouse-find-crates-of-machine-guns/
>>30393833
That's not an ordinary T-34 at all.
I can't even fathom the reasoning for destroying pieces of history like this. It makes no sense.
>>30393833
Is that an Egyptian T-122 I see?
>>30393137
You just made my night.
Thanks for the chuckle and prod to keep fighting, Swedebro.
