Having come here from Kentucky Ballistics' latest, I'm now thinking AK4. A 4 bore AK. Sure, anything over .50 without a sporting exemption is legally a "destructive device", but Brandon is an SOT, so it should be fine.
"Never hurts to be safe..." As a professional construction safety man, Marine, and shooting enthusiast, let me reiterate this. Being safe might take more time, but it never hurts! NOT being safe ALWAYS ends up hurting.
Brandon. There is an even simpler way to raise the lever of the gas tube. There is a special groove in the pencil case, which will allow you to insert a lever there and turn it very conveniently. By the way pencil case for ak has a lot of functions. Cool theme for the video. When I got into the army (In Russia it is mandatory for 1 year), I showed the whole company cool life hacks with a pencil case. I apologize for the crooked translation, if there is one. I wrote with the help of a translator
@@donut_man360noscope7 It is given for cleaning and repairing the ak complete with weapons. We call it a gun case, but I agree that the translation may not be accurate. Sorry for bad translation
Brandon gives the most in-depth information on the firearms he covers in his videos. If a person was just getting started with firearms, this channel would be one of the best to actually "learn" about how things work.
@@CrackerJack-uv1nx Thank you for your kind words. You may be surprised about how fast the years will go by. One day I was forty, the next day I was 81.
In Finland we have also AK based Valmet Petra hunting rifles. They were chambered in .308win and 30-06sprg. The 30-06 variant is really rare these days.
Is it some or all of the valmet AK variant that utilize a machined instead of a stamped receiver. Adding a bit of weight in my opinion making them less affected by recoil and ultimately better shooters. Not cheap or easy to come by but HIGHLY worth the search if you want something nice.
Thank you, while getting my hands on an AK in the UK is about as likely as finding an honest politician I am over the moon to have found your channel, I appreciate the technical descriptions and was surprised at the links between the Garand and the AK As you gun design is cool
As a fellow Brit, all you have is these channels and video games😂 Just be sure to go to a shooting range if you're ever in the US on holiday or whatever, I did last month while in Orlando and it was awesome. AK and AR full auto, Colt .45, 1911 and a Desert Eagle .50 😂
I grew up with a grandfather who was an avid (and accomplished) hunter. he had a couple 30-06, 7mm Mauser, 7mm magnum, .243 Winchester, 30-30. Later in life he went to blackpowder because deer season started earlier (he wasn't able to be out in the cold so much during regular rifle season). He also had a large knife collection including the ones he was issued in the USMC.
Awesome... I have almost the exact same rifle (with even same upgraded furniture and flash hider), but in 7.62x54R with a 27" barrel... it was the best way I could get an SVD without taking out a second mortgage.
@@Big_G-999 yes exactly he is saying getting svd performance for cheaper. Svd is overpriced in America. As they are rare. My uncle has a svd. The yugo m76 is much more accurate.
Brandon really takes every opportunity he gets to take apart an M1 Garand and tell us the story of how it was the inspiration for the AK and not the Sturmgewehr.
Yes, because everybody and their mom thinks that Kalashnikov stole the Sturmgewhr idea for his gun, all they have in common are the looks, nothing else what so ever, if anything the M4/AR platform was stolen from the sturmgewhr
The idea the ak was based on the garand is fucking retarded when the Russians already had more similar firearms in production to the ak than the garand. When you look at the design targets of the ak, service rifle, medium caliber, lightweight, controllable lower rpm select fire, 100-400m range conflicts, only intended to combat infantry with light armor and minimal cover, no need to share ammo with a squad automatic weapon, comparing the ak to the garand as inspiration is just fucking retarded.
@oddmurloc eeehhh, I wouldn't go too far in to that considering Simoniv and Kalashnikov were directly competing with each other for army contracts. Although if you do want an SKS AK there is the Type 81 from China
Small addition, there is now an AK in caliber bigger than 30-06. It is the 9,6/53 Lancaster, which is designed for internal Russian market (it counted as smooth bore caliber, which was easier to buy legally. Unfortunately since 2020 Lancaster barrels become rifled in terms of weapons law in Russia). So, there is for instance gun ВПО-221 from Molot in that caliber.
It’s funny you mentioned the stg 44 in this video. I was out shooting with my Colombian girlfriend and we found a Mosin Nagant in that shop and right above it was an updated stg 44. I explained to her that these two were used by opposing powers in the Second World War and it was cool to see them united once again.
Another neat AK chambered in .30-06 is the Valmet M/88 Petra (Hunter). A Russian design based on a American rifle designed by a Canadian redesigned in Finland and chambered in the same cartridge as the original inspiration.
As they say, an armed friend group is a polite friend group. Therefore a group of people who average more than a hundred guns a person is so polite they loop right around to rude.
"Me. It punished me." - I felt that in my soul, Brandon. I was looking forward to getting a VEPR one day, and the gumbint dashed those dreams against the sharp rocks of reality.
Not the only big AK platform produced in 30-06. Valmet produced the Petra ( M-88 hunter) rifle also in 30-06 as well as 308, and couple of other smaller calibers too.
Brandon’s Vepr furniture looks exactly like mine. Hence it was made by the late great Matt Schuster of Iron Wood Designs. There’s another company that made SVD wood stocks for the Vepr, but they didn’t appear as accurate as IWD’s. M
Cool to note the extra locking lug to compensate for the increased chamber pressure. I recently shot a bolt action Barrett M99 (chambered in .416 Barrett). The bolt had 8 locking lugs that I could see because if its massive chamber pressure
@@amorphoussolid8512 I fired 5 or 6 shots (at ~$8 each) and it felt...authoritative. If you think .308 makes a satisfying *DING* on steel targets, .416 Barrett is even more so. My shoulder didnt want me to fire more, but it was an experience that may lead to me eventually getting something in that caliber or bigger
There was also such an option: SVDK 9.3 × 64 The "large-caliber" SVDK sniper rifle was developed and adopted by the Russian army as part of the "Cracker" program. The main task of the rifle is considered to be the defeat of enemy personnel protected by personal protective equipment (heavy body armor) or behind light obstacles. But the thing is so rare and little known that even professional military snipers have not seen them. Probably released in a small batch for a specific customer.
I gotta nitpick that it's Dragunov-based and not AK-based design. However, it's kinda sad that they eventually have shut down the production of 9,3 mm rifles, at least for civilan market there are no new production line guns. I'm pretty sure servicemen don't get those anymore either. Also I've read some complaints about quality of russian-made 9,3x64 factory ammo. Right now large game hunters in Russia either stick to smoothbores (since every hunter in Russia has a smoothbore in his shed, for legal reasons), or pick 9,3/54 Lancaster, .338LM or .375 H&H. Or, obviously, heavy bullet .30 cals and .300 magnums
@@SamuraiAkechiwhile the OP did say SVDK, which is just a modernized SVD rifle, I'm pretty sure he meant the KSVK, which is a massive bolt-action anti-material rifle.
@@dark2023-1lovesoni KSVK comes chambered in 12,7 mm soviet round, not in 9,3 Brenneke, and it's a bolt action that has nothing in common with SVD or AK platform.
Regarding the "biggest" cartridge debate... the 30-06 has a case capacity of 68 grains vs 64 grains for the 7,62x54R and 63 grains for the 8x57 Mauser. The .308 can hold "only" 56 grains. So yeah, in theory, the 30-06 can spit out those .30 caliber bullets with a bit more zip. But in essence, they all have very similar capabilities.
This was awesome! I've been asking about an AK-06 for awhile now not realizing that it had already been done! Just proving how educational this channel really is! So thanks for putting out this video I really appreciate it!
I loved all the detailed explanations and your pure unbridled enthusiasm for gun development! The genuine smiles as you nerd out about it all made me happy to watch, and I learned some new things today also! The only really bad thing is now I want one but will never be able to have one unless I move out of Washington state and then get lucky enough to actually find one for sale at a decent price, very sad haha.
Weapons design is always neat; they're all fascinating IMHO. Swords, pikes, pistols, rifles, tank guns, naval guns, missiles, mines, bombs... So many ways we've invented to do another dirty. Very morbid of me, but weapons were basically devices for the application and focusing of energy before humans even knew what energy was. And now today have reached some truly amazing and frightening heights.
All the truly unique ways we humans have come up with to maime, dismember, disembowel and generally fuck each other up IS very interesting. I'm right there with ya on that.
I just want to say, I think that Brandon was great in "The Mummy Returns". His portrayal as the head of a secret, desert dwelling, warrior sect was an inspiration.
Seems like Molot no longer produces this exact model, but the current production 30-06 Vepr platform rifles have full length wooden stock, which makes them look even more like M1. They are called "ВПО-102М" if you want to google the images.
Was able to get a Vepr 54r, 21" barrel from Atlantic Firearms years ago, topped it with a 6x PSO scope (civilian, 1.5m marks) and it had Manticore furniture already installed. Carrying it to a gun show is like pulling up in a Ferrari. I love it like a favorite child. Molot doesn't mess around on making beautiful, tough, well fitted rifles. I also have a 12 gauge Vepr, folding tube stock, and I don't think I could break it if I tried. I've ran it hard and put it away wet many 'a times
I picked up one of those as well, back in 2014. Also with the scope. Very pretty. I was just looking at prices on gunbroker. Let's just say, they have appreciated, lol.
I guess not everyone knows this but Veprs are made on RPK tooling because the plant who make them were slated for making RPKs only while AK was mostly IzhMash which make civilian AKs under Saiga trademark. So Veprs are inherently thiccer, softer shooting and generally nicer weapons in calibers over x39 than Saigas.
So basically Kalashnikov walked into a board room with a picture of a Garand, turned it upside down and proceeded to make one of the greatest rifles in the world
I love that Brandon finds a way to make the the super informative videos just as entertaining as his videos where he's just goofing around. He makes learning fun, like that one cool teacher you added on Facebook.
Thanks, Brandon, I love your firearms history lessons. If only school were this fun and they had steel targets out back, that'd be real american shit right there. 🇺🇸
Us schools tend to have shooting ranges. They even use cheap flesh target instead of steel, they don't need a dedicated room as the whole building is used for that purpose
I absolutely love how it pans from a boom boom to him sitting in a chair with a rifle on his lap facing up looking like one those extremies videos. I love how its filmed by hand rather than tripod.
@@KyleRassweileronut has a video on his vlog channel, I remember vaguely him saying that the people that black rifle was renting from or something decided to sell the whole property. It’s something along those lines.
@@KyleRassweiler yeah it does suck, heard they’re gonna build a bunch of houses and stuff there now. I don’t think it would be hard for them to find a range but hopefully they find one soon.
The way you are excited about your work and the history behind it is what really makes me come back again and again to this channel. Wonderful Video and i'm thrilled to see some more historical breakdowns from you.
We need to end all the destruction parts of gun buybacks. If people wanna get rid of their guns, give them to responsible owners. Not people who are gonna just destroy these pieces of art!
@cymond in the long run, yes. But not for the people who just want to get rid of guns they don't want ASAP. Personally, I would prefer selling over scrapping, so historic pieces can survive longer (until some asshole sporterizes them).
@@Kcthetransgirl If you want rid of a gun ASAP and don't care how much you get, then walk into any gun store, say "I don't want this, make me an offer" and accept whatever they offer you. Odds are that they'll do much better than a $50 Walmart gift card, too.
The Zastava M76 is basically an AK chambered in 8mm Mauser. Pretty much equal to or even more powerful than .30-06, depending on what kinds of loads you're comparing.
The review of the historical footprint of the AK was appreciated. I always thought the Soviets just copied the German rifle, but I see where the Garand mechanisms come into play. To me, that just makes the Garand that much more of the Mack Daddy of all military rifles. Massive respect to all American servicemen who carried and used them in battle.
AK is still just copied from an American weapon and a German weapon, IMO. The Russians have a two habits. 1) copy other people or 2) Make it absolutely, ridiculously huge
@@jasskeeper8152 Well, it's fact that the gas and operating system are scaled down clones of the M1 Garand. I don't think that part is in dispute at all. And it's pretty apparent that the overall form and shape of the AK is closely based on the STG-44. You tell anyone to scale down the Garand operating system into an intermediate cartridge, full auto capable rifle, and you'll get the AK every time.
Veprs are great! I have a 16.5 in 7.62x54r with a square back. I put a tunable comp from ares and it really made the rifle. Cannot say enough good stuff about Vepr. I wish i could get more. Vepr 12, vepr in 308, etc.
I would love for Brandon to really one day work on a project (after the AK-50 of course) to really design and manufacture an AK for the modern day shooter. Not just furniture but features, like actual bolt hold open/release features. That would be sick to think about an AK where something as simple as never grabbing a charging handle or a faster way to insert magazines would be pretty dope. People might point to the Mutant as the thing but it's like it's just an AR with the old rock and lock magazine rather than an evolution of the AK. Hope this happens someday
@@iltonnotattico6231 again, still clunky charging handles, bolt, nothing really "new" or evolutions of the AK, you're still kinda working with a top rail... Maybe a monolithic design or something...
Hey Brandon. I grew up with the Valmet m78 from Finland. It seems like no one knows about this platform. It would be awesome to see a video about their history. This is the best gun I've ever fired in my entire life. Thanks,Brandon.
Did not know an AK in 30-06 existed til now. You learn something new everyday. Keep up the good work Brandon. Also for anyone or Brandon. At about 8:37 the rifle above Brandon's head. Looks like an AK and a Galil had a love child. Can someone tell me what rifle that is? I'm curious.
I knew there was more to my love of the Garand design. Cool vid, noticed right off the bat you were at that other guy's range. I hope you left some surprises for him.
Bought one on a whim in .308 and had buyers remorse since it was a 1200.00 wall hanger with some more tacked on for the Ironwood furniture. Like felt REALLY stupid for buying it AND a VEPR 12g Looked at the prices today and now I feel bad for NOT buying the 54R also and can not believe how much VEPR 12s are listing for
Not me lol I knew instantly what gun would be showcased by the name of the title cause he said he would do a video on it in a previous video during one of his ak 50 updates 😂 if you were paying attention
Thankfully the world is not filled with Dylan's or with in tiffa tardes. They are a tiny tiny fraction of 1% of the population whereas there are probably a hundred million Brandon's in the United States alone... Not counting the one occupying the White House.
There's Also the SVDK chambered in 9.3x64mm! As someone who has hunted Deer, Bear and Elk with the less powerful 9.3x62, the 9.3x64 would be monster. Basically, The equivalent of the .375 H&H but with bullets with sometimes better SD and BC.
Thank you Brandon for another fantastic video! Of course, like so many others, I was a little disappointed at first, but I got over it very quickly because your videos are the best when it comes to how these firearms actually work!!! I will see you on the next great video because you NEVER disappoint!!!
I’m real curious if there will ever be a chance Brandon could dissect and shoot a rotary round action rifle. Would be a rare beautiful find to add to his collection for sure.
8:39 Is that a Valmet on your gun wall? If so, how does it compare to the other AK variants you own? It certainly looks like one, with the position and shape of the iron sights and the three-pronged flash suppressor.
At 0:49 seconds it kinda looks like the casing does has a conniption wanting to stay and go because it sits there just kinda spinning before the bolt closes.
Huge fan. Between you, Matt, and Scott, my ADD can be liberated and my wife gets to learn some proper gun awareness and safety without being annoyed. Just curious..... is Cody your cameraman?
Thanks for watching guys! Which gun would you like to see featured next? Also…don’t tell Matt…
Thanks to SDI! Again, it’s SDI.edu for more info!
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You had me fooled Brandon! How dare you make a video titled “Biggest AK” and not expect us to think that you somehow finished the AK-50 😂
Right there with ya
At this point, hes just teasing.. and trolling.. lets see next video update.
😂😂 consider this foreplay
"produced"
I thought the exact same thing.
You know you watch too many gun youtubers when you immediately know that he was in Matt's range just by *looking at some trees* .
it's been 5+ years since I've watched one of matts vids and I still recognized it.
@@user-mn8lz7gf6d I'm calling bullsh*t. This is the NEW Demolition Ranch range. It didn't exist 5 years ago.
You’d have to watch two. Two of the most, if not THE most, popular gun channels on UA-cam.
So uhh no.
I was the same way. First thing that caught my attention.
@@Sman7290Have to agree with you there. I still watch his videos often, hense why I recognized it.
Imagine not an AK50... But an AK20. A 20mm AK rifle.
Or a selective fire version.
Having come here from Kentucky Ballistics' latest, I'm now thinking AK4. A 4 bore AK. Sure, anything over .50 without a sporting exemption is legally a "destructive device", but Brandon is an SOT, so it should be fine.
@@Thigamabob FULL AUTO 20MM ROFLMAO
So basically the Neopup w/ soviet aesthetics?
[throws money at it]
no what about a 950 jdj AK.
This is officially the second biggest AK ever produced now. Good Job Brandon
Beat me to it... by 2 months 😄
@@RT-qd8ylbeat me to it by 1 day
2:06 "its ok baby" the way Brandon treats guns like humans is heartwarming, absolute mad lad
wait if they are not human how do the guns kill so many people every year? >: O
"treats guns better* than humans" fixt that for you
Didn’t mean to dislike
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I know I would be treating my AK-50 the same way if I had one 🥲
Imagine if Brandon and Ian gave a history lesson together. I'd attend every class.
*Anyways, 🏳️🌈=🇷🇺*
@@craftyukraineplease. I just want to watch gun videos. I just want to escape the crippling politics of the world
@@craftyukraine in Russia being gay is illegal, and seeing as Ukraine kidnaps kids off the street and forces them to fight…
🇺🇦=🏳️🌈
Would that elevate Ian 🤔 and pass his monica to the younger long haired Brandon making ian G G and Brandon G J?
better yet a drunk history lesson🙏
"Never hurts to be safe..." As a professional construction safety man, Marine, and shooting enthusiast, let me reiterate this. Being safe might take more time, but it never hurts! NOT being safe ALWAYS ends up hurting.
Not being safe can get you a darwin award so yeah I rather take 1 more minute of my life than end it
also not being safe can get a girl pregnant 🤰
Ah the safety man
the bane of my retarded existance
It doesn't always end up hurting. But WHEN it hurts, it hurts real good.
"professional construction safety man"... So, you go around interrupting people working just to justify your job. Good for you!
Brandon. There is an even simpler way to raise the lever of the gas tube. There is a special groove in the pencil case, which will allow you to insert a lever there and turn it very conveniently. By the way pencil case for ak has a lot of functions. Cool theme for the video. When I got into the army (In Russia it is mandatory for 1 year), I showed the whole company cool life hacks with a pencil case.
I apologize for the crooked translation, if there is one. I wrote with the help of a translator
Pencil case? For writing or wrong translation
@@donut_man360noscope7 It is given for cleaning and repairing the ak complete with weapons. We call it a gun case, but I agree that the translation may not be accurate. Sorry for bad translation
@@pacikvanya7565 very cool info!
Brandon gives the most in-depth information on the firearms he covers in his videos. If a person was just getting started with firearms, this channel would be one of the best to actually "learn" about how things work.
Agreed.
Will he ever find a woman he can love more than an AK?
as someone who is getting started with firearms its pretty fun and useful channel for a beginner (me)
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Why bother? 😜
I had no idea of the similarity of the M1 and AK. So, even at the age of 81, it's good to learn something new.
Hope we all still have your desire to learn at 81, take care :)
81 year old sexy UA-cam mother-lover, based.
Восхищаюсь Вами.
В таком возрасте у Вас есть тяга к знаниям...
Сейчас это уникально.
Браво!
81?! Wow man you’ve led a long life and still seem so gracious, I hope I’m still as chipper as you when I’m 81 if I make that long
@@CrackerJack-uv1nx Thank you for your kind words. You may be surprised about how fast the years will go by. One day I was forty, the next day I was 81.
In Finland we have also AK based Valmet Petra hunting rifles. They were chambered in .308win and 30-06sprg. The 30-06 variant is really rare these days.
Sit vaan toivoon et Brandon tekee videon sen valmetista niin saa suomi vähän näkyvyyttä kerrankin :D
Is it some or all of the valmet AK variant that utilize a machined instead of a stamped receiver. Adding a bit of weight in my opinion making them less affected by recoil and ultimately better shooters. Not cheap or easy to come by but HIGHLY worth the search if you want something nice.
Finnish guns are really cool, even if they are 9 times out of 10 based on western or eastern platforms.
I kept waiting for Mat to make a intro 😂
Spurdo enjoyers always go for 30-06 sprg, cause sperg.
Thank you, while getting my hands on an AK in the UK is about as likely as finding an honest politician
I am over the moon to have found your channel, I appreciate the technical descriptions and was surprised at the links between the Garand and the AK
As you gun design is cool
As a fellow Brit, all you have is these channels and video games😂 Just be sure to go to a shooting range if you're ever in the US on holiday or whatever, I did last month while in Orlando and it was awesome. AK and AR full auto, Colt .45, 1911 and a Desert Eagle .50 😂
Always puts a smile on my face to see Brandon holding an AK i never knew existed
Never forget the USS Libërty and the men who died on that day
It's basically just a dragonov variant that shoots 30.06.
I love how Brandon is at Matt’s range just absolutely disrespecting his steel targets with 30-06
It's only a 30-06.. slightly more powerful than a 308
@@TangoOneshoot some steel and see what .308 does 😂 good lil craters
Those targets stand up for the 2A more than Matt ever has.
I grew up with a grandfather who was an avid (and accomplished) hunter. he had a couple 30-06, 7mm Mauser, 7mm magnum, .243 Winchester, 30-30. Later in life he went to blackpowder because deer season started earlier (he wasn't able to be out in the cold so much during regular rifle season). He also had a large knife collection including the ones he was issued in the USMC.
Awesome... I have almost the exact same rifle (with even same upgraded furniture and flash hider), but in 7.62x54R with a 27" barrel... it was the best way I could get an SVD without taking out a second mortgage.
3006 stacks better in a double stack magazine than 7.62x54r
Not an svd tho SVDs have different internal mechanics
@@Big_G-999 yes exactly he is saying getting svd performance for cheaper. Svd is overpriced in America. As they are rare. My uncle has a svd. The yugo m76 is much more accurate.
The historical connections between the various weapons is closer than most people think. The history is very fascinating.
The AK minigun- Six AK's ducktaped together for anti drone is pretty ingenious
Brandon really takes every opportunity he gets to take apart an M1 Garand and tell us the story of how it was the inspiration for the AK and not the Sturmgewehr.
Yes, because everybody and their mom thinks that Kalashnikov stole the Sturmgewhr idea for his gun, all they have in common are the looks, nothing else what so ever, if anything the M4/AR platform was stolen from the sturmgewhr
Also RSC and federov
Edit: M1 was Based on the RSC-17/18. AF-15 has some relationships somewhere (doctrinal precedence iirc)
The idea the ak was based on the garand is fucking retarded when the Russians already had more similar firearms in production to the ak than the garand. When you look at the design targets of the ak, service rifle, medium caliber, lightweight, controllable lower rpm select fire, 100-400m range conflicts, only intended to combat infantry with light armor and minimal cover, no need to share ammo with a squad automatic weapon, comparing the ak to the garand as inspiration is just fucking retarded.
@oddmurloc eeehhh, I wouldn't go too far in to that considering Simoniv and Kalashnikov were directly competing with each other for army contracts.
Although if you do want an SKS AK there is the Type 81 from China
@@oddmurlocWho is Alexander and how did he help some Mikhail so much? And what does the SCS have to dо with it?
Small addition, there is now an AK in caliber bigger than 30-06. It is the 9,6/53 Lancaster, which is designed for internal Russian market (it counted as smooth bore caliber, which was easier to buy legally. Unfortunately since 2020 Lancaster barrels become rifled in terms of weapons law in Russia). So, there is for instance gun ВПО-221 from Molot in that caliber.
It’s funny you mentioned the stg 44 in this video. I was out shooting with my Colombian girlfriend and we found a Mosin Nagant in that shop and right above it was an updated stg 44. I explained to her that these two were used by opposing powers in the Second World War and it was cool to see them united once again.
Another neat AK chambered in .30-06 is the Valmet M/88 Petra (Hunter). A Russian design based on a American rifle designed by a Canadian redesigned in Finland and chambered in the same cartridge as the original inspiration.
M1 Garand based on French RSC 17 rifle and ideas from Mexican Mandragon rifle, you can also add this :-)
Also Yugo AK in 8 mm mauser
Now my head is spinning! 🤯
To be fair, even if Matt didn't know you were filming there, he'd allow it; you guntubers are all brothers and sisters who look out for each other.
As they say, an armed friend group is a polite friend group. Therefore a group of people who average more than a hundred guns a person is so polite they loop right around to rude.
THIS GUY TOLD MATT, TAKE HIM OUT!!!
@@KarlPHorse I actually didn't. I was stating the obvious.
Actually haven't watched a demo ranch vid since his MP7 vid
@@thefiresworddragon927 Take it easy man, It was just a joke.
@@KarlPHorseMy response was too
"Me. It punished me." - I felt that in my soul, Brandon. I was looking forward to getting a VEPR one day, and the gumbint dashed those dreams against the sharp rocks of reality.
😢😢😢
Not the only big AK platform produced in 30-06. Valmet produced the Petra ( M-88 hunter) rifle also in 30-06 as well as 308, and couple of other smaller calibers too.
The Petra was not mad in 3006. Only 308
@@jjjr.1186 actually they were made in 30-06 and you can still find them on used market.
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Oli justtiisa olokkosella ja jahthiaitasa myynnissä semmoset
Looks pretty small. And besides, the 74u has a really good personality and is bigger at certain angles.
It's average.
It’s from Russia, it’s cold over there.
Dont worry babe I love your 74u, the 74Ms and SVDs hurt
Never forget the USS Libërty and the men who died on that day
@@budget.88trotsky is part of the tribe!!!
Brandon is the only dude that can somehow pull off jeans with flip flops honestly
I don’t know about pull it but he somehow gets away with it lol
@@JDMDC2 Exactly hahaha
As long as you don't wear socks with jandels. In public.
It's Australia's pub look
He should just do sandals with socks next
That wood furniture is so beautiful. Thanks for teaching us about other AK variants and firearm history.
Brandon’s Vepr furniture looks exactly like mine. Hence it was made by the late great Matt Schuster of Iron Wood Designs. There’s another company that made SVD wood stocks for the Vepr, but they didn’t appear as accurate as IWD’s. M
Yeah, huge glow up from the original furniture
Hey Brandon, have you thought of adding the PKM and or the Groza to your collection? Both are super sweet and It'd be very cool to see you shoot them.
Cool to note the extra locking lug to compensate for the increased chamber pressure. I recently shot a bolt action Barrett M99 (chambered in .416 Barrett). The bolt had 8 locking lugs that I could see because if its massive chamber pressure
Holy crap! That's my dream rifle and chambering! How was it? Did you get to stretch it's legs?
@@amorphoussolid8512 I fired 5 or 6 shots (at ~$8 each) and it felt...authoritative. If you think .308 makes a satisfying *DING* on steel targets, .416 Barrett is even more so. My shoulder didnt want me to fire more, but it was an experience that may lead to me eventually getting something in that caliber or bigger
There was also such an option: SVDK 9.3 × 64
The "large-caliber" SVDK sniper rifle was developed and adopted by the Russian army as part of the "Cracker" program. The main task of the rifle is considered to be the defeat of enemy personnel protected by personal protective equipment (heavy body armor) or behind light obstacles.
But the thing is so rare and little known that even professional military snipers have not seen them.
Probably released in a small batch for a specific customer.
In Germany you could germany you could get a civilian version by Izmash called Tigr 9.
I gotta nitpick that it's Dragunov-based and not AK-based design.
However, it's kinda sad that they eventually have shut down the production of 9,3 mm rifles, at least for civilan market there are no new production line guns. I'm pretty sure servicemen don't get those anymore either. Also I've read some complaints about quality of russian-made 9,3x64 factory ammo. Right now large game hunters in Russia either stick to smoothbores (since every hunter in Russia has a smoothbore in his shed, for legal reasons), or pick 9,3/54 Lancaster, .338LM or .375 H&H. Or, obviously, heavy bullet .30 cals and .300 magnums
@@SamuraiAkechiwhile the OP did say SVDK, which is just a modernized SVD rifle, I'm pretty sure he meant the KSVK, which is a massive bolt-action anti-material rifle.
@@dark2023-1lovesoni KSVK comes chambered in 12,7 mm soviet round, not in 9,3 Brenneke, and it's a bolt action that has nothing in common with SVD or AK platform.
@@SamuraiAkechi my mistake, I definitely messed up. I confused it with the SVDS. That's "my bad" as the kids often say.
Regarding the "biggest" cartridge debate... the 30-06 has a case capacity of 68 grains vs 64 grains for the 7,62x54R and 63 grains for the 8x57 Mauser.
The .308 can hold "only" 56 grains. So yeah, in theory, the 30-06 can spit out those .30 caliber bullets with a bit more zip. But in essence, they all have very similar capabilities.
Personally I prefer .308 but that's only because it's more common.
Oh wow look at me being wrong. Didn't know 3006 was more powder than 8m
A fellow reloader I see.
i like 8mm mauser. .32 cal 198gr bullet go brrr
@@danielescobar7618 ikr... all this time I thought the yugp M76 was the largest caliber production AK.
Would be awesome to see Brandon's collection displayed in a museum one day!
In 400 years they’re gonna dig up his gun collection think that he was some kind of war lord and ruled the United States
Better to see it on the range...
@@alexdarcydestsimon3767 I'm saying like way farther down the line, but yea I agree he has way more guns than time....
The national museum of based guns
There's something beautiful about the AK bolt system returning to it's grandfather cartridge
It'd be really interesting to see one in .276 Pedersen.
Now let's have the rest of the rifle return to *it's* grandfather's cartridge. 😉
This was awesome! I've been asking about an AK-06 for awhile now not realizing that it had already been done! Just proving how educational this channel really is!
So thanks for putting out this video I really appreciate it!
I loved all the detailed explanations and your pure unbridled enthusiasm for gun development! The genuine smiles as you nerd out about it all made me happy to watch, and I learned some new things today also! The only really bad thing is now I want one but will never be able to have one unless I move out of Washington state and then get lucky enough to actually find one for sale at a decent price, very sad haha.
Such a beautiful gun.
Love the furniture on it. It looks so sleek and elegant
Weapons design is always neat; they're all fascinating IMHO. Swords, pikes, pistols, rifles, tank guns, naval guns, missiles, mines, bombs... So many ways we've invented to do another dirty. Very morbid of me, but weapons were basically devices for the application and focusing of energy before humans even knew what energy was. And now today have reached some truly amazing and frightening heights.
All the truly unique ways we humans have come up with to maime, dismember, disembowel and generally fuck each other up IS very interesting. I'm right there with ya on that.
I just want to say, I think that Brandon was great in "The Mummy Returns".
His portrayal as the head of a secret, desert dwelling, warrior sect was an inspiration.
Love that sound, anyone who doesn't? every time you fire an M1 you look forward to that. Thanks for showing how they are so similar.
Seems like Molot no longer produces this exact model, but the current production 30-06 Vepr platform rifles have full length wooden stock, which makes them look even more like M1. They are called "ВПО-102М" if you want to google the images.
Its always a good day when Brandon uploads
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@@Sparks263Damn, that hurts
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Never forget the USS Libërty and the men who died on that day
Was able to get a Vepr 54r, 21" barrel from Atlantic Firearms years ago, topped it with a 6x PSO scope (civilian, 1.5m marks) and it had Manticore furniture already installed. Carrying it to a gun show is like pulling up in a Ferrari. I love it like a favorite child.
Molot doesn't mess around on making beautiful, tough, well fitted rifles. I also have a 12 gauge Vepr, folding tube stock, and I don't think I could break it if I tried. I've ran it hard and put it away wet many 'a times
I picked up one of those as well, back in 2014. Also with the scope. Very pretty. I was just looking at prices on gunbroker. Let's just say, they have appreciated, lol.
I had a VEPR in 308 for a while. Saddley I traded it for a Glock 34 and a few 100 bucks about a month before the ban was announced.
I guess not everyone knows this but Veprs are made on RPK tooling because the plant who make them were slated for making RPKs only while AK was mostly IzhMash which make civilian AKs under Saiga trademark. So Veprs are inherently thiccer, softer shooting and generally nicer weapons in calibers over x39 than Saigas.
So basically Kalashnikov walked into a board room with a picture of a Garand, turned it upside down and proceeded to make one of the greatest rifles in the world
Pretty much
Ladies and Gentlemen: find yourselves a special someone who speaks to you the way Brandon speaks to his AK50
I love that Brandon finds a way to make the the super informative videos just as entertaining as his videos where he's just goofing around. He makes learning fun, like that one cool teacher you added on Facebook.
Спасибо Брендон за интересное и веселое видео! Спасибо ДавайНаРусском за отличный перевод! ❤
This is truly one of the AK’s ever produced of all time
Where can you get one?
@@Mr.Lawton534 they don't make them anymore.
That’s not how you form the plural of an acronym
@@borkwoof696found the English teacher.
Never forget the USS Libërty and the men who died on that day
4:52 "UA-cam gonna let me get money today" immediately an ad gets plays. Cool Brandon is getting paid today 🎉
Thanks, Brandon, I love your firearms history lessons. If only school were this fun and they had steel targets out back, that'd be real american shit right there. 🇺🇸
I have a friend who went to a High School that had a range underground below the seating of the oval
Even public schools in NYC used to have indoor firing ranges. Too many unhinged people now-a-days.
Us schools tend to have shooting ranges. They even use cheap flesh target instead of steel, they don't need a dedicated room as the whole building is used for that purpose
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@@SimplyThatSleepyGuysaw this one coming from a mile off, lol
I absolutely love how it pans from a boom boom to him sitting in a chair with a rifle on his lap facing up looking like one those extremies videos.
I love how its filmed by hand rather than tripod.
I like how the moment that Brandon testified against the ATF now he is on the run.
Was he using the black rifle range before? What happened?
@@KyleRassweilerThe probably tried to touch hims peepee
@@KyleRassweileronut has a video on his vlog channel, I remember vaguely him saying that the people that black rifle was renting from or something decided to sell the whole property. It’s something along those lines.
@@samgillispie3915 Damn that's a shame, hopefully they all buy their own place together.
@@KyleRassweiler yeah it does suck, heard they’re gonna build a bunch of houses and stuff there now. I don’t think it would be hard for them to find a range but hopefully they find one soon.
I share a love for both .30-06 and AK's, so this is truly magnificent
Can I just say that that Dragunov looks absolutely stunning?
Possibly the best I've ever seen it looking to date.
That is not a dragunov that's an actual AK dragunovs have different internal mechanics
3:11 should be new merch. Put that quote on everything lmao
I like that rebranding: “No honey it’s not an arsenal it’s my arms library! All the scholars got ‘em.” 😂😂😂 8:30
The way you are excited about your work and the history behind it is what really makes me come back again and again to this channel.
Wonderful Video and i'm thrilled to see some more historical breakdowns from you.
Nature is beautiful, the sunrise, rivers and creeks, Brandon handling anything AK platform, a babys laughter...I could go on
Brandon has that super passionate teacher vibe that makes learning fun. Imagine not an AK50... But an AK20. A 20mm AK rifle..
Y not an ak30? 30mm >:D
@@BigfootShaggyAk35, 35mm :D
@@mattA5335 Ak105B, 105mm (aggressive tank cannon noises)
@@caliberthecow3727 That's capitalist ammo, comrade. We need an ak122, 122mm
@@khardian2823that's the poor man's size peasant
We need AK188
We need to end all the destruction parts of gun buybacks. If people wanna get rid of their guns, give them to responsible owners. Not people who are gonna just destroy these pieces of art!
so resell them at an auction, use profit to enforce more effective personal checks
Well that sounds like selling them but with extra steps.
@cymond in the long run, yes. But not for the people who just want to get rid of guns they don't want ASAP. Personally, I would prefer selling over scrapping, so historic pieces can survive longer (until some asshole sporterizes them).
@@Kcthetransgirl If you want rid of a gun ASAP and don't care how much you get, then walk into any gun store, say "I don't want this, make me an offer" and accept whatever they offer you.
Odds are that they'll do much better than a $50 Walmart gift card, too.
@@cymond I understand that, but most people who just want to get rid of guns have never stepped foot in a gun store.
3:53 Oh my god, Brandon got another Dragunov. He said they are unicorn guns, but he found another one....
The Zastava M76 is basically an AK chambered in 8mm Mauser. Pretty much equal to or even more powerful than .30-06, depending on what kinds of loads you're comparing.
Brandon has that super passionate teacher vibe that makes learning fun
I wonder if SDI ever invited him to talk in front of students?
The review of the historical footprint of the AK was appreciated. I always thought the Soviets just copied the German rifle, but I see where the Garand mechanisms come into play. To me, that just makes the Garand that much more of the Mack Daddy of all military rifles. Massive respect to all American servicemen who carried and used them in battle.
AK is still just copied from an American weapon and a German weapon, IMO.
The Russians have a two habits.
1) copy other people
or
2) Make it absolutely, ridiculously huge
@@oxide9679in your opinion not the fact that have been provided and studied by brandon \'-'/
@@jasskeeper8152 Well, it's fact that the gas and operating system are scaled down clones of the M1 Garand. I don't think that part is in dispute at all. And it's pretty apparent that the overall form and shape of the AK is closely based on the STG-44.
You tell anyone to scale down the Garand operating system into an intermediate cartridge, full auto capable rifle, and you'll get the AK every time.
@@oxide9679 The AK is very VERY loosely based on the STG-44. It was more so based after the AS-44
Just 1 little thing. The M1 was originally created by John C. Garand a Canadian firearms engineer. The rifle was adopted for use by the USA
@ 1:43, we're simple creatures, we like our pew pews, and a chair to sit and drink our brew brews
Veprs are great! I have a 16.5 in 7.62x54r with a square back. I put a tunable comp from ares and it really made the rifle. Cannot say enough good stuff about Vepr. I wish i could get more. Vepr 12, vepr in 308, etc.
1:30
“Keep in mind, I’m holding the .30-06 AK and you’re not.”
I would love for Brandon to really one day work on a project (after the AK-50 of course) to really design and manufacture an AK for the modern day shooter. Not just furniture but features, like actual bolt hold open/release features. That would be sick to think about an AK where something as simple as never grabbing a charging handle or a faster way to insert magazines would be pretty dope.
People might point to the Mutant as the thing but it's like it's just an AR with the old rock and lock magazine rather than an evolution of the AK. Hope this happens someday
That's basically the Galil Ace
@@iltonnotattico6231 again, still clunky charging handles, bolt, nothing really "new" or evolutions of the AK, you're still kinda working with a top rail... Maybe a monolithic design or something...
Hey Brandon. I grew up with the Valmet m78 from Finland. It seems like no one knows about this platform. It would be awesome to see a video about their history. This is the best gun I've ever fired in my entire life.
Thanks,Brandon.
8:32 Brandon on any gun mechanics do you like
“WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN!”
Did not know an AK in 30-06 existed til now. You learn something new everyday. Keep up the good work Brandon.
Also for anyone or Brandon. At about 8:37 the rifle above Brandon's head. Looks like an AK and a Galil had a love child. Can someone tell me what rifle that is? I'm curious.
Valmet RK62/M76 (M76 being the civilian semi-only version.)
It's a Finnish AK variant called RK 62 M76
You could say the M1 was the Garandfather of the AK platform.
Ouch... even for a dad joke... that hurts.
8:11 a name for that section of the wall. behold the kollectionakov
I knew there was more to my love of the Garand design. Cool vid, noticed right off the bat you were at that other guy's range. I hope you left some surprises for him.
6:06 are we going going to ignore that stg?
Thought this would be the Ak 50, but this is just as good!
Every time he makes a video, he surprises us with even more expensive and unobtainable stuff that I even thought he could have
Bought one on a whim in .308 and had buyers remorse since it was a 1200.00 wall hanger with some more tacked on for the Ironwood furniture. Like felt REALLY stupid for buying it AND a VEPR 12g
Looked at the prices today and now I feel bad for NOT buying the 54R also and can not believe how much VEPR 12s are listing for
I think there was more than two of us who thought it was going to be the AK-50 but this is good
Not me lol I knew instantly what gun would be showcased by the name of the title cause he said he would do a video on it in a previous video during one of his ak 50 updates 😂 if you were paying attention
I always love hearing DeLance’s commentary. It’s fun with the banter!
In a world filled with Dylan's, we need more people like Brandon
ouch 😭
Rekt
I was wondering how long it would take.😢 my name has been sullied by that creep
I feel attacked
Thankfully the world is not filled with Dylan's or with in tiffa tardes. They are a tiny tiny fraction of 1% of the population whereas there are probably a hundred million Brandon's in the United States alone... Not counting the one occupying the White House.
1:46 it doesn't make all of us unhappy because that sounds delightful and needs a cold beer 😅
The Yugo M76 in 8MM was an ACTUAL military production AK.
There's Also the SVDK chambered in 9.3x64mm! As someone who has hunted Deer, Bear and Elk with the less powerful 9.3x62, the 9.3x64 would be monster. Basically, The equivalent of the .375 H&H but with bullets with sometimes better SD and BC.
@@antonioperezchica6902yea, but SVD is not a variant of AK, while M76 is a scaled up AK
@@1maxxuwhile not a variant it is very similar
@@1maxxu This is true!
@@Weeblicker The SVD and AK have nothing in common. However the M76 is absolutely a giant AK.
SDI is great. Have learned more so far during my time in their course than I have in the past 37 years
Thank you Brandon for another fantastic video! Of course, like so many others, I was a little disappointed at first, but I got over it very quickly because your videos are the best when it comes to how these firearms actually work!!! I will see you on the next great video because you NEVER disappoint!!!
There is also VPO-222 in 9.6x53R caliber, it is larger than 30-06. Although the sleeve is shorter, but 9.6 is much bigger than 7.62.
2:20 why does everything bad all go back to Harambe?! is nothing sacred anymore!
I’m real curious if there will ever be a chance Brandon could dissect and shoot a rotary round action rifle. Would be a rare beautiful find to add to his collection for sure.
Finally, actual AK content. Thank you, Brandon.
Right after brandon said "youtubes gonna let me get money today, cool" i got an ad😂 perfect placement
8:39 Is that a Valmet on your gun wall? If so, how does it compare to the other AK variants you own? It certainly looks like one, with the position and shape of the iron sights and the three-pronged flash suppressor.
Harambe was a cannon event 2:15
The biggest ak ever produced. And Brandon Herrera took that personally.
I literally heard AC in my head screaming "TRUNIONNNNN" when Brandon said it and then he referenced it !!! Love you guys like family.
At 0:49 seconds it kinda looks like the casing does has a conniption wanting to stay and go because it sits there just kinda spinning before the bolt closes.
If Tarkov has taught me a thing or two, it's that the 7.62x51 version is a great scav gun.
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Huge fan. Between you, Matt, and Scott, my ADD can be liberated and my wife gets to learn some proper gun awareness and safety without being annoyed. Just curious..... is Cody your cameraman?
0:30
Can I have an SVD?
We got an SVD at ho... Wait. Where the fuck are you?