Yugoslav M84 PKM: History, Mechanics, and Disassembly

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    The PK machine gun was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov's engineering team right about the time they were putting the finishing touches on the AKM. The PK is in many ways an AK rifle action enlarged, flipped upside-down, and mated with a belt feed mechanism. It uses the same belt design as the previous Soviet 7.62x54R machine guns (the Maxim, SG43, and RP46).
    The PK was improved in a few relatively minor ways to become the PKM, and the Yugoslav military put it into production in 1984. The weapon is rugged, reliable, relatively lightweight, and arguably the best universal machine gun design ever produced.
    Thanks to Marstar for letting me examine and shoot their M84!
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  • @MrBikboi
    @MrBikboi 4 роки тому +1161

    Wish the Toyota dealership sold these with mounts.

    • @lanceluthor6660
      @lanceluthor6660 4 роки тому +33

      The Ural motorcycle dealers sell their sidecar with machine gun mounts

    • @ejharbet6390
      @ejharbet6390 3 роки тому +11

      @@lanceluthor6660 night wolves vs hells angels? Ooofffffah

    • @deadbreath666
      @deadbreath666 3 роки тому +2

      @Nehemiah Brayan b r u h

    • @bo_392
      @bo_392 3 роки тому +4

      @Nehemiah Brayan shill and spammer, reported

    • @duo496
      @duo496 2 роки тому +5

      Nothing a trip to the hardware store and a bit of welding can't fix

  • @SlimRhyno
    @SlimRhyno 2 роки тому +274

    A friend of mine was in a special forces unit in Afghanistan, and he said everyone ADORED the PKM. Their Humvees were usually issued with either a Ma Deuce (M2 hmg in .50BMG) or an M134d minigun from Dillon Aero, and then 2 m240's for the other static mounts. But then they would literally go to the local arms bazaar in whatever village they were near, and buy up as many PKMs as they had and mounted those things at every other point on the vehicle that could take a weapon. They were often leftover captured ones from when the Mujahideen were going toe to toe with the Soviets, but they just worked! Plus, even if they were in some God forsaken corner of the world, ammo was still so easy to come by. I've seen pictures of Special Forces Humvees that looked like a freaking porcupine of death, with one M2, two m240's, one 249 SAW, and THREE PKMs hanging off it! They just had them there so that if one of the other guns choked, or they ran through a whole box of ammo on one of the 240's and didn't have time to reload, they could just swing it out of the way, grab one of PKMs, and continue doing work. Yeah, the PKM is incredible.

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 2 роки тому +30

      Apropos of nothing I googled "special forces humvee" and one of the top results was a Yemini Humvee with a BMP-1 turret grafted on the top. The mind boggles.

    • @SlimRhyno
      @SlimRhyno 2 роки тому +14

      @@AshleyPomeroy I don't know why, but I was really looking forward to hearing back from you. Maybe it was the way you wrote. Maybe I'm just a fool.

    • @logannicholson1850
      @logannicholson1850 2 роки тому +19

      The biggest selling point for special forces when it comes to the PKM is weight they are SOOO much lighter than the M240s and fire a far more powerful round than the M249 there is a reason why Poland uses a version of the PKM that uses 7.62 nato

    • @kimmoj2570
      @kimmoj2570 2 роки тому +20

      @@logannicholson1850 We Finns continue to use original 7.62x54R in PKMs. Our standard GPMG. Superior ammo supply in attack, the resupply comes from 2 directions. Own supply colums hurriedly springing ammo to frontline, AND ammo grabbed from forward direction, from enemy. Same guns, just grab Russian pre-owned belt box and shove it to holder of your PKM...

    • @jluvs2ride
      @jluvs2ride Рік тому +9

      It just works.

  • @jonanthantraqonard9177
    @jonanthantraqonard9177 6 років тому +2185

    A toyota truck's best friend.

    • @MrPibb23x
      @MrPibb23x 5 років тому +248

      Technically, yes.

    • @alexk2418
      @alexk2418 5 років тому +20

      Yes... 20 years ago..

    • @alexk2418
      @alexk2418 4 роки тому +13

      @Yo Ming You mean Taliban? Or Afghanistan "freedom fighters" in 80s.?

    • @RustedCroaker
      @RustedCroaker 4 роки тому +63

      Toyota truks love a 12.5 mm MG like the NSV, not a 7.62 PKM.

    • @Ireallylikeeggs
      @Ireallylikeeggs 4 роки тому +22

      @@MrPibb23x I see what you did there

  • @miko886
    @miko886 3 роки тому +158

    I served with this gun in Yugoslav army in 1980's, it is a beast!

  • @delfinigor
    @delfinigor 5 років тому +404

    The little-known fact is that the license for the production of this machine-gun was bought in package with the T-72 tank from Soviet Russia. That's why the Yugoslav tank is called M-84 and this machine gun is also called M84. Just without a dash.

    • @fox1110
      @fox1110 4 роки тому +14

      Because its standard mount on tanks

    • @Face2theScr33n
      @Face2theScr33n 4 роки тому +25

      They also would throw in a beer cooler (for qualified lessees only).

    • @beardofjustice8021
      @beardofjustice8021 3 роки тому +11

      I like to think its pronounced "matey-4

    • @97MrBlues
      @97MrBlues 2 роки тому +2

      @@beardofjustice8021 What??

    • @b226tj
      @b226tj 2 роки тому +5

      @@97MrBlues MEighty Four

  • @samrussell4065
    @samrussell4065 6 років тому +384

    Seeing the PK field-stripped fully illustrates the insanity that was the M60: over-complicated, impossible to barrel-change without an asbestos glove and having the barrel attached to the bipod so the weapon fell into the dirt. US troops went through a hell to keep their weapons in action that PK users would- and will- never understand.
    Why did it take so long for the US to accept the FN MAG?

    • @cptTK421
      @cptTK421 5 років тому +85

      Cuz the US wanted to, for the longest time, be completely self reliant as a weapons maker and not partake in (or worse, rely on) the stock of foreign gun makers. That's my guess.

    • @PyromaN93
      @PyromaN93 5 років тому +74

      @@cptTK421 because monopoly and capitalism.

    • @gunmonkey1185
      @gunmonkey1185 2 роки тому +22

      National Pride more anything. US did eventually adopted MAG59 after FNUSA became primary source of small arms. US Army knew about issues but fail to modernize M60. However M60 did get modernize by US Ordinance Inc. Royal Danish Army got latest version that I wished for when I was in the army. Hope that clear things for you

    • @Pattamatt1998
      @Pattamatt1998 2 роки тому +31

      While the M60 is still very, very heavy, it's a lot lighter and more mobile than the FN MAG and since the US wanted to A) have the machine gun use .308 to use with the M14 and B) wanted a gun that could be used in both an infantry and mounted roll, they went with the M60. I'm sure the fact that the M60 was American made also played into it as well but as far as logistics go that's how I've heard the story go

    • @DeathDealer_1021
      @DeathDealer_1021 2 роки тому +8

      big round go boom, or you're a commie.

  • @quistan2
    @quistan2 6 років тому +592

    "It's rimmed for the extractors pleasure." Dugen Ashley

    • @Bibl888
      @Bibl888 5 років тому +6

      i want that on a shirt XD

    • @dak4465
      @dak4465 4 роки тому +4

      @@Bibl888 damn so do i, i just didnt know it until you said it

  • @ryanbrown172
    @ryanbrown172 4 роки тому +78

    This gun has some amazing design features. I’m a mechanical engineering student and those weird springy hooks are basically snap fasteners. They undergo repetitive deflection and experience fatigue for so many cycles until a fatigue failure, equivalent to the expected number of rounds put through the gun. I’m sure the Kalashnikov team applied some super classic engineering principles to many features. I’m too excited about this gun.

    • @venerablebastard2064
      @venerablebastard2064 Рік тому

      Hi, would it be weird if I ask where did you studied mechanical engineering? I know I could've just searched for unis or college myself, but I really want to know where you studied so that I could put it as one of my options. Also, if it's not a bother, what are the requirements in your place of study if someone wants to take mechanical engineering? Thank you.

    • @ryanbrown172
      @ryanbrown172 Рік тому +4

      @@venerablebastard2064 I went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I live in New York, so I applied to Universities/Colleges/Institutes in this area. What you do when you apply to a college is create a writing sample, create a resume I think, and supply references. The application process on the college websites will guide you. Please get hyped about engineering because it is an amazing and broad field (and also a lot of hard work that you can do if you keep your eyes on the prize and take full responsibility for your success). Also, I encourage you to look up the difference between College, University, and Institute. I had no clue when I was applying. Also, keep in mind that you may like a different field of engineering or a specific focus in some field of engineering, so it is good to make yourself aware of the possibilities.
      -Ryan

  • @MrScar665
    @MrScar665 6 років тому +766

    Can't go wrong with Zastava

    • @karloherceg7514
      @karloherceg7514 6 років тому +14

      Dizninja naravno 👍

    • @deadpool6290
      @deadpool6290 5 років тому +13

      @Grinderman fico is italian fiat 500

    • @jovmilos
      @jovmilos 5 років тому +13

      @@deadpool6290 nop, in fact it is fiat 600 copy, not 500 big difference between those

    • @Yespeace-ww3un
      @Yespeace-ww3un 4 роки тому +4

      @@thesayxx Worst car ever made -Yugo !

    • @jamesshunt5123
      @jamesshunt5123 4 роки тому +18

      @@thesayxx Depends on what model. The early Zastava's based on Fiat 600's were very reliable, easy to fix and run forever.

  • @entropy11
    @entropy11 6 років тому +54

    That camming handle for barrel removal is freaking genius.

  • @khaair
    @khaair 4 роки тому +88

    Russian firearm engineering never ceases to amaze me so simple and yet effective.

    • @kimmoj2570
      @kimmoj2570 2 роки тому +3

      Russians give the name of accepted weapon to its designer. In small arms design Russia/Soviets managed to keep healthy competition going.

  • @fratercontenduntocculta8161
    @fratercontenduntocculta8161 5 років тому +32

    I will never forget the first time i picked up a PKM in Iraq. They are incredibly light guns that look heavy

  • @ZturdfaceZ
    @ZturdfaceZ 6 років тому +211

    *accordian music plays faintly in the background*

  • @LUR1FAX
    @LUR1FAX Рік тому +18

    The PKM and HK21 are my favorite GPMGs. I always bring up those two machine guns whenever someone claims that the MG-42 or MG-3 is the best machine gun still to this day.

    • @floydvaughn9666
      @floydvaughn9666 Рік тому +2

      ZB 26 and MG 42 are the most influential designs. RPK is the most successful.

  • @Joe-xq3zu
    @Joe-xq3zu 2 роки тому +51

    It really amazes me just how far ahead of the curve the Soviets were for small arms design compared to the West during the 50's and 60's.

  • @VelikiHejter
    @VelikiHejter 6 років тому +511

    Piece of trivia connected to that gun that you probably won't hear from anybody who haven't served in Serbian army. Nickname for it is Ceca, short for Svetlana and svetlo means light in Serbian. It earned it's nickname because of it's excessive muzzle blast that would give up the position of the operator, which is, as you might imagine, highly undesirable effect for the army that leans heavily toward guerrilla combat. One more unrelated thing, you've probably seen Varusteleka review of your canteen too, and the reason why it's not easily accessible is that you are not allowed to drink water or eat except in when you are given the specific order to rest, and since such order would not be given except when you are perfectly safe and out of the sight of the enemy, you'll then have the time to open your pack. It's designed to discourage soldiers from breaking this rule, since your entire gear should be at all times strapped in such a way that even when you are running loudest sound you produce should be your boots hitting the ground.

    • @Le_Robban
      @Le_Robban 5 років тому +6

      Have you served bre?

    • @newworldorder6764
      @newworldorder6764 5 років тому +21

      ovo je sijac smrti, kakva ceca kakva svetlana

    • @VelikiHejter
      @VelikiHejter 5 років тому +73

      @@Le_Robban 211th armored brigade, mechanized infantry, BVP m80 commander.

    • @VelikiHejter
      @VelikiHejter 5 років тому +53

      @@newworldorder6764 Sejač smrti je artiljerija, mitraljez služi da pobiberiš neprijatelja, da ne diže glavu i da ne uzvraća paljbu. Suzbijanje neprijateljske žive sile.

    • @Le_Robban
      @Le_Robban 5 років тому +2

      @@VelikiHejter what year?

  • @fuzzydunlop7928
    @fuzzydunlop7928 5 років тому +29

    I know it's little but that lever on the carry handle which cams the barrel out made my eyes light up. I love little shit like that.

  • @kurtbergh
    @kurtbergh 6 років тому +191

    l used a tanker version of the PKM in the military, for about 5000 rounds. There were just a handful of malfunctions, which were probably caused by the old and sandy belts + careless cartridge placement in the belt, not the gun itself. One time l had to use a hammer to get the action open after it had rusted shut because of the lack of use and plenty of sand and moisture. Worked just fine after l cleaned it. The AK of MG's, no doubt.
    Also, all the ammo was 50+ years old Soviet crap.

    • @hjorturerlend
      @hjorturerlend 6 років тому +4

      PKT, no?

    • @kurtbergh
      @kurtbergh 6 років тому +4

      Yup.

    • @kurtbergh
      @kurtbergh 6 років тому +18

      Finland. The armored vehicle in question was an MT-LBv.

    • @somescrub2276
      @somescrub2276 6 років тому +22

      Considering it's based off the AK, it's not surprising that it's the AK of MG's. :p

    • @bennymacvt
      @bennymacvt 6 років тому

      Kurt Bergh a

  • @Lahnapihvi
    @Lahnapihvi 6 років тому +39

    Finnish person here, had the honor of using the PKM in the army as a machinegunner. Very good gun for what it's designed for, as Ian already said. I enjoyed my time using it immensely (save for a few problems that arise when you cannot use the bipod for whatever reason).It's interesting to see the few small differences between this and the PKM we were using.
    - The rails for the optical sights were missing on the side IIRC, but I do remember hearing that the PKM we used was compatible with some of the night-vision scopes we had. No idea how it would mount though, The only ones who ever got to use them on their guns were snipers and some squad leaders.
    - We didn't have a flash hider like that, ours was akin to a funnel. But considering how easy it was to remove and the fact that we used blank-firing adaptors semi-often, I could kind of see why.
    - I'm surprised the stock doesn't have the cutout in it like most PKM's do. I'd like to know why that is? That's where we would hold the gun with our free hand while firing.
    - The part of the weapon where the gas piston would be and where the gas would be directed (under the barrel, I can't figure out the term for it) did come off as well. You'd depress on the part closest to the body of the weapon and it would detach, though it rarely required any real cleaning or maintenance.

    • @radenbg
      @radenbg 5 років тому +2

      The stock is a kind of storage, where the cleaning kit is stored. At least we had that in our unit back in early 2000's

    • @underelbow1902
      @underelbow1902 3 роки тому +3

      He is showing you the Yugoslav copy which is better than the Russian origin. They made the stock like that.

    • @Lahnapihvi
      @Lahnapihvi 3 роки тому +4

      @@underelbow1902 I know it's not the same weapon as the one we used, but I wanted to know the reasoning behind removing the cutout. We were taught to hold the weapon there when deployed with a bipod and even with the cutout, there was a storage for cleaning equipment back there, so I can't immediately figure out why they wouldn't have it.

    • @RustedCroaker
      @RustedCroaker 2 роки тому +3

      @@Lahnapihvi The Yugo M84 is a derivative of the PKT (the cheaper PKM for a tank). That's why the stock is like that. And that's why it's noticeably heavier.
      You had a honor to operate really the best GPMG on the planet, not a Yugo copycat of its downgraded version.

    • @robrob9050
      @robrob9050 4 місяці тому

      ​@@RustedCroakerI bet that Zastava version had better materials used.

  • @kimjanek646
    @kimjanek646 6 років тому +603

    Sokolov? That famous rocket scientiest?

    • @Gakulon
      @Gakulon 6 років тому +108

      Kim Janek No, the scientist from Dunwall

    • @LovableCoolGuy
      @LovableCoolGuy 6 років тому +192

      METAL GEAR?!?

    • @thegoldencaulk2742
      @thegoldencaulk2742 6 років тому +95

      You're that ninja...

    • @sethmoyer
      @sethmoyer 6 років тому +31

      Sorry for being so late.

    • @RahnUnatco
      @RahnUnatco 6 років тому +94

      I'm a CIA agent. I've come to escort you back to the other side of the Iron Curtain.

  • @slobodanboban8717
    @slobodanboban8717 5 років тому +10

    M84 was mounted on M84 Tank, the Tank was copy of Soviet T-72 so when Yugoslavia got their licence to produce modified T-72 they also got the licence for PKM... That was story in article from military magazine Odbrana from a decade ago,but I remember it nicely...

  • @tuomasmikkonen6746
    @tuomasmikkonen6746 4 роки тому +12

    Ran with this for a year in the army. Amazing machine gun and even better with a red dot! Very easy to maintain and easy and ergonomic to shoot. Only negative thing is that ammo box that opens sometimes very easily and can break.

  • @MrDgwphotos
    @MrDgwphotos 6 років тому +24

    18:25 "Perfect is the enemy of good enough."

  • @DASSTADT
    @DASSTADT 6 років тому +63

    the optics for this gun and many others are made in my town of Sarajevo, a company called Zrak makes them.

  • @kylestickley8096
    @kylestickley8096 6 років тому +4

    Damn, that simple cam for barrel removal is awesome. I had to blast the carry handle of my SAW with my palm like I was trying to end someone everytime I wanted to do a barrel change.

  • @old-flabbyman-thighs2367
    @old-flabbyman-thighs2367 2 роки тому +10

    Can't stop looking at that sks with a drum mag...

  • @sowelie1
    @sowelie1 5 років тому +5

    Proudly carried it for 9 months. Barrel can be cleaned with a piece of cloth, a string and a little oil in 30 sec after thousands of rounds fired.

  • @ivans7406
    @ivans7406 4 роки тому +19

    I was gunner on this GPMG and i can say that it was reliable, easy for cleaning, surprisingly precise. The handle was good but just for short distances because the weapon is heavy and its hard to carry it with one arm. The sling was a cosmos scale piece of crap. The metal ammunition box always find a way in front of your knee and I hated here. A couple of time the box opened just for no reason and my bullets and belt fell out. I know that Israelis made a leather ammunition pouch for they FN GPMG and i thing that for this one it would be also an advantage.

  • @dinkoz1
    @dinkoz1 3 роки тому +7

    When my platoon machine gunner was hit, fortunately not seriously, I had to drag him and that damn thing almost 300 m back to the line, where the company commander told me that I could have left him and taken more ammunition left behind because machine gun more important.
    The situation was that bad in the fall of 92.

  • @starbuck1776
    @starbuck1776 6 років тому +4

    The PKM is a exquisite example of elegant simplicity!

  • @_blento_2637
    @_blento_2637 Рік тому +1

    I mean anyone can disassemble and assemble back gun, but what I just adore here is the story behind the gun. Bravo !!!

  • @ShotgunGabe
    @ShotgunGabe 6 років тому +52

    Now i want a PKM because jesus approve it and also called it the best belt fed..

  • @KulinBan777
    @KulinBan777 4 роки тому +83

    This was the most feared weapon during Bosnian War, I was there as a kid

    • @Boz196
      @Boz196 4 роки тому +6

      Think the Mig 21 was a bit worse

    • @_blento_2637
      @_blento_2637 2 роки тому +3

      Bs. Garonja ili Ciganka (mg42) ili ti M53 kako ga je Yuga pravila was even more feared

    • @MagnumLoadedTractor
      @MagnumLoadedTractor 2 роки тому +3

      Used by both sides as far as footage shows

    • @1893Mauser
      @1893Mauser 2 роки тому +7

      You havent seen the video of the hill propelled naval mine.

    • @MagnumLoadedTractor
      @MagnumLoadedTractor 2 роки тому +1

      @@1893Mauser well it showed how we can use it as an land mine

  • @iamscoutstfu
    @iamscoutstfu 5 років тому +60

    Is this before or after Sokolov designed the Shagohod?

    • @sillylittleowlguy2392
      @sillylittleowlguy2392 3 роки тому +5

      I was looking for the MGS3 reference

    • @Zero99998
      @Zero99998 2 роки тому +1

      I don’t think many people will understand this joke

    • @iamscoutstfu
      @iamscoutstfu 2 роки тому

      @@Zero99998 55 people so far...

  • @jeffreyplum5259
    @jeffreyplum5259 4 роки тому +1

    The dust covers are set to keep weather out of the gun as much as possible. It is not weather tight, but little chance is given for snow, blown sand, or rain to get in it. Great stuff Thanks.

  • @MrFlyingLamma
    @MrFlyingLamma 6 років тому +170

    ABRAKADABRA!

    • @darthpanzer
      @darthpanzer 6 років тому +2

      *popcorn noises*

    • @SentimentalBadger
      @SentimentalBadger 6 років тому +2

      Tursi BLYAT!
      I wouldn't want that guy to be my instructor.

    • @juanordonezgalban2278
      @juanordonezgalban2278 5 років тому +7

      Why have i understood this

    • @Tunkkis
      @Tunkkis 5 років тому +6

      @@juanordonezgalban2278 Because you are a man of culture.

  • @lowellhouser7731
    @lowellhouser7731 6 років тому +17

    If we can ever get the class 3 registry reopened, these things are going to be SO popular here in the states.

    • @joshhill5932
      @joshhill5932 5 років тому

      Just need a class 3 dealers license. You won't believe how cheap post samples are but then again. you have to have a store front so its still ungodly expensive.

    • @joshuamarvin7400
      @joshuamarvin7400 3 роки тому +2

      @@joshhill5932 What qualifies as a 'Store Front'. A shed? I can build a shed.

    • @jeredhersh789
      @jeredhersh789 2 роки тому

      @@joshuamarvin7400 you just need to have a business. You could operate it out of your shed or garage, but you'd still need a business license and all that crap.

  • @conorclimo8534
    @conorclimo8534 6 років тому +414

    *_Hej Sloveni Intensifies_*

    • @adissabovic
      @adissabovic 5 років тому +17

      Jošte živi...😎

    • @nostromokg
      @nostromokg 5 років тому +7

      @@adissabovic Kano klisurine... :))) Pozdrav..

    • @adissabovic
      @adissabovic 5 років тому +8

      @@nostromokg Živ ti meni bio, druže! 😍

    • @rnrailproductions5049
      @rnrailproductions5049 5 років тому +7

      *anger Polish catholic noises*

    • @adissabovic
      @adissabovic 5 років тому

      @@rnrailproductions5049 What does that mean? :)

  • @jkalash762
    @jkalash762 4 роки тому

    I'm honestly really amazed how simple the field stripping on it is. Yeah i know i should expect it with what it's based off and the designers but still.

  • @Relyt345
    @Relyt345 6 років тому

    Awesome review. I know marstar has some nice guns, hope Ian does some more from their selection

  • @jamescarrino3696
    @jamescarrino3696 4 роки тому +6

    2:16 Oh yeah, the wheel mount. That's totally what I recognize Sokolov's name from... heh.
    I'm finished...

  • @gustionpc7468
    @gustionpc7468 5 років тому +8

    i was in Army and i was mashinegunner and we had M84 as primary weapon i can say its most finnest lmg,i was hitting targets at 1km without optic like a joke

    • @zenly_csgo
      @zenly_csgo 4 роки тому +4

      same stuff. We call it Pretty boy in rus army

  • @shashaw08
    @shashaw08 6 років тому +2

    Having shot quite a few of these I have to say that the PKM, while maybe crude ergonomically, they really executed the operating and feeding system very well. The short comings of the 240 are mostly that the various mounts and drums don't really feed very well nor are they particularly very convenient to carry. When I was in a gun team most of our ammo bags and carriers we put together our selves.

  • @TheKiltedGerman
    @TheKiltedGerman 6 років тому

    That big logo in the top-right early in the video was beautiful.

  • @fuzzydunlop7928
    @fuzzydunlop7928 6 років тому +9

    I hope he gets his hands on an RP 46 one day.

  • @semibreve
    @semibreve 2 роки тому +7

    It would've been nice to see how the round gets fed from the "extractor" claw into the bolt. Otherwise great video!

  • @haenselundgretel654
    @haenselundgretel654 4 роки тому

    Cheers mate for extremely well explaining all the useful details!

  • @alexandermarinin7036
    @alexandermarinin7036 6 років тому +2

    Nikitin (you pronounce in right first time) machine gun used proprietary push-through belt, PK used standart belt from Maksim and Goryunov. That's the reason.

  • @TheEternalLeader
    @TheEternalLeader 6 років тому +3

    Ian, have you ever come across a belt-fed AR-10, or have anything lined up to do a video on one? While I understand your opinion(s) on the ARES Shrike, I do wonder how, what is basically it's precursor, just in .308, works & functions, and if you could see/think of any way(s) to fix the parts breakages that prevented them from becoming more of a thing.
    Great video as always, keep up the awesome work!

  • @SebastianHonsa
    @SebastianHonsa 6 років тому +3

    "The ejection port cover is tensioned by this little coil spring here, just like the dust cover on your AR-15." I like that he assumes that we all have AR-15 at home. Everybody must have one, right? :)

    • @duxdawg
      @duxdawg Рік тому

      We are a nation of minutemen. Every legal adult American citizen ought to have a rifle in 5.56x45 and a pistol in 9x19. We ought to be required to show those required firearms, and our proficiency with them, every five years to maintain citizenship.
      Most Americans have more than one rifle, plus shotguns and pistols. There are literally more guns than people in these States united. This is as it should be.

  • @Dell-ol6hb
    @Dell-ol6hb 2 місяці тому

    This thing is truly a marvel for its time, it weighs like 8.5kg empty which is lighter than most general purpose machine guns even today

  • @yemum2364
    @yemum2364 6 років тому +2

    Strange seeing a PKM stock without its cutout

  • @FLYINhawaiian888
    @FLYINhawaiian888 6 років тому +8

    this comment section has to be my favorite throughout all of youtube. such positivity and much gun jesus.

    • @fox1110
      @fox1110 4 роки тому

      Welcome to Balkan comment section 😆

    • @cursedcliff7562
      @cursedcliff7562 4 роки тому +4

      Unless you mention america or nato, god forbid you mention any of those, or an F-117, dont mention the f117

    • @sillylittleowlguy2392
      @sillylittleowlguy2392 3 роки тому +1

      @@cursedcliff7562 Or Mosul, there's a comment a few comments up that is on fire right now because of someone mentioning Mosul.

  • @CafeLibrado
    @CafeLibrado 6 років тому +4

    Was just reading about the sg43 after seeing it in "The Vietnam War" last night. How timely

  • @Diwana71
    @Diwana71 3 роки тому

    All your documentaries are fantastic.

  • @rose_city-86o51
    @rose_city-86o51 2 роки тому

    Funny story, I was trying to look at one of the guns in the background and you moved in front of it just as I brought my phone closer to my eyes. Talk about perfect timing

  • @nikolayjovanovic423
    @nikolayjovanovic423 6 років тому +34

    Did you know that our soldiers use this with scope.
    Like DMR from fixed position.

    • @TheBucketSkill
      @TheBucketSkill 2 роки тому +8

      Not unheard of, one of the best American snipers made his longest shot with a 50. caliber machine gun with a scope on it!

  • @fikfakmafalda1
    @fikfakmafalda1 4 роки тому +3

    Ooo this brings me back......when i have served in the army. I called her my katjuska. She was so beautiful.

  • @FIREBREATH1001
    @FIREBREATH1001 4 роки тому

    Such a satisfying bolt handle

  • @user-nn4ej1ii2b
    @user-nn4ej1ii2b 4 роки тому

    So much nice memories with this gun.

  • @CommaV9414
    @CommaV9414 6 років тому +52

    Why does the FN Mag (M240, L7, Mag 58, ect) weigh more than the PKM when they do the same thing and fire similar rounds?

    • @jeremykim2644
      @jeremykim2644 6 років тому +65

      The m240 is just fat and heavy for some reason

    • @CabbageBloke
      @CabbageBloke 6 років тому +25

      Should change the name to FN MAG ( M240, L7, Mag 58) . Your post is suggesting that the FN MAG is a variation of the M240 when the opposite is correct.

    • @CommaV9414
      @CommaV9414 6 років тому +3

      MajorLongDong oh woops

    • @CabbageBloke
      @CabbageBloke 6 років тому +1

      No probs mate.

    • @thewaraboo2824
      @thewaraboo2824 6 років тому +36

      Never handled a PKM, but I have handled an M240. I'm no expert, but just looking at the designs comparatively, the MAG just puts a lot more steel behind the design: thicker receiver, thicker barrel, stronger bipod, etc. I guess NATO just wanted a more robust machine gun. It definitely seems that the PKM was designed for dismounted troops first and the MAG for vehicle mounting or fixed positions first (especially considering most of that weight is forward and around the gun's mounting ring). But what can I say, they're both good, reliable designs.

  • @T4nkcommander
    @T4nkcommander 6 років тому +3

    This is one of those rare videos that get instantly watched rather than thrown into the watch later queue.

  • @paullytle1904
    @paullytle1904 3 роки тому

    This is the exact gun my father carried in the 90s not just a pkm but an m84 i still have the manual

  • @johnthomas-km2bf
    @johnthomas-km2bf 6 років тому

    So this is pretty much one of the best youtube channels.

  • @TheCanadaBoose
    @TheCanadaBoose 6 років тому +137

    Does pkm stand for Phuckin Kool Machinegun? lol

    • @Podrinje94
      @Podrinje94 4 роки тому +3

      pkm= puskomitraljez

    • @domovinivjerni
      @domovinivjerni 4 роки тому

      @@Podrinje94 ne

    • @petarmiletic997
      @petarmiletic997 4 роки тому +2

      Pulemyot Kalashnikov Modernizarny - Kalashnikov Machine gun, modernized

    • @EkulGgats
      @EkulGgats 4 роки тому

      @@Podrinje94 oh wait, you mean +Psdhujhgsdilf Kdhiaubyv Miugubddf?

  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 6 років тому +387

    Considering I've seen Kurdish and iraqi soldiers use them whilst liberating Mosul, yep, it holds up!

    • @salokin3087
      @salokin3087 6 років тому +77

      gillysuit2 nah man, just some vice and bbc news, though I highly respect the anti Isis fighters over there!

    • @sylum4277
      @sylum4277 6 років тому +2

      they are merceneries from foreign countries, no one is liberating anything, it's not safer in any way down there. it's all about people fighting each other for pride, in the name of the same god...

    • @Kloick
      @Kloick 6 років тому +28

      Vice isn't trash. I started following them because they have some damn interesting documentaries, but in the meantime they started putting more focus on what some might perceive as progressive/liberal interests. Usually talking about feminism, LGBT culture or racism. I have nothing against that, but I hoped to get more of a generalist content producer. But you can't deny that, evenn if they are a bunch of liberal yuppie progressive millenials, they're the only ones in the mainstream media that actually send correspondents to war zones and interview the people/fighters there on the regular. Everyone else, from CNN to Fox News, would much rather just read the same Associated Press or Reuters stories and follow the same local journalists on Twitter to make their content than send a crew down there and show us something different - and that's what Vice does best.

    • @taijituofdeath2210
      @taijituofdeath2210 6 років тому +9

      Hold on. The war certainly didn't started because of sunni & shia rivalry.

    • @maciejpociecha6357
      @maciejpociecha6357 6 років тому +4

      They were sick of living in a totalitarian one party state, run for the benefit of one family. Just because a conflict involves muslims, it doesn't mean it's always about religion. Yes, Assad's core supporters were Alawites, but that's because of the area his clan came from. The Alawite religious leadership has repeatedly distanced themselves from the Assad family. Alawi is a syncretic religious movement that's related to Islam, Christianity and gnostic traditions; really fascinating and I recommend reading up on their history and beliefs. The Assad government had become allied with Shia Iran for political and military reasons, NOT because of some religious commonality.
      The conservative western media has a habit of describing all muslim majority conflict areas as being about religious differences, even when it's patently not the case; much as in the 19th Century, all asian conflicts were about opium and white slavery for them. It's a strand of white jingoism that is presented to poor whites, in order to manufacture an enemy that is not their ruling elites. Depressingly, it still works extremely well in c.21.

  • @jessemarcus
    @jessemarcus 4 роки тому

    Its really cool to see you come up to my neck of the woods.

  • @Haris122
    @Haris122 4 роки тому

    Cool video, only thing I would've liked to be elaborated on, is how the round gets seated from the piece that pulls it out of the belt, into the area where the bolt moves it the final part of the way into the barrel before firing.

  • @Amplar2
    @Amplar2 6 років тому +4

    I was hoping that it would be explained why it's a right side feed /left side case eject design. PKM seems to be the only gpmg I've seen do this.
    Is it for ease of use in coaxial versions (PKT) or something?

    • @CzornyLisek
      @CzornyLisek 6 років тому +5

      Easier to load by other guy + that way of feeding was already standard for many years.

  • @haraldbearclaw1856
    @haraldbearclaw1856 6 років тому +85

    Do the Yugoslavian mauser variant, M48! Greetings from Croatia.

    • @karloherceg7514
      @karloherceg7514 6 років тому +3

      Harald Bearclaw ima li nas jos? 😂

    • @haraldbearclaw1856
      @haraldbearclaw1856 6 років тому +1

      O ima ima :D Viđam tu i tamo neke u komentarima.

    • @hivzijabuzaljko964
      @hivzijabuzaljko964 5 років тому +2

      Tandzara

    • @vanjat2850
      @vanjat2850 5 років тому

      Nah...ne znam sto kazu da je jugoslovenska kad je srpska...ali se slazem sa tvojim prijedlogom

    • @MrScar665
      @MrScar665 5 років тому +5

      @@vanjat2850 Zato što je pravljena za Jugoslavije

  • @FernandoVictorino
    @FernandoVictorino 6 років тому

    Great video! Thaks for placing.

  • @pfffping592
    @pfffping592 2 роки тому

    love the sks with drum mag on the back

  • @konstantin.v
    @konstantin.v 6 років тому +3

    I waited for it the whole video, and the whole shooting video after, but you completely skipped what happens to the cartridge after it is pulled out of the belt! It was left to the viewers to find out that there's a spring loaded arm in the top cover, which strips the cartridge down from that double claw thing on top of the bolt and holds that cartridge in the tray until it's picked up by the bolt going forward. I mean, I didn't know that before. But I guessed it has to be there while observing the feed tray in slow motion as you were lifting it, and then found another video that shows the top cover from below :D

    • @duxdawg
      @duxdawg Рік тому +1

      Where is that other vid?? Now I need to know!! :)

    • @konstantin.v
      @konstantin.v Рік тому

      @@duxdawg , ooh, it was so long ago... 😊 Try searching "how pkm machine gun works". It gives my a video by American Gangster with nice animation of it 🙂

    • @duxdawg
      @duxdawg Рік тому +1

      @@konstantin.v
      Thank You!! Fantastic vid! Really awesome! Thanks again!!

    • @konstantin.v
      @konstantin.v Рік тому +1

      @@duxdawg , glad to help. I too like to not leave questions hanging unanswered 😊

  • @ringowunderlich2241
    @ringowunderlich2241 6 років тому +4

    Wait, isn't there an RPD missing in between WWII and the introduction of this opinion amplifier, is it?

    • @rayg.2431
      @rayg.2431 4 роки тому

      @@CRL_One Exactly - RPD and RPK are 7.62 x 39mm, PK/PKM is 7.62 x 54mmR.

  • @randomargument972
    @randomargument972 2 роки тому

    I find it very good that you are explaining mechanics and parts of the gun; unlike other boring youtubers that only take it to range, like kids their toys, and shoot cabbages/baloons......

  • @KA-hijazi
    @KA-hijazi 4 роки тому +1

    The PKMs i seen have a hollow space in the shoulder stock so you can hold with your other hand when shooting prone.

  • @glebkutepov7924
    @glebkutepov7924 5 років тому +7

    -Ni-kitten
    - *Meows in distance* , yes comrade

  • @matejmatej3554
    @matejmatej3554 6 років тому +16

    Me as a Slovenian love this video both thumbs up for me keep up the good work greetings from the most beautiful country in the world Slovenia hehe (I feel very patriotic today)

  • @Ivan-vn1pd
    @Ivan-vn1pd 6 років тому

    Lol that shot of the box that is saying AR-15 magazines full capacity/new you gotta know the canucks were like super proud of that one

  • @daved2352
    @daved2352 3 роки тому

    I'm gonna keep an eye out for that dust cover flapping at twice the guns rate of fire now on the shooting video. I don't know why but that detail amuses me.

  • @vojko0031
    @vojko0031 6 років тому +122

    CECA

    • @rollover4894
      @rollover4894 6 років тому +3

      Vujkin PC Ražnatović

    • @nikolayjovanovic423
      @nikolayjovanovic423 6 років тому +1

      Zar Ceca nije M76 8x57 poluautomatska puska sa 10 metaka?

    • @toma9971
      @toma9971 6 років тому

      Sarac xaxa kaze co'ek najbolji piskomitraljez

    • @justjoe5373
      @justjoe5373 6 років тому

      Sejac smrti

    • @lunapriya2723
      @lunapriya2723 5 років тому

      Nikolay Jovanovic m76 gde mogu da kupim nov u beograd nis

  • @miwove
    @miwove 6 років тому +3

    I loved that gun in JA2. :D

  • @genegarren833
    @genegarren833 6 років тому

    I agree Ian about the quality of the Maching gun. Love that weapon.

  • @VRichardsn
    @VRichardsn 6 років тому

    Great showcase. I would have really liked a more extensive explanation on why you have them in high estemm (kind of what you did with the 7,35 Carcano)

  • @aronk8810
    @aronk8810 6 років тому +5

    Well-sealed gun? I smell mud test!

  • @DugeHick
    @DugeHick 5 років тому +18

    "A" is added at the end of last name much like "s" in English.
    So "Pulemet KolashnikovA" as in "Kolashnikov's machine gun"

  • @oldleatherhandsfriends4053
    @oldleatherhandsfriends4053 6 років тому

    That little flappy bird motion of the ejection port cover should moves air around inside the action to help cooling.

  •  6 років тому

    Those are so much fun to shoot!

  • @Denis-yz5dq
    @Denis-yz5dq 6 років тому +8

    Do the zastava M21 please gun jesus

  • @Myhouse69420
    @Myhouse69420 6 років тому +9

    I wish he would've talked about the optic. I never seen one on a pk.

  • @gregbilotta2472
    @gregbilotta2472 6 років тому

    If we get a disassembly video today, we will soon get a shooting video....which makes me very very happy

  • @flektra175
    @flektra175 6 років тому

    Nice, I've recieved basic training of operation and done cleaning on pkm's , though never shot one. This was quite informative, I knew that it is bit like an upside down ak in ways but I didn't understand how it actually worked before this. Would've liked still a bit more info on the feeding system.

  • @juna8921
    @juna8921 6 років тому +5

    wouldn´t you horribly burn your fingers if you try to change a red hot barrel after a long burst?

    • @aritakalo8011
      @aritakalo8011 6 років тому +2

      Ju Na one would just use something like empty casing to push the locking block to the side. Barrel comes of with just the handle then.

    • @user-dh2ev9sc4c
      @user-dh2ev9sc4c 6 років тому +1

      NO! PKP have the same barrel changing mechanism, and PKP barrel is interchangeable with PK/PKM/PKT barrels. Here the photoes - warweapons.ru/novosti-ot-kardena/

  • @p0_0kie_001
    @p0_0kie_001 6 років тому +24

    Yugoslavia was my country, what a beautiful country she was.

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 5 років тому +1

      Politics lead to massacre, rape, war, and horrific acts against the innocent.

    • @skotiskiller
      @skotiskiller 5 років тому +5

      @@tony_5156 NATO leaded to that particular massacre, rape, war, and horrific act against the innocent.

    • @skotiskiller
      @skotiskiller 5 років тому

      @@tony_5156 Your comment is such a generality it hurts.NATO DID THAT LIKE IT DID SO MANY TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER.NATO was made to do only crimes.

  • @enloeeagle7258
    @enloeeagle7258 2 роки тому

    That barrel change system is slick as frick

  • @thebeatleshelp5834
    @thebeatleshelp5834 4 роки тому

    Beautiful machine gun

  • @Gusararr
    @Gusararr 6 років тому +4

    Also known as CECA!

  • @evilfurryfromnowhere4100
    @evilfurryfromnowhere4100 6 років тому +3

    Црвена застава - гарантия хорошего оружия! Хотел бы себе заставу М59/66-А1 :c

  • @badasstasticusbadass4908
    @badasstasticusbadass4908 3 роки тому +2

    You can say whatever you want about the soviets back in the day, but you can't deny that they really know how to make excelent firearms.

  • @ericconnor8419
    @ericconnor8419 Рік тому +1

    Guns seem to be like musical instruments - the difference between a very good and very bad one is barely visible until you use it.