Comments by "Chef Chaudard" (@chefchaudard3580) on "Vietnamese MAT-49 in 7.62mm Tokarev at the Range" video.

  1.  @noecarrier5035  No, I was just in the army for military service. Well, it was fun to shoot, but as greens (we said 'blue' in France, for historical reasons), we were not so confident. The MAT49 is short, and, in case of a malfunction at the range, you could easily forget you had it and swing your body to call the instructor. There was no proper safety, and shots could easily been sprayed accidently wherever we did not want. It was pretty accurate up to 50m, when shot like Ian, not so much from the hip. The last one looked cool, but would just have frighten the guys in front of you, as most bullets would have hit the dirt at their feet. We practiced it, but not enough to be good at it.
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  2. I was part of a military parade for Bastille day in Nice... in 1980... with a MAT49 ;o) There were the last ones: there were replaced by FAMAS shortly after. Except for gendarmerie who took them longer.
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  3. Capturé par le Viet Cong et transformé pour le Tokarev, qu'ils recevaient d'URSS. Le canon modifié surement, la culasse, je sais pas. Recapturé ensuite par les Américains au Vietnam et importé aux USA.
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