Comments by "Bongoliath" (@OriginalBongoliath) on "Forgotten Weapons" channel.

  1. Same applies to the U.S. Vast majority of our gun laws were made by idiots who's only exposure to guns their entire life is in a movie thus they feel like they have become firearms experts justifying their ignorance.
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  2.  @StrangelyBrownNo1  Making it in 7.62x39 at first would have been a mistake. It would have been a flop. Shooters would avoid it because there are plenty of good 7.62x39 guns that are better and cheaper. Collectors wouldn't want it because it wouldn't be in the original caliber.
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  3. California isn't America. It is an entity that just happens to reside within the borders of the United States of America. It is only America by name, not by culture.
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  4. sparkplug1018 Romanian commies weren't the only ones against left-handeness. Practically every country back then even Western ones both private and public policy were trying to eradicate left-handedness.
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  5.  @samiam619  That is where the bad reputation of Mosin clips came from. If you buy actual surplus clips that were made in Combloc countries they work great. I managed to acquire some East German Mosin clips and they are smooth as butter, even more than Mauser clips IMO.
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  6. $fish$ The configuration it is in is anti-freedom because it had to comply with anti-freedom laws and because of how neutered it is compared to a proper Galil/Galatz.
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  7. They used to be good, state of the art. Not so much anymore mainly from corrupt leadership and kickbacks that killed it.
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  8. They were all destroyed by NATO paying for their destruction (US, UK, Germany, Norway being biggest contributors) as a requisite for joining them, the machinery used to make them wasn't properly maintained thus unusable, and the remaining ones are in war zones/countries that are banned from import so there is zero chance we will ever see any Albanian AK's stateside.
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  9. olli lehtonen Unless a gun was originally designed to have a thumbhole stock to me it represents tyranny, oppression, ignorance, and humiliation.
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  10. Roy Kliffen The perception is to scare the useful idiots into thinking the government will protect them even though they aren't legally required to do so and Hollywood movies showing machine guns shooting infinite bullets with near laser-like accuracy scares them as well. However the real reason is government doesn't want properly armed citizens to oppose them while on the flip side of the same coin has the effect of protectionism for the domestic gun industry who couldn't compete with the prices these and others would be going for if they were allowed to be imported unmolested.
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  11. They are cheaper and easier to get in Canada.
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  12. Kozmik Cat Luckily even the U.S. allows for bayonets to be imported on the SKS because 1) no detachable magazine and 2) it is considered a historical firearm.
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  13. Would be nice.
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  14. Caden Robl I believe that crown goes to the AR-15.
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  15. kasra khatir Except you can't do that in Canada so your statement is moot.
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  16. Tatsuhiro Satou "Century arms imported aks arent bad" Fixed it for you.
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  17. So much fail in this comment thread: Operation Dragonfire, the sting to set up Norinco and Polytech, concluded two years after Chinese guns and ammo were banned by executive order by the Clinton's in 1994. Therefore you can't blame that as the reason they were banned since they already were. Second, unless you live out on the woods and build everything from scratch then you are supporting China in one form or another. Get used to it. Since we have to give our money to China I'd rather get something out of it that I genuinely want which is their guns and ammo. Like another said, their arms if imported again wouldn't even be a blip on the radar considering the billions made in deals by mainstream products YOU buy everyday. Third, another poster pointed out their shotguns. The only reason they have remained legal is because no one really wants them. There are already tons of shotgun manufacturers that are cheap enough as it is nor are they in great demand to begin with. They have had zero effect on the industry, a statistical zero. The main gun things people want from China are cheap ammo, good AK's, other Combloc clones, and their original stuff. There is a shortage of Combloc surplus hence the rising prices that China could fix. Fourth, the only things we can get from China as mentioned are shotguns, optics, and rails. Pretty much non-essential firearms accessories. Everything else is banned. To the person who said they dislike them because all they make are unlicensed copies, do you dislike every AR that isn't a Colt or Armalite? Do you dislike non-Russian AK's? Do you dislike non-Belgian FAL's? Non-German G3's? Non-Colt 1911's? I could go on. Lots of companies make unlicensed copies of guns. After 20 years the patent expires so anyone can copy the original design. China hasn't copied anything firearm-wise that is under 20 years old that hundreds of other companies, unlicensed by the way, have been doing themselves. Why do they get a pass but China doesn't? I am merely pointing out your hypocrisy. Also China has made lots of their own gun and ammo designs so the fact you made such a rubbish statement demonstrates how ignorant you are. So let the Chinese guns in and fuck the fudd's.
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  18. Gabe Lee They outsource to Canada, Taiwan, Brazil, even the Czech Republic. Might as well call themselves Springfield Assembly Inc.
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  19. Shrewd _GC You don't need to register this as a Class 2 firearm. The ATF exempted this, the Hi-Power, and a few handguns that were designed originally designed to use a detachable stock. You just have to use an original stock.
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  20. Kuddlesworth NA I agree with this except the manufacturing part. I guess you haven't been aware of the oversaturation of the U.S. market for AR-15's where hundreds of companies have made so many coupled with a downturn in demand you can buy them, good ones, for less than $500 now easily. It all depends on one's manufacturing capabilities. The U.S. has streamlined AR-15 manufacturing where they can be made cheap and fast. Even China with a cheap, huge labor force is able to produce their copy of the AR-15 in large quantities, fast, and sell them cheap as well but don't use state-of-the-art machines to build them like the U.S. has to cut down labor costs.
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  21. There is footage from the Vietnam War during the VC takeover of the U.S. Embassy of embassy security guards using this Beretta SMG to fire on the VC.
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  22. +sov - 😂
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  23. Desantos123 UK EM2 was imported before the 1968 Gun Control Act banning imports of machineguns. Not many were imported since they were not very popular, expensive, and the amount of bureaucratic red tape to acquire one. My comment was directed more towards post-1968 British bullpups particularly SA-80 which none at least for civilians were ever imported for.
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  24. DreamingFlurry Because money, logistics, and training are things that hamper widespread adoption of the latest tech. The U.S. was lucky to be an ocean away from the major powers and have the manpower/industrial base to standardize on a semi-auto rifle, a luxury no other major power had as they were all confined in close proximity to each other so different priorities with less money being an important factor had to be taken into account. Not only that, artillery, airpower, and tanks kill more effectively and in mass than your standard infantry rifle so it makes more sense to invest more money in to those than your typical infantry squad. To your last point, bolt action's are indeed obsolete as GENERAL ISSUE weapons but for a sniper, a specialist role, then bolt action make sense since they are for long range, precise shots from cover, not slugging it out in general combat like the regular infantry would.
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  25. Tex. Speak for yourself. They sound completely awful. Here is some advice, gun laws don't stop crime or automatically make you safer. It all comes down to demographics and culture. By your logic Switzerland and Czechia should be hellholes because it is much easier to get machineguns in those places than the U.S. and Canada but guess what? Nothing happens. Why? CULTURE!!
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  26. Looks like your joke went over too many heads!
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  27. Joefoam7 I think it mainly stems from the recent scumbaggery that Springfield supported in Illinois that is anti-gun thus forever tarnishing their reputation. Or maybe fanboys who are butthurt that their gun(s) have no real connection to the real armory. There are a lot of fools who think they are one in the same 😂
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  28. billtheunjust Soviet Union was Communist. No patent laws at all so anything could be copied especially in foreign nations. No, Madsen either wanted to make more money using proprietary mags or thought their mags were better than AK mags.
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  29. The flag is wrong which has been stated all over the comment section. Pusan is in South Korea and was never occupied by the North. You also have to ask yourself why the North Koreans would contract an enemy designed pistol creating a logistical nightmare in an enemy city when they are already receiving free aid from the Soviet Union and China? If the North Koreans were to copy anything it would be Soviet based, not American.
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  30. He meant their guns and it is because of two reasons 1) general ignorance and 2) because the majority of Polish guns on the U.S. market are commie surplus, many gun owners then think that they are automatically inferior because of it which is not true. Unfortunately ignorant, xenophobic, blowhards make up a lot of the community when it comes to guns so they think the AR, 1911, Remington, Winchester, Colt, Ruger, etc. are the hallmarks of gun designs.
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  31. Solar_Empire People even bitch about paying 3K for a rifle. To most people it seems no guns should cost above $500 or it's "overpriced". Then you wonder why we can't have nice things. It is called saving your money and not spending it on frivolous shit.
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  32. +leonardo tavares dardenne "What would happen if a swiss engineer met a russian engineer?" You get the SG-55x series.
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  33. It was also used by Yugoslavia up until their breakup as well at least by their paratroopers. http://d2oah9q9xdinv5.cloudfront.net/images/members/1/420/419240/sxwcspt1.jpg
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  34. They don't exist in the U.S. They were never exported here.
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  35. Yes but there are still lots of commercial 5.45 available at 7.62x39 prices.
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  36. Rik Raptor Ready for orders!!
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  37. That is what the Continuation War was. It was the Finnish Front against the Soviets combined with Operation Barbarossa.
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  38. Marcus Hagey Because people think it is the ONLY rifle to own and anything else is a waste of time.  Really?  Like the AR is all there is when it comes to rifles?  There are tons of rifle designs out there that are just as good if not better.  And every time a new rifle comes out the same dumbass response is "what can it do that an AR can't".  I don't know how about NOT being an AR because it is not the end-all, be all of systems plus not everyone is infatuated with the AR.  People automatically assume the new rifle is supposed to be an "AR killer" but how about it is freedom of choice to choose something different.  Based on that logic there should not be a Burger King, Wendy's, etc. because McDonald's.  Or Dodge and Chevy don't need to exist because Ford was first.  What is wrong with choice?   Owning one right now it is my LEAST favorite gun to shoot especially with all the hype of how GREAT it is.  That's right.  I like shooting my AK, SIG-556, Galil, AUG, Tavor, FAL, G3, M14, Vz-58, and countless others much better.  I will give credit to the 20" model that is nice to shoot but the carbine not so much.   And the only reason the AR is still in service is because of patriotism and the military does not want to invest the money in finding something else or training new troops but hey it would still be cheaper than buying a new missile, drone, or jet fighter that we love spending massive amounts of money on.
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  39. Only as parts kits if possible.
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  40. Only because the market is oversaturated with them. 20 plus years ago they were expensive as hell and hard to get. They will become expensive again once the surplus dries up. They have been steadily going up every year.
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  41. Yes the UD-42 was an attempt by the U.S. to replace the Thompson for a cheaper gun in a more universal caliber. However the U.S. Army decided to go with the M3 subgun and the already produced examples were sent as aid to resistance groups like your grandpa's.
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  42. It is because Bill Clinton banned their import over 20 years ago which has kept them out of the U.S. and flowing in to Canada otherwise it would have been flipped with us getting more of them since we are a bigger market.
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  43. Factory that made them has closed down, machinery to make it long gone, our import laws suck, and the French will destroy them once they get around to replacing them with either the SCAR or HK416/7.
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  44. +Uriel Ventris And firing an oddball, dead caliber does not help either.
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  45. Jyrsky Why do Europeans and others around the world put so much emphasis on and are obsessed with the tool used (gun) rather than on the person committing it? Are you saying then that knife and other crime is okay because a gun isn't involved? Don't give me this "it's less deadly" crap because the Chinese and their mass stabbings in the triple digits (dead) would like a word with you. Where is the outrage over "vehicular crime" where Nice, Berlin, and Barcelona were just as deadly if not more so than a shooting spree yet vehicles are way easier to get? I think the rest of the world has messed up priorities on obsessing over an inanimate object rather than dealing with the real problem that crazy people are allowed to run amok unhindered and that banning guns doesn't stop them from being used nor decrease crime/death it only moves to different avenues changing nothing.
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  46. Frank Nitti Yea they are!
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  47.  @Locutus494  This could be TV bullshit but I remember watching on the Military Channel 10 years ago that one of the reasons they wanted (at that time) to go with the M27 was to disguise it as a regular-looking rifle so it wouldn't be targeted as often as a M249 crew and for increased mobility.
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  48. Toby Wood I mean AK mags are pretty sweet.
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  49. Yes but terribly expensive.
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  50. Takahashi Yuuki You won't be saying that when you are mugged or killed. Bad people exist in the world and buying a gun is more useful than bar hopping or buying stupid shit on your smartphone or your video game console.
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