This video explores the iconic SKS rifle, designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. It highlights the rifle's unique features like its folding bayonet and fixed magazine, its historical significance in Soviet and Eastern Bloc military units, and its popularity among insurgent groups. The description also emphasizes the SKS's enduring presence in popular video games such as PUBG, Escape from Tarkov, Call of Duty (Black Ops, Modern Warfare), and Battlefield (3, 4), showcasing its transition into virtual battlefields and its continued relevance to a new generation of enthusiasts.
This video from Brownells Gun Tech features Caleb Savant detailing the Soviet SKS semi-automatic service rifle. He explains its historical context as a bridge between the Mosin-Nagant and the AK-47, its design by Sergei Simonov, and its chambering in 7.62x39mm. The video highlights the SKS's internal magazine fed by stripper clips, its traditional steel-and-wood construction, and features like its rear sight and folding bayonet. Savant also touches on its ease of field-stripping, design similarities to the AK-47, and potential aftermarket modifications like Picatinny rails. He notes its widespread use during the Cold War and its continued affordability for collectors, describing it as a rugged, reliable design.
This video delves into the AVS-36, the Soviet Union's inaugural standard infantry rifle, notable for its semi-automatic and fully automatic capabilities. Designed by Sergei Simonov, the rifle featured a short-stroke gas piston system and a unique locking mechanism. Despite its innovative design, the AVS-36 had a brief service life, being superseded by the Tokarev SVT-38 and SVT-40. Approximately 65,800 units were manufactured between 1934 and 1940.
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