Videos tagged with ZF-4

This video delves into the historical accuracy of optics being fitted to the Sturmgewehr family of rifles (MP43, MP44, StG44). It debunks the common portrayal of these rifles with optical sights, explaining that while early prototypes of the MKb-42(H) and later MP43/1 models were tested with optics like the ZF-4 and ZF-41, these efforts were largely unsuccessful. The primary reasons cited are the poor performance of the mounts on the stamped receivers, particularly during burst fire, leading to significant accuracy issues and scopes failing to hold zero. The video concludes that the Sturmgewehr was not designed or intended as a marksman's rifle with optics, with any later-war fittings likely being for specialized systems like night vision.

This video delves into the Scrome J8 F1 scope, a modern replacement for the long-serving APX L806 on French FR-F2 sniper rifles. It highlights the J8's domestic origin, Scrome's specialization beyond optics, its fixed 8x40mm magnification, integrated range-finding reticle with BDC holdovers up to 800m, and its historical rarity for collectors. The video also notes Scrome's current production of military-pattern J8 scopes to coincide with surplussed FR-F2 rifles.

This video features the FR-F2 French Sniper Rifle being taken to the range. The presenter highlights the use of an early French Army APX L806-04 scope, a 3.85x optic modeled after the German WW2 ZF-4. The scope features a simple German post reticle and a BDC cam calibrated for 7.62mm NATO ammunition.

This video explores the W+F Bern AK-44, a Swiss experimental self-loading rifle from 1944 that is a faithful copy of the Soviet SVT-40. While chambered in Swiss 7.5x55mm and featuring a 6-round magazine, it retains the SVT-40's mechanically identical tilting bolt, short-stroke gas piston, metal front handguard, muzzle brake design, and manual safety. The description highlights variations in muzzle configurations and optical sight experiments, including a German-style ZF-4 mount and a Swiss periscopic optic similar to those found on K31/42 and K31/43 sniper rifles. The rifle's development is placed within the context of SIG and W+F Bern's broader efforts to create military self-loaders in the mid-20th century.