@Somnio I don't mean to use, mechanically is what interests me

Much as I love the C96 I've basically accepted that even if I get a good one it's going to be a bit of a pain to use

why not get a norinco lookalike?

@Deleted User there is good bolt actions like lee enfields and mausers that feel like sex when you shoot them, and then there's Mosin Nagants which are as smooth as a cactus

SMLEs are sexy

@Deleted User I made a promise to do some other stuff before I get my FID

So all that's on hold for a while

good luck with your collection bane

I hope to have many one day 😃

You can get a lot of older guns pretty cheap if you look hard enough, lots were produced in high enough numbers to be plentiful today or are just not of interest to collectors

I think the real issue is all the oddball calibers

For modern stuff I still favor wood/metal or all metal guns

@Deleted User I'd love to see a modern take on a straight pull military rifle

The Mannlicher is pretty sexy

Yeah, something like that in aluminum or polymers in some large caliber would be cool

Or just that, but made now, honestly. Ruck Zucks are great, even after 100 years

I really want this tho

.45acp carbine 😍

my favorite gun is a Vepr 7.62x39 16" barrel btw
the dream guns that I plan on collecting are a PKM and SVD

@Deleted User I can't argue with that

@Somnio All soviet bloc?

how do I unlock the channels? I can't post any pictures

you gotta keep typing

or post it in <#383108664380227595>

I am a Polish and Russian collector currently so they are all soviet, yes

so as you can see, a Vepr is a civilian semi-auto version of an RPK machine gun. it has a shorter 16" barrel on it while the original RPK has a 23" barrel. it is a very very nice gun

Nice

How's the accuracy?

AKOU =/= Science but it is VERY accurate compared to standard AKs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa2P83BbIOc

I think it has a lot to do with the thick RPK barrel that Veprs have. they heat up slower than normal AKs so they retain the same POI for a longer amount of time

Yeah, I know the RPK has a beefed up barrel and some internal components are also strengthened for sustained fire

So the civilian version retains those features?

yes, Veprs are RPKs with shortened barrels and semi-auto only

but 7.62x39 reaches maximum velocity out of a 16" barrel, so a 23" barrel RPK will have the same accuracy as a Vepr

Huh, didn't know that.

the only reason the RPK barrel is so long is to transfer heat even slower than usual for automatic fire and to fit the long underfolding bipod under the barrel as seen in the picture I posted

Vepr's are semi-auto only so even though it has a shorter barrel, you'll never heat it up like you would an RPK

Yeah, bipod's gotta be a decent size to get clearance for the 45 round mags