Q&A: Finland and Finnish Small Arms (From Berdan to New Sako AR) (Ad-free)
Added 2025-02-19 12:00:05 +0000 UTCI figured that Finland would be a good subject for this month's Q&A, as I am visiting the country to shoot Finnish Brutality this month. In fact, this video was filmed during the trip (the match took place last weekend, and its video coverage will be coming soon!).
00:39 - Development of the Suomi and PPSh-41 submachine guns
03:24 - Oldest guns used in Finnish Independence War
04:40 - Biggest strength and weakness of the Suomi
06:43 - Soviet use of captured Suomis?
08:52 - Finnish Maxim guns
11:41 - Finnish alcohol
17:05 - Finnish small arms that could have been globally popular but weren't?
20:04 - Benefits of a small invaded country using the same weapons as its invader?
23:07 - Favorite and least favorite Finnish customs?
25:57 - "Finnish Mosin Nagant" book by Matt DiRisio
27:26 - "Sisu" movie
28:28 - Are the Finns masters of improving other peoples' guns?
30:08 - Pre-independence Finnish arms production
31:47: Shower beer or sauna beer?
32:20 - Why so few RK95 rifles made, and RK95 vs RK62M?
35:35 - Swedish Mausers in Finland
37:54 - Commercial Sako rifles before and after Beretta bought Sako
39:19 - Finnish gun laws, specifically CCW
40:58 - Interlude: Finnish Brutality 2025 match update w/ Jari Laine
42:24 - Did Finland improve the PKM and SVD like they did the AK and Mosin?
44:57 - 7.62x54R vs 7.62x53R
47:56 - Thoughts on new Sako AR for Swedish and Finnish militaries
Comments
The "no folding stock" hasn't been an issue til now as the infantry really wasn't sufficiently mechanized to worry about it. Conversion to an AR-18 design will follow in due course, I'm sure. It's just a matter of time. The rear charging isn't as big of an issue; one learns & adapts. Personally, I'd go w/ something forward that just encircles the gas tube perforation in the front of the receiver & pushed back on the bolt from there, and some manufacturer will manage to come up w/ that 20 years on, as most of my ideas typically come to fruition in that pattern...
Bruce Brodnax
2025-02-20 21:23:55 +0000 UTCCan't see anything but trees in that postage-stamp sized vid. Get the camo to Brent0331 for a proper "Where's Waldo" featuring the design! 😁
Bruce Brodnax
2025-02-20 21:19:00 +0000 UTCI like the Where’s Waldo format of this video. Also, thanks for fielding my question.
Plan9fromkansas
2025-02-20 19:01:10 +0000 UTCA firearms Q&A in an airport. And you actually made it to Finland? Amazing!
Jason
2025-02-20 18:43:09 +0000 UTCThey really do. Check this out; I'm one of the guys in it: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGN2AczNF4b/
Forgotten Weapons
2025-02-20 17:04:59 +0000 UTCBoth sets of camo that you wore blended very well into the winter environment.
EyeBall
2025-02-20 16:58:22 +0000 UTCThanks for pronouncing my name correctly. :)
WayneWiiki
2025-02-19 23:58:08 +0000 UTCa cocktail! in a match. cooool. looking forward for the match footage.
Guido Schriewer
2025-02-19 19:39:23 +0000 UTCWHAT does beretta owns by now?! getting like a lot, isn't it. was that coverall like TOO warm with movement? looks quiet a bit insulated. -- thought so. europe. typical. still better than germany it looks. well those reservist would need to get to a local armory. bet jari would love carry permits. the guy seems very keen about handgun skills.
Guido Schriewer
2025-02-19 19:31:39 +0000 UTCIan, IMO the American M16 and AR10's have some serious flaws and the new M23 is merely a clone of these rifles. The two biggest ones I see are rear mounted charging handle and the stock mounted recoil spring. You can't design the rifle with a folding stock. I know both Sweden and Finland have well developed arms industries. Both can develop an assault rifle like the German HK433 which has a gas piston operating system, folding stock and forward mounted ambidextrous charging handles.
Kerwin Kerr
2025-02-19 17:42:11 +0000 UTCLove the varied locations for the questions.
Glenn Miller
2025-02-19 15:36:58 +0000 UTCCool, thanks for the impromptu poll.
IPG
2025-02-19 14:35:40 +0000 UTCHopefully about 2 years.
Forgotten Weapons
2025-02-19 13:23:14 +0000 UTCWhen can we expect your book on Finnish arms?
Richard Joy
2025-02-19 13:06:10 +0000 UTC
