"The TP, in finnish, stands for..." [Ian briefly considers actually trying to pronounce Finnish] "... Folding stock."
@RavetsU
2 жыл бұрын
Ian "Gun Jesus" McCollum vs TP aka "taittoperä".
@pek7629
2 жыл бұрын
@@juhomaki-petaja Ei nyt vit... Se on yhdyssana :D
@janimielonen4813
2 жыл бұрын
@@pek7629 lol
@509Gman
2 жыл бұрын
@@DriveCarToBar I thought it was “tight-o pear-ah”, I do not claim any knowledge of Finnish beyond “Suomi” and “Perkele!”.
@IamOutOfNames
2 жыл бұрын
@@509Gman That's actually close, as funny as it looks writen...
@jkausti6737
3 жыл бұрын
I'm very disappointed that Ian still hasn't gotten the courage to try and say "rynnäkkökivääri" (for the "RK").
@prdubi
2 жыл бұрын
ReeenyaakOKeyVaaRi... Looking at a lot of Suomi, as a Hungarian, it seems like I can decipher it somehow.
@kappega
2 жыл бұрын
@@prdubi i think finnish "y" sounds like "u" in english Рюнакокивари 👀
@JeffsterRocks
2 жыл бұрын
@@kappega no
@marblemarble7113
2 жыл бұрын
Bro is this even a language, this is worse than Russian
@kappega
2 жыл бұрын
@@JeffsterRocks " y - Смычковый передний звук. Язык поднимается с силой вперёд вверх. Губы округлены и сужены больше, чем при произношении / ö /. Как в немецком слове fünf или французском mur. Или как ю в сочетании бю. Произносится практически одними губами на задержанном вдохе. " ok boomer
@Ethnarches
3 жыл бұрын
Nice, this was my service rifle during my year in the Finnish Defence Forces (CV9030 commander). Most had RK62s, but the panssarijääkäri (panzerjäger) units I was in had RK95's due to the folding stock to help with fitting into the AFV's. Can't wait to watch this later today!
@sciurine
3 жыл бұрын
99/2 coastal infantry. We only had RK62s. I think we had some lectures about the newer ones and the differences but we never actually got to handle them.
@Ethnarches
3 жыл бұрын
@@jonnekallu1627 There certainly were other units that had them as well, but I think at Vekaranjärvi we were the only ones. Maybe the MPs had them as well? Not sure, anyway this was in 2008.
@castform57
3 жыл бұрын
When I was in Hamina, pretty much only the officers had 95s. Everyone else had 62s.
@nKe.
3 жыл бұрын
All jaegers in Kajaani were handed 95's.
@Del1r1um
3 жыл бұрын
Huh, was a BMP-2 gunner in -08, we just had the pistols. FN HP-DA iirc.
@ODeHerranen
2 жыл бұрын
I had girlfriend like this once. Rockiest relationship I ever had but we were very close and she never failed me. She enjoyed long walks in forests, so we went camping quite often. I still remember with warm heart those cold winter nights when I had to snuggle her close so her bolt would not freeze over. She was quite low maintenance, but I always took good care of her. Her thick frame made her bit of a heavy side, but it never bothered me, but when she begun accessorising, she became unbearable. Normally she was a wild girl who would never complain about little snow, mud or rough play but when ever she got an idea to wear optics it was like she became a little princess who had to be pampered and coddled. Ahhh good memories, she probably has already moved on, but I still sometimes dream I could meet her one more time, I nicknamed her Emma, but I still remember her production number.
@LRRPFco52
2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! You win for today veli!
@williamsoutherland9087
2 жыл бұрын
What did I just read? Haha!
@Kartoffelwerfer
2 жыл бұрын
Are you talking about the gun or a girl?
@varski76
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kartoffelwerfer Gun named Emma :) So kinda like both
@Hoplite9
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a love story to me. I’ve always loved the Finns. As a youngster my first no shit deer rifle was a SAKO. I have two rifles for game, a 243 and a 270, both SAKO. For other than game, I have a variety of weapons.
@takinisurvivalchannel3812
2 жыл бұрын
The Galil-style safety was rejected due to seizing in freezing conditions, where as the traditional safety lever has a mechanical advantage of a long lever, to break free any ice preventing the safty from rotating.
@tuomoniemela8868
2 жыл бұрын
Also in normal warfare with equal troops in forest you mostly spend your time down on the ground. There left side charging is naturally unpractical, as only your right hand is free. In urban warfare or in Hollywood you can stand and walk your way trough a war Ray-Bans on your nose and stay alive. Finnish brutality which he has participated a few times should have that kind of task points, I recall. But without magazine change, of course.
@Blue-rw1lw
2 жыл бұрын
RK62M is the newest most upgraded RK at the moment. Had the pleasure of using it when I was in the FDF.
@jokurandomi93
2 жыл бұрын
It's just Ye olde 62 with upgraded stock and attachment points for trinkets. Your service rifle was probs made in 80s. It's not exactly newest. Most upgraded, yes... But new? Nah. Same ol reliable with a facelift. Edit. Don't get me wrong. I had a pleasure to handle one of those briefly two years ago and outside of the added weight (to already heavy weapon) it was glorious update.
@Ho_Lii_Fuk
2 жыл бұрын
@@jokurandomi93 Safety switch was modified to be easier to manipulate. The upgraded rifles (at least in my unit) were pretty much all manifactured in the 90's.
@jokurandomi93
2 жыл бұрын
@@Ho_Lii_Fuk Yeah but point still stands. It's an old rifle made around 30 years ago, with specs from 60 years ago, with outside parts swapped out for more suitable ones for modern warfare. Insides are the same, it's just the outside that have changed. It shoots the same 7.62x39 cartridges and has the same issues with cleaning (cleaning rod has to be inserted to muzzle instead of chamber) because end of the receiver is blocking it to be done properly. Unless FDF started to issue boresnakes to conscripts. Like I said, RK-62M2 (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that it's M2 version that is issued to consripts) is a definitive upgrade over old 62's and even 95TP's outside of weighing like a motherfucking machine gun.
@TheAwesomeness756
2 жыл бұрын
@@jokurandomi93 I have a m2 right now, mine was made in ’69 but it has gotten some upgrades like a telescope stock and picatinny rails for attachments. still works like a charm tho
@TheAwesomeness756
2 жыл бұрын
@@jokurandomi93 also about the cleaning, the rod can be inserted through the chamber but I just bought a boresnake just for the conveniency
I think Mr guns and gear made a near tip to butt reference this week too
@foleymaj
3 жыл бұрын
How fitting, just got to handle and shoot one of these in a refreshing exercise about a month ago (served with a 62). The sights are definitely improved (both the sight picture and the way you adjust them), not sure how I like the other stuff. The straight stock is good, but do you need it to fold if you are basic infantry? Not really, I would assume the collapsing magpul stocks on the modernized 62 is better. It is heavier than the 62 (especially front heavy), the upwards charging handle is a bit meh, prefer a straight AK-style. The screw to secure the top cover seems neat, but the 62 one holds zero just fine. Seems like it was made more in order to cut production costs and tolerances, rather than improve the durability of zero. You also have the gas cut-off, and Finland never ended up adopting those rifle grenades anyway so... All in all, there's probably a reason why most of the frontline troops who were equipped with these have switched "back" to the RK-62M1 and M2.
@Skozerny
3 жыл бұрын
The Folding stock is definitely useful for regular infantry. no question.
@foleymaj
3 жыл бұрын
@@Skozerny I mean I'd obviously rather have a folder instead of a fixed stock, but I'd prefer a collapsing adjustable one for regular infantry. Which is what they did with the RK-62 modernization program. Very few troops actually NEED a folder (drivers, paratroopers), but we have a bunch of conscripts with different body types and equipment, so the collapsing stock makes more sense. In theory, you should be able to have both (folding and adjustable) in the same package with an AK-platform, but I guess magpul was the cheapest option so they went with a fixed adjustable stock. The 95 I got in refreshing training had a fairly wobbly stock, which is a known issue with rifles that have been used a lot and not gone through proper refurbishment.
@ejno4137
3 жыл бұрын
I used a 95 for part of my service, I didn't find the folding stock that useful. Also the hinge of the stock seemed to rust very easily, and during winter time, it froze so that you couldn't even use it, before you got the gun back to a warm tent again.
@jerryjantola
3 жыл бұрын
The 62 hold zero well... usually. I feel like every time you take the top cover off, you run the risk of totally buggering the alignment. I definitely had to adjust my sights once or twice after an exercise.
@M1911jln
3 жыл бұрын
@@Skozerny How is that?
@tbthegr81
3 жыл бұрын
About the screws at 11:30 "m6" and "m7" just defines the diameter of the screw (6mm vs 7mm) the screw pitch is a separate number. Ya usually see m6x1.0 screws, the second number is the distance between the threads also in mm. If they wanted to they could have gotten a lower pitch on both sizes of bolts.
@discerningscoundrel3055
3 жыл бұрын
M7 has the same number of threads per centimetre as M6 in both coarse and fine pitches (1mm per thread and 0.75mm per thread for coarse and fine respectively) so it does give a slightly shallower angle on the thread even sticking to standard threads.
@tube71000
2 жыл бұрын
Also M7 being a rare diameter for standard thread pitches, so it may be to prevent wrong bolts being stuck in there. Though 1 mm difference to either side won't deter a conscript for long... Also my machining mentor/boss had one word for anything with M7 threads: "swanky".
@TuomioK
2 жыл бұрын
I had an Acoq mounted in this as a sniper but I used only a sniper rifle for some time. So my RK was unused and we had practice shoot where I barely passed (with 4 times magnificated Acoq) 150 meters shooting. After the shoot I was really amazed how the hell Iwas shooting so inaccurate until at barracks I realized how loose those screws had gotten. Basically by them selves because I was mostly carrying the sniper.
@farmerbrown84
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnanon6938 I have a Ljungman (AG m/42) and it has a plug in the gas system with M4 x 0.5mm thread. That took some finding.
@nunyabeeswax2575
2 жыл бұрын
@@tube71000 swanky? Do go on.....
@20SidesOfZeke
3 жыл бұрын
it's a bummer they didn't provide Ian with the sight adjustment multi-tool, that you'd actually use for all the sights and other screws you need to turn on the gun.. or a spork at the least..
@gruntscrewdriver3261
2 жыл бұрын
they prolly lost it :d
@20SidesOfZeke
2 жыл бұрын
@@gruntscrewdriver3261 ye, like the barrel cleaning rod from the buttstock. it was probably that damn recruit Nönnönnöö again..
@gruntscrewdriver3261
2 жыл бұрын
@@20SidesOfZeke Most likely. Who wouldnt want to rest, its much funnier sweap out couple hectares of forest bed
@r.p.strange7671
2 жыл бұрын
20SidesOfZeke you guys crackin me up!
@gruntscrewdriver3261
2 жыл бұрын
@@r.p.strange7671 These things doesnt really cracking me up but well we all have these lovely memories :d But well what would be better way to start your morning than company wakes 2 hours too late and then we run mile because we are in hurry to rush in our breakfast
@vincentkermorgant
2 жыл бұрын
I can add a few extra info about the history : - Safety was rejected because when it became clear that these rifles were not going to be produced in large enough quantities, issue of individual soldiers being issued the RK95 and the RK62 at different time of their national service and screwing up was considered too high - Sako developed a chrome plating process for the barrel that kept the accuracy of the rifle per the military's spec but it was too expensive and was dropped - The pistol grip was designed to have a trap door and a wire spring to lock it, copied from the Minimi but this was also dropped due to cost constraints (if you check the pistol grip carefully in the video you can see the holes for the axle Basically the RK95 was conceived as "the RK62 and the FNC had a child together" The serial number always starts with the 2 digits of the year it was manufactured, so the rifle in the video is the 6581th rifle manufactured in 1997. Only the receiver and top cover are serialized and this is done so that the gun remains sighted with the correct cover The cover rear lock is not for retaining the zero but because it was found in trials that when shooting rifle grenades, the cover would often fly off The safety selector was redesigned so that it could be also operated with the stock folded. RK62TP also have a different fire selector compared to the regular 62s There has not been an "early" and a "late" luminous front night sight on the RK95. All use the same sight as the gun in the video. The civilian version of the gun (SakoM92/S) was first fitted with a "simplified" front night sight and then the RK95 one There was 2 batches of SakoM92/S made. The first batch has optic mount holes in M6 coarse but the second batch was made with 7mm fine pitch holes, just like the RK95
@МихаилЛевченко-с3б
2 жыл бұрын
@Sauli Luolajan-Mikkola AKM style of recoil spring guide doesn't prevent a cover from detaching; that's why soviet and russian underbarrel launchers come with a replacement guide that has a spring-loaded button on top (among some other kit) (which is where the design you've seen on veprs came from). On some AK-74M/AK-100 series rifles this type of guide rods apparently comes from the factory, depending on the batch and who ordered them.
@niceview2112
2 жыл бұрын
If the two first numbers are the year of manufacturing how come my RK62 serial number was 144035, just asking.
@МихаилЛевченко-с3б
2 жыл бұрын
@@niceview2112 sounds like that was the case with military RK95s and not civilian RK62s.
@vincentkermorgant
2 жыл бұрын
@@niceview2112 Is that a FDF weapon ? The rule is only for the guns manufactured for the army
@niceview2112
2 жыл бұрын
@@vincentkermorgant Yeah it was my service weapon, the very basic RK62 with cheese grater furniture.
@cameronz717
2 жыл бұрын
This guns aesthetically really knocks it out of the park. I know, not the overall intention with gun design, but man that thing looks awesome.
@juri_xiii9977
2 жыл бұрын
Yep.. It would look damn sweet as a Krink too..
@normaaliihminen722
2 жыл бұрын
As a left handed I had trouble with my service rifle. As far as I know only right handed rifles were made.
@Sir_Baddington
3 жыл бұрын
I have used this RK in service as a MP. I have shot with the original AK47, Chinese AK, East German AK, RK62 and RK95 which was IMO best of this bunch.
@LRRPFco52
2 жыл бұрын
The manufacturing quality of Rk series simply exceeds all of the others by a large margin. I prefer whatever AKM variant with the lightest barrel profile for practical purposes, as long as it proves to be a reliable sample, which isn’t a given with any of the Euro and Asian models. I have Maadi AKM and ChiCom Norinco in my personal collection. Norinco is far superior in terms of “quality”, while the barrel profile on the Maadi is light, and aesthetics are the beautiful early 1970s Soviet AKM through-and-through. Sights are not zero-able on the Maadi. Front Sight tower is canted so badly, there is no way to mechanically achieve an even remote zero.
@ninaakari5181
2 жыл бұрын
That beautiful gun was my service rifle for over few years back 2003 - 2005. Loved it, could strip it to parts, clean it and put back together blindfolded in just littlebit over 20 seconds and just strip it to parts and put back together, when I could see everything, in 9 seconds. On one occasition I acctually had to strip it, clean it and put back together during night in pitch blackness when my gun malfunctioned for getting sand in it. I used my rain jacket as base where I placed all the parts so they don't get more sandy, cleaned all parts and the gun, I also oiled the gun lightly, put all parts back without seeing a damn thing, placed magazine, reloaded and continued firing.
@fryzvova
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like Ian is on eurotrip. At first France, and now - Finland. Hope he has great time! And more great videos are coming!
@atteh204
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChristopherHallett Yup. I think he has still bunch of Sako videos coming uo - obviously this was a great deal for both parties. Sako is a nice brand and they want to establish more in the U S A
@janispetke9519
3 жыл бұрын
Actually, Ian is still in that epic gun room. They just change the backdrop and pretend they are French. Ian will be interred in that gun room, surrounded by ancient treasures. Kinda like Tutankhamon. With all the guns he needs for the afterlife.
@DavidSonofDavrek
2 жыл бұрын
@@janispetke9519 *Ian dies* DOOM theme kicks in.
@Afrohare
3 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! It's a shame how few they made those... In NCO school I had the folding stock version of RK62, but I only got to fire the RK95 once. It was cool, but I could've used some more...
@Wilzzub0b
2 жыл бұрын
Having disassembled this beauty for what feels like a million times during my service, this video surely brings back good memories.
@Timo8.2.
2 жыл бұрын
Army time for me was a waste of time. Sure it was fun shooting guns and talking shit but the rest was just a waste of time. There is no way that a war would break out on our life time and my service was in 2000 so it´s been 21 years so the things we learned are long forgotten
@_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
2 жыл бұрын
@@Timo8.2. Your comment about a war being impossible during our lifetime really aged like milk.
@Timo8.2.
2 жыл бұрын
@@_-_-_-_-_-_-_- I meant in Finland and it won't. Ukraine is a whole different situation than Finland. Milk by the way ages well if it's kept in a really cold fridge, it doesn't go bad when it says on the can
@fennoman9241
2 жыл бұрын
@@Timo8.2. "and it won't", thats the problem, thats a dumb way to think. Countless wars have been though of as "wont happen" but did.
@pogo3887
2 жыл бұрын
khyl
@janizzkar
3 жыл бұрын
Ooooh. waited for this. I served using that and love that thing to bits ^^
@Bruhidk8835
3 жыл бұрын
0:10 Okay, I'll actually give that to Ian, the way he pronounces it is pretty impressive XD
@vaahtobileet
3 жыл бұрын
French flair at the 'r'
@internetexplorer1057
3 жыл бұрын
Finnish R is hard ;P
@jattikuukunen
2 жыл бұрын
Even many Finns can't pronounce the Finnish 'r'. I wonder if Ian was taught by one of them.
@freakonaleash2225
2 жыл бұрын
I was in Finnish army (Navy) in early 2000's and the 1st time i got original Rk-62 in my hands,i rly liked that weapon!It was accuraty af and it didnt never got stuck,no matter -25'c coldness,snow or dust or lil rocks etc 👍
@akustihakonen7928
3 жыл бұрын
Used this in 2018 during my national service and this year during additional training. Might be the only gun I'll ever use, and it was a great piece to use, soft-shooting and comfortable to use, the guys with RK-62s looked at that folding stock jealously for sure!
@Hymn_1
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta admit. The M1 and M2 feel nicer with the magpul stock. the 95's stocks are also a bit loose due to conscript shenanigans but the muzzlebrake is nicer
@akustihakonen7928
3 жыл бұрын
@@Hymn_1 Main thing for me was getting the rifle out of the way, as a signalist electrician the constant ducking and crawling into small spaces under the XAs was something that would've been infinitely harder with the straight stocks of 62. There was plenty of weird stuff going on with the rifles though, one guy lost the bolt during an exercise and had to go back to look for it in pitch dark forest, another had the entire front sight post come loose and the armoury quartermaster was not sure how he had managed that.
@lord_khufu
3 жыл бұрын
ah man i want to use this gun so bad
@ex1tium
3 жыл бұрын
oooh I've been waiting for this. I miss my service rifle. It was newer/modernized RK-62 model. Shot straight every time.
@hektonian
3 жыл бұрын
Ah... 7.62 RK 95 TP. Got this as my service rifle as did all the other communications APC crew members. The only "bad" experience I had with it was that it didn't fit the slots designed to hold the RK 62 in the driver's compartment. Everywhere else, including the comms compartment it fit fine, with the sole exception being where I was supposed to keep my gun in said driver's compartment. Ultimately we had it just.. kinda laying around the general vicinity of the slot. Nobody could give shit about it because NCOs couldn't see the gun because they were stuck in the comms compartment and you could only see it when you were inside the driver's compartment. Good times.
@lutcaah
2 жыл бұрын
We trained to take it apart, clean it, put it back together with our eyes folded. Its simple and functional. Not fun to handle while its -30c at the range. I remember my triggerfinger going numb from the cold, you just cant shoot the same with gloves :D
@user-bo8yt4uc8b
3 жыл бұрын
4:19 If you shout in Finland that you need TP for your bunghole, you’ll be provided a folding stock to do the wiping.
@Itapirkanmaa2
2 жыл бұрын
The famous Taistelukenttä 1998 clip demonstrates the rifle grenade kzitem.info/news/bejne/p4Cs2I1mbaRpnKQ so it was long in the pipeline until abandoned.
@Voldirs
3 жыл бұрын
On that decision to leave old safety lever as it is, it's probably because of northern climate conditions, when you might get you rifle wet and then frozen. Thumb safety might not have enough leverage to be switched by gloved hand easily.
@Heksu99
2 жыл бұрын
Also makes easier as you can just put old safety there if you are in need of replacement
@LRRPFco52
2 жыл бұрын
A buddy of mine installed a Galil-style safety on his Rk92/S. He used a cartridge head for the purchase point on the lever, which was interesting. Rks are just boat anchors though, not fun to carry for extended periods or even do range work with in CQM.
@Kydenius
2 жыл бұрын
@@LRRPFco52 Its a rugged, but reliable rifle. It will keep working when you need it to, and that is the point of it. To handle all the numerous abuse bunch of young conscripts put them to, while still being operational even in the mud and coldest winter conditions, where as a more sophisticated weapon might jam up. If I had to choose one rifle to depend on with my life, it'd always be the Finnish RK-line. Afterall we have a reputation taking what is russian, and making the concept work better.
@LRRPFco52
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kydenius I've done years of high-volume courses Suomessa where attendees brought 11.5"-16" AR-15 carbines, which ran like raped apes in -27° to-30°C in the middle of winter. The weight difference, balance, and user interface is far superior on AR-15s. I'd like to see a Finnish-built FDF AR-15 variant. They just announced a locally-produced AR-10 DMR/Sniper System for FDF. I would have preferred to see a 6.5 Grendel AR-15 in that role though. AR-10s can get really heavy, whereas the SVD is nice and lightweight. It allows you to shoot and move better, displace rapidly rather than being fixed in one position. That was a big lesson the Russians learned in WWII so they wanted to keep the lighter weight similar to the SVT-38/40.
@mc4906
2 жыл бұрын
The Finnish people should be proud, this is a beautiful and deadly rifle.
@kastork82
3 жыл бұрын
"Sako and Valmet merged [...] and they were going to finish it." I see what you did there 😂
@@AdamBorseti Valko- is the stem word for valkoinen which means white. "-inen" ending meaning it's an adjective (describing what something is like.)
@medieval_flail
2 жыл бұрын
What
@medieval_flail
2 жыл бұрын
@@glennllewellyn7369 nvm I was half asleep when I read this
@markusajo5007
3 жыл бұрын
even that RK62TP had different folding mechanism than what i've used. also the earlier civvie version could fire the rifle grenades, but they later made the muzzle device thicker.
@XtreeM_FaiL
2 жыл бұрын
M62s' the stock folds on the other side.
@LRRPFco52
2 жыл бұрын
@@XtreeM_FaiL Same with Rk76 tube-folder. Even though Rk76 is sheet steel, it might as well be billet because it’s double the thickness of any stamped AK I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of them from all over the world.
@MusicVideoMakerPro
2 жыл бұрын
RK95 was awesome rifle. Worked like a charm and was accurate. My own service rifle had cracked breech (i saw it myself in inspection but did not think anything of it and it was said to me when i retured it) and i still hit 9/10 in the ten ring. And after 11 years i still remember my rifles serial number as i believe many other finnish guys do as well.
@castform57
3 жыл бұрын
Note: TP is short for "TaittoPerä", folding stock.
@Swataia
2 жыл бұрын
Or... "Teen Pu**y" as we knew it... ;)
@teemup9247
2 жыл бұрын
*The most important thing Ian forgot to mention* is that they added 3rd sling mounting point to the back of the reciever. So one in front, one in stock and one at the back of the reciever. This meant you could operate the gun easily whilst it would be on its leather sling (there are tactical ones these days in some quantity). You could have: Front and stock= drills, parades etc for shouldering the weapon Front and reciever= standard when carrying the weapon in possible contact are, but not yet in immediate danger. As you wouldn't keep the gun hanging from leather sling in combat And the third was: Reciever AND reciever( as in both ends of the leather sling in one point)= this was rudimentary "tactical" which was good in urban enviroments. If you werent too big you could use the gun without the leather sling resticting any movement or handling(unlike front and reciever) and you could just "drop" it when pulling side arm for example.
@borjesvensson8661
2 жыл бұрын
Was it the old mosin slings? Sweden still used the old mauser slings a few years ago so would not suprice me
@teemup9247
2 жыл бұрын
@@borjesvensson8661 I don't think they were. They were "new" most likely but style was old.
@dbmail545
3 жыл бұрын
I like the removable optics rail. The thought of East German AK's being cheap and plentiful after reunification is kind of heartbreaking since they have never been either over here.
@mikkoolavijarvinen3653
2 жыл бұрын
The new unified Germany had loads and loads of stuff they wanted to sell, and Finland was already had very much of Eastern Bloc equipment. This was probably one of the best deals in the history the Finnish Defense Forces, we got 100 T-72 tanks, 140 BMP-1 IFVs, over 200 self-propelled howitzers, towed artillery, some 100k Kalashnikovs, spare parts, 48 000 tons of ammunition, mine clearing equipment, anti-air guns and whatnot - for a ridiculous sum of 160 million Deutsche Marks, pocket money for a state. This and that went here and there, from the sales frenzy the Tank Museum in Bovington got their T-72 (although they traded it one on one for a Centurion for a German museum) and EON Productions managed to get one Mi-8 helicopter to be used and destroyed in the James Bond film Die Another Day.
@TheZINGularity
3 жыл бұрын
I remember me and the other Yeger boys flicking out TP at the others "peasants" who had the gammy old 62 xD, i kid but we did really do that.
@Taistelukalkkuna
3 жыл бұрын
HA! Did same with RK62 TP😜
@duffelbach9039
3 жыл бұрын
I see you are a man of culture as well! Those pesky 62 peasants could never even hope to reach the glory of our 95 masterrace!
@mrlegendarymachine5542
2 жыл бұрын
I had rk62m1
@Juhani96
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrlegendarymachine5542 taittoperä puuttuu niistäki :D
@rembo1770
2 жыл бұрын
@@Juhani96 mutta se on sentään säädettävä niissä :D ja rk95 muutenki liian etupainoine verrattuna 62:seen
@seanflorian4653
3 жыл бұрын
M7 isn't a thread pitch, it's the nominal OD. The pitch would be x1.5, x1.0, x1.25, etc.
@fintekele
2 жыл бұрын
If there ever can be a "Cadillac" of AK-rifles, this and the RK62M1/2/3 are it. In a similar way as the M39 was the Cadillac of mosin nagant pattern rifles. The RK62 is just a good solid service rifle, and while it might not be the best thing floating around, it's absolutely bulletproof design. It will never do you wrong.
@fintekele
2 жыл бұрын
I did my "time" in artillery regiment and for us, RK62 was always second weapon - your best friend for self-defence purposes. We were taught to change mags and charge it with our (right/)dominant hand, just to keep things simple. We were not expected to go face to face with the enemy infantry, but just in case that were to happen, we were told the most straight-forward and easy way to do things with it. It might not have always been the most tacticool and combat effective way they taught us, but when the scenario is that you're against enemy intrusion so deep that it can touch your artillery, things have already gone horribly wrong and needing to simply perform at any quality overruns things like keeping sight picture during mag swaps etc.
@enricopaolocoronado2511
3 жыл бұрын
"So that you didn't freeze your face to the stock in the winter." I'm guessing there was an incident of that happening (at least once) that made the Finns use hard rubber stocks for the RK95. Also, I do like how the RK95 looks compared to the other Kalashnikov pattern rifles.
@edwinalexis593
3 жыл бұрын
The RK95 is like the ultimate AK (Talking about the ak's without those complicated "anti-recoil" system that later came) If you want the best AK ever with the original AK system, this and the 63 are the best ones.
@rantanen1
3 жыл бұрын
There is no need for an incident to happen like the other commenter said, for people who grow up with cold winters it's pretty obvious.
@artokiiskinen1058
3 жыл бұрын
every finn learns already as a child what bare metal does for skin (usually by sticking a tongue to bare metal). Lesson is learned with one lesson.
@VMEMotor5
3 жыл бұрын
You are obviously from a warm climate if you think there had to be an incident.
@alijankhan3330
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, according to Ian's other video the South Africans had the opposite problem, a metal stock in really hot weather.
@Sacharius
3 жыл бұрын
I did my conscription service with both 62s and 95s and recently in a refresher exercise got issued an rk62m, the modernized 62. Gotta say... I much prefer the 95. This might be just preference, but I really like the 95. Glad you got to take a look at one!
@Edy195_
2 жыл бұрын
This was my service rifle in 2007. I got brand new one back then. It was still full of grease from factory/storage. Opening that cover was huge pain for the first 10-20 times. Enough cleaning oil got rid of that grease and it was a pleasure to dissamble after that. Awesome gun. And more accurate to shoot compared to 62.
@andresmartinezramos7513
2 жыл бұрын
Just received my "Chassepot to FAMAS" I'd rather describe it as a work of art and not just a book. Great work and very pleased to see you ship to the EU.
@aldo-228
Жыл бұрын
What a very sexy rifle! The best of both worlds..arguably one of the world's best designed and executed rifles!
@marksanney2088
2 жыл бұрын
Another outstanding video, my friend! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 The RK95, in my humble opinion, is the pinnacle of development for the AK platform. I have always preferred the milled versions of the AK across the board. It seems Valmet definitely took the time to research this particular unit while likely drawing from other successful firearms for this application. Thanks again and have a great week, my friend. 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
@FinnishedThirdMusic
Жыл бұрын
I got one of these when I became an NCO. Wonderful rifle, and a pleasure to use in the field.
@themythofthefacelessman2180
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this. I think personally the rk62m3 might be superior but that is not properly out yet so this is after that the best we have. I was in helsinki and saw guards in front of what we call ”presidentinlinna” (the presidents castle) that is known as the place where the finnish president lives. Saw some guards with these and i thought ”hmm does Ian have a video on this?”. Well now we do
@gearloose703
3 жыл бұрын
Wait they actually went on and invested money into the old 60's receivers (including worn out barrels and other parts)?!? Well I am sure looking at the pictures of the "modernized" gun those parts which are changed were completely worn out and broken anyway so... Finland is hardly the only country with serious problems with their infantry rifle policy, but probably the only one facing soviet uni... I mean russia which does not give a damn about their defense.
@themythofthefacelessman2180
3 жыл бұрын
@@gearloose703 ah yes. We are totally not talking about one of the best if not the best ak platform rifles ever made
@gearloose703
2 жыл бұрын
@@themythofthefacelessman2180 VW beetle was made for a long time and still in use, but it does not make it not obsolete. You could call yours the best beetle ever made but it is still an obsolete piece of junk.
@themythofthefacelessman2180
2 жыл бұрын
@@gearloose703 so the rk95 is an obsolete piece of junk?
@romaliop
2 жыл бұрын
@@gearloose703 It's a stop-gap solution as it seems that the major powers are currently also looking into a new generation infantry rifle calibers, so it doesn't really make sense to make any major changes in the arsenal right now.
@Avopaa
2 жыл бұрын
I hope some day Ian gets his hands on a modernized RK 62M...
@matthayward7889
3 жыл бұрын
Such a great looking rifle, and wedime that you’re doing the video from the Sako reference collection!
@flashdancer42
3 жыл бұрын
The newest would be RK62/95 M(modernized). There are MLOKs etc on it.
@AdStellae-
2 жыл бұрын
Only the M2 and M3 has MLOK.
@tpuukko4424
2 жыл бұрын
With the RK95 I have no experience but I have shot with the semi-auto M92S many times. It can have one really annoying malfunction that the earlier RK62 (or the semi-auto M76) will not get. There is a thin 2cm, square-ish nut around the barrel, in front of the handguard. That nut locks the metal part just in front of the hand guard in place. Can be seen around 8:39 on video. So... If that small nut gets loosened, the whole handguard gets wobbly and the gas tube (which is not fixed) is affected as well. This leads to so much gas escaping that the rifle wont cycle properly. I have once experienced this and at that time there was no 2cm wrench around so rifle was almost useless. It was able to fire one round at a time but the case just jammed badly. Also the charging handle can loosen and then fall off at the wrong moment as it's only connected by threads. At least the mechanism is still operable if that happens. Plus, to disassemble this rifle, the dust cover tension screw has to be loosened but fortunately it should not be able to fall out. Overall, I prefer the older rifle. I don't think that this new rifle is the ultimate Finnish AK when it comes to reliability.
@vilzku39
2 жыл бұрын
From experience in military with 95 during active and 62 during reserve. 95 was very reliable. Mine froze once and either blank failed or no full cycle when shooting directly upwards (did not have time to check). Other than that 0 issues and i don't recall others having issues either or complaining about reliavility. No loose bolts or anything. Could be something that was fixed in military production or by armory. Had 962225 so fairly old one. 62 has had few cycling malfunctions in reserve training for me.
@ExplodingTrafficCone
3 жыл бұрын
Really obscure reference, but I remember loving this gun in the F2p FPS game A.V.A (Alliance of Valiant Arms). Anyone else remember?
@DVGTS1
2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if anyone would comment about AVA, but yes. That game is where I discovered the Rk.95
@hakari5014
2 жыл бұрын
A.V.A is getting an official re-release on Steam this month, so hop in for open beta to feel the good times again.
@ExplodingTrafficCone
2 жыл бұрын
@@hakari5014 thanks for letting me know bro! I got invited to the play-test on Steam this morning :DDD
@RobWhittlestone
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating content from Ian as usual! Reminds me quite a bit of my Swiss Stgw 90 - folding skeleton stock and the positioning of the eyes to receive sling clips. Surprised the trigger guard can't be swung out of the way for use with thick gloves like the Stgw 90. Hollow pistol grip of Stgw 90 *can* be used. Delightfully simple rear sight and night sight solutions by Sako - makes my Stgw 90 feel grossly over engineered! All the best, Rob from Switzerland.
@claudiaborges8406
2 жыл бұрын
“This is the ideal AK body, you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like”
@FINBoggit
Жыл бұрын
Small detail about RK-95: it's made in a way that it can use AK-47 magazines but you can't use RK-95 magazines in AK-47. That's why the magazine when attached moves a little, like 0.5-1.5 millimeters.
@lordrevan7569
3 жыл бұрын
have you ever considered making a video on the CEAM Modele 1950? It is the perfect example of a forgotten weapon even when it has great historical significance and immensely impacted the future of weapons design, since after its production was cancelled, Ludwig Vorgrimler went to leave France and CEAM for CETME in Spain and furthered the development of the modele 1950 into the CETME Model 58, and then when CETME went on to collaborate with Heckler and Koch the Model 58 was used as a basis to design the G3 which in turn went on to be the backbone of of all the G3 family of weapons - the MP5, HK33, PSG-1, HK21/23, G41, etc. ALL of which are still in service today. Who agrees the CEAM 1950 deserves some attention?
@dbmail545
3 жыл бұрын
Well, he did recently show a box of 7.62x35 ammo for that. If he ever finds someone with a gun we will surely see it.
@hendriktonisson2915
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there are any CEAM Modele 1950s still in existence.
@ForgottenWeapons
3 жыл бұрын
I plan to film one in a few months, if all goes well.
@lordrevan7569
2 жыл бұрын
@@ForgottenWeapons OMFG THATS AWESOME
@lordrevan7569
2 жыл бұрын
@@ForgottenWeapons Thank you so much Gun Jesus. Your video was everything i hoped it would be and more. I watched it with my MP5 and told it 'son that's where you came from' :D
@Wekotin
2 жыл бұрын
I learned to shoot with this gun. My service rifle at PorPr (Säkylä) mortar company (Korohoro) in 2001. At that time it was quite rare and only few of the finnish brigades were equipped with this. But because FRDF was located and trained in Säkylä we had an access to newest toys. Nice review and thanks for bringing up the memories.
@jon1801
3 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant incarnation of a classic.
@BF-I-II-V-V-III-VII
Жыл бұрын
What i like the most with the RK95 is the finnish finish.
@silmarian
2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that you don't assume a high level of firearms knowledge in your viewers. I mostly just watch you and C&Rsenal as I'm a history buff first and a firearms fan seventh. Maybe sixth. But, for example, I've never held an AK as virtually all of my shooting experience has been pistol and shooting trap, so the fact that you took a moment to show the dust cover/safety made this a lot more understandable for me.
@yorkaturr
2 жыл бұрын
From a former RK-62 user's point of view, that reinforcing plate on the top plate looks great. Most of the RK-62's we had during my service in the late 90s had wobbly top plates that would almost come off without even pressing down on the unlocking mechanism.
@Killjoy45
2 жыл бұрын
I had one of those during my time in the army. Most likely the best one FDF had to offer. I took good care for it. Cleaned it every friday. It never failed me. I even named it. I can still remember its serial number. I really miss my baby. :-(
@Christian---
2 жыл бұрын
The charging handle is angled upwards to make the gun easier to charge for a right hander by reaching over the gun. Yet we are trained to charge the gun from below on the off chance we'll ever have optics on the weapon to drill a single way to charge into the conscripts head. The conscript that is lucky to ever even see said optics, let alone try or god forbid *use*
@uwu_smeg
2 жыл бұрын
yeah, kinda feels pointless lol
@honneka3162
3 жыл бұрын
fun fact aboit the RK-62: most of those handed to the conscripts, could be charged by grabbing the muzzle and playing imaginary golf, just swing and voilá, rifle is charged and ready te go (wouldn't do it with an actually loaded rifle, i mean you're grabbing the muzzle so....)
@bennytuomolin4416
2 жыл бұрын
Incredibly accurat gun. Had the RK -62 when doing my service in the mortar troups 1974/75. Loved it!
@Jyval
3 жыл бұрын
I used both during my service, switching from a 62 into a 95 after the first two months. For some reason I could never reach the same level of accuracy with the 95 that i'd had with my 62.
@sh1ntopknot
2 жыл бұрын
Nice lil garand thumb nod. Real nice.
@robpol4864
2 жыл бұрын
I love that Ian laughed when he said “buttplate to muzzle device” I’m sure “tip to butt” ran through his mind 😂 someone has watched a couple Garand Thumb videos!
@davidgoodnow269
11 ай бұрын
This is a very impressive piece of work, thank you to Sako for letting Ian in. I was well impressed by Valmet (M62, M76, and that 7.62×51 RPK), and appreciate the quantities of every Sako I have handled.
@lauri9061
3 жыл бұрын
This was a joy to use and it looks so much cooler than the 62 (I had both during my service)
@kebman
2 жыл бұрын
3:10 When I was stationed at Kirkenes in the Norwegian Army, the winter cold got down to -42°C / -43.6°F. Despite a garrison order to seize all outdoors activity due to the cold, Lt. Hagen and his sergeant had drills at the shooting range. In particular they drilled the soldiers in how to shoot without letting their chin ever touch the plastic stock of the G3. If they did, they were warned that their chin would immediately get a frost burn, and they'd have to be shipped out to the infirmary. I took some photos when I was there, and noticed that the focus ring on the camera would freeze shut, so I had to thaw the camera on the AC of a running car that was nearby between each shoot. I also had to do light metering by way of hope, since the light meter battery was also dead. Thankfully the camera was otherwise manual.
@karlotmvilla
3 жыл бұрын
Who knew that so many viewers served with this rifle?! What a surprise! /sarcasm I served with the RK-62 back in -08, and I suspect a lot of conscripts who served in non-frontline roles (like coastal artillery as I did) got to use the older 62's while the newer 95's were reserved for roles that were far more likely to need in a combat role. My guess is that this is one aspect why the safety was not changed - there is a significant proportion of the reserve who were trained with the AK-style safety (and _a lot_ of 62's used in training were retained for reserve use in long term storage), and it would be too much of a hassle to have two different styles of safety about and around.
@SupaSonicSquata
2 жыл бұрын
This is literally my favorite gun, I am so glad you got to do a video on it
@paleoph6168
3 жыл бұрын
I see nothing but Galil when I look at this rifle. Though it is important to note that the Galil was based of the RK 62, not the 95
@paleoph6168
3 жыл бұрын
@@artmallory970 the Galil was based off the RK 62, which in turn was based on the AK, so pretty much yes. But its design leans more towards the RK.
@hoponasu2471
3 жыл бұрын
@@artmallory970 no
@Zipped_in
3 жыл бұрын
We have Galils in the Estonian DF (I had a Galil SAR) and this looks like a way cooler Galil
@hoponasu2471
2 жыл бұрын
@@Zipped_in I have never shot this never version but hat the rk 62 stock - no real support unlike Galil which I love
@averagejoe1943
3 жыл бұрын
They’d go on to Finish it! Nice Ian!
@ParrotTactical
3 жыл бұрын
I’m always surprised how many guns want the ability to launch grenades. It seems like they aren’t actually used that much in combat, and would be heavy and unwieldy to carry vs just carrying more ammo. Any chance we could get a comparison between rifle grenades and dedicated or under barrel launchers like the 203?
@NotoriusMaximus
3 жыл бұрын
Rifle grenades still were a thing in early 90th
@Narcan885
3 жыл бұрын
Rifle grenades are actually superior, logistically, to underbarrell launchers. At least in every situation in which you don't need extreme range and precision. Underbarrell launchers weight a ton and it's all tip weight; they're aslo wide and cumbersome. All in all they add several pounds to carry.... plus the grenades, of course. Meanwhile with rifle grenades all you need is... a grenade in your pocket. Pop it on the tip, close the gas, shoot. They aren't precision weapons anyway. Soldiers always liked rifle grenades more. To top it all, you don't really need all the soldiers carrying grenade launchers. If you have one soldier dedicated to that, he might as well carry a full size one.
@zinjanthropus322
2 жыл бұрын
They may become more necessary in the future as a cost effective way to deal with UGVs, low flying UAVs, automated/remote turrets and unamoured technicals. They will probably be upgraded to fire guided munitions.
@terry7907
2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the biggest advantage of a rifle grenade versus an underbarrel one is lethality. The underbarrel is limited in size to what can fit inside the chamber, while a rifle grenade is not.
@demonprinces17
2 жыл бұрын
Rifle grenades allows everyone to be a grenadier
@andrewwilson1665
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully informative video on this firearm Ian keep up the great work!
@arga0
2 жыл бұрын
As a finnish guy i never really understood the american obsession over the right to bear arms until i listened to a podcast about trust in the government. Over here we have a deep cultural trust in the government and community so the idea of needing a firearm for protection etc. on a civilian level just doesn't exist (except for hunting of course). We are talking about a tiny country though, so gun crime is virtually non-existant, as finnish police only fired their guns 122 times from 2003-2013 :D
@holyravioli5795
2 жыл бұрын
Go a few miles west and you end up in a country plagued with grenade and gun attacks, so strange how countries so close can have such different levels of safety.
@arga0
2 жыл бұрын
Holy Ravioli i used to live in said country to the west for a few years, its not as bad as one would think, but yeah they actually have organised crime syndicates in segrated parts of some cities. Can't say its very visible though.
@joda6229
2 жыл бұрын
@@arga0 Said country is changing quickly.
@aborted4196
2 жыл бұрын
It's all white people in Finland of course it's nice...
@arga0
2 жыл бұрын
@AborteD dude take your arian ideology somewhere else...
@jep1st
2 жыл бұрын
I used the RK95 during my military service and I really liked it. Easy to disassemble and clean, accurate up to 300m and very reliable. Never experienced any jamming even during the roughest winter months. I even got to try out the night vision optics couple times that were attached to the railings.
@Disso666
2 жыл бұрын
Not only did the finns refine the AK... They finnished it.
@Tontteman
2 жыл бұрын
I used 62 when i was in army and i have to say that it's really well made and very accurate. That folding rear is something that i don't like, only need for it that i can see is indoor fighting when normal rear would be little impractical. All the other times the rear of the gun i pretty much glued to my shoulder and having folding rear would make me less accurate.
@Bojangles6
3 жыл бұрын
"Sako and Valmet merged and went on to Finnish the project".
@mickelm.3944
2 жыл бұрын
I had the 1995 made model in the army. This rifle was sharp as Hell. Scored 97 out of 100 points in the 150 meter range in a very high wind. I shot 5 hits within an inch diameter area in a practice round from 150 meters out. Our trainer had enough with my score on the last competition round and punched his fist through the Bullseye area of my target. Good times♥️
@Londonjackuyyt
2 жыл бұрын
Respect from South Korea May i ask how often shooting range training did you have in Finnish army? I had exactly only firing "75" rounds for my 19 months of duty... I couldn't improve my firing skills because we never had many chance to shoot it. I complained all the time, but officers didn't give any damn.
@Londonjackuyyt
Жыл бұрын
@@vksasdgaming9472 Thank you for reply, Well, seems like you had more meaningful time as a soldier than me. More than 85% we had done for 19 months were cleaning, chore, digging the hole, grass&trees cutting... military training once per 3-4 months, some of our guys even couldn't assembly/disassembly of their owns rifles. because they never trained&taught... nothing more than camouflage uniformed civilian haha😂 Thank you for your service. Arvostan
@Londonjackuyyt
Жыл бұрын
@@vksasdgaming9472 I saw some news than Finnish army purchased Korean K-9 155mm self propel guns, Trust me, at least over more than half of Korean soldiers don't understand how K9 works and how to deal with it properly They seldom firing real shells,( Maybe 3-5 rounds in 1-2 years) and so much relying on electronic control system which calculate ballistics automatically. they would be serious panic when control system out of order and actually we did 😂😂
@Londonjackuyyt
Жыл бұрын
@@vksasdgaming9472 Yeah, artillery is quite complexed weapon, cannoners needs trigonometric function knowledge how to aim the target precisely. for example they using "mile" which divided circle in 6400 pieces and calculate those things what mile should we use between target information from observer and ours in the map. it's ought to be practiced set up artillery ready to shoots in no time as much as possible. and the shells, yeah, heavy as hell. High Explosive (Most basic shell) was 45kg as far as i remember. If shell is Extended range/Cluster Bomb/Anti armored vehicle/incendiary..etc version would be more heavier. Not just knowledge but also toughness requires to cannoners.
@seanflorian4653
3 жыл бұрын
Yea, going from dust cover up means safe to dust cover flips out of the way when you pull the trigger is bound to lead to an ND.
@Narcan885
3 жыл бұрын
Why? The dust cover was spring armed and only a dust cover. The safety was elsewher on another lever. Why would such a system lead to NDs, it's the same system there's on the Ar15 platform.
@Pikkabuu
2 жыл бұрын
So many memories of my RK95-TP....hopefully it has served the other conscripts as well as it served me.
@curgunner
3 жыл бұрын
Always a good video when it’s a Finn gun
@MarkusvanAardtBusinessComm
2 жыл бұрын
amazing the visual similarities to the Galil and the South African R4- which I love as it was my standard issue rifle for 2 years in the 80s Really interesting take on the folding stock design
@anttoneskola
Жыл бұрын
Galil was designed with the help of RK-62 blueprints that Israel bought from Finland, so that might be it :D
@wormyboot
2 жыл бұрын
If you're gonna take the time to reinforce the dust cover enough for a sight, why not put the rail up there too? I feel like they reinvented the wheel when they made a side mounted optic rail.
@apple_with_a_human_butt
2 жыл бұрын
this was back when picatinny rails didn't have all that much mil spec optics etc. late 80s ak sidemount type optics were available, and if you look at them they're impossible to mount on top of the cover, because they came as a complete package. mount and optic. secondly, the way the front of the cover is mounted, it still allowed some movement at the front end of the cover. the mechanism was done primarily in keeping the rear sight in mind. a third issue is with possible sight obstruction or glare from the sun.
@allyreneepenny9447
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome rifle 👌 Remind me on the Swiss rifle STGW 90 and a little bit on the Galil ❗
@denispgakelly
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent stuff Ian
@ilocosmetro
3 жыл бұрын
My dream rifle and best gun in Upotte
@GurgleOneSixSix
3 жыл бұрын
elf gun best gun
@ohWaltsi
2 жыл бұрын
My service rifle was 62 made in 80's. Kinda jealous never got to test this.
@OltsuSuomesta
3 жыл бұрын
TORILLA TAVATAAN
@chost-059
3 жыл бұрын
kerran heitettii päärynä vitun lujaa seinään (Juuso heitti ja se käy salilla) niin kuulu vaa poks eikä ollu edes mitään mössö tai mitn missää vaa se hävis kokonaan
@Joruzhia
2 жыл бұрын
I missed 90% of the video because I started reading comments about finnish grammar.
@oscarn-
3 жыл бұрын
Apart from the stock, I've always preferred 62 over 95. Newer one is heavier and more cumbersome to operate.
@4Leka
2 жыл бұрын
Both the Rk62 and Rk95 are overly heavy. Stamped AKs are so much lighter.
@oscarn-
2 жыл бұрын
@@4Leka true. And the stock in 62 is not nice at all. But they do shoot damn well.
@rdqs9645
2 жыл бұрын
rk62 with full mag weights like 3.5 kg so its pretty heavy yea
@loysanpera
2 жыл бұрын
@@oscarn- i had 95 TP but preferred ol'd 62. i actually shot better with 62 than 95 but then both of them got stolen from me and i got pkm haha!
@karppoovitch
2 жыл бұрын
926200 still remember my RK62 serial number after 26years ;)
@Dev_Six
3 жыл бұрын
I prefer RK-62M, because of the sight, the weight, and the renewed stock looks pretty neat. Also in my experience, RK-62 is more durable and better produced.
@emilseppa9386
3 жыл бұрын
I prefer the look of the 95 stock, but getting to use RK-62M after RK-62 was already a huge upgrade!
@Dev_Six
3 жыл бұрын
@@emilseppa9386 I agree on that 62M one. The new AR-style stock is really good for it. Easy to replace if broken and feels good to use.
@20SidesOfZeke
3 жыл бұрын
yes.. I also like how the 62 sounds like a box of lego when you shake it. and perfectly round rear aperture sight holes are totally overrated anyways..
@dennisyoung4631
Жыл бұрын
3:45 - roll-pins in use. (Good that someone who *knows what they’re doing* shows they’re using them. Used roll-pins the bike-trailer axle to keep the stubs in the tube.)
@keravavantaa2886
3 жыл бұрын
tääl ennen ku porukka alkaa vittuilee. tulkaa keravan prisman etee
@mike9975
2 жыл бұрын
Carried one in Bosnia and Kosovo. A bit heavier than RK62 I used in the national service, but the folding stock was very useful when operating with vehicles etc. It also gave a 'less threatening' look if you carried it folded on foot patrol, at least according to the brigade's Irish PR officer...One reason for the bent bolt handle and the upper ledge on the safety is for you to be able to take the safety off and load the rifle with the stock folded. Too bad that the production ended so shortly, I recall the Estonians would have liked to buy RK95s in 5.56 after they got their independence, but the Finnish government didn't approve the sale for ideological reasons.
@rmichaelzachary8574
3 жыл бұрын
The Valmet and Galil have one particularly desirable feature over Warsaw Pact AKs, potentially longer sight radius and better open sights. They have one particular deficiency: awful furniture. Chasing after non standard AK designs can be interesting if one is a collector or individual, but when one is in a military allied to other nations, this becomes a self defeating enterprise doomed to futures of logistics nightmares if hostilities may ever arise. 7.62x39 loaded with a ~150 grain projectile or 5.56N/5.45 loaded with 60 something grain projectiles? An interesting question. Kalashnikov favored improvement of and retention of 7.62x39 while opposing adoption of 5.45. When one considers the capability of improving 7.62 vs. 5.45/5.56N, his views are most sober. These are 300M weapons where in a squad 7.62x54R DMRs and LMGs are present to reach out to longer ranges. 7.62x39 with a heavier projectile is the more combat effective choice to smaller and lighter rounds, and it is actually a force multiplier. It seems here the Finns were wiser in retaining 7.62x39 than their Warsaw Pact and Israeli counterparts.
@dbmail545
3 жыл бұрын
You are mistaken about the sight radius. The rear sight is moved back by almost exactly the same amount the front sight is moved back. And you are unjustifiably dismissive of SCHV cartridges. Both 5.45x39 and 5.56x45 have double the point-blank range of 7.62x39.
@rmichaelzachary8574
2 жыл бұрын
@Shop Rat #92 7.62x39 loaded heavy if you aren't going to a heavy 6 or 6.5mm is more combat effective than 5.56N.
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