After touring the Fabryka Broni factory in Radom and filming the history of the MSBS “Grot” development, I had the chance to try out the rifle in several different configurations. We didn’t have time to film a full-length video, but I did get some footage of running the standard MSBS both left- and right-hand ejecting, the bullpup configuration, and the larger 7.62x51mm version. Enjoy!
Semiauto pistol
RIA: Radom’s Vis 35: Poland’s Excellent Automatic Pistol
In the 1920s Poland began looking for a new standard military pistol, and tested a variety of compact .380s. The representative from FN brought along an early iteration of the High Power (along with their […]
Heavy MGs
DShK Video
We’re still working on an extended write-up on the DShK heavy machine gun, but thanks to our friend Leszek in Poland, we have some nice HD video of one firing: The Russian counterpart to to […]
Light MGs
James D. Julia: Polish wz.28 BAR Shooting, History, Disassembly
In the aftermath of WWI the newly-united Poland had a military equipped with a mishmash of leftover light machine guns, from Chauchats to MG 08/15s. They wanted to adopt a new standardized weapon, and trials […]
agree. the standard config looked much more controllable
Ian’s right shoulder acting as a cartridge deflector towards the end!
What was the other weapon heard firing at about 1:35 and 2:00 minutes?
Bullpup conversion set https://youtu.be/qsSgEQpCy00?t=2103
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