When the Stemple STG-76 was designed, it used internal parts from the Finnish kp/31 Suomi submachine gun. Since the whole point of the Stemple was to have a modular and interchangeable gun, it would make sense for BRP to make a version that duplicated the Suomi as closely as possible. This is especially true given that the original Suomi is an excellent SMG with readily available magazines, but very rare to find in the US today.
Revolver
Ludicrously Huge .45-70 and .50-70 Revolvers
Created in 1973 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the .45-70 cartridge by the US military, the Model 100 revolver is a behemoth of a six-shooter. It was made by Earl Keller […]
Semiauto pistol
The Original Pasadena Auto Mag 180
RIA’s catalog page for this pistol The Auto Mag 180 was basically the result of two guys noticing that nobody made a semiauto .44 Magnum pistol…and that they could probably do it. The men were […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Ask Ian: Did the Finns Hate the Carcano?
Asked by Prmetime on Utreon: In WW2, Finland was given approximately 100,000 Carcano M38 rifles in 7.35 Carcano. I have heard it stated that the Finns didn’t like the rifles. Can you comment on the […]
French or Finnish, Ian is your man. Wouldn’t be surprised if he buys one of these.
I got Vietnamese CC for this video. Now I confused, as I was not excepting combining Finnish flag and U.S. flag to yield Vietnamese. Is this some elaborate allusion to Lauri Törn https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
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Laurie Törni lived quite a life and well worth reading about. From the Winter War to MAC SOG-V.
Taco Bell/K-car theory of design. Take a few basic ingredients and mix them up in a bunch of different ways to get different outcomes.
Now I want Tacos,
Are we sure that the bolt travel is longer in the STG? The STG plug seems to be thick enough compared to the Suomi plug to negate any advantage from the longer receiver (and possibly more than negate).