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History of Weapons & War
Today I am at the range with one of DSA’s mini-RPDs. The RPD is a nearly 80-year-old design (doesn’t that make you feel old!) and a really good candidate for modernization. DSA made a whole bunch of improvements – new dual-spring recoil system, fluted barrel, solidly fitted handguard with a nice repeatable optics mount, and adapters to use SAW belt bags. I will be doing a short series on the whole RPD modernization program at DSA, but here’s a short range teaser until that is ready…
Vertical grip (without legs) was presented in КБ-П-310 which spawned RPD and itself was made in small series starting in 1944 and battle tested, see 1st photo from top: http://war-russia.info/index.php/nomenklatura-vooruzhenij/305-sukhoputnye-vojska/strelkovoe-oruzhie/strelkovoe-oruzhie-2/pulemjoty/2844-7-62-mm-ruchnoj-pulemet-degtyareva-rpd-rd-44-kb-p-310-56-r-327-1944g
Oh well. Really have enjoyed your videos the past several years. I understand needing funds to keep going but I just can’t afford it. I’ll miss the videos.
same. except im flat out calling it greed.
Could be. Especially when asking $50 a pop for what is essentially a raffle ticket for a prize.
I am paying for you “Approx” it’s fine; your covered. “That doesn’t cover anyone else mind” get your hands in your pockets skint cnuts; spending all your cash on Porn/Hub – Onlyfans, may I suggest Nikky Dandelion (This is not a paid endorsement) do you have to say that in the U.S? Seem to remember seeing it in guns and ammo mags in the 90’s for boots, chewing tabacco and shit. I thought living in the U.S must be ace then; hunting stuff with giant pistols etc as a teenager. How times, change; he he!
Now there’s no reason why DSA couldn’t do one in 5.56mm.
Yes, the RPD isn’t in 5.56mm. I saw one at Knob Creek one year. The shooter was amazed at the serious question my brother and I were asking him about technical weapon things! Seemed like he sold it, I don’t think he worked for DSA!
7.62x39mm Is better, more power… Light gun; well ok, better than a 5.56mm belt fed via more power? Yes, I would say. No it is not a gpmg, nor an uncontrollable full auto 7.62 Ak. Nice.
U.S Vietnam folk liked it apparently.
“7.62x39mm Is better, more power…(…)”
Most notably it has greater reach. 5,56×45 mm is lacking for use in machine gun-like weapon as evidenced by development of https://guns.fandom.com/wiki/6%C3%9745mm_SAW
Also aside from that 5,56×45 mm has much different geometry than 7,62×39 thus mutilating RPD to use it might be not trivial. If you need cartridge with lesser recoil impulse which would be more similar geometry-wise consider using 5,6×39 mm.
Nonsense. Rpd 7.62x39mm.
Did I just watch a commercial? unsub’d.
The flutes do NOT pull the heat up off the barrel.
They give more surface area for the barrel to cool.
Basic physics, dude.
Sort of the same thing…
The hole in the barrel, with the flames in it… So, to extract heat away to the extremities thus.
Therefore to pull heat away from the hole part, with the flames in it.
Your not missing anything, he just did it in a mankini on the pay for view thing…
Meh, each to their own.
“Oh I see Mankini banned on Youtube well that is shocking.” Progress they call it, he he. Well an Rpd, original… Did the job, whats not to like 7.62x39mm – Good gun.
It’s the Mankini of an Ak… Think of your favourite girl as oppose gun jesus if you want; forced into a mankini for all our sins, see it works; the Rpd, whats not to like. Viet Cong, meh; good gun.