Know Your Weapons: Russian 6P41 PKP Pecheneg

March 17, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Arms and Ammo, Cold War Era Weapons, Firearms History, Know Your Weapons, Military History, Military Tech, Military Weapons History, Russia, Russian Corner, Warfare and tagged Arms and Ammo, Cold War Era Weapons, Firearms History, Historical Study, Know Your Weapons, Machine Guns, Russia, Russian Corner

6P41 PKP Pechentheg: Belt Fed Vodka Blaster

This 7.62x54R belt-fed monster is the most common General Purpose Machine Gun in the third world.

It has the weight of a M249 SAW and packs the punch of a M240B.

Weapons and Ammo: Why Are Machine Guns So Expensive?

October 22, 2016 by The Tactical Hermit in Weapons & Ammo and tagged Machine Gun Cost, Machine Guns, TFB, The Firearm Blog, Weapons and Ammo | 1 Comment

[Knob Creek 2016] Why are Machine Guns so darned expensive?

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Interesting read on a question I have often asked.

Essentially, when you boil it down past all the basic economics, you can thank good ole’ Uncle Sam, the ATF and 3 pieces of chicken sh*t legislation: the 1934 Firearms Act, 1968 Gun Control Act and the 1986 Firearm “Owners Protection” Act (stupid name) or simply, the US Government for their ridiculously exorbitant cost.

Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!

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