Went shooting with my buddies yesterday and decided to have a Soviet Bloc day (left the German belt feds at home).
Brought out a Soviet DSHK, PKM, and Uk. Vz. 59.
Setting up a DSHK is quite a workout. Gun alone is over 75 lbs. Add in the mount (so you can charge it) and the tripod, and .. .yeah, it's damn heavy.
Belt fed goodness.
Set the tripod up on the absolute lowest, most stable position, due to the shorter backstops. Didn't want rounds leaving the ballpark or accidental doubles/triples from bump fire. Recoil takes on a whole new meaning when you are at this scale.
My buddy Chris playing with the Uk Vz. 59
Shoots good prone too.
PKM dismounted
The DSHK simply dwarfs the other two GPMGs.
My buddy Dave about to get his Dishka on.
My favorite ladies cooling off. (My wife Jami - she's camera shy but I snuck this one through)
Video of Uk Vz. 59 prone. (rapid fire semi - as fast as it was being shot, approx 80% of rounds impacted an A-23 smallbore target at 100 yards.)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=755151487849117&set=vb.100000628173559&type=3&theater
Video of PKM being shot offhand and prone. (That is HEAVY with the gun + 100 round box attached underneath, but still pretty stable. Somehow managed to drop right in to my highpower stance using the box lol).
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=755155644515368&set=vb.100000628173559&type=3&theater
Unfortunately my RPD wasn't running so it wasn't at the range, but here's a pic of it anyway. (WiseLite built it incorrectly; the gas piston drives too far in to the gas block, locking it up solid when it's shot; need to take a couple thou off it but my lathe is still down.)
Anyway share your Soviet Bloc gun pics if you want in this thread.
Brought out a Soviet DSHK, PKM, and Uk. Vz. 59.
Setting up a DSHK is quite a workout. Gun alone is over 75 lbs. Add in the mount (so you can charge it) and the tripod, and .. .yeah, it's damn heavy.
Belt fed goodness.
Set the tripod up on the absolute lowest, most stable position, due to the shorter backstops. Didn't want rounds leaving the ballpark or accidental doubles/triples from bump fire. Recoil takes on a whole new meaning when you are at this scale.
My buddy Chris playing with the Uk Vz. 59
Shoots good prone too.
PKM dismounted
The DSHK simply dwarfs the other two GPMGs.
My buddy Dave about to get his Dishka on.
My favorite ladies cooling off. (My wife Jami - she's camera shy but I snuck this one through)
Video of Uk Vz. 59 prone. (rapid fire semi - as fast as it was being shot, approx 80% of rounds impacted an A-23 smallbore target at 100 yards.)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=755151487849117&set=vb.100000628173559&type=3&theater
Video of PKM being shot offhand and prone. (That is HEAVY with the gun + 100 round box attached underneath, but still pretty stable. Somehow managed to drop right in to my highpower stance using the box lol).
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=755155644515368&set=vb.100000628173559&type=3&theater
Unfortunately my RPD wasn't running so it wasn't at the range, but here's a pic of it anyway. (WiseLite built it incorrectly; the gas piston drives too far in to the gas block, locking it up solid when it's shot; need to take a couple thou off it but my lathe is still down.)
Anyway share your Soviet Bloc gun pics if you want in this thread.