Dave Markowitz
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I got a chance today to shoot my new TNW Suomi semiauto 9mm carbine.
Friends and I put 150 rounds through it (100 Federal 115 grain FMJ and 50 Brown Bear 115 grain FMJ). The only issue we had with the gun was after the first shot, the trigger failed to reset. This may have been related to some tinkering I did in an effort to improve the heavy trigger pull. Other than, there were a couple times we failed to properly seat the mag and it fell out, but this was purely operator error.
I have a drum but it needs to be fitted to the gun, so we just used 36 round stick mags.
Other than those glitches the gun ran perfectly. Recoil is about like a .22 and the report isn't much louder. It's a heavy beast at about 12 pounds, and the trigger needs some work to make it lighter, but it is a ton of fun to shoot. At $485 + shipping and your FFL's transfer fee, it's a good deal IMO for a range toy with a lot of historical appeal.
Friends and I put 150 rounds through it (100 Federal 115 grain FMJ and 50 Brown Bear 115 grain FMJ). The only issue we had with the gun was after the first shot, the trigger failed to reset. This may have been related to some tinkering I did in an effort to improve the heavy trigger pull. Other than, there were a couple times we failed to properly seat the mag and it fell out, but this was purely operator error.
I have a drum but it needs to be fitted to the gun, so we just used 36 round stick mags.
Other than those glitches the gun ran perfectly. Recoil is about like a .22 and the report isn't much louder. It's a heavy beast at about 12 pounds, and the trigger needs some work to make it lighter, but it is a ton of fun to shoot. At $485 + shipping and your FFL's transfer fee, it's a good deal IMO for a range toy with a lot of historical appeal.
. Unlike the PPSH, the Suomis were made to tight tolerances and the drums/sticks required no fitting. JBrady555, your drum has either 1) a dent in the side causing binding, 2) damaged feed lips (unlikely), or 3) damaged spring, or 4) rust/binding internally. The Suomi/PPSH design is the most reliable drum design that's ever been done, due in large measure to the straight-out feed arrangement the gun uses, so there is very little to go wrong unless the drum cannot unwind smoothly and feed rounds fast enough.
). The effectiveness of the M31 against the Russians was reportedly a factor in Germany's decision to take them on, believing they would be similarly dominant with their technological finery. But Russia had learned their lesson well, and their M31 variant, the PPSH41, was widely distributed through their front lines along with snipers (along with the occasional machine gun and crap-ton of bolt-rifle infantrymen) which directly blunted the Germans' tactics.
