http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons We are joined today by Max Popenker to answer your questions about Soviet and Russian firearms: 00:32 - Russian-contract Colt 1911 pistols 01:33 - Clarification on SVD accuracy standards 02:57 - Is the PSO-1 BDC calibrated for LPS ball or 7N1? 03:57 - What was the purpose of the IR detection in the PSO-1? 04:58 - Did Izhmash AK quality drop during Perestroika? 06:20 - Was the Soviet 5.45mm development influenced by US 5.56mm? 08:07 - Why no English books on Soviet arms? 10:58 - Russian reports on the vz58? 12:32 - How common was Soviet SMG issue during the latter half of WW2? 14:05 - Good source for detailed SKS history? 15:01 - Soviet arms trials seem more realistic than American ones - it this true? 16:31 - Why did Czechoslovakia not use the AK? 17:41 - Thoughts on AK-12 and AK-15? 19:04 - Purpose of Groza, VSS, and SR-3 (9x39mm rifles)? 20:54 - Koborov delayed-blowback rifles 22:38 - Russian development of helical AK mags? 23:32 - What happened to PPSh-41 SMGs after the PPS-43 was introduced? 25:30 - Why did it take so long for Russia to use aperture sights? 26:27 - Was Soviet small arms procurement as hampered by bureaucracy as American? 28:00 - Was the SKS used in the Battle of Berlin? 29:20 - Naval Infantry use of the SVT-40 30:36 - Why was 9x18 adopted to replace 7.62x25? 32:14 - Will 9x39 continue to see service in the future? 33:25 - What small arms elements did the USSR copy from Finland besides the Suomi SMG drum? 34:13 - Russian preconceptions about western or American guns 35:49 - If the SVD was a designated marksman's rifle, what was the sniper rifle? 37:27 - The 12.7x55mm cartridge 39:12 - Why has Russia not replaced the 7.62x54R with a rimless round? Contact: Forgotten Weapons PO Box 87647 Tucson, AZ 85754