Thanks for watching guys! Is there a weapon more revolutionary than the STG-44? If so, what is it? Let me know down in the comments! Do you want to come to Texas and be one of the first people to shoot the AK-50? Every $5 donated is another entry to win a trip to San Antonio to shoot the AK-50, then cameo in an AK-50 video! You can donate here: brandonherreraforcongress.com Thanks to SDI! Again, it’s SDI.edu for more info!
I just love how Brandon's response to people calling him a neo-nazi is to do yet another video on ww2 german weaponry. Really the most mature response possible in my opinion.
First time ever watching his channel. Saw this in my feed. Thought "Fuck yeah this looks interesting"... spent the first 3 minutes watching a guy shoot guns and cry about "being cancelled" (He's not cancelled he literally just came up in my feed?).... idk its weirdo vibes. I recommend Demolition Ranch! wayyyyyy better content imho
@@danielsanroman9559 He is running for a government position in Texas, so being cancelled is bigger then just RUclips... Demolition Ranch would also not agree with your take, they are friends.
I'm not subscribe to this channel, but even youtube place it on recommendation for me.. so who cares about haters. Dude made a good video about historical gun.
Ernie knows his next move. He's going to eat corn the long way then use the cob to wipe. It gives a little tickle that makes Ernie moan even louder as he wipes
It really does even the pistol grip is already designed in a way that you can reach the fire selecter with you thumb changing from safety to semi to full auto without taking your hand of the grip
Not gonna lie, I like the Mkb42(H) compared to the StG 44, considering shape-wise. Mainly the much more solid shape of the barrel and the underbarrel, just looks clean.
German Fan here! I was waiting for this Episode, especially because my paternal Grandpa is now 104 Years old and i watch your Videos with him (he learned english after the War helping NATO). He fought on the Eastern Front and even got to use the STG-44 starting in August 1944. He still keeps telling me to go to and i quote "Texas, and shoot some of these Guns, i'm sure the Americans will be happy to have you." I served with the Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 in Afghanistan (2 Tours) and 1 Tour in Kosovo. Never had the Chance to shoot an original STG-44. Only the High Quality Semi-Auto Reproductions that are also legal here in Germany. Anyway Brandon! You do have a German WW2 Eastern and Western Front Veteran who's 104 Years old now as a loyal Fan of your Videos! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
Here in the US, the .22LR reproductions are fairly available, but the 8mm Kurtz reproductions are very rare and super expensive. Was the gun you shot in the original caliber? How does it handle?
@@conscript900 Still waiting for that PSA repro in 7.62x39. Figure that’d be the closest to the original while still being relatively easy to get ammo.
I know STG44 gets all the fame for being first to define the category of storm rifle, but spec wise, the US M1 Carbine clocks in pretty well. There was a select fire full auto version, there were 30 round magazines, and the cartridge wasn't really a pistol cartridge, it was beefier than that at about 1900fps while pushing a .30 caliber projectile. Okay, so that may be a bit feeble relative to intermediate rifle cartridge rounds that are well over 2000 fps, but again, it's punchier than the sub machine gun pistol cartridges. I think the main reason that the M1 Carbine won't win any votes as being the first in the category of storm rifle is simply because it has the looks of a traditional military battle rifle. The STG44 has the very cool looks with the pistol grip and all - and above all, because its German.
As much as I like the STG-44 design, it's not as good as the AK system for scaling. Not worth even trying in my opinion. The tilt-lockup is a pure no-go. From what I can tell, the STG-44 really WAS just an up-scaled SMG style system, vs the AK system, which was pretty much designed for rifle fun from the ground up.
There's the "pearl clutchers are silly and annoying" angle, which his sympathisers can enjoy. However, there is also the "strong men make good times" angle, and the associated "weak men make hard times" angle. That's the _important_ angle, but it's a little harder to condense into a catch phrase or a meme. Some priming of the audience and setup for the punchline required...
"My opponent, Brandon Herrera, is a neo-confederate and a neo-Nazi." "...So anyway, here's the German World War 2 progenitor to the modern assault rifle."
The electric guitar version of the German anthem is CRAZY (The modern German and old Austro-Hungarian anthems have the same BPM just like the Russian, British, and German Empires did in WW1)
Seeing that the AR ejection port cover was stolen remined me of that old software engineering joke. dude 1: "I stole your code" dude 2: "It wasn't my code"
Like 85% of programming is finding someone else who has had that problem and stealing their shit then lumping it in with the rest of the stolen solutions.
@@kugelblitz1557 Open source is just people saying "I know your going to steal it anyway and it's too much of a hassle to deal with it so F-it, just don't lie about where you took it from ... please?"
@@benjaminshropshire2900 pretty much. Works very well for me doing game development, I have no fucking clue what I'm doing and my only coding experience at work is using iLogic so I scroll through forums for other people who had the issue, figure out how the hell it all works together and then find a way to shove it into my game code.
@@benjaminshropshire2900 pretty much. Honestly I don't like it when something isn't open source. I'm not going to take your whole application and steal it to rebrand as my own but I really want to take it apart and see how it ticks, so having documentation on that would be nice.
Well. He already was conspired to be a commie by tony because he had a soviet flag on his workshop and has..... You guessed it, AKs.@@omegasarchangel7109
Seriously, I'm going to need a head count of these "ladies". Just to see if my grammar nazi tendencies were correct. (all puns used in this comment are intentional)
imagine covering a piece of history, preserving it and do it in a rather light weight format but still serious enough and they still think it's smart to crap on you.
Seeing so much of the DNA of the StG-44 in modern firearms is so fascinating. From the flip up dust cover, the safety switch, the curved box magazine, the long stroke gas piston, and the very concept of the intermediate rifle cartridge. So much of modern gun design can be traced back to this one rifle, and it's just super cool.
May 29, I read the news today. They called you an extremist, a youtuber. We called you a constitutionalist, an inventor, a genuinely funny guy who spoke truth. Thanks for all your effort. Thanks to the thousands from Texas 23rd district who voted for you. Respect from Iowa
Your boldness on uploading this just a day before election demonstrates your resolve and confidence on what means to be a true politician who serves the people above any other interests. You have my support.
As a german I am pretty sure, Hugo Schmeisser didn't say "hold my stout" but "halt mein Bier". Reinheitsgebot after all still means something to us. As someone with a special interest in history and firearms, I'd love to see more Wunderwaffen: try and get your hands on a FG 42 or G43 if you can. If it is a G43 you'll get your hands on: try to find the unicorn: G43 with 30 round mag and full auto. Greetings from Bremen *_crawls back into Valentin U-Boot bunker_*...
Glad the war ended when it did, Germans were creating some next level shit. (Me-262, P1000 Ratte behemoth tanks, and fooling around with “gadgets” in Antarctica 👀) but then again, would America have used the AB on Germany? Leaves you wondering what would’ve happened if the war carried on for 3-4 more years
@@arrowgunt bullshit. The Reinheitsgebot allows only Water, malt, hops and yeast. everything else is not allowed to make beer according to the Reinheitsgebot. Next time inform yourself before talking bullshit.
Funny thing about the STG: German High Command loved the gun so much they literally made an entirely new infantry formation surrounding the weapon and the new tactics it allowed. The German “Volksgrenadier” division template was laid down in 1944 to utilize the last manpower and heavy equipment reserves that the Germans really had before they got REALLY desperate. A lot of people confuse the Volksgrenadiers with the later Volkssturm; however, the Volkssturm were the literal last ditch militia of old men and young boys while the Volksgrenadiers were a dedicated frontline unit. Volksgrenadiers had entire “storm squads” that were outfitted with the STGs plus a light machine gun for dedicated to assaulting enemy positions, and a fire support squad with rifles, STGs, and 2 LMGs for suppressing targets while the storm squads advanced. This weapon didn’t just revolutionize firearms, it revolutionized the way infantry formations fought. Great video Brandon! Look forward to your upcoming election!
Except that's exactly the line of thought for how the late war soviet infantry squads functioned. They increased the numbers of SMG's per squad and retained one or two LMG's. The germans originally skimped on MP-40s and had more LMG's. The Volksgrenadiers were a move towards the Soviet style infantry units that were out matching them in the close quarters of late war urban battles.
@@JohnSmith-lf4be primarily the MG 42 and MG 34. The Germans had this concept of a universal machine gun, where one gun could do the jobs of a light or heavy machine gun depending on how it was configured. For example: the MG 42 with its 50 round detachable drum magazines and a bipod would be considered a light machine gun, while the same MG but mounted on a tripod and using larger ammo belts would be considered a heavy machine gun.
@@Elatenl Not always. Sometimes it took time, trial, and error to catch up with the said weapons. The US Civil War and the First World War are great examples where many revolutionary advances in firearms were made, but the tactics to use them were fairly slow to catch up.
Hey brother, went thru the same thing over a decade ago. Biggest piece of advice I can give ya is take your time. Do not rush your physical therapy. Follow their directions and don't expect unrealistic results. Take every win you get with movement and avoid surgery for as long as possible. The moment they cut you open, nothing will ever be the same. Do as much physio as you can to get as much movement back as you can.
When I served in the Norwegian armed forces, we used a rifle called AG-3, license produced in Norway from H&K G3. That rifle has some similarities whit the STG-44. Its 7.62 NATO though. Would love to see that on the channel. Really powerfull rifle.
@kti5682 how so? The melody is old enough. Germans also don’t sing a certain section of their anthem anymore because it’s forbidden by law. That, of course, has to do with the Germans and their twisted relationship with their country’s history.
@@epultimastThe forbidden Song, the Horst Wessel Lied, was only part of the anthem between 33 to 45. The anthem now used is the thrid section of the Lied der Deutschen, Song of the Germans. Part 1 and 2 are legal but they are not the anthem and you will probably be seen as a neonazi if you aing them.
@@epultimast That's wrong. You mean the first verse of the "Lied der Deutschen". But that is not forbidden; it was agreed that from now on only the third verse should be sung at public events. It is perfectly legal to sing the first verse with "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles ...", you will just get a few strange looks. But as far as that goes, singing the national anthem has not really been common practice for years anyway, due to the left-wing governments and its propaganda.
The development of the STG actually goes back a few years with several earlier variants. Forgotten Weapons has videos on the Mkb-42, the MP43 (of which there is more than one), and the post war Stg-45, where the designers were "asked" to help the Allies see if any of the ideas Germany hadn't been able to test were any good.
This totally won’t be edited and taken out of context to call Brandon a certain type of German soldier from a specific time period. Gotta love this man!
The one thing I never hear anyone mention about the STG-44 is just how cool it sounds in full auto! I think it's one of the most instantly recognizable gun sounds. Awesome video Brandon, and I have to say I admire your huge cajones to go on video telling your opponents to go fock themselves.
My uncle is a Mike Johnson fan, after I told him how he had come to support your rino opponent, over a true patriot, my uncle admitted it made him lose some respect for Johnson. Keep up the good work man, im rooting for you all the way from Michigan.
Funny how the firerate of StG-44 is considered slow today, but back in the 40's the sounds of it go full auto would give you PTSD, just like the MG-42 bursts. We truly have evolved
Hey Brandon just wanted to say thanks I was involved in a self defense shooting back in august and you and the unsubscribe guys have really helped me through a hard time but I have since been cleared of all wrong doing and I’m doing a lot better since then thank you
Fun thing I hope someone sees. The 8mm is named Kurz, as Kurz means short in Deutsch. So they took the Mauser 8mm and shortened it to be an intermediate cartridge.
the original name was not stg 44. it started as Maschinenkarabiner 42(automatic carbine 1942). they changed it to maschinenpistole 43&44(automatic pistol 1943&1944) to continue development after Hitler vetoed it. then after field trials Hitler acknowledged its worth and named it the sturmgewehr 44 to intimidate Germany's enemies.
Hitler's involvement in naming the stg 44 is disputed, however I am inclined to believe he was involved. Up until stg 44 the german engineers used very mechanically descriptive names. Additionally it means the next time a Karen complains about assault weapons you can accurately accuse them of using nazi propaganda that was started directly by hitler.
@@koutetsusama2498sturmgewehr is translated to StormRifle and Sturm in this instance is related to the word stürmen wich basically means to push into a building or something :D
The stamped technology going into it is also insane. I think there was a breakdown on forgotten weapons about how hard it would be to recreate the stamped parts the same way the germans did. 20 years of r & d was throw around.
Heckler & Koch actually did a calculation on restarting the production of the StG 44 as the German Bundeswehr was founded, tooling and everything. Was way too expensive though, setting up for producing the Cetme battle rifle - the G3 to be - was much cheaper.
I think Hitler opposed the Idea due to change the mass production from the 8x57 or 9mm to the new ammo type, but Hitler later saw its potential and gave it the name Sturmgewehr.
NERD ALERT: actually when hitler saw the stg 44 he didn't like it and told them to focus on smgs but the engineers found a loop hole by calling it the "mp 44"
Brandon, good luck on your primary tomorrow. Whatever happens, please stay involved and continue your campaign. America needs a new generation of leaders like you and I.
Will this video officially count as a campaign move? If so it's going to go down as a master stroke or an epic blunder. (And that's even if it has no impact at all.)
I admit, I was one of those "Call of Duty" kids that thought the STG44/MP44 was the predecessor to the AK47, but videos like this one taught me that I was wrong. These videos are fun and educational, and are definitely a nice little treat. Thanks again, future Congressman Herrera!
As far as i know, its all a mix: •Mechanism: inspired by the M1 garand Curved detachable magazine: inspired by the STG Rear sight located in the mid: inspired by others semi-auto rifles of those times (SVT,AVT, Gewerh 43, SKS) Mid-caliber cartridge: STG again
It's awesome the way Brandon broke this down because you can see the inspiration kalashnikov (hope I spelled that right) and Stoner took from this in their designs and how much is completely different from the stg44 and from each other. I also used to think the AK and stg-44 were closer.
German ex soldier here. I am proud of my heritage, proud of my country and of my ancestors. I hate nazis and what they stand for. I am against racism, bigotry and anything that tries to cut other peoples human rights. Like many Germans who fought in WW2 or built our weapons, I am not associated with fascism at all. It is just that dumb people tend to say "nazi" when they hear "german". which is actually hurtful, knowing that my great-grandfathers were KIA although haven't been a fascist at all, and their children, my grandparents had to flee from the russians who were marauding and pillaging and raping like they always used to... so thank you Brandon for being a mindful person, teaching me about this weapon with respect for humanity and distance to fascism. Dankeschön
5:00 little corrections here: 1. H. was less into SMG's and favored more semi auto "battle rifles". The G43 was developed largely on his input. 2. his main objection to the StG concept was actually somewhat reasonable, especially under the conditions at the time. This thing required a new type of ammunition, 2000 bullets per month of it for every solider issued one of those (which turned out to be the bottleneck, not the production of guns). Now take into account how ... interesting Germany's supply lines were already in 43/44 and one can easily see where the objection came from.
That actually makes a lot more sense, I always found the whole "he just didn't like it because not SMG and he's arrogant asf" to be a bad explanation. This certainly does make a lot more sense though.
Yes exactly. To put into more context, it was during 1942-1943 that the StG program got its introduction and soon Hitler's objection. At this same period the German Wehrmacht was operating deep inside USSR, for their crucial Case Blue Campaign and subsequent battle leading up to Kursk, with supply chains constantly stretched terribly thin, with Stalingrad and Caucasus battles being the worst offender. There was simply no way this new weapon could even make it to the most important battles there, and Hitler was right it would only messed up the overburden logistics there. By 1944 though, the supply distance was much more shorter and more production facilities was set up, the logistic concern was lessened to some degree and Hitler thus promoted the weapons then in a more suitable moment.
- the stg44 wasnt "developed in 44". the initial development began in 38 and the first rifles were ready in early 42. the stg44 was the result of many combat tests. its first combat test was when it was airdropped into the Demyansk pocket in march 42, where the germans won a staggering defensive victory. - the ak47 being based off the stg44 is an urban myth, very different rifles especially the mechanism. the stg44 evolved into the stg45 which in turn was used to design the G3 and the G36 which is still used by the Bundeswehr today. - hitler didnt oppose the stg44 "because it wasnt an smg", he opposed it because it would mean yet another bullet calibre. the german military's war production was heavily affected by overcomplication of designs, so it makes sense he initially opposed this
I read somewhere that the StG44 was produced and sent to the front against Hitler's explicit will. Hitler didn't want an extra caliber introduced (because of already strained logistics), so he had halted the project. Meeting one of his generals on the Eastern front, Hitler asked the general what they needed. The general then replied: "More of the great new rifles!" Hitler replied: "What new rifle?"
imagine fielding an entire new weapons platform under the nose of the toothstache himself. Those guys had some fucking balls... okay, maybe not the best turn of phrase given the context, but still.
Fun facts about the STG 44: Officially, it was issued as the "Assault Pistol" to troops. The main force behind continuing production and mass issue of the STG 44 was Albert Speer, the German minister of armaments. While hitler was initially furious about being overruled, he eventually came to appreciate the gun after hearing how good it was from troops in the field. Take these with a grain of salt though as these come from the memoirs of Albert Speer.
Documents back that up, with it being known as the MP43 and MP-44 before eventually being renamed STG-44. STG was the original proposed designation but Hitler shot it down
@@Snow-Foot Very true. As we learned with the FG 42 development, while an 8mm Kurtz solution was more reasonable, Hitler demanded a light gun that could be carried by the paratroops. He would then go on to want similar guns for all branchs of the armed forces when the Gewher 41 and 43 were in development
Man Brandon, I'm a 73 year old Texas veteran and I love your channel!! I'm a history buff myself and I REALLY LIKE learning about the weapons that our "modern" weapons are all based on. I'm, also, a very staunch supporter of your bid for the Congressional seat in district 23!! I'm just up the road here in district 15 so I can't vote in the runoff between you and the RINO goonzalez but I can damn sure support you whenever I can!! BRANDON HERRERA FOR CONGRESS IS GONNA BE A TOTAL UPSET FOR THE "POWERS WHO "THINK?" THEY HAVE A LOCK ON WASHINGTON"!!!!! They gonna be in for a massive shock and they gonna lose their freaking little bitty minds!!
“I’m somewhat of an AK guy myself” You’re not somewhat of an AK guy you are the AK guy. You are the king of all AK guys and gals. You changed the caliber of the AK to one of the most destructive rounds ever; .50.
Just wanted to congratulate Brandon on the election. As a complete outsider, you forced the election into a runoff and forced Tony to barely eke out a victory with 51% of the vote. That is huge. A complete outsider making the election come that close while spending only a fraction of the money, it’s gonna force the career politicians to pay attention to us. Thank you for taking on this endeavor and campaigning for our rights Brandon.
It was so close and comparing the turnout from the first election it's obvious who has more popularity. Tony had only half as many votes while Brandon gained more than before.
How does this shit not set alarm bells ringing in people's heads? They're all but TELLING you "hey, your politicians are bought and paid for" AIPAC should be registered under FARA as a foreign entity and Israel sanctioned for meddling in our elections.
Im not here for politics, but since this topic has been brought up, i think its time for me to share a few words to this topic. as a german whos living in germany and also a guy who loves engineering, i have been in this spot a lot of times. espacially since i identify myself as politicly left. its very hard to talk about german engineering in the time from 1933 to 1945, without starting a shitstorm in my bubble. in my experience, it helps alot to put things into the right context, as far as its possible.... like: "this is this mashine XY, is has been produced by some very very bad people to do some very bad things, this is how it works." technology is neutral, but everything has a context and i think its very important to point that context out. dislclaimer: i havent watched the first video yet, maybe you have given the context... idk greetings from germany, i enjoy your content
I get satisfaction out of the fact that Tony's interns are likely required to sit through these whole videos, probably multiple times, to find stuff they can use in their out of context collections.
I saw the MP44 on television when the 1965 movie "the Battle of the Bulge" was broadcast. I've used the term "assault rifle" since the early 1970's--an "assault gun" was a cannon mounted on a tracked armored vehicle. When you mentioned that you shot the White Claw at pistol distance, I remembered about range. The MP44 did have the same effective range as the KAR98k due to several factors: most riflemen were not expert riflemen, rack-grade rifles and ammunition are not match-grade, and the enemy (aka "targets") won't cooperate by standing still in the open where they can be easily shot. The rifles and cartridges are usually capable of longer range than 200 meters or 300 meters, and if you are choosey about ammo and tune your rifle, it can do amazing things. The famous M1 Garand rifle's minimum acceptance was firing three 10-shot groups with the largest group no more than five inches spread at 100 yards, though I forgot what the average of three groups was. In a perfect world a barely passing M1 Rifle would put a 15" pattern on a 300-yard target and a 25" pattern at 500 yards. The US Army was searching for a self-loading rifle while perfecting the M1903 Rifle ("Springfield") and John Browning produced his famous BAR. Browning made it select fire because he could, and his first prototypes made about 1912 fired from a closed bolt for semiautomatic fire accuracy. When the US went to war, the Army wanted a light machine gun and Browning redesigned the BAR to fire from the open bolt position so that a high volume of automatic fire was practical--high volume meaning that one BAR could fire as many bullets in a minute as an entire squad of riflemen armed with the M1903. Problem--the Army wanted its riflemen to be able to pour fire out in excess of a half-mile range. Point targets (19" diameter for reference) was the goal but firing out as far as 1600 yards in company-size firing lines with single shot rifles worked previously. An area target is 33 feet in diameter. Because the Army wanted to use its powerful super cartridge that we call the .30-06 today the BAR started off at 16 pounds weight and was very expensive--one BAR could put out the firepower of a squad armed with Springfields, and the cost of one BAR would buy Springfields for the entire squad. In the light machine gun role, the BAR weighed something like 22 pounds and that extra beef was required to keep the BAR from beating itself to death in automatic fire. France fielded both its Chauchat automatic rifle and two models of semiautomatic rifles during the Great War. One of the jobs the M1 Rifle had was replacing the BAR. Attempts to convert the M1 Rifle to select fire (because in real wars automatic fire is useful) failed because the .30-06 was too powerful. The French had that problem with the Chauchat. The USSR had select-fire rifles shooting the old M1891 cartridge, the 7.62x54mmR. Even Germany attempted the 7.92x57mm automatic rifle route and failed. Two problems when the lightweight select fire rifle fired a cartridge in the 30-06 or 7.62x51mm NATO class cropped up--the recoil made it difficult to keep bursts on point targets, and the combination of powerful cartridge battering lightweight rifle resulted in malfunctions and the rifle receiver going out of spec and falling apart prematurely. Both the M14 and FAL shared those problems. The MP44 was a revolutionary weapon. For close combat, the MP44 could function like a submachine gun, only with more power and range. And in "single shot mode" the MP44's accuracy was no worse than the KAR98K in average hands. Range testing wasn't real world. Pistols in combat were effective at sword and bayonet distance. Submachine guns were effective at what was thought to be pistol distances--50 meters. Rifles and light machine guns were effective inside 200 meters, though the average soldier shooting at enemy soldiers in combat had trouble achieving 50% hits at 100 meters or less, a state of affairs that motivated the British Army to experiment with combat shotguns during the Malay Emergency. The MP44 had flaws and quirks, but the "underpowered cartridge" wasn't one of the shortcomings.
MP44 can't be considered a revolutionary weapon simply because it was an attempt to counter Soviet PPSh-41 and PPS submachine guns. It's a follow-up weapon.
@@tatianapreobrazhenskaya9777 PPSh-41 and PPS evolved from the MP-18-I and all had open-bolt firing systems relying on bolt mass to keep the chamber closed until chamber pressure dropped. Scaling up the PPS-43 to fire the 7.62x39mm cartridge would be impractical due to the required bolt mass, and the resulting bullet sprayer would have less accuracy and precision than the AK-47. Both MP-44 used a locked-breech firing system that was operated by tapping some of the expanding propellant gasses to unlock and push the bolt back, permitting higher operating pressures. the Browning Automatic Rifle and other guns dating back to the 1890's used the same concepts, but the full-power smokeless infantry rifle cartridge made the resulting select-fire rifle bulky and heavy--or fragile. It was the cartridge and gas system that made the AK-47 different from the PPS-43, and made the MP44 different from the MP-38. Evolution versus revolution--you be the judge. Was the self-contained metallic cartridge an evolution from loose powder and ball ignited by a match lock or was it a revolution?
I've always wanted to fire one of these. That said. 1 - That hand-guard looks like it would get hot AF. 2 - That gun is so weirdly tall, it looks super unnatural. 3 - Mikky K was like "The charging handle on the off hand? Absurd. I want people to release their trigger group to operate the charge."
The STG oftenly blurred the lines between submachine guns, machine pistols and assault rifles. But it was officially renamed as STG-44 in 1944, and was supposed to replace both K98k, and the mp-40, but didn't since it was expensive to produce and was introduced in the end of the war. The Germans used it mainly in Berlin's downfall and Normandy.
"I call this one the journalist" forgot to cry after, say the sound was deafening, and then go to the hospital to get casts put on his wrists from "uncontrollable" recoil
The Germans (and especially the Nazis) loved the term "sturm." They used it in a lot of different contexts. Units, both friendly and sometimes even enemy, were sometimes designated "sturm" formations which meant they were capable of assaults. One of the most common German combat armored vehicles of the war was the SturmGeschutz, which was used in all theaters for the duration of the war 1939-45. The name translates to "assault gun" and in armored fighting vehicle circles the term is used widely, not just for German vehicles, but for the Soviet SU-122, for instance.
Brandon Herrera, AKA AK Jesus, has built his name, business, channel, and overall fame on loving weapons from The Communist Block. Tony Gonzalez's Team never ONCE calls him a Communist. Sees one video with a historic weapon from WW2, immediately calls him a Nazi. Maybe they don't want to use "Communist" as an insult. Might upset their owners...err...handlers...err...friends. Yeah, friends.
Thanks for watching guys! Is there a weapon more revolutionary than the STG-44? If so, what is it? Let me know down in the comments!
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Do M1 carbine
I’m a huge fan man thank you for making your videos
Still no sako or valmet ak
#akgnotificationsquad
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I just love how Brandon's response to people calling him a neo-nazi is to do yet another video on ww2 german weaponry. Really the most mature response possible in my opinion.
He loves the AK, yet he is a nazi because of the german weapons in his videos.
First time ever watching his channel. Saw this in my feed. Thought "Fuck yeah this looks interesting"... spent the first 3 minutes watching a guy shoot guns and cry about "being cancelled" (He's not cancelled he literally just came up in my feed?).... idk its weirdo vibes. I recommend Demolition Ranch! wayyyyyy better content imho
@@danielsanroman9559 He is running for a government position in Texas, so being cancelled is bigger then just RUclips... Demolition Ranch would also not agree with your take, they are friends.
@@danielsanroman9559your opinion was invalidated at “I watched him for 3 minutes”
I'm not subscribe to this channel, but even youtube place it on recommendation for me.. so who cares about haters. Dude made a good video about historical gun.
Tony's PR team finna blow a nut to this video.
I like that Brandon won't censor content knowing pussies will make that reach.
Ohhh yeah, probably take less than 24 hours to crap out more lies on twitter
Definitely 😂
Ernie knows his next move. He's going to eat corn the long way then use the cob to wipe. It gives a little tickle that makes Ernie moan even louder as he wipes
I love it Tony going to have a heart attack from the audacity lol 😂
Tony: nOOo YooU CaNT HavE GerMaN wEapONs
Brandon: Hold my Jägermeister
Heffenweiser would be more accurate.
@@justinlast2lastharder749 Heffenweiser? Was ist das? Also hier in Deutschland sagt man Hefeweizen.
@@justinlast2lastharder749 To be absolute accurate, its a Hefeweizen. 😄
@@justinlast2lastharder749auch Weißbier wäre akzeptabel gewesen.
Dafuq did I do?!
The STG has such an awesome shape, looks very futuristic in a way
It really does even the pistol grip is already designed in a way that you can reach the fire selecter with you thumb changing from safety to semi to full auto without taking your hand of the grip
Of course mein Kamerad
Not gonna lie, I like the Mkb42(H) compared to the StG 44, considering shape-wise. Mainly the much more solid shape of the barrel and the underbarrel, just looks clean.
I think because it was used in Star Wars
@@morojkiller5418 definitely this
German Fan here! I was waiting for this Episode, especially because my paternal Grandpa is now 104 Years old and i watch your Videos with him (he learned english after the War helping NATO).
He fought on the Eastern Front and even got to use the STG-44 starting in August 1944.
He still keeps telling me to go to and i quote "Texas, and shoot some of these Guns, i'm sure the Americans will be happy to have you."
I served with the Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 in Afghanistan (2 Tours) and 1 Tour in Kosovo. Never had the Chance to shoot an original STG-44. Only the High Quality Semi-Auto Reproductions that are also legal here in Germany.
Anyway Brandon! You do have a German WW2 Eastern and Western Front Veteran who's 104 Years old now as a loyal Fan of your Videos!
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
Here in the US, the .22LR reproductions are fairly available, but the 8mm Kurtz reproductions are very rare and super expensive. Was the gun you shot in the original caliber? How does it handle?
Ich wünschte ich könnte mal mit nen veteran des zweiten Weltkrieg sprechen, leider konnte ich es noch nicht :(
@@gameragodzilla Dont forget the 556 and 762 repos as well
Grüß dich
@@conscript900 Still waiting for that PSA repro in 7.62x39. Figure that’d be the closest to the original while still being relatively easy to get ammo.
Gets called a neo-nazi, goes and makes an STG44 video just to fuck with them.
What an absolute lad.
in germany everyone who loves freedom and own decisions is also called a Neo Nazi
so were in good company here as people who can think by themself
The maddest of lads.
Don’t forget the MP 40 video 😂😂😂
A Hispanic neo-zai? 😂😂😂
@@JackRogers-x9e Hispanics were Axis
10:20
"It's just 762 x 39 when it's cold outside."
I love this man.
But it's always cold in Russia.
And if the caliber was more widespread today, they would have an AK model in 8 mm kurz. Just like they make them in 7.62x39, 5.45x39 and 5.56x45
The 7.63x25 in the C96 Mauser is the 40cal of 10mm, not to be confused with the more powerful 7.62x25 Russian in the Tokarev pistol and the PPSH
I know STG44 gets all the fame for being first to define the category of storm rifle, but spec wise, the US M1 Carbine clocks in pretty well. There was a select fire full auto version, there were 30 round magazines, and the cartridge wasn't really a pistol cartridge, it was beefier than that at about 1900fps while pushing a .30 caliber projectile. Okay, so that may be a bit feeble relative to intermediate rifle cartridge rounds that are well over 2000 fps, but again, it's punchier than the sub machine gun pistol cartridges.
I think the main reason that the M1 Carbine won't win any votes as being the first in the category of storm rifle is simply because it has the looks of a traditional military battle rifle. The STG44 has the very cool looks with the pistol grip and all - and above all, because its German.
"Assault weapon" as a random designation was the term. But yeah "assault rifle" has always been legit. Glad you addressed
Mein congressman
Ja comrade
Dang it they already called him a Neo Nazi, dont give them any more BS to use lol.
Nah we team murica out here fuck nazis and communists go murica
Ja Kamerad, wenn schon dann richtig!
Wielding the Sword of Europe
Brandon: Completes AK-50
Brandon then: now my son, you may pay respects to the one that allowed you to exist
Rhino Gonzalez on CNN: REEEEEEEEEEEEE
Part 2: Interview
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@@JohnWickJovanovichbot
@@JohnWickJovanovichbot
1:18 time until new Gonzalez ad? Brandon Herrera calls himself a firearms expert. But he shoots like this???
@@JohnWickJovanovich bot
New project idea: STG-50! Should only take about another 8 years, right?
I second this!
Nah I want to see an AK in 20mm
you know the PTRS-41 was rechambered into .50 bmg by americans in vietnam
As much as I like the STG-44 design, it's not as good as the AK system for scaling. Not worth even trying in my opinion. The tilt-lockup is a pure no-go. From what I can tell, the STG-44 really WAS just an up-scaled SMG style system, vs the AK system, which was pretty much designed for rifle fun from the ground up.
@@ackerkartoffel8627 BIG SKS
Despite being over 80 years old, the STG 44 is one of the best looking weapons ever built
It's clean.
Brandon with old German weaponry: "I just think they're neat"
Tony: "He's a nazi, get him"
Releasing this a day before the runoff. Bold as fuck. He wants tony to bite.
Noone cares about what a qrazy communist claims anyway
Oh, hE liKeS hisTorIcAl wEApoNs frOm aLl oVEr tHe WoRld, aND aS sOme Of thEm aRe GeRmaN weApOns frOm thE sEcOnd woRLd wAr hE is ObvIouSlY a NaZi
Yeah never mind all the pro-Hamas leftists believing in a socialist race struggle and calling for the extermination of Jews.
There's the "pearl clutchers are silly and annoying" angle, which his sympathisers can enjoy.
However, there is also the "strong men make good times" angle, and the associated "weak men make hard times" angle. That's the _important_ angle, but it's a little harder to condense into a catch phrase or a meme.
Some priming of the audience and setup for the punchline required...
Brandon: likes the mp40
Hitler: also likes the mp40
Tony Baloney: "They're the same picture"
Insert here the Oprah meme " You are Hitler , and you are Hitler , and you are Hitler, EVERY ONE IS HITLER"
And Hitler drank water
@@smokingcrab2290I do like water...🙃
Wait... Hitler liked sweet food, like cakes and Muffins.... I also like cakes and muffins,n stuff 😮
@@LeroxYTholy shit so do i hate jews???
"My opponent, Brandon Herrera, is a neo-confederate and a neo-Nazi."
"...So anyway, here's the German World War 2 progenitor to the modern assault rifle."
Daily reminder that Tony moans while eating bratwurst
This is so on point lmao
@@wishuhadmyname
Tony moans while eating corn the long way too. 🤔
Leftists and RINOs: REEEEEE😂😂😂😂
Brandon needs to see this comment!!
Stg 44
An absolute work of art,even 80 years old.
The electric guitar version of the German anthem is CRAZY
(The modern German and old Austro-Hungarian anthems have the same BPM just like the Russian, British, and German Empires did in WW1)
It's from Sodom, iirc.
It kinda sounds like a Christmas song
What
@@Diedwhilemakingwafflesthat’s exactly what I was thinking
@@DiedwhilemakingwafflesNow that WOULD be a Merry Christmas!
Seeing that the AR ejection port cover was stolen remined me of that old software engineering joke.
dude 1: "I stole your code"
dude 2: "It wasn't my code"
Like 85% of programming is finding someone else who has had that problem and stealing their shit then lumping it in with the rest of the stolen solutions.
@@kugelblitz1557 Open source is just people saying "I know your going to steal it anyway and it's too much of a hassle to deal with it so F-it, just don't lie about where you took it from ... please?"
@@benjaminshropshire2900 pretty much. Works very well for me doing game development, I have no fucking clue what I'm doing and my only coding experience at work is using iLogic so I scroll through forums for other people who had the issue, figure out how the hell it all works together and then find a way to shove it into my game code.
Said Bill "Jailbait" Gates, and Mark Suckerberg
@@benjaminshropshire2900 pretty much. Honestly I don't like it when something isn't open source. I'm not going to take your whole application and steal it to rebrand as my own but I really want to take it apart and see how it ticks, so having documentation on that would be nice.
Brandon: Is literally known as THE AK GUY and loves kalashnikovs
Brandons opponents: HE HELD A GERMAN GUN, HES A SYMPATHIZER
You’re not wrong! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Shouldn't they be saying he is a commie because he is a Kalashnikov fanboi? Can Dirty Ernie even be consistent with his white hood fantasy?
Next logical step: Brandon held a Soviet gun so now he is a communist.
Well. He already was conspired to be a commie by tony because he had a soviet flag on his workshop and has..... You guessed it, AKs.@@omegasarchangel7109
I have to admit, before I seriously started watching his videos, I thought he was a Commie sympathizer
16:53 "Polish Food "
Got me dead 💀
"ladies and mostly gentleman"
that had me giggling an unreasonable amount
Mostly? Is there ANY woman watching this dude's awesome videos?
@@buddyholly9269 yes, surprisingly, strong sexy AK god plus even sexier firearm (somehow) is a great combo
Seriously, I'm going to need a head count of these "ladies". Just to see if my grammar nazi tendencies were correct.
(all puns used in this comment are intentional)
" Im kind of a... AK guy myself..."
HE SAID IT!
HE SAID THE THING!
Roll credits!
It's 7.62 x39 when it's cold outside.
This humor is why I watch.
yes haha
Fun fact: It had a night vision scope that could be used with the STG44, if not the first, it was one of the first scopes with night vision.
The selector switch also allows the video to go from monetized to demonitized with the click of a button.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
하일 메르켈 !!✋🇩🇪
@@임영권-q3s in Germany we have Extremgittersteigen
😂 Bro @@임영권-q3s
Now remember that Ian from Forgotten Weapons said, in one of his Q&As, that he would shave his mustache to get an original STG.
I would shave my balls off for a Ian and Brandon collab
I love Alabamy
He'd grow back the mustache in a week. Seems like a good trade.
So he didn't specify "and make a video without it", right?
MEE TOO!
Dropping a spicy STG-44 video right before election day?
The balls on this fella!
Power move. Asserting dominance.
The only thing Brandon is missing is T-posing and he'd literally reduce Tony to dust.
Voted early! Let’s go Brandon!!
@@JohnDoe-rt2bzngl even as a Democrat myself I'd vote for Brandon if I lived in Texas.
imagine covering a piece of history, preserving it and do it in a rather light weight format but still serious enough and they still think it's smart to crap on you.
Seeing so much of the DNA of the StG-44 in modern firearms is so fascinating. From the flip up dust cover, the safety switch, the curved box magazine, the long stroke gas piston, and the very concept of the intermediate rifle cartridge. So much of modern gun design can be traced back to this one rifle, and it's just super cool.
May 29, I read the news today. They called you an extremist, a youtuber. We called you a constitutionalist, an inventor, a genuinely funny guy who spoke truth. Thanks for all your effort. Thanks to the thousands from Texas 23rd district who voted for you. Respect from Iowa
Glad to have voted against this lunatic :)
@@doukyuuseii99 How is he a lunatic? Please, only genuine answers, not Tony propaganda.
@@BloPsy_Actualjudging by his pathetic attitude of attacking Brandon in every single new comment at the time, I'd say he's the lunatic
Your boldness on uploading this just a day before election demonstrates your resolve and confidence on what means to be a true politician who serves the people above any other interests. You have my support.
The rock version of the German national anthem hit hard.
Loved that tidbit at the end, "its our autism and we get to choose the special interest". this completely encapsulates my love for older firearms lol
As a german I am pretty sure, Hugo Schmeisser didn't say "hold my stout" but "halt mein Bier". Reinheitsgebot after all still means something to us.
As someone with a special interest in history and firearms, I'd love to see more Wunderwaffen: try and get your hands on a FG 42 or G43 if you can.
If it is a G43 you'll get your hands on: try to find the unicorn: G43 with 30 round mag and full auto.
Greetings from Bremen *_crawls back into Valentin U-Boot bunker_*...
pomtinki
Glad the war ended when it did, Germans were creating some next level shit. (Me-262, P1000 Ratte behemoth tanks, and fooling around with “gadgets” in Antarctica 👀) but then again, would America have used the AB on Germany?
Leaves you wondering what would’ve happened if the war carried on for 3-4 more years
Das Reinheitsgebot erlaubt die Beimengung von microplastik im Bier
Just sayin
@@arrowgunt bullshit. The Reinheitsgebot allows only Water, malt, hops and yeast. everything else is not allowed to make beer according to the Reinheitsgebot. Next time inform yourself before talking bullshit.
@@FFXIDrago dann hast du das kleingedruckte nicht gelesen
Funny thing about the STG: German High Command loved the gun so much they literally made an entirely new infantry formation surrounding the weapon and the new tactics it allowed.
The German “Volksgrenadier” division template was laid down in 1944 to utilize the last manpower and heavy equipment reserves that the Germans really had before they got REALLY desperate. A lot of people confuse the Volksgrenadiers with the later Volkssturm; however, the Volkssturm were the literal last ditch militia of old men and young boys while the Volksgrenadiers were a dedicated frontline unit.
Volksgrenadiers had entire “storm squads” that were outfitted with the STGs plus a light machine gun for dedicated to assaulting enemy positions, and a fire support squad with rifles, STGs, and 2 LMGs for suppressing targets while the storm squads advanced. This weapon didn’t just revolutionize firearms, it revolutionized the way infantry formations fought. Great video Brandon! Look forward to your upcoming election!
Except that's exactly the line of thought for how the late war soviet infantry squads functioned. They increased the numbers of SMG's per squad and retained one or two LMG's. The germans originally skimped on MP-40s and had more LMG's. The Volksgrenadiers were a move towards the Soviet style infantry units that were out matching them in the close quarters of late war urban battles.
What lmgs did they have?
@@JohnSmith-lf4be primarily the MG 42 and MG 34. The Germans had this concept of a universal machine gun, where one gun could do the jobs of a light or heavy machine gun depending on how it was configured. For example: the MG 42 with its 50 round detachable drum magazines and a bipod would be considered a light machine gun, while the same MG but mounted on a tripod and using larger ammo belts would be considered a heavy machine gun.
@@Elatenl Not always. Sometimes it took time, trial, and error to catch up with the said weapons. The US Civil War and the First World War are great examples where many revolutionary advances in firearms were made, but the tactics to use them were fairly slow to catch up.
@@thetalon100 Not really an lmg. Bar, Bren, rpd are closer to lmgs.
What a sexy looking weapon. Can't believe that tech came out during WW2.
GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!!!
Praying for a BIG WIN FOR YOU AND THE 2A FAMILY!!!!
I broke my back today and I’m watching from a hospital in a different state than my home. Thanks for keeping me sane.
Hope you have a speedy recovery, and hopefully no long-term issues!
Get well soon
Hey brother, went thru the same thing over a decade ago. Biggest piece of advice I can give ya is take your time. Do not rush your physical therapy. Follow their directions and don't expect unrealistic results. Take every win you get with movement and avoid surgery for as long as possible. The moment they cut you open, nothing will ever be the same. Do as much physio as you can to get as much movement back as you can.
Good luck man
Get well soon mate.
My autism is rare machine guns… my bank account is a McChicken without a drink.
Not as bad as it used to be with the price of McDonald now 😂
@a1phamalestud so he can buy a high point now.
Save up
When I served in the Norwegian armed forces, we used a rifle called AG-3, license produced in Norway from H&K G3. That rifle has some similarities whit the STG-44. Its 7.62 NATO though. Would love to see that on the channel. Really powerfull rifle.
Lol the german anthem - metal/rock remix cracked me up
Name of the song
@kti5682 how so? The melody is old enough. Germans also don’t sing a certain section of their anthem anymore because it’s forbidden by law. That, of course, has to do with the Germans and their twisted relationship with their country’s history.
@@epultimastThe forbidden Song, the Horst Wessel Lied, was only part of the anthem between 33 to 45. The anthem now used is the thrid section of the Lied der Deutschen, Song of the Germans. Part 1 and 2 are legal but they are not the anthem and you will probably be seen as a neonazi if you aing them.
@kti5682 why, because history should be forgotten? Its still the national anthem by the way...
@@epultimast That's wrong. You mean the first verse of the "Lied der Deutschen". But that is not forbidden; it was agreed that from now on only the third verse should be sung at public events. It is perfectly legal to sing the first verse with "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles ...", you will just get a few strange looks. But as far as that goes, singing the national anthem has not really been common practice for years anyway, due to the left-wing governments and its propaganda.
The development of the STG actually goes back a few years with several earlier variants. Forgotten Weapons has videos on the Mkb-42, the MP43 (of which there is more than one), and the post war Stg-45, where the designers were "asked" to help the Allies see if any of the ideas Germany hadn't been able to test were any good.
What a thing to post before election day!
The guy who engineered this was a genius! This weapon looks like it could be used today! That tells so much about a gun! And it was invented in 1944!!
This totally won’t be edited and taken out of context to call Brandon a certain type of German soldier from a specific time period.
Gotta love this man!
Sturmschütze?
If so, it would be eighty years since his hair was regulation length.
The one thing I never hear anyone mention about the STG-44 is just how cool it sounds in full auto! I think it's one of the most instantly recognizable gun sounds. Awesome video Brandon, and I have to say I admire your huge cajones to go on video telling your opponents to go fock themselves.
My uncle is a Mike Johnson fan, after I told him how he had come to support your rino opponent, over a true patriot, my uncle admitted it made him lose some respect for Johnson. Keep up the good work man, im rooting for you all the way from Michigan.
My Uncle was a Ferman U boat commander he has a Stg 44. I loved it.
Funny how the firerate of StG-44 is considered slow today, but back in the 40's the sounds of it go full auto would give you PTSD, just like the MG-42 bursts.
We truly have evolved
Anything faster than that stupid Chauchat from WW1 I consider fast lol Battlefield 1 gave me insights
Communists aka globalists, have never liked Nationalists.
Brandon: Gets Called a Neo-Nazi
Also Brandon: Reviews another Nazi Weapon
I love this guy, real legend
Brandon: "You! Me! Guns!"
Viewers looking at Brandon: "Him Legend."
@@tr4480 true lol
"I'll f*ckin do it again"
Hey Brandon just wanted to say thanks I was involved in a self defense shooting back in august and you and the unsubscribe guys have really helped me through a hard time but I have since been cleared of all wrong doing and I’m doing a lot better since then thank you
Good news
@@ExtremelyRightWingvery
We win these
@@greganderson6371only in based states like Louisiana even then only in based cities where I was
Is that when you lost your punctuation?
I didn't expect there to be memes in some of the explanations🤣 It makes learning fun for people. You got my subscription bro🔥
Fun thing I hope someone sees. The 8mm is named Kurz, as Kurz means short in Deutsch. So they took the Mauser 8mm and shortened it to be an intermediate cartridge.
Ey bre deutsch heißt im englisch german das heißt niemand außer deutsche wissen was du. Meinst mit kurz means short in deutsch🤣😭
@@PaulJohanningmann Jaaaa
SHORT?
@@PaulJohanningmann Es tut Mir so leid. Ich Spreche englisch aber Ich lerne deutsch. Meinen deutsch ist nicht gut.
Ha, you learn something new everyday
the original name was not stg 44. it started as Maschinenkarabiner 42(automatic carbine 1942). they changed it to maschinenpistole 43&44(automatic pistol 1943&1944) to continue development after Hitler vetoed it. then after field trials Hitler acknowledged its worth and named it the sturmgewehr 44 to intimidate Germany's enemies.
Hitler's involvement in naming the stg 44 is disputed, however I am inclined to believe he was involved. Up until stg 44 the german engineers used very mechanically descriptive names. Additionally it means the next time a Karen complains about assault weapons you can accurately accuse them of using nazi propaganda that was started directly by hitler.
MP-44 Ftw! I always remember learning about it from CoD games. Maybe from MoH games too, fascinating weapon! Sturmgewehr definitely sounds cooler.
@@koutetsusama2498sturmgewehr is translated to StormRifle and Sturm in this instance is related to the word stürmen wich basically means to push into a building or something :D
@@hallow6763 Well, its just assault rifle
@@koutetsusama2498right haha. First cod called it mp44
The stamped technology going into it is also insane. I think there was a breakdown on forgotten weapons about how hard it would be to recreate the stamped parts the same way the germans did. 20 years of r & d was throw around.
Heckler & Koch actually did a calculation on restarting the production of the StG 44 as the German Bundeswehr was founded, tooling and everything. Was way too expensive though, setting up for producing the Cetme battle rifle - the G3 to be - was much cheaper.
I think Hitler opposed the Idea due to change the mass production from the 8x57 or 9mm to the new ammo type, but Hitler later saw its potential and gave it the name Sturmgewehr.
NERD ALERT: actually when hitler saw the stg 44 he didn't like it and told them to focus on smgs but the engineers found a loop hole by calling it the "mp 44"
The man who put back together that STG44 from cut up scrap deserves to be canonized.
And rifleized foo.
Brandon, good luck on your primary tomorrow. Whatever happens, please stay involved and continue your campaign. America needs a new generation of leaders like you and I.
Will this video officially count as a campaign move? If so it's going to go down as a master stroke or an epic blunder. (And that's even if it has no impact at all.)
I did my duty and dragged someone along, 2 votes for you from San Antonio. Make us proud.
Love it
I’m sooo happy to hear that. Do we know the results yet?
@@johnnydoe7846 Lost by a very small margin. About 500 votes
@@Dekartz Quite a bummer, and I'm not even from the US.
@@Dekartz Considering Brandon's intent was to show tony that his job was NOT secure, such a small margin should prove the point just fine.
Brandon: *makes gun darwin awards*
Also Brandon: 1:09
‘Don’t let me ruin a good smear campaign with those pesky facts’ LMAO
Or should you say "schmear" 😉🥯
I admit, I was one of those "Call of Duty" kids that thought the STG44/MP44 was the predecessor to the AK47, but videos like this one taught me that I was wrong. These videos are fun and educational, and are definitely a nice little treat. Thanks again, future Congressman Herrera!
It is the ancestor though, and it doesnt have to be a verbatim copy to be so.
I mean, it was an inspiration, even if the actual predecessor was the Garand
As far as i know, its all a mix:
•Mechanism: inspired by the M1 garand
Curved detachable magazine: inspired by the STG
Rear sight located in the mid: inspired by others semi-auto rifles of those times (SVT,AVT, Gewerh 43, SKS)
Mid-caliber cartridge: STG again
@@doncoria9505 the gas system also taken straight from the STG
It's awesome the way Brandon broke this down because you can see the inspiration kalashnikov (hope I spelled that right) and Stoner took from this in their designs and how much is completely different from the stg44 and from each other. I also used to think the AK and stg-44 were closer.
As a 14 year old I wrote a letter for a school project to Tony Gonzalez saying some “mean things”, keep going Brandon!! Texas needs you!!!
German ex soldier here. I am proud of my heritage, proud of my country and of my ancestors. I hate nazis and what they stand for. I am against racism, bigotry and anything that tries to cut other peoples human rights. Like many Germans who fought in WW2 or built our weapons, I am not associated with fascism at all. It is just that dumb people tend to say "nazi" when they hear "german". which is actually hurtful, knowing that my great-grandfathers were KIA although haven't been a fascist at all, and their children, my grandparents had to flee from the russians who were marauding and pillaging and raping like they always used to... so thank you Brandon for being a mindful person, teaching me about this weapon with respect for humanity and distance to fascism. Dankeschön
Polish Food!!! xD wow that was a good one
5:00 little corrections here:
1. H. was less into SMG's and favored more semi auto "battle rifles". The G43 was developed largely on his input.
2. his main objection to the StG concept was actually somewhat reasonable, especially under the conditions at the time. This thing required a new type of ammunition, 2000 bullets per month of it for every solider issued one of those (which turned out to be the bottleneck, not the production of guns). Now take into account how ... interesting Germany's supply lines were already in 43/44 and one can easily see where the objection came from.
Interesting, I've read that his concern was with the vast ranges of the eastern front and wanted a longer range rifle too.
My honest reaction: ☝️🤓
@@santipiola2752 shut up
That actually makes a lot more sense, I always found the whole "he just didn't like it because not SMG and he's arrogant asf" to be a bad explanation. This certainly does make a lot more sense though.
Yes exactly. To put into more context, it was during 1942-1943 that the StG program got its introduction and soon Hitler's objection. At this same period the German Wehrmacht was operating deep inside USSR, for their crucial Case Blue Campaign and subsequent battle leading up to Kursk, with supply chains constantly stretched terribly thin, with Stalingrad and Caucasus battles being the worst offender. There was simply no way this new weapon could even make it to the most important battles there, and Hitler was right it would only messed up the overburden logistics there.
By 1944 though, the supply distance was much more shorter and more production facilities was set up, the logistic concern was lessened to some degree and Hitler thus promoted the weapons then in a more suitable moment.
Admit it.... You timed this video to troll Tony Gonzales and the PACs calling you a Nazi 😂
Some might call it a PR stunt in disguise
They're gonna call you a nazi no matter how hard you cuc k , might as well wear it like a boss.
Ahh yes, a PR stunt 4+ years in the making
You say that like it’s a bad thing….
Trying to silence the history of the world because it makes you uncomfortable is a very dangerous precedent.
Exactly now we got all these guys here supporting a Nazi!
Its ok i know we make you uncomfortable
Well that “history” is a lie sooo
Who’s doing that
Lies make me uncomfortable too
- the stg44 wasnt "developed in 44". the initial development began in 38 and the first rifles were ready in early 42. the stg44 was the result of many combat tests. its first combat test was when it was airdropped into the Demyansk pocket in march 42, where the germans won a staggering defensive victory.
- the ak47 being based off the stg44 is an urban myth, very different rifles especially the mechanism. the stg44 evolved into the stg45 which in turn was used to design the G3 and the G36 which is still used by the Bundeswehr today.
- hitler didnt oppose the stg44 "because it wasnt an smg", he opposed it because it would mean yet another bullet calibre. the german military's war production was heavily affected by overcomplication of designs, so it makes sense he initially opposed this
I read somewhere that the StG44 was produced and sent to the front against Hitler's explicit will. Hitler didn't want an extra caliber introduced (because of already strained logistics), so he had halted the project. Meeting one of his generals on the Eastern front, Hitler asked the general what they needed. The general then replied: "More of the great new rifles!" Hitler replied: "What new rifle?"
Stg45… later G3/all H&K
imagine fielding an entire new weapons platform under the nose of the toothstache himself. Those guys had some fucking balls... okay, maybe not the best turn of phrase given the context, but still.
"He has one of those new rifles! Send him to the Eastern Front!" (Has to replace secretary and 4 adjutants who die from traumatic eye rolling)
@@454FatJackYou're going to insist a roller- lock is the same as this rising block lock? Bite yer tongue.
@robonator2945 No no. Going to war with the world took some balls. As much as it feels wrong to compliment them, they definitely had balls
Fun facts about the STG 44:
Officially, it was issued as the "Assault Pistol" to troops.
The main force behind continuing production and mass issue of the STG 44 was Albert Speer, the German minister of armaments.
While hitler was initially furious about being overruled, he eventually came to appreciate the gun after hearing how good it was from troops in the field.
Take these with a grain of salt though as these come from the memoirs of Albert Speer.
I think cod 3 calls it the MP 44 or some generic early 2000s shooter and I always thought that was really neat.
Documents back that up, with it being known as the MP43 and MP-44 before eventually being renamed STG-44. STG was the original proposed designation but Hitler shot it down
I'd take Speer's claims about his role in its development with a fist sized salt rock.
I heard Adolf hated the 8mm Kurz. He was a bit of a fudd and demanded "Full power" cartridges in the rifles and pistol caliber smg's.
@@Snow-Foot Very true. As we learned with the FG 42 development, while an 8mm Kurtz solution was more reasonable, Hitler demanded a light gun that could be carried by the paratroops. He would then go on to want similar guns for all branchs of the armed forces when the Gewher 41 and 43 were in development
Man Brandon, I'm a 73 year old Texas veteran and I love your channel!! I'm a history buff myself and I REALLY LIKE learning about the weapons that our "modern" weapons are all based on. I'm, also, a very staunch supporter of your bid for the Congressional seat in district 23!! I'm just up the road here in district 15 so I can't vote in the runoff between you and the RINO goonzalez but I can damn sure support you whenever I can!!
BRANDON HERRERA FOR CONGRESS IS GONNA BE A TOTAL UPSET FOR THE "POWERS WHO "THINK?" THEY HAVE A LOCK ON WASHINGTON"!!!!! They gonna be in for a massive shock and they gonna lose their freaking little bitty minds!!
If it's a short drive you can attend a rally!
The Germans had an optic for this gun, and an infrared system with battery backpack.
The something about the stg-44 looks so futuristic yet antique, truly a timeless piece of history, a sexy piece too
“I’m somewhat of an AK guy myself”
You’re not somewhat of an AK guy you are the AK guy. You are the king of all AK guys and gals. You changed the caliber of the AK to one of the most destructive rounds ever; .50.
Not just .50, .50 BMG
Just wanted to congratulate Brandon on the election. As a complete outsider, you forced the election into a runoff and forced Tony to barely eke out a victory with 51% of the vote. That is huge. A complete outsider making the election come that close while spending only a fraction of the money, it’s gonna force the career politicians to pay attention to us. Thank you for taking on this endeavor and campaigning for our rights Brandon.
It was so close and comparing the turnout from the first election it's obvious who has more popularity. Tony had only half as many votes while Brandon gained more than before.
How does this shit not set alarm bells ringing in people's heads? They're all but TELLING you "hey, your politicians are bought and paid for" AIPAC should be registered under FARA as a foreign entity and Israel sanctioned for meddling in our elections.
Still hope for Texas.
@@richardhurlock4522 no hope as long as AIPAC runs America
Too bad he was smeared as being "Anti-Israel" by AIPAC
Im not here for politics, but since this topic has been brought up, i think its time for me to share a few words to this topic. as a german whos living in germany and also a guy who loves engineering, i have been in this spot a lot of times. espacially since i identify myself as politicly left. its very hard to talk about german engineering in the time from 1933 to 1945, without starting a shitstorm in my bubble. in my experience, it helps alot to put things into the right context, as far as its possible.... like: "this is this mashine XY, is has been produced by some very very bad people to do some very bad things, this is how it works." technology is neutral, but everything has a context and i think its very important to point that context out.
dislclaimer: i havent watched the first video yet, maybe you have given the context... idk
greetings from germany, i enjoy your content
Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or the senior engineers at H&K what they were doing between 1939 and 1945.
Or Bayer or Krupp or Porsche or Volkswagen....
@@ibubezi7685Or Mercedes…or BMW…or Audi 😂
Or Hugo Boss
same with Volkswagen, Hugo boss, Mercedes, chemical companies like Bayer, and many many many more long standing German companies
They were all on vacation. For six years.
15:48 Quote of the year. Love you Brandon, don’t ever stop being you my man
I get satisfaction out of the fact that Tony's interns are likely required to sit through these whole videos, probably multiple times, to find stuff they can use in their out of context collections.
That awkward moment before getting fired when they sit through the whole video and realize they enjoyed and even laughed at the content.
stg-44 and FG-42 were way ahead of their time. They were engineering marvels.
Last time I was this early "assault rifle "was still something you could order by mail
“I call this one the Journalist” had me crying xD
The Holy Trinity of the Krautest looking guns: the Luger, MP40 and the StG44.
K98k has left the chat
MG-42 be like: hey what bout me
MG-42...the zipper.
Part 2: Interview
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No MG 42?
Bro just made a Fury reference which is my favourite movie XD
I saw the MP44 on television when the 1965 movie "the Battle of the Bulge" was broadcast. I've used the term "assault rifle" since the early 1970's--an "assault gun" was a cannon mounted on a tracked armored vehicle.
When you mentioned that you shot the White Claw at pistol distance, I remembered about range. The MP44 did have the same effective range as the KAR98k due to several factors: most riflemen were not expert riflemen, rack-grade rifles and ammunition are not match-grade, and the enemy (aka "targets") won't cooperate by standing still in the open where they can be easily shot. The rifles and cartridges are usually capable of longer range than 200 meters or 300 meters, and if you are choosey about ammo and tune your rifle, it can do amazing things. The famous M1 Garand rifle's minimum acceptance was firing three 10-shot groups with the largest group no more than five inches spread at 100 yards, though I forgot what the average of three groups was. In a perfect world a barely passing M1 Rifle would put a 15" pattern on a 300-yard target and a 25" pattern at 500 yards.
The US Army was searching for a self-loading rifle while perfecting the M1903 Rifle ("Springfield") and John Browning produced his famous BAR. Browning made it select fire because he could, and his first prototypes made about 1912 fired from a closed bolt for semiautomatic fire accuracy. When the US went to war, the Army wanted a light machine gun and Browning redesigned the BAR to fire from the open bolt position so that a high volume of automatic fire was practical--high volume meaning that one BAR could fire as many bullets in a minute as an entire squad of riflemen armed with the M1903. Problem--the Army wanted its riflemen to be able to pour fire out in excess of a half-mile range. Point targets (19" diameter for reference) was the goal but firing out as far as 1600 yards in company-size firing lines with single shot rifles worked previously. An area target is 33 feet in diameter. Because the Army wanted to use its powerful super cartridge that we call the .30-06 today the BAR started off at 16 pounds weight and was very expensive--one BAR could put out the firepower of a squad armed with Springfields, and the cost of one BAR would buy Springfields for the entire squad. In the light machine gun role, the BAR weighed something like 22 pounds and that extra beef was required to keep the BAR from beating itself to death in automatic fire. France fielded both its Chauchat automatic rifle and two models of semiautomatic rifles during the Great War. One of the jobs the M1 Rifle had was replacing the BAR. Attempts to convert the M1 Rifle to select fire (because in real wars automatic fire is useful) failed because the .30-06 was too powerful. The French had that problem with the Chauchat. The USSR had select-fire rifles shooting the old M1891 cartridge, the 7.62x54mmR. Even Germany attempted the 7.92x57mm automatic rifle route and failed. Two problems when the lightweight select fire rifle fired a cartridge in the 30-06 or 7.62x51mm NATO class cropped up--the recoil made it difficult to keep bursts on point targets, and the combination of powerful cartridge battering lightweight rifle resulted in malfunctions and the rifle receiver going out of spec and falling apart prematurely. Both the M14 and FAL shared those problems.
The MP44 was a revolutionary weapon. For close combat, the MP44 could function like a submachine gun, only with more power and range. And in "single shot mode" the MP44's accuracy was no worse than the KAR98K in average hands. Range testing wasn't real world. Pistols in combat were effective at sword and bayonet distance. Submachine guns were effective at what was thought to be pistol distances--50 meters. Rifles and light machine guns were effective inside 200 meters, though the average soldier shooting at enemy soldiers in combat had trouble achieving 50% hits at 100 meters or less, a state of affairs that motivated the British Army to experiment with combat shotguns during the Malay Emergency. The MP44 had flaws and quirks, but the "underpowered cartridge" wasn't one of the shortcomings.
I’m not reading all of that.
MP44 can't be considered a revolutionary weapon simply because it was an attempt to counter Soviet PPSh-41 and PPS submachine guns. It's a follow-up weapon.
Interesting read, enjoyed it.
@@tatianapreobrazhenskaya9777 PPSh-41 and PPS evolved from the MP-18-I and all had open-bolt firing systems relying on bolt mass to keep the chamber closed until chamber pressure dropped. Scaling up the PPS-43 to fire the 7.62x39mm cartridge would be impractical due to the required bolt mass, and the resulting bullet sprayer would have less accuracy and precision than the AK-47. Both MP-44 used a locked-breech firing system that was operated by tapping some of the expanding propellant gasses to unlock and push the bolt back, permitting higher operating pressures. the Browning Automatic Rifle and other guns dating back to the 1890's used the same concepts, but the full-power smokeless infantry rifle cartridge made the resulting select-fire rifle bulky and heavy--or fragile.
It was the cartridge and gas system that made the AK-47 different from the PPS-43, and made the MP44 different from the MP-38.
Evolution versus revolution--you be the judge. Was the self-contained metallic cartridge an evolution from loose powder and ball ignited by a match lock or was it a revolution?
Good read and information. Thanks.
The STG-44 truly is a groundbreaking piece of firearms history.
As a history nut, I very much appreciate how blunt but also comedic you're delivering the information. Thank you.
I've always wanted to fire one of these.
That said.
1 - That hand-guard looks like it would get hot AF.
2 - That gun is so weirdly tall, it looks super unnatural.
3 - Mikky K was like "The charging handle on the off hand? Absurd. I want people to release their trigger group to operate the charge."
Brandon is on his spicy German revenge arc
And I'm here for every bit of it!!
@@Lol_Pig W
I got a heart from Brandon my life is fulfilled
@@roaringsteelmedia yes
is your pfp ai just different colors?
Hey Brandon, I don’t know if congressmen have press secretaries but can the “chubby electron guy” be yours? That would just be the cherry on top!
"The Journalist" omg. I just can't... I can't breath. Lol.
The STG oftenly blurred the lines between submachine guns, machine pistols and assault rifles. But it was officially renamed as STG-44 in 1944, and was supposed to replace both K98k, and the mp-40, but didn't since it was expensive to produce and was introduced in the end of the war. The Germans used it mainly in Berlin's downfall and Normandy.
The STG-44 not going to lie..is a beautiful rifle.
Edit: also really effective
"I call this one the journalist"
forgot to cry after, say the sound was deafening, and then go to the hospital to get casts put on his wrists from "uncontrollable" recoil
And the PTSD from firing it and the trembling fear of the power…
Tony Gonzales saw that thumbnail and jized himself.
I doubt it, that would require Tony to have a pair of balls.
Lets be honest: its because he was wiping
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Nope, that would require ernie to have a pair.
@@JohnDoe-rt2bz Check your anatomy notes.
5.02 "This might be shocking to some of you, but Hitler wasn't exactly right about a lot of things." Great understatement. Loved it.
The Germans (and especially the Nazis) loved the term "sturm." They used it in a lot of different contexts. Units, both friendly and sometimes even enemy, were sometimes designated "sturm" formations which meant they were capable of assaults. One of the most common German combat armored vehicles of the war was the SturmGeschutz, which was used in all theaters for the duration of the war 1939-45. The name translates to "assault gun" and in armored fighting vehicle circles the term is used widely, not just for German vehicles, but for the Soviet SU-122, for instance.
Storm rifle, storm wagon, storm helmet, storm trooper.
It's like the American love of naming everything an M1.
Brandon Herrera, AKA AK Jesus, has built his name, business, channel, and overall fame on loving weapons from The Communist Block.
Tony Gonzalez's Team never ONCE calls him a Communist.
Sees one video with a historic weapon from WW2, immediately calls him a Nazi.
Maybe they don't want to use "Communist" as an insult. Might upset their owners...err...handlers...err...friends. Yeah, friends.
the small hat gang are the commies
OH NO NOT THE C word!!! Que Nic as Kool-Aid man popping up anywhere
@@suzecrockett6088 😂😂😂
Its funny because its true🎉
Glad to see this great piece of firearms history getting some recognition