This year at Finnish Brutality 2024, I was able to use a semiauto clone of a Finnish military RK 62 M3 rifle. This is the latest upgrade to the Finnish issued RK 62 rifle. Starting in 2015, the Finnish Defense Forces began a program to update some of their stock of RK62s. The goal was to add optics and mounting capability for lights and lasers, as well as giving the rifles adjustable-length stocks to fit different shooters and armored gear. The first RK 62 M model did this with an optics side rail, new safety lever with a finger tab, and replacement of the original tube stock with an adapter block to fit Magpul AR stocks. The follow-on M2 version added a new suppressor-capable muzzle device and an Mlok handguard. The final M3 version painted the whole rifle green.
The rifle I used is a commercial semiauto Valmet M/62S – the same type that was sold commercially in the US. It was updated to M3 pattern using parts from a company called AK2.0 (the handguard, muzzle device, stock adapted, and optics rail). It was painted green, and fitted with an FDF Aimpoint Micro and Ase Utra suppressor. It’s not an exact clone, but it’s pretty close, and handles exactly like the real thing.
Finnish Brutality full videos:
Day 1 – https://youtu.be/plFSVmWHeoA
Day 2 – https://youtu.be/14aBuXCrCYI
I think the differing stature of folk in regards the adjustable stock; but also in relation to one making, oneself “A bigger target” is somewhat interesting… Read some Wiki lark about average height in various countries, didn’t seem accurate though – Seemed more me from 1980 5’9″ as an average from the U.K, and that just does not seem to be the case looking around; most folk 10yr younger than me are taller, and 20yr younger are much taller on average. Was wondering if this lanky/fat trend which, I figured was just following U.S trends via eating burgers or such… Has been replicated in China, for example. Something to be said for being smaller, in regards avoiding being shot perhaps on average if a direct comparison could be made. If so what to do, er… Well ensure we have very good sights issued on mass, to hit them. For example. Just saying, as a point of interest.
According to https://ourworldindata.org/human-height
Poor nutrition and illness in childhood limit human growth. As a consequence, the average height of a population is strongly correlated with living standards in a population. This makes the study of human height relevant for historians who want to understand the history of living conditions.
Because the effect of better material living standards is to make people taller, human height is used as an indirect measure of living standards. It is especially relevant for the study of living conditions in periods for which little or no other data is available — what historians refer to as the pre-statistical period.
It is important to stress that height is not used as a direct measure of well-being. The variation of height within a given population is largely determined by genetic factors(…)
Sooo… Mini me, eh… Wee tanks etc, want to stop being so beligerent as “Giants” eh, or the wee folk will have us.
“(…)Mini(…)”
Explain how said automobile designed by Alec Issigonis is relevant w.r.t present fire-arm.
Austin powers, 1 trillion dollars; mini me, mini me. Tut, foriegners.
Or even that double tap thing, again… To gain hits; you’d imagine it could add up even more if outnumbered anyway, your own “targets” are bigger thus easier to hit than your (Lumps) firing at smaller ones.
Or a combination of both, I am just saying if it goes pear shaped; there is a lot of Chinese troops anyway, with body armour. You could, if you think about it… See that causing issues. Anyhoo, all to look forward too; he he.
“(…)lot of Chinese troops(…)”
Please explain clearly why do you expect confrontation between said entity and Finland.
Well you see Snowmen, in Lapland they are plentiful running around with the wild haggis population… But cultural differences, and localised temperature… Invariables have contributed to bring this scenario about; I am not happy about it but you can’t bury ones head in the sand.
Full circle, a giant axe wielding beserker was once of benefit to a beligerent entity.
“(…)beserker(…)”
What is this?
Icelandic viking axemen! Cut out a gorge in the terrain to boink a Jarls daughter, but he did them in instead afterwards; probably wise…
We had them against William the Conker about “Huscarls” but they was a but tired after beating up someone else then having to go all the way back down there; stuff happens.
So we got Normans till now, meh… Up uther pendragon anyway.
I like this rifle, very nice.
I like its green colour, I just like it; I would be like it is an Ak but better and green. And suitably impressed.
Swivel barrel flintlocks…
“Saved by drones” Saved by Terminators; I see. Ha.
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx676mPDvmvVSo-hUZbTp1eVwatJNRAMc-?si=nSm4QGmt2wIZjPBY
2+2 = 6 “Anything will be done, to not do anything about our (Lump targets) anything. Cheap.”
It’s my one abiding regret in firearms that I traded my Valmet M76 for an ACOG. At the time, I thought “Yeah, surely I’ll be able to pick up another Valmet variant, maybe the one I actually want, the M62 clone, and this ACOG thing doesn’t look like it’s gonna last or get produced in very large numbers.
Never, ever trust my firearms industry prognostications is what I learned from that transaction. Ah, well… Nostradamus, I ain’t.
Finland’s rifles are things of magic; I don’t know how they do what they do, because they’ve perfected the art of taking a sow’s ear and making silken purses out of them. All the Finnish Mosins I’ve handled have been amazing; most of the “authentic Russian” variations, utter trash. Comparatively. Same with the AK variants the Finns built; that little M76 I had was astoundingly accurate, and my buddy who’d actually managed to graduate the Marine Scout/Sniper school said, after firing it for a bit, that he thought it was more accurate than our issue M16A2 rifles, and that he’d be perfectly willing to run an iron-sight sniper course with it. That little bugger was a tack-driver, and I’ve no idea what about it made it so. Shorter barrel, more reciprocating weight, and it still managed to outshoot the M16A2.
I really want to get my hands on one of the SAKO AR variants, now.
Having two m76s one of each flavor i must say that was a poor trade indeed.
I notice the picatinny base is not quick detachable, but bolted down rather securely on the side rail. It is also very low profile along the top surface of the top cover. How difficult is the rifle to clean by taking the top cover and the gas tube off? Does the optic rail have to be removed first, prior to cleaning?
Looked good at the time… That’s all I can say. Did not see the ’94 ban coming into effect, or George Bush doing what he did.
Also did not foresee the incredibly out-of-character outbreak of sanity that led to the ACOG getting made a part of the SOPMOD package. Had I but known… At the time, I thought the ACOG was doomed to be one of those cool one-and-done things that always seem to happen.
Boy, was I wrong. Still want an M62S…
That was supposed to go to Klaus…
Got it and i get it just busting your chops. Who knew is right.