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Nickel Plated · May 25, 2011, 08:08 PM

Sweet. Hope to get one of those semi PKMs some day. My favorite MG.

Two things though.
1. Never knew the U.S. military used these. Are they generally handed out or is it just rare cases for the special forces?
2. You mentioned that the local PD wanted a demo of this gun. I always wondered why police departments could possibly be interested in a belt-fed MG. Especially a Russian one. Just something I think a police department really has no reason to have.

May 25, 2011, 08:08 PM	#2
Nickel Plated Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 610	Sweet. Hope to get one of those semi PKMs some day. My favorite MG. Two things though. 1. Never knew the U.S. military used these. Are they generally handed out or is it just rare cases for the special forces? 2. You mentioned that the local PD wanted a demo of this gun. I always wondered why police departments could possibly be interested in a belt-fed MG. Especially a Russian one. Just something I think a police department really has no reason to have.