Shooting the SS-77: How Good is South Africa's GPMG?
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Yesterday we looked at the history and mechanics of the South African Vektor SS-77 general purpose machine gun, and today I have it out at the range to do some shooting. It's really as nice of a gun as I had expected from taking it apart - controllable and comfortable to shoot. I would put this up against any of the best GPMGs in the world and I think it could hold it's own just fine...
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