CHINESE Type 54 Pistol | RGUNS Tokarev UNBOXING & Review | Peoples Liberation Army Sidearm 7.62x25mm
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Күн бұрынRguns has been offering these Chinese Type 54 pistols for a while now and I decided it was finally time to break down and add one to the collection. The Type 54 is the Chinese version of the Russian TT-30 Tokarev pistol. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) adopted the Type 54 as their standard sidearm in 1954. It's my understanding that these are fairly recent imports by Rguns. They have them listed as Very good to Excellent condition and I would agree with that as far as the external condition is concerned. These handguns have been refinished and that has a lot to do with their nice condition. Unfortunately the example I received has a bore that is in pretty bad shape. It is visibly pitted and dark. Many Type 54 pistols will have chrome lined bores but mine did not. It still shot fairly well. The first shot had a failure to go into battery malfunction but that seemed to be a one-off thing because it was 100% after that. I like the pistol but I'm not really happy with what I got for the money spent. These are fairly expensive for a Tokarev and I expected a better bore for almost 400 bucks.
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CHINESE Type 54 Pistol | RGUNS Tokarev UNBOXING & Review | Peoples Liberation Army Sidearm 7.62x25mm
@GeneralApeGaming Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I’ve been looking for a Tokarev variant and now I know where to look!!!
@hailfire82997 Жыл бұрын
Was pleasantly surprised when I opened mine, numbers matching except for the barrel but was brand new with probably zero rounds in it. Feels smooth and high quality.
@CTV_tactical 2 жыл бұрын
I Just picked one of these up today for 199.00 from my local gunshop cant wait to try it out🔥
@craigharper7544 Жыл бұрын
Just picked one up from gun broker. R guns was the original importer. 1956 date. In similar shape as yours but i didnt have any dings or gouges. Same safety and appears to be in good condition. 230+40 shipping. I really like the look and feel of it.
@LUR1FAX 3 жыл бұрын
I love the Tokarev! Really glad I stumbled upon this channel :)
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard! Glad you found me lol. Toks are awesome!!
@marilynscull4585 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video RR
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!!
@gilliland426 2 жыл бұрын
i like my type 54 built in 1956 7.62x25 bullets. mine is a x grade with the glock style safety but still looks darn good to me and is all numbers matching!
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like those Aimsurplus xgrades were really nice especially for the price. Kind of wish I would have ordered from them instead of RGuns.
@INeverMetAGunIDidntLike 3 жыл бұрын
I have a Chinese Norinco 213 9mm and a Polish Tok, both are fun shooters. Well done.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
I'm hunting a Polish Tok now.. love those guns
@Toolness1 Жыл бұрын
SO GLAD they used the trigger dingus instead of drilling these. I got a NOS Russian trigger for mine so it looks all original except the stupid import mark. I wish I knew how they got around the Chinese import ban....maybe these were in Albania w/ the SKS's These are still in stock for tree fiddy. If you're even considering it, DO IT! That price will jump for sure, these were not available for a few decades in large numbers due to import bans and the lack of permanent frame modification will help them go up in collector value.
@jamaljamshid6825 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@thenerder2249 3 жыл бұрын
What great condition 👏
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed!
@randonwilston 3 жыл бұрын
Tokarev’s rock!
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! I love them.
@humansvd3269 Жыл бұрын
I got a romanian TTC, but it has a brand new Type 54 barrel. The original romanian barrel was in bad shape but I found a new barrel. The groupings drastically improved, and it's a solid shooter. I was worried about fitment but it it fit like a glove.
@Toolness1 Жыл бұрын
Even some new looking Romanian barrels suck, my dad's looks great but slugs way oversized and is a horrible shooter.
@nebelwerfer199 3 жыл бұрын
I have a Romanian TT and love it. Only downside is ammo. Even before the current ammo crisis 7.62x25 was real tough to get. Same with brass to reload.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Like 10 year ago the ammo was as cheap as .22...... I sure wish it was still like that lol
@j.rob.5943 3 жыл бұрын
Tok brass is made by Starline and easy to get
@marilynscull4585 3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful gun.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
It does look really nice.
@serioussoldier7977 3 жыл бұрын
That looks pretty sweet, I’ve been considering getting one for awhile but, wasn’t sure if it was worth it. Seeing the condition of yours I might have to get one now.. it looks brand new.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
If the bore was better I would have been over the moon happy with it.
@8foureyes 2 ай бұрын
as of May 2024, RGUNS still have them...I bought two and liked them. Don't understand why they don't sell like hot cakes as they should
@stevenmoscicki5419 3 сағат бұрын
Mine was manufactured in 1959 that I got from rguns.
@SmittyMRE 3 жыл бұрын
Aside from a little more paperwork, I don't know why I don't have one of these. Beauty of a video!
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
They still import new ones to Canada right? Thanks for watching buddy!
@SmittyMRE 3 жыл бұрын
@@ReadinessReviews I think. They've been dirt cheap here for so long, but I haven't looked in a bit. Once the supply dries up, the prices skyrocket on all these milsurps
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
@@SmittyMRE I'm always so salty the US banned imports from China on firearms lol
@irshadtanoli2330 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful pistol
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it looks great. Would have liked a better bore.
@tangero3462 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! My shop got about 8 of them in. The refinishing can be veeeeery different gun-to-gun. Some, but not all, had new barrels. I appreciate the import marks being on the bottom of the slide so they're not obtrusive. For the purposes of restoring it to as original of condition as possible, I understand why the trigger safety was added rather than a manual, but I found 3 of the 8 examples I handled to be practically unusable as-shipped. How is the zero on yours? That rear sight seemed a little tall but I haven't put any rounds through one, so it might not be an issue
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
It does seem to shoot high. I think the zero on most Tokarevs is at about 50-60 meters though. I was in pretty close so not too surprised it shot high.
@history_thru_firearms 2 жыл бұрын
Might be my next surplus purchase
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Don't think you would regret it.
@robertk407 2 жыл бұрын
AIM had a supply of X grades for a week or so.. got one for 200 bucks and it's nice!
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet! Sounds like an awesome deal.
@gwin2719 3 жыл бұрын
Are you going to do a cleaning video like you did on your enfields for your m95? Anyways, another great video!
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Not sure yet but I do plan to do a video on fixing the stock up. Thanks for watching man. I really appreciate it
@emptybottleof151 Жыл бұрын
Let us know if the yugo 57 trigger works in it.
@eason9876 3 жыл бұрын
Received mine today from aim surplus
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Thoughts?
@fattywithafirearm 3 жыл бұрын
I had always wanted a tok pistol. But hated the shit thumb safeties that had been put on them for years on the imports. When sweaty Ben got the Yugo M57's with the trigger safety I jumped on that like a fat kid on cake. Then they had the original unmolested triggers. So I picked up 1 of those. But my gun back to correct. I also removed the stupid mag drop safety. Love it now.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
That's the way to do it! I hate that those stupid safeties have to be added. I still love my Toks though. Thanks for checking it out dude!
@michaelray4033 3 жыл бұрын
I bought a Yugo one last year. Blasted trigger sear wouldn't work, so I sold it. Are their any reports of these refusing to function? Just don't want to get bitten twice.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
I suppose with any surplus there is a chance you'll get a lemon from what I've seen and heard these from RGuns are pretty solid as far as function goes.
@sulemanlaghari1537 4 ай бұрын
Sir plz tell me 3 points. 1st Chinese tt pistol barrel how can rounds fired. 2nd after how many years the Chinese tt cartridges were expired. 3rd i keeping magazine full load all the year of Chinese tt pistol it's magazine spring will be damaged or not
@bmw328igearhead 2 ай бұрын
1: 10,000 rounds, ish, that's a generic answer. 2: if stored properly, 100+ years 3: Different people will tell you different things, I personally don't like leaving my mags loaded and sitting in the safe, because it will (eventually) weaken the mag spring. (That rule applies for pretty well all firearms) Take care of your TT33, Type54, M57 and you will have a powerful and reliable sidearm for well beyond your years.
@littledavieb Жыл бұрын
What did the bore look like after you ran a few rounds through it? It looked a bit rough before you shot it.
@ReadinessReviews Жыл бұрын
It's still ugly. Dark and pitted. It shot well enough I suppose though
@littledavieb Жыл бұрын
@@ReadinessReviews I’m glad it’s at least shootable. Love the content btw! Keep those milsurps alive!!
@FreedomsLife1776 2 жыл бұрын
I have 4 of these and yours is very weird. The fact it doesn’t have a factory code, or a chrome bore is suspect to me. All of mine have immaculate chrome bores, and factory codes. Only one has a date code.
@MitchC357 3 жыл бұрын
Mine from runs is 1984 from factory 636 and cognition is very good.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool. One guy told me his was from 1990
@FyukYiu 2 жыл бұрын
Mine is the same. Last 4 is 1771.
@bilalkhari2849 2 жыл бұрын
Which bestest weapon 30bor vs 9mm
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
I like the 7.62 round better but 9mm is a lot cheaper to shoot.
@prdubi 3 жыл бұрын
There wasn't any external safety on it?
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
No they added a trigger safety like a Glock.
@bigchomnk2934 3 жыл бұрын
I have a chinese 9mm commercial tokarev. It ejects shells straight into my face its drives me nuts.
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
I've never shot a 9mm. I wonder if that is a common issue.
@PANDHER309 Жыл бұрын
45 acp vs 7.62×25 mm which is more powerful and which is best for self defence
@bmw328igearhead 2 ай бұрын
Personal opinion, 7.62x25 for both. It's a far faster bullet, better penetrator, and can dump it's energy inside. I prefer Lehigh defence extreme penetrator style bullets for this task. .45acp is typically subsonic, not great for penetrating, but decent for soft tissue damage when employing hollowpoint ammunition, and no armor involved.
@PANDHER309 Ай бұрын
@@bmw328igearhead thanks sir for valuable information
@bmw328igearhead Ай бұрын
@@PANDHER309 Happy to oblige friend. Peace be upon you in all facets of life. Stay safe.
@neoneo5095 3 жыл бұрын
I always wanna buy this new one since I only have type 54 second hand but I can’t buy it since it not import to my country
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
What country is that?
@technicalpoints1423 3 жыл бұрын
where
@hadrianaugustus5712 3 жыл бұрын
Do you have a list of all the websites you visit?
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but can't link sites on YT
@hadrianaugustus5712 3 жыл бұрын
Readiness Reviews oh that’s right. Make a video about them all 😄
@loquat44-40 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review since I did not know that chinese pistols were still available in the USA. The price seems steep at $350.00 a gun. But that may be the current covid biden era pricing.
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
They were 400 at the last gun show. Prices are just so crazy these days.
@missouripatriot6926 2 жыл бұрын
I had a yugo m57 i traded due to the ammo scare i really regret it now the type 54 other then mag cap is the same right
@joemorganeatmyshortschannel 3 жыл бұрын
i had one years ago
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Sold it off?
@joemorganeatmyshortschannel 3 жыл бұрын
@@ReadinessReviews yeah i got bored of surplus years ago and traded in to modern guns i was a ban era kid so i grew up on it now everyone going ape for the older stuff and its rad dont get me wrong but i feel like they priced me out of my surplus guns anymore and my logic was last year the mosin cost what an ar15 did as entry level so i went ar15
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
@@joemorganeatmyshortschannel The prices are no joke. I wish I would have been more serious about collecting when I first started. It would have save me a ton of money.
@joemorganeatmyshortschannel 3 жыл бұрын
@@ReadinessReviews its always that way i had all sorts of surplus then hard times hits it comes in cycles theres always something that comes up in life if not it would be too easy i guess but im happy helping others with theirs and enjoying my modern guns and if i ever see a good deal ill snatch it up
@technicalpoints1423 3 жыл бұрын
i have orignal russian tula tokarev i like it
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
I just picked up a Polish one recently so Russian is next on the list but they are so expensive it's probably going to be a while before I get one.
@usamazaman1937 3 жыл бұрын
How can we order this in pakistan?
@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Wish I could help man but I have no clue
@irshadtanoli2330 2 жыл бұрын
I need original zastava m57 old desion
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
The M57 is very cool.
@johnhynes7122 Жыл бұрын
The type 54 actually was available in 3 calibers 7.62x25/9mm/38 super
@shawnwells5719 2 жыл бұрын
Man, you Americans get hosed on these Chinese guns. We can buy the exact same unissued surplus Type 54 up here for about $200 CDN ($160 US). We also get them unaltered, without the stupid slide/trigger 'safeties.'
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Yup. I'm super jealous of you guys Chinese and Russian guns.
@shawnwells5719 2 жыл бұрын
@@ReadinessReviews Well, they butcher the SKS magazine here to comply with the 5 round centerfire semiautomatic rifle regulation, so I guess we're even.
@BlueComett 2 жыл бұрын
Luck u bro, I have never seen any Chinese military Type 54 surplus in unissued condition.
@ronstochler 8 ай бұрын
Try and find a JHP round in 7.62x25, they're about as rare as rare as hen's teeth.
@owenschwartz5981 Ай бұрын
Jhps were cheaper than the fmjs at my local shop so I grabbed 100 rounds ppu defense line
@TheMedicOfficer 2 жыл бұрын
You sound a little like Chris Chan lol
@ReadinessReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Don't know who that is
@TheMedicOfficer 2 жыл бұрын
@@ReadinessReviews that's okay. It was a great video though
@touofthehighplains Жыл бұрын
What a scam. I just checked Rguns out and they say the shipping is flat rate. But, when you add 2 Tokarevs to the cart, Rguns tacks on twice the "flat rate" shipping fee. This channel is a shill for Rguns.
@kurtevans2941 Ай бұрын
Should have dropped the magazine before hand and racked it more than once. I know you probably did off camera. But that’s a bad habit too show new shooters
@alekskorsaks725 4 ай бұрын
😂
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