German Translation.
Found the German Translation from a member who posted the video at Ebaumsworld.com
Several million test shots per year are fired on their own range. High-tech hand guns made in Germany.
Tests assure reliability and precision. The most modern weapons technology in the world.
For example, the new police pistil P-2000 9mm caliber, the latest development from the Schwabian weapon maker.
During manufacturing it all begins with the hardening in the metalworks.
The metal parts must be heated at 900C for three and a half hours in this specialized oven. The heat improves the mechanical properties of the steel and makes it harder.
The already hardened and pre-drilled heart of each weapon, the barrel, is placed in the hammer machine. 140 tons of pressure and 2000 hits per minute increase the metallic density of the steel. There is added hardness and the barrel is solid enough to bear the burden of functioning as a weapon.
“This is the raw barrel material and this is the barrel material after the hammering machine. It makes five of the P-2000 pistols.”
Weapon barrels need not only be hard but extremely straight. This barrel straightening machine uses laser sensors to find even the slightest problems and corrects them. The same work is also done by Peter Seaman. His only proofing machine: the human eye. The pipe corrector finds flaws even faster and more precisely than the machine. But this highly specialized career is slowly dying out. The extreme stress on the eyes scares off newcomers.
“In the last ten years I’ve needed two new prescriptions. Before that I didn’t wear glasses at all, not during the first 10 years. To this point man still outperforms machine.”
At the same time Juergen Krohn prepares a function test for the new police weapon.
“Our P-2000 is frozen at -20C for 24 hours. Our so-called ice test. We take it out and bring it to the shooting range where it’s supposed to function immediately.
Ice test passed, functioned without a problem.”
The slow motion camera show what extremes are expected of this weapon.
Even the military rifle, the thirty six is being tested today. In this box its desert capabilities are being tested.
“This is the sand and dust test. We usually close the top while infusing the sand but for demonstration purposes I am leaving it open. The weapon should still shoot without a problem.”
Meanwhile the design department is working on parts improvements. Since a lot of women are entering the police force, the P-2000 will also be offered with a smaller grip.
“How many grips do we still need?”
“Four more. One for each size.”
Grips are no longer made of metal but plastic. Here, any lingering moisture is being drawn out of the plastic.
Strengthening materials made of coal fiber increase the durability.
Using a nice looking plastic like the type used to produce Legos, an almost indestructible piece is manufactured. It is not only lighter than metal but less sensitive.
“This is the finished grip piece of the P-2000 and I will now demonstrate what it can withstand.”
On the test range the new German military machine pistol is being warmed up. The MP clearly has a higher [vorschlagskraft] than the earlier model. Now it’s about reliability under extreme conditions.
“This is the new MP7 with silencer. We have more and more Special Forces clients so we want to know that the gun will shoot right out of the water. For these soldiers it’s important that the gun is immediately usable upon coming out of water and doesn’t need time to put on a silencer. So we dunk it.”
The hardest test is being set up by Martin Stutzer. The machine gun NG4 is supposed to prove itself after a mudbath.
“None of us would expect this kind of use but we need to show that it is capable of being shot with very little preparation.”
Meanwhile, the workers at the final process are putting together the metal and plastic pieces of the P-2000. For this work there are no machines. The new police pistol is comprised of over 100 individual pieces. A puzzle challenge for the workers.
“To finish, you place this piece on top, the trigger in here, push it back and slide it around to make sure it glides smoothly, grip is comfortable, try the safety, test the trigger pressure, then it’s finished.”
Finished to be tried out. The test shooter tests each individual weapon. The shots are monitored by a computer. Especially the cadence must always read at over 800 shots per minute.
“We test its ability to shoot, its cadence is measured and displayed to make sure everything functions right. Absolutely every weapon is test shot.”
And every weapon is individually set up. This test shooter is calibrating the accuracy of its target shots. Only when it shoots into the black can the weapon be delivered.
“The weapon has to hit its target exactly where its shooter points it. That’s why we set it up to definitive accuracy.”
The P-2000 has passed all its tests. It is now ready to be used by the police force.
