This week on Slam Fire Radio, the hosts sit down with Mark Serbu from Serbu Firearms for a wild conversation covering everything from designing semi-auto .50 BMG rifles to shooting machine guns out of airplanes.
Mark talks about the challenges of building the BFG-50A, why the Super Shorty became both a blessing and a curse, and what it’s really like running a niche firearms company for over 30 years. The crew also dives into Canada’s gun bans, weird firearm classifications, suppressor projects, the legendary Butt Master, and the realities of manufacturing firearms in Florida.
There are stories about:
- Engineering the BFG-50A gas system
- Why the Super Shorty took off
- Moving Serbu Firearms to a new shop
- Shooting machine guns from a Cessna
- The AK-50 and .50 cal rifle design
- Florida freedom during COVID
- Canadian prohibitions and RCMP classifications
- Gun design philosophy and manufacturing headaches
- Suppressors, oddball firearms, and internet fame
It’s part engineering deep dive, part gun culture history lesson, and part absolute chaos.
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