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[dezrtfish]

I’ve fired an MG-42 is awesome, the most fun full-auto I’ve fired and I’ve fired a few.  It burns though belts.

The Carcano is the Italian rifle.  It’s in great shape, “Only dropped Once”. :)

Auto’s are a pain to own because of the paper work and licencing fees.  I would love to have a BAR other wise, that’s one of the WWII weapons I haven’t fired.

I have Fired  the MG-42, MG-34, MP40, Sterling(I actualy fired this one in Iraq, we had a captured one that we took to the range), Thompson and the PPsh, Russian Submachine gun.  That’s the list of WWII all though I guess the Browning M2 counts even though we still use it.

[Jermofoot]

@dezrtfish:

I have Fired  the MG-42, MG-34, MP40, Sterling(I actualy fired this one in Iraq, we had a captured one that we took to the range), Thompson and the PPsh, Russian Submachine gun.  That’s the list of WWII all though I guess the Browning M2 counts even though we still use it.

I’m not familiar with the Sterling…do you mean the Sten?

And which PPsh was it?

[dezrtfish]

The sterling replaced the STEN, I don’t know much about it, I had assumed it was WWII era, but I guess they didn’t start fielding them until the 50s.  It’s simmilar to a STEN, stripped down to only the essential parts.

I’m pretty sure the PPSh was a 41.

[Jermofoot]

@dezrtfish:

The sterling replaced the STEN, I don’t know much about it, I had assumed it was WWII era, but I guess they didn’t start fielding them until the 50s.  It’s simmilar to a STEN, stripped down to only the essential parts.

Well, that’s amazing because I thought the Sten was about as barebones as you could go: cheap, easy to produce, fairly reliable as well.

I’m pretty sure the PPSh was a 41.

That would be 32 or 71(72?) rounds of goodness?

[dezrtfish]

It was the stick, the drums are pretty rare from what I understand.

[balungaloaf]

is the k98 the mauser '98 used by germany as standard issue?  what’s the gun used by germnay, their assualt rifle that the russians copied. i forgot its name.  sturmgievvere or something?

[frood]

Sturmgewehr would be German for assault rifle (literally “Storming armament”)

[Jermofoot]

@balungaloaf:

is the k98 the mauser '98 used by germany as standard issue?

I believe that is right.

Also, you may know the assault rifle as a STG44.  Sometimes also called an MP44, but I think that is a misnomer.

[dezrtfish]

It was originally named the MP44, because Hitler would not authorize the development of a fully automatic infantry rifle.  He believed that the production of a new type of ammunition would not be worth the logistic problems.

So, it was classified as a “Machine Pistol” to disguise it’s development as an upgrade of the MP40.  It was tested in the field and when the demand for more of the “new rifle” reached Hitler he learned about its existence and tested it himself.  He was thoroughly impressed and renamed it the Stg44 Sturmgewehr, I believe translated it’s “Storm Rifle”.

[Jermofoot]

@dezrtfish:

It was originally named the MP44, because Hitler would not authorize the development of a fully automatic infantry rifle.  He believed that the production of a new type of ammunition would not be worth the logistic problems.

So, it was classified as a “Machine Pistol” to disguise it’s development as an upgrade of the MP40.  It was tested in the field and when the demand for more of the “new rifle” reached Hitler he learned about its existence and tested it himself.  He was thoroughly impressed and renamed it the Stg44 Sturmgewehr, I believe translated it’s “Storm Rifle”.

Ah yes, there’s more to the story.  And I think for English speakers, assault rifle makes more sense than storm rifle.

[dezrtfish]

By the way I’ve held one, but never fire it.  If you could find one for sale it would probably run between $8k to $10k.  I will probably never own one… :)

[Imperious Leader]

Did you ever shoot a MP5? how was the recoil on that? i hear its very smooth and accurate at long range.

[dezrtfish]

I haven’t, it’s a fairly large frame 9mm though so I would guess that it is quite nice to shoot.

[Guest]

MP5? There is virtually no recoil on the MP5. Very easy to manage.