Lou scooped up an ammunition belt and waved me over to his MG42, considered to be the finest, most vicious machine gun ever made. The line is hot: a history of the machine gun, shot By contrast the German MG42 was a highly portable fire-breathing monster. THE WALTHER MPL: The Finest...
From the MG42 they borrowed the top cover and belt feed system. THE M60 GENERAL-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN IN VIETNAM: THE "PIG" AND THE "PIG HUMPER" A: I've had the opportunity to handle and fire one of the SMG replica semiautomatic FG42 rifles and was mightily impressed with it! GERMAN ...
At 6:15 there's an out-of-battery discharge. I don't envy the person who is going to take on the job of fixing this gun. Finding replacement parts may be even more difficult. Hopefully the damage isn't permanent leaving a weaker & less functional gun....
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