And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Dad had a Thompson and Uzi. A dozen magazines in either would mean about 6 hours on the progressive press to replace the ammo that was blown through. Full auto is a lot more fun if somebody else is providing the ammo.
I picked one of those while in Vietnam. traded it off for a for a 12 gauge Ithaca shotgun. Since I was a Huey door gunner I had a belt fed M-60. If forced down one of my pilots would get that shotgun which was far better than their S&W .38 caliber revolver. Later the pilots started the short barreled M-16s. AKs were also in the mix. Always something exciting for sure.
yup. a 9mm Sterling SMG. a upgrade from the Sten gun. has a 34 round magazine I think . been a while since I handle one (back in the 1970's) anyway. the Brit Paras like them enough for CIC or MOUNT or as they called urban warfare FISH. I remember they worked very well though. good out to about 100 meters or so. and you never empty the magazine in one "go" per say. short bursts only. magazines where a bitch to load though without that special loading tool.
Sterlings were 9mm, a Sterling magazine is curved but it can also use the straight Sten magazine as the British army didn't want to throw away the millions of Sten magazines they had in stock. A Sten cannot use a Sterling magazine. Here's "gun Jesus" discussing an American copy in 45ACP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKk9Ss6RJ80 Al_in_Ottawa
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ReplyDeleteDad had a Thompson and Uzi. A dozen magazines in either would mean about 6 hours on the progressive press to replace the ammo that was blown through. Full auto is a lot more fun if somebody else is providing the ammo.
DeleteSterling SMG. Person would be adding a glove for the second magazine as it gets pretty hot around then.
ReplyDeleteMy thought as well.
DeleteSize, please (look like .45 ACP)?
ReplyDelete9 mm most likely. I've got a '28 Thompson which is 45 acp. Once you go full auto you never go back....
ReplyDeleteI picked one of those while in Vietnam. traded it off for a for a 12 gauge Ithaca shotgun. Since I was a Huey door gunner I had a belt fed M-60. If forced down one of my pilots would get that shotgun which was far better than their S&W .38 caliber revolver. Later the pilots started the short barreled M-16s. AKs were also in the mix. Always something exciting for sure.
Deleteyup. a 9mm Sterling SMG. a upgrade from the Sten gun. has a 34 round magazine I think . been a while since I handle one (back in the 1970's) anyway. the Brit Paras like them enough for CIC or MOUNT or as they called urban warfare FISH.
ReplyDeleteI remember they worked very well though. good out to about 100 meters or so.
and you never empty the magazine in one "go" per say. short bursts only.
magazines where a bitch to load though without that special loading tool.
It's fun to be able to watch the cartridges feeding from the magazine on that thing.
DeleteSterlings were 9mm, a Sterling magazine is curved but it can also use the straight Sten magazine as the British army didn't want to throw away the millions of Sten magazines they had in stock. A Sten cannot use a Sterling magazine. Here's "gun Jesus" discussing an American copy in 45ACP.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKk9Ss6RJ80
Al_in_Ottawa
There's a proper use for 9mm.
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