Q&A 27: Machine Guns with John Keene

[@kenshiassasin]

This man is so pleasant to listen to and he's so polite in how he considers and answers every question. Ian you must shield him from the internet

[@Likexner]

Oh come on, people say how bad the internet and youtube comments are but i just dont see it.

[@christopherdrekr1078]

He doesn’t strike me as being that delicate but nice thought

[@jamesonlowe9330]

@@Likexner 😊😊😅😅😅

[@Likexner]

@@jamesonlowe9330 What?

[@downhillchris2809]

John Keene is extremely knowledgeable and explains things in a very pleasant manner. Always a welcome guest in these videos. These Q and As are some of the most interesting content on the channel.

[@kylemacmillan652]

I might not watch every video on the firearms Ian covers but I defiantly watch every Q and A.

[@easymacR32]

Hes also a ninja that doesnt like soy beans or tofu

[@LordStarleaf]

John is a really wholesome and nice guy. I think this is my favourite guest star of your entire Q&A series. Keep up the amazing work, and give all of our regards to John. The world needs more good, soft-spoken and passionate people like him.

[@nicholaspatton5590]

Gun Jesus "having his feet washed" by John the Machinegunist.

[@G_v._Losinj2_ImportantPlaylist]

he should have him on more

[@severianthefool7233]

That’s really well said

[@brasstard7.627]

The Reising smg was also in limited use by the army. My grandfather was in the 82nd field artillery part of the 1st cavalry and he carried a Reising during his time in the pacific from Los Negros island to the flying columns and the battle of Manila. He curred the rusting problem by shelacing the outside of it

[@andywood6376]

You know, if KZbin is going to be de-monetizing you videos, it would be nice if they stopped showing ads before your videos.

[@ianfurqueron5850]

I'm fairly certain advertisers do have control over what content their ads can be played on. After that, it appears to be a combination of random as well as bot-driven. For example, I watch a lot of RV related videos, so it's not surprising one of the ads that popped up during this one was from an RV vendor. That said, what the money the creator gets for each ad is incredibly small.

[@boboMcHooah]

There’s still WW2 M2s out in Army’s innovatory today. A little background I was in the Army for 6 years as a 91F smallarms/artillery repairman, sense I had to repair and do services for the weapons that the 11Bang bangs and CAV Scouts broke gave me the opportunity see a lot of different weapons. I personally worked on 2 in Afghanistan in 2014 it was “theater equipment” AKA it stays there on the FOB as units rotate in and out I believe that’s a big testament the Brownings design. I ran into 1 in FT Campbell KY in 2nd brigade it went through the A1 upgrade program so it had a quick change barrel. Had also found 2 in camp Humphreys south Korea they weren’t upgraded though.

[@jamalmckenzie3822]

Did you ever see any m1 thompson's.

[@boboMcHooah]

@@jamalmckenzie3822 no I did not, regular Army probably will never see them in inventory except for a Army museum on post.

[@mrd1433]

The Machine Gun registry being opened up again would be great. Take for instance that Woman in the Northeast who found an unregistered STG44 in her attic and turned it into the Police. The Police were going to destroy it but managed to find a Museum that would take it.

[@mrb692]

Not to bring politics into what is one of the most apolitical gun channels ever, but I think one of the best compromises in US gun control legislature would be to change the machine gun registry to the “selfloader” registry and get rid of the $200 transfer tax. In doing so, that would both reopen the MG registry and automatically apply the stricter background checks of the NFA to those firearms with the most destructive potential. The net result being that manually operating firearms would transfer on a 4473 same as ever, and selfloaders would transfer on a Form 4. Gun owners get machine guns, gun control advocates get stricter background checks and tighter traceability, I think it’d be a win-win.

[@Millz194]

mrb692 the issue there is feasibility. As of now, the ATF is backed up on paperwork for suppressor and SBR forms alone. Adding in every self loader in the country would be such an irrational bureaucratic nightmare causing a large percentage of Americans who don’t get their guns registered to become criminals after the grace period ends while the ATF would need to at very least triple in size to accommodate for such a large expansion of coverage.

[@rfswitch4530]

@@mrb692 handguns kill more Americans than all other firearms combined, many times over. Your idea would mean treating every Mom and Pop American in the same way as machine gun owner, just because they want an auto-loading pistol in the night stand for home defense. Opening the registry doesn't need to be justified at the expense of more gun control over title 1 firearms. Opening the registry would give the ATF more control over numerous weapons that are currently contraband and work to preserve a large number of historical, technically interesting, NFA regulated firearms that are currently being stashed away because people can't bring themselves to turn in Grandpa's bringback.

[@mrb692]

George Costanza So go around the Pentagon and look for loose change. There’s probably enough money in the cushions to fund the expanded ATF for a decade. A lot can be said about the US government, but there’s nobody that can say it’s a spendthrift. Money is there for things the politicians say it is there for, all that is needed is for the politicians to make it a priority. RF Switch Gaming Joel That also works the other way around: I’d be treating an MG owner like every other gun owner. And let’s be honest, a .357 J frame does just as well against the things that go bump in the night as a Glock with a 33rd magazine so I don’t buy the self defense argument there. I’m not saying selfloaders need to be put on the registry to justify opening it up, I’m saying that by regulating selfloaders with the registry it would be far more likely to be reopened. Course, since the GOP Congress couldn’t get the Hearing Protection Act through, it’s all a moot point anyways.

[@rfswitch4530]

@@mrb692 I'm wondering if you've ever done real work with a firearm and, if so, what decade that was in. An auto loading pistol with capacity is many times better in a gun fight than a revolver with 5-6 rounds. In the real world, in real situations, "bump in the night" critters don't go down right away, even with fatal wounds, and that assumes every shot hits the target... which is almost never the case.

[@TheMagicSaltine]

At 16:00 the question about WW2 M2s still being in inventory. When I was at fort sill(2015-2017), my units M2s were dated 1943- 1946 I believe. A think a couple had 1950 dates.

[@classifiedad1]

@@SonOfTheDawn515 The A1 is far from it. It featured many things which Browning would have implemented (such as fixed timing and headspace with quick-change barrels) had the technology of the time allowed for it. I see it as fulfilling Browning's vision more completely; while Browning was most certainly an innovator, he was also very cognizant of the limitations in the tools he had. A good carpenter can carve masterpieces with bad tools, but it doesn't hurt if they have better tools.

[@classifiedad1]

@@SonOfTheDawn515 From what I read, the M2A1 Browning does also have a safety (which was for some reason missing on the weapon) in addition to a new bolt, new flash hider which looks like it's going to love getting tangled in everything because clearly open-pronged flash hiders are such a good idea, and fixed headspace and timing. I know that with training, the headspace and timing issues are nonexistent. However, not having to worry about it when changing a barrel is not a bad thing. After all, basically all other machine guns (M249, M240, and even a few M60) in the US military use fixed timing and headspace. Moving to fixed headspace and timing removes a possible point for operator error and makes elements of training more inline with other weapons.

[@classifiedad1]

@@SonOfTheDawn515 I suppose. However, I do know of instances where improper headspacing and timing caused malfunctions in combat. And you can't argue that making a good weapon even better is a bad thing, as long as you do it right. And not pull an M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle.

[@TheMagicSaltine]

@@classifiedad1 theres a lovely video that funkers had of a firefight in Afghanistan were the 50 they had wasnt cycling after each shot and the gunner was reduced to using his M4. I originally thought head space/timing was out when I say it but it came to light that the gun had a major malfunction. If you can remove a point of failure/complexity I see no reason why you wouldn't when lives are on the line.

[@cosmolineandgritsforbreakf3795]

Yea some of the older military bases like fort sill have some very old equipment. Ft Bragg for sure has some older stuff laying around for sure

[@karlwithak2535]

I want Ian and Karl (my actual name is Karl too) to know they have shown me how awesome firearms and history can be. I've been watching forgotten weapons and InRange videos for years now and have fallen in love with firearms and firearms history and I'm now going to collage to become a historian. You guys provide an atmousphire that really gets me going on guns and I truly feel like your passion (as well as your guests) for firearms brings new people to the subject and makes those who already are even more passionate. Thank You

[@alganhar1]

Soldiers still take souvenirs, practice that is, as you said, as old as war. Father picked up a fair few in the First Gulf, up to and including a t-54 MBT! Still remember the argument that caused with my mother, where the hell do you think you are going to put it? was her, somewhat practical question. Dad mumbled something about the driveway.... went downhill after that and the vehicle ended up being donated to a Sigint unit in Pembrokeshire after deactivation where it still stands as a gate guard piece. He broght back other stuff, some weapons, but also some other cool bits and pieces, including several Iraqi radios as well as code books and the like. In many ways they were as cool as the weaponry... Have to admit, the 120mm recoiless rifle also caused a fit of apoplexy with my mother! She was fine with a deactivated AK or two... but having a 120mm recoilless rifle on display in the lounge was a bit much! That too ended up being donated as a museum piece to another Unit elsewhere in the UK dad had served alongside at some point or another. He was helped in all this collection by the fact he was Intel, so he simply stated all his 'loot' was required back home for 'analysis' and it got shipped back on Army transports :D.

[@SurmaSampo]

I believe that it used to be called looting the dead.

[@warshipsatin8764]

@@SurmaSampo by whom?

[@SurmaSampo]

@@warshipsatin8764 English speaking people? It is a common term not used exclsuively by a singluar group of people and has been banned by most modern militaries in the developed world.

[@warshipsatin8764]

@@SurmaSampo capturing weapons from defeated enemy combatants is banned or somehow considered dishonorable? lmao in fact, until fairly recently historically speaking, militaries looted and captured entire countries. claiming it "used to be considered looting the dead" to capture weapons is just absurd

[@SurmaSampo]

@@warshipsatin8764 The differrence is nation vs individual. If you allow the individual soldiers loot and pillage they end up doing terrible things to the civilian population. While I don't agree with nation states invading and claiming other nation states from an ethical standpoint they very rarely then ran around mugging the population of their possessions. Yes, the majority of modern militaries consider looting the dead and pillaging to be a crime. It reduces your military from a disiplined force serving their nation into thugs that have little to no respect for law when they return home. Do you want your military to be an orgaisation dedicated to the defense of your nation or an organised crime group that commits war crimes for personal gain?

[@ShiftyBigmac]

Greeting from Australia, such amazing content Ian, always a pleasure to watch

[@kalvenjamieson]

George White amen WA here

[@chopper7352]

Hey, I'm another Aussie fan (WA) of the channel. I couldn't agree more... Great content.

[@paspax]

RADelaide

[@lonewonderer9771]

Myep Tassie

[@dennisdenuto]

Qlder

[@jacobsmith7285]

Ian your interviewing is a beautiful thing, I love how you can bring other perspectives into light and allow others to voice their opinion and never 'take control' of the conversation. Great hearing from wisdom when I might not have had the patience to listen otherwise. Great job!

[@feelthepayne88]

Awesome video! Love listening to John's stories about sharing machine guns and the joy he gets from it. That's what it's all about! Brings a smile to my face!

[@garenosborn]

I just watched HBO’s The Pacific over the weekend and was quite excited to see a lone Reising represented.

[@mikekemp9877]

quite often see them in wartime pacific war movies like gaudacanal diary probably i think because the forces had a lot not issued and it was easier to give an actor a reising than a much more saught thompson.

[@Idahoguy10157]

I’ve only seen one Reising. It looked knew. Saw it at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary museum.

[@Cybrludite]

The Chieftain mentioned another reason the MG-34 hung around in German armor: You can easily change the barrel inside the tank. The action basically pivots out of the way & you pull the barrel out the back of the shroud.

[@stevenhoman2253]

Hi Ian, you really have the best guest speakers on your show. Knowledgeable, with informed opinions and vast experience. I wish you'd edit in examples of some of the kit being discussions.🙌👍👍👍👍👍

[@DoFunThings]

John seems to have an absolute world of knowledge hearing you to together was a treat and i hope to see a lot more from you to thank you

[@forestcampbell8962]

The vast depth of knowledge is astounding. Always learning, thank you both for the fantastic and informative/inspiring content!

[@cruzingpapa]

Who else would love to see John Keene start his own KZbin channel or have his own spot on Forgotten Weapons? He seems incredibly knowledgeable on NFA items and would be very pleasurable to watch.

[@GunFunZS]

I would prefer the latter.

[@collinis1]

Cool Breeze ✋🏿I would !

[@Terran994]

Something I think people forget about the M2 and the 50 bmg is the 50 was designed to be essentially an anti-tank round, from my understanding, so the M2 was originally an anti-tank machine gun. Mind you WW1 tanks had relatively thin armor compared to WW2 tanks. Of course it is so useful and reliable it has soldered on 100+ years later

[@geekmansegraves]

What a great Q&A! Hopefully you guys do this again sometime!

[@kenhelmers2603]

Very interesting Q&A. Thanks John for participating!

[@jrucker2004]

This is probably my favorite interview you've done, I'd love to see John in more videos!

[@NazarovVv]

As a Bulgarian I can tell you anyone interested in Bulgarian service firearms is damn right near obsessed with the Madsen LMG. All accounts of World War I usage state the troops obviously loved the weapon mind you it was used primarily in anti-aircraft role, and since there were numerous "ideological weapons purges" the Bulgarian army (read as - Soviets come "Comrade you have like 200 BF-109 G-6? That's not good comrade, evil machine, sell them we have good cheap LaGG-3 for you!) had through the last 120 years literally no functioning Madsens remain in Bulgaria. I've seen one in the Military History Museum and that's it.

[@Barabel22]

Yeah, so many great firearms designs just discarded in the 5 years post WW2 due to “ideological reasons”...here, take these DPs instead of this home designed belt-fed that’s 200% better.😖

[@nicholaspatton5590]

But does it take MP40 mags?

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Damn it, you just had to release this just before I have to go to work. Guess I’m gonna be late today ‘cause I gotta watch!

[@pikeywyatt]

i love listening to people have a vast amount of knowledge.thanks Ian and John,

[@retiredretired8496]

Just to throw it out .The new "non historic " But fun as hell and more then affordable the FM-9 belt fed 9mm from freedom ordinance . It was what I could afford and I am very happy with it plus the support from the company with the life time transferable guarantee is amazing .

[@Simon_Nonymous]

What a lovely man - it would be a privelidge to share a long train journey with this chap.

[@Jack72607]

Beretta mg42/59 in 7,62nato (still standard issue as a gpmg in italian army) actually have a reduced cyclic rof (about 800 rpm down from over 1200)

[@todroach3738]

I usually watch directly from the FW home page, today, for whatever reason, I am watching on YT. I must say the comments here are much more positive, far less....frenchwordforshowery, shall I say? Great content by Ian and guest(s) as per usual. I keep telling myself to skip the comments, but I keep putting my hand on that stove....doh!

[@hobbstactv2571]

Coming off my second deployment, I had the opportunity to buy a Ruger AC556 for $6,500, but got scared off by the NFA process. Still kicking myself today.

[@ktr1024]

Always wanted an AC556!

[@briarus1000]

awesome video! good to show what multiple viewpoints brings to historical viewpoints

[@Glestopo]

There are some M2s in inventory in the Army, some of them are used to train armors at Fort Lee. All the ones at my unit are the newer M2A1 model that doesn't have to be head spaced by the operator every time they change the barrel.

[@LeminskiTankscor]

My question got featured! :D *giddy noises*

[@HPBrowningBoy]

I know many have said this before but I too think John is a very pleasant an sensible person to listen to. I like him in your Q&A's!

[@wickedhenderson4497]

I very rarely do a “mag dump” with my current semi auto firearms. I can’t help thinking about $$$ with every shot. Although I’d love to handle and learn how to operate some of the classic mg’s, I believe that Ian is absolutely correct in saying that a person should make sure they will enjoy the purchase before making the purchase

[@allenrobinson7855]

I was an 0331 in the Marines. I loved being a machineguner. I've done a lot of stuff but unlimited ammo on Kahualave or the Big Island could get unreal. We had the M-60E3. We would shoot them until they fell apart. The E3 was bad that way. The 240B or G is a beast. You can't break them. I like the PKM a lot too. And the 249. And the RPK. I haven't shot any others. They're fun.

[@mtm7014]

Ian, the kinship you shared with John was fun to watch. Both of you are so well versed in firearms knowledge and the two of you likely could finish each other’s sentences. Maybe a future episode of Forgotten Weapons could see you and John on the range; perhaps exchanging thoughts on the shooting experience behind some machine guns?

[@FrankLoon]

I love these Q&As. Some of the most informative stuff out there! Good stuff!

[@anderslarsen4100]

"It's understandable, but wrong". Good, Ian!

[@pignebula123]

I have a question for Ian but I don’t have the money to be a patreon supporter so if anyone else thinks it might be worth asking then I’d be grateful for the help. The question is “Had the French not been defeated by the Germans in the Second World War how and in what ways do you think it would change the French weapon designs after the war till now?” Thanks for reading.

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

Great Q&A so far and I will finish it up over the next couple of cardio. I do want to make a comment on the opening up the registry question... Back in 2016/early 2017 when we were fed the line about going on offense for gun rights and the NRA was getting all the big guntubers on board, Tim from MAC made a comment about shooting with Chris Cox and Cox having a huge machine gun collection. I knew right then they weren't going to go on offense as Cox wasn't going to lose his investment value. Of course the NRA not only failed to go on offense, but have stabbed us in the back repeatedly since then.

[@M.H.D.actual]

Alot of the m2 50 cals have been converted to the a1 with the new barrel and do not need to be manually headspaced and timed. Probably still some receivers from back in the day kicking around though

[@M.H.D.actual]

@@ryanthorne5432 I remember having one with General Dynamics marked on the top of the receiver when I was at fort Stewart

[@williestyle35]

Great Q & A. John is a great guest. Though I wish someone would have had a question about the Thompson SMG ( specifically the M1921 ).

[@mitchwatson6787]

After watching the very straight laced video with John about how to deal with unregistered MGs I expected this Q&A to be pretty dry. I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.

[@WuzzzintME]

I've seen a GE(WW2 General Electric production) stamped M2 in US Army inventory as late as 2014. Although, I've almost always encountered M2A1 models with more recent productions.

[@Falconguygaming]

This is gonna be good!

[@narutouzumakiopdbz5806]

Hell yeah

[@Retarmyaviator]

John, great interview. Look forward to seeing you again in October.

[@mykolatkachuk7770]

I think that 50 cal MG appeared because they anticipated a demand from world navies. Back then torpedo boats and destroyers were very small, less than 100 tons. So they might have had an idea to have a heavy machine gun instead of small artillery pieces. Compared to 37mm or 47mm naval gun they would be more flexible and take less space. And require less crew.

[@jeffreyroot7346]

Except the specific requirements were written by the Army. And those requirements were all about antitank capability.

[@mykolatkachuk7770]

@@jeffreyroot7346 I might have got this idea because of Pom-Pom. Downscale a previously upscaled design. But if we think that the 50 bmg round came before the machine gun, probably my speculations are not sound.

[@pyrotechnicien]

Maybe a future episode should be on Destructive Devices such as artillery and grenade launchers.... Can those be registered and imported in the US?

[@drownsinkoolaid4203]

As for artillery I can't say, but I'm pretty sure 40mm launchers can be transferred, almost certain about that

[@loub4879]

Yeas they can they aren't as heavily regulated

[@gunnerdupree3406]

I'm always excited for the Q&A video of the month.

[@eliane2743]

At 42:00... I still remember the thrill when, during my training at Saint-Cyr, I had the opportunity of firing an AA-52.

[@jameshenderson4876]

Tremendous episode. Charming guest, and so well informed.

[@jonathanbohm6489]

Honestly I’d think the best investment for a WW2 machine gun would be a Thompson preferably the older ones made by colt it’s wayyyy more iconic that the mp40 and mg42 and you have two different collectors markets

[@davidhansen5067]

Reactivated with a couple of hand tools, that sounds about right for a Chauchat.

[@MosoKaiser]

Regarding the continued manufacture and use of MG 34, wasn't another major reason for it its use as a tank (hull) MG? Making the required changes to existing vehicle tooling and production lines (or even tank designs, considering the different barrel change mechanism) to mount the MG 42 would have been a pretty huge undertaking. Made such more sense to keep the MG 34 going.

[@RobinRobertsesq]

I think that was mentioned

[@cymond]

Here's my totally uneducated take on the 1919 vs MG-42: the 1919 can suppress the enemy for longer, but the MG-42 is scarier. So which inspires more fear: sustained fire or fast bursts? When attacking a machine gun nest, pray the gunner is a bad shot, because getting hit with a burst from either would be bad. So which gives a higher hit probability: high rate of fire or continuous fire?* I'm not sure what the answer is for either question, but it would make an interesting study. *A higher rate of fire means more bullets into a small area, if you're trying to hit a target, but a longer string gives you more opportunity to walk the gun onto target or adjust your lead on a moving target.

[@gholland5840]

Are you going to be bidding on the lewis gun up for auction at morphys?

[@mutantfmj]

Ian have do you know anything about the”williiams/Lisk 22 rim fire sub machine gun “. Made by Marsh. (Carbine) Williams and J.L. Lisk around 1956?

[@SuperMarshall2009]

Great show! I would love to hear a discussion about Grenada bring backs and how many were likely brought back in 1982 time frame. There were some high profile cases of persons bringing back quantities of full autos as war trophies and some news stories of national televised interest to minimize prosecuting persons that brought them back.

[@cameronboyce4695]

Ian, do you think we will ever see a repeal or amendment of the 1968 or 1986 National Firearms Act?

[@SNOUPS4]

What a nice colleague you've got!

[@nicholaspatton5590]

At about 1:14:00 what were the names of the books mentioned? I heard what sounds like "Ordinance Wind Upfront" and "Shots Fired in Anger."

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Shots Fired in Anger and Ordnance Went Up Front.

[@nicholaspatton5590]

Thanks Ian

[@mikeg2092]

Beretta PM12-S2 is my dream submachine gun.

[@LeArquebus]

Make the q@a a playlist :)

[@pmasterr2003]

we received 4 brand new M2s with pre-headspaced barrels in when I was in 2011

[@kyleclark4449]

I wonder how a PPSH in 9x25 Mauser Export would handle. The 9 Mauser is just a necked up 7.63 Mauser, so it should be as easy as swapping out the barrel

[@rodom303]

DP 28 FTW

[@drownsinkoolaid4203]

ELL EM GEE MOUNTED AND LOADED

[@giovannibattistaponzetto5860]

15:30 I had the opportunity in the army to have a training session (no firing, field strip and manual of arms only) on the MG3. as far as I recall, apart from the 7.62 NATO instead of the original mauser, the big difference was that they had cut the firing rate a tad.

[@kamikatze13]

the germans call this modification "NATO-Bremse", literally nato-brake

[@andrewwaterman9240]

A great video with more to come. I am very happy!

[@PabloB-KMP]

Get to see this early because they canceled school.

[@Orcawhale1]

Sure, "canceled" ;)

[@PabloB-KMP]

@@Orcawhale1 I live in the Houston area (Pasadena deer park area ro be more precise). A petrochemical plant was on fire from sunday to wednsday, school was cancelled yesterday while the fire was still burning. Although they fire was extinguished high levels of benzene were still in the area so the school districts in the area closed today.

[@0214Bub]

Outstanding video!

[@MGood-ij1hi]

The idea that a machinegun collector who paid $35,000 for a given gun would not mind if that gun was reassessed at $5000 if it meant that the registry were reopened and more guns would appear on the market seems dubious. But the whole system of a closed registry seems stupid. Assuming that there are thousands of discovered unregistered machineguns in the country a closed registry makes criminals of otherwise honest people;, and an unregistered gun of any type is much more likely to be used in a crime. Banning the creation and selling of modern machineguns for civilians could make sense, but allowing someone who recently discovered a rusty wartime souvenir in a deceased relatives attic to restore and legally register the weapon is no threat to the public. As usual , it all comes down to money, assuming that most serious machinegun collectors and dealers have serious money, and would want to protect their investments; and that usually means political influence.

[@norwegianwiking]

FN in Belgium makes new M2 and M3 Brownings, and Manroy Engineering in the UK who is now FN UK made domestic UK M2s.

[@G_v._Losinj2_ImportantPlaylist]

this guy is awesome you should have him on for questions and you both answer. and he’s a nice guy. 👍

[@Spectre407]

I met a Korean vet who has a take home PPSh. The barrel is sealed but I don’t believe he ever registered it. It sits up on his mantle

[@tisFrancesfault]

I always enjoy what this man has to say.

[@armisteadab]

Best guest yet! Would like to see more from him.

[@ammarchetta]

I really like your videos, but could you invest in some decent microphones? Even a lavaliere Mike would help. The audio was a little rough/echo

[@MrJigssaw1989]

I've PPS43 - and all you need is a new barrel. 9mm goes into the standard pps43 magazine just fine :-)

[@williamsager805]

Yes the high rate of fire made and stockpiled ammo made Mg-42 King at Normandy. But in mobile operations I would of hated to carry all it's ammo. To be fair it's lighter than a M-1919, so perhaps that balances it out.

[@ChristianMcAngus]

I didn't know this before, but yes the US actually tried producing their own prototype version of the MG42 in 1943. According to smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2447 two were produced, but had some pretty basic errors in the prototypes that caused them to fail.

[@John-ro3vu]

Thanks for answering my question!

[@0BAAC0]

Another great Q&A! Thanks!

[@1cncguy]

Please get a better microphone set up and better room setting for less echoes.

[@FunWithGuns]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing so much knowledge 👍

[@gobucks45177]

Repeal the Hughes Amendment and we will all be able to own/manufacture a machine gun

[@loub4879]

Hell yeah, and actually honor the constitution

[@Ingsoc75]

Hughes original idea was to ban suppressors only but couldn't get it so he inserted the MG ban at the 11th hour.

[@JK-dv8yi]

That's called "log rolling"@@Ingsoc75

[@charlesoconnor6247]

The greatest channel on youtube

[@ditzylemmon5094]

Excellent! Informative and rich.

[@ronsoberberg4811]

I think it should be legal to manufacture a new MG for civilian use beyond a manufacturer proof testing stuff intended for military contracts but are treated like old ones today so the atf can track them sadly the closest thing the average Joe can get today is a new receiver but old sear

[@RobinRobertsesq]

This was a great QA

[@garrett6371]

This video is great! Thanks guys.

[@NormacTheViking]

Thanks John, very cool!

[@oldgoatpatrol5179]

Excellent video. Thank you Gentlemen.

[@mattbatson167]

we still have ww2 browning they are generaly upgraded to the a1 model

[@zacht9447]

the 240 is sorta based on a gun you did a blog post on the T23

[@para6886]

It would be cool to see a vid on the pp19 bizon

[@otm646]

11:20 it would be interesting to survey the dimensions of ejection ports compared to the dimensions of the cartridge and spent case to find a correlation .

[@LeminskiTankscor]

I read in a book saying it was about a ~1/4 inch too short. I wonder what relevant cartridge would be about ~6mm shorter than the US's 63mm. Gee, I can't think of one. Not at all.

[@robertschalk2]

I have that same couch