Steyr-Solothurn MP-34 in .45 ACP at the Range

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Today we are out at the range with the .45 ACP Steyr-Solothurn MP-34. I was curious to see how this submachine gun, much more commonly found in 9mm, would handle with the big .45 caliber cartridge. The answer? Quite nicely! It has a slightly lower rate of fire than the same gun chambered for 9x23mm Steyr, and is very pleasant to shoot.
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[@Etherman7]

When the NYPD throws automatic weapons into the ocean, its disposing of outdated stock. When I do it, its disposing of "evidence".

[@ctrlaltdebug]

When the police detain someone, it's called arrest. When I do it, it's called kidnapping. When the state takes your money, it's called tax. When I do it, it's called theft.

[@maxkronader5225]

@Zach cash Surely not! You can't imagine any of "our heroes" being in on selling some valuable police property under the table? You can't be implying duplicity in such a bastion of honor and integrity as the NYPD!?! 😎

[@kimmoj2570]

@Ethan When every second country sheriff department in middle of nowhere have Thompsons, NYPD want to stand out. After hard work they found more expensive gun.

[@Dapstart]

@@kimmoj2570 They needed an excuse to skimp on training funds, and more things to unnecessarily escalate situations.

[@Dapstart]

reminds me of an urbandictionary definition for the NYPD, "the biggest gang in the world"

[@teknoaxe]

If you put your mind into it, you can do almost anything, little Timmy. Even fire a Steyr MP-34 on target!

[@Fractal_blip]

Lol

[@HalfWarrior]

Except move your arm or leg when you’re paralyzed,Tekno.

[@ccvjd3909]

You put a ! Instead of a ? At the end of your question,

[@Thermalions]

Well by the looks of that, little Timmy probably also needs to put his shoulder into it.

[@Gray-Wolf]

Good joke 😂

[@bertofehr]

Does Morphy make you clean the guns you shoot? Just curious.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Nope - and that's the best part. :)

[@mattfleming86]

@@ForgottenWeapons That might be a selling point! "See? It worked"

[@johncage3025]

I was wondering the same thing, kinda a pointless knowledge item though

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

If I took s9meone to the range, I made them coean it. Then Id clean it anyway. I learnt in the army..dt trust anyone to clean you weapon then you know its done right. Stated with me. But, just because thats my motto, dont mean you get off scot free..you still get to clean it 😝

[@rodgerjohnson3375]

They likely sell them dirty. Personnel are very busy in the weeks prior to auction and will have no time for that.

[@m1994a3jagnew]

Double Bypass surgery is about to begin. You're about to pass out. Suddenly you hear: "Hello I'm Ian with forgotten weapons. Today we're looking at a human heart. Let's take a closer look." Midly terrifying. Yet strangely safe.

[@m1994a3jagnew]

@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz right?

[@wraithcadmus]

"And we're just going to use my plastic punch to get that stent in" *grabs ballpoint pen*

[@Hybris51129]

@@wraithcadmus Then you have Othais with his patented plastic pokey hand pointing out all the restrictions in your arteries.

[@psinno]

"Today we are looking at Eugene Krabbs innovative but ultimately flawed heart configuration.....................and now I think we see why this layout ultimately didn't supplant......"

[@m1994a3jagnew]

"I had taken a closer look at every gun ever made, so I began to take a closer look at people. I once took a closer look at a man's liver with some Fava beans and a nice chianti. f-f-f-f-f."

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Scary Halloween story by Gun Jesus: "And NYPD dumped them to ocean."

[@JediDude23]

And we would have gotten hold of them too if it weren't for those meddling litterers

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

I wonder if the mob pulled them out a day after. That's what I would do if I were them.

[@christianweibrecht6555]

Now I'm curious to why would they dump guns into the ocean instead of selling or scrapping them? Were they trying to determine if fish can use guns?

[@Mikhail-Tkachenko]

@@christianweibrecht6555 Selling or scrapping guns in the 20th century (before security cameras were everywhere) tended to result in those guns not being scrapped and being sold to whom the government considered the "wrong people". IE: anyone who isn't being paid by the government to hold a weapon.

[@sorenlilienthal1368]

@@Dang_Near_Fed_Up Except that scuba gear is a post ww2 invention...

[@maxkronader5225]

I really love these old submachine guns. There's just something very right about the combination of finely machined steel, well finished hardwood, and full auto.

[@Mongo63a]

So much better shooting than a Thompson. I am prepared for the flogging I will soon be receiving for saying this.

[@newbienoobframebyframe4108]

Hickory or oak switch?

[@Meowystery]

It looks like it does

[@lairdcummings9092]

I've fired a Thompson M1A1; I'm going to have to agree.

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

It sprays .45 ACP. Don't care what it looks like. It goes dakka-dakka-dakka! What else matters?

[@newbienoobframebyframe4108]

It definitely look like a fun shooter, i just had to be a smart ass, that being said the m1 is a comfortable shoot as far as I've ever been concerned, a little heavy maybe but not really...

[@IceWolfLoki]

The 9mm Steyr definitely looked like it was bottoming out in the high speed, the .45 ACP wasn't even getting close to bottoming out.

[@ATH_Berkshire]

Did you also notice the big difference round on round between individual cartridges?

[@namminh7574]

So they already got constant recoil (might be unintentionally) in 1934 (in 1918 if you also count the MP 18)

[@AaronTrachtman]

Watch again. The .45 bottoms out after the second round.

[@namminh7574]

@@AaronTrachtman only the second (or first) round tho, i have seen that in the MP18 too. From the third round onward the bolt doesnt reach the back of the receiver. It might be due to the different load of each cartridge.

[@mfree80286]

@@namminh7574 You can also get a long spring to resonate if the conditions are right, you can see/imagine it in slow motion as the coils stacking and running up the length of the spring as it's own weight compresses it after it moves. With that much bolt travel, if that happens it could be worth a pound or two of spring pressure, just have to have the stars aligned just right on any given shot where the "wave" in the spring is moving away from the bolt at the moment of firing.

[@dannythehonestgamer6051]

Well Ian, the SMG for the 10% who are left handed came a year after this one. The MP-35. Made just for you, and anyone else who is left handed.

[@johnkelinske1449]

@NerfBeard ' Last time I checked all the left handed people I have known were normal.

[@gnaskar]

@NerfBeard ' If you check enough variables, nobody is normal.

[@gnaskar]

@NerfBeard ' Do you... Do you not know what left handed means?

[@billythepigeon7345]

I've never clicked on a notification quicker than this one, been looking forward to this since yesterday.

[@hugopepe1722]

I think the surprise guest made it really interesting.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

I love that Ian always travels with period appropriate hats so he has them at the ready for range footage. ;)

[@AshleyPomeroy]

If he ever does a video on the MAC submachineguns he needs to wear a motorcycle helmet spray-painted black. And after firing it off he should remove the helmet and shake out his luxuriant, flowing locks, because - surprise - the motorcycle assassin is a woman!

[@dposcuro]

Bag 1: camera gear. Bag 2: clothing and other necessities. Bag 3: hats.

[@mpetersen6]

He should have had a NYPD patrol man's visored cap. Or a Chilean picklehelmet

[@jgibbjr]

A standard of 80s action movies attempting to be edgy

[@fuzzyhead878]

Hoping he will have a CH252 helmet when he reviews the covenant plasma rifle.

[@mahatmagandhiful]

"I don't know that I have anything more to say, I just want to do some more shooting with this." Everyone: **nods knowingly**

[@AshleyPomeroy]

"When you have to shoot, shoot - don't talk".

[@doylerhill]

“A whomping big 45 auto” - the ghost of Jeff Cooper awakens...

[@BeasBotBonanza]

Perhaps a strange thing to say but I love how this sounds! Chunky slow rate of fire with a pleasant crack compared to the piercing snap of 9mm

[@BeasBotBonanza]

@NerfBeard ' yknow what I would love some gun asmr lol. Pleasant mechanical clacking noises are amazing

[@lairdcummings9092]

Me likes. Controllable, and the rate of fire is low enough you can easily get double taps (in .45acp).

[@Psiberzerker]

Double-tapping with .45 is a lot easier with a shoulder stock. If you're practiced with double-tapping a 9mm. The problem with .45 double-taps is the recoil not just of the flying-ash-tray, but also the heavy slide of the typical .45 action. (A Browning slide) I've fired a lot of semi-auto .45 carbines, like the Auto-Ordinance "Thompson" (With the Blish "Lock" taken out, because it basically doesn't do anything.) Likewise, 9mm Carbines, and my Inglis High Power, with and without a shoulder stock. You control the double-tap with a semi-auto, and it really helps to have the shoulder stock. Especially with something like 10mm, or .45 Browning.

[@lairdcummings9092]

@@Psiberzerker the trigger on the M1A is pretty damn heavy, but it resets quick. On and off, on and off - two shots reliably each time.

[@Psiberzerker]

@@lairdcummings9092 Okay, just to be clear the M1A you're talking about is the M14? (The civilian market version of the M14) I've never had one, but the recoil on .308/7.62 NATO is an order of magnitude heavier than any pistol caliber carbine, and if you need to double-tap with a battle-rifle, you're better off placing your first shot better.

[@Psiberzerker]

(The M1A designation can be a little confusing, because they also had the M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, which matches up better with pistol calibers, and "A" versions of just about every model in US inventory.)

[@relluplewis7112]

@@Psiberzerker Psiberzerker, I can't read minds but Laird may have been referring to M1A1(military full auto) Thompson SMG .45 , not M1A1(civilian semi only) Springfield rifle 7.62nato.There are several versions of Thompson SMG that one or another US military service branches bought. I'm sure I could be wrong but: 1921,1921/28,1928(pre-WW2) & M1 (F.pin part of the bolt) M1A1 (separate F.pin) wartime redesigns.I've never fired any, maybe Laird's fired an M1A1.

[@L5GUK]

I'm left handed too. There's at least 2 of us. Proof that everything should be made left handed.

[@mjriemen]

I have an astigmatism so I shoot left handed... While I do enjoy the quality of my Stag Arms AR, I would have been just fine spending less money on a more run of the mill gun made for lefty’s, but their are none.

[@troy9477]

3 of us. Lol. Proudly left handed, left footed, and left eyed.

[@HalfWarrior]

I would have agreed on the left handed statement, but as I sit here, I no choice but to be right handed; left side hemiplegic from a stroke. And yes I was left handed for 52 years.

[@DreOmar876]

I'm left handed too 😊

[@matthayward7889]

What a great looking, and great shooting gun!

[@robertdeen8741]

I've said this a few times and I'll say it again. It's said with the best intentions. You lucky lucky bastard!!!! Or should son of a bachelor be more politically correct? PS. I'm well aware it was hard work and not luck that brought you where you now find yourself. Years from now your name will be brought up with the other legends like Fairbairn, Browning, Chesty Puller, Colt, Luty, Mauser and the Hiram Maxins just to name a few. You've done so much cataloging and recording info guys like myself just can't get enough of. I thank and salute you sir. I hope you'll continue to entertain and inlighten us for many more years. God bless Jesus of the firearm.

[@RonOhio]

Interesting to see the difference in bolt travel, the 9 was doing exactly what you said, you could see the effect on the gun when it reached full stroke and suddenly stopped, while the .45 you could see the bolt decelerate to a stop and then move forward.

[@UnDeaDCyBorg]

Interestingly, what I noticed more was the jump forward afterwards on the 9mm. Might be overcompensation, but surely, the bolt also travels faster the other direction.

[@bigbrowntau]

Don't worry Ian, they built the Owen for we lefties! The rest of the world just has to put up with inferior SMGs. (huge grin!)

[@trashcompactorYT]

Is everyone in Australia left handed or something?

[@UnDeaDCyBorg]

@@trashcompactorYT Maybe the orientation stays the same but everything is bottoms up, so technically your right hand is now on the left. Or maybe, in centuries past, left handed people were more likely to be criminals?

[@juniorfio1196]

@@trashcompactorYT well, there is only 7 people in Emuland.

[@robertgriffin662]

Ah yes the curse of the left handers! I dont mind it much. Enjoy being different.

[@borismekler]

There's also the Swiss Lmg-Pist 41/44.

[@paulshi5974]

That was some noticeable pressure inconsistencies in the 9x23 rounds. Two of them made the bolt bottom out sharply, while the other two didn't make the bolt bottom out at all. Slow motions are amazing!

[@Lrr_Of_Omikron]

"I dont know that I have anything more to say, I just wanna keep shooting this thing" That's when you know you found a good one.

[@LUR1FAX]

That has to be my favorite inter-war SMG!

[@jmantime]

The perfect gun for the Zombie Apocalypse

[@klaassiersma4892]

Both seem to work great, the bolt looks like it is getting back further on the 9 steyr ammo. I like the nice puff of smoke from the barrel after eatch shot.

[@zyourzgrandzmaz]

LoL people with full auto guns be like "I was going to pay my bills this month but decided to go to the range for 20 minutes

[@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks]

"always on the wrong side for a left hander" The problem is your hands are on the wrong side.

[@spoeny]

Well, it wouldn't help him if he switched hands. I mean, if your right hand is attached to your left arm, it's not gonna help ;-)

[@lanceluthor6660]

Those clever Germans would have just happily have sold him an MP35.

[@UnDeaDCyBorg]

@@spoeny We don't know for sure.

[@wraithcadmus]

To be a massive pedant, it's _eyedness_ as much as _handedness_ . I'm left-handed, so fire pistols with my left hand on the trigger and my right clasped over, but I'm right-eyed, so bring longarms up to my right shoulder.

[@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks]

@@wraithcadmus -- So not only are your hands on the wrong side, you're eyes are on the wrong side too.

[@robertarmstrong2470]

This lad has the best job in the world.

[@toyota_driver_99]

I am from Finland and I started to watch Your weapon videos since I bought Left 4 Dead 1&2 from Steam in Spring 2020.

[@LittleRabbit1138]

Dammit, now I want to see Gun Jesus (grace us with your esoteric knowledge) dual wielding a pair of MP-34s....

[@worldtraveler930]

Hi I am Ian McCollum and your watching "Forgotten Weapons. Com, today I will be shooting the ONLY 45. Cal MP-34 in the United States of America. 😎👍

[@Jurflip2]

The higher rate of the fire in the gun in 9 mm Steyr is interesting, I would guess the 9 mm gun may have a lighter bolt than the 45 ACP gun. The recoil impulse of the Steyr cartridge is about 360 ft.lb, that of the 45 ACP is around 430 ft.lb and that of the 9mm Mauser Export (9x25), about 500 ft.lb. I have seen calculations for the required bolt weight for blowback operated SMGs in various calibres and it suggested about 0.8 kg for the 9 mm Para (somewhat more powerful than the 9 mm Steyr) and and around 1.0 to 1.1 kg for both the 45 ACP and the 9mm Mauser Export. It would not surprise me if this gun (45 ACP) used the same bolt as the 9mm Export version, with just the bolt face modified to the larger American cartridge.

[@TomOostenrijk]

3:25 My first thought was that he would dualwield.

[@Ranstone]

Kinda disappointed, honestly.

[@kevinwestermann1001]

Yes, YES. So much yes! :DDD

[@tomunterwegs1206]

when he was holding two steyers i was like... do it akimbo please just do it pretty please

[@PosranaRegistrace]

And Gun Jesus sayeth: "I did not hit nothing, I hit everything!"

[@347Jimmy]

The way Ian leaned back on that first burst "Higher rate of fire than I expected!" That thing must be MIGHTY

[@fuzzyhead878]

The solothurn was already a personal favorite, and now I learn it was also made in .45 acp. Thank you Gun Jesus! Edit: Anyone else get Bioshock Infinite vibes from this?

[@fuzzyhead878]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine REPLICA TIME!!

[@spudnickuk]

good to see SMG guns working. Well if you keep clicking on this time 4:06 you will have unlimited ammo :)

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

Thanks Ian. I can't understand why so many PCCs only offer 9 mm. I love the .45 over the 9 anyway, but more important is that people love to suppress these guns, and the .45 ACP is a powerful subsonic cartridge in a standard 230 grain loading if you keep barrel length reasonably short. No need to re-zero your weapon or to carry different loadings just because you screwed on or off a suppressor.

[@HuntX2347]

Been watching you for years and just realised your a lefty like me, reason probably being distracted by the weapon

[@dbmail545]

There was a special production run of HK M5's in 10mm for the FBI. I would love to shoot one of those someday.

[@benhooper1956]

The MP-34 has been my favourite SMG since I discovered it in Far Cry 4, shame I can't get them over here in the UK...

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Pish-tush! Of course you can *get* them, just not legally! Haven't you seen the stats? Firearms deaths in Blighty skyrocketed after the post-Dunblaine gun ban "got rid of them..." :-/

[@canigetanoorah]

I have a deac MP34 in the UK

[@benhooper1956]

@@nunyabidniz2868 Well it wouldn't surprise me, a case of the government penalising safe owners and not getting rid of the problem...

[@benhooper1956]

@@canigetanoorah They look lovely, but dor me a Deac would feel a bit wrong

[@widgren87]

And now I am jealous that I will likely never be able to shot a gun like that thanks to the laws in my country... Oh well, I'll just have to make do with Ian and his rare guns videos instead ;-)

[@mattfleming86]

I am in the US, and likely neither will I! Don't feel bad. If one has the money, there are ranges that have full auto range rentals- BUT the ammo is marked up very high and the fees are NOT cheap because of the limited number of FA guns in circulation. Ian has access to some of the coolest stuff about to go up for sale, and the auction houses I'm sure LOVE the publicity. Auction house wins, viewers win, Ian wins BIG, and the video might just help that gun be sent to a loving home. If one can afford a NFA firearm, they can afford to feed it, maintain it, and repair it when necessary.

[@widgren87]

@@mattfleming86 :-)

[@pinkeyed6193]

Admit it. You came here for Bioshock infinite Machine gun

[@blank557]

3:23. Aw, for a moment there I thought Ian was going to be dual welding both SMG's. What a disappointment . Still a good shooting video though.

[@vks_productions]

Was this specific variant used in the Gran Chaco War?

[@Kbaker45862]

How does it compare to the m2 Hyde in the way of 45 ACP submachineguns.

[@DavidtheNorseman]

Thanks for sharing! It's always great fun to watch someone (who knows what they are doing) explore these rare firearms for those of us who will never get the chance!

[@monkeymonk2278]

I would take that over the thompsan any damn day.

[@Alderak1]

Is it really necessary to shoot the MP34 again just because its chambered in .45 Ian? Ian? Ian!?

[@amorphoussolid8512]

Yes. Yes it is :)

[@Alderak1]

amorphous solid For science. ;^P

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

Shoot all the ammo. I played soldiers at university in the UK in the early 80's and that was rule one. I was told that there was as much paperwork involved in putting ammunition back into the armoury as there was taking it out. No ammo, no paperwork and everyone gets to the mess nice and early.

[@GunsNGames1]

So this is the Hans's Thompson...

[@PershingDragoon]

This looks surprisingly pleasant to shoot.

[@JediDude23]

"I don't know why they didn't build everything around us, we're like 10 percent of the population." You know I think he's talking about something else but I don't know what... must be imagining things

[@weswolever7477]

Sounds a little sinistrophobic to me ;)

[@livingnystripsteak8427]

My sister is a leftie

[@kevinwestermann1001]

@@livingnystripsteak8427 Burn the witch at the stakes! :P

[@agbond003]

Which one is more rare, the weapon or the ammo right now?

[@primaltempest9218]

I love watching the smoke leave the end of the barrel when the bolt opens.

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

Good comparison and that 45 looks very controllable.

[@dmg4415]

You need a "hollywood magazine" these who never run out of ammo until the story needs it.

[@CptJistuce]

Man, I've been lookin' for a place to get those for years.

[@ThisFinalHandle]

The Leftorium has a cacky handed one. Tell Ned I sent you.

[@scabcrawler632]

Ian is the claypool of firearms. Happy Halloween

[@Neverfire45]

Hi Ian, greetings from an Austrian and a fellow lefty. Love your videos, just wanted to let you know that the S in "Steyr" is pronounced "sh". This is the case with all German words that start with "St" or "Sp".

[@randymagnum143]

That was probably all the 9x23 in the tri state area!🤣

[@trooperdgb9722]

Wow. Was in Poland recently and got to shoot an MP-34. So beautifully made (shot a PPsh 41 and PPS 43 as well so the comparison was glaring) and so easily controllable. I wanted to bring THAT one home! 😁

[@xGSFxGoat]

Ammunition shortage: Ian: I only have a little bit of 9x23mm Steyr ammo *fires a whole mag in full auto bursts*

[@kippamip]

Thank you morphys and thank you Ian. I liked the 45.

[@mfree80286]

2:44 ooooh the bolt handle almost bounced into the safety notch... That would have been bad, but also shows that there's plenty of extra bolt travel available. Actually makes me wonder, if some of the open bolt subguns could have a potential for a "low-energy runaway" where there's enough room between the sear engagement point and the back of the magazine that the bolt could be driven only so far by either a sub-par cartridge or a dirty weapon. It would get behind the magazine and strip the round, load it, and have enough punch to fire a soft primer, but never actually travel far enough for the sear to engage and stop the bolt. At least if that ever happens it's not a full speed dump....

[@Pcm979]

The ones with the inbuilt stripper clip feeds are some of the most beautifully overmachined guns I've ever seen.

[@mik3r0wave]

Hey Ian, I'd love to see a video on the FN P90. Surely not a forgotten weapon, but one with a darn interesting operating mechanism, and I love to see a tear-down.

[@joedoakes8778]

Excellent video, as usual. The slow motion shots of the weapon in action is much appreciated, thank you.

[@Corium1]

Loving the interwar smg’s your showing off!

[@Ratzfourtyfour]

This gun sounds just like a well designed full auto soundeffect they would use in a movie.

[@lennard8613]

Battlefield V vibes😅

[@user-ii5im7zm2t]

"I only have a little bit of 9mm Steyr" You actually have 9mm Steyr???

[@trooperdgb9722]

Brass is available. Just use upper end 9mm para load data.

[@tokul76]

"I only have a little of 9mm Steyr ammo" and I'll use half of world's remaining 9mm Steyr ammo on this range :)

[@trooperdgb9722]

Fortunately 9mm Steyr brass is made by Starline! (and in a pinch you can load up 38 Super-Comp brass anyway). I shoot both out of my 1912 Steyr... which I bought after being infected by watching Forgotten Weapons!!!!

[@brucerobert227]

NEAT - you know that sucker is going to sale for big-bucks, thanks for sharing!

[@sergeiche3936]

I managed to shoot the MP34 in 9x19 mm a year and a half ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZvdYYaVZ9R2kNk It’s a fantastic well-made submachine gun. Milled receiver and all other parts of MP34 are made with the highest quality and almost zero tolerance. It is a very smooth shooting and controllable submachine gun. That’s why it is called the Rolls-Royce of submachine gun. The only significant downside of the MP34 is a side mounted magazine. As I see, the MP34 in .45 ACP is controllable almost as in 9 mm Para.

[@josephfavoredbygod1361]

Hi Ian I am from South Africa...are you aware Musgrave have made a AR15 ...they also have a 7.62 version.Will you review that sometime.Thanx so much

[@philipfear4649]

I don't know who has the better job....🤔 You Ian, who gets to shoot all of these interesting and exotic weapons❓🤔❓ Or someone like Robert Fields of the "Field Trips" sport fishing channel who gets to fish all over the world for fun and profit❓🤔❓ As I have had the privilege as well as pleasure of shooting some very old and historical weapons (originals not just copies) like an original old "Sharps" and I even owned an old 1873 Trapdoor infantry rifle in shooting condition for a time..... And even got to fire off a blank charge out of an original field piece made by Paul Rivere's foundry for the Continental Army during our revolution...🇺🇲 And put time in as a weapons instructor in the ARMY with full auto and other fun implements of destruction...👍💣🤗 Not nearly as much as you have, although more than enough to know what fun it is❗👍❗ And I've done some fishing all over America, just not as a living..... The one thing I did find out was true was that if you can truly love whatever it is you do for a living, you'll never work another day in your life❗🤗❗👍

[@FordGTmaniac]

If only .460 Rowland existed back in the day. Same overall size as .45 ACP but it hits like .44 magnum, pretty much an ideal cartridge for something like this.

[@liammeech3702]

Considering only 500 where in all of South America, Inn what capacity did say, Chile use them? Officer weapon? Marines?

[@onpsxmember]

@Forgotten Weapons PLEASE take 15 minutes and learn how to adjust your audio recording. Audacity is free and the whole process can be automated with shortcuts. It's done quickly and would really improve your videos (again, it's free). A cheap second camera for impacts would be appreciated by all viewers (PIP). It doesn't matter if it just kicks up some dirt at a berm or we see the impact on a target, it just improves the experience.

[@jaklawrence4301]

Being left handed in a right handed world does suck sometimes!

[@nh8444]

God, that’s so satisfying to see and hear. And the rotation of those cartridges, oh man.

[@stever8776]

To quote Jack Nicolson playing the Joker in the 1989 movie Batman 'Where does he get all these marvelous toys' Cheers

[@jacobhuisman7618]

Any idea why the NYPD would have acquired these instead of Thompsons? Seems like they're both expensive milled sub-guns, but Thompson would have been easier to get hands on.

[@johngibson2884]

I love shooting the M35 Bergman because I am a southpaw too ....magazine on the right side of the receiver .

[@ManiacMediaDirector]

I think your shoting videos are fun and I think your videos with weapons about 160 years old or older are the most interesting. How about making some shoting videos with that kind of weapons?

[@beast0339]

seems to be much more controllable than an M1928A1

[@Ensign_Cthulhu]

Who makes 9mm Steyr these days? Fiocchi? (There's almost no rare ammo they don't make; they are the necromancers of the cartridge world and perhaps worth a video in themselves.) Or is it one of these "We only have fifteen rounds left in the entire world, but we'll do anything for Gun Jesus" things?

[@joshsquash9917]

Man, that looks like such a fun gun to shoot. Would be nice to get my hands on one some day. Thanks for the content man!

[@ehns9462]

“The magazine is always on the wrong side” UNLESS it’s the lefty holy grail of side-magazine 1930’s SMG’s, the MP-35. I have the bad luck of being right handed, but left-eye dominate so watching Ian lament the lack of lefty-friendly milsurp guns is very cathartic.

[@ThatAdamIsMild]

I think Larry Vickers is the same, if it makes you feel better.

[@petesheppard1709]

I'm glad you were able to compare to the 9 Steyr model on camera. The 9 did look more active in recoil.

[@mpetersen6]

I suspect the reason the NYPD bought them is because Auto Ordinance wanted twice as much for a Thompson. The NYPD probably has their's sitting in storage some place in a police armory the storage boxes gathering dust. It would be interesting to see just what the price difference vs a Thompson was

[@Gray-Wolf]

Happy Halloween, Ian! (even though it's November 1st)

[@tafino]

Mad respect for inferring Guatemala is in South America (which it is)

[@davidbock8282]

I think us left handers are closer to 20% of the population. So manufacturers should certainly cater to us as we're such a large demographic. ;-)

[@dan_g-DreadMassaker]

Hey Ian. Do you mind that i used some audio of you shooting the .45 in a music project i do? 😁 its some heavy dubstep with 'machinegun bassline'. For those interessted. I could post the thing when its finished.

[@nozdormu89]

@ForgottenWeapons.com probably because someone left handed hasn't taken over the world yet.

[@mrjmorovis]

You can see the 9mm bouncing off the rear while the .45 doesn't.

[@TrungNguyen-du9cn]

Ian, left-handers are all Mutants. I’ve learned to shoot with my left hand and at the same time pick my nose with my right pinky.

[@madcarew.3256]

Yup..Us Sinister Left Handers have been forgotten!!

[@tomekk503]

Ps. I totally forgot you were lefty. my mind blew away when you firing this unique smg weapon.