Sturmgewehr 44

Shooting and discussing a very nice, all-matching STG 44. Thanks again to Machine Gun Mike for bringing out this special baby and allowing us to experience it on this windy Texas day! Check out his videos on various cool machine guns: / machinegunmike
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[@fredherbert7920]

German WWII infantry weapons are so iconic. The MP40, MG42, STG44, there's not a single one that isn't immediately recognizable. Quite beautiful weapons, too.

[@arda213]

I think years of video games and movies also contributed but yeah they all look very unique and different. Dont forget Gewehr 43 too.

[@johns1625]

It's not just the weapons either. It's really not fair to us that every single thing Nazi Germany made was the coolest thing EVER made. Afrika Korps Panzer IV ausf. G is the most gorgous tank that will ever exist.

[@Si_fly]

They even inspired Star Wars weapons like Hans Solos by Mauser C96. Rebel Soldiers by STG 44 and Heavy Blaster Rifle by MG 34.

[@404Dannyboy]

Its always funny to me that those are so iconic because of how relatively rare they were among German infantry. Most just had old Kar 98s and only gun nerds recognize those.

[@Si_fly]

@@404Dannyboy well its only natural since, they where rare specially the stg. When you look at the names, you can actually understand why. It says what is and the year it was produced. MP-40 “Maschinen Pistole 1940”. They where limited to officers and SS. the poor normal dirty solider gets the weapon that where most comon the Karabiner 1898.

[@Macsk8ing]

This gun kicks ass in every single game it's on.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

My first experience with it was Medal of Honor European Assault.

[@THESOHAILKHAN1992]

Commandos Destination Berlin

[@mr_confuse]

H&G WW2, Post Scriptum all the same, it's German after all

[@Rettungssocke]

@KonicavaBR but even a rusty ak-47 will have less malfunction than this mp44 in the video 🤣

[@produfrag]

Kangaroo Jack remember in Battlefield V beta ? Was even better

[@kengrimsley4172]

You gotta love Hickok's sheer joy at firing these old weapons on full auto. Always good to see a man who loves his job!

[@surge45-70]

PSA is gonna start making these now.

[@karsteinmartinsen489]

He caled it part of american history ha ha ha

[@stevehoffgran663]

8:24

[@Crytica.]

The sound of that weapon is so unique. It looks cool, it sounds cool, it's iconic and has been very important for firearms history.

[@strilight]

Hickok probably picked that up in '45 after defending his position against a platoon of Assault Liters and Para-Melons.

[@Cowmanik]

+strilight I wanted to make that joke but you beat me to it!

[@r.slaurent437]

+strilight Wanna bet NONE survived their encounter with HIM?

[@EngineerSTG]

Many carbonated beverages lost their lives that day

[@speedyrob6651]

don't remind me of the day it makes me cry

[@YCCCm7]

+strilight And then he choked Hitler with one hand, and introduced him to how we do things in the American Dubya Dubya 'E

[@attananightshadow]

Mauser: revolutionized bolt action rifles. STG-44: revolutionized modern day assault rifles.

[@computerscientist5953]

define assault rifle

[@PertoxBR]

@@computerscientist5953 rifle for assaults

[@paul_sxpaul7867]

Deutsche Wertarbeit

[@ThorneyedWT]

Flammenwerfer: werfed flammen

[@lepointdevue1094]

@@computerscientist5953 A weapon that fires intermediate rounds (in this case 7,92x33 short kurz round) and that is built from an SMG body and that can possibly be semi-auto and full auto.

[@ryanpersohn6012]

The STG-44 is a thing of beauty!

[@NYG5]

some idiot in my state went to turn this in as a police buy back, and the cops were like "hey dummy, why don't you google this thing first"

[@hickok45]

+NYG5 The "buy backs" are such a sham. How can it be a "buy back"? Did any of you buy your guns from the police department? I did not buy mine there, so I'm not planning to sell them "back" to them. Just silly "feel good" stuff.

[@eberbacher007]

+hickok45 do they also destroy them in the USA, or do the cops resell them or auction them off? Here in germany, the gun laws are much stricter than in the US, so we don´t really have any buyback programs, because those who have the guns illegally, usually want to keep them. But what still happens is that people find weapons when cleaning out the house of dead relatives or when renovating old houses. A friend worked in the Guns/hunting wildlife department of our city and he often showed me pictures of stuff people brought in, that was often even legal (single shot muzzleloaders, swords, sabres, daggers for example, ) to own, but the people saw that it was a gun/weapon and brought it to the city office. And the law says that all of these weapons had to be destroyed, no matter that some weren´t even illegal and where 120 year old antiques.

[@NeptuneBluez]

This idiot should get shot for turning his stg44, that's such a criminal act.

[@eberbacher007]

Joey P I guess every country has its good and its bad sides. When some Americans talk about 10 000$ bills from the hospitals, I´m just shuddering and happy about good healthcare over here. On the other hand you can do much more things in the USA, regarding stuff like cars/bikes/guns. I guess somewhere in the middle would be perfect

[@mrnickbig1]

+eberbacher007 , you know nothing about healthcare in the US! It is FAR better than in most of Europe, especially Germany.

[@duracurvature]

The guy carrying that rifle in 1945 couldn’t have imagined that 75 years later his rifle would have survived, be in the US, get video recorded digitally being fired in full auto mode and made available for people all over the world to view. Pretty cool.

[@batman6540]

And show it to the ancestors of those being shot in the neck after they had to undress and give away all their belongings.

[@JM-sy5qv]

@Think Tank based

[@codaalive5076]

@Think Tank It kind of did, although i'm hearing those 500.000 workers from 1.000.000 refugees were very much needed. We also have lots of refugees here, beside government who is helping invading their countries (iirc yours too) and then call those who have to escape immigrants. Socialism can be much, much better than what we have in Europe now...

[@rustyshakelford9777]

@@batman6540 there’s no proof of that

[@batman6540]

@@rustyshakelford9777 for what? the nazi genocide by bullets in the soviet union? get the f*ck out of here you i*iot.

[@johnwakamatsu3391]

I was told by my father that he fought against German Army soldiers that used the MP-43 in France and it was a much better machine pistol than the MP40. He had a few MP-43 rounds and they look like 8 mm short rounds. He liked the MP-43 more than the Thompson machine gun that he used in WWII.

[@MG-ks1qg]

The thompson was heavy and didn't have a lot of range.

[@obi-wan-shinobi1967]

My favorite ww2 weapon! Love the sound and design. If I could have any gun in the world, this would be it!

[@Toolman999999]

" I dont want to waste ammo, I go full auto"

[@Ownxer]

I would rather waste my ammo full auto than semi auto

[@anggikharisma6388]

"German's at Eastern front" 1944

[@Awfulfeature]

I love this country.

[@roskcity]

@@Awfulfeature I bet you do now

[@marcelbork92]

@Puma You quoted incorrectly. He said: "I don't wanna waste my 25 rounds."

[@SuperWackerstein]

Sturm = Storm Gewehr = Rifle Sturmgewehr = Assaultrifle Thats German for ya.

[@BabaPinoy]

+Maik Witthoeft but all three translations are correct:)

[@SuperWackerstein]

Yes indeed. Thats why I wrote that comment lOl

[@OndroAK47]

+Maik Witthoeft Der Sturm also means "attack", "assault"... it has multiple meanings. So, Sturmgewehr = assault rifle is correct. ;)

[@SuperWackerstein]

I am German...

[@BlarghMeow]

+Maik Witthoeft I love how everyone thinks you're trying to call Hickok out. kek

[@Maurice895]

I first heard of the STG44 about 23 years ago, a friend of mine was a class 3 dealer and he was obsessed with that weapon. The Germans were ahead of the game.

[@jeffj126]

In the movie "Fury" the tank commander, Brad Pitt, has a SSTG44 as his personal weapon. Nice touch for the film.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Yup.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

Probably one taken off a Waffen SS soldier

[@grand_vizier_of_chaos]

yeah, and the Tiger tank reall as well. Captured by the brits back in.. 43, I guess, in Africa. A well known fact, but just in case.

[@johnfritz3741]

Love your videos and love that STG 44. I have the same rough surface picnic table as yours & I was grimacing every time the STG was laid on it or slid across it when the spring shoved it forward. Just me but especially since borrowed I’d have a mat and some soft blanket on that beauty. Other than my OCD thanks for sharing this crazy cool German assault rifle with us👍🏼

[@user-xo8gq2rq8f]

It’s Germany bro. STG 44 rifle is the mother of the rifles now.

[@God_Help_Me11]

**cough* **cough** father

[@truongthuylan1990]

@@God_Help_Me11 Why?

[@joaqincastro5613]

@@truongthuylan1990 for fatherland!!

[@nathansmith1693]

PPSH-41 "Am I a joke to you?"

[@d.f.9140]

Yea nathan it is^^

[@Teufelsnachbar667]

As far as i know Hitler was opposed to the idear of a intermediate cartridge and didn´t approve the Stg44 at first. He only approved things that fit in his concept of weapons that he learned to use in WW1. So he only wanted MPs and Rifles. So the development name was changed to MP44 to get his approval. When he later found out how much the troops liked the gun he changed his mind.

[@bobnappa2138]

Teufelsnachbar667 he was against the idea of more rifles (he didn't realize the sturmgewehr was different from other rifles) that's why they renamed it, after Hitler saw it fire he approved and they gave it the old name

[@christianbethel]

Teufelsnachbar667 Yeah, they actually lied about it's design details and presented it to him as an SMG.

[@medicalman5495]

"He only approved things that fit in his concept of weapons that he learned to use in WW1" Considering the tanks and planes he built i highly doubt he cared what was used in ww1.

[@NashmanNash]

Actually,Hitler hating the StG44 and its cartrige is a post war Rumor....He was basically just against its adoption in small number and before the weapon was properly tested.And ironically he was not very fond of development in directions with uncertain ending with small arms...Yes,thats the same man who wanted a bloody 180 ton Tank from 1942 onwards...

[@omni5640]

Tanks and planes were used HEAVILY in WW1. It taught everyone the power of air superiority, thus the investment in the Luftwaffe and ofc everyone knows German tank designs were beyond it's era until the end of the war (Blitzkrieg tactic). I think he doubted the effectiveness of the STG44 since German ground tactics were to work in groups and have a tactical advantage rather than firepower advantage (see Americans for that) and that's why German squads focused on the Machine Gunner as the centre of the squad and everyone apart from the NCO was equipped with a KAR98 bolt action rifle. See 'German Squad Tactics in World War 2' by Military History Visualized /watch?v=-rKRt5zVZgw it's interesting. Germany didn't need overwhelming firepower and depended on the MG42 to do damage, hence the lack of innovation in small arms compared to America or the Commonwealth.

[@evelynclover6366]

I think it's important to understand how grateful we all are that it's an American holding and shooting this in this day and age and not a German in Germany.

[@garywinterbottom4930]

When you think this gun is mainly stamped steel its amazing how precisely engineered it is.

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

THIS IS THE BEST channel. If I can encourage you at all, even though you have been at it for years, I have just found you. LOVE the humility and articulate discourse before the shooting. love it.

[@toksykus770]

WE SHOULD ALL HAVE STURMGEWEHRS YOU GET A STURMGEWEHR, YOU GET A STURMGEWEHR EVERYONE GETS A STURMGEWEHR

[@cheemsg.i.7130]

Tokarief lol

[@ivanphoenix8064]

Coh 2 line

[@dandesso8926]

I can see you’re a man of culture aswell

[@larryhoover789]

Yaaay

[@deadeyecpt.7765]

Sounds good to me lol

[@drossano9794]

It was so high tech back in the day, amazing engineering

[@meddlus2098]

@@wheelz1166 dont have to point that out. Kinda obvious

[@rasmushansen9334]

@G E T R E K T 905 says the fact that they were genocidal maniacs

[@captaron]

@Benedikte Albescu you mean that Zyckon B was a delouser, Auschwitz was reconstructed by the Soviets and all SS soldiers interrogated had destroyed genitals.

[@GPDusty]

@@rasmushansen9334 Genocidal maniacs? You mean bolsheviks, right?

[@erikgothberg8078]

@@wheelz1166 Not true. You are of course very right with that the nazis and communists were terrible but the people fighting for them was just normal people that was forced to fight.

[@N_Condor]

7 Years ago and this is 1080p60fps , amazing I thought I was watching a video which was released recently

[@thetwotravelers546]

Man you are living the life, you have fired more interesting guns than most will ever have the chance too.

[@beerrunner8153]

If I had a gun like this there is no way I would let the cops have it. I'm German and this is part of my heritage and history.

[@hickok45]

This is the attitude we ALL need to have when it comes time to VOTE. It's really too late after the freedom / gun banners get into office. If needed, they can easily send lots of geared-up "soldiers" with guns to your door to tell you what to do and what you can own, or to bring you to a cage. Not much you can to about it after they are in office. The voting booth is where most of these issues are resolved. Problem is, when elections come around, too many people are sitting at home on their couches with a cold beer, or just not informed, or simply swayed by the smooth talking politicians who promise them more benefits and checks in the mail.

[@beerrunner8153]

I hope you all understand it's not just America, This is north amercia wide. Canada and US. The left working hard the take the guns from us.

[@JohnSmith-pt3rt]

yeah sadly enough in germany you cant even have a gun just because you want it. wheres the "freedom" in that? you have to be part of a gun sports club (which offer mostly small caliber like .22) or if you are a hunter. the other way to obtain one is through a collectors license but with that you are severly restricted to what you want to collect. Stupid laws and not thought through.

[@torukojin328]

Beerrunner81 you will never have one.. So not to worry ! Lol

[@loyaltheorist3927]

it's a shame to see this country falling apart it's really difficult to watch

[@writeover8203]

STG 44: The guy who told the joke AK: The guy who said it louder

[@pavelsmirnov1645]

Kalash - a continuation of the STG theme in 1 case, Schmeiser simply had less time and resources.

[@writeover8203]

Andrew Chernyshev No. What I meant was that the ak was made later. And partially inspired by the stg. The AK was superior in almost every way.

[@glintwing]

@@writeover8203 lets not forget the ak creation/production was overseerd by germans. And the (functioning) stamped technology for it also came from them.

[@writeover8203]

Susan D. Wojcicki killed KZbin Correct. However. The ak-47 is the "Russian" Version of the stg 44. Just like the AR-15 Is the American version of the STG-44. And if im not stupid. The germans did not help with the production of the AK. Due to the fact that they were quite busy.

[@glintwing]

@@writeover8203 the german engineers/scientists got captured by both sides. A few of them helped work on AKs design and later those in east germany had to help with developing the stamped reciever process for AKs for example (if I remember correctly, check forgotten weapons maybe). Same happened on the west bank with Braun and his rocket science.... Or even in Yugoslavia where they had navy engineers helping them build ships etc.

[@djscoah8037]

Those loading and clearance drills were absolutely shocking

[@gregghigginson7944]

Yep clearing a storage with the mag still attached. Great drills 😆

[@AKUJIVALDO]

​@@gregghigginson7944and how are you supposed to check that mag is empty while it sits in mag well? Are you in right mind or just mental patient?

[@fromthefuture9353]

Thanks for sharing ...My Dad, who with Pattons's 3rd, talked a lot about this German weapon .He used a phrase about this gun's rate of fire but this old mind of mine can't recall what he described.

[@evdyo]

Texas + Guns = happiness

[@pioltjose23]

Everything bigger in texas

[@redrum6051]

+pioltjose23 alaska is bigger than texas

[@Woozie894]

+kris jackson no

[@Woozie894]

***** idk anymore

[@Woozie894]

***** oooohhhhhh i apologize.

[@i3oosted]

Every sound that gun makes is amazing.

[@soyouthinkyouaresmart754]

Yeah, especially when you are a group of civilans massacred by the SS Einsatzgruppen.

[@like31000]

@@soyouthinkyouaresmart754 We are talking about GUNS and not about history

[@like31000]

@Jeff Mccooper how Is that funny

[@wezzy8885]

@@like31000 yea thats not funny from him

[@wezzy8885]

@@soyouthinkyouaresmart754 not funny

[@FCWW87]

7:56 love the moment he has with the rifle right here.

[@cuwjenis]

Thanks machine gun mike for making it possible for me to watch this untouchable weapon.

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

I also own an MP-44. Age is is not the reason for the double feed. It's the design. The gun was not perfect, but actually a well tested prototype, and there were many improvements left to be made, but it was developed in war time and rushed to production in a few short years, all in secrecy from Hitler himself. I have seen several variants of the MP-44 fire, and have fired an April 1945 StG-44, an early 1944 produced MP-43, and of course my mid-1944 produced MP-44 (the most common variant), and have shared the experience with other sturmgewehr owners. Although they are the same in all the important features, each of the guns behaves a little differently. My friend's MP-43 cannot cycle Serbian PPU modern ammo because the powder load is a tad too weak. Mine handles it fine, but it is very mag-finicky. It cannot operate reliably with postwar East German or replica mags, but runs almost flawlessly and reliably on original mags made by the Third Reich. They are not unreliable, but occasionally hiccup and are certainly not perfected. These guns were made from mostly sheet metal to speed production and lower cost to the point that they are almost disposable, and little can be done to repair them if damaged since they are mostly spot welded together in a rather permanent fashion. For me, the gun is a prized piece of history, and I am very grateful to be able to live in a country where I have the opportunity to earn it and experience shooting it.

[@MachineGunMike]

+DARIVS ARCHITECTVS Thanks for this post! Yea, I have 3 magazines for this gun in the video. Two of them don't work at all, so I just keep them for whatever.....they are worth like $300 each now even not working. Guaranteed jams every 3 shots or so with those two magazines though. The magazine in this video is usually pretty much 100%, but was just bad luck that day. Like you posted, it's just part of the gun. A gun designed and then built in the middle of WW2 just isn't perfect. The concept is excellent and the look is amazing, but the reliability compared to gun made post war where time was available to actually test things out is just not even in the same realm. Again, thanks for your post, and it's cool to see another MP44 owner here. Mine is a 7000 serial number gun. What is yours if you don't mind sharing. Also, mine is fxo made. Thanks again.

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

SN 49XX fxo. Mine was a REWAT that needed extra work to repair, but now it runs reliablty.

[@MachineGunMike]

DARIVS ARCHITECTVS Very cool. Very close bothers from the same factory.

[@karolinska1601]

Ever heard of the MKb-42 (H)?

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

Vault Boy A friend of mine owns one. Got to look it over disassembled. I believe firing from open bolt does affect accuracy and is noticeable in semi auto.

[@mattsprague1535]

The germans* were some of the best engineers to ever do war

[@walterwhite2697]

What?

[@justinboroughs5974]

By far the best when it comes to engineering. So good the Soviets used some engineering / heavily influenced from the STG-44 to make a cheaper, more effective, And way more productive gun called the AK-47 or AK-74M.

[@xalthzdornier4805]

The Germans were way ahead of their time excluding anti-Semitism, in terms of warfare technology.

[@LeigonX]

@@xalthzdornier4805 😒😒

[@xalthzdornier4805]

@@pkl8811 Why is that?

[@IntooleranceRieg]

It's funny cause it looks futuristic, but it's not. truly a head of it's time

[@johnsheetz6639]

8 mm fully auto and badass! That was a thumping tree chopper right there.

[@upengraden3792]

I went to my local history museum and they had a Sturmgewehr 44 on display. Truly an amazing weapon.

[@GuiCury92]

the most beautiful weapon ever made

[@british_teaa3296]

True

[@idsburian4309]

W

[@d0eNer]

As a German i would say: Yes, it is 😂 *auf jeden Fall!*

[@adishservedcold833]

Dominik Kossinna Top 5 auf jeden Fall

[@adishservedcold833]

Dominik Kossinna besser als die g36c scheisse

[@neuronflow]

You are correct, the German noun "Sturm" has two meanings: 1. storm 2. assault (meant here) And "Gewehr" translates to "rifle". so Sturmgewehr = assault rifle

[@L2fish]

Guessing the original owner is dead from a jam

[@sullivannix4509]

Superior German engineering and creativity

[@B.Ga.]

@Patrick Koller Entwickler: C. G. Haenel, Suhl, Deutschland. Hersteller: J.P.Sauer & Sohn GmbH, Isny, Allgäu, Deutschland und Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr, Österreich. Immer locker bleiben.

[@aegyobot1923]

@Patrick Koller LOL austrians have the exact same genes as germans what

[@Straight2TheHeart]

Jömpa About what?

[@oliolman2550]

?

[@KnozLo]

Everything.

[@keegang2024]

I know I'm going to sound childish, but they got the sound perfect in call of duty

[@ColdCoorsBanquet]

That's because they used the actual weapons for the game look it up I think there is a video on KZbin

[@99Rammstein99]

Keegan G back when cod was gold

[@geomidia8998]

99Rammstein99 when CoD was CoD

[@titou1384]

the time when CoD was actually a history lesson :D

[@titou1384]

That... wasn't a joke ? :D I mean, seriously, CoD 1, the expansion pack and CoD 2 were really historically accurate and a gold mine for the 9yo i was back then. That's basically what got me into WW2 and stuff

[@cazador7131]

There so rare that I got tired of trying to find one to buy and just decided to get an FFL license, equipment, and materials, to just make one myself.

[@spencerhurley8359]

PSA is making a functional repro

[@midlbrwn15]

@@spencerhurley8359 was about to say that same thing. Msrp around 2 some k tho

[@spencerhurley8359]

@@midlbrwn15 yeah but a real one is 40k 😩

[@tomselleck5560]

2k is unreasonable agreed..same thing with the sp5 I was eying. Hard to justify paying anything over 2k in 2023 prices.

[@Pyracantic]

Seeing Hickok hold a stg 44 brings my heart so much joy & I only hope in the future he holds a XM8!

[@enclavesoldier6555]

These guys were so far ahead of their time

[@kanyewhite429]

Well yes but there where like other prototypes from different countries like Russia but didn't go in full production

[@enclavesoldier6555]

@@kanyewhite429 Yeah, I know But I’m just not referring to this gun alone They were extremely advanced in all other areas as well

[@escapetherace1943]

what's funny is they weren't that advanced, and they suddenly advanced INSANE in 10-15 years that's what happens when a nation shares a common unity/goal

[@peter-8483]

@@escapetherace1943 That’s national socialism for ya, everything by the people, for the people

[@arda213]

@@escapetherace1943 I have always been confused about just where the heck they found all the money. Some explain this they used slave labors in their camps but nah, it must be sth else. I have heard American bankers like Rockefellers funded Adolf Hitler to win the elections and start a world war. So that they could put America into war and since wars are the most profitable things to banks(countries take debts from them in times of war) they managed to capture the US by its balls ever since.

[@friedrichnietzsche2529]

Ahh yes, my favorite.

[@BilgePump]

+ Adolph Hitler, you're killing me, that said I'm glad you blew you're brains out.

[@BilgePump]

+Camren Farley uh-huh..I'll pass. I would but Gilligan's Island s on.

[@PlentyOMangos]

+Filip751000 Nobody gives one m8

[@BilgePump]

+Filip751000 dude who are talking to?

[@knechtor5648]

+Filip751000 he either deleted his comments or you're responding to 1 comment over and over again m8

[@brotherP2020]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS...DONT CHANGE A THING...CALM,COOL,COLLECTIVE-THANKS!....OHH!...REALLY NICE RIFLE HISTORICAL BEAUTY

[@Lt.Mingus69]

Just incredible...thanks for showing us this legend.

[@av0-cad03]

it's such an interesting feeling to hold a gun you know a service man used. not in a bad way, but it's just kind of neat to think about it.

[@juulfiend2103]

*SS

[@bryanmartinez6600]

annunak z nibiru I understood part of that something about an ignorant AMERICAN about history I think

[@xxxfirehuunterxxx]

Florida Resistance Yep. After we look in to the massive falsification of history, people will realise that the axis' aims where for the good of all humanity.

[@AspearMotorSports]

It's better when it's the 1911 your grandfather carried in ww2

[@FrostBlackbird]

TheBasicHeim Aims may be one thing but they turned out doing some pretty awful stuff (mainly SS, I know not the normal soldiers).

[@johnnysilverhand7274]

5:25 "let gravity be our friend" *FLAT EARTHERS TRIGGERED* explains the 1.3k dislikes lol

[@amirzafri5306]

Lol

[@kruppcorp2359]

it really does

[@CODPRO1210]

Negev Mester NaH liberals disliked it

[@aliidress5619]

Underrated comment

[@dla_915]

Gavin b smh 🤦‍♂️ no one even said a single word of politics and here you are

[@jimkelly396]

Thanks for the ammo dumps. Fun!

[@thefleaflop]

That was fun.... Even watching. Thanks to both you guys for sharing your experience with that classic weapon.... I like to think I'm a student of the weapons of WWII and that was a fine example. You lucky guys,...keep up the good work!

[@Unfathered]

8:26 I heard Guten TAG TAG TAG TAG TAG TAG

[@tunderzx]

Lol?

[@bscurez31]

what drugs are you on rn

[@davidhaviland2919]

@DH LOL. Very good.

[@user-mg1yx7db4g]

1939: Guten TAG TAG TAG TAG TAG HER POLSK!

[@Totenkopfstyler3000]

im done dude😂 btw im german

[@ryanwiese5280]

The men who Designed this gun went on to found H&K after the war, and the G3 was heavily influenced by the mp44

[@deezeed2817]

Wrong gun. That was the MKb Gerät 06 which was a competing firearm.

[@jorgfurst9818]

Not right. It was made by Mauser engineer. After WW2 Ludwig Vorgrimler in need of a job, went to Spain, getting a job there to develop a roller lock Sturmgewehr called the Cetme. Later the German army needed a new Sturmgewehr and so they decided to ask the German company Heckler und Koch for it. HK got a licence from the Netherlands ( funny enough ) to produce the G3 which was exactly the same rifle as the Cetme was. Anyway .. it's good old German engineering. That's what matters.

[@thomaszhang3101]

StG-45: _May I introduce myself..._

[@alexsetron]

G3 is still our army formal rifle yeah I know that’s weird but we’re under heavy sanctions and we still use 20 century weapons like g3 and mg42 ak47 even our cars are from 1980s

[@jorgfurst9818]

@@alexsetron where are you from. Guess it's Iran.

[@AnleifrFIN]

i just love the sound of this gun! unlike any other!

[@thefrogking481]

Have watched this video more than I can count, keep coming back on occasion. The perks of being Greg Hickok.

[@someguy9536]

*Erika starts playing in the distance*

[@i-series8596]

Erika is a plant name

[@Aptezo]

UND DAS HEIßT. BOM, BOM, BOM! EEERIKA!

[@Suchsdirhaltaus]

AUUUUF DER HEIDE BLÜHT EIN KLEINES BLÜMLEIN UND DAS HEISST *BOM BOM BOM* EEEEERIKA

[@Mike_79]

Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika. My Mother (RIP) was named after that song Erika in 1945 , Mom its 4 years and i miss you every hour of the day . best mother in the world . Have to cry now , wish every one in the world had a mom like my mom ERIKA :,(

[@Suchsdirhaltaus]

@@Mike_79 I'm sorry for you, I don't know if it's important to you what somebody on the internet says but I know she's fine were she is right now.

[@rowmagnvs]

The sound of chambering a round is soooooo good

[@sturmvogel6830]

The rifle is really good. In may school years I used to play Return to Castle Wolfenstine days and nights. STG 44 was even more powerful in many missions than Tesla gun. Simple reliable effective. As one good Russian poet put it - Excellent produce of gloomy Teutonic genius! Thanks a lot for your work, dear Sir! Subscribed and keep on watching 🤝

[@paulmarclalonde3834]

Brilliant piece of kit

[@wildcathendricks3384]

The father of modern assault rifle..lovely!!

[@travisreed1730]

And the ancestor of the AK-47.

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

@@travisreed1730 it's unrelated to the Ak

[@briancheruiyot7774]

You mean federov avtomat

[@lukaperkovic5929]

@@briancheruiyot7774 heh, i play bf1 too

[@dr.thomassmith3497]

Brian Darwin Incorrect, Fedorov had a bolt sticking out, and fired an arisaki round, not an intermediate, so it is not the grandfather.

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

I don't want to waste my 25 rounds, so I'll just shoot full auto...

[@samuelvarga1561]

raphael beinhauer 😂

[@gamesanime268]

@obglobgablob I thought that the first Assault Rifle was Stg43 or something like that, which was also made by germans.

[@stevenglikin3219]

+Games & Anime- the Wikipedia page for Stg 44 says that MP 43 and MP 44 are just other names for the Stg 44

[@gamesanime268]

@@stevenglikin3219 Ok, my mistake, sorry.

[@julpinz]

He said he only shot it in semi-auto and then he said he never held one held one in his life..wtf? 6:10

[@kenduffy5397]

Man, that Sturmgewehr is in excellent condition!

[@maslauer6411]

Just if you want to know. You can just type "Stg" it is the official short term for Sturmgewehr in german. It is just like AR

[@kenduffy5397]

@@maslauer6411 As I posted below: We’re lucky they didn’t invent* them & massed produced between 39-41! I know my military history fairly well. However, my experience is the people, events and politics that led up to WWII. More specifically the holocaust. I’m not that familiar with small arms, like you. I do know the gun was the perfect mix of the Mauser and machine pistol. I know enough, to know that the AK47 will shoot in any conditions & it is easy to unassembled,& reassembled & it’s used worldwide! Though it’s kicks ya around, & is a crude weapon as compared to modern AR’s. All the photos I’ve seen of the stg looks like a rifle that needed to be highly maintained? Also, how difficult was it to unassembled, reassemble and was it hard to get parts? Could it take a licking & keep ticking?

[@maslauer6411]

@@kenduffy5397 I don't know much about firearms, because i didn't serve in the army which is like one of the very view ways of learning about them in europe so I can't really help you with this. I just know the short term because The AUG from Steyr wich is Austrian (I am Austrian) is referred to Stg 77 in Austria and not as much as AUG. The Stg 77 is some sort of representation for Austrian innovation worldwide so everyone knows the term stg

[@kenduffy5397]

Yes, I know Europe & the UK do not have a second amendment. I notice the big difference between America being a gun-culture country. When I was watching a video on KZbin about the difference between medieval weapons & armour compared to modern-day weapons. They were shooting an AR (rifle) down range & I was shocked when I saw that they could only have one round in the gun at a time! (Maybe it was two)? But, my memory is telling me they could only shoot one round at a time. If you are just shooting for sport. (That’s so weird) Obviously here in the U.S., every single Police Officer carries a sidearm & a lot of Americans own guns. (Including myself, but I only own one & it’s just a 12 gauge Remington gas operated. That we keep in our bedroom. (We immune children are adults now so I keep the tube full & the chamber empty for safety reasons. But all I have to do is pull back the bolt & it’s ready for action. We have it for home protection only. Otherwise, I’m not a gun guy. I grew up around guns my entire life but only Shotguns. Nothing heavy like an AK our a real AR (depending on the State) An AR is the same thing as a hunting rifle the only differences are aesthetics. Because in the State of NY, you’re only allowed a 6-round magazine & it can not be a fully automatic AR! (Oh, I had my Boy Scouts single-shot .22 rifle when I was a kid) I don’t have my Pistol or Revolver permit anyways. I always tell my students that the United States is a gun country. Just like Japan is traditionally a sword country & a Warrior class culture (Medieval Japanese Warriors were some of the best in human history) Scandinavia is traditionally a seafaring aggressive Warrior class. The same goes for Mongolia.

[@msf47]

Even by today standards it looks so cool

[@mikleman996]

One of my favorite guns!

[@dannybrown4817]

+Michael Grant why do all weebs like stg???

[@ninponighthawk]

+Danny Brown because it's an amazing piece of history and the first automatic assault rifle ever made.

[@ninponighthawk]

+MOHAWK_HEADSHOT Armin I hadn't watched the video yet and didn't know it was the first SUCCESSFUL assault rifle. I've always seen it listed as the first assault rifle. and I wonder what degree of success they are measuring it by, as in the others never made it out of testing or if this was the first battlefield successful

[@markgman4157]

+Mark Walter It was the first to be manufactured and see use in combat on a wide scale.

[@morge_ct]

+Mark Walter firs first, Fedorov Avtomat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedorov_Avtomat But yes, no good weapon. Fedorov Avtomat-Mp44-Ak 47-Cetme Español And love this weapon too

[@SchreckschussChannel]

And we in Germany can't own any of our nice Guns :'(

[@Invaders757]

+Schreckschuss Channel I see a lot of guns for sale in Germany so you can,it may be though,but looks like possible

[@creepyendy]

+Gottlieb M. ja das ist illegal

[@creepyendy]

+Gottlieb M. du meinst andere zu beleidigen weil sie sich ans Gesetz halten

[@puttputt524]

Stg44 is not a "nice gun". It was probably used to do a lot of mean things.

[@schwagier]

+Gottlieb M. very cool comment, thanks!

[@TheGhost-gx5vd]

We have no chance of having anything like this in England you guys over the pond are so lucky

[@smiffdogginit]

Love the sound of that old bolt

[@YoMuVi]

When Hickok gets giddy and says “I’ve never even held a real one” you know you’re in for a good video!

[@marcelbork92]

hahaha

[@MachineGunMike]

Sweet! Nice to see this video posted up too! Very nice job as always, and I'm glad you enjoyed it despite its couple malfunctions. Never had it malfunction nearly that much before. Maybe it was dirty, but all that means is that you guys gotta shoot it again so John can get a full mag through it. Take care!

[@si_vis_pacempara_bellum4906]

Great guns, great videos!!!!!! Love them!!!!!!

[@barrysoetorro9123]

You can hear the rate of fire slowing during hickocks first full auto fire. Slower with johns until it failed.

[@MachineGunMike]

Commander Waffles Thanks. Hopefully that happens over time.

[@davidporowski9512]

Mike Thanks for sharing such a Classic WW2 Assault Rifle, Awesome history !!

[@Robert-tu7rl]

Awesome firearm brother! I hope I get lucky enough to end up with one!

[@c.j.1089]

This range, in Greenville, TX, has three different transferrable STG-44's that visit regularly.

[@bobbyrichmond906]

Got a STG-44/22 made by German Sport Guns and it is in .22 long rifle. The thing is definitely a shooter but kind of heavy.Love it.

[@syproful]

Back then, this was hightech. It’s a thing of pure beauty. I just love the looks of it. Thanks for the video. Remember that having this was like activating a cheatcode. It was a rare gun however, even then.

[@christopherregan1654]

So since it was so rare yet amazing, actually having one meant you were the highest Elite.

[@Braun30]

In Syria there are scores of people who had it, somehow, somewhere, there is a stash of them

[@drjohnson98]

What a beautiful sound.

[@lebreakoeurdu30]

You mean at 5:52 ?

[@judjudersawn2596]

It sounds like a storm

[@mindphaserxy]

This belongs in a museum

[@SuperDavy91]

Hey buddy, love your content and style. Thanks for all the great content.

[@weynomames]

What I love about German engineering is how they thought of simplicity to the user, just to see the reloading handle on the left side to make it faster to reload that's insane.

[@christopherregan1654]

Why can't manufacturing be made in Germany instead of China!

[@ksanbahlyngwa1998]

@@christopherregan1654 Simple cheap people need cheap labour, and China's got plenty.

[@movienerd202]

@@christopherregan1654 There is Manufacturing in Germany. Bosch appliances are German made.

[@Scarafax]

@@movienerd202 Most manufacturing of Bosch appliances nowadays are also in China. Most of the times only the assembly happens in Germany so they can write "Made In Germany" on it. However, their quality checks are so much better than most countries therefor it is still an higher brand. Happens with a lot of stuff, and also applies for a lot of American or other European brands. Parts-production in China, assembly in 'higher-ranked' country. Edit: Before someone comments "thats bs". Google it. Bosch has factories in the cities Wuhu, Chengdu and Suzhou.

[@NiccoloMachiavelli999]

Kein Problem bro, haben wir gerne gemacht.

[@Bleek17Six]

German engineering man. The Germans were way ahead of their time in terms of Warfare technology. MP40 MG42 STG44 FG42 C96 Kar98K Gewehr 43 Walther PPK & the list goes on.

[@PCB-dg7pt]

too bad they got their asses kicked hard!

[@xctkillaprodigyx2586]

@@PCB-dg7pt A war on two fronts will do that to you! You sound a little hurt about German superiority in terms of engineering. To bad it's just a fact that they were best. Stay mad kid!

[@anglo-nord126]

@@PCB-dg7pt it seems its the other way round actually considering they got pitted against british empire (of which was broken/bankrupt by the end), soviet union (of which putin stated "we lost to a defeated germany") and americas industrial might, odds ranging up to 1:11 in manpower, 5-6 years of war although they lost, it was them that kicked ass, check the numbers.

[@anglo-nord126]

@@PCB-dg7pt also im sure you've seen the quote from general patton "we fought the wrong enemy" i would ask you to finish it? what was his whole quote if you know? or how about the other "we have had a victory over the Germans and disarmed them, but we’ve failed in the liberation of Europe; we have lost the war!"

[@subwayisdabest8510]

@@WillM1776 ahhh fuck another "Are you guys Neo Nazi?" Just because somebody complimented the Germans in WW2 Thats like calling somebody an evil communist for complimenting the decimating AK 47 HOL UP? Did i just called Ak47 decimating guess im a Commie now

[@Macfierce1]

absolutely awesome piece of history right there.

[@44marksman]

Great flinch on the dry fire😂

[@zoraxx691]

I'm german and I just came here to see how he pronounces Sturmgewehr

[@JoshEvo]

Did he say it correctly?

[@augustus4777]

@@JoshEvo Not bad actually, I was surprised.

[@John-ob7dh]

Ach Du lieber

[@sebastiandauble2366]

Thank you for working submarines and Fur Elise

[@starlitnight6982]

@@JoshEvo not perfect but good

[@AtimatikArmy]

Look at the pistol grip, trigger guard, and magazine layout... I can see even Stoner got some inspiration from this gun as can be seen with the similar form factor on our AR-15s we have today.

[@empiricalmadman3260]

+rambokicksass77 Well, I do believe that the dust cover is actually based off one from the FG-42

[@bighunterman77]

+Brian Ross eh, besides the bcg being different, and being straight gas operated, the design of this and the M16 is pretty similar...as similar as something being designed 20 years apart, anyway

[@godandjesus218]

+rambokicksass77 I said it once and I say over and over again these damn germans guns were way ahead of its time man its scary to think that these weapons were once used against us

[@godandjesus218]

+baff shogun I know man the rounds, accuracy, and don't get me started on the fire rate on the MG that thing could take out King Kong

[@jdfox37]

+rambokicksass77 the m60 and m249 use the mg42 design iirc. everything from tanks to rocketry to guns were taken by every nation after Germanys defeat, not the first time either. Supposedly before and perhaps even during WWI, Mauser had a lawsuit against Springfield for exceeding patent approval for copied parts. They had like 2 years approval or something and springfield just kept making them. Unsure whether they were ever paid but it seems they were at least awarded in their suit.

[@wafflez-man-1995]

Gun is made so well in any video game its literally the most dominant

[@theodoreliagouris]

I just love this firearm. Even the name STG44. Glorious

[@sigmascrub]

"storm, or assault in English" me: *realizing that the Germans weren't just obsessed with rain, wind, and lightning*

[@bernielomax4859]

Now you also know the Star Wars Empire’s foot soldier’s uniforms weren’t rain suits…

[@damianrehbein3992]

Nope. Just German. Weird language sometimes.

[@datadavis]

We use storm as a verb in the same sense in swedish, german is a lot weirder though?

[@damianrehbein3992]

@@datadavis Dont know enough Swedish to say.

[@Tmanowns]

I mean, in English we also use "storm" as a verb for assaulting or charging. "Storming the castle," for example. It's just not used that often for us.

[@michaelroberts9930]

This Rifle is a fine piece. The mechanics of the rifle for that era are amazing alone. This would be a fine Rifle to have in a collection.

[@nicoscarfo4486]

The bolt is crazy looking, especially when you watch the animation

[@ricktrent275]

That was very cool. Thanks to the generous owner for sharing this view.

[@dotty265]

'I would like to thank my sponsors for bringing me to Texas' are words I could only ever dream about saying. Jim Wales. UK. Just a broke/broken/bloke. love this channel.

[@Colaris99]

It never ceases to amaze me how freakin loud these guns actually are!

[@kneipenterrorist2209]

„We have some toys to play with“ THAAAATS WHAT SHE SAID🤣

[@lbco5229]

I just picked up a dwat STG44 yesterday. Not cheap - most expensive rifle I’ve ever bought and it doesn’t even work, haha. Irregardless, I’m very pleased to have it.

[@simlander8849]

The Germans were smart

[@ossicalifornia]

Simlander *are

[@21stcenturyschizoidman87]

@@ossicalifornia were*

[@jejejduchfjd2610]

sind

[@21stcenturyschizoidman87]

@@jejejduchfjd2610 what does it mean?

[@chrisiooo]

Sind means are

[@fabiankunz80]

Another wonderful piece of superior German engineering

[@cavscout62]

I would imagine it likes to run wet like most select fire weapons. Awfully nice of him to let y’all shoot it, I know it’s worth several small fortunes.

[@hrdknox2000]

I love that weapon! I wish they'd make a modern version, complete with a threaded barrel for supperssion!

[@vinyl.croatia]

Omg, an AK-47 beta release

[@lutscher7979]

*alpha release x)

[@Joe_Spier]

*german edition*

[@angarin]

Рядом не лежал.

[@Michael-ks5gu]

No wonder, Hugo Schmeisser was the developer of them both: "Sturmgewehr 44" and "AK-47" (during his involuntary stay in the USSR 1945-1952).

[@user-ig2qe3pj7h]

@@Michael-ks5gu *m16 is a copy of stg 44, everything is different for ak, read about the Fedorov 1916 assault rifle, from there many took parts* 🤔

[@roombagunguy7441]

I love the moment when he starts to laugh after shooting a gun

[@Big-BossX]

As bayraklari

[@arda213]

@@Big-BossX As as as! Emmi Türk kökenli bu arada.

[@Big-BossX]

@@arda213 degil kardes onu nereden cikardin?

[@ApexChrisHansen]

jesus the sound the bolt makes is so good