GaryKeim Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Yes, I started this journey with the standard Saving Private Ryan collection and now I feel like expanding out to German examples. Really I’m looking for examples of the most influential small arms from the WWII and later era, though as you know I have a m1918 BAR and don’t really desire an A2. Also recently acquired a very nice 1928 Navy from a respected board member, because of it’s importance, not so much the gangster angle... though that’s also cool. The H&K’s are important to me due to their descending from the Stg. 45. Ultimately I need them all! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted August 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 I appreciate your commentary. I have an M16A1 and MP-40 in jail. Im trying to decide on my next acquisition, between the following choices: - M3A1- MP-44- H&K FA sear (have multiple FA-ready hosts; HK-33, G3, MP-5)I own those three, and the decision is easy based on what you want. For shootingSear M3a1....Mp44 For collectingMp44M3a1Sear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryKeim Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) I agree and its collecting then/and shooting. BTW, saw a video of you 44 and it is beautiful. Did you ever figure out the failure-to-feed problem they were having? Edited September 1, 2019 by GaryKeim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted September 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Just hit or miss. Will run 2-3 mags well, then jam up on the next. They are shitty guns honestly. Lol. I own it for what it is and because I got it for cheap. I agree and its collecting then/and shooting. BTW, saw a video of you 44 and it is beautiful. Did you ever figure out the failure-to-feed problem they were having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryKeim Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Hum... worlds colliding. I want a working piece of history and now you’ve got me stymied. If I can’t get one that works, I’ll change direction and go for the M3A1... those work, right? If not, then the HK sear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 Nice video Mike. The first time I saw a Grease Gun in action in the early 1980s I thought it sure had a slow rate of fire. It might be interesting to see a semi-auto AR-15 in action and compare the rate of fire at the same time (one person shooting the Grease Gun and another person shooting the AR-15 side-by-side), with the shooter pulling the trigger on the semi-auto AR-15 as fast as he can. Or maybe my Beretta 1301 Tactical shotgun (same amount of ammo to level the playing field), which has a super fast single rate of fire: www.beretta.com/en-us/1301-tactical/ Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Hum... worlds colliding. I want a working piece of history and now you’ve got me stymied. If I can’t get one that works, I’ll change direction and go for the M3A1... those work, right? If not, then the HK sear.I would not be discouraged over one problematic gun. The majority work fine. HK's can have their issues as well just like anything else mechanical. I had an MP44 with a hole in the chamber, plugged with a bolt and recut. When fired the case had thread marks on it and the gun ran fine and shockingly, extracted fine. Of course that got fixed, but I still have that barrel here somewhere. As far as finish, 95% of what I've seen has not been refinished, but are original even though some parts are phosphated and some blued late in the war. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryKeim Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Thanks for that encouragement but I actually went with the MP-43 that Ruben has/had and that Bob reactivated. The Grease Gun will have to wait a while... of course, I’ve said that before, even quite recently. Yes, I’ve got a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Thanks for that encouragement but I actually went with the MP-43 that Ruben has/had and that Bob reactivated. The Grease Gun will have to wait a while... of course, I’ve said that before, even quite recently. Yes, I’ve got a problem.Congrats, that would have been my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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