timkel Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Interesting original film of torture testing the Owen with the MP40 and Sten.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BnSk8m6dtQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG08 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Interesting footage - Mp-40 looks like an early one, as does the OWEN.. Operator does not look terribly familiar with them, and under a fair amount of stress, ( folks watching) as he seems a bit "hamfisted" in handling and mag changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted March 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 I was surprised to see the MP40 and Sten do so poorly in the tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Thanks for posting the video,,, I noticed the first shooter, and one of the last shooters had in ear plugs. That's not something I've seen in other photos/videos of the era. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Thanks for posting the video,,, I noticed the first shooter, and one of the last shooters had in ear plugs. That's not something I've seen in other photos/videos of the era. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.comI was wondering if the earplugs were worn for protection from the sound or sand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) I do think the tests are a little biased towards the Owen, the STEN and MP40 are better than that. I suspect Ammo may have had a hand in the results and boy did he have trouble changing mags on the Owen. Edited March 6, 2015 by m3bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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