The weight of the Thompson was likely another big factor in the creation of the M1 Carbine: if they just wanted to give the rear echelon troops...
The Ingram, M10, and MAC-10 are the exact same thing. The official designation was the M10 and it was designed by Gordon Ingram, but it was made...
If it was large enough, yes. But anything but the biggest World War II pieces or an artillery strike likely wouldn't cause a fatal or even...
ALL machine gunners are trained to fire in bursts rather than just holding down the trigger. The biggest problem with a machine gun isn't ammo...
Except that you probably wouldn't be doing that, because machine guns aren't normal rifles. The whole point of a machine gun is to keep the...
From what I've read, the M3 (for those who don't know, an M2 fitted with an early infrared scope) was in use in the Pacific theatre. Apparently...
Yeah, that's likely a MAC-10. I don't know if the civilian semi-auto copies are threaded for the Sionics suppressor.
If the "safety" were to slip off the receiver and move forward, it would just put the bolt back into the ready-to-fire position. The gun won't go...
One issue with the FG-42 was also the magazine, since you're hanging a big, heavy block of metal (that decreases in weight as you fire the gun)...
A Mosin-Nagant is actually plenty accurate up to 1000 yards or more, at least for plinking steel. You just won't hit anything at that range with...
ANY gun can overheat, simply because of the hot gases and especially the friction of the projectile as it flies down the barrel. Machine guns are...
The M2 came out in early 1945, and did indeed see service. The M3 (which is an M2 with an infrared scope) is credited with quite a few kills on...
As people have said, the M1/M2 Carbine isn't really an assault rifle. The .30 Carbine round is like an overgrown pistol round, more comparable to...
The big reason pocket pistols remain in small calibers like .380 ACP is because the shorter you get, the harder it is to handle and the more power...
This is indeed true. Millions were made for cheap and in a very fast time period, but the top brass found at and had a reaction along the lines of...
All right! I made this account ages ago, but only just got it activated last night. So here I am! Let's go through the questions: 1. Your Name:...
Not surprising at all if you know a bit about ballistics. A firearm relies on the tight confines of the barrel to ensure that the pressure all...
There's an espionage museum in Times Square (I think run by the Discovery Channel and in the same complex as the Harry Potter museum) that...
