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Must have been pretty close fighting since he has his bayonet mounted
The story is...in the jungle they could only see 30 yds so yes, it would be. Elephant grass and such...Quote:
Originally Posted by jond41403
Other guy has drum mag on Thompson.
The early Rusco Thompson drum pouch for the 50 rd drum. Rusco also manufactured a drum pouch for the Thompson 100 rd drum back in 1920's.Attachment 138515Attachment 138516
That went south because of the noise they make. They rattle very audibly during trying times. I had one for years and remember it well. I'd have never carried it in action. Plus they added weight at a point you didn't need more, if they were damaged you lost the whole 50 rd capacity. 20s or 30s meant you'd only lose the one. They weren't hard to load but the took a second when you had to go head down to do it. They had a few detractions...Quote:
Originally Posted by RAM1ALASKA
You can certainly tell BAR is trained in critical thinking. Something that would not have dawned on me but something as little as a tiny dent in a drum would absolutely kill it dead making the 50 rounds in it useless in the moment. By cutting that down to 20 and 30 round magazines, it's the safer alternative, losing less ammo in the fight if a dent occurs on a magazine. Things like that, people like me just don't think of haha. But it makes total and perfect sense
We had guys that wanted to tape mags together, swearing it saved on mag change time. Two problems, the open end of the second mag gathered dirt and then you inserted it into the action...and if you lost that super heavy double or triple mag, you lost lots. Just use the singles the way you were taught.Quote:
Originally Posted by jond41403
I had a '28 Thompson for some years as well, I learned firsthand of the rattle and weight. On ranges it was fine, for gangsters and such. In stealth it would be a noisemaker.
That is absolutely beautiful!
During the Vietnam war SPEC-OPS guys liked to carry cut down RPD's, which used a drum. They would cut a piece of linoleum to insert in the back of the drum which significantly cut down the "rattle factor" and were quite happy with the results. The same could be done with Thompson drums however as mentioned the weight was a factor and the sticks were preferred by those who did carry Thompson's. Personally I think the Thompson a superb jungle warfare weapon. Weight aside.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
The Russians really like their PPSH41 with 71 rd drums. manufactured almost 5 million of them by 1945. Years ago, I saw a North Korean copy of the PPSH41 and dated 1952. The PPSH41 drum
is strong and appears to have been well liked by the Soviets. German WW2 captured examples were converted to 9x19mm with MP40 magazines, but many were not altered, just used as they were
found/captured.
The biggest issue with the PPsH 41 drums were they generally had to be hand fitted, to much variation between manufacturers. However if you have four or five fitted to your weapon you will be a happy camper. I've wanted one for decades and regret not buying one when they were only a couple thousand. Try to afford one now. The PPsH has powerful juju for close range work.
I loved handling it. Found the story about them climbing out of control was just that...a story.Quote:
Originally Posted by eb in oregon
Sure, that would work a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by eb in oregon
Yes, and I had one of those here for a while too. Not nearly as long as the '28 though, they aren't even close in class. Yes, they worked. They would have enough around to just toss them if anything went south, like a drum. Guy I sold it too didn't know it had a semi feature so the first time he put a full drum on it and touched off...went through most of it in the first pressure. They're sure fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCS
That .30 cal AP bullet...running about 1200FPS. Very noisy cartridge too. Very potent, go right through your second chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by eb in oregon
Also the Soviet 7,62x25 is loaded to a higher velocity than the German 7,63x25 cartridge and should not be used in the Mauser model 96 models as a steady diet will
damage the Mauser 96 over time.
True that.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCS