Thread: Sturmgewehr 44

You've got WAY too much time on your hands.

Originally Posted by sniperdude411

You've got WAY too much time on your hands.

I do? How so?

Originally Posted by TopHatter

Come now Praxus, let's not forget the age of the UZI. Also let's not forget that it fulfilled it's designed purpose exactly. It also provided the State of Israel with a domestically designed and produced small-arm. It was also a great export success.
As for it's inaccuracy, well the UZI was and is better than no weapon at all due to politics

The UZI is not an indegenious weapon, but was copied from the 9mm Samopal VZ.48.
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg46-e.htm
In the under mentioned the nomenclature of the VZ.48 is erronously given as VZ.23/25. The correction is given in the above link.
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg17-e.htm

Originally Posted by TopHatter

I do? How so?

Well, I memorize weapons' (especially guns) names, while you just watch the shows, and memorize who talks on those shows. Also, I never wathc more than 2 hours of tv a day. Most of the time I never watch tv. I go around browsing gun websites all day, check blogs, news, etc.

Originally Posted by sniperdude411

Well, I memorize weapons' (especially guns) names, while you just watch the shows, and memorize who talks on those shows. Also, I never wathc more than 2 hours of tv a day. Most of the time I never watch tv. I go around browsing gun websites all day, check blogs, news, etc.

Not sure when you'll see this, but here goes...
Hm, well I too don't watch much TV in a given day. I grew up without a TV in the house until I was in Junior High. Even today, my nose is usually buried in a book or on the Web (like yourself) checking out various military and defense sites.
However, I happen to be blessed or cursed with a "videocamera" memory. I can recall conversations from 25 years ago like I'm watching them on TV. And, things that I find particularly of interest, or in the case very funny, I am even more apt to remember.
Besides, whether watching TV and remembering things, or going on the web and remembering them, what difference does it really make? Apparently you have just as much time on your hands as I do.

Originally Posted by lemontree

The UZI is not an indegenious weapon, but was copied from the 9mm Samopal VZ.48.
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg46-e.htm
In the under mentioned the nomenclature of the VZ.48 is erronously given as VZ.23/25. The correction is given in the above link.
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg17-e.htm

Thanks for the history on that one lemontree, I wasnt aware of that

Originally Posted by Ironduke

Does anybody here have experience with this rifle or know anybody who does?

If so, how does it compare to the AK-47, and other assault rifles?

I used to own a live fire Class 3 MP44 and can understand why Mr Kalashnikov would cringe at the mention that his AK series was a direct copy of the German MP43/Stg44 series of rifles.

Aside from their similar outward appearances, they have nothing else in common. Internally the MP44 is very different than the AK. Nothihg looks even remotely similar to AK internals. The AK uses a rotating bolt for bolt/barrel lock-up while the MP44 uses a tilting bolt that drops into a recess in the receiver.
The MP44 is alot more sophisticated and more expensive to build than the AK. The AK will field strip alot easier than the MP44.
Firing each type is about the same when using surplus military type ammo. Due to the scarcity of surplus ammo I was forced to make my own 7.92x33 kurz ammo and found that on full auto the gun was more easily controllable than with surplus ammo. The surplus ammo would make the muzzle climb away after about the 3-4th round leaves the barrel. I havent had the oportunity to fire a F/A AK and so my shooting experience with those is limited to semi auto versions.
The mag release on the MP44 is a simple one-handed affair making changing mags a much quicker experience.

Thanks for the info intruder. I had read/seen basically what you had mention (though without your juicy details ) somewhere before, but since I am not even close to being a firearms expert, I didn't want to prognosticate on things I know very little about.

Originally Posted by TopHatter

Not sure when you'll see this, but here goes...
Hm, well I too don't watch much TV in a given day. I grew up without a TV in the house until I was in Junior High. Even today, my nose is usually buried in a book or on the Web (like yourself) checking out various military and defense sites.
However, I happen to be blessed or cursed with a "videocamera" memory. I can recall conversations from 25 years ago like I'm watching them on TV. And, things that I find particularly of interest, or in the case very funny, I am even more apt to remember.
Besides, whether watching TV and remembering things, or going on the web and remembering them, what difference does it really make? Apparently you have just as much time on your hands as I do.

I have quite similar type of memory. During school, if you were the onoly one that didn't need to study before tests, then your are difinitely blessed.