SHOOTING THE GREASE GUN

[AJ]

That is the darnedest thing I've ever seen. Without the pictures I wouldn't have believed it.

Several firearms had 90 degrees barrels, but they all had pretty much the same problem. They tended to wear a hole in the barrel where the bend was at.

 

[Teddydog]

In 1990, I was briefly associated with the "Assault and Barrier" Platoon for a Combat Engineer Company in CA Army National Guard. We had CEVs and AVLBs, plus some wheeled vehicles. As an "armored" unit, the only individual small arms we had were 1911/1911A1 pistols and M3/M3A1 SMGs, plus ONE M16 (that was assigned to the platoon leader's driver). I was not with the unit long enough to get to shoot any of them, but we did clean them all one drill.

Rob

 

[Drm50]

If you get a Thompson nobody has cowboyed since WW2 they can be surprisingly accurate. The military versions are hard to get off single shots but stlll fairly accurate. You get ahold of earlier models with good barrel and single fire select+ the good sights and its a accurate little package, draw back is weight. I was never bothered by climb and you won't be if you fire controlled bursts. Every one who picks one up wants to put the pedal to the metal and empty mag.
We were often at the end of the trail. Officers would come out in day time.
Get pics taken with belts draped over them holding Thompson, M3 or BAR.
What ever we had that wasn't general issue is what they wanted. They would empty a few mags and when the Sun started down they flew out. Not wanting any part of boonies after dark.

 

[JFthunder]

Read a lot, don't post a lot. Many here more knowledgeable/experienced than I. This post really has grabbed me though. Always wanted a chance to shoot an M3…ALWAYS…. During WW2 my mom was reassigned from accounting to Secretary for the Plant Manager at Guide Lamp. Among other duties, she prepared all of the "special" shipping documents including those for "Flare Projectors" and "Agricultural Parts". The projectors were Liberator pistols, the ag parts were M3s. Growing up in Anderson, we had one shop the "Gun Barn" that had military equipment stacked and hung from the rafters everywhere. Dozens of smgs from all combatants of WWI and WW2.(pre 1968) I wanted an M3 so bad….Nope my Dad wouldn't even consider it. If I'd been smart enough to plead for 03A3…. Needless to say my envy factor for some of you is through the roof right now. Thanks for the stories!

 

[Eddie Southgate]

I'll take a Swede K given the choice of all the sub's I have shot over the years . Thompsons are fun as are the M3's but they both weigh a ton with a good load of ammo.

 

[DR505]

If you get a Thompson nobody has cowboyed since WW2 they can be surprisingly accurate. The military versions are hard to get off single shots but stlll fairly accurate. You get ahold of earlier models with good barrel and single fire select+ the good sights and its a accurate little package, draw back is weight. I was never bothered by climb and you won't be if you fire controlled bursts. Every one who picks one up wants to put the pedal to the metal and empty mag.
We were often at the end of the trail. Officers would come out in day time.
Get pics taken with belts draped over them holding Thompson, M3 or BAR.
What ever we had that wasn't general issue is what they wanted. They would empty a few mags and when the Sun started down they flew out. Not wanting any part of boonies after dark.

I got to use a very clean M1A1 variant. Here is a quick video of me shooting a controlled burst of 28 rounds:

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