The Assault Rifle that started the trend, Sturmgewehr 44.

[bigwheelzip]

As nice as it would be to acquire historic originals, it's heartening to see reproductions of important classics.

https://www.hmgunworks.com/product/hmg-sturmgewehr-standard-length-223/

 

[Tim Tom]

Just placed an order right before shotshow in x39. Looks promising and from what I read, x39 will simulate the recoil impulse of the original given the new interpretation.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Just placed an order right before shotshow in x39. Looks promising and from what I read, x39 will simulate the recoil impulse of the original given the new interpretation.

Man, your really on the ball. I bet you'll be the only one at the range shooting one of these babies.

Let us know how it goes.

 

[Engine49guy]

When the 22 LR version came out kept saying why no full size version in 7.62x39 Russian ?

 

[Valmet]

They look slick, I'm hoping these are actually "out" sometime this year as I know that these projects can have a way of getting bogged down (Galil ACE)...

 

[Tim Tom]

Man, your really on the ball. I bet you'll be the only one at the range shooting one of these babies.

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks! I've been following the project for a while ever since I saw an article on Forgotten Weapons and always on the look out for the strange.

 

[mauser9]

Truly awesome looking weapon. Figures they won't ship to the anti states.

 

[4506517]

InRange TV (one of the guys from Forgotten Weapons) just posted a video on YouTube of the actual rifle.

He did a quick field strip of it.

Looked very slick.

 

[BigBill]

I wish someone offered a kit to convert the sks to clone the strumgewher in 8mm kurz

 

[lowriderfxr]

I saw an article about a gun buy back in a not so gun friendly city. Someone brought in a nice functioning STG44. Two policemen said they did not have the heart to cut up that valuable and historic of an example. They were considering facilitating a sale and splitting the proceeds with the original owner or possibly donating it to a museum. It was nice to hear that they spared it from the band saw.

 

[petepeterson]

As a die-hard "retro" gun lover, that may be just the ticket to "modernize" my collection. Old-school, but does the same thing as an AK. It would look good next to the Mini-14 Ranch, which serves as my "retro AR."

 

[BigBill]

The AR does nothing for me, never wanted one, nor the 223 round.
Waited about 25 years to get a AK, the brand new Russian Ihzmash Saiga
In 223 for $259. Cheap affordable rifle. I just can't bring myself to buy the high dollar stuff.
I waited too long to get a mini 14, I don't think we can own them here now. I can own them just no folding stocks.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

In a moment of weakness I bought the .22lr STG-44, although I was offered a heck of a deal on it. Was sitting around wishing someone would bring out a 7.62X39 version, guess I gotta start saving some bucks for one! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Kronos]

I'd say the closest to the original but with easy to find ammo would be 300BO,now considering last I looked these were 12lb rifles I dunno about carrying one around.

 

[LVSteve]

I'd say the closest to the original but with easy to find ammo would be 300BO,now considering last I looked these were 12lb rifles I dunno about carrying one around.

I'm thinking nearer 11 lb. YMMV.

What does a milled AK weight these days? For sure, a simple sporter AR weighs much less, but can you get them like that in 300BO?

 

[Arik]

No thanks. Not happy with the fact that they swapped the mag release to the wrong side just to make sure it's "not easy" to reload

 

[Kronos]

I'm thinking nearer 11 lb. YMMV.

What does a milled AK weight these days? For sure, a simple sporter AR weighs much less, but can you get them like that in 300BO?

A milled AK with a full mag shouldn't be more then about eight and half pounds,if it's got a wood stock I'd say nine.

I had one it wasn't a handful at all,had a Suomi Fin subgun replica and that was all of ten pounds unloaded and it FELT that heavy cram a loaded all steel mag with 32 9mm's and it was a little beast.

The HK 91's are like that,list at nine unloaded but feel like eight in the hands.

 

[Derosa]

If there is anyone that doubts the impact of these classic weapons, et. al. 1911/Luger/Garand/Thompson/Sturmgewehr 44/Mosin, on the world today, I will remind them to recall & read the history books of WWI & WWII and more and how the world was divided and ruled by the men & women that used these weapons. To not value the impact is to be ignorant of sacrifice.

Just my two ...