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- From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
- Subject: Re: Uzi SMG: Desert Performance
- Message-ID: <Bxo1D8.6KB@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Sender: military@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Sci.Military Login)
- Organization: Indiana University
- References: <Bx5Cn5.ILn@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:46:20 GMT
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- From ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
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- In article <Bx5Cn5.ILn@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> "Edward J. Rudnicki" (FSAC-SID) <erudnick@pica.army.mil> writes:
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- |Iskandar Taib writes:
- |#Actually I was thinking more in terms of the rare MP44, which fired the
- |#equally rare 7.92mm Kurz round. While the FG42 was a true selective fire
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- |Rare???!!!
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- |The MP43/MP44/StG44 series of 7.9mm assault rifles were made in rather
- |large numbers. Following the war they were used for a long time by East
- |German second-line forces and were given to various revolutionary
- |movements as well.
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- |Ammunition was produced in East Germany at least until 1961. Semi-
- |unlimited quantities are available in the US civilian surplus market
- |for about $0.25 a round.
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- Wow! No kidding? Perhaps its the BATF regs that have made it
- rare.. while Arisakas, Mausers, FN FALs, SKS and the like are
- readily available, I've only seen one MP-44. The owner uses
- it at outdoor exhibitions, along with other props - uniforms,
- bandoliers, grenades...
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- He only fires blanks in it - its so rare, he says, he'll never
- stress it with live ammo. He loads his own, forming the cases
- out of .308 using a set of RCBS forming dies.
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- I've heard it was the inspiration behind Tv. Kalashnikov's fa-
- mous invention.
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