woah, awesome.

HOO-RAH!
You should try to make some sort of sling for it so you can do that without burning your hands on the barrel.

Yer right, I should devise a sling and a fortress magazine for holding a belt as well.

It's a spring break project, for men!
Don't go to Tijuana, build manly gun accessories instead!!

Watch The Pacific mini series. either the second to last or last episode a guy made a thing he called a bail bale? that put a handle on the barrel

How hot does that barrel shroud get??

after sustained fire, the barrel jacket can get pretty hot, enough to remove skin from you.. but I am so manly I didn't notice!
heheheheh... that's bullshit, it wasn't very hot yet as I had not put more than 30 rounds through it. Will post the video when I find a place to host it.

you're epic!

I smell like WHAT???

like the time I ran around the world!!

Ooooooooooh, yeeeeeah.... but less girlie, an' more sweaty an stuff....

Very crazy man, very...

I enjoy my psychosies, and my illnesses sing to me...

No that's the wing going by your ears making that sound...

But that is a cool picture...

Lucky bastard...got to test your 1919,Mine still sits idle, needs ammo.


Plus you brought out the cannon...you bastard...I never get to see that beast in action!!!

Yeah, I wasn't able to join you an' Shep when you were out here, last. Next time you come out, we'll drag everything out.

Little did you know, while you were shooting, you were being shot.

That would make an excellent guitar.

Also,
it'd be perfect for taking out women with.

I'd rather take women out for dinner! But any ladies that like this kinda hardware are most welcome to accompany me to fire it, just not this way, if ya don't wanna....

Also had to do it because of the file footage of the Marine on some island back in WW2 doing the same thing with a full-auto one?

Shep showed me pics of a Marine Modification on the Aircraft version of this weapon, much faster cyclic rate, and with an attached M1 Garand buttstock and a new trigger assembly. It's called a "STINGER" if I recall correctly.

Is is called the stinger, I saw that footage on TV recently.

Yeah, I heard about it, looks like a neat modification.

Yeah, it’s probably not legal around here.

You can own Federally registered Machineguns in Arizona, but I bet, since it was an AM series gun meant for an aircraft, it would be even more expensive than a normal full auto 1919, and mine is just a semi auto.

The Stinger would be a class C wepon, and the semi auto M1919 would be a class E. I think according to this info here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_po.....in_New_Zealand

I dunno NZ gunlaws, ours are screwed up enough!

LOL!!!

Hahaha, JEEZ, look at all those damn shells everywhere!

Oh, it got alot worse! All those little black things are the belt links that hold the cartridges together. The gun ejects all the spent casings and the link parts out the bottom.

" Who else wants some?!"


That's freakin' grand dude. I want to do that.

And you'd be welcome to come along!

Unfortunately, I have no way to get out there, or I would surely drag my 12 gauge out with y'all.

>string of vehement profanities against my wife<

D.O.P.R

That's why I don't have one of those......

What can it shoot per minute ? ^^
Asked from someone surrounded at work by MG3´s . XD

It is a semi auto, so it'll fire as fast as the trigger is pulled.
I love the MG3, great bit of German engineering.

You love the Mg3 or the Mg42 ? What is near to the same , some mg3 have even still Mg42 marks and changed caliber marks (for the case that some idiot tries to shoot the 7.92X57mm ammo with that , instead of the normal 7,62 x 51mm NATO ammo) . XD

The MG 34 is my favorite, but I like the MG 42 series, and all of it's modern counterparts.

Whoopie!

damn dude, i said it before and i'll say it again: awesome

This is the kinda manly stuff we gun guys do for fun... Obama doesn't like us much...
and before the drama starts, any women that wanna shoot with us are welcome, too!

Reminds me of Death Wish 3, i love that movie. :D

have you tried bump firing that thing? those damn triggers look as if it would be difficult, but im sure you could get a decent burst from it.

Hand burns?

Nope, never got the rate of fire up to where cooling was a real issue.

ah, brilliance.

semi auto or not, that qualifies as hardcore. also, nice hat.

Surprisingly, we just went out to the same range yesterday, and I wore the same hat. The 1919 did not attend. The cannon did, and we all got stunk up with black powder smoke.
The hat is a trademark of mine, I love German hats, have worn them over 25 years as I like my head covered and don't fancy ball caps. Some folks get the wrong idea, cuz the Nazis wore this type of hat (never mind that the Austrians have worn it since WW1, and the Federal Republic of Germany's army still wears them).

you know, I just noticed the tripod on the bottom left of the picture. .50 brass, steel links.....did someone bring a M2 to the party?

That's the tripod and T&E for my 1919, just a bot smaller than the Ma-duece. It is called the M-2 tripod, curiously...

I assume you can fire one of these from the hip if you're prepared for the recoil... but I'd be wary of holding the barrel. After a few rounds, wouldnt even the air-cooled jacket begin to get... um... warm?

Recoil is nearly negated by the weight of the gun. Yes, on full auto, even the barrel jacket would become too hot to handle, very quickly.
As my 1919 is semi-automatic, I'd have to put some serious lead downrange to get it to the point where I'd be wary.

Every man needs a medium or heavy machine gun. Why give the ducks a chance? They'd machine gun us if they could.

As a kid I always wanted a machine gun toy... or just a war surplus machine gun. There was such a toy, but it was never in any store I was taken to, and I only found out about it decades later, in a nostalgia book. Johnny 7 and such crap never counted...

I grew up in L.A., with Army/Navy surplus stores all over. I had a big love for any hardware I could get my hands on. It turned me into a collector who now owns a little of everything. Look at my gallery, I still love hardware.
I have always wanted a 1919 and a muzzle loading cannon. Now I have both, and I want MOOOORE!

We have Army/Navy surplus stores, but they mostly sell clothing, knapsacks, knives, compases etc. When I was a wee shaver, the windows had diving helmets and more interesting stuff, but I never got a chance to look inside to see if they had surplus P-51 Mustangs, or anything really cool. Today, the only thing you might find are beat up old post-WWII vintage helmets, usualy without the liner. Or practise rounds for the Browning .50 cal MG. Ditto, practise "pineapple" grenades. I have one of those, and it's not even remotely as nice as others I've seen. The upper part that the spoon is held down to by the pin is just plastic. But I was only able to find that much in *one* surplus store. We "Americans-Lite" up here, and don't seem to go in for that sort of thing much.

If there is a certain replacement part, or bit of inert ordnance you really fancy, let me know.
I have fallen in with a good crowd of traders and dealers and it scares me how much good stuff is out there.
Just this month, I added three new meteorites to my collection, and four tikis, a few months back, more antique tools. I know I don't need to tell you about the hazards of collecting!

There isn't really anything I'm on the look-out for. A nicer "practice" pineapple would be nice, but I can imagine the looks on people's faces when the package is opened or x-rayed at customs. Still... it's not illegal, as far as I know.

I believe that I have a spare.
Fuses sent separate from bodies and with INERT stickers all over seem to get through okay. I have bought several items of ordnance from Canada, and they have made it through the mail, I suppose incoming would be easy too.

Maybe we can work something out then. I'm sure the package will be opened, but when it's seen it's only a dummy, there should be no problem. A card in the package stating plainly that its only a practis "round" and has no explosives or detonator would likely be a good idea.

Let me know what you wanna do then. I usually get a few extra practice pieces circulating through the collection.
I can restore it to proper ww2 colors (OD green body, with a yellow stripe at fuze well)
I know I have several proper fuzes as well, those have become scarce and expensive of late.
I just recently restored a WW2 Japanese 81mm mortar shell. Shep did the nomanclature markings and it looks fantastic!

I think the pineapple is sufficient. No fuse, please! I think I can do without mortar shells too.

What would you consider a reasonable trade? I have a still fairly large number of sketches that I used to sell at cons. I'm not doing that anymore, so they're not doing me any good.

Oh, well sure! Trades rock.
The fuzes are inert as well, though best shipped seperately.
would you like restored paint?
I was not offering the mortar shell, they are super expensive now, I am just proud of it!

Sounds good to me. I don't think I need a repainting, unless its all chipped and awful. I didn't know they were painted in the first place.

Sounds good to me. I don't think I need a repainting, unless its all chipped and awful. I didn't know they were painted in the first place.

Yes, there were two major paintjobs.
The all OD green body with the yellow collar, and the all yellow body.

Green sounds good. All Fishbeck's were a sort of flat, grey-green. What's OD mean, though? "Out Doors?" I could do without the yellow collar though, preferring whatever colour the battlefield grenade would be.

I'll need an address for you to send sketches -- you can add it to a personal note.

OD = Olive Drab. And the yellow band would have been appropriate for the WW2 battelfield, though later. The early grenades could have been either that or solid yellow.

Utterly wonderful!

Thanks!
Nobody else wanted to do it, so I enjoy being me.

Always wanted one of these- firing a twin at a shotshow once

This semi or full?

fired* twin

It's just a semi, but good enuff for me!

Right on- fun stuff

I love shooting shit up! You rock! (The dead cars on the hillside behind my house are full of SKS + AK rounds.)

This is exactly why I moved to Arizona. I have friends who like the same stuff and we can own ANY type of weapon we want as long as we can pass the Fed background checks.

I love Arizona for many reasons. Mostly because it's Arizona.
Is your drivers license still good for 25 years?

If I remember correctly, it is. I will be all elderly by the time I gotta renew it.

Oh good lord I wish I had got a CRFFL years ago. Drat you, government regulation! Drat you, young...ness! >:C

you don't need either for a semi-auto 1919. Though a C&R is a great thing to have should you be a collector.

Were´s the text in my comment? O.o

Okey that aside, what ammo is the Machinegun firing, the Caliber .30-03 ammo or 7,62x51 Nato ammo?

How did I miss this comment? It fires 7.62x51.

Shades of "Doctor Strangelove." Because of this image I had to watch the old DVD again, just for the scenes where General Jack T. Ripper tears up the scenery with a similar machine gun fired off his hip.

I need to watch that again. I love Peter Sellers, and its a great flick.

Class III *Drools*

man look at all those shells

I know, right? That was one of the old wildcat ranges we used to frequent, but as loads of trash was left behind, we had to find another place to shoot. We have moved twice since then.

Rasional thought and proper language do not apply to this situation in the slightest. The only appropriate reaction to this is as follows. FUCK YEAH BUDDY!!! GET TO THE CHOPA!! *insert insane, histerical laughter here*

I live to do such things.

If I had money then I would be firing LMG's from the hip as well. But seeing as my current funds are all of about $50 I can't do much.

No burns? XD

Nope, rate of fire is low enough that I can just set it down before it begins to cook my fleshmeats.

They're so fun I'd forget to let go.

Gotta watch what yer doing around shooting utensils.....

Yeah. One guy st a similar type of shoot almost blew his buddy's arm off because he was being a dipshit and not paying attention to what he was doing.

Too right. Guns are heaps of fun, but like all things dangerous, must be handled with the respect and intelligence due their natures.

easy there John Basilone

I do not understand the reference!

look up the part abought Guadalcanal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basilone

That's one way to get people of your lawn lol

little more convincing than a shotgun.

Plus you can shoot people that are far away! XD

Always a bonus!

Yup!

Can you build one of those into an A6 model?

Sure, conversion from the A4 and the A6 is merely the addition of a carry handle, butt stock, flash hider and a bipod. I don't like the butt stock, and I have an anti-aircraft set up for it, but I may buy the A6 kit as it adds value to my set-up.

Wow, kickass man! XD

That's the kind of crap I do for fun.....

One day, I say. :3 Very nice.

Who do you think you are, John Basilone? You bastard, I hate you and your awesome machine gun that I will never own, because it's a gaudy pointless extravagance and I would never want one.

A M1919 is nice, but i prefer a Minigun. Doesn't sound nice as a normal MG but have a lil bit more Firepower.
DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA

Either way, wear gloves not that you burn yourself!

There are a couple of privately owned minguns in Phoenix, as is Dillion AERO who makes them. Impressive to watch work. You gotta be rich to feed them.

Local machine gun shoot lets ya do that full auto with exploding targets if you can afford the price tag x.x
Neighbor has a semi auto and love setting out few dozen/hundred targets and throwing a few thousand rounds down range, sadly is getting very spendy to do any more :(

Nice to know there's other normal folks out there ^_^

Unfortunately, the 1919a4 is a semi-auto... But I own a pair of submachineguns, so I can blaze away when I need to.

Yeah, no hoplophobe, I. Cold dead hands, brother....

COOLNESS!!

I enjoy goofing off.....

Who wouldn't.

Woah. :D

Alright arnie calm down

Lol nah I Iove it.

I see cannon there!