| Tango01 | 01 Feb 2017 3:44 p.m. PST |
…Resistance In Europe And SEALs In Vietnam. "During World War II, at the behest of the U.S. Army, Bell Laboratories tested sound suppressors for various firearms. The best known of the company's designs was a specialized submachine gun that went on to serve U.S. special operators through three wars. Task & Purpose got a chance to inspect one of them, a modified .45 caliber M3 "Grease Gun" during a behind-the-scenes tour at the Naval Heritage and History Command in Washington, D.C. Though it might look crude, the design proved rugged and reliable in combat for more than two decades. In 1942, the Army got the first standard M3s. Engineers crafted the weapon as a replacement for the iconic, but also expensive and heavy, M1 Thompson. At the time, the service paid a mere $20 USD for each of the eight-pound guns…"
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link "…There are no public reports about their use in combat…" Let me say that in the Malvinas / Falkland conflict I saw many of them and of course they went into combat … they were very bad … we called it "La batata" ("The sweet potato") and those who had them … were taken for dead….
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Armand
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| saltflats1929 | 01 Feb 2017 5:35 p.m. PST |
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| jdginaz | 01 Feb 2017 9:21 p.m. PST |
" … they were very bad … " In what way? |
| tulsatime | 01 Feb 2017 11:13 p.m. PST |
I would like to also ask about in what ways were they bad. I am interested in your comments because you have seen them in action. I hope you do not mind my asking. |
| Major Mike | 02 Feb 2017 7:44 a.m. PST |
There can be feed issues from the magazine. At a man sized target at 25m, if you fire 3 or more rounds and you aim at the hip on the left side the first round will hit the hip, the second the chest and the 3rd might hit the shoulder on the right side. Range limitations. On the plus side, it fires slow enough the quick short pulls on the trigger can get you single shots. |
| Tango01 | 02 Feb 2017 11:03 a.m. PST |
It got stuck all the time … it overheated if it was used in long bursts … it did not have the slightest precision of shot … a real crap … nobody want them… In the movie "Los Chicos de la Guerra" there is an scene about them… Not recomended….
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Armand
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| Wackmole9 | 02 Feb 2017 11:12 a.m. PST |
I know in the Korean War they would freeze up easily. |
| Tango01 | 02 Feb 2017 10:04 p.m. PST |
Some guys prefer an Old Mauser (same of WW2)…
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Armand
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| David Hinkley | 03 Feb 2017 12:08 a.m. PST |
I got the chance to put a couple of magazines through a M3A1 in the mid 70s.. It was accurate enough, after the first burst, all rounds on an E Type silhouette at 25 meters, using the stock and sights. No feed or other reliability problems, but it was range fire with a properly maintained weapon. I liked it, but then I also like the M-14 and M-60. |
| Tango01 | 03 Feb 2017 12:15 p.m. PST |
Probe it in an wild enviroment… without possibility of even clean it… and then said to me… (smile)
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Armand
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Gunfreak  | 04 Feb 2017 10:56 a.m. PST |
What can you expect from a weapon designed to be a cheap alternative to the Thompson. You get what you pay for. |
| Tango01 | 04 Feb 2017 11:28 a.m. PST |
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