MG 42 shooting

Eugen · 09-04-2016, 10:17 PM

On Saturday, I got to watch two reenactors demo and shoot an MG 42.

Yes, that was fun to watch and hear and yes they shot blanks. It jammed on them once. So cool to hear that gun sing.

I also watched one being fired from the personnel carrier.

Their was also one in a bunker.

rolandtg · 09-05-2016, 12:02 AM

Very cool! Great pictures!

10 or 12 years ago I out at a local range. Me and a friend were over on the pistol range and we hear this long braaaaaaaaap from the rifle range.
This range was really informal and allowed full-auto stuff if you slipped the owner a few extra dollars...
My buddy says "That's an MG42!" and I was like "No way!".
But it was...

There was a gentleman on the rifle range with the same set up as pictured above running though belts of live ammo.
We went over to watch and talk to him. He had the whole rig, crate, extra barrel, belt loader, etc.
He said it was a Swiss gun chambered for .308 NATO. (Told us it cost about $30K...)
His two teen-age sons were using the belt loader and they were all taking turns on the gun.
Anyway, if was a lot of fun to watch him blow through what must have been at least $500 worth of pre-Obama priced ammo!

tomaustin · 09-05-2016, 08:37 PM

If you want some serious full-auto, google bigsandyshoot and join in the fun...we do this twice a year in march and october...about 500 shooters and 500 lookers.....great fun, shooting, fellowship ..........

Bill_in_VA · 09-05-2016, 09:51 PM

A couple of me on an MG42 a few years back. Sadly, the gun's been sold. I have a short video of it too, if I can find it...

09-04-2016, 10:17 PM	#1
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 793 Thanks: 400 Thanked 634 Times in 336 Posts	MG 42 shooting On Saturday, I got to watch two reenactors demo and shoot an MG 42. Yes, that was fun to watch and hear and yes they shot blanks. It jammed on them once. So cool to hear that gun sing. I also watched one being fired from the personnel carrier. Their was also one in a bunker. Attached Thumbnails __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain Last edited by Eugen; 09-05-2016 at 07:00 AM.

09-05-2016, 08:37 PM	#3
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	BIG SANDY SHOOT Oct 21,22,23 in AZ.... If you want some serious full-auto, google bigsandyshoot and join in the fun...we do this twice a year in march and october...about 500 shooters and 500 lookers.....great fun, shooting, fellowship ..........

09-05-2016, 09:51 PM	#4
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 387 Thanks: 801 Thanked 578 Times in 208 Posts	A couple of me on an MG42 a few years back. Sadly, the gun's been sold. I have a short video of it too, if I can find it... Attached Thumbnails __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

09-05-2016, 12:02 AM	#2
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 479 Thanks: 388 Thanked 265 Times in 114 Posts	Very cool! Great pictures! 10 or 12 years ago I out at a local range. Me and a friend were over on the pistol range and we hear this long braaaaaaaaap from the rifle range. This range was really informal and allowed full-auto stuff if you slipped the owner a few extra dollars... My buddy says "That's an MG42!" and I was like "No way!". But it was... There was a gentleman on the rifle range with the same set up as pictured above running though belts of live ammo. We went over to watch and talk to him. He had the whole rig, crate, extra barrel, belt loader, etc. He said it was a Swiss gun chambered for .308 NATO. (Told us it cost about $30K...) His two teen-age sons were using the belt loader and they were all taking turns on the gun. Anyway, if was a lot of fun to watch him blow through what must have been at least $500 worth of pre-Obama priced ammo!