Author Topic: I live fired my Nagant, and got to live fire an MP40 (Read 647 times)

Hawklore · « **on:** December 06, 2004, 09:42:40 AM »

I got to live fire my Nagant yesterday, two rounds, at the WWII Reenactment I was at.. Standard Russian/Soviet Training for soldiers during WWII were two rounds to familiarize them with the rifle..

We shot at bowling pins 25 yards away.. Or 50...

Out of two shots, one standing, one prone. I hit the bowling pin once, standing, and missed prone..

I then got to shoot an Mp40, for free, I got to load the mag into the gun, I shot two round bursts at about 5 bowling pins knocked four of them down..

That was fun..

Hell I'm not that accurate, but it was my first time shooting over the .22 caliber...

PS: The MP40 was full auto.

Makarov9 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 06, 2004, 09:48:22 AM »

I really enjoy shooting my MN 91/30. Mine was made in 1943 so I also enjoy the historical aspect of it...and the ammo is cheap.

Would love to fire an MP40. Lucky sob.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #2 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:24:50 AM »

I got to fire a few clips though an MP40 a few years ago and I didnt like the gun too much. But honestly I must mention that something got in my eye even with shooting glasses on just before I shot so I couldnt aim too well beyond just making sure the rounds went safely down range so I'm sure that uncomfortable inconveniance influenced me.

I also fired some Mp5s, which was very cool.

However I found the Tommy gun to be my favorite. I only regret there were no drum mags I could shoot.

Hawklore · « **Reply #3 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:33:10 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
I got to fire a few clips though an MP40 a few years ago and I didnt like the gun too much. But honestly I must mention that something got in my eye even with shooting glasses on just before I shot so I couldnt aim too well beyond just making sure the rounds went safely down range so I'm sure that uncomfortable inconveniance influenced me.

I also fired some Mp5s, which was very cool.

However I found the Tommy gun to be my favorite. I only regret there were no drum mags I could shoot.

I fired without hearing or eye protection, the MP40, I had hearing protection for nagant, cause someone was firing next to me.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #4 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:35:17 AM »

Indoor range so I definitely wanted hearing and eye protection.

RATTTATTAAAAAAA

fun stuff

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:55:03 AM »

Take it from me, do not shoot without ear protection if you value your hearing.

I have perminant ringing in both ears from shooting with no ear protection.

Other then that it sounds like a blast.

lazs2 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 06, 2004, 02:35:11 PM »

second that... my ears ring 24/7.

lazs

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 06, 2004, 02:39:31 PM »

Which model nagant? 91/38's are really fun!

Hawklore · « **Reply #8 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:06:40 PM »

91/30

medicboy · « **Reply #9 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:37:52 PM »

I got to shoot a "Tomy" gun a few years ago, on full auto and on semi. It was actualy quite accurate out to 100 yards or so on semi auto. It had the 80 round drum and drew more than a few looks from the other people at the range.

Jester · « **Reply #10 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:54:24 PM »

I like my Mauser K98K - shoots pretty good though it weighs a ton when I had to carry it around back in my old reenacting days.

Every now and then will take it deer hunting just for a lark. At 8mm, if you hit anything it is dead.

LLv34 Jarsci · « **Reply #11 on:** December 06, 2004, 04:03:55 PM »

When I was at service we were having a live fire excercise which lasted for a week. We shot LAW training rounds etc, but most memorable thing was shooting Suomi-MP.

Its better than the russian counterpart, dunno its name, but you will recognize it if you have played CoD, its the gun with round 71 ammo magazine

First we shot 25 shots prone from 100m.. quite accurate , even with 3 shot burst (full auto whole time)

But the fun part was to shoot standing from 50m, full clips....tatatatatatata

The target was really ripping apart when keeping firing!! And the most amazing part was that I was able to keep continous fire with accuracy , so the bullets were hitting the target, not going upstairs into the sky like with new 7.62mm caliber assault rifles.

Would like to have that kind of gun with me when in close combat in trenches.

Also to be noted: all ammo was from 1944, all were tracer rounds. We shot 5000 of them and not a single one of them worked properly --> no tracers visible. Go figure..

United · « **Reply #12 on:** December 06, 2004, 04:06:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Jester
I like my Mauser K98K - shoots pretty good though it weighs a ton when I had to carry it around back in my old reenacting days.

Every now and then will take it deer hunting just for a lark. At 8mm, if you hit anything it is dead.

Hehe, I use a 7mm every once in a while, so I can only imagine what an 8mm would do to a deer!

rpm · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2004, 04:45:57 PM »

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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Take it from me, do not shoot without ear protection if you value your hearing.

I have perminant ringing in both ears from shooting with no ear protection.

Ditto. I've had tinitus for years. Part guns, part work, lotta rock n roll.

I was talking to someone earlier about some really cool noise cancelling headphones. You hear speach fine, but they cancell out the loud noises. Uber cool.

brendo · « **Reply #14 on:** December 06, 2004, 04:48:19 PM »

Jarsci, Im interested in the old ammo.

Where did they find 5000 WWII rounds.... was old ammo so common at the time?

Is old WWII ammo still commonly found today? Why is it still around after so many years....does it sit forgotton by the truck load or something?