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Check Out North Korea’s Light Machine Gun: ‘Light,’ my ass;the Type 73 is heavy and complicated
War is Boring ^ | September 28, 2016 | Matthew Moss

Posted on 09/28/2016 7:40:24 AM PDT by C19fan

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North Korea going ole school using the 7.62X54R. That is a full power rifle cartridge used in the Mosin–Nagant.
1 posted on 09/28/2016 7:40:24 AM PDT by C19fan
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Watch for them to try it out with the next execution.


2 posted on 09/28/2016 7:43:31 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger)
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Fat boy will put these to use in his next internal purge.


3 posted on 09/28/2016 7:44:03 AM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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Looks like a WW II Imperial Army MG.


4 posted on 09/28/2016 7:48:01 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Hillary 2016? BAD CHOICE! Deplorable are We? Wait til Nov 8th!)
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I guess there is no cncern with accuracy, the 30 round magazine is in your field of view. It says you spray and pray the first 30 rounds, go prone and switch to belt feed. It weights like 30 pounds, who is carrying ammo belts?


5 posted on 09/28/2016 7:51:42 AM PDT by PJammers (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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heavy and complicated was the downfall of the german Tiger tank in WWII.....just sayin’.


6 posted on 09/28/2016 7:52:41 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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Didn’t the Russians have something like this in WWII? I just remember the top-feed.


7 posted on 09/28/2016 8:02:25 AM PDT by wbill
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...heavy and complicated...

I knew a girl who was the same way.
8 posted on 09/28/2016 8:03:21 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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Russia had one that looked like the Lewis without the jacket, a huge magazine that looked like it came from MGM studios.


9 posted on 09/28/2016 8:04:43 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Hillary 2016? BAD CHOICE! Deplorable are We? Wait til Nov 8th!)
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Yup. Greatest tank in the war.

When it worked. And, could be used. And had gas. And spare parts.

Meanwhile, Shermans and T-34s scurried all around Europe like cockroaches on a tenement floor. They had their problems, too, but they (mostly) worked when needed.

10 posted on 09/28/2016 8:05:20 AM PDT by wbill
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Yeah, I vaguely remember reading about it. Didn't work all that well, as I recall. Russians had heavier ones that were better.

The 7.62x54 round will hit pretty hard.

11 posted on 09/28/2016 8:07:56 AM PDT by wbill
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Looks like Kim has gone all Steampunk there.


12 posted on 09/28/2016 8:09:46 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building)
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Water jackets do freeze after all.


13 posted on 09/28/2016 8:19:59 AM PDT by Tallguy
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Sort of odd the Norks would use the 7.64*54R for the “light” machine gun since their standard infantry weapon is a variant of the AK-47 using the 7.62*39. Usually most armies field a squad assault weapon using the same caliber as the infantry assault rifles to simplify logistics.


14 posted on 09/28/2016 8:20:34 AM PDT by C19fan
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Prototype version


15 posted on 09/28/2016 8:20:53 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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I just happened to get out and shoot my Mosin–Nagant 91/30 about a month ago.

It reminded me why I don’t shoot it more often.

It went back into the safe along with 500 rounds for SHTF.


16 posted on 09/28/2016 8:34:53 AM PDT by freedomlover
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My dad ran over thousands of these on his way to the Yalu river in his M-48.


17 posted on 09/28/2016 8:34:53 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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The real beauty of 7.62x54R has been the availability of massive quantities of super cheap surplus sealed spam cans full of it. A few years ago most of them were from the 1980s. A can with 440 cartridges was typically around $80 or less. I just checked at all the places we used to buy them and those deals seem to be long gone.

We have got quite a bit of boxer primed brass in 7.62x54R that I under-charge or use Red Dot powder in. They last a long time when used that way and we can shoot unjacketed heat treated cast bullets that I make myself. Momma and the kids like them because they kick less because of the reduced velocities.


18 posted on 09/28/2016 8:45:39 AM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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When I put a half dozen rounds through my buddies I realized why so many Russians surrendered early in the war (ARF!)

He, being a total gadget and tool geek, cut the butt stock of one in half and countersank each side so it could receive a dual spring/piston adjustable recoil absorber he designed which vastly mitigated that field gun recoil it’s so lovingly known for...


19 posted on 09/28/2016 8:59:28 AM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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NK Type 73 Light.Machinegun photo 0-PF6UcaqAVKa3Ggzn-1_zps0lp5cox0.jpg

If the stamped serial number, with the accompanying dent, is any indication of their workmanship, I'd say the gunners are going to spend most of their time dealing with jams and failure-to-feed issues.

20 posted on 09/28/2016 9:00:07 AM PDT by Tallguy
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