MP 44 reproduction

[BAC]

Cool beans!

http://www.ptr91.com/ptr44.html

[tombogan03884]

 Hopefully they will offer it in 7.62 X 39 or .223 According to the local range where they used to rent an original they can't get 8 MM kurz any more and it was darned expensive when they could $1 a round 2 years ago IIRC.

[Walter45Auto]

cool!

[Pathfinder]

cool!

What he said!

8mm kurz, huh? Who'd a thunk it when we were hoarding stockpiling ammo that we would need 8mm kurz! 

But wtf - due out in a couple weeks and still no MSRP? Also, can you imagine what the mags are going to cost? ? ?   

[L.E. Keeney]

Isnt 8mm Kurz just the same thing as 8mm Mauser?

[Sponsor]

[Pathfinder]

Isnt 8mm Kurz just the same thing as 8mm Mauser?

Not positive, but I don't think so. "Kurz" is German for short, the 8mm round is a long round IIRC.

[ericire12]

Not positive, but I don't think so. "Kurz" is German for short, the 8mm round is a long round IIRC.

Not to mention that the whole idea of the MP 44 was to create an "in between" round. The MP44 was not a sub machine gun and not a rifle. Thus the assault rifle was born................Sturmgewehr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92x33mm_Kurz

[tombogan03884]

Isnt 8mm Kurz just the same thing as 8mm Mauser?

Pathfinder is correct. The StG 44 was designed for an "intermediate " cartridge, more powerful than the 9MM pistol cartridge of their submachine guns, but more controllable than the full size  7.92/8MM Rifle round.
Their answer was the 8mm Kurz  (short) cartridge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92x33mm_Kurz

[ericire12]

Pathfinder is correct. The StG 44 was designed for an "intermediate " cartridge, more powerful than the 9MM pistol cartridge of their submachine guns, but more controllable than the full size  7.92/8MM Rifle round.
Their answer was the 8mm Kurz  (short) cartridge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92x33mm_Kurz

Holy crap, Tom....... read before you post, buddy!

Not to mention that the whole idea of the MP 44 was to create an "in between" round. The MP44 was not a sub machine gun and not a rifle. Thus the assault rifle was born................Sturmgewehr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92x33mm_Kurz

[tombogan03884]

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