My dad used 1 of these in the army & liked it. M3 was 1 of Delta Force's 1st weapons Col Beckwith got a good deal on them from the CIA. Filipino marines/navy still use the M3 supposedly the filipinos can overhaul & modify 40 M3 SMGs for what it would cost them to put a single Heckler & Koch UMP into service. Some people prefer a lower rate of fire. My thoughts are if a weapon was crap it would not be around so long e.g. M3, Browning M2, AK47, Colt 1911.
my dad had one of these and a m60vn in the army and the m3 he said was extemely inaccurate but cheap and more reliable in jamming, taking apart, and figuring out ways
@timrocket007 Not true mate. The grease gun cost about $50 and the tommy gun cost about $400 in its late war version. The British army rejected the grease gun on the grounds that the sten cost less to make. But did keep importing the tommy gun in small numbers even after the sten became available in large numbers. The British army was very unimpressed by the grease gun performance or build quality. A bit hypercritical if you look at the sten Mk2. :-)
the 9mm is so slow compaired to the .45 ACP.theopen bolt heaveier bolt and punch of the .45 makes for the faster rate of fire, correct? and thank you for all of these video's.they really help bring back the memories,ha.
@ArmyGold rate of fire isnt determined by the round its determined by the manufacturer and the springs and parts they use. any round can have a high rate of fire if the bolt and spring allow. lets not get all nub now....
It shoots a little quicker than most can pull the trigger on a semi. But, pulling the trigger on a semi at this rate jerks the gun around and on the M3 it is smooth. I rented one of these at the range, and absolutely loved it. In a war, you don't want your rounds to disappear fast, and would want them to count. Faster isn't always better in other words.
Not to mention that the original was chambered in .45 ACP. That kind of recoil in a light, small subgun with a high rate of fire would get very fatiguing very quickly.
My dad used 1 of these in the army & liked it. M3 was 1 of Delta Force's 1st weapons Col Beckwith got a good deal on them from the CIA. Filipino marines/navy still use the M3 supposedly the filipinos can overhaul & modify 40 M3 SMGs for what it would cost them to put a single Heckler & Koch UMP into service. Some people prefer a lower rate of fire. My thoughts are if a weapon was crap it would not be around so long e.g. M3, Browning M2, AK47, Colt 1911.
oeyesea 1 year ago
my dad had one of these and a m60vn in the army and the m3 he said was extemely inaccurate but cheap and more reliable in jamming, taking apart, and figuring out ways
ledinrangers 1 year ago
i do not know much about these firearms, but do they come with an alternative semiautomatic mode too?
XLnotsofunny 1 year ago
grease gun cost like 1/100 of the price to make a tommy gun
and it was good so more could be equipped
timrocket007 1 year ago
@timrocket007 Not true mate. The grease gun cost about $50 and the tommy gun cost about $400 in its late war version. The British army rejected the grease gun on the grounds that the sten cost less to make. But did keep importing the tommy gun in small numbers even after the sten became available in large numbers. The British army was very unimpressed by the grease gun performance or build quality. A bit hypercritical if you look at the sten Mk2. :-)
tina6581 1 year ago
fav smg of ww2
callieandkelsie 2 years ago
garrage? lol
PCXPBOY 2 years ago
why is it called "grease" gun?
jellyman10000 2 years ago
cause it looks like a grease gun ..:P
dexter12322222222222 2 years ago 14
Because most engineers in WW2 used it and it resembled a grease gun.
samn100 2 years ago
cause greasers in the 40's used to use that gun
lexmark136 2 years ago
M3 vs MP40
Fight!
SecretTrollAccount1 2 years ago 13
the 9mm is so slow compaired to the .45 ACP.theopen bolt heaveier bolt and punch of the .45 makes for the faster rate of fire, correct? and thank you for all of these video's.they really help bring back the memories,ha.
ramco69 2 years ago
Having .45 smg's during WWII was probaby a good idea, as it has a very high stopping power, and body armor wasnt common back then.
Merjia 2 years ago
@ramco69 you are on drugs! Almost any 9mms ROF is much faster than a .45.
ArmyGold 2 years ago
@ArmyGold
You obviously haven't heard of the KRISS .45 ACP.
135twilight 1 year ago
@ArmyGold rate of fire isnt determined by the round its determined by the manufacturer and the springs and parts they use. any round can have a high rate of fire if the bolt and spring allow. lets not get all nub now....
akagruntkiller 1 year ago
@ArmyGold not a grease gun, a tommy is much faster
soixe1997 1 year ago
It shoots a little quicker than most can pull the trigger on a semi. But, pulling the trigger on a semi at this rate jerks the gun around and on the M3 it is smooth. I rented one of these at the range, and absolutely loved it. In a war, you don't want your rounds to disappear fast, and would want them to count. Faster isn't always better in other words.
Mike85220 2 years ago
Not to mention that the original was chambered in .45 ACP. That kind of recoil in a light, small subgun with a high rate of fire would get very fatiguing very quickly.
copyhut 2 years ago
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JimFacebookVids 2 years ago
I knew it was slow, but It is slower rate of fire then I thought it would be.
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