Videos tagged with Stick Magazine

This video segment from "American Rifleman Television" focuses on the M1 and M1A1 Thompson submachine guns, highlighting their development as a cost-effective wartime expedient compared to the earlier, more expensive M1928A1 model. It details design simplifications, such as the elimination of the Blish locking system for a blowback operation, removal of barrel cooling fins, Cutts compensator, and complex sights, along with the switch to stick magazines. The evolution leading to the M1A1, featuring a further simplified fire-control mechanism, is also discussed. The video emphasizes the widespread use of the M1 Thompson by various branches of the U.S. military and its allies during World War II, particularly in the Pacific theater.

This video from 704 TACTICAL demonstrates the functionality of a .22 Tommy Gun replica, showcasing its use with both drum and stick magazines. It highlights the effectiveness of a suppressor for quieter shooting and provides close-up views of the firearm's mechanism and accessory mounting, including a red dot sight. The content is suitable for beginners interested in firearm accessories and operation.

This review of the PPSh-41 Soviet submachine gun, featuring Mac Steil from Hill & Mac Gunworks, highlights its simple blowback design and the potent 7.62x25 Tokarev caliber. Over 6 million were produced during WWII, with historical manufacturing often utilizing cut-down Mosin-Nagant barrels. The demonstration showcases its rapid field stripping and impressive rate of fire with both stick and drum magazines.

The Hellriegel machine gun, a WWI Austrian experimental firearm, is known only from archival photos and gained modern fame via Battlefield 1. Likely chambered in 9x23mm Steyr, it was a water-cooled, blowback-operated weapon with both stick and a 160-round drum magazine. It was designed as a man-portable heavy machine gun, intended for crew service with specialized backpack magazine carriers.