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Post by Meisterschutze on Jun 16, 2009 10:50:32 GMT -5
No it doesnt come with a scope mount and yes, the battery goes inside the scope
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Post by detasman on Jun 16, 2009 10:57:13 GMT -5
I believe Meisterschutze meant to say the battery goes in the butt stock.
I would add that the stock of the STG-44, although not pretty by some standards, is part of the overall appearance of the gun and is what makes it an STG-44.
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Post by Meisterschutze on Jun 16, 2009 14:15:59 GMT -5
Lol! I meant the scope went inside the stock!... well...I really dont know why I typed that Detasman is right, the Stock is part of the Stürmgewher beauty... What would you think of a Thompson with M4 stock?
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Post by Garrick Udet on Jun 16, 2009 14:17:07 GMT -5
OP is 13 so I'd take the aesthetic opinion with a grain of salt. These guns were pushed out during the final years of the war and I'm doubting the originals really looked much better/different than the cheap chinese stocks that are on the AGM, they weren't exactly lovingly-handcrafting small arms at that point. Furthermore, I have one, and aside from some shoddy construction affixing the stock to the butt of the gun I think it looks fine.
Lastly, what is with everybody wanting to make a vampir scope? This is two kids in the past week that want to do this.
It's big and bulky and of the dozen or so WW2 airsoft events I've been to, there's only been 1 night battle. So you'd be spending a lot of time and energy creating something was was: 1. Extremely rare - an average soldier wouldn't have this 2. Extremely useless in a practical sense
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for people putting time and effort into fielding truly great looking impressions, but be smart about where you are spending that time and effort. In my experience, people spend more time scrutinizing your uniform and field gear than your gun. The exception being if your gun is rare or custom made, the AGM MP44 is neither of those.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jun 16, 2009 15:26:39 GMT -5
amen.....
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Post by Lev on Jun 16, 2009 15:36:40 GMT -5
I don't like the looks of the stock on my PPSh. I think I'm going to replace it with a custom cherry model engraved with pheasant hunting scenes and ivory inlay. Oh, I'd also like to mount a laser dot scope on it. Does anybody have a step-by-step FAQ on how to go about executing such a conversion? I have no wood working skills or experience with making stocks. Where can I get some ivory?
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Post by Garrick Udet on Jun 16, 2009 15:37:56 GMT -5
I have a pheasant wood carving template, but the vehicles in the background are '57 caddies, but I don't think that would look too farbie. PM if interested.
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Post by detasman on Jun 16, 2009 19:59:23 GMT -5
I love the smell of sarcasim.
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Post by Fusilier on Jun 16, 2009 20:09:20 GMT -5
Yo,I'm planning on putting a cool tan retractable stock and foregrip,maybe a RIS on my Stg. Cuz ya know,if they had it,they would've used it! ;-)
I second what Garrick said.Go with what was MOST COMMON! It's bad enough we have a zillion and 6 paratroopers and SS running around than to have guys running around the woods with what was at the time a VERY experimental item,and VERY rare at that! I know from my research,the Vampir type devices were mounted on Panthers and halftracks,and were to work together as a sort of team at night. Was it successful? Who knows. Butit wasn't very practical for the technology of the time.
This is also why even though I'd love to see an airsoft FG-42,OTOH I don't because everyone and their brother would go out and get one. Me included! :-)
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Post by Garrick Udet on Jun 16, 2009 20:56:41 GMT -5
All kidding aside, The halftrack/panther system was for hunting enemy tanks at night. Since it was pretty rare, I have no idea if it actually worked.
@101starmyairborne, sorry to have a little fun at your expense. As I said in my first post, there are better ways to expend time, money and effort to improve your impression. If you get an MP-44, weather it a bit, there are some good examples on this board. But if you really want to be hardcore, go with a K98 and learn to make people fear you.
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Post by Adler69 on Jun 17, 2009 1:16:49 GMT -5
The armored forces school at FALLINGBOSTEL developed a more advanced system called "LÖSUNG B - solution B" to make use of the FG 1250 device. Since the system SPERBER had the critical drawback that only the tank commander had night vision and therefore had to direct the driver and the gunner, experiments were made with some Panther As and Ds which were equipped with an infrared-searchlight and image converter for the driver and a periscope for the gunner. This way 3 crew members obtained nigh tfighting ability. In April 1945 some of the solution B equiped Panthers were ordered to the Division "CLAUSEWITZ". In mid april these Panthers saw their only doctumented action near UELZEN, where they destroyed a full platoon equipped with the brand new British Comet tanks.
On the Ost Front another Panther Company ambushed a Soviet armored column at night just outside of Berlin and completely destroyed them before any Soviet tanks could return fire .
Those are the only 2 documented actions where the Night vision equipped Panthers engaged the enemy.
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Post by nachtjager1945 on Jun 17, 2009 11:43:29 GMT -5
Take some advice from Vampir scope kid #1: Even though I just posted the project on WW2AA yestreday, I've been working on it privately for about a week and a half (just recently discovered this great forum), and frankly, unless you have a good bit of money, time, and tools to make the Vampir unit, don't bother. Now, I don't know about a cosmetic one like you want to make, but to make a realistic, working model, it is going to cost me quite a good bit of money. Definately enough to buy a real ACOG scope for my modern loadout, so think about your priorities first like Garrick said. Now I probably seem like a big hippocrit for saying that when I'm going to go off and create my own. But again, if its something you really wanna do, then disregard everything I've said (kindly, mind you) and go on ahead. One thing I've learned from 2 years of modern airsoft is that you gotta do what you think would be fun, no matter how many people tell you to just get an M4 (or in this case an MP40).
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