Comments on: The machine gun I love to hate https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/ Adventures in gun building! Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Wally https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/#comment-14763 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 04:55:47 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=5569#comment-14763 Hey I recognize that gun !

It did have a few failures to extract at the big shoot, but I swapped the bolt and was back out last weekend. It ran 100% and I was proud as can be.

Mechanically, they are true works of art. Other guns need long break in periods. MG34s on the other hand, break in their owners.

Chuck feel free to drop me an email.

]]> By: Chuck https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/#comment-14705 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 04:19:40 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=5569#comment-14705 It is a nice looking machine gun, however get an MG-42 or 1919 Browning first. More time shooting and less time fiddling.

]]> By: Pete F. https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/#comment-14701 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 02:39:35 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=5569#comment-14701 Guys I have shot with always had problems with the 34’s but the thought comes to mind, how come the German troops used them all through the war? One would think theirs worked well enough to be used for so long.
Pete

]]> By: Pete F. https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/#comment-14700 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 02:35:17 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=5569#comment-14700 I had to laugh at the “throwing them there” part!
Pete

]]> By: Rick Saunders https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/#comment-14699 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 02:23:58 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=5569#comment-14699 Chuck,
Love the updates, news, and opinions. for those of us who have some knowledge, opinions, but not no actual history (personal experience), it still entertains and we can hope for the future…
Living in New York State, we go backwards as other states move forwards.
Soon we will find ourselves living where life and liberty is easier.
Then, perhaps we can form our own (legal) opinions based on experience.

On appearance, I think I would want an MG34.

]]> By: Bill Miller https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/#comment-14695 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:46:31 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=5569#comment-14695 I agree.
Either they work or they or they don’t.
There seems to be no in between.

]]> By: eddie https://gunlab.net/the-machine-gun-i-love-to-hate/#comment-14686 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 14:22:56 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=5569#comment-14686 great point chuck, it is a beautiful gun though, and how nice to have so many parts for it

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