French soldiers with a Chauchat Light Machine Gun, Western Front, WW1, 1918 - eviltoast
  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    4 months ago

    It was a great idea - let the troops check how much ammo remained in the mag. Shame about the whole “Real world conditions” thing.

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      4 months ago

      The American Model 1915 was a pretty good quick redesign I think.

      Trade the magazine window for a witness hole, go from a moon mag to more conventional box mag, move the vertical grip forward.