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King Alexandroslavainian · 02-19-2003, 05:30 PM

during WWII, the best light machine gun (besides the german MG42, cause that thing is a beast) was the Bren gun. Prior to WWII the British adopted the "BREN" gun chambered for the .303 British cartridge. The BREN gun was an adaptation of the Czech ZB 26. The BREN featured a 30 round magazine which stuck straight out of the top of the rifle. Those who really know firearms will tell you that the BREN gun was the best magazine fed machine gun of WWII. Yes, even better than the well respected BAR developed by John Browning.
The BAR was limited mostly by its 20 round magazine and its lack of a quick change barrel. Had a 30 round magazine been made for the BAR, it would have stuck down a considerable distance, making it difficult to fire from the prone position. Also, without a quick change barrel, there may have been the fear of overheating the rifle to rapidly.

The BREN with its 30 round magazine extending out the top of the receiver could easily accept a 30 round magazine. The operator could shoot prone or from a fox hole while keeping a very low profile and without the magazine being ground into the dirt. Addtionally, the top fed rifles also benefit from more reliability because gravity aides in feeding rounds instead of against feeding rounds in conventional bottom fed rifles.

SORRY I WROTE SO MUCH, BUT IT NEEDED TO BE SAID, SINCE I THINK NO ONE HAD SAID IT ALREADY fire1:

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King Alexandroslavainian is Offline Member Posts: 30 Join Date: Feb 2003	02-19-2003, 05:30 PM during WWII, the best light machine gun (besides the german MG42, cause that thing is a beast) was the Bren gun. Prior to WWII the British adopted the "BREN" gun chambered for the .303 British cartridge. The BREN gun was an adaptation of the Czech ZB 26. The BREN featured a 30 round magazine which stuck straight out of the top of the rifle. Those who really know firearms will tell you that the BREN gun was the best magazine fed machine gun of WWII. Yes, even better than the well respected BAR developed by John Browning. The BAR was limited mostly by its 20 round magazine and its lack of a quick change barrel. Had a 30 round magazine been made for the BAR, it would have stuck down a considerable distance, making it difficult to fire from the prone position. Also, without a quick change barrel, there may have been the fear of overheating the rifle to rapidly. The BREN with its 30 round magazine extending out the top of the receiver could easily accept a 30 round magazine. The operator could shoot prone or from a fox hole while keeping a very low profile and without the magazine being ground into the dirt. Addtionally, the top fed rifles also benefit from more reliability because gravity aides in feeding rounds instead of against feeding rounds in conventional bottom fed rifles. SORRY I WROTE SO MUCH, BUT IT NEEDED TO BE SAID, SINCE I THINK NO ONE HAD SAID IT ALREADY fire1: