StG44 - Resurrected from the Dead
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- This particular StG44 was torch cut and destroyed per NFA regulations.
Gary of MOD Outfitters walks us through his parts kit rifle and what it took to restore it back to life.
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"Gary of MOD Outfitters" so does it mean it's Gary's mod?
great, thanks a lot... now I have "Gary? Gary... GARY!" from that one vault in the capital wastelands going through my head...
The halflife on this joke is fixed.
Mingebag
Damn
You stop that!
What a baller to bring this to a match, instead of sitting in on a wall
Relayzy1 it’s already been brought back from the dead why would you go through all the trouble of making it functional (literally manufacturing a new “gun” from pieces) and then not use it 🤷🏼♂️
Relayzy1 so many people do this with guns never shoot them because they are safe queens and then they slowly rot away (not to mention grandkids don’t know so they give it to ATF to be melted down) while this guy uses it and maintains it regularly this will last a lot longer in my opinion than most and who cares if he has to make a few more parts clearly he has the licenses and ingenuity to do it
@@Relayzy1 You're missing something important here. It can be a wallhanger regardless of function.
This guy built a rifle that is worthless to almost anyone but him. When it breaks, he can get a new part made. It doesn't have to be original because the gun isn't a collector's item.
The only real reason to not shoot is the ammo is probably a pain in the ass to get in quantity.
Relayzy1 what do you think will “break down” with use? Everything can be rebuilt or fabricated and obviously this guy has the technical capabilities and the passion to maintain it. These guns aren’t that rare anyway, it’s a production rifle not some prototype. This guy is a G for bringing this out to a match and shooting it.
Jake Anthony I feel the same about my G43 a well tuned and maintained G43 can last a long long time longer than one left in a closet for 40 years
Re building a STG 44 is a great father son project.
Same with a reproduction rifle
Too bad my dad doesn’t have a class 3 ffl, an sot, and police permission to make post 86’ sample machine guns. Damn ATF
They spoke of Sturmgewehr 44s in Vietnam. Well when I was in Iraq in 2007 we captured one.
Did you bring it home?
@@Hidalguense Are you hoping for a honest answer? You know, if he says yes, he could be in legal trouble.
@@Hidalguense I think he cannot. They've talked about this somewhere in the start of the video where US soldiers cannot take anything back. Which sucks because if you enter the battlefield where terrorist are fighting, there's a small chance they got some historical gun like, MG34 and PPD40 or such and cannot bring it home safe.
@@tatzpotato2730 as a vietnamese who been have abit of know how from some reserve armory in vietnam, Mg34 and Stg44 is still in reserve storage in the VPN,around 15000+ 8mm mauser in storage but not sure about stg ammo.
I saw 8 mg34 in storage and 1 stg went i was there.
@@spookyengie735 Oh my... It makes me want to go Vietnam just to hold them guns... That sounds a bit wrong but I mean it literally not figuratively xD
ATF: Eh, It's not registered. Lets make them cut it up. It's contraband and therefore meaningless.
Me: It Belongs in a museum!
Such a shame this is reality
I do not think ATF gives you a chance to cut it up. If they know you have it they are going to come for it and destroy it themselves. Somebody caught wind before ATF was alerted.
@@blakevangundy9562 Thankfully, welders exist ; )
"So do you!"
*Death To The ATF*
Those welds aren't just art.
They're masterful. That's some damned stunning work.
they add to the history of an already very interesting rifle
I thought the same thing. Id be afraid to take a dremel and polish to it, let alone a tig welder.
I thought that subsequent research after the war showed that the stamping technology was 'imported' from the existing German stamped toy factories. In the 1920s and 30s, the Germans were known to make the best, most detailed stamped steel toys in the world. this capability was known to the engineers and developers of the various weapon systems before and during the war and is shown in the STG/MP rifles, the FG42 and to a smaller degree in various other systems.
Great toy story.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 That would have been a whole different movie, if it had a walking, talking gun in it. Just imagine, Woody using it in the same vein as Starscream and Megatron.
Yes, the US and Soviets heavily 're-appropriated' German manufacturing techniques (and people) after the war, and Stamping expertise was among it. Of course, a lot of people who were moved to the Rooskie States decided that capitalism and the burbs and not starving or being shot was a better deal and left. One of the neat things about stamping though - once you design the dies and start the run, you don't really need high-skill workers unless you actually care about things like quality. Machine tools require constant maintenance, while you can run a die until the parts you turn out can't even be jammed where they are supposed to go.
Also, we got the better Rocket scientists. Or at least the ones who thought the right approach to lifting more were larger, simpler engines, not just adding a few dozen MORE heinously complicated engines to the bottom of your big bomb.
@@ninja393 : absolutely true, and especially so in the late 1940s, with no automation (as we think of it today).
When you realize that the Soviets, who occupied the areas where many of the factories where those stamped metal toys then firearms were located, basically rounded up as many of the German scientists and engineers to start their rocket and jet aircraft program, seemingly ignored the metal stamping industry. (The Americans and the Brits did as well) But they didn't realize or understand the whole process of metal stamping and how it was integral to these revolutionary processes.
When the Soviets received whole truck and other factories from the US and UK during the war, they saw what setting up a factory entailed and the necessity of what you termed the 'wetware.' Russia traditionally has had many, many excellent scientists, theoretical and practical engineers so this isn't an indictment of the Russian view toward innovation but possibly an artifact of Stalin's pograms and execution of thousands and thousands of scientists and, engineers and even army/naval officers and sending thousands more of educated people to the gulags had an unforeseen effects.
The MG42 is another example of it.
BoTR getting some live-fire action with the StG44 is delightful 😊
BotB you mean.
Him gunning down those trench targets in full auto while on the run made my heart leap a little.
German Engineering is fantastic. Just how well these were made with stamping and minimal machining is astounding.
Destroying a piece of history like that should be tantamount to a war crime. Thank you for repairing it.
B-b-but..., we must keep the ""peoples"" safe from "unfriendly" historical elements!. Think of the woman and children!.
@@andrewpestotnik5495 Don't worry, i'm with you too. Still there's many people who refuses to acknowledge history even with all these information freedom and learn something from it, that's what worries me.
Its a shame about all the hoops we have to jump through to see these, let alone own them
Surely they're in museums?
@@MumrikDK not too many museums display those kinds of guns in the US. Know of any in Georgia let me know and I'll be there.
Shows how broken the ATF is.
I enjoy that they spent this entire time talking about what action was where and who copied what and Ian didn't just magically appear out of thin air to mention "the Kalashnikov is basically a copy of the Garand in 7.62x39, which is itself inspired by the French RSC 1917. Now the 1917 has an interesting story in that it actually began as upgrade of the Lebel..."
RSC -> Garand -> AK. Meanwhile the French after WW1 took the RSC, removed the gas system, turning it into a straight pull bolt action and gave it to colonial troops. I wonder what would have happened if they'd modified it to 7.5mm French, and had a Garand equivalent around 1924 or so.
I saw this and thought HMG had finally delivered. Instead, it's something I can never have. DAMN YOU ATF!
The Bloke did a fine job of showing when to use full auto and when to shoot semi...and to illustrate why full auto is relevant.
The first full auto I ever fired was an MP43/I (in the same place that Ian fired the 7.62 EM-2, which was still in bits being reactivated when I was there). It was an absolute privilege to be able to run a StG 44 on that range at DB2020 and do the SMG/rifle/SMG/rifle transition to show the reason behind the whole point of the concept :) Many thanks to all who made it possible!
@@BlokeontheRange I want to see every minute of Bloke Sturmgewehr content there is
@@BlokeontheRange
I came to say "the Bloke, showing the correct way to use the Stg44!"
Well played sir.
You want to talk about an art...STAMPING parts with small tolerances is an art. Stamping is stretching metal to a desired shape. Even today, using FEA on computers, the first iteration won't be perfect, and there will be some adjustment of the stamping dies required. In practice, if precise tolerances are required, one has to pay attention to the metal properties--for example, changing metal suppliers or even batches from the supplier could have different "spring-back" properties which affect the final dimensions of the stamped part.
What I wanted to write too.
Most people just doesnt understand what it takes to manipulate metal to this level, most people look at their phones then take one look at the video, shrug shoulders, and go "Ow well" then back on the phone frying their eyes out on Instagram streak or something like that lol
@@ToreDL87 most phone cases are aluminum these days so I'd hesitate to use them as the premiere example, BUT I do know where your coming from and can readily agree.
@@chickenfishhybrid44Their rejection rate for the receiver halfs back in the day was quite epical by modern standards...
The Germans focused on quality steel production just because they would be killed if they didn't that late in the war lmao
The automotive industry relies incredibly heavily on this to this day. The amount of engineering and manufacturing know how that goes into making incredibly stiff car frames entirely from steel pressings is insane.
I'm a professional welder and this all sounds super legit to me. The making of a jig with softer metals than the base material as to not scratch up the metal bits of the firearm, tigging with appropriate filler rods, and a great grind job is the name of the game. Very well-done, sir!
Uh... the jig is to hold the pieces aligned and made from copper because the weld doesn’t really stick to it like it would steel. Aluminum works well too.
@@maximus10ish You sure about that?
@@proteus2103 the fact that it's softer is just a bonus
@@maximus10ish uh, are you a welder?
@@proteus2103 Yes. I just retired as a 20+ year Class 07, Type II firearm mfg. I rewelded many, many old parts kits to make "Post-Sample MG's". Copper was preferred as a guide under the metal to be welded because it has a higher melting temp and it is non-ferrous.
Now this is where the STG belongs, out on the battlefield on the attack.
Ironically mostly used in defence on the Eastern front!
@@matthewmoss1589 Aye, the irony is not lost upon me.
Isis was using them in Syria, don't know if they still are or not though
@@alexanderm3504 isis basically doesnt exsist anymore, they dont have control over any territory at all last ive seen
@@bloodking73 I believe they are in Africa still, and are still operating (heard in the news) In some parts of the middle east still. But, they were the ones using the STG-44s out there
If my grandfather brought that back from war I should be able to keep it end of story
@@Isometrix116 * If you get caught
@@Isometrix116 kay...
You can just dont tell people. Who cares if its bot registered, thats even better actually... Because then they dont know you have it.
@@Isometrix116 Only if they catch one.
@@Isometrix116 It’s enough if one himself honors his „martyrdom“. If someone else does too, even better. But not necessary. „Popular media“ are just a collection of complete cretins I am completely uninterested in.
Feds: "That machine gun is illegal and must be destroyed."
Guy with license to have machine guns: "Can I have it?"
Feds: "Yes, but only if you destroy it and then rebuild it again."
We have the technology, we can rebuild him
@@daffyduck9562 😎👍
yeah it seems like a REALLY stupid sequence.... government efficiency at its best, keeping us safe. I feel so much better...
It's a shame that they destroy such historic firearms!🇺🇸😒
*cries in australian*
I've seen images of StG-44s in Syria torn up and modded with cheap airsoft parts. One was entirely painted blue for some reason. Another was turned into a radio controlled turret for concealed fighting in an urban environment.
@@KettyFey That's not really a surprise During the Syrian civil war they used whatever they could and they care about how historic it might be, They also used Lee Enfield rifles, Mauser 98's, Homemade pipe rifles, C96 Mauser's, M4's, AKM's and so on.
Toitum An arms dealer in Syria tried selling StG-44s to the US. Till he found out he couldn't due to the law. So instead they put them to use. Considering just how many were found and the ammunition supplies, those things felt like they were everywhere for a few years (much less common now). Given guys are still putting PPsH-41s and older guns up for sale in Idlib I think the priority's having a firearm over caring about its providence.
@@Paelorian I'd assume the whole war thing, and the parties involved potentially being terrorist organisations also wouldn't have helped with importation too. :)
Nice to see that some of those rare items are being saved , The ATF should allow them to be re licensed so they can reach more collectors.
The real crime was that someone reported it to the ATF after finding it.
what else could they have done? not really worth the felony they would charge you with.
@@xisotopex sadly..
@@xisotopex yea it is
@@justinmishler6758 go for it, not only would you end up in jail, but you would never be able to own a firearm ever again. but since you are that stupid, go for it.
@@xisotopex do what you do with every other victimless crime, you keep your mouth shut.
Simple.
He's so worried about the weld lines but I could barely see them even in the closeups. Wonderful work by an amazing craftsmen.
I was the other StG44 operator at this match. Thanks to InRange and MOD Outfitters for putting this video together. Our StG doesn't have the same Lazarus story but is also a father-son team. Weapons these old are crew-served! It's an amazing design that's forward thinking and a dream to shoot. Unfortunately mine didn't survive the match, and seeing Bloke crush that stage at the end was a little heartbreaking! Wish you guys the best and thanks for sharing the history of that particular rifle and the breed as a whole.
Karl:It looks like a french bayonet
Ian: I MUST HAVE IT!
What a great vid! The guy from MOD is well spoken and seems humble, no Brandon Herrera pomp, and does a great job presenting his rifle. Well done guys
I'm sure I saw an STG in Vietnam, no one believed me and I thought oh maybe I got it wrong, NOPE here she is, one gun I absolutely love.
Glad to see Gary and his family doing solid work. Been watching the story of this rebuild for a while now as he posted on FB. Very beautiful work.
Seeing Bloke use the StG in action at the end is just so cool.
I've told people for years if I could pick any WW2 small arms weapon to use it would be the StG far and away above any other weapon.
Everybody would. All other ww2 guns are stone age in comparison.
Dude who owns the gun: *says basically anything*
Karl: "mhmmm"
Are you implying that Karl is a Witcher lol
Or
"yup"
Best part:
*SIGHS* Yup, interesting.
Sounds like a minecraft villager
Unfortunately the hammer broke during the match, but really nice of him to bring it to the match
@@eravelo oh so there were two?
@@eravelo Nonetheless, an impressive weapon!
eravelo lucky man!
@@eravelo How could the hammer break? I've seen the trigger group from an stg and the hammer is the most heavy duty part of the entire gun.
@@eravelo Please do. The Germans, in their haste, might have heat treated the hammer to too high a hardness. Might as well have a hammer made out of glass. Will be interesting to see.
Those full auto bursts while on the run are pure adrenaline beauty.
Stamping sheet metal for guns was so new for the Germans that parts of the early MP-38 /MP-40's were fabricated by a typewriter company in Deutchland. Again, simply amazing technology-John in Texas-PS-Love the Alpenflage hat!
These guys are outstanding, and in the business for the right reasons. They just delivered a beautiful and completely awesome RPK to us for our range. Great video, and awesome work here as well!
Wonderful! I always love to see old firearms brought back to life.
What an astonishing deed, to go through such effort to restore this magnificent piece of history to working condition and put it into some real work! Respect. Glad to know there are such great folks in the firearms community.
In the movie Danger Close (2019) about an Australian battle with NVA in the 60's there are a couple of fleeting scenes where if you look hard enough there is a soldier carrying an StG44.
I just assumed the movie armourer ran out of AK's for that scene so slipped in the StG44. Perhaps they were actually historically correct.
Anyone who would cut up such a piece of history should receive some 3250fps acupuncture. That said, this man is a legend for returning it to service! And hats off for involving his son!
Captured on the epic battlefield that was the Eastern front, then captured again in a superpower proxy war that changed history. Only to be cut up like so much tin because of idiotic politics. Think of what that rifle has seen.
oof
Then brought back from the dead to live on as a range piece. From Soldier, to civilian. That guns a veteran.
So many lives tied to a single gun. Would be a bit ironic if the two times it was captured was off people who picked the rifle because it was the best choice of firearm available to them. Though it's probably more likely that the previous owners weren't killed using the rifle and it was just picked up because the enemy just left it behind in a hasty retreat.
If it could talk, I believe it would be screaming.
@@VunderGuy Please don't use "MP" relating to that gun model, it is no "machine pistol" and never had such a designation.
Sounds not very educated...
The stamping processes were much more advanced in Germany than anywhere else in the world. It allowed them to make the parts in much more intricate shapes than anyone in the world at that time. Their presses were much larger than anyone else until the US built HUGE presses in the 50's. The US presses are still used today to press parts for spacecraft and the F-35.
I just love documentaries!
Awesome I am glad you brought this war horse back to life 👍👍👍👍 to you sir
Ooo, that run'n'gun by Mike was awesome! Well done Gary! Bringing back a piece of history.
Great story. What a shame that so much history has been destroyed and lost forever.
This is just as impressive as restoration work on a Renaissance painting.
Got a stg44 at work (swedish armed forces) I work on getting some tigger time on it.
Simply amazing welding, as I KNOW that those receivers are VERY thin. Have never seen an STG-44 reweld gun-Wow!!-John in Texas
Thank you for going into the bolt, truly an excellent video
The more people start demanding the abolishment of the NFA and Hughes Amendment, the greater the likelihood it may one day happen for your kids or grandkids.
Never stop saying it.
Abolish the NFA & Hughes Amendment!
Repeal the NFA!!!!!!
Yes, "ATF" Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms should be the name of a convenience store, NOT a govt agency!
There is valid argument for preservation of the thing itself. Don't touch it, don't scratch it, don't breath on it. Its the last of its kind and must be horded. There is also, however an even better argument for what is being done here. The knowledge and ideas are more valuable than the thing. The value of videos like this cannot be measured. Even something as silly as watching BlokeOnTheRange give it a workout contributes to humanity's combined knowledge on the subject. I can now say that I've seen a competent rifleman demonstrate the value of a storm rifle on the assault. It is best to master the knowledge and be able to build a new one having learned as much as possible from the old one than to keep it on the shelf for fear of scratching it and learn nothing about it. The thing will dissolve into dirt at some point no matter how protective we are of it. Knowledge and understanding are far more durable. Some one once asked Albert Einstein if civilization could survive a nuclear holocaust. He expressed no worry and indicated his confidence that "enough books would survive." If the knowledge and ideas survive, so to does the thing.
I really enjoyed the discussion between both of you on this video. Its not normally a format I like because it comes off as too fake or forced on alot of professional television type videos. But here its really good.
I’m a simple man...I see Sturmgewehr..I like video
Brilliant Karl! Thank you!
Rich.
Amazing, thanks for ressurrecting this piece of history.
Interesting coincidence, 44s in Vietnam. I just finished watching "Danger Close", a movie about an Aussie rifle company versus a PAVN Regt + (Battle of Long Tan), and among the SKS, AKs, I saw one 44. Also Mosin Nagant sniper rifle, SG43s?, M16s, M16A1s, SLRs, M60s, Ma Deuces.
Excellent demonstration.Well presented.
Wow! Bravo sir, well done! Certainly something to be proud of.
Awesome video and history of a beautiful weapon.
Very interesting about the copper jigs and TIG welding the receiver. Also, it was awesome watching Bloke On the Battlefield running and gunning with the STG.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
The hard cut at the beginning of the video is a nice touch.
The fact that soldiers today can’t take cool stuff home from the battlefield is ridiculous.
11bang bang that sucks big time, i don’t understand why the government take issue with bringing stuff like this home.
This rule could have stemmed from the accounts of the Viet Cong Booby trapping cool battlefield souvenirs to maim more soldiers. I have no reference for this, it just seems to make sense.
The military doesn't allow it because of political pressure and various import bans. If you don't like the current policy banning war trophies, contact your congressional representatives and demand change.
@@KeterMalkuth thats probably a small under lying reason. But its definitely NOT the primary one.
I think it mostly depends on the firearm. If it is a semi-auto pistol/rifle, it's not overly difficult to "bring it home", unless your superiors are anal retentive & paperwork adverse. But fully auto capable presents a whole different set of bureaucratic hurdles! Also, if the firearm is "historically significant", like Saddam Hussein's pistol, or bin Laden's AK, there would probably be quite a bit of friction from the government to allow a private individual to "own it". Just sayin'.
Great video on the historic StG44
awesome video
You sir, are an artist of the first degree.
I think it was the Mauser guys (Gerät 06) who went to Spain made the CETME and afterwards founded HK in Germany, not the guys who made the Stg 44. Schmeisser was captured by the Russians and the company was Haenel when I'm not mistaken. Similarity is probably because the Mauser folks copied elements of the Stg to make the Gerät 06.
Beautiful gun and beautiful work!
I never knew they were used in Vietnam until I saw one in Danger Close and looked into it. They had a lot of AK's in Danger Close too but the reality was that in 1966 there were not that many there. Most of the weapons collected off the battlefield after the battle at Long Tan were old European and Russian weapons. They have a bunch in the collection at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. KAR98K's, 91/30 Mosins, TT33 pistols (both Russian and Chicom), SKS rifles. They didn't really start capturing AK's a lot until a little later.
That is Pimp! How awesome is that to run up on the trench and burst the paper targets! What a phenomenal restoration job.
Very impressive work
Fascinating history of a fascinating rifle .
There shuld be an exemption for these guns, that they can be registered without first having to cut them up. It's a piece of history ffs
Snape The ATF don't want you to know history, much less own it. They want to take your rights as much as they can.
@@Paelorian or... OR just repeal the ridiculous and unconstitutional laws that are the NFA.
@@Paelorian it has to have been registered pre May of 1986 to be civilian transferrable. C&R licensing doesn’t matter, and actual production date doesn’t matter. Only registration. Its a complete joke
NFA is unconstitutional and ATFE should be a convenience store!
Just amend the constitution to make it constitutional.
@@thunderbug8640 Wait no that's the opposite of what we want!
@@BlankPicketSign I know, it was just a joke for myself about the constitution.
Oh, finally a decent video on StG and AK comparison. Will use is to educate those still believing in myths.
Beautiful sound.
One fantastic video!
impressive rebuild
, sounds great too
This is super cool. What a great story to tell.
That is one beautiful piece of machinery.
As to the story of this gun, pretty much from what I've seen from various vet stories and photos, if it existed in any quantity at the time, could fire bullets that were made in any sort of quantity, and functioned even occasionally, it could be found in use in Vietnam. My personal favorite examples include the WWI vintage CSRG's in the hands of the North, and the instances of G.I.s bringing Ruger Blackhawks from home.
That is friggin awesome! Very cool story behind this.
Bloke with the alpenflage cap! Just bought one of those last week
Simply OUTSTANDING!
👍👍👍👍👍
I'd love to see what are you talking about.. This is magic... Great work!
More of a reason to abolish both the atf and the repeal of the Hughes amendment
Bloke is having some fun! :D
Indeed :)
Good point about the STG being unrelated to an AK. The AK’s lockup is actually more related to a Garand being a two lug rotating bolt. The STG, in form, did inspire most of not all modern assault rifles.
What a beautifull beast
Fantastic finish on that STG... magnificent late war look
That intro was so nice, I had to watch it twice
Excellent rebuild. I like it's full auto rate of fire, it's fast but not so fast as to be uncontrollable. 😎👍
What an amazing piece of design. I would love to curate a piece of history like that in my gun cabinet.
God damn, Gary is a legend.
All those restrictions are infringing on the 2nd.
Amazingly accurate for its type
Ahhh that rush-forward match with an STG44 is like the epitome of cool. Wow.
Great informative video !
Hint: When replacing the bolt carrier and bolt, hold the receiver muzzle down, insert the carrier and bolt, then let it drop in freefall into the receiver. It will always drop in without getting wedged.
Love seeing how modern our designs are in a 78 year old rifle.
Nice run Bloke.
Amazing that these beauties are still kicking
Unfortunate that the attempt to revive them fell apart and the people behind it don't have the courage to fess up to it