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Post by cco23i on Sept 27, 2011 5:50:38 GMT -8
O.K I have a question, I have heard of guys converting SKS's into a Chauchats look alike, is this true? I'd like to see what they look like.
Scott
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Post by 1886lebel on Sept 27, 2011 7:07:41 GMT -8
Yes it is TRUE ... What is funny is that I just got done talking on the phone to the person who did the make a-like conversions, he is a friend of mine.
Patrick
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Post by Marcus on Sept 27, 2011 8:03:57 GMT -8
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Post by Larry Dunn on Sept 27, 2011 8:41:54 GMT -8
What's up with the magazine? Looks like a post-war Greek conversion to 7.9x57mm. Where's the infamous CSRG mag? -Larry |
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Post by 1886lebel on Sept 27, 2011 8:59:51 GMT -8
What they did was made it look like the 30-06 version, the ones my friend did are regular CSRG's.
Patrick
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Sept 27, 2011 9:42:13 GMT -8
That's pretty much it and Bruce had the documentation to back it up- I asked. :-)
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Post by 1886lebel on Sept 27, 2011 9:54:17 GMT -8
The M1918 Chauchat in .30-06 was soon recognized as abysmal, the common problem was a failure to extract after the gun had fired only a few rounds and became slightly hot. Based on archival records, the adaptation of the Chauchat to use .30-06 ammunition had been compromised by incorrect chamber measurements and sub-standard manufacturing. The preserved archival records show that US inspectors at the Gladiator factory rejected about 40% of the 30-06 Chauchat production of the 18,000 made while the remaining 60% proved problematic whenever some small allocations reached the front lines.
Patrick
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Post by 1886lebel on Sept 27, 2011 10:08:38 GMT -8
Another common problem was the Americans did not listen to thier French Instructors in regard to using this machine rifle. Basically the French tried to teach them the 'team' concept on the usage of it and how to correctly fire in in the prone and the walking positions and the Doughboys blew them off as what did they know, they thought of the weapon as a single man weapon not a team crewed weapon. I have read some of the reports by the French instructors when they trained the AEF, they did not have a very good opinion of them calling them arrogant and other things. The best accounts were of the Marines and the 92nd and 93rd Divisions.
Patrick
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Sept 27, 2011 10:39:17 GMT -8
Then it looks like we're following history pretty closely... :-)
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Post by cco23i on Sept 27, 2011 10:57:59 GMT -8
WOW! Hey do you guys have close up photos! That's COOL! I have seen them converted to RPD's for agressing against our SP's but this is NEAT!!!
Scott
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Sept 27, 2011 10:59:46 GMT -8
Patrick may be able to assist, I'd have to locate the owner of the Marine's ChauChat and try and get some pictures in November when I'm at the event. :-)
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Post by 1886lebel on Sept 27, 2011 11:45:52 GMT -8
I know about that Adam, last time I was there ... you ran away from me, OH GOD here he comes again to bug me ... time to go hide in my bunker LOL
I do have a really nice period manual on the CSRG and the Ecole de la Soldat on how to correctly use these weapons.
Patrick
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Sept 27, 2011 12:27:04 GMT -8
Like you said, we didn't listen to our French instructors...until we had to. :-)
That would actually require people to...should I say it...actually TRAIN. Oops, I said the T-word. ;D
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Post by 1886lebel on Sept 27, 2011 13:28:31 GMT -8
Well you could wear underwear on your head, stick a pencil up each of your nostrils and say 'Wibble, Wibble' .... Oh I am sorry that is for RSM Allen to do ;D
Patrick
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