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LAK · March 22, 2005, 06:21 AM

I know one South Vietnamese Major who said he preferred an M2 to anything else. I have yet to hear of anyone who was in Korea speak of even lighter .30 caliber bullets (7.62x25) when coming out of the short barrel of the PPSh-41 as being anything to trifle with.

There is no doubt that the 7.62x39 is a more powerful round, but I think the M1 is one of the handiest pieces ever made, and would be quite happy to have one around stoked with hardball.

March 22, 2005, 06:21 AM	#19
LAK Junior member Join Date: May 14, 2002 Posts: 2,251	I know one South Vietnamese Major who said he preferred an M2 to anything else. I have yet to hear of anyone who was in Korea speak of even lighter .30 caliber bullets (7.62x25) when coming out of the short barrel of the PPSh-41 as being anything to trifle with. There is no doubt that the 7.62x39 is a more powerful round, but I think the M1 is one of the handiest pieces ever made, and would be quite happy to have one around stoked with hardball.