Belt-fed, semi-auto...soon? Ever?

[Deckard]

Are they coming back? Also, how about semi-auto Brens?

 

[ricka2]

I would love to know about any new belt feds !!

 

[mlehtovaara]

Would be useless if the belt was limited to 5 rounds no?

 

[Mitchell]

I'd be interested in one of those mg34 or brownings as well if they got more in. And if a bren ever happened i would love to have one!!

 

[cancer]

Would be useless if the belt was limited to 5 rounds no?

That's sort of an ill-defined section of the firearms act. Disintegrating link is generally believed to be limited to 5 rounds. However, pre-1945 cloth belts are confirmed in law to have no capacity restrictions though.

 

[#1bcshooter]

That's sort of an ill-defined section of the firearms act. Disintegrating link is generally believed to be limited to 5 rounds. However, pre-1945 cloth belts are confirmed in law to have no capacity restrictions though.

M2 50 links are not limited 1919 3006 links are not limited
Only post 1945 are ie: 1919 308 links = 5 rnd

 

[Michael J]

pakistan is still pumping out new mg3's , wonder if we could get some cheap "semi-auto-only's" made ? Although idk if the .308 belts are exempt like the 8mm ones.
edit: never mind , the post above me answered my question!

 

[#1bcshooter]

pakistan is still pumping out new mg3's , wonder if we could get some cheap "semi-auto-only's" made ? Although idk if the .308 belts are exempt like the 8mm ones.
edit: never mind , the post above me answered my question!

If 308 fits in the 8mm belt you would be OK
Not that you would ever see a semi MG3 imported from Pakistan

 

[Michael J]

If 308 fits in the 8mm belt you would be OK
Not that you would ever see a semi MG3 imported from Pakistan

We can only dream eh, i bet they could make em for ridiculously low costs ! John, pull some strings ?

 

[DaveMachine]

How about something in 7.62x54R to take advantage of cheap ammo?

 

[Deckard]

I know there is a semi pan fed LMG out there in x54R.

 

[canucklehead]

There was talk last year of belt fed Vz59s coming in... X54R.

I almost sold a bunch if guns to buy one, but I think they stalled out.

 

[Michael J]

I know there is a semi pan fed LMG out there in x54R.

wiselite arms down south makes se i dp28's, but i think they use some of the original receiver :/

 

[jdman]

There was talk last year of belt fed Vz59s coming in... X54R.

I almost sold a bunch if guns to buy one, but I think they stalled out.

Pretty sure this one is not happening as well.

 

[cereal killer]

Pretty sure this one is not happening as well.

I remember drooling over those... guess the RCMP labs won again on this one... who knows?

 

[Deckard]

We pretty well can guess that they threated to take 10-20 years to test and approve a sample gun, and suggested 2546 modifications that had to be done. In other words, invented a NO without saying as much.

 

[rommelrommel]

Didn't the vz59's have some issues that john stated rendered them unfit for sale?

 

[avroe]

There was talk last year of belt fed Vz59s coming in... X54R.

I almost sold a bunch if guns to buy one, but I think they stalled out.

Which dealer was spearheading this?

Wonder what happened?

 

[TERMINATOR101CA]

Marstar IIRC.

 

[Deckard]

The 59 fell under the Prime Objectives of the RCMP:

1. Lobby for registration and banning of guns.
2. Stop importation of guns by throwing up bureaucratic barriers and refusing to FaRT.
3. Reclassify guns in the system to ban them.

Chances are if it made it, they'd Objective 3 it anyway.