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Tommy Gun vs. Grease Gun: Which is the Better WWII SMG?
The Thompson submachine gun and the M3 submachine gun, two classic submachine guns (SMGs), helped American GIs win World War II. Both fired the same powerful and ever-beloved .45 ACP (Automatic Colt ...
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M3/M3A1 Grease Gun
In 1941 the US Military began looking for an alternative for the Thompson submachine guns. In December of 1942 they adopted a new submachine gun, the M3. Built from an all steel construction using ...
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Tommy Gun vs. Grease Gun: Which is the Better WWII SMG?
The M3 had a standard thirty-round or thirty-two ... Alas, I’ve yet to fire a Grease Gun—something I hope to rectify in a near future trip to Las Vegas—but as I already indicated, I didn ...