The reason we are holding the mag is because the handguard is made of thin sheet metal, It gets too hot to touch just after 20 rounds. Also the magazine we have does not sit perfectly level in the magwell and causes malfunctions. If you put slight forward pressure on the mag, It lines it up perfectly and makes it shoot much more reliably. Link to Part 2: ruclips.net/video/cy4ajFVMkWA/видео.html
@@hunt3rv221I was not talking about the gun still being functional and holding up, but rather its design. Do not so easily assume what others may or may not know.
@@enclaveenthusiast8908 It's not ahead of anything.The russians experimented with the concept of the intermediate round before them.The 7.62x39 round for the AK47 was developed before the STG saw combat.There have been loads of other assault rifle prototypes, the STG was the first one to see large scale use.The germans did not invent the concept of the assault rifle or the round, they were just the first to use them in combat on a large scale.
Carlos Reyes Did just say full magazine because yeah you don't call that full magazine you call that full automatic. magazines is what you would put in or put out of a gun once there is no more bullets in a gun
Nah, they didn't produce much of them, there were already more than 10 million k98k, the German industry was in shambles and the fact that the weapon needed a new type of ammo meant that a lot of soldier didn't even have them
@@equa9612 Not true. By the beginning of 1944, the Red Army had liberated almost the entire territory of present-day Russia, with the exception of some Northern parts. The offensive against the Nazis was already in full swing beyond the borders of Russia in 1944.
There are literally thousands and thousands of STG-44's running around in Syria these days. Some in very nice shape. If only I had the money to buy some and make parts kits!!
the real volcano gaming You’re wrong dude. Syrian rebels found a stash of 5000 of these things and started using them www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11622551/Syrian-rebels-use-Nazi-weapons-in-battle-for-Idlib.html
@@dexm2010 That is the stacking swivel. It's used to keep guns standing up out of the mud by interlocking the stacking swivels in like a tripod setup if that makes any sense
@@Arman-jx7hu Yes, it certainly does, I remember doing that with M16A2s in the Army. I honestly wouldn't have guessed that that rod was a stacking swivel though! Thank you for sharing this!
@@FirstLast-cg9ic never heard it before it's not hard to say in real life besides how often do you say in real life that you need to abbreviate it lol not trying to make a big deal over it but yea do as you wish lol
carl weezer you abbreviated ‘laugh out loud’ with ‘lol’ but you think it’s stupid that people abbreviate ‘in real life’ with ‘irl’. Kinda makes you look like a jackass.
Ok, all of your other guns have been cool. But this. This one takes the cake. It been a long time since I'm been jealous of a gun someone has, but here we are
I’m glad I’m not the only one that’s irritated by weak-ass weapon sounds in shooter games. I have always wondered why they don’t just go record some real gunshots. A microphone will never quite be able to capture the sharp crack of real gunfire, but some of these RUclips videos of real guns get as close as you’re ever likely to get.
The STG-44 was responsible for the development of the AK-47 after the Russians realised that throwing more men with Mosins at the Germans would not work in the long run.
@@teddyfresh9605 The STG reciever is made from mild steel because the Germans were running low on the resources to make high quality alloy steels in sufficient quantities for small arms production. That's why the STG reciever stamping is so complex. All the ridges were an attempt to mechanically strengthen the reciever to make up for the soft steel. If you've ever used an AK, then you'll know it's easier to flip the selector to the semi-auto setting. It takes deliberate action to select full auto. The Type 1 AK receivers were difficult to make in spec, but were durable except for a weakness to lateral stresses, like side impacts. The later AKM simplified the stamped production process and added lateral reinforcements with the center support rivet and the selector lever strut that spanned the width of the reciever. The Russians never had a shortage of alloy steel, so they made the stamping for the AK reciever far simpler than the STG.
@CommieSlayer 43 Unlikely to fire more than 1000 rounds huh, did you know the americans in vietnam sometimes carried up to 2000 rounds of ammunition on their person. In vietnam the average number of rounds fired to achieve just 1 kill of an enemy was 50,000. In iraq and afghanistan it was about 200,000 per kill..In WW2 it was around 100,000. The united states and germany has a strong tradition of marksmanship, the problem was that the average m1 garand shot at 4 moa at best and about 6-7 by the average rifleman. The k98 was capable of below 1 moa but most of those rifles went to be converted to sniper rifles. Still, the average production k98 was at least twice as accurate. The stg 44 has a similar reputation for accuracy as that of the akm(Not super great). EXPECT to shoot more than 400 before dying. You weren't trained to die and you don't die as often or quickly as DCM88 seems to think you do. The greatest thing you can do for your country is not to die for it, but make the other guy die for his. The volk were not the typical users of this rifle. They were usually given surplus gewehr 98s and heavily worn k98s. There is alot of hate about the reliability of this rifle, somewhat unfounded, and lots of bad literature on it that you cannot trust, usually by veterans of nations that were NOT issued the rifle who think they know better than those nasty evil nasis.
I'm writing this here, because the Sturmgewehr 44 is my favorite weapon of the WW2-era: You make excellent videos. Straight to the point without commentary and music, which is rare these days on RUclips. It fits the best for these types of videos to really listen closely to the weapons. No long intro, no clickbaiting, no ads and no begging for subsribers. Those camera perspectives are creative and new, especially the first-person perspective. You really "show" the weapons. Big thanks from me for your great work. Satisfactorily SUBSCRIBED! :)
This weapon could be deadly at close quarters when in auto, but at the same time it could fire at long distance targets because it could switch to manual.
@@kennethsmith2758 Day late and a papiermark short - too late, too expensive. Had they pulled back, consolidated their forces, shortened their supply lines and then armed up with these late war weapons, and let the fronts stabilize while they took a breather, things likely would've turned out very different. They allowed perfect to be the enemy of good.
Americans did it better. Russians did it worse. The AK is clearly a crappy, oversimplified copy, because they were unable to make a direct copy work. The AR form factor, many features and some of the operation, is taken from the StG; the FAL is another offshoot.
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine.[1][2][3][4][5] Assault rifles were first put into mass production and accepted into widespread service during World War II. The first assault rifle to see major usage was the German StG 44, a development of the earlier Mkb 42.[6][7][8] While immediately after World War II, NATO countries were equipped with battle rifles, the development of the M16 rifle during the Vietnam War prompted the adoption of assault rifles by the rest of NATO. By the end of the 20th century, assault rifles had become the standard weapon in most of the world's armies, replacing full-powered rifles and sub-machine guns in most roles.[8] The two most successful modern assault rifles are the AK-47 and the M16 designs and their derivatives.[8] StG 44 German assault rifle with curved magazine and wooden stock facing left The StG 44 was adopted by the Wehrmacht in 1944. It fires the 7.92×33mm Kurz round. AK-47 assault rifle with curved magazine and wooden stock facing left Currently the most used assault rifle in the world along with its variant, the AKM, the AK-47 was first adopted in 1949 by the Soviet Army. It fires the 7.62×39mm M43 round. M16 assault rifle with triangular stock facing left The M16 was first introduced into service in 1964 with the United States Armed Forces. It fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, and is the most produced assault rifle in its caliber. Origin of term: The term assault rifle is generally attributed to Adolf Hitler, who used the German word Sturmgewehr (which translates to "assault rifle") as the new name for the MP 43 (Maschinenpistole), subsequently known as the Sturmgewehr 44.[6][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Allied propaganda suggested that the name was chosen for propaganda purposes, but the main purpose was to differentiate the Sturmgewehr from German submachine guns such as the MP 40.[15] It has been suggested, however, that the Heereswaffenamt was responsible for the name Sturmgewehr, and Hitler had no input besides signing the production order.[16][15] Furthermore, Hitler was initially opposed to the idea of a new infantry rifle, as Germany lacked the industrial capacity to replace the 12,000,000 Karabiner 98k rifles already in service, only changing his mind once he saw it first-hand.[17] The StG 44 is generally considered the first selective fire military rifle to popularize the assault rifle concept.[6][8] Today, the term assault rifle is used to define firearms sharing the same basic characteristics as the StG 44.[6][8] Definition: The U.S. Army defines assault rifles as "short, compact, selective-fire weapons that fire a cartridge intermediate in power between submachine gun and rifle cartridges."[18] In this strict definition, a firearm must have at least the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:[2][3][4] It must be capable of selective fire. It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle, examples of intermediate cartridges are the 7.92×33mm Kurz, the 7.62×39mm and 5.56×45mm NATO. Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine.[5] It must have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards). Rifles that meet most of these criteria, but not all, are not assault rifles according to the U.S. Army's definition. For example: Select-fire M2 Carbines are not assault rifles; their effective range is only 180 metres (200 yd).[19] Select-fire rifles such as the Fedorov Avtomat, FN FAL, M14, and H&K G3 main battle rifles are not assault rifles; they fire full-powered rifle cartridges. Semi-automatic-only rifles like the Colt AR-15 are not assault rifles; they do not have select-fire capabilities. Semi-automatic-only rifles with fixed magazines like the SKS are not assault rifles; they do not have detachable box magazines and are not capable of automatic fire. Distinction from assault weapons: Further information: Assault weapon and Assault weapons legislation in the United States In the United States, selective-fire rifles are legally defined as "machine guns", and civilian ownership of those has been tightly regulated since 1934 under the National Firearms Act and since 1986 under the Firearm Owners Protection Act.[20] However, the term "assault rifle" is often conflated with "assault weapon", a U.S. legal category with varying definitions which includes many semi-automatic weapons. This use has been described as incorrect and a misapplication of the term.[21][22]
The Jolly Johnson no, it would not have changed the war. The fact is they were fighting a war of attrition in the east, and losing it. They had next to no oil, and few trade partners.
@@Хуйсгоры-т1с с нами не только солдаты Германии воевали, ещё австрийцы, итальянцы, финны и т. д соотношение не очень разнится, а вот оснащение у нас сильно хромало. Так что не количество играло роль, а характер и ещё много чего
@@SHNOBEL_SHMUL ага особенно итальянцы если они даже с Грецией не справились ,а занешь сколько соотношения ,немцев и других наций в немецкой армии и тем более ,практически все кто не был немцем были карателями ,а финны прям огромнейшую пользу принесли (нет) от их армии было пользы как от козла молока . А этот бред про то что против СССР воевала вся европа это бред ,также ленд лиз и союзники сыграли очень большую роль, в победе над Германией ,ваши начали прорыв только в конце 1943 и немного продвинулись ,а второй фронт зделал огромную подножку ч победе нацизма
Me: I won't spend time with recommended videos anymore, they always make me fall in an endless loop til the end of the day RUclips: STG - 44 and other WW2 weapons Me: I surrender
The Germans realized from their experience on the eastern front that they needed something on the battlefield that was more powerful than a sub machine gun, but with a much higher rate of fire than a bolt action rifle. When they finally came up with an ideal design, it was simply too little, too late.
@Рех Нахер Saying that StG44 is father of AK is bullshit. StG44 is in fact father of every single assault rifle in existence. All constructors of this kind of firearms are using some solutions from work of Schmeisser.
@@irenepongarrang7386 what's wrong with the recoil ? 7.92x33 has about as much recoil as 7.62x39 , which tbh isn't much. They practically have the same ballistics.
It's an okay gun but it's not a quality gun. It's over engineered and it's pieces are fragile , there are big gaps in the gun and unnecessary parts by today's standarts , and the way it unlocks is very weird. It's one of the first guns ever designed in that way , so it's understandable. FAL is basically an improved STG44.
@EVAN DZULFAGAR FAITH SIREGAR 8 kurz rounds have less recoil than 7.62x39 which the AK uses , and the gun is heavier. But there are (sadly) child soldiers in the world armed with AKs ?
Another example of how older video games portrayed this more accurately than newer ones, primarily focusing on the rate of fire. Before Black Ops II, this gun was slow, but it was a lot more true to what we see here. Black Ops II and onward, the gun was made to feel like a generic modern-day assault rifle which benefitted gameplay, but wasn't faithful anymore.
The quality on these is actually not so great. The reports from testing done by the US and British militaries during war had mostly pretty negative stuff to say, stating it was easily damaged and cheaply constructed.
Holy hell!! How did you get your hands on one of those? A full auto transferable STG44 goes for minimum 50K. Plus the ammunition is rare too. Unless you can get reloading components for 7.92x33mmKurz.
@@mattyicicles1608 The sound itself is pretty damn similar to this one, but not exactly the same. If you listen to them, you can tell it was clearly based off/Inspired by the real thing.
Your videos are an excellent resource for sound designers on how rarer guns are really supposed to sound. Particularly useful if you live in part of the world (most of it) where firing any gun, let alone an automatic weapon, is legally impossible.
This gun is cooler than many actual ones and the MG 42 its still in use today in many countries. Germany was ahead of its time in WW2 but you cannot just fight the world on your own LoL
@@memerzzz1735 no, they weren't even close. Their airforce got wiped out in a single battle basically, they were having manpower issues and supply chain issues as early as 1940, and by 1942 they were on a completely retreat and defense lol
@@Bighoss69420 you also have to remember Hitler took funding away from the ME 262 jet fighter program and the Horton Brothers stealth bombers early in the war. If he hadn't done that the allies would have been annihilated.
Fun fact: An AK-47 has closer mechanism to an M1 Garand than an STG-44. Source: some random dude in youtube and I googled up if it was true and it was true so I think this is a source
The reason we are holding the mag is because the handguard is made of thin sheet metal, It gets too hot to touch just after 20 rounds. Also the magazine we have does not sit perfectly level in the magwell and causes malfunctions.
If you put slight forward pressure on the mag, It lines it up perfectly and makes it shoot much more reliably.
Link to Part 2: ruclips.net/video/cy4ajFVMkWA/видео.html
Sir yes sir
May I compliment you and your friends on safe firearms handling skils?
What happened in part 2 to part 1? Why does it shoot faster??
I bet those cold winters cools it right back down real quick
How much does a full auto cost?
"Guten Tag! Tag! Tag! Tag! Tag! Tag! Tag! Tag!"
-Unknown German Soldier 1944
XDDDD
Das autobahn ! Bahn! Bahn! Bahn! Bahn!
@Source Dasher wrong... But ok , LoL!
@@MMORPGmusic Nope,he's actually right.
@@nachtmahr9994 lol you're wrong too
German engineering...
Hard to believe that this gun is 75 freaking years old
Man there are some working guns that are 150 years old ... and sometimes even older
@@hunt3rv221I was not talking about the gun still being functional and holding up, but rather its design. Do not so easily assume what others may or may not know.
This gun is way too ahead of its time, compared to other weapons during WWII this one is one of the greatest infantry weapon ever made.
@@enclaveenthusiast8908 It's not ahead of anything.The russians experimented with the concept of the intermediate round before them.The 7.62x39 round for the AK47 was developed before the STG saw combat.There have been loads of other assault rifle prototypes, the STG was the first one to see large scale use.The germans did not invent the concept of the assault rifle or the round, they were just the first to use them in combat on a large scale.
My german revolver lasted over 100 years
My grandfather just threw a grenade in my room.
i lol'd
*THROW IT BACK TO ASSERT DOMINANCE*
He died shortly after 😔
Veteran Bandit done. Haven’t heard back from him
Auf wiedersehen
Excellent video with no unnecessary bloat. Beautiful gun. Thanks for sharing.
Everyone wants to be a movie star, I look at faces all day, JUST SHOW ME THE MONEY BABY ALL I WANT!
wow that full magazine on auto was amazing!
Well what can you say.....its fully semi automatic
Probably Forgot My Name I love fully semi automatic weapons
@@TacoTory556 who doesn't???
Carlos Reyes Did just say full magazine because yeah you don't call that full magazine you call that full automatic. magazines is what you would put in or put out of a gun once there is no more bullets in a gun
@@prolly537 But more precission
The sun is out, the birds are chirping, the grass is moving as swiftly as the air allows it to, a-
BAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAP
framerate 300 legit LOL’ing
😂
Regular Gun Reviews needs to be a thing
550rpm?
LMFAO
This gun is amazing... the design, shooting cadence, the sound...
The German’s were truly ahead of their time.
Not just with weapons. With all forms of technology, spirit, and way of life
@@ofairnsea5968 "spirit and the way of life" yeah ok
@Quicc SterClosetted Nazis lmao
@@ofairnsea5968 "spirit and way of Life" obviously killing innocent people its a good way to live
Xirotir *cough* Stalin *cough* and america *cough*
this is full auto?
*Dayum Bro, OK*
There no full auto in building bro
Stfu
Only the best of the legends understand this😂
@@markusvuori Kid thinks he's special for understanding a shit meme 😂🤣
@@SuperDuperSeb another kid that thinks he is special because he uses a dog with sunglasses from 2017 as a profile picture
0:42 when you’re getting rushed in the Western Front
1:05 when you’re getting rushed in the Eastern Front
I dont know....
Epic
Demiaz it’s because the Russians sent thousands of soldiers at a time and the us didn’t
How is this so underrated
This is funny as f and tragically in the same time
Imagine a ww2 veteran hear that and then like “oh shit, here we go again”
I would say the bark of a MG-42 would cause more concern, at least that's what my dad told me...
Nah, they didn't produce much of them, there were already more than 10 million k98k, the German industry was in shambles and the fact that the weapon needed a new type of ammo meant that a lot of soldier didn't even have them
Нет, он скажет это услышав стрельбу ППШ!😅
cringe
Late war weapon, wonder how many saw this in combat.
*When the french kid takes your pencil*
Stg 44 = 1944
Battle of france = 1940
This joke doesn't work but the Russian boy is in the shit
😂😂😂
@@equa9612 Not true. By the beginning of 1944, the Red Army had liberated almost the entire territory of present-day Russia, with the exception of some Northern parts. The offensive against the Nazis was already in full swing beyond the borders of Russia in 1944.
@@BastioncenterRu it was a joke bro we all know the great power of mother russia
@Murat Gadjiev Russia got fucked by Germany, Russia lost 27 million people haha
Thumbnail Looked like a high graphics game !
Lol glad you said it. I thought it was just me :p
Tarkov Escape
Battlefield graphics
Plot twist: it is a high graphics game
Plot twist: It is a high graphics game
There are literally thousands and thousands of STG-44's running around in Syria these days. Some in very nice shape. If only I had the money to buy some and make parts kits!!
Im from syria . The people fighting there can barely afford an ak how can they get an STG
@Atlas the war in syria happened in 2011 . Theres no way you can find an stg in syria . All they use is ak's
The only people that owns this types of guns are collectors like this youtube channel
the real volcano gaming You’re wrong dude. Syrian rebels found a stash of 5000 of these things and started using them
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11622551/Syrian-rebels-use-Nazi-weapons-in-battle-for-Idlib.html
@@volcanogaming2409 I'd say you could find just about every gun in Syria
That is an absolutely beautiful gun. So pleasing to look at. Perfect
The mechanics of this gun are so unique with that hook thing. Got to mess with one last summer
What is that rod that sticks out the front of the weapon right behind the front sight base?
@@dexm2010
That is the stacking swivel. It's used to keep guns standing up out of the mud by interlocking the stacking swivels in like a tripod setup if that makes any sense
@@Arman-jx7hu Yes, it certainly does, I remember doing that with M16A2s in the Army. I honestly wouldn't have guessed that that rod was a stacking swivel though!
Thank you for sharing this!
@@dexm2010
You are welcome and glad I could be of help🙂
@@Arman-jx7hu isn’t that also has to do with something about the gass?
0:58 that reload is so satisfying to watch and hear, 10/10 reload.
ThisBeTheVerse asmr
@Camp Matthew weirdo
True! Like every sound of gun reloading, for me, they all so satisfying to hear, yeah like asmr, a manly asmr
It’s the BFV reload
true asmr
The bolt on this weapon just sounds out-of-this-world cool and chunky xD .
C R U N C H
@Sp00ner B. No.
Go on "ForgottonWeapons" and get yourself educated.
Pleeeease!
@@golem5809 Mate, this gun is the grandfather of modern ARs. If the AK wasn't inspired by the sturmgewehr, then what inspired it?
@Spöner im pretty sure the in a way it obviously it also inspired the m16/AR variants
@@CHRŌMVS the look is similar but the function is not and the AR/m16/m4 looks different but is similar in ways
Im surprised at the lack of recoil. What a beautiful gun.
The stg 44 was chambered in a small caliber compared to most rifles in world war 2
Its a slow full auto, its like 550rpm, even the AK shoots at 600-650. And the 7.92x33 is a little weaker than the AK round
@@foxy126pl6
Even still, it's a beautiful weapon.
@@GraftedOliveBranch thats very true, its still very effective in a modern battlefield
@@foxy126pl6АК стреляет 900 выстрелов в минуту. Почти в два раза быстрее, удобнее и в сто раз надёжнее
GunsOfTheWorld uploads the video on full auto StG 44.
My satisfaction is immeasurable and my day is saved.
Glad you enjoyed!
@@GunsOfTheWorld Others shot the Stg as well, all of them are genuine like your friend's.
Review brah would love too
Yeah
Sound in games be like
0:52
Sound irl be like
1:27
Does irl mean in real life? If not I'm stupid if so your stupid why abbreviate that lol
@@carlweezer1908 It does, and literally everyone uses it, so by that logic everyone's stupid for trying to save time?
@@FirstLast-cg9ic never heard it before it's not hard to say in real life besides how often do you say in real life that you need to abbreviate it lol not trying to make a big deal over it but yea do as you wish lol
carl weezer you abbreviated ‘laugh out loud’ with ‘lol’ but you think it’s stupid that people abbreviate ‘in real life’ with ‘irl’. Kinda makes you look like a jackass.
carl weezer lol fyi ig you just moan too much irl ngl m8
0:00 when you starting new match
Press I to inspect
*Team deathmatch*
*Spread, and get to your posts! Hostiles incoming!*
*0:01
Was für eine Freude, diese alte Maschine wieder funktionieren zu sehen!
Ok, all of your other guns have been cool. But this. This one takes the cake. It been a long time since I'm been jealous of a gun someone has, but here we are
And you would be very wrong 😂
Publishers recording sounds for their game: 1:27
The sound when it's in-game: 1:03
what game
@@moumouhigi5837 some games like Call of Duty, Red Orchestra or Battlefield.
That's because microphones are really bad at recoding bass, I think...
@@Daniel-ef1mwsounds really much cod world at war
I’m glad I’m not the only one that’s irritated by weak-ass weapon sounds in shooter games. I have always wondered why they don’t just go record some real gunshots. A microphone will never quite be able to capture the sharp crack of real gunfire, but some of these RUclips videos of real guns get as close as you’re ever likely to get.
Even the sound of it firing sounds mean and intense. I can only imagine how powerful it must have seemed and also been in 44 when it was new.
TGartheTeddyBear it actually used a shortened version of the 8mm Mauser cartridge traditionally used in the Kar98 and everything else.
With original ww2 ammo it sounds like hell, that old stuff had more punch/power . some guy uploaded a vid about it....
Legion94 did it? That’s interesting. Where’s that video? I’m actually kinda curious.
7.92x33mm Kurz wasn't new in 1944. The first guns using this ammo hit the front in 1942-1943.
Oluja do Tokija really? Which were they?
Such a Beautiful piece of Engineering
The full auto just sound like the old CoDs and that satisfied me
In the old CODs, they would use the sound of a real STG44 in the range as base sound. No wonder it sounded good.
How far cod has come from its roots. Pitty
@Fmono • 38 years ago • Updated childish response.
World At War baby!!!!
Man, WaW was such a good fucking game. I still love it.
AK-47: You killed my father!!!
Stg-44: No, AK-47. I'm your father.
AK-47: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
@Leathley Lol,🤗
Fedrov: No, IM your father
The STG-44 was responsible for the development of the AK-47 after the Russians realised that throwing more men with Mosins at the Germans would not work in the long run.
@@tmanoutdoors8277 STG 44 and other assault rifles:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Denchik Bison
The first ever assault rifle, most people don’t even know AK47 is a copy of it
How did u get your hands on such a beautiful rifle
Priceless artifact of war now, disposable piece of sheet metal back then.
@@manatee5936 I wouldn't consider my issue weapon which my life likely may depend apon to be a piece of worthless sheet metal.
@@teddyfresh9605 The STG reciever is made from mild steel because the Germans were running low on the resources to make high quality alloy steels in sufficient quantities for small arms production. That's why the STG reciever stamping is so complex. All the ridges were an attempt to mechanically strengthen the reciever to make up for the soft steel.
If you've ever used an AK, then you'll know it's easier to flip the selector to the semi-auto setting. It takes deliberate action to select full auto. The Type 1 AK receivers were difficult to make in spec, but were durable except for a weakness to lateral stresses, like side impacts. The later AKM simplified the stamped production process and added lateral reinforcements with the center support rivet and the selector lever strut that spanned the width of the reciever. The Russians never had a shortage of alloy steel, so they made the stamping for the AK reciever far simpler than the STG.
@DCM88 they didn't have aks in ww2
@CommieSlayer 43 Unlikely to fire more than 1000 rounds huh, did you know the americans in vietnam sometimes carried up to 2000 rounds of ammunition on their person. In vietnam the average number of rounds fired to achieve just 1 kill of an enemy was 50,000. In iraq and afghanistan it was about 200,000 per kill..In WW2 it was around 100,000. The united states and germany has a strong tradition of marksmanship, the problem was that the average m1 garand shot at 4 moa at best and about 6-7 by the average rifleman. The k98 was capable of below 1 moa but most of those rifles went to be converted to sniper rifles. Still, the average production k98 was at least twice as accurate. The stg 44 has a similar reputation for accuracy as that of the akm(Not super great). EXPECT to shoot more than 400 before dying. You weren't trained to die and you don't die as often or quickly as DCM88 seems to think you do. The greatest thing you can do for your country is not to die for it, but make the other guy die for his. The volk were not the typical users of this rifle. They were usually given surplus gewehr 98s and heavily worn k98s. There is alot of hate about the reliability of this rifle, somewhat unfounded, and lots of bad literature on it that you cannot trust, usually by veterans of nations that were NOT issued the rifle who think they know better than those nasty evil nasis.
Thank you for showing the gun in almost all directions. Took screenshots and will use these as references for my 3D model.
I'm writing this here, because the Sturmgewehr 44 is my favorite weapon of the WW2-era: You make excellent videos. Straight to the point without commentary and music, which is rare these days on RUclips. It fits the best for these types of videos to really listen closely to the weapons. No long intro, no clickbaiting, no ads and no begging for subsribers. Those camera perspectives are creative and new, especially the first-person perspective. You really "show" the weapons. Big thanks from me for your great work. Satisfactorily SUBSCRIBED! :)
Thank you very much for the kind words sir. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
That’s true. Like the old RUclips again.
Nice my guy. My favorite is the mp40.
This weapon could be deadly at close quarters when in auto, but at the same time it could fire at long distance targets because it could switch to manual.
Absolutely agreed!
0:02 Oh wow, looks like I wasn't clickbaited.
Leaving a like.
David welcome to this youtuber
The Germans do know how to make a weapon.
Unfortunately the losers did not know how to use them
The leaders didn't know when to stop.
@@kennethsmith2758
Day late and a papiermark short - too late, too expensive. Had they pulled back, consolidated their forces, shortened their supply lines and then armed up with these late war weapons, and let the fronts stabilize while they took a breather, things likely would've turned out very different. They allowed perfect to be the enemy of good.
Americans did it better. Russians did it worse. The AK is clearly a crappy, oversimplified copy, because they were unable to make a direct copy work. The AR form factor, many features and some of the operation, is taken from the StG; the FAL is another offshoot.
@@kennethsmith2758 the winers write the history
StG44 - The first Assault Rifle in history.
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine.[1][2][3][4][5] Assault rifles were first put into mass production and accepted into widespread service during World War II. The first assault rifle to see major usage was the German StG 44, a development of the earlier Mkb 42.[6][7][8] While immediately after World War II, NATO countries were equipped with battle rifles, the development of the M16 rifle during the Vietnam War prompted the adoption of assault rifles by the rest of NATO. By the end of the 20th century, assault rifles had become the standard weapon in most of the world's armies, replacing full-powered rifles and sub-machine guns in most roles.[8] The two most successful modern assault rifles are the AK-47 and the M16 designs and their derivatives.[8]
StG 44 German assault rifle with curved magazine and wooden stock facing left
The StG 44 was adopted by the Wehrmacht in 1944. It fires the 7.92×33mm Kurz round.
AK-47 assault rifle with curved magazine and wooden stock facing left
Currently the most used assault rifle in the world along with its variant, the AKM, the AK-47 was first adopted in 1949 by the Soviet Army. It fires the 7.62×39mm M43 round.
M16 assault rifle with triangular stock facing left
The M16 was first introduced into service in 1964 with the United States Armed Forces. It fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, and is the most produced assault rifle in its caliber.
Origin of term:
The term assault rifle is generally attributed to Adolf Hitler, who used the German word Sturmgewehr (which translates to "assault rifle") as the new name for the MP 43 (Maschinenpistole), subsequently known as the Sturmgewehr 44.[6][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Allied propaganda suggested that the name was chosen for propaganda purposes, but the main purpose was to differentiate the Sturmgewehr from German submachine guns such as the MP 40.[15]
It has been suggested, however, that the Heereswaffenamt was responsible for the name Sturmgewehr, and Hitler had no input besides signing the production order.[16][15] Furthermore, Hitler was initially opposed to the idea of a new infantry rifle, as Germany lacked the industrial capacity to replace the 12,000,000 Karabiner 98k rifles already in service, only changing his mind once he saw it first-hand.[17]
The StG 44 is generally considered the first selective fire military rifle to popularize the assault rifle concept.[6][8] Today, the term assault rifle is used to define firearms sharing the same basic characteristics as the StG 44.[6][8]
Definition:
The U.S. Army defines assault rifles as "short, compact, selective-fire weapons that fire a cartridge intermediate in power between submachine gun and rifle cartridges."[18] In this strict definition, a firearm must have at least the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:[2][3][4]
It must be capable of selective fire.
It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle, examples of intermediate cartridges are the 7.92×33mm Kurz, the 7.62×39mm and 5.56×45mm NATO.
Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine.[5]
It must have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards).
Rifles that meet most of these criteria, but not all, are not assault rifles according to the U.S. Army's definition. For example:
Select-fire M2 Carbines are not assault rifles; their effective range is only 180 metres (200 yd).[19]
Select-fire rifles such as the Fedorov Avtomat, FN FAL, M14, and H&K G3 main battle rifles are not assault rifles; they fire full-powered rifle cartridges.
Semi-automatic-only rifles like the Colt AR-15 are not assault rifles; they do not have select-fire capabilities.
Semi-automatic-only rifles with fixed magazines like the SKS are not assault rifles; they do not have detachable box magazines and are not capable of automatic fire.
Distinction from assault weapons:
Further information: Assault weapon and Assault weapons legislation in the United States
In the United States, selective-fire rifles are legally defined as "machine guns", and civilian ownership of those has been tightly regulated since 1934 under the National Firearms Act and since 1986 under the Firearm Owners Protection Act.[20] However, the term "assault rifle" is often conflated with "assault weapon", a U.S. legal category with varying definitions which includes many semi-automatic weapons. This use has been described as incorrect and a misapplication of the term.[21][22]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle
@@KnownNiche1999Sturmgewehr 44
Translation
Assaultrifle 44
Nope, it's not
@@frezingcrazyyes it is
Me: Why is my headset not working?
Grandpa downstairs with a bluetooth headset:😰
so we back in ‘nam, got our AKs strafing from side to side
ded meme lit meme bro😂👌💯
@@billbolor9142 or back In ww2 when he was being shot at by german troops firing these rifles
WORLD WAR TWO FLASHBACKS
Is your grandpa making an aroused and pleasured face when he heard that?
I have tried my whole life not to be jealous....
But now, i think im jelly
nonameguy96 you look very tasty
as opposed to your partial life?
"FOOLS, GERMAN SCIENCE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD"
**disdain for plebs intensifies**
The Devils of Paradis *laughs in broken transmission*
Gabriel Hancock laughs at the 100th bouncing shell on the armour while firing that 88mm
The One and Only *laughs at being outnumbered*
The Devils of Paradis 你配🐴？臭👶👶
Probably one of the best sounding guns out there. Quite beautiful as well.
Hola dr monty i have a soul
Just gonna leave this here
FG42
The Chauchat is my favorite sounding but this one is right behind it.
Every officer on the eastern front was asking when they will get that weapon. Production numbers were very low tho
If Hitler would of waited a bit longer that gun probably would of helped turn the war
@@thejollyjohnson9015 good that he didn't, then.
@@MeltingData He should've won
The Jolly Johnson no, it would not have changed the war. The fact is they were fighting a war of attrition in the east, and losing it. They had next to no oil, and few trade partners.
@@doge8726 Sure, and i and many other people from slavic countries would not be alive these days.
You lucky SOB, that is a absolutely gorgeous example of a STG-44
Preach the words👍👍😁
Whats an sob ?
@@paulj6974 thanks man
Nihaal Sandim lmao it means son of bitch he was lying people use “you lucky sob “ as an expression here
Nihaal Sandim it means "son of a bitch"
you are one lucky guy, you fired a legend! Awesome.
0:35 man, I love that sound...
Me too we need a 10 hour Version
I keep clicking the time stamp lol
@@tennoheikabanzai656 haha, feels so solid right? Every gun makes different noise.
"Schnell!"
"Achtung, achtung!"
А наши деды дали Фрицам просратся.
@@SHNOBEL_SHMUL количество* дедов дало фрицам просратся
@@Хуйсгоры-т1с с нами не только солдаты Германии воевали, ещё австрийцы, итальянцы, финны и т. д соотношение не очень разнится, а вот оснащение у нас сильно хромало. Так что не количество играло роль, а характер и ещё много чего
@@SHNOBEL_SHMUL ага особенно итальянцы если они даже с Грецией не справились ,а занешь сколько соотношения ,немцев и других наций в немецкой армии и тем более ,практически все кто не был немцем были карателями ,а финны прям огромнейшую пользу принесли (нет) от их армии было пользы как от козла молока . А этот бред про то что против СССР воевала вся европа это бред ,также ленд лиз и союзники сыграли очень большую роль, в победе над Германией ,ваши начали прорыв только в конце 1943 и немного продвинулись ,а второй фронт зделал огромную подножку ч победе нацизма
Quick attention
Me: I won't spend time with recommended videos anymore, they always make me fall in an endless loop til the end of the day
RUclips: STG - 44 and other WW2 weapons
Me: I surrender
FUR FATHERLAND :D
Man I love how crunchy that action sounds when you rack the charging handle
Germans know how to build a firearm 😉👌🏻
True 😉👌
The Germans realized from their experience on the eastern front that they needed something on the battlefield that was more powerful than a sub machine gun, but with a much higher rate of fire than a bolt action rifle. When they finally came up with an ideal design, it was simply too little, too late.
the germans created the modern war, from guns to strategy.
@@RuiLuz the Germans created just about everything in society.
@@dillonv4298 "Made in Germany, you know the Germans always make good stuff"
Teacher: we're going to germany!
*Girls* : ugh, everyone there is so strict
*Boys* :
Teacher: we're going to Stalingrad!
Girls: BORIIIIING
Boys: *whips out StG44 and an Iron Helmet*
Khurram Zafar me, looking at you jealously while whipping out my mp40 : "I will get that gun from you someday -.-"
@@masayukitachibana2756 For now you must use the Commie PPSH-41 my brother
We aren't strict or cold, everyone else is obnoxious and annoying
@Theodosius D.H Thats bullshit. If our germany is a Muslim Country, your USA is a fascist Country.....
*"Zey are in ze attic!"*
1:01
George Papadakis 1:02?
Santiago Giuntoli r/woooosh
@Santiago Giuntoli ok boomer
Santiago Giuntoli boomer
CYANIDE AND HAPPINESS
ugh that cocking and reload sound is so good and the sound it makes when it fires, beautiful
7.92x33mm Kurzpatrone is doing its job
@Рех Нахер Saying that StG44 is father of AK is bullshit. StG44 is in fact father of every single assault rifle in existence. All constructors of this kind of firearms are using some solutions from work of Schmeisser.
How powerful is that round compared to the 7.62x39mm or the .308?
А аммо там какие стоят?
They're still being seen in Syria.
And also panzer tanks
Try not jealous and envy
Yeah left over from Africa they think, probably Gaddafi had them in storage.
Ammo is probably hard to find though
If you are brave enough you can go and get them buy them and then smuggle them out and sell them. They are expensive af.
@@erikcanada syria bought them of Yugoslavia ages ago
Its a German weapon, of corse it’s best quality
But the recoil 😂😂😂
@@irenepongarrang7386 what's wrong with the recoil ? 7.92x33 has about as much recoil as 7.62x39 , which tbh isn't much. They practically have the same ballistics.
It's an okay gun but it's not a quality gun. It's over engineered and it's pieces are fragile , there are big gaps in the gun and unnecessary parts by today's standarts , and the way it unlocks is very weird. It's one of the first guns ever designed in that way , so it's understandable. FAL is basically an improved STG44.
@EVAN DZULFAGAR FAITH SIREGAR 8 kurz rounds have less recoil than 7.62x39 which the AK uses , and the gun is heavier. But there are (sadly) child soldiers in the world armed with AKs ?
@EVAN DZULFAGAR FAITH SIREGAR come again ? I didn't understand what you meant.
Old but gold
0:36
- There are communists in the forest!
- Say no more..
Greetings from mother Russia, FUCKER! СОЮЗ НЕРУШИМЫЙ РЕСПУБЛИК СВОБОДНЫХ СПЛОТИЛА НАВЕКИ ВЕЛИКАЯ РУСЬ!
@@lolbol331 fuck off
@@TrinityBigT Вас недобитков ждёт тот же конец!
Soviets Just idiot.... And vodka girls
@@lolbol331 lmao stfu, your life is worthless even to your own country that keeps sending braindead idiots to die by shitty tactics
Friend : Do you watch porn ?
Me : It's... Complicated.
What the hell?
@@ilovequake833 _you won't get it_
*Lot of Penetrations with spray of Happines.*
Shizu -chan I thought i was the only one who gets wet watching this
@@afinoxi you need a cure
This beauty could be from this time, gnadenlose Schönheit.
@@GruenerGandalf 👍🏻XD
Such a beautiful piece of history!
Love your videos. No narration, no BS, just shooting. Gets right to the point!
Makes me think of the usual BS of 5 min intro and constantly begging for likes and subscribe
@@Nefus1988 yeah hick *COUGH* cock45... yaps a lot for an hour plus and shoots in 1 minute or so.
@bryanleeyf87 hikock is cool tho and usually yaps about the gun and its history
Wow this game looks so realistic!
lmaoooooooo
Thats not game btw
@@suhardinsuhardin3708 its a joke😐
Can't wait for the new WW2 game omg 😱🤯👌
@@suhardinsuhardin3708 r/wooooosh
Absolutely beautiful! Those German’s were so ahead of their time... Hard to believe this was made in 1944!
Ahead of their time on paper, not so much in practice
@@sgt.eclair yeah, that's true.
Sgt. Eclair pretty much everything the Germans made in ww2.
Its that German engineering.
@@GrumpX The students have surpassed the masters.
Great sound ⚡
1:59 check out the sparks in the chamber when the brass ejects
Damn. Germans really had they shit down
Damn, this battlefield 6 leaked gameplay is awesome!
0:55 the same reload like in Battlefield V
WOW
Tru
In battlefield 5 he takes mag from ground too ?
@@obemov3233 no
Apparently its not in a hurry, since he picks it from the ground then.
Another example of how older video games portrayed this more accurately than newer ones, primarily focusing on the rate of fire. Before Black Ops II, this gun was slow, but it was a lot more true to what we see here. Black Ops II and onward, the gun was made to feel like a generic modern-day assault rifle which benefitted gameplay, but wasn't faithful anymore.
Red Orchestra 2 recreates this weapon pretty accurately.
1:05 when your russian teacher gives you too much homework
Quiet kid: *I wasn't expecting backup, but ok*
Made me chuckle ngl, lmao
True russians use the vodka bottle
Oof
@@brady.widlake ahhahahahaha you are very funny and original
Deutsche Qualität! 👍🇩🇪
The quality on these is actually not so great. The reports from testing done by the US and British militaries during war had mostly pretty negative stuff to say, stating it was easily damaged and cheaply constructed.
@@hobofactory to be fair, it was made late war from sheet metal, not much could be done to perfect it
No turk made it 🇹🇷
@@theamericanwellbeing the Turks didn't do shit.
Melih A wrong
My Granpa got PTSD with this clip.
Thanks bro
When you try to be funny
*magazine
Jose Benjamin
Shut up, grandpa.
Jose Benjamin When you try to be funny as well ;-)
@TahDa _my grandpa used to shoot _*_cats_*_ with a _*_STG-44_*_ back in the day, too._
I really like that cracking sound of stg44 when u lock n load the gun
She's so beautiful. And she sounds amazing, too.
So far ahead of its time it STILL looks futuristic!
Holy hell!! How did you get your hands on one of those? A full auto transferable STG44 goes for minimum 50K. Plus the ammunition is rare too. Unless you can get reloading components for 7.92x33mmKurz.
Prvi Partizan of Serbia makes new commercial 7.92 Kurz ammo so it was somewhat available
Rich family.
there are FFLs that allow that kind of stuff, and people with FFLs make good money if done properly and responsibly
RUclips $$ ;-)
You can buy in Balkan and north Africa a Stg for under 1k
i like how this game lets you inspect the gun as well. so much detail
Yeah man
so I just watched this now and scrolled to see I've commented on this already, wtf mind blown.hello to me again in a few years.
bro no way it's happened again so soon. how tf do i keep forgetting ive watched this
The firing sound is pretty comparable to its virtual counterpart in CoD WaW.
Lol I love WAW but the STG doesn’t even sound like a gun in that game.
The fire rate is similar though for sure
@@mattyicicles1608 The sound itself is pretty damn similar to this one, but not exactly the same. If you listen to them, you can tell it was clearly based off/Inspired by the real thing.
They recorded the real guns for that game!
@@naderzein2435 I mentioned that
0:50 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND
That gun is beautiful, especially when you are wearing one of my armor pieces.
the sounds look so cartoony, and i love that.
One of the most beautiful weapons!
When call of duty isn't cutting it any more ..
AK-47 creators left the chat
Ak47 copycats*
@@liam7903 You are mistaken in thinking that the AK was copied from stg
@@liam7903 its full shit
@@broon1413 it was
@@jav6250 no it wasn't. Only the gas system was stolen.
Your videos are an excellent resource for sound designers
on how rarer guns are really supposed to sound. Particularly useful if you live in part of the world (most of it) where firing any gun, let alone an automatic weapon, is legally impossible.
Oh hell yes! Man your friend is lucky. Doubt there are many of those in that condition available nowadays. Love your vids.
Thank you I appreciate it!
"Dad why is my sister's name Rose?" "Because your mother loves roses" "Thanks dad" "No problem sturmgewehr 44"
I love the sound when you pull the bolt back.
In the immortal words of Jack Nicholson's rendition of The Joker: "Where does he get all of those wonderful toys?"
Perfect engineering this is 1940,s weapon and not 1 misfire not 1 jam!!
Take care of any gun and it'll last almost forever.
Russians: *take out their AK from under a meter layer of dirt and reload it*
@@suomalainenmekko6131 👍 heard stories of ak,s still working after been in fires even left submerged in water for months!
It’s simply not fair that the bad guys always seem to get the best toys.
You explain every gun in every mod very well ...i like your videos so much
The Germans were so good at designing weapons I would buy this rn and rocc it for years that thing is BEAUTIFULL
I have no problem marrying this weapon
This is one of my dream assault rifles. Lord knows I'd love to own one. You are lucky. Thanks for showing it to us.
Thanks man! I was glad to be able to get a hold of one and show you guys!
That bolt pulling just looks so smooth. This thing is like the combination of AK47 and M16, German military technology, man.
It was what inspired both of those rilfes
Hugo Schmeisser more specifically.
0:36
Commander: There are some russians attacking by the forest
Random german soldier in 1944:
This gun is cooler than many actual ones and the MG 42 its still in use today in many countries. Germany was ahead of its time in WW2 but you cannot just fight the world on your own LoL
Well they almost succeeded so u cant blame em
@@memerzzz1735 *maybe* but i don’t think their plans would’ve stood the rest of time for long
@@memerzzz1735 no, they weren't even close.
Their airforce got wiped out in a single battle basically, they were having manpower issues and supply chain issues as early as 1940, and by 1942 they were on a completely retreat and defense lol
Hard to believe such a small European country nearly defeated THE WORLD, respect.
@@Bighoss69420 you also have to remember Hitler took funding away from the ME 262 jet fighter program and the Horton Brothers stealth bombers early in the war. If he hadn't done that the allies would have been annihilated.
75 years old quite amazing still looks deadly and good in 2020
Fun fact: An AK-47 has closer mechanism to an M1 Garand than an STG-44.
Source: some random dude in youtube and I googled up if it was true and it was true so I think this is a source
This machine all of the wepons fathers..
Brilliant channel! No BS, just awesome firearms being shown and demonstrated.
Thank you sir I very much appreciate it!