Favorite Submachine Guns

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Here are the candidates:

Auto Ordnance M1927/28 Thompson, .45ACP
USGI M1A1 Thompson, .45ACP
USGI M3/M3A1 Grease Gun, .45ACP
Commonwealth STEN, 9mmP
Nazi MP-38/MP-40, 9mmP
HK MP5 (entire line) 9mmP, .40, 10mm
IMI Uzi (Full size, mini, mirco) 9mmP
Smith & Wesson Model 76, 9mmP, .45ACP
Commonwealth Sterling, all models, 9mmP
ComBloc Shpagin Ppsh-41 "Burp Gun" 7.62x25mm
HK UMP (all models) 9mmP, .40, .45ACP
Ingram MAC-10/11, 9mmP, .380, .45ACP
Calico Submachine Guns 9mmP, .22LR
Izhmash Bizon-2, (Russia). 9x18mm, 9mmP, .380, 7.62x25mm
ComBlock Skorpion VZ-61 .32ACP

Or any others? My personal favorite is the classic Thompson, both the USGI and the "Gangster" versions.
 
I've got favourites for each of the "generations" of SMGs, and it's too hard to pick just one. Of the ones I've fired, these are my picks:
1st Gen: 1928A1 Thompson (rock steady and a joy to fire)
2nd Gen: MkII Sten (a perfect example of why "gun control" doesn't control guns any more than "heroin control" controls heroin)
3rd Gen: UZI, with the solid stock (very controllable, and reliable to a fault)
and
4th Gen: MP5 (my favourite is the MP5A3, but just because it looks "neat"; firing it with the stock folded is an exercise in futility)
 
The one I always come back to is the M1A1 Thompson, I am most comfortable with it, having fired more than 5,000 rounds through various M1A1s.

Stylewise I really like the Beretta M12.
 
Too many, depends. Favorite for:

Blasting Fun: Mac10/45 with 50-rnd magazine
Blasting Fun Runner-Up: Swedish K with 71-round drum
Impressing the Girls: 1928 Thompson with 50-round drum
Shooting Quick and Nimble: Sterling L2A3
Shooting in Rolls Royce Mode: Bergmann MP35/I
Shooting in History Channel Mode: MP40


Then there's the other side of the coin, the Most Overrated Subgun. And the clear winner is -- the 1928 Thompson. It's way, way too heavy, and the stock is way too long. If there is any subgun that is ergonomically worse, I haven't found it. The gun is also over-complicated, with its silly Blish lock, oiler, floating firing pin, and a compensator it doesn't need. On the other hand, nothing says "submachine gun" like a 1928 Thompson. Got one, wish I had six just to line up and look at.
 
FWIW, my lineup is the same as SDC's. There is nothing like a Thompson 1928, except a 1921. The new "1927" semi auto "Thompson's" are no fun and not well made.

Jim
 
Greatest subgun of all time? MP5 PDW. Accurate and reliable, also the funnest gun I've ever shot, suppressed or not.
 
I'll take the MP5 in 40 S&W. More umph than any 9mm, lighter than the venerable Thompson. About the only other one I'll consider over it is the 10mm version, but I haven't fired that one and refrain from any opinions other than it's suppose to be longer range.
 
I bought an MP5 when the government decreed there would be no more full auto weapons. I found it interesting to master it. It is a novelty to take friends out to shoot it. However, I find a handgun more challenging and a rifle at 200 yards to be more satisfying.
I do appreciate the government ban since my MP5 is worth a LOT more than I paid for it.

Regards,
George
In sunny Arizona
 
I'm gonna have to say MP5/10. 9mm works but I'd rather have a bigger bullet, and I just don't like the UMP .45. Even though it's the same weight, it looks a lot bigger. Also another candidate would be an M16 converted to a pistol caliber.
 
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