Comments on: 1882 Madsen machine gun finally retired http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/15/1882-madsen-machine-gun-finally-retired/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jesper Rex http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/15/1882-madsen-machine-gun-finally-retired/comment-page-1/#comment-48693 Jesper Rex Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:48:38 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2086#comment-48693 I have just received photos from the November 2010 BOPE Police raid in Rio De janairo, and BOPE is still using the Madsen LMG..... http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?190241-Today-s-Photos-Wednesday-December-1st-2010 (Search for Madsen) I have just received photos from the November 2010 BOPE Police raid in Rio De janairo, and BOPE is still using the Madsen LMG…..

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]]> By: Mark http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/15/1882-madsen-machine-gun-finally-retired/comment-page-1/#comment-48681 Mark Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:50:43 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2086#comment-48681 http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6701/madseninbrazil.jpg Even though it's retired, the Madsen still serves a role, apparently. This picture is from November 2010. Workhorse. :P http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6701/madseninbrazil.jpg

Even though it’s retired, the Madsen still serves a role, apparently. This picture is from November 2010. Workhorse. :P

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]]> By: Dennis Hogan http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/15/1882-madsen-machine-gun-finally-retired/comment-page-1/#comment-38741 Dennis Hogan Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:45:03 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2086#comment-38741 I've heard comments that the Madsen Light Machine gun was either "costly" or "not too costly". Does anyone know what a new Madsen cost at any point in time? I’ve heard comments that the Madsen Light Machine gun was either “costly” or “not too costly”. Does anyone know what a new Madsen cost at any point in time?

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]]> By: Milgeek http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/15/1882-madsen-machine-gun-finally-retired/comment-page-1/#comment-27862 Milgeek Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:23:02 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2086#comment-27862 'even with the top loading mag'....? I'm getting the feeling you guys have something against top loaders? The British (er...well via Czechoslovakia!) BREN is generally recognized as one of the best medium MGs ever made - and was in service with the British Army until comparitively recently. The great thing about top loaders - aside from the slight feeding advantage of working with gravity - is that they are ideal for loading while in the prone stance. This is also why the Brits were fond of the side-loading STEN and Sterlings. Thier operation was more tactical than a convensional bottom loader... Likewise the Australiand found that their Owen top-loading SMGs were ideal for jungle operations. This point was not lost on Eugene Stoner - the Stoner system included a top loading configeration in it's LMG form! ;) ‘even with the top loading mag’….?

I’m getting the feeling you guys have something against top loaders?

The British (er…well via Czechoslovakia!) BREN is generally recognized as one of the best medium MGs ever made – and was in service with the British Army until comparitively recently.

The great thing about top loaders – aside from the slight feeding advantage of working with gravity – is that they are ideal for loading while in the prone stance. This is also why the Brits were fond of the side-loading STEN and Sterlings. Thier operation was more tactical than a convensional bottom loader…

Likewise the Australiand found that their Owen top-loading SMGs were ideal for jungle operations.

This point was not lost on Eugene Stoner – the Stoner system included a top loading configeration in it’s LMG form!

;)

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]]> By: Jcamelo http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/15/1882-madsen-machine-gun-finally-retired/comment-page-1/#comment-3200 Jcamelo Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:36:10 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2086#comment-3200 The Madsen machine gun was a really, really good gun. Even with a top loading mag it is one of the best. The Madsen machine gun was a really, really good gun. Even with a top loading mag it is one of the best.

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