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href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/why-dont-we-have-top-loading-shotguns/" title="Why Don’t We Have Top-Loading Shotguns?"> Why Don’t We Have Top-Loading Shotguns? </a> </div> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/03/">March 13, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/why-dont-we-have-top-loading-shotguns/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >55</a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="mh-widget-col-1 mh-sidebar mh-home-sidebar mh-margin-left mh-home-area-4"> <div id="mh_magazine_custom_posts-4" class="mh-widget mh-home-4 mh_magazine_custom_posts"><h4 class="mh-widget-title"><span class="mh-widget-title-inner"><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/category/rifles/" class="mh-widget-title-link">Rifles</a></span></h4> <ul class="mh-custom-posts-widget clearfix"> <li class="mh-custom-posts-item mh-custom-posts-large clearfix post-32677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-select-fire-rifles category-video tag-germany"> <div class="mh-custom-posts-large-inner clearfix"> <figure class="mh-custom-posts-thumb-xl"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sturmgewehr-the-mkb42h/" title="The First Sturmgewehr: The MKb42(H)"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-326x245.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-326x245.png 326w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-450x338.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-150x113.png 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-768x577.png 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-678x509.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-80x60.png 80w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h.png 876w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" data-attachment-id="32675" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mkb42h/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h.png" data-orig-size="876,658" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="mkb42h" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h-450x338.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mkb42h.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="mh-custom-posts-content"> <div class="mh-custom-posts-header"> <h3 class="mh-custom-posts-xl-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sturmgewehr-the-mkb42h/" title="The First Sturmgewehr: The MKb42(H)"> The First Sturmgewehr: The MKb42(H) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 27, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-first-sturmgewehr-the-mkb42h/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >2</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="mh-excerpt">The first iteration of the iconic German Sturmgewehr was developed by Haenel starting in 1938. It was a select-fire rifle chambered for the short 8x33mm cartridge, developed by the Polte company. 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href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g24t-germanys-take-on-the-czechoslovakian-vz24/" title="G24(t): Germany’s Take on the Czechoslovakian vz24"> G24(t): Germany’s Take on the Czechoslovakian vz24 </a> </div> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 25, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g24t-germanys-take-on-the-czechoslovakian-vz24/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >7</a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mh-custom-posts-item mh-custom-posts-small clearfix post-32629 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-bolt-action category-video tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-custom-posts-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/single-rune-bnz43-ss-contract-k98k/" title="Single-Rune bnz43 SS Contract K98k"><img width="80" height="60" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune-80x60.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-small size-mh-magazine-small wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune-80x60.png 80w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune-580x438.png 580w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune-326x245.png 326w" sizes="(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px" data-attachment-id="32624" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/single-rune/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/single-rune.png" data-orig-size="580,538" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="single rune" 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srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g3340-80x60.png 80w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g3340-676x509.png 676w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g3340-326x245.png 326w" sizes="(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px" data-attachment-id="32674" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g3340/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g3340.png" data-orig-size="676,612" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="g3340" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g3340-450x407.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g3340.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="mh-custom-posts-header"> <div class="mh-custom-posts-small-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g33-40-special-carbine-for-the-gebirgsjager/" title="G33/40: Special Carbine for the Gebirgsjager"> G33/40: Special Carbine for the Gebirgsjager </a> </div> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 8, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/g33-40-special-carbine-for-the-gebirgsjager/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >4</a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul></div><div id="mh_magazine_custom_posts-5" class="mh-widget mh-home-4 mh_magazine_custom_posts"><h4 class="mh-widget-title"><span class="mh-widget-title-inner"><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/category/machine-guns/" class="mh-widget-title-link">Machine Guns</a></span></h4> <ul class="mh-custom-posts-widget clearfix"> <li class="mh-custom-posts-item mh-custom-posts-large clearfix post-32668 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-commentary category-smg category-video tag-finland tag-italy"> <div class="mh-custom-posts-large-inner clearfix"> <figure class="mh-custom-posts-thumb-xl"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/" title="Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene)"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb-326x245.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb-326x245.png 326w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb-678x509.png 678w, 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<h3 class="mh-custom-posts-xl-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/" title="Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene)"> Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/11/">November 4, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >64</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="mh-excerpt">If you had to pick one, would you take an early Beretta 38A (with bayonet), or a Finnish kp/31 Suomi? Both have semiauto selectors, although the Beretta’s its easier to use. 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