Your favorite WWII gun

[Mr.PlanetEater]

For a rifle definitely the M1 Garand without a doubt, it was key to the allies success and for the time was an amazing rifle.

For Machineguns, either the Thompson, MP40, or the PPsh-41 all three were amazingly powerful and amazingly bad ass.

Finally for handguns, there can only be one;
The Luger P08 just look at it and tell me you don't feel bad ass using it, or you wouldn't shit bricks if someone pointed it at your face shouting in German.

 

[10zack986]

I'll be the dirty bastard American and say the M1 Garand. Boom-boom-TING! =D

I really want to get my hands on one... On the plus side, if my friend ever gets DOWN here, we're going to rent the Thompson at the local range. =D

M2 Browning machine gun>M1

M2 Browning machine gun is a totally different weapon that the M1.

I would say Mosin Nagant.

 

[jackknife402]

I would say the PPSH-41, for it's firepower and awsomeness(for being the most produced machine gun, it sure is expensive to get one, even a semi-auto replica.)

Or the thompson, with it's .45 acp stopping power in short to mid-range combat it was a devestator. It also shared ammo with the 1911 so you wouldn't need to bring more than one type of loose ammo in your spare pack.

 

[Crazyjay]

Kar98k, just love the design and the effectiveness

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Either the Thompson or the M1 Garand. Simple, yet effective.

 

[Syntax Man]

The good old Sturmgewehr 44.

This is a gun so badass that its name translated out is "storm rifle 44" (or storm weapon if you feel that sounds better.

 

[M4A1Sopmod]

.45 Colt 1911. What? I like .45 caliber, and the 1911 is fucking badass...

 

[vento 231]

Personally my favorite is the Mosin-Nagant, whats yours!?

So you know, the stock is extremly poor designed on the mosin-nagant, it really fucked up my shoulder.
I like the MG42 and Browning 1919a1 machine guns.

 

[rddj623]

B.A.R. or Thompson.

 

[MrJKapowey]

Bren or Sten. They're both british and they're both cool!

 

[blind_dead_mcjones]

imma have to go with the SMLE and the browning HP (the only handgun to have been used by both sides of the war)

Found some retarded weapon on google:

Spoiler

definately gives a whole new definition of the term 'crotch rocket'

 

[brtshstel]

I know it isn't from WWII, but I just love it. (C-96)

You're still legit. It was still used by Chinese forces in the Sino-Japanese war leading up to to and continuing into WWII. Furthermore, it was used by Nationalist forces in their fight against the Communist forces immediately after WWII.

 

[Rickyvantof]

Thompson, of course.

Or Spitfire, if that counts as a weapon.

Spitfire is a plane armed with weapons

But it was used as a weapon. Right?

 

[temporalcrux]

Thee .455 calibre Webley Mk VI, my favorite break-top of all time.

 

[R4ptur3]

The Sturmgewehr 44. Changed warfare forever. A gun that was accurate and could be fired at a decent range, and was Automatic. That or possibly the lee-Enfield because it's typically British.

 

[Spineyguy]

Look at the barrel on this thing,

Absolute Nazi baddassery.

Shame about all the Jew-killing and human rights infringements, the Nazis had great style.

 

[navyjeff]

I also gotta go with the M1 Garand, not just because of the *ping* and the .30-06 cartridge, but also because it was the basis for the greatest battle rifle: the M14 (as well as the M21, M25, and civilian M1A). John Garand was a genius.

 

[Elementlmage]

George Patton called the m1 Garand "the battle implement ever devised" and this was guy was a tank commander. Few battle rifles have the service record of going to Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, North Africa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, Peleliu, Makin Atoll, Okinawa, and Korea. Plus one more thing...
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!

The Mosin-Nagant has fought in every major conflict since the Vietnam War, and even a few minor ones like Somalia. And yes, I mean EVERY one. It is still kill our men to this day in Iraq and Afghanistan and a new one hasn't been produced since the early 60's, with most being produced in the 30's and 40's. Now THAT is a service record!

Also, it is more bad ass than Chuck Norris. Although Chuck Norris fighting himself is purely theoretical, the Mosin-Nagant fought against itself TWICE and won both times!

How many WWII rifles other than the M1 Garand are handled by Clint Eastwood? and the M1 Garand evolved into the M14 which lives on in both the M21 sniper rifle and Mk. 14 EBR that's used by the Navy SEALs TODAY. Modern fighting forces don't use derivatives of the Mosin-Nagant (not even Russia), but John Garand's system is very relevant to law enforcement (the Ruger Mini-14) and the U.S. military.

Wrong, Finland and Russia still use the Mosin-Nagant to this day as either a training rifle or long range sniper system. Russia uses the SV-98 and MTs-116M, both based on the Mosin action, and the OTs-48k has seen small use and is actually made from old Mosin-Nagant rifles. Finland, up until 1997, used the M28-76 to keep the USSR at bay and kick our (the US) asses in military marksmanship contests. Lapua, STILL produces ammunition for this and Fin. variant Mosins to this day and all Sako medium caliber bolt action rifles except the TRG series, are based on the Mosin action.

 

[brtshstel]

not at less than 300 yards,where the AK maintains it's accuracy, and outside of 300 yards is almost impossible to hit with an M1 because it can't have optics mounted to it. Also inside of 300 yards, the AK47's 7.62x39 has the same kinetic force as the M1's 30-ot-6 or even the M14's 7.62x51 NATO cartridge.

Spoiler: implying that the M1 Garand *can't have optics*

Plus, just about any American WWII or Korean War infantryman would tell you that the rifle has an effective range far greater than 300 yards, and trained soldiers can accurately shoot that far with iron sights or adjustable rear tangent sights for range and elevation, since back in those days they actually trained soldiers to shoot well without any of the fancy "red dots" or "ACOG."

We're not talking about Call of Duty.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

What, no lovers of the PPSh-41 yet?

Now that's what I'm talking about. Suprised this wasn't posted early.
Either this or the Lee Enfield Mk 2.