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Shooting the Madsen LMG - The First True LMG

Shooting the Madsen LMG - The First True LMG

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Published on October 20, 2017
Duration: 6:00

This video features a range test of a 1924 Bulgarian contract Madsen Light Machine Gun (LMG), described as the first true LMG. The presenter discusses its historical significance, being used in major conflicts from the Russo-Japanese War through WWII and even into the 1990s with Brazilian police. Mechanically, it's detailed as a short recoil falling block action with a unique top-mounted, left-offset magazine and an internal rotary block system. The video highlights its unusual design, including its open-bolt firing (with note on US semi-auto conversions), and compares its ergonomics and trigger feel to later designs like the ZB-26.

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