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Archived [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Owen SMG,
Posted: 11/14/2018 12:20:49 AM EDT
Too right!

The Australian Owen SMG
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 12:31:17 AM EDT
[#1]
Cool SMG but, they say my MkII Sten is ugly. Its damn sexy Compaired to an Owen

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 12:38:32 AM EDT
[#2]
I didn't know what these were until I read monster Hunters international
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 12:46:28 AM EDT
[#3]
Weird looking but its a great SMG.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 12:50:54 AM EDT
[#4]
Bren, Sten, Owen, Hotchkiss... what is up with the odd magazine placement on UK & Commonwealth guns?
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 12:53:20 AM EDT
[#5]
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Prone.

And a lot of commonwealth mg’s were copied from other designs. ZB VZ26, MP 18/28, MP34 etc...

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 1:00:38 AM EDT
[#6]
A gun that I have a powerful draw towards.

No parts kits though. No semis and a handful of transferable originals.

I imagine making a semiauto copy would be preposterously expensive nowadays.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 10:25:58 AM EDT
[#7]
Ugliest SMG in the history of UGLY.
And I owned a MKII STEn.

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 10:27:50 AM EDT
[#8]
That thing looks like a POS
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 10:44:48 AM EDT
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A gun that I have a powerful draw towards.

No parts kits though. No semis and a handful of transferable originals.

I imagine making a semiauto copy would be preposterously expensive nowadays.
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A gun that I have a powerful draw towards.

No parts kits though. No semis and a handful of transferable originals.

I imagine making a semiauto copy would be preposterously expensive nowadays.
Not necessarily, it's just a tube gun with some extra bits added on. You could probably heavily modify a sten kit and get the same result for not a whole lot of money. It'd need an inverted bolt but the rest would be easy

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That thing looks like a POS
They work great tho
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 10:50:33 AM EDT
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Ugliest SMG in the history of UGLY.
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They kinda are.

That said, they do work, and work well. You could do much worse in regards to WWII-era SMGs (*cough*Reising*cough*).

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 10:52:50 AM EDT
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Quite the opposite.  A solid design that the Australians loved.  Remained in service well into the 60's.

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 10:58:50 AM EDT
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In this case, ignorance is NOT your friend.

The Owen has a reputation as an EXCELLENT SMG.  The vertically placed magazine reduces catching on vines and brush in the jungle (compared to the Sten), and allows a lower prone firing position.

Pretty, they are not.  Reliable/robust, they are.

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 11:07:41 AM EDT
[#13]


I think it's beautiful. Reminds me of the Rhodesian camo FAL.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 11:33:58 AM EDT
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The US Army tested the Owen in the 1942-1943 SMG Trials.........

It out-performed every other SMG in the world that was tested........in every category

The only reason we ended up with the M3 Grease Gun was due to the fact GM was ready to start stamping them out, and that the Owen wasn't in .45 Calibre.

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 11:43:44 AM EDT
[#15]
I see a crude Fallout weapon.  Pipe gun

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 11:48:28 AM EDT
[#16]
So how do you aim?

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 11:52:11 AM EDT
[#17]
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Sights are offset

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 12:03:14 PM EDT
[#18]
They are beautifully ugly. This is a display dummy.

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 12:39:57 PM EDT
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With the fucking sites

Magazine isn't at 12'o'clock vertical, more like offset at 10'o'clock.

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 1:35:08 PM EDT
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With the fucking sites

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Magazine is perfectly vertical...... sights are offset to the (R)....front and rear

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 1:50:03 PM EDT
[#21]
Got to say its ugly, but cool in a wierd way

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 5:34:20 PM EDT
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With the fucking sites

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Well you're just a peach aren't ya?

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 5:34:40 PM EDT
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Thanks

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 6:46:28 PM EDT
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Prone.

And a lot of commonwealth mg’s were copied from other designs. ZB VZ26, MP 18/28, MP34 etc...
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I never thought about it that way, but i imagine trench warfare veterans would appreciate the side and top magazines.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 6:48:59 PM EDT
[#25]
I've used it in Rising Storm 2: Vietnam for PC damn magazine blocks your view.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 7:01:28 PM EDT
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In this case, ignorance is NOT your friend.

The Owen has a reputation as an EXCELLENT SMG.  The vertically placed magazine reduces catching on vines and brush in the jungle (compared to the Sten), and allows a lower prone firing position.

Pretty, they are not.  Reliable/robust, they are.
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That thing looks like a POS
In this case, ignorance is NOT your friend.

The Owen has a reputation as an EXCELLENT SMG.  The vertically placed magazine reduces catching on vines and brush in the jungle (compared to the Sten), and allows a lower prone firing position.

Pretty, they are not.  Reliable/robust, they are.
And yet you have not one, but two pistol grips hanging down nearly as far as the mag would...

This gun appeals to people who think slam-fire black pipe shotguns are cool.

Link Posted: 11/14/2018 7:04:13 PM EDT
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With the fucking sites

Magazine isn't at 12'o'clock vertical, more like offset at 10'o'clock.
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So how do you aim?
With the fucking sites

Magazine isn't at 12'o'clock vertical, more like offset at 10'o'clock.
The SIGHTS are offset. Made that way at the site of manufacture.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 7:14:00 PM EDT
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They do have a great rep but I'd rather have a Sterling if we're talking about Commonwealth buzzguns.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 7:19:15 PM EDT
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And yet you have not one, but two pistol grips hanging down nearly as far as the mag would...

This gun appeals to people who think slam-fire black pipe shotguns are cool.
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That thing looks like a POS
In this case, ignorance is NOT your friend.

The Owen has a reputation as an EXCELLENT SMG.  The vertically placed magazine reduces catching on vines and brush in the jungle (compared to the Sten), and allows a lower prone firing position.

Pretty, they are not.  Reliable/robust, they are.
And yet you have not one, but two pistol grips hanging down nearly as far as the mag would...

This gun appeals to people who think slam-fire black pipe shotguns are cool.
Easy 18er, aproximately 1/3 - 1/4 of magazine would extend beyond the pistol grips which would affect the operators ability to get prone. In combat prone is good.  Weapon has a SOLID reputation amongst the Australians which is good enough for me, although I’d take a sterling over it just because I’ve got trigger time on a sterling and non on an Owen.
Link Posted: 11/14/2018 11:33:26 PM EDT
[#30]
How an Owen Gun works
Link Posted: 11/15/2018 12:53:08 AM EDT
[#31]
Owen had a fantastic reputation in Vietnam.

All of the gun guys in SF and elsewhere that have handled one speak highly of it.
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