Though neither are as "cool" as the venerable MP40, I'd be happy to own either: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goF255Qc3Ew
Neat comparison of a 38/44 and MP41
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That's good stuff Ryan. I quit keeping track of rounds through my MP.40s at around 20k. I've got a MAB.38/42, which has a fluted barrel and a different recoil system than the MAB.38/44, which is like the Sten.
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?113-Beretta-MAB-38-42-vet-history
I can state unequivocally that the Beretta is the superior weapon, hands down, over the MP.40. The reduced size MAB.38/42 series (42, 43, 44) is lighter, smaller, handles better, is better designed, more simple, and eliminates the most glaring design defects of the MP.40: The magazine, recoil assembly, and firing pin. The Beretta double stack, double feed 40 round magazine (like a Thompson) is the same size as the MP.40 double stack, single feed 32 rd. mag, which should not be loaded to capacity and cannot be loaded to capacity without a loading tool. The MAB lived on and was successful long after WW2 and the MP.40 and was only eclipsed by Uzi and MP.5 designs.
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?113-Beretta-MAB-38-42-vet-history
I can state unequivocally that the Beretta is the superior weapon, hands down, over the MP.40. The reduced size MAB.38/42 series (42, 43, 44) is lighter, smaller, handles better, is better designed, more simple, and eliminates the most glaring design defects of the MP.40: The magazine, recoil assembly, and firing pin. The Beretta double stack, double feed 40 round magazine (like a Thompson) is the same size as the MP.40 double stack, single feed 32 rd. mag, which should not be loaded to capacity and cannot be loaded to capacity without a loading tool. The MAB lived on and was successful long after WW2 and the MP.40 and was only eclipsed by Uzi and MP.5 designs.
