{"id":7272,"date":"2023-02-20T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/?p=7272"},"modified":"2023-02-19T21:25:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T04:25:59","slug":"a-legendary-burp-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/a-legendary-burp-gun.html","title":{"rendered":"A LEGENDary Burp Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The airgunning community is a diverse lot. Interests run the gamut from collecting antique air-powered arms to Olympic-style<\/a> shooting, plinking, hunting<\/a> and pursuit of wringing long-range accuracy<\/a> out of a pneumatic lead launcher and everything in between. Some folks make their living from being a really good shot with an airgun while others simply enjoy firing at targets set up at a home range. A subset of this group sharing a penchant for pneumatic guns is the replica collector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airguns have long been made to appeal to this niche group going back to Luger lookalikes sold over 70 years ago.  Lookalikes were not only fun and inexpensive to plink with, they made great \u201cwall-hangers,\u201d were a whole lot cheaper to purchase than the real counterparts, and less of a danger to have around curious little ones. Being less expensive, generally speaking; as more companies came out with airgun replicas of famous and historical arms, it was possible for an aficionado to amass a collection without mortgaging the homestead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Umarex Legends M3 is an awesome replica of the original\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A few years back, the big airgun gorilla on the block, Umarex, began obtaining license agreements with major firearms manufacturers in order to accurately create CO2<\/sub> replicas of famous firearms and be able to mark them with actual logo brands. Their copies of the famous Colt SAA \u201cPeacemaker\u201d and Model 1911 Automatic have been big sellers since being introduced. The natural progression to appeal to those of us afflicted with \u201ccollector-itis\u201d was the introduction of their Legends line of historic replicas of arms from the 20th<\/sup> century in .177 BB and powered by CO2<\/sub>. While not everyone\u2019s cup of tea, for those of us that wanted to own a fully automatic arm but knew that was a pipe dream, Umarex granted our wish through the Legends offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest replica in the lineup is the iconic \u201cGrease Gun\u201d submachine gun developed late in WWII. The allied forces were up against the German firepower of the excellent MP40 and needed a sub-gun that was cheaper and easier to produce than the Thompson \u201cTommy\u201d gun (both also in the Legends line\u2026). Based on the M3A1 variant from 1944, the M3 Grease Gun is a full-metal construction faithful reproduction. Powered by two 12-gram CO2 <\/sub>cartridges held in the 60-round drop-free stick magazine, when the \u201cgiggle switch\u201d is activated, it can rip at the rate of 1025 rounds per minute! That\u2019s a much higher rate of fire than the original, however, collectors and shooters of this replica won\u2019t complain about that. The M3 Grease Gun is almost 30 inches long and weighs a hefty 7.7 pounds. It features a collapsible wire stock, flip-up dust cover over the bolt and fixed rear peep sight, just like the original. Launching BBs at approximately 450fps out of the smooth-bore 8-inch barrel, it provides a lot of inexpensive plinking fun while allowing the collector to add another authentic reproduction \u201cwall-hanger\u201d to the collection as well. It comes with a one-year warranty and has an MSRP of $249.99. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It would make most collectors happy with just its realism; but, it is full-auto too!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

While not currently listed on the AofA website of Umarex goodies<\/a>, if you are a collector of replica airguns or just want to enjoy a full-auto blast (pun intended), reach out to the folks there to ask about ordering. These Legends replicas won\u2019t disappoint. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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