.30 cal mount on Deuce

[jime]

I've heard that the 1919s were mounted on the windshield frame. Anyone have details and/or pics? Any other configs? Jim

 

[jatonka]

It would be news to me, but an interesting thought.

 

[jeepman3366]

sermis has a gun ring mounted above the cab for his 1919 i bet he has some pictures some where

 

[zb39]

Your not thinking of the dash mt for the jeep are you?? M46 I think

 

[jeepman3366]

no he has a m-35a2 with a gun ring mounted above the cab on the passenger side very cool

 

[zb39]

I was wrong, its a m48 dash mt for wwII jeep......i went out and looked at mine..

 

[ida34]

The biggest problem I see with this is the fact that you would have a very narrow field of fire out front. Most of the time these trucks were in convoys so if you were trying to hit the guy in front it would be great. The jeeps were light, fast, and maneuverable. They could get the thing pointed in the right direction to bring the enemy into the field of fire pretty easy. Can you imagine trying to turn a deuce around to counter attack an ambush beside the road. We used to post a guy standing up in the back of the truck with the M-60 for an air guard but the guns were just resting on the top of the canvas. We had plywood under the canvas. I an not saying it was not done but any mount on the dash would be of very limited use and therefore I would guess it was never an approved mount setup. That being said I am sure there was never an approved MWO to put a M113 hull on the back of a five ton but that was done.

 

[jime]

Most of the time these trucks were in convoys so if you were trying to hit the guy in front it would be great. The jeeps were light, fast, and maneuverable.

Yep, I realize we're dealing with more of a pack mule than a cavalry horse. In addition, I would think that the M32A2 was a little late for the 1919A4. I'd just like to come up with something that, at least, LOOKS relatively authentic.

Thanks for the input, any more suggestions?

Jim

 

[taylordc15]

Put the gun ring on it.

 

[jeepman3366]

Very Nice great pictures

 

[cmw]

Numrich arms used to have ring mounts dirt cheap. Worth a little searching anyway.

 

[zb39]

mice pics............i bet the neighbors are nice to you, no problem at all.

 

[cmw]

Ring mounts here: BMGParts.com / Browning Machine Gun Mounts, Pedestals and Cradles

Not cheap anymore.

 

[taylordc15]

I kept looking at the one on BMG parts web page but just couldn't see paying that. Keep an eye out on here and watch e-bay, Austin Webber on there has them every once in a while. And of course shipping was not cheap

 

[jime]

I had thought about that, but the ring costs as much as the Deuce! VERY NICE!

 

[jime]

Here we go! I think one of these might be adaptable! Ring mount for $290!

MG42 Ring Mount Complete

Now I need a Deuce to put it on!

 

[Pawnshop]

I think the M2 .50 is the gun usually found in the Deuce ring mount.

 

[taylordc15]

The M2 is the gun normally mounted on the deuce but have you looked at what one costs recently? not just the cost of the gun but feeding it. I can still shoot my 1919 for around .55 a round, the M2 is 7 times that. Even at .55 that works out to $275 a min.

 

[jime]

The M2 is the gun normally mounted on the deuce but have you looked at what one costs recently?

Same reason I went with the .30. You can get 06 from CMP for $00.28.

 

[Srjeeper]

In nam they improvised also......