Why wasn’t the M2 Submachine Gun used in WWII?

What ever happened to the M2 submachine gun in WWII? Well it was a good design, but something better came along that pushed it out of production!

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[humongousswine]

Thats around $350 for the grease gun in todays cash, vs around $800 for the thompson and $650 for the M2

[yourlocaldoomer]

It's like the Garand and the Thomson were given to a madman and he Frankensteined it all together

[wpatrickw]

The M3 Grease Gun is an example of something designed to work just well enough to get the job done.

[TitusCastiglione]

Ian at Forgotten Weapons has a video where he actually fires an M2.

[THESLlCK]

The M2 Hyde was later nicknamed the Ghost of Kiev for randomly showing up in Ukrainian stockpiles in late 2022

[nickmills]

"Miltary-grade just means made by the lowest bidder"-Branden Herrara(?)

[garrisonnichols]

You forgot about the M50 Reising submachine gun. About 100, 000 were ordered and used by the US Marines in the Pacific. The Reising was the first adopted submachine gun to replace the Thompson but reliability issues in the Pacific caused M1 Thompsons to continue being used. Most M50 Reisings were instead given to the Soviet Union and Canada as Lend Lease use. It's actually a very simple decent gun but it didn't work well if it got muddy. Alot were still in use with American police departments as late as the 1970s were they preformed well.

[Ouzzles]

Bro got that all american look to him.

[wwHistoryNerd]

Love your video man keep up the good work man we learn something new every day thanks to you

[georgestudios]

What is cheap item to start of a wwII collection?

Edit: thanks for the ideas

[seanmullen]

The inventor of the the M3 "Grease Gun" was the same as the M2, George Hyde

[theironmanx]

You're a comedy genius. Spat my tea out when Dave Ramsey popped up😂

[hans]

It looks as if the Thompson and the carbine had a child together lol

[violet]

Referring to McCollum, he covered and fired the M2 and not only he admires this forgotten SMG, he found that this was a very robust and reliable weapon.

[donaldpyper]

Economics become crucial in large scale warfare.
That’s why the Sten gun was weird, awkward to use but cost just $9 so 4.5 million were made

[OlMrEllis]

The M2 on all accounts was actually a very good smg. It checked all the boxes for a good mass produced weapon, but the engineer who designed it used a very new innovative process for forging the receiver, which most factories in the country were not trained or equipped to replicate. The M3 could be built using tooling found in nearly every factory across the country for a fraction of the cost.

[thatperformer]

Could you do one about the rare M2 Carbine?

[lifeislife]

For info, German mp40 cost $24 to produce and was still used by Norwegian army till 1990.

[joeavent]

Vehicle crewmen liked the M3 due to getting in and out in a hurry due to the smaller dimensions.

[Jordi]

Basically they got a British stengun and made there own