Talk:Standschütze Hellriegel 1915

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Standschütze Hellriegel 1915 heavy submachine gun test crew. The submachine gun itself is equipped with ~20-round straight box magazine. Note that the assistant appears to be wearing a backpack designed for the Hellriegel drum magazines.

Drum capacity

Why can't we count the rounds in the drum? We can clearly see the insides of it in the photos, and its loaded with ammo. --JackalUnderscore (talk) 17:31, 31 July 2021 (EDT)

Edit: There's 166 rounds in the drum, with room for approximately 3 more before you hit the metal plate in the drum wheel, meaning theres roughly 169 rounds in the drum, +1 if its not open bolt. 170 round 9x23mm automatic weapon, anyone? --JackalUnderscore (talk) 17:36, 31 July 2021 (EDT)

I applaud your patience, Jackal. Don't forget, though, that drums like this will often have dummy rounds at the end to ensure proper feeding - just look up a picture of a clear-backed Beta-C for an idea of what this looks like. Pyr0m4n14c (talk) 17:46, 31 July 2021 (EDT)