Johnson Gun Club

[Ed Johnson 0]

As most of you know, there are a much larger quantity of Johnson Rifles still

available or being traded on the market as opposed to actual bona fide legally

registered Johnson Light Machine Guns. We are ocasionally running into Johnson

Semi-Auto receivers modified into the Johnson LMG style. When Brian Alpert and

Joe Scott joined Walt Liss and I at the Springfield MA show, they had one of these

variations with them. (Collector Bruce Stern even has a Mexican version.)

So, because the Johnson Rifle and LMG are so similar in design and are somewhat

interchangeable with modification, it makes sense to lump them together for the

Johnson Gun Club E-mails. However, for the purposes of this website, Jim Pullen

has given us this separate section for the Johnson LMG. My thought is that we

should use the section for any discussion of any variations of the LMG, even if

they are actually only semi-auto.

I know, for example, that LMG parts and magazines come on the market. This

would be a good place to announce or discuss them.

If anyone has further thoughts, please chime in. And again, many thanks to

Jim Pullen for providing us with this section. Ed J

[BORE 0]

Hi! Can You please tell us more about "mexican version" ? What makes it different from the "standard" US version? Thank you. BORE.

[Brian Alpert 0]

Bore, I own 1 and have seen photos of Bruce Stern's. They are both semi-auto versions in 7mm with distinct markings. Mine has a Mexican crest engraved on the receiver....much like the "W" crested carbines. Stern's has "Systema Johnson", etc engraved on the side of the lower. Both have altered selector levers allowing semi-auto only and are thus marked. Mine has conventional MG front and rear sights. Stern's has conventional rifle sights, which would make it extremely difficult to use. Mine also has a shortened 10 or 12 round magazine with it. They were reported, by a most unreliable source, to have been also seen at the Miranda factory in Mexico City after the war. I personally consider them to be interesting phonys, origin to be determined. I don't know how to post photos on this board but will e-mail some to you.

[BORE 0]

Brian! Will your mag assy accept the original LMG magazine?

[Brian Alpert 0]

Bore, The magazine support assembly is a standard LMG support assembly and, as such, accepts standard LMG mags. The 10-12 round mag I have looks like a shortened standard mag....same markings. There are also slots cut in the top and bottom so one can see how many cartridges are in it.