Shoots just like it looks. And, no. I cannot see some peasant talking this thing down and getting it to work again. I think that is one of the reasons it never was a real front line rifle. Too damn finicky, to many parts to loose. Germans sure liked them when they figured out that the 98 was not gonna when the war. If that STG44 came in earlier the whole damn thing coulda been different. We would be called "Das screwed"
This one strings vertical, I've gotten used to it.
There is a picture of that female Lydia sniper holding one, it was propaganda. She went right back to her PU.



