This was passable for a Gunfight to herman the german in WW2 But waaaaaay inferior to the M1.
They liked the MG34, also. It's not inferior to much either then or now.
42 was a good MG also.
Buddy of mine has one. A no schit wonder, it is. Good thing he bought tons, literally, of 8mm when it was dirt cheap. That sucker can run through it like few other weapons.