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- Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:42 pm
- Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
- Topic: MG34 Sem Auto Tutorial
- Replies: 7
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Re: MG34 Sem Auto Tutorial
It helps to think of steels in terms of their content rather than whether they're classed as stainless or not. 308L rod is commonly used to repair iron parts; it has very low carbon content so there is less martensite formed in the heat affected zone. The MG34 receiver is ductile iron rather than st...
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:03 pm
- Forum: MG34 General Discussion
- Topic: MG34 receiver stamp, J star
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1064
Re: MG34 receiver stamp, J star
Thanks.
The barrel jacket is DOT 43 but definitely wasn't from the same gun as the receiver. In fact, based on the cuts I believe they came from 2 or 3 different weapons.
The barrel jacket is DOT 43 but definitely wasn't from the same gun as the receiver. In fact, based on the cuts I believe they came from 2 or 3 different weapons.
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:10 pm
- Forum: MG34 General Discussion
- Topic: MG34 receiver stamp, J star
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1064
MG34 receiver stamp, J star
Hi guys, I have a chunk of receiver I'll be using on a re-weld and it has a J in a 6 pointed star stamp, I'm guessing Star of David. I believe it was produced at the Brno factory (WaA63), would that make it one of the receivers leftover after the Soviets pushed through Czechoslovakia and then suppli...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:10 pm
- Forum: MG42 Build It Yourself
- Topic: New builder
- Replies: 2
- Views: 851
New builder
Hi Guys, New user saying hello. I just picked up a M53 kit, it's not my first build (Bren, DP28, RPD, Madsen) but seems to be the most daunting to me. Kit didn't have a barrel so I have a 308 barrel inbound, along with MG3 booster, top cover and feed tray. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7501/1588504...