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I went ahead and did a (almost) details strip of the whole gun, learned a lot! I took out the recuperator, checked the spring, the "tube" and found nothing weird. There was a lot of cosmo which I cleaned out. Does anyone have the measurements for the recuperator rod and spring? I want to compare the...

Instead of oil, try some brake cleaner in all contact areas. If you can get the barrel out, then pull the muzzle booster and clean it. You do have the bolt to the rear or out of the gun when you try to rotate the barrel jacket right? Normally when I have had this problem with a 34 it is because the...

I had the same problem with my first mg34, having problems to get the gun to break in half. I then found out that i was putting pressure on the wrong place when trying to seperate it. What i do now is, with the cockinghandel at rear and safety on, put pressure on the release-lever, then try to turn...

The recuperator plunger should be stiff, but move freely. Maybe getting some oil inside it will help. Others will have to jump in to help with your problem. I've pretty well figured out the MG42, but haven't played with an MG34 much. Editing a message is only available for a few minutes after you i...

Continuing the monologue: Seems the problem is a very strong recuperator spring which is making opening the action hard. That's why closing it is easier, there is a notch/groove in the sleeve for depressing the spring when closing but for opening there isn't and the force must be very strong to over...

Hi I received an MG34 last night and I could not get the barrel shroud and receiver to separate. The button/latch moves but is really stiff. No matter how hard I try to twist the two halves apart I cannot get them to separate. Is there something I'm missing? I thought maybe the barrel was somehow n...

I would leave it as is; usually very little to gain by touching up these old parts. I received an MG34 yesterday which to my surprise also has the steel-tipped bakelite butt as well.
Is it true these were designed specifically for the eastern front, to withstand the cold better?

Hi I received an MG34 last night and I could not get the barrel shroud and receiver to separate. The button/latch moves but is really stiff. No matter how hard I try to twist the two halves apart I cannot get them to separate. Is there something I'm missing? I thought maybe the barrel was somehow no...

Thank you for your input. The gun is indeed full-auto, but not in the US. Sorry forgot to mention that I'm in Europe. I uploaded some more pics (large ones) so please have a look if you are interested :) https://img42.com/collection/INbK2 Butt is apparently Yugo but is the receiver-marking genuine?

Hi guys, This gun seems very wrong to my amateur eyes, can you chime in? Trying to learn to identify fakes so please excuse my stupidity if this is a clear-cut case. I know the gun is refinished but othe than that? The "camming piece" is a different color, why would that be? Also the Steyr bnz GZ st...