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and I wouldn't shoot it in anything I own. I've repaired an untold number of MG's that have fired that ammo. Some guys have not had any trouble and fired 10K rounds of the stuff but others have found the "golden BB" in the first or second round. I tried firing some when it first came into the countr...

The big problem with wire feed is that it seems so simple and easy that you are lulled into believing you have good quality welds when they are simply hot glue joints. If the machine is set up properly and an educated user is operating it the welds can be good but its not simple and a good looking w...

and it fits over the mag feed tower with the projection used to push rounds out of the mag....is that how it works????

Frank

I think that the BH is for Bundes Heeres. There were many MG42's reworked for the german army during the 50's. There were the MG42/58's, MG42/59's and others that may have had no particular designation. It could also be an Austrian army stamp since they used the reworked guns as well. You are likely...

with threads at the front end for the shroud and lots of slots, lugs, bosses and blocks for attaching the rear sight, the magwell, the topcover and the lower. I had one of the IMA cut receivers years back along with one of the kits from Omega and I looked at building a semi. It could have been done ...

I've got a couple of the watercooled kits and I see a lot of proofs that look very much like they came from an east bloc country. I did however see that the muzzle gland nuts on both kits are marked " Mitr Rhm Cal/7.9mm" which makes it possible to see where the french govt angle might have come from...