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Home made mg42 reciever

Last post by Countryboy77 « Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:23 am
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by blackreichswehr » Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:18 pm » in MG42 Build It Yourself

Made my own receiver, designed so you don't have to cut a slot for the charging handle, instead it rides in a channel. The bolt blocker, a tapped and...

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Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:23 am
To New Members

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by JBaum » Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:20 pm

We have a lot of traffic on here, but very few people need to leave messages anymore. We've pretty well mastered making the MG42 parts kit into a...

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Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:09 am
Time for Change.

Last post by waffendude « Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:28 am
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by salt6 » Fri May 19, 2017 6:07 pm » in Chatter

To All Members,

I'll keep this short as is my custom.

I've decided to turn over the MG42.US website to John Baum (john@germanmanuals.com}....

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Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:28 am
Re: How to Post Pictures.

Last post by 42rocker « Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:28 pm
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by salt6 » Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:47 pm » in Militaria

How to post pictures through the MG42.US site.

Just go to the bottom of the post text area and find the attachment tab.

Use the browse button to...

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Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:28 pm
Email

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by salt6 » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:58 pm » in Militaria

If you receive any email from an address below without MG42 in the subject line it's spam.

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Fri May 01, 2015 7:04 pm
Introductions (or one way to increase your post count).

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I appologize. I want to get into the for sale area of this site (found a few posts I want to read).

I then found I could not get there unless I...
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What did I find???? MG42 Front Sight area

Last post by Patsy57 « Thu May 09, 2019 7:31 am
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by 42rocker » Fri Nov 10, 2017 8:55 pm

What did I find???? MG42

Talking about MG42 Front Sight areas. Which is German and which is yugo??
Which is which??
Do to a Great study which I'll...

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Thu May 09, 2019 7:31 am
spring assembly in M53 bolt

Last post by tomcatshaas « Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:39 pm
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by flemgunner » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:38 pm
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Howdy Im wondering about a spring assembly that is in one of my M53 bolts. It fits inside the rear portion of the bolt and has metal tips on each...
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Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:39 pm
Which German factory built the nicest Mg42s

Last post by JBaum « Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:20 pm
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by Countryboy77 » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:54 pm

During WW2 which mg42s had the best fit/ finish ? I'm not asking about which are most rare which factory produced the very nicest.

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Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:20 pm
Photos of late war mg42 booster

Last post by JBaum « Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:00 am
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by schmisser » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:48 pm

Forgot to load pics :( 20201115_123239.jpg

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Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:00 am
Late war mg 42 booster cone.

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by schmisser » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:44 pm

I bought a late war fat ring booster cone with eagles. I think these were late 44 or 45 production. Manufacturer is unknown. I heard these were found...

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Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:44 pm
Latest board troubles

Last post by 42rocker « Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:04 pm
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by JBaum » Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:04 pm

This software has crashed 3 times in the last few days. Then when I complained to the web hosting company that they have a problem, they figured out...

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Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:04 pm
Having trouble getting to the board?

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by JBaum » Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:26 pm

Clear your cache and restart your computer, or use mg42.us/index.php - link here: - then use that location to make a new bookmark/favorite/link.

It...

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Last post by 42rocker
Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:23 am
MG3 Grip Stick Assembly help

Last post by joe6167 « Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:55 pm
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by falcom » Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:17 pm

I am trying to assemble a MG3 Grip Stick but I cannot figure out how this little parts goes in. Which way does it go?
Beveled side down and to the...

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Last post by joe6167
Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:55 pm
My semi-auto MG 42 journey

Last post by johnb593 « Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:12 pm
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by johnb593 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:31 pm

I have worked on building a semi-auto MG 42 since 2013 and with the help from some knowledgeable folks finally have it about ready to try out. It's...

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Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:12 pm
Maylaisian 7.62 NATO case seperation in MG42

Last post by Waffentag « Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:12 am
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by Waffentag » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:46 am
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I just bought a bunch of Maylaisan 7.62 NATO and had 4 cases separate and get stuck. They separated at the line where the case was annealed. This...
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Last post by Waffentag
Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:12 am
Mg42 adjustable front sight

Last post by Abominog « Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:12 pm
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by Abominog » Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:08 pm

Got a few kits that came out of Yugoslavia. One has an adjustable front sight. I did a search on it, and the only image I can find of an mg42...

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:12 pm
MG-x39 MG42/M53 7.62x39 conversion kit sign-up

Last post by Jaredrlewman « Fri May 31, 2019 12:06 pm
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by Jaredrlewman » Fri May 31, 2019 12:04 pm

We are taking pre-orders for another batch of our MG-x39 conversion kits. We sold out of the latch batch and are only going to be doing a run about...

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Last post by Jaredrlewman
Fri May 31, 2019 12:06 pm
Rail Alignment and Receiver

Last post by Countryboy77 « Thu May 30, 2019 7:53 pm
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by Rwt987265 » Thu May 30, 2019 5:57 pm

Hi,

I recently purchased one of the M3 kits with a receiver that was cut in three pieces. I drilled and removed the rails that came with the...

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Last post by Countryboy77
Thu May 30, 2019 7:53 pm
We are taking MG42 work, Limited and Picky. Pls read

Last post by Jaredrlewman « Wed May 22, 2019 10:11 am
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by Jaredrlewman » Tue May 21, 2019 11:13 am

For those of you who don't know who I am, I am the crazy guy that made the MG42 shoot 762x39. That project was a 5 year R&D project and a thorough...

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Last post by Jaredrlewman
Wed May 22, 2019 10:11 am
Flash hider: German v. Yugo

Last post by Chuck42 « Sun May 19, 2019 3:14 pm
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by Abominog » Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:19 am

Conventional wisdom right now is that FH with thin rings are German, and those with fat rings are Yugo.

I found one old thread that agreed with...

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Last post by Chuck42
Sun May 19, 2019 3:14 pm
Mg42 wood stock ww2 german

Last post by Chuck42 « Sat May 18, 2019 11:36 pm
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by schmisser » Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:23 pm

:wnana: I have wanted to know how the original stocks were made? I know 98k stocks were pressed out of pieces of beech wood and glued in a mold with...

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Last post by Chuck42
Sat May 18, 2019 11:36 pm
bnz MG42 Barrel with a “ch” marking

Last post by JBaum « Mon May 13, 2019 9:25 pm
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by planejack777 » Sun May 12, 2019 6:22 pm

Gentlemen:
Can anyone tell me what the letters “ch” on a bnz MG42 Barrel denote? Is it that it’s Chrome lined, as it definitely is? However, it has...

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Last post by JBaum
Mon May 13, 2019 9:25 pm
M53 Production numbers

Last post by Chuck42 « Wed May 01, 2019 11:24 pm
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by planejack777 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:30 pm

Well, since we’re seeing more people ask about M53 Receiver sections, I’m curious as to whether anyone might have an idea of the production figures...

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Last post by Chuck42
Wed May 01, 2019 11:24 pm
Is there such a thing as a “dfb MU” Bipod?

Last post by planejack777 « Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:58 pm
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by planejack777 » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:36 pm

Can anyone tell me if they’ve seen any “dfb” Bipods? I’ve never seen one.....but I’ve certsinly been looking for one!

Jack

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Last post by planejack777
Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:58 pm
130rd mg-3 assault box

Last post by Countryboy77 « Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:17 pm
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by fourfifths1911 » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:19 pm

anybody seen these for sale 130rd assault box for mg3 feed tray

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Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:17 pm

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