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Last post by Philadelphia360 « Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:09 am
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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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Time for Change.

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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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Re: How to Post Pictures.

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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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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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Introductions (or one way to increase your post count).

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by xtal01 » Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:40 pm » In Chatter

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...
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What did I find???? MG42 Front Sight area

Last post by Chuck42 « Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:19 pm
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Attachment(s) 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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Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:19 pm
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

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"...
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Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:39 pm
MG42 Rear Sights (Night Sights?)

Last post by RetiredBuilder « Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:22 am
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by RetiredBuilder » Wed Sep 05, 2018 5:57 pm

Hello, I recently acquired a kit that had a dual aperture rear sight, doing some searching on this forum I found mention of night sights(but no...

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Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:22 am
Is my semi MG42 supposed to be making this noise?

Last post by DARIVS ARCHITECTVS « Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:06 am
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by ScottD » Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:24 pm

Hola amigos, its been a LONG time since Ive posted here. I built my MG42 almost 10 years ago and it doesnt get much use. The other day I took it...

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Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:06 am
Maylaisian 7.62 NATO case seperation in MG42

Last post by amafrank « Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:09 am
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by Waffentag » Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:46 am

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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Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:09 am
BW Sonderwerkzeug Werkzeugausstattung

Last post by Waffentag « Sat Jul 07, 2018 1:12 pm
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Attachment(s) by Waffentag » Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:13 am

I saw this for sale on line,

BW Sonderwerkzeug Werkzeugausstattung für Handwaffen und MG MP2/MP2A1, G3, MG3/3A1, u.a. "Meisterkiste"....

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Sat Jul 07, 2018 1:12 pm
MG3, MG42, M53 Stock

Last post by Waffentag « Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:42 pm

Attachment(s) by Waffentag » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:42 pm

MG42 got an MG3 Bakelite stock,

Left to right
MG3 BW Bakelite, fits BW and WW2 buffer,
MG42 German, WW2 44 Dated, fits BW buffer
M53 Yugoslavia’s...

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Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:42 pm
MG42 vs M53 ROF

Last post by SturmHead « Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:55 am
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by RetiredBuilder » Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:23 pm

I was reading here today:

and saw this:

"The MG42 was adopted by a number of armed organizations after the war, and was copied or...

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Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:55 am
Semi automatic and full automatic in one receiver?

Last post by JBaum « Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:54 pm
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by cbass » Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:12 pm

Hello all,

Aside from the 308 kit i am trying to sell i havent posted in years here but have been in touch with a few members :D .

So a while back...

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Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:54 pm
Deactivated MG42 Bolt Stuck

Last post by JBaum « Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:59 am
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Attachment(s) by Shackles101 » Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:01 pm

Hello all from the UK,
I have a 1944 deactivated MG42 that I have recently been gifted. Unfortunately the bolt appears to be stuck on some kind of...

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Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:59 am
New Run of MG74 Profile Barrels?

Last post by robertmcw « Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:51 pm
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by robertmcw » Tue May 22, 2018 2:43 pm

I have been speaking with Green Mountain about making a new run of MG74 profile barrels. (According to Wikipedia the MG74 is a MG42/59 variant...

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Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:51 pm
7.62x39 pre-sales list

Last post by Jaredrlewman « Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:41 am
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by Jaredrlewman » Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:13 pm

Chrome lined barrels are being tested now. We are opening up a pre-sales list. We will begin with customers who want to supply their own top cover,...

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Last post by Jaredrlewman View the latest post
Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:41 am
Semiauto open bolt MG?

Last post by AlphaKilo « Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:55 am
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by AlphaKilo » Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:00 am

Hello from Czechia.
Guys, I would like to know - have there been any successful semiauto conversions, shooting from an open bolt? Here in Europe...

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Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:55 am
Early WWII Bakelite Stock release button

Last post by bauble « Sat May 12, 2018 6:48 am
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Attachment(s) by Bigbang » Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:40 pm

I have been trying to get some clarification on what the release button should look like on and early WWII Bakelite stock. I know it should have...

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Sat May 12, 2018 6:48 am
The Lafette wrench - What does it do?

Last post by Abominog « Sun May 06, 2018 8:35 am
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Attachment(s) by JBaum » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:06 pm

Attached are some pictures of 4 variations of the lafette wrench, and what the wrench is used for on the lafette. Since the lower part of the MG34...

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Sun May 06, 2018 8:35 am
New Member from Belgium :)

Last post by Tmiller « Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:45 pm
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by Hellraiser » Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:49 am

This was in the mail yesterday,
probably one of the last yugo parts kits in new arsenal condition,
still packed in a 3mm thick coat of sticky grease...

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Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:45 pm
Question about mauser 1945 receivers. ar to the dd and front shrouds rea and bpr

Last post by Chuck42 « Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:40 pm
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Attachment(s) by Chuck42 » Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:25 pm

Ok, I know that in 1945 the ar code changed to dd but as far as the long step front sight vs short step and the use of barrel door rivet instead of...

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Last post by Chuck42 View the latest post
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:40 pm
Interchangeability

Last post by JBaum « Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:14 am
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by gagunguy » Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:40 pm

Can a MG42/53 bolt be safely used with a MG3 buffer?

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Last post by JBaum View the latest post
Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:14 am
MG42 Brass Catcher

Last post by JBaum « Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:37 am
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Attachment(s) by gagunguy » Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:51 pm

Please forgive me as I figure out this site as I'm not tech savvy, more mechanically inclined.

I was wondering if anyone knows how to attach the...

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Last post by JBaum View the latest post
Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:37 am
Something Special we have been working on...

Last post by gagunguy « Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:56 pm
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by Jaredrlewman » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:59 pm

We were told it couldn't be done but after 2 years of theory an testing the MG42/M53 is running 7.62x39. Ammo is about 1/3 the cost of 8mm or 762. We...
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Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:56 pm

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