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

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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 Value

Last post by 42rocker « Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:15 pm
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by 42rocker » Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:02 am

Well IMA has posted up a MG42 Display machine gun. With interesting wording about the receiver.
Note it is easy to bash IMA about a lot of things as...

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Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:15 pm
Mg42 recoil spring

Last post by flemgunner « Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:44 pm
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by flemgunner » Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:16 am

Hey y’all have a question. Does anyone remember the recoil spring length check using the gun as a measurement. It was like backnof gun to rear sight...

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Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:44 pm
Mg42 wood stock ww2 german

Last post by 42rocker « Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:07 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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Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:07 pm
MG42 Troubleshooting

Last post by BELinNC « Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:51 pm
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Attachment(s) by RetiredBuilder » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:53 pm

Hello everyone,

Was wondering if I could pick all your brains for a minute about an issue I have been having with my 42.
Gun/setup details:

Gun:...

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Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:51 pm
Board down

Last post by waffendude « Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:45 pm
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by JBaum » Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:28 am

I finally found the corrupt file that was causing the problem with the forums on Saturday. I replaced the file with a backup and everything seems to...

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Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:45 pm
Original bakelite MG42 buttstocks

Last post by bakelitelove « Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:58 am
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Attachment(s) by miles045 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:46 pm

Do repros exist, and if so how can I tell ?

a friend has three, all bakelite, each marked nvq (I think it is nvq anyway) 43, 44, 45 dates

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Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:58 am
SA M53 cycling issues

Last post by www.Prussia.us « Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:34 pm
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Attachment(s) by Mauser98 » Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:50 pm

Good evening all,

It's been a while since I've posted. I just wanted to take a second and thank all the members/admins that have posted so much...

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Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:34 pm
Mg-42 .308 barrel drawings

Last post by JBaum « Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:40 pm
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by SovietTwins » Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:32 pm

Hi there! Is anyone have MG-42 barrel blueprints or drawings?
Will be happy for any info or link.

Thanks!

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:40 pm
MG42 Trouble Shooting Testing Discussion

Last post by waffendude « Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:41 pm
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by Waffentag » Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:36 am

Over the weekend, I will test and try to verify if the problems with my FA MG42 in 308 were solved with the 11mm booster nozzle. Last weekend, I...

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:41 pm
MG42 Spade Grips

Last post by 42rocker « Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:15 am
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by JBaum » Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:22 am

The final details were completed yesterday on MG42 spade grips. I took my 42 to the guy's shop and final fitting was done to make sure everything was...

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:15 am
MG42/53 Markings

Last post by Abominog « Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:49 am
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Attachment(s) by Stephenrc45 » Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:23 am

Hi Everyone.

I'm sorry if this has been covered before. I tried to find answer in the search but got somewhat lost in the wave of posts!

I picked...
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Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:49 am
MG42 bolt locking

Last post by JBaum « Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:11 pm
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by Cliffside » Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:15 am

Hello All,
new to the site. Have just purchased MG42 and have problem with the bolt. I have read all I can from here about the problem and when it...

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Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:11 pm
MG42 Trunion Replacement - Need Help

Last post by 42rocker « Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:01 pm
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by easymoney » Sat Oct 06, 2018 7:08 pm

Greetings,

Recently installed a rebuilt recuperator. Everything seemed to fit and work until I went and fired.

Took 3 barrels; one fit perfectly...

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Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:01 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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Last post by Waffentag View the latest post
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

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