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- Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:12 pm
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: Mg42 adjustable front sight
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1447
Re: Mg42 adjustable front sight
Bingo. Look at Myrvang UMG book page 130 figure 143. A preproduction 1943 BNZ with the adjustable front sight
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:07 am
- Forum: Auction Sites, Good Deals, etc.
- Topic: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7619
Re: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
Upon further research, all the MG42 kits I looked at just now have the hole for the mounting stud. That includes 1945 kits and Steyr BNZ GZ. That's not comprehensive, of course. Note that M53 kits do not have this hole. Perhaps the hole was retained in production to accommodate the Waffenmeister mod...
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:47 pm
- Forum: Auction Sites, Good Deals, etc.
- Topic: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7619
Re: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
Doing more research. First model has just a lug on the head and a spring in the receiver. The receiver has a stud, and the legs are mg34 style Second model has the head we know and mg34 legs. Receiver has the stud. Third model is a modified earlier version with the leg spring removed and tabs added....
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:17 am
- Forum: Auction Sites, Good Deals, etc.
- Topic: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7619
Re: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
Somewhat off topic, I forgot about that bipod update in the manual. I have all the Baum mg42 books, and frankly can’t remember everything in them, nor where to find it. Sure would be nice to have a reference list!
- Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:37 pm
- Forum: Auction Sites, Good Deals, etc.
- Topic: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7619
Re: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
I have two mg42 bipods like the third shown. Whether they were converted from mg34 or were early mg42 with tabs added I can’t say. Neither has the internal spring mechanisms, though it would be easy enough to repopulate from a mg34 donor.
- Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:48 pm
- Forum: Auction Sites, Good Deals, etc.
- Topic: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7619
Re: 1st model MG42 Bipod?
How do we know it’s not an mg34 bipod with a mg42 head swapped in?
- Wed May 22, 2019 7:46 am
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: We are taking MG42 work, Limited and Picky. Pls read
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1094
Re: We are taking MG42 work, Limited and Picky. Pls read
Jared is well respected. He’s a long time member on FAL Files. I spent some time speaking with him at KCR and he definitely knows the mg42. Clearly what he knows is that the 42, despite claims, has specifications and won’t work if it’s out of spec. New guys should read between the lines: 1. Don’t pl...
- Sat May 18, 2019 8:42 am
- Forum: MG34 General Discussion
- Topic: MG-34 belt pull strength is weak - normal?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2757
Re: MG-34 belt pull strength is weak - normal?
Feed springs are a wear item and always the first suspect for problems. That includes the main recoil spring.
But as you identified the mg34 feed is not as strong as the Uber powerful mg42.
But as you identified the mg34 feed is not as strong as the Uber powerful mg42.
- Wed May 01, 2019 5:28 pm
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: M53 Production numbers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2213
Re: M53 Production numbers
Most of the early MG42s are in the ground around Stalingrad and the route back to Berlin. Same with mg34s. Anything before 1944 is less common. Iirc folke put the Sarac production at 170,000 or so. Export was very limited, probably only surreptitious events. I believe Rheinmatall numbers are compreh...
- Wed May 01, 2019 5:10 pm
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: Mg42 wood stock ww2 german
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2038
Re: Mg42 wood stock ww2 german
I’m not sold on the number of wraps. I have German shaped stocks with more than six wraps. Ok maybe early yugo stocks were copies of the German shape. I doubt we will ever know.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 2:50 pm
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: A Quick Guide to Machine Gun Maintenance
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1798
Re: A Quick Guide to Machine Gun Maintenance
Way to go Glenn! You are now an immortal. But I will wait for the hardcopy...impatiently
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:08 pm
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: M53 Production numbers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2213
Re: M53 Production numbers
That the Serbian factory used the German production machinery is documented. They did make some changes to reduce production costs in the M53, case in point the useless AA front sight mount. That they changed the buffer makes no sense minus the assumption that the drawings or equipment was damaged, ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:15 am
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: Ladder sight install directions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1057
Re: Ladder sight install directions
Ironically enough, I saw this an hour after removing for the first time two L-Kimme sights!
Now, if we can find an easy way to assemble the entire rear sight (without a tool).
Now, if we can find an easy way to assemble the entire rear sight (without a tool).
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:13 am
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: Mg42 adjustable front sight
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1447
Re: Mg42 adjustable front sight
I'll get a photo John. In the mean time, the airsoft was clearly modeled after something (or they used surplus military sights) maybe somebody knows? With it, the FH catch is interesting, though obviously it's stamped, the surface is striated with ravines, if I didn't know better I'd say it was a po...
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:08 pm
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: Mg42 adjustable front sight
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1447
Mg42 adjustable front sight
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 adjustable front sight is on airsoft! https://www.evike.com/products/55741/
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
- Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:57 pm
- Forum: MG34 Photos and Video
- Topic: Restored Mg34 feed tray's.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4353
Re: Restored Mg34 feed tray's.
Any decent tray is going to run $250 plus.
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:04 pm
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: M53 Production numbers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2213
Re: M53 Production numbers
I’ve not seen production number but clearly Yugoslavia would not need the 700,000 units produced by Germany during WW2 These are mg42 in all but name and a couple minor details. They were made on German MG42 machinery provided following the war. The AA sight base, missing on the M53, is useless agai...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:51 pm
- Forum: MG42 Build It Yourself
- Topic: Grip stick FCG not working
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2158
Re: Grip stick FCG not working
IMHO for any restoration, when using semi replacement parts/ assemblies plan on hand fitting. Especially the TNW MG34 semi parts. It's not just the aftermarket semi stuff. The factory original MG34 and MG42 exhibit significant tolerance variation. I've had to match bolts to recievers on the MG34, an...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:19 am
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: Flash hider: German v. Yugo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1007
Flash hider: German v. Yugo
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 this, though note that "anything BK was made by Yugos" is now known to be untrue, since the Yugos restamped German parts. http://mg42.us/viewtopic.php?f=9&t...
- Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:13 am
- Forum: MG42 General Discussion
- Topic: Is there such a thing as a “dfb MU” Bipod?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1627
Re: Is there such a thing as a “dfb MU” Bipod?
Bipods may be marked "dfb" but will not be marked with "MU". That's only the receivers.