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Hello, gentlemen. This is my first post so please correct me if i have somehow infringed upon some forum law by posting this here. Now i did a search and the closest thing i got was from 2 years ago. My question is where is the best place to purchase a semi auto mg 42, already built? Now i would build it myself but it would be my first complete build of any firearm. So i am not sure of what the exact difficulty is. Now if i had the money like anyone else i would go out and get a real mg 42 but i thought it better to get to know the MG series with a semi auto first. Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks for anyone who responds time.
Tyler

Welcome to the site-no rules broken,this is where the question belongs.Sometimes the search function doesn't seem to find anything,it is usually the wording of the request.Now to your question-there is the mg42/53 that is made by Wiselite for Century arms,it is availlable through regular gun dealers.It is in limited supply right now,and is hard to get.There was one for sale on Gunbroker last week,but it was for quite a markup.This is the only way I know of to get a new gun,you may find an older one by BRP in a private sale.I will let others more knowledgable answer as to the best place to look for the Century gun,I know there is a wait for them.Good luck,and read as much of the old posts as you can while you wait-it is worth it. ---bil

Thanks for the input Bil. Anyone else have any info?

Demand is exceeding the supply right now.... solutions can be:

1. Go to your friendly local gun dealer and see if they can get one for you. They'll call their usual sources to find out the latest poop on the availability, and they'll work to make their profit on the gun. Sometimes it's just worth saving the aggravation by hiring a professional, i.e., let the guy make a few buck and he takes care of the hard part of finding one. Talk to a gunshop about getting it for you if you can find one, then call whoever makes or has made them and ask if they have one available in stock. Have the money in hand, and run back to the dealer after telling the manufacturer that the copy of the license and the post office money order will be one the way.

2. Search for the gun through all your buddies and the local gunstore (who has one and doesn't want it, or needs money?) Watch the forums to see if someone needs to get out of his commitment and will let you have their spot in line (perhaps after a small/reasonable bribe, er ah, "consideration"). Go to the local shooting range and ask around. Someone may know who has one that just lost his job.

Thanks for the help guys

I think Jand G sales has some in stock right now if you jump on it. I would call and order. Of course it must be shipped to an FFL.


http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php ... ts_id/1712

FYI - I got on a waiting list over at Centerfires Systems and after 5 months they had 1 for me. It's now being shipped for the FFL transfer in my area.

http://www.centerfiresystems.com/RIFLE-M53.aspx

Another source is R&R Arms. You can click on the link below to have them e-mail you a notice when it's in stock. However, be sure they have your info & driver's license on file so you can order the rifle asap when you get the notice (I failed to do this). You do have to be quick because the day they e-mailed me was the day it sold !

http://www.rrarms.com/catalog.php?prod=GRI1399X

Good Luck in your search !

Last time I looked Widener's Shooting Supplies had 2 in stock at $2700.00. On the home page scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. They will be in the last box on the right. There web site is: http://www.wideners.com/

I'm looking at AIM Surplus right now and they have the WLA M53s for $2300....

Ok guys my next question is, why is there such a drastic price difference between the different sights offering the M53 for sale? One has it listed at $2600, another at $2500 and a different one at $2270. Now i can see the $100 difference but almost $400. Doesnt make any sense unless you get what you pay for and the ones are not manufactured good, or does it not come with the ammunition can and belts like the others but still that doesnt equal $400. I dont want to make the mistake and buy the wrong stuff. Thanks once again for all the help.
tyler

supply and demand my brother....supply and demand...ive seen them for as high as 2999.99 AND PEOPLE ARE PAYING IT. These guns are hard to get. They will go for whatever the seller thinks it will sell for. IMHO the answer to your question is there is no reason. When somethings sparsely available it will bring a premium price. I was in your situation a few months ago and i bought two vg++ condition with excellent bores and the mg3 conversion parts. Hopefully when im done i will have a m53 and an mg3 clone.

one other thing i forgot to mention...these mg's are made from the same parts kits that everyone else on this board is scrounging up. The only problem with buying one prebuilt is that you cannot dictate what quality the parts kit was originally in before being remanufactured (pitted barrels etc). If you buy a parts kit and try to have it build on your own you can still be very picky about what condition the parts kit is in. THere are still a few m53's out there to be had that are in vg++ condition you just have to look daily because they get snapped up pretty quick....

I believe the Century guns ,made by wiselite,all come with the same 'extras',and their are no 'seconds' to account for the price differances.Car dealers have the same cars for differant prices,I am fairly sure that the lower priced dealers don't get the lemons.It is what a dealer wants/needs for a markup. ---bil

My dealer let me order mine through him at cost. I ordered it from Century myself, paid for it and had it shipped to my dealer, who is on file with them. He still made a small amount on the transfer. Some will do it this way if you ask them. This why it's important to make friends with and support a local dealer if he sells milsurlpus type guns. Century doesn't charge shipping over $500 so shipping was free too. All I had to pay my dealer was transfer and tax fees.

Also get the accessories and spare parts while you can as I see these drying up as these more of these guns become available.

You might also consider stocking up on ammo,too!! That is getting scarcer than the accessories! ---bil

Bil wrote:You might also consider stocking up on ammo,too!! That is getting scarcer than the accessories! ---bil

Ain't that the truth. BTW, I see Aim has 8mm Romy back in stock - $99 for a 340 round tin.
A far cry from the price I stocked up on a couple of years ago, but if anyone is need it's there. Who knows if or when we will see it again.

That isn't a bad price nowadays-but remember that shipping will almost double that! Anyone ordering please correct me if I am wrong on the shipping,I know it was way up there when I last got any.[ammo] I usually try to check out the local gun shops and have found some here and there-it is not as popular in the larges amounts.I have also had some good luck with private sales,one of my jobs takes me to a lot of small motorcycle shops,some of those guys have some interesting stuff stashed away,I have gotten some good deals on Portuguese 8MM .Keep looking!Another good place is the small auction houses that do a lot of estate sales.Sometimes there are things that don't do well at an auction,or they don't know what to do with. ---bil

Ok thanks for the input on the weapons, as for accessories i was debating as to getting the gun or buying everything else and some parts kits first. I have noticed that there pritty much are no barrels anywhere right now. I saw one place selling .308 barrels but no barrel extension which i have no idea where to get that individual piece anyways. And i dont plan on going .308, mainly because from what i have seen in the past months is that .308 has shot up well past the price of 8mm. And i already have around 4500 rounds of 8mm and about 700 of that on belts.
I did see that on aimsurplus, and also thought that was pritty cheap in comparison. And i a stated above was debating to buy a crap load of that and worry about the MG later. But if i do that i will keep post ponning the mg until there are no more left either. If only money were easier to get.

What do you guys think, with hind sight and the given market. Would you stock up on as many key parts and and ammunition as possible, and post pone the MG or would take the MG while you can and worry about the accessories later.
Also to note that, the only thing i can think of that i dont have that the gun wouldnt come with is a tripod. Which i really want to get and soon. Also i dont have a tool kit for one, yet. But i wouldnt have extras, for instance barrels, firing pins, and bolts, but does different bolts matter if it is a semi auto?
One other quick question will a the barrel be head spaced correctly with the gun from the manufacturer? I would think so, but thought i would ask.

I think I would get the gun first.There is probably not going to be any anti-gunners kit laws[yet],but there is always the chance for some more wacky anti-gun laws.Besides,it would be like going to the auto dealers and buying a nice set of bucket seats and a stereo-it would be ok to have and look at,but I want to smoke those tires!!I can do that sitting on a milk crate and get the seats later. ---bil