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I have been sitting on a .308 conversion for several years. Found a stash of loose .308 here, contemplating changing one of my guns over. Examination of the components shows no booster.......I am under the impression that .308 takes a booster w/smaller hole...??? If so, is there a WW 2 style correct...

I realize the Original posting here is quite old.......however........ I fielded a MG 15 Sunday w/a home made tripod. It is not without its short comings. The event I attended has a bit of a rise then some fall to the target area. Often times I see 'belly-down' guns bullets hitting the top of the hi...

I have been sent a set of pictures of real, correct armor. The first stuff pictured in this post appears to be the same, if anyone wants me to forward the pictures to them, email me so I can use the forward button heckinohio@att.net PJH

I oops the pictures, view them from bottom to top to fit into the text. PJH

I recently got another MG 08 on a sled, one I have had is ona Swiss mount. It came with several pieces of armor. I have had a terrible time trying to fit the armor on. I suspect it is repro after that was suggested; the hole for the scope seems to be on the wrong side!!!, which smacks of repro. And ...

Gents, I am getting in on this a bit late. I have the armor set, all 4 pieces, that includes the big square piece that covers everything. My big piece is a mystery to this point, it is painted camo on what I now believe to be the inside, putting the plain green paint out front. Makes no sense. My lo...

I must admit to not reading every word in this thread, but I never did catch whether this is a FA gun or not???? I have an FA C & R version, and after sitting for any length of time, I have a real tough time getting it to cock. Once it comes free, seems to work ok and will stay that way if I remembe...

I am talking normal shooting range accumulations of bits of brass, small amounts of grit deposited by walking across ground cover, lubricating oil residue, grass and probably some others I have missed mentioning............We occasionally shoot in a strip mine area that creates all kinds of particle...

Looking for quicker/easier method short of gasoline/solvent paint brush and air dry method.

These are brothers I recuited in helping wring out some mysterious problems that were apparently caused by a broken weld in the grip asse mbly..........[img][/img] One gun also had a new recoil spring. There was a noticeable rate of fire difference. Interchanging the new with the used spring made no...

Picture of my wall............this is really a practice session for 'Other Collections', kind of a preview to see if Ican do it.[img][/img] Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If anyone has any specific questions, I will answer but too many items here to describe each. Yes, the the Brooms at angles and the St...

Always able to get on when topic notification comes along. Will try photos again soon, right now am in process of making new barrel for M 52A and another project.........

Last time I tried to post pictures I was told they were too big yet they are the smallest size my camera will make. They are marked in the camera and the instruction booklet as 'email' size.

Test firing postponed. Machine shop guy had to transport sheep to fair today and tomorrow..............

Reviewed RTG site. I will have to spend some time going through a box of parts I found. I have resurrected the tacky grip assembly mentioned earlier. It is WW 2 German. I ordered a MG 3 assembly. When I am comfortable w/contents of my 'box', I will re-review the parts sites and go from there. Local ...

Nice try , Tom. I am bombarded w/such offers. I have sooooooooo many children coming forward to be included in my will........... Neither of my 42s seem to have any numbers except receiver. I see some bolts w/numbers and some barrels, which I suspect was more common during early production. Both my ...

All my guns are full auto...is there some difference in the semi grip housing that wouldnt allow an interchange?????????

I have a dfb gun that refused to operate correctly last two times out. Today I found a part broken off inside the front of the trigger housing. This part was spot welded on whenever and the inspector struck it so hard w/his stamp that it bent the sheetmetal and put the small spot weld in a strain th...

I once entertained moving to San Diego area because of the nice weather. I called several people I know who had gone there from high school here. Two of the three I talked to candidly told me "Dont dare come here.....this is a state full of loosers. Everybody who couldnt/wouldnt make it at home came...

Tom R....I guess I am not quick enough for your message to make sense...........Try a different approach..........remember, I am 40 years older than you and not as sharp as I once was and will never be again..........