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by BELinNC
Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:51 pm
Forum: MG42 General Discussion
Topic: MG42 Troubleshooting
Replies: 3
Views: 1277

Re: MG42 Troubleshooting

If it were mine and it was a WW2 gun I would try it first with all original 8mm parts. See how it performs in stock condition before adding caliber conversion parts. You would have a better starting point to determine what might be going on. What concerns me in your description is the after market b...
by BELinNC
Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:04 am
Forum: MG42 Photos and Video
Topic: Frankenstein MG42
Replies: 10
Views: 3441

Re: Frankenstein MG42

Its a very strong pedestal mount and versatile. I can mount the 20mm Solothurn no problem. Beats laying prone. Picture is same mount before I put it in the Wolf.
by BELinNC
Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:59 pm
Forum: MG42 Photos and Video
Topic: Frankenstein MG42
Replies: 10
Views: 3441

Re: Frankenstein MG42

I can't take any credit for the spade grips. I just bought them and installed them! They are really well done and appear to be a close copy of the German helicopter door gun set up.
by BELinNC
Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:07 pm
Forum: MG42 Photos and Video
Topic: Frankenstein MG42
Replies: 10
Views: 3441

Re: Frankenstein MG42

The spade grips add a new dimension of fun and it is nice just hanging on and being behind all the noise and shaking etc. Glad I picked them up. Thanks for all your hard work on the manuals. I got one of your Solothurn S18-1000 manuals a few years back and it has been very valuable. There is a bolt ...
by BELinNC
Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:19 pm
Forum: MG42 Photos and Video
Topic: Frankenstein MG42
Replies: 10
Views: 3441

Frankenstein MG42

Really have appreciated this site and it's wealth of information over the years. Finally joined again after loosing track of my original member info. Thought some of you might get a kick out a picture of a just for fun project. I am a C2 SOT by the way and have been a long time collector of WW2 Germ...