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Roger, it is an old DEWAT that I got approval on a Form 1 to reactivate. I got it to function, but had some light primer strikes. John has been helping me figure it out.

I suspect the culprit may be a loose cam piece. So, what is the turn around time for Bob?

Pat

Thanks, I have a lot to learn. John has been a big help. I should have said that the cam piece was loose. I hope that this is something that I can fix on my own. I really do. It want to send it off to a gunsmith for months.

Pat.

Well, it spoke but did not sing. I completed the reactivation with ATF approval in hand last week. Today, I fired it for the first time. It had failures to fire light , primer strike every four or five rounds. This was in both 8mm and in 7.62. In 8mm, I had a few occasion where the link did not adap...

Thanks John, Your emails were very helpful!

I will give it a try this weekend.

A quick question to all, I want to save my original German WW2 barrlels,

Who has the best price on 8mm and 7.62 barrels?

Pat

John could I email you some photos tonight of how the bolt looks with gauges inserted? Please send me a PM with your email.

Thamks Pat

The ejector bar, later style and MG3 stabilizer from RTG worked. It could be that I had the earlier style in wrong? I will check later For head space, I did it with the barrel out and used the complete bolt head. The problem is that all barrel and bolt combos, were a go with the the respective 7.62 ...

With approved ATF Form one in hand, today I completed the reactivation by removing three welds on the barrel gate. Good news is the the barrel recuperator is fine. It quickly lifted the weight of the gun when i tested it. I put in a new Yugo bolt with bolt stabilizer. That was good advice on not usi...

Problem solved, but more questions? A gunsmith buddy had go, no go field gauges for both 8mm and for the M60. I have two German WW2 8mm barrels and one 7.62 MG3 Barrel, and three bolts, two are WW2, one is a yugo. All combinations tested good with the Go gauge, all were also a go with the no go and ...

Ok, Help, I tried Brownel, Midway, where can I find a 7.62x51 Go and No Go gauge?

Pat

Thanks John, Got it, I am ordering the 7.62'gages, The GO gage tells me if the headspace is too short or not. I read that headspace that is too short is worse than too long in the MG42. So, the 308 gage is shorter and will not accurately test for a too short 7.62 headspace. Am I right? This explains...

I have a 308 headspace gage, is there a way to make that work or do I need to buy 7.62 NATO gage.

Pat

A Form 1 is the correct form for me to request the Reactivation on a Trust. The ATF website details the use of the various forms.

Pat

Thanks, I ordred a deluxe gunners kit from BRP with a yugo spare bolt, broken shell extractor etc. I got the bolt repair Kit from RTG Thant had the bolt stabilizer and other extra items,
I will test the bolt return spring before I send it off to Bob for repair.
Pat

Thanks, So that all makes sense. Since I will be shooting both 8mm and 7.62, is it a better plan to just order the complete MG3 recuperator set and MG3 buffer from RTG as opposed to sending the original MG42 recuperator off to have the springs replaced? Will the MG3 buffer fit right into the Origina...

Hi, My form 1 was just approved. I have been reading up on the MG42 and want to make sure that I am safe. I am doing the reactivation myself, it should be fairly easy. The barrel is plugged and the barrel gate is welded shut. I have two spare barrels in 7.92 and the 7.62 conversion kit form RTG guns...

Hi, I just joined and noticed some familiar names from the old G43/K43 and the K98forums. The old G43/K43 forum helped me get my PTR44 running. The K98 Forum helped me with reloading for my PTR44 and MP44. The reason that I joined here: I just got a MG42 on a Form 5 and realized that beltfeds are a ...