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I'll be there Friday afternoon to Saturday night. Table C17. I'll be taking some manuals along to sell. If anyone wants anything let me know so I can be sure to bring enough.

Ahhhh, after reading your more throrough explanation, I understand how I misinterpreted the meaning in your previous message. It's nice to read detailed, well written explanations such as you provided. I think it would be interesting to see how the heavy bolt changes the perceived recoil in the 42. ...

panaceabeachbum, you really lost me on your message above this one. because of the delay in the opening of the bolt until the bolt/barrel combination has moved rearward and the barrel is stopped, the recoil for either gun is the same for single fire. Recoil is generated immediately after the firing ...

remember, that $900 wasn't the price it went for, that only what some nut was trying to get. It's like offering a C&R MG42 for $75,000. it's not worth that, but if someone would give me that much, I'd take it and go buy two more. I saw an original manual sell for $296 today. I gave $38 for mine. som...

Go on SUBGUNS.COM and ask.... I remember reading on there once that someone had exact matches.

This is NOT the old video with the rifle being shot in the indoor range.

Go to my website, go to the LINKS page.

Once again I find it hard to believe how someone would own a $40,000 gun and blow it up because he had to save ten cents on ammo....

I could see an easy $30,000 without having any of the above questions answered. The right answers would mean more. I've turned down $45,000 for the one I have, so this isn't just a wild figure I'm throwing out.

The heavy bolt slows the rate of fire. That's the only function that's different from a normal weight bolt. I think there are several bolt weights actually. The two things that control the rate of fire are the bolt weight and the nozzle hole size. With a heavier bolt and a larger hole in the muzzle ...

I just put the link on my site for the latest movie. It's worth the download.

Go to http://www.GermanManuals.com , go to the "LINKS" page.

John

I have a translated German manual done for the RPD. MG34.com (Allegheny Arsenal) sells it. I didn't see it on their website last time I looked around, but they have it.

They don't load .308, they aren't that heavy, and the cheapest one I've seen sell in the last year was around $300. They're not common to find, so as far as being collectible as an investment, it would be good if the price is reasonable to start with.

On the side of the box:

Tool set, Weapon maintenance and repair.
MG Receiver, supplemental to <???> support <can't read the rest of it>

Dumb people stand around and open a briefcase bomb - movie

Boy, talk about REALLY stupid people.

It's on the LINKS page on my website....

The cocking handle does not rub the bumps on what you guys call the ratchet plate. The lever which raises when the handle pivots doesn't contact the bumps either. Considering that nothing comes in contact with the bumps, I don't know how it got the term ratchet plate, but if we all agree to call it ...

I just used a calipers on an 8mm shell, and a 7.62x51, and the 8mm shell is smaller in diameter than the 7.62 shell.... I'm no machinist, but isn't it pretty tough to mill out the chamber and make it longer but smaller in diameter? .... am I missing something?

It isn't possible to beat the original MG34 Lafette tripod for mounting an MG34. The barrel can be changed while the gun is still mounted, since the front mount for th gun is hinged on the same axis as the hinge pin of the receiver. For those who aren't MG34 gurus, the barrel jacket on an MG34 is hi...

Remember the ZDv 3/14 MG3 manual that's available as a PDF file? The one thats 160+ pages? Here's that same original German manual for sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6553469993 Bidding starts at $1.00 - no reserve. ABWEHR: rather than post a reply, I just decided to edit th...

Sounds to me like MDMike needs the PDV 918 manual with all the parts diagrams, but then I may be a lttle biased about that.

The ban is still in effect, there has just been a longer time period provided to actually get what's already been approved for importation into the country. No new imports will be approved, they've just allowed people a little longer to get things through the warehouses and customs. I'm sure more st...