what ratchet plate is correct for a yugo m53 build,the old style or new style with dogleg?what is the advantage of the tab on new style?
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ratchet plate differences
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you need the dogleg because the cocking handle levers against it.
if you have a full receiver then the old dogleg can probably be reused , if you have just the front shroud and replacement parts you'll need the dogleg version.
if you have a full receiver then the old dogleg can probably be reused , if you have just the front shroud and replacement parts you'll need the dogleg version.
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The old style without the supporting dogleg was designed for use with the slab cocking handle. The lever cocking handle, which replaced the difficult to operate slab handle, needs the dogleg as an abutment for the bottom tail of the lever.
Very few people would have use for the old style plate, as the slab handles were very difficult to operate, sometimes requiring both hands (or a stiff kick with a boot) to pull the handle back. That's why they were replaced with the lever handle, which gives a much needed mechanical advantage when unlocking the bolt from the barrel.
Unless you wanted to make a technically correct but impractical very early style MG42, the dogleg version is the one you want.
I never did figure out why it's called a ratchet plate. It doesn't ratchet anything, and the armorer's manual refers to it as a reinforcement plate.
Very few people would have use for the old style plate, as the slab handles were very difficult to operate, sometimes requiring both hands (or a stiff kick with a boot) to pull the handle back. That's why they were replaced with the lever handle, which gives a much needed mechanical advantage when unlocking the bolt from the barrel.
Unless you wanted to make a technically correct but impractical very early style MG42, the dogleg version is the one you want.
I never did figure out why it's called a ratchet plate. It doesn't ratchet anything, and the armorer's manual refers to it as a reinforcement plate.
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