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I was wondering what the difference is between the 43 and 53 recoil buffer. If anyone has any measurements I would appreciate it. It looks like it will work if I mill off the portion in the picture below. Top to bottom it looks like it's the same as noted in picture.



Thanks

I may be mistaken, but it should fit without modification. I spent the better part of today cleaning up my welds and fitting my Yugo buffer to my German receiver. Didnt have to touch the buffer......

I read they are not compatible.

There not compatible with the stocks.

.......also note....that if your buffer-assembly will not turn inside your newly made SA42 receiver.....that the Germans "fly-cut" a slight clearance inside the receiver just in front of the locking-plates for the buffer.

As the others have said...the main-problem is the "interchangability between the interlocking/intrupted-threads at the rear of the buffer-assembly vs. the same threads inside the butt-stock's metal-cup.

Regards, RichardS in MI.
Blanksguy2001@chartermi.net

Thanks for clearing that up guys. I have one of those ColdSteel receivers and it doesn't insert or rotate. It catches on the corner profile of the charging slot area. I'll just mill the corner down inside the receiver. My only worry is I only have so much meat to work with.

I have one of those ColdSteel receivers

Thats your problem, in my opinion your MG will look bad after you are done.

hakentt wrote:

I have one of those ColdSteel receivers

Thats your problem, in my opinion your MG will look bad after you are done.

What kinda useless (Try a different word.) comment is this???? Didn't your mama ever teach you manners?

I ran into the problem with the buffer not rotating in the coldsteel receiver also. I used a a dremel and ground the diameter out to permit the rotation. This was done just for the area (width) of the buffer flange (see photo).
I also found that the inside diameter needed to be cleaned up to permit the buffer to fit into the entrance receiver.

bolex, thanks that's just the info I needed.

hakentt, actually It will look better than it does now as half a receiver and it will work a whole lot better.

And about your comment.. here's something to think about from a guy that has been in industry...

I have to hand it to ColdSteel, to bang one of those out by hand is amazing. Sure it probably isn't to spec but I'm still impressed. In modern industry they would laser cut the blank and then fold it up with a press brake with a CNC back guage but those machines cost a ton of money. An AMADA like mauser has access to is over a million dollars Anyone who can afford to own and operate those machines will more than likely not be interested in building machine gun receivers

So, thank ColdSteel for doing what you do with what you have!

amada i wish,
im just trying to fix this mg42 receiver problem and will do my best to do so.always count me in before you count me out .should be extremly soon for that fix .just waiting on the feds for the ok then its pics ,price and lots of completed mg42's ..thanks

also i read all the problem threads to see what potentially could be a problem for mine ,the buffer problem above will not be a problem as for many ohters that have surfaced here in the past ..thanks