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.308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:44 pm
by panaceabeachbum
After quite a delay and two vendors for the laser cut parts I finaly have a QTY of 50 of the nicely formed 8mm conversions to allow the inexpensive 308 blet loaders to be converted to 8mm. These are the same high qaulity stampings the other member was selling last year right out of the same set of stamping dies . Includes a new extended end plate for the hopper and a new cartridge stop. $20 + $5 shipping if interested . I have 50 on hand and will begin shipping Monday Oct 15th when I return from KCR

Please send me an Email with 42 loader in the subject line if interested. Thanks Richard

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:03 pm
by panaceabeachbum
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Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:20 am
by panaceabeachbum
all thats needed for instalation is to drill out the original spot welds that hold the cartridge stop and hopper end in place and replace the parts with the new ones provided. I will post a step by step pictorial next week

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:26 pm
by RaccoonRough
Is no one interested in these??? :shock: :shock:


I am!

RR

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:52 pm
by tomcatshaas
looking forward to a detailed tutorial on this conversion.

TC

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:48 am
by machinegunbob
I want one. Once you convert it to 8mm, can you convert it back to .308? I'm at work now, so I can't acess your web site. Email me your adress, and total price, and I'll send you a postal money order. sabanyak@yahoo.com Machinegunbob

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:34 pm
by panaceabeachbum
I am unsure if I have answered everyones PMs , When I log in it says I have 4 messages on hold due to my inbox being full, I deleted a bunch of old messages but it still shows 4 on hold, If you havenet received a response to your PM by today you may want to resend. I will be offline until mon but will get back with everyone when I return . I will get the tutorial posted this week I hope, I am having the shop remodeled and the entire endwall is gone so I have had all the machinery tarped, should be back in gear mon or tues


thanks

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:55 pm
by Bil
Richard-[PBB] -when it says your box is full and you delete some mail,click on the part of the message that says that.The link is in there,I can't remember exactly where.This happened to me and drove me crazy [ier] until I figured it out. ---bil

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:10 pm
by MGMike
Hi PBB:

I want one....as soon as I can find your address, :oops: I'll have the money in the mail.

Thanks,

MikeD

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:37 pm
by RaccoonRough
Got mine in the mail today. Thanks panaceabeachbum! Now I am looking forward to that tutorial! :D

RR

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:23 pm
by oda113
Hi,

I'm interested in one of your loader conversions. Drop me an email with your address and funds will be sent.

m_summerville1@yahoo.com

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:55 pm
by wayne
Sir..I am interested in purchasing your conversion. Please email me your address and what type of payment. My email address is wmasunaga@verizon.net Thanks Wayne

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:27 pm
by xano
I would also like to buy one of the conversions but my email keeps comming back. If I can get an address I will send funds asap.

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:48 pm
by Bil
Try his other E-mail-- http://www.thompsonmachine.net ---bil

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:51 pm
by bolex
tomcatshaas wrote:looking forward to a detailed tutorial on this conversion.

TC
Has anyone reworked the 308 into 8mm using these parts yet. I looked at them with the reloader last night (it hasn't been high on my priority list) and see one way it could be done.

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:58 pm
by RaccoonRough
There was going to be a tutorial made, eventually.

RR

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:39 pm
by tomcatshaas
I have started on the conversion and I am taking pictures for a future tutorial.

TC

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:55 pm
by wayne
Sir I am interested in purchasing one of your conversion for $25.00 Please email me your address so I can mail you your funds. My email is wmasunaga@verizon.net Thanks Wajyne

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:51 am
by badsnakeii
Sorry to bring up an old dead thread. But is there still someone selling these conversions? Did they work well?
I was originally curious if the 8mm one would do .308 also but seems like that's not possible....
Is there any way to go back and forth on the calibers? That would be ideal.
Thanks
JM

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:12 am
by 42rocker
Bring up an old thread anytime.
Most folks are just buying two loaders due to large groups of both coming into the country over the last few years. Yes, the conversions have been done and they do work. I believe that if done correctly you could switch back and forth but believe owning both of them would work better.

Later 42rocker