mg42 barrels

[K98dkmauser]

i was wanting to know if anyone knows what company made the new 8mm barrels i want to see if i can order a few

[waffendude]

i think it was green mountain---sold by wiselite and others

[marknct]

I left a message (sign of the times) at GM and never heard back. I think it would be low priority until the current frenzy clears.

[K98dkmauser]

ok thanks ill try maybe if i order a bunch they will make em for me

[marknct]

I'd be in for a few if you need to get your numbers up.

[marknct]

Do we do group buys on MG42? Might be a good way to make our quantity interesting to them. Do we have board members here that know somebody in GM?

[bbigbore]

You guys are optimistic. Are you expecting to have enough 8mm to burn out more than 1 or 2 8mm barrels? I decided to stick to 7.62x51 in my 42. Those barrels are easy to find new for around $125.
Depending on price, I might be interested in an 8mm barrel, but I'll ASSume these are sold without extensions installed?

[K98dkmauser]

i like to shoot 8mm

[marknct]

I like to play toys. Whats the point of a quick change barrel and fashionable change mitt if ya don't use them? We can order shims for HS if needed.
I think it would be more attractive to a vendor if they could sell just the barrel. Pushing the HS with your extension on them would probably sink the whole thing.

[bbigbore]

We can order shims for HS if needed.
I think it would be more attractive to a vendor if they could sell just the barrel. Pushing the HS with your extension on them would probably sink the whole thing.

I must be missing something. How do you use shims to adjust headspace on an MG42?

[bbigbore]

i like to shoot 8mm

Me too. The 42 sounds BEST with 8mm, but at 1000RPM its not going to be a viable option in the future.

[K98dkmauser]

im working on zinc cast bullets it works much better than lead and i can get 46,000 pounds of it

[42rocker]

Just picked up 880 rounds 8mm.

Saw WW2 8mm at Knob Creek for 40 cents per round

Later 42rocker

[marknct]

I haven't really read up on the HS procedure. I was under the impression that you could shim the barrel to extension to increase HS.
I can go back and edit that out if it doesn't apply, let me know.