1. Mg34 vs. Mg42? Looks like the 42 will be a less expensive build?
2. Receiver welders/ bolt/ internal mods - are there folks that will do this for a fee. Who are they and cost estimates? I have heard mixed reviews on C2 builder's welding - Im a shitty stick welder, but my gun buddy is getting a new mig so We may be able to weld it up ourselves.
3. Parts kit sources and recs. I see them all over the net, but which one is the best to use as starting platform. In other words, which is the best kit out there for a shitty welder (but master grinder-
)? It looks like alleghany (sp?) aint the best choice.4. I would like to shoot both 308 and 8mm - matches nicely with the SA 1919's I have. Again it looks like the mg42 is the best choice here.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my
questions. Ive build a lot of guns over the years (which also means Ive screwed up quite a few alng the way) and found it best to have good advice before plunging in. That I and I get tired of having to undo my own screw-up's - that's valuable blasting time!Jim
think you want the 42 as you already pointed out why, it can be built and pretty inexpensivly, user huntsinmtns does top notch work and garuntees it, last prices were $89 for boltmods with new firing pin return shipped, grip mods are around $190+/- including ar parts and a working safty return shipped, he also does welding, I don't think he is taking on new work for now as he may need some minor surgery, though he is always willing to help and will sell you the mod parts to do it yourself plus explain how to do em
, the little loaders would appriciate mg42 belts and m60 links over the 1919 ones as these require no effort to load 