Well Crap!
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:27 pm
I thought that would get your attention.
In my new quest for an Mg 42, I talked my single gun buddy into ordering 2 mg3 'pods from Robert. Both arrived nicely packaged (at his house - keeps the wife happier that way --
). So we open up both boxes and as the 'purchaser' (and conspirator) my buddy get first dibs. One of our groups rules is that whoever takes the wrath gets frist pic (yeah the single guys make out well.)
Lucky for me, he pics the DISA and I get the HK pod (its got some scratched paint on the forward leg), but less rust. Well I finally get it all set up and the rail that the scope mounts too is bent. The block where the optic mounts is canted to the left which results in the scope 'tilting' about 20-30 degrees to the left when the pod is levelled.
I removed the block and tried a using a cresent wrench to bend it back, but no dice. I got ZERO movement. Robert is out of town until Wed. So no luck there for now.
My real concern is that Robert will be out of 'pods and NO PLACE I can find has spare rails. I'm sure Robert will offer to refund my $, but then I'm stuck getting a 'pod from Tapco at a higher price.
So any thoughts guys?
Parts source?
Get out the torch and warm her up a bit and then 'massage' the rail back into place?
Wait to hear from Robert?
I had planned on welding up a 1919 adapter and trying the pod out this weekend since the wife and daughter will be out of town and it'll be just me and the boys....
In my new quest for an Mg 42, I talked my single gun buddy into ordering 2 mg3 'pods from Robert. Both arrived nicely packaged (at his house - keeps the wife happier that way --
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Lucky for me, he pics the DISA and I get the HK pod (its got some scratched paint on the forward leg), but less rust. Well I finally get it all set up and the rail that the scope mounts too is bent. The block where the optic mounts is canted to the left which results in the scope 'tilting' about 20-30 degrees to the left when the pod is levelled.
I removed the block and tried a using a cresent wrench to bend it back, but no dice. I got ZERO movement. Robert is out of town until Wed. So no luck there for now.
My real concern is that Robert will be out of 'pods and NO PLACE I can find has spare rails. I'm sure Robert will offer to refund my $, but then I'm stuck getting a 'pod from Tapco at a higher price.
So any thoughts guys?
Parts source?
Get out the torch and warm her up a bit and then 'massage' the rail back into place?
Wait to hear from Robert?
I had planned on welding up a 1919 adapter and trying the pod out this weekend since the wife and daughter will be out of town and it'll be just me and the boys....