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The MG3 light assembly works quite well with the MGZ-40. I was thinking about possibly making a period style battery box to go with it.

The sewing is not hard. Position your covers were you want them and use clothes pins to hold them in place. Use an awl to make the holes. With a needle on both ends of your thread start next to a leg, pull a needle through the first hole to the middle of the thread. Go to the next hole and push one ...

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Check the firing pin hole in the bolt head. If it is not supporting the primer you could have piercings even with the correct protrusion. Gas erosion will tend to open/bevel the hole. Your project is looking great!

If the plate is mounted square and proper take a small drill bit and drill a couple of alignment holes for reattachment before removal. After your machine work use the same size bits to locate the plate for welding. Weld the holes up after you are done and grind flush.

Hey Pit,
It looks like the D-rings on your mount might have been opened for removal at one time and not fully closed.
Nice mount!

Having never disassembled the scope for a MG3, could the prisims be used for repair parts for the MGZ's that have missing parts? A $80.00 donor would not be too bad.

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I know that they are making reproduction zf-4 scopes, has anyone heard of someone making new mgz-40 scopes for the lafettes? Seems like a winner.

They are out of stock at the moment, but some of their items have free shipping

Isn't the red/orange piece on the rails a lock to allow blank firing? Nice rig!

Give mg34.com a call. They have yugo and german belts. Good luck!

Perhaps making your receiver take a special shorter barrel would help the approval.

Sorry for the typo, should be http://blitzbikes.com

Blitzbikes shows a repo mg34 top swivel mount under the kubblewagon section of parts. that plus a mg42 aa post would get you going I think. Goodluck!
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I appreciate the info. The detent lock is working but I was holding it out of engagemant when I tried. I guess it is time to get serious with the tools now.

Has anyone had a oil brush that they couldn't remove? I'm trying to stay away from screwing something up. Thanks

Hope that you have a good trip. If you get a chance when you get back how about taking some measurments?
Thanks alot.

Thanks for the info. Having never seen the real hardware in person it can be diffecult to tell. Would you have the snaphook dimensions?

The long rod on the end of the trigger can be fragile. Also with the welded in trigger stop there would have been no way to remove the trigger. This way all of the internals can be changed for repair without grinding and welding.