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Hi guys, i am new to this board.
I just ordered my m53 kit yesterday and my ima receiver pieces today.
can anyone tell me where to get the caming section and barrel bushing?

Good luck welding those cuts, You can hire best welder and it will be worst nightmare for him

I know, but between lack of availability of old style kits with receiver sections, and price if you do find one, my options were limited.
For me it was m53 + IMA receiver + misc. other parts or no MG42

hakentt wrote:Good luck welding those cuts, You can hire best welder and it will be worst nightmare for him

I'm not sure where you got this information. Any good welder can do the work with a TIG with ease. Completed two semi receivers from IMI rear sections and torched front shroud. Made my own camming piece for one of them. Granted it takes a little more work (about 6 hours more than a 3 cut). I also build up the receiver sections where metal is removed with torch so the gaps are tighter (nicer finish also).

At this point in time, it's only getting harder to get a nice complete receiver, regardless of how much you are willing to spend. I'd rather help one cobble together a receiver from mismatched parts than not see them build one at all.

I believe that if someone were to design a dedicated jig that used rivet holes, cammin holes ect that a lot more of these cobled kits could be build into nice semis.

Regards,
Heli

lkiers wrote:Hi guys, i am new to this board.
I just ordered my m53 kit yesterday and my ima receiver pieces today.
can anyone tell me where to get the caming section and barrel bushing?

You can get the Barrel Bushing from the Group Buy on Weaponeer.net Ther are new made and include the keyways. They cost about $100 each plus shipping.

Link: http://www.weaponeer.net/forum/forum_po ... PN=1&TPN=1

As for the camming sections, keep your eyes on the board here, and be prepared to jump fast when one shows up. They have been going fast lately since the 3 and 4 cut kits dried up.

Regards,
Heli

Check the "for sale" section here on the site, I have cut recievers for sale now!

Does anybody have a picture of the finished weld after using the barrel bushing from the Group Buy?

Thanks for the help guys.
i am in the process of getting a caming section and will look in to the group buy at weaponear.

I think that on weaponeer under the group buy on the 1st or 2nd page there is a photo of someone's build that has it tack welded in place. There is a little bit more left on the front of this person's front shroud than there is on the typically available front shrouds that are currently available. I have figured out that if I use some 1.5" inside diameter tubing(generally used for sten semi projects), that the wall thickness of that tubing is almost big enough to match the OD of the barrel bushing. I can split this tubing length-wise, expand it just a little bit, and graft on the short section that is currently missing from my Yugo m53 front shroud. After grafting on a longer length than is necessary, I can cut that down to match what I need for proper installation of the bushing. I will post pics when I have accomplished just that.

what exactly are you referring to as the camming section. I am totally new to the 42, but have an M53 kit that the nose is torched off of. Anybodt have Thread specs on the nose cone?

Camming section - if you bought the IMA pieces and a barrel shroud, put them together. THere's a 1-3" piece missing in the middle, grab the square machined truntion out of the kit, it's supposed to fit in the middle there. This is the missing link that everyone has their panties in a pucker over. It can be fabbed, but really isn't that easy.

are there any part drawings available? or do I need to find one to copy it?

Check out my thread in the mg42 builders section under "This is MY MG42 build". I have some pictures that will help youz new guys understand what I had trouble understanding at first.