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how to finish the receiver
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:13 pm
by Artie in Miami
I have one of those 80% receivers from Philadelphia Ordnance, and was wondering if anyone had step by step instructions on how to complete it. I got the rails with my parts kit...and was wondering how much of a job it was to complete ? I understand that this may not be legal, but I would like to have the instructions on hand just in case the law changes. Right now I have it as a display model and it looks pretty good !
I bought a real mg42 back in the 70's from a maniac that brought it home from ww2 in a duffel bag ! Never got to shoot it...ended up selling it to a fellow collector that cut up the receiver and made a parts kit. I sold it for $300 in 1999 with every accessory and spare part known to man....what a dope ! It was still in my Mom' home in Ct and she wanted it OUT !! But, I got back into the collecting recently and here we go again ! Great site...keep up the good work.
Artie in Miami (new member) emial
irish83397@aol.com
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:23 pm
by TOM R
well unless you got a mill the philia ord is good for exactly what you are usin it for, there is waaaaaay to much material to mill out, get a rear semi rec. from brp corp these are sold as scrap for 100 btw welcome to the site
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:11 am
by stifeout
Welcome Artie, I'm down south as well...there's a couple of us..The rec you bought is a 42 or a 34?
mg42 80% receiver
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:59 pm
by Artie in Miami
Mine is a MG42, 80% receiver. The guy that sold it to me ( @phil Ord) told me that he sells hundreds of these every year to class 3 manufacturers to make live MG42 guns ! Did I get hosed ? Thanks for the replies guys.
Artie in Miami
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:15 pm
by TOM R
like I said, I think the general concensous is that the phili ord ones look great for a dummy but need aloooot of machining to be useable the gun is sheet metal so imagine the amount of material to remove
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:43 pm
by ak47dennis
TOM R wrote:like I said, I think the general concensous is that the phili ord ones look great for a dummy but need aloooot of machining to be useable the gun is sheet metal so imagine the amount of material to remove
Tom I don’t think they even look good for dummies!! The don’t blend with the rest of the lines.
Re: mg42 80% receiver
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:50 pm
by ak47dennis
Artie in Miami wrote:Mine is a MG42, 80% receiver. The guy that sold it to me ( @phil Ord) told me that he sells hundreds of these every year to class 3 manufacturers to make live MG42 guns ! Did I get hosed ? Thanks for the replies guys.
Artie in Miami
Sell hundreds
It takes hundreds of calls to even get in touch with them! I don’t think they sell hundreds of receiver if you tabulate all their sales for the whole year!!!
I HAVE NEVER SEEN (OR HEARD OFF) ANYONE BUILDING A LIVE GUN ON THEIR RECIVER
Sorry not trying to be harsh but I hate dealers and all their lies and it fires me up when the tell their long tales to make a sale!! (can you tell I have been hosed a time or two)
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:56 pm
by TOM R
what stinks is it was what $400 and brp sells one hat is buildable already semi moded with rails for $100
Re: mg42 80% receiver
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:12 pm
by Karbinator
Artie in Miami wrote:Mine is a MG42, 80% receiver. The guy that sold it to me ( @phil Ord) told me that he sells hundreds of these every year to class 3 manufacturers to make live MG42 guns ! Did I get hosed ? Thanks for the replies guys.
Artie in Miami
Ak is right. Many will straight out lie, some will Double talk, but few will tell it to you like it is.
don't give up on your quest to get a semi running though. someone will eventually stop in looking for that
exact reciever to do a mock/dummy
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