Good deal on 8mm belt loaders

[Der Alder]

8mm belt loaders on sale for $150 with free shipping at sarco.

http://e-sarcoinc.com/mg34beltfllingmachine.aspx

[42rocker]

Not a good deal.... A GREAT deal pointed out again.... Thanks for the info.

Later 42rocker

[dover7838]

Ordered one this weekend. Glad I held off purchasing one.

[Der Alder]

I received mine today. It was unissued packed in cosmoline and wax paper.

[jcmg42]

Don't buy it without looking in shotgun news first. Combo deals with belts and starters.

[42rocker]

Normally they have a pfd of the shotgun news ad on their website.

Later 42rocker

[jcmg42]

10 50rd belts were $39.95

mg34056 $149.97, 3 for $399.00
Loader & 5 belts & starter $174.97, 3 for $499.00
25 extra belts with loader purchase $79.95
10 extra starter tabs wit purchase $39.95
Loader, 50 belts, 10 starter & 3 drums $445

Baskets are $45, or 2 & carrier $195.

[jcmg42]

All the codes I posted on the mg34 forum

From Shotgun news

10 50rd belts were $39.95 mg34075 ($5.95 or 10 for $4.95, but was told the total was $39.95 for 10)
starter tabs $4.95 mg34011

mg34056 $149.97, 3 for $399.00
mg34090 Loader & 5 belts & starter $174.97, 3 for $499.00
mg34091 25 extra belts with loader purchase $79.95
mg34092 10 extra starter tabs wit purchase $39.95
mg34093 Loader, 50 belts, 10 starter & 3 drums $445

Baskets are $45 mg34014, or 2 & carrier $195 mg34013.

Demilled receivers mg34068 $65, 3 for 180.
Put away kit mg34100 $249
unlocking cams mg34012 $45
mg34 parts http://e-sarcoinc.com/search.aspx?find=mg34
3 mg34 parts kits $249.95 http://e-sarcoinc.com/allfourmg34partsk ... tskit.aspx

Free shipping on on-line orders over $50. Belts are not on-line.

[dover7838]

Arrived today. About 2 hrs to disassemble, soak in mineral spirts, and clear the Cosomlene off. Used 3 and 1 oil on the moving parts to help keep it loose. No instructions, so it took me a minute to figure out how it worked. Works great now, loads a 50 round belt in 30 seconds. A lot faster than loading by hand. Now I need to clean the local gun store out of their 8mm Romanian as I foresee a lot more shooting in my future!

[Der Alder]

I took mine completely apart to clean out the old grease and re-oil it. Took me a few tries to get the top cover back on properly...trying to line up the square part with the 3 lugs that holds the belt and lining up its arm thingy (technical term) at the same time to the part that advances it, all while gravity was working against me .

To make mine work smoother (less stiff) I took the spring out of that holds latching part down on the belt as mine was too tight for the yugo belts I had. Works slick as snot now with new modern oil using the yugo belts I have. This is a really neat accessory.

Took me a while to figure out how to get it all to fit in a 8mm can. Its like a puzzle at first.

Next I need to collect a .308 nato belt loader to go with this one.

[yellowkid]

Stupid question but these are post war I assume?

[shred]

Stupid question but these are post war I assume?

Yes. A couple of the parts on the one I got had WA marks (some defaced), indicating some recycling of surplus German parts.

[mp44dude]

Gang,

Do you all use belt loaders? I have always done it by hand so I can 1. ensure proper loading, 2. inspect ammo, and 3. inspection belts.

A normal load for the range for the MG34 or MG42 is 3-4 cans; usually loaded over a couple of nights while watching TV.

Interested in knowing how others tackle loading and how much is their "combat load"?

thanks

greg

[yellowkid]

another dumb question but, other than markings are they identical to the german wartime? these are basically gurtfuller 34's? is that fair?

[Gulfstream4]

My post war and war time loaders appear the same. I use them for all my loading and inspect after loading.

[mp44dude]

Gulfstream 4,

How much ammo are you loading? How much do you usually take to the range? Just interested in answers.

I have a post war loader (it was given to me) but never really ever imagined using it.

greg

[Gulfstream4]

Most of the time I take 2,000 rounds at a time. I do not load until the day before or sometimes I load at the range for demonstrations. I like to soak the belts in transmission oil then drip dry for 24 hours prior to loading.

[42rocker]

I wish that I had 2,000 rds to load. Should have bought more ammo, should have bought more ammo.........

Later 42rocker