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i was wanting to know if anyone knows what company made the new 8mm barrels i want to see if i can order a few

i think it was green mountain---sold by wiselite and others

I left a message (sign of the times) at GM and never heard back. I think it would be low priority until the current frenzy clears.

ok thanks ill try maybe if i order a bunch they will make em for me

I'd be in for a few if you need to get your numbers up.

Do we do group buys on MG42? Might be a good way to make our quantity interesting to them. Do we have board members here that know somebody in GM?

You guys are optimistic. Are you expecting to have enough 8mm to burn out more than 1 or 2 8mm barrels? I decided to stick to 7.62x51 in my 42. Those barrels are easy to find new for around $125.
Depending on price, I might be interested in an 8mm barrel, but I'll ASSume these are sold without extensions installed?

i like to shoot 8mm

I like to play toys. Whats the point of a quick change barrel and fashionable change mitt if ya don't use them? We can order shims for HS if needed.
I think it would be more attractive to a vendor if they could sell just the barrel. Pushing the HS with your extension on them would probably sink the whole thing.

marknct wrote:We can order shims for HS if needed.
I think it would be more attractive to a vendor if they could sell just the barrel. Pushing the HS with your extension on them would probably sink the whole thing.

I must be missing something. How do you use shims to adjust headspace on an MG42?

K98dkmauser wrote:i like to shoot 8mm

Me too. The 42 sounds BEST with 8mm, but at 1000RPM its not going to be a viable option in the future.

im working on zinc cast bullets it works much better than lead and i can get 46,000 pounds of it

Just picked up 880 rounds 8mm.

Saw WW2 8mm at Knob Creek for 40 cents per round

Later 42rocker

I haven't really read up on the HS procedure. I was under the impression that you could shim the barrel to extension to increase HS.
I can go back and edit that out if it doesn't apply, let me know.