I am new to the Mg42 world and was wondering how to correctly load the belts in to the German cans I have been looking around the net and haven't found anything that show how to load them.
Ed
Correct way to Load belts into WWII ammo can
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Re: Correct way to Load belts into WWII ammo can
Looking at the side of the can, with the latch to the left, 2 belts get loaded first, with the bullets pointing toward you, then 3 belts get loaded on top of that, with the bullets pointing away from you.
This information is contained in several of the MG34 and MG42 manuals I've translated.
This information is contained in several of the MG34 and MG42 manuals I've translated.