WooHoo ! ...my MG42 / M53 is on the way !!!
 

WoW.......gotta a call from Centerfire today :applause_
(been on a waiting list for months)

M53 Semi on the way along w/100-rd belt !!!! .....man I'm pumped !!!

I need to find a case of surplus 8mm now........oh nelly, my adrenalin is rocketing. I'm like a little kid buying his first BB gun only BETTER !

http://www.centerfiresystems.com/Pro...IFLE-M53-B.jpg

http://www.centerfiresystems.com/RIFLE-M53.aspx

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that settles it, im coming over, were having a cook out! Maybe we can get a grill and have some burgers too :tongue_ma:

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mmm. that looks like a fun toy.whats a belt of 8mm weigh?
can ya shoot it with the belt swinging free, or does that cause feed probs?

Available in a .30-06 version?

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Heck yeah ! ......:s9: The Cadillac of squad guns

Oh and on that .30-06........TNW makes a 1919 30-cal semi :

http://www.centerfiresystems.com/1919-308.aspx

http://www.centerfiresystems.com/pro...1919-308-B.jpg

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Are you going to get a Lafette to go with it?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...1_aZSkKlhI.jpg

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N--I--C--E !!! .........yes, I need one (drooling on my keyboard) ....WHOA ~ that's a Beauty, she's gorgeous....oh MY (I just wet myself) sry. :shocked_ma:

Now that my friends is a RIFLE :s9:!!!!!!

Actually, my first purchase is a 900-rd case of surp ammo.....then the tripod.
Thanks for the photo !

:applause_

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Educate me on these guns, never heard of them or the 8mm ammo. What's a squad gun? Thanks!

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From Wikipedia :

The introduction of the 7.92x57 cartridge

The last years of 19th Century saw a sort of "arms race" regarding developments of small arms. In 1886 the French Army introduced the Lebel Model 1886 using smokeless powder, allowing smaller diameter rounds to be propelled at higher velocities, with accuracy out to 1,000 yards; most other military rifles became obsolete. Its disadvantage was a tube magazine.
The German army introduced the best features of the Lebel in the Gewehr 88, also known as the Model 1888 Commission Rifle (Judenflinte), along with a modified Mauser action and a Mannlicher style box magazine. There was also a Carbine version, the Karabiner 88; both would be updated in the 1900s and see limited use in WWI.

Note that this was not a Mauser designed and engineered rifle, as wrongly believed by some. This weapon was designed around the new 7.92x57 cartridge commonly known today as the "8 mm Mauser" because it was used for later Mauser models. This incorporated the advantages of smokeless powder and higher velocity found in the Lebel. The cartridge was rimless which allowed smoother feeding for both rifles and machine guns. The original bullet had a round head; several redesigns including the adoption of the spitzer bullet with a sharp point and boat-tail brought the cartridge to its current potency. Only later versions of Gewehr 98, or converted 88 and 98 rifles could fire the improved "S" cartridges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauser

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The automatic rifle is a squad leaders weapon. Though the automatic rifle has changed, the role of the automatic rifleman has not since its conception circa World War I. The automatic rifleman supports the infantry squad in the offense and defense.

Sometimes they're called 'SAW' or Squad Automatic Weapon.

This one is semi-automatic so it's not a 'SAW'. :wink:

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Nice gun and nice web site they have there. (bookmarked).

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Thanks for the education brother.

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cool vid on the 34 and the 42 :

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Sure it is "SAW" Semi-Automatic Weapon :tongue_ma: :smokin: you just have to move some words around :bear_tongue:

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thanks!!!!!!!

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I'd say 900 rounds for $315 (35 cents per round) is reasonable :

http://www.militarygunsupply.com/sho...roducts_id=251

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Wow........... this is some good stuff.


That is not a class 3 weapon???


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how do you place shots with a machine gun? I guess you don't, it's about demoralizing your opponent with overwhelming firepower. ???

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I was REALLY jealous, but now I have composed myself, and I am very happy for you.

I am vacationing in Scottsdale, AZ., where I have been reminding wifey that if we moved here, I could begin owning class III guns. Lotta full autos in AZ., it's a free State. Just pay the stamp tax and belly up to the full auto table.:D

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Too bad it's not full auto :wink:

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If it's not full auto, then nope.

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Hey, it's about $27k cheaper and here's a good example of rapid fire on a TRIPOD........oh yeah !


See ? .....it'll still put the hurt on ! :D

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UPDATE : MG arrived at the gun shop but they're closed today ! :banghead:

Anyhow, I'll post pics when I get the chance ~ prolly tomorrow evening. :wink: ......gosh, this will be a long, long night.

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yer gonna have a sh!t eatin grin on yer mug all night!
Have you decided what to tell wifeepoodlesnugglebumps yet?

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Dang it. You can pretty much plan on the SHTF tonight and the gun store will be ransacked and burned. Sorry man.
:no_ma:

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Nooooooooooooooooooo ! :shocked_ma:
I hope you meant this ---> :sarc: ......otherwise, me thinks you just trying to give me nightmares. :smokin:

JJShortStroke - Yeah, I did tell teh wifey-pooh snuggle-puff and she's cool with it as long as she gets her turn to shoot. :bear_tongue:

The UPS confirmation slip states 69-lbs, so I wonder what else they packed or if it's come large-azz pine box marked accordingly. :bear_w00t:

Ahhh.......Maschinengewehr 42 will soon find place as my TSHT weapon of choice from a Defend-the-base standpoint. FAL's still my battle rifle of choice. :s9: :s9: :s9:

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That's too cool! I don't know what the surplus ammo prices are right now but a few years ago we were buying that Turkish manufactured 8mm ammunition to shoot in our Mausers for 5� per round in cloth bandoliers. That ammo, if you could locate it today at those prices, would make for a cost-effective good time.

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Just posting real quick that I GOT IT !!! :D

~Pics coming tonight~

:s9:

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Sweet...looking 4ward to it

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More gun porn asap!!!


Grats!!!