Well I got my tripod in the other day, it was my Christmas present to myself this year. It took quite a bit of fitting and filing to get it to lock in right. But here it is the new tripod and scope for the MG-42! I cant wait for Sunday for a range test!

Sex.

That has to be one of the coolest set-ups I have ever seen. Let us know how she handles. Sucks only 15 rounds to a belt, but still awesome.

Super nice USN!

gahhh thats flippin amazing!!!

 

I can not wait for sunday WOOT WOOT!! My brain and trigger are going to be extremely happy, my back on the other hand from carrying it, not so much lol

looks great

I need to see it run

I dont know what that is but it sure looks fun....Congrats!

So it looks like there's some spotting scope/periscope integrated into it, right? If you have to use that scope, do you have to switch position to fire or is there some remote trigger activation? What about that u-shaped box, is that an ammo can or does it serve some other purpose?

Looks great Eric.

 

Do some video

Salivating....

Nearly 70 year old design, and still an excellent weapon even by today's standards.

I don't know anything about these guns.. but what is the point of the massive tripod when it already has a bipod? was there some specific use of the tripod? not knocking it just asking out of curiosity..

Sex.

 

This my friend is why your not married. I like it just as the next guy but it's just not the same as sex.

Sex.

are you high?! it's totally bad a** (congrats eric) but sex?! you're insane.

The mg42 was really the first general purpose machine gun. In a light machine gun role you used just the bipod because it is easy to run and move around with. With the tripod it is used for sustained fire and accuracy and mostly used as a defensive role. You see it in Saving Private Ryan when they attack the radar site. Your shoulder never touches the butt of the gun, all you do is pull the lever for the trigger. The periscope is just like the scope on a rifle and fits in the U shaped box underneath the gun. It is like a periscope to get you down in cover making you a less of a target(from what I have read). The tripod has a bunch of springs in it to cancel out recoil, it is supposedly an incredibly stable platform to shoot from. I hope to see how it does on Sunday and a friend is bringing his 1919 so it will be cool to be able to compare WWII German and American.

that is pretty neat man.. thank you for the detailed explanation.. some video of it shooting if you could would be cool! good luck with it!

I call BS on this pic. Eric... there was no snow here today... so that pic is obviously fake. Come on, what forum did you find it on?

 

 

jk

 

Nice!

I do have to say that when I was taking my pic, my neighbor was shoveling his driveway. He walked over and first thing out of his mouth was "dude, WTF." I couldn't help but laugh.

How much was that? I think they are expensive.

I got a postwar German tripod because it was cheaper. An original WWII German one will run about 2500. It was made in 1961. It ran me 250, + 50 shipping. It came with the scope, battery box, and a bunch of spare parts. So I think it was worth it, it just makes the gun look so much meaner.

I got a postwar German tripod because it was cheaper. An original WWII German one will run about 2500. It was made in 1961. It ran me 250, + 50 shipping. It came with the scope, battery box, and a bunch of spare parts. So I think it was worth it, it just makes the gun look so much meaner.

 

That's not a bad price. I have a 1919 and with the tripod, pintle, and T&E, the cost just went up, up, up. And up.

you're insane.

You're just realizing this now?

I do have to say that when I was taking my pic, my neighbor was shoveling his driveway. He walked over and first thing out of his mouth was "dude, WTF." I couldn't help but laugh.

I noticed the road out front in the first pic, I can only imagine what someone driving by must have thought when they saw that out on the front lawn.

Wow. Really Kool!!! Beautiful set up. MG-42 is an insane machine, can't believe it's actually legal in NJ. as I recall some variations of it still being used very recently in different armed forces around the world.

 

PS Lol Krdshrk ..i didnt think ur comment wud spark such an outrage. Well I'm glad to see that our forum members have a healthy sex life. It's very encouraging

That thing is sweet! where can i get a nice NJ legal MG-42 like that?

I got mine from henderson defense, they modified it to be NJ legal

Here is a video of the "baby" in action. I was at my range in PA so that is why the big belt. The big belt at no point in time was in NJ. I didn't load a full belt, i would load about 10 rds and skip a link. In the video you hear me say "skipped a round" and re-cock the gun. The cold turned my oil into sludge so I had to assist the belt when advancing to the next link after the skipped round. Click the pic to play the video

That was an extremely fun day, but entirely tooo flippin cold!!

pretty neat.. thanks for posting the video!

Very cool video!

That was an extremely fun day, but entirely tooo flippin cold!!

 

 

HA im going back today