anyone build one of these parts kits? the mg42 has always been on my list of awesome guns to own. at this point I'm not looking to build a full auto watermelon shredding machine since i live in nj. the thought did cross my mind to make it semi auto but really id love to get a parts kit assembled and hang it up in my man cave. any resources tips and tricks are appreciated.

http://www.ima-usa.com/original-german-wwii-mg-42-display-machine-gun-marked-cra.html

 

they got a lot of other cool stuff too, the mg display is not cheap but they got some other  models

 

they are from Gillette, NJ also, I believe their warehouse is in PA and they had a show on History called Family Guns

I was checking out the website.  Pretty cool stuff.

I've been getting random stuff off gun broker and my bid is almost up for a complete kit

a very complicated and expensive build.,,  100 % semi auto receivers are out there .

 

Maybe think of a 1919,  kits are up to the 1200.00 or 1400.00 now, 100 % receivers are cheep and last I heard the internal machining was 300 . and its a simple build done often 

http://www.ima-usa.com/original-german-wwii-mg-42-display-machine-gun-marked-cra.html

 

they got a lot of other cool stuff too, the mg display is not cheap but they got some other models

 

they are from Gillette, NJ also, I believe their warehouse is in PA and they had a show on History called Family Guns

My best friend used to work there and his mom still does. It's a pretty cool place and about 3 minutes from my house

OK, I will give my input.  A MG-42 is not a user friendly off the shelf semi auto.  A kit build I would only do once I had a semi for a while and had something to reference off of.  I got my semi from Henderson Defense and they modified it to be NJ compliant.  It took years to get the gun to run the way it was supposed to.  I would always be playing with recoil springs, bolt heads, bolt wedges ect.... every range trip it was something else I tried to get it running.  I finally got it running like a top, and now consider myself very well versed in the world of the MG-42.  Even now, with all that I have learned, I would not want to do a kit build from a 100% receiver. 

OK, I will give my input.  A MG-42 is not a user friendly off the shelf semi auto.  A kit build I would only do once I had a semi for a while and had something to reference off of.  I got my semi from Henderson Defense and they modified it to be NJ compliant.  It took years to get the gun to run the way it was supposed to.  I would always be playing with recoil springs, bolt heads, bolt wedges ect.... every range trip it was something else I tried to get it running.  I finally got it running like a top, and now consider myself very well versed in the world of the MG-42.  Even now, with all that I have learned, I would not want to do a kit build from a 100% receiver. 

 

am i reading that right ? So you ended up building that kit ! Where did you find the receiver and who did the welding and milling for you   ?

 

OK, I will give my input.  A MG-42 is not a user friendly off the shelf semi auto.  A kit build I would only do once I had a semi for a while and had something to reference off of.  I got my semi from Henderson Defense and they modified it to be NJ compliant.  It took years to get the gun to run the way it was supposed to.  I would always be playing with recoil springs, bolt heads, bolt wedges ect.... every range trip it was something else I tried to get it running.  I finally got it running like a top, and now consider myself very well versed in the world of the MG-42.  Even now, with all that I have learned, I would not want to do a kit build from a 100% receiver. 

 

am i reading that right ? So you ended up building that kit ! Where did you find the receiver and who did the welding and milling for you   ?

 

I think he saying after buying a built one and needing to play around with it so much, he wouldn't recommend trying to build one.

anyone build one of these parts kits? the mg42 has always been on my list of awesome guns to own. at this point I'm not looking to build a full auto watermelon shredding machine since i live in nj. the thought did cross my mind to make it semi auto but really id love to get a parts kit assembled and hang it up in my man cave. any resources tips and tricks are appreciated.

 

You would be better off buying a Wiselite or BRP semi then trying to build one yourself from a rewelded by a FFL 07 or a new 100% reciever. All of the kits I have seen have no more than 2 parts with the same numbers.

What does it take to make a semiauto MG 42 or 34 NJ legal?

Does anyone know of a gunsmith FFL who will take delivery of the gun and them make the changes.