I ask because i have pennies saved up in my piggy bank for one......... And also now we are doing an Ardennes/Westwald scenario we need folks with them to man all the bunkers we are having built!!!!!
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Personally, I'll believe it when I see it.
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there are a few MG-42's already 
Well having listened to a chinese contact on arnies, it would appear (hmmmm) that the moulding for the mg42 is complete, and they have now started to press the bodies. Hopefully it should be hitting the shops soon.
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Give that the MP44 was essentially a copy of the Ultima I have little doubt that the 42 will appear at some point, it just a question of when. Its the Ppsh I'm more dubious about as they're isn't an existing on for them to copy.
I think its a given, my bet woulb on a christmas/ Jan 2010 release. The PPsh. that I wouldn't hold my breath on.
But when you consider that the ultima mg42 costs in the region of £1500-£2000 compared to say £400-£450 I know what my money would be spent on, plus I have a rule that I do not buy A gun that is more expensive than my car. 
I am also going to make a guess that the gearbox will be a version three, as I belive the mg42's body will be too thin for a m249 gearbox.
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But when you consider that the ultima mg42 costs in the region of £1500-£2000 compared to say £400-£450 I know what my money would be spent on, plus I have a rule that I do not buy A gun that is more expensive than my car.
I am also going to make a guess that the gearbox will be a version three, as I believe the mg42's body will be too thin for a m249 gearbox.
Nah, my gut tells me it's going to be a copy of the Ultima gearbox. Why go to the hassle of completely redesigning something when you can just copy a tried and tested design? - exactly what AGM did with the MP44. However, it will be cast mazac instead of CNC'd ally. Lets hope they haven't copied the Ultima feed system though. It sucks, and was the first thing I changed when I got my MG42.
Other issues are with the Microswitch (It's bloody tiny, and cant handle the ampage for long - I went through 3 of them in less than 8 months - now it's been MOSFET'd it can handle any battery voltage I want) and the angle of engagement of the piston and sector gear. This can be sorted by shims between the piston head and the piston.
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Didn't the ultima use an AUG version 3 gearbox?
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The components inside the gearbox are Version 3 AUG but the gearbox itself is completely different. The lower contains the trigger, motor, gears and microswitch. The upper contains the spring and cylinder assemblies. Quick change spring system built in as well 
Running with Prometheus standard ratio gears, one-piece bushings (DO NOT attempt to install 6mm bearing bushings - they will break) a 360FPS spring, a Systema Turbo motor and a large 8.4v battery gave 1240RPM - pretty close to that of the real MG42. With the Mosfet fitted now, it does slightly more than that on a 7.4v LiPo pack.
**edit - geabox pics added. Please note that the front end of it has been substantially modified to get rid of the POS Ultima feed system**
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When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
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That Ultima gearbox is an impresive bit of kit.
Nice selection of ZZ.42 igniters too Kermit 
“I wanted to come to the Volga at a specific location at a specific city. By chance it carries the name of Stalin himself. So don’t think I marched there for this reason – it could carry another name – but because there is a very important goal... this goal I wanted to take – and you know – we are very modest, we have it already."
Adolf Hitler, November 1942
"Comrades, Red Army men, commanders and political workers, men and women guerrillas! It is on your perseverance, staunchness, fighting skill and readiness to discharge your duty to the country that the defeat of the German-fascist army and the liberation of the Soviet land from the Hitlerite invaders depend! We can and must clear the Soviet land of Hitlerite vermin."
Joseph Stalin, November 1942
ZZ35 at the back as well, with just a smidgen of Stockmine to be seen as well
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Slightly off topic but I was watching the news about the Pakistani campaign in the Swat valley and noticed their helicopter door gunners were using MG42's. Ok I'm sure they are a mdern varient but it sure looked like one. A weapon first built in 42 that is still in use today
Slightly off topic but I was watching the news about the Pakistani campaign in the Swat valley and noticed their helicopter door gunners were using MG42's. Ok I'm sure they are a mdern varient but it sure looked like one. A weapon first built in 42 that is still in use today
That would be right, Italy, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and Yugoslavia have all built their own versions under license from Rheinmetall. In total, at least twenty armies have used, or still are using the MG42/MG3 and its variants! If it aint broke...
“I wanted to come to the Volga at a specific location at a specific city. By chance it carries the name of Stalin himself. So don’t think I marched there for this reason – it could carry another name – but because there is a very important goal... this goal I wanted to take – and you know – we are very modest, we have it already."
Adolf Hitler, November 1942
"Comrades, Red Army men, commanders and political workers, men and women guerrillas! It is on your perseverance, staunchness, fighting skill and readiness to discharge your duty to the country that the defeat of the German-fascist army and the liberation of the Soviet land from the Hitlerite invaders depend! We can and must clear the Soviet land of Hitlerite vermin."
Joseph Stalin, November 1942
Even the American M60 is an MG42 derivative!
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Also, just think about all the old LE rifles, STENs and other such British Cmmonwealth weapons still in use in India
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Yes, I remember seeing a photo of the Indian army with a Bren.
Indians still make and sell the Bren (or is it a derivative) http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/16.htm
And also these sweeties:
http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/8.htm
http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/9.htm
http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/15.htm
Is that a Bren or VB? Hard to tell in the picture.
I couldn't either - titchy pic!