MG42 receivers for 150 bucks...

[c473]

The 42 parts lasted less than 12 hours. The 53 parts went up several days later.

[Illya Kuryakin]

Originally Posted by Pirate

they look like a waste of $$$ and time to me.

Stan, you've got my curosity up. Why a waste of $$$ and time ?? Large cuts? mis matched pieces ?

Pirate, please tell us whatz on your mind ??

[Pirate]

if you lok at the photos closely you will se the insides are filled with slag, they have been cut hard. there is also a possibility that they are from different receivers. I have done enough work with the 42 to know what is useable and what is a waste of time. personally I feel putting one of these together from a bunch of mismatched scrap sections is not worth the effort .

[Illya Kuryakin]

Thanks Pirate. Was wondering what you saw in these. If they had removed the internals on these receivers maybe they would not have been such a mess when cut up. What a difference between these and the old I/O cut receiver pieces.

Guess also there are some real good alternatives these days for receivers that make messing with these not really worth the pain.

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