TECHNICAL AGM MG42
GIVING THE BUZZSAW SOME TEETH! LAST MONTH WE LOOKED IN DEPTH AT THE WEAPONS, AND THEIR AIRSOFT REPLICAS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED ON D-DAY AND IN OUR RED CELL “SPECIAL” JIMMY HAD A FEW CHOICE WORDS TO SAY ABOUT THE AGM MG42! AS PROMISED HE NOW BRINGS IN HIS FULL ASSESSMENT, AND THE STEPS HE TOOK TO TURN A WELL-PRICED SUPPORT GUN INTO A TRUE BB-CHUCKING BEAST!
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hen it comes to weapons of an era I do prefer the more modern models, although I do have a small interest in weapons of Cold War. While WWII replicas are still very popular a lot of them don’t really interest me; that said there are a few which do grab my attention such as the Colt 1911 Government, Browning 9mm, the BREN and let’s not forget the wrecking machine that is 66
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the MG42! As I have become quite familiar with the MG42 I shall give an insight into my experience with its workings, and the ensuing issues I faced, but first let’s have a little history on its real counterpart! The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or “machine gun 42”) was a 7.92×57mm general-purpose machine gun designed by Mauser in Germany and used extensively by the
