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Educational-Scale963 t1_j236ku7 wrote

#MURICA

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Enki_realenki t1_j23pldz wrote

Thats a german MG3 or MG42.

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Mean_Bumblebee_9421 t1_j23vsgk wrote

It's not a Bundeswehr MG3, AA sight is missing, also not a MG42 since the Muzzle is not a 42 style and the soket for the AA is missing. It look like an Austrian MG74 or a converted Jugo MG53.

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Enki_realenki t1_j23xc4y wrote

You are right. The MG53 has the 42 muzzle, so it should be a MG74. Although the differences in all cases are very small.

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Mean_Bumblebee_9421 t1_j23xl05 wrote

Right, they can all be converted to 7,92x57 or vice versa to 7,62x51.

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Enki_realenki t1_j23xz1r wrote

Sorry i missed, that only the mg3 is 7,62.

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Mean_Bumblebee_9421 t1_j23ydjx wrote

Right, but putting a 7,92 barrel in and a feeding tray, it will run 8mm Mauser. The receiver and the bolt will handle both. Sometimes the muzzle has to be changed but it depends on the individual gun. So the MG42 plattform, if you want to call it that, can shoot both 7,62 and 8mm Mauser with very little changes.

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Enki_realenki t1_j23zga2 wrote

Yes, at first I only had the gun sight, muzzle and the spring in mind, but as a platform with the big chamber there are plenty of options. There is also a concersion kit to shoot the Red army 7,62x39.

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