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Posted By: Rocketthon
Subject: Forum posts
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2025 at 1:13pm
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I am wondering if the forum is starting to get a bit long in the tooth, with the demise of the new Automag, and several of the regulars getting aged out of active participation are we dwindling? I have been a part of several forums that have done this and it seems to follow a pattern, when the really active run out of new stuff and/or they start getting old enough to start cutting back the forum starts petering out. I hope this is not the case here. ------------- When you are up to your neck in alligators it is hard to remember your original intention was to drain the swamp |
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Posted By: Mtn_Eagle
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 2:05am
| I hope not. I still have much to learn from this crowd. |
Posted By: Luc V.
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 5:16pm
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I noticed over the years that it's always more quiet here during summertime. People spend more time outside and less in front of the screens...  |
Posted By: Rumore
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 8:44pm
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I know a LOT of guys on here have a BUNCH of really cool guns, but there just isn't all that much to talk about if the subject is only AMT/Auto Mag. Tony Rumore Tromix  ------------- Run it up, until you blow it up, then back it down a bit. |
Posted By: omie01
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 1:48pm
| I agree, I am an Automatic Magnum enthusiast. I have more than just AM's. I know we do touch on loads/info about Wildeys, Coonans, Grizzlys, and so on. But yes, with nothing happening in the AM world it's sometimes hard to find things to talk about that haven't been discussed many times before. With that said, I really appreciate this site. |
Posted By: Luc V.
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2025 at 6:14pm
Well, I just made a new subforum where you can post all about those cool guns you have Tony. And of course all other members! That might give us something more to read and talk in the future... Oh BTW Tony, MG42 or MG3? https://www.amtguns.info/other-non-amt-weapons_forum15.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.amtguns.info/other-non-amt-weapons_forum15.html |
Rumore wrote:Posted By: KMP
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2025 at 8:39pm
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I'm not much of a forum poster, but I like answering forum questions a lot. I check the forum at least once a day. It needs to keep going! I have nothing Big Bore to share, like Luc and Tony, but here's some small bore love.. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3RmgMMwQO-M" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3RmgMMwQO-M Eric
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Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2025 at 10:20pm
| That’s an MG42. It has a squarish barrel shroud. An MG 34 has a round shroud. |
Posted By: Luc V.
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2025 at 7:30am
Yes you are correct Sir, but I guess my questionmark got you confused. The MG42 (8mm Mauser cartridge) has indeed a square barrelshroud and the MG34 a round one. However, the MG3 is the same as the MG42 but in caliber 308 Nato. Here's my MG34 in air defence setup as in the picture above:  The future weapon against drones...
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Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2025 at 4:12pm
| Sorry. Guess my knowledge of German MGs doesn’t make it passed the ‘40s! Did a lot of WWII reenacting in the late ‘70s (First Special Service Force). Best memory was being able to climb into the Panther at the museum at Fort Knox after a battle. Also knew a guy in St. Louis who had an operational Hetzer in his garage. I remember thinking it wasn’t a whole lot bigger than a VW bug. |
Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2025 at 4:21pm
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Luc, I know of a connection to Belgium from the Illinois National Guard. Our WWII unit, the 106th Cavalry Group secured the royal family from the Germans at the end of the war. I think they were made honorary King’s Guards until they made their way back home. Found this link. https://www.thecaucusblog.com/2019/08/the-rescue-of-king.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.thecaucusblog.com/2019/08/the-rescue-of-king.html I know our museum has a photo of a group of 106th guys with the King in front of a German 6 wheeled staff car. I will try to get a copy of it uploaded next week for you. Jim
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Posted By: Luc V.
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2025 at 6:18pm
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Thanks for the history info Jim! If you're into historic military vehicles and tanks, etc, check out the link below. Tanks-In-Town Show is the most impressive happening in belgium for me. This is a rememberance of the liberation of Belgium. A 3 day event with on sunday all vehicles ride across the towns of Mons. They actually ride along with regular traffic on the roads! Very spectacular... I guess I go visit this again this year. Its the end of next month. https://www.tanksintownofficial.com/en/" rel="nofollow - https://www.tanksintownofficial.com/en/ |
Posted By: RangerJim
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2025 at 9:55pm
| That looks like a very cool event. I am participating in a Vietnam encampment tomorrow. We will have reenactors, vehicles, a bunker, mortars and artillery pieces and small arms from both sides of the conflict on display. |
Posted By: Rumore
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 4:57pm
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It's a German MG42 receiver (rear section) with a Yugo M53 front end and parts kit. 8mm. Tony ------------- Run it up, until you blow it up, then back it down a bit. |