bushwacker51

I really apricate the effort of the machine gun reference guide. I will be honest I cant figure out where the swingle lines end if its the blue dot or what?. For us old farts with bad eyes and non statistical training it would be great if they could put the amount's at the bottom of the page ( keep the graft ). Sorry just get lost with all the lines and blue ball. If I am being insulting i am sorry not my intention just have a hard time figuring it out. Thanks in advance Glenn O.

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My first machine gun was a powder springs mac-10. I was 21 years old paid 350 dollars for the gun. 200 for transfer. Was in collage at the time and that was allot of money back then. I am 64 years old now. I love my mac-10 have a Lange upper and my son loves shooting it. Great investment. They are super fast shooting and would be a little cautious about letting a young shooter shoot the gun. Just my humble opinion. Years latter in the 80s bought my colt m-16 for 2000 dollars. I must say its a blast to shoot have run thousands of rounds through it and only thing I have ever broke is a bolt. Simple fix. I bought a military folding bi pod that attaches above the bayonet lug and I let the young people shoot it on the ground in the prone position. No chance of muzzle climb or accidents. Very little kick and everyone including myself that shoots it loves it. They are expensive but they are fun and great to shoot.

My Japanese 92 hmg barrel had a .308 insert in the barrel when I bought the weapon. I always had under-gassing issues with the Weapon, it would never function properly. Took the 92 to Colby Snyder of salt fork armory in Tonkawa Oklahoma. He ran a scope down the barrel and said the barrel had little to no riffling left. That along with the .308 bullet which is smaller than the original 7.7 jap round, it was no wonder the weapon would not function. Coby made a special insert cutter for his lathe, chucked the barrel into the lathe and slowly bored the barrel out. He said this process was very time consuming and even a small inaccuracy would eventually bore though the side of the barrel, ruining the entire barrel. After successfully boring through the barrel he took 2 new Israeli .308 chrome lined Browning 1919 barrels and turned them down to .001 over the size he bored through the jap barrel. This produced a nice press fit. He then cut the barrels in half, threaded the ends so they could screw back together using red loctite and used his borescope to ensure the rifling would line up properly. He pinned the .308 barrel to the 92 barrel and drilled the new gas hole. This was neither a cheap process nor a quick one but MY 92 FINALLY FUNCTIONS WITHOUT ISSUE!!!!! Not to mention I highly doubt that I will ever wear out a .308 Israeli chrome lined barrel. The cherry on top: I can shoot easily obtainable 7.62x51 Nato verses reloading 7.7 jap! EDIT: I tried to post the images below, but I am not sure what I did wrong. If you copy and paste them to the search bar they will pull up in a new window. file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/IMG_20220807_131254 (3).jpg file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/IMG_20220807_131317 (1).jpg file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/IMG_20220807_131313 (2).jpg file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/IMG_20220807_131305 (1).jpg file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/IMG_20220807_131309 (1).jpg file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/IMG_20220807_132704.jpg

For sale jim langley 7.62x39 conversion kit for Japanese 99 lmg. The kit includes (2) barrels, One ak47 magazine adapter. (4) modified ak47 magazines and carry case, (one) flash hider (it should be noted the barrels are converted zb barrels and the original 99 lmg flash hider wont fit). These kits are no longer available and are very hard to find. The kit is in great shape and only one barrel was used and not many rounds where ran through it I am asking $ 2500 plus 60 dollars shipping. my email is bushwacker51@hotmail.com. Buddy Thanks in advance for use of your board

I know Jim no longer makes the 7.62x39 conversion kits for the Japanese 99 lmg kits but I was wondering what they are selling for now if you can find one. Thanks in advance Glenn O

I own several belt fed machine guns. My first was the 1917a1 browning water cooled. Its true its heavy and it is a pain in the butt packing the barrel water glands.They do leak water when you shoot them. When you do shoot them the cool factor is amazing. People love water cooled machine guns they are like a piece of art. Another thing about the browning 1917a1. Parts are numerous and mine is chambered in 30 06, 308, and 8mm. It does not matter what ammo you shove in the pipe of that gun it goes bang Alabama ordnance made make a video that described how to set timing head space and every other aspect of the gun. Cant go wrong with a browning just my two cents. Glenn O.

My first belt fed was a browning 1917a1 water cooled. Its a great gun. I have it configured to 8mm also have 308 barrel. It runs like a top, lots of spare parts available There is a cd by I think its by Alabama arms that shows a person how to maintain and field strip the 1919 and 1917a1. The 1917a1 barrel glands are some what tricky at first to get right but with practice not a problem. People love the classic look of the water cooled. Once again the gun is very reliable and goes bang every time I pull the trigger. Remember lots of cleaning on a belt fed weapon that is why they call belt feds crew served weapons. Takes a crew to maintain them. Good luck in your choice. Ps. The 1917a1 is the weapon Gunnery Sgt. Basilone USMC. used to blast a couple hundred Japanese soldiers on Guadalcanal and won the congressional medal of honor.

General Todd, Is there any chance you guys would make a barrel for the Japanese type 92 hmg. I know it would cost alot but I would be interested. Thanks Glenn O

Harry, I was wondering if I could call you sometime and discuss the type 92 hmg I own one also. If you dont mind and would like to chat email me your phone number thanks Glenn O.

I bought a pair of the stainless steel gas screws from John Keene and I thought thats who made my reproduction barrel wrench. Dont quote me on the wrench though. I got it from gunbroker. John had the gas screws made and they look really nice hope this helps. Glenn O.

I spoke to Jim yesterday. Thank You

I need to the phone number for jim langley of Congress, Az. I have a japanese machine gun question for him. Thanks in advance Glenn O.

James, I do remember the 1950 s yugo had a bad reputation in full autos and I have avoided that ammo. The yugo I am refering to is the 70s ammo thety are selling now. I guess ill just get romanian and stick with that. Thanks for your help. Glenn O

I have a Browning 1917a1 configured in 8mm. I have run lots of 70s romanian ammo through it without a problem . I need to buy some ammo and I see the yugo is cheaper. Which is the best ammo?. I hate to buy the yugo and have lots of duds thanks Glenn O.

Sorry for the delay but I bought some like new mp40 magazines from poland. I also used a hotter 9mm and oiled the heck out of the action with LSA. I also shot the older magazine that I bent the lips on and it shot all the magazine except the last round and it jammed. I tryed the new magazines and it ran like a sewing machine no jams. What a joy to shoot. I love it. Thanks for all the replies and help. Glenn O.

Thanks for all the responses. I am going to try some different types of ammo. I also ordered a few different magazines. I also field striped the weapon last night and lubed it down with some lsa lube. I also took the ejector out of the bolt for the first time and it had a bunch of old burnt powder and grease packed in the slot and on the back of the ejector. I don't know if that effects anything but its clean now. Glenn O

They appear to be hitting the bottom of the breech. Also what ammo would you suggest. Also how do you adjust the feed lips?. Thanks for your help Glenn O. Also I will lube it up better and try again.

I just got my original german mp-40. I took it out to shoot and had issues. It only came with one magazine and it is marked mp-41. The weapon does not seem to eject the brass all the way and it lands back in the tube and jams the gun (does not do that all the time also you pull the trigger and it shoves a bullet into the face of the chamber and fails to feed the bullet into the chamber. Alos the bullet gets crammed back into the brass case. I am using winchester white box 9mm. Any help or sugestions would be appriciated. I also might add it jammed twice the last magazine then emptied the rest of the magazine like a champ with no jams Thanks Glenn O.

My first shoot was about 5 years ago. I rented a range spot at the Oklahoma full auto shoot and trade show in wyandote, Oklahoma. next year I rented two spots and have been going back ever since. My son loves it and its one of the highlights of the summer. I need to go to knob creek just to say I have been there. I love the shoots and encourage people to attend who never been to one. Its a blast and lots of fun.