johnsonlmg41 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Looking for the rear section of the barrel sleeve (the section the barrel screws into) as well as any other parts/ accessories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted December 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 Still lookiing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 on the hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Still looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAC Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 do yo have any Chauchat extractors you would sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmeisser Guy Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Parts are rare as hen's teeth. I think you will look a long time before you find anything but you never know!!! Good luck!!! You will need it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 I had to buy a complete demilled gun just to get a new selector pin. Paid more for that then I did for a live gun back in the 90’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 6 hours ago, FAC said: do yo have any Chauchat extractors you would sell? I'll have to take a look. Parts are around. I have a bunch of them including a spare barrel, but it needs the rear sleeve to be made into a complete assembly to have any function. Some parts it's worthy of just making? A selector switch would be a hard find on the loose and when in a kit, no one is going to separate that out so it might be a part I'd make if I needed it badly. 10 years or so ago at KCR there were 2 mostly complete kits for sale. I didn't buy the expensive one (2K or so) because you could get a registered gun for 3K. I bought the cheaper kit at 1500. Stuff will continue to pop up randomly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Do u have a selector switch for sale, the proper type with 3 flat sides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 I don't, as it's part of a complete kit and I won't separate that. Thanks and best of luck in your search! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) Do u have a selector switch for sale, the proper type with 3 flat sides? I will trade you for the other type with 2 flat sides. From YouTube video by Mark Novak Unable to attach pic? I will try again Edited September 11, 2022 by waterdawg2000 No pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAC Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 I don’t have a selector switch available either. But I sincerely think whoever posted that video. Fascinating valuable information. I’ve never seen it. Nw I need to take my guns apart and see if they have that little brass ring. Thank you for providing the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 That's a newer video and I appreciate him giving me props for some info we discussed a couple years back. I spent a ton of time working on the guns several years ago. The book is also very helpful once you have a gun and can go through it. They are cool guns and work well when set up and run correctly. FAC if you don't have the brass bushing, it's easy to tell since the feed ramp will have a lot of slop in it if you move it by hand. I had a couple missing and had to make alternative parts and actually upgraded that part. The gun will not feed a round without the bushing. I'm not interested in trading a take down lever for a selector switch unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAC Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 My guns fired, so maybe they have the bushing. How do I find that video? I know it’s an elementary question, but I’d appreciate a tip. I believe he was incorrect on one of the causes of malfunctions. One of My guns only works when I have the aluminum cooling radiator in a certain position, otherwise it drags. But he has presented so many details I did not know. I’m most appreciative for his work and you directing it to me. I am trying to convert one to 7.62 x 54 rimmed. Barrel Xchange made the barrel for me. But that’s how I broke my extractor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 I have spare parts that I could trade for a selector switch cocking handle firing pin magazines ammo cans of WWII ammo, Balle N type I have a complete demilled gun also, but it is welded together and I have to grind off welds to get parts off of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) Failure to feed issues with the new Balle D ammo from parvi partizan ammo. Good ammo for both Balle N and Balle D barrels. See tHis thread. https://www.1919a4.com/threads/chauchat-failure-to-feed-issues.103237/#post-688195 At 7:50 show how to disassemble then assembly, tricky getting the cocking handle back in see video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ZA9rg8uKI&list=PLJvsSlrbdhn60Ry8LooCCLzfqZaPVVb_Q&index=4 Edited September 12, 2022 by waterdawg2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 I don't take much stock in the 1919 discussion. PRVI ammo runs fine in guns that function and are set up correctly. I've spent a ton of time and research on these guns and made and upgraded a lot of parts. Custom made chamber cutters, cutting tools, etc. 90% of the guns that actually are running, is mostly just sheer luck since a lot of stuff is not set up to original specs. That's why I prefer Dewat Chauchat's, that damage that's been done is obvious, vs. getting into a "gun-smithed" gun that has a lot of unknowns. I spent 4 hours yesterday on a "mint" MP28 that was completely jacked up by previous work done on it. Another couple hours and it should be back close to original specs and function correctly. Switching to 54r is a big gamble since there is so much more than meets the eye going on with this gun that is tuned in many different ways for 8mm Lebel? Look at how great the US military did switching over to 30-06, then blamed the French? Plenty of Lebel ammo on the market to satisfy my needs at a somewhat reasonable price and without further experimentation? Contrary to popular belief, the French did not just slap 250K of these together and hope for the best. There was a lot of engineering, testing, and training to make them the first large scale successful assault rifle.....then they gave some to America......and the word FUBAR was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 What rear section you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted October 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Still looking for the rear section that the bolt rides in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaginDutchman Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 On 9/11/2022 at 6:34 PM, johnsonlmg41 said: I'll have to take a look. Parts are around. I have a bunch of them including a spare barrel, but it needs the rear sleeve to be made into a complete assembly to have any function. Some parts it's worthy of just making? A selector switch would be a hard find on the loose and when in a kit, no one is going to separate that out so it might be a part I'd make if I needed it badly. 10 years or so ago at KCR there were 2 mostly complete kits for sale. I didn't buy the expensive one (2K or so) because you could get a registered gun for 3K. I bought the cheaper kit at 1500. Stuff will continue to pop up randomly. STILL HAVE THAT BARREL? I NEED A WORKING BARREL AND BOLT FOR A REWAT PROJECT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted May 16 Author Report Share Posted May 16 Yes, but not currently for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 I have this Rear barrel sleeve that I would trade for a bolt. For some reason I can not post a picture anymore on this site? I can email a picture of it if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterdawg2000 Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 http://R https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/grcGO5IkQYGBL0HKjTl28w.mG5FJ6nehBR_yjwl2iGayz picture of rear barrel sleeve for sale or trade. Price would be what it costs to buy a bolt. Let me know if this pic link does or does not work? Otherwise I can email the pic. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted May 18 Author Report Share Posted May 18 Your link comes back to this post? No pic for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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