I was wondering if anyone else has purchased a MG42 from Jim at Ice House recently? I seem to be having communications issues or whatever and am having some issues that I wouldnt mind having some other beltfed (hopefully MG42) people give advice or input on this.
There is a crack on the barrel shroud just behind the rear sight and just in front of the trunnion - is this crack something I need to be concerned with safety over? Or should I find a competent welder who can reweld this locally? Otherwise the gun is great and Jim was a great guy to deal with - I hope everything os OK with him .
UPDATE 19AUG23: several attempts to contact Jim at Ice House
UPDATE 21AUG23: I was finally able to get into contact with Jim and will be sending it back to him for a reweld. Will update with status for anyone interested in how this all turns out.
UPDATE 06OCT23: The gun was returned last week with the new welds/refinish and everything looks great. Amazing how these parts kits can come back to life like this.
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