Ljungman AG-42

They are not hard at all. Remove the rear sight assembly and you (if I remember right) will see a screw on the bottom of the reciever. Remove screw, put barrel in a good padded barrel block or padded, and unscrew the receiver. If the receiver is already screwed, that will be easier. Remember to let the feds know that it is destroyed!

Scott
 
This is not exactly pertaining ot the above discution but it is about the AG-42. I read, on wikipedia, that the rifle is known on occasion to inject excess gas into the magazine, prematurely indusing combustion in the cartriges.
As an interested future buyer of such a firearm I am looking into what information I can find about it.
 
Dryzen, I have fired a great number of rounds from Ljungmans and never experienced what you are mentioning. Worst thing I had happen was a failure to eject, probably caused by a very hot military round that stuck in the chamber.
 
My Dad and I both have been shooting AG-42's for about 20 years or more with several thousand rounds down the pipes( maybe even more) with no issues at all either. Not a single failure of any kind. They are one tough, reliable Milsurp semi.
Al
 
they are a fun firearm. it's funny that the americans will easily pay 700$ or more for one.

install a adjustable screw at the gas port and you don't have to worry about brass being flung 20 feet.
 
cyclone said:
I'm still trying to figure out that gas-system thing...;)
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It's really quite easy but some milsurp purists might take issue about modifying a stock rifle. It actually can be reverted back to original pretty well. What I did was remove the original gas block screw then re-tap the threads (no need to drill) to 8-32. Next go out and buy a 3/8 long 8-32 set screw and an 8-32 nut, I used stainless. (To keep things tidier looking, you could get a 4-40 nut, re-drill the center to tap it to 8-32) So, thread the set screw into the gas block, chase it with the nut and you are ready to go.
At the range, bottom out the set screw then back off about a turn. Take a shot. Repeat this until the action cycles completely but the brass stays close.
I hope this helps
Almost forgot to say, the nut acts like a lock on the set screw so it stays at the desired setting, just make sure to tighten the nut after every adjustment.
 
yeah if you don't have the nut on there the screw will loosen itself a little bit at every shot.... which could prove interesting.
 
Thanks.
Looking forward to owning one.
Hows the ammunition pricing? 6.5x55mm, is about 30$ for 20? like 8mm Mauser? Any milsup stocks left?
 
you can get milsurp at shows. it's silvertip swede. i have found all of it to be tarnished on the outside. i wipe it down with brass cleaner or a water and vinegar solution.
 
Talquin said:
you can get milsurp at shows. it's silvertip swede. i have found all of it to be tarnished on the outside. i wipe it down with brass cleaner or a water and vinegar solution.
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I'm afraid of that stuff in a Ljungman, if its the same ammo I am thinking of. A chrome like bullet? I bought a box of it back in the 80's and it was the only ammo that ever caused a problem in my rifle. It was a very hot load, the case stuck in the chamber, and being a dumb kid, I kept fighting at it with the extractor and broke the extractor. I wonder if that ammo was meant for a different firearm like a bolt action?
 
Grizzlypeg said:
I'm afraid of that stuff in a Ljungman, if its the same ammo I am thinking of. A chrome like bullet? I bought a box of it back in the 80's and it was the only ammo that ever caused a problem in my rifle. It was a very hot load, the case stuck in the chamber, and being a dumb kid, I kept fighting at it with the extractor and broke the extractor. I wonder if that ammo was meant for a different firearm like a bolt action?
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I have read that Swedes lightly oiled the ammo in question to prevent sticking in the chamber of their Ljungmans.
 
I also used surplus Swede ammo, in the little cardboard boxes. It shot like crap, I think it still too hot for the AG42b. My rifle actually shot Igman ammo quite well. Reloading is the ticket.
 
Internet "truth" exposed

Dryzen said:
This is not exactly pertaining ot the above discution but it is about the AG-42. I read, on wikipedia, that the rifle is known on occasion to inject excess gas into the magazine, prematurely indusing combustion in the cartriges.

As an interested future buyer of such a firearm I am looking into what information I can find about it.
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Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia. People are free to post whatever they want; more appropriately, whatever they feel is true.

The gas system on the AG-42 is simple. As simple the AR15 family copied it. A tiny hole in bore bleeds gas from behind the bullet into a tube on the top of the barrel. The other end of this tube is nested in a cup on the top of the breech block carrier. The expended gas pushes back on the breech block carrier and the empty case is ejected. AS SOON AS the gas is exposed to the atmosphere, it cools. There is virtually no way a cough of hot gas :puke: will cook-off a cold unconfined cartridge.
 
Norma and Prvi Partisan ammo all functioned flawlessly in my Ljungmans. Never heard of the requirement to lube the ammo and that runs counter to everything I'd heard previously about rifle chambers, but if its in the manual to do so, a guy had better know what the correct lube was. Mine never needed it, but I do know I had the situation I mention above when I used that milsurp ammo with the chrome plated bullets. Good thing the guns used to sell with a spare parts kit.
 
Dryzen said:
This is not exactly pertaining ot the above discution but it is about the AG-42. I read, on wikipedia, that the rifle is known on occasion to inject excess gas into the magazine, prematurely indusing combustion in the cartriges.
As an interested future buyer of such a firearm I am looking into what information I can find about it.
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The main thing to be aware/wary-of is the fact that the action can make "Garand Thumb" look like a picnic........:eek:
 
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