ag42b

Ljungman said:
I'm still a reg here:D

Reloading is always best, but I've found that BELL ammo or seller & bellot works well with my AG42B.
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Hi

A lot of what I found was at your site - thanks very much for putting it up !!!

The question becomes - if you reload with lower power loads / faster powders - can you get reasonable life out of the brass?

Bob
 
Brass Life

In answer to your question, You can adjust the load so the action works less violently, but you still have to re size brass full length. I have an adjustable gas block on one of mine and that makes no difference in the number of times your brass will last. When the rifle is fired the brass will expand to the full size of the chamber regardless of how fast the action cycles. The only difference you may find will be the depth of the extraction marks on the rim.
 
Hi

There's the answer I was looking for on the reloading.

I just got my order in from Gun Parts. They did their usual hit or miss job on the parts. The rear sight adjustment knob they sent me actually is in *worse* shape than the one on the rifle now.

Hope the rain stops one of these days so I can get this rifle out to the range.

Thanks!

Bob
 
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pa guns said:
Hi

A grossly overpriced ag42b seems to have followed me home from the gun show. From prior posts here, I could have bought three of these in Canada for what this one cost.

The previous owner bought it 20 years ago and left it on the shelf (thankfully he oiled it first). He wasn't much help as far as information on the performance of this rifle since he'd never actually fired it.

I intend to shoot the rifle, and from what I've seen that's done a lot more up north than down here. So far I've pretty well dug into how to tear the thing down and put it back together. Past threads have gone into the tear down and operation stuff pretty well. Last check on my thumbs showed both of them to still be in good shape. :D

My dilemma is ammo. There seem to be a lot of comments about the rifle tearing rims on military ammo. I'm not real sure I want to run the rifle that way. I have also seen comments that oiling the rounds reduces the rim tearing. I have a suspicion that oil also increases the back pressure against the bolt.

Surplus ammo of the 139 grain variety is indeed available this week from several suppliers for about 38 cents a round. That's not exactly cheap *if* I am correct and the rifle really doesn't like the stuff. Given that it goes out of stock fast, if I'm going to run use it, buying a lot is the only real alternative.

Many have commented that reloading is the way to go for this rifle. That's fine if it's the only choice. I'd like to stick with 139 grain bullets if possible. Apparently "fast" powders are what's indicated for this gas system. Since I can pick up any powder out there, what's the best? Is IMR4895 fast enough, or is something faster indicated. I can find loads for stuff as fast as 2400.

My objective here is to punch holes in paper out to 300 yards, with most shooting at 100 yards. If I'm going to reload, I'd prefer to come up with a load that fits the rifle and doesn't rip the brass apart as it extracts. With iron sights, I will not be able to tell the difference between a load that groups 0.5 MOA and one that's at 0.25. Anything "sub 1 moa is fine".

So, can a load be developed that gets the rifle running more or less like an M1 or an FAL, or should I just grab the surplus ammo while it's available? If I'm developing a load, is 4895 reasonable, or should I start even faster?

Next up - I *assume* that the barrel has a 1 in 7.5" twist, just like the Mausers. I haven't found that confirmed anywhere I've looked. If it's something slower that might influence my bullet choices.

Final question - Is there somewhere out there that shows the production numbers on this rife by year?

Thanks !!

Bob
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Very old post but if anyone cares to slow down the violence of the extraction, fit a gas restriction. You can modify or insert into the gas device where the tube end enters.
 
RichardSukhoi said:
Very old post but if anyone cares to slow down the violence of the extraction, fit a gas restriction. You can modify or insert into the gas device where the tube end enters.
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There is a gas adjusting knob that you should be able to regulate gas going to the action. this in turn will slow down the recoil and speed of ejection.
 
There were a few, very few that had the pressure regulators at the end of the wood on the forestock, I was told they were for the soldiers responsible for firing the grenades and it worked good. A tiny turn and you could launch the case into low orbit and the other way it didn't move the bolt, you had to run the bolt (the finger smasher) manually. Loved that gun but taking it hunting ... you knew you had it with you.

Carney and the Brookfield sell out shop calling them "Assault Style" show the mental (and moral) issues ... votes against bail reform, Ruger No 1 etc. "assault style"... I am quite convince that the guy that said they want to ban a bit of everything WITH COMPENSATION (such as that lie is) and then declare the rest Variants and no compensation is right.

Wish I could buy one and send it off to the relative through IrunGuns or other....
 
They were tough old rifles. I used mine a couple of times at Virden's pin shoot competition, and that involved pretty much nonstop firing for 5 minutes. I remember guys using Garands, and seeing and smelling wood smoke coming off the forestock from the severely overheated barrels.
 
Grizzlypeg said:
Is there? That's new to me.
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Rarely, VERY RARELY, I had one, never saw another with it on there.
Consults said:
There were a few, very few that had the pressure regulators at the end of the wood on the forestock, I was told they were for the soldiers responsible for firing the grenades and it worked good. A tiny turn and you could launch the case into low orbit and the other way it didn't move the bolt, you had to run the bolt (the finger smasher) manually. Loved that gun but taking it hunting ... you knew you had it with you.

Carney and the Brookfield sell out shop calling them "Assault Style" ....
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As I said above for the range of pressures you could adjust it to.
 
AG42B, assault style rifle, LOL.
Designed and built during WWII, in Sweden, a neutral country, never been used in battle, no one has ever been killed with one, but yes, a assault style rifle. I'm disgusted with this lieberal government.
 
Prohib!
The list of the "compensation" *A cap on spending pretty much guarantees 95% won't get a cent, is in the link below

In the search put in "Ljungman" and you will see the 42, 42B, Hakim... and if you put in Ruger No 1... or Purdey ... or lever.... or mauser... a bit of damn near everything!

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-saf...pper-receivers/list-firearms-individuals.html

Looking at how they treated "variants" (no compensation, just told turn them in) with the list of single shots, target, shotguns, .22 rifles once the amnesty is over I fully expect them to ban everything but maybe matchlocks.... and since it is a single shot likely them too. Censorship should be fully locked in by then.. they already passed the bill that would censor people and if they make it public it is a criminal offense.... totally going the way of 1930's Germany and Venezuela etc.
 
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