quality of of marstars 1919a4

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just wondering if anyone has bought one and how the quality is?

would anyone wanna share some pics?
 
bigdawg said:
just wondering if anyone has bought one and how the quality is?

would anyone wanna share some pics?
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I have one of the 1919A4s. The guns were built/assembled by TNW in the US. There guns are well regarded down there, although considered somewhat expensive.
I had a few minor issues with mine. The barrel shroud was loose (thread area was stretched) and I had to replace the jacket. I also had some minor trigger problems....it had a slight burr and wouldn't reset itself consistently. A stone quickly fixed that.
Otherwise fit and finish are great.
My understanding is that Marstar now testfires and works the bugs out of any of the 1919s before they leave the warehouse.
One of the biggest problems you will have with a 1919 is trying to get your ammo consistently loaded in the belts. This is pretty critical to get the gun to feed properly.

Here is my gun in use at a milsurp shoot a couple years ago. Sorry about the pic size...I realise it's pretty big.
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No1paperpuncher said:
ive studied closely the pictures on marstar and trust me most of their guns are poorly made chineese stuff
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Honestly man.. Please don't start your time here at CGN with comments like that. You have to realize that the overwhelming number of CGNers in the black and battle rifle forums, as well as the handgun forums actually own Marstar products rather than looked at grainy pictures of them on the Internet. Marstar may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they stand behind what they sell, and there are very few people who have purchased Marstar's gear that will actually slag their merchanidse. If it were in my budget, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a 1919A4 from Marstar.
 
Non restricted, and you can use 100 or 250 round belts, as long as they fall in to the exempted type.
But it isn't cheap...Marstar charges around $2800 for the basic gun with just the bipod and shoulder stock...the tripod, T&E and pintle would run you another 1K.

You can get them in either 7.62 or 30-06 from the dealer. They are simple to convert back and forth with the appropriate barrel and cartridge guide, and if you come up with an 8mm barrel, you can easily convert to that caliber too.

Get some softpoint and you can go deer hunting with it.
 
No1paperpuncher said:
ive studied closely the pictures on marstar and trust me most of their guns are poorly made chineese stuff
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Yes, we'll trust an 18yr old with zero experience with 1919's, or probably with firearms in general. Good idea.

Get serious.
 
Yah, after posting I went sniffing around the Marstar site. Unless I google it I can't figure out how to get to that section through the actual site. Ah well, I think I'd prefer the Mg 34, more "carryable" than the others.
 
yea i second that marstar is a good company. anyone see that scene in doctor strangelove with the 1919a4 that thing was sick! spraying bullets all over the place
 
To answer the first question and ignore the subsequent noise, I have fired a Marstar M1919A4. It was just like the 7.62mm MG C1 I trained on a hundred and fifty years ago in the Reserves. These guns are rebuilt from 85% genuine and 15% new build parts (a highly scientific ratio you understand). The resulting gun cannot accept the go-faster parts of the full-auto models.

Lube 'til it drips, check that all rounds are properly linked, have a straight screwdriver beside you, and start firing. 'Belt feed pawl lever to the left when closing the cover' and 'strip the live round from the bolt face to make safe'.

They are semi-auto but have a full-auto appetite. You better have a few cases of ammunition and a belt linker to keep it properly fed. And, some ranges really really don't like anything that even looks like one on their property. The OPP (for example) can be very belligerant if they don't like you.
 
Buy one while you can!The fun factor far outweighs the cost,though feeding it can be a little expensive.A 1000 rounds in an afternoon isn't unknown when my boys and I get going.Mine has been modded with a flash hider and spade grips and sits on an adapted bren tripod.
Hunting deer from the back of the ATV might not thrill the COs though.
 
Mine had a real sloppy cut for the replacement sear on the Bolt. I didn't buy it from Marstar, but the original owner did. Marstar replace it no questions asked. I do question the barrel that was on it as it suffered from errosion forward of the chamber. It was sold to me as unfired but the barrel was certainly worn.

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Well,
I'm sorry if i "offended" anyone...but i've seen a few Norinco products and their not real great just out of the box. Maybe my standards are just too high. but its my point of view and I intend to defend it. sorry for me "bursting" onto the forums like this...

I have a few examples of what I've seen and I dont like. the M-14 that marstar distributes from Norinco have chipped stocks and the wood finish is poor...also on a few pistols I'm not real crazy about them either.

NOW one thing I wouldnt know about is the quality of their semi-auto MG replica's.

how are they accurate at 100yards?

anything thats not in a 3-4 inch isnt good for me...
 
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