Garrett

I've got two 20-round mags - one is marked NE-1 one is unmarked I've got one 12-round mag it is unmarked

I have two different stocks for my M50. The takedown screw on both loosens up when shooting. Reliability goes down quickly when the screw is not tight. I've found that blue locktite works very well to cure this. It's not a big deal to break the locktite to disassemble the gun. I think you're thinking the other way around: blue is "medium" strength and red is "high" strength. Blue has always worked fine for my takedown screw.

Mine appears to have a "P1" and an "H2" as well as a couple of punch marks on the receiver (I assume these are for hardness testing). I'm not sure if mine is considered a "commercial" or a "military" gun, but it has a parkerized finish and fewer fins on the barrel (14 fins?). It came with the 1-piece bumper. It is in the 56000 s/n range. The stock has a couple of very old pieces of tape with a rack number stenciled on them. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/GarrettJ/Misc%20NFA/DSC07481.jpg

QUOTE (tony k @ Jul 14 2006, 05:31 PM)For my gun, I needed to very, very gently squeeze the corners of the angled upper section of the mag, which were too wide and prevented the mag from locking in; My mags do this as well. The mags do insert fully into the gun, but the action bar is obviously dragging on the mags. You can see where it is hitting in the picture below. Adjust accordingly, but be careful not to over-adjust. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/GarrettJ/DSC02850a.jpg

QUOTE (DC Chris @ Jul 15 2006, 08:08 PM)The nomex supressor cover from Cobray is for a two stage can - I am looking for a better fit single stage cover for my CAC-9. The leather / nomex cover from Beep's Pouches is the only way to go. I have a single stage nomex from Cobray or RPB (I forget which), but it is so slick the can will still turn and unscrew under your hand. I've had a number of baffle strikes while using the old-style cover, as the can would still unscrew. This unit laces up tight. I haven't had any baffle strikes since switching. I kind of like how it gives a can the 2-stage look as well. http://beepspouches.com/dscaccover.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/GarrettJ/ISSMC2004cropped021.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/GarrettJ/DSC02033.jpg

The screw itsself looks fine. It appears to be the older style screw. Oddly, the stock has the reinforcement pin through it, making it a later stock with an earlier screw. It's possible this was done in the factory... maybe. What is different is the second takedown screw in front of the magwell. While it is possible that this was done at the factory, I don't remember ever seeing this configuration. I wonder if the lug that the screw mates to had its threads stripped, and the owner just ran a screw to the other lug. Or perhaps the screw would not stay in tight so someone thought to try two screws. While my takedown screw tends to loosen, I find a drop of blue locktite takes care of this. In any case, I'd investigate more closely before buying. You may be able to talk the buyer down somewhat by telling him you will have to spend more money to get a "correct" stock, etc.

I've got one and it seems to work fine. I did have problems at first though. I would get nosedives into the feedramp. I had to open up the front of the feed lips a little and the problem went away. FWIW, here's the markings on the various mags: Top is a 12 round mag, middle is an original 20 rd mag, and bottom is one of the new aftermarket mags. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/GarrettJ/DSC03216.jpg Side view of same mags: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/GarrettJ/DSC03217.jpg

They look a little different. If I had to guess, I'd say they were reworked Thompson mags. For that price, I'd buy more of Ken Christie's 30 round mags. It wouldn't let me hotlink to the picture on the website. So try looking here.

Tony, you have a really nice, minty gun. I wouldn't want to carve up the stock either. However, you don't have to use only that stock. I bought a beater stock for my M50 because I wanted to experiment some with it and didn't want to mess up my original stock. You can find used stocks for not too much money. Or, if you want to keep yours looking nice but still not mess with the stock, someone was making some premium stocks (Micheal Bush maybe?) a while back. You could see about getting one of those inletted for a heavy bar.

I really like this idea. If you can get it to work, and it does slow the ROF noticeably, you will have a winner on your hands. You said: QUOTE Original... looks to have been done in different setups causing it to be crooked in places and offset from the centerline It is not uncommon for the bar to rub the stock, causing reliability problems. QUOTE the stocks are usually too thin in the middle part of the action anyway how much would have to be taken out. More importantly, how much would remain at the thinnest spot? I have a spare beater stock that I don't feel bad about chopping on. These don't seem to be too difficult to find. I wouldn't think it would be that big of a deal to get a used stock to experiment on. How much do you expect the heavy action bar to cost?

QUOTE (jmacken37 @ Nov 9 2005, 09:49 AM)You're from MI, right? Hope to go to the 'pit' sometime. Maybe I'll see you there. Not to change the subject, but I have been working in MI for the past few months. I have seen conflicting reports about MGs in MI. I have a C&R Reising and a C&R FFL. Can I temporarily bring my gun to MI, or is there anything extra (on the state level) that I would have to do?

I hope this is just bad info, but someone over on subguns.com is reporting that Paul Hayes just passed away. http://www.subguns.com/boards/mgmsg.cgi?read=497706 I hope he is wrong. If not, our condolences to his family.

QUOTE (Clarkridge @ Sep 24 2005, 06:39 AM)I finally got my Reising yesterday, only a 10 month wait through form 3&4!! Man, you should have gotten a C&R FFL. You could have cut out the Form 3 wait time. The transfer on my Reising took just over 3 months, and the mailman brought it straight to my front door. How cool is that?

Wow. I'm suprised that they break like that. Mine had started to "mushroom" a little on the end. I filed it back to the original profile. I can't see it breaking all that easily, though. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif

How about a little more info on the 9mm conversion. Is it semi-permanent, or a drop-in. (do they replace the barrel, or use a barrel liner?) If it is not a drop-in, is it reversable? How much more controllable is it? Is the rate-of-fire faster/slower/same?