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Yes, actually...,my gas regulator is further modified. In addition to the original "S" and "L" setting my gunsmith added "B" smaller than "S," and "A" smaller than "B." I put my setting to A. My gas regulator has four options.

I have Jap Lewis Type 92 (Aircraft style) that is a lot of fun to shoot. I replaced all that I could with British parts. Nonetheless, my Lewis runs a little on the fast side. I always use 150gn FMJ ball .311 with 38 grains of IMR 4895. It's a decent load. I set spring tension to 12lbs. Anyway, I would like to get to the 450-500 range? Currently, I'm a 600+.

I love my Jap Type 92 Aircraft Lewis. However, I had some odd jams on a particular pan. I emptied the pan and cycled through and I noticed on one spot, it discontinues to rotate the pan. After inspection, I cannot see any reason why it should. Am I missing anything in my observation? Thanks, guys.

If you want something practical, my gunsmith took a Finish Suomi butt plate and fitted it to the fabricated stock made for my Jap aircraft Lewis. It works!

Hey guys, thanks for sharing your wisdom. I appreciate it!

Hey Dink. My Type 92 (aircraft) Lewis has that metal spring buffer. It's funky as it is shaped into a cone. It is OEM and looks primitive, but rather unique. I

I am still getting use to my Lewis since it transferred over a year ago. Anyone have a formula for reducing the ROF to its slowest? Thanks in advance.

Doug you helped with a lot of my projects that you jumped started--rear sight and buttstock for my Lewis--prayers for you and your family.

MG08, that looks really good. Thank you for posting. I will get some close ups of my brass catcher as well. Is yours British, Belgium, or American surplus? Was it for an aircraft gun? Thanks.

Here are the pictures of the new home made brass catcher.

Yes indeed. I imagine an OEM one is one of the scarcest Lewis Gun accessories.

I know I probably shouldn't post this until I've seen it for my-self, but I am too excited! I received a phone call from gunsmith (actually he is a wizard at the craft) informing me that the brass catcher for my Lewis Gun is ready! He looked at some old photographs of an OEM brass catcher and made on for me in its spirit. I don't know how close to the original it will look, but I will post pics soon. I'm glad he convinced me to do the project. My Type 92 aircraft has unusual bracket mount near the ejection port for when it was mounted on a plane. I'm glad it found use again.

Richard, FWIW, a gentleman offered me 1k for my HMC which I thought was fair. I declined for obvious reasons.

Hello Richard. I have a later Quality HMC M1 carbine. The serial number range date for mine is May 1944, which seemed to be their last batch of production. It is also my grandfather's Korean bring back. Mine also has the traditional flip sight. The barrel is made by Underwood with a bomb and fuse on fire emblem (hard to see in the picture). My stock is also Rock Ola made. HMC carbine are very hybrid. The link below can assist in dating your version of the HMC. I really enjoy shooting mine from time to time. I might also add that some people like it better than my Madsen M50! http://m1family.com/topic20.html

Very interesting on the Japanese parts for BSA guns. As of now the Japanese parts are scarce and usually sell for gold when found. I run my Jap Lewis Gun off of as many British parts as possible and put that Japanese parts away. I have to admit in using British parts into the Jap Lewis Gun is pretty much plug and play.

very interesting. I have a type 92 Jap Lewis Gun (aircraft) as well. Mine is dated to 1944 but is in excellent shape, inside and out. I have always been curios as to why the Brits sold the Lewis Gun to the Japanese other than financial motivation...

Hello Eric. Here are some pictures of the butt plate that was made for my Lewis Gun stock. I should mention that Doug Stump helped me a long the way.My good friend did the wood work (awesome!) while my gunsmith did the metal fabrication with the Suomi metal. It was a funny time because my friend was like if I would have known the metal guy would have done this....I would have done this.....my gunsmith was like if the wood guy would have done this....I would have done this.... i should have gotten them together at the same time. But they were in two different shops twenty miles away from each other. The result.

Hello Eric, I was in your situation about six months ago when I wanted to convert my Jap aircraft Lewis Gun to an infantry look. I was fortunate that someone had a bracket on gunbroker and I snagged it, sorry. Nonetheless, needed to fabricate a real butt plate. The closet I got was with a Suomi butt plate I ordeered from BRP guns. I gave the suomi buttstck and now its metal is on rear of my Lewis Buttstock. Seemed to work. I will post a picture for you. James Olague

I bought an M3A1 Valkyrue grease gun in 2005 when I was a senior in college. I did an SBR on it and sold it not long after that. I was lucky to get the gun within two weeks of placing the order. Since then, I have hear horror stories about the customer service.

Has anyone purchased a Lewis Gun barrel from Sarco before? If so, how are they? Thanks.

Yes, the gun was in so many different movies from the 1950s onward. My gunsmith has a friend who works in Hollywood doing the pyrotechs for gun fights such as Enemy at the Gates. He informed my gunsmith that for the time Madsen's were cheap and available and frequently distributed for movies. Over time, however, a lot of the movie guns were sold or auctioned off for the transferable market and hence why they are not seen as much in modern movies. Interestingly, my first ever NFA purchase was an Ingram M10/45 from a Sheriff's department in Grant County Oregon. They purchased it in 1982 for $250.00 from an outfit called Bumblebee Wholesale in Hollywood, California: an example of the shadowy class 3 underworld in California that brought machine guns to the silver screen.

Hello Everyone, I recently purchased a Madsen M50 for 5k a few months ago. It is in Form 4 purgatory, but my C3 dealer takes me out to shoot it frequently. I have to say for being so unpopular it is so fun. It shoots smooth. The only thing I can compare it to is an MP40 (I shoot my friends frequently). Smooth, controllable, and the slow rate of fire makes it spot-on accurate. The Madsen M50 is perhaps the best deal you can get in the ever steep NFA market. I'll post some pictures and video in the near future. Of note: my Madsen M50 is not C&R and is the equivalent of a tube a gun as the gun is a Rewat by someone named Sanchez in Florida. Of course, you can't tell it was a Rewat as I think it was never really "Dewatted" but registered nonetheless.

Hey Jim C, The Type 92 ran like a top! Not bad for an Axis WWII C&R. My gunsmith and C3 dealer went out with me on the shoot to ensure I would have a fun time and to lend a hand if I needed it. Great guys they enjoyed shooting it. I'll get some video soon. It ran at about 550rpm. It has been a fun project gun with some frustrations. I have been pulling as much of the Jap parts out as I can and replacing them with British ones. I retired the spade grip which is fun when firing, but it is not practical as the new stock made. Apart from the rear, my friend made new grips out of American walnut as I wanted to store the original grips away. I have a British OP rod and recoil assembly. I have one last endeavor and that is to attach a new set of sights although the spider web is kind of neat. I'll keep things posted here. Thanks.

Hello everyone. I wish to share the final pictures on my buttstock that I made for my Jap aircraft Lewis that a friend and I made. Not bad for a home project with left over American walnut wood (my friend does cabinet work). I took the pictures when I went out shooting on the base of the Prescott national forest in Arizona. They're not the best but it does capture the makeover. I would like to add that the project would not have been possible without the help of Doug Stump. Thank you for the time in writing down the dimensions. Bravo!

PM received. Thanks, Doug!