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Keep in mind that your parts kit may have looked just like it is before it was cut up. If you look at pictures of Brens in combat you will see just about every combination of parts imaginable. As...

You are correct there. One of the biggest reasons we have kept most of our firearms rights in the US is not from a lack of people trying to take them (trust me plenty of elected people at the state...

Yes it is removable.

The receiver is annealed after welding. The gun is parkerized and then painted and cured. I believe this one is Duracoat over the Parkerizing.



Yes it seems to slow the action as it moves...

I was able to get the gun to the range yesterday. Fired standing, from the prone, off the bench and from the tripod. Ran about 100 rounds or so with no issues. I brought both MK1 barrels out with...

The manual of arms has indeed changed by quite a bit, firing form the closed bolt in semi-auto.

Assume the striker is cocked and the action closed and the bolt in lock up. Pulling the trigger...

Here is the striker and spring set-up. The parts kit did have some mixed receiver sections, the front of the receiver was marked 1942 as well, so the center section is incorrect, but all of the...

Ah forgot to mention the piston... yes its a replacement, but for legal reasons having to do with import restrictions, not really for function. I will have to ask but I believe the builder made that...

Here are a few picture to show the modifications to the bolt and carrier. The builder also upgraded the gas cylinder to a MK3 type by welding up the forward holes and machining it. I suppose that...

Just got it back today. It had been torched up but now lives again as a semi-auto. The builder did a fantastic job!

I have been looking into PPU for .303 as well. The talk on the forums is mostly positive. There is a review of the amm on this site.

Analyzing Prvi Partizan .303 ammunition and cartridge cases |...

I get the mix and match thing. Common with US equipment as well. The M1 Carbines were a good example of collective manufacturing effort.

With the tripods there is not much information out there (...

Interesting, that would explain why the holes were drilled on the other side for the clips used to store buttstock grip handle.

Refresh me if you would... MK1, AA capable with cut slot for SMLE...

I will need to clean it up and look for more markings, I see that most of the serial numbers start with a letter. This one is not so. I will report back when I find some more markings.

Here is my Bren Tripod. All I can say is that it is a MK2.

I think the tripod and T&E are dated 1942. The traverse stops are a bit different than what I have seen before.

Who made this one?
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There is also this place in MN, they have MG42's.... and tanks!

Drive A Tank - Tank Driving, Car Crushing, Machine Gun Shooting

Las Vegas has everything for a boys night out... even machine guns!

Machine Guns Vegas

They have a minigun, I imagine they have a bren or two.

Most of the semi-builders are using Duracoat or an equivalent applied over fresh parkerization. Duracoat is then oven cured. The result is very close to the original and very tough. I have seen...

I just couldn't wait, this package had to be opened. I don't think I have had this much fun unwrapping a box since I was a young kid.

For some reason my wife wouldn't let me put it under the...

Actually I believe the official designation was MK1MA.......:lol:

But its OK, here in North Dakota the safety on a gun is usually marked "Safe" and "Uff-Da"

Merry Christmas All!

Yes, they have to function from a closed bolt in the US. Open bolt is a no-no.

Oh, can't build a semi by re-welding in Canada eh? What does it matter how the gun is built as long as it can't be easily converted to a machine gun? Sounds like time change some laws.

How difficult you ask?

Well not all that bad with moderm CNC machining centers. It is the high number of different operations and total machining time that would make it very expensive. If there...

The FG-42 is probably one of history's most over rated weapons, innovative as it was, it certainly was not without fault. SMG in Texas makes a semi-auto version of the FG-42 however they use a...

Price depends on manufacturer and condition etc. They could easily be worth $40,000 or more.

The FG-42, if it is a real one, would be six-figure gun easily. And exceptionally rare.