The SMG FG42 In Detail

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Wilhelm

According to Rick, he tried to source stamped steel legs from multiple vendors but was quoted a price of $45,000 per 300 pair and that was the LOWEST quote! Stamped parts are cheap and cost effective.......if you making them by the millions. Otherwise, the price is horrendous. Someone suggested to me that I should only use them for static display and not range use.

Why not just make them out of steel bar stock? No one is going to be carrying an SMG FG42 on a 12 mile forced march. Being heavy doesn't enter into the equation here.

Even if it was just an enterprising accessory parts manufacturer it would still be better than an aluminum leg just waiting to break...

Just my opinion. If I had one break on me I would machine a steel leg to replace it.

Another idea would be to machine an 'ear' out of steel with a threaded shaft that the aluminum leg could be cut and tapped to accept. I like that idea better. Less work.