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shaggy · January 2, 2008, 07:29 PM

I may be wrong, but I don't think Flemming ever did an HK52 type conversion. As I understand it, he developed the HK51 conversion of a G3, but never messed with the 52 in 7.62x39. HK made a few prototypes but they never went into production. Toad Bailey of special weapons notoriety made an HK52 type, but only made a few and, from what little I've heard, they didn't work all that well.

Honestly, if you're in the market for a 7.62x39 MG I'd be watching C-products for the release of their 7.62x39 mags for the AR15/M16, rather than considering a poorly cobbled together HK52 clone that will be next to impossible to find spare parts for.

January 2, 2008, 07:29 PM	#2
shaggy Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2004 Posts: 1,519	I may be wrong, but I don't think Flemming ever did an HK52 type conversion. As I understand it, he developed the HK51 conversion of a G3, but never messed with the 52 in 7.62x39. HK made a few prototypes but they never went into production. Toad Bailey of special weapons notoriety made an HK52 type, but only made a few and, from what little I've heard, they didn't work all that well. Honestly, if you're in the market for a 7.62x39 MG I'd be watching C-products for the release of their 7.62x39 mags for the AR15/M16, rather than considering a poorly cobbled together HK52 clone that will be next to impossible to find spare parts for.