Quote History Quoted:
To be true to their namesake - go with an
- FG-42 in 22LR with the same materials as the STG-44 (22).
-Broomhandle Mauser in 22LR
-K98 in 22LR (with nice wood stock please)
View Quote
+2!!!
Between the 3 noted above, the C96 Mauser would be my favorite. I was tinkering with the idea a few months ago, about buying one of the New Airsoft MG42's, that are 1/1 Scale, and made from Metal. I was going to try and modify it, to accept a Ruger 10/22 Receiver & Barrel assembly. However, the $630 Cost of the MG42, and the many Mods I would have to do, just didn't seem feasible, if I couldn't get it to work properly. I didn't want to trash a $630 piece of Hardware, that I wouldn't be able to put back together.
Although..... a 22 Cal MG42 would be COOL! I've got the Scaled Down Plastic Kit Version on a 10/22 Receiver & Barrel, but it's just not the same as a Full Scale MG42 would be. There's a Gent on another Forum, that's a MASTER of 22 Cal Rebuilds, and he's got a De-Mil'ed MG42 that he's working on adding 22 Cal Guts to it. IIRC, his User Name is DEFCON. He makes some GREAT stuff out of a 22!
Cheers!
BB