http://www.forgottenweapons.com/light-machine-guns/us-t24-machine-gun-mg42 US T24 Machine gun (MG42)] forgottenweapons.com; Retrieved 1 July 2014 Saginaw Steering Gear did not dimensionally adjust the prototypes for the dimensionally 6 mm longer .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) cartridge case.