Parts are coming in
Here is the barreled receiver...she is a bit unique, so I thought I would share beyond submitting to the survey...
It is what I am assuming is a 0226 but with a plain jane series of digits rather than the arsenal stamp. The machining is quite lackluster, and the scratches and dings I am assuming are manufacturing flaws, rather than damage...unless the bluing is really thick on this one.
Here is the leaf, it appears to be time appropriate to the gun...
Underbelly of said leaf, which has a feature I have never seen...while the normal area that is electro penciled is faint, but readable enough to know it isn't original to the gun...but, the slider actually DOES have the last three digits of the correct serial electro penciled on...slightly easier to read, but it is also very faint.
A little bit of the rush job in machining the inside of the receiver...
Here is a nifty feature I have only seen once before on a DP I saw last year...a cast gas block. It has a funky look to it huh?
Here is the FSB....also possibly cast? The majority of the gun does not exhibit any pitting except the end of the barrel, and the FSB...which don't match each other. I am a little intimidated trying to remove this if it is cast...wouldn't it be more likely to break? I suspect the barrel pitting was caused by corrosive ammo and lackluster care given....the bore is a mirror.
Finally, the BILLBOARD sized import stamp...a new one to me, but apparently known by the survey.
I am finding it hard to win for losing when it comes to trying to make myself a 'proper' bubba gun...what happened to all the run of the mill Chinese? Do I attract oddballs? Ask anyone about my wife....she might be living breathing proof I do, because she is quite unique in her wingnuttiness. I should stop that, this was a Fathers Day present from her n all....
Luckily (I guess) so much is missing from this, I think I just might break out the taps, dies and hacksaw and make this project what I kind of envisioned....
Interestingly, the heavily filed upon ATI Strikeforce that came on my DB fits this like a glove...NONE of my normal receiver covers will fit at all, except the matching one I culled from the DB which was so loose I couldn't stand it, is just as loose on this one. Fortunately, I have a couple scope mounts I over filed, one now fits the DB like it was factory original...and another I have I will strive to make fit this one.
I am soooo glad to have some stuff to tinker with this summer.
Other than those damned National Magazine 10 rounders...which I still might just use for targets. banghead2