AT rifle vandalism, continued.
I’ve got a drill press in the garage but it’s crowded out there what with the nice car that’s never seen rain or salt on the trickle charger and all, and I think I’m out of propane for the heater anyhow.
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Anyway, it’s more fun to drive 10 minutes to your buddy’s machine shop and watch him drill holes in your chassis on his Bridgeport.
He’s not a gun guy at all but he’s knocked out by the interrupted threads in the receiver for the barrel.
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I go home and assemble my shit. Everything is going swimmingly until I function check the rifle.
The trigger is stuck solid and won’t budge. Upon further investigation, I discover the mount for the trigger shoe is hanging up on the skins at the top of the skin’s trigger opening.
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The triangle shaped piece at the top rear of the trigger opening has to go. Razor saw:
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It worked!
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I had him counter bore the “stupid idea” early fore end for the counter sunk screw mounting of the late fore end. Maybe this summer I’ll debond the fore end and switch over to the early front sling swivel style.
Probably about the same time I pop off these skins and DuraCoat them OD green. It’s too cold to paint with that nasty stuff now.
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After
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Edited to add- this mod will work with AICS skins, too.
With the AICS, you’ll have the big square bolt opening for the R700.
You won’t have to modify the trigger opening because that’s already done.
This is because the rear action mounting bolt opening is at the rear of the trigger opening.