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Recently purchased an M14 trigger guard advertised as new USGI. The trigger guard was sealed in a wrapper with following markings:
1005-587-6988
GUARD, TRIGGER
1 EACH
A ||| 4 / 67
(||| is a marking blacked-out with magic marker)
I had put some steel bed in the hollows of a USGI fiberglass stock to add a little weight and strength. I noticed when inserting the trigger unit, it was a very tight fit. When I tried to withdraw the trigger unit, the trigger guard would not rotate very easily and then broke into two pieces!
I have had trigger units that were hard to withdraw before and I put more pressure on the trigger guards with no problems. When I examined the broken area, at the front of the bow, the metal appears to be a casting. Were USGI trigger guards ever made from castings?
1005-587-6988
GUARD, TRIGGER
1 EACH
A ||| 4 / 67
(||| is a marking blacked-out with magic marker)
I had put some steel bed in the hollows of a USGI fiberglass stock to add a little weight and strength. I noticed when inserting the trigger unit, it was a very tight fit. When I tried to withdraw the trigger unit, the trigger guard would not rotate very easily and then broke into two pieces!
I have had trigger units that were hard to withdraw before and I put more pressure on the trigger guards with no problems. When I examined the broken area, at the front of the bow, the metal appears to be a casting. Were USGI trigger guards ever made from castings?