I wonder who made this one? No lug, but center notch, front groove under op rod rail, and protruding connector pin are present. No added markings under wood line, just drawing number followed by "SI". Well done weld behind slope on left rail.
Welded M14 - who made this one?
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I wouldn't have known it was welded if you didn't say anything. Who ever did it did a great job!
Ren is right, technically it was not reassembled correctly, and if the man were to see it, it would likely bring some trouble with it. If it were mine, I'd take the parts off of the receiver for another build (like a JRA GI Heel receiver), and hide- I mean get rid of the receiver.
Funny thing (or not) is that those types of welded receivers show up in pawn shops and what once in a while. Most people are under the assumption that if you cut the lug off, you're good to go (which is how it should be, or to have a selector lock welded in place like the military match rifles), but I digress.
Hopefully with the new el presidente, some of the gun laws will start to be relaxed, and some of the regs like "once a machinegun" could be one of them.
Ren is right, technically it was not reassembled correctly, and if the man were to see it, it would likely bring some trouble with it. If it were mine, I'd take the parts off of the receiver for another build (like a JRA GI Heel receiver), and hide- I mean get rid of the receiver.
Funny thing (or not) is that those types of welded receivers show up in pawn shops and what once in a while. Most people are under the assumption that if you cut the lug off, you're good to go (which is how it should be, or to have a selector lock welded in place like the military match rifles), but I digress.
Hopefully with the new el presidente, some of the gun laws will start to be relaxed, and some of the regs like "once a machinegun" could be one of them.
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JRA's don't have the dismount notch and connector slot in the front of the receiver
This looks like a really well done weld job, where the machinist only cut the selector lug off, instead of cutting a new dismount notch in the rear, filling the center notch, and filling the connector slot..
It might be worth looking at having a machinist do the work to it, if it can be done properly and cheaply.
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I'm wondering if it actually has been rewelded or if it is a GI receiver that has simply had the lug ground off?
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The manufacturer should be stamped someplace on the receiver, maybe below the wood, and the serial number should not be the same as the GI serial number, it could be altered by removing a digit or number of digits from the original number.
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My Hahn was electro pencil marked below the wood on one of the legs
It was for sale at a large show. It could have been had for about the value of the parts kit plus accessories that were included (ART II and case, stabilizer, BFA).
I definitely wasn't a buyer without some real documentation... Needless to say I was doubtful.
You could feel the welds more than you could see them. The were wavy to the touch. It appeared to have been saw cut rather than torch cut or sheared, or else they matched a long and short piece and saw cut them to fit.
I don't know if the SI (or S1) heat lot was correct for that Winchester receiver. With Garand receivers there is enough info to be able to determine a mismatched front and rear half on welded receivers, but I'm not aware of that info for M14 receivers.
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I definitely wasn't a buyer without some real documentation... Needless to say I was doubtful.
You could feel the welds more than you could see them. The were wavy to the touch. It appeared to have been saw cut rather than torch cut or sheared, or else they matched a long and short piece and saw cut them to fit.
I don't know if the SI (or S1) heat lot was correct for that Winchester receiver. With Garand receivers there is enough info to be able to determine a mismatched front and rear half on welded receivers, but I'm not aware of that info for M14 receivers.
Cass
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