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Unread 05-17-2009, 06:55 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by dougfw190 View Post
There is a seam visible along the front and back straps and inside the magazine well.
Can you post a closeup pic of the seam??? I am familiar with forged & cast AR-15 [aluminum] receivers and their seams (or lack thereof); maybe the steel is similar...

A casting will not have perfectly straight thin sections (unless it has been machined); they warp when they cool...a forging will hold straight...
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