[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by drbuster

Note, for those not familiar with previous discussion, the welded up stock lug area shown in the last photograph. We who examined this piece couldn't figure out why the mechanic who made this just didn't file off the stock lug instead of painstakingly welding it up, buffing and blueing it, amazing!

Would a filed lug have the same contour as a welded-up backstrap???