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Unread 04-28-2014, 11:06 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Ron Wood View Post
Looks like you have the process well in hand.
This part is the easy part. Getting the front sight at 12:00 o'clock is the hard part.

I made the two sections equal wall thickness. Be kind of hard to peen. The stub does stick out a bit, not much, but this was just to get a feel for it...Sticking out would give the solder a place to start flow, too...

I may not shorten a carbine, however...It may be more fun to make a short fore end for an artillery...
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