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[Ken73]

Originally Posted by alvin

I had a Bolo with slotted front sight in the past. That slot bothered me. I hated it. The original plan was "micro-TIG" it up so I got a Lincoln welder, argon container, gas regulator, micro torch etc. Played them a little bit on scrap steel. Some fun. But I worried high temperature could damage rifling..... the gun and the matching stock were sold without any work on it, and I sold those welding equipments later.... probably lost a few hundred dollars on those equipments.

Yikes, how big was the slot? It couldn't have been brazed with a jeweler's torch? TIG seems a bit overkill but I don't know how big the slot is either.