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rivet holes were closed shut around the rivets (tig) as the de-mil must have pushed a large drill bit through. Anyone else get recievers like this?Now-If the rivets need removal-grinding the top rounds off will release the rails. I may do this if parkerize don't fill that area very well..... The serial #'s stayed intact nicely, as I only lostsome of the 'd' on the lower 'dfb'-still visable with a bit of grease paint.
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Karby, are you gunna re-activate it or display it?. I like the receiver (ALOT!!), looks straight. Also see the square ends for the sight you mentioned, early production?.

Here's the semi I'm shooting now.
Dan's stock, Brp adj.bipod, 308 brass, russian tea urn


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you outta shoot at that bolshevik tea urn and make your area safe for democracy!!, and what ya gunna do with that receiver?????

The rails are super smooth, and everything reciprocates like glass. I have an idea to add into the thought of
welding booster attachments.....since a little twist on the welding puts the bullet WAY off at 100 yrds easily...
I mean, do you want to iron sight the gun downrange ever, or will one just tune a periscope to the bullet (then your stuck with tripod)?
I say Tack weld booster with barrel and sights installed.....and if you can spare the change.....a laser bullet in the chamber.
Just a thought. I did this one like that, and all I need to do now is drift the front sight a hair.
The Black one on the picnic table shoots very high n to the left. Good thiing I have this brp front end to re-do
that area. I believe the warpage occured due to Mig heat. The bead blasted one is Tig'd everywhere. It's really the
BEST way to do this.

ps... the Samovar's (tea urns)I have run 500 to 1,000 easy.
I have 6-7 out of the 25 that date back to the early 1800's.
Before russia became seriously absorbed by political chaos, the
people were on their way to making russia much like France. Aristocracy,
and upperclass people made these "water boilers" very popular to the
common people...and they hade to have them. TULA (the russian arms
factory) was making these right along side the cannons and Balls.
The revolution and ww1 had soliders out ransacking homes for BRASS
to melt back down for shells.... Any surviving samovar from those days
is a true testament to a well hidden hole in the ground, and lots of lying.
These are coal burners.... The only way to have hot water (other than stove)
elsewhere in the house....like say the bathroom.
Sorry for the talk..... I'll snap a few of my best in a group, and let you guys have a look
of some well crafted brass.

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These hold up to 2 1/2 gallons of water each, can reach boil in 7 min from cook off, and
are 2 feet in height. Believe it or not, the water is the softest, sweetest stuff you've ever tasted.

Well shut my mouth!. Had I known they were "white russian", I never woulda peeped!. I guess you do not have to shoot them.......heck, czar niks old lady was a kraut so they sit well with me.