M50 Action bar worth repairing

[cmadzela]

I humbly ask the experts, is the action bar worth trying to repair? If so - who is the best to perform this? I replaced it but the original one looks best. It runs again but the snap was pretty interesting. Just stopped shooting and could not charge it back. Thought it was the firing pin (which I also have experienced) - disassembled to find this break in the bar. Thank you.

 

 

Edited March 31, 2019 by cmadzela

[BillyDixon]

sure its worth repairing, they dont make em anymore, just sayn

[huggytree]

Replacements are $100-150 I think.

 

Ive got a couple in my parts kit

 

I would think the cost of the repair would be more than putting a replacement in

 

Hope the new one fits and functions correctly

[jim c 351]

Should be easily repaired by a good welder, for that matter silver solder may do the trick.

Jim C

[johnsonlmg41]

Have it TIG welded and run it. Don't use a new spare unless you have to. As Billy Dixon says they don't make them anymore and since it's broke already, fix it and use it when you shoot the gun vs. potentially breaking a second one? It's certainly a great time to acquire a spare though, should you decide to sell the gun at some point.

[Black River Militaria CII]

Before you go off half-cocked on the welding, the location of the break is important. The reduced width at the front end lf the bar has curved radiused lead to the smaller width and is where the stretching stress is greatest when firing and where the bars tend to break. If it broke there, preheat prior to welding by TIG or MIG to just before red color and after the welding reheat the whole area a couple inches either side of the weld. Then cover the weld heavily in a high temp insulation and let it cool very slowly. That will anneal the metal sufficiently to prevent it from being too brittle and cracking easily. The alloy used in that part does not take welding very well without due care. FWIW

[Ivan]

Yup. Have a good welder join it together. In some places $50 or so dollars will make a welder happy.

Look for someone with aerospace or medical certified welding who likes guns.

 

Reisings are neat guns and run very well if you understand them. Plus keep them clean.

As everything they are getting old. Parts no longer made. Run the repaired one and buy a spare.