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I think the flare gun looks like a Webley.

nate129, your Winchester 1918 has a steel receiver. A New England Small Arms is Armasteel, a type of cast iron.

Happens a lot in Hollywood. In Never so few, Steve McQueens Thompson. Screen shot from Colt forums.

A quick search turned up this. https://www.asraymond.com/blog/material-creep-what-is-it-and-how-to-prevent-it/

Open bolt would have fired when the bolt went forward. It sounds like it fires from a closed bolt. So is it a bolt hold open?

Hi Bauer, Is it repaired through the ejection port, magwell area?

There is a groove cut around each rod near the end. The back plate is pressed into that grove to hold them, but also allow them to move and play nice with the bolt. Hard to describe, they stamp a ring around the hole and it pushes the metal into the groove. Edit to add pics. I'll try again later

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Wow TGCJ, thats a great looking BAR.

Very nice. It must be a labor of love to make these. 1000 blanks, couple minutes of fun. Better get more. ; )

Google translate. here is a fabrication of a stock for a complete restoration of a UD I am missing the details either by plan or by photo of the reassembly diagram of the trigger parts. see you soon

Google search for M3 Grease Gun poster. It shows the spring position.

Gunpoker apparently has a legal dept. They post this at the top of there site * In accordance with Final Rule 2021R-08F items that fall under Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces” have been removed Click here to learn more. * With this as an example, do they police their ads. Are they required to?

Hi reconbob, I agree, If some inventive person can zip tie or duct tape a parts kit into a firearm, that would be readily completed. So then, this quote needs context. What defines "readily completed". How basic of a tool box and skill set do you need to reach this level. Is a welder required? A mill or lathe? Is a manual machine OK but a CNC not OK? Will the program to make a part be unlawful because it makes a piece of bar stock "readily" completed (or think 3D printing). I think of myself as an aspiring hobby gun maker (if there is such a thing). Like a model train maker or other craftsman.

Free legal advice on the web is worth what you pay for it. The "new" 24, Aug. ruling redefined a frame and receiver. On page 10 it says. In addition, the final rule addresses “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frames or receivers” and provides standards that the industry and the public can apply to better determine whether the component has reached the stage of manufacture to be regulated as a “frame or receiver.” • The rule makes clear that the “frame” or “receiver” includes a partially complete frame or receiver, including a parts kit, that is designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to function as a frame or receiver, i.e., to house or hold the appliable fire control component. Page 15 Finally, the rule provides that prior determinations that a partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frame or receiver, including parts kits, was not, or did not include, a frame or receiver prior to April 26, 2022, the publication of rule are not valid or authoritative. Clear as mud? This has nothing to do with importation demil requirements, but leaves the definition wide open to interpretation. It also talks about Privately Made Firearms. Page 20-21. Guns that are made for personal use, by unlicensed individuals.

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As a side note for future reference. My AO semi receiver is shallower top to bottom, same width. 1.06 wide by 1.20 deep for semi. 1.06 wide by 1.30 deep for FA.

Email Mr. Bowman and ask. They have some of the best customer service out there. sales@bowmanarms.com

So much excellent advice. Obviously, get an attorney that knows NFA. They will help insulate you from the process. Even if you have to destroy it (saw or torch cut) there will still be some value in the pieces.

Just did the other day on another forum. I had some spares sitting around and sent them postage paid. That member needed them for a project he was working on that I was following. So I'm out 10 bucks and whatever the parts cost me decades ago. I figure the good will might come back to me in my time of need, and besides that, I'm never gonna get rich anyway.

M3 repair. https://www.worldwarmedia.com/2017/05/10/the-modified-m3-grease-gun-in-wwii/

Hi John, you were just getting started, don't stop now. Look forward to more info and pics. Thanks.

And keganMR and GalenET seem to be lost.