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Are '73 side plates cast steel or regular steel?

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December 7, 2020 - 10:54 am

Just curious how many parts of this rifle were cast and how many were machined from a steel billet? Obviously the butt plate and lower trigger housing were cast. But the machining on the inside of the side plates looks like a considerable amount of milling was done. Jim

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The sideplates would of been made from rolled metal. Don’t know if it was cold or hot rolled. Receivers were forged. Butt plates look like they were cast .

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1873man said
The sideplates would of been made from rolled metal. Don’t know if it was cold or hot rolled. Receivers were forged. Butt plates look like they were cast .

Bob

Thanks for the info. Jim