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I have a bolt going through the bottom of the recever for the mag release cover that makes it CA legal. Well the nut comes loose when i go out shooting so i want to weld the top part of the nut to the recever so i can tighten it from the outside when it comes loose. Thanks
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I'd use loc-tite. My preference is to try and keep CA compliance mods to my weapons as easily reversible as possible. You never know, we may someday get to take them off(wishful thinking), you might move to the free world or want to sell it in its original state so being able to undo your changes without damaging the weapon will make your life a little easier... -
I agree to keep options open. Silver solder - clear nail polish - paint. If welding TG or MIG, higher heat braise.PLEASE WEAR EYE PROTECT & PROTECTIVE GEAR IN SHOP!!!!!! You can order another part from from manufacturer, but you can't order another finger or eye from your mother & father.
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Easy fix, get a PRK lock. They have different models for OE and converted. Seriously the best way to stay compliant and 100% reversible.
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The wise, learn from the mistakes of others.
The smart, learn from their own mistakes.
The others, well......they just never learn.
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It kind of sounds like he does have a PRK lock already. I second the loctite option.MR GURA: "Justice Sotomayor, states may have grown accustomed to violating the rights of American citizens, but that does not bootstrap those violations into something that is constitutional."Comment
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I also wanted to weld it so when in areas that I don't need the lock out I can unbolt it with out tearing the gun down.Comment
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The problem with applying a weld near the mag lock is that the mag catch spring is easily annealed in the process.
In my workshop, when we build a California compliant Saiga 12, the trigger guard is removed from the gun, and the mag lock is brazed directly to the trigger guard, and the entire assembly reinstalled (with screws) so that the entire trigger guard must be removed in order to remove the mag lock.
Additionally, the mag lock is affixed independently to the receiver with a 10/32 button head allen screw. All screw fixtures are secured with red Locktite.
At the end of the day, compliance comes first and foremost. If California statutes change to allow gun owners to own guns without mag locks, most of the mag locks (including the ones I install), can be removed by a professional gunsmith.
I would advise against welding anywhere near the mag catch spring, for the reasons stated above.
Michael Rogers
Lone Star Arms
2501 Baylor SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-263-8822
800-256-3367
lonestararms@yahoo.comLast edited by waffenschmied; 07-05-2010, 3:04 PM.Comment
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There are 3 kinds of people in this world.
The wise, learn from the mistakes of others.
The smart, learn from their own mistakes.
The others, well......they just never learn.
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!"
Patrick Henry.Comment
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