I will be completing one almost identical to yours as soon as John Thomas returns my barrel. I never thought that finding a gunsmith that was comfortable installing (pinning) an A2 FSB to a 20" standard barrel would be so much trouble. There are about four so called "good" gunsmiths in this area and all said that they could do this with no problem, until I took it to them. All 4 stated that they did not have a "jig", actually one who is a local deputy sheriff officer, who works on guns said that he had the jig that could do it with no problem;. Came time to do it and all of a sudden he did not have a jig.
I checked online and got many good references and posts about John Thomas. I feel totally comfortable sending it to him, which I did today, and will post the finished product as soon as he returns the barrel and I complete the build.
I had intended to build an original M-14 since that is what I carried, for a while til the Mattel toys took over, but I still want one. The real ones, if you can find one, are going for $ 35,000 and up so I'm building one myself. Of course it will be semi but the Rockola model M-14F is the closest thing going to an original But I just bought a Ruger SR-7.62 so the M-14 project is delayed again. On this subject, does anone know what is the best replacement trigger for this rifle. The original is kinda rough and I can't find a Jewell that will fit so my current first choise is a Giessele SSA-E. I would love a 2.5 lb trigger but can't find one yet.
My whole point in this wandering, rambling email is to ask if anyone does know about trigger replacements for the SR-7.62 and if anyone has tried any I'd love to know what kind of results you had. Thanks in advance and all have a good shooting weekend.
Deadeye95