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Posted: 7/26/2005 10:33:32 AM EDT
| I am considering shelling out the $'s for a firing line milled receiver. Can anyone with experience with them tell me how they liked them? |
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They're nice receivers from what I've heard but the exterior machining is somewhat different than a milspec receiver (i.e.Arsenal), and there's a giant eagle logo which unfortunately is unsightly to many. If you don't care about authenticity or cosmetics then it's no big deal. The pros to these receivers is that they are available in threaded to work with early type III barrels (instead of pressed and pinned). Of course they also count as 1 US part. Now if only Arsenal would offer stripped milled receivers....they'd sell like hot cakes! |
You would think so. Its the machine shops logo or something. But hey..only a billion people have complained about the eagle and some people have avoided the reciever altogether over it but I guess they can't get rid of it. 
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That's a damn fine AKS-47 you have there man, no wonder it's the center of your collection! 
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| I have seen and inspected their receivers in person. They set up in Tulsa, OK at every big Wanenmacher show. The machining is very well done. I have watched the quality of their cosmetic details evolve over the past few years and they REALLY make a nice receiver now. I looked at one of their Krink builds in April - it was outstanding. I bought a Norinco 56S-1 from them at the show and found Mike courteous, helpful, and easy to deal with. |
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This one is a SG Type III done by FL on one of the milled units. Looks and shoots fine. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/GuzziRider/MyAK025.jpg |
Their only problem is that they can't deliver any of their receivers. I've had one on order since March, and they keep telling me that the machine shot that makes them is backed up. Every month I call them and they tell me 30 more days...... |
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it took 2 months to recieve the FL reciever ... and as a note about filling in the markings, yes you can weld the logo up and smooth the welds where you cant see it ,,BUT a Russian type III reciever on the early guns was blued.. you cant weld or fill in the logo and blue it as it will show ... The blued finish on my kit was in great shape for its age.. worn ... the trick was to blue the Fl reciever to match the other pieces.. |
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