1. It’s billet. This means that’s it’s either heavier than, or weaker than, a milspec forged upper.
2. It’s billet, with a front end profile that doesn’t match the standard milspec profile. This means that many rails/handguards won’t fit on it.
3. It has no forward assist.
The upper is meh. As was pointed out above, cheap anodizing that is showing wear at the rear lug and charging handle that doesn’t match the wear on the rest of the receiver.
Anodizing is one of the ways that companies save money when building receivers. Milspec anodizing costs more.
That would be very easy. The .257 Roberts was a wildcat for decades, developed and loaded from 7x57 brass.
I’ve done it before on several other calibers. As you neck down the case, the brass thickens at/behind the case mouth. You may need to turn the inside of the case necks to reduce the...
The AI modification works well in a lot of different calibers. My elk rifle is in .280AI, and it gets me within 100fps of the 7mmRemMag with much less recoil and noise (although I use it suppressed), and better barrel life.
I won’t own a gun that just sits there.
If it were mine, I’d do whatever mods/changes/improvements needed to put it into a configuration that I would actually use.
Those old Wingmasters are my favorite pump shotgun.
When the process involves:
-complete disassembly down to every part and piece
-ultrasonic tank
-rinse
-bathe in anti-corrosion lubricant
-lubricate
-reassemble
-function check
it’s $100. Prices can vary, up and down, depending on exactly what work needs done.
If you bring the parts in...
Here’s a combination of steel, anodized aluminum, and plastic parts from a 1973 Ruger 10/22 after cleaning in our ultrasonic tanks. Before cleaning, these parts were caked with decades of powder and lead.