I don't know. I can't even verify that the stamping is in fact a 17. My comment was merely an example, not research.... We need to keep bumping the post to the top so one of the milsurp guys sees it.
Most people I know speak highly of this business. I met the owner one day while at a local gunsmith's establishment. I haven't as yet made it in there, and I haven't heard anything but good things.
I bought one of these two weeks ago in Gainesville to put away for my son who's birthday is June 27th. I read the post heading and who wrote it and was really sick in the stomach till I realized what was going on...
Probably an odt trend... I have noticed when something particular is posted for sale, more often than not, another similar item appears. Monkey see and monkey do coincidence.
Is the inside diameter of a barrel that fires 7.62 x 39 .... also .303?... I'm curious as to whether common projectiles are usually .008 over bore diameter?