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Originally Posted by
enbloc8
Inch pattern receivers have been made intermittently (and of varying quality) by several American manufacturers.
DSA is probably the best known; their early
Australian-pattern examples (made by a subcontractor called LMT) were of excellent quality, while their in-house examples (both Australian and
British pattern) have been hit and miss.
Two now-defunct companies, Entreprise Arms of California and Coonan Arms of Minnesota, also made inch pattern receivers in the past. Outside of early Entreprise examples (also made by a subcontractor, also excellent), they tended to be problematic, ranging from "minor issues" to "blatantly unsafe".
IMBEL of
Brazil (a legitimate FAL manufacturer) produced semi-automatic versions of metric Type 3 receivers for the US market in the 1980s. Century Arms had some of them cut to accept inch pattern mags for their "R1A1" rifles (assembled in
Canada from a mixture of inch and metric parts), and some have machined the British-pattern profile cuts into those receivers. Many consider that the best option for building a proper-looking British rifle today,
I have two Imbels built as L1A1's (The Aussie clone in the OP, and an NZ clone with black plastic furniture.) and one DSA made up as an STG58.
I went hunting for the Imbel receivers as they were recommended to me as the best ones to build a kit on.
The old DSA STG is a great rifle, it's 20 years old, but apparently DSA receivers are no longer to be trusted.
I chose to have these built to accept metric magazines, as I own a supply of metric magazines.
All personal choice.
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07-21-2023 05:29 PM
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I noticed something on your rifle that's out of spec. You need to check and change out the body locking catch to a longer one. The locking catch lever should not bear on the recoil plate of the trigger mechanism housing when closed. There should be a slight clearance. The catches came in three different sizes if memory serves. I have a few copies left of the EMERs for these rifles if you like to read. It's the bible for working on them. Graham at ARS bought one from me years ago at SAR West in Phoenix if memory serves. He should be paying more attention to detail. I have a few locking catches here. If you tell me what size yours is, I may be able to help.
Brian
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I meant Mark not Graham.
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