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Thank you for the info, this is exactly what I was looking for!

Thank you for the comments and information! Like I mentioned before, this is about learning and I appreciate any knowledge sent my way. Please keep the info, suggestions, and comments coming!
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And this is as far as I've gotten. Next step is metal finishing, testing, adjusting, and parkerizing.

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Made the mag box from scratch using photos. Also fabricated the front portion of the bottom metal that secures the receiver front. The real fun was trying to make a follower from scratch. I'm using a...

I received my barrel from PacNor and proceeded to thread/chamber. Worked out some pillars and completed the bedding. Even the pillars were a pain in the ***. I had to keep in mind that the rear...

Trued up the threads and face of the receiver, best I could. You can appreciate how off center everything is. Hence why machinists with vastly more experience and knowledge decided to scrap this. And...

Trued up the top and bottom of the receiver, milled in the slot for the scope base, including the dovetails near the front. Opened up the mag well. That geometry was very challenging to execute.

Bottom line, everything is off. But, after many hours of struggling, head scratching, researching, we're getting somewhere. I fully admit that the juice may not be worth the squeeze. But, the whole...

While working through each challenge and researching any information I could find, it became apparent that some of these receivers may not have been heat treated sufficiently. I could tell from...

This is when my excitement melted into a warm, steaming pile of disappointment. This bolt was not finished at the factory and I soon found out why. It became clear during the machining, the firing...

After over a year of searching, I was able to find a bolt. It took a while to find the correct bolt. Apparently one of the lugs is longer, which is different than your standard mauser-style.

A while back I got the bug to build a C3A1 clone from one of the PH M84 single shot receivers floating around out there.
Well, that's when the search for parts started to get real interesting. At...