Quote Originally Posted by Rick the Librarianicon View Post
I have a 78,000 SA which has the same sear. I know that several years ago, it was thought that any sear with a "weep" hole was a later replacement. However, recent research seems to indicate that the hole was seen on earlier sears, as well.
Actually I have seen fewer "no hole" around, all the early examples I have seen do have the hole, maybe they were leftover production from the RB rifles, or maybe they continued making them for some time.