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[Flying10uk]

If the bushes were silver soldered/brazed as well this could have been done post production as a repair or refurbishment because the bush was loose. If it was felt necessary to silver solder/braze as well as rivet the bush at the production stage I wonder why the bush wasn't simply welded to the tube?

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[Vincent]

If it was felt necessary to silver solder/braze as well as rivet the bush at the production stage I wonder why the bush wasn't simply welded to the tube?

Maybe they wanted to be able to replace the bushing without a lot of difficulty?

The barrel bushing is welded in the Carl Gustav M45 (Swedish K) and it doesn’t come out without a fight.