About to Drill and Tap 03 receiver for Warner & Swasey Scope

[oldhoodoo1]

I have a 1903A3 (UK deactivated) and if memory serves me correctly the receiver is ridiculously hardened steel. How anyone would ever drill and tap it I don't know? I seem to recall someone stating that only some of the A3 receivers were made this hard?

My friend just did it with no issues at all, of course he is set up for doing with the right equipment. Going to pick it up tomorrow! Of course this was a year 1911 receiver.

---------- Post added at 02:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:23 PM ----------

wow, alot of miss information.
no, they dont need to be heated or annealed,
using a good quality drill rod {carbide steel} and a mill , taking time to set up the action.
hard to do on its side.
iv drilled hundreds of 1903s. and have yet to use any heat to to get it done.

My friend had no issues at all with a 1911 manufactured receiver. I am picking it up tomorrow.

---------- Post added at 02:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:24 PM ----------

Well, for what I am doing I would rather not use the correct receiver. This way I think I am in between the 1908's and 1913's which prevents someone down the road trying to pass it off to a Noob as an original. I want it to look and feel original, but not be original. It's done, I am picking it up tomorrow.