Working on my double dovetail MKI

[cal50]

Finally getting some play time and work done on my Bren double dovetail MK1. I opted to grab a BRP center section which cuts down the built time ( for me) quite a bit. Cut the gas cylinder section to length and milled both the center section and cylinder and welded them together.

Rear receiver heel was cut a little wide and thru the take down hole. Its welded and needs cosmetic clean up but I focused on the internal section.
The bolt and carrier do the "tilt test" and travel freely by its own weight. I built my DPM and RPD the same and they run super smooth.



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Some repair work in process~

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[tr63]

Great looking welds !! What type of welder are you using ? Mig / Tig etc. ?

[cal50]

TIG / MIller 180SD
ER70S-3 filler rod.

[SNAFU22]

Nice work cal50. Another piece of history being brought back from the scrap heap.

[cal50]

Last section~

[cal50]

Its one piece again.

[cal50]

Cleaned up some welds , making firing pin transfer bar...........
Will make it really pretty after its test fired and running 100%

[cal50]

Getting the parts together..............

[browningautorifle]

Nice woodwork.

[cal50]

Test fire day tomorrow !

I wrapped up making my "Lime" flavored striker group per print.
Striker is made from 4140 heat treated to 50Rc C , guide rod is 0-1 and tubes are stainless steel.

My MKI was a partial parts set missing a lot of small items and the farther I got the more parts I found out were missing but I think I got all of them now.


When I put firing group together and racked the slide and dry fired it I really thought the striker was weak and not going to snap a primer. To make sure I pulled a Wolf .303 round and chambered it and gave the wife and grand kid in the other room a heads up. It want "BANG" with a nice primer strike.
I had a big smile and they looked confused / condition normal.

The impact force and spring rate is deceiving and will find out tomorrow if it cycles.
Turkey day is coming up and I need to vacate my favorite work spot.

Pile of striker parts~




Test fired primer hit , very robust~




If it runs then I make it pretty~