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Posted: 7/19/2005 7:59:27 AM EDT
After stocking up on kits and tools, I finally got to work with my first rivet build. It started as a Centerfire "shooter grade" Romy, but the barrel was pretty rough, so I swapped the barrel for a $40 Tapco barrel (when they had them). Went together much easier than any other build, riveting really is where it's at--I had previously welded them together. She's all headspaced and ready to test (it cycles and ejects rounds perfect). I painted it with MolyResin, but didn't take a pic yet. The receiver is kinda rough from the fiber pad on the die grinder getting it ready to smooth out  
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The backdrop is just the rifle in a Craftsman chair in the garage and the image turned 90 degrees  I really like the battlefield look, it looks pretty good right now with paint, but I need to rough it up to expose more of the metal. I'll probably just end up abusing it to naturally make it look beat up. |
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