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Old 02-11-2008, 01:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Is This Repairable?

Just wondering if the damage done to the body is easily fixable or if Im going to be stuck with that damage.




The body was dropped with no barrel and are stress fractures.
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Old 02-11-2008, 02:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Really nothing you can do short of straitening it out and re anodizing.

If the barrel still threads in good and true, I would content myself with the damage. The cracks are likely more in the anodizing than they are in the aluminum. Use a sharpie to cover it up, and just keep the gun close to you. (that is, shoot it a lot)

Should be great so long as the barrel threads in and seats decently. If some smashed portion protrudes so that the barrel doesnt fully seat i would file it down and leave it alone.

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Old 02-11-2008, 02:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I guess I should of been more specific with my question. Could a machinist hack out the damaged parts without messing with the threads in the barrel or will it make it the metal around the threads too weak?
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Tarantula Mods and Manufacturing does some really great repair work.
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Old 02-11-2008, 03:05 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Thanks for the help guys.
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