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I think this falls under "gunsmithing problem"
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:02 pm
by Woftam
I've got no information other than the photo. But I would question the wisdom of doing it just to see what would happen as appears to be the case.
Re: I think this falls under "gunsmithing problem"
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:31 pm
by Niner
I have no idea what it means. Pretty good drill press and the hardness of the bit must have been above average though.
What kind of rifle do you think it was? If it was a rifle.
Re: I think this falls under "gunsmithing problem"
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:52 pm
by Woftam
Pretty sure its a P14. They were DP'd in this manner. Top handguard looks like a P14. Picture is labelled MilDPriflefired which would suggest a DP'd military rifle
Re: I think this falls under "gunsmithing problem"
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:19 am
by Aughnanure
Not dangerous to fire, providing that you don't look down the hole.

I once brought a P14 barrel that had been drilled right through the chamber back to firing condition by tapping the holes and screwing in plugs and then running a chambering reamer in to remove the excess on the plugs. We made the reamer to a cast of the chamber. Wouldn't have bothered except that the barrell appeared to be unused; I've seen a few near perfect P14s that had been DPed.