Ok, who did this? T53

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Re: Ok, who did this? T53

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steelbuttplate wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:52 pm I'm guessing the Chinese had Soviet PU sniper rifles ? He said the tang had been scrubbed, makes me think the Chinese recycled a PU receiver. I don't have a T-53 anymore, weren't they all low wall receivers ? Maybe it got some bad muzzle damage and they made a carbine out of it.
Possible vice marks on the receiver? I don't know since I've never rebarreled a rifle before, but they seem to uniformed to be random marks.
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Re: Ok, who did this? T53

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ffuries wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 1:18 pm
steelbuttplate wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:52 pm I'm guessing the Chinese had Soviet PU sniper rifles ? He said the tang had been scrubbed, makes me think the Chinese recycled a PU receiver. I don't have a T-53 anymore, weren't they all low wall receivers ? Maybe it got some bad muzzle damage and they made a carbine out of it.
Possible vice marks on the receiver? I don't know since I've never rebarreled a rifle before, but they seem to uniformed to be random marks.
You guys that have a T53 is it low wall?
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