The aluminum breech went together without any real problems--that alone left me filled with wonder and amazement. Gonna shoot it for a while before deciding what to do with the shroud. The blank aluminum tube seems to beckon for some kind of adornment. Sprayed the grips with a couple coats of truck bed liner. I actually made a pair of wood grips, but I didn't think they fit with the black and silver colors. The Tasco ProPoint dot carries the color theme. Shoots great, but I have a feeling that this will be one of those project guns that evolves every couple months and is never truly finished. I already miss not having a bolt hold open. Next time it's apart, the loading bolt is getting a rare earth magnet.
May throw together a short post showing those aforementioned grips if there is any interest.
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