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Old March 19, 2013, 09:50 PM   #18
James K
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I have seen several crushed. A couple were done when wannabe gunsmiths clamped the frame in a vise, another when an attempt was made to stake it without supporting it. Not common, but not unheard of, either.

FWIW, the reason for the staked in tube is not so it can be replaced, though that is a benefit. It is to make milling the frame forging easier, the same reason the ejector is not part of the frame. Ruger casts its frames so it is not a big decision to make the tube part of the frame and mill around it, but with a forging, those little "bumps" make a lot of difference in machine time.

Jim
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