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hammie · July 10, 2013, 11:01 AM

@MIKEIRWIN: Like you, I always thought it was a casting. Powdered metal technology was still in its infancy in 1964, and I've been skeptical that a receiver could be made with the necessary tensile and shear strength for that application. However, I'm not a metallurgist.

I've never found an authoritative source for the casting versus sintered metal question in the post '64 receivers. Apparently you did. Thanks for setting the matter to rest.

July 10, 2013, 11:01 AM	#18
hammie Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Location: Temple, TX Posts: 959	@MIKEIRWIN: Like you, I always thought it was a casting. Powdered metal technology was still in its infancy in 1964, and I've been skeptical that a receiver could be made with the necessary tensile and shear strength for that application. However, I'm not a metallurgist. I've never found an authoritative source for the casting versus sintered metal question in the post '64 receivers. Apparently you did. Thanks for setting the matter to rest.