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If you were looking to have a little work done on a build, who would you use? I'm looking for someone to rivet a receiver and press and gauge a barrel. I want to do the rest of the work, but if the price is right I might just let them do the entire build. I don't want to wait months to have the work done. I'm looking to build a maadi battle rifle. I'm not going to paint it. I'm just going to assemble it.

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Aside from installing the trigger group and furniture, there's not much to building a kit beyond riveting the front and rear trunnions and trigger guard and pressing the barrel. I'm assuming you'll need to populate a virgin barrel? Is there an original barrel with the kit or is that the right assumption?

 

All the barrels I've seen come in the white, so you'll want to do something to finish it and wear it down to look old and match the parts. Otherwise it'll be a shiny silver barrel against the black of other metal parts. Same with the receiver, but that can be as simple as scrubbing it up with an abrasive pad. I know someone can chime in on the best method for both.

 

If you're not looking at sending it far away or waiting long to get it back, what are your qualifications for the builder you're looking for?

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Junk, I know you know somebody good. Who would you use to get it done quickly and correct? I don't mind paying, I just want a fair price. Sometimes you pay a lot because the builder is really good at refinishing the rifle. I'm not looking for that. Just some basic work.

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