All Brass center feed body

[KMDPB]

If the brass punches/drifts I use are any indicator, I think you might want that steel clip in there.

It's really just a retainer for the spring it doesnt receive direct impact.

[GanonsGrin]

I don’t think you realize what sort of impact the bolt has inside the marker. I third the notion that you definitely need a steel piece inside to take the impact. It would be a sham to see such a nice looking project be rendered useless because of an intentional oversight.

Also, I think Ty Mcneer made a few of these on the old MCB but I don’t think he migrated over here. I would try and hunt down some of his old info if you could. I’m 99.99% positive he had the steel ring inside to protect his bodies.

[cougar20th]

2k9 Micromags were built without the washer and clips. They claimed due to the harder 7000 series (i believe) aluminum that it would survive. Lets just say it did not go so well. And they were soon sending people steel rings to put in before the spring. I feel even Its really just cheap insurance its worth it.

I know Xmagterror on AO made one of his Ule minimag bodies out of brass. It was to agd specs so it has the clip and washer.

[Jordan]

It's really just a retainer for the spring it doesnt receive direct impact.

It's a support for the spring, yes... but it also stops the bolt's forward motion.

Sure the bolt only weighs a couple ounces, but that weight gets slammed into it thousands and thousands of times a day when being used.

[Brokeass_baller]

Sorry to start a whole thing here. I'd just really hate to see such a beautiful project ruined by a preventable situation.

[Olsson]

Wrong forum. This should obviously be in the Dealers forum in BST.

[Cunha]

This is one of those cases where AGD knew what they were doing and everyone who ever tried to make an AGD body without that steel ring failed. Don’t fail.

[scottieb]

That thing is going to look even greater someday when it patinas.

[Brokeass_baller]

Like a fine wine 🤌