Hi everybody.
I bought an Ohioblacksheep economy water jacket and would like to put it on my 1917A1 to keep the original bronze end cap and trunnion in good shape. Also I don’t want to mess with soldering. I understand there are rivets to remove to get the old trunnion off? Do you just grind the head off and remove? I will have a gunsmith do the work but wanted to ask if there was anything special about bmg rivets. If it is fairly simple to switch trunnions do people switch back and forth from 1919a4 to 1917A1?
Also, is there a good way to put picatinny rails on this water jacket? Could holes be bored into the jacket to mount the rails? If so, how deep? You never know when you will need a flashlight or laser pointer on your Browning.
Has anyone ever painted the inside of a water jacket with a rust preventative like some kind of radiator paint? I wondered if it there was anything that would be a good rust inhibitor just in case. After assembly I might parkerize it to match the receiver. Thanks!
I bought an Ohioblacksheep economy water jacket and would like to put it on my 1917A1 to keep the original bronze end cap and trunnion in good shape. Also I don’t want to mess with soldering. I understand there are rivets to remove to get the old trunnion off? Do you just grind the head off and remove? I will have a gunsmith do the work but wanted to ask if there was anything special about bmg rivets. If it is fairly simple to switch trunnions do people switch back and forth from 1919a4 to 1917A1?
Also, is there a good way to put picatinny rails on this water jacket? Could holes be bored into the jacket to mount the rails? If so, how deep? You never know when you will need a flashlight or laser pointer on your Browning.
Has anyone ever painted the inside of a water jacket with a rust preventative like some kind of radiator paint? I wondered if it there was anything that would be a good rust inhibitor just in case. After assembly I might parkerize it to match the receiver. Thanks!