broken m48 mauser trigger guard/floor plate

[budman93]

Well crap, I just noticed that the trigger guard on one of my M48's is broken. I took it out of the stock the other day to clean off the remaining cosmo and I am pretty sure it was not broken before. It was stuck in the stock pretty tight with dried cosmoline and I had to pull on it pretty hard to get it out. I eased it out a little at a time and I don't think i pulled on it hard enough to crack it but it's cracked now. Dang it! I don't think it would be safe to shoot the way it is now. It is cracked partway through on both sides of the trigger guard/floorplate right between the magazine and the trigger guard. I guess I'm going to have to find a new one. Any ideas? I haven't been able to find a replacement online yet.

 

[budman93]

The only replacements i have been able to find are on ebay and one was modified and the other was all rusty.

 

[lee2]

jb weld. black paint.

 

[budman93]

jb weld. black paint.

Would that be safe to shoot? I mean I don't think anything catastrophic would happen but that is pretty much the only thing holding the action in the stock. I imagine some sharp recoil could finish that crack off.

 

[Alphabrew]

Tig weld it?

 

[lee2]

Would that be safe to shoot? I mean I don't think anything catastrophic would happen but that is pretty much the only thing holding the action in the stock. I imagine some sharp recoil could finish that crack off.

Your trigger guard is a non structural part.

 

[budman93]

Tig weld it?

Maybe, I have a buddy who could do that. It couldn't hurt it anyway because it's no good to me as it is.

 

[Jradack]

Tig weld it?

A good hot mig weld would burn in good too. Just not the junk flux cored mig.
They do have some in stock at numrich: http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/730040.htm

 

[Alphabrew]

A good hot mig weld would burn in good too. Just not the junk flux cored mig.
They do have some in stock at numrich: http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/730040.htm

On a weld that small I'd tig it to reduce the risk of a cold start from a mig.

 

[somd_mustangs]

Try these guys... micro-weld is the way to go but may be more expensive than a replacement. If not for this part, this may be helpful info for somebody else.

http://pullmanarms.com/gun_smithing_services/

 

[waterdog]

I may be able to help

Got an old Yugo Mauser i may be able to part with that part
Let me know

 

[Dave91]

Come on, Budman. What's with you and these Yugo's? First the SKS and now this. I would try to fix it first with one of the methods mentioned, then buy a replacement if it breaks. It seems really cheap that it would break like that.

 

[budman93]

Come on, Budman. What's with you and these Yugo's? First the SKS and now this. I would try to fix it first with one of the methods mentioned, then buy a replacement if it breaks. It seems really cheap that it would break like that.

Yeah my luck with the Yugo's hasn't been the best. I have a friend who can tig weld it so I will probably try that first.

I think I about have the SKS fixed though so there is that . Only one broken Yugo at a time.