Charger bridge missing

[gerardjohnson]

How big a job is it to change a charger bridge on a No. 1 Mk III*? I would like to remove one from an SSA sporter and put it on a Lithgow that had it's charger bridge removed. One end was cut off and the rivets removed from the other. I'm far from being a gunsmith so I want to know if someone with no gunsmithing skills could do it, or would it be advisable to approach a gunsmith instead. Would the costs be prohibitive?

 

[flying pig]

Is the SSA otherwise ruined? Out of a Lithgow or SSA I'd want to fix up the SSA! Way less of them made.

Not sure if you could get the type of rivet they used to fix the charger bridge on the receiver or not. I'd think that would be the toughest part.

 

[scott585]

it is my understanding that the "rivets" are actually screws with the head ground off post tightening

 

[flying pig]

If Scott is right then it should be easy, drill and easy out then find the right screw and do the same to those heads when they are tight

 

[Cdn303]

No, I do believe that they are riveted. And as FP said, SSA rifles are more rare.

 

[enefgee]

Try asking on milsurps dot com - someone there will have THE answer, from first hand experience.