Still Safe to shoot?

[badbrass]

Would this weaken the action ring? O Bubba?

 

[monkeycanada]

Yes it weeks the action a little but I would be OK with still shooting it

 

[BUSHMAN79]

Wouldn't worry about it. The action sides are more critical than the ring on a Lee action. That must have been for a rare, experimental sniper scope, huh?

 

[Pblatzz]

Oh god...........sweet !@$&%!!.

should be fine....

 

[tiriaq]

Saw a number of those in the North. Haggled dovetail, rust.

 

[badbrass]

Could a guy weld it up closed with lower heat on the welder, and then grind it smoth?

 

[Infanteer90]

Welding with a lower amperage may help reduce the size of the heat affected zone but you still need enough heat to melt the base metal.... someone with more welding experience will probably have a better idea but I don't think that the type of steel used to manufacture these rifles is affected too much by the welding process. Am I correct?

 

[Cocked&Locked]

If you weld you WILL anneal the area you have welded. The only question is how much of the area. Tig would be the ideal process, and ideally again, pull the barrell and screw in a large brass plug to act as a heat sink. Wrap the back of the action in wet towels.

The easier idea is to make up a dummy dove tail piece slightly over size, tap it in, then file it to match the original contour and touch up with cold blue or parkerize.

Strength wise i wouldn't worry about that cut at all, but wow, don't you wish you could slap the bubba who did that?