So my mate broke his Anschutz 520 using high velocity ammo. Feel a little guilty as i sold it to him but was all good when I did. Anyway want to help him out.
Any bright ideas, spares part out there or is she done?
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So my mate broke his Anschutz 520 using high velocity ammo. Feel a little guilty as i sold it to him but was all good when I did. Anyway want to help him out.
Any bright ideas, spares part out there or is she done?
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Does it need to be registered as 2 firearms now
So the alloy receiver has broken?
@gundoc
Bugger alright.
Unfortunately the harsh reality of the fatigue characteristics of aluminium alloys. They have no limit where a force doesn't fatigue them. They will fatigue and fail over enough cycles no matter the load. Although, I'm sure in most designs and applications they won't be in service long enough to reach that point.
I'm not familiar with this rifle but it looks like the bolt group must of been shock loading the end of the receiver, perhaps the recoil spring had weakened or was too light duty to manage the loading.
I doubt it's fixable without a new receiver.
Yep snap clean off. Apparently a common fault and not made of the best materials.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
chuck up some more photos if you can
Its stuffed.
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Din collings back in the seventys had nail boxes full of busted recievers in his workshop all replaced under warranty back then
Looks like you got yourself a parts gun
Can we see the other half of the break please
If the sides of the receiver have sufficient thickness, I imagine it would be straight forward to clamp the broken rear piece of receiver from the stock in position with the forward section and drill through both, one hole on each side, then tap a thread into the forward section and epoxy and screw both together with a high grade epoxy. Perhaps even making a steel cap on the rear section that the screws pass through and relieving and bedding it into the butt.
I had 1 like that, not fully broken- just cracked. Asked several skilled welders if it could be fixed, no dice. The 525 receivers will work and don't suffer the same problems, I could have got one at the time but a bit spendy at $350. I sold off the parts for around $200 and moved on. Italian junk to be fair.
He only dropped off this half unfortunately.
This was kinda my thinking, align, drill and tap with back up plate and possibly also fasten to back of rail. Need the other half to figure it out.
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I think your right. Any repair is not going to last long so probably not worth the effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by 00buck
He should just go buy new but i think the registration thing is holding him back.
This was my first thoughts, in construction we an expoxy resin; Hilti RE500, this stuff I use for all sorts of projectsQuote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
Hopefully no injuries? Metal fatigue. Cut your losses & bin it.
The Anschutz 520 has always been a problem gun and the zinc alloy receiver is just one of the problems. It is not repairable to an acceptable level and to use the appropriate German technological answer - Ist kaput! Now is your opportunity to go a buy a better semi-auto. Do not buy a barrel takedown model if you expect consistent accuracy.
Just saying, I'd make every effort to get it fixed. Destruction means it must be registered within 5 days, and all other arms items registered within 30 days.
Don't Bother with a Bubba on it Bobba
How does that work, it's no longer a firearm???Quote:
Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin
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Super glue and subs, she’ll be right
Or as they say in the land of its origin rovinatoQuote:
Originally Posted by gundoc
I've seen mention on American forums of guys attempting to machine up repairs. Not successful.
never knew annie made a takedown.
I didn't write the new legislation. Pretty sure a broken gun is still a gun.Quote:
Originally Posted by No.3
If it was ‘destructed’ how would ‘they’ know it ever existed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin
Just asking.
Because everybody is a law abiding citizen and would do what is required of them, no matter how silly, stupid, pointless, the rules and regulations are...Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
Grainy pot metal type alloy.
Yuck.
They don't/didn't. Made in Italy by Marrocchi (Marocchi?) and badged Anschutz.Quote:
Originally Posted by blip
In this case the receiver (or master part) is no longer - and is impossible to repair. The bolt probably still needs registration as a part?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin
Because photos were posted on a public forum... if someone cones asking pointed questions, things could get decidedly awkward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
