AK receiver reinforcement plates

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It is the receiver reinforcement just ahead of the trigger .
I am going to use the low temp silver solder which goes at about 600F . This is below the critical temp for carbon steels . I know that the surface area of the faying surfaces will give a much higher bond strength than 6 or so spots which can actually concentrate the stresses , and also be possible crack starters . JB weld just does not have the tensile strength or malleability to perform in this type of situation . It will look good , but when it will really be needed to prevent distortion guess what .It will fail miserably .

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I installed a steel sidemount for the scope bracket which I think does the same job as the reinforcement so I will not do the plate thing at this point . But I am definitely going to do something with the trigger . I just cannot stand all that creep . For the ratatat-tat thing creep is not a problem but for controlled fire it is no good . I sort of like to know when the trigger will break and the less perceived movement the better . Ideally you should just think bang and its gone . I know that I will not get a glass break but I believe it can be made pretty good . The one thing in its favour is that the hammer is held pretty high so there is not too much pressure on the sears which should make it easier to fine tune . First I am going to study the whole contraption a lot and pick all the brains that I can find . Sooner or later I will figure it out and do something that will work