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It looks like a live pilot with a bushing that is retained by a cir-clip or o ring instead a screw. No first hand experience just what I could glean from the photo.

Look at the offerings by micro 100 they work very well. I also bought a small dia solid carbide bar that takes an insert it works equally well.

http://www.curtiscustom.com/product/mini-m16-extractor-kit/ https://www.longriflesinc.com/products/lri-m-16-extractor-for-remington-m700-style-bolts?variant=19453763551325 Defiance will require a call but I think I got some from them as well

Defiance, PTG, LRI and Curtis Customs Im sure there are others as well

GIA looks stressed

I have had good results with the hi force and comet flux. I abrasive blast the bolt and the ring and clean thoroughly with acetone. Once the parts are clean i flux and then bring each part to temp slowly so as not to scorch the flux, apply solder in order to tin each part. Once you have the...

It Is a ROCKWELL 25-209 14x42 engine lathe. That is an adjust tru chuck should be fairly simply to get it trued up. Check to see if the speeds will change as it should, the drive assembly on these can be temperamental

Did a little research and found one of the 2 planes from when I was a kid, completely restored.

There was an airplane "graveyard" on my paper route when I was a kid. The guy had 2 of these twin fuselage Mustangs. One was in disrepair the other was pretty complete looking. Pretty rare birds from what I could gather

5C collets ?? The biggest size is 1 1/16th This may prove problematic for some barrels

Ive used an 8-40 fillister head screw loctite into place. Turn it flush. drill and ream to proper size for your pin. You can turn the FP in the lathe of grind it with a spin fixture.

You could bed he base

Gunrunner auctions

Clothes iron on the block

I dont think you will be able to knurl the barrel ext. They are pretty hard