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Gunsmithing Need Help Identifying Bottom Metal ?

William_LXIX

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Jan 23, 2006
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(UT) Ooo-Tah
Hello,

I got this bottom metal in a trade, from another website.

It was listed as Unknown Bottom Metal with an Accuaracy International 10 round .300WM magazine.

I bought it, and found that I would have to inlet my HS precision stock to get the bottom metal to fit, and then lucked into an AICS 1.5 stock instead.

So now the bottom metal is extra parts for me.

Is this a BADGER ORDNANCE B5 BDM (*P/N 306-83M Long action, 300 Win Mag) ?

I only ask that, as the backside of the trigger guard is squared off - but it has NO MARKINGS on it, it is aluminum, the magazine well is shiney from the anodizing being worn off, and AICS .300WM mags fit very snugly.

The only other identifyer I saw are the DIAMONDS on the traction side of the magazine release...

4o3f.jpg Mag release

mfpy.jpg Bottom

lkqd.jpg Top

a8sn.jpg Side

Any help is appreciated.

~William
 
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I got a reply back from Colin:

It looks very similar to ours and our lever does have diamond
markings with no other engraving, etc . If it is ours, i am wondering how and
why it ended up with you?



Makes me wonder even more now...

~Will