The first [...]]]> Pete, a friend of Gun Lab, was at the last Knob Creek show and picked up a PE-57 kit and repair section. He was nice enough to send me some pictures of the repair part and I thought I would add a few pictures of my AMT rifle to give you a comparison.

The first thing I have to say is that I am not beating up on the guy that made this repair section. This receiver is very complex and if made with the correct steel would be very difficult to press. With out having a progress stamping set up I think he did a descent job.

I also did not have the repair section here to measure.

the ejection port still needs to be cut out and formed

His bend looks a little rough.

Everything seems to match up when pressed together

The most glaring issue I see is the caming surface.

On the original weapon it is a clean and precise bend.

This one looks to have a not so clean surface and a dimple in it.

Who ever made this put a great deal of work into it. It does need a re-press to clean it up.

I would like to hear from people that have used this repair section to build up a rifle.

Side view of the cut away.

A great picture of the parts break down.

A really nice shot of the pistol grip and [...]]]> Dale, a friend of Gun Lab, did a great write up on the SIG PE-57 cut away rifle. With his permission here are a few of the great pictures that he took.

Side view of the cut away.

A great picture of the parts break down.

A really nice shot of the pistol grip and fire control mechanism.

If you have not do it yet you should go over and check out his entire article. It is well do and the pictures alone are worth the visit.

http://theswissriflesdotcommessageboard.yuku.com/topic/15158/The-Stgw-57Fass-57SIG-510-Instructional-Cutaway#.WJnS9_JiNJL

He is currently working on a write up on the Hakim cut away rifle. An information that you can provide for him would be appreciated