ORIGINAL: Doe Dumper
Call me stupid here but how much will that drilling and tapping job weaken the barrel? They look like pretty big holes...are they big enough to hurt the integrity of the barrel? It was definitely a cob job..lol....but thats a definite steal for that price...Id buy em all day long also...lol.
If it were me and I wanted to shoot that barrel I would simply lock tight some screws into those holes. They do look rather large. The bases I bought attached to where the rear sight was... But you're right, that is still a good deal. I throw a GMB on there and have a nice shooting rifle.