The "patient" (an Interarms Mini Mk X in 7.62x39):
One of the biggest reasons for the "surgery":
That kind of barrel contact is NASTY and needed to be fixed.
The "surgical implements":
Barrel channel relieve:
Recoil block and rear of the tang:
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Post-op:
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