Hondo44 I tried to message you but it would let me send pictures so I'll just post up my questions. I'm not really sure what you are trying to tell me. The lanyard hole isn't a concern for me so if that would need to be welded up or cut out I'm fine with that in my venture for a round butt.
The front has plenty of room for any kind of grinding or shaping. The rear is limited because of the serial number.
I lined up a set of ahrends round butt grips and there is no way to just grind to shape in the rear. It would cause the separation of the frame and not to mention almost completely losing the serial number. Here are some pictures and ideas I'm throwing out here to see what everyone thinks.
The blue is where the serial number is. The red is the possible cuts.
To cut the backstrap and move it inward I don't think will work as there isn't enough room to physically do that. The serial number is only a 1/4" off the back of the frame.
My idea is cut from the rear forward just under the pin for the grips. Then to cut straight up from the bottom. Then a small slice possibly in the back bottom corner to allow variations in angles when the back is move forward. Then cut the lanyard hole out and move the back strap forward along with the bottom and serial number. Weld up the cuts and then there should be enough material in the back to grind the round butt.
Maybe this is what you meant Hondo44 and I miss understood.
What do you guys think?
I included a bare photo of the frame. Feel free to draw on it any ideas of how I can accomplish this. Thank you!
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