Originally Posted by
gssixgun
We were discussing this in chat also, and one thing that puts me more toward the wear side, I am not saying the hot punch method was not used here, but I am saying that much of the oblong shape and oversize part is from wear.. The brass will wear on that steel, look at the side of the tangs and the wear from the brass bearing washers, also especially on the bigger older wedges there is some back and forth movement there also...
Sp perhaps there are actually two things at work here, the punched hole not being quite as tight nor exact, as a drilled hole allows for more play, which in turn allows for more wear????????:hmmm: