Chris I have a feeling that the receiver is out of spec perhaps, it also looks like the wood is a little close to moving parts of the gun.
Don't mean to sound like an idiot, but when you say oprod binding on the stock handguard, do you mean the oprod (slide connected to the bolt right?) binding on the wood stock? or that cheesey metal handguard on top of the barrel in front of the chamber?
NWPilgrim: I think this thing really must be out of spec or something, I am not a gunsmith, but I certainly know how to avoid a gunsmith and take care of my guns as well as I can, and try and repair them when I am able, but this thing has got me completely stumped, and to go any further then this on a "repro" carbine doesn't seem worthwhile, you are right. thanks for the input
- zak