Melting it is not such a problem, its getting it to puddle up right that's the trick.   

If I could only melt steel with fire, I'd be dangerous, PAX

Nice work, about the only thing I'm not a fan of is the high vis sights. They look a little out of place on an older rifle. Otherwise she's a looked. Hopefully she shoots as well as she looks.

  Yeah, I hear you there. I had considerable consternation over the sights. Keep it old world or go practical..... I kicked it around for a while. I have a copy of a folding leaf that would be similar to what was in the dove tail but the dove tail in the rib is way, way forward. I just barely cover it entirely with the front of the Rem ramp. So a notch way the heck up there would be impossible to find in low light. My top goal was to get the most accuracy out of the gun in hunting situations. When weighing that in, unfortunately, originality had to take a back seat. Those fiber optic sights sure do build confidence in a clean shot when there is only faint color on the western horizon. Here in TN I'm able to take 2 bucks and 3 antlerless deer during rifle with no permit or even license as on Land owner land. For 60 bucks I bought the life time everything Senior license anyway. TN is forcing me to put Venison in my freezer. Sitting in the woods idle for hours on end gives me the restless hebie gebies. THIS particular rifle gives me something to look at while I wait for a volunteer target. 

I'm thinking of using my sks paratrooper as a brush gun here in the Georgia woods as I know it's been used by many for many years
I've got my vz2008 that also chambered in x39 but much lighter wielding in the field so want to hear opinions of it for a brush gun
Like to hear some feedback from those familiar with

Was it over optimistic to expect that people that have slaughtered each other for centuries would simply lay down their arms and become friends just because people they've never seen signed a piece of paper they've never read?

I suspect there will be continued infractions from both parties.

As I said before, let's see where they're at in 9 months.

I said in another thread it wouldn't last 6 months. Apparently it's an on and off peace "deal" at the present moment. I'm assuming once the hostages and bodies are being brokered they'll play peace. After that I'm expecting an all out war.