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M1A1 bustle rack question (not the BRE)
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Texas, United States
Joined: September 26, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 09:41 PM UTC
If the EAPU is not fitted in the turret bustle, what goes over the opening in the mesh lining the floor of the bustle?

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jhoog59
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Florida, United States
Joined: November 13, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 08:07 PM UTC
More of the same mesh.
BroAbrams
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Joined: October 02, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 08:20 PM UTC
If the EAPU was never installed, the expanded metal mesh runs from end to end. The mesh is cut partially off and replaced with sheet metal during the EAPU installation.
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Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 08:24 PM UTC
*smacks head* I guess I should'a thought of that
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