Is this anything to be concerned about?  What is involved in getting it fixed?  I can see the little rivets where it connects to the receiver and they are loose (especially the rear two; one on each side).

Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Dave

I guess you could rig something up to support the inside of the bridge and receiver and peen the rivets to tighten them up.

Or take it to a good smithy who`d have all the proper tools.

But if its not falling off its probably OK

Personally I don`t think anything Indian made is or was up to our standards or quality, maybe when the Britts were in charge, but after that.....

I will add that if were mine, I would do one of two things. #1: take a drill bit the same size as the pin, one side first, center it and then drill down 1/16th below the charging bridge and then using a small wire feed welder, weld the pin to the charging bridge and then file off the excess weld followed by sanding and smoothing. Repeat for the other side.. Or #2: Remove the pin, one side only first. Making sure everything is inline,  tap the hole with the corresponding screw size.  Tighten the screw and then cut the remaining part sticking out off flush. Filing, sanding and smoothing everything out afterwards...

I had read elsewhere that this was caused by an overstressed receiver.  I did not really buy that explanation, but thought I would ask here first before I did anything.

Thanks again,

Dave

taken from a post on another forum by Peter Laidler,

"They were regularly loose and must be repaired. Hold it in place with a G cramp top to bottom. Drill a small hole down between the horizontal joint line, midway along. Countersink and then fill with weld. Clean off the weld, make good. Send through remainder of workshop system for full overhaul! That'll fix it for good. Done zillions of them!"

That was the standard procedure, you'll see dozens of them with the weld patches now you've had it bough to your attention! No1s & No4s both.