Well, it works. I have a supply of stainless steel shim stock, but I could never get it tinned with solder. I then used a scrap of a Mason jar lid that was the correct thickness, tinned both the wearplate and steel scrap, bound them together with thin wire and applied heat. Trimmed the new surface and the top lever is nicely right of center. We'll see how it holds up knowing the steel is very soft. Now to see how it can be done on a gun with no wear plate. This took all of 10 minutes.
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