The Lever Aficionados Thread

[tanqueray]

Who could I get to give it a clean up? It’s got a lot of surface rust but a shiney bore and the sights intact, and the wood work is solid

TJ on the other forum, he’s retired but good at that kind of thing. He’s in Pukete so not far from wherever you are.

[Carlsen Highway]

Unless its actually damaged I would leave it like it is. The only real thing to do with the metal work would be take the rust off using something soft like a brass bore brush and oil. (Sometimes the old patina is not actually rust just lost most of its blueing)

[MSL]

It’s definitely rust and plenty of it but not pitted

[Marty Henry]

Oil and a bronze brush as already sait. There is rust but also a lot of age patina visible. Removing that and or getting it reblued would drop its value considerably.

[Hutch]

Get some Big 45 frontier metal cleaner from workshop innovation. I got some to clean up some old 22s an old mate gave me for the boys, works a treat. Removes rust but does hurt any finish that may be left

[MSL]

When you say ‘finish’ I take it you mean bluing?

[Hutch]

Yup, or any patina.

[Hutch]

While you're ordering it get some Eezox as well.

[huntsika]

Quite a while ago @timattalon put the idea of rechambering a Baikal 18mh from 762x39 to 303 in my mind as an option.
This talk of ruger no 1s has bought it to the surface again has anyone done this and while it wouldnt be classy it might scratch that single shot itch and it does have a lever.

I’ve had Gunworks do this for me on a 7.62x39. Was in part forced on me when Baikal’s normally good (?) quality control let a rifle out of the factory with a grossly off-centre chamber.

Gunworks cleaned up the chamber nicely and converted the fiddly little extractor to one suitable (like a single shot baikal shotgun) which worked really well. Shot well as 303.

The baikal I had was one of the fancy ones with a walnut stock and nickel coated receiver. I also had Gunworks mount an old conetrol base with conetrol rings. It definitely had good ‘polished turd’ characteristics!

Even with a trigger job I never liked the trigger and I ended up selling it.

I intended replacing it and may still with a Ruger No1 in 303 - although I ended up buying one in 450/400 Nitro Express...

[tanqueray]

I’ve had Gunworks do this for me on a 7.62x39. Was in part forced on me when Baikal’s normally good (?) quality control let a rifle out of the factory with a grossly off-centre chamber.

Gunworks cleaned up the chamber nicely and converted the fiddly little extractor to one suitable (like a single shot baikal shotgun) which worked really well. Shot well as 303.

The baikal I had was one of the fancy ones with a walnut stock and nickel coated receiver. I also had Gunworks mount an old conetrol base with conetrol rings. It definitely had good ‘polished turd’ characteristics!

Even with a trigger job I never liked the trigger and I ended up selling it.

I intended replacing it and may still with a Ruger No1 in 303 - although I ended up buying one in 450/400 Nitro Express...

Need pictures!

[timattalon]

Need pictures!

The 375 H&H lets your shoulder know you have fired something a bit bigger....the Nitro must really tell you. Anyone else with a recoil fetish?

[tanqueray]

https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/hun...06df7a81a7c372

Always when I l’m not in a position to be buying.

[john m]

Me

[Smiddy]

308 takedown, had always thought I would suppress it but now I've got it I don't think I can bring myself to do it




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[timattalon]

308 takedown, had always thought I would suppress it but now I've got it I don't think I can bring myself to do it




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I did with my 30/06 and its up for a new home.....maybe. If keen see my latest started threads....



But they did not knurl the thread cap so if you use it without the suppressor you cannot tell that it has been threaded (Thread cap is off in the top picture because of this)