Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

@Sideshow who did the bolt polishing? Have an X Bolt needing a polish. Also i have a 92 steel reciever BLR that wears a Holosun, and will probably machine a weaver rail -QD rings for swapping out a scope.

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

@Sideshow who did the bolt polishing? Have an X Bolt needing a polish. Also i have a 92 steel reciever BLR that wears a Holosun, and will probably machine a weaver rail -QD rings for swapping out a scope.Attachment 80482

Nice BLR there @ANTSMAN sorry but the build was carried out here in the UK. You could strip the bolt and send it to me I could get you a price and then send it back. When the ask what it is Ill tell em the truth. It’s a bolt

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

@Sideshow who did the bolt polishing? Have an X Bolt needing a polish. Also i have a 92 steel reciever BLR that wears a Holosun, and will probably machine a weaver rail -QD rings for swapping out a scope.Attachment 80482

Nice BLR there @ANTSMAN sorry but the build was carried out here in the UK. You could strip the bolt and send it to me I could get you a price and then send it back. When the ask what it is Ill tell em the truth. It’s a bolt

@Sideshow Nah, UK aye. Pretty sure I can sort it here. ��

@Sideshow who made the stock!? That is beautiful

@300_BLK one of my gunsmiths conections.
It told me it would be the last one as the guy a very good stock maker is very very slow
The main reason that it took two and a half years.
Sub contractors ah
As you can see from the blank the NZ walnut has quite a grey colour to it. Something to do with what's in our soil.
I wanted a more red dark dye so after the stocker had finished with the shaping I got the gunsmith to give it the old fashioned dye......
It's the same recipes that they use in all the London gun making houses.....he's even given me a little bottle of the stuff for when I scratch it up. Don't worry boys this one is NOT a wall hanger!
Just loading up the first fire forming loads now. Have some 162g pills and a whole tub of Trail Boss then it's off to the running boar at the local range. Once this wind dies down.
Looks like you had a bit of a blow down under too.

Does anyone know what a stock costs in nz to be made from a walnut blank?

I see Laurie Bradley still makes them.

Lots and lots. You won't get much/any change out of $2000

Shite, I am undercharging. With checkering , recoil pad and pachmayr low profile sling studs I charge less than 900. including the wood.

Very nice condition pre'64 on the left...made sometime after 1954 I would say. Admirable.

‘57, and it will be all but retired now that I have the later model trapper, which shoots pretty good.

Oldies but goodies.

Walnut and faded blued steel.
I just recently completed this set.

Winchester 1892 saddle ring carbine .44-40 half magazine 1916 production.
Winchester 1894 saddle ring carbine .32 Special half magazine 1903 production

Oldies but goodies.

Walnut and faded blued steel.
I just recently completed this set.

Winchester 1892 saddle ring carbine .44-40 half magazine 1916 production.
Winchester 1894 saddle ring carbine .32 Special half magazine 1903 production
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Boxing days sales have been and gone, 30% off, so my first Winchester lever, M94 in 3030.
Finally ran a box of rounds threw it, been cold -20 or more, bit fiddly to load with gloves and cold fingers.