Thread: 5.6x57 single shot project

Certainly like what you have done Makka very nice you could always add other calibres if required I had the 12g plus .22 rimfire all it took was simple offset barrel holder and a bit of time. looking forward to seeing how the checkering goes so far the gun looks a smasher.

If I could find some more barrels then I would definitely build up some more calibres, but that seems easier said than done!
I have a 308 barrel sitting there ready to machine down when I do find another Baikal barrel

If every Baikal 12g barrel fitted the same could be offering different calibres for owners, the one I showed had the barrel offset but the last one I did was concentric but I had the firing pin hole offset and had the firing pin offset to the rest if the pin, was also able to utilise the extractor but doing it that way I had to for go the 12g. One of the forum guys had a stack of unused still in grease 16.1mm diameter Anschutz.22 barrels just over 16” in length, wish I had got a few I would do a few more, the one piece holder could be aluminium and just the lock need be steel, rattle a few out at a time. Still have drawings if anyone wants them. I still like the single shot aspect.

I'd be interested to see the drawings for sure

.22 and .17 could be quick interchangeable barrel pinned in barrel, the drawing was just a quicky for my job making it and shows it being offset the photos show the concentric one just using 12g barrel which was up and firing in a couple of days, I would have made a proper holder for it but I had a few hares to quickly dispatch.

Looks good! Maybe I could just make a monoblock instead of finding old barrels to stub.

A bit more progress, I glued on and shaped the ebony grip cap, just need to round it over now.

More sanding and some water to raise the grain

Time for a few of the finishing touches before I get into the fine sandpaper, I wasn't quite sure what to do with the step in the action but I think this'll end up looking ok

Sealer coat of oil on

But how does it shoot????

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

But how does it shoot????

not as well as I had hoped with the 75eldm's but I knew they would be a stretch with q 1:9 barrel.
I have just loaded up some 73elds's and 62gn Gold Dots to test and have to pick up some 74gn Targex's off Tahr at some stage to try as well.

I would back the Targex. Gold Dots are dodgy things to get to shoot.