Thread: Self isolation gun projects

Ran out of epoxy yesterday which has stalled my Tikka CF stock project, however I had this Marlin stock project that needed dremelling to inlet that I hadn't attacked for a while. Used a bit of Kevlar material in this stock. Quite different to work compared with CF.


Need to inlet the forend tomorrow. Thinking of making it a one piece unit with an incorporated CF feedtube.

One last burst in the workshop before I go back to work at level 3

A very custom scope mounting rail
Quite a lot of machining doing the top side
Tomorrow the barrel profile and taper to do on the bottom

My portable shooting bench (takes down to "flat") worked pretty good but I'm always looking for improvements . . .

So in the past the shooter sat on a separate stool, but I got to thinking and looking at other designs that if the seat was connected to the bench the shooters weight could contribute to stability.

An afternoons work with some basic tools( poor old jigsaw which gave its last gasp for this job, I think my old Dad who has since passed gave me it as "very used" about 10 years ago), some ply that was lying about and a wee bit of swearing, produced this:



The seat adds considerable stability to the bench, I'd rate it about 95% of a concrete one now.

@Tentman will like this

Done properly this time

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@Tentman will like this

Done properly this time
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Man @akaroa1 - you've excelled yourself this time, that looks shit hot . . . I really like how everything is now beautifully proportioned, that 7/8 Alaskan scope was made for the wee martini's

Now all I have to do is scheme up an excuse to whip up half the island to collect it! And order that box of factory ammo I found

Originally Posted by Tentman

Man @akaroa1 - you've excelled yourself this time, that looks shit hot . . . I really like how everything is now beautifully proportioned, that 7/8 Alaskan scope was made for the wee martini's

Now all I have to do is scheme up an excuse to whip up half the island to collect it! And order that box of factory ammo I found

I'm looking forward to finding a mid 20th century rifle worthy of putting my own Leupold Alaskan scope on

I guess it might also be a martini
But finding interesting ones like that 218 bee isn't easy

holy freakin WOW.....that is an awesome job.

As mentioned on my other thread I have been working on a fairly old Savage 22 single shot bolt action.

I steamed out those dings that could be steamed out and sanded the stock several time using progressively finer sandpaper and finishing off with bronze wool, I dampened the stock between sandings to get the best effect.

Despite suggestions to the contrary I used raw linseed oil ( it’s all I had and with lockdown couldn’t get any boiled stuff) but I thinned it with turps - meths was a fail. I’ve done two coats.

It’s turning out really well so far.

The barrel was a mess externally but I’ll attend that

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

As mentioned on my other thread I have been working on a fairly old Savage 22 single shot bolt action.

I steamed out those dings that could be steamed out and sanded the stock several time using progressively finer sandpaper and finishing off with bronze wool, I dampened the stock between sandings to get the best effect.

Despite suggestions to the contrary I used raw linseed oil ( it’s all I had and with lockdown couldn’t get any boiled stuff) but I thinned it with turps - meths was a fail. I’ve done two coats.

It’s turning out really well so far.

The barrel was a mess externally but I’ll attend that

Update to the above:
The barrel had lots of surface rust and scratches on the outside plus somebody had sanded the outside lengthwise with what I can only guess was 80 grit sandpaper or emery.

So, I used various grades of wet & dry paper to tidy up the outside, I couldn’t get rid of some of the original scratches despite over an hour plus of study effort but minimized them considerably, I then finished off by holding a Scotchbrite pad wrapped around the barrel and rotating the barrel while moving the pad from breech to muzzle slowly,

It sort of looks like a stainless Damascus barrel in some lights!

Looks OK from two metres away but any closer and you can still occasionally see the odd original longitudinal scratch from the 80 grit.

Then I gave the stock another go of linseed oil, it’s nice a dark, I now regret not taking a ‘before’ pic of this rifle.

Laid this up over the last week. Tomorrow I'll see if it'll break open.
Two options:
A, I've made a mould for a howa mini action.
B, I've entombed a howa stock in fiberglass.

Originally Posted by Joe_90

Laid this up over the last week. Tomorrow I'll see if it'll break open.
Two options:
A, I've made a mould for a howa mini action.
B, I've entombed a howa stock in fiberglass.

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Hey - make sure you keep us updated on this one, watching with interest!

Running out of quality lockdown time

So new posts and backing board on the 200m range and a bit of scrub cut that was starting to encroach


There's a solid permanent bench in a small gap in the bush edge here


And then off to do the same on my 400m range which has a heavy shooting bench built on a massive macrocarpa stump


It's a long way over there and you need to know where to look to see this bench



Both these ranges are perfectly flat bench to target but a long up and down through the farm between them
I haven't been shooting the big toys during Level 4
But I'm all set up now and expect a few friends to visit at L2

Finally got my horseback hunting rifle a new stock from a bloke off the thread, have fitted side mounted sling mounts, took a file to the scope rings to take any catch of the left hand side so I can sling it over my back will riding.
Will now go see if it needs to be bedded, fit didn't seem perfect but it only has to accurate to a point, probably glass bed it anyway as I won't be happy with it otherwise.
Might work the profile down a we bit too, I'm a fan of the slim forend.

Originally Posted by William

Finally got my horseback hunting rifle a new stock from a bloke off the thread, have fitted side mounted sling mounts, took a file to the scope rings to take any catch of the left hand side so I can sling it over my back will riding.
Will now go see if it needs to be bedded, fit didn't seem perfect but it only has to accurate to a point, probably glass bed it anyway as I won't be happy with it otherwise.
Might work the profile down a we bit too, I'm a fan of the slim forend.

Let’s see some pictures!!!