Thread: Self isolation gun projects

Day 2 and wet so most of the day in the workshop



Job 1 Test the paper patch jacket projectiles in the 500 express
Total success

Job 2 Harden and temper the Stevens 44 1/2 firing pins.
Pin 1 broke on the first shot. I think i went just past the straw colour when I tempered.
Pin 2 Worked just fine so I put the rifle back together and bore sighted the 6x Malcolm scope. It shot bloody well considering how stormy it was and the stock is hopeless and I need to lighten the trigger from the 8 pounds it's at.
Very happy to finally get this rifle shooting after a long list of jobs



Job 3 @Tentman s Stevens 38-303 which I have had for a while and done a number of jobs in it to finally get it ready to shoot.
Level 4 meant he sent me the cases rather than me send him the rifle.
So i worked with a range of dies to get some ammo assembled with 375 250 grain hard cast bullets. RL 7 30 grains and exactly 1800 fps.
Sights and stock not ideal for me hence the very ordinary group I shot and miles below the target. So maybe I will have to fit a much lower fire sight tomorrow.
It has a very nice bore and excellent trigger pull so I'm sure @Tentman will be able to shoot it much better than me.
But at least it all worked as hoped and he can finally shoot it himself after a very long patient wait for it all to come together