Thread: Self isolation gun projects

Originally Posted by akaroa1

You just have to love inleting octagonal barrels into fore ends

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I reckon I might like it more than most people if my eyes don't deceive me . . .

Originally Posted by Tentman

I reckon I might like it more than most people if my eyes don't deceive me . . .

It's just an old thing a client dropped off years ago !
I think he's dead !
Or he's forgotten he even owns it

But it had without doubt the ugliest fore end I have ever seen and it had huge vice Mark's in the wood

My two per hates.
People putting gun parts in engineers vice without jaw protectors
People buffing firearm parts ... especially actions and octagonal barrels

Originally Posted by akaroa1

It's just an old thing a client dropped off years ago !
I think he's dead !
Or he's forgotten he even owns it

But it had without doubt the ugliest fore end I have ever seen and it had huge vice Mark's in the wood

My two per hates.
People putting gun parts in engineers vice without jaw protectors
People buffing firearm parts ... especially actions and octagonal barrels

We presume he is in fact alive & lives in "Invervegas" ?

Originally Posted by Scout

We presume he is in fact alive & lives in "Invervegas" ?

I doubt anyone would admit to owning a rifle with a fore end that ugly

He might come out of the closet when this is complete

Cell phone chargers work well - low voltage low amperage kinds. Probably will rub someone the wrong way saying that, but does work.

Also nice because it won't get too aggressive and start eroding the good metal too quickly.

Having a residual current device/RCD is a good idea as well... less likelihood of electrocution

Went with natural finish with tru oil instead,couldn’t be arsed with darker stain in the end too much hassle to get any with the lockdown.2coats tru oil so far.

Only rifles come out if the closet here (don't tell the po-po)

Was talking to mrs about 22s asking if she found her one ok it's a savage mk2 she said it was alright but the bolt seemed a bit not nice to cycle so I had a look it felt about as good as a new norinco all gritty and not nice so I stripped the trigger and stuff of it some of the machining I had to draw file and then I set to with some wet and dry polishing everywhere it had been machined taking all the burs off its totally transformed into a nice slick action now

He can come out of the closet now

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All done and still shoot pretty good.
Reshaped the forearm and around the pistol grip to fit my hand better 'got rid of the barrel band and it shots better,bedded the first 2in of the barre and floated the rest,and drilled out a lot of wood from under the recoil pad to,lighten it all up..those 22s are heavy...this is shooting CCI subs,want to try out some velocitors as they shot wel in my other .22s and kill ie the hammer of Thor on small game I have found.but bit loud for around the house,will try them on the neighbors farm next week.

Started making a heavy duty spring loaded tapping guide.
I have to do some 7/8th tapping into a double rifle mono block so I wanted something with some grunt.

Made from old center fire firing pin and spring
New ss body

Finished the Stevens 44 1/2 fore end after 20 coats of schaftol

My mobile phone images don't do it justice

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Finished the Stevens 44 1/2 fore end after 20 coats of schaftol

My mobile phone images don't do it justice

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that fairly oozes class and workmanship.

Finished the heavy duty spring loaded tapping guide
And also made a grunty tap spanner to swing the big tap that will thread part of the mono block

I just knocked this up for a mate as his rabbit control rifle. It is a .22 BSA 12/15 target rifle, barrel shortened to 20" and a Parker Hale suppressor fitted, left receiver wall cut down for loading (he is a lefty), Weaver base and Bushnell 4-10x scope with trajectory compensating turret, check piece removed from stock, fore-end shortened and reshaped. Zeroed it yesterday at 50 metres. It is capable of consistent head shots on rabbits at 100 metres.