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Just tig tac it to the receiver
Hmmmm, ...... Naah :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Spanners
Looks like I have already scared away one gunsmith with this thread, if I start mentioning welding the lug I suspect several others may join in...
Why not? It's just to stop it rotating and keep it in position.
A dab of silfos on the receiver side under the action wood do same job
There are a number of ways to do it better, but it's a 788 and $500 to get machine work done on 2 barrels and get fancy with it... You've got limited factors before you start
Existing barrel should not need rechambering, maybe a tweak or 2 on tennon and shoulder to get headspace ok for specific torque.
Cradle would be some fly-cutting on a block to get receiver profile, drill hole for front action screw, and mill slot for lug, no need to start messing with the action.
Barrel #2 was $100
Re thread, chamber etc $250 (only part of the build that I am paying commercial rates for)
Materials for action wrench & cradle $50 ?
Machine time for wrench and cradle $100 ?
Barrel vice I can do from some oak and bolts I have in the workshop.
Only thing left is go/no-go gauges for both calibers as a safety check after swopping.
Visa card=Blaser!!! Job done:D
bloody shit phone
For what its worth..
I don't think that I would build a switch barrel rifle on a conventional action for non target/range use. If I did, I would definitely have two scopes and detachable ring setups that provide the best chance of consistent re-zero. While that works for my R8 because said mounts are fixed to the barrels, the same can't be said for your proposed setup.... you might have to re-sight every time anyway.
What I have found in the past, is that any requirement to re-sight a rifle for a change in bullet load etc, is nothing but a curse even if the range is only 10 minutes away. Not so much a problem if we are talking about range rifles obviously, but for hunting/varmint set ups... just a curse.
Even with the Blaser, I have ended up with dedicated scopes for each barrel to avoid that..
Appreciate what you are trying to do and for the money involved it may be worth a crack, but it may well be something that you get sick of quick enough....
Blouser:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by ebf
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Oh comon, you've not heard that one yet?:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by username
Na sorry i generally keep out of discussions i know nothing about and blasers are a topic i know effall about. Could you not own 2 sako 85 for the price of a Blaser?
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Dunno? maybe? Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by username
I could own 1 blouser with two barrels for 2 sako 85s = 2 all
Or 1 blouser and 4 barrels for 3 sako 85s = 4/3 in the blouser's favour.... :D
and it gets better after that...
And, I owned multiple 85's......dont have any left.
Still got my R8 :)
Must stock up on washers though........and faces apparently.
where do you buy those washers....mine's missing....:thumbsup:
Mitre 10, plumbing isle
Here's a pic of my switch barrel , needs a vice and action wrench & torque wrench .
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ps94945614.jpg
Single pin in the recoil lug. Scott at SSRNZ did the work. Wrench is a Davidson.Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
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Originally Posted by ChrisF
Nice rifle.....
Here is a photo of my vice, action wrench and torque wrench.... :D
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Yeap ,
And the new AIs use a smaller allen key than that , to do their barrel swaps , and its held inside the stock cheek piece .
What are the calibers Chris ? Having trouble zooming on the pic ....
Call me ignorant, but assuming you had chambered and correctly head spaced barrels, and you had a barrel vice, action wrench and a torque wrench wouldnt that essentially render every rifle on the planet (exaggeration for effect) a switch barrel rifle Chris?
Good to see they're learning. Hopefully they avoid the plastic washersQuote:
Originally Posted by ChrisF
RIGHT ,
Different design and materials than the blasers , IF AIs where mostly plastic , they would weigh a lot less , they are not a lite hunting rifle thats for sure , then they where not designed to be.
As to washers , they do use them , they are 0.6mm thick and brass I think , they have 4 , and they seperate the action body from the alloy chassis/frame , this allows a small gap for the glue/epoxy to sit .
AI actions use 4x bolts to hold them into the chassis .
Not quite , most AIs ( exception was the AE , no longer made ) , donot have a seprate recoil lug , so like some custom actions , there is not way a seperate recoil lug , pinned or otherwise to move or fall out , during barrel change .
Also like a lot of target rifle actions , the AIs have a very long barrel thread in ( tunion ) , its 38mm long , most sporters are only 13mm , the Rem is abit longer at 0.75 or approx 18mm , so that and the fact that the action is solidly ( 4x bolts ) , and permately bonded/glued into the alot chassis/frame .
In short the action & chassis are bonded together for ever , all other stuff is removable & replaceable , from the locking ring insert inside the action & bolt ( either just the head or complete body ) .
IF the locking ring gets too worn , simple , pull barrel out & then just push the ring out , new ring & bolt and the rifles back to like new , a shooting range in the USA , had over 100,000 rds thru a AI AW , they had done the nromal barrel changes every 10k , so 10x barrels , and towards the end of that 100k , it broke a small pin that holds the bolt stop catch in place , BUT that did not stop the rifle from firing and being able to use .
The new AIs , have the same long thread in , but you just thread them in hand tight and then snug up a small allen head bolt & its done .
RE the blasers , the Aussie Army use the 338LM model , and was out into service with out the usuall trialls , ie emergency issue , word is they have had some trouble ie blow ups ?
Later Chris
Chris, you are a strange yet entertaining man. I look forward to reading your posts :)
As for one of your earlier posts in this thread, the idea that an AI or a TRG M10 or a DTA would make an ideal varmint rifles is akin to me suggesting that an aircraft carrier would make an ideal fishing platform around the coromandal. Not technically incorrect but almost absurd enough to qualify.
I've not come across someone that so embraces the whole Mil thing before. I find it interesting and entertaining.
Please don't stop :)
I'm sure the local scout brigade gets the same riveting monologue every fortnight too. The advantages of an overly heavy and impractical (for 95% of all scouting activities) tactical woggle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Proudkiwi
Back in the Uk I had a Savage with 308,243 and 22/250 barrels.Swapping them out involved dropping the stock and removing the scope which meant rezeroing everytime.I just stuck with the 243 in the end,it was easier.
Sell the lot and get a Rossi Wizard in 2 calibers for $399.. Or 3 for $550
It belongs to me. It is a maxberry tube rifle (Barnard action). He switched the barrel over for me to .308 in 5 mins and I took it out to the range the next day and shot a 1/2" 5 shot group at 400 yards with it!!! I'm confident the switch barrel system works but my one concern is that the threads could wear out if you were changing barrels often. I will be keeping it .308 for a while until I possibly move on to f open so that is not a issue for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
