Thread: .22 project

I'd be checking the bore before starting on any externals. Give it a good scrub with a brush and solvent and make sure it aint gone as rusty as the outside.

good advice it may be a fancy fire poker or billy lifter

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

good advice it may be a fancy fire poker or billy lifter

haha...you're not related to Crump are you Barry

no but I used to have a few beers with him in the old Royal hotel in Opotiki - no I say that about a fire poker out of practicality - a really top gunsmith once told me when I was trying to restore a badly worn Tikka - Barry you cannot save every rifle - so if this did need a new barrel is it worth going on ?? sometimes we must be realistic - but if the tube is good by all accounts they shot way better than they looked

Originally Posted by Husky1600#2

I'd be checking the bore before starting on any externals. Give it a good scrub with a brush and solvent and make sure it aint gone as rusty as the outside.

Yup I'd be making sure it still groups to start with.
Disassemble the bolt and clean/lube it, make sure the bore is rust free then give it a run.
No point tidying the rest if it's a dud

Yes that's what I meant by stripped and cleaned lol I've cleaned everything and fired it goes great just no clip lol