Another few snapshots from the milling for your interest. Note that these are all with the wood still wet – the colour did change considerably after drying. https://i.imgur.com/uGWBeQB.jpg ...
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Thanks for the responses all. So looking through the gun cabinet my Anschutz 1717 .17hmr was chosen as the restocking victim candidate. I thought I had a picture of it in the original stock but...
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I turned a 375 tapered swaging die to swage soft lead parallel 375 bullets for use on a muzzleloader Now the heel is a few Thou smaller I used the tail stock hand wheel to press them in with a...
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New stock for a cheap 22LR Benchrest rifle https://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af161/Kiwi-Greg/IMG_5290_zpsanf43a2u.jpg...
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And here it is, reassembled. 134343
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Day 2 and wet so most of the day in the workshop 134070 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...
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Paper patch jacketed 395 grain 500 express is the answer The Henry rifling was clearly living them I lubed very lightly with round ball patch lube I just shot a palm of hand sized group at...
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I just sized down some 395 grain 50 cal muzzleloader projectiles to .500 Paper patch jacketed them once i found the perfect paper to bring them up to .512 They are out drying now until I try them...
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I have just finished turning a depriming punch for the 500 cases Tapered to the internal dimension. Will harden and temper both ends and it should work just fine 130969130970
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john m thats good news about the cork tiles. I will go to the workshop this evening ( if I haven't drunk to much ) and make a was punch out of an old Rifle Barrel section Bore it to .510 and...
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A while back I purchased a second hand Savage Model 110 chambered in 30-06. It was and is a perfectly functional rifle and after a bit of load development manged to get shooting well with a diet of...
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More decent progress today Got given a length of spring steel and a 101 on making flat springs Made 2 new main springs and 2 new knock off springs. Tested for full function carefully and now they...
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I received a few more key parts in the post from a forum member yesterday Sear and seat spring Link and 1 link pin Screwed my old #3 barrel on properly Pulled the main spring from my...
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I got this very rough Winchester 1885 high wall action sent to me a few months ago. Someone had taken to it with a gas torch and vice grips while holding it in an engineers vice without jaw...
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