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Yeah, I was limited in size for this one because of the front sight. I'm tossing up putting a red dot or small scope on it as my eyes are not the best. If I did that, I would likely remove the front...

I made a suppressor for this a while back and have not shot it since making it. So I took it along to the range on the weekend to sort out a load for it and see how it shoots with a suppressor.
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I sized the front sight on this rifle to take a suppressor. Limited it to around 38mm though, rather than the standard 44mm to keep the front sight height reasonable when there is no suppressor...

The problem is in keeping the cost down. Aperture sights (even very simple ones) are fiddly things to make. I would have to charge in the region of $150 for them to be worth my time, and even then I...

Same with me, my last "bush" shot opportunity was 310m. Luckily I was carrying a mates 6.5CM with a range finder and drop indicator built into the scope. About the easiest possible way to shoot 300m....

I had an opportunity to shoot this properly today. Unfortunately, only at 100m, which is not ideal for a rifle like this, with sights like this and eyes like mine. Saying that, I shot at a 10" gong...

I had a chance to put 3 rounds through this a few weeks ago. I did not have a chronograph and it was only 3 rounds as I was not expecting to have an opportunity to shoot it given the location.

The...

I have finally finished this "quick side project" more or less. I just need make a thread protector and to get a load that shoots ok. Bit hard at the moment being stuck in the middle of the suburbs....

Seeing as I have been stuck at home for the last week, I managed to find some time to work on this rifle.

I finished off the sight block and made a aperture holder to screw into it. I am likely...

Thanks for the heads up, I had somehow missed that CarbideNZ had them. I just ordered a M5x0.5
I also got a couple of R8 collets for my mill which are mighty hard to find for a decent price.

I found a little time to do some work on this rifle again, so a small update.

I have been working on sorting out the sights before I permanently fix the barrel in place.

I ran through a few...

It's about 775mm. Barrel is just under 14"

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There you go.

Recoil pad is installed.
2600g (5.7lbs) at the moment.

Im trying to decide how to finish the barrel. The best would be having the barrel hot blued before...

I should make it clear im not a lapping expert. I have done a lot of research and reading about the subject, but have lapped less than 10 barrels so far, so take everything I say with a grain of...

I like the idea of having a rail there as well.
I am planning to have the front sight adjustable for windage, but was planning to use that as a rough setting and then fine tune it with the rear...

Theoretically it should be as the bore does spring open. I don't know how much, but you can feel the difference when sliding a lubricated lead slug in the bore. I don't lap most barrels I work on....

I have been working on some other projects, but am now back onto this.

I needed to thread the muzzle before permanently installing it to the barrel adaptor as I would not be able to hold it in the...

After a bit of research, I think I will probably just stitch it in place using a baseball stitch. The pistol grip will stop it from sliding over from the front, but good idea, something I hadn't...

I managed to cut the extractor for the rim by supergluing it to the barrel and taking gentle cuts. Came out quite nice I think. It doesn't fling the cases at your face like it did when it was a 223,...

First off, sorry if the images are huge, I am trying to post from my phone and can't work out how to resize them.

I have been working on putting a new barrel on this rifle

Once I had the old...

So it turns out the barrels are soldered in. I was trying to heat up the barrel shank to break the threads/press fit free and noticed the smell of solder flux and then with a bit more heat, had...

I did, thanks for the info. I will likely be picking your brain some more once I get further along with this project.

From a bit of looking around and reading, I think either standard 45/70 or a cut down version like a few here have suggested will be the go, I'm leaning towards cutting the case down. It's...

I have a Baikal Izh-18MH in .223 that I never use, and am thinking about re-barreling it using a .458 blank that I bought off our very own barrel maker homebrew.357.

Does anyone have any...