Joe S.
.401 Bobcat
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Post by Joe S. on Aug 24, 2017 19:54:45 GMT -5
Lookin good man. Really enjoy these write-ups.
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 25, 2017 12:46:02 GMT -5
 The front sight was polished in three phases. The first was with 400 grit sandpaper. This removed the major machine marks, but left scratches. 800 grit paper knocked those down. Final polishing was done with Simichrome and steel wool.    -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Markbo on Aug 25, 2017 16:28:38 GMT -5
Lee how did you indicate where to drill? Did you install the barrel to full tight and mark there?
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 28, 2017 19:35:57 GMT -5
Lee how did you indicate where to drill? Did you install the barrel to full tight and mark there? Yes, final barrel installation was done prior to spotting the hole. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 28, 2017 19:37:47 GMT -5
 With 800 grit sandpaper, I removed any scratches made during the build. For reference, a used piece of 800 approximates Ruger’s brushed finish. All screws were secured with blue Loctite. A line was also placed on the underside of the ejector housing for added support. The completed gun, which shot well on Saturday.   -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by cherokeetracker on Aug 28, 2017 20:24:58 GMT -5
That is a beautiful gun, and I want to thank you again for the documentation of it. I am sure of it shooting good.
The polishing turned out to be superb.
Charles
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Aug 28, 2017 20:51:40 GMT -5
That is a work of it art. Wish I had the ability to build one myself! As it is, I'm happy to admire your hard work.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Aug 28, 2017 21:13:33 GMT -5
Lee, in making the front sight. If you were to create a fiber optic blade sight, would it be easier to drill the FO rod hole before machiningthe blade, or after machining the blade???
Thanks, Trapr
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Post by squawberryman on Aug 29, 2017 7:54:41 GMT -5
Any thoughts on caliber remarking sir?
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Post by alukban on Aug 29, 2017 8:31:52 GMT -5
It is a thing of beauty - even more so because of the documentation of the build  |
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cmillard
.375 Atomic
MOLON LABE
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Post by cmillard on Aug 29, 2017 8:42:55 GMT -5
Lee, looks like you and whitworth need to get together and take some large game with your bigbores
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Post by mike454 on Aug 29, 2017 21:38:24 GMT -5
Really enjoyed seeing this project come together!
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Post by Markbo on Aug 30, 2017 13:54:02 GMT -5
Any thoughts on caliber remarking sir? Yeah...you don't want to leave it .44 mag do you??? |
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 31, 2017 19:22:51 GMT -5
Lee, in making the front sight. If you were to create a fiber optic blade sight, would it be easier to drill the FO rod hole before machiningthe blade, or after machining the blade??? Thanks, Trapr You could go either way. But if I were doing it, I'd drill the hole first, then mill the sides for width. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 31, 2017 19:26:14 GMT -5
Any thoughts on caliber remarking sir? Maybe down the road. We have an engraver and can remark the frame. In fact, we used to engrave our earliest conversions. But right now, all I want to do is shoot the thing. I'll never sell the gun and unless my mind goes south, I know it's a .500. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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