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Post by rickiesrevenge on Apr 16, 2023 16:45:30 GMT -5
Any progress on this build?
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 18, 2023 7:33:16 GMT -5
All that's left to do is blue it. I need to carve out time to prep the metal (polishing, etc) and a half day over the tanks. My dad has a .405 Winchester on a Mauser we're going to do at the same time. We just have to coordinate calendars. Hopefully it'll happen in the next month. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time"
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Grumpy
.240 Incinerator
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Post by Grumpy on Aug 5, 2023 14:17:31 GMT -5
Great build love it , currently want to do one for myself, would it be possible to give more details , ie dimensions on the rail mods for the bullet feeding would really appreciate it, have the rest down ok thanks a lot
G
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 7, 2023 13:58:12 GMT -5
Great build love it , currently want to do one for myself, would it be possible to give more details , ie dimensions on the rail mods for the bullet feeding would really appreciate it, have the rest down ok thanks a lot G It's really hard to give exact measurements on the rails and overall feeding. But I'll see what I can pull together for you. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time"
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 7, 2023 14:05:21 GMT -5
I finally made time to blue the gun. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted the pictures of the process. So I'll re-use the one I took when I did my .348 Winchester last year. Recapped: We’ve used Herter's Belgian Blue since the 1980’s. It yields a very deep, dark tone. The steps involved: 1) The metal is sanded to remove pits. 2) The parts are belt sanded then polished 3) Oils are removed with acetone followed by brake cleaner 4) Parts are then boiled in a heated detergent bath (Dawn dish soap & water) 5) They’re rinsed with water, then boiled again in water 6) Bluing solvent is swabbed on and re-submerged in the heated bath 7) After 10 minutes of ‘cooking’, they’re pulled and lightly rubbed with fine steel wool 8) Steps 6 & 7 are repeated 6 to 8 times 9) The parts are pulled and hosed with WD-40 to displace leftover moisture 10) Everything is then coated with Rustlick 631 Our stainless steel bluing tank and propane burner: Boiling the parts in detergent: Dad swabbing the lower metal with Belgian Blue: Boiling post swabbing: Close up of the final finish: -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time"
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 7, 2023 14:18:55 GMT -5
And here's the finished gun. Summary of the parts used: Action - 1909 Argentine Mauser 98 Bolt handle - home-made, knurled knob Trigger - Timney Barrel - Lilja #6 contour, 14-twist, 6-groove Reamer - Pacific Tool & Gauge Stock - Boyd's brown laminate Bedding - Acraglas Gel Recoil pad - Pachmayr Decelerator Scope bases - Weaver Rings - Burris Zee quick detach Scope - 2.5X Leupold FX-II Ultralight Rear sight - NECG Masterpiece Front sight - steel ramp with Williams gold bead blade Quick detach rings and Leupold scope: Side view showing the NECG rear sight: My next post will entail targets and chronograph data for two bullets - a 330 gr cast and Hornady's 400 gr DGS jacketed. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time"
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Grumpy
.240 Incinerator
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Post by Grumpy on Aug 10, 2023 13:42:31 GMT -5
Stunning, fabulous work as usual
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Post by pacecars on Aug 10, 2023 16:16:33 GMT -5
The .404 Jeffery screams Africa to me. It is one of those I really want even though I do not have a need for it as of yet
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Grumpy
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Post by Grumpy on Aug 13, 2023 16:25:20 GMT -5
Yes the 404J has seen somewhat of a resurgence here in South Africa over the last couple of years , and where Ammunition and components were hard to come by they are now freely available without to much of a search , Oh at a cost of course , with loaded ammo from Kynoch running at some $15 to $20 ( US Dollars ) a loaded Round , reloading was cheaper though.
Also have no need for one though but damn I want one , have all components just need to get started,
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Post by bigbrowndog on Aug 13, 2023 17:14:35 GMT -5
Detaching the scope and getting a pic from the top down showing a round laying on top of the follower would be nice. I’m curious to see how much clearance is required to get the big round in there.
Trapr
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Post by prisedefer on Aug 15, 2023 22:11:13 GMT -5
Lovely work. Now all it needs is some of that African light and the marks of use.
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Post by crazyhorse on Aug 16, 2023 13:26:03 GMT -5
Beautiful work!
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