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Posted: 3/5/2012 10:02:13 PM
Working on the final inleting of the action and bottom metal now, and finishing the stock. I decided to add a california/Bishop style cap to the pistol grip. My buddy that I got the rifle from hates it, he's a classic stock kind of guy. Oh well, he had 20 years to make his own , never got to it...
I figure if I hate it I can grind it off and go back to a classic pistol grip 
Planning to do an endcap on the forend next.  |
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Posted: 3/14/2012 10:09:42 AM
[Last Edit: 3/14/2012 10:13:06 AM by PR361]
More stock work while I'm waiting on a barrel
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High hopes! 
Turns out MY right thumb has a lot of uses! I couldn't resist taking a sanding block to the joint while the glue was setting to see how the joint looked, and managed to catch my thumbnail on the plywood and rip it partially from the bed. 
Damn that HURTS! 
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TxRabbitBane
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Posted: 3/14/2012 11:55:23 AM
what look are you going for with the stock? Are you keeping the original, military-type stock or more of a "sporter" config?
I'm just curious. There seems to be a trend back toward the original look. I am sitting on a closetfull of sporterized mausers in various states of disrepair..... Also, are you keeping it in 8mm or going to a more modern cartridge? |
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Posted: 3/14/2012 9:17:54 PM
Well, I'm happy with the results, my first attempt to do an endcap on a stock.
Now I'm looking around the shop nto see who else needs one!
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Posted: 3/14/2012 9:19:28 PM
Originally Posted By TxRabbitBane:
what look are you going for with the stock? Are you keeping the original, military-type stock or more of a "sporter" config? I'm just curious. There seems to be a trend back toward the original look. I am sitting on a closetfull of sporterized mausers in various states of disrepair..... Also, are you keeping it in 8mm or going to a more modern cartridge? If you read the thread, your questions will be anwered....
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TxRabbitBane
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Posted: 3/14/2012 10:14:46 PM
Originally Posted By PR361:
Originally Posted By TxRabbitBane:
what look are you going for with the stock? Are you keeping the original, military-type stock or more of a "sporter" config? I'm just curious. There seems to be a trend back toward the original look. I am sitting on a closetfull of sporterized mausers in various states of disrepair..... Also, are you keeping it in 8mm or going to a more modern cartridge? If you read the thread, your questions will be anwered....
I just look at the pretty pictures. Saw the note about the calibre. That's one question answered at least.... |
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Posted: 3/19/2012 10:53:24 PM
Little by little
Beddings done, time to get the stock shaped up. |
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Posted: 3/19/2012 11:31:00 PM
It`s looking real good. By the way, what kind of wood is the end cap?
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Posted: 3/21/2012 11:45:37 PM
Bought it off ebay as cocobolo. Maybe it is
I think it will set off the walnut once it;s finished though. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 10:30:37 PM
It's the little things.....
More stock inletting to do now. I've beeen waiting on a barrel...... |
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Posted: 4/1/2012 12:03:14 PM
Beware of the JERRY KUHNHAUSEN book on Mausers.
His book on double action Colt revolvers is THE book on the subject. His book on Mausers is worse than no book. It might lead to heat treat or bolt face clean up. |
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Posted: 4/1/2012 12:41:40 PM
Nice project - looking good!
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Posted: 4/1/2012 4:35:49 PM
Originally Posted By Clarkma:
Beware of the JERRY KUHNHAUSEN book on Mausers. His book on double action Colt revolvers is THE book on the subject. His book on Mausers is worse than no book. It might lead to heat treat or bolt face clean up. Uh-oh... Actually, I take everything with a grain of salt, check multiple sources, then decide what I feel comfortable with. But I do have his book.
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Posted: 4/1/2012 4:36:04 PM
Originally Posted By sandblaster:
Nice project - looking good! Thanks! |
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Posted: 4/6/2012 10:01:30 PM
I've been fitting and inleting the trigger, had to cut out for the safety, and file the bottom metal for clearance. Then it hit the trigger guard
Turns out the bold sits further back toward the pistol grip than a standard military trigger. Which is good. So I had to reform the trigger guard, which turns out to be maybe cast, and I managed to crack while cold hammering it.[:// Got it hot to finish and the cracks are tiny, but since I also managed to get the screw hole off center , I'm shopping for a replacement trigger guard. This one will do, but at some point it will be replaced.
As I said at the beginning, I'll probably make some huge mistakes, but I'm learning a lot about building rifles!
I've tinkered with'em all my life, a little inleting here, a barrel swap there, accurizing, bolt truing, but this is my first ground up build. Steep learning curve for me.... nut to attach trigger guard, the military one was cut away for this curvy replacement 
Inleting for the safety here, I made it rather large, but I wanted a VERY Positive movement of the safety with zero interference., also made the clearance cut for the bolt. 
And the trigger guard attached and inleted(for now) 
On to final sanding, stock checkering, and bottom metal finishing! |
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Posted: 4/28/2012 10:23:07 PM
Busy as a Beaver these days, Kids in Baseball, FD has ramped up training, I never seem to have a day to myself. I've been working on finishing the bottom metal, getting it ready to blue, and my nieghbor has been playing with a $10 8mm Mauser barrel I bought off ebay for him to mess around with in the lathe, learning what he needs to know before my new one arrives!
He contoured the military steps out, cut it, and crowned it. So tonight we screwed it on did a little inleting and mocked up the rifle.
Its not headspaced or even tightened all the way on, and the inletting doesnt allow it to bottom into the stock, but it does give an impression of what the finished rifle will look like!
I'm tempted to headspace it and shoot the rifle as an 8mm until the barrel arrives, but garunteed if I go to the trouble, the new barrel will show up the next day... |
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Posted: 4/30/2012 8:16:50 PM
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Posted: 4/30/2012 10:19:54 PM
That's a nice rifle.
Mine is more of a low budget DIY kind of rifle  |
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Posted: 5/13/2012 9:42:48 PM
Little League is over, Girl Scouts is wrapping up and schools almost over
. Now if I could just figure out how ER Shaw measures time.....Has it been three or four months since Mid January yet?
I'm a little fish in their pond, but I wish my barrel would show up! Found a little shop time and got the bottom metal ready for bluing.... 
And started the final stock work, inletting the European style sling swivels and sanding.  |
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Posted: 5/24/2012 10:26:36 PM
[Last Edit: 5/25/2012 12:10:59 PM by PR361]
Finally got the bottom metal blued and assembled, I'm happy with how it turned out.
Finished sanding and inleting the stock, and got on the first coat of oil. I'm practicing chechering on some old pieces, whenI get my nerve up I'll checker the grips on this one. Almost there! 
Where's the barrel.... Edited to filter out Bourbon |
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Posted: 5/25/2012 5:22:00 PM
Looking very nice! The bluing is excellent.
I have a question, though. Is the trigger guard remove-able and do you have a rear action screw? |
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Posted: 5/25/2012 10:04:04 PM
Thanks
Thr rust bluing is really ideal for the home gunsmith, it's all about polishing, cleaning the metal, and taking your time. The experience of doing this gun has made me quite confident using it.. The trigger Guard unscrews, you remove the wood screw in the grip and rotate it out of the way to access the rear action screw. Scroll back towards the top of the page and you will see the 1/4-28 nut I silver soldered inside the bottom metal. |
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Posted: 5/28/2012 3:47:12 AM
Originally Posted By PR361:
Thanks
Thr rust bluing is really ideal for the home gunsmith, it's all about polishing, cleaning the metal, and taking your time. The experience of doing this gun has made me quite confident using it.. The trigger Guard unscrews, you remove the wood screw in the grip and rotate it out of the way to access the rear action screw. Scroll back towards the top of the page and you will see the 1/4-28 nut I silver soldered inside the bottom metal. Ah. I see. Its all clear now :) |
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Posted: 5/31/2012 9:49:59 PM
Happiness & Joy!
I was tinkering around, bluing the final small parts, the sling swivel mounts and screws, extractor collar, etc. Came in the house and for the 100th time in the last 2 months, peeked out on the porch and WOOHOO! the UPS man snuck in and out while I was in the shop! 
When I ordered this in January, the rifle was a work in progress, what I knew was that I wanted a heavy Barrel, and an accurate rifle. Better to big than too small I say!
Yes, I know, it's to big.....
I briefly considered a Target stock from Boyds, But the rifle I envisioned is almost done, so Me & Nieghbor are going to measure, and chuck it in the lathe and profile it to just fit in the available wood. Custom Rifle INDEED! |
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Posted: 6/9/2012 10:46:38 PM
Rainy Saturdays were made for machining...
And don't let yer knuckles get to close , knuckle head! 
Barrel is contoured and fitted to the reciever. The Muzzle is .80, .80 to the wood, then a straight taper to the reciever at 1.2. My nieghbor and I's first nime out contouring a barell, so we kept it simple. I'm very pleased with the final shape, It's about as heavy as I could make it and still have some wood left on the stock.
We also fit the barrel to the reciever, nieghbors first time out on that too, and he hit it dead nuts on the first try. Well, two or three cuts and test fits, but the final " guestemate fit hand tight on the C ring with .015 clearence at the shoulder. Should torque to a perfect fit, with most of the load on the C ring, which is the primary torque shoulder. Off to inlet the stock for the barrel, blue the barrel, and order the reamer! |
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