Budding bolt rifle project
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:48 pm
Howdy all,
Love the Springfield project. Here's what I have so far..
2 actions - an older Gew98 sporter in 8x57IS with a dark bore, horrid stock that is begging for new life as a .450B or a 1891 Argentine barreled action with a dark bore. I had been planning a 7x57 project but I have a Florida pig hunting trip coming up sooooo.
Anyway, here's a nice stubby green mountain barrel in the right twist and diameter.
http://www.gmriflebarrel.com/productdet ... d=45-BLANK
I have an excellent mauser gunsmith locally who has built a 9x57, 9.3x62 and 7x57 for me previously. I have a .450 Marlin lever rifle but WHAT FUN WOULD THAT BE! Commercial rifle feh!
Anyway, the thought on the Argie is that the inline mag would make having 3 or so round feed reliably a little easier than would a staggered box like in the Gew 98 (without sig. modifications I think might be necessary).
Anyway, I need a source for reamers, headspace gauges, etc. Help appreciated. 4D and reamerrentals.com don't seem to list this caliber yet.
Oh, stock will come from Richard's Microfit...
Doc van Phil
Love the Springfield project. Here's what I have so far..
2 actions - an older Gew98 sporter in 8x57IS with a dark bore, horrid stock that is begging for new life as a .450B or a 1891 Argentine barreled action with a dark bore. I had been planning a 7x57 project but I have a Florida pig hunting trip coming up sooooo.
Anyway, here's a nice stubby green mountain barrel in the right twist and diameter.
http://www.gmriflebarrel.com/productdet ... d=45-BLANK
I have an excellent mauser gunsmith locally who has built a 9x57, 9.3x62 and 7x57 for me previously. I have a .450 Marlin lever rifle but WHAT FUN WOULD THAT BE! Commercial rifle feh!
Anyway, the thought on the Argie is that the inline mag would make having 3 or so round feed reliably a little easier than would a staggered box like in the Gew 98 (without sig. modifications I think might be necessary).
Anyway, I need a source for reamers, headspace gauges, etc. Help appreciated. 4D and reamerrentals.com don't seem to list this caliber yet.
Oh, stock will come from Richard's Microfit...
Doc van Phil