Though-bolts - 04/24/15
I recently bought a couple "custom-built" rifles. They had been in someone's rack and had been there quite a while.,
The owner had passed away, and another guy (a son?) had them for some time, but decided to get rid of them. I got them for a price I couldn't leave alone.
As they were built, most guys could walk on by with no problem. I saw things I could use to start...The actions were commercial Mausers from close to the turn of the century...from 1800-1900. One was dated at 1906.
The scopes were antique Weavers and the mounts were at least as old, as I have had to re-D&T both actions. That's OK by me as I want them to be hunting rifles, and the pictures of me holding the rifles with downed game won't show extra holes.
One of them is an 8x57 that, after I cleaned the barrel, I decided to leave on for a while, as I've not shot a hunting 8mm. I bought dies and bullets to see how well it does. If it doesn't do as I think it should, there are quite a few calibers I'm willing to try out. It has a utility-grade walnut stock that was oversize enough (in MY opinion) that I could carve away all the parts that don't look like a hunting-stock and have a good stock underneath.
The second rifle had an equally-oversize stock that's made of birdseye-maple. I's a .257 Roberts (I am a fan) that I think I will rebarrel to .22/250 Imp, which is what I wanted to do from the start. I have a 26" 1:8 .22 barrel blank in the rack already.
Anyway...the problem. When I removed the actions from the stocks, I found that both stocks had split lengthwise in front of the trigger.
My idea is to epoxy the stocks at that point, then glass-bed the actions. At that point I would install bolts like DG rifles have. I just don't know where to get some through-bolts. I need a couple.
Does anyone know where I can get me a couple? Thank you ahead of time, if so.
I know it would be easier or smarter to just go restock them, and I would prolly end up with a couple of glass-stocked guns, that I don't have anyway. I really would like to see what I can do with these pieces of wood, though. Thank you.
Have fun,
Gene
The owner had passed away, and another guy (a son?) had them for some time, but decided to get rid of them. I got them for a price I couldn't leave alone.
As they were built, most guys could walk on by with no problem. I saw things I could use to start...The actions were commercial Mausers from close to the turn of the century...from 1800-1900. One was dated at 1906.
The scopes were antique Weavers and the mounts were at least as old, as I have had to re-D&T both actions. That's OK by me as I want them to be hunting rifles, and the pictures of me holding the rifles with downed game won't show extra holes.
One of them is an 8x57 that, after I cleaned the barrel, I decided to leave on for a while, as I've not shot a hunting 8mm. I bought dies and bullets to see how well it does. If it doesn't do as I think it should, there are quite a few calibers I'm willing to try out. It has a utility-grade walnut stock that was oversize enough (in MY opinion) that I could carve away all the parts that don't look like a hunting-stock and have a good stock underneath.
The second rifle had an equally-oversize stock that's made of birdseye-maple. I's a .257 Roberts (I am a fan) that I think I will rebarrel to .22/250 Imp, which is what I wanted to do from the start. I have a 26" 1:8 .22 barrel blank in the rack already.
Anyway...the problem. When I removed the actions from the stocks, I found that both stocks had split lengthwise in front of the trigger.
My idea is to epoxy the stocks at that point, then glass-bed the actions. At that point I would install bolts like DG rifles have. I just don't know where to get some through-bolts. I need a couple.
Does anyone know where I can get me a couple? Thank you ahead of time, if so.
I know it would be easier or smarter to just go restock them, and I would prolly end up with a couple of glass-stocked guns, that I don't have anyway. I really would like to see what I can do with these pieces of wood, though. Thank you.
Have fun,
Gene