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Correct on bolt face, has to be opened. The box mag is pretty close, feed ramps may need opening some. RUM about the easiest donor to convert. DF
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Dennis Olson in Plains, MT is one to ask about this. So far as the stock being the mag box I should think a nice thin epoxy around the sides would help protect the wood as well as the small bit of steel epoxied into the front.
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Dennis Olson in Plains, MT is one to ask about this. So far as the stock being the mag box I should think a nice thin epoxy around the sides would help protect the wood as well as the small bit of steel epoxied into the front. I think they had a metal lining front and sides on that mag. Looks like a “U” shaped piece of steel from what I can see. One would need to take care with how wide the box ended up. The follower would need to be crafted to function in that application. I think it would take a master craftsman to make that work. DF
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MY .404 Jeffery, built on a Zastava Interarms Mk X action, has an all-steel magazine with a hinged floor plate. Looks to me like the original magazine, but enlarged, so I dug out the build sheet with prices from my gunsmith. All that I found was a cryptic line that said "Enlarge magazine $40." I have not been curious enough to take it out of the stock, but fit and finish are like new.
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MY .404 Jeffery, built on a Zastava Interarms Mk X action, has an all-steel magazine with a hinged floor plate. Looks to me like the original magazine, but enlarged, so I dug out the build sheet with prices from my gunsmith. All that I found was a cryptic line that said "Enlarge magazine $40." I have not been curious enough to take it out of the stock, but fit and finish are like new. "Enlarge magazine, $40" is amazing. He must have some slick and easy way of doing it. I would have thought that would be a lot more than a forty dollar job... DF
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He is a fan of the .404 Jeffery and Mauser actions, and he has been building one or two of them each year, for the last 20 years or so.
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He is a fan of the .404 Jeffery and Mauser actions, and he has been building one or two of them each year, for the last 20 years or so. Amazing. DF
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Gary passed away a few years ago. He was a fine fellow in my opinion. Back in early 90's, he did my very first rebarrel job/trigger work on a Mod 70 FWT (PF). Killed my first cow elk with it. Later on, he fixed a feeding problem in a Mod 70 .375 Express for me. He rechambered my first 35 Whelen AI in mid 90's. He sure did excellent work! I am fast approaching "that age" were I "knew more people"(passed on) than I do now (alive), ha. King David called it when he said "Now I go the way of all the earth". Now is the time to shoot/hunt fellows! 
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Gary passed away a few years ago. He was a fine fellow in my opinion. Back in early 90's, he did my very first rebarrel job/trigger work on a Mod 70 FWT (PF). Killed my first cow elk with it. Later on, he fixed a feeding problem in a Mod 70 .375 Express for me. He rechambered my first 35 Whelen AI in mid 90's. He sure did excellent work! I am fast approaching "that age" were I "knew more people"(passed on) than I do now (alive), ha. King David called it when he said "Now I go the way of all the earth". Now is the time to shoot/hunt fellows! Good point. I understand your philosophical statement, so true. DF
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He is a fan of the .404 Jeffery and Mauser actions, and he has been building one or two of them each year, for the last 20 years or so. I"m sure he would not mind the plug from you. Who is this masked man? Can you provide some pics? It would be instructive for the rest of us.
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He is a fan of the .404 Jeffery and Mauser actions, and he has been building one or two of them each year, for the last 20 years or so. I"m sure he would not mind the plug from you. Who is this masked man? Can you provide some pics? It would be instructive for the rest of us. Unfortunately, he has retired. Since I quit photo bucket, I have been unable to post photos here on the campfire using any of the suggested photo hosting sites. Here is a link to pictures that I posted here a while back: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11427814/all/My_Sort_of_New_Toy
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