Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Bubba'd Up 336! My 2nd Attempt at Gunsmithery

Seems running FN bullets faster in a 30 caliber lever is an answer to a problem that didn't exist.

That will make a great truck/boat/snow machine gun. You have a great talent, enjoyed the pics.

That .307 did fizzle out pretty quickly.
In our camp in NY almost all of us carried .308's of some sort except for my uncle who had a nice 94 in 30-30. He punched a forkhorns ticket one year at about 80 yards and all we heard for years after was "The 30-30 is all you need DAMMIT". I was the radical back then, I carried a .280 Rem for a while due to Carmichels influence. The reason I mention all this is because Carmichel had a 30-30 with excellent wood that was a MOA rifle with handloads and I was seriously considering obtaining a like rifle for all my back east hunting. My uncle was right, most times the 30-30 IS all you need.

I'll run the 300 Savage 99's if I feel more is needed from a 30 caliber lever.

P.S. The Edge stock will be here this week, hoping the barreled action ain't far behind. A nice light 300 Savage bolt action.

IMO the 300 Savage is the perfect deer cartridge. I was never a 99 fan but in a light bolt gun.....now we're talkin'!!!

I will need to see pics of course. I'm currently living out my gun fantasies through others due to economic constraints...

That lathe looks like a sheldon, is it not? I have a 1948 model 10"x44" it looks good I've had mine for about 2 years now,haven't done much with it lately,I need more permanent place to put it,the garage is okay,but the kids we're getting chips in their feet from them getting tracked in the house

Hank

Hi Hank,

Thanks for the note. Its a 1945 Logan 10" that I bought a few months ago on Craigslist. It was a basket case so I got a good deal on it. Luckily except for a couple of very minor parts missing it was complete.

With the aid of Scott Logan and Logan actuator (Still in business!) I was able to get it up and running in short order. What fun! It is the perfect sized little garage machine. Its got a quick change gearbox along with a complete set of change gears so I can cut most any thread including most metric sizes (Close enough to work!). Here is a "After" photo for you. I have since finished the headstock and drive unit. Thats OD Green Molycoat on the bolts and knurled selector knobs!












I repacked the tapered "Sealed" spindle bearings after boiling them out in mineral spirits with a hypodermic needle in my grease gun. The little machine runs like a sewing machine and is too much fun!

Jerry

That's not Bubba'd .That looks great!

THIS is Bubba'd!
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Neil