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Well here's the finished project! Got the barrel home today, and ran right to the gun room and assembled the thing as fast as safely possible!
Hopefully get to the range this weekend and shoot her, if the monsoons don't hit and stop me!-Vall
I think that is one of the classiest rifles I have ever seen. Congratulations on such a beautiful rifle! I'm really looking forward to the range report.
jdad wrote:Vall, that came out great! I just noticed the "high" hammer. Was that standard on the early RB's?
Thanks guys! The hammer has actually been chopped way down! It's civilian sporting action, but the hammer was a donor off a military or shotgun Roller, so I contoured and ground it down. I laid it on top of my Sporter to match the shape and rework it.-Vall
I've never been bit big by the roller bug, but I've got to say that changed my mind. You did an excellent job, Vall. Absolutely gorgeous piece of work. You have a right to feel proud of that one.
The new high wall may be the cat's ankles, but this one has got to be his elbows, at least! What a HANDSOME rifle. (I think
you should add a heel sight and shoot it from the Creedmore position... )
Your work is just top-notch! Enjoy!
Riamh Nar Dhruid O Spairn Lann
- motto on the Irish Regiments' flags
JReed wrote:That came out awesome!!
Well If i ever pick up a project roller I know who I am sending it to.
Sure can! Probably be much more fun if someone else was paying the bill!
Careful what you agree to. How much did that project end up costing if you dont mind me asking. I have been looking at a few actions on the auction sites.
Jeremy
GySgt USMC Ret
To err is human, To forgive is devine, Neither of which is Marine Corps policy Semper Fidelis
I love rolling blocks and I haven't owned one since I was 16. And now I see what I'm missing. ***!
That rifle looks great. More than great. Way beyond fabulous.... that rifle is from a parallel universe where imperfection doesn't exist.. just to remind me that it does!
Grizz
ps: the word the censor censored was (s)(o)(b)... no tears allowed on this forum by cracky. LOL
Thanks again guys. Here's a run down of what was done.
Bought the receiver from a friend in Co. and it was a real #1 Sporter action, but had a military hammer and a shotgun breechblock and rotary extractor. I ordered a full round barrel from Green Mountain in .40 cal. 1-14" twist. Sent the action and barrel to John Taylor to have it fitted, contoured, and chambered to .40-65 cal. John cut it to 32" and tapered it .01" from chamber to crown. He also welded some large pits in the tang.
I sent two blocks of wood I had to Dave Crossno to have him semi inlet it to 90% stocks, then fitted them to the action and barrel, and fitted the engraved, skeletonized buttplate I got from Wind. Got a repro steel forearm tip from John King and fitted it to the forearm. Buttplate and forearm were left in the white to contrast the case colors and bluing. Stocks were stained with N35, and finished with 10 coats of Wipe-On Poly Satin.
Sent the receiver parts to Al Springer in Montana for case colors, and a local guy did the rust bluing on the barrel, and hot blued the block and hammer.
Other than the wood, I just did a lot of elbow grease and polishing, and fitting parts, then assembled it all when it came back in various pieces.
Vall
You sure did a fine job on that "toy", Vall. It's still raining down here, too.
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale, and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled or hanged"....President Abraham Lincoln
Great looking rifle Val. If it shoots as good as it looks you'll have those guys with the itty bitty bullets and the plastic stocks scratching their heads.
If you're gonna be stupid ya gotta be tough-
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.