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Shot of few videos filing up one of the sidelevers. This just gets the lever to shape and ready to start polishing.

Shot of few videos filing up one of the sidelevers. This just gets the lever to shape and ready to start polishing.

Shot of few videos filing up one of the sidelevers. This just gets the lever to shape and ready to start polishing.

Shot of few videos filing up one of the sidelevers. This just gets the lever to shape and ready to start polishing.

Shot of few videos filing up one of the sidelevers. This just gets the lever to shape and ready to start polishing.

Organization always helps productivity especially when working on several at a time. Just a few components left to make and assembling then begins

Organization always helps productivity especially when working on several at a time. Just a few components left to make and assembling then begins

Organization always helps productivity especially when working on several at a time. Just a few components left to make and assembling then begins

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Triggered..... Triggers and sears installed in the housings. Next will be to install springs, adjustment and set screws. The triggers are adjustable for pull and seat engagement. The larger house in the housing is for viewing the sear/trigger engagement. Also, the pivot point for the trigger...

Triggered..... Triggers and sears installed in the housings. Next will be to install springs, adjustment and set screws. The triggers are adjustable for pull and seat engagement. The larger house in the housing is for viewing the sear/trigger engagement. Also, the pivot point for the trigger...

Triggered..... Triggers and sears installed in the housings. Next will be to install springs, adjustment and set screws. The triggers are adjustable for pull and seat engagement. The larger house in the housing is for viewing the sear/trigger engagement. Also, the pivot point for the trigger...

I will shoot a video of the thread mill next round, honestly is a bit like watching paint dry. Slow feed rate. Essentially, the thread mill follows a spiral toolpath that is generated in CAD. I use a single thread cutter. There are other thread mills that can cut multiple threads in one pass...

trigger group housings. First profiled out of 1/2" plate, holes spotted for the pivot points of the trigger and sear, and a window that displays the trigger/ sear engagement.

The housings are then surface ground to final thickness, slotted to accept internal parts, holes drilled and reamed, and the parts are deburred.

trigger group housings. First profiled out of 1/2" plate, holes spotted for the pivot points of the trigger and sear, and a window that displays the trigger/ sear engagement. The housings are then surface ground to final thickness, slotted to accept internal parts, holes drilled and reamed...

Building the first run of sidelever falling block actions, I've documented the process so far. The first step obviously is to extract the action from the plate of 8620 steel in which it is contained. I am fortunate to have a wire EDM in house. While it is capable of far greater accuracy than is...

Once the batch of action bodies are all profiled, holes are drilled to located the starting point for the wire path to cut the breech block cavity, and a fixture is made to hole the actions during the cut.

Breech blocks were wire cut before I started on the actions. The fit is extremely precise with .001" clearance for movement. Wire EDM is a very slow process and it's done under a powerful flush of water to cool the wire and clear eroded metal from the cut.

The tang surfaces are machined with tapers in both horizontal and vertical axis. There are also flats left on the interior edges of the tangs to index onto the inletting of the stock to negate any movement of the action once it's seated. Actions are secured to the stock with a drawbolt.

From there the pockets for the trigger group, cocking lever and extractor are machined. Also the hole in the side of the action for the sidelever stem. Actions are flipped over and the cartridge trough is machined in. A mock assembly of the sidelever, breech block and trigger group housing (...

The trigger group is removeable and tuneable for pull weight and sear engagement. The rim of a cartridge can be used to push back the locking plunger at the rear of the trigger group pocket in the bottom tang.

The trigger group is removeable and tuneable for pull weight and sear engagement. The rim of a cartridge can be used to push back the locking plunger at the rear of the trigger group pocket in the bottom tang.

The trigger group is removeable and tuneable for pull weight and sear engagement. The rim of a cartridge can be used to push back the locking plunger at the rear of the trigger group pocket in the bottom tang.

The trigger group is removeable and tuneable for pull weight and sear engagement. The rim of a cartridge can be used to push back the locking plunger at the rear of the trigger group pocket in the bottom tang.

Set in another fixture dedicated to the machining of the face of the action and associated steps. A 2" deep hole is drilled at the center of the hole for the barrel. This establishes the center of the bore and the center of the pocket for the striker and that the two are perfectly aligned.

The face of the action is trued to ensure it is perfectly perpendicular to the bore. This is where the barrel seats and is a very important step to ensure accuracy. Not unlike facing the end of a bolt rifle action.

Now the hole for the barrel can be machined. The breech block is in the action during this setup, so the bottom of the barrel hole will form the face for the breech block in a very precise manner. Not only will it be perpendicular, it is also machined to a known depth allowing the machining of...

With the barrel hole machined, the threads can be machined with a thread mill. Precision threads cut in perfect alignment with the hole, the action face and breech block face.

The finished barrel shank hole and threads

They will handle any rimmed cartridge up to 45-70.

With the barrel hole machined, the threads can be machined with a thread mill. Precision threads cut in perfect alignment with the hole, the action face and breech block face. The finished barrel shank hole and threads

Set in another fixture dedicated to the machining of the face of the action and associated steps. A 2" deep hole is drilled at the center of the hole for the barrel. This establishes the center of the bore and the center of the pocket for the striker and that the two are perfectly aligned...

The trigger group is removeable and tuneable for pull weight and sear engagement. The rim of a cartridge can be used to push back the locking plunger at the rear of the trigger group pocket in the bottom tang.

Building the first run of sidelever falling block actions, I've documented the process so far. The first step obviously is to extract the action from the plate of 8620 steel in which it is contained. I am fortunate to have a wire EDM in house. While it is capable of far greater accuracy than is...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Rising Block barreled action machined from 8620 steel. .30 cal stainless 26" Shilen barrel , 1-10 twist. Can be chambered in 30R Blaser, .300 H&H, .300 Win Mag or similar. The action and barrel contour are made a little heavier to provide an appropriate weight for the cartridges listed above...

Three days ago I used a 7x57R to roll a close to 300lb boar hog in my cattle pasture. 100yd shot, lung shot and broke the off side shoulder. He never took a step. 140 gr hornady sst bullet

Thanks for the invite. I’m not too far from you. I live in Diana, just North of Longview. I grew up in Plano. N Central Texas is home

.405 is a great ole round. Your mention of the sausage made my mouth water

Yes, I designed the action and even forged the damascus billet it was made from. Did everything except drill and rifle the barrels

I made this little double rifle back in 2010. It’s the first Damascus steel actioned rifle I made. In the UK being enjoyed by it’s owner. A quote from the owner “it’s a joy to shoot and with some load development it’s capable of three quarter inch group at 100 yards 4 shots 2 out of each...

pretty impressive

a little double in 6x70R would be super sweet