.416 Rem Mag: Information For Building A Budget Big-Game Rifle ( 416 Remington Magnum )

[Country-Folk]

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Here's a set of Winchester sights like the ones I installed on my 404 Mauser and Springfield 03A3.

Winchester 70 Post 64 Complete Front and Rear Flip Sight Set With Hood | eBay

Complete set. All screws included.

www.ebay.com

 

[Ontario Hunter]

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Good deal but it looks to be made for a narrow profile barrel. I presume .416 caliber will be a heavy profile. #5? Make sure you are satisfied with quality before tapping the barrel.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Most use 1/4" threaded rod for wrist reinforcement. Because my 404's stock was very slim, I used 3/16" unthreaded steel rod. Here's a photo of the jig I made with drill in place. The rod cut to length is bedded with JB Weld.

 

[Country-Folk]

Good deal but it looks to be made for a narrow profile barrel. I presume .416 caliber will be a heavy profile. #5? Make sure you are satisfied with quality before tapping the barrel.

You have a good eye for details

I was thinking the sights would be lapped in order to fit the radius of the larger barrel.
Wrap the barrel with sand paper and then work the sight on it until its a moderate to a good fit.

My goal is trying to buy the best quality for a moderate cost.
May have to do some extra work to obtain that goal but I dont mind the work ... I enjoy the feeling of accomplishment and also knowing I put some work and sweat into my gun

 

[Country-Folk]

Most use 1/4" threaded rod for wrist reinforcement. Because my 404's stock was very slim, I used 3/16" unthreaded steel rod. Here's a photo of the jig I made with drill in place. The rod cut to length is bedded with JB Weld.
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Nice ... I bet it took a bit of thought and time to get that jig calculated with just the right alignment .... thumbs up to ya

After my stock comes, I will take much better pictures than the website, do some measurements for key areas of the stock such as the wrist area and then see what you think about it .... hopefully it doesnt need reinforced but if it does need it, you would have a good idea show me how to do it

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Use this to determine the angle of stock wrist. Then use geometry to set up drill press to drill the 3/16" hole through the piece of 2x4.

Whitewood can be birch or poplar. Both are relatively soft hardwoods with short grain. You can be pretty much assured that stock will break through the wrist unless you reinforce it. Have you bedded stocks before?

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

Following with interest
I have plans of turning a savage action into a switch barrel but life got in the way.
Gumpy

 

[Country-Folk]

Use this to determine the angle of stock wrist. Then use geometry to set up drill press to drill the 3/16" hole through the piece of 2x4.
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Whitewood can be birch or poplar. Both are relatively soft hardwoods with short grain. You can be pretty much assured that stock will break through the wrist unless you reinforce it. Have you bedded stocks before?

Nice tool you have there. I never seen ones with digital readouts .... just dial indicator on the pair I use

I've only dont minor fitment to a stock and so nothing like I will be having to learn with this project.
So for now, I have only been watching a lot of the gunsmiths including MidwayUSA with Larry Potterfield and some of those do-it-yourselfers on youtube.

 

[Country-Folk]

Following with interest
I have plans of turning a savage action into a switch barrel but life got in the way.
Gumpy

Welcome in Gumpy

So what caliber were you planning to switch your barrel to?
Or am I on the wrong track for what a switch barrel is?