416WSM on Siamese Mauser & 416/348Ackley Improved on Martini

[rifletuner]

You can get red oil from Constantia furniture in pt Lincoln
Gumpy

Yes. I have never used the Constantia red oil, but know another knife maker who raves about it.

 

[BlueFlyer]

Reasonably productive weekend.
Used the pencil grinder to grind the crossbolts down to the stock surface. Then polished them down with 400 grit wet & dry.

Ironbark forend tip is on.
Also fitted a barrel band sling swivel. I am going to have a traditional lace up sling.

The stock has had the grain raised and then sanded back with 600grit paper.
I made the barrel band out of some 1020 19mm steel plate. Used the rotary table on the mill after drilling a 19mm hole in the plate. The wall of the barrel band is 0.8mm thick. Polished it up with the pencil grinder.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Still waiting anxiously to see how that safety kit works out.

 

[BlueFlyer]

Still waiting anxiously to see how that safety kit works out

So am I, but I want to get it shootable before I go to the Chapman safety.
Once I get the stock sealed, barrel hardware on and rust blued, then it will be the 2 stage safety.
I am 80% confirdent I will be able to adapt the K98 firing pin, cocking piece and shroud to fit the Siamese Mauser. I will need to move the cocking piece forward on the firing pin and then I need to extend the actual tip forward which will involve tempering drilling and inserting some 2.2mm drill rod.

 

[rdog]

Great work Blue Flyer, people may not know that a blue flyer is a female red kangaroo,

 

[BlueFlyer]

blue flyer is a female red kangaroo

I was trying to be a bit obscure with my name but give a hint of location.