Haven’t done a lot lately, but it’s because I’ve been up to my ass in alligators. I have been doing a lot of stuff, just haven’t had time to post anything. <\/p>\n
What’s going on at present, is I’ve got about five project guns.<\/p>\n
1: Enfield 17, I’m debating between rebarreling it to big game, or taking it all back to stock. It’s been (badly) sporterized, but the iron is all there, and good, and it shoots like blazes. <\/p>\n
2: LeFever Nitro Special in 20 gauge. I love this fine old double shotgun, though it’s stock is rugged. Was dad’s rabbit gun, and a damned good one. I’m trying to find someone to hook me up with a decent stock blank so I can duplicate the stock. <\/p>\n
3: Hopkins & allen falling block. This came to me by accident, and was originally chambered for 32 WCF, though the block was missing. I’m trying to put my hands on a new block, but I may have to settle for welding up and redrilling the old one. I already have a nice octagonal barrel.<\/p>\n
4: 93 (spanish) mauser, for which I have just ordered a new Shilen barrel in 7.62X39. THe 93 action won’t tolerate anything more powerful, but the 7.62 is gentle enough not to blow apart the relatively weak 93 action. I’d have gone for the 257 roberts,but the 7.62 is the world’s commonest round. <\/p>\n
5: MArtini schuetzen rifle. This is a wreck with a bad barrel, but an ornately engraved receiver, and I want to take the ornate octagonal barrel and rebore it from it’s original 22 hornet to 25-20 wcf. I think it’ll be well worth the effort. I’m going to start working on the replacement stock soon, mocking it up in Bondo before duplicating in european walnut. <\/p>\n
As i do more, I’ll post pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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