Doco Overboard
Ultimate Member
Following up on the carbonized stuck barrel I'm going to refit the same and bring it back for a shooter.
This time around it'll be an old BSA that will wind up a conglomeration of parts.
It's going to need a complete gone through including draws, re-barrel, bolt fitting, pull off adjusted maybe some metal treatment, buttstock fitted, action/forearm bedding etc.
Right now I have a pile of parts that need cooked off and prepped for refinish then off to the wood pile to find some oak patches that can be pegged in. Ill work with what I have using home spun methods so hopefully it will turn out well.
In one of the pictures you can see the draws damaged from someone pulling the forearm down from the front which is a no go for a LE if you want it to shoot worth a damn. Luckily I have a brand new barrel but I would like to find a round head cocking piece and some new pins for the trigger before all that hand work goes on.
Every piece of the bolt guts and trigger bents on the LE has to work carefully together to get the best performance as well as the action/ barrel bedding so they're kind of fun to work on. It would be a PIA to have to go back for a redo if something doesn't work just right from the beginning regardless of how well the finish or appearance turns out.
Little at a time Ill work through this to get it done and then move on to something else before fall.
This time around it'll be an old BSA that will wind up a conglomeration of parts.
It's going to need a complete gone through including draws, re-barrel, bolt fitting, pull off adjusted maybe some metal treatment, buttstock fitted, action/forearm bedding etc.
Right now I have a pile of parts that need cooked off and prepped for refinish then off to the wood pile to find some oak patches that can be pegged in. Ill work with what I have using home spun methods so hopefully it will turn out well.
In one of the pictures you can see the draws damaged from someone pulling the forearm down from the front which is a no go for a LE if you want it to shoot worth a damn. Luckily I have a brand new barrel but I would like to find a round head cocking piece and some new pins for the trigger before all that hand work goes on.
Every piece of the bolt guts and trigger bents on the LE has to work carefully together to get the best performance as well as the action/ barrel bedding so they're kind of fun to work on. It would be a PIA to have to go back for a redo if something doesn't work just right from the beginning regardless of how well the finish or appearance turns out.
Little at a time Ill work through this to get it done and then move on to something else before fall.