My winter Rolling Block Projet

[Guy La Pourque]

So Deuce - that was an old military beater that you are going to re-chamber...? Are you going to totally refurb it with new wood too...?

[sharps4590]

Nice score deuce!! The exterior of mine isn't that nice but the internals are as you described yours.

[500Linebaughbuck]

very nice!!!!!!

[Gewehr-Guy]

OlDeuce, so how was your chamber plugged, with some weld or did they pound in a rod or some other devious method to keep these evil assult weapons off the streets?

[MOA]

Well, I'm already playing with what my chambering might be. I'm leaning to begin with a cartridge that has low pressures, projectiles of cast lead which I may already have a mold for, and one that brass is readily available for. I'm thinking of 40-65 Winchester. I'll send the action, trigger, trigger guard and associated parts to Turnbull for case harding, will be checking barrel companies that have had some experience with these actions, although I will speak with Turnbull about this conversion while they have the parts there. Might be easiest and quickest to have them involved if possible. I will work on the stock to see what I can do with it, nice to be hanging out at a cabinet shop three days a week. Might even do a nice presentation box for this project. Anyways will get started as soon as it arrives. Always brightens my day when this kind of project presents itself.

[OlDeuce]

So Deuce - that was an old military beater that you are going to re-chamber...? Are you going to totally refurb it with new wood too...?

Guy..........As it's looking this go-around just going to do the Chamber, New Bull Barrel, and play with the wood !! I need a cheek rest ,and the stock needs to be a bit shorter for my comfort !! Don't want to go crazy with money just yet !!! The wood ,I want it Good Looking when it's finished !! Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

Nice score deuce!! The exterior of mine isn't that nice but the internals are as you described yours.

It's crazy for a 150 year old gun......I'm impressed to say the least......I will be shopping them again for a shooter that's for sure !!! Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

very nice!!!!!!

Thanks Now to get her shooting .....LoL

Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

OlDeuce, so how was your chamber plugged, with some weld or did they pound in a rod or some other devious method to keep these evil assult weapons off the streets?

Well ....in the beginning LoL I thought it had a pressed in rod in the chamber .....Wrong! They dropped in a chunk of rod and plug welded it in!!! Not an
issue for this project. If it was a knock-out I'd have have her warmed up by know LoL.........They plugged it well for sure ........Ol Deuce

[OlDeuce]

Well, I'm already playing with what my chambering might be. I'm leaning to begin with a cartridge that has low pressures, projectiles of cast lead which I may already have a mold for, and one that brass is readily available for. I'm thinking of 40-65 Winchester. I'll send the action, trigger, trigger guard and associated parts to Turnbull for case harding, will be checking barrel companies that have had some experience with these actions, although I will speak with Turnbull about this conversion while they have the parts there. Might be easiest and quickest to have them involved if possible. I will work on the stock to see what I can do with it, nice to be hanging out at a cabinet shop three days a week. Might even do a nice presentation box for this project. Anyways will get started as soon as it arrives. Always brightens my day when this kind of project presents itself.

Oh Cool.......I'm going to GS this project and see just how she turns out......I have access to a good Lathe & Mill...I have a little combo but she's not big
enough to work this project! But I think she is going to look well ........Mind is going a 100 LoL Ol Deuce

[MOA]

My thoughts as well but I got an excellent price on this one and it has grown on me after re-barreling and new wood.

Bob

Boz, who did your barrel and wood work? Same place, or separate businesses?

[Gewehr-Guy]

I remember seeing on another forum where someone cut off the damaged portion of the plugged barrel, and recut the threads and set it back into the action. Not a lot of extra steel in the chamber area,but enough to rechamber into an oversize .32-40 or 8mm-40.

[OlDeuce]

I remember seeing on another forum where someone cut off the damaged portion of the plugged barrel, and recut the threads and set it back into the action. Not a lot of extra steel in the chamber area,but enough to rechamber into an oversize .32-40 or 8mm-40.

This is what my plan is and by stepping the new barrel into the old part should leave more the enough material to keep it really strong and secure in that
area!!! I sure hope this all works out ! we see!! this is the fun part!!1 If it doesn't work out I'll send off and have the New Barrel put in!!!

Ol Deuce

[Bigslug]

So. . .you're going to end up with a .32-40 that can shoot any and all of your .308 bullets, probably with a high level of accuracy, with virtually no recoil, at the threshold for "easy to achieve" cast velocities, which should be be able to drop any medium game in N.A.

Nothing to dislike about any of that. Good call!

[OlDeuce]

So. . .you're going to end up with a .32-40 that can shoot any and all of your .308 bullets, probably with a high level of accuracy, with virtually no recoil, at the threshold for "easy to achieve" cast velocities, which should be be able to drop any medium game in N.A.

Nothing to dislike about any of that. Good call!

Yes kinda I'm hoping ........The accuracy is what I really want to build into the shooter ! and keep the price down kinda.........Ol Deuce

[Boz330]

Boz, who did your barrel and wood work? Same place, or separate businesses?

My hunting/shooting buddy did the barrel. It was a takeoff from another rifle he re-barred for me. I did the wood. The inletted blank came from Treebone Carving. The caliber is 40-65.

Bob

[MOA]

Thx Boz, I most likely will do something with this stock, but I am still going to clean it up and re-stain it first. Will end up with a hot oil finish no matter what I do. Don't much care for shiny or high gloss finishes on hunting guns.

[Boz330]

Mine has a sandblast finish and the stock oil was rubbed out to dull it for hunting.

Bob

[MOA]

I've used tung oil on a number of my refinished stocks.

[OlDeuce]

I've got a good question guys! Is it required to have all this hammer pressure on the the Old Rolling Blocks??? Been doing alot of cleaning and now
the trigger pull is very smooth with no creep but the hammer pressure Man!!!!!! I would think the old primers took a big hit to get them to go off.

Ol Deuce