rbertalotto
02-08-2014, 08:07 PM
IT'S DONE!
Got the liner in, faced the muzzle, chambered, set the extractor.....Runs perfect! Ejects half way across the room! Just need to drill ant tap the barrel for scope blocks.
I cleaned up all the screws and fire blued them. Not sure what I'm going to do with the scratches on the side of the receiver...Comments??
Let me know what you think about the firing pin strikes. They seem "aggressive"? It goes "bang" but there are no sights currently so not sure about accuracy.
If it isn't a shooter, I found two more barrels in need of bores. One will be a 17HMR or a 17MkII. The other will be put into inventory for future use.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5839_zps5fa3ae05.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5804_zps54990548.jpg
I used a round brass crown lap tool to flare the area around the chamber to fill in the void left by the original chamber. I then used a very small round Swiss file to set the ejector height. Once I had it close, I used the reamer with a tap wrench to clean it up and make it perfect with the chamber.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5817_zps1038514a.jpg
I counter sunk the muzzle to hide the line around the liner.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5820_zps634f3e64.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5828_zps519bf940.jpg
As you can see, it has some pretty good scratches in the receiver where someone did not know how these through bolts work. Not sure what can be done about this.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5825_zps96a35dc2.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5830_zps3ef15b00.jpg
The wood is in great shape!
Now we just need to see how it shoots!
Got the liner in, faced the muzzle, chambered, set the extractor.....Runs perfect! Ejects half way across the room! Just need to drill ant tap the barrel for scope blocks.
I cleaned up all the screws and fire blued them. Not sure what I'm going to do with the scratches on the side of the receiver...Comments??
Let me know what you think about the firing pin strikes. They seem "aggressive"? It goes "bang" but there are no sights currently so not sure about accuracy.
If it isn't a shooter, I found two more barrels in need of bores. One will be a 17HMR or a 17MkII. The other will be put into inventory for future use.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5839_zps5fa3ae05.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5804_zps54990548.jpg
I used a round brass crown lap tool to flare the area around the chamber to fill in the void left by the original chamber. I then used a very small round Swiss file to set the ejector height. Once I had it close, I used the reamer with a tap wrench to clean it up and make it perfect with the chamber.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5817_zps1038514a.jpg
I counter sunk the muzzle to hide the line around the liner.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5820_zps634f3e64.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5828_zps519bf940.jpg
As you can see, it has some pretty good scratches in the receiver where someone did not know how these through bolts work. Not sure what can be done about this.
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5825_zps96a35dc2.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae129/rvb1001rbertalotto/Stevens%2044/DSC_5830_zps3ef15b00.jpg
The wood is in great shape!
Now we just need to see how it shoots!