Harry O
03-13-2008, 07:37 PM
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Just got it bolted together tonight. I know that it will horrify some of the purists, but I wanted to have something comfortable to shoot. I should know next week if my theories are correct.
I started with an original Remington Rolling Block action that was one of the first 40,000 sold to Sweden in 1867. The action was in good condition, but there were plenty of handling marks from the last 140 years. I spent a lot of time filing and stoning the sides to work them out.
I had a 28" long barrel blank in .457 that I got some years ago in a pile of other stuff. Then I took it to a gunsmith who makes his own Rolling Blocks. I told him to make the barrel as long as possible (turns out he was able to salvage 27-5/8" from it) from the blank. I also wanted it shaped like a Krag barrel. Full diameter around the cartridge and an inch or so ahead of it, then double-s-curve down to a smaller diameter, then taper it to a thin muzzle. He threaded the barrel, did an action job on it, and chambered it for 45-70. I will ONLY be using Black Powder in it.
I also wanted him to case-harden the action. It took 6 months, but he did beautiful work. I cut off the front of a Krag takeoff stock and used the Krag barrel band at the front. I used the cleaning rod holder in the front of the action (rear of the front stock) to hold the rear. The rear stock was a high-comb model from Gunstocks Inc. Both are plain wood, but honest. I put in a metal spacer around the rear bolt (between the tangs) to reduce strain on the wood. With comfort in mind, there is a 1" thick recoil pad.
The front sight is a Lyman target sight I have had laying around for a few years. The rear sight is a tang sight for a Winchester 94 that I got cheap at the Cabelas Bargain Bin in Sidney several years ago. After I got the barrel and action back from the gunsmith, I put everything together.
It looks pretty good. I just hope it shoots.
Just got it bolted together tonight. I know that it will horrify some of the purists, but I wanted to have something comfortable to shoot. I should know next week if my theories are correct.
I started with an original Remington Rolling Block action that was one of the first 40,000 sold to Sweden in 1867. The action was in good condition, but there were plenty of handling marks from the last 140 years. I spent a lot of time filing and stoning the sides to work them out.
I had a 28" long barrel blank in .457 that I got some years ago in a pile of other stuff. Then I took it to a gunsmith who makes his own Rolling Blocks. I told him to make the barrel as long as possible (turns out he was able to salvage 27-5/8" from it) from the blank. I also wanted it shaped like a Krag barrel. Full diameter around the cartridge and an inch or so ahead of it, then double-s-curve down to a smaller diameter, then taper it to a thin muzzle. He threaded the barrel, did an action job on it, and chambered it for 45-70. I will ONLY be using Black Powder in it.
I also wanted him to case-harden the action. It took 6 months, but he did beautiful work. I cut off the front of a Krag takeoff stock and used the Krag barrel band at the front. I used the cleaning rod holder in the front of the action (rear of the front stock) to hold the rear. The rear stock was a high-comb model from Gunstocks Inc. Both are plain wood, but honest. I put in a metal spacer around the rear bolt (between the tangs) to reduce strain on the wood. With comfort in mind, there is a 1" thick recoil pad.
The front sight is a Lyman target sight I have had laying around for a few years. The rear sight is a tang sight for a Winchester 94 that I got cheap at the Cabelas Bargain Bin in Sidney several years ago. After I got the barrel and action back from the gunsmith, I put everything together.
It looks pretty good. I just hope it shoots.