Thinkng of building a 30/30 Rolling block, what do you guys think?

[Gtek]

MM93- Thank you for the explanation and how to, kind of figured something like that. I have a .458" barrel laying in there threaded next to it (#5). I believe the extractor will need a touch also. Would you buy a new one and leave the 7mm extractor alone just in case?

[marlinman93]

MM93- Thank you for the explanation and how to, kind of figured something like that. I have a .458" barrel laying in there threaded next to it (#5). I believe the extractor will need a touch also. Would you buy a new one and leave the 7mm extractor alone just in case?

No, I wouldn't save the 7mm extractor. Not sure who would ever need or want it, and the rim is smaller, so taking some metal off for a .45-70 rim would be cheap and easy.

[dverna]

I like the concept of a .30/30 single shot. Should be a neat gun when you get it done.

[Dutchman]

True for when it was adopted in 1888, but the Swedes had begun loading smokeless by 1892 and reconditioned their rifles for smokeless. Receivers were re-hardened and new blocks and hammers with better steel were installed.

https://www.chuckhawks.com/swedish_r...lock_rifle.htm

http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artikla.../remington.htm

Ya gotta be careful what you read on the net. That chuckhawks website says I'm an "authority" on Swedish military firearms. Dang! I gotta be careful what I say. More than few errors on that page.

Don't push old guns too hard. Respect their limitations. You know how you find out their limitations? By exceeding them.

http://dutchman.rebooty.com/RBfailure.html

Dutch

[marlinman93]

Ya gotta be careful what you read on the net. That chuckhawks website says I'm an "authority" on Swedish military firearms. Dang! I gotta be careful what I say. More than few errors on that page.

Don't push old guns too hard. Respect their limitations. You know how you find out their limitations? By exceeding them.

http://dutchman.rebooty.com/RBfailure.html

Dutch

I've found many of Chuck Hawk's postings to have numerous errors. I'd never use him as a single source of info without getting input from others. He seems to post as an "authority" on a lot of stuff, but not sure he's got expertise on any one thing.