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scott63

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  1. Congrats rustvyper to your brother on a great double and congrats to you on your little "scout". My daughter loves hunting with me, I started her when she was young too. My happiest days have been with my kids in the woods.
  2. I had one years ago that had been converted to 30/06, fired 7.7 handloads came out looking kinda funny. Took it to a gunsmith and found out about the conversion. It shot ok, but I traded it off. I would really suggest buying the dies from RCBS to handload. The 7.7 is a decent enough cartridge and easy to reload. I've killed mule deer with it and I'm gonna try for a bear on Sunday........Scott
  3. Thanks guys! I am really proud, especially since a couple grown men missed deer at the same distance. Believe me, that card got played! 8uck5snort- best of luck to you and your boy!.....Scott
  4. I put my daughter(15 yrs) in for a Wyoming tag along with my hunting partners 13 yr old son and they were drawn this year. Alisha and I were sitting on the edge of a ravine when this small 4 point came along. She made a perfect 109 yard shot with her .250 Savage,(1909 Swede, ER Shaw barrel, B&C stock, I did the bolt and D&T) the buck dropped like a rock. This is her third buck and her biggest, so she was very happy. My friends son got a 3X4 the next day that was about the same size as this one. In 3 days I saw 39 bucks and about an equal number of does, of the bucks only four would have been more than 24 inches wide, most were very small horned forks and 3X3. The quanity was definitely there! Now my son and I need to fill our Ca. tags.......Scott
  5. I think the EGW is what I've been looking for, thank you............Scott
  6. Well I saw that one, and the only thing is it looks just like the one I got off ebay with the holes out of spec. The one i got might have been a fluke, guess I can try again, they are cheap enough.....Scott
  7. Does anyone have a source for a one piece tactical style scope mount that isn't 100 bucks? Not a scout. Built in moa would be a plus but not a must have. I bought one off ebay a while back and the rear screw hole is not where it should be, but is close enough that I can't do anything with it on this rifle. Thanks for any help....Scott
  8. "Had to bite my hand on that one as I had already spent a grand!" What else did you get?
  9. I had the swing safety installed but I'm not happy with how hard it is to engage, that's why the request for a pic of a cocking piece. I mistakenly said chapman, I believe it is a wisner type--pull back/push forward.....Scott
  10. I had the swing safety installed but I'm not happy with how hard it is to engage, that's why the request for a pic of a cocking piece. I mistakenly said chapman, I believe it is a wisner type--pull back/push forward.....Scott
  11. I have one in 6.5X55 and love it. It is an absolute tack driver and will do anything the 8mm will do with decent bullets. In scandinavian countries they use it to take moose, and I have shot right through mule deer with it......Scott
  12. Words of wisdom, that's a fact!..............Scott
  13. Do you have any pics of the cocking piece after you modified it? Scott
  14. Does anyone have a pic of a cocking piece that has been modified for use with the chapman style 2 pos safety? I'm hoping there is a way to make it smooth like a win 70, or at least half as smooth......Scott
  15. That might be considered heresy in some circles.....I wanted a Rem 700 action to match the matte stainless barrel I was having installed. To get a matte finish I used crushed glass in a sandblaster, followed by lightly sandblasting with glass beads. I was really happy with how it turned out. You have to protect areas not to be plated, they sell a brush on liquid that is similar to rubber cement, buy the SMALLEST quantity they sell. I bought a quart (way too much) and it will last many lifetimes. It is easy to do if you read the instructions several times before plating...........Scott
  16. I bought a kit off ebay, it worked really well on a few projects haven't used it in a while. It was easy to use...Scott
  17. z1r---Could you post a pic looking at the rear of the bolt? I was wondering what you do about the groove for the rear shroud....Scott
  18. Thank you both for the clarification....Scott
  19. So the range rod is supposed to be used when indicating in an unchambered barrel, and the indicator rod is for a chambered barrel. But how are the two rods different? Aren't they both diameter specific to the caliber you are indicating? Thanks in advance for clarifying.....Scott
  20. Clemson, I was wondering why you use the lathe dog, doesn't the three jaw hold the mandrel tight enough? I am new to this and was wondering because I have done the same thing minus the dog with no problems....yet. Thanks for posting this tutorial, pictures are worth a thousand words...Scott
  21. scott63

    Chilean Mauser

    I would like to have a stock semi-inletted from wood that I have. Does anyone know of any stock makers that could do a semi-inlet in the shape of a Win Mod 70 Featherweight, but for a 95 mauser? Thanks..............Scott
  22. scott63

    Chilean Mauser

    Kenak2, that is very nice work. Here is a couple pics of the bolt, if it wasn't for the stepped barrel I'd just cut it down, but I'd rather go with a real lightweight barrel.
  23. scott63

    Chilean Mauser

    Anybody use a Chilean Mauser to sporterize into a hunting rifle? Any pics? I picked up a badly sportered all number matching rifle by DWM, has the original barrel but the bolt handle was butchered and the stock is junk. I'm thinking a .250 Savage with a nice featherweight barrel since I already have dies and brass for this caliber, otherwise it would be a 7X57 with a sporter barrel. Any thoughts?......................Scott
  24. For those of you with belt driven lathes, what brand of belts do you use? It has been suggested elswhere to try changing the belts.......Scott
  25. It is definitely smoother with collets, not too noticeable with my 3 jaw and most noticeable with my 4 jaw. So I'm trying to make the motor as smooth as possible before I try to balance the 4 jaw chuck, and since I haven't another lathe of this vintage to look at, I don't know if there is anything missing from the motor mounting assembly. To say the owners manual is brief would be a vast understatement, and it reads like a fortune cookie!
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