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Right on! Tap out the sight blade from the dove tail and there is a small flat blade set screw that is under the blade. Remove the screw and heat the sight band. It will slide right off.

Yo Tink, I spinned a few barrels, Threadded a blank, recontoured a milsurp into a sporter barrel and made a half dozen bolt handles to figure out which ones I liked. I now have 2 designs that I like. I found out that for most stuff, I like carbide tooling! Then I got called away for all that Boy Scout camp stuff. The "tangle timber man inkled that maybe you got one of them newfangled spinning things too. Should we compare notes? Give you a call on the LL -dogz-

Hello to all of you nice people! I've been gone for a while and have to catch up with what's been going on. I finally retired from the Boy Scouts. Was given a patch saying Scoutmaster "Emeritus" - Retired on active duty! LoL I have 6 projects in various states of completion but I think I will just have a few beers and smoke a few cigars before I get in the swing of things. Many voice mails to return. Please be patient with me. Prayers for Zach, Happy Birthday Don! Happy fathersday to all you dads! Gotta start reading all the posts now. TTYL -Dogz-

Thanks guys! It was a quiet but very nice day.

Golly gees, I thought you just started going in reverse Well I guess the alternative is a lot worse! Thanks for the BD wish. -dogz-

Hey! Very very sweet . . . . Nice work. . . . and yes, nice bolt work! You've gotta be feeling pretty good right now. Now go work up a load and break her in! Keep us posted..... -dogz-

No, It doesn't win over non-hunters. . . . . . and. . . . . It doesn't win over this "Hunter" either. -dogz-

Hi Guys, I got 3 of these 98 bolt bodies. They all have the same proof marks Circle B on the knob and an Script B on the handle. My best guess is DWM but I am not sure. Anyone recognize these proofmarks? -dogz-

Yea, that's true but. . . . . The good old "Black and Gold" victory is keeping us warm! Sorry but I just had to respond! PS: I felt like I played in that game. My heart will never be the same.

Tinker, How about coating them with RIG and just putting each one in a freezer bag. You can roll them up tight to get most of the air out and seal them up. Put a rubber band around it to hold it tight and stack them up in one of your plastic containers. You can write on the siploc bags with a sharpie, telling you what's inside. RIG is almost as good as cosmolene and a whole lot easier to clean off. A gunsmith buddy of mine coats all of his reamers guages etc. with good old vaselene and they stay stain free for years. Some of his stuff sat for ten years without being used before I borrowed it and they were perfect. JMO -dogz-

Nice buck! Yes, I think you had a very fine season. I can't wait to take a nice one with something I have built. You've got to be proud. BTW - Never, NEVER give up the bootie! That was a "GREAT SHOT"!! -dogz-

Rustvyper, Bolt bodies (Straight Handles) with the guide bars are available for $20. ea. from Springfield Sporters in Penn Run PA. www.ssporters.com That is the best price I have seen lately. I am not sure if they have any complete assys for 98k. -dogz-

Rob, I'm very sorry for your loss. My condolences and prayers are sent your way. John

Real Sweet! Nice touch leaving the wood between the cutout and bolt stop. Nice custom look. I like it. -dogz-

Double that for me! Happy Birthday Kenny! -dogz-

Way Cool! I like it. I never thought about using the clay. Real nice. Thanks for sharing the idea.

Tinker, I have a Lyman Turret and a few things here if you are interested. I'll do you right. PM if you are interested. -dogz-

Wow! You guys get real passionate Thanks for all of your input. You all make good sense. I do enjoy making things work but there is no real need to reinvent the wheel either. I have 2 24/47's and another VZ-24. My game plan is now to use the VZ for the 06 and one of the 24/47 actions for my 243 Varminteer. I'll save the last one for something that most "normal" people never heard of like a 6.5x284 or ?. -dogz-

Hi everyone! What are your thoughts about using a Yugo 24/47 action to build a 30.06? I know that the 30.06 is a little longer cartridge than the 8x57. What is the accepted way to lengthen the magazine box? Any other pitfalls that I need to know about using this intermediate action would be appreciated. The action is pristine and I would like to use it for a caliber that I don't have! Can you believe that I don't have one of those (except a Garand) and that doesn't count. Thanks in advance waterdogz

Just my 2 cents worth, I don't have much use for small dogs but . . . .don't blame the dog, it's the BAD OWNERS! Not the dogs fault, it only does what a dog does. As far as the lap dog thing, I've got two 80lb. lap dogs. Even when everyone think I'm some kind of nutty gun fanatic, they think I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread! The more people that I meet, the more I appreciate my Goldens. There are a rare few humans who I allow to share the duck blind with Dixie and Dusty! They do pose a problem though, Anyone could rob my house. They would welcome you in, show you where all the goodies were and then leave with you because you were there and I wasn't!

I should have read the first thread. You are right on with the code and date data. The stamped trigger guards do not match the receiver data. Was either of these trigger guards fitted with the oversized "winter" trigger loop?

The 98k with a stamped trigger guard most likely is a late 43-44 manufactured Kriegs model (War Model). The manufacturing process was stripped to the essentials only to speed up production. Stamped trigger guards, no provision for locking screws, bolts with no guide ribs and gas ports which were not elongated were very common to this model. Quite a few of these were made at Brno.

Hello Guys, I have come across a stripped Siamese Mauser receiver in very good condition. What bolts will work in that receiver? Is the bolt stop etc. the same as the 98's? I thought that there might be customizing possibilities but don't know much about the metalurgy of this type of receiver. Do I want to even fool with it or is it just to obscure for a new-be? Thanks for any input.