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Thanks for the great pics and details. I really enjoy a good rifle build. This one is shaping up nicely.
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Mauser Project
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Thanks, Rick;
So far, so good. This is my very first build, but it won't be my last. I'm actually a bit further than the pictures tell, but I'll get caught up with posting once I start the sllllooooowwwwww process of rust bluing..LOL
Doug
So far, so good. This is my very first build, but it won't be my last. I'm actually a bit further than the pictures tell, but I'll get caught up with posting once I start the sllllooooowwwwww process of rust bluing..LOL
Doug
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Excellent thread! I didn't know they made long chambered barrels. Who supplied it, if I may ask?
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Lothar Walther- they make a wide variety of barrels pre-cut for Large Ring Mausers
http://www.lothar-walther.com/
And thanks for the complement!
More to come....Up next- How to screw up a barrel band swivel at the last minute when you could have bought one for $30....
Like I said....I'll post the whole sordid affair......
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Im really enjoying this thread as its on of the goals i am working towards. Thank you gor being man enough to post the screwups!
Great looking rifle!
Jake Parker
Great looking rifle!
Jake Parker
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No African Plains Game rifle would be seen with a sling swivel on the fore-end, so I needed a barrel band swivel. Sure, I could have bought one when I got my sights, but I got a rotary table, cutters, etc. when I purchased the Grizzley combo, so why not make one of my own design?
Took a chunk of mystery metal (1018, most likely) and chucked it up to clean up the OD.
Lacking a 4-jaw chuck, I set it up for an eccentric bore in the 3-jaw. Probably should have switched the jaws around...
Drilled successively larger holes, up to 11/16, then bored a few thou..finished up at .695 ID for a taper of .696 to .708
Drilled through to locate on rotary table, then (2) counter-bored holes to bolt it in place.
Milled radial contour, then rotated rotary table 90 degrees and milled the ramp contour.
Filed, ground, dremeled to clean up the result of my not-too-rigid set-up, and, at the last minute, ground too much.
Actually didn't swear at all, went upstairs and ordered a band from Midway.
Still think my design was classier, but I just didn't have the energy to repeat the experience.
Took a chunk of mystery metal (1018, most likely) and chucked it up to clean up the OD.
Lacking a 4-jaw chuck, I set it up for an eccentric bore in the 3-jaw. Probably should have switched the jaws around...
Drilled successively larger holes, up to 11/16, then bored a few thou..finished up at .695 ID for a taper of .696 to .708
Drilled through to locate on rotary table, then (2) counter-bored holes to bolt it in place.
Milled radial contour, then rotated rotary table 90 degrees and milled the ramp contour.
Filed, ground, dremeled to clean up the result of my not-too-rigid set-up, and, at the last minute, ground too much.
Actually didn't swear at all, went upstairs and ordered a band from Midway.
Still think my design was classier, but I just didn't have the energy to repeat the experience.
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Barrel clean-up was needed. I obviously wasn't as careful as I thought, since I found a couple of scratches and nicks.
In the following pictures, You'll see that the barrel band swivel and front sight have already been soldered in place. This is only because I got busy doing, not taking pictures. So the pics are just to show my set-up.
Barrel tank threads were wrapped with Teflon plumbers tape (so I could chuck it gently, without damaging the threads)
Muzzle is located via a button (brass finial from a lamp so as to not damage the crown)
Steady rest set up and the button backed out.
Got the barrel spinning an began the clean-up. Used a fine stone on the nicks, then a bit of 600 grit paper, then successive Scotchbright pads, until all scratches were removed.
After soldering on the swivel band and sight, I polished the entire assembly to a fairly glossy finish, along with the receiver and bolt stop parts.
All the parts were thoroughly degreased, as the waxes in the polishing rouge would inhibit the rust bluing.
In the following pictures, You'll see that the barrel band swivel and front sight have already been soldered in place. This is only because I got busy doing, not taking pictures. So the pics are just to show my set-up.
Barrel tank threads were wrapped with Teflon plumbers tape (so I could chuck it gently, without damaging the threads)
Muzzle is located via a button (brass finial from a lamp so as to not damage the crown)
Steady rest set up and the button backed out.
Got the barrel spinning an began the clean-up. Used a fine stone on the nicks, then a bit of 600 grit paper, then successive Scotchbright pads, until all scratches were removed.
After soldering on the swivel band and sight, I polished the entire assembly to a fairly glossy finish, along with the receiver and bolt stop parts.
All the parts were thoroughly degreased, as the waxes in the polishing rouge would inhibit the rust bluing.
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OK, on to bluing! (Fingers crossed)
I have only blued one other arm, my Grandfather's Stevens double, and it turn out well, so why not the Mauser?
I'll be using Laurel Forge Browning/Bluing
The set-up is a large tank that was scrapped at work about 5 years ago. I built it into an insulated box with some small strip heaters wired into a thermostat. As you can see from the pics, I made a couple "gable ends" and put a piece of threaded rod covered with cpvc pipe at the ridge. (all this just stuff hanging out in the garage)
Bath/heater will actually generate a really good amount of humidity. Plastic covering keeps the moisture in.
Last time I just used the tank as a scalding tank; this time, I'm using the heaters and evaporation to generate moisture.
We'll see how things work out....
I have only blued one other arm, my Grandfather's Stevens double, and it turn out well, so why not the Mauser?
I'll be using Laurel Forge Browning/Bluing
The set-up is a large tank that was scrapped at work about 5 years ago. I built it into an insulated box with some small strip heaters wired into a thermostat. As you can see from the pics, I made a couple "gable ends" and put a piece of threaded rod covered with cpvc pipe at the ridge. (all this just stuff hanging out in the garage)
Bath/heater will actually generate a really good amount of humidity. Plastic covering keeps the moisture in.
Last time I just used the tank as a scalding tank; this time, I'm using the heaters and evaporation to generate moisture.
We'll see how things work out....
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First pass pics of the barrel... Seems splotchy......really not what I was expecting.. Receiver and Bolt stop parts went very much according to plan. I'll be carding off the excess and moving on with another application.
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Looking really good (splotches and all). I like the classic lines you're using. And the 'humidor' slash 'bath' box looks very effective. I would like to see more details on it and it's construction if you can later. Looks like it would be easily constructed.
