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Post by screwbolts on Mar 3, 2009 19:50:53 GMT -5
Hello all, nearly done assembling my own smokeless muzzleloader. It started out life back in 1901 as a Remington #5 1901 Pat. 7mm Spanish Mauser Rolling Block. When I acquired it, some one had already sporterized it and it wore this wood. I have fitted it with a 26" 50 cal Stainless barrel with a 1x24 twist. I fitted the barrel with a stainless breech plug that I installed a Savage vent liner in. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D   The scope mount is one that would normally be on a Handy rifle. The scope is an old Bushnell Scope Chief VI 3x9. I will be mounting the ram rod next. It shots very well with a Mild load of 38Gr of 4759, and equally well with 5744.   When It warms up I may post some groups. Of course they will be Shot with 330Gr. Hard cast .451 LFN Boolitz from my mold. Or with 260gr, cast clones of the 250 XTP I modified a .45 Maxi mold to drop these. they are the same profile as the XTP , smooth sided and no HP. They shoot like gangbusters out of 2 Savage rifles we have also. They all ride in the barrel on Harvester Black sabots Short or long. ;D ;D This is what the boolitz look like, the bolt is just my Knight"s T-Bolts, sent this photo to another shooter wanting to convert his T-bolt yo work with BH209.  |
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Post by edge on Mar 3, 2009 20:11:41 GMT -5
Very cool indeed  Keep us posted on your success! edge. |
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Post by screwbolts on Mar 3, 2009 20:14:38 GMT -5
Thanks Edge!!! :-)
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Post by DBinNY on Mar 3, 2009 20:28:17 GMT -5
Very unique and nice looking rifle screwbolts. I assume that's the temperature and not the weight of that gun! It's been nasty cold here as well. Good luck with it!
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Post by youp50 on Mar 3, 2009 20:30:08 GMT -5
Thumbs up on your project!
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lc
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Post by lc on Mar 3, 2009 20:34:17 GMT -5
Very niiice .Hows the trigger?
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Post by ET on Mar 3, 2009 20:56:34 GMT -5
I really love seeing an older firearm with new life added to it. Kind of adds more history and use to it in a way making it special.
Nice job.
Ed
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Post by screwbolts on Mar 3, 2009 20:58:50 GMT -5
Very niiice .Hows the trigger?  The Trigger is great for a Rolling Block ;D ;D ;D, It was 12 lbs, yes 12, I have only reworked the flat spring and have got down to a crisp 6 lbs. I can narrow the flat spring some more to get it lower, and I will. I also have the option of replacing the the spring all together with a spring made of music wire, that will lower it substantially, the only purpose of the spring is to hold the trigger up to catch the hammer. For $8 dollars I could buy the music wire spring. This will be a hunting gun, so even at 6, there are worse out there. ;D ;D If I wanted to replace the lower frame extension I could have single or double set triggers. Ken |
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Post by 1shot1kill on Mar 3, 2009 21:30:18 GMT -5
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Post by edge on Mar 3, 2009 22:24:47 GMT -5
1shot1kill that looks like a pretty short barrel, any details, loads?
edge.
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Post by 1shot1kill on Apr 1, 2009 20:07:48 GMT -5
Well, it has a Richards brown/brown custom rollover stock with beaver tail forearm, Weaver 1-peice base, and now has a 3-9x40 Nikon scope in Warne rings. The action is a Lone Star Arms, Rem. #2 Rolling Block and the barrel is a 24" .45 cal McGowen. Weight is on the hefty side, at about 10 pounds. It's favorite load is 39gr of 2400 and a .452 Hornady 300gr XTP. Load performance is sub-1" at 100yds, with a muzzle velocity of 2,068 FPS.
I forgot to state that the Lone Star Arms receiver, when I received it was just a plain in the white receiver. No hammer, no block, no trigger, no springs, no pins nothing but the striped receiver and trigger guard. I bought 2 complete old Rem. # 2 RB's receivers, that i stripped down 1 for the guts to build this one. I installed a pin in the sear of the hammer, that I carefully stoned down until I got a nice crisp 2.5 pound trigger.
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Post by chuck41 on Apr 1, 2009 20:14:32 GMT -5
Very nice. Would be proud to hang that on the wall or carry it to the woods.
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Post by Richard on Apr 2, 2009 19:00:59 GMT -5
Screwbolts, your a pretty competent tinkerer! ;D
Richard
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Post by edge on Apr 2, 2009 19:15:59 GMT -5
1shot1kill, looking at the angle of the barrel to stock I assume that the barrel rotates high after the shot. Does that reduce perceived recoil?
edge.
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Post by screwbolts on Apr 2, 2009 19:29:48 GMT -5
Screwbolts, your a pretty competent tinkerer! ;D Richard Gosh, thanks Richard ;D ;D   Ken |
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Post by 1shot1kill on Apr 2, 2009 20:10:55 GMT -5
It has little felt recoil, but does have a nice muzzle jump, especially when shooting off the bench.
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