BSA Mk1* Sporting rifle (build)
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Topic: BSA Mk1* Sporting rifle (build)
Posted By: Von Gruff
Subject: BSA Mk1* Sporting rifle (build)
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 9:24am
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I have just bought this 1900 model This was the only description with it so will see what it really is like when it get here. 1900 303 complete, rifleing still good this is a great wee bush gun after 114 years what could you say http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/315395737_zps4ee2c377.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Will nail my flag to the mast and show you what I want it to end up looking like. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/LeeSpeed_Rifle_RHS_zps06394966.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
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Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 9:26am
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I have bought this walnut blank to do the stock with http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/211-1358649808_zps187d8a9f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/-1358649917_zpsdebd0241.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/211-1358649952_zps6ea770eb.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/211-1358650048_zps0b1d57ce.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 9:31am
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When it arrived here I was quite pleased with its condition. Barrel is very good with good sharp, well defined rifling, and a bullet will only fit into the muzzle to half its ogive. The chamber is a real beauty as I had a case that I had expanded and had to bump the she!! holder on the FLS die to get it to chamber so it looks like a winner so far. The stock comb line is so low that I almost have my chin on it to see the sight on their 100 yd setting but would be use it in its present state when I take it for a shot or two later in the week. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1066_zpsad877a44.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1067_zps3f1bdafe.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 9:33am
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I ordered this http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories/partdetail.aspx/671/1/BP-SHOT-C-2-I http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/bp-shot-c-2-i_1_zps8258b68c.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 8:24pm
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Looks like a nice start to a project; let us know how well it shoots and how the project turns out. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 6:34am
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I decided after firing a few shots that the issue sights were just not going to be usable with my eyes so that was the first thing to be sorted out. Five hours in the shed working out a design and getting it roughed out first in aluminium and then into steel. First off I needed a backing washer to build up from where the lobbing sight was located http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1098_zpsc52dde3f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Lots of fileing and trying for fit to get it done. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1099_zps0f16eb18.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Then it was working out a pattern in al http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1101_zps3aba2605.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 6:37am
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And transferring it to steel http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1105_zps4a9572ef.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1106_zps51e50f56.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Next I will need to get the bends done and slot for the elevation adjustment. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 6:42am
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This is it after a couple of false starts as I tried various ways to get a windage adjustment slider. I had decided to use the knurled knob of a set of ruger rings for the aperture, and after preparing one dropped it "somewhere" in the shed and couldn't find it so had to do another one. I found an old jack with an interesting piece on the top and with a bit of hacksawing came up with this. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1110_zps0733404c.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  And after quite a bit of time with files to shape it and then to thin down the holding 'curl' to the same OD as the aperture I was able to see this on the bench http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1111_zps353615f6.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1114_zpsa9f39259.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Next step is to get the main arm bent and figure out heights and placement for the windage slot and hold down screw and guide peg. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 6:45am
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I had been putting of going back to the aperture sight as I knew I was in for some work with the dremmel and needle files to get the aperture plate bedded into the aperture arm. I had used a little machine screw and nut to hold the two together initially, but this made a protrusion underneath and had it sitting higher than I wanted, and of course would necessitate height on the front sight over what I wanted to have. I filed from full thickness to about .01 at the end on the aperture plate and then scribed around it and sunk it into the underside of the aperture arm then filed most of the head off the machine screw, used it and riveted the underneath side to give me the smoothest line I could get. Then with just a little sanding on the dustcover attachment lug I was able to get the aperture arm to clear the bolt when it was sitting in its lowest position, actually sitting on the screws that hold it to the wrist of the rifle. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1177_zps52b6e22c.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  I got in touch with Scott from http://www.customscrewsandmore.com/Page4.html and he is making me a set of wrist screws that have a lever head with a thumb grip so that I can undo them a half turn and lift the sight to the top of its slide for bolt removal and because I will shoot "the load" in to where the slide is down on the top of the slide adjustment, it will be a simple matter to re-set it for my desired 150 yd zero. It was going to need a taller front sight and I wanted one with a flat topped blade which I find the best for the aperture sight. The existing front sight was a inverted V so I filed it off and cut a groove into the ramp with hack saw and filed it to fit the new blade I made. It was a tap in fit but there is room to either pin it or for the GS to do a micro weld at the front, however even without this it was a tight fit. I am going to shorten the barrel by 3/4 inch to clean up the muzzle from pull throughs etc and this will still leave about 5/8 in in front of the sight ramp to the muzzle so will look right. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1178_zps7d6af974.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1179_zps240cca6c.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1180_zps4d841291.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 6:48am
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Have ordered a couple of these http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/910/2/SWIVEL-POST http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/swivel-post_1_zps19c7bab0.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Then cut the pattern boards to start the stock http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1102_zps6a1db6dc.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 6:50am
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I got out for a few shots this morning to Prove the sights and except for a bit of windage will be able to shootthem in for a 150yd zero later. Got to the start of the stock with finalising the pattern placement on the blank and (gulp) cutting it in half. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1124_zpsb3ebb5c2.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1128_zpsdd90bb39.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Got the bolt hole drilled and the butt section cut to shape so tomorrow will see the fitting of the socket . Waiting on the butt plate from track of the wolf before I can really shape up the butt although a friend has a couple so may get him to send one down and will replace it with mine when it arrives. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 10 2014 at 8:43am
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So, not much interest. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: July 10 2014 at 8:58am
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Well, I'm watching. Does that count? Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Jon287
Date Posted: July 10 2014 at 9:51am
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I am watching too. It looks like you are doing a good job on complicated work. Customized work on sported rifles is such a matter of personal taste and preference it is hard to comment without the risk of giving offense. Nice work! ------------- Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their planet!! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: July 10 2014 at 10:00am
| interesting project , keep posting the progress , i liked it as it came but i see the potential , |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 10 2014 at 10:28am
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I wondered about sharing this project on here with it mainly concentrating on the military rifles as issued. In the stock it came with I have to have my chin on the comb to see even the issue sights. There are so many sporterised LE's here in NZ that the full wood is a rarity almost. I happen to like the Lee Speed which is also an issued "type" but can not afford one so this was the only way for me to have one. I have rescued a couple of Martini's and recognise the desirability of the original rifles but even a rescue takes away from actual originality and all I can offer is a working representation of some I really admire. This was a Martini Enfield Carbine I played with http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?226756-A-Martini-Enfield-303-again And a Martini 577-450 http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?239387-LSA-Martini-Henry-577-450 If my approach is exceptable to the forum I will post more on the LE Sporter which is in the finishing stages of the stock at the moment. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: July 10 2014 at 8:31pm
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I am also following this tread; it is an interesting project. Where do you find the time? I never seem to get any time in my workshop. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: Bear43
Date Posted: July 10 2014 at 9:57pm
| Many of us around here do also appreciate a well-done sporter. I've been keeping an eye on this too, just not saying a lot. |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 5:42am
Being retired helps. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Zed wrote:Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 5:45am
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A little progress with through bolt drilled and the butt fitted into the socket, a forend tip and grip cap in jarah made and glued on with 1/8" brass dowels. I have started the inletting for the barrelled action and being as I have not done one of these before makes it a slow process. Chisels and a very small mallet, a smoker and much repeat. May be a day or two to get it fitted into wood. (It makes Mausers and the couple of Martini's seem quite simple in comparison with the angled wrist of the Enfield making a fit for the king screw lug and the trailing curve of the magazine cutoff needing very careful wortk) I had intended to dry fit the forend tip and the grip cap with the dowels only glued into one side and then shape up to about 95%, remove and stain with raven oil then glue together and finish so that the black raven oil would make it look like ebony but I have seen them done in buffalo horn, ebony and rosewood so the jarah will personalise it for me as the jarah was given to me by a friend. Next day Another 5 hours on it today and while time is not a factor, getting it right is so it will take as long as it takes. This is my inletting tools so nothing anyone shouldn't have in their shed. Simple handwork http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1135_zps271117da.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Smoking the barrelled action http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1134_zpsc9661c0a.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  You can see where the soot has left its mark on the wood. Scrape this away and smoke again. At the start of the job the chisels get more work as cutting agents than the do after it starts to gets some shape to it. I have a couple of barrel off cuts that I have ground square so the sharp edge will scrape the channel and later will wrap them in sandpaper and take smaller amounts of wood off at a time http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1132_zpsf246277e.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 5:48am
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So todays effort has left me most of the way into the wood. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1131_zpsaa56fbb5.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1137_zps4985fae2.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1136_zps06f1323b.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1139_zps871ad838.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 5:50am
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Next day I am a bit more relaxed this afternoon as another 4 hours has the barrelled action fully inletted. Still have to relieve the mag cutoff area, fit the trigger guard, and open up the mag well but these are realitively similar to other fitting jobs as to be familiar but that angled wrist that requires the full forward positioning before the downward fitting is done was a new bone to chew. The steel butt plate turned up from Track of the Wolf this morning and I am going to fit that with a 3/16 cast off before shaping up starts. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 5:50am
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Not so long on it today so decided to finish the barrelled action and shape the magazine cutof aerea and inlet the but plate. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1140_zps63b9ca1f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  I wanted a 3/16 cast off so you can see with the outside lines where the plate is et on the rights hand side of the centre. I found centre and marked 3/16 to the right as a centreline for the butt plate and went from there. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1141_zpsed9fd74f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 5:52am
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Next day saw the trigger guard inletted and the mag well opened up so the magazine sat into its proper place. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 8:28am
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You sir, are a real craftsman! ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 12:23pm
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Sire, you are a talented individual. Please - carry on Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 12:32pm
| i admire your ability and efforts , this will end up a true sporter of worth and desirability , i like what you are doing with it , - do pass the old lumber on to someone else here , |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 12:45pm
Have got it for sale here in NZ. Shipping off shore is a killer ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Jon287
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 2:43pm
Very impressive! I wish I had that kind of wood working skill. ------------- Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their planet!! |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 3:36pm
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After the trigger guard and the mag well was attended to the first thing was to reinforce the rear of the forestock which is often done with a brass pin through the stock but I wanted the strength without the visible rod end so made a series of holes with a undersize drill bit, cleaned it out and with sawdust to stain the epoxy a bit tapped the threaded stem into the cut out so that the threads actually bit into the wood. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1143_zps91bc094d.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1144_zps541b0887.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Put that away into a warm place to mature for a day or two (our winter so the shed is to cold for glues/epoxies) ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 3:51pm
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Then is was onto the start of shaping for the butt stock, and the forst thing was to even up both sides of the butt plate, so it was planed on one side to even up the excess mandated by the cast in the stock http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1146_zpsfd25f7e5.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Then the carefull start and stop on the bench planer to taper in for the wrist to the grip cap and down to the butt cap outline http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1145_zpsc88e68ea.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 3:52pm
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Then it was patience with rasps then files to bring some shape to it http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1147_zps50b1fd0e.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1148_zps7e25062b.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  And the "tools" http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1149_zps3667b654.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 11 2014 at 3:55pm
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After the butt stock was fully shaped and ready for sanding from the rough 80 grit, I filed the initial groove round the edge of the grip cap and started to round off the top edge but still a few hours left in that yet. With the trigger guard fully inlet and in place with forend still in the square so everything together and fitted. Will start o shaping the forend tomorrow. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 12 2014 at 10:56am
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Next days play has seen it all shaped up down to 80 grit sanded stage http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1150_zpsaf8bd654.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1151_zps019f949d.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1152_zps36774bba.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1153_zpsc57897a0.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 12 2014 at 10:58am
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Then I had everything sanded down through 150 and 240grit after a little re-shaping of forend tip and gripcap area. Slimmed the wrist and the forend fo a really nice slim fast handling feel. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1155_zps2a567b54.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 12 2014 at 11:02am
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Then things slowed down with another 'go over' with the 240grit and a wetting down to whisker it the first time. Have gone to 360 grit, whiskered (twice) then gone to 600 grit before the first 50/50 tung oil/ vegetable turps soaking. Not the best light but put it back together to see it with a little colour starting to show itself. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1158_zpsba6faeb6.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 12 2014 at 11:06am
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After the sanding off of the 360 grit whiskering, re-wetting it and sanding again with 360, then wetting and sanding with 600 grit. I left it for an hour after each wetting before sanding but there was progressively less whisker standing until there was almost none at the final wetting. Next step has been to start the flooding process where I kept as much 50/50 (tung/veg turps) flooded onto the surface for about an hour till it showed it was slowing on the uptake into the wood. Then I rubbed it down hard with a cloth so there was nothing on the surface. Will do more flooding tomorrow, then sand back to the surface before filling the grain. You can see where there is dry wood on a couple of places. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1161_zps2923b61f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1160_zps71567954.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 8:32am
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I decided that after the 18th rubbing of oil into the stock it was starting to look about done and while it is still in the soft stage and will take a week or two to harden up I couldn't resist assembling it this morning and thought to post a couple of pics. I am still waiting for the lever headed screws (they are in the mail and should be in in about a week-ten days) from Scott at http://www.customscrewsandmore.com/Page4.html who has been a real gent to deal with. Then I will have to get the Lee speed done for Euan and we will get them blued at the same time as the barrel mounted sling eye is fixed in place. Anyway this is it in the horrible light of winter this morning. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/303_zps897d4c4c.png.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/3031_zps7a08eee5.png.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/3032_zps37ebc7f1.png.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: daneko
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:03am
| really neat""" |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:17am
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I think you have done a top job with your sporter! You definitely have an advanced skill level when it comes to wood working and gun stock making! ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: Jon287
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 11:28am
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Very nice job!! ------------- Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their planet!! |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 8:32pm
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Well I must say I'm impressed! That is a really cracking job. Making it look that easy is the sign of a real craftsman. Let us know how it does at the range when you've had time. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: July 22 2014 at 8:38pm
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Nice job, that's a great looking rifle. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 2:13am
You do good work! Congrats!  Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Bear43
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 10:06pm
| I really wish I had that kind of wood-working ability! That turned out very beautifully! |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: July 23 2014 at 11:13pm
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When it comes to woodworking...I'm like King Midas' cousin...Everything I touch turns to sh*t! Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: July 24 2014 at 12:54am
Great Job!!!!! ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: July 24 2014 at 2:36pm
| nice work , i too wish i had those abilities , very nice looking finish on that one |
Posted By: ArcherSix
Date Posted: July 25 2014 at 9:25pm
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Wow, great job Von Gruff! Nice lines on that stock and that's a beautiful piece of wood. I'm curious about your reciever sight. Any chance of some close up pics ?
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Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 26 2014 at 8:20am
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I am waiting for the lever headed screws I had made to arrive and I will post a pic when they arrive. ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 26 2014 at 12:29pm
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Just been out and fired the first shots though my rifle and while it was only fireforming loads with the 316-299 over 13.5gn Green Dot (roughly 1400fps) and shot at 35yds as I didn't know how the aperture and new front sight I made was going to calibrate but this is a 10 shot group from standing with the bog-pod. With a quick calculation shows I can get by with a .006 shim between the sight arm and the rifle wrist. I little touch with a file will lift it but I will wait till I get the new mould and a decent bullet and settle on a hunting load till I finalise that. Very happy so far and this is with a bullet that has no nose support - 304 nose in 306 bore. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/fireforming316-299135gnGD_zpsb4c31b9f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 1:15pm
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I have been working on a second Lee Speed the last few days. Euan got in a 90% inlet and shaped stock for one he wanted to use as a rough hunting rifle and keep his genuine BSA Lee Speed for less strenuous affairs. 90% inlet is a bit of a misnomer as it still took about 15 hrs to get it all into the wood. but having Euans genuine article in hand was a good thing and a bad thing as he wanted both his rifles to "feel" the same in hand. Now I have to say that mine felt good and reasonable slim but after having Euans BSA to compare it to I had to take to the forestock and wrist area with a file and will have to refinish it again. Yhis is the genuine BSA at top, the 20 in barrelled hunter centre and my effort at the bottom. One thing I had to do with Euans was to change the angle of the butt plate to an agnle which is more suited to his style of shooting. I am quite happy with the angle I have on mine as I am more inclined to stand upright where Euan leans into his shot. Only a few degrees but it does make a difference. I get flat butt against my shoulder with mine while I get more toe with his. http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1229_zps11339fdc.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s667.photobucket.com/user/VonGruff/media/303%20Lee%20Enfield%20sporting%20rifle/Photo1228_zps921e4029.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
Posted By: Bear43
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 10:07pm
| That is great that you had access to an actual Lee Speed for comparison, and I like what you are doing in making a rifle similar to it. Good work there, Von Gruff! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: July 31 2014 at 10:16am
| im going on record here - please only do this to previously sported rifle and leave the originals to us collectors , beyond that i admire your work |
Posted By: Von Gruff
Date Posted: July 31 2014 at 1:43pm
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If they were originals I wouldn't be doing this now would I as they would already be done. Gee ------------- Von Gruff The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |