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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #90 on: April 25, 2011, 09:19:31 AM »
Wait a second, that is an outside workbench, not your washer and dryer  :chuckle:

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #91 on: April 25, 2011, 10:54:51 AM »
Yeah, i made good use of the dry weather and potting bench i made for the wife with an old narrow and long pallet lol!
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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #92 on: May 08, 2011, 10:27:00 PM »
i did a little preparing for memorial day trip.

Today i coated the stock with 15 coats of Danish oil in natural.
let that sit while i worked on the other stuff Looks good although i will want to still inlay something in the patched areas later on.
i sprayed the actionm barrel and alot of little parts and let them dry, i didnt bake it because i will remove it all again after the camping trip over memorial day.

I used VHT fireproof spray on it, i like the looks. however i noticed i drilled the rear scope base crooked somehow, even though i used the jig i see its possible to screw something up. Oh well i will plug the rear hole and use a one piece scope mount anyhow then hide the rear hole with a screw, paint over it, sand it flush then paint it again. later on i will use durracoat or another name brand gun paint. this stuff works well if you have an oven to use, i dont right now though.

I also changed the bolt handle over the past week to a remington 700 handle & knob. Its still too tall for normal height scope rings though, i will have to stick with taller rings or try a smaller scope. i guess its fine though, i will see when i shoot it at camp..but this way the safety still works too.

heres the outcome of todays venture.

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #93 on: May 09, 2011, 07:33:46 AM »
Wow that's beautiful!  Excellent work.   :)

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #94 on: May 09, 2011, 09:21:05 AM »
That turned out nice. Thanks for this thread.
Good job.

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #95 on: May 09, 2011, 11:34:51 AM »
im going to go ahead and grind on the bolt a little more so it will slide under a shorter set of rings, i cant stand tall rings.
will have to figure out a different safety device since this one will be inoperable now.
maybe i will just order the sporter safety and call it good.
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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #96 on: May 10, 2011, 10:29:56 AM »
got the bolt reworked again, now have short rings and a different scope on it, wanted the wide view new bushnell i have on there. oh well.
i will bend the bolt handle to fit my good scope later on, dont want to remove much more steel off the bolt handle until i see how the rifle functions on a range day.

if anyone has a bunch of .223 ammo near kent they dont want let me know i may buy some off you.
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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #97 on: May 10, 2011, 10:42:02 AM »
will have to figure out a different safety device since this one will be inoperable now.
maybe i will just order the sporter safety and call it good.

I have a buehler. Timney makes a knockoff. They work well.
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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #98 on: May 12, 2011, 01:03:44 PM »
can you post up a tutorial on how you changed out that bolt handle? I'd love to be able to put a larger one on mine.

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #99 on: May 12, 2011, 09:55:10 PM »
can you post up a tutorial on how you changed out that bolt handle? I'd love to be able to put a larger one on mine.
my buddy did mine for me, all that it was is a cutoff wheel on a die grinder, cut the bolt off where i wanted it cut, then got a different bolt and cut the handle off that too and married them together with a TIG welder.

i didnt do it myself but it was really basic work if a person knows TIG welding.
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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #100 on: May 13, 2011, 08:59:48 AM »
can you post up a tutorial on how you changed out that bolt handle? I'd love to be able to put a larger one on mine.
my buddy sdid mine for me, all that it was is a cutoff wheel on a die grinder, cut the bolt off where i wanted it cut, then got a different bolt and cut the handle off that too and married them together with a TIG welder.

i didnt do it myself but it was really basic work if a person knows TIG welding.

Damn. I was hoping it was a simple swap out of parts. I don't weld nor do i want to pay a welder to do the work. Thanks though.

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #101 on: May 13, 2011, 09:46:55 AM »
can you post up a tutorial on how you changed out that bolt handle? I'd love to be able to put a larger one on mine.
my buddy sdid mine for me, all that it was is a cutoff wheel on a die grinder, cut the bolt off where i wanted it cut, then got a different bolt and cut the handle off that too and married them together with a TIG welder.

i didnt do it myself but it was really basic work if a person knows TIG welding.

Damn. I was hoping it was a simple swap out of parts. I don't weld nor do i want to pay a welder to do the work. Thanks though.
if you can cut the parts, many welding shops will do it for a nominal fee of around $40 or less.
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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #102 on: May 13, 2011, 11:17:27 AM »
can you send a close up pic of the new bolt handle and the welding work?

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #103 on: May 13, 2011, 12:09:30 PM »
You owe me 40 bucks  :chuckle:

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Re: Small ring mauser .223 project
« Reply #104 on: May 13, 2011, 12:36:02 PM »
got the bolt reworked again, now have short rings and a different scope on it, wanted the wide view new bushnell i have on there. oh well.
i will bend the bolt handle to fit my good scope later on, dont want to remove much more steel off the bolt handle until i see how the rifle functions on a range day.

if anyone has a bunch of .223 ammo near kent they dont want let me know i may buy some off you.

Not near Kent but I will give you some .223 ammo
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