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One of the drawbacks of having time on my hands is my mind starts wandering.. I have had a look and can't find any parts ( barrel and bolt head ) but has anyone done their own No1 in 2 RF ? There are so many No1s that are pretty clagged but all there I wonder if it is possible to make one up in a way that is economically feasible ....
A competant gunsmith should be able to sleeve a worn out barrel down, and numrich in the us has a ready supply of .22 boltheads and firing pins for no1s and no4s as we speak a friend is building himself a diy no9.
:madsmile: Can not see that it is a large problem, I made one up a couple of years ago.
As I have a No.2 MkIV the different parts were easy to spot. I managed to pickup a .22 bolthead, cutoff a firing pin, cut an old barrel just in front of the knox, machined and tapped an old .22 barrel and tapped the knox to suit, screwed the new/old barrel, checked headspace, (bugger, had to recut chamber and reseat) back together and test fired.
Trigger pull was ridiculous, required a bit of sear work to lighten but once done was a beauty. Even managed to get away with using the military sights, hold a low blade for 25m and a full blade for 100m.
I remember the first time it was used at the range, Waltzed up to the firing point during a rimfire practice, loaded and prepared to fire, shooters were backing away and clapping hands over ears, PLINK, with the long barrel it was'nt much noisier than an air rifle.
If you want to do it, hook in, boltheads are advertised every so often, the rest is easy, have fun.
thanks guys. I'll keep my eyes open for a bolt head .. I think that's the key. Interesting that there are at least two distinct ways of getting the same thing. I might keep my eyes open for a very cheap clagged out no1 or even a no4.
I suppose it could be done in 22 magnum or 17 HMR too ... there are a few possibilities, the action is up to anything rimfire.
I had the reverse - I'd been shooting my No4 and No5 on the 'full-bore' range and decided to use the No2 Mk4* - after the first round I was tapped on the shoulder and told to 'cease fire' as I'd had a miss-fire (or so they thought).Quote:
Originally Posted by muffett.2008
The only problem at a 100 yards is that there is time to leave the mat, go get a cup of tea, and return to the mat in time to see the 'strike'.
Great fun, no shoulder aches and cheap to feed - go for it.
We shoot regular trainer matches at the two clubs I'm involved with and they are addictive, as soon as someone trys it they immediately want a trainer, in my opinion XA stick to .22LR as you'll soon want to get competitive with whatever you lay your hands on. ON the SSAA website theres even an approved trainer list.:D
As much as a 17 appeals for the difference, a 22 LR makes much more sense. Ammo is cheaper and I can use it at more ranges. I wonder how the firearms registry will react to a category C firearm turning into a category A ..
[QUOTE=Old Lancer;177012] and numrich in the us has a ready supply of .22 boltheads and firing pins for no1s and no4s =QUOTE]
Yes, and you try importing them into Australia and see how you go....
Numrich will NOT sell them to you no matter how many import authorisations from Aust Customs you have!
They could just put them in the mail like every one else. I have figured out Numrich are not at all interested in the international market. I suppose that they have enough in the US to keep them busy without the extra hassle of wondering if something is legal to send or not this week.
Jeff,
Get hold of Brian he will be able to sort you out with a bolt head somehow.
Myles
Thanks Myles.. I will wait a little while until I fall across an extremely cheap no1. They are out there.. I just don't know where .. yet.
Why not convert a centerfire bolthead? Bore one out and then press or thread a sleeve into the center that contains the offset captive firing pin. Haven't tired it, as there hasn't been a need, but it SEEMS straightforward enough. (I have done worse, but not to a milsurp rifle.)
You might need to anneal the bolt head first before you bore it. THere's no need to harden afterwards, they're pretty tough. My pal did one for his shot out No4. Ruined a couple but eventually got it perfect. He made the CHS very tight and just adjusted the bolt face rearwards to get it perfect on the go/no-go gauge. Go for it............
Given my (lack of ) skills, I will track down a rf bolt head I think. I could at least look at it and decide if I could copy it if nothing else !
You could always try useing a fellow member in that area to purchase and send it on to you. I did'nt say that though.
Wait for one to come up on ebay and have it sent through ... Seems that plenty of people do it.
I've seen them removed from ebay in Australia.
They sell like hot cakes on US ebay though I haven't seen any 22 RF bolt heads on there at all, just the regular ones. Failing that, where there is a will there is a way.
Still require an import permit. I have had bolt heads, mags seized and receivers let through by Customs.
Myles
no consistency, I have seen proof of many bolt heads coming via the mail.
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Another thought is that if you have to do permits then may as well get a complete rifle and put the 22 bolt head on it. Part it out or replace the bolt head when it gets here