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Got my bluing finished over the weekend. Wood had been in progress these last few weeks too, so it all came together...mostly. In my parts bin I noticed I was short the magazine plug screw. The...

My kitchen is finally getting renovated after a dishwasher hose disintegrated back in April and flooded the kitchen and basement ceiling. Don't tell my wife that while she is downstairs I'm using...

yes. a bit worse I thought - someone put a rod in the muzzle and beat on it trying to get a stuck action open.
Here is a quick summary what the damage was when I found it to save some reading.
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I tried that, but there are not enough complete threads before the surface of the barrel to get the tap going, and I was worried I'd screw up the thread in the softer cast metal of the bayonet...

well it's looking good. After fitting the first screw on the bayonet adapter, I realized I needed some sacrificial ones - they are #10 x32. Fitting them snug against the harder barrel steel wears the...

I suppose I'll continue then. My lower bound of barrel wall thickness at that front screw will be ~0.033 then. Likely a bit more. the repro bayonet adapter isn't as snug up front as it is in the rear.

Happy Thanksgiving!
I finally got some shop time on this. I used the existing front bead to align my bayonet adapter, and file in the rear most notch to lock in the alignment.
I then marked and...

next bit todo is to fit this new receiver extension to the barrel. The magazine opening stops hand tight at 10 o'clock. at 32 threads per inch, that means we have off ~0.018 to go into the shoulder...

rust and most of the pitting gone. All that's left are some deep nicks. There was only one little spot around the dent, no bigger than 1/8" across, that indicated where the dent was. I'll swage one...

Possible, but I don't think so. the inward push was no where near uniform all around - was more pronounced on two sides like more of a squeeze. In fact, shining a light through with my swage in place...

I swallowed it Jim - just another kick in the butt for not having a lathe yet. been looking at one of those cheap bench top things from China just to ding around on (knowing you need to tear down and...

yes, not a problem. I'm still choking on the price.

By the way, I did a test fit of the Numrich adapters. They seem to give an ok fit on 1897 commercial full length barrels you plan to cut back....

Thanks Tom! The repro one I have fits...a tad oversize in a couple spots which gives me something to work with. The bottom of it is flat, and uniform thickness top to bottom. My stock has a slight...

Numrich is fast. FedEx man just dropped off adpater+heat shield assemblies. First appearance they look good. The bayonet adapters show light casting marks. nothing that can't be polished outs. The...

Thought I would let everyone know, while I was browsing Numrich for possible new forend wood (which they have by the way), it seems they have reproduction heatshield with bayonet adapters again in...

Thanks, Tom. I think I may just go with the metal buttplate then. Got plenty of time and work to do before I need to commit, so I'll keep chewing on it.

So both of these are E series (the former is being trenched in this thread). I need to make some decisions about butts and buttplates. From these shotguns I have 1 stock with a splinter on the wrist,...

we are coming along. Cleaning up and re-blueing visible screw heads, pins, etc. Took some time to get the chamber ring re-aligned, but it's perfect. A bit of anti-sieze grease around the outside, and...

The one I just blued is 439xxx from 1910, and the one yet to be blued is 739xxx is 1924. I chose to turn the former into the trench gun since it came with the broken barrel extension, so alas it...

got the receiver prepped and blued. Turned out nice. I left some of the deeper pits and dings for character so that it matches the well worn original butt.
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You can see some light...

My #5-48 tap came in from fleabay yesterday. I test drilled and tapped some holes in an 1/4 inch aluminum plate to make sure it would work with my screw. Starting with a #37 bit, I worked my way up...

Thanks for looking that up wjw! I need to find me a copy of that.
According to my chart......

I've been at that buggered screw all weekend long.
First attempt...what little slot was left I deepened with a needle tip diamond abrasive tool on my dremmel. It worked to deepen the slot, but no...

took some vacation days this week. was tearing the receiver on this one down to get it ready for re-finishing. The inside is full of dull reddish brown sludge. Will get a good scrub before boiling....

I'm partial to a sexy firearm myself, but that has to take 2nd place to what I like about functionality. Personal preference, but I suppose I prefer the 97 for the same reason I don't like...