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The first one I did, I went off the very minimal instructions given in the mdshooters forum...basically just said contact around the tang, the recoil lug+flat, and muzzle bed and nowhere else. It got...

The bottom screw on 3 buttplates was off...too low, even on the smith corona a3 one. The NOS Remington lines up perfectly and only needs some finish work.

Black the curved area below the top tang,...

I suppose since I broke down and bought a NOS Remington narrow checker, I should use it since it's correct. Kind of halts my schedule for getting this to the range. Stay tuned.

cross bolts and barrel band retaining spring

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On all of the minelli stocks I've worked with, the rear head is always dangerously perfect (so don't get carried away sanding!), and the...

There isn't much to the action area. With the action tightened into the stock, use a sharp pencil to trace out any areas where the wood is more than a pencil width proud of the metal. In the photos...

I fit the stacking swivel band first, then upper band, then lower band. Use a chisel or flat edged file to relieve the front tenon of the handgaurd under the stacking swivel, if needed. I only needed...

It seems simple enough...it just slides on right? That's what you would think. And if you try what seems obvious and natural, you will have a perfectly flat handgaurd and all will look perfect,...

I worked on closing the gap today, and finished the bedding.

To recap...
1) make sure the barrel free floats between the muzzle bedding area and the receiver.
2) made sure the vertical portion...

measuring upward pressure...With the action in the stock, with snugged hand screws, I flip it upside down and clamp it in my padded vise a the midway point in the barrel channel. With my hand on the...

Getting the right gap at this point is mechanically easy...everything is even right? While mechanically simple, it is conceptually a challenge. We have 3 bearing surfaces to consider, and our end...

we are concentrating on the receiver flat, and tang. Working towards uniform contact under the flat, and under the tang and on the sides of the tang. If there are visible scratches from the chisel...

Well, John Beard, you are popular enough that any mention of the word beard, as in keep the coffee from dripping off your beard onto the stock, inserts a hyperlink for every beard!

Blacken all...

today is the day for the inletting!
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Some notes on tools. My palm chisels are from Harbor Freight. meh...they get the job done, but leave plenty of room for improvement. Big square chisels...

Here we go.
There will be only 3 places of contact between the wood and the barreled action...1) the last couple inches of wood at the muzzle end in the barrel channel must create uniform upward...

Hello. I'm working on building a 1903a4 clone from a nice sporter rifle I bought cheap that a previous owner decided to play a game of baseball against a tree with. I got luck in that this rifle was...