Carl Gustaf Swedish Rolling Block Sporter--completed—

[Salt Flat]

Greetings Milsurps.com friends.

Carl Gustaf Swedish Rolling Block Sporter-- completed—

This is a project I’ve been finishing up during the shutdown.
I actually started this way way back (I only paid 85 bucks for the action so that tells you how long ago).
I started with an 1867 Carl Gustaf Swede action that I found at a gun show. I bought the 45-70 barrel blank from Green Mountain Barrel Co. (beautiful mirror rifling).
I decided to leave the action finish as it came, a nice patina and still pretty crisp looking, with good markings. I threaded the barrel on my old 10 inch Clausing. This action uses the sliding extractor system which requires the machining of a slot in the left side of the barrel thread area. The other unique feature is the barrel (just under the chamber) must be cleared for the shape of the breech block. Shaping the stock was not easy as the wood was hard as a rock. Thank God for the bandsaw and milling machine (for inletting the tangs and barrel groove). Anyway Its done except for some sling attachments and maybe down the road I’ll checker the stock.
Cheers, Salt Flat

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