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No4 mk2 UF55 accurised by Parker Hale
Ive just bought this, I intend to carefully strip it down and check it over to make sure its safe etc. Ive seen we have a Fulton's gun article, would there be interest if I documented what I find on my one?
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08-19-2013 10:19 PM
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parker hale bedding, etc peter please dont die on me.
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what did they use in the fist pic it looks like wood filler.
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No4 mk2 UF55 accurised by Parker Hale
It looks like it was bedded along the length with wood putty, brass shims at the rear of the forearm. Looks like the nose cap was modified to prevent the front band from shifting.
Where the barrel guards relieved as well?
Rick
Last edited by rickv100; 08-28-2013 at 10:11 AM.
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Parker Hale bedding...........I think it's time for a nice large glass of Scotch!
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Are you sure it was done by Parker Hale? Their work on other rifles like the T4 is very "factory" - neat and tidy. This one looks like....
I've not come across any of the major UK gunsmiths having done "solid" No4 bedding - they usually did centre-bedding as standard on SRb rifles.
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Hi,
I dont know what the bedding material is, I dont think its putty as I do my own glass / windows and I think I'd recognise it. As its rock hard so some sort of poxy, putty I'd expect to go flaky.
I dont know for sure if it was done by Parker Hale. There is a parker hale stamp on the knox, thats all I can say for sure and it has PH sights. The front and rear of the upper guards use cork, thats very neatly done.
Looking at the forestock in the channel it looks like the bedding has been either reduced in size or removed and replaced with similar. The brass shims and brass tube seem well made / installed.
Even if its not totally original, its in very good nick and includes PH5c sights. I will take it to a gunsmith this week to make sure its safe but I cant fault it.
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Probably mine is a stupid question.. But i feel un familiar with the area where brass shims are located :
brass shims are very useful to build firm contact between fore end and " socket". And it's OK ( sometimes in the past i used epoxy to have full bearing here) BUT:
Why fore end has not wood connecting left wood+shim to right wood+shim?
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Hi Bow,
It is a mk2 so the wood is cut out for the trigger bracket, hence 2 seperate shim piles. The shims are all 6thou thick, however there are 2 on one side and 1 on the other. I dont know if this is a fine tuning attempt or someone has lost a shim, maybe several. Beer cans I have are also 6thou so I might replace with new alloy shims and just keep these to one side.
Two screenshots of me modifying my mk1 stock to a mk1/2 stock.