Your help is needed, k98k project comming to realization

**Sigismund** · 11-09-2007 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Greg

That's Great! You should take lot's of pictures from start to finish of your project and post them!

Good Idea. Ill try to do soemthing like that.

Once its done, most people with even the slightest firearms interest will have herd of this rifle, as I expect to become quite the bragging bastard

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**Greg** · 01-02-2008 09:35 PM

How's the project going?

**Sigismund** · 01-02-2008 09:44 PM

well..

I know several maschinists, who are all busy people, but have had one take a close look at my rings to see if he could expand them to 27mm. He was afraid to destroy them all together. So Im going to have a chat with the other fellas I know to see if they are capable of doing it.

Once I have either had my rings expanded, or sold them to buy other rings, will I start contacting the various gunsmiths to have the last bit of the work done.

I wasnt expecting this to be a quick job as I rarely have much time, but I have the rifle, the scope, all I need is the rings to work, and Im done. So its worth the wait.

**Bart212** · 01-14-2008 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by Greg

So the rings need to be machined out to 27mm + the tolerance, so it's not an interference fit.

The fit could also be a press fit? Hence the 0.5 fit, but even for a scope, that's tight. Ever thought that maybe you could heat up the rings (Expansion

, not milled or make bigger in anyway or even solder) in an oven and when the scope is dismantled then slide the rings on, just remember to measure the placement precisely as it's a one shot deal.

**Greg** · 01-14-2008 10:04 PM

Bart, Turret mount rings are always soldered to the scope tube.

**Claven2** · 01-15-2008 08:10 AM

Do you have any progress pics now that you've probably done some parts swapping?

**Sigismund** · 01-15-2008 05:07 PM

I can certainly post some pics of the byf44 now it has the proper parts on.

As far as the scope and rings are concerned, there has been no change since last. Im emailed a bit with a scope repair guy whos contact info I got off this thread. But he has since not replied.

Im thinking of selling the rings I have now, to then purchase 27mm rings. That will cut off alot of issues, and speed this right up.

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