2 New Projects

[tbonesmith]

I've had an idea in my head to build myself a full bore target rifle stock for a while now. About a year ago, before my last employer wound up the joinery business I worked in, I machined up some stock to build a target rifle stock for a Mauser '98. Quite nicely, there was some beautiful brushbox left over from the last job we did, and some white ash as well. Anyway, I have since changed the model of rifle to an omark. This has a brand new furlac screwed into it, and I need to get onto the range. So tonight, about a year after machining the timber I roughed out and laminated the blank. I don't have too long until time pressure will consume me again, so I'm going to smash this one out ASAP.


Running in parallel with this job, will be the building of a No1Mk1 in .22lr, in SMLE front wood. I had in mind a copy, in .22 with aperture target sights and all, of the full bore rifles built on cut down Long Toms. I'm only doing this because I have the parts, and I think it will be a very usable and interesting little piece. The other option was to put it together on an No1k111 body, but I think this will have more appeal. This rifle will be completely rebuilt from parts and the thread will include the rust bluing process of the all the steel components, and the staining and refinishing of all the timber components. Full pics to come.

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