My 7 X 57 mm

[Ben]

I glass bedded this one and did all the stock work and finishing.
Give me a grade on my work.

Ben

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/haysb/library/Argentine 1909 7 X 57 mm

 

[JWFilips]

Ben,
That is a beauty! You did a fantastic job. Love the metal to wood fit!
Jim

 

[S Mac]

I would give it an A+ Ben.

 

[RicinYakima]

Metal work is only a B, but style A+ for metal butt plate and grip cap. Your execution of the snoubble (spelling?)(bird's beak in German) fore end tip an A+, very nice touch and appears well done. Your shadow line turned out very well. Metal to wood fit is really good, especially on the magazine floor plate junction. The only thing I could ask for more, for me, is a dark English oil finish.

Congratulations! Well done.

 

[Ben]

Ric, you know what you're looking at ! ! !

I did not do any of the metal work.
So.....my gunsmith in CO gets the B.
HA !

Ben

 

[fiver]

I can usually nit-pick wood to metal fitment to death.
not in this case.
that is superb.
heck I would go past superb but I don't know what other adjective to use.
I like the color too.
it shows off the wood grain very, very nicely.
you should give yourself a raise but not until after I get this pigeon grade model 101 finished.
I may have some wood to send your way depending on how the smith wants to handle the fitting.

 

[fiver]

oh it's Schnabel airc.

 

[Ben]

I can usually nit-pick wood to metal fitment to death.
not in this case.
that is superb.
heck I would go past superb but I don't know what other adjective to use.
I like the color too.
it shows off the wood grain very, very nicely.
you should give yourself a raise but not until after I get this pigeon grade model 101 finished.
I may have some wood to send your way depending on how the smith wants to handle the fitting.

OK !

Ben

 

[RicinYakima]

Ben,

In my opinion, Mauser parts are dirt cheap. If you are going to reuse pitted parts, at least mill/grind the pits out. Edges are over buffed and not even. Your stock work is good enough for an expensive custom rifle, the metal work, and especially the ugly bolt handle, is not up to your standards! Your work is better than a Bob Apex custom rifle, stocked by Monty Kennedy in 1955.


Ric

 

[Ben]

Thanks Ric,

You're kind with your words for this old man..............
By the way, that is some nice scratching on your rifle ! !

Ben

 

[waco]

I don't even know what to say Ben....That is beyond fantastic! Awesome job!

 

[Ben]

Thanks Waco,

I pumped some time into that one.

Ben

 

[Ben]

I also built a 2nd one that is very similar to my 7 X 57 mm, it however is a .280 Remington.

Take a look :

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/haysb/library/Stalker 280 Remington

 

[Brother_Love]

Very , very beautiful rifle. Almost too pretty to use it......not!!!!!

 

[WILCO]

Impressive Ben.

 

[Ben]

Thanks you,

Ben

 

[Pistolero]

Ben,

Not looking for any secrets, so "that's my secret" is a perfectly fine answer ---
but, I am literally blown away at the wood to metal fit. I have not much of an
idea how it would be possible to get that perfect a fit. It is just amazing to look
at, certainly an A+ in my opinion.

Is there a "25 words or less" sort of explanation of the process? Is it just fitting and
scraping with some sort of marking material like soot or lipstick? I entirely understand
that, having scraped Babbitt bearings in an auto engine, so I do undersand what sort
of dimensions can be held with that process (Prussian blue and triangular file-type
scaper), but it doesn't seem applicable to wood and metal, fitted on all sides.



Bill