The subtitle might as well be, "I don't have any idea what I'm doing but I'm going to do it anyway!" I am pretty handy, I love resurrecting things and I'm always looking for an excuse to buy more tools. Heck, I built a Jeep from a grease stain but I digress...
I am not a gunsmith and this thread probably belongs somewhere else but I thought this was a good place to start. I've had a Yugo 24 barreled receiver hanging from a rafter in my shop for years and finally decided to do something with it. The previous owner clamped it in a vice and tried removing the barrel with a pipe wrench so it was already buggered. Aside from the bottom metal and follower spring, it was stripped so I'm not harming a collectible.
I also have a heavy taper barrel in 7-08 that just so happens to be threaded for a large ring Mauser. It's been wrapped in brown paper for roughly the same number of years and has some surface rust on the outside. I seem to remember that it's a Lilja or Shilen but it's not marked and I'm not positive. Anyway, the chamber and bore are pristine.
The plan is to build a safe rifle out of these meager beginnings. (I know enough to check headspace or have it done). It will probably be cheaper to just buy a rifle but where's the fun in that? I have these parts and I hate to see them go to waste. I also have some walnut that might make a good stock.
First question - After I acquire a bolt assembly, does anything need to be done to the face to make it fit the 30-06 sized case head?
I am not a gunsmith and this thread probably belongs somewhere else but I thought this was a good place to start. I've had a Yugo 24 barreled receiver hanging from a rafter in my shop for years and finally decided to do something with it. The previous owner clamped it in a vice and tried removing the barrel with a pipe wrench so it was already buggered. Aside from the bottom metal and follower spring, it was stripped so I'm not harming a collectible.
I also have a heavy taper barrel in 7-08 that just so happens to be threaded for a large ring Mauser. It's been wrapped in brown paper for roughly the same number of years and has some surface rust on the outside. I seem to remember that it's a Lilja or Shilen but it's not marked and I'm not positive. Anyway, the chamber and bore are pristine.
The plan is to build a safe rifle out of these meager beginnings. (I know enough to check headspace or have it done). It will probably be cheaper to just buy a rifle but where's the fun in that? I have these parts and I hate to see them go to waste. I also have some walnut that might make a good stock.
First question - After I acquire a bolt assembly, does anything need to be done to the face to make it fit the 30-06 sized case head?
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