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SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012

B u ild in g A Cu s t o m M a u s er (R eca p )

Buildingacustom M auserrifleisoneofthecom pulsoryprojectsforclass.This

projectiscom pletedovertw osem esters,onesem esterw edoaconversionof

them ilitaryactiontoasporterizedactionandturnabarrelfrom ablank,the

nextsem esterw em akeastockfortherifle.Keepinm indthatthisisnottheonlythinggoingonduringthesesem esters,thereareotherprojectsgoingon,

butthisisoneofthebigones.Alsokeepinm indthatw earem akingasporting

rifle,nottarget,varm intortacticalrifles.Studentsaregiventhechoiceofhow

theyw anttobuildtheirrifleandthepartsthattheyw anttouse,buttheend

resultw illbeasportingriflefrom aM auseraction(ournextriflew eareallow ed

tom akew hateverw ew ant).

TheactionIusedwasa1939Germ anM auser98.Thebarrelw asaPac-Nor

barrelblankthatIcuttoa# 2contourandcham beredin6m m Ackley

Im proved.ATim neytriggerandaChapm ansafetyw ereinstalled,S&Kscope

basesw erealsofittedandinstalled.Iforgedandcontouredthebolthandleas

w ellasfabricatedahingedfloorplatewithaquick-releasebutton.ThestockI

cutw asaquiltedm aplestockblankfittedform ybodyw itham ontecarlocheek-

pieceanda45degreerosew oodforend.

Hereism yM auserbeforeanythinghadbeendonetoit.

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Iforgedm ybolthandle.

Hereistheoriginalboltfortherifle.

strivingforsom ethingbetter,

Isoughtaftersom ethingthat

canbelim itedonlybym e.

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quitm yjob,soldm yhouse

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ThenIcontouredtheknob

from aroundballtoa

teardropshape.

AftershapingthebolthandleIthencuttheboltfacetrueandsquare.




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NextIhigh-tem psoldereda

blockontom yfloor-plateto

m akeahinge.

Theboltaftershapingthehandle

Icontouredthetriggerguardsothatitw ouldbem orerounded.




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Totheleftisthefinished

floor-platew itharelease

button.

M issingphotos......Im usthavelostthepicsofthesafetyandscopem ounts

w henm ylastcom putercrashed.

M yfinishedactionafterconversionsclass.

M akingahingedfloor-platewasanoptionalpartoftheclass.




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Next,Icutthebarrelfrom ablank.Thebarrelisshipped1.25"diam eterendto

end.




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FirstItooksom etruingcutsontheblank,thenthreadandcham beritform yrifle.

Afterthreadingandcham bering,thestraighttaperiscut.




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Aftercuttingthestraighttaper,thecontourandcylinderarecut.

Andfinallythecrow nfortherifleiscut.




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M yfinishedbarrel.

Finally,instockm akingclass,Igettom akethestockfortheM auser.Below is

thequiltedm aplestockblankthatIchose.




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KeepingwithintheguidelinesoftheclassIgottodesignm yow nriflestock.




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Usingthem ill,Iroughedouttheactionm ortiseandbarrelchannel.

Cuttingoutaveryroughshapeofthestocktom akeiteasiertoworkon.




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Thebarreledactionisinlettedintothestock.

Nextisthebottom -m etaloftherifle.




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Afteralltheinlettingisdone,Icuttheprofilesoftherifle.

Thesideview profileofthestockiscut.




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W henbothprofilesarecutthestockistheroundedoffandthenshapedtoit's

finaldim ensions.

Afterthesideview iscut,thetopandbottom profilesarenext.

Therecoilpadabouttobeground.




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Technically,thisisallthatisrequiredtofinishtheclass.Finishingtherifleisnot

actuallyrequiredtocom pletetheclass.Iw antedtofinishm yrifle,soIpushed

m yselftofinishthestocktw ow eeksaheadofduedatejustsothatIcouldfinish

m yrifle.Iw antedsom ethingtotaketotheLasVegasShotShow .

Iknow thatIdidn'tw anttohotsaltblue,Ireallywantedtoslow rustbluem y

rifle,butduetolackofavailabletim eIendedupexpressrustbluingtherifle.

Riflestockisshapedanddetailed(andIbelievesandedatthispoint).

HereIhavere-polishedoutallofthem etalandgettingreadytorustblue.




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M yscrew sandsm allbitsgotnitreblued.




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Everythingputtogetherafterbluing.

Ijew eledm ybolt.




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M yFinishedRifle

Everythingputtogetheragain.

Engravedbyoneofm yclassm atesw hocam etotheschooltofindanengravingjob.




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Andthereyouhaveit.M yfirstrifle.Iam veryhappyw iththew ayitturnedout.

IgaveiteverythingIhadtom akeitbethebestthatIcando(atleastatm y

currentskilllevel).

Sorryittooksolongtogetthispostup,therosew oodtookforevertosealand

dryup.Itriedeverythingshortof5-m inepoxy,butendedupthatgoodold

fashionedpatiencewasallthatw asneeded.

Ifyouw antanym oredetailsontheworkdone,itcanbefoundinpreviousposts

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