In the past 2 weeks or so I R&R'd three TC rifles.
All three were previously neglected forlorn and overlooked for quite some time.
The Hawken needed counter bored into a QLA muzzle type. My son has a big ass lathe with a 15/16 collet for 4 jaw chuck. He told me the bore is exactly true with the barrel exterior so it was snap to do. Also the barrel steel was very soft. The Scout and New Englander needed completely gone through as well.
Luckily the New Englander escaped with a perfect bore because it had been boiled out and greased prior to storage. The other two might be 8o% or better from factory new. Ill run MMP sabots in them for awhile and then more than likely move on to some home cast minie balls.
The wood types were stripped, steamed up and scraped then re-oiled. Paint job for the plastic stocked Scout. Telescope sight and wood cheek riser added. Cheek riser is cut from junk Spanish Mauser fore-end.
The NE has had double set triggers, trigger bow and patch box added from a Hawken rifle. An astute observer would note the patch box is reversed from its usual position on the NE. If you ever loaded or used them while in the woods hunting you would know why. (when you open the door the muzzle is tilted up and the rifle turned towards the hip so nothing falls out) Some time ago before the in-lines became prevalent, I put one together just like it from extra parts. So its actually just a re do copied from an earlier project.
Hopefully they will shoot worth a dam. Ill probably just work up a load, zero them and put them away after fiddling with them and getting em right.
Once the oil tightens up on the Hawken Ill buff it out with a lambs wool bonnet/and wax to knock that Cocoa butter sheen of it. Its still wet in this humidity for a while yet it seems.
All three were previously neglected forlorn and overlooked for quite some time.
The Hawken needed counter bored into a QLA muzzle type. My son has a big ass lathe with a 15/16 collet for 4 jaw chuck. He told me the bore is exactly true with the barrel exterior so it was snap to do. Also the barrel steel was very soft. The Scout and New Englander needed completely gone through as well.
Luckily the New Englander escaped with a perfect bore because it had been boiled out and greased prior to storage. The other two might be 8o% or better from factory new. Ill run MMP sabots in them for awhile and then more than likely move on to some home cast minie balls.
The wood types were stripped, steamed up and scraped then re-oiled. Paint job for the plastic stocked Scout. Telescope sight and wood cheek riser added. Cheek riser is cut from junk Spanish Mauser fore-end.
The NE has had double set triggers, trigger bow and patch box added from a Hawken rifle. An astute observer would note the patch box is reversed from its usual position on the NE. If you ever loaded or used them while in the woods hunting you would know why. (when you open the door the muzzle is tilted up and the rifle turned towards the hip so nothing falls out) Some time ago before the in-lines became prevalent, I put one together just like it from extra parts. So its actually just a re do copied from an earlier project.
Hopefully they will shoot worth a dam. Ill probably just work up a load, zero them and put them away after fiddling with them and getting em right.
Once the oil tightens up on the Hawken Ill buff it out with a lambs wool bonnet/and wax to knock that Cocoa butter sheen of it. Its still wet in this humidity for a while yet it seems.