BR Action Info — Wichita?
- Thread starter RCE1
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Hal nailed it !
What Action Is This ?
It's a 6mm PPC I got from a friend whose relative passed. No other info Thanks !
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Wichita 375 action. One of the best in its time. Closes like a bank vault! The most accurate benchrest rifle I have ever owned, chambered in .22 Waldog, was built on this action. Had some great times with that rifle, beating up on all the 6PPC's!
Paul
Paul
RCE1
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It seems in great shape. The previous owner was using as a sled for fire forming 6PPC brass, so the barrel would be "sacrificial" or shot out. It's in great shape, except the trigger doesn't reset on its own. If I push the trigger forward, it works perfectly. Probably would be fine with a cleaning. My friend used lighter fluid as a solvent for cleaning his triggers. My benefactor was very close with Lee Six and had Lee do the stocks for many many of his rifles. Lee was one of the fiberglass pioneers and an avid shooter himself.
His rifles would change roles as they aged. They'd go from prime competition rifles and then graduate to varmint rifles. This is the only one that was designated as a fire forming rifle for 6PPC. I expect it was from the days of making PPC brass from .220 Russian or such. He did all his own barrel work, so having barrels with matching chambers wouldn't have been a big problem for him. He loved the bench guns for varminting and we had rotating shooting benches with pedestal rests and rear bags. Very hard on ground squirrels.
His rifles would change roles as they aged. They'd go from prime competition rifles and then graduate to varmint rifles. This is the only one that was designated as a fire forming rifle for 6PPC. I expect it was from the days of making PPC brass from .220 Russian or such. He did all his own barrel work, so having barrels with matching chambers wouldn't have been a big problem for him. He loved the bench guns for varminting and we had rotating shooting benches with pedestal rests and rear bags. Very hard on ground squirrels.
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It's a Wichita. I have one, Shilen barrel, Lee Six stock, Leupold 12X scope, built it in .222 Rem. (so I won't blow big holes in pelts). Shoots my handloads (50 gr. Ballistic Tips, Ramshot Exterminator propellant, CCI BR primers) into tiny groups, as small as I can hold from a bench. Oh, by the way, I'm left-handed, so is this rifle.
I forgot to write that it has a Shilen trigger, too. VERY nice.
RCE1 -
Howdy !
3 lug before that became more popular.
Flat bolt face.
My WBR1375 is s/n 15. Fred Sinclair installed an M-16 style extractor in mine.
Still the action of choice for my anti-groundhog / target rifle.
With regards,
357Mag
I built a few rifle on Wichitas, both the 1375 and the Mini, in the late seventies. Excellent actions. I always used Canjar LP triggers. Great actions. WH
AlNyhus
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Neat old actions. When you take the firing pin assy out to clean everything up, be aware that the bolt shroud is left hand threaded. The original pin springs were pretty heavy...a bit over 30 lbs.
Good shootin'
-AlDidn't they have extremely short striker fall, too?Neat old actions. When you take the firing pin assy out to clean everything up, be aware that the bolt shroud is left hand threaded. The original pin springs were pretty heavy...a bit over 30 lbs.
Good shootin'
Or maybe I'm thinking of some other older BR action....
From memory I think you will find the shroud thread is left hand on a right hand action and right hand on a left hand action.Neat old actions. When you take the firing pin assy out to clean everything up, be aware that the bolt shroud is left hand threaded. The original pin springs were pretty heavy...a bit over 30 lbs.
Good shootin'
There were a few changes to these actions over time, flat bolt face to cone, screw attached trigger hanger was changed to pin mounted? I've only seen the screw attached and read about the pin mounted.
The actions were as straight as an arrow when received from Wichita.
There were some who played with the firing pin spring to lighten the bolt lift from what I've read, not too sure what they did.
Where would you find a firing pin spring for one I wonder?
AlNyhus
Silver $$ Contributor
I posted about some work I did to one a while back...you might find this interesting. Or not. Anyway....
The Wichita's show pin fall of .200". The Hall actions show .180". Those are shortest I've seen listed.
https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/cocking-cam-to-bolt-notch-clearance.4073845/#post-38437433
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