Getting some time in on the mill.

[CCM]

Finishing touches on a project rifle.

Done on a manual mill, the sight height is regulated for 50yds. Made from 4140.

 

[CCM]

 

[JeffG]

WoW! that was a labor of love, lotta set-ups

 

[boltfluter]

Nicely done. Good looking rifle.
Paul

 

[CCM]

WoW! that was a labor of love, lotta set-ups

Yeah, it took longer than I wanted, but custom rifles need custom sights...sometimes.

 

[CCM]

Nicely done. Good looking rifle.
Paul

Thank you. Here's the rest of it.

 

[Will Henry]

That is very nicely done. WH

 

[JSH]

Oh you’re killing me!
I saw the 480 Ruger. Now we need ALL the details.
I really hoped that since Ruger stepped in and saved Marlin they would do a .480 lever gun.
A 16-18” should turn it into a handy bigbore rig with a bit more steam than a revolver.

Thank you. Here's the rest of it.

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Details man. ;-)

 

[CCM]

Oh you’re killing me!
I saw the 480 Ruger. Now we need ALL the details.
I really hoped that since Ruger stepped in and saved Marlin they would do a .480 lever gun.
A 16-18” should turn it into a handy bigbore rig with a bit more steam than a revolver.

Details man. ;-)

I started with a new Model 1894, 44 mag.
Completely reworked the action to fit and cycle the 480 along with getting it butter smooth.
22" Pac-nor barrel that I contoured.
Converted the barrel band forend/mag tube to use an endcap and hanger
Reshaped and refinished the forend
Upgraded the recoil pad to a 1" NECG.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

That is awesome! Very nice work.

What holds the long-range sight in its up and down positions? Is there a flat spring somewhere that I can't see?

 

[JSH]

I started with a new Model 1894, 44 mag.
Completely reworked the action to fit and cycle the 480 along with getting it butter smooth.
22" Pac-nor barrel that I contoured.
Converted the barrel band forend/mag tube to use an endcap and hanger
Reshaped and refinished the forend
Upgraded the recoil pad to a 1" NECG.

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That is a nice rig. I am envious to say the least.

 

[BCP1980]

Awesome job!!! I love lever action Marlins.

 

[CCM]

That is awesome! Very nice work.

What holds the long-range sight in its up and down positions? Is there a flat spring somewhere that I can't see?

Thank you. The finger in the middle of the blade works as a cam lock against the elevation ramp. The spring is the sight base fingers that pulls everything down against the barrel.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Nice. That is some real Gun Smithing.
You will probably agree that most machinist would rather work ok something large than itty bitty things that you can barely hold on too.

I had to make a special extractor for my ELR build to fit in the original Sako slot.

I don’t want to do it again

 

[CCM]

Nice. That is some real Gun Smithing.
You will probably agree that most machinist would rather work ok something large than itty bitty things that you can barely hold on too.

I had to make a special extractor for my ELR build to fit in the original Sako slot.

I don’t want to do it again

That looks like it was a pain! What material did you use? D2?

 

[jackieschmidt]

That looks like it was a pain! What material did you use? D2?

I used a 3/8 cemented carbide tool shank.
They are made of some type of alloy steel or carbon steel heat treated for strength.