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Double rifle in the making
« on: May 02, 2013, 10:44:17 PM »
One of the projects I am working on at school is to chamber and regulate a double rifle in .450 Nitro Express (3.25in) on a shotgun action. I continued work that was started by a previous graduate who prepped the barrels and monoblock. I chambered the barrels last week and spent today tinning the barrels and monoblock and joining everything together. One of my classmates commented that this was the messiest they have ever seen my work bench!

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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2013, 01:08:39 AM »
Very cool Mega Thumper.  Sounds like something Michael Bane would want......with a suppressor.  
Couldn't shoehorn in a 500?   ;)
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2013, 07:26:49 AM »
very neat.
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2013, 10:42:22 AM »
The rifle is being built for someone from Friends of NRA, so all the caliber choices were out of my hands. Glad I have a lead sled for the regulation part and I am hoping to get that done without too much trouble.
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2013, 03:40:35 PM »
They don't have a "green with envy" emoticon .
If they did I'd be using it . ;D
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Re: Double rifle in the making
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2013, 03:52:29 PM »
What a great course.

I don't have any idea what the usual work for a gunsmith entails, but it seems to me that you could do 90% of it left handed after what you are learning.
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2013, 10:14:21 PM »
Quick follow up: Barrels are now fitted to the breech face, headspace checked and the forend lug soldered on. Tomorrow we will fit the forend iron and if all goes well do a test fire to confirm everything works!



Solus, good thing I am left handed then!
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2013, 06:16:42 PM »
Test fired the rifle today. No problems, it did great. Good primer strikes, no stuck cases and everything held together well. Will edit and post some video later. At $5.00 a round, I am just glad I did not have pay for the ammo!
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2013, 06:23:09 PM »
$5.00 a round?  I'd hate to have to pay to regulate that sucker! 



Would love to watch though. 8)
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Re: Double rifle in the making
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2013, 07:22:06 PM »
I guess you just don't want to track down and follow a blood trail.....Seems whether a .450 or as this vid shows a .470 Nitro, just seems to drop the meat right off the bat. I like that. Keep it simple and bring enough gun... ::)





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