This is something I've not seen before. Historically I've always tried to have a "progressive mind" when it comes to putting rifles together, but this is a little out there even for us.
As we can see, someone got Jiggy with the TIG torch. Our challenge becomes reconstructing this bugger so that it resembles something a bit more conventional again. Client says the gun shoots just fine, he's just disenchanted with how it was put together.
So it begins. . .
As we can see the welding was likely done with the barrel installed. The heat pulled/distorted the lug at the weld. The contact points show it all.
Next is the bedding. Garrett will be starting over with this peach. Getting pillars out of the stock is pretty simple with a torch. Just shove a turned piece of brass into the screw hole and pour the coals to it. Transfers the heat and cooks the resin till it breaks free. A few taps with a whacker and it falls right out.
Bucket of water close by is a must.
As a std practice we'll be starting over with this one. Once the pillars come out, we'll knock the old epoxy out of it and fill it up. More "divine intervention".
Should be a fun project.
More to come.
C.
As we can see, someone got Jiggy with the TIG torch. Our challenge becomes reconstructing this bugger so that it resembles something a bit more conventional again. Client says the gun shoots just fine, he's just disenchanted with how it was put together.
So it begins. . .
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![DSC_0003.jpg](http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/nesikachad/GUN%20PICS/7mm08%20light%20hunter/DSC_0003.jpg)
As we can see the welding was likely done with the barrel installed. The heat pulled/distorted the lug at the weld. The contact points show it all.
![DSC_0005.jpg](http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/nesikachad/GUN%20PICS/7mm08%20light%20hunter/DSC_0005.jpg)
Next is the bedding. Garrett will be starting over with this peach. Getting pillars out of the stock is pretty simple with a torch. Just shove a turned piece of brass into the screw hole and pour the coals to it. Transfers the heat and cooks the resin till it breaks free. A few taps with a whacker and it falls right out.
Bucket of water close by is a must.
![DSC_0011.jpg](http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/nesikachad/GUN%20PICS/7mm08%20light%20hunter/DSC_0011.jpg)
![DSC_0010.jpg](http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/nesikachad/GUN%20PICS/7mm08%20light%20hunter/DSC_0010.jpg)
![DSC_0012.jpg](http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/nesikachad/GUN%20PICS/7mm08%20light%20hunter/DSC_0012.jpg)
As a std practice we'll be starting over with this one. Once the pillars come out, we'll knock the old epoxy out of it and fill it up. More "divine intervention".
Should be a fun project.
More to come.
C.
![DSC_0013.jpg](http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/nesikachad/GUN%20PICS/7mm08%20light%20hunter/DSC_0013.jpg)