09-20-2019, 02:28 PM
Great drawings. They should make it easier for future Chicopee builders.
I just finished my second rifle. The first one in 221 Remington fireball was finished 10 years ago.
My new one finished almost 10 years to the day from the first, it's in 17 Rem fireball. These are real accurate
rifles, consistent 1/2" groups from each.
In case you are curious, the innards of the actions are made from O-1 tool steel and the breech block as
well as the receiver sides is from 4140 steel. The only parts that are heat treated are the hammer and the trigger.
I made the receiver sides from a solid piece and did the radius on the rotary table so it matched the breech block
halves perfectly.
B.Rerynolds
I just finished my second rifle. The first one in 221 Remington fireball was finished 10 years ago.
My new one finished almost 10 years to the day from the first, it's in 17 Rem fireball. These are real accurate
rifles, consistent 1/2" groups from each.
In case you are curious, the innards of the actions are made from O-1 tool steel and the breech block as
well as the receiver sides is from 4140 steel. The only parts that are heat treated are the hammer and the trigger.
I made the receiver sides from a solid piece and did the radius on the rotary table so it matched the breech block
halves perfectly.
B.Rerynolds