Recent content by WCFMetalsmith

I was at the Wisner shop earlier today. In fact the safeties that are almost done are 3 position M70 units for the ENFIELD 14/17 He said he is out of the M98 safeties, and the next batch will be finished after the first of the year He showed me 200 + blocks of steel that will be machined into...

When Douglas barrels replaced the old Tracer Lathe with a new CNC lathe a year or so ago. That caused a slight change in the breech contour. So many of the off the shelf 1/4 ribs no longer match up with the new barrel contour. That is why I always make a fiberglass impression of each customers...

Those rings are the very first Warne just before they came up with the Premier rings with the lug on the bottom of the ring dovetail. That is the same base as the Kimber of Oregon as no cross slot for the Premier Ring Vintage about 1993 - 95 WCF

Yes some work to convert to 404 J will be required A small amount on the bolt face and extractor hook needs to be opened up The rear top inside of the rear bridge will need a extra cut, much like what Win did for the model 70 for short magnums in the 1950's. this cut can only go so far due to...

The top of the magazine box on the 1917 has a small half moon upwards lip This lip goes into matching cuts in the receiver. Check to make sure the receiver is clean in that area. Also make sure the sidewall of the magazine box is straight and not bent inwards If the left sidewall is bent...

Its a Blackburn guard for a custom Winchester model 52

FYI that is a aftermarket Talley cross bolt

By the looks of the shape of the sleeve and the case hardened lever that safety unit is either a PME, or a Ed LaPour. Sadly PME made M70 safeties from 1985 to 2000, and Ed LaPour made M70 safeties from 2001 to 2020 Good luck in your search WCF

The 9.3x64 is a rather odd sized cartridge, thus the hard to find brass I have modified several Mauser 98 actions to it over the years, as well as making a few new machined trigger guards to fit that caliber Changes needed are Open bolt face, and lips, and the extractor hook. Machine the...

I use a P14 bolt for any caliber larger than a standard belted magnum LOTS of spare metal on the left side of the P14 bolt for these big boomers, yes the rest of the rim of the bolt is thin, but the left side is good I have built over a dozen 505 Gibbs on Enfield 14 and 17 receivers, and have...

Mark. Some History is needed. In 1925 Winchester went from the thin .045" hook to the .090" thick hook that we all know as the M70 Extractor Hook, thus the letter A added to the later model 54 receiver serial number to note the change. All M70's have the thicker hook When the USRA Custom shop...

Glad you found a part to get that shotgun running again. LOL last month I had a 11-87 come in, it would not fire, finally figured out what the issue was. Every one knows it has a gas seal, well the gun only needs 1 seal, not 2 seals The first seal was stuck up inside the barrel out of sight, so...

The Weatherby safety lever pivots on the screw in the side of the sleeve. I suspect the safety was on ON and some one tried to batter the bolt handle open. This could damage the hole in the root of the bolt handle. Even stretch the locking lever, or even bend the pivot screw That bolt handle...

Like I mentioned earlier, I have been modifing M98 guards to fit he HVA actions. Have to weld on a section in the front of the box to convert to the longer 30-06 inside length of the HVA action. The front round boss needs to be shortened, as the HVA receiver section is longer than the M98 The...

The Mauser 98 sleeve will not interchange with this HVA The thread diameter and thread location are different between the two FYI, I am the person making the new M70 three position safety/sleeve for these HVA rifles Trigger guards. I have 3 of these HVA actions in the shop currently and have...