Resurrecting an Oldie

[marksman]

looks a treat

[Stix]

I like the timber without the checkering...

Looks nice...!

[Sergeant Hartman]

Wow absolutely beautiful marksmanship and ingenuity at work on this project mate. Well done

[Homer]

Thanks for your kind comments Fella's.

Regards
Homer

[Homer]

G'Day Fella's,

While I'm in between doing other things, I've been running in the new barrel, on the BSA.
I initially cleaned the barrel and the prepped it with a Moly barrel treatment product, from Brownell's (as per their instructions).
I then fired the first shot of a ladder test, into my bullet trap and then cleaned the barrel........
Here's some images.
The loading block, with the 1/2 grain increasing powder charges (x2 each), and the first shot now fired.

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Here is the bullet trap, next to my loading bench.

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Here is a better view of the bullet trap (250mm Dia, 9.5mm thick steel wall x 1.500mm long steel pipe, filled with "Stuff"......... to stop bullets.
Please note the flexible exhaust hose, connected up to the B/Trap.

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And the rifle in it's MTM cleaning cradle, with some Patch Out, bore solvent up the barrel.

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I do a Ladder Test, and run in the barrel at the same time.
Once I'm aware of what appears to be the Maximum Safe Working Load (MSWL), I then head for the range with some additional loads, around this same powder charge.
If ithe rifle shoots OK and velocities are where they should , I will settle on a powder charge, and then work on bullet seating depth, to get it shooting to it's best.

Hope that helps

D'oh!
Homer

[Homer]

G'Day Fella's,

I'm still walking around the checkering job on this rifle............ I'll get there eventually.

In the mean time, I took the rifle out bush on the weekend, bore sighted it and fired some additional single shots (for the barrel run-in).

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D'oh!
Homer

[marksman]

I have promised myself "I will not build" any more rifle's
only broke the promise since I made it 3 time's
and I'm getting the itch again Homer

she looks really good Homer

[Homer]

G'Day Fella's,

Thanks for your kind comments Marksman.

Mate, if all the bills are paid, there's food in the pantry and cloths and shoes on everbody's back and feet in the family, the worse thing you can say in life is, "Gee I Wish ..............."!

Avagreatweekendeh!
Homer

[Member-Deleted]

Yes Homer and the next worst is oh no that was my last bullet

[Homer]

G'Day Fella's,

With the barrel run in almost complete, I took the rifle to the range for the next stage of this process.
I then shot 5 shots and cleaned the barrel but at the same time chrono'ed the loads and adjusted the scope to get it on target.
Here a few images of this process

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And the target from 50 and 100 meters

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Please remember, I still need to re-bed the action into the stock, so given this, I'm happy with these results.

D'oh!
Homer

[Wm.Traynor]

That lower group looks pretty darn good

[Homer]

Thanks for that Wm.Traynor.
That was the first group, @ 50 meters and not to bad for a bore sighted (by eye) scope.

Also, the average velocity for this same load, was 3329 fps, which I'm happy with.

D'oh!
Homer

[Biglyndo]

It's looking fantastic already. Be great to see the finished product. Always good to see these early guns getting some love. I've got a Hunter .222 luckily in VG condition (although the previous owner sanded all the finish off the trigger guard. Getting it ceracoated.) Love these early BSA's. I also have a project BSA Viscount with a ruined barrel. Ideal for a 7x57, you've given me some good tips. Thanks for posting.

[Bugman]

I have followed this post, on and off for a while, without making any comment. Now I will. Your efforts are just brilliant and I enjoyed following the rifles progress. It is a bit like Wheeler Dealers except in firearm form.