Stuff you made

[Wapiti]

Perentie sent me a fair-dinkum commercial action wrench, so I thought I'd show my home made one which looks decidedly amateur compared to his.
It's made from an M18 8.8 bolt, rough ground then filed down to slip into the action's locking lug areas, like the commercial ones.
I chose M18 because it's an almost wobble-less fit in the Rems, so there's optimum diameter and no twist. We're only talking up to 100 ft/lbs anyway.

I used the head as the locking lug section, being careful not to overheat the steel, then I'd have to reharden it or it might deform.
I also purchased an extra thick nut which screws down over the threaded section all the way. Then the excess thread was cut off and the nut welded on the end, so it wouldn't come undone.
The size I bought is still on the tag on the bag from Bolt and Nut Factory Online, these guys sell everything fastener and are in Brisbane I believe, Hemmant, and post all the strange bolts I need to me in a matter of days. You won't find bolts like this at Bunnings.
In theory, you could make an action wrench for any rifle action out there.

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[Duramax]

Replacement bolt shroud for the ill fitting one you get with the Bergara B14R. Made from 416 r stainless with a complete thread unlike the factory one shown. I see there are a few after market offerings now but none have the complete thread like the ones i make.

[Duramax]

My solution to four issues with the Brno action. Poor bedding footprint. Tenon too small to carry longer and heavier profile barrels. Loading port often too fiddly for quick follow up shots during benchrest matches. Poor trigger where this one has a 1.5 ounce Jewell fitted. Original acton sleeve was binned and this one made from 420 MFQ stainless treated to around 50 Rockwell. The bolt has adjustable headspace rings between the body and handle that come in a set from 39 thou through to 44 thou in half thou increments. The firing pin spring arrangement has been modified to vary spring tension to get optimum ignition. Unfortunately no time to use it these days as hunting takes precedence.

[Duramax]

This die resizes 240 grain cast Busters Bullets in 44 mag from 0.429" up to 0.432" to suit the generous bore dimensions of my lever gun. It does this through the use of the deep hollow point spike in the die where the bore has been reamed to that size . Three shot groups at 50m around the inch with 24 grains of 2205 at just under 1700 fps. Use them on pigs and deer and have yet to see them exit so sort of negates the poor expansion of hard cast with the broad nose and 4mm wide and 7mm deep HP.