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Hey Bill, the rim recess is 0.050'. I checked the rim thickness with an unfired CCI Blazer round, and it measures 0.040". So there's 0.010" of play there, which I don't consider to be significant, given the way this Stevens is put together. The firing pin protrudes 0.065".When the hammer is all...

You're correct -- the barrel is inserted into a barrel sleeve, and held in place with a large knurled bolt that can be either hand-tightened or tightened with a slotted screwdriver. I wasn't trying to remove any material beyond a very small lip above the space into which the firing pin fits. I...

Good advice, that. These are custom rifles, after all.

Well, I just checked. I dismounted the barrel, then dropped in a live round of CCI Blazer. It appears to fit flush. But I decided to check actual depth, so I used a depth micrometer. The flat of the brass sits about 0.005" below the flat of the barrel face. I'm assuming that's an allowable amount.

Well, there you go then. If M98 bolts are available in a variety of oversizes, you just try them out until you find one that fits. Not unlike the go, no-go gauges for headspacing. Which, come to think of it, you'll need after you've found a bolt that fits your barrelled receiver.

Thanks for the response. If you look closely at the photo above, there is the slightest indication of a lip above the "divot" I previously described. I could not really feel this lip, rubbing my finger across it. Even with my fingernail, I could detect only the slightest deformation. Still, I...

I have a few 1909 Argentines that I'm planning to do something with one of these days. I plan on 7mm Mauser for one and possibly 6mm PRC or maybe 6.5 Creedmoor for another. No magnums for me either. My Argentines were produced at the same factory as yours (I think -- I'd have to check, they're...

Okay, here's a shot of the chamber face. As you can see, there's a "divot" where the firing pin strikes. I don't know if the firing pin caused this or if it were machined into the chamber. But just picturing it in my mind, I don't see how this divot would affect firing performance. If anything...

I have a family heirloom Stevens Marksman 22 -- a little break-action single shot -- that was originally owned by my uncle back in the 30's. It's been mine since the 60s. It's still a reasonably accurate shooter, and I enjoy taking it out for a relaxed day of plinking. But it is annoying now...

I have a couple of 1909 Argentine actions that were built by DWM Berlin, based on the large-ring 98 design. I'm planning to build a pair of custom rifles on these actions and I've been debating what cartridge I should chamber each in. I'm close to finalizing my plans, which actually won't impact...

Thanks for the additional comments, guys. I should have gotten back here over a week ago and posted an update. The new hand with spring came in the mail just a few days after I ordered it. I compared the new hand with the old and there was a fair amount of difference in the shape of the two...

Wow, thanks for all the info, y'all. I'll be sure to file it away for future reference. I think that the next thing I'm gonna replace on this pistol is that flat spring at the bottom of the frame -- the one with the two tines? I've seen where this one tends to break -- usually the shorter of the...

I've got an old Uberti 1873 SAA style revolver with the single word "Regulator" inscribed on the barrel and I need a couple of parts for it. The hand broke during my last outing to the range with it. This is the model with the old style flat hand spring. I had to replace the hand spring a few...

Well, since the OP wrote "big game," I'll dispense with smaller calibers, save one. I've never fired it, but I'm becoming increasingly interested in the 6.5mm Creedmore, mostly because of its outstanding long range accuracy potential. Should be really great for antelope at 1,000 yards and such...

I have two of the three: .22-250 (or a .243 as an alternate) .308 .458 Win

+1 Definitely some interesting gunsmithing projects.

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I was kinda figuring the kits had been discontinued or else they would have been showing up in my search strings. But then I looked a little closer at Dixie Gun Works' website, and I found it. Not cheap, but it is definitely a kit. Made by Uberti, which is giving...

Some years ago -- back in the 90s -- a neighbor of mine had an 1847 Walker Dragoon replica that he had assembled from a kit. It was very rough looking. The frame's steel was rough, with a sand cast surface, and the grips were just a couple of blocks of wood. I asked him if I could borrow it so I...

I have done a fair amount of searching for info as to max chamber pressures for the 1909 Argentine. I finally found one source that cited 50,000 psi. Which is a bit on the low side for many modern cartridges. But I've also found plenty of threads where people have built up guns with the Argies...

Hey Gary, thanks for the tip. I'll check into it. But honestly I probably wouldn't have the funds to take those classes without selling something I own that I'd just as soon hang onto. I've watched a couple of videos on forging bolt handles and I'm quite fascinated by what can be...