Hi Guys:
Well, here's a little sumthin, sumthin I've been working on for about 4 months. Took me that long to get the stuff I wanted for it. :banghead:
But I think it turned out quite well.
I started with a like new 1933 Izzy barreled action, magazine and bolt. I actually bought the complete rifle but ditched the crappy stock for a laminated stock which I refinished the way I wanted it. Completely stripped then stained in red mahogany and then sealed and finished with Fornby's tung oil. Then hand fitted the barreled action to it for proper fit and intonation.
I sent the complete bolt assembly to Max Shepard to have him to turn down the bolt handle and polish it all to match.
I got the PE scope, mount and base from Accumount, $300. I did the drilling and tapping of the receiver myself. It was a bit tricky as it takes 6 blind holes that need to be perfectly placed. The holes can be only .125 in. deep, no more no less. Then they need to be tapped with a very fine thread, 5mm x.5. And they must be tapped to the very bottom of the hole and perfectly perpendicular to the hole. The taps needed to be special ordered. One taper tap and one bottom tap that needs to be ground flat on the bottom so it can tap to the very bottom of the hole.
So here's a few photos of it and my range report of my first outing with it.
Overall it seemed to perform pretty well. It did take a number of shots to get it hitting relatively where I wanted. I shot mostly Bulgarian silver tip. I did have a limited number of handloads also that I had made for one of my M39's.
The scope mount is made so you can look through it and use the iron sights. However, the scope sits pretty high as a result which makes a usable cheek weld impossible. I think some type of cheek riser would be in order to improve shootability and accuracy.
Enjoy boyz
Well, here's a little sumthin, sumthin I've been working on for about 4 months. Took me that long to get the stuff I wanted for it. :banghead:
But I think it turned out quite well.
I started with a like new 1933 Izzy barreled action, magazine and bolt. I actually bought the complete rifle but ditched the crappy stock for a laminated stock which I refinished the way I wanted it. Completely stripped then stained in red mahogany and then sealed and finished with Fornby's tung oil. Then hand fitted the barreled action to it for proper fit and intonation.
I sent the complete bolt assembly to Max Shepard to have him to turn down the bolt handle and polish it all to match.
I got the PE scope, mount and base from Accumount, $300. I did the drilling and tapping of the receiver myself. It was a bit tricky as it takes 6 blind holes that need to be perfectly placed. The holes can be only .125 in. deep, no more no less. Then they need to be tapped with a very fine thread, 5mm x.5. And they must be tapped to the very bottom of the hole and perfectly perpendicular to the hole. The taps needed to be special ordered. One taper tap and one bottom tap that needs to be ground flat on the bottom so it can tap to the very bottom of the hole.
So here's a few photos of it and my range report of my first outing with it.
Overall it seemed to perform pretty well. It did take a number of shots to get it hitting relatively where I wanted. I shot mostly Bulgarian silver tip. I did have a limited number of handloads also that I had made for one of my M39's.
The scope mount is made so you can look through it and use the iron sights. However, the scope sits pretty high as a result which makes a usable cheek weld impossible. I think some type of cheek riser would be in order to improve shootability and accuracy.
Enjoy boyz
