Traffer
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Hi folks,
I have two unrelated questions: 1)I am doing some fix up on an old butchered up JC Higgens bolt action 16 ga.
It has had extensive repair and modifications from many years ago. All the work is horribly done. It was given to me so I am trying to finish making a slug gun out of it. The barrel has been cut down to about 23". There is a front sight soldered on (crooked). It shoots very low according to the height of the sight. I want to straighten out the front sight and add a rear sight. I assumed that the front sight had been silver brazed on. But after doing some research I see that regular lead solder can be used on steel. I don't know what it is put on with. I guess I can heat it up and see at what temp it melts. I want to solder a ring around the rear sight to hold it on. I am planning on using regular lead solder for that and reattaching the front sight with lead solder. Do you have any advise? Do you think that regular 60/40 solder will hold?
2) I am making a break open 22 mag from scratch. I bought a barrel from a Marlin 60, 22lr rifle. I have bored it out for the 22 mag. I am planning on loosely following Cryptic Cricket's design seen here: https://youtu.be/fAiwkGaoSbQ My question is: I plan on making a receiver that will be pinned to the barrel. I want to attach the barrel lug to the receiver (Schedule 80 black pipe) by welding with a flux core wire welder. Or weld the lug directly to the barrel. I have never heard of anyone welding to a barrel and don't know if I would be messing up the temper or if the weld would be strong enough. What would you suggest?
I have two unrelated questions: 1)I am doing some fix up on an old butchered up JC Higgens bolt action 16 ga.
It has had extensive repair and modifications from many years ago. All the work is horribly done. It was given to me so I am trying to finish making a slug gun out of it. The barrel has been cut down to about 23". There is a front sight soldered on (crooked). It shoots very low according to the height of the sight. I want to straighten out the front sight and add a rear sight. I assumed that the front sight had been silver brazed on. But after doing some research I see that regular lead solder can be used on steel. I don't know what it is put on with. I guess I can heat it up and see at what temp it melts. I want to solder a ring around the rear sight to hold it on. I am planning on using regular lead solder for that and reattaching the front sight with lead solder. Do you have any advise? Do you think that regular 60/40 solder will hold?
2) I am making a break open 22 mag from scratch. I bought a barrel from a Marlin 60, 22lr rifle. I have bored it out for the 22 mag. I am planning on loosely following Cryptic Cricket's design seen here: https://youtu.be/fAiwkGaoSbQ My question is: I plan on making a receiver that will be pinned to the barrel. I want to attach the barrel lug to the receiver (Schedule 80 black pipe) by welding with a flux core wire welder. Or weld the lug directly to the barrel. I have never heard of anyone welding to a barrel and don't know if I would be messing up the temper or if the weld would be strong enough. What would you suggest?