Remington No.1 Short Rifle

[WECSOG]

Nice. I have one in .43 Egyptian that I hope to have shooting in some form, before too long.

[Captainkirk]

I like the idea of buying a new sporter stock, if you can find one. No wood patching to do, and the original stock stays in original condition should you decide to sell it.

[Hawg]

I'm having a hard time finding a sporter forend that isn't something like 90%. I can find the military forends. I'll just have to get one of those and cut it down.

[Hawg]

I'll order the parts for it at the first of the month. He has a barrel mounted peep that's correct for the gun.

[Captainkirk]

Can't wait to see this one come together, Hawg! Only thing I like more than a good roller is a good falling block!

[Hawg]

Can't wait to see this one come together, Hawg! Only thing I like more than a good roller is a good falling block!

Yeah, me too. I like Sharps best or a High wall. I'm not crazy about Martini actions but I wouldn't turn one down for the right price. I'm like a kid waiting on Christmas. The bad part is he doesn't take credit cards. I have to write out a list of what I want and send a money order. Then I have to wait for him to package the stuff up and send it. I hope he fills orders better than he answers texts. He is talkative on the phone and he gave me a lot of information about the rifle. The amount of knowledge he can recite off the top of his head is amazing. He said it was most likely part of a small contract sent to Mexico. If not Mexico it went to Central America. I'm having a hard time finding a butt stock that's not too high priced. The affordable ones are just marginally better than mine. I found one from a Swedish rifle that's in good shape but it has the cutout for the sling swivel and will probably be gone by the time I get money for it. Fore stocks aren't too bad. I hate to cut up an original stock but they seem to be in plentiful supply. I have plenty of pewter but not quite sure how to go abut molding one that would look good on it.

[Captainkirk]

Unfortunately, the one to help you with that would have been Mazo. I miss that guy terribly. 

[Hawg]

I think we all do.

[Hawg]

I found a forestock that's suitable to make a sporter out of. Overall it's in terrible condition with large cracks, breaks and splinters but the part that I want is pretty good. It has a crack next to the receiver but I think I can fix it. If not I'm not out that much. This thing is so bad it was super cheap. I wouldn't have even bothered to try to sell it.

[Clydesdale4x4]

Good to hear ya got wood.

[Hawg]

I got it yesterday. The crack is not a simple fix. The stock was cut from a piece of knotty wood. The crack is a bark inclusion from one of the knots. The only way I know of to fix it is to hog it out and fill it with epoxy and sawdust. It seems my ability to post new pics is gone. I can't download pics from my phone or camera anymore.

[Hawg]

I did get my camera working kinda/sorta. It's not as easy as it used to be but my phone still isn't working. I sent a money order for the parts I need. The guy that has them doesn't do anything online and doesn't take cards. That Swedish butt stock was still available after at least three weeks so I offered a lower price for it and it was accepted and should be here Thursday. 50-70 brass is hard to find and runs about 6.00 apiece when you do find it. 348 brass is unobtanium. I found 32 gauge shotgun brass for 1.44 apiece and .50 Alaskan for 1.00 apiece. I have 100 coming. I don't really need that many but that's how they come. It gives me extras to try to figure out how to cut them down since I don't have a case trimmer. I guess I should get one but they're proud of them. I've been using Lee trimmers for everything I need trimmed but that's not going to work on these. I still have to figure out how to go about forming a mold for the nose cap. I only get one shot at it so it has to be right. I'm not sure what to do about the cleaning rod hole. I thought about getting a piece of dowel that fits and sanding it down to the contour of the stock. That may be what I do. I dunno. Still not certain about this bark inclusion. I could fill it with sawdust and epoxy but the epoxy won't take a stain. I may just leave it and call it character.

[Clydesdale4x4]

My $.02 from the top of a middle of nowhere fly over state sez: "leave it and call it character"

[Miguel Loco]

Yup.....beauty mark!

[Hawg]

Dude on another forum just sold me 32 pieces of new 50-70 brass for 40.00. I really couldn't afford to but I couldn't afford not to either.