Savage mk2 project

[goodfellow]

Darn good work! Congrats --

[Hickory n Steel]

Darn good work! Congrats --

Thanks.
I am currently working on the bottom metal.
I have a trigger guard from a vintage CZ air rifle had to use for parts and it fits perfectly,  but I'm not in love with the shape and that metal plate that goes around the mag well needs to be replaced because is extremely thin

My plan is to make a trigger guard with the bottom plate all in one long piece.
I don't know how fire/ oil blueing this long piece will go, because I'm not sure I can heat it evenly enough with my plumbers torch.

[Hickory n Steel]

I just finished the dovetail peep base.




Originally I wanted to use a William's 5D-AG because I really like them and the fact that they clamp on would allow some leeway with the dovetail sizing, but I realized it would be in the way of the bolt.
I expected it to be much harder, but make a base that precisely fits my WGRS-54 peep was actually easier than expected.



The fire blue came out great too.



I was able to successfully make a functional trigger guard / bottom plate on my first attempt,  but the trigger guard ended up way too big and I'm going to have to try again.
It was also too big for me to get a good fire blue,  even with 2 torches I just couldn't heat  the whole thing to the even cherry red necessary.

[Hickory n Steel]

I decided to try and fix the issues with the 1st bottom metal I made.




I went with a brushed finish, and just torch color it because I can't get it hot enough to actually get it black with an oil quench.

It is significantly narrower than the original bottom plate, but that is because I was originally intending to make just a trigger guard when I bought the piece.
I don't think that matters though.

[Uncle Buck]

That came out very nice.

[Hickory n Steel]

That came out very nice.

Thank you.

I will need to re-blue it because it got marked up while I was adjusting the holes to fit the screws, but otherwise the aperture base I made is done and seems to have been quite a success.



Now I'm just waiting on those action screws from Savage ( no confirmation or update) , and I'm waiting for some free time on a day when it's not 110°f so I can take some test shots to determine if I need a taller front sight.

I have enough experience with peeps that I'm sure it will need one, but I don't necessarily know how much.

[Hickory n Steel]

Now this is what a bolt action .22 should look like.

[bmwrd0]

Very nice!

[Uncle Buck]

I like that 22!

[goodfellow]

Classic look and darn good work. You can't seem to find good quality wood furniture on affordable rifles anymore. The industry is dominated by plastic, polymer, and carbon fiber. Too bad, because a nicely finished wooden stock is a beautiful sight on a long gun.

[Hickory n Steel]

Classic look and darn good work. You can't seem to find good quality wood furniture on affordable rifles anymore. The industry is dominated by plastic, polymer, and carbon fiber. Too bad, because a nicely finished wooden stock is a beautiful sight on a long gun.

That's definitely true.
It's partly why Boyd's is so successful, they offer better stocks than most bolt guns come with.
I could have just bought one of the Boyd's hardwood stocks, and spent 2x as much in total while saving myself a lot of effort.
I could have done that, but there is one specific thing about the factory mk2G stock that I really liked over the Boyd's aftermarket stocks.

Even though it's either pressed or machine cut, the mk2G stock has checkering which is something that has never really been common on affordable rimfires ever.
Most people would say " just buy a new mk2G " or they would be " upgrading " to some kind of modern type stock whether that be tactical / chassis or a thumb hole laminate...etc, but I wanted a traditional bolt action with a checkered monte carlo sporter stock.
Something that was all steel and hardwood.

Another big reason why I made this gun into what I wanted instead of buying a new MK2G is California's crazy laws and purchasing procedures.
With all the hoops they make you jump through,dual proof of residency, and the extra taxes...etc it's so much hassle and a $260 rifle can turn into a $350+gun all said and done.

I payed $100, and in total I have maybe $275 in it.
The stock cost me $120, then I needed the mount screws, a $10 piece of flat steel, and $35 for the front sight I just ordered for it.

[Hickory n Steel]

I was going to try making a taller front sight for the rifle because I couldn't find any dovetail front sights that were tall enough.
I was having trouble coming up with something so I decided to see if there was a dovetail mounted ramp I could buy and use the original front sight with that ramp.

I found one available from Skinner sights , but while browsing I found their Guide series front sights which is exactly what I was looking for.
https://skinnersights.com/collections/front-sights/products/guide-series-front-sights


I had a chance to do some testing on Wednesday and it was shooting at least 12" high, so I order the .65 which I'd about 1/4 taller than the original.
I know there's a procedure for determining height, but I just went with something that should hopefully  leave room to adjust the rear sight up or down as needed.

[bmwrd0]

I would go with a globe front sight:
https://www.lymanproducts.com/catalog/product/view/id/201/s/series-17a-target-front-sights/category/945/

[Hickory n Steel]

I would go with a globe front sight:
https://www.lymanproducts.com/catalog/product/view/id/201/s/series-17a-target-front-sights/category/945/

I love globes, but the particular peep I'm using is more of a field peep that's not quite appropriate for a globe front.

[Hickory n Steel]

I received and installed my skinner sight today.

It's going to be awhile till I can so some shooting with it though.