Montana 1999 SS SA

I probably shouldn't have, but I thought it was more a curiosity than anything else. Somehow I doubt that any of the regular advertisers is loosing much sleep over unfair competition in the $6,500 titanium small ring Mauser/Winchester part of their business. ' Sort of like a full house short range benchrest rig at a SCI show, not much competition for the locals. On the other hand, a hot link to a new benchrest action manufacturer.....
 
This is my Satterlee 17-4 receiver. It is set up for 300 Win. Mag. It is a true work of art and has many machining operations. Not your normal deer hunting receiver.
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Butch
 
Modern Mauser and Stu Satterlee

Butch:

I called Stu today and he is quite a character. He is very skilled and knowledgable. I must have spent over an hour on the phone with him. He has carved out a nitche for himself. There are those who can and will pay what it takes to get a modern day CNC mauser. I asked if he had ever considered making modern Pre-64 Winchester clones. He seemed to think it would be less difficult to recreate the pre-64 Winchester than the Mauser clones. It would be very interesting if Stu could get a major manufacture's financial help and produce his products comercially in a larger quantity.

It too was very interesting to hear Stu's career history. He started his career with Dakota. Along with his ability to make actions he could write a very interesting book.

Nat Lambeth
 
Stu and James Anderson"Gunmaker" both worked at Dakota. They went to New York to form Taconic Arms. They were making titanium Mauser clones. They both moved back to South Dakota. Stu has his shop in Deadwood and James in Newell. Both have CNC machines to help with their regular machines in their gunwork. I have worked with James on a couple rifles and he is doing my 416 Enfield. They are way more talented than most gunsmiths.
Butch
 
Fixing Montana 1999 ie. repairing and retiming cocking piece

Yesterday, I received the new Cocking Piece that I ordered from Montana. I cleaned up the back of the bolt and used 410 SS filler rod to rebuild the back of the bolt. I made a gas purge heat sink as instructed by Dan Armstrong of Accu Tig. I sharpenen up a 3/32 Tungston set my Miller Dynasty 200 on 45 amps, DC with 120 pulse cycle. I made two weld beads over existing cocking notch. I then allowed it to cool and used a die grinder and file to clean it up. I took the firing pin apart and adjusted the timing for the safety and firing pin pertrusion. I re-assembled the firing pin and bolt shroud. I then operated the bolt in the action determining the place needing to be notched for the cocking piece. I dissasembled the bolt again and re-notched the bolt. Now the safety worked well in all three positions. Prior to all the safety work I cleened up the rough edges on the bolt so the bolt worked smoothly in the bolt race. I figure that I have 20+ hours of my time in making this action as close to right as it can be. I have installed a #4 fluted RockCreek 6mm, 1:8 5R barrel chambered in .243 Win. The throat is cut for shooting 90 grain Swift Sciroccos. It is bedded into a McMillian Varminter stock. It is grouping in the .2s at 100 yards. I put a Sightron III 6 X 24 X 50 on top.
Nat Lambeth
 
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