g n brezinski
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got a shilen dga that is now a 22 br.rifle action is from 1977 tine frame.
if i used it to copete what needs done to action
if i used it to copete what needs done to action
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Butch Lambert
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got a shilen dga that is now a 22 br.rifle action is from 1977 tine frame.
if i used it to copete what needs done to action
If I "had" to use it I would blueprint it.
If I "had" to use it I would blueprint it.
Why would it need to be blueprinted ? Probably answer my own question , because it is old and probably shot a lot ?
Butch Lambert
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Art, they may be as straight as a factory Remington 700.
Art, they may be as straight as a factory Remington 700.
Butch,
They are that bad? I've never had one to look at.
Justin
Butch Lambert
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Butch,
They are that bad? I've never had one to look at.
Justin
Justin, Have you checked a late model 700 receiver?
Justin, Have you checked a late model 700 receiver?
Butch,
I have. I was taking about a Shilen being as bad as a 700. Never been on the inside of a Shilen.
Justin
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Butch Lambert
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The 3 that I had needed about .005-.008 cut on the front ring and a minimal straightening of the threads in the front ring for the barrel tenon.
The 3 that I had needed about .005-.008 cut on the front ring and a minimal straightening of the threads in the front ring for the barrel tenon.
Butch,
Ugh! You'd think a "custom" action wouldn't need any lathe work. Alas, that is not the case. And from what I've heard, Shilen isn't the only one...
Justin
Butch,
Ugh! You'd think a "custom" action wouldn't need any lathe work. Alas, that is not the case. And from what I've heard, Shilen isn't the only one...
Justin
DGA's were built back in the day with multiple setups. Some of the modern custom actions (like Borden or Kelbly to name a couple) are mfd on machining centers which are capable of things unheard of in the time DGA's were made plus they're designed and built such that they END UP straight which is a far cry from being manufactured straight only to relax to crookedy after all the necessary cuts and reliefs are milled in. The knowledge that goes into making an action end up straight bends my mind.
Butch Lambert
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Butch,
Ugh! You'd think a "custom" action wouldn't need any lathe work. Alas, that is not the case. And from what I've heard, Shilen isn't the only one...
Justin
Justin, remember they haven't been produced in 35-40yrs.