These guns are known for their superb workmanship and accuracy. Here she is all torn apart. The bolt pulls straight back and the locking lugs are rotated by a cam follower built into the receiver. Unreal how they made these back in 1913! If this gun were built today I bet they would cost upwards of $3000.
The bore is in excellent shape.
Some of these guns were rechambered in the 60's for .308.
7.5x55 seems to fit perfect
, and it's more powerful round. 7.5x55 ammo won't fit in a .308 chamber. Strange how there is no markings on the gun to designate what it is chambered for.
And NO, the firing pin was not in the bolt in that last pic!
I cut the back stock off enough to accommodate a recoil pad. Took about 6 inches off of the forearm and then striped the stock. Also cut the barrel back to 25".
After stripping and initial sanding.
I plan on making a cover plate/mount to slide over the original rear sight mount to accommodate a Williams peep sight. Beadblast the receiver and reblue it to a matte finish, along with polishing the internals. I did the same to my Kel Tech 9mm and I like the way it turned out. The finish looks better in person than the pics show, a friend of mine does black oxide for a living and he usually does extra special work for beer
The 7.5x55 round should be as or more powerful as a 30'06 coming out of the 25" barrel. I plan on bringing this beast deer hunting next year. It will be an interesting gun to show off. Not to mention my new hunting knife!
