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Post by hillbill on Mar 15, 2020 11:47:11 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing it in person at the shoot!
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Post by dennis on Mar 15, 2020 14:04:16 GMT -5
Anticipation!!!  |
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Post by Richard on Mar 15, 2020 18:08:59 GMT -5
So, got the barrel threaded this afternoon and the internal threads done for the breech plug. Just need to cut the shoulder for the plug and set the head space. The hardest part in done. Then turn it around, cut to length and thread for the radial brake. The 1.3 on the barrel spec is the diameter of the breech end for 6". I will cut it to 30" and it will be a few thousandths under one inch.    |
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Post by dennis on Mar 15, 2020 19:12:39 GMT -5
Looking good. I'm sure you'll have it together in a couple days.
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Post by Richard on Mar 22, 2020 21:40:06 GMT -5
Got the first couple of coats of paint on today. A light sanding and then another coat of black followed by a coat or two of clear.  |
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Post by hillbill on Mar 23, 2020 3:56:50 GMT -5
Looking good Richard
I bet it will be a shooter.
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Post by dennis on Mar 23, 2020 10:54:41 GMT -5
That is going to be a fine looking rifle and if it is like your others will surely be a shooter.
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Post by shindig on Mar 24, 2020 11:03:12 GMT -5
very nice Richard
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Post by Richard on Mar 29, 2020 18:09:23 GMT -5
So, the project has progressed nicely and will soon be completed. The main hold up is the curing of the paint. I used black lacquer and clear coat because I happen to have those products on hand. To do it in catalyzed paint as is used on today's cars would cost a lot for the materials or I would have had to use a body shop. My lacquer results will look exactly the same but total cure time is longer.......its been a week now and probably this coming week I will be putting it together and shooting it the following Tuesday. I had thought when I requested "hard chrome" to the outfit that did the plating, that it would come back "shinny chrome!" It did not! Apparently hard chrome comes back "frosted!". I was planning to polish the barrel to match. Since it did not, I fine glass beaded the barrel and other components to more or less match. While I was preparing the stencil for putting the etching on the barrel, I saw I had some extra space, so, I added the word "Corona" for S--ts and giggles! I guess I will call it the "Black Corona!"    |
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Post by jims on Mar 29, 2020 18:49:29 GMT -5
Lacquer worked well on Corvettes for many years.
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Post by Richard on Mar 29, 2020 19:25:06 GMT -5
I have restored and painted 10 of them Jim's!
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Post by bkm on Mar 29, 2020 19:45:55 GMT -5
Sure is nice looking work Richard.
Just out of curiosity, how many hrs would u estimate u will have in it from start to finish?
I really like the name.
I bet it’s as deadly as the virus.
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Post by buckeye68 on Mar 29, 2020 20:17:51 GMT -5
Why the change from DI to HIS?
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Post by joelmoney on Mar 29, 2020 21:35:04 GMT -5
Your etching looks great Richard. Looking good!
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Post by jims on Mar 29, 2020 21:52:14 GMT -5
I restored my first one, a 1961, also had a 69 and 74. That brake blends well with the barrel contour.
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Post by Richard on Mar 29, 2020 22:25:14 GMT -5
My two mid years were a 63 and a 66 convertible. Then had them from 68 to 81.
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Post by hillbill on Mar 30, 2020 3:45:00 GMT -5
Looking good Richard!
Will be anxious to see how it shoots.
You planning to run 350s in it?
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Post by shindig on Mar 30, 2020 6:59:43 GMT -5
very nice looking Richard, I'm sure it will shoot as good as it looks
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Post by Richard on Mar 30, 2020 16:23:46 GMT -5
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Post by dennis on Mar 30, 2020 17:32:35 GMT -5
Very nice.
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