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Author: | A square 10 [ Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Changing out barreled action on a 577 Snider |
nice project , and i think the photos tell the story you were trying to convey |
Author: | NebrHogger [ Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:09 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Changing out barreled action on a 577 Snider |
The adventure continues... I meant to have another illustrated post showing completion, but not to be. It's kicking my butt! Got it cleaned and assembled - no easy job in itself - but can't make the breech locking lug/release lever work. The bulged chamber gun is a Brit Snider - the sound barreled action gun is native made, and the parts don't quite interchange. I've had 2 other Sniders and looked for any parts in small containers I have scattered around my reloading/working on guns room. Organized? Me? Maybe in the next life. Found a release lever pivot screw but no release lever. Also found a Type 14 Nambu firing pin for which I searched desperately a couple years ago. But I sold the Nambu so if any of you lurkers need a FP, it's yours for cost of a padded envelope and $3 postage. Next step - search for a Snider-Enfield parts source. I know - good luck with that. Fortunately, my other 577 Snider works just fine so I have that going for me. Anybody fancy a Snider that could use a little work? SW |
Author: | A square 10 [ Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Changing out barreled action on a 577 Snider |
parts can be some of the most frustrating elements of a project , not sure id tackle a snyder - thought of it once , then found a functioning example , i commend you on taking it on , i would think there must be some of those yak fat covered nepali units out there to scavange from , good luck |
Author: | NebrHogger [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Changing out barreled action on a 577 Snider |
Snider - round 3... Sitting at my desk in the gun room getting Snider parts in order for reassembly, I noticed something on the floor. Not unusual, but it looked more like a gun part rather than a deceased spidey. Lo & behold it was the breech locking lug that had fallen from the 'other' Snider without me noticing it. Well! Put the breech block back together and it almost worked. Messed around and made a filler to give the release lever a better angle and... Bingo! It works now! When I want it to, even! Started to assemble the entire gun to discover Nepali barreled actions don't interface well with Brit stocks. Rats. So now comes hand fitting the barreled action to the stock. I don't mind hand fitting work, and I don't think this will take all that much. My takeaways from this adventure: a) I'd rather be lucky than good and b) it's another 'eat the elephant one bite at a time' adventure. It might take a while, but I'll get-r-done! SW |
Author: | A square 10 [ Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Changing out barreled action on a 577 Snider |
congrats - nice when things work out well , |
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