44 fanatics

[Nuclearcricket]

Its a 17" twist, .438/.446. Yes it is .44-77, cut with a PTG reamer. It does not have the 5 deg lead, so I will try it as it is, maybe in the future pick up a throating reamer and have it redone. I still need to play around to see just how far I can set a bullet out but for now I was just happy that what I have loaded fits. The 3 1/2 taper as listed by Green Mountain is :1.12" @ breech x .95" @ muzzle. I haven't checked mine but would guess it is pretty close. The original barrel was 1.125" straight. I was thinking that I would have to add a lot of glass to the forarm to fill the gap but now that its mounted I might just let it go for the time being as the gap isn't all that big and the only place it actually touches is the bottom flat.
As to the scope parts, the ones I wanted for my scope I am not going to sweat, If I really really wanted them that bad I could probably turn something and then bend it, but just putting the collar in place will work just as well.
The Lyman parts that I made, the feed back from the first one I sent out was the the threads were a little tight, but not so much that it wouldn't work, also he liked the medium diamond knurl better than the fine straight knurl the factory used. The big upside is that now there are 3 more good scopes being put back into service.
On my scope I need to pick up a tap, and then drill and tap the erector lens holder and turn a new light baffle. Once thats done it can be put back together, the mounts put on and put it on something to see how well it works. The cross hairs are .0015 diameter wire and I have looked through the scope on the shiloutte range and the wires look nice against the 500m ram. Someday that scope may end up on top of the roller or it may stay on my .22 and a longer one made for the roller. Last steel order I placed, I did order a 2' lenght of DOM steel to start another scope. Not sure when the start date is but at least when the spirit moves me I have all the material.
Sam