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ChrisPer
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Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service
15/12/14 05:11 PM

Whooee!
So many ups and downs. The trip to Darwin was great, and my first sight of the rifle I had a great surprise - the barrels are blued, and it looks really sharp!

The stock repairs leave the wood to metal fit beautifully close. The gunsmith has I think cleaned the action metal somewhat brighter and made the engraving clearer.

Notice how the firing pin heads stand up? He has re-sprung them. They were free-floating before.

There is a new, higher foresight. The previous one was much lower. And the leaves of the rear-sight tightened so some very firm intentionality is now needed to raise them.

The muzzles are cleaned bright - initially I thought re-cut, but now I am not sure.

The action or lever was tightened. I have not tested the paper between the breeches and breech face yet, but the lever closes with a lot more effort now and feels very, very solid when fully closed. The lever stops before the centred position.

The engraving on the lever is pretty, but very difficult to see.

A lot of work had to be done on the triggers I believe. Especially as the stockwork left them not as they had been, due to changing lock to trigger bar relationships. The gunsmith discussed removing the fly from one, but I did not end up able to see how their condition now was different to before the stock work started. However there appears to be a packer under the trigger guard behind the rear trigger.

I never liked the half-cock positions - the right one is well to the rear, and left even further so its hard to see that it isn't full-cock. I believe the left hammer is a replacement. Neither hammer is engraved.

A pic showing some of the stock repair work - very hard to see.

Now the important question! How does it shoot? Here is Vic Pedersen's regulated result.

Edited by ChrisPer (15/12/14 08:03 PM)

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Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	17/03/14 09:27 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	Ckhobart	22/03/14 03:56 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	DarylS	22/03/14 04:09 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	08/04/14 08:54 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	05/07/14 08:35 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	TH44	07/07/14 08:50 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	21/07/14 08:48 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	27/07/14 04:01 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	underlever	28/07/14 10:28 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	01/12/14 09:38 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	tinker	02/12/14 03:59 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	02/12/14 09:40 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	15/12/14 05:11 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	15/12/14 07:15 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	Rigby270	15/12/14 08:17 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	15/12/14 08:58 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	DarylS	16/12/14 04:31 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	16/12/14 03:44 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	19/12/14 02:09 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	tinker	19/12/14 02:53 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	Matabele	19/12/14 05:49 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	19/12/14 09:05 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	Huvius	19/12/14 12:42 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	tinker	19/12/14 01:37 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	AkMike	19/12/14 11:11 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	DarylS	20/12/14 03:10 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	13/03/15 09:20 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	DarylS	14/03/15 02:11 AM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	ChrisPer	14/03/15 08:45 PM
Re: Thomas Turner .450 2 3/4" BPE return to service	DarylS	15/03/15 03:29 AM

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