Speed Lock Hammer and Spring for Ruger #1.

[Fred M]

Tried to order these items from Brownell, was told since Moulds the manufacturer is not registered with the States Department they Brownell can not ship these parts to Canada. This is a new rule and law by Obama administration..

I have ordered and used these parts before but not any more.
Things are getting tougher every day. Like any Gun Item over $100US requires an import licence. Bullets require an Us Export licence which costs $400 US besides an import licence. This more or less cuts out all small bullet makers to ship bullets to other countries.

I could get someone buy the parts for me and mail them to me but then I would loose my gunsmith whole sale discount besides paying the 20% currency exchange.

I guess I will have to do without or get ripped off.

My 6.5x284 1B Ruger is complete now except for an upgrade hammer, and a trigger which I am getting from Austria.

[Silvertp]

Well Fred, sounds like a pain in the arse to me.  Bothers me as well to see all these changes that really only make things more difficult and expensive for the common man.  Any chance you could make mods on your stock hammer and meet your objectives? 

Just a thought, not sure if it is doable or not.

Silvertp

[dieselten]

you can swiss cheese the hammer and add a Wolff spring.

[Fred M]

Since I had installed a Speed lock Moulds hammer before I had an original hammer in my scrap box. Went to my friends machine shop and used a 1/4" carbide end mill bit and cut the slot and the hole on the bottom the same as the Moulds. Presto we are in the money. Will be useing the same spring as the heavier hammer used untill I can get a Wolff HD spring.

Thank you Mr Obama for the experience and up Yours.

In the mean time the Keppling trigger arrived from Austria. So we will be hopefully shooting soon.

[Silvertp]

Based on your posts Fred, that I have read, I knew you would find a way.  Better to make your own mod's and parts anyway.  Good shooting!

Silvertp

[Hairtrigger]

can I ask what you paid for the Kepplinger trigger?

[Fred M]

Silvertip.
Here is what I got done on my 6.5x284 sofar. I reshaped and recheckerd the the #1B  forearm to look like an Alexander Henry fore arm. Milled the 26" barrel octagon. Rebedded the forearm to a nearly invisible repair. Tightly bedded the forearm and the butt stock to the action, for no wiggle. A complete stock refinish and installation of a Decellerator Pachmyer recoil pad. Refitted the 1/4 rib to suit the octagon. The scope is a Kahles 3-9.

Installing the modified hammer and the Kepplinger Set Trigger is now in progress.

Hairtrigger: I am not at liberty to devulge the cost of the trigger.
Sorry. BTW Hannes Kepplinger is in the process of retireing and production of his varieous actions and triggers will perhaps end this year.

[Silvertp]

Fred, I'm really liking your #1.  From the caliber and modifications...especially the octagonal bbl and Alex Henry forearm, to the scope and rib.  Almost sounds like something I would dream up...its just that I lack some of your skills...ok...most all of your skills, especially for the metal work.

Hopefully it will shoot as good as it looks.

Silvertp

[Fred M]

Silvertp
Hopefully it will shoot as good as it looks.

That question was answered some time during the barrel break in.
Fire 3- shots and clean, eight times. Always the last two of the three shot groups were always touching. I used Moly plated 140gr Hornady Interlock and 53.0 Reloder22. Last three were 2937 MV. I think I can easy get 3034ft MV. All bullets were loaded
into the lands 0.015". This boosts the pressure but greatly improves the accuracy.

The first shot out of the cleaned barrel was usually off 1/2"- 3/4"
I think the accuracy qualifies for a good long range rifle. If I can get the 140gr Nosler Accubond I will try them.

Of course that 5-6lbs trigger gave me the creeps at the time. Hard to shoot a good group with a trigger like that

[Silvertp]

Fred, thats fantastic accuracy for a #1, especially for the beginning stages of break-in, load development and tuning.  It must be satisfying after putting so much time, energy and bucks into a firearm to be rewarded with one that shoots so well.

A nice stout load you have, should be a deadly long range hunting combination.  Those .264 bullets sure carry their energy. 

I still can't get over the great job you did on the forearm.  Did you use a "duplicator" to rough it out?  Or just measure, eyeball and hit'er with a file?

Also a question about your barrel, what did it start life as?

Excuse my curiosity.

Silvertp

[Fred M]

Silvertp.
thats fantastic accuracy for a #1, especially for the beginning stages of break-in.

I hear that a lot from people claiming the #1 rifles are not accurate. I have five all bought used all but one in bad repair.
Stocks broken, forearms butchered by the worst kind of accurizeing, shameless improvements.

I have developed an accurizing system that has not failed me on my five rifles. They all shoot with the best of bolt action hunting rifles.

The 6.5x284 started out as a 243 #1B and was rebored and rechamberd by Ron Smith. The barrel has 1-8.5" twist. Ron's rebored barrels are match grade quality. Over the years I have used his barrels on several hunting rifles. He also rebored a couple of H&R Ultra barrels for me.

No, I have no duplicator but have two factory Alex Henry fore arms as models. See my 7x57 below.



I use mostly a spoke shave to get rid of excess
wood. One thing about this rifle it came with very nice wood.
I only buy used #1's if they have nice wood.

[mauser98us]

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