It was probably over-ambitious to start out with a first project like this, but as I couldn't find any kits I liked, I decided to build from a plank.
While I'm moderately handy with most tools, this was definitely something else and also having limited access to real examples, it meant removing very small amounts of wood, reviewing the work, re-planning, etc. Lots of mistakes were made, some of them I managed to hide, others not so much, but I'm still very happy with the result, although some of that now, finally after a 3+ years, this is a functioning gun.
Still a few screwheads, etc to be sorted out.
Brass castings are from Ron Scott's Suhl rifle, Barrel is a 31" Rice .62 'Jaeger' barrel, lock is a Chambers Deluxe gunmakers kit and the wood plank was also sourced from Ron Scott..and also Ron's CNC'd triggers.
Ron was also always quick to answer questions, for which I can't thank him enough.
I shot it for the first time today and much to my pleasant surprise, the sights were in the ballpark, although I had forgotten my adjustable powder measure, so it was '70 grains + a tad', which made any accurate testing difficult.
I got 6 weeks to get a load sorted out for the hunting season, which should hopefully be plenty.
