Pluggin' up those holes drilled in guns..(pics)

[2152hq]

I was thinking about the 'What happened to this M29??' thread when I was doing this fix up job. I had posted there as a way to fix the drilled hole was to fill them with a steel plug rivited into place and then finish. Avoids welding heat and distortion.

I had this Winchester M63 22 auto to mount a Lyman recv'r site on. The forend cap had a hole drilled and tapped into it for a long gone sling swivel. The owner whom I've known for a long time didn't mention fixing it but I knew it bothered him. So I went about repairing it with a plug and then reblued it. The hole in the butt stock got fixed too. Sometimes you just do stuff for people. Here's some pics of the process.

-Orig drilled hole squared up w/an end mill
-plug rivited into place
-belt grinder used to rough polish it flat
-belt grinder again to finish off the flats
-front radius polished out by hand and blended to the flats
- reblued

 

[2152hq]

I was thinking about the 'What happened to this M29??' thread when I was doing this fix up job. I had posted there as a way to fix the drilled hole was to fill them with a steel plug rivited into place and then finish. Avoids welding heat and distortion.

I had this Winchester M63 22 auto to mount a Lyman recv'r site on. The forend cap had a hole drilled and tapped into it for a long gone sling swivel. The owner whom I've known for a long time didn't mention fixing it but I knew it bothered him. So I went about repairing it with a plug and then reblued it. The hole in the butt stock got fixed too. Sometimes you just do stuff for people. Here's some pics of the process.

-Orig drilled hole squared up w/an end mill
-plug rivited into place
-belt grinder used to rough polish it flat
-belt grinder again to finish off the flats
-front radius polished out by hand and blended to the flats
- reblued

 

[gunsmith11]

nice work, you did good

 

[mod29fan]

Well done.....thanks for the great pics

 

[s&wchad]

Very nice work. You're a scary guy. When he picks up the gun, don't say anything and see how long it takes him to notice.

 

[Gutpile Charlie]

Excellent work! Thanks for the pics.

 

[slowburninsteve]

Wish you lived locally!!!!

 

[alde]

He will think you got him a brand new end cap. Great work. Can you do that to an IL Smith

?

 

[KeithCarter]

Ya done good, Lenny!
(Steinbeck, "Of mice and men")

 

[Onomea]

Very nice work, and nicely documented, too.

 

[pbslinger]

Nice work! What kind of stock do you use for a rivet?

 

[klondike]

If you did that for me you would have earned my loyalty for many years to come. I hope that he sends some business your way. you know that doing these random acts of kindness have a funny way of coming back to you. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Slim Chance]

That is what separates a gunsmith from a parts changer. Very nice!

 

[Deacon KC]

Great job!