it had issues that precluded shooting it , i thought about it a long time and decided i liked it , had sentimental attachement to it as it was , and desired to plink with it ,
i set up a conversion , enlisted the help of roy boone - a very talented machineist and extrordinary collector in japanese emphasis , sent him the parts and he turned my insert , i finaly got it back together , shot it and am happy with the results ,
this is a brief photo essay of the project :
original pile of parts
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changed bolt to M2 22cal
insert turned from an old rifle bbl from a very cheap kids rifle
oil quench case hardened
sent to me
i had to head space it to my rifle after it got hear but that was not a big deal
reassembled
looks like it always did and still feels the same
took it to the range , shot it at 75yds , and im satisfied with the results considering my ineptitudes and the vintage scope ,
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all-in-all a very fun project , id recomend to anyone who is bored and has a rifle that should be sold as parts
