.280 AI build part 3

[Brithunter]

Proof marks after blacking:-








It was decided to just polish the bolt handle and not re-black it however as you can see the alloy trigger guard needs stripping off and re-blacking as does the magazine floor plate still.

It was also decided that the stock although looking quite good would need replacing as it's just too thin at the forestock. It should have chequered point pattern panels like so:-


That's a .243 majestic




and that's my first Majestic Featherweight of 59 vintage which is also a .270 Winchester.

Knibbs has some new original stocks and I was supposed to be going to view and select one for this 280 AI Rifle but then the hassles hit and it has all come to a halt. I still have a tray of sized formed cases that I was about the load some test loads in when the police descended on us.