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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ArcherSix Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2014 at 9:25pm
Wow, great job Von Gruff!
 
Nice lines on that stock and that's a beautiful piece of wood.
I'm curious about your reciever sight. Any chance of some close up pics ?
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I am waiting for the lever headed screws I had made to arrive and I will post a pic when they arrive.
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Just been out and fired the first shots though my rifle and while it was only fireforming loads with the 316-299 over 13.5gn Green Dot (roughly 1400fps) and shot at 35yds as I didn't know how the aperture and new front sight I made was going to calibrate but this is a 10 shot group from standing with the bog-pod. With a quick calculation shows I can get by with a .006 shim between the sight arm and the rifle wrist. I little touch with a file will lift   it but I will wait till I get the new mould and a decent bullet and settle on a hunting load till I finalise that. Very happy so far and this is with a bullet that has no nose support - 304 nose in 306 bore.
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I have been working on a second Lee Speed the last few days. Euan got in a 90% inlet and shaped stock for one he wanted to use as a rough hunting rifle and keep his genuine BSA Lee Speed for less strenuous affairs.

90% inlet is a bit of a misnomer as it still took about 15 hrs to get it all into the wood. but having Euans genuine article in hand was a good thing and a bad thing as he wanted both his rifles to "feel" the same in hand. Now I have to say that mine felt good and reasonable slim but after having Euans BSA to compare it to I had to take to the forestock and wrist area with a file and will have to refinish it again.

Yhis is the genuine BSA at top, the 20 in barrelled hunter centre and my effort at the bottom. One thing I had to do with Euans was to change the angle of the butt plate to an agnle which is more suited to his style of shooting. I am quite happy with the angle I have on mine as I am more inclined to stand upright where Euan leans into his shot. Only a few degrees but it does make a difference. I get flat butt against my shoulder with mine while I get more toe with his.



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That is great that you had access to an actual Lee Speed for comparison, and I like what you are doing in making a rifle similar to it. Good work there, Von Gruff!
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im going on record here - please only do this to previously sported rifle and leave the originals to us collectors , beyond that i admire your work 
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If they were originals I wouldn't be doing this now would I as they would already be done. Gee
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