couple new ones

MileHighShooter

I'm behind about ... 13 acquired guns that haven't been posted. but here's 3. 

Win m70 in 6mm TCU. It came on one of those awful hogue stocks,  but I had a SA Lightweight stock i bought a few years ago on ebay.  Lightweight vs Featherweight = same barrel channel but no schnaebel.  The action dropped in for a perfect fit.  Waiting on dies to arrive,  still looking at load data.  I need to check the twist rate,  but either way this is the cool little deer/ antelope gun I've been wanting for a while.  



Next up is a Winchester 54. Wanted one of these for a while,  cane out of the same auction as the 6mm. Its been buggered up quite a bit, so no need to keep things original.  As much as I want to keep it as a 270 WCF (1927, the model and cartridge were only 2 years old!) I also have 2 barrels that would screw in without issue,  a shilen 30-06 #1 and an octagon 30-06. May need a new stock,  I'll see what i can massage out of it.  

lastly,  a gorgeous,  partially finished small ring kar 98 with a jc Higgins 30-06 barrel screwed in.  The wood is amazing,  steel still needs to be blued. My boss bought this at the Colorado Collectors Show we went to a few weeks back.  Out of the 50 odd guns I bought, this is the only one i knew i was taking home no matter what.  This will stay a 30-06 

MileHighShooter

oh, if anyone has 6x45 data they'd like to share,  that would help.  I know a few guys have one,  it at least is a starting point

sakodude

Nice! really like that 6mm TCU.

Diver43

You picked up some really nice ones 

Wambli Ska

Those are spectacular finds!  The 98 is just about the perfect gun ❤️

The 54 is the kind of rifle I LOVE to find in used gun racks.  The LOP looks long so I’m assuming they didn’t chop the stock during the home workshop installation?  If so they make good reproductions of the original buttplate.   I think I’d be awesome to bring it back to original configuration.

MileHighShooter

Its a hair long,  and poorly fitted.  It might be tough to find the right butt plate,  the early guns had a shotgun style plate before they moved to the widows peak which was more common.  The scope sits pretty high to clear the bolt handle,  even though the handle has been grounded out. Might see if I can find something with a monte carlo, or go open sight

Wambli Ska

MileHighShooter said:

Its a hair long,  and poorly fitted.  It might be tough to find the right butt plate,  the early guns had a shotgun style plate before they moved to the widows peak which was more common.  The scope sits pretty high to clear the bolt handle,  even though the handle has been grounded out. Might see if I can find something with a monte carlo, or go open sight

I could be wrong but I think the original butt plate was a simple checkered metal affair like this one (original) on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/185453328457?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ekfDyIWmS6O&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=SL3QtaU6T_a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

If so Brownells sells new manufactured replacements is steel and brass.  

Wambli Ska

Nope I was wrong.  That was the heavy barreled model butt plate.  The sporter I be believe was a grooved affair like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403697959008?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=v-KECntGRaG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=SL3QtaU6T_a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

but I’ll admit I’m doing this from memory…

CHIRO1989

Dang, that kar98 is about a perfect gun, the wood on the 54 should clean up nice too, nice finds hey!

Ernie Bishop

Bullberry typically does good work, so your 6 TCU, should shoot great.  Hodgdon's online load data will give you data for the 6x45 (223 Rem) and the 6x47 (222 Rem Mag or the 204 Ruger).  Since you have a TCU it should be closer to the 6x47 Data.

What powder do you have on hand for your 6TCU?

Ernie Bishop

http://www.lasc.us/RangingShotVirginValley6TCU.htm

https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/6mm-tcu.3960671/

https://forum.nosler.com/threads/data-for-6mm-tcu.36934/

https://shootersreference.com/reloadingdata/6-mm-tcu-thompson-center-ugalde/

https://specialtypistols.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7936077864/m/7520036286?csra=Y&f=7936077864&a=tpc&m=7520036286&s=9066056864

https://www.go2gbo.com/threads/6mm-tcu.6028/

That will get you started.

Uncle Fester

As a SMU Mustangs fan, I hate all things TCU!

MileHighShooter

Thanks Ernie!

Powder wise I have a BUNCH in the typical 233 case burn rates

ojr

Great scores.
That 98 floats my boat ,
I'd screw a 6.5x55 barrel in it.

Gene L

Very nice 98 wood.  While I love the 6.5 x 55, aren't the bolt faces different than on the 8mm set?

Zee

I really like the first one, as long as the barrel isn’t shot out. 

The second one, is an action and a scope in my opinion. 

Bigslug

MHS, PM sent.

MileHighShooter

Zee said:

I really like the first one, as long as the barrel isn’t shot out. 

The second one, is an action and a scope in my opinion. 

Hopefully not shot out. A cartridge like that should have a fairly long barrel life unless they were screaming a steady diet of of 50gr pills out of it. The dies arrived so Ill be able to shoot before too long.  Still Need to figure out the twist.  

The M98 I bought because it's very light and the wood is gorgeous.  It might get a new barrel, just can't think of what I would do with it.  

MileHighShooter

Gene L said:

Very nice 98 wood.  While I love the 6.5 x 55, aren't the bolt faces different than on the 8mm set?

close enough to not really make a practical difference.  

Wambli Ska

Forgot to mention I now have 2 of those JC Higgins guns and a commercial FN .270 of the same vintage and all of them are sub MOA guns.  Those old barrels were good stuff!!!