Ruger Standard Train Wreck
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oldatheart
Active Member
I have been looking for a Wrecked Ruger for this exact reason!
It's pretty shocking what some people will do to a gun. Drill out the chamber? Pry open the grip frame? What a shame, there are people that shouldn't be allowed to have a screwdriver. That is a remarkable resurrection, time, effort, skill and an obvious love of the craft. Very well done JohnK.
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358156hp
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The original guy was probably trying to make something like an AMT Automag II magazine fit. He probably couldn't find a big enough hammer
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And now, thanks to the efforts of a really talented and determined 'smith, hushpuppy!
.And now, thanks to the efforts of a really talented and determined 'smith, hushpuppy!
Ian
Notorious member
Very impressive. Would you mind explaining to a wrench-bender (not a machinist!) how that three-jaw chuck works with the mill to make the front sight? I assume you used the same sort of set-up to cut the circular recess into the inside of the end cap? I was puzzling over that when I saw the end cap, it was obviously cut with a mill but never have seen any sort of vice before that that would rotate a piece slowly while the mill cut on it.
I watched a couple of utoob shows the other day that documented a Canadian company's M1 rifle restorations. One thing that fascinated me was the welding shop that used some sort of micro-TiG setup to fill in rust pits, scratches, and dings with matching filler rod. They did a test on each receiver to get the closest rod match in an effort to make the Parkerizing uniform. They did some "un-Bubbaing" on one that reminds me of this project, as much "love" as skill involved.
Parkerizing the Ruger here was a most excellent finish choice, looks very good and compliments the concept.
I watched a couple of utoob shows the other day that documented a Canadian company's M1 rifle restorations. One thing that fascinated me was the welding shop that used some sort of micro-TiG setup to fill in rust pits, scratches, and dings with matching filler rod. They did a test on each receiver to get the closest rod match in an effort to make the Parkerizing uniform. They did some "un-Bubbaing" on one that reminds me of this project, as much "love" as skill involved.
Parkerizing the Ruger here was a most excellent finish choice, looks very good and compliments the concept.
JohnK454
Member
Ian, that is what is known as a "dividing head" in the machinist trade. It works by a hand crank - mine is 40:1, so one full rev is 9deg; however, there are plates with holes that let you "divide" 360deg into smaller increments. A similar device, tied to the traverse mechanism of the mill table, will rotate the part as the table moves - which will produce a helical flute on a rifle barrel, for instance.
Warren4570
Active Member
Beautiful job ..... all I have to say is wow