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CW Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 492 Joined: Feb 20^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #15 - Dec 16^th, 2020 at 9:06pm	Print Post
	One more question. Could you post a photo of the breach block? I would like to see how you handled the rimfire conversion to centerfire. Thanks so much.


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Slow Lazy Dog Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Abilene, Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #16 - Dec 16^th, 2020 at 11:03pm	Print Post
	CW, the receiver was bead blasted with #13 glass bead. Not only does it clean the metal but the glass beads, being rounded instead of sharp like must abrasives, provide a nice smooth semi gloss polish the the metal. I then applied a finish from Steel FX. Just Google them. Finish looks like an old color case finish. The breech block is yet another item that I learned on this site. It is my version of a Nieder firing pin conversion. You can search it on this forum and learn from those much more skilled than I am. This was my first try and it worked well. I milled out the old pitted face of the block. Made the filler piece and pinned it to the block. Tapped the backside and used a drilled out sets crew to retain the firing pin. Bead blast and finish.


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Slow Lazy Dog Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Abilene, Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #17 - Dec 16^th, 2020 at 11:06pm	Print Post
	Drawing


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Slow Lazy Dog Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Abilene, Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #18 - Dec 16^th, 2020 at 11:07pm	Print Post
	Photo


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Slow Lazy Dog Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Abilene, Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #19 - Dec 16^th, 2020 at 11:16pm	Print Post
	A couple photos of the Steel FX finish. This was the first time I had tried this product. I was not set up to color case the receiver at that time. This provided a nice look and another learning experience.


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degoins Junior Member Offline Posts: 54 Location: Pamplico Joined: May 22^nd, 2007	Re: New life for low wall Reply #20 - Dec 17^th, 2020 at 7:13am	Print Post
	Well done!! Looks fantastic


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CW Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 492 Joined: Feb 20^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #21 - Dec 17^th, 2020 at 10:05am	Print Post
	Thank you very much for taking the time to post and explain the conversion and repair of your rifle. I am taking it all in. I get one answer and then have two more questions, I'm grinning here. In the drawing and your FP conversion it looks like once the permanent plug is installed behind the firing pin, the firing pin can not be easily removed or replaced. Am I seeing this correct? Or, is there a way to access the pin? Your pictures are very helpful. Thank you.


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Slow Lazy Dog Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Abilene, Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #22 - Dec 17^th, 2020 at 10:38am	Print Post
	Firing pin can be accessed by drifting out the bushing retainer pin.


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CW Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 492 Joined: Feb 20^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #23 - Dec 17^th, 2020 at 9:16pm	Print Post
	Okay, that makes sense. It comes out the front.. in case of a broken tip. I see that now.


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2202 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: New life for low wall Reply #24 - Dec 17^th, 2020 at 10:02pm	Print Post
	I see the pictures and think I understand. Nothing seems to retract the hammer so the firing pin can retract. The hammer must be manually pulled to half cock before opening the action or it will break a firing pin. Original retracts the firing pin and hammer on opening. Looks like the link would have to be modified to retract the hammer. Chuck


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Slow Lazy Dog Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Abilene, Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #25 - Dec 17^th, 2020 at 11:29pm	Print Post
	Correct. Originally I would pull the hammer to halfcock so that the pin does not drag across the chamber mouth. Later I made a different link that would rock the hammer back far enough that the firing pin spring would pull the pin tip back flush with the breech block. Only needs to move about .050.


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r3727 Participating Member Offline Posts: 25 Location: Kansas Joined: Dec 24^th, 2004	Re: New life for low wall Reply #26 - Dec 19^th, 2020 at 7:46am	Print Post
	Well done, nice looking Low Wall.


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John Boy Ex Member	Re: New life for low wall Reply #27 - Dec 19^th, 2020 at 4:52pm	Print Post
	Dog, a neglected ugly Low Wall safe queen brought back to life. Looking good and enjoy your "new" rifle


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colt45sa Junior Member Offline Posts: 57 Joined: Feb 5^th, 2021	Re: New life for low wall Reply #28 - May 25^th, 2022 at 9:19am	Print Post
	Jeff_Schultz wrote on Dec 13^th, 2020 at 3:39pm: Nice job! If someone wanted to duplicate that effort and start with a $1000 beater, how much should he expect to spend on relining, converting breech block to CF, re bluing, and building furniture from wood he already owns~?


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Slow Lazy Dog Participating Member Offline Posts: 49 Location: Abilene, Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2018	Re: New life for low wall Reply #29 - Jun 9^th, 2022 at 11:12pm	Print Post
	Liner..... $150- $180 Piloted reamer and a bit to bore barrel...s120- $150 Materials to covert breech block.... $10 Slow rust blue solution.... $15 Steel FX to color reciever..... $45 Chamber reamer rental and headspace guages... $60-$75 I did all the work myself so I did not pay for labor. Gave $300 for the original beater and $100 for the new wood that I fitted and finished.


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