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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2476 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Got to fix the forend! Oct 9^th, 2023 at 4:13pm	Print Post
	I picked up a high wall in 25 Hornet today with some moulds, re-de capper, and a Weber seater. The rifle has a Neidler firing pin modification and a set trigger with a no 1/2 cock hammer. The barrel and barrel work is from Ron Smith. I will probably replace the scrap wood forend! Jack

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #1 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 5:07pm	Print Post
	Do you or anyone know who made the re-de-capper? Bill Lawrence


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2476 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #2 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	I don't know who made it and there are no markings. I got it from Schuetzenmeister's estate so no help there. It is very well made and takes standard shell holders, the decapping rod works with 32-40 cases just fine, but changing to large rifle primers would take some machining to make a couple of parts. Jack Jack

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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1567 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #3 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 7:00pm	Print Post
	Capper probably Weber.I have two of his that look the same.only one has his name on it. If you need more Hornet brass let me know


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2476 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #4 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 7:59pm	Print Post
	Thanks George. I will keep that in mind. I didn't know that Russ made cappers. Jack

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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1567 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #5 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 10:05pm	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on Oct 9^th, 2023 at 7:59pm: Thanks George. I will keep that in mind. I didn't know that Russ made cappers. Jack At least I assume he made them. Here are the two, and you could see one of em with his name on it. they came with a rifle I Believe was from his estate.


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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #6 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 10:10pm	Print Post
	The "R Weber" mark looks to me like something done on an engraving machine, like many jewelers use. I'd guess it was done just to establish ownership, just in case someone was tempted to "liberate" it. Bill Lawrence


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2476 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #7 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 10:28pm	Print Post
	They are nicely made. You do have to take it completely apart to change shell holders though.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2476 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #8 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 11:26pm	Print Post
	Doing some further investigating, the action is not a factory coil spring one. There is a plunger in the rear of the aluminum forend hanger to assist in keeping tension on the lever. Ron Smith liked to fit flat spring actions with coil spring modifications, The barrel is marked 25 Hornet RKS 05. The action has nice case colors. I guess I am going to have a shoot-off between this rifle and my 25-20 Win low wall.

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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1567 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #9 - Oct 9^th, 2023 at 11:47pm	Print Post
	MrTipUp wrote on Oct 9^th, 2023 at 10:10pm: The "R Weber" mark looks to me like something done on an engraving machine, like many jewelers use. I'd guess it was done just to establish ownership, just in case someone was tempted to "liberate" it. Bill Lawrence being it was brass material like the breech seaters he made and came in the set with the rifle I'd assumed he made it. Meyers sold me the rifle and tools.Maybe he knows.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15743 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #10 - Oct 10^th, 2023 at 11:36am	Print Post
	That's a nice rifle and kit Jack. It deserves a less utilitarian looking forearm.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2476 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #11 - Oct 10^th, 2023 at 12:07pm	Print Post
	I hope to find a block of wood at the gun show in Centralia this weekend. If not there is a hardware store in town that might have what I need. I should be able to route out the square channel for the hanger and then use my 1” router bit to fit it partially around the barrel. I will probably shoot it as is until then. To make the existing one slicker, Bob covered it with clear packing tape! While the rest of the rifle looks like Ron Smith work, I doubt he did the wood.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15743 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #12 - Oct 10^th, 2023 at 1:37pm	Print Post
	Might check with these guys in Olympia Jack. They say they have some smaller pieces, and maybe have something thick enough for a forearms in scraps? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2476 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #13 - Oct 10^th, 2023 at 2:39pm	Print Post
	I will check them out. Thanks

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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1233 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Got to fix the forend! Reply #14 - Oct 10^th, 2023 at 6:11pm	Print Post
	Great kit of stuff and the receiver still has some case colors to it. Yea you could definately use a forend upgrade... JMH


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